Chapter 1 Chen Hero's Taunting Skills Are Truly Impressive

From the very beginning of the match, as long as he had the ball, boos echoed from the stands of the Allianz Arena.

In fact, these Bayern Munich fans had never heard of Chen Hero before, nor did they know what kind of person he was, nor did they know that he was a prolific goalscorer in the Russian Premier League. They booed him not because he posed a threat to Kahn's goal.

They booed him simply because Chen Hero had taunted their team before the match, which they could not tolerate.

Yuri Petrov, the commentator for Russian National Television for this match, complained that Chen Hero was asking for trouble: "...If he hadn't said those things, the pressure he faced in this match would definitely have been much less, and the environment would have been more friendly. Now, as long as he gets the ball, he will hear ear-piercing boos... Why bother? He could have played in a more relaxed, less stressful environment..."

But Petrov obviously didn't understand Chen Hero as well as Shirgayevski did.

"That's Hero's characteristic. If he's ever quiet and doesn't stir up trouble... then we can be sure he's been abducted by aliens, and what we're seeing is a fake Hero! To be honest, I like his personality. We must resolutely fight back against those who have offended us! We must let the Germans know that Russian football is not something they can insult at will! No matter what the final result of this match is, we cannot admit defeat verbally!"

Shirgayevski was now deeply influenced by Chen Hero. In the past, when he commentated on football matches for St. Petersburg Television, his label was listless and unenthusiastic, and many people didn't like him. But he had a wealth of professional knowledge, so his unenthusiastic, straightforward commentary became his style and characteristic. Just when St. Petersburg Zenit fans thought they would only have the chance to hear a different commentary when they outlived Shirgayevski, Chen Hero appeared.

His passionate goals, arrogant celebrations, and outrageous words and deeds were like a match that ignited the fire buried deep in Shirgayevski's heart, surprising him and others alike—it turned out that Shirgayevski wasn't incapable of passion, he just hadn't found the "ignition point" to release his passion...

Because he taunted Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga giant and symbol of German football, the German television commentators also paid close attention to Chen Hero's performance. Every time he got the ball, he attracted the German commentators' focus.

"...Ah, he received the ball, but he didn't dribble. He quickly passed the ball away... The data says he's not good at dribbling, and that's indeed the case..."

"Header! He jumps very high, and he's completely on par with Demichelis in the header battle!"

Although the Argentine center-back is only 1.84 meters tall, he has excellent heading skills and outstanding aerial defense ability. Being able to completely hold his own against Demichelis in headers was already a great compliment from the German commentators to Chen Hero.

This was also one of the few bright spots that the German commentators had discovered in Chen Hero after the first fifteen minutes of the match.

As for footwork, dribbling, shooting in the penalty area... these basic qualities of a forward, he felt were appalling.

Chen Hero's shooting was now considered barely passable in the Russian Premier League, but in the eyes of the well-informed German commentators, it was still terrible.

In fact, what Napoli general manager Marino valued was not Chen Hero's footwork, but his head and his impact.

After observing for fifteen minutes, not only the commentators, the fans in the stands, and the Bayern Munich coach Hitzfeld sitting on the bench didn't know what capital this kid, who had made big claims before the match, had to spout such nonsense.

His header was indeed very good, and his physical fitness was also good, but Bayern Munich's tactics curbed his header play. He could only use his header to make passes outside the penalty area, unable to directly threaten Kahn's goal. If that's all he could do, what was the point of saying that encountering Zenit was Bayern Munich's misfortune? It was simply like an ant trying to shake a tree.

If that's all he's capable of, then encountering Zenit with him is really Bayern Munich's good fortune...

In this match, Russian national team forward Kerzhakov was absent due to injury, so only Chen Hero was at the front. It can be said that whether St. Petersburg Zenit can score depends on his performance. As the only center forward, if he's not in good shape, the team is in danger, and if he's in excellent shape, the team has a chance.

It can be said that the future of St. Petersburg Zenit in this match is basically tied to Chen Hero alone.

Not only did he have to contend with the ubiquitous boos from Bayern Munich fans, but he also had to shoulder Zenit's hopes. Under such double pressure, how much of his usual level can he maintain?

Many people frowned and watched the tall man in the field who raised his arm high to ask for the ball with worried eyes.

But they didn't know that Chen Hero was a bit of a "masochist." He was used to playing in the midst of all sorts of troubles. If there were no troubles, he wouldn't be used to it, and he would probably have to find ways to create some...

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After more than ten minutes of the match, Chen Hero's performance in attack was very limited, which was also related to the performance of the entire Zenit team.

Playing away against the powerful Bayern Munich, the team seemed a bit timid. They completely lacked the optimistic attitude and determination they had when they fought to the death against Marseille at home.

Perhaps it's because Marseille and Bayern Munich are not in the same league, and Bayern Munich is much stronger than Marseille?

How good Bayern Munich's recent form is can be seen from their league ranking. Last season, they eventually finished fourth, and not getting a Champions League spot was just an accident. This season, they used a strong comeback to tell everyone waiting to laugh at them—in German football, only the glorious name of Bayern Munich is eternal!

Their aura was so strong that it suppressed St. Petersburg Zenit.

In the eighteenth minute, Bayern Munich, who had been dominating the field, scored a goal as a matter of course.

"Frank—"

"Ribery!!" The fans at the Allianz Arena were chanting a name in unison.

The French man with the scar on his face was running wildly, and a large group of his teammates were following behind him.

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Kerzhakov, who was watching the game on television, covered his head with his hands in pain after seeing Ribery score.

The situation he was most worried about had happened.

Falling behind on the road, and the opponent is the mighty Bayern Munich. This goal means that it will be even harder for St. Petersburg Zenit to score...

"I told you... I told you, Bayern Munich is not so easy to deal with! You said it was okay, okay... It's a big problem!" He muttered to himself in front of the TV, agitated.

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"Bayern Munich scores! They are leading St. Petersburg Zenit 1:0 at home!"

"Ribery scores again! He is Bayern Munich's most successful signing this season!"

"The powerful Bayern Munich is showing their firepower to St. Petersburg Zenit!"

Commentators everywhere praised the strong team.

And the Bayern Munich fans in the stands roared loudly: "Who is it that's un—for—tunate!!"

They were still brooding over Chen Hero's "nonsense" before the match.

"I knew it, I knew it. This goal is not surprising at all! If Bayern Munich can't even take the lead at home, they wouldn't be the sole favorite to win the championship! If they continue to develop according to this momentum, winning at home will be very easy. Now their only problem is to try to win a few more goals at home, completely kill the suspense of the game, and even kill the suspense of the second leg!"

The German television commentator was very excited.

He had some words stuck in his heart that he didn't say.

That is—see, you arrogant kid! This is the strength of Bayern Munich that you provoked! Are you terrified? Do you know the consequences of angering this overlord?!

Unfortunately, it's too late to regret it now!

The Bayern Munich players also celebrated wildly after the goal. Because they really cared about Chen Hero's words before the match.

Encountering Zenit is Bayern Munich's misfortune? Is your brain twitching, kid? Want to make a name for yourself by talking big, but you chose the wrong opponent!

Chen Hero could still see Demichelis waving his fist hard at him on purpose. He was showing off to himself.

Chen Hero knew why he did this, because he had taunted them before.

He ignored the other party's response. He frowned and felt unhappy about another thing—most of his teammates were behaving too restrained, too polite, and too well-mannered!

We shouldn't be a bunch of gentlemen!

Our opponent is not a beautiful woman! We don't need to show any gentlemanly demeanor!

While the Bayern Munich players were celebrating their goal, he turned and ran back. He had something to say that he couldn't get out of his throat, and he wanted to say it to his teammates.

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"Are you afraid of them?!" Chen Hero roared at his teammates.

His teammates, who had fallen into a depressed mood because of the goal, were shocked by his roar and raised their heads again.

They saw the tall and strong Chen Hero running back all the way, rushing to their eyes. He grabbed the collars of his teammates one by one and roared at them.

"What are you afraid of? Why are you so polite? We gave them too many opportunities! We didn't put enough pressure on them in attack! Brothers!" In the eighteenth minute, Chen Hero had two chances to attack, and they were both with his unaccustomed left foot... He felt that his number of shots was too small, which was enough to show that his team's attack was weak.

The reason why we conceded a goal is because we didn't do enough in attack! If our attack is threatening, how can the opponent be so unscrupulous?

That's how Chen Hero understood it.

He sprayed saliva on his teammates one by one, grabbed their clothes hard, patted their shoulders and backs, and shook their arms.

In short, he was trying everything he could to get his teammates back to normal.

"Stop being timid, so what if it's Bayern Munich? Screw their mothers! Pass me the ball! We have to attack!"

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ps, here's an extra update in advance, because there are only ten votes left. I have to go out after lunch, and I'm afraid that by the time the number of monthly tickets is enough, I'll be outside, so I'm releasing this chapter ten votes in advance. I believe that ten votes are nothing, and everyone will definitely reach it soon, right?