ps, I know everyone doesn't like reading about the protagonist not showing off, but the confusion and difficulties of transferring to a new team are necessary to make it as realistic as possible and allow everyone to feel more involved. But don't worry, this plot won't last too long. I've been working hard these past two days, frantically rushing like the last day of October, just to write more, have more drafts, and be able to explode as soon as possible, to quickly update this plot, so as not to make everyone depressed for too long.

See, how good and considerate I am!

Seeing such a good and considerate me, how can you be embarrassed not to vote for my monthly ticket!

Finally, I have to pay back a chapter today, so in fact, it's three updates today. I've finished paying off the debt today, and after that, it depends on whether my savings can support my outbreak...

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July 26th, 9:00 PM, Stadio San Paolo, Naples, the stadium was packed and the stands were full of voices.

An Intertoto Cup match was underway.

Naples, playing at home, was facing Panionios from Greece.

Chen Yingxiong started as the center forward. When he received the ball, a piercing roar of boos immediately sounded from the stands.

Such a loud boo could not have been made by the few away team fans, so these boos were actually given to Chen Yingxiong by the home team fans.

Naples fans are known for their fanaticism; they are even a bit like English fans. Although it is very common in Italy to boo one's own team and scold one's own players, it is very rare in Naples. The Naples fans' boos are only reserved for those incompetent presidents, such as club president Ferlaino during the Maradona era, who was always subjected to the hostility and boos of the Naples fans.

Now Chen Yingxiong was also enjoying such treatment.

But no one would be surprised by this, because they had already witnessed the home fans' "special attention" to Chen Yingxiong during the warm-up matches... If they were going to be surprised, they would have been surprised during the first warm-up match.

And all of this stemmed from the words he said at the welcoming ceremony when he joined the team.

Although violent protests have been banned, this has not been able to reduce the hatred of the Naples fans. They have even accumulated more anger and dissatisfaction because they cannot use violent means. In today's game, they turned all their anger into boos and curses, as well as middle fingers, which they showed.

The boos started when the players entered the field and the announcer called out Chen Yingxiong's name. As soon as he touched the ball, even if it was just a simple pass, it would cause a sudden and uniform huge boo from the stands.

When he passed the football out, the boos stopped quickly, as if someone had slammed on the brakes. They controlled it freely and would never accidentally injure any of the home team players they loved.

Such an experience was not new to Chen Yingxiong. When he used to play in the CSKA Moscow stadium, the whole game was like this. It's just that now the boos have been replaced by the home team fans.

But one thing was different—he did feel more aggrieved than when he was playing against CSKA Moscow. Because after he scored a goal, he could use a slap motion to slap the CSKA Moscow fans, but he couldn't do that here. If he did, he would completely push himself to the opposite side of the fans, and he would have no place to stand in the entire Naples.

He did once have the idea of putting his index finger to his lips after scoring a goal to signal everyone to shut up, but this idea was rejected by Decula as soon as it was mentioned. Because this would only make the fans hate him even more. No matter how many goals he scored, he would not be able to regain the fans' love—saying that Maradona should be placed in a museum could be considered an unintentional mistake, but now actively confronting the fans would be declaring war.

It was something that could not be done no matter what.

If he wanted to continue playing for this team. Of course, if he was about to transfer away immediately, then it wouldn't be bad to slap the fans who he didn't like anyway before leaving.

Now, he might only be able to win back the fans' hearts with constant goals. Perhaps victory, goals, and championships could really make the fans temporarily forget Maradona—this was quite difficult.

For the system, Chen Yingxiong had now started a very long but rewarding task. That was to regain the love of the Naples fans and make the boos against him disappear forever in the Stadio San Paolo.

This task was very difficult, and the time to complete it might take half a season or a whole season.

Proof of the difficulty of this task was hanging in the east stand at this moment. It was a giant blue banner with white letters that read: "You don't even deserve to shine Diego's shoes, you bastard!"

It was unprecedented for Naples to treat one of its own players in this way...

And this banner was not the first time it appeared in the home stands. In the previous few warm-up matches, as long as it was a home game, no matter how many people came to watch, this giant banner would definitely appear in the east stand, rain or shine.

There was only one way to make it disappear—replace Chen Yingxiong. When Chen Yingxiong was not on the field, the boos and this banner would disappear, and the game would return to calm.

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When Chen Yingxiong turned around and shot the football into the sky, the Naples fans in the stands burst into a burst of schadenfreude laughter.

The Chinese reporters in the press box and some Italian reporters couldn't help but shake their heads. They were not shaking their heads because Chen Yingxiong had blasted the shot, but they were feeling a headache and helplessness about the current relationship between fans and players.

How can a player, who has just arrived at the team, offend almost all the fans, have a good life in this team?

It is said that a betting company has already offered odds of 4 to 1 for when Chen Yingxiong will transfer away from Naples, accepting everyone's bets.

There have also been some rumors in the media about Chen Yingxiong's possible transfer.

It is reasonable to say that a player who has just arrived at the team cannot have transfer rumors. This is also reflected in the football manager in the game—those players who have just transferred from one team to another, when you try to buy them, even if the club agrees to the offer, the players will directly refuse, and the reason is "the player himself does not want to leave the team he just transferred to."

But all of this happened to Chen Yingxiong so unexpectedly.

Many people feel that for the current Chen Yingxiong, perhaps leaving is the only way out. Otherwise, he will die completely in Naples.

Some media have already outlined what his career will be like if he continues to stay in Naples—first of all, he will not be able to play to his proper level on the field because of the confrontation with the fans. The fans' harassment and attacks will not allow him to train and play with peace of mind at all.

Then, he will gradually lose his starting position because he cannot integrate into the team and cannot help the team. This time, even club owner De Laurentiis can't help him, because the Italian film tycoon's management of the club is very loose. He completely delegates power to club general manager Marino, and Marino will definitely stand with the head coach, so it is inevitable that Chen Yingxiong will withdraw from the main lineup.

Then, after fading out of the main lineup, his confrontation with the fans will still not end. According to the character of the Neapolitans, they will entangle him in every corner inside and outside the stadium, making him exhausted and unable to take care of himself. Finally, in this torment, he will completely lose his form and will no longer have the valiant state he had in Zenit St. Petersburg, what fifty league games scored fifty-eight goals, what UEFA Cup record-breaking top scorer... These halos will all be far away from him. And he will be left to rot on the stands of Naples because he refused to transfer—initially rotting on the bench, and later he won't even be able to enter the squad list, and can only watch the game in the stands. And he has to go to the box, go to the ordinary stands, for fear of being beaten by the exposed fans...

This future prospect map that the Italian media has drawn for Chen Yingxiong, after being reprinted and hyped by the Chinese media, has made many Chinese fans tremble with fear.

Many people are calling for him to transfer... It's really not shameful! A great man can bend and stretch, there is always a place for me. It is normal to transfer away for a better future, no one will say that you are a failure...

However, there are also many people who originally did not like Chen Yingxiong who feel very happy about his situation in Naples.

Because he is stupid, what can't you say at the press conference, you have to say something like putting Maradona in the history museum, isn't this courting death? Many domestic fans who like Maradona and like Argentina also feel that Chen Yingxiong's current situation is completely self-inflicted, and he deserves the bad luck. They don't sympathize with Chen Yingxiong at all, and are just waiting to see Chen Yingxiong's shameful jokes in Naples.

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In this Intertoto Cup match, Naples finally narrowly defeated Panionios 1:0 at home. In the first leg, they also defeated their opponent with the same score away from home, and finally eliminated their opponent with a total score of 2:0, won the Intertoto Cup, and obtained one of the eleven UEFA Cup qualifying competition qualifications.

Naples will begin its UEFA Cup journey this season in the second round of the UEFA Cup qualifying competition, starting on August 14.

The scores of both games were 1:0, but these two goals had nothing to do with Chen Yingxiong.

In the first leg away game, he played the whole game and had three shots. Apart from that, he was mostly running according to coach Reja's requirements, creating opportunities for Lavezzi. However, Lavezzi did not score either. The person who scored was Hamsik.

In this second leg, Chen Yingxiong played for ninety minutes again and still did not score. In the game, he had five shots, including the shot that he blasted into the sky and was ridiculed by the home fans. He still did not score and was still a supporting role in the attack.

This time, Lavezzi seized the opportunity and scored a crucial goal.

The Naples fans at the scene cheered and cheered for the star player in their hearts.

An Italian reporter shook his head after seeing this scene: "It seems that Lavezzi is already leading Chen Yingxiong in the competition for the main striker..."

The Chinese reporters frowned like Chen Yingxiong who was leaving the field.

No Chinese player has ever set foot on the Serie A arena. It seems that even Chen Yingxiong, who is highly expected by everyone, will not be easy to leave the name of the Chinese in Italy.

Is this league, which used to be a small World Cup, nurtured countless Chinese fans, and has a special meaning for Chinese fans, destined to have no connection with Chinese players?