Chapter 179: Lao Tzu's Words Are Hard to Chase (Second Update)
Napoli at home...... Accident, (). Beat Manchester United. It didn't make them second because Valencia also beat Rangers at home, and the two teams are tied on five points, but they are third in third place because they have fewer clean sheets than Valencia.
Still, it's a remarkable step forward. The victory not only gave Napoli renewed their hopes of qualifying from the group, but also further upset the situation in Group C.
Manchester United, who have lost, are still top of the group with seven points, but Valencia and Napoli are catching up with five points.
Rangers are currently bottom of the table with just four points. But it can't be said that there is no hope. With two rounds of the group stage remaining, they will have a chance of winning at home to Manchester United before facing Napoli in the final round.
If Rangers can beat Manchester United at home, the group will be in complete chaos, and even the previously high Manchester United will be dragged into this muddy water. At the same time, Valencia and Napoli are close at home, and Glasgow Rangers may be able to make a profit.
Napoli's next group game is away to Valencia, and with the two teams level on points, perhaps this game will be the key battle for Napoli to qualify from the group, and their match against Manchester United is just a turning point, not a decisive one.
If Napoli can beat Valencia on the road, it won't be difficult to face Rangers at home in the final round.
If they lose to Valencia, the gap between the two teams will widen to three points, and the final round will depend on the faces of others.
After the game, some media commented on Napoli's victory in this game, and said: "It really deserves to be the group of death." ”
Such a simple sentence sums up the whole situation of this group.
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Chen Yingying was so happy with the team's home win over Manchester United that he forgot to look online for news related to the Liverpool takeover.
But soon he didn't have to check, because it didn't take long for him to receive a call from Chen Xing.
"Aha! Heroes."
Chen Xing's voice on the phone was full of energy, and the laughter was even more clear and audible ().
Chen Yingying chuckled in his heart.
"I have good news for you! After a month of tussle between us and the U.S.! Your big brother and me! Finally got everything done, we just finished the signing ceremony, and from today Liverpool will be surnamed Chen! Hahaha! ”,
Chen Xing smiled happily.
Chen Yingying was silent.
This news is good news for Chen Xing, but for himself, it is very complicated .......
That means I really have to go to Liverpool next season.
Of course, the spectators can give Chen Yingying ideas, saying that no one can force him if he doesn't go. Anyway, the bet at that time was just a mouth, and there was no basis for it, whether the two sides wrote it in black and white, and it was not too easy for Chen Yingying to repay the debt.
But Chen Yingying didn't think about this kind of thing.
Since you promised others, you have to do it. Even if it's a bet that is provoked by others.
After the good news, Chen Xing didn't hear Chen Yingying's voice, and was a little strange: "What, aren't you happy for me?" ”
"Uh, no. I'm thinking about how to get out of Napoli and go to Liverpool......"
Chen Xing was stunned for a moment after hearing Chen Yingying's answer, and then he remembered the bet he had made with Chen Yingying.
"Isn't it? Do you remember? ”
"Don't you remember?"
"I'm kidding you, I forgot about it!" ,
Chen Yingying coughed.
"I say, hero. I also know that it is unrealistic for you to leave Napoli at the moment, so this gamble is ......, so don't let it go. You are still playing well in Naples, you Brother Chen, as long as you want to leave Napoli, you can give priority to Liverpool......" Chen Xing planned to persuade Chen Yingying.
He was quite concerned about this bet at first, but then he thought how could it be? How could Napoli's leading scorer just say go? Just take it as a joke!
So I didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yingying has always remembered it.
"No, Brother Chen.
There is a saying in the ceceous country, Lao Tzu is sad when he sacrifices his horse......"
"Ahem, that sentence is called "A gentleman is hard to chase after a horse......"
"It doesn't matter if he's a gentleman or a gentleman, that's what it means anyway. If you promise someone something, you must do it, or don't say yes in the first place. When I say top scorer, I want to be the top scorer, even if you can only play 11 games a season. I said I wanted to win the Champions League top scorer this season, and I will definitely win it, so just wait and see. Therefore, since I have promised you! When you successfully buy Liverpool, I will go to Liverpool, and I will definitely go to Liverpool. This is really no joke. ”
Chen Yingying's words were categorical, as if this was a matter of course for eating and breathing.
But Chen Xing didn't know what to say for a while.
"Well, that...... This ......" Chen Xing stammered. "You're the ...... How could Napoli's most popular star leave the team? Even if you wanted to, I don't think the club and the manager would let you go......"
Anyway, he thinks it's too difficult. To say that Chen Yingying will leave Napoli in two seasons, he has no doubt at all. Just because of the terrible and strained relationship between him and the Napoli fans...... But now that he's in perfect shape, how could Napoli let him go?
"I'll talk to that old man De Laurentiis about this." Lian Hero said. "Anyway, you don't care, Brother Chen." Your successful acquisition of Liverpool is considered to have fulfilled your part of the promise, and now it's my turn. ,
Hanging up the phone, Lu Ang asked Chen Xing next to him: "What?" ”
Chen Xing sighed: "I met him because I wanted to save the country and get close to that charming female bodyguard. Now I suddenly feel that my old self is quite contemptible......"
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After talking to Chen Xing on the phone, Chen Yingying seemed to convince himself in the process, and he made up his mind to leave Naples one by one and go to Liverpool. So he began to speak, first to his father.
This matter, after all, is related to the future of his career, and he wants to talk to his father.
He is developing very well in Napoli now, he can score goals, he is a star in the eyes of the manager, and he is also the number one star of the team, and it seems that his whole career at Napoli is on the rise, and this is about to move away, which is tantamount to forcibly interrupting the process.
Any transfer is an adventure for the players themselves, even for the world's best players. There are many examples of mixing well with the old club before, but going to the new club but not getting along.
Chen Yingying is not a prophet and does not know whether he will move to Liverpool to be better than in Napoli or the same as in Naples. But this step always has to be taken. What's more, he has long wanted to leave Naples, but it's just the difference between sooner or later.
"So you lost your bet?" After listening to Chen Yingying tell about the bet he made with Chen Xing, although he hadn't said the purpose of his call, Chen Tao had already guessed what his son meant.
"Well, I'm going to make good on my promise ()."
Chen Tao doesn't know much about football, and he is even less familiar with the situation in European football. But for him, it has nothing to do with the situation in European football, and it doesn't matter which is better, Liverpool or Napoli.
"I have nothing to say about your decision. It's your way anyway. He said simply on the phone. My son is twenty-two years old, so he can't do anything to pressure him to influence him, right?
Cheng Tian said, "Son, why don't you grow up, but you refuse to really let go." Chen Tao can't be such a father.
Although his father didn't say much, Chen Yingying could already feel his father's feelings for him. The relationship between father and son has really warmed up rapidly since that trip to Europe.
"Thank you, Dad.
Chen Yingying's words are also very simple.
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After informing his father of the situation, Chen Yingying called his agent, Dracula.
Planning for your own career. , I still have to listen to the opinion of this agent, not to mention that Dracula is not as simple as just an agent.
"Going to Liverpool?" Dracula frowned.
"Yes, it has to go. Just next season. Is there a problem? Chen Yingying heard some hesitation from Dracula's question.
"No, I was just surprised." Dracula said.
Chen Yingying never told Dracula about his bet with Chen Xing.
"And I don't think Napoli will let you go."
"I'm going to talk to De Laurentiis ()."
"Are you sure you can convince him?"
"Try it. When you asked me if I was sure I could get the top scorer in the Russian Premier League after only playing 11 games, I said try it. You'll have to try it to see if it's going to work. ”
After listening to Chen Yingying's words, Dracula had no opinion: "Okay, just leave the technical matters here." Since you and that new Liverpool boss are brothers, I want to talk about treatment or anything. Moreover, the Premier League is currently the world's No. 1 football league, with the highest attention and the highest commercialization. Liverpool, as a giant, is also a good choice......"...... Dracula analyzed.
"By the way, something suddenly occurred to me. I've heard that you need a labor certification to play in the Premier League, and that thing needs to be ...... on the stadium of the national team...... Chen Yingying really just thought of this matter, and he had always ignored it before. If he can't go to Liverpool because of his labor permit, is it a good thing or a bad thing for him?
"Oh, that's not a problem. The Premier League has a special genius clause. There is also a rule that players who have proven themselves in Europe's top leagues are not required to be subject to the number of international games they have played under the labor certification to join a Premier League team. You are the top scorer in Serie A for two consecutive seasons, the all-time top scorer after the UEFA Cup restructuring, and the top scorer in the Champions League...... I think that's enough for you to get a labor certification. ”
Dracula explained.
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After hanging up Dracula's phone, Chen Yingying held his phone and thought about it for a while before calling De Laurentiis.
The voice on the other end of the line was spirited, just like the usual impression of De Laurentiis from the outside world.
"Call me so late, what's the matter, hero?"
"Well, that, I'd like to treat you to a meal, a light meal, right in my house. I don't know if you're free, Xianxin,
"Huh? Invite me to dinner? It's not often ...... "......, when?" ”
"November 8th, is it convenient?" Chen Yingying thought for a while, there is a league on November 7, Napoli hosts Parma, and he decided to invite De Laurentiis to dinner after this league game ().
"I don't know, hero. You know I'm more homely......,... But if you ask, I'll let me make arrangements tomorrow, and then I'll call you. What do you think? ”
Chen Yingying also knew that it was a bit presumptuous to call the boss to invite him to dinner. But apart from this trick, he really couldn't think of any other way.
"I'm fine."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yingying suddenly found that Cabrera was still sitting in the living room, on the sofa next to him.
If I go to England, I shouldn't need the bodyguard business, unless I take the initiative to provoke Liverpool fans, but I'm not stupid, I always have to do something like this-
So, what about Christine?
Cabriela knew about the bet between herself and Chen Xing, and she knew very well the reasons and consequences. But she never talked about it. So Chen Yingying didn't know what Cabriella's attitude was towards leaving Italy. Will she be reluctant to leave on her own?
Or is it a sense of relief that you are finally gone?
"You haven't gone to sleep yet?" He feigned surprise.
Cabrera got up: "I'll go right away." ”
After saying that, he turned around and went upstairs.
Looking at her graceful back, Chen Yingying was silent. (To be continued.)
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