Chapter 1 I Just Want to Forge

Chen Hero's first shot nearly broke the net, scaring Newman Geese in the commentary box. If Chen Hero had scored with his first shot, wouldn't that prove his excellent form? He would have been publicly slapped in the face.

Fortunately, the football didn't fly into the goal.

Newman Geese, relieved, revived and began to comment on Chen Hero's shot as a guest commentator.

"Look, continuous shooting like that is indeed very difficult, but for Chen Hero, it's not a problem at all. Of course, I'm talking about the Chen Hero of the past... Back then, he was most capable of creating miracles. He would accomplish anything that everyone thought was impossible. That's his trademark. Compared to the very difficult goals in his career, this opportunity just now wasn't worth mentioning at all. If it had been the Chen Hero of the past, he would have easily put the ball in the net. But now he missed the opportunity. Although it was just a shot that went wide, a miss is a miss. This is a sign of Chen Hero's decline! So I say, he shouldn't have chosen to come back. This decision will be the biggest failure of his career!"

It sounded like he was really considering Chen Hero's best interests, hoping he would cherish his reputation. But in reality, he was just badmouthing Chen Hero. He couldn't tarnish Chen Hero's past, but he could tarnish Chen Hero's present and destroy his future.

That's what Newman Geese was planning.

But in fact, he was just being unreasonable. Because no one can guarantee that every shot they take in a game will go in. Even Chen Hero in his prime wouldn't dare to guarantee that. It's normal to waste one or two opportunities in a game. Not to mention that it wasn't really an opportunity at all. It was Chen Hero who turned this non-opportunity into a golden opportunity. From this point alone, not only can't we say that Chen Hero's form is gone, but we have to say that Chen Hero's form is still excellent. This is the Chen Hero that everyone is familiar with, unchanged at all!

Doesn't Newman Geese understand this? He understands it very well.

But he understands it, yet he can't say it like that, nor can he admit it.

If he said what he really thought, everyone would understand. Therefore, in order to be more deceptive, he needed to use more sophisticated methods to confuse ordinary people and make them think he was right.

After speaking, Newman Geese was smug, feeling that his opening shot was very good. Surely some people would hear his high-sounding remarks and begin to doubt Chen Hero's form.

Influence is accumulated little by little. He would keep saying this during the game, and by the end of the game, his remarks would add up to a storm that could drown Chen Hero.

At that time, he would just quietly enjoy the mortified expressions of Chen Hero and his lackeys.

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Chelsea used the opportunity of this goal kick to launch an attack, but it didn't pose any threat to Liverpool's goal.

Then they retreated.

Next, it was Liverpool's turn to attack.

This was Liverpool's second attack of the game.

Before they attacked, no one would have thought there was anything special about this attack.

Many people were still feeling sorry for Chen Hero for missing a golden opportunity, and... angry.

The angry ones were naturally the "minority" among Liverpool fans.

Although they didn't hear Newman Geese's commentary, their thoughts were the same as Geese's.

That is, wasting such a good opportunity fully demonstrates that Chen Hero's form has obviously declined! And the Liverpool club would actually continue to trust such an old guy whose form is declining!

This is simply a disgrace to the Liverpool club!

They felt like they were seeing a tragedy unfolding before their eyes...

The Liverpool warship was being dragged into a whirlpool by Chen Hero!

How could they not be angry?

They are all fans who love the Liverpool club the most.

Missing this opportunity is ironclad proof!

And those fans who felt sorry also had a trace of doubt about Chen Hero's form in their hearts.

Although this shouldn't have been an opportunity in the first place, who knows what would have happened if Chen Hero hadn't chased after it, or hadn't stretched out his leg? Then everyone would have cursed the Liverpool player who passed the ball for not passing it well. But Chen Hero chased after it, and even caught up, and even formed a shot, and the shot was quite threatening. Then everyone would naturally think that this was a good opportunity, but Chen Hero didn't seize it.

Why didn't he seize it? Because of his form?

Naturally, some people would have such thoughts.

Perhaps it's just a tiny bit of doubt now, not yet significant. But as time goes on, if Chen Hero can't come up with a convincing performance, then that's another matter.

These small doubts will converge into a river, accumulate into a tower, and eventually become a vast ocean.

And that's exactly what Newman Geese wants to see.

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In the worried, suspicious, and angry eyes of the crowd, Liverpool's second attack of the game began.

Very much in line with Liverpool's consistent characteristics - solid in defense, simple and sharp in attack.

The football didn't stay in the midfield for too long, but was quickly passed to the front.

And eventually fell to Chen Hero's feet.

Before this game, Chen Hero had also been considering a question in his mind, that is, what is the best way to tell those fans that he is not old?

Scoring goals? That's the most basic. If he doesn't score goals, even if he completes ten assists in the game, it's all for nothing.

Not only must he score goals, but he must also score a lot of goals.

And... they must be beautiful goals!

The current Chen Hero relies more on scoring in front of the goal, just that one moment, he can guarantee a goal. Or free kicks.

These goals may give people the impression that Chen Hero is old and can only score in this way. Because this method consumes the least amount of physical energy, and at the same time, the requirements for other aspects of physical fitness are not so high. So when he starts to frequently use this method to score goals, it is inevitable that people will have a feeling of "Lian Po is old." (Lian Po was a famous general in ancient China who was still strong in his old age.)

Why was Inzaghi able to maintain a good state and score frequently at the age of thirty-nine? It has a lot to do with him being a poacher-type striker. Another very famous example is Ronaldo. When he was young, he swept the world of football, fully demonstrating his technical, speed, and strong characteristics in long-distance runs. But in the later stages, he gradually became a poacher in front of the goal. Because his body couldn't do it anymore.

The best way for Chen Hero to respond to those people's doubts is to score goals in other ways, not free kicks, not scoring in front of the goal, and not even long shots.

So after Chen Hero got the ball, even though he was still forty meters away from the goal, he didn't pass the football out.

He intends to do something.

He hasn't done this thing for many years, especially after his scoring methods have become more and more abundant, he has basically put it on the shelf.

Because at that time, he needed to compete for the number of goals and the efficiency of goals. And this method of scoring is too inefficient, so he doesn't like to use this method to score goals. For him, scoring in front of the goal, free kicks, and long shots are the best weapons.

At the same time, because he hardly uses it, the Liverpool team's tactics naturally don't consider this either. Their offensive tactics are all centered around Chen Hero's heading ability, and Chen Hero rarely retreats in the tactics, and is always at the front in the penalty area.

This way, he is closer to the goal, but this way, he also has no room to display his dribbling ability.

Yes, that's right!

The weapon Chen Hero is going to use now is... a solo run!

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Dribbling past several people in a row and then shooting the football into the goal is indeed not a scoring weapon that Chen Hero often shows to everyone, but it doesn't mean he can't do it.

Anyone who is really familiar with Chen Hero knows that although Chen Hero's dribbling goals are few, each one is a masterpiece.

It's not that he can't do it, it's just that he doesn't want to.

Now, he wants to.

Seeing that Chen Hero didn't pass the football out immediately after receiving the ball, the Chelsea players immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to steal the ball from Chen Hero! They immediately surrounded him from several directions.

Newman Geese in the commentary box saw this scene and instantly climaxed. He exclaimed, "What is Hero thinking? He should pass the football out as soon as possible! But he missed the best opportunity to get rid of it, and now he is about to face Chelsea's encirclement! It is very obvious that everyone can see from this that Hero's series of reactions after receiving the ball are much slower than when he was younger, which shows that his form is indeed continuing to decline. Before it was his body, now it has become his brain..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Chen Hero, who was surrounded by three Chelsea players, swaying his upper body, and then the football suddenly appeared from under a Chelsea player's crotch!

Immediately afterwards, before he could react, Chen Hero rushed out of the gap between the players!

The words that Newman Geese was about to say came to an abrupt halt.

"Hero!!!!" Harry Levy, the Liverpool commentator sitting next to him, shouted excitedly. "A beautiful dribble!"

He startled Newman Geese, but Newman Geese had no time to glare at this excitable old man.

He hadn't figured out how Chen Hero got out of this encirclement, and Chen Hero had already caught up with the football and was dribbling towards Chelsea's penalty area!

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At that time, in the encirclement that surrounded Chen Hero, the Chelsea player who was facing Chen Hero only saw Chen Hero's upper body sway, and then felt a coolness under his crotch. When he looked down, the football had disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a gust of wind sweeping past him.

When he looked up again, Chen Hero was gone...

He hurriedly turned around and only saw Chen Hero's back.

He then realized that he had been nutmegged by the opponent!