Chapter 1 I Just Want to Forge

Chen Yingxiong was now accustomed to chatting with Maldini before entering the dungeon each time, and then going to train with the team. Dekula was right; other than the passing stars, he couldn't have a normal conversation with his teammates. Their performances were still like robots programmed to death.

But he felt very honored to have someone to chat with, and it was the famous Maldini.

The two-week league break passed in a flash.

When those international teammates returned from all over the world, Napoli would also usher in their third league game.

September 13th, the last game of the third round of Serie A, Napoli challenged Genoa away.

For Genoa, this was a battle of revenge.

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In fact, the relationship between the two clubs was still very good.

The last time the two sides were promoted to Serie A at the same time, Genoa fans put up a banner on the stadium that read: "Welcome back, Napoli brothers!"

This was enough to illustrate the relationship between the two families.

However, Napoli's hard-won Champions League spot last season still made many Genoa fans feel alienated from this team.

In the world of football, hatred often comes from this, maybe a loss in a game, or maybe a taunt from a rival. Even the best relationship can turn into an enemy.

What's more, the saying of revenge is not so much aimed at ordinary fans, but at Genoa's players...

Losing the Champions League, for the fans, is just watching a few fewer high-level Champions League group matches at their doorstep, but for the players, it's different.

They lost the opportunity to perform on the greatest stage.

As professional players, how many people don't want to participate in the Champions League?

Countless players dream of going to wealthy clubs. For what? For higher salaries? That's just one reason. A bigger factor is naturally that wealthy clubs have more opportunities to participate in high-level events, to compete with strong enemies, to improve their strength and reputation, and to obtain more benefits.

The Champions League is a battlefield that can realize all their ambitions.

Now, this opportunity was snatched away by Napoli. It is impossible to say that the Genoa players don't have any fire in their hearts!

What's more, from the Genoa club's directors to the head coach, they all value the Champions League qualification very much.

For the Genoa club, Champions League qualification means more than 10 million euros in revenue. This 10 million is undoubtedly a large financial income for small clubs. Although Genoa has a toy tycoon boss, there is no reason for people to pour money into the club without restriction. Everyone knows that if the club wants to develop, it must create its own blood.

The Champions League is a good opportunity to create blood.

But it was snatched away by Napoli.

For Genoa coach Gian Piero Gasperini, the Champions League is a big stage for a coach to become famous overseas and prove his ability. No coach doesn't want his team to go to the Champions League, that proves his ability. Especially a capable and ambitious coach like Gasperini.

But his dream was shattered by Napoli.

To sum up, everyone from top to bottom hates Napoli. How is this not a battle of revenge?

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Napoli doesn't have any hatred here—that's natural. There is only hatred from losers towards winners, how can there be winners hating losers?

Napoli only prepared for this as an ordinary league game. The other party was indeed trying their best to take revenge at their home stadium.

When this game started, it was more intense than the Napoli people expected, which was normal...

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"Sokratis Papastathopoulos! The whistle sounds, he fouled again!"

The commentator shouted.

The offending Greek raised his hands in an innocent gesture.

And Arshavin was lying on the ground with a helpless expression.

He thought the referee should give a yellow card—of course, it would be better if the referee was willing to give a red card.

But the referee only gave a verbal warning.

Five minutes into the game, Greek center-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos had committed two fouls, one against Hamsik who was插entering, and the other against Arshavin who rushed to the center.

The first foul, the referee just blew the whistle, the second foul, just a verbal warning. So will the third foul be carded?

Napoli people think beautifully!

The expression on Papastathopoulos's face after each foul was so loyal and pure...that people simply wouldn't believe he did it on purpose.

This kid is fierce and scheming in his playing, which is an excellent quality for a center back.

But currently, his reputation is not great.

It will be after a season, at the South Africa World Cup, when he uses tricks such as "monkey picking peaches" and "girl grabbing birds" in the seventy minutes of the game to successfully freeze Messi, that he will become famous.

Cassano was no stranger to this person, because the two sides had already played against each other twice last season. Genoa and Sampdoria are city rivals, one of the four famous city derbies in Serie A—Milan Derby, Turin Derby, Rome Derby, and Genoa Derby. Genoa is one of them.

With Genoa's promotion in the 07-08 season, the Genoa Derby also returned to people's attention.

The two teams are very popular every time they play against each other. Cassano played for Sampdoria at the time. As the team's offensive core, he naturally had to deal with Genoa's defenders frequently.

So he knew this guy's characteristics very well. He ran to Chen Yingxiong, who was pulling Arshavin up, and reminded the two of them: "That kid plays dirty, you better be careful and don't fall for his tricks."

The once brain-dead Cassano also has times of calmness. It has to be said that his growth has been obvious recently...

Chen Yingxiong dismissed it, "Dirty? What can be done if he is dirty?"

Cassano chuckled: "You will have a chance to know, Hero."

Chen Yingxiong is a center forward, Papastathopoulos is a center back, and the two will definitely collide many times in the game.

Papastathopoulos is 1.83 meters tall, a full ten centimeters shorter than Chen Yingxiong, and his body doesn't look strong at all, so from the appearance, Chen Yingxiong really has enough capital to despise the other party.

But Cassano is someone who has been there, and what he said makes sense.

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Chen Yingxiong quickly knew why Cassano said he was dirty...

"Your mother..."

He was lying on the ground covering his crotch, with a look of gnashing anger, but he couldn't stand up and beat people, because he...had no strength now, and couldn't take care of that.

"Chen Yingxiong and Papastathopoulos had a hand-to-hand encounter, but there doesn't seem to be any intense physical collision. Why does Hero look so painful?" The TV broadcast gave a close-up of Chen Yingxiong lying on the ground, and the painful expression on Chen Yingxiong's face didn't seem to be fake. To say that Chen Yingxiong faked a fall... everyone has watched so many of his games, he has never faked a fall, and with his body, faking a fall seems too flawed...

Papastathopoulos was standing next to the football. He had just broken the ball while Chen Yingxiong fell, and was planning to take the football out of the dangerous zone when he heard the referee's whistle.

He fouled again.

This time, Papastathopoulos didn't raise his hands and look innocent, but made a gesture to the referee with a helpless smile—putting his hands together and gesturing forward, which is one of the universal gestures on the football field, meaning that Chen Yingxiong dived!

Chen Yingxiong turned his back to him and was in pain, so he didn't see Papastathopoulos's gesture, otherwise he would definitely be furious—I, Chen Yingxiong, act upright on the football field, how could I do such a dirty thing as faking a fall? Accusing me for no reason, watch me slap your mouth!

The referee did not listen to Papastathopoulos's explanation, and decisively ruled that Genoa had fouled, but he still did not take out a card.

Seeing that the referee didn't mean to take out a card, Papastathopoulos quickly retreated. Continue to wander in front of the referee, in case the referee remembers something and suddenly changes his mind and gives himself a yellow card, it will be a loss.

Chen Yingxiong lay on the ground, looking painful, and didn't get up for a long time. The referee felt something was wrong—at first, he thought it was a common trick used by attacking players to exaggerate his actions, which might affect the referee's judgment.

But he is a seasoned referee with rich experience, and he has a set of experience in grasping the scale of penalties, and will not be easily affected by the players' performances.

Now seeing that Chen Yingxiong didn't seem to be pretending, he began to gesture for the team doctor to come on the field...

At this time, Chen Yingxiong also recovered, and he struggled to get up from the ground.

The referee saw Chen Yingxiong getting up from the ground, and couldn't figure out what was going on, but he still signaled the team doctor to come on the field.

After Chen Yingxiong got up, he didn't go to Papastathopoulos for trouble, but jumped three times in place.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief, and squatted down again—it still hurts!

Thanks to the developed TV broadcast, when the TV audience was confused and didn't know what happened to Chen Yingxiong, the slow-motion replay of the TV broadcast restored the entire process just now.

Between the football coming, Chen Yingxiong used his chest to stop the ball, and then used his instep to unload the football. This set of movements was very smooth and skilled, and it could be seen that his skills had improved.

Then Chen Yingxiong拨turned the football to the right, and then turned around and planned to break through forcibly, wiping out Papastathopoulos who was defending him.

Just when he turned around and faced away from the referee, there was some physical contact between the two. Both sides were injured and both had actions. Chen Yingxiong held up Papastathopoulos, while Papastathopoulos bent down and planned to drill past and block the position.

Then, Chen Yingxiong fell to the ground, and possession changed hands.

Since the bodies of both sides blocked the camera lens, no one could see what happened.

But it doesn't matter, our camera is not just one, let's change the angle and continue watching.

This time it was changed to the rear.

Papastathopoulos and Chen Yingxiong turned around together, but his turning action was a little slower. He didn't expect Chen Yingxiong to turn so decisively...

Then he had to use a foul to stop Chen Yingxiong.

Then everyone saw Papastathopoulos reaching for Chen Yingxiong's...crotch when he lost his balance!

Through this high-definition replay lens, everyone saw Papastathopoulos's hand grabbing Chen Yingxiong's two eggs tightly...

Seeing Papastathopoulos gritting his teeth and clenching so tightly, the male viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but tighten their legs and couldn't help but take a breath.

"Hiss——"

It hurts so much!

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