Chapter 1 Media Discussions After the Game

After the game, the media were all discussing Chen Hero's performance against Everton.

Many people, after realizing what had happened, cursed themselves for being stupid—Chen Hero's left foot wasn't good, so they restricted his right foot, forcing him to use his left. Did he really listen to them? He also had headers!

As a result, discussions in the media and online about restricting Chen Hero's right foot and forcing him to use his left disappeared. Because it was meaningless.

Of course, some people said that Chen Hero had also forgotten that he could score headers, otherwise he would have exploded in the match against Manchester United. Why did he wait until the match against Everton to solve the problem?

Losing to Manchester United had greatly diminished Liverpool's hopes of winning the league title.

But no matter what the outside world said about him, Chen Hero didn't care. He only cared about his talent!

The first thing he did when he got home was to enter the training instance to test the effect of his Weak Foot Accuracy talent.

The result was disappointing!

The improvement compared to having no talent was limited.

Chen Hero was depressed. It seemed his left foot was still useless.

But there was one thing he had to brag about to Van Basten—he had used his own efforts to come up with a way to solve the problem. Wouldn't that count as him knowing how to "play football with his brain"?

Basten was amused when he heard this: "I told you to play football with your brain, not with your head... But what you said is right. Playing football with your brain doesn't mean going to extremes and not using any skills related to your body... Playing football with your brain actually means learning to think with your head, and using whatever method is appropriate for the situation. If, in a certain situation, your strong body and headers can gain the upper hand, then don't hesitate, use your best skills to gain an advantage!"

Although Chen Hero's idea was wrong, he accidentally stumbled upon the right result. He was lucky.

Basten then asked him, "So, are you still going to insist on practicing Diego's ball control with your left foot?"

Maradona watched Chen Hero sneer coldly from the sidelines.

If Chen Hero was unwilling to continue practicing, he would denounce Chen Hero as a coward who fled before battle. If Chen Hero agreed to continue practicing, that was even better, because he would have plenty of opportunities to continue torturing him!

In short, no matter what Chen Hero chose, he wouldn't lose out.

Chen Hero heard Maradona's sneer and glared back at him. Of course, he knew what the Argentine was thinking.

But he had his own considerations. He nodded and said decisively, "Practice!"

Maradona clapped and laughed: "Great, I was worried you would run away, kid!"

Chen Hero ignored him. Even if he was humiliated by Maradona in the training instance, he could find his opponents outside the instance and humiliate them in return.

If he refused to practice his left foot just because he didn't want to be humiliated by Maradona in the training instance, he would eventually be slapped hard in reality one day.

Only I, Chen Hero, slap others, how could I allow others to slap me?

For this reason, Chen Hero would practice even if it meant enduring Maradona's ridicule!

Where there is a will, there is a way. With determination, the Qin pass will eventually belong to Chu. With painstaking effort, the heavens will not disappoint. After enduring hardship, the three thousand Yue soldiers can devour Wu!

One day, all the prices paid now, all the ridicule and disdain suffered, will be worth it. Those sweat, tears, and even blood will bloom with dazzling light!

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Chen Hero's renewed use of headers caused many team coaches to feel a headache. Some even complained privately about the media who were frantically hyping up "Hero's left foot." They believed that if the media hadn't hyped it up so much, Chen Hero might not have remembered to unseal his headers...

It was all their fault. Even if Chen Hero was destined to remember, it should have waited until after the game against their team...

Now everyone was screwed. If you defended his right foot, he would use his head!

In the end, only Ferguson benefited. No wonder he didn't triumphantly announce that he had found a secret to deal with Chen Hero after the game. It turned out that he had already thought of this. Keeping a low profile was the key. Making a fortune in silence was better than showing off and getting robbed!

Martin O'Neill was the happiest person.

Chen Hero had returned to normal. He didn't really care whether Chen Hero would continue to use headers in the following games. It wasn't important.

Chen Hero had already sent a signal to everyone with this game—you want to contain my right foot? Have you considered how to deal with both my right foot and headers at the same time?

As long as the opponents had this idea and worry in their minds, Liverpool would already be invincible.

So O'Neill wasn't worried at all.

Now he had to put all his attention on another competition.

The Europa League, quarter-finals. Liverpool were now playing Twente at home, and then going to their away game.

Their opponents in these two games were not strong, but O'Neill was unwilling to take them lightly.

Because no team could reach the knockout stage by luck alone. The possibility of Liverpool losing to Twente existed.

O'Neill also wanted the team to reach the final and lift the trophy.

But he also wanted the league title. Playing on two fronts consumed the team's energy quickly. The players were already showing signs of fatigue in the games, and injuries were increasing.

So, for the two-legged matches like the one against Twente, they had to end the suspense as soon as possible. If Liverpool could win the game at home and kill the suspense of the second leg, that would be the best.

The schedule arranged for Liverpool to play at home first, which gave O'Neill this hope.

So, in this home game, O'Neill used all his main players.

He told the players frankly that they had to score as many goals as possible in this game and completely kill the suspense.

Chen Hero had the same idea.

He had already scored twenty-three goals, exceeding his initial minimum target by three goals, but that didn't satisfy him.

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While Liverpool were gearing up for a big game against Twente, Twente seemed quite low-key.

Everyone had seen Liverpool's performance in the Europa League this season. Many people felt that, based on this performance alone, they shouldn't be in the Europa League at all, but should be participating in the Champions League. Liverpool's performance in the Europa League this season was simply dominant.

From the moment they were drawn to play against Liverpool, Twente's fans felt despair.

Especially because of Chen Hero in Liverpool's lineup.

Originally, Manchester United had found Chen Hero's weakness with his left foot and defeated him, which made many people rekindle their hopes—since Manchester United could defeat Chen Hero, why couldn't they emulate Manchester United?

But only a week later, their dreams were shattered. When facing Everton, Chen Hero unsealed his header skills. His most powerful weapon was back, and Twente's fans felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them, chilling them from head to toe.

Everyone knew how difficult it was to deal with a Chen Hero who was excellent with his right foot and also good at headers...

So, before the game, Twente didn't say any bold words. They just said that they hoped to play their best. As for the result... no one predicted it.

The Dutch media believed that if Twente could only lose by one goal, it would be a very good result. Losing by two goals would also be acceptable. Losing by three goals would basically mean saying goodbye to the Europa League.

The Dutch media felt that they had lowered their expectations enough.

But the reality was that their thinking was still too naive!

At Anfield, if Twente only lost by one goal, it would be a humiliation to Liverpool, a slap in the face of Liverpool in front of more than 60,000 Liverpool fans. Could Liverpool tolerate such a result?

Absolutely not!

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"Suarez—is! The Uruguayan striker opens the scoring for Liverpool! A beautiful goal! The game has been going on for twenty-seven minutes, and Liverpool has finally broken the deadlock! Liverpool is currently leading Twente 1:0!"

"Hero... Hero!!! Hero is here! His header! Yes, there's a header! He has scored headers in two consecutive games, which means that Chen Hero has reactivated his powerful weapon! Although we don't know why he sealed this weapon in the first place, there's no need to dwell on it now! With Hero's goal, Liverpool are leading Twente 2:0 at home!"

"Twente pulled back a goal... They got a valuable away goal! The score is now 2:1, with Liverpool leading at home. But if this score is maintained until the end of the game, it will be the best result for Twente!"

"Three minutes ago, we said that if Twente could maintain the score of 1:2 until the end of the game, it would be the best result for them... But how could Liverpool allow such a thing to happen? Gerrard's long shot—he has once again extended the lead for the team! Liverpool are now leading Twente 3:1!"

At the end of the first half, Liverpool were already leading Twente 3:1.

But even so, according to the Dutch media, this score was still acceptable.

In that case, Liverpool would continue to work hard in the second half...

"Sixty-first minute... Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes—Hero!!! He scores twice! This is his twenty-fifth Europa League goal this season! It's a terrifying number! Many forwards can't score that many goals in all the games they play in a season! Chen Hero has done it in the Europa League alone! Terrifying Hero! Is there anyone in this world who can stop him?!"

"The game has entered injury time, and it looks like the game will end with a score of 4:1... Wait, look at this ball... Oh—the ball is in! Sanchez's shot in front of the goal, he received a pass from Suarez! Beautiful! Very beautiful! Liverpool wins 5:1 at home against Twente! The second leg of the quarter-finals has lost its suspense and meaning!"

In the end, Liverpool won a 5:1 victory over their opponents at home, getting the result they wanted.

Although Twente scored a goal in the game, they didn't complete a miracle. That goal was more like provoking Liverpool, which ultimately led to a painful defeat for themselves.

Although there was still a second leg to be played between the two sides, even the people of Twente themselves didn't believe that they could turn the tables at home...

Liverpool had actually advanced to the semi-finals of the Europa League this season, and they were getting closer and closer to that championship trophy!