Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 96 Our Opponents (Third Update, Monthly Ticket——!)

Chapter 96 Our Opponent (Third update, monthly ticket——!)

Real Madrid believes that the key to breaking the "Dream Eight" curse lies in themselves, so they disdain to participate in boring question and answer shows like "How are our opponents" like other clubs. They did not talk about their opponent Naples at all. Only a few media in Madrid were introducing Naples to Spanish fans.

Regarding this team, I believe many people's memories are still stuck in the distant 1980s. At that time, Maradona transferred from Barcelona and created the highest net worth in world football-10 million US dollars.

What was $10 million in 1984? For the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the European Broadcasting Union's television broadcast fees totaled US$19.2 million.

Since Maradona transferred from Barcelona, ​​Spanish fans still remember this period to some extent.

The Spanish media introduced the current situation in Naples to fans, but it was only a general introduction at best. For example, let’s introduce some of the stars of this team, as well as the current league ranking and performance in the Champions League group stages. That's all.

In fact, their introduction can be considered to be very informative. They listed the number of goals and goals conceded by Napoli in the league this season, as well as a series of data from their Champions League group stage for analysis. .

But why do we still say that their introduction is general?

Because for the Naples team, if you only introduce the data and their record, you will always be able to touch the surface of this team, but not get deep into it.

The reason why this team is called Napoli and why it is unique in the entire Italian football world is definitely not because they won a few games, scored a few goals, lost a few games, and conceded a few goals.

But because... they call it "Naples".

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Real Madrid doesn't talk much about Napoli, and Napoli doesn't talk much about its opponents.

This is really a strange pair of opponents in this Champions League quarter-finals. After the game, other teams always talk endlessly about their opponents, even teams like Barcelona are not immune. From players to coaches, they are talking about Stuttgart, whether they think they have got a good draw, or they are telling their teammates not to underestimate the enemy.

But Napoli and Real Madrid surprisingly did not discuss each other. It's understandable that Real Madrid doesn't discuss Naples. They are the best team of the 20th century, a giant among giants, and they must have the airs of a super giant. Disdain to discuss opponents of Naples' caliber.

But Naples did not discuss Real Madrid, which made the media feel a bit strange - they obviously did not turn a blind eye to opponents like Real Madrid because of their fine traditions and glorious past.

So why are they not talking about Real Madrid?

Outsiders may not know it, but people inside the Naples team understand it.

Because from the moment he knew the result of the draw, Mazzarri felt that Naples' opponent was not Real Madrid, but... UEFA and Platini.

The day after the draw came out, Mazzarri called all the players together during team training and he had a few words to say to everyone.

"Tell the truth, guys. We were fucking tricked!" Mazari frowned, his face clouded.

Everyone is used to him swearing, so it's not surprising.

"There are some things that I can't say to the outside world, but I hope you all know it. Why are we grouped with Real Madrid? Because we slapped Platini in the face mercilessly in Lyon. This is his revenge. . We all know that at the beginning they wanted us to lose to Lyon to ensure that Lyon would qualify and take first place in the group. Now he has used practical actions to tell us that first place in the group is not guaranteed." Mazzarri looked at everyone with a serious expression.

"But I want to thank him, why? Because he made us realize a reality, that is... never rely on how far you can go in this event on the opponents you may encounter. We thought the group We could sit back and relax if we were ranked first, but reality slapped us hard. What determines how far we can go in this top event is actually very simple..." Mazzarri raised a finger, "There is only one Item, our own strength. If we have the absolute strength as strong as Barcelona, ​​do we still care who our opponent is? So forget who our opponent is and train hard to improve our strength!"

"I feel honored for you from the bottom of my heart, guys. Because Napoli is the first team in history that is not rivaled by Real Madrid or Barcelona. Our opponent is the powerful UEFA and UEFA President Pula Mr. Tiny. Challenging power has been the destiny of Naples since the Maradona era. I am very happy that we still have the opportunity to continue this glorious tradition! We Naples gave Platini a powerful counterattack in Lyon. I hope We can still make Platini unhappy for several days in February next year!"

The players laughed. The coach's words were so vivid. They seemed to be able to imagine Platini's expression in Lyon.

What Mazzarri said made everyone feel warm in their hearts in the cold morning. The blood was boiling in their bodies, making them full of motivation and fighting spirit. They were eager to usher in the two-leg Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid. .

Mazzarri seems to know what the players are thinking, and it is not good to be too enthusiastic. A good head coach must be good at controlling the emotions of his players, rather than just mobilizing them.

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing. Don't work too hard during training today, because...as you all know, we have a Christmas dinner tonight, and I don't want anyone to lie on the hospital bed before that..."

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Christmas dinner, this is a celebration held by the Naples club. Although Christmas is still a week away, the last game of this year is on December 20. After the game against Chievo, the team will have a holiday. . It will be impossible to hold any celebrations by then. Everyone is eager to go on vacation. Who cares about the club’s celebration dinner?

The players have worked hard for a year. Through this dinner, the club would like to thank the players and staff for their hard work, while at the same time gathering fighting strength and enhancing the players' sense of belonging.

Especially when Real Madrid was chosen as the next lottery pick, this dinner was particularly important.

In fact, the club officials have already issued notifications about the Christmas dinner to each player, and also informed them that this is a family dinner, and they can bring their own female companions and children to attend. The so-called female companions mean those who have wives, bring their wives, and those who have girlfriends. If you don’t even have a girlfriend...just find one quickly!

Chen Yingxiong belongs to the kind of poor guy who "doesn't even have a girlfriend."

In fact, given that Chen Yingxiong is so popular with women, he should have no shortage of girlfriends. But now he is really a bachelor. This may have something to do with him being too playboy. Which woman is sure that she can tie up this playboy who wants to have sex with a beautiful woman when he sees her?

So Chen Yingxiong was very worried about where to find a female companion.

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Since there are club group activities in the evening, today's training ended very early. The team gave each player time to go home, change clothes, and take care of their families.

Before leaving, Cassano was still joking about Chen Yingxiong: "I mean, Yingxiong, you might as well call that girl at the TV station. I think she is interested in you." He has not forgotten the show on the TV station. At that time, that woman behaved like a nymphomaniac.

Chen Yingxiong gave him the middle finger: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring you a beautiful woman! I won't bother you!"

Cassano laughed and left. Although he was joking, he felt that apart from that woman, Chen Yingxiong seemed to have no other better choice...

Chen Yingxiong got into Cabrera's car depressedly and drove home.

The female companion thing really gave him a headache. Although he has no shortage of women, at this moment, he lacks a suitable female companion...

He sat in the car and thought about this issue for a while. He thought about it for a while. He sorted through all the women he knew in his mind and found that there was really no suitable one. As her own spokesperson, Vera can come to the rescue at this moment, but she is still in Russia... This far-fetched water cannot quench the near-term thirst.

The car suddenly accelerated and he leaned back suddenly. He knew that Cabrera was speeding up again to get rid of the fans who were chasing the car and wanted to ask for autographs and photos. For the popular players in the Naples team, it is their basic skill to do everything possible to avoid the fanatical fans on the way home, including speeding.

This acceleration caused Chen Yingxiong to turn his attention to Cabrera who was driving.

This cold female bodyguard is still wearing a black suit and trousers - she has been dressed like this all year round. Sometimes, Chen Yingxiong even thinks that she does not change clothes all year round. Her hair is slightly longer than when Chen Yingxiong first saw her. At least she can style her hair.

Chen Yingxiong had lived with her under the same roof for more than a year, and he had never seen her put on makeup, not even the most basic lipstick.

No necklace, no earrings, no rings, no other accessories.

She was not interested in any of the things that interested women.

If her figure wasn't quite curvy, she would really look like she wasn't a woman.

In the past, Chen Yingxiong had fun with her. For example, in order to hide his identity when he went out, he even asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend. It turned out that this person had no sentiment at all and was really boring, so he gradually stopped doing it.

The problem of finding a female companion was still bothering Chen Yingxiong. Looking at the woman in front of him who didn't look like a woman, he thought to himself that a dead horse should be treated as a living horse doctor. If he refused, he would go find the new female vase of the TV station. After the program was finished that day, she came and left her phone number for him. At least she would not reject him...

"Hey, Christine."

"What's the matter, Mr. Chen?" Cabrera answered in a cold tone, with a feeling of being distant from others. If Chen Yingxiong hadn't been used to her tone, he would have shut up on the spot and not mentioned the subsequent request.

"Do me a favor. We have a Christmas dinner at the club tonight, and... it's a family-style banquet, and each player is required to bring a female companion or something..."

"Do you want me to be your female companion, Mr. Chen?" Cabrera directly stated Chen Yingxiong's request.

Chen Yingxiong nodded: "That's right. Of course, uh, if you don't want to, that's okay, I'll find another woman..."

"Okay. It's my duty to protect you, Mr. Chen."

Cabrera's answer made Chen Yingxiong unable to react for a while. He continued to chatter: "...You know, my relationship with women is very good, so I actually have a few candidates... What did you say? ?" It was as if the Internet speed was delayed, and he only reacted at this time.

"I said yes. It is my duty to protect you, Mr. Chen." Cabrera repeated the words.

Chen Yingxiong opened his mouth wide: "That's an internal banquet, and no extreme fans will get in..."

"Don't let down your guard under any circumstances." Cabrera replied formulaically.

Chen Yingxiong wanted to complain a few words, but when he thought that since others had agreed, he couldn't be too mean...

All he did was purse his lips and said nothing.

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After a long time, Cabrera, who was concentrating on battling wits with the fans, suddenly heard a voice from the back seat: "Thank you, Christine."

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ps, our goal is to surpass as much as we can on the *** rankings, and to move forward as much as we can!

Please satisfy me!