Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 370 First Win in the Champions League

"Napoli won a corner kick, Arshavin took the penalty, Hamsik was in the front, he went up, tactical corner kick?" At the beginning, the commentator's tone was normal, but when Chen Yingxiong appeared on the screen Suddenly, they became restless.

"Chen Yingxiong! Nod the ball forward—GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!"

"Beautiful head swing! Chen Yingxiong scored with a header in an unorthodox posture!"

"In headers, I've rarely seen anyone better than today's heroes!"

"It's incredible that such a header can be scored!"

"Napoli lead Lyon by two goals at home! This first half was...unbeatable!"

When the football was thrown into the goal by Chen Yingxiong, there was a huge cheer at the Sao Paulo Stadium. Although those extreme fans were still booing tirelessly to express their dissatisfaction with Chen Yingxiong, it is undeniable that now at the Sao Paulo Stadium, More and more fans have fallen in love with the Chinese who can always score goals.

Chen Yingxiong posed on the ground for the photographers to take pictures. Not long after, he was rushed up and hugged by excited teammates.

Many people slid over on their knees like him, then hugged him tightly, screamed in his ear, and punched him.

Surrounded by such excited and excited teammates, Chen Yingxiong still had a cool expression, which made the reporters keep pressing the shutter.

A smile appeared on his face when he was pulled up - scoring a goal is always something to be happy about, and the celebration is a rare opportunity for a player to perform, so of course he has to do something different.

Surrounded by his teammates, Chen Yingxiong ran back to his own half.

At present, the team leads by two goals in the first half, and it seems that there is no problem in winning this game.

This Champions League home game was smoother than they imagined.

It seems that the atmosphere of the Sao Paulo Stadium really frightened the French... They did not expect that the team entering the Champions League for the first time in 18 years would have such a terrifying home court.

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The two-goal lead relieved Mazari on the sidelines. After celebrating the goal, he walked back to the coach's bench and sat down.

Now he can sit on the sidelines and watch the show -- at least until the end of the first half.

Puel waved his hand dissatisfied.He knew that it would be difficult to enter the state at once in the away game, but he didn't expect that he would concede two goals in a row after such a slow start!
Naples is fighting at their own home court, it's like fighting chicken blood, it's very exciting!

He had to admit that this was a mistake in his work. He only considered the strength of Naples when preparing for the game, and underestimated the atmosphere of Naples at home.

What to do now?

Puel calmed down and thought.

The worst outcome is to lose the game.

lose?Lyon is not afraid, Puel has already made similar preparations.They are not super giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who have the ability to remain unbeaten throughout the group stage, or win all.There will always be a loss. Anyway, the competition in the group stage is not whether to lose or not, but whether to qualify. On the premise of qualifying, try to ensure that the group is the first, so as to avoid those super-strong group firsts.

The question is which teams and which games can be lost, which teams and which games must not be lost.

After the results of the group draw came out, Puel analyzed that if there is no accident in this group, his team and Liverpool will advance together.Napoli and Zenit St Petersburg go for a UEFA Cup qualification.

In the first round of the group stage, they defeated Zenit St. Petersburg at home, which gave Lyon a good start to the Champions League this season.Puel is very confident in Lyon's strength. He feels that qualifying from the group is not what he should consider at all. What he considers is how to compete with Liverpool for the first place in the group.

He won the first round, but Liverpool drew, which gave him hope of winning the group.

But if he lost to Naples today, the situation might not be as smooth as he thought...

No, you still can't admit defeat, at least you have to get a draw!

Two goals behind, Puel still has no arrogance to think that they can turn the defeat into victory, after all, this is still an away game.

As long as one point can be scored and four points are accumulated after two group matches, even if Liverpool wins the ball, the two teams with four points are still first, even if they are tied.

Adjust tactics in the second half, attack!

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"What a beautiful goal!" CCTV commentator He Ping praised Chen Yingxiong's header. "Such a header is not uncommon, but it is not common! The most rare thing is that in such a fast running process, he threw the football into the goal with precision, almost flying into Bastos' head. Yes! Loris is beyond reach!"

He usually commentates on La Liga games, so basically he has no chance to comment on Chen Yingxiong's games.Only in the Champions League is there a chance to have a mouthful of addiction-yes, he privately called the commentary of Chen Yingxiong's game "passion of mouth", because Chen Yingxiong is a Chinese player, and commenting on his game itself can make him have a huge impact Identity and national pride.When Chen Yingxiong performed well, no matter how excited he was, he had no psychological barriers, unlike his predecessor Huang Jianxiang, who yelled for Italy and was criticized in the end.

Now he cheers for his country's players, and no one will dare to make irresponsible remarks anymore.After all, it's too nasty to shout "Long live Italy"...

Only when explaining Chen Yingxiong's game can he fully release his emotions and devote himself wholeheartedly.For a narrator, there is no better feeling than this.

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Lyon, who was two goals behind, did not rush to attack, but continued to defend.Puel has conveyed his instructions up, stabilizing the morale of the army.So just like that, with a two-goal lead in the first half, Naples entered the intermission.

The performance of the players in the first half was praised by Mazari, but he did not let the players get too carried away.

"...Because there are still 45 minutes in the second half. A game is composed of two 45 minutes. We performed well in the first 45 minutes, but it does not mean that we can perform well in the second 45 minutes. I ask you to continue to put pressure on each other, don't Let them find their own rhythm. Continue to play like this in the second half, but we will not continue to press forward-I guess Lyon will definitely want to do something in the second half, no one will accept such a result, especially in this group The second seed..."

Mazari analyzed the possible situation in the second half and the team's countermeasures for everyone.

"...If the Lyon team wants to attack, we will withdraw the defense, but when it is time to attack, it is still as big as the first half, Macho and Sanchez, you two must dare to press for assists, form an offensive level, and don't break easily. Three strikers, your performance in the first half was very good! Continue to play like this in the second half, I know you have a tacit understanding, so I will make full use of your tacit understanding."

Someone in the locker room laughed.Everyone knows why these three have a tacit understanding.

The Eat, Drink and Play Orchestra in Naples has long been a public matter, and everyone in the team knows that there is such an informal organization.Even Mazari had heard of it.It is inconvenient for him to interfere in the private life of the players. He just pointed out that this kind of thing should not affect the state of the players. If they are not in good condition because they go out to play, he will send them to the reserve team without hesitation...

"In short, don't let them have the opportunity to calmly organize an attack!"

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Next door, in Lyon's locker room, the singing of Naples fans outside is still coming, which disturbs many Lyon players.

They can't imagine why this group of people can continue to be so high after singing non-stop for 45 minutes. Don't they need a break?

Puel had to raise the volume, trying to let the players in the locker room hear his every word clearly.

He was already thinking about whether he should bring a loudspeaker the next time he came here to play... But, let's not have a next time, he really didn't want to experience this kind of away game again.

"Your performance in the first half was really terrible! Slow heat is not an excuse, and the away game is not an excuse! I want you to show some momentum in the second half! Their defense line is very high. This should have been our chance. Take advantage of it in the second half. They only have three defenders and they are all empty at the back...Here, here, and here, all!"

Puel points at the tactical board.

"Give me all the balls to these places!"

He observed the first half and felt that it is not impossible to equalize the score. The biggest problem with Naples' three defenders is that they can only concentrate in the middle. Once they are scattered to the wing, the distance between the three of them will be widened, and there will naturally be more space. It is inevitable that we lose sight of the other.

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When the second half restarted, Naples did not make a substitution, but Lyon made adjustments and replaced Delgado with Govou.Puel was not very satisfied with Delgado's performance in the first half. Replacing Delgado is also a reminder to the other ten players on the field-if anyone performs poorly, I will replace him!

But Puel was soon dumbfounded, because he found that the huge gap in Naples' backcourt was gone-Naples did not continue with 343, but adjusted the formation to become 442!

Macho retreated to become a right back, Santa Croce went to the wing to play a left back, Arshavin retreated from a right winger to a right avant-garde, and Cassano and Chen Yingxiong played a double forward in front.

In this way, the problem of large space in the back caused by the three backs will no longer exist, because now there are four backs, and many places can be taken care of.

At the same time, this adjustment did not sacrifice the team's offensive ability. Alexis Sanchez and Arshavin are both players with strong breakthrough ability and a cross, so Naples can still continue to exert pressure on Lyon.

Puel was stunned for a moment on the sidelines, and then realized... Even if it is just to equalize the score, it is a bit difficult.

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"...Lyon tried to attack in the second half and equalize the score. But they didn't do well. They couldn't achieve this until the end of the game. Naples used attack instead of defense and managed to defend the advantage of two goals. In the end We won the game with a score of 2:0, which is the first victory for Napoli after returning to the Champions League!"

After the game, some media summarized the second half of the two sides in this way.

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PS, tomorrow is still the third shift, please support the monthly pass in everyone's hands.

The heroes of the penalty area have fallen to more than 20, can everyone help to lift it up!
(End of this chapter)