Chapter 124 The Rovers' Counterattack

The Blackburn players' grief and indignation were completely understandable.

Why did it have to be them, Blackburn, who were made to be the backdrop for Liverpool's first-ever Premier League title?

If it had been before, Blackburn's thought wouldn't have been "why," but "on what basis?" But with Manchester United's example, and having just witnessed the strength of this Liverpool team and Chen Hero's freakishness, Blackburn really found it hard to muster the will to confront them in such a short time...

So, apart from grief and indignation, they really had no choice.

What made them even more grief-stricken was that they were already down by one goal, which was equivalent to raising their hands and surrendering, but Chen Hero didn't seem to want to let them off the hook, and continued to pursue goals...

Why were you working so hard!

A narrow one-goal victory was still a win, and a five-goal rout was still a win, both were three points, what was the difference?

Just let them go!

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Chen Hero couldn't hear the Blackburn players' grief-stricken voices. All he saw were the goal and the football.

In this game, he was very selfish. Once his teammates passed the ball to him, they shouldn't expect him to pass it out again. It would definitely end in a shot.

But Liverpool's players were used to Chen Hero doing this, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. At Liverpool, although it wasn't explicitly stated, Chen Hero did have "unlimited firing rights." No matter where he was, no matter what the situation, as long as he wanted to, he could shoot, and no one would complain that he had wasted the opportunity.

Everyone knew that behind the unlimited firing rights was Chen Hero's almost insane number of goals. Besides, Chen Hero wasn't really someone who only cared about his own pleasure and ignored everything else. He had seven assists this season, and ten last season.

Chen Hero kept squandering shooting opportunities, but his teammates continued to pass the ball to him.

Before the end of the first half, Chen Hero's second goal finally arrived, thanks to his teammates' tireless feeding.

Charlie Adam crossed from the left, a low ground ball that zipped into the penalty area and successfully bypassed the defensive crowd, reaching the area in front of the goal.

Chen Hero found this gap very keenly, then charged in and poked his foot out. Without any suspense, the football rolled into Blackburn's goal...

"A brace! Hero scores a brace!"

"It's simply without suspense... I'm not talking about the result of the game, I'm talking about Hero's sixth hat trick... It's simply without suspense! Faced with such an outstanding Chen Hero, all records are just clouds in front of him!"

"Liverpool are two goals ahead of Blackburn. In this first half, Blackburn didn't show any fighting spirit, so I can say that this goal has completely sealed the victory. It's impossible for Blackburn to threaten Liverpool away from home... Liverpool fans can now cheer for the championship!"

Old Hartson was already cheering for the championship: "We are the champions! We are already the champions! Although the game is not over yet, it may be impolite for me to say this to Blackburn... But please forgive an old Liverpool fan's obsession and love for the Premier League title! Now, no one can take this championship away, it belongs to us! It is ours! We are the Premier League champions!"

An old commentator who had seen many storms was so excited, which showed the importance of this Premier League title in the hearts of Liverpool fans...

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After scoring the goal, Chen Hero rushed to Adam Johnson, who had assisted him. Because of Gareth Bale, Adam Johnson was more often a rotation player. Chen Hero always felt a little sorry for Adam, so he wanted to use this hug to express some of his feelings.

He hugged Adam Johnson, then murmured in his ear, "Thank you, Adam!"

Adam Johnson smiled and patted him on the back.

More teammates cheered and rushed up to surround them and hug them.

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Not long after Chen Hero scored twice, the first half ended.

Liverpool had a total of ten shots in this first half, which showed how fierce Liverpool's attack was. If you think this number is unremarkable, then compare it with the number of shots Blackburn had, after all, only comparisons are convincing.

Blackburn's number of shots in these forty-five minutes was... zero!

It wasn't that there wasn't a single shot on goal, it was that there wasn't a single shot that could be counted as a shot!

Compared to this, you can see the gap between the two teams. Blackburn really had no fighting spirit, only wanting to lose fewer goals, and didn't care about attacking at all.

So that's why this game had no suspense...

Liverpool fans cheered and applauded Liverpool players as they left the field to rest, while they were impatiently preparing to celebrate the championship in the stands. Although the first half was over, the Liverpool fans' high-pitched and loud singing showed no sign of abating.

This moment belonged to Liverpool fans.

Blackburn fans were all silent.

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It wasn't just Liverpool fans who were celebrating in advance, in the locker room, Liverpool players couldn't suppress their excitement and had already started celebrating in advance. They sang as much as they wanted, without champagne, they splashed mineral water and other drinks.

Martin O'Neill walked to the locker room door and heard the huge noise coming from inside. He immediately became alert, then leaned on the door and opened a crack. Through this crack, he saw the crazy scene in the locker room, and then gently closed the door again and stood outside—he didn't want to go in and be drenched by everyone as a target. Poor Sammy Lee was a lesson from the past. He wasn't able to retreat in time and was chased by his teammates to be watered. At this time, he couldn't blame himself for being unfaithful, self-preservation was the most important...

He didn't want to stop these people, he didn't think it was necessary. Judging from the first half, he didn't believe that Blackburn could make a comeback. Besides, looking at Chen Hero's state, even if Blackburn could equalize the score by luck in the second half, Chen Hero would definitely widen the gap for the team again.

After a tiring season, they finally got the honor they dreamed of. At this time, let them make noise if they want...

If they didn't release their emotions, they might get sick, and it wouldn't be conducive to the team's internal unity and morale improvement.

Would Blackburn be dissatisfied or offended by this?

That wasn't a problem that Martin O'Neill should consider.

Even if they really felt very unhappy, Martin O'Neill didn't care. Anyway, if they weren't honest, someone would naturally teach them a lesson. Did Blackburn think that Chen Hero was easy to deal with? If they really thought so, they were welcome to try and see who would die in the end.

Team doctor Bruckner was originally planning to enter the locker room, but saw Martin O'Neill standing at the door, not intending to go in. He was very strange: "What's wrong, Martin? Why don't you go in?"

O'Neill smiled: "I advise you not to go in either."

Bruckner didn't accept: "I have to go in, my medical kit is inside..." After saying that, he pushed the door and walked in.

Then a bottle of water was poured from head to toe.

Martin O'Neill stood by the door, water splashed out from the door, flew past him, and he heard Bruckner's screams and the players' happy laughter.

O'Neill's mouth also turned up.

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The noise made by the Liverpool players was so loud, how could the Blackburn players in the opposite locker room not hear it? The soundproofing effect of this stadium wall couldn't be like a recording studio.

Plus, because people kept opening the doors and going in and out of the two locker rooms, the sound would definitely be transmitted here. Hearing the bursts of laughter from the opposite side, even a fool would know what they were doing!

They were celebrating their victory in advance, they felt that they could lift the championship trophy in advance! They simply didn't take themselves seriously!

This was no longer a question of being a foil and a backdrop for Liverpool's big red flower, but a question of not having any sense of existence at all—they were just a cloud of air in Liverpool's eyes! This feeling was simply too insulting.

As the saying goes, people's hearts are made of flesh, which means that people have feelings and emotions. No matter how afraid they were of Liverpool before the game, at this time, hearing the wanton cheers from the opposite side, all Blackburn players who had a little self-esteem couldn't remain silent.

"This is too much!" Once someone opened their mouth first, more people would respond.

"Yeah! Yeah! They're being too arrogant, aren't they?"

"What do they think Blackburn is?"

"This is just half-time, do they really think it's impossible for Blackburn to mess up their game in the second half?!"

"They're so arrogant, we must teach them a lesson!"

More and more Blackburn players stood up with righteous indignation, waving their fists and denouncing Liverpool. Blackburn's coach was obviously also infected by this atmosphere. He stood up and signaled everyone to be quiet first, and then he would arrange the team's tactics for the second half.

The first half wasn't a normal Blackburn, but a Blackburn that had been scared out of its wits. In fact, Blackburn still had a way.

That's right, we're not lambs to the slaughter either!

"They think that Blackburn has raised its hands in surrender, they think they can celebrate the championship at half-time, then let them see the power of our Rovers (Blackburn's nickname) in the second half!"

"That's right! That's right! Let them see our power!"

"We must let Liverpool know what's good for them! Let them know that Blackburn is not easy to bully!"

"Maybe we can't defeat them, but as long as we work hard, we can definitely teach them a lesson and let them know how to respect their opponents!"

Everyone was excited.

The coach gestured again to signal them to be quiet, and then said to everyone: "Okay, now that the goal has been determined, let's take a closer look at how to deal with them..."