Chapter 1 The Inevitable Match

Every year, it seemed, there were a few matches that Chen Yingxiong absolutely couldn't avoid, and the match against Manchester City was one of them.

He didn't care much about it. As for the trash talk released by Manchester City fans before the game, it went in one ear and out the other. He didn't take it to heart at all.

He had seen plenty of trash talk from fans, and even more from Manchester City fans. He hadn't even taken the fanatical Turkish football hooligans seriously, so why would he care about those guys who only dared to raise their middle fingers and shout a few curse words from the stands?

Richards was gone, but he didn't care. Anyway, there were still Manchester City fans lining up for him to slap.

It was the media who always had malicious intentions, wanting him to talk about Richards and Manchester City.

He would talk if he had to. He didn't care about offending people. He just didn't want to be used as a tool by the media… He felt that it was best not to actively provoke trouble—if you mess with me, I'll beat you up and I'll be justified. If you haven't messed with me, it's unreasonable for me to beat you up… We have to be classy people.

So he kept his mouth shut.

However, there were always some people in this world who were blind and had a masochistic pleasure in getting slapped…

Chen Yingxiong's silence in the face of reporters' questions would definitely not be seen by Manchester City fans as Chen Yingxiong actively showing goodwill and trying to repair the relationship between the two sides, but as a sign of weakness! Chen Yingxiong was timid and afraid of trouble, so he shut his mouth.

Many Manchester City fans ridiculed Chen Yingxiong.

Actually, it would have been fine if Manchester City fans had ridiculed him, because Chen Yingxiong wouldn't have seen these ridicules until the match.

But there was no stopping the Manchester media from getting involved.

Chen Yingxiong couldn't hear the fans' ridicule, but he could always hear the media's ridicule, right?

Many media outlets in Manchester stated that Chen Yingxiong's silence was because he was afraid of Manchester City, because he felt guilty, and he didn't want to provoke the anger of Manchester City fans, because it was an away game and he didn't want to become the target of public criticism during the match…

And so on. If you analyzed it carefully, you would find that the media's views were very absurd—why would Chen Yingxiong feel guilty? Liverpool was currently first in the league, and he was also first on the scorer list. He was already a figure on par with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, so why would he be afraid of Manchester City? He had provoked the anger of Manchester City fans many times in the past, and he wasn't afraid of them at all. Not to mention playing at Manchester City's home stadium, how many times had he not tormented Manchester City at their home? He had scored nine goals in two league matches! If this was a sign of fear, then perhaps no one in this world wouldn't be afraid…

Logically speaking, it was impossible for the Manchester media to make such a low-level mistake, because it didn't make sense logically.

But they did make it, and they made it blatantly.

Why was that?

The answer was revealed the day after…

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Chen Yingxiong was amused by the Manchester media's remarks—I'm afraid of Manchester City? That's the funniest joke I've heard this year!

Damn it, these people really need to be taught a lesson!

If I don't show my power, you'll really think I'm Winnie the Pooh?!

Chen Yingxiong immediately retaliated.

"Some people shouldn't push their luck! My humility isn't your capital to act tough!" Chen Yingxiong said the next day in an interview with Liverpool media. "I'm afraid of Manchester City? That's a joke! You should ask Manchester City how afraid they are of me, hahaha!"

He laughed triumphantly, because he had the qualifications to do so.

The trauma he had brought to Manchester City was indeed quite severe. If one goal was one wound, then Chen Yingxiong had already left more than ten bloody wounds on Manchester City.

"Speaking of Manchester City's home stadium… Ah! That's really one of my favorite stadiums to go to, because it always brings me many good memories." Chen Yingxiong began to unleash his taunting skills again. "I'm especially looking forward to the weekend's match. Maybe I can leave new good memories when I revisit the old place, don't you think?"

See, the Manchester media's goal was achieved—you thought we couldn't make you talk if you didn't open your mouth? Naive!

Compared to us, you're still too green!

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The Manchester media finally succeeded in provoking a new round of hatred between Chen Yingxiong and the Manchester City fans.

They didn't care what consequences this would bring to both sides, as long as the hatred was provoked, it meant that they would have more topics to hype up for this match.

For media outlets that make a living by attracting attention, this was a good thing.

But they couldn't care less whether this accumulation of hatred would lead to bad things. They were reporters, not police officers. It wasn't their job to maintain order.

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Manchester City fans reacted strongly to Chen Yingxiong's remarks, because a 3:4 and a 1:5 at home were painful memories that Manchester City fans never wanted to mention, and they were also their shame—being scored four and five goals respectively by their most hated guy on their own turf was simply a great humiliation!

Chen Yingxiong repeatedly brought it up and flaunted it as his proudest achievement.

This made Manchester City fans very unhappy.

How unhappy?

You could tell from the boos during the match…

The match against Manchester City was played on a rainy night.

As soon as Chen Yingxiong got the ball, the Manchester City fans in the stands let out a huge boo, and the momentum even disrupted the rain in the sky above the stadium, flying violently in the Etihad Stadium like silver needles… If these were really silver needles, the Manchester City fans would definitely use their roars to guide them, so that they would all stab Chen Yingxiong in the end, giving him a "death by a thousand cuts" and leaving him with no place to be buried!

Braving the heavy rain and the boos from Manchester City fans, Chen Yingxiong showed no fear. He jumped high and headed the ball in the air to his teammates.

Lescott was a little embarrassed to compete with him, and he didn't win. After landing, his feet slipped and he fell directly to the ground.

Chen Yingxiong almost didn't stand still either, but at the most critical moment, he maintained his balance.

Immediately afterwards, the ball was passed back to his feet. Chen Yingxiong, who had maintained his balance, didn't have time to adjust the ball, so he just turned around and swept it.

This shot was very rushed, but because he used his right foot, and Chen Yingxiong's characteristic was that he had a good feeling for the kind of balls that were not easy to shoot, so the result of the shot was actually quite good, and it went straight to the lower right corner!

A shot that was not originally threatening ultimately forced the England international goalkeeper, Joe Hart, to make a very wonderful save!

He slid to the ground and used his left hand to push the ball out with his fingertips.

How dangerous!

There was a huge gasp from the stands.

They were all from Manchester City fans, and they were really scared!

Although they booed wildly when Chen Yingxiong got the ball, someone once said something very reasonable—when they always have to use some激烈的means to prove their invincibility, it is actually a bluff, which shows their inner weakness.

Therefore, Manchester City fans were still very afraid, especially when they saw the ball heading straight for the lower right corner of the goal, their hearts were all in their throats, and they even forgot to boo.

Fortunately, Joe Hart made a world-class save at the most critical moment.

Otherwise, the goal might have been lost again.

At this time, everyone reacted and the boos started again!

This time their boos were even louder than before.

The Manchester City fans who had escaped from death were terrified, so the boos were naturally even louder…

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"Look at this ball! Joe Hart! Beautiful! This save is beautiful!"

"Yingxiong's turn and volley! It almost went in, but Joe Hart made a world-class save!"

The commentators also shouted excitedly.

Chen Yingxiong held his head, a little regretful.

He felt very good about this shot just now. Although the movement was not standard, many beautiful goals were completed with this kind of non-standard movement. Shooting is about feeling, not whether the movement is standard or not.

He didn't expect Joe Hart's save to be so beautiful, even a rival like him couldn't help but want to shout out an interjection like "fuck" to express his emotions.

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Missing a goal was certainly a little regrettable. But for Liverpool, it wasn't a big deal.

Strong confidence and a psychological advantage over Manchester City made the Liverpool players not take this missed goal to heart.

But soon reality gave them a cruel slap—Manchester City, playing at home, took the lead!

The scorer was the team's main striker, Aguero.

He took advantage of the slippery field on a rainy day, tricked Skrtel and broke through successfully, and finally shot low. The ball went along the grass and went straight to the back corner of the goal. Reina failed to save and let the ball roll into the back point.

After the goal, there was a huge cheer from the stands of the Etihad Stadium.

Aguero also opened his arms and ran to the sidelines, but was pulled to the ground by his teammates halfway, and a group of excited Manchester City players followed and pressed him tightly to the ground!

The Manchester City players were as excited as if they had scored a winning goal against Liverpool.

They had reason to be so excited. Last season, they were灌了five goals by Liverpool at their home stadium, and five muffled sticks directly knocked them down. That match was simply Manchester City's shame. The 3:4 defeat by Liverpool at home the season before last had not brought them such a great sense of shame.

Therefore, the Manchester City players were holding their breath. They must take down Liverpool at home.

Now this lead was a good sign.

Liverpool had confidence in themselves, but why didn't Manchester City?

Especially a star like Aguero, he felt that he was not much worse than Messi and others. Why couldn't he compete with Chen Yingxiong in front of him?

Now Chen Yingxiong hasn't scored, but I have!

I want to prove that I am better than him!