Chelsea’s frantic and threatening offensive finally came to an end after that corner kick, and Liverpool began to organize some attacks.

The two sides engaged in a back-and-forth battle in the midfield.

At the time, perhaps no one thought much of it, but later, when everyone looked back at this game, they would definitely find that Chen Hero’s aerial duel with Hulk was actually a turning point in the match.

Before Chen Hero thwarted Hulk’s vigor, Chelsea’s attacks were like a tide, and every attack seemed capable of breaching Liverpool’s goal. But after Chen Hero knocked Hulk down in the air, Chelsea seemed like a deflated ball, with each wave of attack weaker than the last. And Liverpool gradually gained the initiative.

Of course, they seized the initiative in a rather crude manner…

Mainly, Chen Hero was very crude.

Chen Hero had taught Hulk a lesson in defense, and now he was going to show Hulk what true power was in attack!

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Martin O’Neill knew that if you appeared too weak against a team like Chelsea, you would be suppressed by their momentum. So Liverpool had to be tough as well. To put it bluntly, it was head-to-head.

Therefore, Liverpool’s attack in this game was much simpler, and also much more crude, all broad strokes.

When the ball reached the frontcourt, it was distributed to the wings, with wingers breaking through and crossing, and then Chen Hero used his body to clash head-on with Chelsea’s defenders in the penalty area.

In addition, whether in attack or defense, Liverpool players had to fight with all their might when competing for possession with Chelsea. Liverpool players had to treat those situations where the chances seemed to be fifty-fifty with a one hundred percent attitude.

This was the tactic Martin O’Neill had set for the team before the game. However, at the start of the match, Chelsea, relying on the fact that they were playing at home and had a psychological advantage, managed to suppress Liverpool.

It wasn’t until Chen Hero knocked Hulk to the ground in the air that Chelsea’s prestige was checked.

From then on, under the active pressing of the Liverpool players, the initiative of the game gradually fell into Liverpool’s hands.

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Advocaat was quite astute. Seeing that Liverpool was gradually gaining the upper hand, and seeing that thirty minutes had already passed in the first half, he immediately made a decisive decision to have the team retreat and defend to the death.

As long as they could hold on to this one-point lead, he would still have room to make adjustments when they returned to the locker room at halftime.

Most importantly, if they could maintain the lead going into halftime, then Liverpool’s morale would be hit, while Chelsea’s confidence would explode. With this ebb and flow, Chelsea would regain the advantage.

It must be said that Advocaat’s adjustment was very correct.

But sometimes, what affects the final result is not just the tactics of the two head coaches.

Many times, luck is the dominant factor…

Before the ball finally enters the goal, when this goal is launched, who can know that the ball will definitely go in?

In the thirty-eighth minute, Inler intercepted the ball in midfield. He first poked the ball away from Mikel’s feet, and then quickly pounced and tackled the ball from Hazard’s feet head-on. Hazard, due to inertia, somersaulted and fell to the ground.

If this action had been in La Liga, the referee would probably have blown his whistle for a foul long ago, but in the Premier League, the referee just glanced at it and turned to run forward.

Because Inler had poked the ball out!

Inler knew that this was a good opportunity for Liverpool to launch a counterattack, so he poked the ball out even before he had time to get up from the ground.

It just happened to fall at Gerrard’s feet. Gerrard didn’t dribble the ball, but swung his foot and passed the ball to the wing.

Gareth Bale quickly cut in at high speed, stretched out his left foot to steady the incoming ball, and at the same time followed up with his right foot to flick the ball away, accelerating himself, and his speed picked up.

Gareth Bale dribbled the ball wildly on the wing, while Chelsea’s defense waited in strict formation in front.

The Liverpool fans in the stands finally let out a huge cheer, cheering for their team.

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Bale didn’t dribble the ball too far, all the way to the vicinity of the baseline. That way there would be no chance.

Now there was still space behind Chelsea’s defense worth trying.

So when he had just run to the extension of the edge of the penalty box line, he directly crossed the ball with his left foot, sending the ball out.

Chen Hero had been following up at high speed in the center, and after seeing Bale pass the ball, he suddenly accelerated and rushed into the penalty area, then jumped high!

The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air.

Chelsea’s center-back Gary Cahill stood his ground, then jumped to compete for the header.

But he was unable to head the ball, because he was knocked off balance by Chen Hero from behind while he was still rising…

Chen Hero jumped up high, like Jordan taking off from the free throw line for a dunk, and crashed straight into Cahill.

He jumped clearly higher than Cahill!

“Hero——!”

The commentators lengthened their voices.

They all had a premonition that they would have to shout “goAL” soon.

Sure enough, Chen Hero headed the ball at the same time as he collided with Cahill.

A beautiful and powerful diving header!

The fans in the stands seemed to be able to see the muffled sound of Chen Hero’s and Cahill’s bodies colliding.

Many people even twitched the corners of their mouths unconsciously and frowned.

Some people were also thinking that Cahill was really going to suffer this time!

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Cahill was knocked down by Chen Hero and fell face down, while the ball was also headed by Chen Hero towards the goal!

Everything happened in an instant. In the blink of an eye, it was already remarkable that Chelsea’s goalkeeper Čech was able to make a save.

But he was unable to save the ball.

The ball was directly headed into the goal by Chen Hero!

Chelsea’s other center-back, David Luiz, raised his arm to signal that Chen Hero had committed a foul by charging into him.

But the referee’s view was not quite the same as his… The referee blew his whistle and turned to point his hand to the center circle!

This was the gesture that the goal was valid!

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“gooooooooooooooooooooooAL!!!”

“Hero! He equalized the score for the team!”

“What a powerful header! Near the penalty spot, the ball that was headed out flew to its intended destination almost in an instant!”

“Luiz thinks Chen Hero fouled? But in reality, this wasn’t a foul, it was a reasonable collision in the air, because Chen Hero didn’t push anyone with his hands, he put his hands up and directly bumped into Cahill with his body! It can only be said that Hero’s impact in the air was too strong! Imagine, he directly bounced Hulk, who is known for his strong physique, when he was defending earlier! So overpowering Cahill is perhaps not difficult for him at all!”

“Hero’s headers always make people’s adrenaline soar! I love this domineering header full of power!”

Chen Hero landed amidst the commentators’ cheers, then opened his arms and ran to the corner flag area, then dived down to complete his most common celebration after scoring a goal with a header.

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Pepe witnessed Chen Hero’s header from the backcourt.

When he saw Chen Hero jump up, he felt that Chen Hero had jumped a little early, because Bale’s cross had just been delivered at that time.

But he didn’t expect Chen Hero to be able to fly, gliding a distance in the air, and then slamming into Cahill.

Poor Cahill, with his side to Chen Hero, he didn’t expect Chen Hero to be able to fly to his side after jumping up so far away, and was directly knocked down from the air.

Seeing this scene, he thought of what Škrtel had said to him.

“A Hero who can score goals isn’t scary, what’s scary is an unreasonable Hero…”

He now particularly agreed with this sentence. Everyone was a center-back, and he also understood why Škrtel would say this.

He even felt a little sympathy for Cahill.

Facing such an unreasonable Chen Hero, he must have the same feeling as when he was at Real Madrid, right?

But fortunately, he didn’t have to worry about such things now, because he had become a teammate with him through the transfer!

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Chen Hero’s goal helped Liverpool equalize the score and boosted the team’s morale.

Affected by this, Chelsea’s morale was hit.

The situation began to undergo a fundamental reversal.

But Chelsea finally didn’t concede another goal before the end of the first half.

After all, it was already thirty-eight minutes when Liverpool equalized the score, and there wasn’t much time left for them, so there was no way to score another goal.

In the first half, the two sides drew 1:1.

At halftime, everyone still felt that Chelsea still had a chance to maintain their unbeaten record against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

As long as Chelsea played a little more carefully in the second half.

But in Liverpool’s locker room, everyone didn’t want the game to end in a draw.

Martin O’Neill encouraged everyone: “We have never been able to achieve a victory at Chelsea’s home ground. Now, I think it’s time to end this somewhat embarrassing record! We have strong soldiers and horses, and we are in excellent condition. If we still can’t win, then I don’t think we need to consider this issue in the future! Maybe even if we lose a game to Chelsea away from home, we can still win the final championship. But this has nothing to do with the championship, it’s about Liverpool’s dignity! We are so strong, but we can’t do anything about Chelsea at Stamford Bridge? This isn’t normal!”

“In the second half, continue to attack and firmly control the rhythm in our hands! Continue to maintain the high-pressure pressing like in the first half! Liverpool has already won their first league title in twenty-two years, there’s no reason why they can’t win a Chelsea at Stamford Bridge!”

“Hero’s goal proves that our tactics are correct. To deal with a tough team like Chelsea, we have to be tougher than them! Compared to spirit? Compared to tenacity? Compared to willpower? We are not weaker than Chelsea in any of them! A team that can create the Miracle of Istanbul night can’t take down Stamford Bridge? This isn’t scientific!”

“Return to the field, defeat Chelsea, capture Stamford Bridge, and completely shatter this obsession!”

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