Chapter 1示威

Chen Yingxiong used a goal and his manner to demonstrate against Mourinho, although Mourinho pretended not to see Chen Yingxiong on the opposite side. However, the 1:0 score on the scoreboard was not fabricated; it was a reality before his eyes.

He seemed indifferent on the surface, but in his heart, he had to admit that the team was behind on the road, and this game would not be easy.

On the other side, Chen Yingxiong received a yellow card for his celebration. In addition, a conflict broke out between the two sides. Arshavin of Napoli and Cambiasso of Inter Milan clashed, and both received a yellow card. Cambiasso was the first to rush up and try to push Chen Yingxiong, but he was pushed away by Arshavin, who rushed up first. The two men then stood head to head like two bulls.

Other players tried to mediate, blame each other, or shout and curse loudly from a distance, waving their arms as if they would rush up and fight if there was no one between them.

Faced with this chaotic situation, the reporters in the press box laughed happily. They had been wondering why Chen Yingxiong was so calm in the face of Mourinho's sarcasm and provocation, and they all felt sorry for it—Chen Yingxiong's calmness meant that they had one less gimmick and topic to hype.

Who would have thought that Chen Yingxiong was waiting for Mourinho here!

A beautiful goal and an arrogant celebration—what an excellent topic for hype!

Chen Yingxiong, you are really our reporter's confidant!

"I've decided to ask Mourinho about his views on this goal and this celebration at the post-match press conference, haha!"

"I think he will refuse to answer..."

"Don't be afraid, even if he gets up and leaves directly, we will have something to say, ahahaha!"

A group of reporters began to design in their minds how to criticize Mourinho—Mourinho's popularity in Italian football is really bad, and he is still almost a public enemy at this stage.

If Chen Yingxiong and Mourinho were to let this group of reporters choose someone they hated, they would definitely choose Mourinho.

Chinese reporters were also very happy. Although Mourinho is very popular in China, how can it be compared with Chen Yingxiong's popularity in China? Cheering for Chen Yingxiong is a sense of national pride...

Mourinho looks down on Chen Yingxiong, and Chen Yingxiong's way of fighting back made them feel very good!

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After the game restarted, Mourinho had returned to his seat. He was holding a small notebook, watching the game for a while, and then burying his head to quickly write something in the notebook.

"I was thinking that the most frequent word on this notebook must be... 'Yingxiong', haha!"

The commentator laughed.

After scoring the goal, Chen Yingxiong became more active. Cordoba and Chivu had to defend him at the same time to prevent him from scoring, otherwise relying on Cordoba alone... would be a bit difficult.

The score remained until the end of the first half, and Napoli led 1:0 at home into the half-time break.

In the locker room, everyone congratulated Chen Yingxiong on his twenty-first goal, which brought him one step closer to the league's top scorer.

He had just scored his twenty-first goal, surpassing Diego Milito, who had scored twenty goals like himself, and rose to third place in the scorer list.

It is incredible that a player who has wasted almost half a season can achieve such results.

Inside Napoli, his new teammates have gradually accepted the reality that Chen Yingxiong is indeed a higher level than Lavezzi in terms of scoring ability... Lavezzi played thirty-eight times last season and scored eleven goals. In fact, he is not the kind of player who is good at shooting and scoring. He is good at dribbling and breaking through on the wing.

Chen Yingxiong's dribbling ability is much weaker than Lavezzi's, but scoring goals does not require dribbling.

In another locker room, Abramovich was angry that he had not scored in the first half. He complained to his teammates that he lacked support and received too few passes.

"I'm not that big fool! Don't always pass me those high balls, okay? Please, pass the ball to my feet!"

No one paid attention to him in the locker room. Inside Inter Milan, Ibrahimovic is a troublesome figure. He is always self-righteous, arrogant, and unpopular in the locker room. This is especially true in Inter Milan, a locker room with many factions.

But this time, Inter Milan coach Mourinho was on Ibrahimovic's side.

After entering the locker room, he talked about the team's performance in the first half and also supported Ibrahimovic's point of view.

"We had too many high balls in the first half, which is not good. We must stick to the ground and send the ball to Zlatan's feet in the counterattack."

Zlatan is Ibrahimovic's name.

The players listened to what the coach said. Mourinho still has a high reputation in the team's locker room, and he is indeed very skillful. He highly praised the team's captain and leader Zanetti, and also expressed his support for Cambiasso, comforting Materazzi, Figo, and others, and balancing the relationship and contradictions between all parties.

Mourinho also analyzed the tactics that Napoli might adopt in the second half for the team: "They attacked fiercely in the first half because they wanted to score, and why did they want to score? Because they wanted to counterattack after taking the lead against us, so they will definitely shrink their defense and counterattack us in the second half—they have a natural advantage in counterattacking. Arshavin has speed, and Chen Yingxiong has a physical advantage and can protect the ball in the frontcourt. Hamsik is good at organization. In many cases, Napoli's offense relies on these three people. Although the combination is simple, it is very effective. So in the second half, while we are pressing forward to attack, we must not forget to guard against their counterattacks."

"In terms of our defense, the restriction on Arshavin must be strengthened. Chen Yingxiong is not the focus. He is a typical traditional center. Without support from the wing, he is nothing! So our defensive focus should be on Arshavin and Hamsik. Prevent them from easily passing the ball to Chen Yingxiong, especially on the wing. Don't let him easily cross the ball. Give enough interference when they pass the ball..."

When the Inter Milan players finished the half-time break and walked towards the stadium, the tactical board in the locker room was already messed up.

Mourinho told his players what he had observed in the first half and the countermeasures during the half-time break.

It depends on whether his players can reflect his things on the field.

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On the Napoli side, the tactical arrangements were relatively simple. Mazzarri said to his players: "We scored a goal in the first half. I think everyone will think that we will rely on this goal to counterattack in the second half. But in fact, we want to give them a surprise. We will continue to attack like this in the second half!"

Chen Yingxiong seemed very happy. He liked the team to attack and attack again, so he would have more shooting opportunities.

Napoli's 3-4-3 formation requires great courage to attack Inter Milan at home. But Mazzarri is showing everyone his passionate and courageous side.

Completely different from Reja, Mazzarri is not the kind of taciturn person. This can be heard from his "inaugural speech" on the first day he came to the team. Don't look at him wearing silver-rimmed glasses, looking like a refined intellectual, but in fact he is a complete passionate.

This can be seen from some clues in his tactics.

Even if Napoli does not currently have suitable defenders to form a complete defense line, ordinary coaches will try their best to piece together two central defenders and left and right full-backs. But Mazzarri did not do this after taking over the team. He chose to continue to use the three-back system on the basis of Reja, and carry it forward, making this system more offensive. It seems that defense is never a problem he should consider. He doesn't care how dangerous the three-back system is. He only needs to let the forwards score more goals.

Perhaps because of this, he is more optimistic about Chen Yingxiong, who is particularly good at scoring goals and fighting, rather than Lavezzi, who is relatively soft in style.

Mourinho's pre-match provocation to Napoli angered Mazzarri, but like Chen Yingxiong, he did not choose to fight back in the media immediately, but decided to teach Mourinho a lesson on the field.

Judging from the first half alone, he was successful.

But a football game is not just one first half.

"In the second half, we will continue to attack like this. Make full use of Yingxiong as a point and let the ball pass to him. Yingxiong, if the opportunity is good, you can shoot yourself, but if the opportunity is not good, you have to keep the ball and wait for your teammates to come up to support you. Before that, try not to lose the ball."

Chen Yingxiong nodded: "I know what to do."

Protecting the ball and waiting for support is a compulsory course for a center. However, when he was in Russia, Chen Yingxiong rarely took on this task. He only cared about scoring goals. After coming to Italy, he began to systematically train his abilities in this area. From Reja to Mazzarri, to his own copy of special training, he constantly improved his foot skills in order to prevent his opponent from easily stealing the ball when he was protecting the ball.

"In the second half, we will encounter more troublesome situations. So our players need to give more support. Maggio and Vitale, you two have to actively insert, don't be afraid of losing your position behind. Remember, we are attacking, not defending!"

Maggio and Vitale also said they understood.

"Very good, guys. In fact, our offensive tactics are very simple. I believe the opponent can easily curb our offense, but this is not a problem we consider. All we have to do is to bring this simple tactic to the extreme! Anything, as long as it is done to the extreme, is invincible, please remember."

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