Football System: Penalty Zone Hero

When meeting everyone for the first time in the locker room, the person who left the deepest impression on Chen Yingxiong was not the captain, nor the part-time translator Hagen, nor the team's top star Arshavin, nor even the Korean trio, but the Russian language!

Russian! Russian! Russian!

Chen Yingxiong now wished he could learn to speak Russian as soon as possible.

It was too painful not knowing Russian. He couldn't communicate with anyone, couldn't understand what others were saying, and felt like a marginal figure in the locker room. The Koreans didn't know Russian either, but they were so numerous that the three of them could play Landlord together. Chen Yingxiong was all alone, and he didn't know who to talk to. On the day he joined the first team, he could only occasionally communicate with Eric Hagen, but Chen Yingxiong's English was limited, so he couldn't have a deeper communication.

So most of the time, he seemed very calm on the training ground. Yesenin could only come over to translate for him when the first-team coach assigned him tasks, and he had to rely on himself at other times.

Fortunately, many coaches in the first team were familiar with him, and his performance during the trial here was so shocking that it left a very deep impression on everyone.

After the training, Advocaat kept Chen Yingxiong alone and took care of his life. If there was anything inconvenient, he could just ask the head coach. Advocaat also hoped that Chen Yingxiong would speed up his Russian learning. After all, the language barrier would make it very difficult for him to integrate into the team. This was not the youth team. If you were not careful in the first team, you might be demoted to the reserve team. In that case, it would be difficult to turn things around.

…

After finishing the training and saying goodbye to Advocaat, Chen Yingxiong and Yesenin walked towards the dormitory together.

They had to cross a large training base. At dusk, most of these areas were empty. If it weren't for the many modern facilities, it would have made people think that this was a natural forest.

"Advocaat thinks highly of you, hero." While walking on the road, Yesenin said to Chen Yingxiong.

"Uh-huh..."

In the past, if Yesenin praised him like this, Chen Yingxiong would immediately take advantage of the situation and would never waste any opportunity to show off.

But today he seemed a little silent.

Chen Yingxiong suddenly stopped and turned to look at Yesenin. "Is there any way for me to learn Russian overnight?"

Yesenin shook his head. "Absolutely impossible."

"Aren't you a god?"

"I am not."

"You have supernatural powers anyway, right? Can you also let me learn Russian? And by the way, let me learn English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian..."

Yesenin spread his hands. "Don't dream, Hero. I'm not a god. Secondly, my ability is only effective for football..."

"Don't lie! Otherwise, why can you speak fluent English, Russian and... Chinese?" Chen Yingxiong didn't believe him.

"That's my own ability. Just because I can speak Russian doesn't mean I can make you speak Russian as fluently as I do, hero."

"So how can I learn Russian?"

"Aren't we doing this right now? In the team, I'm your translator. When I go home at night, I'm your language teacher, teaching you Russian."

"The progress is too slow..." Chen Yingxiong said with his head down in frustration.

Yesenin shrugged. "You acquired your heading ability overnight, and you know every language after waking up from sleep... You can't have all the good things in the world for yourself, right?"

Chen Yingxiong sighed. It seemed that learning a language was much more difficult than playing football...

"But, without knowing Russian, I couldn't communicate with them or anything like that, and I couldn't integrate into the team."

"Before I came, how did you integrate into the youth team without a translator or a language teacher?"

Yesenin asked Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.

"Invite them to dinner again!"

"Idiot!" Yesenin scolded. "You have a lively and cheerful personality, and you are the youngest in the first team. Aren't these advantages for you to integrate into the team?!"

"Uh..." Chen Yingxiong touched his head. He was actually scolded by Yesenin... He didn't know that was possible!

Seeing Chen Yingxiong's expression, Yesenin was surprised. "What? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Chen Yingxiong laughed. "No, no... Hey, hey. I was just thinking... This is the first time you scolded me, Mr. Aurora."

Yesenin was stunned for a moment. "Haven't I done this before?"

Chen Yingxiong shook his head firmly.

"Oh... do you think I look like a human being now?" Yesenin asked.

Chen Yingxiong shook his head firmly again. "It's still too early! Real human emotions are much richer, and... they change so quickly that there is almost no reason or call for action. Just a 'smile' can be divided into many kinds. You... are still far from it, so learn slowly!" Chen Yingxiong had just been scolded by Yesenin, so he immediately found an opportunity to fight back and hit Yesenin hard.

But privately, Chen Yingxiong had to admit that Mr. Aurora was becoming more and more like a human...

…

The qualities that Chen Yingxiong displayed in training were very mediocre. At least if most of his teammates observed carefully, they would not think that this big guy was qualified to join the first team... To be honest, his ability in some aspects is not as good as those of the youth team players.

Advocaat was also surprised that Chen Yingxiong's quality in these aspects was not high. This gave Porter more room to play.

"I told you he was just lucky...those two games just allowed him to perform well. We should observe him for a while longer...it's better to watch his training than his games, Dick."

Advocaat frowned and did not comment on his assistant's opinion.

Arshavin cast a puzzled look at Chen Yingxiong. He didn't know how this big guy could be selected for the first team...

Many people shared the same idea as him.

Until Advocaat conducted a corner kick tactical drill that was.

A person of Chen Yingxiong's height should of course be placed in front of the goal. On the one hand, he could head the ball, and on the other hand, he could attract the attention of the defence and create opportunities for his teammates.

In fact, Chen Yingxiong was very clear about his weaknesses and strengths, which became even clearer after he got to know Mr. Aurora. He knew that apart from his heading skills that were unexpectedly blessed by supernatural powers, his other abilities were actually at the level of training in the youth team of a domestic club. Of course, he could not be as good as those players who were trained in the top leagues in Russia and even had a long-standing reputation.

But he was particularly confident in his headers, even before he knew that it was a supernatural power.

He also knew how his teammates looked at him, especially the Korean named Li Hao, who was full of disdain for his performance... Chen Yingxiong didn't know why Li Hao showed it so obviously, maybe he was used to feeling good about himself?

But now he had a chance to let everyone see why he was transferred to the first team.

But Advocaat poured cold water on him.

"Your role in this corner kick tactic is to feint and distract the opponent. Run forward from your current position and create the illusion that you are going to head the ball in front. This will distract the defenders' attention and then provide opportunities for your teammates to head the ball from behind and create goals." Yesenin translated Advocaat's words to Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong stared at Yesenin with his eyes wide open. "Did he really say that?"

Yesenin nodded.

"Does that mean I don't have a chance to score a header?"

"No." Yesenin shook his head.

Chen Yingxiong clicked his tongue.

The person responsible for taking the corner kick was 23-year-old Anyukov. Last season, he transferred to Zenit for 110 million rubles, about 3 million euros, and quickly became a main player.

The corner kick was kicked in front of the goal. Chen Yingxiong followed Advocaat's tactical requirements and cut diagonally forward from the middle, attracting the defender defending him to move with him, thus creating a gap.

The football passed over him and Martin Skrtel, the centre-back from the back row, jumped up and headed the ball!

The football went slightly over the crossbar.

There was applause from both the audience and on the field as praise for this beautifully executed tactic.

His teammates were joking with Skrtel, saying it was a pity that he didn't score the goal.

Chen Yingxiong saw it all. This was the first time for him to serve as a foil for others... and it didn't feel good.

Chen Yingxiong was now eager to prove his heading ability, especially to make Li Hao stop rolling his eyes at him. And the best thing was that Li Hao was in the defensive lineup, responsible for the defence in the penalty area.

If I could head the ball into the goal over his head, I believe It would be able to pull his eyeballs back to their normal position...

The second corner kick was taken, and Chen Yingxiong still followed the tactical requirements and moved forward from the middle. But this time, something was different...

When he reached the point, he suddenly jumped high!

No one would have thought that Chen Yingxiong would jump up and then... head the ball towards the goal!

Skrtel was planning to follow up with a header, just like before, but when he was about to jump, he found Chen Yingxiong shaking his head in front of him!

Chen Yingxiong headed the ball very accurately and threw it towards the front post!

Goalkeeper Malafeev had no reaction at all and watched the ball being headed into the goal by Chen Yingxiong!

When Chen Yingxiong landed, he felt a little proud - now you know my strength, right?

But before he had time to observe the expressions of his teammates, he heard the whistle.

Assistant coach Porter walked in angrily, followed by Yesenin who had to jog to catch up with him.

He yelled a lot, but when it came to Yesenin, he just said a simple sentence. "He said you should not make your own decisions and strictly follow the coach's instructions."

Chen Yingxiong immediately put on a smile and said to the assistant coach. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I saw the ball coming and I couldn't help but do that..."

Yesenin glanced at him. He didn't believe what Chen Yingxiong said about being careless. How could he not know what Chen Yingxiong was planning? As an interpreter, he could see the way his teammates looked at him. Chen Yingxiong was eager to prove himself, even if it meant violating the head coach's request.

This kid... is fearless.

How does the Chinese saying go?

A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.

…

After listening to Chen Yingxiong's explanation, Porter didn't know what to say. At least the other party's attitude was still good... He just warned Chen Yingxiong again, asking him to strictly follow the tactics arranged by the coach during training and not to act on his own, and then he withdrew.

As soon as he got back, he complained to Advocaat. "This is too much trouble!"

Advocaat smiled and said nothing. "Just keep training," he said.

…

Chen Yingxiong was helpless on the training ground, but he had no choice but to continue being a supporting role for others. He didn't know whether his header attracted the attention of his teammates and changed their views of him. Maybe it had an effect, maybe it did nothing.

Regardless of whether his header attracted everyone's attention, at least it made some people comment on him - not very obedient.

That was right, at least, Chen Yingxiong was indeed disobedient.

...

AN: Seeing how the Power stone System works, I decided to up the ante my own. Seeing how many we got so fast, I think an easy schedule to start with would be.

Saturday - Free

Sunday - Free

Bonus Chapter #1 - 20 Power stones

Bonus Chapter #2 - 40 Power stones

Bonus Chapter #3 - 60 Power stones

Bonus Chapter #4 - 80 Power stones

Bonus Chapter #5 - 100 Power stones