ps, It's another four updates. I feel like four updates are becoming a habit... I don't know how long I can keep this up. Let's stick with this pace for July!

My wife is due to give birth in August, and the baby could arrive any day. I'll definitely be swamped then and won't have time to write steadily, so the update speed might slow down.

I hope everyone understands.

But for now, while I can still manage four updates a day, I'll boldly ask for votes!!

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This is Chen Hero's first time participating in the Community Shield, and even if we don't consider him comparing the number of honors with Messi, participating in the Community Shield for the first time is of great significance to him.

He hopes to commemorate it with a championship.

But his teammates aren't performing well, especially Götze.

Because this match is to test Götze's adaptability to the tactics, Martin O'Neill specifically instructed before the game that the team's offense must be initiated by Götze. Now that Götze is not performing well, Liverpool's offense is basically in a slump.

Everton, on the other hand, doesn't have so many thoughts. They just want to win the championship and are playing with great energy, frequently threatening Reina's goal.

"Judging from these thirty minutes of the match, you can't tell at all that Liverpool is last season's league champion, nor can you tell that they were able to defeat Manchester United at Old Trafford..."

The commentator shook his head frequently.

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Although this game is a test for Götze, Chen Hero can't just watch the championship slip away... So he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Since he can't get the ball by staying up front, he might as well retreat.

This retreat turned out to be much better. Chen Hero's retreat strengthened his connection with Götze and other Liverpool teammates.

Mainly the latter.

Gareth Bale frequently launched attacks from the left, providing support to Chen Hero.

In the fortieth minute, Liverpool finally tied the score!

"Hero!! Here he comes—Beautiful!!"

Accompanied by the commentator's roar, Chen Hero received Bale's cross in front of the goal, jumped high, and headed the ball into the goal.

Everton's goalkeeper Howard was helpless. Although he made a save attempt, it was too late, and he couldn't touch it at all...

"This is the normal Liverpool! The normal Chen Hero!!"

"When Liverpool decided to bypass Götze and focus on the two wings, they immediately regained their vitality and threat! I think this game serves as a reminder to Martin O'Neill, allowing him to rethink Götze's role!"

"Liverpool equalized the score, and Hero scored his first goal in an official match of the new season!"

"A header! This is the Hero we are so familiar with! He is invincible in the air!"

After Chen Hero scored, he didn't spread his arms and run wildly to celebrate, nor did he pounce on Gareth Bale, who passed the ball to him. He directly roared to the sky in front of Everton's goal, his mouth wide open, his face twisted.

Bale rushed up and hugged him.

Götze also ran up, but he didn't hug him either. He just watched from the side. This goal had nothing to do with him. In fact, he knew that this goal could only appear precisely because it had nothing to do with him. Liverpool's offense bypassed him, and this time the ball was directly passed from the backcourt to Gareth Bale's feet, then Bale crossed, and Hero headed the ball in. The whole process had nothing to do with him.

What would happen if the ball was passed to his feet?

There wouldn't be a goal, right?

He felt a little lost.

The entire Liverpool team was celebrating the goal, and the Liverpool fans in the stands were also ecstatic, but he always felt that these had nothing to do with him. So he really couldn't muster the energy to cheer and celebrate.

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Chen Hero's goal was not only significant in that he helped Liverpool equalize the score, but more importantly, it opened the door of terror in the hearts of Everton players, making them feel the fear of Chen Hero again.

They realized that their opponent was still Liverpool with the terrifying Chen Hero, not the Liverpool that they could bully at will in the first thirty minutes...

This fact had a great impact on the psychology of Everton players. Some people with average or poor psychological quality simply began to doubt whether they could still win the Community Shield. People with better psychological quality also began to worry about how to deal with Chen Hero.

How to deal with Chen Hero?

This question is simply stupid!

Because there is no way to deal with Chen Hero!

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After Chen Hero scored, the game actually lost its suspense, but many people were unwilling to admit this, or were too dull to see it.

But that's the reality.

During the halftime break, Moyes made adjustments, making the whole team focus on defense, intending to hold on to the draw.

The Community Shield is a one-off match, and there is no extra time. If the two sides draw in the ninety minutes, they will go straight to a penalty shootout.

To defeat Liverpool with Chen Hero, the only way may be to drag the game into a penalty shootout. Faced with a penalty shootout, Liverpool's advantage may have nowhere to play, after all, penalty kicks are not only about skills and psychology, but also about luck. And in front of luck, everyone is equal.

In other words, if they don't go to penalties, Everton's chances of defeating Liverpool may only be 20%, but if they go to penalties, this chance rises to 50%. Although it's not a guaranteed win, it's much better than before...

But Chen Hero doesn't have the patience to deal with the opponent until penalties.

Solve the battle in ninety minutes.

After the second half started, he frantically looked for scoring opportunities, constantly threatening Everton's goal.

In the fifty-fifth minute, after Götze was replaced by Suárez, Liverpool's tactics returned to the set they were familiar with last season, so the offense was smoother, and the offense was naturally more threatening.

In the sixty-seventh minute, Chen Hero grabbed a shot in the penalty area, which was saved by Howard. Suárez followed up and scored, and Liverpool reversed the defeat.

In the seventy-ninth minute, Liverpool won a direct free kick, and Chen Hero personally took the penalty, sending the ball into Everton's goal. 3:1, Liverpool locked the victory!

The Community Shield lost its suspense.

"No suspense—Liverpool will win the 2014 Community Shield!"

"The Merseyside derby now only exists in name, in fact, Everton can no longer pose any threat to Liverpool... Unless Liverpool doesn't play Chen Hero, but is that possible? Whoever doesn't let Hero play is a fool!"

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When the Liverpool players raised the shield-shaped Community Shield trophy after the game, everyone was very happy, except for Götze.

Götze was naturally happy for the team to win the championship. In any case, he was able to win a championship as soon as he joined his new team, which is still very good.

But his happiness was far less than that of his teammates around him.

Because he knew that the power he contributed to this championship was so pitiful that it could be ignored completely. He was able to celebrate the championship here just because he was a member of Liverpool.

He didn't like this feeling. When he was at Dortmund, as long as he won a championship, he was definitely an important player in the team, and the media would definitely mention him when listing the heroes of the championship.

But here, he doesn't seem to be important.

If it was just that he didn't play his due role in the final battle, Götze might not have been so frustrated. What made him so frustrated was that he not only didn't play a role, but he also found that Liverpool seemed to operate more smoothly without him... This made him doubt his future—did Liverpool really need him?

Among a large group of excited people, Mario Götze forced a smile.

But no one noticed him. Everyone was overwhelmed by the joy of winning the Community Shield and had no time to care about him.

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The media on the same night and the next day were talking about Liverpool winning the Community Shield.

While praising Liverpool for winning the championship, many people also criticized Götze's performance.

"I think this game can be called a success for almost all the new Liverpool players. The reason why I use the word 'almost' is because there must be one person who is not successful, and that person is Mario Götze..." The host said in the news report on Liverpool's victory. "He was highly expected before the game, and everyone hoped that he could bring inspiration and skills to Liverpool. But his performance in the Community Shield game was terribly destructive. So he only played for fifty-five minutes before being replaced by Suárez. And Suárez, who replaced him, scored a goal in the game..."

"Götze's performance was not good. He doesn't seem to be adapted to Liverpool's tactics, nor is he adapted to the English football style... In the game, when he encountered the physical confrontation of Everton's defensive players, his performance was not tough enough..."

"Götze's Liverpool journey started with a bad game!"

The German media is also paying attention to the life and games of their genius player in a foreign country.

Unlike the English side, which is indeed finding fault with Götze, the German side is speaking well for Götze and making excuses.

"Götze is just not very adapted to Liverpool's tactics and English football yet... I think with his intelligence, as long as he adapts, he will definitely show his ability and open the eyes of those British guys!"

"Liverpool should give Götze patience. To be honest, I think Martin O'Neill's approach of replacing Götze in fifty-five minutes was very wrong, because it will hit Götze's confidence and put a heavy burden of pressure on Götze, which is not a good thing... Götze is a super genius of German football, he should be carefully cared for, not treated so rudely!"

"Götze needs time now, but will those impatient British guys give him patience?"

Many people can't answer this question.

Götze, with the reputation of "the number one genius in German football today," disappointed people in the World Cup. Now he has transferred to the popular Liverpool, which has attracted the attention and high hopes of countless Germans, hoping that Götze can reopen the name of the Germans in English football.

It is conceivable how much pressure Götze is under now.