Chapter 1 Teammates

The team trusted Chen Hero so much, how could he not work hard, how could he not try every means to open up the situation?

But Manchester United has now changed its strategy, only allowing Smalling to mark him, while others are responsible for controlling the second landing point, whether it is Suarez, Gareth Bale, or Sanchez. They are all unable to control the ball under the interference of Manchester United players.

So what's the point of talking about offense?

The situation must be opened up as soon as possible. There is not much time left for Liverpool. If they cannot score a goal for a long time, Manchester United's morale and confidence will continue to rise. They will be more and more confident in their defense. By then, they may be able to block any sure-fire goal—this kind of thing can really happen. When they are on a roll, nothing can stop them.

So they must score as soon as possible, put out their gradually rising momentum, and extinguish the fire in their hearts.

But how to score?

Several spots are being marked...

Chen Hero turned around, facing away from Manchester United's goal, facing his own troops. He saw Gerrard, the captain was clapping his hands, encouraging his teammates.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

He can pass it to him!

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When Carragher got the ball in the backcourt, he looked up to find someone.

At this time, he found that Chen Hero was not in the designated position, but had moved his position forward a bit.

From near the center circle, to the arc of the penalty area.

Although there is only a gap of ten or twenty meters, don't underestimate this little distance, it may be that the ball cannot be passed smoothly because of this distance.

Now that Chen Hero is so much farther than usual, it means that the player passing the ball has to use more strength and also ensure enough accuracy, the difficulty is more than just a little bit.

Carragher thought that Chen Hero had not run to the correct position, so he passed the ball to Inler, who retreated to meet him.

Soon the ball was passed to his feet again. He raised his head again and found that Chen Hero was still in that position, not closer to him...

Strange, what's going on?

But he had no time to guess, because Manchester United's players had already pressed up—they seemed to have seen Carragher's hesitation and felt that this was an opportunity. They pressed forward, and after intercepting the ball, they could directly face the goalkeeper. If Manchester United could score another goal, the game would be completely over!

Carragher didn't bother to dwell on Chen Hero's position, anyway, wherever the Hero is, the ball will fly there!

He kicked the ball forward with all his strength.

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The position Chen Hero was standing in not only made Carragher feel strange, but even the Manchester United players couldn't understand it, especially Smalling, who was defending him.

Chen Hero is too far away from his teammates, does he want to shoot a backward header from outside the box?

Smalling was frightened by his own crazy idea, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible.

He moved forward a little bit, stuck to Chen Hero, not giving him a chance to head the ball backwards.

But Chen Hero didn't want to compete with Smalling in this at all... He watched the ball flying towards him, not preparing to head it directly, but shouting at Gerrard, who was running towards him: "Captain!"

Gerrard was running towards Chen Hero, because he felt that Chen Hero's position was too far, and Carragher's ball might not be very accurate. He could try to control the second landing point.

But just as he was starting, he heard Chen Hero's shout.

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed through his mind!

He suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Chen Hero, who was still a little far away from him.

But the ball waits for no one. When he hadn't completely run to the position he thought was suitable, the ball had already flown in front of Chen Hero. If he headed the ball back, if the power was too weak, even if he received the ball, it would be impossible to form a shot. And the purpose of this attack was to catch Manchester United off guard!

Although there was no more verbal communication between the two, not even eye contact, Gerrard just felt that he understood Chen Hero's thoughts, and he was sure that Chen Hero should also understand his thoughts. The two just had this kind of tacit understanding that they could cooperate with each other...

According to his understanding, this opportunity should be very rare, and if he couldn't seize it, it might become a lifelong regret!

So he quickened his pace.

At this time, Chen Hero had already jumped high.

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Chen Hero was competing with Smalling for the header, but there was no suspense. He jumped very high and also took the position.

Of course, Smalling didn't think about preventing Chen Hero from heading the ball, as long as Chen Hero didn't head the ball towards the goal behind him, he would let Chen Hero do whatever he wanted.

Chen Hero passes the ball to his teammates?

Someone is responsible for controlling the second landing point, he doesn't have to worry about it.

Even if there is a mistake, it is not his problem...

So when he found that Chen Hero was not heading the ball to score, but heading it back, he breathed a sigh of relief...

He breathed a sigh of relief because he didn't see Gerrard's leg swinging in motion.

The commentators, the fans in the stands, and everyone else, except himself, took a deep breath and their hearts jumped to their throats...

In their eyes, Chen Hero headed the ball back, and Gerrard rushed forward desperately. Gerrard had already swung his leg in a place that was not very good...

This is not a side volley, this is a volley with the ball in front and the person behind!

Gerrard's right leg swung forward, and it looked like he kicked the ball with his toe, but it was actually the entire forefoot!

He hit the middle and lower part of the ball, and then made a lifting motion.

The ball drew a parabola and flew directly towards the goal!

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"Steven Gerra—rd!!"

Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, their eyes following the ball in the air.

Gerrard is good at long shots and can often score some world-class goals, could it be this time...

Many Manchester United fans didn't dare to continue thinking when they thought of this.

They could only stare at the ball, praying that the ball would eventually go wide or over the goal.

What they feared came true!

The ball drew a rainbow in the air and fell straight into the back corner of the goal!

De Gea's position was a little forward—which is normal. Chen Hero headed the ball back, so he didn't have to stay on the goal line all the time. Instead, he should press out to expand the defense area and increase the angle he could block.

He saw the ball heading straight for the back corner of the goal, and it was too late to retreat and take off. He could only lean back and jump on the spot, stretching his arms as far as possible, hoping to push the ball out...

But to outsiders, he looked like Seaman in the 2002 World Cup at this moment...

His outstretched hand failed to touch the ball, and the ball went straight into the goal!

"Liverpool—!!!"

The commentary box exploded.

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The entire Old Trafford exploded!

All the sounds quickly mixed together and burst out, like opening a sound party.

The commentators' roars, the Manchester United fans' various swear words, the Liverpool fans' cheers...and other various sounds made the sky above Old Trafford lively!

"Liverpool's captain! He announced his existence in this way! Thirty-three-year-old Steven Gerrard is not old yet—!!"

Hartson's passionate voice rang in the cash register, and those Liverpool fans who could not enter the stadium cheered with him.

"Steven! Steven!! Our Steven Gerrard!"

"Long live Liverpool! Long live Steven Gerrard!!"

The sound even enveloped the entire Old Trafford!

"Look at this ball...beautiful! A worldie!!! Gerrard equalized the score for Liverpool again! A very difficult volley! Truly a captain who never rusts!"

"This is truly a classic of classics! The two sides have scored a total of six goals, and each one is wonderful!"

"Gerrard's goal pushed Manchester United to the brink...and just before that, Rooney's goal sent Liverpool to the brink...The game is so intense that any mistake by either side could lead to a fall into the abyss!"

"The entire Old Trafford stadium is like a boiling pot...Liverpool players are celebrating wildly, while Manchester United fans are booing, they are very unwilling! Of course they are unwilling, they led twice, and were equalized twice! Who can stand this blow?"

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After Gerrard scored, he didn't turn around and run to celebrate, but rushed directly to Chen Hero, and then hugged him tightly, shouting in his ear: "Thank you, Hero!"

Of course he knew why Chen Hero passed the ball to him.

Even if this pass was a bit reluctant.

He must understand the pain of being on the bench in such an important game.

The captain came on and scored a goal, this is truly a perfect story...

So he wanted to thank Chen Hero.

But Chen Hero patted Gerrard's back and said: "You're welcome, Captain. This ball is most suitable for you to play."

Gerrard smiled at Chen Hero.

All his burdens, loss, and unwillingness were thrown behind him.

Then the two were surrounded by Liverpool teammates who swarmed in, and all they could hear were the hysterical shouts and cheers of their teammates.

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Liverpool players were celebrating the goal to their heart's content, while Manchester United players could not accept such a result.

Smalling was so angry that he jumped up and down. He felt that he was not responsible, he had completed his task.

But why was there not a single Manchester United player between Gerrard and Chen Hero?

The other Manchester United players held their heads in their hands, looking at the ball in the goal with disbelief.

De Gea got up from the ground and found that the ball had gone in, so he sat down again.

This goal conceded in the seventy-eighth minute was too deadly!

A draw is a failure for Manchester United. If they want to win the league title, Manchester United must score another goal in the remaining time!

But at this time, many people's eyes turned to Chen Hero.

Gerrard's shot just now was passed by Chen Hero. Everyone's attention was on him, but they ignored Gerrard who rushed up suddenly.

This time it was an assist, next time will he defend his shot, or assist again?

The seed that was buried before has begun to sprout unconsciously. It grows and spreads by relying on the fear in people's hearts...