The support the hero received was indeed less, but he wasn't discouraged by it. He was working hard to learn from Raul, to find unlimited opportunities from limited support...

It sounded a little... something, but it was the truth.

Chen Hero was taking advantage of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester United to continue honing his ability to find and seize opportunities.

He treated this game as a proving ground, and Manchester United as the test subject.

Just like when he faced Villarreal in the UEFA Cup when he was at Zenit Saint Petersburg.

It was quite difficult to make someone like him know what "nervousness" meant... His brain circuits were really different from those of normal people.

Finding opportunities to shoot and score in the absence of support was quite difficult and tested a player's intuition. Because when you have a lot of support, you have plenty of opportunities to waste and experiment, to find the one that can deliver a fatal blow. Moreover, having many opportunities meant that the team you are in has a swift attack, and under a swift attack, the opponent's defense would naturally be caught off guard, and loopholes would always appear.

When there were few opportunities, these prerequisites no longer existed. With fewer opportunities, shouldn't it be easier to find them?

Actually, it wasn't like that. Not just any attack could become an opportunity.

And many times, due to the lack of support from teammates, he needed to deal with the defenders alone, which further increased the difficulty of scoring.

But Chen Hero had to do it.

Because he wanted to score...

In the competition with Messi, he had always been in the position of a pursuer. This time, he finally managed to be on the same starting line as Messi, and he wanted Messi to taste the feeling of eating exhaust fumes behind him. So he had to score in this game.

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Manchester United, who had scored a goal, didn't shrink back to defend, because just taking an away goal wasn't Ferguson's goal. Since the start was so good, why not just score a few more?

The leading Manchester United players were also in high spirits, and when they launched an attack, it made people feel that they were in great shape, and everything they did was right.

The Napoli fans in the stands were worried, fearing that before the score was tied, Napoli would concede another goal to Manchester United.

"Napoli's situation is not very good now. Mazzarri has made some adjustments... We can see that Napoli's attack is not as fierce as before. Full-backs like Maggio and Criscito are not helping with the attack as much. Mazzarri plans to stabilize the defense during this period..."

"This is the right choice. Manchester United is in full swing now, and they should avoid their sharp edge," He Ping also said. Although he hoped to see Chen Hero score, he also knew that the game had ninety minutes, so there was no need to rush. "Napoli must not concede another goal now. Rooney's goal was an accident, but if they let the opponent score another goal, then it won't be an accident."

Everyone could see that Mazzarri was forced to do so. In his own home stadium, it should have been them who launched a massive attack and reaped goals, but the away team had forcibly suppressed this momentum. It would be a miracle if Mazzarri was willing to do this.

The commentators were talking about Mazzarri's adjustments, and Napoli's current defensive posture.

But they unconsciously ignored Chen Hero's activity in the frontcourt.

However, in the eyes of many people, Chen Hero's off-ball runs were just a series of harassment-style runs, with the aim of interfering with Manchester United's defenders' ball control. Talking about scoring? At the moment, it seemed like an impossible task.

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Rio Ferdinand was a little disappointed.

During the group stage, he played against Napoli twice, but he didn't meet Chen Hero. At that time, he didn't think this guy who was suspended was anything special. So what if he was the Champions League top scorer? The Champions League top scorer was produced every year, and it wasn't anything rare.

But when the Champions League entered the knockout stage, he saw Chen Hero's awesomeness. He actually caught up with Messi in just four games. Nine goals in four games, an average scoring efficiency of 4.25 goals per game, was the best in Europe.

After knowing that they would meet Napoli in the semi-finals, he was a little eager to try.

For this reason, he also posted a message on Twitter, saying that he was looking forward to "competing" with Chen Hero.

Who would have thought that after the game started, Chen Hero only got a few chances with the support of the team. After that, due to Napoli's strategic adjustments, Chen Hero lost support in the frontcourt, and his performance was not so eye-catching.

Rio Ferdinand, who was eager to compete with a strong opponent, was a little depressed.

He secretly hooked his hand towards Chen Hero's back: Come on, Chinese, let me see how powerful you really are!

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His teammate made a long pass from the backcourt. Because Manchester United now had the posture of turning the tables on the home team, Napoli's players, in order to prevent their ball control in the backcourt from being intercepted, thereby allowing the opponent to directly face the defense line or even the goalkeeper, now basically kicked the ball forward with a big foot. Of course, to put it nicely, it was a "long pass".

His teammate made a long pass from the backcourt. Chen Hero looked up and saw that it was going to the wing, but now he was the only one at the front, and everyone else had to go back to defend. He didn't have to defend, but he couldn't save his strength in the frontcourt. So he buried his head and chased after it.

As a result, the ball was passed too far. The football landed five meters in front of him, then bounced high, and then bounced out of the sideline.

Chen Hero didn't give up chasing after seeing that the football was too far away from him. He kept running to the sideline before stopping. Then he didn't forget to give a thumbs up to a teammate who kicked the football here with a big foot.

Although this pass was really bad, he still had to give his teammates some face...

Ranocchia, who made the big kick, was a little embarrassed.

This was just one of Chen Hero's headless fly-like runs so far.

No matter how the outside world commented on him, he didn't give up on this approach. He always kept Inzaghi's words in mind, modern football is football in motion. If you don't run, you'll never want to get any decent opportunities.

Want an opportunity? Then run!

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"Hamsik straight pass... The ball is a little too far, what a pity... Oh? Hero is still chasing!"

This scene appeared on television. Hamsik tried to pass the football from the gap between Rio Ferdinand and Evra, into the gap, to Chen Hero who was running towards that side.

He accurately found the line, but the ball passed was a little too far, arriving earlier than Chen Hero, and then continued to roll forward rapidly.

Rio Ferdinand didn't clear the ball directly, because he saw goalkeeper Van der Sar had already come out. According to the speed of the football rolling, Van der Sar should be able to catch the football steadily when it just entered the penalty area.

So he just needed to protect the football.

He slowed down his pace while observing left and right—this was just a formality. He didn't really think there would be anyone behind him.

This ball was passed too far, and a smart forward wouldn't waste his energy chasing it.

But at this moment, he heard Vidic's exclamation: "Rio—"

Before he finished speaking, he felt a gust of wind behind him...

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"Hero is still chasing, still chasing... still chasing!"

The commentator's voice suddenly rose.

And everyone's spirits were also lifted.

They all saw Chen Hero rushing towards Rio Ferdinand, who was shaking his head and looking around, but all were just pretending, like a speeding heavy truck!

Obviously, Ferdinand didn't really see Chen Hero, otherwise he wouldn't easily let the football to the right side of his body, waiting for Van der Sar to come up and take it. He would honestly press the football under the center of his body, following closely step by step, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

This casual ball protection could only prove that he didn't see Chen Hero at all.

And Chen Hero was precisely playing this idea.

In fact, at the beginning of chasing the ball, he was just chasing with the attitude of not letting go of any opportunity, trying it wouldn't kill anyone. He didn't expect that chasing and chasing... he found that the situation was not right, it seemed... there was an opportunity?!

Damn it, if you don't take advantage of it, you're a turtle!

Go!

He accelerated and rushed up.

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Rio Ferdinand didn't see Chen Hero, but the other Manchester United players saw him. So his center-back partner Vidic reminded him at the most critical moment.

Unfortunately, his voice sounded a little too late.

When Rio Ferdinand realized that there was a problem behind him and planned to quickly block this gap, a figure had already flashed out from beside him.

Chen Hero took half a step ahead!

He blocked Rio Ferdinand in front!

Ferdinand certainly knew what the consequences would be if the opponent's center forward got the football before him and the goalkeeper who was attacking. At this time, he couldn't bother to think about how this kid jumped up.

He directly pressed his body towards Chen Hero.

At the same time, he pushed hard with both hands!

Pressing down with his foot, just扣 (kou - press down) at the inner curve of Chen Hero's knee.

With these three things done, even if Chen Hero was really a bear, he would have to fall.

He was knocked to the ground by Rio Ferdinand's push and trip.

After the two fell to the ground, the ball finally rolled into Van der Sar's hands.

But at this time, the referee's whistle had already sounded.

"Foul! This is definitely a foul!" The Italian commentator shouted excitedly. In this position, a foul in this situation, people who watch football know what the consequences are. This is interfering with a good one-on-one opportunity...

"Ferdinand's negligence has made a big mistake! It looks like he can't escape this time..."

Mazzarri also jumped up from the coaching bench, and then rushed to the sidelines with his arms open—he wasn't celebrating anything, but shouting: "Hey! Referee! Hey! This is a foul! It's a foul! He stopped our one-on-one! That was a one-on-one! Look clearly! That's a one-on-one! Aaaaaaaah!"

The Stadio San Paolo exploded...

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