《Hero Predicts Champions League Top Scorer!》

《Idiot's Dream: Banned for Eight Games and Still Wants to Be Top Scorer?》

《Confidence to a Certain Degree Is Arrogance!》

《Someone Has Gone Completely Mad...》

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After the Champions League draw and awards ceremony ended early this morning Beijing time, the deepest impression left on people was not the group of death composed of AC Milan, Real Madrid, Schalke 04, and Auxerre, nor was it Barcelona "again" drawing a favorable lot, nor was it Inter Milan sweeping the player awards for various Champions League players last season, nor was it Diego Milito winning the Best Forward and Best Player awards…

None of the above, but Chen Hero's resounding voice: "This season's Champions League Golden Boot, I, Chen Hero, have reserved it!"

This voice became the focus of everyone's discussion afterward. Of course, he slapped UEFA, headed by Platini, in the face at the award ceremony... This is no longer a rare thing.

It was not nearly as impressive as his move to reserve the Champions League top scorer in the absence of six group matches.

Of course, Chen Hero was quickly surrounded by reporters after the draw, and he also explained his "shocking remarks."

"I believe in my teammates. Even without me, Napoli will definitely be able to enter the Champions League knockout stage. My Champions League starts from the knockout stage. As long as I try my best to win and move forward, the farther I go, the more games I participate in, and the more chances I have to score goals. So I don't think there's anything incredible about this..."

Nevertheless, everyone felt that this was clearly sophistry. Can you guarantee that Napoli will make it to the final? If you stop in the round of sixteen, you will only have two games at most? Stop in the quarter-finals, at most four games. Stop in the semi-finals, at most six games, which makes up for the six group matches.

But what about your competitors? They have the advantage of six group matches and are almost sure to win. You must know that the group stage and the knockout stage are completely different events. The opponents in the group stage are of varying levels. If you encounter a team that has been eliminated early, they may not work hard at the end and let the strong teams score wildly. This situation is not uncommon. Therefore, in fact, the top scorer of a season's Champions League is often determined in the group stage. Basically, after the group stage ends, you can see who is eligible to compete for the top scorer.

Chen Hero's rant really regards the heroes of the world as nothing. Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Rooney, Van Persie, Pato, Milito... are these masters just decorations? Can they watch you start from the knockout stage and finally win the top scorer?

This is simply wishful thinking!

Even if you scored ten goals last season, it doesn't mean you have the ability. You must know that six of your ten goals were scored in the group stage. If there were no opponents of varying levels in the group stage, where would you go to score goals?

This matter is really raging. Even in China, there was a debate about his "bold words." Xie Liang, who was always at odds with Chen Hero, also wrote a long blog post of three thousand words, ridiculing Chen Hero. Although he basically no longer writes articles related to football and calls himself a "public intellectual," as long as it is related to Chen Hero, he will definitely be as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood and can always find a particularly strange angle to criticize Chen Hero.

This blog post is called "I Can't See the Traditional Chinese Virtues in Chen Hero!"

The hat is buttoned very big, but unfortunately it can only be buttoned in China, and the influence can't even get out of the blog website, let alone disgusting Chen Hero.

In fact, Chen Hero suddenly said such shocking and somewhat outrageous words. There is another consideration, but this consideration can only be placed in his heart and cannot be said to anyone at present.

That bet always has a place in his heart. He doesn't know if Chen Xing can really acquire Liverpool, but everything must consider the bad results. If... he said if Chen Xing and Lu Ang really succeeded in acquiring Liverpool, what should he do?

Go back on his word? Just say he was joking?

That would be a real joke.

Chen Hero is not that kind of person. Although he has not read many books and has a low education, he has learned something from his business-minded father—a person cannot stand without trust. Business is about credit, and so is being a person. This is what his father told him since he was a child, so no matter what stupid things he does, fighting, drinking, and having fun, he never breaks his promises to others.

Perhaps Chen Xing would think this was just a joke, but Chen Hero was already seriously considering this issue.

After considering it, he made a decision at the Champions League awards ceremony—this season, as long as Napoli can enter the knockout stage, he will do his best to help Napoli go further in the Champions League. How far exactly?

The final.

As long as there is a one percent chance, he will help the team enter the final held at Wembley Stadium.

If there is a 0.001 percent chance, he will help the team win the trophy that symbolizes the highest honor in European football clubs.

He felt that if that day really came, only by doing so could he leave this team without any burden.

Leaving Napoli was an idea he had long had, because those extreme fans were at odds with him, but he really didn't expect it to be so early... If he were to leave the team so early, he would have to leave a sufficiently rich "inheritance" for the team. Although he is at odds with those fans, he has a good relationship with his teammates, and the club's management and coaching staff have a good relationship with him. De Laurentiis, that old man, treats him like his own son and is also a good person.

This team is very good to him except for those extreme fans. He cannot accept leaving so lightly without doing anything.

Some people's departure is as light as a feather, while others' departure is heavier than Mount Tai. He hopes that he is the latter.

That's why he said that at the Champions League awards ceremony. Because when others were wondering how many goals he could score in one or two rounds of the knockout stage, he initially prepared for himself the amount of seven games, using seven games to fight for a top scorer, which is not too crazy—Chen Hero personally thinks.

To others, this is crazy talk, but Chen Hero is really seriously considering realizing it.

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The outside world was arguing about this matter, and Chen Hero had returned to his team.

He missed the first round of the league, and he didn't play in this game. He met his teammates when the team returned from the away game and started training again.

As a result, his remarks at the UEFA awards ceremony also became the focus of discussion among his teammates.

However, unlike the almost one-sided doubts and ridicule from the outside world, it can even be said to be completely different.

In the team's locker room, what he felt was not ridicule and doubt, but unconditional trust and support.

"Hero, you slapped their faces really well!"

"I tell you, Hero, when you said that, the expression on Platini's face next to you... Don't mention how wonderful it was! Hahaha!"

"What's the big deal about reserving the Champions League top scorer? Those bumpkin media are all making a fuss. I tell you, Hero... we support you! Just do it! Take a good rest for half a season, and I'll pass the ball to you when you come on the field!" Hamsik patted Chen Hero on the shoulder and said to him.

"Yes, we will all support you!" Captain Paolo Cannavaro also stood up. Two of the three bosses in the locker room expressed their support. The other one who didn't express his position was Chen Hero himself, which basically meant that the entire Napoli team supported Chen Hero.

Chen Hero was also very grateful for everyone's support.

He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, brothers, I will definitely repay you with one goal after another! We will go to... the final! To Wembley! If we meet Barcelona on the way, we will take them down and avenge ourselves! If we have to wait until the final to meet them, then we will take care of them in the final!"

"Ooh, ooh, ooh!" A group of Napoli players let out excited shouts.

Raúl, who was next to him, was secretly surprised by this scene. This may be the most peculiar group of people he has ever seen. He has cooperated with many players in Real Madrid, but no one has been as confident... or rather, arrogant and ignorant as these people. Do they know how difficult it is to win the top scorer from the knockout stage?

Or, have they not considered the difficulty of this matter at all?

Looking at the Napoli players excitedly shouting, "Go to Wembley! Go to Wembley!"

A thought suddenly appeared in his mind—perhaps this is why this team was able to defeat us at the Bernabéu and why they were able to force Barcelona into such a mess at the Camp Nou?

Because... maybe there is nothing in this world that they fear!

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The outside world was so interested in Chen Hero's shocking words that the results of the Champions League group stage draw were pushed back.

In fact, this is the main event... because the draw can reveal a lot about the round of sixteen.

This draw produced two groups of death, one of which was Group G, where AC Milan and Real Madrid met again. In addition to these two super giants, this group also has Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 and France's Auxerre. Except for Auxerre, which may be weaker, the other three have a chance to qualify and may also be eliminated.

The so-called group of death does not mean that the more strong teams in a group, the more it is a group of death, but that the four teams in this group are evenly matched, their strengths are relatively close, the situation is very anxious, and anyone may die and anyone may live.

So according to this standard, Group C is a veritable group of death.

This group has Manchester United, Valencia, Glasgow Rangers, and Napoli.

Mazzarri's prediction was correct and can be given full marks. Napoli was indeed drawn into the group of death.

Except for Manchester United, whose strength is slightly stronger, it is hard to say who is stronger or weaker among the other three teams. Anything can happen in this group.

Valencia's offensive strength may be greatly affected without Villa, but it is still a traditional La Liga powerhouse. Glasgow Rangers need no introduction as one of the two traditional powerhouses in the Scottish Premier League.

It is now difficult to say whether Napoli, without Chen Hero, can stand out in this group. However, they have Raúl, who is rich in Champions League experience, which may somewhat compensate for the impact of Chen Hero's absence.

So later everyone felt that the previous debate was completely ridiculous and meaningless, because judging from this draw, it is difficult to say whether Napoli can even qualify from the group...

Barcelona drew a very favorable lot—which is nothing new. However, with their strength, it is estimated that even if they were in the group of death, the name "group of death" would only apply to the other three teams. For them, there is actually no "group of death."

Barcelona is in Group D, and is grouped with Panathinaikos from Greece, Copenhagen from Denmark, and Rubin Kazan from Russia. None of these three teams can threaten Barcelona's progress. Even Barcelona's technical director Zubizarreta admitted in an interview afterward that "it is not difficult to qualify as the first in the group, and we have this confidence."

The specific group distribution of the Champions League thirty-two teams is as follows:

Group A consists of defending champion Inter Milan, Benfica, Premier League dark horse Tottenham, and last season's Eredivisie champion Twente.

Group B has Lyon, Roma, Partizan Belgrade, and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Group C is Manchester United, Valencia, Glasgow Rangers, Napoli.

Group D has Barcelona, Panathinaikos, Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan.

Group E consists of Bayern Munich, Ajax, Basel, and CFR Cluj.

Group F, Chelsea, Marseille, Spartak Moscow, Žilina, the situation is relatively clear.

Group G is another group of death, with AC Milan, Real Madrid, Schalke 04, and Auxerre. Real Madrid may be the opponent that the second-tier teams least want to meet. AC Milan has been drawn together with Real Madrid for two consecutive years. Few people believe it is a coincidence.

Arsenal in Group H also drew a good lot. They are in the same group as Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga, and Bursaspor, and it should not be a problem to qualify as the first in the group.

Being assigned to the group of death is definitely not a good thing. After the first round of the league ended, everyone felt that Mazzarri had increased the training content of making Raúl the core of the attack, and even created another set of tactics specifically for Raúl. Everyone knows very well that this is the tactics that Napoli will use in the Champions League group stage, putting Raúl at the forefront as a center forward.

Although Raúl's best position is actually as a shadow striker, he has played in Real Madrid for so many years and is actually used to the center forward position. However, his center forward style is completely different from Chen Hero's center forward style, and the whole team and himself still need to cooperate and adapt to each other.

Although they need to re-adapt, the morale of the entire Napoli team is still very high. They were not so scared that they wet their pants and could not speak clearly after being assigned to the group of death.

The current Napoli is no longer the Napoli that couldn't help but have a look of mourning when they saw that they were drawn together with Real Madrid in a live broadcast.

This Napoli has grown up in the blood and fire of fighting against Lyon, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and UEFA's godfather.

After the group stage results came out, the media interviewed Napoli's captain Paolo Cannavaro, who said he felt no pressure.

"Hero said something after winning against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu that I particularly agree with—we don't care who the opponent is, we just care about winning."

Mazzarri also felt that even if they were assigned to the group of death, it did not mean that Napoli had no chance.

"We don't have Hero, but we have Raúl, and we have other excellent players. Napoli has the confidence and the strength... Of course, we respect our opponents, but first of all, we respect ourselves."

Chen Hero made crazy remarks at the Champions League awards ceremony and draw, so the entire Napoli team decided to go crazy with Chen Hero in this Champions League!