Sanchez crossed the ball from the wing, and Chen Hero ran to fight for the point, but Terry tugged at him, and he was just a little bit short of touching the ball.

The ball passed in front of him and was intercepted by Čech behind him.

Terry was cunning. He didn't hold on, but with experience, he reached out and tugged just as Chen Hero exerted force to kick and rush forward. That one tug was enough.

Chen Hero was just about to exert force, but Terry's tug prevented him from doing so. The leg he kicked out didn't go as far as before, so he was just a little bit short of touching the ball. Moreover, Terry's tug disrupted his rhythm, preventing him from making a timely shot.

This foul wasn't big, and the referee couldn't see it from a bad angle. Even watching the replay, it's hard to say whether Terry's tug really played a crucial role, and it's just a meaningless war of words.

In short, Terry's small defensive moves were experienced and effective.

Although Chen Hero was furious, he had to admit that this John Terry, who was going all out and unscrupulous, was more powerful than the John Terry he had encountered last season, and much more powerful.

But that wasn't the reason he let Terry off the hook.

I respect you, so I will make you utterly defeated!

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After Liverpool intercepted the ball, they launched a quick counterattack. The ball was passed three times and fell to Chen Hero's feet. At this time, Chen Hero was facing the goal, only two or three meters away from the penalty area. He had entered the top of the penalty arc.

John Terry stood in front, lowering his center of gravity, guarding against his breakthrough.

Chen Hero didn't make any fancy feints. He directly swung his thick right leg while running and took a long shot!

Terry didn't expect Chen Hero to shoot so decisively, without any adjustment. He shot directly while dribbling. He didn't have time to block with his body, and the ball had already flown past him.

He quickly turned to look, with a hint of fear in his heart—please don't go in!

If this ball went in, then his defense would be considered a failure because he allowed Chen Hero to shoot so easily in front of him...

Fortunately, when he turned around, he saw goalkeeper Čech leaping sideways in the air. He pushed Chen Hero's shot out of the crossbar with one hand.

"What a close call—"

A huge sigh erupted from the stands.

Terry's heart also fell back.

Then he turned back to look at Chen Hero. Chen Hero was holding his head in his hands, obviously regretting that the ball was saved by Čech.

A thought suddenly popped into Terry's mind—does this kid seem to be playing better than in the first half?

Is it an illusion, or is it real?

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Chen Hero raised his hand to ask for the ball. He wasn't afraid of exposing himself because no matter whether he received the ball or not, that John Terry would follow him closely, like a ghost.

This time, Suarez passed the ball to him.

It's good to have many good friends on the team, which means he gets more opportunities in the game than others because they are friends, so everyone is willing to pass the ball to him and help him defeat Terry.

Chen Hero had his back to Terry. He didn't stop the ball, but used the outside of his right foot to lead the ball to the outside of his body and then turned around.

Terry quickly reached out and grabbed Chen Hero's shoulder.

Seeing that Chen Hero was still turning, he quickly pressed all his strength on him and finally brought Chen Hero down!

The referee's whistle sounded. Terry fouled and gave Liverpool a free kick opportunity only twenty-three meters from the goal.

Terry got up from the ground panting and didn't go to argue with the referee. At this time, he had to stay away from the referee. If he was always wandering in front of him, what if the referee remembered to give him a yellow card?

After retreating into the penalty area, he looked at Chen Hero again, and his brows furrowed even tighter. The previous feeling was even stronger.

This person's momentum is gradually getting stronger. He is finding it more and more difficult.

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Chen Hero still didn't take the free kick but gave the right to Gerrard.

Of course, because it was too close to the goal, it wasn't really an opportunity that suited Chen Hero's free kick style.

In the end, Gerrard's free kick went directly over the crossbar and flew towards the stands of Anfield Stadium.

In fact, few people could see that Chen Hero was already making Terry very uncomfortable because Chen Hero still hadn't scored, so everyone still thought that John Terry had successfully defended Chen Hero.

They were right.

As long as there was no goal conceded, Terry's defense was considered successful.

Chen Hero also recognized this, so he desperately wanted to score.

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Until the seventy-fifth minute, Liverpool was still leading Chelsea by one goal.

The reason why they couldn't score again had something to do with Chen Hero always fighting alone. As long as Liverpool's attack was passed to Chen Hero, it would basically end.

Martin O'Neill was very anxious on the sidelines. He was already considering whether to take a risk and replace Chen Hero early.

But after thinking about it, he finally gave up on this decision. Once he made this decision, his relationship with Chen Hero would definitely be over, and the team would be in a tense and turbulent situation for a long time.

Besides, the team was still in the lead, so he didn't need to overreact. Even if they lost the game in the end, it was just a game, not a big problem. There was no need to ruin the relationship with the team's number one star for the sake of three points in a game. As a head coach, you still need to have a sense of the bigger picture.

But should he just watch from below and do nothing?

On the other hand, Chelsea had not conceded another goal. Chen Hero, who had scored three goals in the first two rounds of the league, was completely silenced when facing them, which greatly boosted the morale of the players.

Just then, Chelsea launched a threatening attack that eventually reached Liverpool's goal. Fortunately, Reina made a wonderful save, pushing the ball out of the baseline with his fingertips, causing Liverpool fans in the stands to exclaim.

Chelsea's morale has improved...

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Two minutes later, Liverpool launched an attack.

No matter how it was passed before, the ball would eventually have to fall to Chen Hero's feet.

The only question was how it would get to his feet.

Adam Johnson and Sanchez switched positions. After he switched to the right wing, he received the ball from Suarez. He glanced at the situation in the penalty area and then pretended to cross, tricking Chelsea's left-back Ashley Cole into moving first. He then dribbled the ball towards the baseline.

Cole's reaction speed was still fast, and he quickly chased from behind.

Then Adam Johnson crossed. It should have been a low cross because O'Neill had already told them that they shouldn't give Hero high balls because he wouldn't head them. Low balls were better.

Who would have thought that the ball would hit Cole's leg, who was actively returning to defense, and bounce up!

It changed from a low ball to a high ball.

When Adam Johnson saw the ball jumping high, he knew that this attack was over. Although Chen Hero didn't know why, he would definitely not head the ball...

Terry had really studied Chen Hero thoroughly. He even thought of the fact that Chen Hero suddenly stopped using headers from the end of last season. Although he didn't know why, it was a fact that Chen Hero didn't compete for headers anymore.

So now that the ball was flying in the air, wouldn't it be more beneficial to him?

He prepared to jump and clear the ball with a header in the penalty area.

The ball flew over.

John Terry jumped!

He always looked up at the ball. Seeing the ball getting closer and closer to him, suddenly!

A foot appeared in his field of vision and was closer to the ball in the air than him!

How could this foot appear here in this position!?

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"Hero—!!!"

Accompanied by the commentator's shout, a huge exclamation came from the stands.

Chen Hero was seen soaring in the air, his body leaning back very severely, almost head down. His left hand hung down, and his right hand was raised high, along with his right leg.

Who said that you have to head the ball in the air?!

"Bicycle kick!!!"

Bang!

Chen Hero's right foot hit the ball in front of Terry's head.

Not only Terry, but also Čech, did not expect Chen Hero to use this method to compete for the ball.

He also knew that Chen Hero didn't use his head much now. It wasn't a secret... So when he saw the ball flying high, he knew that Chen Hero would probably give up—it had happened before. As long as the ball was coming from the air, Chen Hero was too lazy to even jump up and pretend.

So he didn't expect Chen Hero to take a bicycle kick. It was indeed quite shocking for a big man who was one meter ninety-five tall and weighed ninety-five kilograms to take a bicycle kick. Ordinary people wouldn't think of it...

Čech didn't make any saves. The ball flew into the goal, brushing the post!

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"gooooooooooooooAL! What a great goal! It can definitely compete for the best goal of the year in national football! At such a high height, Hero didn't use his best header, but a difficult bicycle kick! And he succeeded!"

"John Terry is dumbfounded! He didn't expect Hero to use this method to finish the shot!"

"It's not easy to see such a giant bear play such a beautiful bicycle kick in the air! Viewers, you have witnessed this scene with your own eyes. How lucky!"

"The ball is in! The ball is in!! Beautiful goal! Incredibly beautiful! Hero has extended Liverpool's lead! Liverpool fans are at peace...!"

Liverpool's commentator jumped up from his seat and raised his arms and shouted.

At this moment, Anfield Stadium was full of cheers!

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Chen Hero supported his body with his left hand to cushion the impact of the landing. Otherwise, this fall would have been quite severe because he was almost upside down in the air...

He looked at the ball falling into the goal while lying on the ground and quickly got up.

He didn't run to the sidelines to celebrate his goal, but clenched his fists and raised them in front of Terry, shaking them vigorously and quickly in small amplitudes.

Cooperating with the powerful punching motion, he roared at Terry: "Feel my anger—! This is the consequence of provoking me!!"