Chapter 1 Chen Hero Smashes Thiago Silva

Chen Hero sent Thiago Silva flying! It was a foul, and the Milan commentator thought he should have received another yellow card because it was such a terrible foul. Why was it terrible? Because he sent Thiago Silva flying horizontally!

But the referee didn't react at all. He called the foul on Chen Hero simply because Chen Hero had run into someone, but as for how far he flew, how much force he used… those things weren't his concern.

The AC Milan commentator was very dissatisfied, but the Napoli fans in the stands were very happy.

After the foul, there weren't many boos for Chen Hero; instead, there was more cheering.

"Well done, Hero!"

"Hero! Hero! A giant bear!"

There were many such shouts.

Apart from those extremist fans, more and more Napoli fans had gradually become supporters of Chen Hero.

With Napoli behind at home and AC Milan gaining momentum, Chen Hero used a foul to invigorate the Napoli fans and give them hope.

It was a gesture and spirit that best represented the character of Naples, something that Napoli fans had been talking about since the Maradona era. But as the Maradona era faded, this spirit gradually moved away from the team.

That was—never bow your head to a strong enemy; regardless of the outcome of the game, at least don't lose in spirit!

These fans suddenly realized that the spirit they had once been so proud of, so honored, and enshrined as a totem had actually appeared in a guy they used to hate and resent, believing he was unworthy of Napoli…

He had never expressed respect for Napoli's past history, he didn't kiss the team badge excitedly at the ceremony of joining Napoli, professing to be a brain-dead fan of Maradona since childhood… Not only had he not expressed any respect for the team, he even said that Maradona should be in a museum, sparking public outrage.

But it was this very person who uniquely embodied the spirit of Napoli from the Maradona era.

For those Napoli fans who had once booed him, cursed him, and opposed him, this was a great irony.

Chen Hero never seemed to realize what he was showing, what kind of complex feelings he brought to the Napoli fans. He was just sticking to his principles, going his own way. Only this time, he was in tune with the character of Naples, while most of the time, doing so didn't make him popular…

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Leonardo stood on the sidelines, watching the changes taking place on the field—in fact, he didn't need to watch the game on the field; he could sense the change just by listening to the sounds coming from the stands. The Napoli fans, who had been somewhat silent before, had begun to liven up again, their songs and shouts louder than before, and the boos were even more ear-piercing…

These Southerners are getting excited!

And the cause of all this was the big guy's foul.

Leonardo couldn't imagine why a foul would make the Napoli fans so happy. It wasn't a goal, and you could even say that they had missed a scoring opportunity because of the foul.

It was simply an unnecessary foul, completely unnecessary!

Yes, completely unnecessary! If I were his coach, I would definitely criticize his approach and playing style during the halftime break.

Football should be a sport full of beauty and intelligence, not the violence of intense physical collisions.

Although Chen Hero won the Serie A Golden Boot last season, the advantage he had was only because people didn't know him well enough. Look at his performance this season… A player like that, who relies solely on physical strength and unreasonable play, won't have much development. Once he suffers a serious injury, he's finished.

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Mazzarri had been clapping his hands hard on the sidelines, shouting loudly to remind the players to perk up.

But now he wasn't doing that, because the players had already perked up, and the atmosphere on the field had become fanatical again.

And all of this was thanks to Chen Hero. He wasn't the captain, but sometimes his actions and words could have an effect that even the captain couldn't match.

Mazzarri walked back to the coaching bench and sat down with a thud. Now, regardless of whether they could equalize before the end of the first half, at least he could take a breather for the time being.

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The entire Napoli team regained their fighting spirit with the cheers of the home fans, and their offensive momentum overwhelmed AC Milan. In the following period, the entire AC Milan team chose to defend at Nesta's request.

Facts proved that Nesta was right, because Napoli's offensive was like a sudden tide, which was bound to become stronger and fiercer. If they hadn't prepared early, their goal would have been broken through. Now, because AC Milan retreated to defend in advance, they held on to the score.

The first half ended, and AC Milan entered the halftime break with a 1-0 lead away from home.

Napoli, on the other hand, failed to make a comeback despite their desperate counterattack and could only accept the reality of being behind.

The halftime break was very precious for both teams.

Thiago Silva always felt that his teammates were looking at him with a faint smile in their eyes. "Hey, Alexandre, is it funny?" he stopped his compatriot Pato.

Pato was confused by his question and looked blank: "What's funny?"

"Uh… it's nothing." Silva quickly let go of Pato.

But he still felt like everyone was laughing at him.

Why did he have this feeling? Because in the confrontation with Chen Hero, he was actually sent flying sideways… For a center back, this was too embarrassing!

Yes, he himself felt ashamed of his performance when he came back to his senses. Center backs need to be in physical confrontation at all times, and it would be ridiculous for people to say that a center back's physical confrontation ability is not good and his body is weak—then what are you doing as a center back?

It's a shame to say that a center back can be knocked several meters away by a striker…

No wonder Thiago Silva felt embarrassed and felt that others were laughing at him.

But at the same time, he was very unconvinced, because that was obviously a foul, and he shouldn't be ridiculed even if he was sent flying… Moreover, he believed that he was unprepared in the air, and the other party obviously did it on purpose, so with the ebb and flow, it was normal for him to be sent flying.

He wanted to defend himself, but no one said anything about it, and he couldn't suddenly run to tell all his teammates that he was sent flying by accident—he wasn't that stupid yet.

So he could only keep his full of unhappiness in his heart, this feeling was really bad!

He was now waiting for the second half to start to find a chance to get his face back…

Let the halftime break pass quickly!

He muttered to himself, not caring at all about what the coach would say during the halftime break.

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No one in AC Milan laughed at Thiago Silva for being knocked away by Chen Hero, but there was joyful laughter in Napoli's locker room.

"Hero, you didn't see it, when you crashed into him, that kid was like he was in a car accident… bang, and he flew out!"

"That scene… was quite spectacular!"

"Ah? I really didn't see it, I just felt someone blocking me next to me, and then I…" Chen Hero scratched his head.

"You can watch the TV news tomorrow, I think this scene will definitely be on the highlights of this game, right?"

"It definitely will! It's not often that you see AC Milan's center back being directly knocked away sideways!"

A group of people laughed heartlessly.

Originally behind, they didn't feel any frustration because of this incident, and the atmosphere in the locker room was quite relaxed during the halftime break. Perhaps everyone saw hope and gained confidence from it.

Mazzarri looked at the group of players at the door, with a smile on his face.

He was still thinking about how to use the halftime break to get everyone to work harder in the second half. Such as expressing sympathy for the team's backwardness in the first half, praising their performance, telling them to maintain this momentum… etc., it seems that none of this is needed now.

But there was still something to say.

Mazzarri walked into the locker room, everyone gradually quieted down and looked at their coach.

"I'm very happy that you didn't feel anxious because you were behind. Everyone should continue to maintain this mentality in the second half, and like Hero, show them some power!"

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Until they walked out of the locker room, no one mentioned the fact that Thiago Silva was knocked away by Chen Hero. This can be understood as the teammates' protection for him, but the more this was the case, the more awkward Thiago Silva felt.

When Leonardo was talking non-stop, he couldn't help but want to stand up and say several times: "If you want to laugh, just laugh! But I will make that kid suffer in the second half! I will prove myself, yes, I will prove myself!"

Just when he was about to hold back, his partner Nesta stopped him in the player tunnel.

"Don't take that matter to heart." Nesta said to Thiago Silva as a senior.

Silva was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Nesta was talking about. But Nesta's words didn't make him feel relieved, or rather, his so-called relief was just another kind of self-competition—it seemed that his teammates were indeed thinking about this matter, so he had to work harder and completely defeat the opponent in the second half.

He nodded. Did not say anything.

Nesta thought that Silva had listened to him, so he didn't continue to talk about this topic. He could see that Silva cared about this matter and was a little embarrassed. Perhaps it was not easy for others to say it, but as his partner in the center back position and his senior, he should reduce his psychological burden for his partner at this time, so as not to bring huge pressure on the field and perform abnormally on the field—the center back position is very important, and even a little mistake may lead to a big mistake.

Of course, he didn't know that his center back partner was more twisted…

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