Chapter 15 The Stamford Bridge Curse is Broken

After the start of the second half, Chelsea tried to counterattack, but they were quickly pushed back by Liverpool's stormy offensive.

They quickly realized the situation.

Liverpool was currently riding high, and it wasn't wise to confront them head-on.

So Chelsea's coach, Advocaat, decisively chose to retreat.

He decided to weather Liverpool's attacks first. The second half had just started, and Liverpool, refreshed after the halftime break, was undoubtedly in high spirits. It would be foolish to clash head-on with Liverpool at this time.

Chelsea's defensive retreat actually contained Liverpool's offensive. For a full twenty minutes, Liverpool attacked fiercely, but without scoring.

"At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea players have a psychological advantage, while Liverpool players have psychological shadows. Because they haven't won at this stadium in three seasons."

"Even with Chen Hero, Liverpool hasn't won against Chelsea here, which is really strange. And judging from the current situation of this game, it seems that this embarrassing record will continue..."

"It's really weird... But the world of football has such weird records. Liverpool has only failed to conquer Stamford Bridge for three seasons."

The commentators shook their heads, unable to understand why such a strong Liverpool couldn't do anything against Chelsea at home.

Could Chelsea maintain their unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge again? Allowing Liverpool to gain only a draw this season?

Chen Hero was the first to disagree.

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Don't be fooled by the fact that Chelsea has successfully withstood Liverpool's increasingly fierce offensive, because Advocaat is actually very nervous.

Because the score is currently tied, Liverpool only needs to score one more goal to break this fragile balance.

And Liverpool's offensive is so fierce, as if they might score at any moment. With each attack, Advocaat's heart beats faster.

For neutral fans, it would be a good thing if Chelsea could stop Liverpool from continuing their advance. But for Chelsea coach Advocaat, it was an ordeal. The same was true for Chelsea fans.

Every Chelsea fan, whether in the stands at Stamford Bridge or in front of the TV, whether in London or around the world, watched the game with bated breath.

Facing Liverpool's offensive, they didn't have the leisurely mood of neutral fans watching the excitement; they were afraid that Liverpool's next attack would break through Čech's goal.

Not allowing Liverpool to conquer Stamford Bridge for three consecutive seasons was a proud achievement in the eyes of outsiders, and they were indeed proud, but not at this moment. When Chelsea faced Liverpool again at Stamford Bridge, everyone's heart was in their throat, extremely nervous.

At this time, glory and pride had turned into enormous pressure.

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Chelsea was under immense pressure, while Liverpool had no burden.

This stemmed from their absolute confidence in their strength and Martin O'Neill's impassioned speech during the halftime break.

Today's game was a journey to break barriers!

Liverpool wanted to conquer the world, so how could they be stopped by a small Stamford Bridge?

So next year today will be Stamford Bridge's memorial day!

Liverpool's attack was getting higher and higher, wave after wave.

And they were all playing hard!

Chen Hero used his physical advantage to the fullest in these attacks, making Chelsea's defenders miserable.

Finally, in the seventy-seventh minute, Liverpool's continuous offensive paid off.

This time, after a period of strong attacks on the wing, they suddenly shifted to the center.

Chelsea's defensive focus couldn't keep up for a moment, giving Chen Hero a good opportunity. On the edge of the box, after stopping the ball, he swung his leg and shot!

The football flew towards the goal like a cannonball. Chelsea's goalkeeper, Čech, managed to touch the ball this time, but Chen Hero's shot was so powerful that he couldn't change the direction of the ball. The ball deflected slightly, but still flew into the goal...

"Hero!! A brace! He scored a brace again!"

"Not counting hat-tricks, this is his fourth brace this season! He truly deserves to be called 'Mr. Brace'!"

"Liverpool has finally taken the lead against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge! It seems that the so-called Stamford Bridge curse is about to become a thing of the past..."

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After scoring, Chen Hero didn't go anywhere. He took off his jersey on the spot, revealing his solid muscles and the giant bear tattoo on his back, then opened his arms and roared at the sky.

He wanted to show off his muscles in front of Chelsea's goal, in front of Chelsea's players.

Especially that Hulk, he wanted to show Hulk what a real muscle monster is!

Under Chen Hero's roaring at the sky, the stands at Stamford Bridge were somewhat silent—the string in the hearts of every Chelsea fan snapped when Chen Hero scored, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

What they feared had come to pass. Being led by Liverpool at this time completely deflated their spirits. It wouldn't be easy to build them back up...

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Liverpool's players swarmed up and hugged Chen Hero, who was roaring at the sky, celebrating the goal to their hearts' content.

With this goal, the Liverpool players' hearts were at ease.

With Chen Hero performing normally, Chelsea would be doomed today!

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When Advocaat saw the ball fly into his own goal, he didn't feel much regret; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, he really breathed a sigh of relief.

The record of being unbeaten against Liverpool at home for three consecutive seasons didn't start with him. But he could feel that this record had brought a lot of trouble to him and Chelsea's players; it was a kind of pressure. Whenever they faced Liverpool at home, they desperately wanted to remain unbeaten. Now it was only three seasons; if the time was longer, the pressure would increase, and Chelsea wouldn't dare to lose. If it was at ordinary times, it would be fine, but if it was a game related to the championship, the enormous pressure could crush Chelsea.

Now it was good; the record was gone. He believed that in the future, when Chelsea faced Liverpool at home again, they could treat it with a normal state of mind.

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The game continued. Although Advocaat felt that losing this game might not be a bad thing, Chelsea's players still couldn't accept losing to Liverpool at their home ground. Although they also knew that never losing was a huge pressure, who could bear to give up the record they had maintained for three seasons? Especially against an opponent like Liverpool, whose iron hooves had trampled all over England, Stamford Bridge was the last solid fortress.

How cool did it sound—whether it was Manchester United or Manchester City, Arsenal or something, you can't do anything about Liverpool, only we Chelsea can!

Therefore, no one wanted the banner of resisting Liverpool to be flying at Stamford Bridge for three seasons, only to be cut down by the opponent at this time.

This was indeed enormous pressure, and the Chelsea players felt it, but they just couldn't let it go.

People are actually like this. Rich people always say that having too much money makes them unhappy, but if you ask them to give up the culprit "money" that makes them unhappy, they definitely won't. They might be willing to give up a little bit, do some charity... but if you ask them to give up all their assets and become a truly happy person, they definitely won't do it.

How many people can truly see through the mortal world? If they saw through it, they would have to become monks...

Chelsea's players were actually ordinary people, so naturally they couldn't be enlightened masters.

Therefore, it was normal to not see through it and to be unwilling to give it up.

But if they wanted to not give up, they also had to have the ability to not give up.

After scoring, Liverpool's morale was high, and their offensive was even fiercer.

Coincidentally, Chelsea also wanted to press forward and attack, so Liverpool launched a counter-attack. After several counter-attacks, Chelsea realized that their defense line was frequently in danger, and the air raid sirens were almost constantly going off.

If they continued to attack like this, they might not even equalize the score before Liverpool scored another goal. That would be too uneconomical.

In addition, coach Advocaat kept waving his arms on the sidelines, demanding that the team pay attention to defense.

Chelsea had no choice but to slow down their offensive pace.

In the end, they simply retreated across the board—not to say that they had resigned themselves to fate, but that Liverpool's offensive was even fiercer...

Liverpool's attack was like a raging sea with a tsunami occurring, with waves of attacks coming one after another, making Chelsea's defense line feel unsteady on their feet. They could only struggle to support themselves.

In this situation, other attacking players had no choice but to retreat and participate in the defense, lest their own backyard catch fire.

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The effect of the full-line retreat was good. Although Liverpool's offensive was very fierce, for various reasons, they just couldn't score.

And Chelsea had retreated across the board, so naturally they had no spare strength to attack.

In the end, with neither side scoring, the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end of the game.

When the game ended, Liverpool fans in the stands jumped up and cheered, and the Liverpool players on the field also seemed very excited, as if they had won a championship.

It wasn't that they were ignorant, but conquering Stamford Bridge was indeed of great significance to them.

From today onwards, in the whole of England, there will no longer be a team that can stop the rolling torrent of our Liverpool iron army!

"The game is over! The referee blew the whistle to end the game! Look at those excited Liverpool players! They have finally conquered Stamford Bridge! This is the only castle in the whole of England that has not yet been conquered by them. But after today's game, the glory of the Chelsea people has also become a fleeting cloud... Today, the last organization resisting Liverpool was conquered by them, and the red flag of Liverpool was planted at Stamford Bridge! Now, the whole of England is full of ruins and debris, all places trampled by the iron hooves of Liverpool!!"