Chapter 90 Bear

After the game, Martin O'Neill was bombarded by reporters at the press conference, with the most frequent question being: "Is this retaliation for the Besiktas fans stabbing Liverpool fans?"

Martin O'Neill was more diplomatic than the impulsive Chen Hero.

He neither directly admitted nor denied it.

He simply distorted the issue…

"I am proud of the players' performance. Although we have already secured qualification, the fighting spirit and mental qualities shown by the players make me very happy. This shows that the players take every game seriously, even a game like this that has already lost its significance. I think that's my biggest gain…"

When asked if the big win was related to the conflict between the two sets of fans, Martin O'Neill directly evaded the question.

But how could the reporters let him off so easily?

"Hero said before the game that this was retaliation for the violence of Besiktas fans and the Turkish media's distortion of the facts. What do you think?"

"Players have the right to express their own opinions, and I cannot stop him…"

"Then do you agree with his statement?"

"This is a football match, it's that simple."

"The players were full of fighting spirit in this game, and even Gerrard took the initiative to pick up the football and go to the center circle after scoring a goal… Does this mean that the whole team shares the same mindset as Hero?"

"You have to ask the players that." Martin O'Neill shrugged.

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While Martin O'Neill was being bombarded by reporters at the press conference, Chen Hero had rushed from the stadium to the hospital where Phil Gibbs was being treated.

This time he came with Cabral.

He brought Phil Gibbs a new gift—the match ball from the game in which he scored four goals, with the signatures of all his teammates on it.

Not just signatures, but also many words of encouragement and comfort for Phil Gibbs.

When they arrived, Phil Gibbs was already awake. In addition to his parents, his two good friends, Tom Jackson and Adam Smith, were in the room.

Chen Hero and Cabral pushed the door open to find the three friends chatting happily.

"It's great to see you so energetic." Chen Hero breathed a sigh of relief seeing Phil Gibbs in such a state. He smiled and threw the football to Tom Jackson next to him, while saying to Phil, "Here, a gift for you."

"Wow! The signatures of all the players!" Tom exclaimed after one glance. "Phil, you've struck gold!"

Phil Gibbs was very happy to see Chen Hero visiting him again. He struggled to get out of bed, but Chen Hero held him down.

"Just lie down and rest."

"We watched the game just now in the hospital. Your performance was amazing, Hero!" Phil Gibbs was held down on the bed by Chen Hero, looking excited.

"Won't it strain your wound if you get too excited?"

"It's nothing! Seeing the team score nine goals against those damn Turks at home, that little bit of pain is nothing!"

Chen Hero laughed: "This game is dedicated to you. How does that feel?"

"Great! I thought I was dreaming! But the pain in the wound tells me it's not a dream!"

Chen Hero nodded. "But next time you encounter something like this, don't be impulsive. You can leave the hatred for the enemy to me. You want them to die in what way, I will make them die in what way!"

"Well said, Hero!" Tom Jackson gave him a thumbs up.

Adam Smith, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "Why don't we just set up a Hero fan organization? What do you think?"

Everyone present was stunned.

The others felt that Adam Smith's sudden suggestion was a bit abrupt, after all, this was in front of Chen Hero. What if he didn't want to, wouldn't it be awkward?

Look at Chen Hero's expression, he was also surprised…

They didn't know that Chen Hero was surprised because he suddenly thought of the reward for that mission. He had successfully completed the mission, scoring four goals in one game, achieving a hat-trick, which was not a small feat. Such an achievement should naturally be considered as completing the mission. So the mission reward… was here?

His own fan group…

This system was really awesome, no matter what means were used, it always provided mission rewards in the most natural way.

Seeing that he had already said it, Adam Smith gritted his teeth and decided to say it all. He had been considering this matter before, and now that he had personally met Chen Hero, the idea had become even stronger.

So he was definitely not just having a whim, he actually had a relatively mature idea.

"We all know a lot of fans, and they also like Hero very much. Why can't we organize them all and form a unified organization? In the future, we will appear in the stands as a collective, cheering for Hero and Liverpool in a uniform manner. We have agreed-upon uniforms, flags, logos, and slogans… In this way, when we go out, we will no longer be alone! Wouldn't that be great?"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Chen Hero.

The other two also looked at Chen Hero.

Chen Hero knew that he was about to receive his reward…

Could he refuse?

Absolutely not!

Chen Hero couldn't even pretend to be modest, he directly clapped his hands and laughed: "That's a great idea! Hahaha! If you guys can make it happen, I will definitely support it! If you have any difficulties, just come to me, I will help you solve them! I can also help you with contacting the club."

Many successful fan clubs maintain close contact with the club. They can get some better seats from the club, they can also get priority access to meeting the players, and the club will also sponsor some of their clothing, scarves, and other fan merchandise for free, and they will be invited to various events. They definitely enjoy more and better treatment than many scattered fans.

Seeing that Chen Hero agreed, the three of them were very happy.

"Then what should we call ourselves?" Phil Gibbs asked first.

"I've already thought of a name, how about—'Giant Bear'!"

"No good!" Tom Jackson shook his head: "Add 'Red', after all, our Liverpool is red."

Chen Hero immediately thought of the Napoli fan organization "Blue Giant Bear"… What a coincidence?

He didn't care about the name, as long as there was a fan organization.

What benefits could a fan organization bring him? Increase his fame, attract more fans, and at the same time, the mission reward description stated that this fan organization could continuously bring him stable fan prestige, similar to a mine in a game, constantly producing resources for him to use.

Although not much, it was important to be stable and continuous, a steady stream.

He didn't care about the fan organization's affairs. Anyway, these three seemed to care more about it than he did, so he could rest assured to leave it to them.

He chatted with the three of them for a while, then talked with Gibbs' parents for a while, and then got up and left.

At the entrance of the hospital, he was blocked by reporters who had heard the news.

The reporters didn't get a satisfactory answer from Martin O'Neill. Martin O'Neill, the old fox, kept evading the question, preventing them from getting any shocking news.

So when they heard that Chen Hero had gone to the hospital, they rushed over and successfully blocked him at the entrance.

After everyone threw out their questions, Chen Hero was speechless: "Didn't I already say it? Is it interesting for you to ask me to repeat it?"

"We just want to hear you say a few harsh words!"

One of the reporters' answers made Chen Hero even more speechless.

"Then I'm sorry, I have nothing to say!" Chen Hero liked to play the media like monkeys, but he definitely didn't like being played by the media like monkeys.

Cabral once again played the role of his bodyguard, leading him out of the crowd.

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Although they didn't successfully interview Chen Hero, the media still had something to say.

Because Chen Hero visited Phil Gibbs immediately after the game, this was his second time going to see Gibbs, showing his love and care.

This amazed many reporters. They didn't expect Chen Hero, such an annoying jerk, to have such a warm side.

In the news reports the next day, many media mentioned the scene of Chen Hero visiting Phil Gibbs in the hospital. Phil Gibbs' parents revealed to the reporters that Chen Hero had given their son a match ball signed by all the Liverpool players, a gift that Phil Gibbs would treasure for life.

Perhaps because of this, there were fewer sarcastic comments about Chen Hero in the media. In the past, when the media reported on Chen Hero, his performance on the field was impeccable, so they would naturally criticize him from his private life. For example, his volatile personality, his unruliness, and sometimes his idiotic behavior.

So everyone's comments on him were only slightly better than Balotelli's.

But in the past few days, after this incident, many media outlets have changed their views on Chen Hero, and some media outlets have even written articles praising Chen Hero's response to this incident, from him being the first to stand up and support Phil Gibbs, to sending his agent to Turkey to help Phil Gibbs' parents, to visiting Phil Gibbs twice with gifts.

Many people felt that Chen Hero was not as rude, unsympathetic, and annoying as many media outlets described him to be.

On the contrary, he actually had another side to his personality, that other side was loyal, a good friend, sincere, and kind-hearted.

There were also reporters who claimed to have been following and reporting on Chen Hero since his debut at Zenit Saint Petersburg, who also wrote articles saying that Chen Hero was indeed much more mature than before.

They were right, even Cabral thought Chen Hero was more mature than he was in Naples.

Although sometimes he was still like a child who would never grow up, most of the time he acted like a man who dared to take on everything.