Although Chen Hero was a pushover in front of Yesenin, he was still very tough in front of his teammates.

On the day before the game, before training began, Chen Hero went to the locker room. He found that as soon as he walked in, the noisy locker room suddenly became quiet.

Everyone was looking at him.

"Uh, hi, good morning, everyone..." Chen Hero didn't understand what was happening, but he still greeted everyone as usual.

Martin Škrtel walked up to him. He stood in front of Chen Hero, the two men were of similar height, so neither had to look up or down at the other.

"Is it true, Hero?" Škrtel asked.

Chen Hero was confused: "What's true?"

"The hat trick, the hat trick." Erik Hagen next to him chimed in.

"Huh?" Chen Hero looked directly at Denisov and the others.

Anyukov made a face: "We've already told everyone about this, Hero! We're mobilizing the whole team to help you achieve this goal!"

Chen Hero was helpless at first, then laughed: "Thank you!"

Škrtel was still worried: "I say, Hero, are you really going to do this?"

Since everyone knew about it, there was nothing to hide. Chen Hero nodded: "I don't want to go to the reserve team, so this is the only way to do it."

"Then there's no need for a hat trick, right? To prove that your condition hasn't been affected, just score a goal..."

Chen Hero shook his head: "I think the coach is deliberately making things difficult for me, so I decided to shut him up directly!"

He did indeed leave Advocaat speechless. Yesterday, when he heard Chen Hero's decision, he was stunned for a long time before saying, "You said it yourself, and I agree. If you can complete a hat trick, I won't pursue this matter!"

Who would have thought he'd corner himself.

Captain Radimov walked up to him and said to Chen Hero, "Although I don't agree with going to nightclubs, I admire your courage, Hero. Don't worry, I will do my best to help you achieve this goal in the game."

"Thank you, thank you!" Chen Hero thanked these teammates who were willing to help him.

He felt that this matter was not entirely a bad thing. At least through this matter, he discovered that his popularity in the team was actually quite good.

So his original depressed mood disappeared, and he raised his fist: "I will definitely complete a hat trick to repay you!"

"Wo wo wo wo wo! That's the spirit! The spirit!" Denisov jumped to the center of the locker room, whistling and shouting loudly.

"Go! Hero!" Škrtel also gave Chen Hero a thumbs up.

"That's right, that's the spirit! Haha!" Hagen also laughed.

"Samara's Wings of the Soviets are nothing to worry about, just a relegation team! Let's have a big win!" Anyukov also shouted.

Everyone admired Chen Hero's attitude in the face of difficulties. A professional player cannot be intimidated by difficulties, or they will be looked down upon.

Seeing the locker room like this, only Li Hao rolled his eyes.

He didn't like this arrogant guy at all.

He didn't believe that shouting a few slogans in the locker room would complete a hat trick. If that were the case, scoring goals would be too easy. Although he had scored in two consecutive games, a hat trick was completely different from scoring a goal in a game, the difficulty increased exponentially. If the difficulty of scoring a goal is one hundred, then scoring twice is one hundred squared, and a hat trick is one hundred squared squared.

After training, Advocaat announced the eighteen-man squad for the home game against Samara's Wings of the Soviets the next day.

Chen Hero, Anyukov, Denisov, and Kerzhakov were all on the list.

Pot was greatly puzzled by Advocaat's arrangement.

He found Advocaat after the team took the bus to the Baltic Pearl Hotel.

"What are you thinking, Dick? Why are you still giving those four a chance?"

So Advocaat repeated what Chen Hero had said yesterday to Pot.

After listening, Pot was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "That's impossible! A hat trick? Samara's Wings of the Soviets are a relegation team, and relegation teams are the hardest to deal with at this time!"

Advocaat tapped the desk and smiled at Pot: "If he can really do it, it's not a big deal if he goes to a nightclub once in a while. If he can't do it, let him go to the reserve team to cool down for a while. I think that's pretty good too."

Pot thought about it. He didn't believe that Chen Hero could complete a hat trick. Many established forwards couldn't complete a hat trick easily, let alone a young man who had just debuted.

In that case, Chen Hero had only one ending, which was to go to the reserve team.

So he nodded: "That's really good, that way he'll have nothing to say. Because he proposed it himself!"

While Pot was happy that Chen Hero was doomed this time, in Chen Hero and Denisov's room, he welcomed a new friend.

Arshavin was led into the room by Anyukov and Kerzhakov.

"Hi, Igor." After entering the room, Arshavin took the lead in greeting Denisov.

Although they were on the same team, Chen Hero rarely had contact with Arshavin. At first, he thought that everyone was the same age, not too many years apart, but later, when chatting with Denisov and the others, he found out that Arshavin was twenty-five years old...

He was almost seven years older than him, there was a generation gap...

So apart from exchanges on the field, there was not much contact in private.

Who would have thought that Arshavin would take the initiative to come to his door today.

"Hi, Shava!" Denisov was very happy that Arshavin came to visit.

"Igor, I came to ask you, are we still friends?"

Denisov was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Arshavin would ask this after entering the door. He cast a questioning look at Anyukov and Kerzhakov behind Arshavin, the two of them smiled wryly.

"Uh... of course, Shava! Of course we're friends!" Denisov opened his arms, wanting to give Arshavin a hug. Although he still didn't understand what had happened that made Arshavin run over to question him.

"Very good, then why did I hear that you guys started a Zenit St. Petersburg Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Group, but I wasn't included?"

Denisov realized it now, so that's what it was about!

"Uh, Shava... it's like this, I think you're a father with a child... I don't think you would like going to nightclubs all the time, right?"

"Don't you call it the Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Group? Do you only go to nightclubs?"

Denisov guessed what Arshavin meant. He didn't want to go to nightclubs, but he wanted to join this organization, because his three good friends had all joined, and he didn't want to be abandoned by his friends.

So he quickly stepped forward and hugged Arshavin: "Okay, Shava. I apologize for the previous oversight, now you are a member of the Zenit St. Petersburg Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Group! If you're willing..."

"Of course I'm willing, Igor. Thank you for not forgetting me. Ha!" Arshavin patted Denisov on the back.

"Listen to what you're saying..."

Chen Hero, who was standing next to him, felt a little awkward seeing Arshavin speaking like an older brother with his childish face.

But he also stepped forward and hugged Arshavin. He was joking... he had to embrace the most important player in the team!

"Good!" Anyukov raised his hand next to him. "To celebrate Shava's joining, should we find some time to get together?"

He had completely forgotten that the Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Group was facing the most serious crisis since its formation.

"Of course! But... uh, I think we shouldn't go to any nightclubs recently." Denisov also agreed, but he put forward his own opinion.

"Of course, Shava won't go either..."

Chen Hero looked at these four people and suddenly thought of Ruilong Residence. He had promised the boss that he would visit often in the future, but he didn't expect that he hadn't been there since that time. So he suggested: "Why don't we go eat Chinese food next time? I know a Chinese restaurant that tastes pretty good."

Arshavin heard Chen Hero's words and turned his attention over.

"Are you really going to stage a hat trick in tomorrow's game, Hero?" he asked.

As soon as these words came out, the people around who were still discussing Chen Hero's proposal fell silent, and everyone looked at Chen Hero. Although this was the most serious crisis since the formation of the Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Group, all the pressure was on Chen Hero's shoulders. It could be said that the future and survival of the Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun Group were all tied to him. Everyone knew what kind of pressure that was...

Chen Hero nodded: "Of course. What else can I do?"

"A hat trick is not something that can be completed casually," Arshavin reminded him.

"I know, but... I like this kind of challenge!" Chen Hero said heroically, but his heart was bleeding—damn it! Impulsiveness is the devil, isn't it!

Arshavin patted Chen Hero's arm—he was short, so it was difficult to pat Chen Hero's shoulder.

"Wait for me to pass the ball to you then!"

Chen Hero was overjoyed! He already had a personal experience of Arshavin's level, and he was indeed worthy of being Zenit St. Petersburg's number one star and the new core of the Russian national team. He had excellent skills, outstanding dribbling, fast speed, and... he wasn't selfish! His passes were very comfortable.

Now that he had obtained the promise of help from the most powerful star in the team, Chen Hero felt that the hat trick might not be an unattainable peak...