Chapter 1 When Chen Yingxiong Kicked the Third Goal

When Chen Yingxiong blasted the football into Manchester City's goal for the third time with a powerful long shot, the Etihad Stadium once again fell into a brief silence.

Manchester City fans had witnessed a terrifying Chen Yingxiong at their own doorstep, and their brains were having a hard time processing it…

After scoring, Chen Yingxiong ran directly towards the stands behind the goal, where many of Manchester City's extremist fans were gathered.

It was they who had constantly insulted him with racist slurs in previous games.

When he rushed to the front of the stands, those extremist fans realized what was happening—Chen Yingxiong had come to stir up trouble.

So they all raised their middle fingers, shouting abuse, accompanied by a huge chorus of boos.

Chen Yingxiong ran to the bottom of the stands and made a celebratory move towards those angry and flustered fans that he had made once before—imitating Zhou Xingchi's continuous hip-thrusting movement from *A Chinese Odyssey*.

He used this method to humiliate Manchester City fans.

Although Manchester City's extremist fans had never seen Zhou Xingchi's *A Chinese Odyssey*, even an idiot knew what this movement meant. No one would be stupid enough to take it as a friendly signal…

The booing grew louder, and the cursing became more intense.

Chen Yingxiong made a listening gesture, continuing to provoke them.

Don't think that's all there was to it. Finally, he turned around, stuck out his ass, and slapped his butt—Manchester City hooligans! Come kiss my ass!!

All those extremist fans were so angry they were going crazy. If it weren't for the railings and the police preventing them, some of them would have jumped down to deal with Chen Yingxiong…

After fully provoking Manchester City's extremist fans with three celebratory moves, Chen Yingxiong ran back to the field to hug and celebrate with his teammates.

And the booing at the Etihad Stadium grew even louder…

It was just that such loud booing sounded somewhat desperately crazy. Perhaps Manchester City fans had realized that booing couldn't stop Chen Yingxiong, nor would it interfere with him. He would still score, and might even score more than if you didn't boo him…

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When Chen Yingxiong scored, Dalglish jumped up from his seat, clutching his head with both hands, completely unable to believe what he had just seen!

Three times behind, three times able to equalize… He knew it wasn't good to think that way about Chen Yingxiong, but he really couldn't suppress this crazy thought—was Chen Yingxiong on drugs today?

When the first half ended 2-2, he was full of hope for the second half.

After the score became 2-3 and Lucas was injured and taken off the field, he no longer had any hope of getting a point on the road.

Who would have thought that at this time, Chen Yingxiong would equalize for the third time.

This made the old man feel like he was on a thrilling roller coaster, his mood constantly rising and falling.

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"Liverpool has equalized again! They are really tenacious! Yingxiong has completed his first hat trick since coming to the Premier League! Most of the time he scores one goal per game, at most two goals, but this is his first hat trick! The man who defeated Messi in just seven games has finally begun to show his power!"

Liverpool fans in front of the TV shouted excitedly: "Yeah! He is our hero! Well done!!"

If the game ended like this, Chen Yingxiong's hat trick would definitely be the focus of media and fan discussion after the game, and the process of the game would also be endlessly memorable—Liverpool trailed three times on the road and tied three times. It had all the elements of a classic match…

But some people were not satisfied.

Chen Yingxiong had no intention of stopping there—I worked so hard to score three goals, not to get a point on the road!

This game… I must win!

When you are still celebrating that you barely managed to keep the tie, you are actually not far from death!

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The Manchester City people were indeed a little scared. Whether it was fans, players, or coaches, they were now a little afraid. They were afraid that Chen Yingxiong would score again, and they wouldn't even be able to keep a point.

So Manchester City's mentality now was really that they would rather keep a draw than risk scoring again.

Mancini frowned and made a decision. He replaced offensive players with defensive players to strengthen the defense.

Dalglish was obviously very satisfied with this result as well. There were still ten minutes left in the game, and he also planned to bring on defensive players to strengthen the defense to avoid losing the ball.

He was satisfied to be able to take a point away from home, especially a point that came from equalizing three times after trailing three times.

So he replaced with Carragher, and the back line became three center backs.

Carragher naturally came on the field with the latest instructions from the coach. Taking advantage of a dead ball, he told all the players about Dalglish's requirements.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong expressed his opposition.

"We have the momentum, Vice-Captain!" Chen Yingxiong said. "We just equalized for the third time, didn't you see that Manchester City people have been scared out of their wits? They don't even want to attack in their own home, they are just thinking about how to defend…"

"But this is the boss's intention…" Carragher naturally knew that the team's momentum was good at the moment, and the continuous attacks just now had put a lot of pressure on Manchester City. But this was Dalglish's instruction, and he could not violate the coach's intention.

Chen Yingxiong frowned, seeming very unwilling.

Carragher knew what Chen Yingxiong was thinking. He patted Chen Yingxiong on the shoulder: "Yingxiong, you have done enough, you are the number one contributor to us being able to take a point away from home. To be honest, this point was not in our plan at the beginning… I know you hope to get three points, but football matches are uncertain, this is Manchester City's home after all, it's better to be cautious…"

After speaking, he walked away.

Through this game, he was already convinced by Chen Yingxiong, whether it was his personal strength or being a captain. He agreed with Gerrard's judgment, believing that if Chen Yingxiong could stay at Liverpool for a longer period of time, he would really become an excellent leader.

Just based on his perseverance in leading the team to equalize three times in a row, he deserved to be the Red Army's captain!

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Carragher left, the game restarted, but Chen Yingxiong still frowned. He felt that the game should not end like this, if it was a draw, he would be very unwilling.

Are we just going to let Manchester City off so easily?

No! Absolutely not!

Chen Yingxiong finally made up his mind.

Taking advantage of Manchester City's corner kick opportunity, he ran back to participate in the defense, and then grabbed Carragher: "I still think we should attack. What the boss thinks is his business, but on the field, we have our own judgment. I think as long as we put a little more pressure on them, they will be finished!" Chen Yingxiong pointed at the Manchester City players and said. "We could have won the game, why give up these three points? I'm not willing to just take one point. I think those teammates who have been fighting on the field with me for more than eighty minutes will not be willing either, Vice-Captain."

"You want to tamper with the boss's instructions?" Carragher was a little surprised.

"It's not tampering, it's correction. The boss is on the sidelines, his understanding of the game is not as direct as ours, there will definitely be some deviations. He definitely considers tactics more thoroughly than me, and I don't understand any complex tactics or strategies… But I know what people want, and winning is the result we all want to get now. Why disappoint everyone? To give up a game that could have been won, and prefer a draw, is a big blow to the team's morale, Vice-Captain. After such a game, how else can we ask everyone to fight for a victory on the field?"

Seeing that Carragher's expression was still a bit hesitant, and the Manchester City players over there had already set up the corner kick and were about to take it.

Chen Yingxiong didn't have time to give a long speech anymore, he pushed Carragher, wanting to wake him up: "Think about it, Vice-Captain! Think about the night in Istanbul! Liverpool was three goals behind! Who was the final champion?! It was us!! Now we have worked so hard to equalize three times, are we just here to get a point?!"

After roaring, he quickly left Carragher's side and ran to his own defensive area. At the same time, Manchester City's corner kick was also taken.

It happened to fly to where Chen Yingxiong was, he jumped high and headed the football out of bounds.

Manchester City threw the ball in.

During Manchester City's corner kick just now, Carragher was always stunned, he didn't even make corresponding defensive movements with Manchester City's corner kick.

Fortunately, the football was headed out by Chen Yingxiong, otherwise he would have made a big mistake…

Why was he petrified? Because he was shocked by Chen Yingxiong's final roar.

The night in Istanbul…

That game was deeply etched in Carragher's memory, he even felt that he would never experience such a great game again in his career. Liverpool was three goals behind in the first half, and during the half-time break, they could even hear the AC Milan players celebrating their victory in the next door dressing room.

Later, it was said that a Liverpool fan was sent to the hospital because of a heart attack during the half-time break.

As a result, Liverpool scored three goals in a row in the second half, tied the score, and finally defeated the psychologically collapsed AC Milan in the penalty shootout, winning the European Champions Cup for the fifth time in history.

Recalling this past event, he realized that he was still wrong. After Chen Yingxiong equalized the score three times in a row at the beginning, he believed that Chen Yingxiong had done enough, whether as the team's forward or captain, and being able to equalize three times was enough to show Liverpool's tenacious nature and temperament. But now it seemed… still thinking about winning and pursuing victory in extremely unfavorable situations was the Liverpool flag that had been lost for many years.

If we had been satisfied after catching up with AC Milan and thought that we were already great, would there still have been the final penalty shootout?

Maybe not, and many things after that would not have happened either.

That's right, Chen Yingxiong was right.

We worked so hard to trail three times and equalize three times, not to be complacent with just one point!

Thinking of this, he raised his head and raised his arm high.

Manchester City players were preparing to throw the ball in, while Liverpool players were focused on defending Manchester City's attack.

Liverpool's vice-captain Carragher suddenly shouted: "Guys, get ready to attack! We trailed three times and equalized three times, not to fucking go home with one point!!"

Chen Yingxiong in the front smiled after hearing this sentence.