Chapter 1 Chen Hero's Hat Trick

Chen Hero bypassed the defense in a way that defied many people's imaginations, and the football flew into the goal. This goal was even more demoralizing to Arsenal than the first.

Just as Arsenal's players felt the pressure on them ease up a bit, their fighting spirit also waned.

After the game restarted, Arsenal did give up on defense and switched to offense. But their attack seemed weak and powerless. Obviously, they hadn't recovered from the blow they'd just suffered.

Wenger on the sidelines was helpless in the face of all this.

He had thought of everything he could think of, and he had done everything he could. In fact, it was already very difficult for him to reach this point.

This situation really wasn't his problem; it was just that Chen Hero was too abnormal.

The opponent pressing forward to attack was what Liverpool liked most.

Taking advantage of their attack, Liverpool launched a defensive counterattack.

In the seventy-eighth minute, Liverpool's reserves took advantage of a counterattack opportunity, and Chen Hero completed a hat trick.

At that time, Carlton Cole crossed from the wing, and Chen Hero made a beautiful offside run, rushed into the open space, and then shot after receiving the ball. The football went through Szczesny's legs, penetrating both the small gate and the big one!

"Beautiful! A nutmeg!"

"Hat trick! Hero has completed a hat trick! Amazing! Amazing!"

"When Liverpool is in trouble, only Chen Hero can save the team! He lives up to his name! He is our hero!"

"Liverpool fought hard to catch up after falling behind by two goals, and finally completed the reverse! This is their first lead in the game!"

The commentator cheered, and the Liverpool fans in the stands roared.

In this roar, Chen Hero ran towards Carlton Cole, who had assisted him, with his arms open.

The two embraced each other.

The other Liverpool reserve players, who were in the backcourt, also ran to the front to hug the two.

Arsenal's players, on the other hand, lowered their heads, looking dejected.

In fact, they could have guessed this result to some extent when they decided to attack.

But when reality was placed in front of them, they still couldn't accept it.

We had such a good start, a two-goal lead... How did it turn into being behind now?

Where did we go wrong? What did we do wrong?

No one could give them an answer.

Even head coach Wenger was sitting expressionlessly on the coach's seat at this time, with no reaction.

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Chen Hero's hat trick completely destroyed Arsenal.

In the following game, Arsenal showed no fighting spirit, and the game lost all suspense.

Martin O'Neill was still very careful and cautious. In this situation, he still didn't relax. He replaced attacking players such as Carlton Cole with defensive players, mainly to strengthen the defense. After all, Liverpool was only one goal ahead, and even if Arsenal had a bit of luck and scored a lucky goal, they could tie the score and cause earth-shaking changes to the final result.

Only Chen Hero stayed on the field, and he was the best defense on the field. Arsenal absolutely did not dare to cross the line.

In the end, the score never changed again.

Liverpool's reserve team defeated Arsenal 3-2 at their home stadium, double-killing their opponents in four days.

Defeating Arsenal's first team twice in a row with a reserve team can be said to have created an upset, a myth.

After this game, I'm afraid no team will dare to underestimate this reserve team anymore.

Many people even think that the scene from last year may be repeated.

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At the post-match press conference, Wenger looked helpless but also unconvinced: "We tried our best, but the result was cruel. This is football... We did a great job. I think if they didn't have Chen Hero, the ultimate winner would be us. But unfortunately, we don't, and they do."

The implication was that Liverpool's reserve team relied entirely on Chen Hero.

But he didn't think about it. If it weren't for Chen Hero, he probably wouldn't have even seen Liverpool's reserve team.

Martin O'Neill highly praised the performance of Liverpool's reserve team—he didn't just praise Chen Hero alone, but praised everyone.

"I am very satisfied with the performance of the reserve players, and I am proud of their performance. Their victory is not just based on one hero; their own efforts are the foundation of their victory! Now I am more confident to lead this team to compete for the championship!"

Martin O'Neill saw the changes that had taken place in this team after this game. It was a transformation, a caterpillar about to become a beautiful butterfly.

They gained confidence, but at the same time, they also gained experience and lessons. Everything that happened in this game will become their valuable wealth.

With the support of this wealth, winning the championship is no longer a dream.

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In the two games in four days, Chen Hero spent his time with the reserve team. In addition, this last game was so thrilling that everyone's cohesion and tacit understanding rose to another level.

When Chen Hero said goodbye to them, the reserve players were a little reluctant to part.

They even hoped that Chen Hero would stay with them all the time. How great that would be...

But Chen Hero was parachuted down from the first team after all, and he had to go back.

Chen Hero seemed to feel everyone's reluctance, and before leaving, he promised everyone again: "We will meet again soon. There is only one game left before Wembley, and I will go to Wembley with you!"

"We will train hard, Hero!"

"We will definitely not let you work so hard again!" everyone replied.

If it weren't for Chen Hero in this game, they would really have to say goodbye to the League Cup.

But if they expect Chen Hero to perform like a god in every game, they would be too incompetent themselves.

This shouldn't be the norm.

Chen Hero looked at his reserve teammates, who were full of fighting spirit, and smiled: "It's a deal!"

He stretched out his hand.

Everyone put their hands on top of his.

"It's a deal!!"

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Everyone was paying attention to the second game against Arsenal. When Chen Hero returned to the first team, everyone was also discussing this game.

Skrtel was still very envious of Chen Hero, because Chen Hero was able to experience such exciting and fun things, while they could only be spectators.

They were also envious that Chen Hero was able to come up with this idea at the beginning, and as a result, he was the only one in the entire first team who could participate in the game.

You know, leading a seemingly weak team to continuously defeat strong enemies, and finally lifting the championship trophy while everyone is stunned, is such a refreshing thing!

But this opportunity only belonged to Chen Hero alone.

Everyone was envious, jealous, and hateful, saying that Chen Hero must score more goals in the first team to compensate everyone.

Chen Hero gave a thumbs up: "No problem!"

After a dozen days of rest, Liverpool's first team's first game was the twenty-third round of the league, and their opponent was Sunderland, and they had to play away.

For all Premier League teams, the Christmas and New Year period is the most intensive and difficult time of the season, because the weather is cold, the physical exertion is high, and it is easy to get injured.

This period has always been the peak season for team injuries.

Because they don't have a winter break to rest.

But for Liverpool, this is not a problem at all.

They are the only team in the Premier League with a winter break!

Even if it's only ten days, it's still a winter break.

Because they don't have to participate in the League Cup and FA Cup games.

So they can rest assured, adjust their condition, restore their physical strength, and avoid the possibility of injury in intensive games.

In this way, when the league restarts, they can show their best condition to face their opponents.

When Sunderland faces such a Liverpool at their home stadium, the Stadium of Light, even at home, they may find it difficult to compete with them.

Chen Hero started in the game, and you really couldn't see any fatigue from the two games he had experienced.

The commentator also marveled.

"Lampard once created a record of 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. He used four years. Now Hero is launching an impact and challenge to his goal! Since the ninth round of the 2012-14 season, after he was suspended due to a red card, he has never missed a single Premier League game. It has been ninety consecutive appearances so far! Hero almost never gets injured. The only problem is red and yellow cards. He must control his emotions, especially the matter of celebrating by taking off his clothes, which will cause him a lot of unnecessary yellow cards... But now he has controlled it very well. In the past half season and last season, he has not accumulated yellow cards due to celebrating by taking off his clothes."

"It's not just about making consecutive appearances in the Premier League. Not just the Premier League, Hero has appeared in all games! Last season, thirty-eight league games, thirteen Champions League games, five League Cup games, six FA Cup games, and one Community Shield game, a total of sixty-three games, he did not miss a single one, and all of them were starts, almost all playing the full ninety minutes! This season is still the same, twenty-two league games, six Champions League group games, three League Cup games, one FA Cup game, one Community Shield game, one European Super Cup, and two Club World Cup games and two national team games, all of which are also starts, and rarely get substituted early. Counting these, he has made 142 consecutive appearances! This is a very remarkable achievement!"

"Hero is Liverpool's perpetual motion machine. He never knows what fatigue is, and he doesn't know what injuries are. As long as it's game time, he will appear on the field with vigor and vitality. He is simply an infinitely powered robot! He is a super warrior from the future!"

Everyone's praise for Chen Hero was not in vain.

Chen Hero performed actively in this game. He had one goal and one assist in the game, helping Liverpool to win 3-0 against the "Black Cats" Sunderland at their home stadium.