Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 291 A Way to Pay Tribute to the Legend (First Guarantee Update)
The initiative returned to Napoli's hands.
This time, Mazzarri didn't hesitate anymore. He shouted loudly on the sidelines, asking the team to continue to strengthen their attack.
Only offense can give the team an advantage against AC Milan.
Napoli is a passionate team, and they shouldn't have chosen a conservative tactic in the first place...
So after that, Napoli went all out. Taking advantage of the momentum of scoring such a beautiful goal, they launched a fierce offensive against AC Milan's goal, one wave higher than the other, one wave after another.
Chen Hero, who scored a goal, was very active. He was the most threatening player for Napoli during this period. Whether it was a header or a sudden cold shot from outside the penalty area, he could always make AC Milan's defense feel embarrassed.
Not to mention that he can also use his body to protect the ball, wait for support, and cooperate with his teammates.
This made the AC Milan defenders who were defending him very headache.
AC Milan could only play counterattacks for a while.
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Maldini felt more and more pressure. Because his physical strength was declining rapidly. He could feel the energy flowing out of his body. After all, he was forty years old, and his physical strength was not as good as before.
And the confrontation with Chen Hero was a very physically demanding thing—he had to do his best every time he confronted him, only in that way could he not be overwhelmed by Chen Hero's physical advantage.
What's even worse is that he felt that the other person knew that his physical energy was being consumed quickly. Because when they collided again, he clearly felt that Chen Hero was using more force...
In fact, Maldini guessed wrong. Chen Hero didn't know that Maldini's physical strength was being consumed so quickly. He used more force because he wanted to defeat Maldini, and for this he had to use all his skills.
This is what he thought—Maldini is a legendary figure, and in order to pay tribute to such a legend, he must go all out, use all his strength, and never show mercy. Otherwise, a little bit of reservation would be an insult to the legend. You must not relax just because the other party is already forty years old.
Just like when he faced Kahn, who was about to retire, he was merciless and staged a hat-trick, making the UEFA Cup semi-final the last game of Kahn's European war career. In Germany, especially in Munich, many people still cannot forgive Chen Hero, and as soon as his name is mentioned, there is a burst of cursing. Because in their opinion, Chen Hero ruined Kahn's last season—you said it's okay for you to win the ball, why do you have to come with a hat-trick? Why are you working so hard to score goals? Can't you be a little more merciful when facing Kahn and save him some face?
But Chen Hero never cared about such remarks. The rules and regulations that ordinary people abide by are useless to him, he only follows the principles in his heart. For those legendary players who are getting old, as long as it is a game, to show respect, he will go all out. Bullying people? I have a body, you have experience, who is bullying who is not necessarily!
If there is any regret about the incredible goal before, it is that there was no AC Milan defender around him when he shot, so he can only be regarded as a one-man show, and he did not defeat this legendary defender in the process of scoring, which made him feel not so perfect...
Fortunately, there are still more than twenty minutes left in the game, so there is plenty of time.
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Every attack by Napoli can make the San Paolo Stadium cheer.
Napoli and the Northern Three are natural enemies. Because the Northern Three represent the wealthy class, while teams like Napoli claim to represent the common people.
Every time they fight against the Northern Three, for Napoli fans, it is like a challenge and demonstration of the poor against the rich class, so they are especially excited—they cannot defeat the rich in real life. They live in low houses, but the rich have luxury yachts. They struggle in the chaotic slums of Naples, but the rich live a extravagant and corrupt life. In front of those rich people, they are inferior, and maybe a lifetime of hard work is not as good as a year's income for others.
But on the football field, everyone is equal. No matter how much money you have or how much power you have, I also have the opportunity to defeat you. This point was particularly evident in the Maradona era.
Maradona was even regarded by fans as a spokesperson for the disadvantaged groups who were discriminated against and bullied. Northern Italians contemptuously called Southern Italians "donkeys", so after Napoli defeated the Northern teams, the fans let Maradona's statue ride a donkey in a parade, in order to show off their power to the Northern teams.
There are significant social, political, and economic factors behind Maradona's ability to become a god in Naples.
It is difficult for anyone to surpass Maradona after this, which is also related to the changes of the times.
But no matter how the times change, the hatred caused by the huge differences between the Southern teams represented by Napoli and the Northern teams will never subside, and will even be fermented into a deeper sense of confrontation on the football field.
So when Chen Hero helped Napoli take the lead again with a bicycle kick, the cheers from the stands were louder than before—new fans joined the ranks of cheering for Chen Hero.
Any player who can score goals in the battle against the Northern powerhouses is a hero in the hearts of Napoli fans!
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The game came to the seventy-ninth minute without realizing it. Counting stoppage time, there are only ten minutes left, and this game is about to end. The current score is 2:1, and Napoli is leading at home.
Of course, AC Milan was not willing to lose the game like this. They came here to seek revenge, not to have salt sprinkled on their wounds again!
In the final stage of the game, Ancelotti began to make frequent substitutions, hoping to reverse the defeat.
He first replaced Seedorf with Kaka to strengthen the team's attacking speed in counterattacks, and then replaced Inzaghi with Ronaldinho.
Inzaghi scored a goal to equalize the score for the team, but unfortunately he was old and physically weak.
Kaka and Ronaldinho appeared at the same time, and the pressure on Napoli's defense increased sharply.
Ronaldinho can control the ball and pass the ball, while Kaka has the speed to break through, and he is a first-class player in counterattacks. Once Kaka speeds up, the opponent's defense line is basically in danger.
In order to avoid such a situation, Mazzarri also made targeted adjustments—he asked Maggio and Vitale to retreat to the full-back positions, and the three central defenders became an inverted triangle formation, with a temporary sweeper set behind, specially used to deal with Kaka's sharp back insertion.
However, in this way, Chen Hero, who lost the support of the two wings, was basically unable to threaten AC Milan's goal with headers.
This made Maldini's pressure suddenly lighten.
But how could Chen Hero easily let go of this opportunity to compete with the legendary defender? He knew that Maldini was going to retire after this season, which means he would have no chance to play against him in the future. Since this is the case, of course he must fully cherish this last opportunity.
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Napoli is now playing counterattacks, and Arshavin is an important figure in the counterattacks, because he has speed and skills.
Hamsik retreated, and his current position is more like a defensive midfielder. In addition to defense, Mazzarri's task for him is to use long passes more in offense, passing the ball quickly and simply, without being sloppy.
So now Hamsik directly passes the ball long after getting the ball, looking for the front, and leaving Chen Hero and Arshavin in the front, using the cooperation and tacit understanding between them to fish in troubled waters.
In fact, they don't expect them to score goals, as long as they can help hold back AC Milan's entire defense line in the front, so that they can't come up to participate in the offense, that's good. Anyway, Napoli is now leading 2:1.
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Arshavin was sprinting wildly on the wing, and his dribbling made the Napoli fans in the stands cheer.
When Lavezzi was put on the bench, they could only see such exciting scenes on Arshavin.
Everyone focused their attention on Arshavin, who was dribbling the ball.
Maldini didn't even look at it, he kept following Chen Hero.
From the moment Arshavin started dribbling the ball from the wing, Chen Hero started running towards the penalty area.
The experienced Maldini certainly knew what he was going to do, so he followed closely.
At this time, the game had reached the eighty-third minute, and Maldini, who had been confronting Chen Hero one-on-one for eighty-three minutes, had exhausted his physical strength, but he was still gritting his teeth and persevering.
As AC Milan's spiritual leader and banner, how could he give up so easily?
But this time, he was not fighting alone. Kaladze was waiting in front, and when the time came, he and Kaladze would cooperate to close the door and shut him out!
As long as he can hold him back now...
Just then, he caught a glimpse of Chen Hero suddenly stopping!
He hadn't figured out what was going on, but his body also stopped suddenly, and at the same time quickly turned around and pounced on Chen Hero. Experience told him that at this time, Arshavin must have passed the ball over.
Unexpectedly, Chen Hero suddenly took a step back and went in the direction behind Maldini.
AC Milan's captain turned around again and chased after him.
Fortunately, Maldini's physical fitness was still good, otherwise these two consecutive turns would have exhausted him.
Maldini saw that Chen Hero had obviously slowed down, and he was turning his head to look at the wing.
At this time, they had reached the edge of the penalty area.
Seeing Chen Hero like this, Maldini did not pounce on him directly, but changed direction and went straight to the front of Chen Hero. He planned to wait for Chen Hero here.
At the same time, Kaladze switched positions with the captain—he pounced on Chen Hero.
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Arshavin, who was dribbling the ball wildly on the wing, was being blocked by Zambrotta on the inside, but there was still a lot of space in front of him. If he wanted to dribble the ball, he could continue to move forward.
But at this moment, he suddenly passed the ball while running!
This pass was very sudden, beyond the expectation of Beckham, who had been running with him, and also made Zambrotta's defense on the inside a decoration. The football flew directly over Zambrotta's head.
Just when Arshavin passed the ball, Chen Hero, who had slowed down and had been waiting for an opportunity at the far post, suddenly started, accelerated past Kaladze, and went to meet the football!
And Maldini watched the football coming, while retreating to adjust his steps, while preparing to jump up and head the football out first.
From the perspective of positional relationship, he was in front of Chen Hero, so as long as his judgment of the landing point of the football was correct, then he could head the football out before Chen Hero.
When both of them felt that they had reached the right time to take off, they jumped up almost at the same time!
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