Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1815 Wen swallows water

During the pre-game handshake session, Chen Xingyi saw Mauro Albertazzi.

The talented Italian goalkeeper has exaggeratedly large hands.

Chen Xingyi guessed that he could push his entire face with one hand. This should be part of Albertazzi's talent.

It was these big hands that steadily caught many balls shot towards his goal.

During the handshake session, although Chen Xingyi glanced at Albertazzi a few times, the latter's eyes did not linger on the Chinese player in front of him.

Although there are already many Chinese players active in the European arena, there is only one person that he cares about.

Even throwing away nationality and expanding the selection scope to the entire European football world, there is only one person who can make Albertazzi care so much.

Because that person scored the most goals against him.

Only he is the most special one.

Albertazzi treated all opponents equally except him.

His hand only lightly touched Chen Xingyi's hand before letting go and reaching for the next Athletic Amsterdam player.

Chen Xingyi did not look back at him, but continued to walk towards the next Turin Bulls player.

"...The Champions League quarter-finals between the Turin Bulls and Sporting Amsterdam at home is about to begin. Despite the ups and downs and poor performance in the previous league, head coach Munster still chose to trust him. But we also need to know , for Chen Xingyi, the head coach's confidence and patience are limited. If he cannot quickly adjust his state and perform convincingly again, then his position in the league may not be good. Guaranteed..."

The Chinese commentator introduced this to the fans in front of the TV.

The commentators for this game were not the well-known He Feng and Yan Kang—the two of them commented on Madrid Pirates' away game against Rotterdam Elite.

That game attracted more attention and was broadcast live on a free sports channel.

The match between the Turin Bulls and Sporting Amsterdam was put on the paid Fengyun Football Channel.

Although all Chinese players participate in the Champions League, the treatment they enjoy is different.

There's nothing we can do about it, the fans want to watch Hu Lai's game more.

On the one hand, Hu Lai is now the most famous and has the highest reputation.

On the other hand, everyone thinks that watching Hu Lai's game is guaranteed to score a goal.

And look at Chen Xingyi's game... His recent state is indeed not good.

There's a good chance you won't get any enjoyment out of watching him play.

What's so interesting about a game in which he doesn't score or assist, performs mediocrely, and then gets substituted early?

Naturally, there is no need to place such a competition on the free channel with the widest audience.

Except for Chen Xingyi’s own fans, I’m afraid everyone will vote with their feet and choose to watch the match between Madrid Pirates and Rotterdam Elite.

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Sitting on the bed and leaning her body against the headboard, Chen Xingyi's mother, Zhuang Jianhong, yawned loudly.

In late February, central heating had not been stopped in Tangdu, which made it easier for her to get out of bed in the middle of the night.

But still very sleepy.

She turned around and picked up the thermos cup from the bedside table, and took a sip of strong tea to dilute her sleepiness. Only then did he focus again on the TV screen on the opposite wall.

She was listening to the commentator analyzing Chen Xingyi's current predicament to domestic fans.

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Chen Hantang sat on the sofa, with his legs spread apart, his feet standing up, his elbows resting on his raised knees, his hands folded, his thumbs touching his cheeks, covering everything below his nose. Down.

Ever since Chen Xingyi followed his teammates out of the tunnel, he has been watching the live broadcast in this posture.

The commentator on the Dutch TV station was chattering, but he could only understand a small part of it.

Even so, he heard the narrator mention his son's name several times.

It should be a reference to his performance after the New Year.

The legs that were standing on tiptoe were shaking slightly, and Chen Hantang's vision was also shaking.

He had no choice but to put his feet flat and change his position to continue watching the game.

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Zhuang Jianhong yawned again.

Although her son was a well-known star player in the national high school football field in high school, even though her husband was an avid football fan.

But she rarely watches football games.

Even now, she has little interest in football.

Her husband had taught her a lot of football-related things before, but she didn't remember them very well.

But I remember the sentence "The Champions League is the most technical football competition in the world today."

Because she was surprised when she heard this and asked: "Isn't it the World Cup?"

Then her husband introduced her to a lot of knowledge about the World Cup and the Champions League.

It's a pity that she has forgotten all about it now.

Just remember: "The Champions League is the most technical football competition in the world today."

She couldn't understand anything about the highest technical level. She just felt that the game... wasn't good to watch.

This has been played for almost twenty minutes, and the score is still 0:0.

Not only was the score 0:0, the scene was not good to watch, as both sides had very few shots combined.

Although Zhuang Jianhong doesn't understand football, he can still see that whether it's the Turin Bulls or Athletic Amsterdam, the ball seems to be lost after a few passes.

And the game is always interrupted by the whistle, sometimes someone falls to the ground, sometimes the football flies out of the line... Anyway, most of the game is stopped and waiting for the game to resume.

Even a person like Zhuang Jianhong, who basically doesn't understand football, can tell that such a game is not good-looking.

As for the performance of her son... Zhuang Jianhong thinks it is not good, because he neither scored nor assisted, and did not even take a shot.

This kind of performance can't be considered good in any way, right?

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"Fuck, this Italian team is a real dog!"

Chen Hantang, who was sitting on the sofa, changed his position and cursed.

Although he couldn't understand the Dutch commentary, he could fully understand the tactics used by the Turin Bulls in this game without going through the commentary.

It is nothing more than frequent interruptions in the game, preventing Atlético Amsterdam from smoothly advancing the offense.

On the one hand, the game cannot be played according to the familiar rhythm of the Amsterdam players. On the other hand, it can also disrupt the mentality of the Amsterdam players and prevent them from performing normally.

But the problem is that such tactics are usually used on the road.

And this is the Turin Bulls’ own home court!

That’s why Chen Hantang felt that the Turin Bull was a real dog.

They simply don't want to have an upright showdown with Atlético Amsterdam.

As Caesar gets older, his condition declines severely, and he is almost unable to bear the heavy responsibility of offense, resulting in a sharp decrease in the team's offensive firepower. The only thing the Turin Bulls can rely on is defense.

The defense naturally tries every possible means to make the offense uncomfortable.

In the UEFA Champions League group stage, the Turin Bulls struggled. In the end, they only defeated Westphalia of the Bundesliga by victory and loss, becoming second in the group and gaining the right to qualify.

After entering the knockout stage, it is a major benefit for the Turin Bulls.

First of all, the away goal advantage is cancelled, which has a positive impact on the Turin Bulls, who already have weak offensive firepower.

Anyway, their offensive firepower is weak and it is difficult to score goals on the road.

Away goals are cancelled, and only the total score is considered. As long as the total score is the same, it will enter overtime. If there is still no winner in overtime, there will be a penalty shootout.

This is more beneficial to the Turin Bulls because they have a top goalkeeper in Mauro Albertazzi.

Now that the Turin Bulls have adopted such negative and ugly tactics, Chen Xingyi has also lost room to perform.

Only then did Chen Hantang curse.

Then at this moment, he saw subtitles printed at the bottom of the screen:

Rotterdam Elite 0:1 Madrid Pirates

Goal scorer: Hu Lai

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As soon as Chen Xingyi received the ball, he faced two players from the Turin Bulls.

"Chen Xingyi catches the ball. The Turin Bulls come up with two players, let's see what he is going to do..."

Chen Xingyi took advantage of the fact that the opponent had not yet formed a circle and tried to take the football out between the two of them.

But just as he poked the football away, he was knocked to the ground by Torino Bulls midfielder Cremenini who was guarding him, and the referee's whistle also sounded.

Seeing this scene, Zhuang Jianhong couldn't help but patted the quilt covering his legs, feeling sorry for his son.

The commentator on the TV also said: "Chen Xingyi tried to break through with the ball, but was stopped by Cremonini with a foul. Alas..."

At this moment, a subtitle appeared at the bottom of the TV broadcast screen, and the originally weak commentator suddenly became excited like a shot of chicken blood:

"...Oh? There was a goal in another game! The Rotterdam Elite trailed 0:1 at home to Madrid Pirates, and the scorer was undoubtedly Julet! Ha! This is his twelfth goal in the Champions League this season A goal! It’s amazing! Hu Lai is currently far ahead in the Champions League scorer list. The most unsuspicious thing in the Champions League this season is who can get the top scorer!"

His voice was an octave higher than it had been a few seconds ago, excitedly announcing good news to the crowd watching the Turin Bulls and Amsterdam Athletic match.

Zhuang Jianhong, who was in front of the TV, listened to the commentator's exciting voice and said in his heart:

Oops, it turns out you can be very passionate. I thought Wen Tunshui was your commentary style...

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PS, during the days of single-order updates, uniform ordering is growing so well that I can’t bear to part with it...haha, just kidding.

Using the single update during this period, I finally increased the number of manuscripts saved to ten chapters for the first time in a long time.

So starting from tomorrow, double updates will resume!