Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 266 Shan Yongzhuo is really a good person

On the field.

After completing his hat-trick, Shan Yongzhuo became much calmer. He stood motionless on the front field, seemingly waiting for the game to end.

You can't blame him for that; he'd used up most of his skills, leaving only his Iron Head Kung Fu.

However, this skill is really not very useful; you have to head the ball inside the penalty area, and such opportunities are not easy to come by.

However, he wasn't particularly worried.

With little time remaining in the match, Napoli are down by two goals and have little chance of catching up.

Finally, after the stoppage time expired, the referee blew the final whistle to end the match.

"Congratulations to Manchester City for their home victory against Napoli, securing their first win in the Champions League Group A group stage."

"This was a fantastic match."

"The most eye-catching player in the match was Manchester City's number 10, Shan Yongzhuo. He scored three goals and shone throughout the game, leading Manchester City to victory single-handedly."

"..."

After the match ended, Manchester City's players breathed a sigh of relief, with many sitting directly on the grass. The defensive pressure in this match was quite high, but fortunately they persevered until the end.

3 is better than 1!

That score is perfect; they did it.

Of course, as BBC commentator Lineker said, the biggest contributor to the game was Shan Yongzhuo, who scored all of Manchester City's goals. Other players contributed more to the defense, but in any case, winning is a happy thing, and everyone smiled easily.

On the other side, the Napoli players were not in a good mood, and many of them returned home early with their heads down.

Cavani is one of them.

He was under the most pressure.

Before the match, Mazzarri made some outrageous remarks and put him on a fire to roast.

However, the result of the competition was disappointing.

Cavani's performance wasn't bad either. He had many threatening shots on goal throughout the match and scored a goal, which was quite good.

However, compared to Shan Yongzhuo on the other side, this is somewhat lacking.

However, unlike his teammates, Cavani did not succumb to the disappointment of losing the game. Instead, he fell into deep thought, reflecting on Shan Yongzhuo's every goal and performance on the field.

The opponent's shooting and dribbling skills were truly impressive to Cavani.

The season before last, when Cavani played for Palermo in Serie A, he faced Shan Yongzhuo once, but at that time, Shan Yongzhuo only impressed Cavani as an excellent striker.

Cavani believed that Shan Yongzhuo would never have been able to score such a solo goal back then.

"How did he train...?"

Cavani couldn't figure it out at all. By the time he came to his senses, he had just reached the entrance of the passage.

He stopped.

After turning his head and hesitating for a moment, he walked towards Shan Yongzhuo.

As Shan Yongzhuo stood up from the ground, surrounded by his celebrating teammates, everyone was talking about the goal and the victory, when he saw Cavani walking over.

After the game, when players come over, they usually exchange jerseys.

This is a sign of mutual appreciation.

Cavani also used this excuse, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Shan Yongzhuo smiled as he exchanged players with Cavani. In his memory, Cavani was already a well-known striker and would be a big-name player in the future. His jersey should be able to sell for some money.

Cavani, completely unaware of Shan Yongzhuo's thoughts, said somewhat apologetically, "Um, sorry, it was a bit abrupt, but I'd like to know how you train, I mean your dribbling style..."

"what?"

Dan Yongzhuo was a little stunned, but after thinking for a while, he patted Cavani on the shoulder and said patiently, "That is actually not important at all."

"Huh?" Cavani was a little confused.

Shan Yongzhuo continued, "Actually, the most important moment is when you shoot."

Do you know why I can score so many goals?

Cavani nodded, his eyes burning with desire. Was he about to impart his secret technique?
Shan Yongzhuo said with a serious expression, "Actually, I just practiced my shooting technique to the extreme. When my shooting skills reach this level, it doesn't matter if my other abilities are just average."

"As a striker, the most important thing is to shoot and score goals. When your shooting skills can lead to goals, does anything else matter?"

Cavani nodded thoughtfully.

Shan Yongzhuo continued, "So, young man, hone your shooting skills. I believe you can do it. Do you know how I did it? I started playing football at the age of five, and every day I did nothing but practice 2000 shots..."

"I recommend you watch the Chinese movie 'Shaolin Soccer,' which shows the most rigorous shooting training methods. That's what I did..."

Dan Yongzhuo spoke eloquently, leaving Cavani completely bewildered.

However, Cavani did understand the most important thing: confidence, Shaolin Soccer, and shooting training methods.

"Shan Yongzhuo is such a good person, he actually told me something so important."

Cavani looked grateful. He felt that Shan Yongzhuo's words made some sense. What is the most important statistic for a striker? Of course, it's scoring goals.

Finally, Cavani left with a grateful expression.

Watching the guy's departing figure, Shan Yongzhuo sighed, hoping that the guy would really take his archery skills seriously and not be called the "King of Spitting Pancakes" again in the future.

……

At the post-match press conference, Mancini was very pleased, saying, "This was just a regular Champions League match. The score of 3-1 was within my expectations. The victory belongs to the players; they all performed exceptionally well."

"Shan Yongzhuo is of course the best; he scored a hat trick."

"To be honest, I didn't expect him to perform so well. After all, he's still a bit worse than Cavani."

Mancini, in a very uncouth manner, mocked Mazzarri.

Mazzarri, standing nearby, was exasperated and could only awkwardly deal with the reporters.

However, Mazzarri is a man who never admits defeat, saying, "Shan Yongzhuo is an excellent player, and I should envy Manchester City for having such a player."

"I think Napoli didn't lose to Manchester City, but to Shan Yongzhuo."

"..."

Mazzarri said a few words and left, and Mancini didn't hold a grudge. Overall, he wasn't the type of head coach who was all talk and no action.

After the match, news about the Champions League was everywhere.

After all, Manchester City's entry into the Champions League and their victory in their first match excited many English media outlets, especially since they defeated their most hated Italian team.

In the other match in this group, Bayern Munich narrowly defeated Villarreal 1-0 away, which put Manchester City in first place in the group on goal difference.

This is awesome.

However, the Manchester City team didn't have much time to savor the victory, as the fourth round of the league was just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)