Chapter 6 The Prelude

The six-minute lead was just the prelude to this game.

In the subsequent match, the entire Liverpool team seemed to be on drugs, turning from guests to hosts, and bombarded Newcastle United with crazy attacks.

Newcastle United's home advantage is significant because the entire city is filled with their passionate fans.

Newcastle United fans are known for their fanaticism.

But in the face of Liverpool, any of their shouts and boos were ineffective.

Although they made a lot of noise, and Liverpool was relatively quiet, everyone could see that Liverpool had the upper hand in terms of momentum. Their killing intent, though invisible, permeated the entire stadium.

Under this enormous morale, Newcastle United players struggled to cope.

Little did they know that Liverpool wanted to use a big win in this game to tell those with malicious intentions—any conspiracy against us Liverpool is doomed to fail!

They thought they had angered the opponent by doing their best to prevent Chen Hero from scoring last season.

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After scoring a goal, Liverpool did not relax their offensive at all.

Led by Chen Hero, their offensive waves were higher than the previous ones.

After holding on for twenty minutes, Newcastle United conceded another goal in the twenty-sixth minute.

This time, Gerrard scored with a long shot from outside the penalty area, a signature goal for Gerrard.

After taking a two-goal lead, many thought Liverpool would be satisfied and slow down the pace, right?

Who would have thought that Liverpool had no intention of stopping? They continued to intensify their attack, maintaining a fast pace and high intensity.

Newcastle United wanted to take advantage of Liverpool's two-goal lead to catch their breath, and maybe even launch a counterattack.

Because generally speaking, after taking a two-goal lead in the first half, most teams would adjust their pace. Blindly focusing on strong attacks and fast attacks would only exhaust their physical energy early, leaving them unable to continue in the second half of the game.

As a result, they were pushed back by Liverpool's fierce offensive as soon as they emerged.

But they were not willing to be slaughtered in their own home stadium.

They continued to look for opportunities to counterattack.

The result was naturally being pushed back by Liverpool again.

After several repetitions, Newcastle United's defense was breached again.

The scorer was Gareth Bale.

Being nearly three goals behind before the end of the first half, Newcastle United completely lost the will to resist—if they continued to resist, they would only concede more goals.

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Newcastle United couldn't muster the will to resist anymore, and the Newcastle United fans in the stands were also dumbfounded.

They didn't expect Liverpool to be so strong and domineering even on the road.

Being able to score three goals against Newcastle United before the end of the first half.

You should know that Newcastle United is not considered a weak team now, consistently ranking among the top six teams in the league, yet they were turned into sieves by Liverpool on the road...

The fans couldn't accept this reality for a while—how could our Newcastle United be so vulnerable?

Alan Pardew was on the sidelines, frowning and clenching his fists tightly.

No one saw that his knuckles had turned white.

His white hair looked a little messy in the cold wind.

For him, this was simply a disgrace!

Because last season, also at their home stadium, Newcastle United was scored five goals by Liverpool. In that game, he tried his best to prevent Chen Hero from breaking the record of more than sixty league goals. But his efforts were in vain. Chen Hero not only scored his sixtieth league goal of the season in that game, but also exceeded that target by two goals.

In that game, Newcastle United was swept five goals by Liverpool at their home stadium! They were beaten without any power to fight back.

The grudge between the two sides was formed after that game.

For Pardew, this was a disgrace.

Unexpectedly, after half a season, they came again...

They scored three goals against themselves last season, and it looks like they will score more in the second half.

For Newcastle United to be beaten like this, he felt a deep heartache.

Losing to Liverpool by a large score at their home stadium twice in a row, what is this if not a disgrace?

But it can be said that Newcastle United was too unlucky. When Chen Hero was about to break the record last season, the opponent they faced happened to be Newcastle United, and it was still on the road.

And this season, when Liverpool was being targeted and urgently wanted to find someone to vent their anger and establish their prestige, they ran into Newcastle United again, and it was still on the road...

Hitting Liverpool's gun twice in a row, Newcastle United's luck could collectively go buy the European Grand Lottery, maybe they could win a prize of several hundred million euros.

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Before the end of the first half, Liverpool led by three goals. During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the Newcastle United locker room was heavy, and everyone didn't know what to do.

Last season, they deliberately went against Liverpool, so they were scored five goals by them, which was also karmic retribution. This time, they didn't want to go against Liverpool, so why did they end up like this?

Could it be that the Liverpool group is so petty that they have held a grudge since last season?

Alan Pardew was also at a loss. Although he felt this was a disgrace, he really couldn't do anything about Liverpool's first team... The entire Premier League doesn't know how to defeat Liverpool, let alone him. Moreover, his team is now three goals behind, and it would be a miracle if they could tie the score...

When Newcastle United didn't know what to do in their locker room, the atmosphere in Liverpool's locker room was relaxed.

Martin O'Neill came to the locker room, but didn't say too much.

He only said one sentence: "Looks like I don't need to say anything anymore, you did a great job in the first half. Continue in the second half!"

That's it...

One side didn't know what to say, and the other side didn't need to say anything.

What a strong contrast.

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After the second half of the game started, Liverpool had no intention of slowing down the pace of their attack.

Their offensive waves continued one after another, like a surge.

And Newcastle United's performance was no different from the first half. It seems that they spent fifteen minutes during the halftime break just resting...

Liverpool will not have mercy on their opponents, nor will they show mercy. They want to establish their prestige, and since there is an opportunity to score, they will naturally not let it go easily.

So they scored three more goals in the second half.

Two of these three goals were scored by Chen Hero. He completed a hat-trick in this game.

Compared with that game last season, he scored fewer goals, but Newcastle United had one more hole in their defense.

The final score was 6:0, and Liverpool achieved a great victory on the road.

After the game, Chen Hero accepted interviews with reporters. He pointed at the camera and said: "What other tricks do you have, bring them on!"

His nonsensical words made the reporters present feel baffled.

But he didn't mean to explain.

A reporter finally couldn't help but ask: "I don't quite understand, Hero... who are you saying this to?"

Chen Hero smiled brightly: "Whoever has a guilty conscience, I'm saying it to them."

Taking advantage of the confusion of the group, Chen Hero left the mixed zone.

Some smart people among the reporters had already begun to guess why.

It must be related to the previous game, and related to Martin O'Neill's words.

He said that some people didn't want Liverpool to win...

They thought about it further and suddenly felt a chill.

This question is too speculative, it's better not to talk about it...

But many people knew what Chen Hero was going to do.

He actually妄想(wàngxiǎng - wildly attempt) to go against the authorities!

Should we say he is too brave, or too stupid?

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Someone was sitting in front of the TV, deforming the sofa armrest. The TV screen showed the scene of the players accepting interviews after the game.

Chen Hero had just pointed at the camera and said: "What other tricks do you have, bring them on!"

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Whoever has a guilty conscience, I'm saying it to them."

The person in front of the TV tightened his grip on the sofa armrest.

He knew who this sentence was addressed to.

What made him even more depressed was that he couldn't fight back at this time. Because the Liverpool club was making a lot of noise. If they continued to do so, it might cause things to get out of control. At that time, the FA would definitely push themselves out as scapegoats... After all, Liverpool is a century-old giant in England, and its influence in English football cannot be underestimated.

Their purpose was certainly good, to revitalize and increase the competitiveness of the Premier League. After all, in the history of the Premier League, there has never been a team as strong as this Liverpool team. Twenty-seven league games with only two draws, and all the others won! Even Arsenal, who also won the title undefeated, was not so perverted. Their existence has seriously dampened the enthusiasm of other Premier League teams. Some people above are worried that over time, it will cause the Premier League to lose its vitality and competitiveness, leading to a series of serious consequences. For example, after one family dominates, the audience will lose interest. After all, not everyone is a Liverpool fan. Who wants to watch their team destined to fail? Who wants to watch a game without suspense? Reduced audience, decreased ratings, and lower attendance at the scene, which ultimately leads to a reduction in TV broadcast fees, which is the most fatal—what can you play without money?

So they wanted to bring the Premier League back to a situation where a hundred schools of thought contend and a hundred flowers bloom, but this method must never be exposed...

After all, this is not a legitimate means... If people find out, who knows what kind of mutiny it will cause.

Now that the Liverpool club is making a lot of noise, they are also afraid to act rashly, and can only grit their teeth and watch Chen Hero be arrogant and domineering, but are powerless to do anything.

But he firmly believed that as long as the storm passed, they would always find an opportunity to deal with Chen Hero and Liverpool again!

Now they can only pretend to be shrinking turtles first.

He knew very well that in a few days, the FA Disciplinary Committee would issue a penalty decision that would satisfy the Liverpool club, and that referee James would be disqualified from officiating Premier League games this season.

But as compensation, he would get the opportunity to officiate the FA Cup final.

If Liverpool can reach the FA Cup final... he believes that with the personal grudges between James and Liverpool, that FA Cup final will be "very interesting."