After Chen Hero left the field, Arsenal's pressure suddenly eased. Now the gap in strength between the two teams wasn't as large as before, and Arsenal was able to mount some counterattacks.

For Arsenal, the game only officially started at this point.

They scored a goal, but Liverpool also scored a goal.

If Chen Hero wasn't counted, the score between Liverpool and Arsenal should be tied 1:1. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible. Liverpool had such a powerful weapon in Chen Hero, and they couldn't just not use him.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Arsenal 4:1 at their home stadium.

A match with no suspense ended.

Chen Hero staged a hat trick in the game and became the focus of news.

However, Chen Hero really kept his promise and didn't accept interviews from any reporters after the game. He also refused to be called to the mixed zone.

The reporters were speechless, not expecting Chen Hero to be so vindictive.

They had no choice but to run to the press conference, hoping to get some clues from Martin O'Neill.

But Martin O'Neill didn't give them any good looks either.

At the press conference, he said triumphantly, "I remember someone asked me before the game who would be responsible if we lost?" He looked down at the crowd with a victor's smile on his face.

"Who would be responsible? Huh? Who would be responsible?"

The reporters were silent, but they all thought that Martin O'Neill was becoming like Chen Hero...

"And some people questioned how Chen Hero would be responsible to the team and the fans. Now you see! That's how he's responsible! I just want to ask you all, how did it feel to be slapped by him?"

His words finally aroused dissatisfaction among the reporters in the audience, and someone stood up to protest: "You don't have the right to treat us like this!"

O'Neill chuckled, didn't say much, and got up to leave.

At the press conference, the reporters didn't ask a single question, and it was over...

This left all the reporters present dumbfounded—they didn't expect that the always honest and reliable O'Neill would actually take such drastic action!

Martin O'Neill left the press conference amid the reporters' exclamations, feeling very refreshed in his heart.

The pent-up anger in his chest could finally be released! Great!

Let you question me, let you find fault with me? Did you really think that Martin O'Neill was easy to bully? Want news? Go to hell!

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Wenger, who appeared after Martin O'Neill, was in a bad mood and had a bad temper because he lost the game. So he answered two questions perfunctorily and then got up and left.

A group of reporters sat or stood at the press conference, looking at the empty stage, not understanding what was going on today...

Wenger being upset after losing the game was understandable, but why was Martin O'Neill, who won the game, acting like he had swallowed gunpowder?

Sure enough, they would never reflect on themselves. Unless there was a strong supervisory department, even then their reflection would only be a formality.

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Although the two head coaches didn't cooperate, the media still had plenty to talk about.

Because there were so many gimmicks in this game, you could talk about any one of them.

The media that had previously criticized Chen Hero for not returning home at night wisely avoided mentioning Chen Hero's celebration action.

The media that had always supported Chen Hero mentioned Chen Hero's three-slap celebration in their reports and told everyone why Chen Hero did this, because their colleagues dared to question Chen Hero's ability and condition, so they deserved to be slapped by Chen Hero.

Although they were also in the press box at the time, they very consciously excluded themselves.

There was also warfare and competition between media outlets. Seeing their rivals suffer, they felt just as good as Martin O'Neill.

Of course, in addition to staging a hat trick in the game and slapping the reporters three times, there was another question that troubled everyone and was of great concern to everyone. That was whether Chen Hero really didn't return home at night, and what did he do when he didn't return home at night?

Chen Hero really didn't return home at night, and there was nothing to hide. As for what Chen Hero did when he didn't return home at night...

Although Chen Hero didn't publicize it, the media quickly found out the reason.

Samuel Mertz's remarks in the stands were revealed to the media, so the media flocked to Samuel Mertz's home again to interview him and verify the information.

Mertz had been very unhappy about the media criticizing Chen Hero for not returning home at night, and now that he had the opportunity, of course, he wanted to help Chen Hero promote himself and refute the media's nonsense.

"Yes! He came to give me the tickets specifically. My tickets were found by his girlfriend, and he and his girlfriend came to my house together. I am very grateful to him! So I can't imagine what you reporters are thinking. Not returning home at night can only mean going to nightclubs to fool around? Don't you have anything positive in your minds? Such a hero, a great benefactor of mine, has been described by you as a bastard who only knows how to eat, drink, and play around, and disregards the interests and discipline of the team!"

The old man said to the many reporters who came to interview him, leaving the reporters in the room speechless. No one dared to criticize him like they did outside Anfield.

"If you don't know the truth, can you please investigate carefully before you speak? Why can you just rely on your rich imagination and talk nonsense there without knowing the truth! Slandering and defaming such a great young man? Who gave you the power? Who gave you the qualifications? If I hadn't stood up, would you still continue to smear Hero?"

Mr. Mertz took out his ticket and showed it to the media. For the first time, many people saw what the legendary ticket looked like.

It was indeed the FA Cup semi-final ticket between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, and there was even a blood stain on the ticket.

"This, Hero brought back to me. So I won't allow you to say bad things about Hero!"

After the old man finished speaking, he drove all the reporters out, not giving them a chance to ask questions.

But who could be dissatisfied with a seventy-eight-year-old man?

What's more, what he said made sense.

If Chen Hero didn't return home at night to deliver the tickets to this old man, then there was really nothing to criticize.

Of course, some people could still find fault if they insisted, such as Chen Hero, even if you came to deliver the tickets to the old man, did you have to stay overnight at his house? After you delivered the tickets, you could have gone back to the hotel, why did you make us wait in the cold wind for a night and a morning?

However, such trivial details now had no sensational effect at all, because even if he went out to fool around after delivering the tickets, he still staged a hat trick in the game the next day!

He got a hat trick, what else do you want?

Many players don't even have Chen Hero's performance, even if they don't go out to fool around every day and are good boys!

So, in the end, results are the most important thing. If you have good results, all the shortcomings are not shortcomings, if you have bad results, your advantages are all shortcomings.

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After seeing the scene of Mr. Mertz scolding a group of reporters on TV, Chen Hero smiled happily. Those words were quite like his style!

He now really believed that the old man was living a good life alone, as long as he had football.

However, in this way, he seemed to have more responsibility on his shoulders.

Football is not about life and death?

Football is closely related to life and death.

His performance may be related to a person's life and death.

"Oh, now there are fewer and fewer ways out!"

Chen Hero complained.

Cabrela glanced at him: "Didn't you not plan to retreat in the first place?"

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After the focus battle with Arsenal, another upsurge was set off in the media. Liverpool star Chen Hero helped an old Liverpool fan find his ticket. This was simply amazing! Although they were scolded bloody by Mr. Mertz in person and driven out, they were people with extremely thick skin. Such a blow was no better than being bitten by a mosquito to them. So, in a blink of an eye, they began to hype up the matter of Chen Hero finding the old man's ticket and personally delivering it to his door...

The entire Liverpool had been mobilized before, but they couldn't find it. Unexpectedly, Chen Hero found it in the end... Was this fate?

Chris Bascombe now kept Chen Hero's name on his lips in the newspaper office, praising Chen Hero as chivalrous and helpful whenever he saw someone.

He also went to Dougal specifically to say these things.

Dougal's colleagues were worried that Dougal would argue with him again.

But when Bascombe bragged like this, Dougal just smiled silently.

Those who knew the feud between them were greatly surprised, not understanding what was going on.

The media reports only mentioned Chen Hero and Cabrela, and did not mention the third person, Dougal. So no one knew what Dougal had done in this matter.

But Dougal didn't help Mr. Mertz in order to become famous.

This was just right, allowing him to continue living his ordinary life.

In fact, his family was very upset, thinking that the media was unfair to their father, not even mentioning their father's name. They also felt that Mertz was ungrateful, only knowing how to hug the legs of Liverpool stars. Sure enough, Liverpool fans were all birds of a feather.

They also suggested that their father should ask Mertz for money as a reward.

Reward?

Every time he thought of this question, Dougal couldn't help but laugh.

I have one more friend and resolved a misunderstanding about someone. This reward is enough.

As for Bascombe?

Hey, let him be happy!

Why should I care so much about him?

So Dougal went to and from work every day, living a life that was no different from before. It's just that sometimes he would go to Samuel Mertz's house and chat with him. The two talked about everything, but they didn't talk about football.

Chen Hero helped Mr. Mertz find his son's relics, while Dougal helped the old man find some liveliness.