Chapter 1 Boldness Helps

Boosting morale worked quite well because Chen Hero's counter-question awakened his teammates as if they had been enlightened—that's right, we are the visiting team, our strength is inherently inferior to our opponents, so even if we lose the game, the result wouldn't be too bad. So what are we worried about? Afraid of losing? We're already penniless, what's there to lose? What are we afraid of? Besides, we have one more player than them right now. As time goes by, their physical strength will definitely be affected. We just don't believe it! Are all Inter Milan players made of iron?

It's not that Chen Hero's insights are higher than theirs, nor that they are all fools. It's just that their thinking is still relatively normal. Chen Hero is a bit of a simpleton, so sometimes he doesn't take the usual path when considering problems, opening up new paths that can have miraculous effects.

As the saying goes—there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. Different perspectives will naturally lead to different answers. Sometimes the answer is right, sometimes it's wrong. But this time, Chen Hero was right.

The Inter Milan players slowly returned to their own half, where Napoli's "morale boosting session" had also ended. Chen Hero ran back to the center circle, ready to kick off.

Along the way, Hamsik winked at him: "I think you have the potential to be a captain, Hero."

Chen Hero felt that Hamsik was teasing him. He didn't want to be a captain.

What's so good about being a captain? You have to worry about a lot of things, and there are many restrictions, not free at all.

At the very least, as a captain, you can't joke around with your teammates recklessly like you can now.

So, it's best to be free!

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With the referee's whistle, the game continued. Chen Hero gently tapped the football, and Hamsik turned and passed the ball to the central defender Paolo Cannavaro at the back.

Chen Hero didn't tell everyone how they should play. It wasn't his business, and with his IQ, he couldn't explain it clearly in a short time.

But he knew that to score, as a center forward, he had to rush to the front. If he didn't go up, how could he talk about scoring and attacking?

The Inter Milan players had been celebrating the goal, and no one noticed the Napoli players huddling together, seemingly saying something.

But it didn't matter, they would soon find out.

Hamsik regained possession of the ball, and he was now responsible for controlling the team's offense.

Instead of choosing to pass to the wings, he directly long-passed the ball to Chen Hero in the frontcourt.

The Inter Milan defenders didn't take this attack too seriously. Because Chen Hero was receiving the ball with his back to the attacking direction, even if he could catch the ball, he wouldn't be able to shoot. He would eventually have to pass the ball out...

Who would have thought that after Chen Hero retreated, he would use his chest to gently cushion the ball to the side... followed by a turning volley!

"A volley!!!"

Liu Jianhong exclaimed.

But the football didn't fly into the goal like thunder, but flew directly onto the stands behind...

"Boo—" The Inter Milan fans on the stands booed Chen Hero.

Behind Chen Hero, Samuel, the defender guarding him, breathed a sigh of relief.

When he saw Chen Hero suddenly turn and shoot, his heart tightened, because the ball was about to go in.

Júlio César clapped his hands calmly in the back: "He can't score such a difficult ball!"

His voice was so loud that Chen Hero, who was outside the penalty area, heard it clearly. And although César was Brazilian, he seemed to be deliberately making Chen Hero understand, he used Italian.

So after this shot, Chen Hero didn't hold his head in his hands, looking annoyed, but stared seriously at Júlio César, who asserted that he couldn't score such a ball.

No one can tolerate this kind of slap in the face, let alone a non-human hero?

He pointed directly at César: You remember this for me!

Of course, César knew what Chen Hero's gesture meant. He shrugged and curled his lips, looking disdainful: It would be a miracle if you could score such a difficult shot!

The two of them were at odds with each other...

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Many people noticed this "duel" between Chen Hero and César. Because Chen Hero was always the focus of attention on the field, the camera followed him wherever he went, so many of his small movements couldn't escape everyone's attention.

"Chen Hero made a gesture to César, and César responded... It seems that the two are communicating..."

"The expressions on their faces are not good... It may not be a laughing matter."

"Obviously, there must be some contradiction between these two..."

"Looking at the slow motion, César must have said something when Chen Hero shot... We can interview the two parties after the game, but for now... it's enough to enjoy the game. The confrontation between forward Hero and goalkeeper César is truly symbolic..."

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After issuing a challenge to César, Chen Hero became even more energetic. He kept raising his arms, signaling his teammates to pass him the ball, so that he could teach that Brazilian goalkeeper a lesson in his best way!

He didn't have to worry about not having shooting opportunities, because he was the team's center forward and the end point of all offensive tactics. His teammates would definitely try to create opportunities for him.

Originally, not all center forwards had Chen Hero's treatment, but who told him to be particularly good at scoring goals and particularly good at fighting? It would be a waste of talent to not let such a particularly good striker shoot.

"Arshavin passes... Hero—dangerous! Almost! The football almost flew out close to the post!"

This time Chen Hero held his head in his hands, regretting that he couldn't get the ball in.

After getting up from the ground, César went to find trouble with his teammates. He clapped his hands vigorously and loudly reminded his teammates: "Be careful! Be careful! Don't let him have such a shooting opportunity outside the penalty area!!"

At this time, he didn't say anything like: "Don't worry, he can't get this kind of ball in."

Chen Hero's long shot did make him feel threatened, and he couldn't deceive himself about this.

It has always been said that this kid's long shots are very powerful, but he doesn't score many long-range goals in the game, maybe because as a center forward fixed at the front, he doesn't have many direct long-range shooting opportunities... Look at his direct free kick in the first half...

To be honest, after Chen Hero scored such a wonderful goal, César's face was indeed a little strained, because such a free kick should not have been difficult to defend—the distance was far, and there was a wall blocking it, he should have had enough time to react, who would have thought that the football would fly into the goal like lightning, and what about him? Became a complete background!

So after Chen Hero turned around and shot, César would suddenly taunt him—he was eager to regain some face in front of Chen Hero. As a world-class goalkeeper, it was really embarrassing to be scored in such a way by the other party, and he had no reaction at all...

He was not afraid of Chen Hero's response. He still had this much confidence. If the goalkeeper is afraid of the striker, he can't guard the goal—but he thought to himself, if he faced Ronaldo at his peak... should he surrender, or should he surrender?

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It is now somewhat difficult for Chen Hero to score with a header. After a season... no, it should be said after a crazy half season, the Italian teams have a very deep impression of Chen Hero's header skills. When playing against Napoli, they will also think of curbing his header first.

A coach as good as Mourinho would naturally not turn a blind eye to this.

To curb Chen Hero's header, in addition to marking him, it is also necessary to disrupt Napoli's wing attacks, especially the wing crosses of Cassano, Arshavin, and Maggio.

Inter Milan did a good job in this regard, especially in the second half. Napoli basically had no decent crosses, and when there were occasional crosses, the quality was also very poor. Chen Hero didn't even have the chance to jump up and compete with the opponent's defenders...

But he is not only good at headers...

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In the second half, Inter Milan tied the score, and their momentum rose with it.

Chen Hero is not a defender, and he can't run to his own goal to block shots with his body. But he has his own way of defending—that is, to use sharp attacks to threaten Inter Milan's goal, so that they realize that now is not the time for a large-scale attack, because behind them there is a murderous Chen Hero, who may break through your goal at any time, if you let it go... you just wait for bad luck!

It must be said that Chen Hero's idea was correct, and his approach was also effective. When he strengthened his shots in the frontcourt, Inter Milan's offensive momentum was indeed not as fierce as before. After all, they were also worried about losing the ball and had to send troops to defend.

The defensive pressure Chen Hero faced suddenly increased, but this did not make him shrink back. He was still stirring in the frontcourt like a turd, actively pressing in the frontcourt. Even Mazzarri on the sidelines was brightened—he knew that Chen Hero really didn't like defending, because he believed that defending would distract him and affect his goals.

At first, he asked Chen Hero to actively return to defense, but after seeing Chen Hero's various excuses, and the fact that he was indeed very good at scoring goals, he gave up.

But he didn't expect that he would take the initiative to press in the frontcourt in this game...

Mazzarri couldn't guess what Chen Hero was thinking. Chen Hero himself knew very well—he wanted to win this game more than ever, more than facing any opponent. Because he had an agreement with Inter Milan... For this, it was nothing to make himself work harder and defend in the frontcourt!