Martin O'Neill soon found out what that uneasy feeling was—it was worry. Seeing Chen Hero so confident, he worried that Chen Hero really would score five goals in the game.

But he quickly put this ridiculous worry out of his mind.

Because first of all, he didn't think it was possible for Chen Hero to score five goals against Manchester City. After all, even when Messi scored five goals in the Champions League, it was at home...

Secondly, he felt that even if Chen Hero really did it, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him, would it? If Chen Hero could score five goals in the game against Manchester City, could his team still lose to this team on the road? And if Chen Hero could really do that, letting him off for two days wouldn't be a big deal...

Thinking like this, Martin O'Neill even started to look forward to the away game against Manchester City on December 30th.

He wanted to see what kind of performance Chen Hero could bring him in that game.

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When Chen Hero returned home, he found that he had an extra task.

"Dilemma": Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to fulfill at the same time, but you seem to be planning to challenge this law. You must not only score five goals in the game to help the team win, but also rush back to China to fulfill your filial piety to your father on his birthday. This is a difficult dilemma, and the time is very tight. But if you really do it, it will surely become a good story in world football, so it is really worth a try.

Task requirement: Score at least five goals in the game against Manchester City.

The reward for the task is a lot of experience and "Father's Love." This is not a talent or a skill, but just like the literal meaning of the word: what reward is better than the excitement and joy of a father seeing his son appear before him on his birthday? Father's love is the best reward!

Chen Hero was stunned when he saw this reward. This was the first time the system hadn't rewarded anything related to football.

But he didn't slam the table and yell, "What the hell is this?" Instead, he laughed.

Speaking of which, who said that rewards can only be skills and experience, or talents?

I'm going to play hard and score five goals in the game against Manchester City and rush back to attend my dad's birthday party, just to do my filial duty, right? Then father's love is the best reward, even better than completing five goals in a single game on the football field.

After reading the task description, Chen Hero took out his mobile phone and started calling his father.

Returning to celebrate his birthday was something Chen Hero had mentioned to his father a few days ago.

He planned to return to China to hold a birthday party for his father, but Chen Tao knew that Liverpool's schedule was very tight during this time, and Chen Hero would be very tired from traveling back and forth.

So he refused.

But Chen Hero is a very stubborn person. Once he makes up his mind, nothing can change it.

Chen Tao, on the other hand, used the club to pressure Chen Hero: "I don't think the team will agree to your leave..."

Chen Hero said that he would definitely convince the head coach. Then he said that he would call his dad in two days after he had convinced the head coach and asked him to wait for his good news.

Now that there was good news, he naturally had to tell his dad as soon as possible.

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When Chen Hero called his father, it was evening in China, and he didn't disturb Chen Tao's rest.

"I've got it sorted, Dad!" Chen Hero said happily.

"You really want to come back?" Chen Tao was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Liverpool's head coach to agree to his son's nonsense—yes, putting aside the team's game and insisting on traveling long distances, taking a dozen hours of flight back to celebrate his birthday was nonsense in his father's eyes. This was called "not doing your job properly."

"Yes! The head coach agreed to me, but there is one condition."

"What condition?"

"Let me score five goals in the game against Manchester City on the 30th!"

Chen Tao coughed violently.

"Y-you, what did you say?" he asked after coughing.

"Did I scare you?"

"Okay, you don't have to come back... Your head coach didn't agree to your request for leave at all!"

"Why didn't he agree? He didn't say..."

"That's a polite refusal, can't you tell?"

Chen Hero chuckled when he heard his dad say this.

"What are you laughing at?"

"If he refused me outright, that would be a refusal, old man. As it is now, if I really score five goals, won't he have to agree to me?"

"Uh..." Chen Tao thought about it, and that was right... But wait, something was still wrong. "He can go back on his word then..."

"I can't control that. Anyway, he agreed. As long as I score five goals, I'll fly directly from Manchester to Beijing as soon as the game is over. He can't restrict my personal freedom, can he?"

"The problem is, can you score five goals in a game, Hero?"

"What's impossible about that? I've already scored four goals in a game against Manchester City. It's just one more goal." Chen Hero said easily. "Your son is a genius. Just wait to see me on the first, old man!"

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Scoring five goals against the team currently ranked second in the league was something that many players wouldn't even dare to think about, let alone do. But Chen Hero dared to think, dared to say, and dared to do it.

For some reason, he had such confidence. In the eyes of others, this confidence could easily be interpreted as arrogance and rudeness.

Of course, what supported his confidence, in addition to his personality, was his strong strength and... hard training.

After the phone call, Chen Hero went directly into the instance and began his special instance training.

In a flash, he had already appeared in front of Van Basten, Maradona and others.

"Come on!!" he shouted.

"You're very motivated today, Hero..." Van Basten found it strange.

"What's so strange about that? Isn't he claiming to surpass Messi?" Maradona mocked from the side.

Chen Hero shook his finger at him: "Wrong, my goal this time is to score five goals in a game!"

Maradona was stunned for a moment, then snorted: "Always learning from Messi, how unoriginal!"

Chen Hero laughed: "Can Messi score five goals away from home?"

Maradona was immediately silenced.

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There were still eight rounds to go before the Manchester City game, including three Europa League games.

Except for a very few people, no one knew that Chen Hero was secretly plotting a massacre of Manchester City.

The state needed to be adjusted little by little, so the preparation for Manchester City could actually start from the twelfth round of the league.

In the twelfth round, Liverpool played against Blackburn away from home. This was Chen Hero's first game back after serving a suspension.

Because of this, this game attracted much attention.

Before the game, some media bluntly said: "As a game to mark his return, he should score a goal or something, right? That's his style!"

Everyone believed that Chen Hero could score.

So, if it were in a literary style, Chen Hero should have started the game with everyone's expectations, feeling proud and complacent. Then, he would encounter the opponent's tenacious resistance in the game, and ultimately fail to score a single goal unexpectedly. Liverpool would also be forced to a draw by the tenacious Blackburn on the road, or even be defeated...

Of course, Chen Hero is not a literary youth, he is a *erbi* youth (idiot youth). The process for a *erbi* youth should be like this—

"Hero—Hero!!! Oh oh oh!! As the first game after returning from suspension, Hero lives up to expectations! He scored a goal in the thirty-second minute! Helping Liverpool lead Blackburn 2:0 away from home!"

After scoring, Chen Hero took off his jersey again and showed his muscles to the fans.

He was demonstrating to FIFA—you don't allow me to take it off? Then I insist on taking it off!

As a matter of course, he also received a yellow card for this...

Martin O'Neill covered his face and lowered his head, obviously speechless about Chen Hero's childish behavior.

The commentator from China's local TV station smiled when he saw this scene: "Hero took the initiative to apply for a yellow card... obviously he is demonstrating, but in this way, doesn't he worry about getting another yellow card in the second half?"

"That... Hero like this... young people don't worry about this kind of problem..." the guest continued.

"Hahaha!" The commentator and the guest both laughed happily.

In the beginning, many people couldn't stand Chen Hero's *erbi* performance and thought he was brainless.

But now, with Chen Hero's success and the more he is understood by everyone, many people have accepted Chen Hero's occasional *erbi* characteristics. After all, compared to many other players, he is frank and not hypocritical. Although he is a bit reckless, isn't this the inevitable path for a twenty-four-year-old young man?

At least he has never deliberately hurt anyone. His grudges are always for a reason. It is always others who provoke him before he explodes crazily.

Such a person, even if you don't stand on his side, you will feel that he is not as bad as you initially thought...

So now everyone smiles when they see Chen Hero's *erbi* performance in the game, and they don't think it's a big deal. That's Chen Hero's style and temper. The more they see it, the less strange it becomes, and they know that he actually has no malice. If you treat it as a joke, you will find it very funny. To watch Chen Hero play football, you must not put on a bitter and hateful posture first...

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In the end, Liverpool defeated Blackburn 2:1 away from home thanks to Chen Hero and Gerrard's penalty kick.

Chen Hero announced his return with a goal, although he had only been away for one game, many people felt as if he had been gone for a long time.

This can only show that they have begun to miss this *erbi*...