“Oh, hero… hero——!! Beautiful! He's in! Stab shot… goal! Goal! Wonderful goal! Wonderful game!"

"Hero scores again, he has launched a challenge to Van Persie! The battle between these two is really fierce!"

Following the commentator's voice, the TV broadcast gave a brief close-up of Van Persie.

In the shot, Van Persie stared into the distance with a solemn expression. No one knew where he was looking.

Actually, he was looking at Chen Hero.

Good opponent, but I'm not bad either!

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Before the end of the first half, there were no more goals. The two sides entered halftime with a score of 2:1.

Chen Hero was obviously the most outstanding player in the first half, so the TV broadcast always followed him. The commentator was eloquently explaining to the audience how great Chen Hero was.

"In the contest with Van Persie, he is currently temporarily in the lead. He scored two goals in this game, while Van Persie only scored one goal... Chen Hero is a rapidly rising supernova in football today. As a center forward with a strong impact, which is not very common anymore, he not only has physical fitness and headers, but his footwork has also improved rapidly. When he first debuted, he knew nothing but headers. Later, he gradually mastered the ability to shoot from distance and grab points. Now his dribbling has also reached above average... Chen Hero is perhaps the fastest improving player I have ever seen... There are many people who are radiant when they debut, but after a few years, everyone will find that their level has not improved much, or even regressed, but Chen Hero is different... Such a player has unlimited potential!"

"I think, if he can win a few more championships, he can become a superstar like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"If he weren't at Liverpool... he might have achieved this goal even faster..."

The commentator still felt that Chen Hero's transfer to Liverpool was a waste of talent. It was a pity.

During the halftime break, Dalglish praised the team's performance. Liverpool's performance in the first half was indeed worthy of praise, because Liverpool hadn't played such a satisfying game in a long time. Of course, there were times when they performed well before, but it was rare to be so dominant as today. Arsenal's goal was just an accident. In the other ninety-nine percent of the time, Liverpool was pressing Arsenal, and they got many opportunities. Chen Hero seized two of them and took the lead.

Dalglish was very satisfied with the team's performance. As long as the team can maintain this state, there is still some hope for this season.

In fact, after winning the League Cup, he had been worried. He was afraid that the team would relax after completing the goal of "entering the European war next season." They have already won the League Cup and are qualified to participate in the Europa League next season. This can be considered the completion of this season's mission.

But from this first half, the players have not relaxed yet.

Liverpool's biggest problem this season is instability. They can win 4:3 against the league-leading Manchester City on the road, and they can also lose 0:1 at home to Queens Park Rangers, a newly promoted team. In the twenty-five league games played, ten wins, seven draws, and eight losses, the difference between wins, draws, and losses is not large.

Dalglish has never been able to solve this problem. He can only hope that the League Cup can boost the morale of the players and make the team perform more stably in the next half of the season...

In Arsenal's locker room, the players were disappointed with their performance in the first half. Even Van Persie, who scored a goal, felt the same way. He felt that he should have scored a few more goals to help the team get out of this predicament.

Wenger saw the frustration in the players' hearts. This is the most terrible emotion. Letting it spread will cause irreparable consequences.

So the first thing he should do is not to adjust tactics, but to restore everyone's confidence.

"The opponent did perform better in the first half, we are not as good as them. But we still have a goal, and we are only one goal behind them. What does this mean? It shows that we are not as bad as we thought." Wenger spread his hands.

"It doesn't matter if we are one goal behind now. You just need to think about how we won the past few games. We were first led by Sunderland, then by Tottenham. But who won in the end? It was us, it was Arsenal."

Wenger's tone was not impassioned when he said this, but many players' confidence had been restored. Because what Wenger said was the truth, and the truth is the most powerful, there is no need to use exaggerated movements and tones to strengthen the effect.

In the twenty-fifth round of the league, Arsenal challenged Sunderland away. After conceding a goal first, they launched a counterattack, and finally in the ninetieth minute, Henry, who was on short-term loan, helped the team kill the Black Cats and completed the reversal.

Not to mention the game against Tottenham, it was simply a classic among classics. They were already two goals behind in the thirty-fourth minute, and no one believed they could win, because Tottenham's momentum looked so good... But the miracle happened like that. Arsenal then scored five consecutive goals, and finally won the North London derby at home with a score of 5:2!

With these two games as a foundation, what else are Arsenal players afraid of?

It's just another comeback!

Wenger watched the expressions and eyes of the players change, and he knew that his goal had been achieved.

This is the Arsenal he wants to see. The Arsenal in the midst of revival needs this kind of unyielding spirit.

He was very happy that he had loaned Henry, a legendary figure from the team, from the New York Red Bulls during the winter break.

Henry only played for the team for two months, but he brought back the spirit that Arsenal had lost for a long time.

That is a spirit of never giving up until the last second!

Arsenal hasn't won a championship for so many years. Is it because the team is not strong enough? Or is it because the players are frequently injured? Or is it because the head coach's level is limited?

Wenger doesn't think so. He thinks that it's actually just a breath away. This breath is the iron-blooded spirit.

The team's continuous reversal is the recovery of the iron-blooded spirit. As long as the team can completely regain this spirit, Wenger believes that Arsenal will return to its peak sooner or later!

After re-inspiring the players' morale, he can start arranging the adjustments for the second half.

When many people talk about adjustments, they always think of substitutions first, but in fact, tactical adjustments are not as simple as substitutions.

Wenger first called out Song's name, and he asked Song to strengthen his through balls in the second half.

Although Song's sense of position is not strong and his defense needs to be improved, his through balls are still very threatening. You must know that Song's successful through balls are the most in the Premier League.

He saw that without Gerrard, Liverpool's midfield control ability was significantly reduced. Charlie Adam was less experienced than Gerrard, and the way he handled the ball was too simple—he only passed the ball to the sides, which made it much easier to defend. And his technique is relatively rough, which is also a weakness.

After Lucas was injured, Henderson was able to continue to stay in Liverpool's starting lineup.

But perhaps it was because he had been playing as a winger in the first half of the season, which led to a complete loss of form and confidence, so his form also fluctuated.

There is a big problem with Liverpool's midfield combination. In Wenger's view, although Liverpool played very well in the first half, it does not mean that they have no hidden dangers, it just depends on whether his team can seize the opportunity. Liverpool's offense is very sharp, but this is all due to Chen Hero and Suarez, and has little to do with their two defensive midfielders.

Letting Song increase the number of through balls is to create a chance for Van Persie to score the winning goal.

He knows that Van Persie is in good condition. As long as the ball can be successfully passed to Van Persie's feet, no matter how small the angle, he can shoot the ball into the opponent's goal.

Liverpool's Henderson and Charlie Adam's defensive midfield combination have problems in defense. As long as they can use this, Arsenal will have a chance to complete a desperate comeback in the second half.

As for how to defend Chen Hero... he comforted Koscielny. Koscielny was completely defeated in the one-on-one duel with Chen Hero, which was actually expected by Wenger. He said before the game that he already had a way to deal with Chen Hero, but he was just bluffing.

In fact, his way to deal with Chen Hero is not to deal with him. He is betting that Van Persie is in better condition than Chen Hero among the two shooters!

Yes, this game is not about who loses fewer goals, but about who scores more goals!

With Arsenal's current defense, after Mertesacker was injured, he really couldn't think of how to deal with Chen Hero. So he took a different approach, simply stopped thinking about the problem, and instead focused all his energy on how to break through Liverpool's goal. After Gerrard and Lucas were gone, Liverpool's midfield barrier became fragile, and Skrtel and Agger were both tall but slow-turning center backs. Van Persie is fast and flexible, which is perfect for dealing with these two tall center backs.

Judging from the first half, Van Persie's condition is good, and Wenger is relieved.

He turned his head and glanced at Van Persie. He found that Van Persie's expression was very serious. He knew that it was because Chen Hero had aroused his fighting spirit.

Although Chen Hero is very powerful, our Van Persie is not weak either!

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In the second half, neither side made any personnel adjustments, so everyone thought that the game would develop like the first half...

Charlie Adam continued to pass the ball diagonally to Bellamy or Adam Johnson after getting the ball. Arsenal strengthened their defense on the wing, so Bellamy and Adam Johnson could no longer receive and control the ball without pressure like in the first half.

As for the other defensive midfielder, Henderson, he looked like he was just there to make up the numbers. The number of passes was pitifully small, and he made no contribution in defense.

Wenger stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed. He had already seen hope.

Then he turned his attention to Van Persie.

It's up to you, Robin.