Chapter 1 The Beginning

Eighteen minutes into the game, Liverpool, through a series of fierce attacks, finally created another scoring opportunity!

The ball was passed to the wing, and then Sanchez on the wing pretended to cross directly, tricking Manchester City's left back Clichy into jumping up to block his cross. Unexpectedly, Sanchez cut inside.

After cutting past Clichy, Sanchez pushed the ball into the penalty area!

The cheers at Anfield Stadium suddenly increased.

At the same time, the hearts of Manchester City fans were all in their throats.

"Sanchez crosses!"

With the commentator's roar, the ball was swept by Sanchez to the front of the goal.

Kompany, Lescott, Joe Hart, and Chen Hero... the goalmouth was suddenly in chaos!

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Chen Hero was sandwiched between Kompany and Lescott, the three of them positioned like a sandwich.

Could he still get the ball?

When Sanchez broke into the penalty area, Chen Hero rushed forward. Kompany spread his arms, trying to block him behind him.

In a short period of time, the two had collided with each other several times.

Kompany was a physically strong player, and he could withstand Chen Hero's physical impact.

But that was because Chen Hero hadn't used his full strength yet...

Seeing Sanchez looking up to find someone, Chen Hero knew he couldn't wait any longer and had to take the initiative.

This time, he slammed into Kompany with more force.

Kompany almost staggered from the impact, but he steadied himself, knowing that Chen Hero was desperate because the ball was about to be passed over. He couldn't let him succeed no matter what! If he bumped into him again, he would… fall down!

Then he'd let the referee call a foul on him, heh heh!

After saying that, as if to provoke Chen Hero, he leaned back hard.

But the next second, he realized something was wrong... because there was no one behind him, and he had nowhere to rely on for his center of gravity. After resisting for a second with his waist and abdomen, he finally crashed to the ground.

Chen Hero?

After Chen Hero bumped into Kompany, he was waiting for Kompany to retaliate. So after bumping into him, he quickly moved to the side, opening up a gap.

Kompany was thus "bumped" down by himself.

At the same time, Sanchez's ball was passed over.

Kompany's fall caused chaos and tension in front of the goal.

At this moment, Chen Hero suddenly moved forward, without stopping the ball, without adjusting, and swung his right foot at the ball.

The ball was hit hard by the instep of his foot, and like a bullet, it rushed towards the goal!

Joe Hart was actually right in front of Chen Hero's shot. He should have been able to block the ball with his body, but he couldn't block it because the ball was too fast!

By the time he swung his hand out, the ball had already stirred up a gust of wind and rushed into the goal…

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"gooooooooooooooooAL!!! gooooooooooAL!! goAL! goAL!!"

"In the eighteenth minute, Liverpool scored first! They took the lead!"

"Hero! Hero! Hero! Although this name may make everyone feel calluses in their ears, at this time, I still have to shout - Hero!!! He scored the first goal for Liverpool!"

Along with the commentator's shouts, the entire Anfield Stadium became a sea of ​​joy, with cheers rising and falling, and finally connected into one, as if endless and without end!

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Although Liverpool fans were very excited, the Manchester City players on the field were raising their hands to complain to the referee. They believed that Chen Hero had pulled down Kompany before scoring, otherwise, Kompany would have defended well and had the position locked, so how could he suddenly fall when Sanchez passed the ball?

It didn't make sense! It must have been a foul by Chen Hero!

Chen Hero ran towards the corner flag area with his arms open, and Liverpool players were running towards him from all directions.

Several Manchester City defenders also moved in unison, running towards the referee with their arms raised, roaring loudly: "It's a foul!! It's definitely a foul!"

"I saw it with my own eyes, he pulled the captain's shirt!"

"This goal cannot be valid! This goal must not be valid!"

Before they protested to the referee, the referee had already made his decision - he blew his whistle, turned around, and pointed to the center circle. This meant the goal was valid.

So now it was difficult for these Manchester City players to change the referee's decision no matter what they said. Although it was not impossible for a referee to change his decision under pressure and blow a valid goal as invalid, such things were too rare after all, and the probability of it happening in this game was even smaller.

So the Manchester City players knew in their hearts that no matter what they said, they couldn't change the result, but they still had to protest, because if they didn't, they couldn't vent the anger in their hearts.

They thought it was a complete misjudgment!

Faced with the angry Manchester City players, the referee shook his head and refused their request.

He saw very clearly that Chen Hero did have physical contact with Kompany before, and the two had bumped into each other several times. Chen Hero's impact before Kompany fell was also very strong, but Kompany didn't fall, which was still within the scope of normal physical contact.

Kompany's fall had nothing to do with Chen Hero. It was when he retaliated and bumped back that he didn't hit the target and lost his balance and fell...

Chen Hero had nothing to be blamed for this goal.

Seeing him just shaking his head, some Manchester City players were angry. Clichy pointed at the referee's nose and cursed: "You're blind..."

Before he finished speaking, he was dragged away by his teammates.

But the referee had already heard it.

His face darkened, and while taking something out of his chest pocket, he blew his whistle and signaled Clichy to come over.

Clichy also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so how could he go over?

He was dragged away by his teammates, and the referee quickly chased after him. On the way, other Manchester City players planned to come up and stop the referee, but the referee immediately glared at them fiercely. The meaning was very clear - you dare to stop me? You're guilty of the same crime as him!

In the end, Clichy still got a yellow card for his foul mouth.

And the result remained unchanged.

Losing the ball already made Mancini unhappy, and Clichy was shown a yellow card for swearing, which made Mancini even more angry. Left back Clichy got a yellow card less than twenty minutes into the game, so how would they play the next game?

Didn't he think before cursing!

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No matter how the Manchester City players protested or how dissatisfied they were, Liverpool's lead was a fact. Now what they should do was not complain that Chen Hero had gained an unfair advantage, nor complain that the referee was a昏庸的黑哨 (hūnyōng de hēishào - incompetent and biased referee). Instead, they should find a way to equalize the score.

But how could Manchester City's抢攻 (qiǎnggōng - blitz attack) tactics be compared to those of other teams?

When many teams抢攻 (qiǎnggōng - blitz attack), they would be overjoyed to score a goal first.

One goal for Liverpool only meant the beginning. Taking advantage of the opponent's panic after conceding the goal, scoring another goal was the real 抢攻 (qiǎnggōng - blitz attack)!

And at this time, it depended on Liverpool's ability to counterattack.

After scoring a goal, they would slow down the pace of their attack slightly and start to retreat.

The team that conceded the goal would be eager to equalize the score and press forward. In this way, there would be many gaps behind them, and Liverpool would have many opportunities to counterattack.

Liverpool also had a center forward like Chen Hero who was especially able to give the opponent a fatal blow, so at this time, Liverpool would often have a great chance of winning.

This game was a typical demonstration of Liverpool's "抢攻战术 (qiǎnggōng zhànshù - blitz attack tactics)."

After Liverpool took the lead, they began to retreat and were not in a hurry to attack. It looked like they were satisfied with the current situation of leading by one goal.

Manchester City, on the other hand, were eager to equalize the score, and after restarting the game, they pressed forward, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible. Manchester City was quite confident in their offensive ability.

Agüero, as the starting striker in this game, was even more eager to score a goal. Also, Lavezzi, who started in this game, couldn't wait to prove to Chen Hero that he was doing well.

In fact, if they had met other teams, they might have equalized the score quickly after falling behind.

Unfortunately, today they met Liverpool, the defending champion, Liverpool, who was undefeated in the twelve league games since the start of the new season, and whose momentum was strong, and still at their home stadium. What reason was there to let Manchester City get their wish?

Six minutes after Liverpool scored, Liverpool launched a quick counterattack.

In the backcourt, Enrique passed the ball to the frontcourt, Gerrard passed it to Götze, and Götze passed the ball directly to Bale without stopping. After receiving the ball, Bale also did not dribble, made a slight adjustment, and directly crossed!

A forty-five-degree cross went straight to the penalty area.

Header! This was Chen Hero's specialty!

Chen Hero soared into the air and flew up.

Then, he opened his arms in the air, like a Russian Bear bomber, roaring towards the ball.

Then… drop the bomb!

On the edge of the penalty area, Chen Hero's forehead powerfully hit the ball!

The ball flew straight towards the goal!

Joe Hart jumped up with all his strength, stretching his whole body in the air, gently extending his ape arm... he didn't touch the ball!

The ball might have been half a meter away from his fingertips, but Joe Hart had already tried his best. He wasn't Luffy, who ate the devil fruit and could stretch his hands.

He could only watch helplessly as the ball flew into the goal he was guarding again...

At this time, Joe Hart hated the training he had received since he was a child, which cultivated his instinct - his eyes would always lock on the ball, so he would witness the tragedy of the ball flying into his goal every time.

He couldn't even blink!