Chapter 1 Before the War

Before the game, everyone thought this was a war between two strikers, Chen Hero and Aguero. Before the game, everyone thought this was a contest between Chen Hero and his old enemy Lavezzi. Before the game, everyone thought this was…

But all these pre-game predictions, fantasies, and expectations eventually turned into bubbles.

There was no war between Chen Hero and Aguero at all.

There was also no feud between Chen Hero and Lavezzi.

Under the light of Chen Hero, which was bright enough to illuminate the entire field, everyone else was directly submerged in his light, unable to see anything, like an overexposed photograph.

This is the power of Chen Hero!

When he scored twice and slammed the football into the goal guarded by Joe Hart, the entire Anfield stadium erupted.

Only one voice filled the sky above the stadium and could be heard by everyone.

"Hero—!!!"

First, the stadium DJ dragged out the sound.

Then all the fans in the stadium shouted in unison: "Hero!!!"

Then the stadium DJ dragged out the sound again and roared: "Hero—!!!"

More than 40,000 Liverpool fans responded to him loudly again: "Hero!!!"

The sound was louder each time.

When the stadium DJ roared Chen Hero's name for the third time, the entire Anfield stadium was like being run over by a series of rolling thunder. While everyone was desperately making sounds, their ears were also ringing.

After scoring, Chen Hero stood in the corner flag area amidst the huge cheers, his body slightly leaning back, his hands spread out behind his ears, his eyes closed and his head raised, enjoying the cheers of the fans.

The fans liked him like this because it made them feel that their cheers had an effect on Chen Hero. There was an interaction and exchange between the two, which was much better than the fans unilaterally worshiping the stars.

"In less than thirty minutes, Liverpool is already leading Manchester City 2-0 at home! It seems that Manchester City is indeed not as good as Manchester United... Hero's light shines throughout the field alone. His two goals have put Manchester City in a nightmare-like first half!"

"Listen to the cheers at Anfield! They are all dedicated to Chen Hero!"

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Tom Jackson didn't shout Chen Hero's name, but instead shouted to his teammates: "Louder, louder! Even louder! Let the Manchester City people tremble just by hearing our voices!! Let's scare the shit out of those damn Mancunians!! Ah ha ha ha!"

Under his encouragement, the entire stadium was filled with thunderous shouts.

Their voices did bring great pressure to the Manchester City players.

When they looked up and around, they found that all the Liverpool fans in the stands had stood up, waving their fists, stomping their feet, shocking the stands while shouting Chen Hero's name. They had already begun to doubt whether they could retreat safely from this stadium.

The momentum was truly amazing…

It is difficult to experience that shocking feeling without being there in person.

And when you are in this stadium, you can't help but feel the impulsive blood in your heart, wanting to roar loudly and vent your emotions to the fullest—provided you stand in the same trench as Liverpool.

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The entire Anfield stadium was filled with continuous shouts of "Hero, hero, hero".

Lavezzi looked at all of this, and the injustice in his heart became even stronger.

He clenched his fists tightly.

He felt that the world was so unfair.

In terms of talent, he didn't think he was any worse than Chen Hero.

But why is it always Chen Hero who ends up doing well? Why not himself?

In Naples, he was clearly a leader in the locker room, deeply loved by the fans, and even considered Maradona's successor.

But in the end, it was himself who left the team in dismay, not that guy from another dimension.

He went to Juventus, finally fulfilling his dream of joining a top club. Unexpectedly, Juventus was suppressed by Chen Hero's Napoli in Italy, and he felt extremely aggrieved. He also failed to achieve results at Juventus and remained on the fringes of the starting lineup.

Now he has transferred to Manchester City, originally thinking that he would have a chance to make trouble for Chen Hero, but unexpectedly, he has once again become Chen Hero's foil.

Why is life always so tragic for me?!

Lavezzi refused to accept this.

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The shock that Chen Hero's goal brought to Anfield gradually passed, and the game restarted.

Lavezzi tried his best to prove his ability in front of Chen Hero.

But Manchester City as a whole was not strong enough.

He had skills and fighting spirit, but he couldn't use them.

Running a lot doesn't necessarily mean running well.

At the end of the first half, the score was 0:2, Manchester City was two goals behind, and the second half was almost hopeless.

During the half-time break, Mancini was still cheering on his players: "They will definitely underestimate us in the second half because they have a very good start! This will make them think that they have won this game! So we have a chance in the second half, as long as we can score a goal and bring the score back to 1:2, we can reverse them in one fell swoop! They will be panic-stricken at that time! Because they will never think that we can do it!"

Since Chen Hero came to Liverpool, Mancini felt that his psychological coaching ability had been greatly improved—he had to reinvigorate a team with low morale, so how could his psychological adjustment ability not be outstanding?

Mancini also used the personal feud between Lavezzi and Chen Hero. He did not criticize Lavezzi's performance during the half-time break, but instead encouraged him, telling him that he was very satisfied with his performance, and it would be even better if he could do better.

These words made Lavezzi feel grateful and eager to shed blood for Mancini to repay the coach's appreciation.

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In fact, what Mancini said made sense. There is no shortage of examples in football where a team leads by two goals in the first half, everyone is very happy and relaxed during the half-time break, and they feel that the game is over, so they relax in the second half and waste any opportunities they have. Unexpectedly, they are eventually reversed by their opponents.

The most famous example is the Miracle of Istanbul in 2005, where Liverpool was three goals behind AC Milan in the first half, but they reversed the game in the second half and eventually defeated AC Milan in a penalty shootout.

Therefore, even though Liverpool has a strong momentum in the first half, there is still a chance that they will decline in the second half, as long as Manchester City can put enough pressure on Liverpool.

However, ideas are always good, and theories are not a problem, but when you actually use them, you will find that they are completely different from what you thought!

The most fatal thing is that Liverpool did not underestimate the enemy at all after the start of the second half!

Mancini didn't think about it. Liverpool may indeed underestimate many teams, but could they so easily let go of their arch-rivals Manchester City?

Mancini also absolutely didn't know that Chen Hero was encouraging his teammates in the locker room to "beat the dog in the water" in the second half.

"For this kind of opponent, we must kill them completely, otherwise they will always want our lives! We can't be the kind of idiot boss who steps on the opponent, and then babbles a lot of nonsense, and is finally stabbed to death by the other party! We want to be the kind of super invincible demon king that all the protagonists and heroes are powerless to deal with, and can only be stepped on by us and thrown into the dog kennel to feed the dogs!!"

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So, only ten minutes after the start of the second half, Liverpool scored again…

The person who scored this time was still… Chen Hero!!

When Chen Hero scored twice, the entire Anfield could be described as "boiling".

When Chen Hero completed his hat-trick, Anfield could only be described as "crazy".

Only at this time can you feel the lack of your own language and vocabulary, and you can't perfectly describe the grand occasion in this stadium at this moment.

Chen Hero's third goal was scored with a long shot.

The whole process was extremely short and quite sudden.

Chen Hero had just turned around and brought the football into the penalty area. After taking only one step, Kompany was still waiting for his next move and making corresponding defenses when he suddenly saw the football flying towards his head. He was taken aback and reflexively shrunk his neck. The football flew over his head.

Chen Hero's next step was to shoot!

At a distance of thirty-two or three meters from the goal, he took a long shot that cut through the sky. With a standard falling leaf ball posture, it fell into the goal guarded by Joe Hart.

"Hat—Trick!!"

"There is no suspense in this game! Although the second half has just started for less than ten minutes, Manchester City will definitely not be able to come back!"

The commentator's certainty made the Manchester City fans hate him so much that their teeth itched, but they couldn't refute it because the facts were really like that…

The score of 0:3 was bloody on the big screen, piercing the eyes and hearts of every Manchester City fan.

This reality was too cruel.

Lavezzi stood blankly on the field, watching Chen Hero, who had taken off his jersey to show off his muscles and tattoos.

He himself felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

The atmosphere at Anfield was warm, but he felt cold all over.

Again, again, he fell into this person's hands!

In front of him, he was always transparent. As long as he was there, he would never have a chance to stand out!

Damn it!

This time it wasn't because he was annoyed by the injustice of fate, but because he was so busy clenching his fists that he cramped his wrist…

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Chen Hero finished celebrating the goal with his teammates and walked back to his own half under everyone's embrace.

He did not cast any hostile or provocative glances at Lavezzi—he didn't see Lavezzi at all.

He and Lavezzi were no longer on the same level.

Did he still need to keep Lavezzi in his eyes and in his heart?

That would be truly praising the other party.

How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?