Chapter 14 Game Over

Everyone thought that Martinez's Wigan Athletic wasn't the problem; the biggest problem was Chen Hero himself.

If Chen Hero knew this, he'd probably laugh and cry—so, in everyone's eyes, he'd always been a ticking time bomb…

But Chen Hero didn't know what everyone thought of him at this moment.

All that filled his mind was scoring goals, goals, and more goals!

He wanted to slap Caldwell's face hard and then humiliate him!

But he couldn't find an opportunity to do so because the Wigan Athletic defender who replaced Caldwell didn't have a yellow card and was full of energy, making him the best choice to stick to Chen Hero.

As for the other Liverpool players, they weren't worried. This match was Chen Hero's first after scoring in thirteen consecutive league games, his fourteenth. The whole Liverpool team's goal was probably to help Chen Hero create this new record. You could see it from the first half; everyone would pass the ball to him and wouldn't choose to shoot themselves.

So, all they had to do was watch Chen Hero.

Caldwell wasn't entangled with Chen Hero anymore; he'd switched to a fresh force.

Chen Hero was annoyed—the wronged have their avengers, and debts have their debtors. He was looking for that bastard Caldwell; it had nothing to do with these guys. Why were they actively coming up to die?

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The newly substituted Wigan Athletic center-back, Antonio Amaya, was 1.9 meters tall and weighed 86 kilograms. He was indeed the best candidate to defend against Chen Hero on the field.

He also remembered what the head coach had said when he sent him on, to stop Chen Hero at all costs, using any means possible.

And he soon felt immense pressure, deeply realizing that if he didn't resort to unscrupulous means, he probably wouldn't be able to defend against Chen Hero…

That big guy was simply a monster!

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Chen Hero was indeed a monster!

When he had the ball with his back to the goal, Antonio Amaya came up to press him. He quickly turned around, but he didn't complete the turn.

He turned his head and found that the other guy was hugging him…

If it were any other player, they'd probably raise their hands and ask the referee for help. Then the referee would blow the whistle for a foul by the defending player—it was like a wrestling move; what else could it be but a foul?

But Chen Hero didn't. He didn't even give the referee time to react. He twisted his waist and slammed his shoulder again!

Forcing a turn!

Antonio Amaya felt Chen Hero's brute force. To prevent himself from being shaken off, he closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and hugged him tightly, not letting go.

Then he felt his feet moving involuntarily…

When he opened his eyes, he realized that he was facing the goal!

He completed the turn?!

Oh my god!

The shock in Antonio Amaya's heart was indescribable.

Chen Hero, with Antonio Amaya hanging on him, still wanted to charge forward when he heard the referee's whistle.

Just like in classic cop movies, the police always arrive late after the protagonist has solved the problem.

The referee's whistle sounded after Chen Hero completed the turn. But if he hadn't done that, how could he have had the opportunity to show Chen Hero's inhuman strength?

Chen Hero didn't complain about the referee's whistle interrupting his attack. After hearing the whistle, he stopped all movement, just standing there, and then raised his hands slightly to indicate that he hadn't made any hand movements.

Now everyone saw Antonio Amaya's embarrassing appearance as he hugged Chen Hero's waist, hunched over, his head against Chen Hero's back!

"Hugging him still can't stop Hero, what a waste!" Liverpool fans in the stands booed and laughed.

The Wigan Athletic fans were silent. This scene was indeed embarrassing… Just like the Liverpool fans were shouting, you fouled like that, and you still couldn't stop Chen Hero. What use are you!

Martinez watched this scene from the sidelines and couldn't help but turn away, seemingly unable to bear to see Antonio Amaya's disgrace.

Antonio Amaya heard the boos from the stands and realized what was happening. He quickly let go of Chen Hero's waist and raised his hands to indicate that he hadn't fouled.

But doing so at this time seemed a little late…

Instead, it deepened his embarrassing image.

So the Liverpool fans in the stands laughed even louder.

So far in this game, Chen Hero hadn't scored, Liverpool hadn't scored, and the situation was particularly frustrating. Wigan Athletic frequently fouled, but no one had been sent off. Liverpool fans had been holding back their anger for a long time. Now that they saw Wigan Athletic players making fools of themselves, they laughed as loud as they could, and even those who wouldn't have laughed so exaggeratedly had to laugh exaggeratedly.

They were using this method to vent the anger in their hearts!

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The referee ran up and gave Antonio Amaya a yellow card directly.

Antonio Amaya, who had only been on the field for less than ten minutes, had already received a yellow card.

Watching Antonio Amaya explain to the referee, hoping to cancel the yellow card, Chen Hero, who had retreated to one side, couldn't help but sneer.

You guys want to use a human wave tactic to deal with me?

Okay, I'll let you use it!

Chen Hero certainly saw what Wigan Athletic intended to do to him, and an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

He wasn't just going to score goals; he was also going to give Martinez a headache and let him know the consequences of provoking him!

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In the following game, Chen Hero frequently attacked Antonio Amaya's side, ignoring Caldwell.

Under Chen Hero's onslaught, Antonio Amaya gradually showed signs of being unable to hold on. He was now committing fouls cautiously. If the referee hadn't been lenient, he would have been sent off with a red card long ago.

Caldwell saw Chen Hero's plan, and he also saw his teammate's predicament.

He wanted to help Antonio Amaya, so he provoked Chen Hero once again.

During a corner kick, he walked to Chen Hero's side and whispered in his ear, "What? You coward! Are you afraid of me? You're hiding far away when you see me! You're a loser. You even said you were better than Messi… Ha, that's really hilarious!"

He thought that saying this would completely enrage Chen Hero.

He was even prepared that if Chen Hero touched him, even just a "touching" motion, no matter where he touched, he would immediately cover his face and fall to the ground, pretending to be in pain, rolling… seven times!

He didn't believe that he couldn't take Chen Hero down, even doing all this.

Who knew that Chen Hero would just turn around and smile at him, "Huh? What did you just say?"

"You…"

Caldwell was about to vomit blood. He had finally built up his emotions, said these words, but the other guy didn't hear any of it!

Are you kidding me, kid!

"I said you're a coward! A loser! My defeated opponent! Get away from me! Don't stand in front of me! Be careful, or I'll make you go home crying for your mommy!" Caldwell was almost roaring.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hero tilted his head, "Sorry, it was too noisy just now. I didn't hear you clearly. Can you say it again?"

The muscles on Caldwell's face twitched. He felt like he was about to slap Chen Hero in the face.

But fortunately, he quickly calmed down and realized that if he acted, he would be the one to be sent off!

This bastard! Damn it! He's doing it on purpose!

He finally realized that he had been played by Chen Hero, and this time he had really been played!

Chen Hero saw Caldwell's angry and unwilling expression and knew that he had guessed it. He sneered in his heart: You want to provoke me? Let's see who plays who!

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Caldwell's plan failed. Chen Hero didn't go looking for trouble with him; instead, he continued to target Antonio Amaya.

And his teammates also knew this, so whether it was Bale or Suarez, they were all consciously looking for Antonio Amaya, wanting to force him to continue fouling.

This gave Martinez a big problem—Antonio Amaya was already being overwhelmed by Liverpool's attacking combination. Should he substitute him? But Antonio Amaya had only been substituted on for a dozen minutes. If he was substituted off the field… what would be the purpose of his substitution? Wouldn't he substitute the other players who were running out of energy and had yellow cards?

But if he didn't substitute Antonio Amaya, the opponent would target him, and sooner or later, there would be problems!

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Martin O'Neill also realized the reasoning behind what Chen Hero and the others were doing. He turned to look at Martinez and found that Martinez, who had previously had an expression of "everything is under control," was now frowning.

He smiled.

Let's see what you do!

Make a substitution!

Hurry up and substitute, what are you still hesitating about?

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Martinez hesitated for a long time before finally making the decision to make a substitution—he couldn't allow Antonio Amaya, this loophole in the defense line, to continue to exist. If he did, conceding a goal would be a matter of time. Although he knew the opponent's purpose in doing so, he had no choice but to passively follow the opponent's pace.

He could only pin his hopes on time now, hoping that time would pass quickly.

Antonio Amaya, who was being substituted off the field, looked very frustrated. He had only been on the field for a dozen minutes before being substituted, and not because of an injury. Everyone had seen his poor performance on the field, and he knew it himself. He now wished he had been substituted because of an injury, but with just a few steps to take, could he sprain his ankle?

He lowered his head, almost collapsing, feeling that everyone around him was laughing at him, looking at him with mocking eyes, and whispering behind his back.

"Look at that idiot…"

"What a disgrace!"

"Yeah, yeah! He was only on the field for a dozen minutes before being substituted. Obviously, it's because he performed so badly!"

When substituting Antonio Amaya, Martinez glanced at the time. There were still nearly thirty minutes left in the game… He had one substitution left!

"Ah! Antonio Amaya was only on the field for a dozen minutes before being substituted by Martinez! Is he injured? No, he has made many mistakes in defense. Under the Liverpool players' constant attacks, I think he is showing signs of collapsing… Martinez's substitution is timely, but it is also helpless, because he only has one substitution left, and the other three defenders all have a yellow card and their physical strength has also been severely tested!" The commentator was also surprised.

Chen Hero on the field looked at the player running up from the other side, and he smiled—you guys are really substituting!

This game is really interesting, and this opponent is really interesting!

But… okay, game over. I'm not playing with you guys anymore!