Liverpool's reserve team's goal was a huge surprise to Tottenham. It wasn't just the fans who were astonished, but also the Tottenham players on the field.

After the game restarted, Tottenham launched a frantic counterattack. They couldn't accept the fact that they were behind against a reserve team.

Liverpool, on the other hand, contracted their defense and played their best-known defensive tactic.

Tottenham had been helpless against Liverpool's defense before, and now they were even more so. After a few minutes of bombardment, the first half ended without a goal.

The score was still 1:0, and Liverpool went into halftime with a lead.

In the Liverpool dressing room, the reserve team players cheered as if they had already won the game.

They were pleased with their performance in the first half.

Martin O'Neill let them be happy for a while before telling everyone to be quiet.

"You did a great job, guys." As soon as he said this, he won another cheer from the players.

Martin O'Neill had to raise his hand to signal them to be quiet again.

"But now is not the time to cheer, because there are still forty-five minutes left in the game, and we only lead them by one goal, which is very unsafe. So in the second half, we will still face a very difficult battle. Tottenham will definitely not give up, they will definitely make adjustments during the halftime break. In the second half, I want you to continue as in the first half. Be especially clean in defense, reduce the number of times you get the ball in the backcourt, and avoid letting the opponent intercept the ball in front of our penalty area and launch an attack directly..."

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In the Tottenham Hotspur locker room, coach McLaren was comforting his men, telling them that the goal they conceded was just bad luck and nothing serious. He wanted the team to keep a normal attitude in the second half and not get impatient because the opponent was contracting their defense.

"We have a full forty-five minutes, can't we score a goal? If you have this idea, we can definitely beat them! Don't doubt yourselves. At the same time, when attacking, you must be extra careful of their counterattacks! Liverpool is just a little better with their Chen Hero. In fact, their overall strength is weaker than ours... but you can't underestimate them because of this! Now throw away those boring thoughts of underestimating the enemy. This is the FA Cup semi-final, and no opponent is easy to deal with!"

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In the fans' rest area, in the stands, heated discussions were taking place.

Not only here, but also in the TV studio, the same discussion was unfolding between the guests and the host.

The topic of discussion was the same, which was why the Liverpool reserve team, whose strength was obviously weaker than Tottenham's, was able to take the lead in the game?

The Liverpool reserve team's performance in the first half surprised many people. Originally, everyone's attention was focused on Chen Hero, and they felt that on Liverpool's side, only Chen Hero was worthy of everyone's attention.

Who would have thought that the other players in the reserve team would perform no less well than the protagonist Chen Hero.

"...I was very impressed by their tenacity in defense...I still remember the scene where Evans used his face twice in a row to block Huddlestone's shot...so much so that Huddlestone became exasperated and wanted to accuse the other party of handball..."

"Evans's performance is just a microcosm. The Liverpool reserve team is obviously very united and has a clear goal. They know what they want. This is the most terrifying thing about a team."

"...Before the game, Martin O'Neill quoted a famous saying from Shankly, claiming that there are two of the best teams on Merseyside, one is Liverpool and the other is the Liverpool reserve team... Now I think whether it is Shankly or Martin O'Neill, they are right!"

Everyone praised the performance of the reserve team. If the reserve team players knew about it, it would probably be another burst of cheers and celebrations—isn't that what they came to the FA Cup for? In order to attract more attention to their performance, maybe there will be an opportunity to go to a place where they can play games.

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After Martin O'Neill finished explaining the precautions for the second half, he left the time to the players. There were still five or six minutes before the start of the second half. During free time, the reserve team players became active again.

Evans, who blocked Huddlestone's shot twice in a row with his face in the first half, became the object of everyone's concern during the halftime break.

Everyone was still very concerned about his nose.

Some people joked that Evans was going to become Korean because his nose bridge had collapsed.

Evans didn't seem to care.

"What's there to be afraid of if my nose bridge collapses? As long as I can win the championship!"

Now he doesn't complain about Chen Hero and the first team anymore, because he has seen Chen Hero's sincerity. He also knows that the club has not abandoned them, and he is very satisfied with his performance in the first half. The image of a bloody battle must be particularly glorious and tall!

Everyone laughed when they heard him say this. But their mood was the same as Evans's.

No matter what the cost, it doesn't matter, as long as they can win the championship, as long as they can participate in the final. They felt that this event was closely related to them and was their responsibility, and they had to do their job well.

They like this feeling, even if they have to pay sweat and blood for it. They don't want to sit in the VIP box in suits and shoes, or sit at home blowing on the air conditioner and drinking cold drinks, being a spectator.

That's not what they want.

Like now, their whole body is dirty from falling to the ground, their hairstyles are messy, their faces are covered with grass clippings, their sweat has soaked their jerseys, and some people's legs are scratched and bleeding. The image is not good-looking at all, but they feel very good.

Chen Hero sat in the dressing room. This time, he didn't jump out to boost morale, because he knew there was no need to do so.

The morale of this team is unprecedentedly high, and there is no need for him to add anything more.

After the tactical arrangement was over, Martin O'Neill, who was standing on the side, could also see the high morale of the players.

He now increasingly felt that perhaps this team could really create a miracle, a miracle belonging to the reserve team...

What kind of magic does Chen Hero have that can give this team so many things?

A hopeless and unmotivated reserve team has become an invincible strong team because of him!

This doesn't conform to the laws of normalcy...

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After the second half of the game restarted, neither side made any personnel adjustments.

Tottenham Hotspur did not rush up and besiege Liverpool's goal like they did in the first half.

They slowed down the pace and paid more attention to controlling the ball. If there was no good opportunity, they would rather pass the ball all the way back to the goalkeeper's feet than make a rash straight pass. On the one hand, they were afraid of wasting opportunities, and on the other hand, the more important reason was naturally because they were afraid of Liverpool's counterattack.

A straight pass is a very risky move. Success will bring great benefits, but failure will lead to the crisis of being hit by the opponent's fast counterattack. And the probability of failure is much greater than success...

Whether Tottenham slows down the pace or continues to bombard wildly, it is the same for Liverpool—they are both contracting their defense to the death.

Even if Tottenham's ball control rate in the 30-meter area outside reached more than 70%, they still stood still and continued to defend to the death.

It gave the impression that Liverpool seemed very satisfied with the current situation of leading by one goal, and planned to keep defending like this until the end of the game, using a 1:0 victory to send Tottenham Hotspur away in anger.

The second half had been played for almost half the time, and Liverpool had been like this all the time. Over time, Tottenham also relaxed their vigilance. At the same time, they became anxious and ignored what the coach had told them during the halftime break—the score was still 0:1, they were behind, who cared about Liverpool's counterattack that might appear but never did... Now they have to attack! They have to attack desperately!

Tottenham's defense line began to stir, slowly pressing forward, almost pressing to the halfway line and not going back.

Although Chen Hero was no more than ten meters away from them, he did not attract their attention.

Perhaps they also wanted to pay attention, but they were powerless.

The more Tottenham pressed forward, the more the opportunity for Liverpool's counterattack finally came.

In the seventy-seventh minute of the game, Liverpool seized the opportunity to launch an offensive.

Tony Silva led the ball and sprinted all the way from the wing, then crossed, and Chen Hero, who followed up in the center, jumped high and headed the ball into the goal without any suspense.

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"Hero! Hero!" The commentator called out the name again. Even if you don't look at the screen, as long as you hear this sound, you should know that Liverpool has scored again, and the goal scorer is still Chen Hero!

"Iconic header! Invincible Hero!"

"Liverpool's reserve team leads Tottenham Hotspur 2:0 in the FA Cup semi-final!"

The commentator specially emphasized that this was the "Liverpool reserve team" in order to make the audience realize how incredible this score was!

The Liverpool reserve team, which was considered to be a weak team, actually led Tottenham by two goals!

And Tottenham sent all their main players!

Although the FA Cup is becoming more and more useless, when it comes to the semi-finals, the chicken ribs become steak and are worth a try.

Therefore, at this time, almost all teams send out their main players, except for Liverpool, this freak...

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Chen Hero's second goal completely destroyed Tottenham Hotspur's fighting spirit and confidence.

They were arrogant and underestimated the enemy before the game. When they found that the opponent was a tough nut to crack during the game, they were immediately thrown into chaos. Now, after being scored two goals by Liverpool, they don't even have the most basic fighting spirit—the game hasn't ended yet, and they are busy denying themselves.

This game is impossible for Tottenham to continue playing.

In the end, relying on Chen Hero's two goals, the Liverpool reserve team upset Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final.

They shattered countless people's glasses. This team, which was not favored before the game, finally made it to the final.

No one thought that the Liverpool reserve team really had this strength.