Chapter 11 Hat Trick

The high-rise building didn't keep everyone waiting for too long before it rose from the ground.

Due to Spartak Nalchik's attacking strategy, there were many gaps behind them, and Zenit only needed to exploit these gaps.

So it was not surprising when Chen Hero sent the football into Spartak Nalchik's goal for the second time before the end of the first half.

"Beautiful! Beautiful! Another long shot! Chen Hero suddenly launched a cold arrow in the counterattack! The football scurried into the net along the turf!"

"Twentieth! He did it! He scored twenty goals in eleven league games! What an amazing scoring efficiency! It's terrifying to still have such an excellent scoring rate in today's increasingly tight defense!"

"Twenty goals in eleven league games! He is getting closer and closer to his league's top scorer! If he really does it, it will be a legend in Russian football! No one has ever been elected as the season's top scorer with only eleven league games! Will he be the first?"

The fans in the stands waved two huge flags, cheering for Chen Hero's goal.

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Chen Hero helped the team take a 2:0 lead, and the first half ended right after.

For Spartak Nalchik, this first half was a complete failure. Because they not only failed to complete their predetermined goals before the game, but also put themselves in a two-goal deficit.

Hopefully, this halftime break will allow them, from the players to the head coach, to calm down. Figure out what their actual goals are, and don't compete with Chen Hero.

Because fighting… you can't beat this guy!

Back in the locker room, Chen Hero was congratulated by his teammates. He scored twice in the first half, increasing his goal count to twenty, which is a remarkable achievement.

However, Chen Hero was not satisfied. He hoped that everyone would continue to help him in the second half so that he could score more goals.

Zenit's coach Dick Advocaat didn't say anything. Anyway, this game was about letting Chen Hero score goals. As long as he can score, the team will definitely win.

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During the halftime break, reporters in the media box gathered to discuss the first half that had just ended and look forward to the second half that was about to begin.

"Mr. Brace scoring twice is no longer surprising. I think the only suspense in the second half is whether he can still score. If he can score, how many more goals can he score?"

"I don't think twenty goals are safe enough now… let's score a few more!"

"If he hadn't failed to score in the first thirty-four minutes of the first half, I think he might have had a hat trick in the first half, given his condition…"

"It's a pity that he transferred to Napoli halfway through, otherwise, if he played the entire season in this state, maybe we could have witnessed a miracle…"

"That's hard to say. If he hadn't been leaving halfway through the transfer, I don't think he would have had such motivation to score goals like crazy? I'm even a little worried that he will exhaust all his ammunition in the first half, what should he do in the second half? His condition is so good in the first half, and there may be a low ebb in the second half… He's not without such precedents. He always scores goals hard first, and then suddenly falls into a inexplicable goal drought… By then, the new team, new teammates, new coach, even the bed is new! Can he adjust?" Some people were worried about Chen Hero.

It's just that such concerns have no market among the current reporters.

Whether Chen Hero will fall into a goal drought in the second half is not what they are considering. What is most attractive now is how many goals Chen Hero can score in the second half, and how many goals can he score in these eleven league games that are staggering?

The answer is about to be revealed.

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In the second half, when the players from both sides returned to the field, a close-up of Chen Hero appeared on the big screen, which of course caused another burst of screams and cheers from the fans.

But mixed in with the cheers were some reluctant voices of retention.

Because everyone knew that Chen Hero was about to leave them, and only forty-five minutes were left until that moment.

After forty-five minutes, they will no longer be able to see Chen Hero playing and scoring goals here.

This made them feel a little sad.

Score, score! Score more goals! This is the only thing you can leave us…

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The second half of the game returned to normal—at least from Spartak Nalchik's side, they were no longer just thinking about stopping Chen Hero from scoring goals. They looked like they were playing an ordinary league game.

But Zenit was still abnormal. The whole team was still creating opportunities for Chen Hero to shoot and score.

But luck seemed to have left him after he scored twice in the first half.

Or it could be said that being called "Mr. Brace" was actually a curse, a spell that cursed him to only score twice.

"Hero… Hero! Hero—what a pity, it slipped out of the goal!"

"Crossbar! Oh! Crossbar! His header hit the crossbar! What a pity!"

"A header! It was caught by the moving goalkeeper, a little too straight..."

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Chen Hero was unable to score, and after Spartak Nalchik's mentality returned to normal, they gained something. In the sixty-seventh minute, they finally took advantage of Zenit's unsuccessful attack and launched a counterattack, eventually sending the football into Malafeev's goal.

Spartak Nalchik's morale was immediately boosted!

In the next few minutes, they launched a series of offensives, trying to take the opportunity to equalize the score.

And Dick Advocaat's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Of course, he knew that the team's performance was very abnormal now. But for Chen Hero's goals, he acquiesced.

But what if the game is lost because of this?

Should we adjust back?

He began to waver and make choices again.

As a result, at this moment, his troubles were gone, Chen Hero helped him make a choice...

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Andrei Arshavin and Radko Šírl made a position change. He switched from the right to the left, while Šírl went to the right.

After breaking through on the left, he pretended to cross directly, but suddenly stopped abruptly, buckled past Spartak Nalchik's fullback, and then crossed with his right foot.

The football flew towards the goal.

Because of his buckle, Chen Hero actually lost the chance to head directly. But Chen Hero's good judgment of the football's landing point made him change his running direction, from running directly to the goal to running diagonally to the near post!

His sudden change of direction shook two Spartak Nalchik defenders, and only one person followed, and he had already been thrown behind Chen Hero.

Facing the football passed by Arshavin, Chen Hero jumped high almost with his back to the goal, and then... a very difficult header!

The football changed course slightly and drilled through the gap between the goalkeeper and the near post!

Goal! Again! In!

"Oh oh oh oh! Oh oh oh oh oh oh! Oh oh oh—gooooooooooooooooL!!!" Hilɣəyevski burned all his passion in this goal. "gooooooooooL! gooooooooooL! Hat! Hat! Hat trick! Chen Hero gets a hat trick!! Beautiful header! This is his best way to score! When he appeared in front of us, he used a header, and when he said goodbye to us, it was still a header! This is a perfect ending!"

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When Chen Hero headed the football into the goal, the fans in the stands all jumped up from their seats. Those who were worried about Chen Hero before were now only excited.

"Long live Hero! Long live Hero!"

"Ura! Ura!!"

The people on Zenit's bench and coaching staff also rushed out at the first time, raising their arms and cheering.

Dick Advocaat didn't do this. Although he also stood up, he wasn't so excited.

He was no longer hesitant about what the team should do next, because he knew that Zenit Saint Petersburg was bound to win this game. So the problem that had been bothering him just now disappeared the moment Chen Hero headed the football into the goal.

He kept staring at Chen Hero.

In a trance, he seemed to see when he first met this kid, his name was still on paper, looking cold, and he was curious about the name of this Chinese player, and had the idea of ​​wanting to learn about it. It was this idea that changed his future.

It also changed Chen Hero's future.

When will I see him next?

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Chen Hero, who completed the hat trick, seemed very excited. He rushed to the camera in the corner flag area, taking off his clothes while running. Soon he threw off his jersey, and then rushed to the camera to show everyone the tattoo on his back.

He doesn't care about getting a card, so what if the accumulated number of yellow cards has reached the limit? Anyway, he won't be playing in the Russian Premier League after this game! Can you still run to Italy to suspend me?

I'm going to streak this time!

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Hilɣəyevski saw Chen Hero, who had taken off his jersey and streaked to celebrate again, and also saw the way this kid celebrated his goal in front of him for the first time in a trance. At that time, he was still an unknown soldier, and everyone was very unfamiliar with his name.

After scoring a goal, in order to let everyone remember him, he continued to celebrate the goal by pointing to the name on his back, so that everyone remembered that his name was hero, and he was a hero.

In a blink of an eye, he no longer celebrates goals in this way, because in this country, no fans do not know his name.

He has long been the most popular striker in this country.

He is a real star. Every time he plays, when his name is mentioned, it is either a tsunami of cheers or harsh boos. There is always some movement. The silence when he first played is no longer possible.

From an unknown soldier to a dazzling superstar, he only took less than two years. This growth curve is really dazzling.

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Chen Hero, who ran wildly to the camera lens, roared at the lens, then turned his head and hugged his teammates who were chasing after him.

With a ferocious face, he opened his mouth to the maximum limit and glared, looking like a bear!

In the distant stands on their side were two huge, shaking flags.

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