Chapter 22 They Can't Stop Me

Although Napoli wanted to win this game, the time left for them was running out. After Hamsik scored a penalty, there were only eight minutes left in the ninety-minute match. Overall, the game had been going smoothly, so there shouldn't be too much injury time added. Regular injury time is usually three minutes. This game should have a maximum of three minutes added, which means there are eleven minutes left before the game ends.

Could Napoli really score another goal in these eleven minutes?

This was a concern for many fans.

But not for Chen Hero.

Who cares if they can do it or not, you can't do anything if you don't try!

That was Chen Hero's thought.

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After conceding the equalizing goal, Lazio immediately made two substitutions, replacing offensive players with defensive players. It was a clear signal that they were going to strengthen their defense and hold on for a point.

Whenever faced with this situation, Napoli had their own unique skill to deal with it, which was... crossing from the wings and battling for headers in the center.

In fact, this "unique skill" was quite poor and not really unique. Experts in other fields might even scoff at it.

Because it was too simple and crude.

But the simpler and cruder something is, the more useful it can be, especially when used to deal with a packed defense.

It's like facing a tightly closed door: do you use tools and painstakingly pick the lock? Or do you just use a cannon to blast it open for convenience?

Although after the cannon blast, not only the door but maybe even the whole wall would be gone.

But the goal is to break in, so who cares if the wall and door are intact?

Napoli was like a battleship from World War I and World War II, turning its side and aiming all its cannons at Lazio's city, and then... firing a salvo!

"Hamsik shoots from long range—!"

"Hero's header! Beautiful, just a little off!"

"Cassano's chip shot is very imaginative, but it's too high!"

"It's Hero again, it's Hero again! A shot in the penalty area... Muslera makes a brilliant save!"

The time in the game ticked away, Napoli's attack was fierce, but Lazio's defense was also tenacious.

Napoli still couldn't achieve their first lead in this game...

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"Still a draw."

The game at the San Siro could no longer attract the attention of the two people on the home team's coaching bench. Because the result of this game was already determined, with five minutes left, Inter Milan was absolutely impossible to turn things around.

Although Leonardo had brought many positive changes to Inter Milan after taking over, and the league ranking had risen from fifth to third, the city derby was different. You could afford to lose the league title, but you couldn't lose twice in a season to your city rivals. If you could defeat your rivals, then even if you lost the championship, you could be forgiven.

So Inter Milan fans didn't care how many positive changes Leonardo had brought to the team, and now they were venting their anger, with angry boos raining down on Leonardo.

Allegri was too lazy to pay attention to the game on the field. He was now focused on the result of the game at another stadium.

Hearing Tassotti say it was still a draw, he felt a little relieved.

With little time left in the game, Napoli's hope of overtaking the score was becoming increasingly slim.

A draw... was not a bad result.

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"Time is running out, Napoli is still attacking, Lazio is retreating with all its players, everyone has stood up from their seats, leaning forward, nervously watching the game..."

Chen Hero stopped the ball with his chest. At this time, he was outside the penalty area and facing away from the goal.

But Lazio's defenders didn't dare to be careless, because they knew that even if this person was facing away from the goal, he had a way to put the ball in the net—how many goals had he scored by first receiving the ball with his back to the goal, and then shooting the ball into the goal?

Teams in other leagues might still lack a direct understanding of Chen Hero, but Lazio, as a Serie A team, knew very well.

They didn't dare to underestimate this guy who had his back to them.

The ball fell to the ground, Chen Hero didn't turn around, he passed the ball out.

Then, he turned to go inside without the ball.

Lazio's defenders were all watching him, and when they saw him going into the penalty area, they followed him back into the penalty area.

But at this moment, Chen Hero's charging body suddenly stopped, his body froze in place!

And what about the Lazio players who were defending him? They couldn't stop their steps and were carried back by inertia.

In this way, a no-man's land about three meters wide and two meters deep appeared in front of Chen Hero...

Chen Hero had just managed to shift his weight back and adjust his body when the ball returned to his feet, as if the ball he had just kicked out was not a soccer ball, but a boomerang that would return to his feet at the right time.

In fact, of course, it wasn't a boomerang, but a demonstration of his tacit understanding with Arshavin.

He didn't tell Arshavin in advance what he was going to do, he just passed the ball to him. Next, it was up to Arshavin to do it.

Arshavin had actually intended to pass the ball inside at first, he thought Chen Hero wanted to use his run to attract the attention of all of Lazio's defenders, and then create opportunities for other teammates.

Who would have thought that just as he raised his leg, he caught a glimpse of Chen Hero slamming on the "brakes"...

So a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he suddenly changed his mind, twisting his body and sweeping the ball back horizontally.

Chen Hero, who received the ball, didn't make any adjustments, because he didn't have time.

Lazio's defenders had already reacted and were now rushing towards him.

If he waited for him to make adjustments, he was afraid that the opponent would have blocked everything they should have blocked.

So he stopped the ball with his left foot, even though it wasn't stopped very well, and directly swung his right foot.

To be honest, the ball wasn't stopped very well, because it was a little too close to his left foot, which was acting as a support. If he kicked like this, it would be difficult for his right foot to generate force.

But Chen Hero only had one choice: to shoot. What if he couldn't generate force? Then try to be as accurate as possible...

At this moment, he thought of the boring free-kick training in the copy...

Wasn't the accuracy of hitting the ball what he was practicing?

What had he been practicing these days?

That's right, it was using the front three toes on the outside of his foot to hit the lower left side of the ball. The ball kicked out like this was faster than using the entire outside of his foot, spun more violently, and had a more obvious arc.

It's like being hit by the tip of a whip is always more painful than being hit by the middle of the whip.

Chen Hero's leg was the whip, and the three toes on the outside of his foot were the tip of the whip.

Because the ball was too close to his supporting foot, in order to make this kick have the best effect, Chen Hero leaned his body to the left when he raised his foot to shoot. As a result, the ankle of his supporting foot almost twisted to ninety degrees at that moment. Of course, he didn't let this situation last too long. It was almost instantaneous. His left foot left the ground.

At the same time, his right foot accurately hit the part it should have hit.

Chen Hero completed a shot that looked awkward.

The movement was not good-looking, even a little embarrassing, but the effect was very good!

The ball drew an arc and went straight to the left goalpost.

Goalkeeper Muslera jumped out, while desperately stretching his arms, hoping to reach the ball.

He didn't make it.

The ball easily bypassed his fingers and flew into the goal, brushing the post...

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"Beautiful! Ah! Beautiful! Beautiful—! Beau——tiful——!" Liu Jianhong, the commentator for CCTV Sports Channel, could only shout "Beautiful" after seeing this goal. Apart from that, he really couldn't find a word that could accurately describe his mood after seeing this goal...

"Hero! Hero! Hat trick! He scored his third goal of the game with a very beautiful shot from outside the penalty area! It's also his thirty-second goal of the season!"

"Unbelievable! An unparalleled goal! Chen Hero killed Lazio in the eighty-eighth minute!"

"4:3! What a wonderful game!"

A huge cheer erupted from the Stadio San Paolo, so loud that it drowned out a lot of boos.

But even more excited was coach Mazzarri, who jumped up from his seat, spread his arms and ran to the sidelines, and then raised his arms and shouted.

No one knew what he was shouting, but everyone saw his excitement.

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After shooting, Chen Hero lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Seeing the ball fly into the goal, he clapped his hands and jumped up from the ground.

Game winner!

Hat trick!

The excited Chen Hero had long forgotten the rules!

Take off his clothes!

Streaking!

So the fans at the Stadio San Paolo, as well as the viewers in front of the TV, had the good fortune to see Chen Hero's lifelike bear tattoo on his back again.

This thing has been regarded as a tattoo of great artistic value by many fashion magazines and tattoo artists, and its value has naturally risen, becoming a very remarkable and rare thing. In addition, Chen Hero is now afraid of getting a yellow card, so he rarely takes off his clothes to celebrate, and there are very few opportunities for this thing to show its face, and every time it appears, it will cause a lot of heated discussion.

"Oh oh oh!" Sure enough, the commentator immediately climaxed when he saw this scene: "He took it off! He took it off! Hero finally took off his clothes!"

The tone was like watching a live "striptease"...

Chen Hero waved the jersey in his hand, showing off the strong muscles on his body.

And his teammates swarmed up, dragged Chen Hero, who was showing off his muscles, to the ground, and then pressed on him. They couldn't vent their inner emotions without this pyramid-like celebration.

A great reversal! Who wouldn't be excited to experience and witness such a good show?