ps, the last update for November, asking for monthly tickets.

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Chen Hero used his best goal-scoring method to blast open Livorno's goal, scoring his first goal of the new season. It really was a perfect start...

The commentators were cheering for him, and the Chinese reporters in the press box also breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Hero finally scored...

Although he scored in the second round, it always felt like he hadn't scored in a long time...

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Crashing through Lucarelli and Galante, Chen Hero headed the football into the goal. After landing, he spread his arms and ran to the sidelines, then suddenly dove forward, sliding a distance on the grass.

Then he was surrounded by his teammates who rushed over and piled on top of him.

3:1, Napoli's hearts could finally be at ease again.

And Livorno lost their fighting spirit, because they had finally managed to pull back a goal, only for the opponent to score another in the blink of an eye, meaning all their efforts had been in vain… This was indeed a blow to morale. Not to mention Chen Hero's goal was really imposing, boosting Napoli's morale while crushing the opponent's confidence.

When Chen Hero was pulled up from the ground by his teammates, he was still waving his fists at the stands. His tight macron-brand Napoli jersey accentuated the lines of his muscles, highlighting his perfect figure.

The taut jersey encased his muscles, as if ready to explode with power at any moment, very explosive.

"Chen Hero scored the goal he's best at, his new season has finally begun! As a center forward, just look at those muscles, and fans should know why he has such terrifying impact in the penalty area. Such physical fitness is really not something ordinary defenders can stop!"

The commentator praised Chen Hero sincerely.

Now Chen Hero was a second-year Serie A player. He was no longer the rookie who had just arrived in Serie A. At that time, many people's understanding of him was relatively superficial, knowing that he had scored a lot of goals in the Russian Premier League and that he had won the UEFA Cup and the Golden Boot, but how strong was he really? They hadn't seen it with their own eyes many times. More often than not, they could only understand this person from the data. Such understanding was obviously biased.

But after a season of close observation, Italian reporters and commentators, and even fans, had fully understood what kind of striker Chen Hero was, and what kind of player he was...

So no one would find it incredible anymore that Chen Hero scored goal after goal in the game.

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Ultimately, appraising the goals of Cassano, Arshavin, and Chen Hero, Napoli defeated Livorno 3:1 at home, handing the promoted team a two-game losing streak.

After the game, what the Neapolitan media focused on most was not a single person, but a combination—Napoli's trident.

In this game, the trident showed a very good state, each of them scoring a goal to help the team win.

Such performance also strengthened Mazzarri's confidence in continuing to execute the trident tactics.

"...Chen Hero, Cassano, and Arshavin, the Napoli trident formed by these three, shone brightly in this game, proving their power to the world! The cooperation between these three is quite tacit, even though it's their first time combining like this… Arshavin came to the team during the winter break last season, and Cassano only joined this season. Chen Hero is the most experienced of them, but he only transferred last season… Such an attacking combination formed by Napoli's newcomers has produced a very wonderful chemical reaction..."

"It is said that the three of them often hang out together off the field, and I would say—that's where the tacit understanding comes from. The three of them like to joke, play pranks, and tease people when they are together. For the Napoli players, they may be a headache, but for the Napoli fans, they are happy because they can see such an excellent attacking combination perform!"

"In the late 1980s and early 1990s, various 'three' attacking combinations were very popular in Serie A. For example, Inter Milan had the 'German Three Musketeers,' and AC Milan had the 'Dutch Three Musketeers.' Of course, Napoli also had their own trident combination. In the 1980s, Maradona, Giordano, and Careca formed the terrifying 'magiCa (abbreviation of the three people's surnames, meaning magic in Italian) combination'... Now they finally have a new trident combination to pay tribute to the legend! Whether this new trident can reach the height of their predecessors remains to be tested in practice, but so far, we have seen hope..."

After the game, coach Mazzarri was also asked about this combination, especially when reporters compared this trident to the "magic combination" of the Maradona era.

In order to reduce the pressure on his players, Mazzarri said that it was too early to compare with the legend, and he didn't think this combination could be compared with Maradona, Careca, and Giordano. Because "legends are always impossible to replicate," but he also said that he was very satisfied with this trident combination.

"We've been working on this all summer, and I'm happy to see it pay off."

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After playing the game against Livorno, there was a two-week league break, as the league had to make way for national team matches. Although Napoli wasn't a powerhouse, there were still national team players in the team. Arshavin had to fly back to Moscow to report to the Russian national team, Hamsik was Slovakia's unshakable core player, and Zuniga had to play for Colombia…

It was just that the number of national team players was much smaller than that of powerhouse teams.

For powerhouses like Inter Milan, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea... whenever there was an international match day, their first-team training bases would become empty and desolate.

Napoli was different. Even if those national team players left, they could basically still put together a team to continue training...

Chen Hero was definitely a national team-level player, but unfortunately, because he held a press conference a year ago and slapped the Chinese Football Association in the face in front of so many reporters, he had not received any call-up from the Chinese national team so far—the head coach only had the power to recommend, but it was Football Association official Yang Yimin who actually had to sign off on the national team list. Yang Yimin had a good relationship with Nan Yong, so... everyone could not embrace any hope or fantasize that Chen Hero would suddenly appear on the national team list one day.

So although Gao Hongbo had expressed his appreciation for Chen Hero many times in interviews, he also had no power to call up Chen Hero. Later, perhaps after receiving instructions from Nan Yong and others, he gradually reduced the number of times he praised Chen Hero in front of the media, until he completely stopped talking about it. From this, it could be seen that the Chinese Football Association had completely become a plaything for a few big shots. In their own little world, they could do whatever they wanted, without worrying about anything. They also wanted to use their treatment of Chen Hero to warn other domestic players, telling them, "There's absolutely no good outcome if you offend us! Who cares if you are the Serie A top scorer? We still won't pay attention to you!"

Of course, in this matter, the Chinese Football Association was also under tremendous pressure. Domestically, they had been scolded by the media and fans countless times. Every time there was a national team match day, some "oblivious" media outlets would start hyping up the story of Chen Hero and the national team. Among them, the *Shuxi* Metropolitan Daily from Sichuan could be called the "vanguard" in this regard. Their reporter Zhong Dajun would launch fierce attacks on the Chinese Football Association, criticizing them for disregarding such an outstanding player for their own selfish interests and personal grudges, and actually not recruiting him into the team.

"...Chinese football is already like this, and these people are still messing around blindly here. One day they will be punished!"

He had said many similar explosive words. Although he had also encountered some troubles, in general—after the Olympics, scolding the Chinese Football Association was the least risky activity.

Chen Hero didn't care whether he could enter the national team. Not only that, but he would continue to satirize and insult the Chinese Football Association when he was interviewed by reporters, with no intention of restraining himself at all, as if he was planning to fight the Chinese Football Association to the end.

"Why haven't I entered the national team? I think if I gave Nan Yong and the others hundreds of thousands of yuan each, I might be able to get in… But I would rather donate to the out-of-school students in the west than give them the money… Of course, I have no evidence to say that they are accepting black money, because no evidence is needed for this. Who in the circle doesn't know about their tricks! I'm telling you, I know what kind of fart they're going to let out as soon as they stick their butts up!"

In this way, the conflict between him and the Chinese Football Association was gradually intensifying. Who knows how long it would be before we could see him wear the national team jersey...

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Without any national team tasks, Chen Hero continued to train in Naples. Although Hamsik and Arshavin had left, he still had the "bad boy" Cassano by his side.

These two hit it off and often traveled together when they weren't training. This was Cassano's first time playing for Napoli, but he had been to the city of Naples many times.

As the third largest city in Italy and the largest city in the south, Naples has famous nightclubs, a place that no one who likes to have fun would miss. Many Italian players like to come to this city to have fun.

For example, the Fiery Rose nightclub, where Chen Hero and Cassano had their "unintentional acquaintance" last time.

This nightclub is a well-known nightclub in Naples and is also somewhat famous in Italy. It is a popular place for many players to go. The girls there have great figures and look good, and they are open-minded and uninhibited. As long as you have the ability, you can pick one up and go to a hotel or have some car sex.

Italians are naturally uninhibited, whether men or women. However, in the eyes of the Chinese, it is somewhat incomprehensible. Once, a Chinese female tourist was traveling on the streets of Italy and had her butt touched by an Italian man, but when she turned around, she couldn't see anyone anymore.

To put it bluntly, that's just being a hooligan.

But for Chen Hero and others who were already hooligans, Italy was truly a paradise...

Cassano disagreed.

He looked very distressed.

"I say, Hero..." Cassano nudged Chen Hero's arm.

Chen Hero was tilting his head and using critical eyes to critically appreciate the pole dance of a striptease dancer not far away. He withdrew his gaze when Cassano nudged him.

"What's wrong?"

"Can you not bring such a fierce woman next time..." Cassano whispered next to Chen Hero, while also glancing out of the corner of his eye at Christine Cabella, who was standing next to Chen Hero.

Chen Hero could only smile wryly.

He had no choice either. As soon as she heard that he was going to such a mixed nightclub, Cabella insisted on coming. Although Chen Hero hinted that they would do things that were inconvenient for a woman to be present, she didn't back down at all...

Either bring her along, or just stay at home. Chen Hero really couldn't beat her in a fight... Helpless, he had to "humbly" choose to bring her to a nightclub, which seemed very strange to his friends.

As a result, Cassano and his friends were crying. Even if a group of people were debauched, they were still a little restrained in front of a violent woman with a straight face as cold as ice.

So going to a nightclub to have a drink and watch a striptease was already their top-level activity. In the past, who wouldn't have several women in their arms? When they were drunk, it was not uncommon for them to grope up and down right there.

Not like now...

When the two thought of this, they felt that it was too sad to be a man who couldn't even beat a woman!

They both sighed and lowered their heads, even losing interest in watching the wonderful striptease that was drawing cheers and applause from a group of men on the stage.

At this moment, a burst of noise suddenly sounded behind them, attracting everyone's attention.