Chapter 182: Comfort to Krzhakov (First Update)

There really wasn't much to worry about the UEFA Cup quarter-final against Fiorentina in midweek. Fiorentina went all out, but they were too far behind at home, two goals, three away goals......

Although they took the lead in the opening 17 minutes, Montolivo scored a direct free-kick to level the aggregate score at 2-3.

But Zenit soon equalised with their powerful attack, and the scorer was not Chen Yingying, but Arshavin.

Arshavin made a beautiful blistering run down the flank, leaving his opponents behind and then firing low from a tight angle.

The aggregate score was 4-2, and even with 60 minutes remaining, Fiorentina fans could feel that their hopes of promotion were slipping away.

The only regret is that Krzhakov was injured in this match, he collided with Gamberini in a scramble, and both went off the field at the same time (). It's just that Gambellini walked down on his own with the support of the team doctor, and Kerzhakov was carried down on a stretcher......

It was Zenit's only loss in this game.

For Advocaat, such a loss is quite acceptable. Although Krzhakov was later examined for a soft tissue contusion of the knee and needed to rest for at least a month......

But Krzhakov is now in the team, and he is not expected to score goals. Chen Yingying is the arrow figure of this team, if Chen Yingying needs to be suspended for at least a month, Advocaat is afraid that he will be scolded on the spot.

Krzhakov was wounded, and at most he would have changed his tactics and it would have been over, and it was not that he had never fought like this. In the game against Everton, Lombartes was sent off and Krzakov was substituted, and Zenit played as a single striker.

The single-striker tactic is actually very easy to play, Chen Yingying is at the front alone, and three offensive guards who can break through, pass the ball and organize the attack are arranged behind, and at the same time have the ability to score. And such an offensive forward, Zenit happens to have it.

Arshavin can shoot suddenly, Domingos can pass and shoot, Radko can shoot. Hill can't break through or shoot, but he can cross, and for Zenit, who has a center forward like Chen Yingying, a good crosser is very important.

For Advocaat, Krzhakov's injury was not a big deal at all. Of course, on the surface, I still have to express regret and regret.

For Krzhakov, this was a heavy blow......

The doctor told him to take a break of at least a month, which meant he would not be able to play in both legs of the League Cup semi-finals.

Bayern Munich have already beaten Getafe in extra time to secure a place in the semi-finals. Zenit will face the strongest team in this UEFA Cup in the semi-finals. Krzhakov even pessimistically believes that his League Cup career this season is over.

Then he received a call from Chen Yingying.

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Krzhakov had already been treated, and he was bored watching TV at home, not knowing what to do. His injury doctor asked him to get down as little as possible, and even if he had to walk, it was best to use a cane to avoid the force on his knee that would worsen the injury. To put it simply, it is to recuperate, never stand when you can do this, never sit when you can lie down.

So he's lying on the couch now, killing time by watching TV. At this time, the sun is shining outside the window, and the sky is like a wash. If he hadn't been injured, he would have been on the training pitch with his teammates at the end of the morning training session, and after the training session was over, he would have joked with Hero, Shawa, and Igor in the locker room, talking about the right chicks......

Now he can only stay at home by himself, and he can't go anywhere. It's just that the TV shows are so boring - he hasn't watched TV in the morning for a long time, and he didn't expect the TV show to be so boring.

Just as he pressed the TV remote control at random and changed the channel aimlessly, the mobile phone he kept in his hand suddenly rang.

Hearing the ringing of the mobile phone, Krzhakov seemed to be doping, and he was lazily curled up on the sofa, and immediately sat up.

It was Chen Yingying who called.

"You're done training?" He's weird.

"Just got back to the dressing room. I heard them say you're hurt, when will you be healed? Chen Yingying asked Krzhakov straight to the point.

"The doctor said at least ......a month," Krzhakov's frustrated voice was transmitted to Chen Yingying via satellite signal.

"Ah, what the hell!" When Chen Yingying heard the news, he reacted the same way as Krzhakov.

This made Kerzhakov even more frustrated - even a person like Chen Yingying felt that this time the matter was big, then it was really a big deal ()!

"So you can't even play in the semifinals?"

"Hmmm......"

The two semi-finals are on April 24 and May 1, with a minimum of a month's rest, meaning that Krzhakov will not have a chance to return until at least May 13. Isn't that a way to miss out on all two semi-finals?

There was silence for a while, and then Chen Yingying's voice sounded again: "It's okay, you take care of your injuries, Alexandre." The finals are waiting for you! ”

This season's UEFA Cup final is on 14 May, and if all goes well, Krzhakov still has a chance to be in time for this game.

"Huh?" Krzhakov did not react. What the? Waiting for the final? "Hey, hero, there are two semi-finals before the final......"

"I know it's going to be the final after two semi-finals. You're hurting your knees, not your head, what's wrong with you? ”

Krzhakov rolled his eyes when he heard Chen Yingying say this: "You are just confused!" Our opponent in the semi-finals is Bayern Munich! It's not that you don't know. ”

Chen Yingying's characteristic laughter rang on the other side of the phone, and it was almost impossible to say "hearty", but it was not so exaggerated to say "obscene...... In short, it is a kind of laughter that belongs entirely to Chen Yingying's own, just like his business card and logo, as long as you hear this voice, you will know that Chen Yingying is not far from him.

"Hahaha! I know, I'm telling you I'm glad about it! ”

"You're crazy, are you still happy?" The whites of Kerzhakov's eyes rolled more and more.

"Why not be happy? Do you think, there are so many teams participating in the League Cup, and this one is the strongest, but we ran into it, do you think this luck is not good? Can I not be happy? I've been waiting for a long time, and I've finally had a chance to meet them! They are the only team with Champions League quality! I just want to play against this team and see what's so great about the team that can win the Champions League! ”

"It's not easy to get to the final against such an opponent......"

"I'm afraid of them!" Chen Yingying habitually burst into foul language again. For him and those who knew him well, the dirty words in Chen Yingying's mouth were not swearing, but pure mantras. When he says these dirty words, he doesn't necessarily mean cursing, he may just be trying to accentuate his tone......

"Anyway, don't worry about you if you're recuperating at home, just take care of your injuries and wait for the finals!"

Chen Yingying said a few words of comfort and hung up the phone.

Krzhakov was holding his phone, but he was stunned.

He remembered something.

The final game of the group stage of the UEFA Cup, against Everton. Zenit is one goal behind and one man less. He was replaced, and before he left the game, Chen Yingying also ran over to comfort him who was in a bad mood because he was replaced early.

He still remembers what this kid said.

"Don't worry, Alexander, you can go with confidence! I've scored, I'm the first to celebrate, wait on the sidelines! ”

It's not like comforting someone at all, it's like saying something about yourself. Confident, even ...... Conceited.

But then, he really scored!

Then rush over to yourself and hug and celebrate!

Some people wonder why they have such a strong self-confidence, even if they don't have the strength to match it...... It seems to be an innate ability (). For example, you don't have it.

Krzhakov put his phone aside.

Well, I'm just waiting to watch the show in front of the TV, hero!

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For the whole Zenit team, Kerzhakov's injury is really not a big deal. Maybe Tektronix should be happy? Because Krzhakov's injury means he has the opportunity to play more. But, no way!

He soon discovered that Advocaat was already working on the 4231 formation in training......

He was clamoring to leave before the season, but it was Advocaat who persuaded him to stay and promised to give him more chances. So he stayed. Unexpectedly, after the start of the new season, the Dutch manager forgot all about it! His situation has not changed at all.

Now that the media is spreading the rumors that Zenit is going around promoting Chen Yingying, who is unwilling to renew his contract with the club, he can only sneer when he sees this kind of news - let you focus on training! As a result, focus on cultivating others, right?

Whether Kerzhakov leaves or doesn't stay injured or not is no different for him Tek, but if Chen Yingying really leaves the team in the summer, it will be a major benefit for him!

This time he can really get more chances to play!

However, the Turks obviously did not know that in order to prevent Chen Yingying from leaving the team and making the team "weak", Advocaat has set his sights on Tomsk's main striker Pavel. Pogrebniac ...... With a height of 1.88 meters and a weight of 91 kilograms, a good header, excellent shooting skills, and much better foot skills than Chen Yingying, the Russian is obviously the best candidate to replace Chen Yingying.

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As the clock ticked, both Zenit's experience in Sassania and manager Advocaat were ready for Chen Yingying's departure – he turned down other clubs that were not as high as Napoli's, and it was all about money. I don't care if the player himself wants to go or not, anyway, the club will give you this choice, whether you like to sign or not. If you really want to leave Zenit, you have to sign it. Sasania looks at this issue from the club's point of view, and of course how to make more money for the club.

After several contacts with Napoli, Sassania were willing to pay an additional 13 million euros at most, which is still the highest price of any club interested in Chen Yingying. The only problem is that they are only willing to pay 40 per cent of the transfer fee upfront, leaving 60 per cent to be paid off in 12 months.

Of course, this is not possible, the seller must be clean and neat, what if in the end Napoli owes money and does not give it?

Sasania did not accept this offer. Napoli bite the bullet and want to pay in installments. In the end, the two sides ceded a step, and Sasania accepted the instalment model proposed by Napoli, but he put forward an additional condition, which came to mind suddenly after seeing Chen Yingying's goal with such momentum.

That is, if Chen Yingying gets the top scorer in the Italian football league during the contract period of the transfer to Napoli, Napoli will have to pay an additional two million euros.

The Napoli side agreed to the request after two days of consideration.

So the two parties agreed that, including the additional terms, Chen Yingying's transfer fee was worth 15 million and would be paid in 12 months. The initial payment is 40 percent of the fixed transfer fee, which is 40 percent of 12 million - 4.8 million euros.

The price at club level has been negotiated, and then there is nothing to do with Sassania. It was Napoli's turn to talk to Chen Yingying about personal treatment and other issues.

If this layer is also negotiated, the two sides can issue an official statement to inform the media and the public that the transfer deal is valid. Then left for July 1, Chen Yingying officially transferred to join.

But will Chen Yingxing accept the roadmap arranged for him by the club?