Chapter 1 The War Between Chen Hero and Terry Continues

The war between Chen Hero and Terry continued, against the backdrop of the match between Liverpool and Chelsea.

If Torres were still in the team, Chen Hero would have had one more opponent, no doubt. But this summer, Torres finally left Chelsea, despite scoring in the last two league games and providing ten assists in the season.

It still couldn't save his Chelsea career. Chelsea planned to sell him, and he didn't want to stay at Stamford Bridge, so he took the initiative to transfer, so he wouldn't be considered kicked out by Chelsea.

If Torres were at Chelsea, the reporters wouldn't have to look for gimmicks in the relationship between Advocaat and Chen Hero.

Now the duel between the two number nines was gone, and not only that, but the duel between the two "Beasts" was also gone. Chen Hero was once considered Drogba's successor. At that time, Chen Hero hadn't come to Liverpool yet and was still at Zenit. As he continued to score goals in the UEFA Cup, he was noticed by the media because he also had extremely outstanding physical qualities and was a powerful center forward, so he was given this nickname.

However, Chen Hero refused at the time, saying that he was not anyone's successor.

But many people still regarded him as the second Drogba.

Now Drogba transferred to the Chinese Super League team in the summer, and the dialogue between the two powerful center forwards was also gone.

The only highlight of this game was the contest between Chen Hero and Terry.

In fact, the media didn't know what Terry was thinking, but any fool could see that Terry was particularly energetic in defending Chen Hero, and he was in good shape today. And Chen Hero was obviously at odds with Terry. There were some balls that he could have passed, but he didn't, and instead went one-on-one with Terry.

What kind of people are reporters and commentators? They have watched countless games in a season, and their vision is very sharp. So they immediately saw that the two were at odds.

This was a good thing for them, because they had a lot of talking points and content to hype after the game.

Originally, they thought that this game was just an ordinary game besides the reunion between Chen Hero and Advocaat, and there was nothing to talk about.

Who would have thought that Terry and Chen Hero would actually be at odds, which was really a pleasant surprise.

Everyone was immediately excited, their eyes were all fixed on Chen Hero and Terry, waiting to see a good show.

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Until the end of the first half, Chen Hero had not been able to score a goal, and all his efforts were spent on competing with Terry.

This made Martin O'Neill frown on the sidelines—there were several times… he could have passed the ball out, maybe it would have been a good scoring opportunity, but it was all wasted by him.

He felt that he must talk to Chen Hero about this topic during the halftime break, even if he offended him because of it, he had to say it. He was also the head coach, why should he be so humble to a player?

Originally, he could win at home, but if Chen Hero continued to do this, he might really lose…

So as soon as the whistle at the end of the first half sounded, he walked back to the locker room without looking back. He was using this way to express his dissatisfaction.

Chen Hero also frowned when he walked off the field. He didn't score a goal in the first half and was caught in a confrontation with Terry. Perhaps he was very dissatisfied with his performance.

Terry had a confident smile on his face and walked towards the tunnel with Lampard, talking and laughing.

He was very satisfied with his performance in the first half, successfully defending Chen Hero, and not letting him score in forty-five minutes. Although he also defended very hard, it depends on the result, not the process. As long as Chen Hero didn't lose the ball, even if he used his hands and feet and was embarrassed, it would be considered a successful defense against Chen Hero.

But he didn't get carried away because of this, because the game was ninety minutes long, and even if he performed well in the first half, it didn't count. As long as he let Chen Hero score in the second half, all his efforts in the first half would be in vain.

So the expression on his face was relaxed, but he was not relaxed in his heart.

Lampard certainly knew what Terry was working so hard for in this game, and he gave Terry a thumbs up.

"Well done, John."

Terry smiled, and then reached out and rubbed Lampard's hair. It could be seen that he was really in a good mood.

Compared with Chen Hero's frowning expression when he left the field, the contrast was really obvious…

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When O'Neill was giving instructions, he didn't say in front of the whole team that Chen Hero had wasted several opportunities in the first half, but continued to calmly analyze the problems in the first half with everyone—he didn't say that Chen Hero didn't pass the ball several times, he completely avoided Hero—and the countermeasures for the second half.

In the process of saying these things, he glanced at Chen Hero from time to time. Chen Hero lowered his head and seemed very depressed, a little absent-minded.

Did the first half of the game with Terry bring him some blows?

This is also good, his career has been too smooth, it is also a good thing to encounter some setbacks…

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In another locker room, Advocaat was praising Terry's performance in the first half. Although he expressed his concerns about Terry before the game, now that the game has started, there is no need to continue to discourage Terry. And Advocaat believed that a player like Terry would not get carried away by a few praises.

Terry was very happy with the head coach's public praise. He thought to himself, now you know that the team can't do without me, right?

Advocaat also noticed Chen Hero's performance. The expression on his face was not good when he left the field. This further strengthened Advocaat's view of Chen Hero—Hero is too complacent and too smooth. If he continues like this, he will definitely fall. Instead of falling elsewhere, it's better to fall here with me…

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Everything that needed to be said was said, and there were still a few minutes before the second half started. Martin O'Neill pointed to Chen Hero and said, "Hero, come out with me for a moment."

In fact, everyone saw that Chen Hero didn't perform well in the first half.

However, Chen Hero had a good relationship with the team, so no one came out to criticize him. Look, Chen Hero didn't pass the ball, and even Suarez, who was partnering with him, didn't say anything, so what are we others doing?

Now that they saw the head coach calling Chen Hero out alone, they all knew why.

"Do you know why I called you out, Hero?" Martin O'Neill asked.

Chen Hero nodded: "I didn't perform well in the first half."

O'Neill didn't expect Chen Hero to be so direct and frank. He thought Chen Hero would talk about other things or find some excuses, but he didn't expect Chen Hero to be more direct than himself, and go straight to the topic. The reason why he didn't go straight to the topic was because he was afraid of angering Chen Hero, but he didn't expect the other party to be as fragile as he imagined, which made it easier…

O'Neill laughed: "Actually, it's not that bad…" Since the other party was so direct, he felt that it was better to be a little more euphemistic. "I know you are competing with Terry. But I think that no matter what, the team should be the first priority. The name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back, isn't it?"

Chen Hero certainly knew what O'Neill meant, he said: "I will help the team win, boss."

"You have the ability." Since Chen Hero was so self-aware, Martin O'Neill didn't have much to say. He patted Chen Hero on the shoulder and then walked back to the locker room.

The teammates were a little surprised when they saw the head coach and Chen Hero walking back to the locker room one after another, because they had only been out for less than a minute. Did they finish talking so quickly? Did they break up or did they finish talking? Or did we all guess wrong, and they weren't talking about Chen Hero's performance in the first half at all?

The players tried to find some clues from Martin O'Neill and Chen Hero's faces, but they were all disappointed.

But when the second half was about to start, when the players walked from the locker room to the field, Suarez and Chen Hero walked side by side and asked this question.

"What did the boss ask you to do, Hero?"

"What else can he say? It's related to the first half of the game." Chen Hero replied.

"Did he scold you?"

Chen Hero shook his head: "I took the initiative to admit my mistake! How could he scold me?"

"Hey!" Suarez rolled his eyes. "You're smart. But what about the second half?"

"Of course, it's to help the team win…" Chen Hero shrugged.

"Aren't you going to compete with Terry?"

"The team's results are the first priority, let's put personal grievances aside for now." Chen Hero was also quite helpless. He failed to score in the first half and also implicated the team. If he continued to do his own thing in the second half, he was afraid that he would be scolded by the media as dog shit the next day.

Now he is in the limelight, and those media are holding back and waiting to see him unlucky.

He must never give them this excuse. But…

Even if the team wins the game, as long as he still doesn't score, the media will still have something to say, right?

He was a little unwilling.

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After the second half of the game started, Terry was full of energy and continued to face Chen Hero. But Chen Hero didn't go one-on-one with him.

If the opportunity was not good, he would quickly pass the ball out, which was completely different from the dragging and wanting to go one-on-one with Terry in the first half.

The commentators were stunned for a moment, and then reacted—Chen Hero must have been scolded by head coach O'Neill during the halftime break.

"Hero realized that if he continues to get caught up in the one-on-one battle with Terry, the team may lose the game because of it…"

"O'Neill must have said something to Hero during the halftime break. What surprised me was that Hero, who is known as a maverick, would be willing to accept O'Neill's arrangement?"

"Terry's performance is amazing! His performance today has the style of his peak period!"

"If Chelsea finally wins this game, I think no matter who scores the goal, I would be willing to vote for him as the best player of the game, just because he can defend Hero!"

The media is actually like this, changing their tune according to the wind is their professional talent. Before the game, they were still laughing at Chen Hero for humiliating "Old Terry", but now they are saying that Terry is getting stronger as he gets older, making the reckless young Chen Hero helpless.

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ps, special reminder—there are four updates today!