About the new Premier League season, there are many things to watch. Can Manchester City continue their strong performance from last season and continue to cause trouble for Manchester United? And can Liverpool, under the leadership of Martin O'Neill, rise again? Also, is the race for the league's top scorer this season still a two-man show between Van Persie and Chen Hero, or will Rooney join in? And don't forget Manchester City's Aguero.

Before the season, the media interviewed Chen Hero, asking him to look forward to the new season. His answer was simple and domineering: "Champions League qualification and top scorer."

There is still controversy about the Champions League qualification goal, because it is not up to him alone.

But no one would laugh at his overestimation of his abilities when he declared his intention to be the top scorer. Back when he was playing for Zenit Saint Petersburg, he said he wanted to be the top scorer of the season, which scared the TV station so much that they cut the segment directly when it was broadcast.

Now, no one is surprised.

Everyone knows he has the ability.

On August 14, the first round of the Premier League kicked off in full swing, and the new Premier League season opened.

Liverpool's first game was at home against newly promoted West Ham United, which is not a strong team—maybe it used to be, but definitely not now. Having such an opponent as the opening battle of the new season is a good thing for Liverpool.

It's always better to pinch a soft persimmon than to face Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham head-on.

Because the opponent is not strong, the atmosphere in Liverpool's locker room is very relaxed.

But when the game started, they realized that this was not the case—they had thought too beautifully about everything.

A season ago, West Ham United was relegated from the Premier League to the Championship, and they succeeded in promotion in just one season. Such a rapid return to the Premier League made them high-spirited. In addition, everyone knows that Liverpool's performance last season was very bad. Although they changed their new coach, the overall framework has not changed, and it is still the same people.

Apart from keeping an eye on Chen Hero and Suarez, there is nothing else to worry about.

In Liverpool's eyes, West Ham United is a soft persimmon. In the eyes of this newborn calf-like West Ham United, isn't Liverpool also a soft persimmon?

Despite being an away game, West Ham United was as fierce as a tiger, wanting to bite Liverpool back.

Liverpool, who did not expect this at all, was caught off guard by West Ham United.

Within fifteen minutes of the first half, Liverpool seemed a little embarrassed. On the other hand, West Ham United's offense was quite impressive. They based their game on defense and then counterattacked. Each counterattack was quite sharp and threatening, which made Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina roar on the field: "Mark their people!" "Don't let them kick so easily!" "Someone's open! Someone's open! Damn it!"

Reina, a person like him, is so anxious, which shows how impetuous the entire Liverpool team's mood has become.

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"After a summer, with a new coach and the introduction of several players, we thought Liverpool would have a new look. But now it seems that their performance is basically the same as last season..." the commentator complained.

"Liverpool is being forced into a mess by a newly promoted team at their home stadium. I really don't know what to say. You are the giants Liverpool, how can you be so unbearable? I believe Liverpool fans must be very disappointed..."

Yes, Liverpool fans are very disappointed, but no matter how disappointed they are, they will not aim boos at their players. This is the difference between English fans and Italian and Spanish fans. Many players who have played in both Italy and England have talked about this difference. In Italy, if you lose a game, you may even be cursed by your own fans for your whole family to die. But in England, even if your team is relegated, all you can get are applause and encouragement from the fans.

Liverpool fans will not boo their players, but they have another way to express their dissatisfaction. That is to sing Liverpool's anthem loudly.

They hope to use this method to awaken the spirit in the hearts of Liverpool players, and let them understand that they are not just any wealthy team, they are Liverpool!

There are many wealthy teams, but there is only one Liverpool. What makes them different from other wealthy teams and makes them a unique team is that they have a spirit in their hearts, a spirit that has nothing to do with championships, nothing to do with honor or disgrace, something related to football, something related to life and death. In the history of modern football, few teams have encountered so many tribulations as Liverpool. The air disasters of Manchester United and Torino happened in the 1950s and 1960s. However, Liverpool suffered two consecutive tragedies in the mid-to-late 1980s, which is not far from now, and the impact is still there.

Liverpool has actually been moving forward with a burden on its back. This is a particularly tragic team. They are constantly reminded of the impact of those two tragedies on them. The ninety-six wronged souls in Hillsborough are like dark clouds, always looming over their heads.

Liverpool must continue to move forward in this way, otherwise they will not be Liverpool.

So Liverpool is particularly tragic.

Of course, if Chen Hero knew, he would curl his lips. He still holds the view that people who live in the past are pathetic. If Liverpool wants to move forward, they cannot carry a burden... But now he doesn't understand what the Hillsborough disaster and the Heysel disaster mean to Liverpool, so um... Fortunately, he never had the opportunity to directly express his opinion, otherwise, it would probably be another collective incident like Naples.

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone" rang out over Anfield.

However, everyone has heard this song many times. It is somewhat immune to the old players, and the new players cannot understand the meaning behind the song.

So the fans' actions, in addition to increasing the atmosphere at home, have no effect on the Liverpool players. But it did slightly stall West Ham United's offensive.

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Martin O'Neill watched this scene on the coach's bench and shook his head slightly.

The problems with this team are really more serious than he thought.

At first, he thought it was just a tactical issue, but now it seems to be a very complicated issue...

He finally understood why club general manager Niang was considering a large-scale cleaning. Some people are really no longer suitable to stay in Liverpool.

But even if he understands the reason, O'Neill will not agree to Niang's complete rebuilding in one go. That would only bring greater turmoil.

Now he can only expect a few stars to shine, at least they can't lose the game. As long as the results are still acceptable, he will have room to adjust and transform. What he lacks now is time. He has no doubt that if his league start is terrible and he sees no light at all, he will be fired by the chairman in less than half a season. Although traditional English football clubs do not easily dismiss their coaches, how many traditional English football clubs are there in English football now? They have all been occupied by foreign capital, and those foreign gold owners are not very patient.

As soon as he thought of the stars shining, he shifted his gaze to Chen Hero on the field.

Gerrard and Chen Hero started this game, but the person most likely to help the team solve the problem is undoubtedly Chen Hero, whose form has been outstanding since the warm-up games.

Score a goal, Hero. I don't care how you do it...

O'Neill murmured in his heart.

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Martin O'Neill placed his hopes on Chen Hero, and so did the Liverpool fans. "You'll Never Walk Alone" cannot be repeated indefinitely in the game, so after singing this song, they began to shout Chen Hero's name.

Chen Hero is a forward, the person closest to the goal. If you want to talk about scoring goals, his chances are obviously higher than Gerrard's.

The fans are not stupid either. Gerrard is the captain, but when it comes to scoring ability, the captain is really not as good as this Chinese kid.

Even Messi has to admit defeat. Captain, don't compete with Chen Hero for the job of scoring goals.

Generally speaking, if so many people place high hopes on someone, that person may perform abnormally because they cannot withstand the pressure.

But Chen Hero is different. He is the kind of person you can put your hopes on and watch him help you realize your dreams.

So-called pressure is motivation for him.

Chen Hero never disappoints!

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Only four minutes after everyone shouted Chen Hero's name, Chen Hero scored a goal.

In the twenty-sixth minute, Liverpool launched an attack. Sanchez dribbled the ball on the wing, suddenly cut inside, and used his skillful footwork to dribble horizontally, attracting almost all the West Ham United defenders in front of him.

At the same time, Chen Hero, relying on the tacit understanding he had cultivated with Sanchez in Naples, and the off-ball running ability he had trained in the dungeon, keenly found an opening. Taking advantage of the fact that West Ham United's defensive attention was all on Sanchez, he quickly flashed into the opening he had in mind.

Almost at the same time as he flashed over, Sanchez picked the ball up with his right foot during his horizontal dribbling, and the football drilled through the middle of two West Ham United players, landing right in front of Chen Hero.

Chen Hero faced the goal sideways, let the football pass, and then gently tapped the football forward. He was not going to continue to break through, just to clear the opening. Immediately afterwards, he swung his thick right leg...

"Hero! Not offside! He shoots——!!"

Along with the commentator's roar, with a bang, the football roared towards the goal like a cannonball.

Chen Hero shot at the near upper corner. Although the West Ham United goalkeeper blocked the near corner in time, he could not block the upper corner because his center of gravity was too low. In addition, Chen Hero's shot was too fast. When he lunged upwards, his speed could not keep up with the flying football at all.

His hand swung up, but only hit a piece of air.

The football has crashed into the goal...

"Beautiful! Goal!!"

"Hero has scored his first league goal of the season! And also scored Liverpool's first league goal!"

"Although West Ham United have been very brave in the previous twenty minutes, Chen Hero defeated them alone. This is the strength of a superstar! This is also why a wealthy team is called a wealthy team, because in a wealthy team, there are always stars with such abilities!"

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ps, friendly reminder, there are four updates today, four updates!!