Chapter 168: don't answer

Amsterdam Arena Arena, which can accommodate 52,000 people, is basically full.
The fans were singing the Athletic Amsterdam anthem.
In their singing, Hu Lai and his teammates stood there, waiting for the players of Amsterdam Athletics to come up and shake hands with them one by one.
When Danny Drew shook hands with Hu Lai, he couldn't help but looked at each other a few more times.
It is not the first time he has met Hu Lai, the last time was at the UEFA awards ceremony in 2026, when Hu Lai won the European Young Player of the Year award last season, and Drew was also on the shortlist. Go, but he is going to be a green leaf.
At the awards ceremony, he greeted Hu Lai and exchanged a few words.
In fact, it has only been two years now, but Drew feels like a lifetime, it seems that a long time has passed, otherwise why is this kid in front of him making so much progress? Can you actually fight back and forth with Merry?
Oh no, it's not back and forth, it seems like Merry hasn't beat Hu Lai yet...
Drew sighed in his heart.
Heck!
The gap is getting bigger and bigger!
Drew, who was full of inner drama, had a calm expression on his face and said nothing. Just shook hands with Hu Lai and walked away - he still remembered what the head coach Mr. Munster said before the game.
Never talk to Hu Lai!
Let's wait until the end of the game for chatting. .
However, Hu Lai greeted Drew with a smile on his face after seeing Drew: "Hi, we meet again."
He and Drew had met at previous awards ceremonies, and he was one of the few people on the team that he still knew well.
However, Hu Lai didn't get a response from Drew. The other party walked away as if he didn't hear it.
This made Hu Lai a little strange, but he didn't think much about it, because Chen Xingyi came right after him.
When Chen Xingyi came up, Hu Lai smiled at him: "Long time no see, little Xingxing."
They really haven't seen each other for a long time - the last time we saw each other was in the Top 40 in mid-October last year, three months ago.
To Hu Lai's surprise, after hearing his greeting, Chen Xingyi originally planned to respond, but closed his mouth the moment he was about to speak.
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He has an obvious "hold back" movement.
Then he pursed his lips and pretended that nothing had happened, and after touching Hu Lai's outstretched hand lightly, he moved on and shook hands with the other Pirate players.
Hu Lai frowned and turned to look at Chen Xingyi.
First Danny Drew, then Chen Xingyi...
When Drew didn't respond to his greeting at first, he thought it was because the other party didn't hear it in the noisy environment, but now he can clearly see that Chen Xingyi reacted to his words, and he wanted to respond but hold back.
So maybe Drew didn't hear it either?
What are they doing?
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"I see you almost talked to him just now?"
After finishing the handshake ceremony, Danny Drew confirmed to Chen Xingyi when he walked back to his half court.
Chen Xingyi nodded: "Conditioning reflex... Almost, but fortunately I held back!"
Drew: "But Xing, just say hello before the game, this is not talking to him? After all, the game hasn't even started yet..."
Chen Xingyi shook his head: "You can't think like that, Danny. If you don't take things to the extreme, you won't have enough vigilance. The rest of our team is fine, but the two of us are the most dangerous. Because They are not familiar with Hu Lai, and they will not take the initiative to talk to Hu Lai."
Drew remembered that he almost greeted Hu Lai just now, and sighed: "We are indeed in danger."
"Concentrate on the game, Danny. After the game starts, you may not have time to think about talking to him, remember to never show mercy and use your physical advantages against him. As a central defender, you are enough Agility is also fast enough to deal with him just fine."
After speaking, Chen Xingyi stood near the center line and stopped walking back.
After Drew agreed, he continued to run back until he ran to the front of the penalty area and stood at his central defender before stopping. Then look in the front center circle.
Hu Lai was standing there with a football under his feet.
He took a deep breath.
It was finally time to play against this man, a match he had been looking forward to for a long time.
You should really concentrate on the game as Xing said, and have a good fight with this person!
He sucked in the air he breathed in and let it out slowly.
With this action, his eyes gradually became calm.
At the same time, a crisp and loud whistle sounded, and the cheers in the stands suddenly increased.
Hu Lai, who was in the center circle, turned around and kicked the football back, crossing the center line himself.
Chen Xingyi and Amsterdam striker Mario Ingels charged into the Pirates' half at the same time.
The game is on!
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The Pirates' first attack after the kick-off failed to threaten Athletic Amsterdam's goal, and the Pirates did not go all out in this attack.
Because this is just a tentative attack.
The last time the Pirates of Madrid and Atlético Amsterdam met in the Champions League was seven seasons ago. Atlético Amsterdam then had only one person in common with the team today, and that was their captain, goalkeeper Manuwan Duss. Berg.
The former Dutch national team's main goalkeeper is now almost 37 years old, but due to his wealth of experience, he is still the main goalkeeper of Amsterdam Athletic.
Seven seasons ago, he was a staple on this team.
At that time, Atlético Amsterdam and the Pirates were divided into a group, with two games at home and away, and Atlético Amsterdam and the Pirates of Madrid each won one game.
However, after the group stage, Athletic Amsterdam was eliminated, and the Madrid Pirates advanced to the knockout stage.
Athletic Amsterdam was the only player who participated in the two games at the time. Duesberg was the only one, and the Madrid Pirates were only captain Juan Ramirez and 35-year-old central defender Kepa Amantegui.
So in fact, the two teams are not what they used to be for a long time. The player lineup has changed, the head coach has changed, and the tactical style of play has also changed.
The past experience of confrontation is completely useless.
Before this game, the media did not mention the history of the confrontation between the two teams, because it was meaningless.
Now the game has to start with testing each other.
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With the recent improvement in form, Chen Xingyi has become an important member of Athletic Amsterdam's attack.
In the Eredivisie this season, Chen Xingyi scored five goals and assisted four times. Assisted twice in the Champions League and scored a goal in the Dutch Cup.
A total of six goals and six assists were scored in all competitions.
This kind of performance is indeed worthy of the main position of Amsterdam Athletic.
He is becoming more and more popular in this team. For example, when Chen Xingyi catches the ball, the fans of Athletic Amsterdam in the stands can't wait to cheer, cheer for him, and look forward to his next wonderful perfomance.
Chen Xingyi, who took the ball on the left, met the Madrid Pirates' right midfielder, Silvio.
Instead of stopping the ball and standing still, he poked the ball out of the way as he caught it.
This is also the way Chen Xingyi is used to playing.
To be quick, get up from the moment you catch the ball.
Such a sudden catch, coupled with his excellent start-up speed, often makes opponents hard to guard against.
The Three Musketeers on the front line of the Chinese national team in the past have now embarked on different paths of development.
Hu Lai will not say, a full-time goal striker, the ultimate killer.
Rocky is fast, but a little slower to start. However, his physical condition is the best among the three, and his skills are more comprehensive. He can not only complete assists in the flank breakthroughs and send crosses, but also come to the center in the middle, whether he is playing the ball for his teammates or scoring by himself. He has higher tactical versatility.
Chen Xingyi put all the skill points on "Agility", fast starting speed, flexible movements, and fast foot speed. These advantages make him like a loach on the sidewalk, fast and slippery, with a little space. , he can get in and turn the opponent's defense upside down.
Now the Pirates Portugal international Silvio is a little slow in his movements and mind. When Chen Xingyi smashed the football out and he followed suit, he suddenly reacted - the coach said this man Start fast!
But now it's too late...
Apart from turning around and sighing at Chen Xingyi's back~EbookFREE.me~, he couldn't catch up with him.
Fortunately, he can always trust the captain.
Juan Ramirez rushed over from the middle when Chen Xingyi passed Silvario, and then made a tackle before Chen Xingyi had control of the ball!
With a steady and ruthless tackle, he directly stabbed the football to the full-back Ira Susta on the wing.
Chen Xingyi was afraid of being injured. After seeing that it was impossible for him to catch up with the football, he jumped up and passed over Ramirez's body.
After landing, he sighed in the sky, very annoyed - he almost broke through just now!
Pirates' Ramirez really deserves to be the top three defensive midfielder in the world!
Ramirez got up from the ground, pointed at Silvario and shouted, "Focus! You're distracted, Silvario!"
The Portuguese quickly apologized to the captain.
"It was only six minutes into the game, and Chen Xingyi almost created a chance! The way he suddenly started wading through Silvio when he caught the ball was really beautiful! I think it's a good sign for Chen Xing Yi is in good form in this game today! This is a 'China Derby' with a real strong dialogue!"
"That's right, He Feng! You don't need to worry too much about Hu Lai's performance. As long as Chen Xingyi is in good shape, today's 'China Derby' will definitely look good!"
The two Chinese commentators were very excited.
They seem to have seen that beautiful scene.
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