Chapter 1 Nothing Special

Actually, the matches between Liverpool and Everton are meaningless now. The so-called Merseyside Derby has completely lost its derby flavor due to Liverpool's dominance. Or rather, it's not so much Liverpool's dominance, but Chen Hero's sheer power.

With Chen Hero in their ranks, Liverpool has become a headache for the entire Europe. Even a team like Barcelona has been defeated by Liverpool, let alone a team of Everton's caliber.

They believe that the Merseyside Derby has no suspense, and Liverpool will definitely win.

But this is just the opinion of outsiders.

As a player and a person involved, Martin O'Neill would never allow his players to think that way.

Treating every game seriously is Martin O'Neill's coaching creed.

He firmly believes that every victory is not a coincidence, but the result of thorough preparation and serious treatment. If a game is lost, it must be because he was not prepared and did not do better.

As long as you are prepared, winning is a matter of course.

Even in this kind of game that everyone thinks has no suspense, Martin O'Neill doesn't want to take it lightly.

The football is round, anything can happen.

So Liverpool's preparation is the same as usual.

Being strong and so careful and seriously preparing for the battle, the result is predictable.

Liverpool beat their city rivals Everton 2-0 away.

Both goals were scored by Chen Hero. He has already scored eight goals in the league.

He continued his tradition of being Everton's nemesis... However, for Chen Hero, how many teams in the Premier League is he not a nemesis of?

Chen Hero's two goals ended this city derby without suspense.

The result of this game shows Niang's good intentions in finding O'Neill in the first place.

O'Neill is definitely not a master-level coach in the world of football. His reputation and prestige are far inferior to those of successful coaches such as Ferguson, Wenger, and Mourinho.

But perhaps because his past experience is not as glorious as those world-famous coaches, O'Neill has a clear understanding of his own positioning. He will not demand any special privileges, nor will he think that he is the most awesome in the club and everyone else is an idiot.

When he was coaching at Aston Villa, the chairman of Aston Villa often sold the core players in his team, but Martin O'Neill endured it and made whatever he could with what the club chairman gave him.

It wasn't until the club chairman sold two of his main players in one summer that he finally couldn't bear it anymore and exploded.

First of all, such a coach naturally has a good temper. With a good temper, everyone will get along harmoniously.

Secondly, he is very low-key and will not do a lot of idiotic things in order to highlight his position in the team.

Third, he is careful and cautious. No matter how favorable the situation is for him, he will first question it before making a decision.

This third point is the most important, because a team like Liverpool will become stronger and stronger. However, "arrogance" and "underestimation of the enemy" are common problems of all strong teams. Liverpool is no exception, and there are also situations where they look down on opponents who are obviously weaker than themselves in the game.

But anything is possible in the world of football. Strength is only one criterion for determining the outcome of a game, but it is definitely not the only criterion.

What if Liverpool loses to those seemingly insignificant opponents in a key game and loses an important championship? Wouldn't that be a waste?

It would be a terrible waste!

And O'Neill's existence can effectively reduce the possibility of this kind of thing happening and minimize the probability.

Because O'Neill's own cautious personality injects a steady force into this powerful Liverpool team.

In fact, Liverpool's possession of Chen Hero and outstanding strength are not the most terrible things.

The most terrible thing is that such a strong team can still maintain humility and calmness at all times.

People often say that "being sure that you can win no matter what opponent you face" is the mentality of the strong. In fact, the real mentality of the strong is to treat every opponent with the most responsible and serious attitude, without belittling oneself, but also never being arrogant or frivolous.

Niang took all of these into consideration when he was choosing a coach. The biggest problem with Dalglish is not that he can't keep up with the times, but that as a legendary figure in the club, once he leads the team to a certain degree of success, he will easily become inflated and his prestige in the club will be unmatched for a while. At that time, he will not listen to anyone's words, and no one can influence his decisions. If his decisions are always correct, that's fine. But what if they are not correct? At that time, Niang will watch Liverpool being led into hell step by step, but he will be powerless. That is definitely not what Niang wants to see.

His university classmate Chen Xing's family invested so much money to acquire Liverpool, definitely not to cultivate a "king" who will lead the team into the abyss.

So he decisively dismissed Dalglish. And it was really a coincidence that Chen Hero's foul against Manchester City caused him to be suspended for six games, which directly led to Dalglish's Liverpool's fluctuating performance, and also gave Niang the best opportunity to drive away this Anfield King.

If Chen Hero could have continued to play, I'm afraid it would have taken more effort to fire Dalglish.

This is really God's will...

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After the game against Everton, the Champions League group stage game against Eindhoven followed closely.

Chen Hero is so busy that he naturally has no time to pay attention to domestic affairs.

Even if the Chinese Football Association and the State Sports General Administration want to apologize to him publicly, it is estimated that he will not be able to see it immediately.

But the Chinese Football Association and the State Sports General Administration have been silent, and Chen Hero doesn't care anymore.

The game against Eindhoven is Liverpool's first game in the Champions League this season.

A good start may mean that the remaining Champions League games this season will be smoother.

Some people say that the football arena relies entirely on strength, but the players in it do not think so. They say that there is luck before strength, and behind this luck is shocking superstition. Chelsea captain Terry is a superstitious person. He shockingly admitted that he has fifty superstitious practices. On the Chelsea team bus, he has a fixed seat. Every time before and after the game, everyone will give up that seat, because it is Terry's exclusive seat. In the eyes of the Chelsea captain, sitting in that seat will bring extraordinary luck and help him perform well in the game. In addition, he will also choose a fixed parking space at Stamford Bridge, including listening to that CD before the game.

The famous Argentine goalkeeper Goycochea is used to peeing before being penalized for a penalty kick...

These superstitions are part of football.

For Liverpool, the first game must be won, which is also part of superstition. Especially when they have become quadruple champions and are still thinking about the seven crowns, they are even more superstitious.

After playing the game against Everton, the Liverpool team flew to the Netherlands to prepare for the game against Eindhoven.

This game is broadcast live on television in China. In fact, since Liverpool was able to participate in the Champions League again, any game of Liverpool will be broadcast live by China Central Television, and it is broadcast on the free Channel 5. The games of other teams, even teams of the level of Real Madrid and Barcelona, cannot be compared with Liverpool's games. If there is no conflict between the two, that's fine. Once there is a conflict, then the games of non-Liverpool teams will definitely go to the pay channel, and Liverpool will be placed on the free channel, so that more fans can see Chen Hero's outstanding performance in the Champions League as soon as possible. This arrangement has nothing to do with whether Liverpool's game is important or not.

Anyway, most Chinese fans are not watching Liverpool, but Chen Hero.

Eindhoven is the second-tier team in this group. It stands to reason that they are also the strongest enemy Liverpool has encountered in this group.

But for today's Liverpool, a team of Eindhoven's level is really not enough to watch.

Eindhoven is no longer the strong Eredivisie team it used to be.

Even at their home court, facing Chen Hero, who is in good shape, and Liverpool, who is in good shape, how much chance do they have of winning?

Almost zero!

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"Hero—! Hero—! Hero—!!!"

The commentator lengthened his voice and shouted Chen Hero's name three times in a row.

This means... Chen Hero scored!

Sure enough, on the TV screen, Chen Hero was flying on the court with his arms outstretched.

His lapels fluttered, like a flag. Behind him followed his Liverpool teammates, who followed him as if they were following a military flag.

Wherever the battle flag points, it is invincible!

This is Liverpool!

This is the Red Army that swept across Britain and Europe last season!

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"The game has only started for seventeen minutes, and Liverpool, playing away from home, has taken the lead!"

"This is the Liverpool game we are most used to! There are goals at the beginning of the game, and impatient viewers will definitely not have to wait too long! At the same time, if you turn on the TV late, you may miss a wonderful goal—just like this one!"

This ball is indeed very beautiful. It is Chen Hero's signature header.

In fact, Chen Hero has scored a lot of headers, and everyone should be used to seeing them. But many times, everyone will still be involuntarily excited by Chen Hero's header goals.

The key is that most of the time, Chen Hero flies high enough, his posture in the air is very stretched, and the moment he heads the ball is very powerful.

This made the commentator exclaim: "A simple header, in today's football world, only Hero can score such a powerful beauty!"

After all, the header is Chen Hero's most skilled natal weapon.

No matter how much the team doctor Bruckner tries to persuade him, Chen Hero will not listen. The reason why he sealed his header for a season before was just to force himself to improve his foot skills...

Now that he has even cultivated his left foot, there is no need to seal the header.

He will never use his feet for opportunities to head the football in.

He, Chen Hero, is the number one aerial master in the world of football!

In the air, he is invincible!