“Hill crosses! Chen Hero... he didn't get it! What a pity! Facing the double-team of two high-level center backs, it is indeed quite difficult for him to get the ball..."

When Kerzhakov came off the field, he said that what followed would be Chen Hero's one-man war, and that was indeed the case. Without him to distract them, Everton's two center backs could confidently double-team Chen Hero without paying attention to anyone else.

Dominguez, Arshavin, and Hill were all taken care of by other Everton players. Yobo and Lescott only needed to completely freeze Chen Hero.

For them two, this task was too simple.

But now they don't think so.

At least the expression on Lescott's face wasn't relaxed. The game hadn't even reached halftime, and his jersey was already soaked with sweat.

Although Chen Hero didn't get the ball this time, such situations were rare...

More often, it was like this—

"Hero! Header! Tim Howard palms the ball away! Unfortunately, the header was a bit too straight..."

"Chen Hero, yes, it's Chen Hero again! His header is slightly high under the interference of Yobo..."

"Here it comes again, Arshavin crosses! Chen Hero—it goes just wide! Let's take a look at the slow-motion replay... it almost grazed the post! What a pity!"

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Lescott didn't have many opportunities to defeat Zenit's number 99 in the air. Although he was 1.88 meters tall, weighed 89 kilograms, had excellent jumping ability, and was good at heading, he was still slightly inferior in judging the landing point of the ball and his ability to hold his position...

For this reason, he had to do his best in every defense, using his body to compete with the opponent. That's why he sweated so much and was so tired.

Now he just hoped that the first half would end quickly so he could catch his breath during the halftime break.

At this time, he no longer had any thoughts of "I can defend him alone"...

Fortunately, he had Yobo to help.

Yobo was more experienced. Although his body wasn't as strong as his, he was faster and had better explosive power, so he could always entangle the opponent, preventing him from heading the ball easily.

Chen Hero also noticed that among these two center backs, the more capable one was the darker-skinned Yobo. He wore the captain's armband... As a captain, he indeed had some skills, Chen Hero thought.

But this only made him more excited!

Defeating such a defender would make his name in European football even louder, right? It would attract more admiring glances, right?

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Zenit kept playing long passes and crosses from the flanks to feed Chen Hero the ball, and all he had to do was jump up and compete for the header again and again. This was also Chen Hero's best skill.

Header!

Header!

Another header!

Still a header!

Always headers!

Why is it always headers...

Everton's fans didn't understand, but Moyes gradually frowned on the sidelines.

He could see that part of his previous guess was correct, that this guy was indeed best at heading, maybe he could only head... but he didn't expect this kid's heading to be so awesome.

Lescott looked embarrassed. He could see it clearly from below. If it weren't for Yobo, Lescott would really have been blown away...

He suddenly shuddered for no reason, feeling a crisis spreading towards him...

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"The first half has been going on for forty-three minutes, and there are only two or three minutes left until the end... So far, Saint Petersburg Zenit is still 0:1 behind Everton away from home, but from the looks of the field, they are not at an absolute disadvantage, so there is still hope!" Yuri Petrov was very familiar with Zenit's tactics. He knew that these people were putting all their bets on Chen Hero.

This was very risky, but they had no other way.

The English commentators, on the other hand, felt that Zenit's tactics were too simple and crude and would not pose any real threat to Everton's goal.

"Yobo and Lescott's defense is very solid. Zenit's number 99 player, Hero, doesn't have any good scoring opportunities... And the most important thing is that Zenit's current tactics are too monotonous. It's just blindly playing long passes from the backfield, crossing from the flanks, and letting Hero in the front compete for headers... If their opponent was Arsenal, they might really have a chance... Unfortunately, this is Everton. They have two center backs who are excellent at heading and have strong bodies. Such tactics are exactly what they want!"

Although Arshavin was closely缠身 by Barnes, he still used a sudden stop and change of direction to shake off a bit of space.

This time, he didn't break through but crossed!

He didn't even look at where Chen Hero was. A season and a half, as well as the tacit understanding cultivated by the Glorious and Great Saint Petersburg Zenit Eat, Drink, Play, and Have Fun Group in countless days and nights of unrestrained partying, played a key role.

Chen Hero only saw him shake off space with a feint and didn't know whether Arshavin intended to cross or continue to break through, but he still resolutely rushed to the front of the penalty area!

He had just taken one step when he saw the ball go around Barnes's side!

This ball wasn't high!

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"Arshavin crosses! Barnes didn't stop it... It's in front of the goal—"

Lescott was originally in his position. When he saw Chen Hero suddenly cut diagonally to the front, he knew he was going to head the ball again, so he followed and pounced on him.

Yobo also leaned over at the same time. Anyway, the only person in the penalty area who could compete with them for the header was Chen Hero, so he wasn't worried that anyone would take the opportunity to pick up the pieces. Besides, were Everton's other players just for show? They would also provide assistance.

The two major center backs chased after him one after the other.

Chen Hero would definitely stop and head the ball. When they stuck to him at that time, everything would be over.

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Chen Hero ran towards the front. At this moment, his eyes were only on the ball.

The trajectory of the ball's flight was accurately presented in his mind. This was completely an instinctive reaction. He directly lowered his body, then forcefully pushed off with his right leg, and his body shot out like an arrow!

"—Flying header!!"

Lescott didn't expect Chen Hero to do a flying header in such a forward position—if he did a flying header like this, he could only head the ball directly out of the baseline!

Although surprised, his body didn't stop. He took a big step, and his hands directly grabbed onto Chen Hero's shoulder.

Yobo jumped forward, intending to block Chen Hero's possible shooting route...

Lescott's hands were on Chen Hero's shoulder, and he was just about to use force to pull him down when he felt Chen Hero's body twist!

Just as Chen Hero was about to touch the ball, his waist and abdomen suddenly exerted force, twisting his body horizontally in the air for half a circle. At the same time, using the force and momentum of this twisting, he whipped his head!

Flying Lion Head Shake!

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Yobo was a step late, or rather, he could only block so much area. The ball窜了 past in front of him, not flying to the back post, but flying directly to the near corner!

Goalkeeper Tim Howard made a save, but the distance was too close, the speed was too fast, and the angle was too tricky. He almost crashed into the goalpost and failed to stop the ball...

The ball ripped through the net and landed inside the goal line.

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"This..." The English commentator, who had just said that Zenit's tactics were monotonous and posed no threat to Everton, who had two major center backs, Lescott and Yobo, was speechless.

Yuri Petrov roared, "Goal! Goal! Goal!!! Forty-fifth minute! Chen Hero equalizes the score for Saint Petersburg Zenit!!"

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Advocaat jumped up from his seat. Because he was too excited, he almost tripped, but he didn't care and punched his fist again!

Kerzhakov and Denisov on the bench rushed down from the bench and ran to the sidelines.

They knew that Chen Hero was coming!

The handful of Zenit fans in the stands let out a short but loud cheer.

Although it was suppressed by the noise made by Everton fans in just a few seconds, everyone heard it: "Ura!!"

Chen Hero, who had climbed up from the ground, didn't turn his head to confirm whether he had scored. From the sound coming from the scene, he knew he had succeeded.

He ran towards the away team's bench while taking off his clothes.

He threw his jersey into the sky with force, and his strong muscles trembled as he ran. The roaring bear on his back showed its teeth and claws, demonstrating to everyone.

Chen Hero, who was about to run to the bench, pointed at Kerzhakov on the bench and shouted, "Come on! Come on! Let's celebrate!!"

Then, with a large group of equally excited teammates behind him, he plunged into the bench and collided with Kerzhakov, who had already opened his arms and prepared to welcome him.

Two torrents met, stirring up monstrous waves!

With a bang, they dispersed again, then merged together again, eventually forming a confluence.

Chen Hero and Kerzhakov hugged each other tightly, and the teammates who surged up from behind, like waves stirred up, jumped up and pressed down.

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"Zenit, with one less person, has equalized the score away from home! The goal was scored by their league's top scorer, Chen Hero! For us, this is nothing new... but for the English, this is definitely a scene they have never seen before! Yes, this is Saint Petersburg Zenit, this is the 'Northern Giant Bear' that rampages in Russia! Europe, be careful, the bear is coming!!"

"This is his second goal in this UEFA Cup! Both goals are equally valuable! Who said he is bad at away games?! It's just that his goals have to appear at the most critical time!"

"Everton's coach Moyes said before the game that there were several threatening players in Zenit who needed to be paid special attention to. He mentioned several people but didn't mention Chen Hero's name... Now, I don't think he will forget this name!"

Chen Hero, who had finished celebrating wildly with his teammates, withdrew from the crowd. He didn't run back to the field directly but绕 passed Everton's coaching bench, then turned around and turned his back, raised his hands, and made a bodybuilder's pose, aiming the lifelike giant bear on his back at Moyes.

On his neck, a new tattoo had been added.

On it was a warning in Chinese:

Bear Alert!

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ps, The guaranteed second update is here. I have to go out temporarily, so I'm sending it in advance. Also, three chapters have already been updated today. Will there be more updates tonight?

Seeking monthly tickets, seeking monthly tickets!!