Martin O'Neill was planning to talk to Chen Hero about protecting Götze after training resumed.

He didn't expect he wouldn't have to do that.

Because the media had already poked Chen Hero the wrong way.

Originally, defeating Tottenham was something to be happy about, but seeing the media's comments, the Liverpool players felt like they had swallowed a fly. And it was a live fly, buzzing around in your mouth as you swallowed it, bumping against your upper palate one moment, your tongue the next, constantly hitting you until your tongue flipped it over and sent it down your throat. Even then, you could still feel the dying creature wriggling as it tumbled into your stomach…

It was disgusting, more disgusting than eating a hundred crispy dead flies.

Everyone could see that these comments were unfair to Liverpool and Götze.

Götze hadn't even played a game yet, and these media outlets were already calling him an unstable factor for Liverpool. It was a blatant attempt to condemn him without any justification!

Chen Hero was especially annoyed.

He scored Liverpool's first league goal in the game, helping the team win three points, and was even named Man of the Match. But this Man of the Match was like air to the media. Only a few local Liverpool media outlets mentioned him; the rest of the English media were all caught up in the Götze issue.

He had thought that this bunch of grandsons were just hyping things up after the Community Shield, and that the topic would gradually fade away with the start of the new season. And Götze would gradually integrate into the team and adapt to it in a relatively peaceful environment.

He didn't need Götze to integrate into the team overnight. Anyway, Liverpool could win games as they were, so he wasn't in a hurry for Götze to contribute.

But now he felt that if he let that group of media people keep spouting nonsense, it might ruin everything.

He was the one who helped the team fight verbal battles. How could he not know the impact of these media practices?

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Götze knew what the media was saying about him. Although he didn't read British news, there were other ways to find out.

To say he wasn't feeling the pressure would be a lie.

But what could he do? He felt like he was doing his best. He had started to interact with his new teammates, trying to chat with them, and gradually getting to know the team...

But all of this took time.

The media didn't seem willing to give him time.

He vowed that once he successfully adapted to this new environment, he would silence all those who criticized him. But the problem was that he couldn't fully integrate into the team overnight. It would take time. And in the meantime, he was powerless to respond to the various voices in the media.

He wasn't the kind of player who was good at arguing with the media, nor was he the kind of person who liked to stir up trouble.

This made him seem weak and easily bullied in the face of the powerful media.

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Chen Hero could see that Götze was uncomfortable. Since he was now considered his "guardian," he had to play a role. Helping Götze integrate into the team was a long-term task, not something that could be accomplished just because Götze had started interacting with his teammates. He had to see it through to the end; he couldn't just abandon him.

Just after the game against Tottenham, Martin O'Neill announced that the whole team would have a day off. The schedule was not too tight at the beginning of the season, so they could still afford such a luxurious full day off. Later on, there wouldn't be such good conditions. The density of the English team's schedule was world-renowned. Because they had two domestic cup competitions, and there were twenty teams, unlike some leagues where there were only eighteen or even sixteen teams. There were too many games and limited time, so they could only try to play two or three games a week as much as possible. The Premier League didn't have a winter break, and started half a month earlier than other major European leagues, yet still had so many frequent midweek games, which showed how packed the Premier League schedule was.

Chen Hero decided to take advantage of this one-day vacation to take Götze out on the street to shop, buy things, eat, and so on. This would also give Götze more opportunities to interact with strangers and practice his English listening and speaking skills.

Chen Hero wasn't the kind of academic teacher. He would only educate someone in his own way.

He was the kind of person who only looked at the results and not the process. As long as the results were useful, he wouldn't care about going through hell and high water—anyway, he wasn't the one going through hell and high water.

So, in fact, Chen Hero wasn't a qualified "teacher." But for someone like Götze, Chen Hero's aggressive methods might be more effective…

Götze was like toothpaste; someone had to squeeze him. After squeezing, it looked like there was nothing left, but you could still squeeze it a little more. The squeezed-out toothpaste could at least be used four or five more times…

Someone like Chen Hero was especially suitable for squeezing toothpaste tubes.

The two of them went to the supermarket for half a day and bought a lot of daily necessities they both needed, such as shampoo, laundry detergent, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, toilet paper, and all kinds of food…

This scene fell into the eyes of the paparazzi who were following them, and they always felt that something was wrong.

Shouldn't there be a man and a woman in this kind of scene?

They were almost holding hands…

Was there really nothing going on between them?

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In this way, Chen Hero and Götze, ignoring the media's constant surveillance, went shopping and ate together.

It wasn't until evening that they returned to their homes.

Then the two of them were blocked by reporters at their doorstep.

Martin O'Neill strictly forbade his players from talking about Götze in front of the media, didn't allow Götze to be interviewed, and didn't allow the media to approach Götze. But there were countermeasures to every policy. If you don't let us approach Götze at the club, then we'll go to Chen Hero's doorstep to interview Götze. Could the club possibly control the players' private lives?

Of course, the reporters didn't go up and ask stupid questions like "Hero, are you and Götze a couple of gays?"

Chen Hero had already made a name for himself in the English media world. Everyone knew that Chen Hero dared to hold a press conference just to scold reporters, and that he really dared to let his legal team fight to the death with media outlets that slandered him, and wouldn't give up until they publicly apologized and paid compensation.

So, the media weren't actually going to cause trouble for Chen Hero; they were just going to ask Götze some questions.

But there were too many people asking questions at the time, and the scene was a bit chaotic. Everyone was talking at once, and the voices were very loud, making it seem like they had caught someone in the act of adultery.

"Mario, are you getting used to life in Liverpool?"

"Götze, Götze, please answer my question—was it the right decision for you to transfer to Liverpool in the first place?"

"You haven't shown the ability to match your value and reputation. Are you feeling the pressure now?"

"What are the different feelings between Liverpool and Dortmund?"

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So many people rushed up together that Götze was so frightened that he took a step back and almost tripped.

At this moment, Chen Hero stepped in front of Götze and looked at the reporters in front of him with an unfriendly expression.

The many reporters, who were in the middle of their questioning, suddenly felt a darkness in front of them. When they looked closely, they saw Chen Hero's unfriendly face.

"You're talking so much nonsense that Mario can't even understand," he said to the reporters with a dark face.

"Uh…"

The reporters were stunned for a moment, and then someone shouted.

Chen Hero picked at his ear: "Sorry, I didn't understand what you said."

He wasn't pretending, because he really didn't understand what the other person was shouting. It wasn't quite English, it was like…

"I was speaking in German!" the reporter reacted and re-explained in English.

Chen Hero spread his hands: "Look, you're speaking German that even I can't understand, so Mario can't understand it even more!"

He was just being unreasonable.

The reporters also realized this.

They didn't want to get too entangled with Chen Hero. Everyone knew that Chen Hero wasn't easy to deal with. They were just shouting questions at Mario Götze behind Chen Hero.

They were not only shouting but also pushing forward, like they were snatching cheap goods.

Chen Hero was annoyed. He spread his arms and then pushed forward with force. The five people within his reach in front of him were all pushed to the ground!

This sudden action startled the other reporters.

Everyone immediately stopped pestering Götze and stared blankly at Chen Hero, who was standing in front of them like a steel tower.

"Damn it, I gave you a good look, and you're still trying to pull one over on me! Don't you even look at whose doorstep you're on? Get out! Otherwise, I'll call the police! I'll say you're trespassing!"

After speaking, Chen Hero also raised his middle finger at the cameras and video cameras of the reporters.

"We… we have the freedom to interview! This is a country that values freedom of the press!!"

The reporter who had been pushed to the ground by Chen Hero didn't even get up, but lay on the ground and roared, raising his hands.

"In front of me, you don't have the freedom to interview!" After saying that, he raised his fist, "Do you believe that in this free country, I also have the freedom to beat you, you idiot?"

When that reporter saw Chen Hero raising his big fist, he stopped shouting and immediately raised his hands to protect his face and head.

Seeing him like this, Chen Hero snorted and put his fist down: "Other people are afraid of you kings of covering your faces, but I'm not afraid! Let me tell you, get out of here early! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I'm telling you, if we see you doing this kind of thing again, I'll hit you every time! Do it once, hit you once! Do it once, hit you once! Oontz oontz oontz! I'm not afraid of you saying nonsense in the newspapers. People are watching what you do, and you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later! Get out!"

The reporters present had all seen how terrifying Chen Hero was when he went crazy, so naturally they didn't dare to test Chen Hero's thunderous rage with their mortal bodies. Chen Hero was an idiot, what reason could you talk to an idiot? If he really went crazy, he wouldn't care about anything and would beat you up. You could file a complaint, but you would have to get beaten up first, wouldn't you?

It wasn't worth it. Their skin was delicate and tender, and it wasn't worth getting beaten up.

Seeing Chen Hero telling them to get out, they didn't dare to delay, for fear that Chen Hero would go back on his word and pounce on them before they could get out…

So everyone retreated—not really retreated, just hid across the street, and the cameras and cameras were still pointed at Chen Hero's house.

The reporter who was lying on the ground was more like "rolling"—rolling and crawling from the ground to the other side of the road. Then, still in shock, he denounced Chen Hero.

"How can this person be so uncivilized?"

"I really don't know how such a person can be a role model for the countless teenagers who admire him!"

"He's simply a thug! The reputation of Liverpool, this century-old powerhouse, has been affected by him!"

"Liverpool supports… Liverpool supports…"

While they were scolding him, Chen Hero came out of his yard across the street and took two steps towards the road. Everyone immediately fell silent.

Chen Hero flicked two middle fingers at them and finally let them go, turning around and walking back to his yard.

A reporter spat behind him, but didn't know what to say.

It seemed that they, a group of self-proclaimed gentlemen, really didn't have a good way to deal with this hooligan…

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