Chapter 72 Farewell to Kirov, Farewell to 2006
There are two rounds left in the 2006 Russian League, and this season is about to end.
Since Zenit, St. Petersburg, does not have the qualification to compete in the European competition this season, they do not have to continue training after the league is over and wait for the last round of European competition group matches.
As soon as the league ended, the team entered the holiday.
However, for Zenit, now is not the time to relax. In the last two rounds, Zenit still needs to consolidate his position as fourth in the league. The gap between fourth in the league and ninth in the league is very close. All these teams have hope of getting ashore, and no one can fail.
Although he went out to go to a nightclub, Chen Yingxiong's condition was not affected.
This is also what makes Denisov and his group admire Chen Yingxiong the most. No matter how crazy he played last night, it would not affect his performance today.
How could they know that even if Chen Yingxiong didn't go out to go to the nightclub, he was trained to death in the dungeon every night, so picking up a girl had no effect on him, it was simply drizzle. The energy and energy consumed were not as good as being trained in the dungeon for half an hour.
On November 24, St. Petersburg Zenit challenged Shinnik yaroslavl away. Yaroslavl ranked 16th in the league and had been relegated early.
So this game is not suspenseful for Zenit.
However, Chen Yingxiong did not score in this game.
This does not mean that he has relaxed after signing a new contract. In fact, he is very motivated in this game today and wants to score goals in the game to prove to the club that their money is worth it.
Although he worked very hard, he also got several good opportunities. However, in this game, Yaroslavlshnik's goalkeeper made wonderful saves in succession. Chen Yingxiong just couldn't get into his goal!
The season is about to end, but Chen Yingxiong's goals this season are still hovering over nine.
Chen Yingxiong hopes to make his goals in his first season double digits.
But now, his goal can only be achieved in the last round of the league.
Although there was no goal, this did not affect Chen Yingxiong's image in Edvorkat's heart.
With Chen Yingxiong, even fools can see what the team's offense looks like.
In the game against Yaroslavlshnik, although Chen Yingxiong did not score, Zenit won 3:1. Because Yaroslavlshnik's defenders focused all their energy on how to defend Chen Yingxiong, Chen Yingxiong did not score but created a chance for other teammates to score goals.
Now the media no longer scolds Chen Yingxiong for falling into a goal drought, because they all know that Chen Yingxiong's role is not just about goals.
But Chen Yingxiong doesn't think so... he still hopes to score a goal.
This wish was finally realized in the last round of the league.
November 30th, the last game of the 2006 Russian Football Super League.
St. Petersburg Zenit faces Tomsk at home.
Being able to end this season at home is a good thing for the team and for the fans.
Moreover, this game has a special significance. That is, Kirov Stadium, which has served for the team for decades, is about to withdraw from the stage of history. The club has announced plans for a new stadium and will build a brand new modern stadium on the original site of Kirov Stadium - the Russian Gas Arena.
Today, the Zenit fans in St. Petersburg came to see off the old stadium.
Many people held a flower when entering the venue.
Not only the fans, but many players from Zenit, St. Petersburg are reluctant to leave.
After all, they have been working here for several years or more.
For example, Arshavin, when he was a child, he was taken to the stands of this stadium by his father to watch Zenit's game, and thus became Zenit's fan and eventually became Zenit's player and Zenit's core.
He has a lot of affection for this stadium.
Sure enough, in today's game, Al Shavin was particularly excited and seemed to want to say goodbye to Kirov Stadium with his excellent performance.
Chen Yingxiong knew what Arshavin wanted, so he did not choose to shoot by himself at the most critical moment, but...pass the ball!
Since Chen Yingxiong attracted the attention of almost all Tomsk defenders, when he passed the football to Arshavin, there was not a single defender around Zenit's core!
How could Al Shavin refuse the gift he gave to the door? He directly swung his foot and pulled the football into the goal!
After scoring the goal, Al Shavin was very excited. He lifted up the jersey and showed the T-shirt he had prepared long ago.
A shaking cheer suddenly sounded in the stands.
It says:
Goodbye Kirov! We love you forever!
After saying goodbye to Kirov Stadium with a goal, Al Shavin ran back and hugged Chen Yingxiong again: "Don't you want to score a goal too?"
Chen Yingxiong wants to score the tenth goal of his first career, and the entire team knows this.
Chen Yingxiong smiled at Arshavin: "Don't we score only one goal in one game?"
Arshavin reacted and he laughed: "Haha! That's right! We don't just score one goal in a game! I'll take my pass later, hero!" He happily patted Chen Yingxiong on the back.
Give him a peach and repay him a plum.
Chen Yingxiong exchanged an assist for others' gratitude and reward for him.
So his tenth goal came at all.
At the end of the first half, Arshavin made a cross after breaking through the wing, and Chen Yingxiong used his signature header to smash the ball into the goal!
The scene was filled with joy - Zenit was going to say goodbye to Kirov Stadium with a victory!
"The tenth goal! This is the hero's tenth goal this season! You have to know when he started playing in the first team of Zenit? On September 17, the 19th round of the league! So far, he has played eleven games and scored ten goals! Such a goal rate is really terrifying!"
Sirgeevsky, a commentator of the local TV station in St. Petersburg, shouted excitedly.
For him, Zenit's biggest achievement this season is not to regain the qualification to participate in the European game, but to... discover such a sky bully who emerged from nowhere!
The club said two weeks ago that they had successfully renewed their contract with Chen Yingxiong, which means that Chen Yingxiong will continue to stay in the team next season. In this way, Zenit, St. Petersburg, will be truly worth looking forward to next season...
Chen Yingxiong, who finally scored his tenth goal of the season, seemed extremely excited. He even took off his shirt and naked in the snow and ice. He rushed to the camera to show his muscles full of strength and explosive power. Then he roared at the camera and turned around to hug his teammates.
For Chen Yingxiong, it would be better to use a goal to end his first season of his career.
For Edvocart, it would be better to use a victory in one game to qualify for the League Cup next season. Because the schedule of the Russian League and the UEFA League is surprising, St. Petersburg will have to wait until August next year to participate in the UEFA Cup in 2007-08.
For Edvokat, it is meaningless to lead Zenit to dominate the country. This team has such awesome investors and I definitely hope that the team can play wild in the European arena. If it can win the League Cup championship like the CSKA Moscow, it would be even better!
Edvokat came here for the purpose of the European war.
For Zenit fans, it would be better to say goodbye to Kirov Stadium with a victory in a game.
After Chen Yingxiong and Arshavin scored, Kerzakov also scored a goal in the second half.
In the end, St. Petersburg Zenit defeated Tomsk 3-0 at his home court, won fourth in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup next season.
After the game, Zenit's team thanked the fans and said goodbye to Kirov Stadium.
Fans threw the flowers in their hands down the stands and said goodbye to the Kirov Stadium that had accompanied them for decades.
Chen Yingxiong has no feelings for this stadium, after all, he has only been here for less than half a season.
For him, it would be very happy to be qualified for the League Cup. This means that he will have the opportunity to go to Europe next season to fight against stronger opponents. If he can score goals in such a game and score many goals, he will be a hit.
When he first entered Zenit, he was still thinking about how to become famous as soon as possible... Now it seems that everything is going well. After going to the European arena, Chen Yingxiong believes that he will be known to more people.
When the last light went out, Kirov Stadium fell into silence.
The wind roared, just like the noise that once sounded over it, and there were vague shouts from fans "blue, white and blue". But when the wind gradually stopped, the noise disappeared without a trace.
This stadium, which has been through decades of wind, frost, rain and snow, closed its doors and reached the end of its life.
The 2006 season of the Russian Football Super League ended here, with CSKA Moscow finally defending the league championship, and Zenit, Saint Petersburg, requalified for the League Cup after a season.
But many years later, when people talk about Russian football in 2006 again, they may think of the big Chinese man who came out of nowhere?
This is Chen Yingxiong's first season in professional football. Although there are only eleven games, everyone who has seen his performance will be full of expectations for his future.
What kind of surprise will he bring to everyone next year?
Chapter completed!