After the restart of the game, Liverpool continued to besiege Newcastle United, whose players were at a loss. Lacking attacking options, they couldn't push forward to attack and defend by attacking.

But even defending was proving too much for them.

They couldn't stop Chen Hero's long shots, nor his headers. For long shots, he would deliberately kick the ball at people to clear a path for himself. As for headers, Chen Hero had already beaten them to a pulp. Numerical superiority was useless against him.

Newcastle United were at a loss as to how to defend.

If they pressed forward to defend Chen Hero's long shots, Liverpool would attack behind them, passing to the wingers, allowing Gareth Bale and Sanchez to break through and cross. Chen Hero would then make off-ball runs, cutting into the box to meet the cross and head it in.

If they retreated to prevent Liverpool from attacking behind them, Chen Hero could fire at will.

This game was impossible to play!

Coloccini sat on the bench, watching everything happening on the field with a hint of schadenfreude. He kept glancing at the head coach, Alan Pardew. Unfortunately, Pardew was standing on the sidelines, and Coloccini could only see his back. He couldn't see Pardew's expression, but he was sure it must be fascinating…

You wanted to go all-out against Chen Hero, didn't you? Now you're getting your asses kicked! Serves you right!

Coloccini had no sympathy for Newcastle United. Although he had played for the team for many years, he had completely fallen out with Pardew today. He knew with absolute certainty that Pardew wouldn't allow him to stay with the team, if Pardew remained the head coach of Newcastle United.

So instead of waiting to be kicked out, he would have his agent contact potential new teams after this game. He was no longer young, and returning to Argentina to retire might be a good idea…

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Coloccini was grateful that he wasn't on the field being ruthlessly humiliated by Chen Hero.

He was a smart man.

The Newcastle United players on the field were struggling hard, and it was indeed very difficult.

In the sixty-sixth minute, Götze was brought down by Ryan Taylor while dribbling into the penalty area in the center.

It was a blatant foul, and Götze even suffered a minor injury.

The referee had no choice but to whistle, signaling a foul by Newcastle and awarding Liverpool a free kick about thirty-five meters from the goal.

This position was well within Chen Hero's shooting range. When the referee saw Chen Hero running over to pick up the ball and place it on the ground, he suddenly regretted his decision. Perhaps he should have been a little more thick-skinned and ignored the foul?

But at this point, it was too late.

The arrow had already been released…

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Chen Hero placed the ball, and the wall was almost set up.

He stepped back. Seeing that the wall was up and the referee had moved away, he started his run-up!

He kicked the ball, which flew over the wall in a perfect falling leaf trajectory!

Goalkeeper Krul didn't expect Chen Hero to shoot so quickly! By the time he reacted to make the save, it was too late!

The ball went straight into the goal!

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then erupted in exclamations.

"Goal! Goal!!!"

"Sixty-first goal! Chen Hero has created a new record!!"

"Hero, long live!"

But they soon realized they had celebrated too early…

"Wait… what's happening on the field? The referee is signaling that the goal is invalid? A retake?!"

Not only the commentators, but even the Liverpool players who were raising their arms in celebration were stunned.

They had been cheering for Chen Hero's goal, but it had suddenly been disallowed?

The referee raised his hand, pointing to the whistle in his hand, signaling to the entire stadium that Chen Hero had to wait for his whistle.

The Liverpool players were not happy!

Although the reason was plausible, considering what the referee had done to Chen Hero before, everyone knew that the referee and Chen Hero were at odds. He was deliberately making things difficult!

So a group of them surrounded him, angrily questioning him, "This is unreasonable! Our goal is disallowed, but your fouls are ignored! This is unreasonable!"

"You're deliberately favoring the home team!"

The referee, surrounded by Liverpool players, insisted on his decision and even pulled out a yellow card, intending to warn the most vocal Liverpool players.

Chen Hero ran over and pulled his teammates away.

"Don't bother with him, guys!"

"But he disallowed your goal! A goal that could have made history, Hero!" Škrtel was especially upset. He was surprised that Chen Hero, usually so quick-tempered, could remain calm in the face of such a blatant injustice.

"It's okay, guys," Chen Hero said, patting him on the shoulder, speaking to him and all the teammates surrounding him.

"If it's a retake, then I'll just kick it in again."

Everyone was shocked to hear Chen Hero say this.

"Kick it in again? Hero, you…"

"I'm serious, not joking. Don't worry." Chen Hero stopped talking, retreated to the free kick spot, and re-placed the ball. Then he looked at the referee.

"I have to wait for your whistle to kick, right?"

The referee was surprised that Chen Hero was being so obedient, but he quickly realized that this kid had a yellow card already, and he was afraid of being sent off… Smart move!

The referee nodded.

Chen Hero smiled at him. "I'll shoot from the same angle, at the same spot."

This sentence stunned the referee.

What did that mean?

Was he showing me off?!

For a moment, the referee wanted to pull out a yellow card and warn this bastard who dared to despise him. But he quickly calmed down. He had already favored the home team enough in this game. If he went too far, he might not be able to continue in the refereeing world…

Although they emphasized objective standards, they still needed something to cover their asses.

He couldn't just send Chen Hero off because he smiled and said a few words to him. That wouldn't hold up to scrutiny afterward…

If he really wanted to send Chen Hero off, he had to make sure that everyone agreed with the decision! That was what a qualified referee should do!

So he ignored Chen Hero.

This time, Chen Hero really waited for the referee to blow his whistle before starting his run-up.

After a few steps, he kicked the ball.

The ball soared into the air and flew over the wall in the same way as before, heading straight for the upper left corner of the goal—the same spot he had aimed for before!

This time, Krul was ready, leaping into the air and reaching out for the ball.

Unfortunately, his reach was a little short. Chen Hero was aiming for the far corner!

The ball hit the back of the net!

Cheers erupted again!

But at the same time, the referee's shrill whistle sounded again!

The goal was still invalid!

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This time, even the commentators couldn't stand it anymore: "The referee in this game is being too biased towards Newcastle United… Even though there is such a thing as home-field advantage, such blatant home-field advantage… I think the English Football Association's referee and disciplinary committee should investigate this referee after the game…"

"Still invalid? Are you kidding me? What's wrong with such a beautiful goal?"

The Chinese commentators simply cursed: "Is this referee blind or has he been blinded by greed? Two free kicks in a row! Two good goals disallowed! Why is he disallowing the goals? The last goal was disallowed because Hero didn't wait for his whistle, but what about this time?! This time he waited for the whistle!"

The referee quickly gave them an answer.

He indicated that the wall had moved forward, so the kick had to be retaken!

"Damn it! What a lame excuse! It's true that if the wall moves forward, the kick can be retaken, but that's if the ball doesn't go in! Now that the ball has already gone into the goal, the goal should be allowed! It's the same as a penalty kick. If a defender enters the penalty area early when the penalty is taken, the goal is valid. If the penalty is missed and the defender enters the penalty area early, the penalty is retaken! What's wrong with that?"

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The Liverpool players were about to surround the referee again, but Chen Hero gestured for them to stop. Then he looked at the referee and asked calmly, "Do you want me to kick it again?"

Seeing how calm Chen Hero was, the referee began to feel uneasy.

He actually wished Chen Hero would curse at him, so he would have an excuse to send this dangerous person off.

But Chen Hero wouldn't take the bait!

Who said this guy was a hot-tempered idiot?

Even someone with the best temper would be furious in this situation, right?

Damn it!

But having gone this far, the referee couldn't back down, so he nodded stiffly: "Yes, you have to retake it!"

Chen Hero grinned at him.

In the referee's eyes, this smile sent chills down his spine. He felt like a giant bear was opening its bloody mouth at him. Perhaps Chen Hero thought he was smiling, but the referee only saw a sign that he was about to be eaten…

"Same angle, same spot."

The referee, his scalp tingling, didn't even hear Chen Hero clearly.

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After the referee disallowed Chen Hero's goal for the second time, boos rang out in the stands. These boos were naturally from the Liverpool fans.

But they were quickly drowned out by the cheers of the Newcastle United fans.

As far as the Newcastle United fans were concerned, they didn't care about fairness. As long as Chen Hero was unlucky, they were happy. Anyway, this injustice wasn't happening to them. They were benefiting from it, so why should they boo?

Not only should they not boo, they should drown out the Liverpool fans' boos.

The referee had already abandoned all shame, so these fans had even less.

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Chen Hero placed the ball and the wall was set up.

Krul stood in front of the goal, thinking that this game was too bizarre. This game might be unforgettable for him… He had never seen a free kick taken three times before… He had never encountered anything like this as a goalkeeper.

He could see that the English were really determined not to let Chen Hero surpass Dixie Dean.

But was it really okay to do this?

Were they not afraid of retribution later?

Or were they willing to face retribution later, just to stop Chen Hero? Once the result was decided, it couldn't be changed. Even if Chen Hero was wronged, the result couldn't be changed…

Krul shook his head. What was he thinking? It had nothing to do with him. He just had to prevent Chen Hero from kicking the free kick into his goal for the third time in a row…

Damn it! Was he going to aim for the same spot again?

Thinking about the previous two free kicks, which had both flown over the wall in the same way and gone into the same spot in the goal, he felt a chill run down his spine. If it wasn't luck, then it could only mean that Chen Hero was too strong! Completely beyond his imagination!

Little did he know that when Chen Hero had spent a year practicing free kicks in the training copy, hitting the same spot continuously, even using the same method, had become commonplace for Chen Hero. It was nothing special at all.

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The wall was finally set up, and the referee stepped back but didn't immediately blow his whistle.

At that moment, his heart suddenly began to beat wildly. He was a little worried and scared.

Once he blew this whistle, it would be the last chance. He couldn't disallow Chen Hero's goal three times in a row and make Chen Hero take the free kick four times. Otherwise, his refereeing career would probably be over… It wasn't worth sacrificing himself.

So whether Chen Hero scored or not, this was the last chance.

He knew that he couldn't keep hesitating. Everyone was watching him. He had to blow the whistle.

The whistle finally blew.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Hero began his run-up.

The distance of the run-up was short for him, only a few steps.

Then he swung his right foot and hit the ball.

As before, the ball soared into the air, heading towards the wall.

The wall jumped high, trying to stop the ball from flying over. But even though they knew in advance that the ball would fly over this spot, they were still powerless to stop it, because Chen Hero had shot the ball high, so high that unless Yao Ming came, no one could stop it…

The ball flew over the wall without any suspense.

At the same time, goalkeeper Krul dived. This time, he even positioned himself closer to that side. He refused to believe that he still couldn't stop it!

He really didn't stop it, because the ball was even faster than the previous two times!

With a whoosh, the ball reached the goal before his hand, flying into the net for the third time from the same spot.

The ball was in again!