Chapter 130 The Night Before the Game

The night before the game, Chen Hero rested at home for the first time. He and Christine had a wild night of lovemaking.

Because he had never tried having sex before a match—they always stayed in hotels, and family members weren't allowed with the team. How could he?

So this time, Chen Hero felt a special kind of forbidden pleasure—he knew he shouldn't do it before a match, but that made it even more exciting for him.

So the two of them did it countless times until they both collapsed on the bed, exhausted, and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky—that's right, it was almost noon!

Chen Hero got out of bed, feeling sore all over, especially in his thigh muscles.

Yesterday, they had tried many positions. Seeing these positions in adult videos, he only thought, "Wow, that's awesome!" But when he actually tried them, he realized they were high-difficulty moves that required a lot of strength.

Although it was enjoyable for both of them, the aftereffects were not to be underestimated...

Chen Hero rubbed his thighs in bed for a while, remembering that he had a game today, although it was in the evening. But was his body really okay?

Could Romario be lying? Why was he able to do it before every game and still be in such good condition?

Since it was almost noon, Chen Hero wasn't in a hurry to go to the hotel. He finished the lunch Cabrera had made for him at home, and then had Cabrera give him a massage before setting off to meet the team at the hotel.

While massaging him, Cabrera joked that she didn't know if he would be out of shape today. If he was out of shape, how would he explain it to others?

Seeing her so carefree, Chen Hero glared at her.

As revenge, Cabrera moved her hands a little closer to Chen Hero's crotch while massaging him, and then gently rubbed him.

Soon, Chen Hero started to gasp.

"Okay, okay, stop playing! If you keep going, I really won't dare to play!"

Chen Hero hurriedly begged for mercy.

After the massage, he rested for a while, and Cabrera drove Chen Hero to the hotel.

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Martin O'Neill wasn't surprised at all that Chen Hero arrived in the afternoon, and he didn't blame him. He had figured it out now. As long as Chen Hero could keep scoring goals on the field and get him victories and championships, he didn't care what he did off the field.

This was the best way. Chen Hero certainly didn't want others to interfere in his private life. And from past experience, Chen Hero was actually a very professional person. At least, no matter how busy he was, his training wasn't delayed, and his game condition wasn't affected. In that case, what else could he ask of him? You know, those coaches require players to be back before ten o'clock the night before a game, require them to stay overnight, require them to obey discipline, require them to not be late for training... In the end, these requirements still have to be reflected in their game condition, right? They are worried that these off-field behaviors will interfere with the players' condition. If the condition isn't affected, why would the coach bother watching over the players like a housekeeper?

Chen Hero came to his room to say hello, and he didn't ask Chen Hero what he did last night. People have their own privacy, and it's not good to inquire rashly.

Chen Hero's teammates were much more gossipy than Martin O'Neill. When they saw Chen Hero visiting the hotel rooms, they all pulled him aside and asked him where he had been partying last night.

Chen Hero didn't know what to say. He wanted to refute it, but he did have a great time last night, so great that his waist and legs were still sore.

But actually, his original intention for asking for leave wasn't to have fun with Christine...

For a moment, he really didn't know how to answer his teammates' curious and gossipy questions.

It was really hard to explain in a few words... In the end, he was forced to say, "I went to study!"

"Study?"

None of them had heard of this name. The questions only increased, and Chen Hero had dug himself a pit.

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In fact, not only were his teammates very concerned about where Chen Hero had gone to have fun last night, but the media outside was also concerned.

After Chen Hero got rid of them yesterday, they couldn't find Chen Hero again. But they were smart and went straight to the entrance of the Liverpool hotel to block him. They blocked Liverpool's bus and counted the people getting off the bus one by one, but they didn't see Chen Hero.

Not only that, some of them really guarded outside the hotel all night, two people taking shifts, one sleeping and one guarding, and then switching shifts in the middle of the night... After so much hard work, they came to the conclusion that Chen Hero didn't return to the hotel before the game, which meant he stayed out overnight!

This was shocking news.

Because everyone had to stay together before the game, it was for easy management and to ensure the players' condition. Whether it was Liverpool or Manchester United, all teams would do this, unless the game wasn't important, such as winning the championship in advance. The coach would be happy and announce that everyone could spend the night at home and come back the next day to play directly.

Unless that was impossible.

Staying out overnight was a relatively serious violation of discipline. It was not yet known whether Chen Hero had concealed his private behavior from the coach, or whether he had obtained the coach's permission...

If it was a private act, it would be interesting!

When Chen Hero used to go to nightclubs, everyone accused him of not having professional ethics, and he could still say that it was his spare time and he could do whatever he wanted, as long as he didn't violate the law.

Although it was sophistry, it still sounded somewhat reasonable.

But now? It was precisely because his every coach had been so indulgent to him—coaches who weren't indulgent were fired—that he had finally developed to this point!

He stayed out the night before the league game!

It was supposed to be a collective activity, but he turned it into a private one!

How could someone who disregarded discipline like this get everyone's support?

How could someone who openly undermined the team's chances be Liverpool's third captain?

And wouldn't his staying out affect his condition?

A group of reporters waited and watched, wanting to see what excuse Chen Hero could come up with this time!

They weren't too concerned about what Chen Hero had done last night, because there was no suspense. Chen Hero must have gone to some nightclub to have fun, or gone to his friend's house to attend some party... It was never anything good, all things that wasted energy and physical strength, living it up every night, with wine and women.

They waited until the afternoon before seeing Chen Hero drive to the hotel in that Land Rover that they were all familiar with.

He really had a great time! He actually came to join the team so late... It was simply outrageous!

We've been in this business for so many years, and we've never seen anyone who can be so indifferent to rules and regulations!

If we were to go back further, maybe George Best was his role model?

But George Best's condition plummeted after he turned twenty-four. If he didn't chase women and drink alcohol, maybe he could have become another king of football... What a pity!

Did Chen Hero want to follow in George Best's footsteps?

After achieving fame and success, he wanted to play something exciting? Well, he shouldn't have any more honors to pursue now. As a professional player, he has won all the championships he can win at the club. Other players have no motivation or fighting spirit at his age.

Everyone guessed Chen Hero's thoughts in their hearts, but they didn't know that Chen Hero's ultimate goal was to lead Liverpool back to the glorious era of sweeping Europe...

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There was no press conference on the day of the game, but the coaches and players would still be stopped by reporters and asked a few questions when they arrived at the stadium.

Today, the reporters were even more enthusiastic and crazy. Martin O'Neill was surrounded by reporters as soon as he got off the bus.

The questions were all the same, insisting that he talk about Chen Hero's overnight stay and his return in the afternoon.

Martin O'Neill was tired of these reporters, but he couldn't avoid this question, because if he didn't answer, everyone's misunderstanding would be even deeper, and who knew what it would turn into in the end...

"There's nothing to say. He asked me for leave, and I approved it. That's the whole thing..."

He said as he walked forward quickly.

But the reporters were persistent and didn't plan to let him go. They all held out their microphones and shouted, "But won't this affect his condition?"

"Is it really okay to do this before such an important game against Arsenal?"

"If we lose the game, who will be responsible?"

Martin O'Neill was too lazy to answer their questions and walked away quickly.

But the reporters didn't need to be too disappointed, because Chen Hero would be down soon.

So they all turned their microphones to him.

"Hero, Hero! Is it okay for you to stay out all night?"

"What will you do if it affects your condition?"

"Does your disregard for team discipline make your teammates feel troubled?"

"What did you do last night?"

"Staying out all night before the game against Arsenal, can you guarantee your condition for today's game?"

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Numerous questions were thrown at him in an instant.

Chen Hero was different from Martin O'Neill. O'Neill wasn't the media target, so he had no obligation to answer the reporters' questions. Chen Hero couldn't. He was the team's media target, and this was the occasion for him to come forward.

Chen Hero glanced at the reporters and snorted from his nose.

"Too much nonsense. Who do you think you are? Why should I be responsible to you? I only need to be responsible to Liverpool fans and the club that pays me..."

"That's easy to say, how will you be responsible? Is this how you're responsible?" A reporter interrupted Chen Hero and shouted.

Chen Hero glared at him: "I hate people interrupting me the most. I haven't finished speaking, what are you in a hurry for? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated? If you want to die early, go away!"

Chen Hero's words were so vicious that the faces of the reporters changed. The face of the reporter who was scolded by Chen Hero was even more ugly.

Chen Hero didn't even look at him and left a sentence before turning around and leaving.

"That bastard ruined my mood, I won't accept any interviews today! Not even after the game!"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

The reporter who was scolded by Chen Hero even cursed directly: "That bastard! Who does he think he is? If it weren't for us reporters, would he have any good days?"

But no one agreed with him, because everyone remembered. Although he was quite human when he helped Samuel Merz find tickets, and people saw his mature side, he was still the rebellious, unruly, and unruly idiot who defied all rules and authority in his bones...

If you anger him, no one will have a good time. He's the kind of weirdo who dares to hold a press conference specifically to scold the reporters who came to interview him!

Hey, how could we forget that?