Even the media didn't expect Chen Hero to be so ruthless, actually suing Richards and his agent Le Vac. Many media outlets pointed this out when evaluating the matter, believing that Chen Hero was too heartless, and if he continued to do so, he probably wouldn't have any friends.

In response, Chen Hero's spokesperson, Vera, responded, "Hero's friends wouldn't accuse him of racial discrimination without any evidence, thank you."

Anyway, the matter has entered the judicial process, so there is nothing to say next, just wait for the court to open.

The media's enthusiasm for hyping this matter suddenly diminished a lot. Chen Hero has brought a lot of gimmicks to everyone in the past week or so, but the media can't rely on Chen Hero alone to support them for a year, so they have to look for new events.

They found it quickly...

On December 11th, after Liverpool lost 0:1 to Queens Park Rangers at home, Liverpool Football Club officially announced that after friendly consultations, their contract with Dalglish would officially expire at the end of this season!

This news not only shook the English football scene but also shocked many Liverpool fans.

Dalglish, as the "King" of Anfield, has always enjoyed a very high status in the hearts of Liverpool fans.

Last season, when Liverpool was at the end of its rope, he returned to the helm, shouldered the heavy responsibility, and led the team to successfully avoid relegation, which made him win the love and worship of most Liverpool fans.

Unexpectedly, such a beloved head coach was fired?

Many people didn't react to this news at first, and many even thought that Liverpool's official website had been hacked...

But then the news was confirmed by more channels.

Liverpool Club manager Damien Comolli admitted the decision when interviewed by reporters: "We made a very difficult decision, after all, Kenny is our legend. Letting him leave is not an easy decision to make..."

He was right, he put in a lot of effort to get Dalglish to leave... This was indeed not easy.

Liverpool Club owner Chen Xing also issued a handwritten statement, and a copy of the statement was published on Liverpool's official website. In the statement, Chen Xing thanked Dalglish for the help he gave Liverpool in its most difficult time last season, and he highly praised Dalglish's character.

But neither Damien nor Chen Xing, no one at Liverpool Football Club explained the reason for Dalglish's dismissal.

Because it doesn't need explanation.

There is only one reason, and that is that Dalglish's performance with the team is really too poor...

After experiencing a honeymoon period of up to half a season last season, cracks appeared between the two sides. From the exposure of the Chen Hero transfer incident to the confrontation in the summer transfer window, the conflict between Dalglish and Damien became increasingly serious.

But if he could lead the team to the top four in the league and enter the Champions League next season, he could continue to coach the team.

Unfortunately, Dalglish's luck was very bad.

Suarez was injured and will be out for at least two months. Chen Hero was banned for six games for maliciously fouling Richards. He originally thought that at least there was Gerrard who could hold on for a while.

Unexpectedly, in the away game against Fulham, Gerrard, who had not been back for long after recovering from his injury, was injured again... This time he suffered a wound infection due to an ankle injury.

Moreover, it is estimated that he will need to rest for as long as half a year, which is undoubtedly terrible news for Dalglish.

Thirty-one-year-old Gerrard has suffered a total of thirty-four injuries in the past ten seasons, nine of which were groin injuries. On March 11 this year, he left the field due to groin spasms and underwent groin surgery. As a result, at the end of July, Gerrard, who had already recovered, suffered a groin bacterial infection and had to be admitted to the hospital.

Now he has finally recovered from his injury, but he has been injured again after only playing a few rounds. When Dalglish learned of this news, he even angrily threw away the water bottle in his hand, and he didn't even notice when the water splashed all over him.

Three of the players he trusts most are injured or suspended. He is now truly in a situation where a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice.

In this round of the league in which Gerrard was injured, Liverpool also lost 0:1 to Fulham. This is already the fourth consecutive game that they have not won. The reason why they can still rank eighth is entirely because the teams behind them are too far behind...

In the fifteenth round of the league, Chen Hero, Gerrard, and Suarez continued to be absent, and Dalglish's Liverpool lost another 0:1 at their home stadium. This time the opponent was Queens Park Rangers, a promoted team.

They still rank eighth, but Stoke City, who is ninth, has already caught up, only one point behind.

At the same time, they are already sixteen points behind Manchester City, who is first in the league, and nine points behind Chelsea, who is fourth.

The game against Queens Park Rangers also exposed Dalglish's lack of flexible tactical ideas and poor on-the-spot command ability. The team fell behind just at the beginning of the second half, but Dalglish was slow to come up with a way to solve the problem. He even waited until the eightieth minute to make the first substitution, which made people completely wonder what he was thinking.

After losing this game, the news media bombarded Dalglish's poor coaching and on-the-spot command after the game.

"I have almost never seen Dalglish make substitutions before the seventy-eighth minute of the game! This is his on-the-spot command!"

"We did have an advantage in the first half, but without Suarez and Hero, our attack only blossomed but did not bear fruit. We conceded a goal just at the beginning of the second half. It stands to reason that we have almost the entire second half to think of ways to solve the problem. But no! Dalglish was completely indifferent!"

"Adam Johnson has been left to mold on the bench, and Kuyt's playing time is also very unstable, which leads to his unstable state. Therefore, he has been very poor in replacing Hero as the starting center in the past few games... The problem is not with Kuyt, but with Dalglish. In order to make way for the people he bought, players like Kuyt have been put on the bench... Henderson can't play any role on the wing, he has completely disappeared on the field, and the frequent criticism against him has made him lose confidence. But who can he blame? Who insisted on putting a defensive midfielder in the winger position?"

Near the end of the game, photos of Dalglish frowning, yelling, and frantically waving his arms also appeared on the front pages of many newspapers.

His performance was interpreted as a helpless image of being at a loss.

Just after the media collectively bombarded him, Liverpool Football Club announced the decision for Dalglish to step down at the end of the season.

Of course, before announcing this news, the two sides must have communicated with each other.

Dalglish was unwilling to leave like this at the time, and he hoped to regain success at Liverpool. Since he last won the Premier League title at Blackburn, he later moved to Newcastle and Celtic, but neither was successful.

He was unwilling to leave, but the cruel reality was in front of him, and the poor performance became the last straw that broke him.

Chen Xing was also very dissatisfied with Dalglish's dictatorship in the team. Adam Johnson, who cost the club more than 10 million pounds, was actually firmly pressed on the bench and in the reserve team by Dalglish, without giving him a minute of first-team playing time. This has already made Johnson's agent threaten the club, that if his player is not given a chance to play, Adam Johnson will leave the team and seek another job at the latest this summer.

A player, who cost the club 15 million pounds in transfer fees, but has not made any contribution to the team, is about to leave? This is of course not allowed.

Chen Xing told Dalglish that there was no discussion about stepping down. The only difference was whether he would be dismissed now or dragged on until the end of the season.

If Dalglish is willing to cooperate, the club will give him another half a season so that he can lead the team to finish this season. No matter what the result is, even if he ends up empty-handed and doesn't get any honors or European qualification, the club will accept it. By doing so, Dalglish has face, at least he is not leaving halfway, and his face will look better. It can also be regarded as a decent farewell, and the club can avoid paying as much as 20 million pounds in liquidated damages because this is a decision made through mutual consultation.

If Dalglish does not cooperate, then Chen Xing will fire Dalglish now, and would rather pay him high liquidated damages than let him continue to harm the team. This means that if you don't give me face, then I won't give you face either.

The two sides had a fierce quarrel during the negotiation process, but the final result is what everyone has seen.

Dalglish chose to back down. The reason he gave was: "I am doing this for Liverpool's sake. Because I love Liverpool! More than all of you!"

After saying this, the old man walked out of the office with his head held high and very proudly.

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Liverpool's influential newspaper, the *Echo*, did a special report specifically discussing Dalglish's dismissal.

Although Dalglish enjoys a very high reputation among fans, any rational and calm person can see that Dalglish's ideas are too old and too rigid, and are seriously out of sync with today's football world.

Many of his tactics, adjustments, and arrangements are out of touch with this era, and are full of the flavor of the 1990s.

After all, he has been away from the position of first-team head coach for twelve years, so it is normal to not keep up with the times.

But the problem is that a giant like Liverpool cannot pin its hopes for revival and rise on someone who is out of touch with the times.

Although everyone has deep feelings for Dalglish, feelings are feelings. If a club always talks about feelings, then nothing needs to be done.

In the end, the newspaper's commentary sighed: "This fact is cruel, but it proves once again - the team's former legend may not be the team's savior today. Goodbye, Kenny, we thank you for everything you have contributed to Liverpool, no one will doubt your love for this club. But sometimes, giving up may be a deeper love..."