Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 575 A Hero's Heart

Everyone was so shocked by the goal that they forgot it was the goal that tied Nordahl's all-time best record...

One against eight, what kind of concept is that? From beginning to end, there was only Chen Hero from Napoli in Inter Milan's penalty area. The others couldn't help because seven Inter Milan players had surrounded Chen Hero. Cutting off all his connections with the outside world.

Such a defense is undeniably solid, simply a standard "iron bucket formation."

But Chen Hero actually charged in and out of the iron bucket formation all by himself!

"We always like to talk about Maradona's dribbling past five players, Ronaldo's goal against Compostela, and Messi's goal against Villarreal, discussing them with relish. But in fact, in my opinion, Chen Hero's goal is even more remarkable! Because whether it's dribbling past five players, or Ronaldo and Messi, they all dribbled past people while constantly moving over a longer distance, which is obviously much easier for football players, especially since these people are also very fast... But what about Hero? In a relatively closed and narrow space, he used his body and technique to dribble past seven people, which is definitely much more difficult than the former!"

"Let's take a look at the slow motion... Maicon really did kick Chen Hero's foot. If it were other players, they would have fallen directly to the ground. So we can completely understand Maicon's gesture of raising his hand... But he forgot that Chen Hero never dives, so taking advantage of his raised hand, Chen Hero escaped their encirclement... Chen Hero used his right foot as a shield, which was a last resort, but it also fully reflects Chen Hero's physical and mental qualities..."

When the TV station replayed the entire goal process, the commentators analyzed where this goal was so awesome...

"In this goal, Hero showed his physical qualities to the fullest! But what's even more surprising is his footwork, which is completely comparable to a footwork master... You know how people used to praise Riquelme? He can dance on a postage stamp! I say, a postage stamp is not suitable for Hero, because his foot size is larger than Riquelme's. He can completely dance on a business card! In such a small space, dodging and maneuvering, if Chen Hero's footwork wasn't good, he would have been dispossessed long ago!"

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After the goal, the brief interruption of boos rang out again, but this time the momentum was not as high as before. Because many Napoli fans were stunned for a moment—we tied the score, there's hope to win the championship, why are we still booing this goal?

Today's Napoli fans are not the same as they were three years ago. At that time, Napoli fans had not seen how powerful Chen Hero was, so they booed him without any psychological burden. Now, Napoli fans know how many goals Chen Hero can score, and they have also benefited from his goals... So it's always a bit psychologically difficult to boo Chen Hero's goal.

The Blue Giant Bears didn't care about the Napoli fans' entanglement. Seeing Chen Hero score, they shouted from the bottom of their hearts. The enthusiastic atmosphere even drove some of the fans in the West Stand—their hatred for Chen Hero was not as deep as those of the extreme fans, so now seeing Chen Hero score, they cheered along.

In a chorus of boos, some cheers were finally heard, although they were still weak, but they were still supporting Chen Hero's voice, telling him that he was definitely not fighting alone!

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After the goal, Chen Hero was pulled to the sidelines by Cassano, and then under the banner that read "You are not worthy to shine Diego's shoes, bastard!", he knelt on one knee, signaling Chen Hero to step on his shooting right foot.

After Chen Hero stepped on it, he used his hands to make a shoe-shining motion to express his admiration and respect for Chen Hero...

The shoe-shining celebration is not uncommon. Many times, teammates use this method to celebrate a goal in order to express their admiration and love for the scorer. Of course, generally speaking, you have to score a very amazing goal to enjoy such treatment.

With Chen Hero's number of goals, it is excusable for him to enjoy such a celebration. However, the location of Cassano's shoe-shining was right below that banner, coupled with the words on the banner, it was a bit...meaningful.

The "bad boy" was using this method to publicly express his support for Chen Hero.

I don't care if he is worthy to shine Diego's shoes, but I, Cassano, want to shine his shoes!

After shining his shoes, Cassano raised his head, winked at Chen Hero, Chen Hero pulled him up, the two laughed and patted each other on the shoulders, then hugged each other and ran back.

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At this time, the commentators suddenly woke up—Chen Hero's goal is not just wonderful and beautiful!

This goal is also of historical significance!

So...

"The goal that Hero just scored was his thirty-fifth goal of the season!"

"After sixty-one years, that long-sealed record has been brought out again and presented to the world... I think we may have the opportunity to witness a historic moment..."

"In the 1949-1950 season, AC Milan's Swedish striker Gunnar Nordahl scored thirty-five goals and became the top scorer of the season. At the time, no one thought that he would also become the top scorer in Serie A history! The record of thirty-five goals in a single season has not been broken to this day! Not to mention breaking it, there are not many people who can even reach it! But now, Chen Hero has scored his thirty-fifth goal of the season!"

"Hero has become the first player to stand shoulder to shoulder with a historical legend!"

"What an exciting scene, a historical record that has been sealed for sixty years, I didn't expect that someone could still tie it..."

"Nordahl, who scored thirty-five goals, weighed ninety-five kilograms. Before he played for AC Milan, Italy had no player who weighed as much as ninety-five kilograms and scored so many goals. His strong body made him invincible on the field, and no defender could withstand his impact. Coincidentally, Chen Hero also weighs ninety-five kilograms. The tall and strong Chen Hero is like a heavy tank on the Serie A field. No Serie A team has not had their goal broken by him!"

The commentators praised Chen Hero's achievements, but the boos at the Stadio San Paolo never stopped. They didn't care what historical significance Chen Hero's goal had. In their eyes, Chen Hero was no longer a Napoli player, so what did his personal praise have to do with them, the Napoli fans?

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While the commentators were constantly praising Chen Hero, Inter Milan coach Leonardo looked very bad.

Before the game, he thought that Chen Hero would be affected by this matter and would not be able to perform. Napoli was almost Chen Hero's team alone. If he could not perform, then Napoli's condition would definitely not be good...

If he could take advantage of the opportunity to win this game, although it might not allow Inter Milan to win the league championship, it could at least widen the gap with the fourth place in the league and ensure their Champions League qualification.

But who would have thought that Chen Hero, who the whole world thought would be affected and lose his form, not only did not lose his form, but was also full of murderous intent!

You can't score such a beautiful goal if you are not in good form!

This Chen Hero is simply my nemesis!

Leonardo thought angrily in his heart.

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There was definitely more than one Leonardo who didn't want to see Napoli do well. There were also the AC Milan fans in front of the TV. They were all watching this game, just to see Napoli make a fool of themselves, and at the same time witness AC Milan's great moment of completing a reverse in the penultimate round.

Who would have thought that when Chen Hero broke out of Inter Milan's encirclement and then poked the ball into the goal, all the AC Milan fans who had been gloating before were stunned...

Only the commentator's voice was floating inside and outside the TV: "Hero! Hero! Truly amazing! He scored! A beautiful goal! Napoli has tied Inter Milan! Before the game, everyone was guessing that Chen Hero would definitely be affected by that incident, leading to a sharp decline in form... But judging from this goal, there is no problem with his form at all!"

Chen Hero, who had already celebrated the goal, ran back to his own half with his teammates. He hadn't forgotten to wave his fist at the camera lens.

So this scene fell into the eyes of AC Milan fans, and it became Chen Hero demonstrating to them.

The meaning seemed to be: Let you watch me make a fool of myself! Sorry, I disappointed you! If you have the ability, continue to laugh at me! Come on! Laugh at me as much as you want! Then I will have a reason to slap you in the face...

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The happiest people at the Stadio San Paolo were the Blue Giant Bear fans and Mazzarri.

The fans supported Chen Hero, so of course they were happy when Chen Hero scored. They even felt that Chen Hero's goal had their own contribution.

Mazzarri was happy because he saw Chen Hero's fighting spirit and form from this goal. If Chen Hero can really maintain this state... He suddenly regained his confidence in the league championship!

But he was still a little surprised in his heart—such a serious event did not affect his state, what material is Chen Hero's heart made of...

If he had personally seen Chen Hero join Zenit Saint Petersburg, and heard the evaluation of Chen Hero by Zenit Saint Petersburg assistant coach Borovikia at the time, he might not have been so surprised.

"That kid has a heart big enough to support his huge body!"

Yes, a hero's heart!