Chapter 66: Domination

If you don't pay attention to me, you will suffer the consequences!

From the moment Chen Yingxiong stopped Arshavin's pass with his chest, the stands once again heard the "woooo" sounds of CSKA Moscow fans. They were using this way to mock and ridicule the "yellow monkey" who had shot down a plane twice in a row.

But now there was silence in the stands of Dynamo Stadium!

Akinfeev fell to the ground, but the football had already stopped in the net.

The stands with the CSKA Moscow fans, who had just been filled with enthusiasm, suddenly fell into a morale freezing point.

A CSKA Moscow fan shuddered and shook off a few snowflakes.

"The ball…the ball—goes—in!!!"

Yuri Petrov was stunned for a moment before he realized what he should do.

Amid his shouts, Chen Yingxiong turned and ran to the area where CSKA Moscow fans were most concentrated, then put his finger on his lips, signaling them to shut up!

As a result, the angry CSKA Moscow fans made even louder "woowooo" noises!

"You damn yellow monkey!"

"You idiot, you want me to kill you? Bastard!"

"Where did this yellow monkey come from? Get out of Russia!"

"I fucked your mother's asshole last night, boy!"

"No matter how arrogant you are, you are just a monkey! Monkey!!"

The Russian fans bombarded Chen Yingxiong with swear words.

Obviously, Chen Yingxiong's actions only added fuel to the fire.

Maybe he didn't know how dangerous Russian fans were, but his teammates did, so they rushed up to pull Chen Yingxiong back, and then surrounded him to celebrate the goal.

"Well done, Hero!"

"This kick was so fucking beautiful!"

"How did you knock that Rasimich away? With your butt?"

They patted Chen Yingxiong's head, shoulders, and back and celebrated heartily.

When Chen Yingxiong kicked the ball into the CSKA goal from 23 meters away, Advocaat jumped up from his seat excitedly and rushed to the sidelines with his fists clenched.

This guy really did it!

He actually scored in the first half!!

This was a very beautiful long shot!

Damn it! How many more surprises would this kid give him?

He pumped his fist vigorously.

Next to him were the ecstatic Zenit coach and substitute players.

Similarly, when Chen Yingxiong kicked the ball into Akinfeev's goal, CSKA Moscow's assistant coach Latish's heart beat violently, as if signalling a heart attack.

The head coach Gasaev next to him sat in the chair without any reaction, like a stone statue.

Latish stole a glance at the head coach, but could not see any change in his expression. Now his heart beat faster.

"Ahhh! What a beautiful long shot! A heroic volley! He helped the team equalize the score!!"

"Beautiful! Hero's goal is beautiful!"

"He finally broke his goal drought! Four consecutive rounds without scoring has become history! Now he is scoring again! This Chinese man who suddenly appeared scored his sixth goal in the Russian Premier League!"

"Rasimich is a very strong defensive midfielder, but let's watch it in slow motion... When he rushed forward, what Hero do? Oh my God! He just stuck his butt out!"

After seeing Chen Yingxiong's move, the commentators went crazy. It looked like a simple move of sticking out his butt, but he actually pushed away a strong man who was 1.91 meters tall and weighed 80 kilograms. What kind of ass-power was this!

In the media seats, reporters from St. Petersburg jumped up, raised their hands and cheered, while reporters from Moscow all had gloomy faces and looked very unhappy.

Before the end of the first half, the score was already tied again. No one would feel comfortable.

After celebrating the goal with his teammates, Chen Yingxiong ran back to his own half. He turned his head and looked at the coaching booth of CSKA Moscow.

He saw Latish.

This man had made a deep impression on him because he had humiliated himself and his father in person. He had sworn to take revenge. If he even forgot what his enemy looked like, then he would become a joke.

Latish sat in the chair, looking a little restless.

Seeing him like this, Chen Yingxiong laughed. He was sure that this person recognized him.

Instead of running straight to his own half, he made a circle and ran to the CSKA Moscow coaching bench, then shrugged and spread his hands at Latish with a regretful expression.

I told you that it would be your loss if you let me go. Do you believe me now?

As the saying goes: If you don't listen to me, you will suffer the consequences!

Of course, Latish also knew what Chen Yingxiong meant by this action. He didn't expect that this kid would be so vindictive and still remember what happened a few months ago.

But this kid still held a grudge!

This bastard...

Latish was a well-known coach in Russia, and his colleagues had to show respect to him. When had he ever been treated like this?

Being slapped by an unknown person, this feeling... was so fucking uncomfortable!

Latish's expression became even uglier.

He still didn't believe that Chen Yingxiong had any ability. This long shot... was clearly just luck!

That's right, it's just good luck. How can such a career be explained clearly if it's not good luck? What he showed at the CSKA training ground made Latish have no desire to sign him. How can a guy who can't even score a header against the youth team play for CSKA Moscow?

He didn't know why Zenit signed him, but thinking about Petzera and Borovickia who had just signed him and then left, Ratish felt that he might know why these two guys were fired by the club.

If you are lucky in a game, even a loser can score a world-class goal, so the goal itself does not mean anything.

Ratish didn't see any outstanding qualities from Chen Yingxiong this game. His header was very powerful? But he was completely frozen by CSKA's tactics. Long shot? Pure luck!

When the game resumed, whenever Chen Yingxiong got the ball, the field was filled with "wooooooo" sounds. He had successfully angered the fans of CSKA Moscow to a point of uncontrollable rage.

However, this scene made many people look unhappy. Even the head coach of CSKA Moscow had a gloomy face after seeing this scene.

Everyone knew what this sound represented. It was not an ordinary hiss, it was "wooo wooo," which imitated the sound of a monkey calling.

This was racial discrimination! No matter what reason was used, the fact could not be covered up.

Although racial discrimination was very prevalent in Russia, it did not mean that racial discrimination could be tolerated in such public places.

So what the CSKA fans were doing was simply pushing the team they supported into the fire pit.

But Chen Yingxiong behaved very calmly. He did not do anything extreme under the stimulation of the fans, which gave the onlookers a good impression of him.

The commentator Yuri Petrov, who had previously ridiculed him, also praised Chen Yingxiong for his general-like demeanor and so on.

But no one knew that the first thing Chen Yingxiong did during the halftime break was to look for bananas.

Generally speaking, football was a sport that consumed a lot of physical energy. A match lasted 90 minutes, and during the match, it was basically impossible for the players to eat and drink enough before going on the field. So it was normal to feel hungry after playing half a game.

Therefore, many clubs would prepare some food in the locker room for players to fill their stomachs during the half-time break.

But these things may not all taste good, and not everyone liked to eat them.

Some teams would have a group dinner after the game, also to fill their stomachs.

In the locker room of Zenit St. Petersburg, the team prepared some snacks and fruits for everyone. During the half-time break, everyone could eat and replenish energy while listening to the head coach's tactical arrangements.

Bananas were a common sight during the intermissions for Chen Yingxiong. 

On the tennis court, you could often see players peeling bananas to eat during breaks. They did this not to fill their stomachs, but to replenish the energy lost by their bodies. Football and tennis players liked to eat bananas before going on the court, which helped their performance. From a nutritional point of view, the sugar in bananas could be quickly converted into glucose and immediately absorbed by the human body, making it a quick source of energy.

So in the locker room, bananas were easy to find.

Chen Yingxiong's teammates were indignant at the unfair treatment he suffered in the first half.

As soon as he entered the locker room, everyone came to comfort him.

"Hero, ignore those bastards, they are all idiots!" Denisov said indignantly.

"In fact, most Russians are not like this..." Kerzakov seemed a little embarrassed. After all, it was his compatriots who made such a statement to his friend.

"That's right, this kind of thing is normal, just ignore them. There are always some childish people." Arshavin also came out to calm Chen Yingxiong's emotions.

"That's right!"

Chen Yingxiong was not as angry as everyone imagined. He just nodded and took a banana in his hand.

In fact, Chen Yingxiong really liked to eat bananas, but this had nothing to do with being a monkey.

This time he did not peel it and eat it, but handed it to Denisov.

"Oh, thank you, but no. I can get it myself..." Denisov didn't like eating this thing very much. He always felt that the texture wasn't very good.

He never thought that Chen Yingxiong was not asking him to eat bananas. "Captain, the second half will start soon, please hold this for me."

Denisov looked at the banana in Chen Yingxiong's hand and asked in surprise. "What are you going to do?"

Chen Yingxiong chuckled and said, "You'll know in the second half!"

Just as Denisov was about to question him, Advocaat came in.

As soon as the head coach came in, he saw Chen Yingxiong sitting with Denisov.

Seeing the head coach cast his eyes on Chen Yingxiong, Denisov didn't have time to ask him for clarification.

Advocaat withdrew his gaze and did not mention the agreement with Chen Yingxiong during the entire half-time break. He just talked about how to play in the second half.

"...In the second half, we will play with Hero as the core. Try to play in the air and avoid the ground. The midfield and backcourt should be simple, and when there is a ball, we will directly look for Hero..."

Hearing what was said, Anyukov, who was sitting diagonally opposite Chen Yingxiong, winked at his friend.

After so many games of suffering, Hero finally returned to the starting lineup. He was valued tactically, he was no longer just a guy who passed the ball to his teammates, he was a real center forward who took scoring as his responsibility and regarded scoring as his life.

Wherever he was, that was the main attack direction!

And Chen Yingxiong also knew that he had won again in the bet with the head coach.