Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 1376 That Soul-Stirring Yawn (First Update Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Chen Hero only showed his face during the national anthem, the goal, and the counterattack. In the rest of the match, because Chelsea's offensive was very strong, Liverpool had no chance to attack at all, so he didn't appear on TV much.
Instead, the Liverpool reserve team players became the main characters.
When they defended Chelsea's attack once, people thought, "Liverpool is so lucky!"
When they defended Chelsea's attack twice, people still thought it was Liverpool's good luck.
But when Liverpool defended Chelsea's attack every time, this idea was gradually thrown out of the minds of the audience.
They began to take this seemingly very "loser" team seriously.
Perhaps we should change our habitual thinking?
They asked themselves in their hearts.
The reserve team is not necessarily a weak team, a team that is bound to lose to the first team.
Look at the performance of this team, what is the difference between them and the first team?
Some people began to think—could this team really stop Chelsea's offensive?
If only neutral fans or Liverpool fans thought so, it would be normal and would not prove anything. But when Chelsea fans started to think so, it was serious.
Next, this emotion might spread to Chelsea's players on the field...
※※※
Martin O'Neill stood on the sidelines, watching the reserve team players on the field who were using their bodies to block Chelsea's shots.
He sighed in his heart, dreams can bring people such great power...
He knew very well what these reserve team players were like before. Although he didn't coach the reserve team, he still had to care about the construction of the youth team.
But these "failed" players who usually couldn't see hope and lived day by day actually burst out with such a great energy...
Who brought them all this?
If Chen Hero hadn't found him and firmly requested to participate in the League Cup and FA Cup with the reserve team, perhaps their cup journey this season would have ended long ago...
If Chen Hero hadn't found him and resolutely asked the reserve team to play with him in the semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup, maybe they could only watch the game on TV at home today.
If it weren't for Chen Hero...
He turned his gaze to Chen Hero.
There are many opinions in the media about this person. Before he came to Liverpool to coach, he was worried about whether he could get along well with this person who was said to have a strange and unruly temper, and was also very rude and impolite.
Now he is no longer worried about this issue.
The Chen Hero he knows is a sincere young man. He seems to have some kind of power that can change the people around him, just like now.
He changed himself, and also changed the reserve team players who originally had little hope...
This feeling is really good...
Martin O'Neill thought of his mentor—Brian Clough, the legendary coach of Nottingham Forest, who was also a person with the power to change others.
Two amazing people!
※※※
The defense line withstood Chelsea's fierce offensive for a full fifteen minutes. Chen Hero did not go back to participate in the defense. Even seeing that Liverpool's defense line was crumbling, he just watched from the front.
One is because he can't defend, and it's useless to go back.
The second is because the team needs him to stay in front. Only when he stays in front can the teammates defending behind have the confidence to defend.
Just like Chelsea fans always think that they will be able to break through Liverpool's goal in the next attack, these Liverpool players also always hope that Chen Hero can give Chelsea the most fatal blow in the next counterattack, so that they don't have to struggle so hard.
Chen Hero didn't know how long his teammates could last, but it was clear that the sooner he scored, the better.
He had been waiting for an opportunity.
Chelsea's defense line was very empty, but the ball could not be sent up from behind. Chelsea's offense was indeed very good. They had excellent control over the second landing point, so they could continuously organize secondary attacks, tertiary attacks... constantly besieging Liverpool's penalty area, so that Liverpool had no chance to counterattack.
But now the opportunity has come. After Chelsea's frantic attack for fifteen minutes, they still failed to score. Their physical energy consumption was huge, and they also needed to rest, catch their breath, slow down, and then stop a larger-scale attack to put more pressure on Liverpool's defense line.
But he won't let them get their wish.
I can't go back directly to participate in the defense, but I also have ways to participate in the defense.
※※※
Not only did Chen Hero realize that the opportunity had come, but Jay Spearing, who had been in defense, also felt that Chelsea's offensive had weakened.
According to the pre-match arrangements and experience, he keenly realized that this might be an opportunity for Liverpool to counterattack.
So when Brad Jones hugged Hulk's shot, he immediately raised his hand and shouted loudly at Jones.
Jones also saw him immediately and reacted—many things had been agreed upon before the game, and if they encountered a certain situation, what they would do.
So Jones didn't even hesitate, and directly threw the football to Spearing with his hands.
Spearing unloaded the ball with his chest, turned around and made a long pass!
Jay Spearing was once regarded as Gerrard's successor, and he did show this momentum when he was young.
However, a serious injury interrupted his upward momentum and changed his career. He could no longer find his place in the fiercely competitive first team and became a member of the reserve team.
But even so, his long pass still has some of the style of "Gerrard's successor" back then.
This ball accurately found Chen Hero in the frontcourt.
Chen Hero didn't stop the football.
He directly used his head to gently send it forward, connecting the stop with the dribble, and the football was passed by him.
"This is Liverpool's counterattack!" Harry Levi shouted excitedly.
There weren't many times in this game that made him so excited. The Liverpool reserve team was firmly suppressed by Chelsea, and most of the time he could only worry about Liverpool's defense.
※※※
Don't think that you can't find Chen Hero most of the time, but this doesn't mean that Chen Hero is sleepwalking in the game.
Although he really didn't sleep well, now is not the time to sleepwalk.
When he used his head to direct the football forward, he accelerated and rushed up.
His speed was quickly brought to the extreme.
He instantly approached Chelsea's defense line.
The football was still in the air. Chen Hero rushed up in one stride, accelerated past the football, then turned around, protected the football in front of him, and blocked Chelsea's center back Gary Cahill behind him.
While Cahill hadn't reacted, he stopped the football in the air with his left foot, followed by a hook with his left foot, turning around!
In this way, he wiped away Cahill.
And all this happened in a short few seconds, let alone Cahill, even the fans in the stands and the audience in front of the TV hadn't reacted yet...
They saw that Chen Hero had already turned around cleanly and beautifully甩开 Cahill and rushed into the penalty area.
The second, and only Chelsea defender, Ivanovic, was standing in front of Chen Hero, trying to stop Chen Hero.
He knew very well that if he couldn't successfully stop Chen Hero, the goal behind him would be in danger.
Chelsea has already lost a goal! They can't lose another goal!
After the Chelsea fans in the stands reacted, they also booed, while the Liverpool fans increased the volume of their cheers, which already existed.
The fans on both sides have already confronted each other in the stands!
※※※
Chen Hero saw Ivanovic as soon as he turned around. Without any pause, he feigned a shot, but suddenly扣朝 in the opposite direction!
So easily, he tricked Ivanovic, and then he faced the goalkeeper Cech.
At this time, is there still any suspense about scoring a goal for a striker of Chen Hero's level?
The cheers of the Liverpool fans in the stands suddenly increased, completely suppressing the boos of the Chelsea fans. Of course, this is also related to the fact that many Chelsea fans have stopped booing in horror and despair...
Perhaps Cech was unwilling to give up. He stared at Chen Hero's feet, trying to find Chen Hero's shooting trajectory from the subtle changes in his ankles.
Near corner?
Far corner?
Or hit between my legs?
Or……
Before Cech could finish thinking, Chen Hero swung his thick right leg and then slammed it on the middle and lower part of the football.
The football flew towards Cech's face at a very fast speed.
Cech waved his hand to block it, but only touched the air...
The football had already flown over his head!
And flew into the goal!
※※※
After scoring the goal, Chen Hero opened his arms and wanted to run towards the camera lens to celebrate this goal that locked in the victory. At the same time, he also planned to open his arms and roar.
This goal meant that he led the Liverpool reserve team to complete an almost impossible task!
But……
When he opened his mouth, what came out was not a roar, but a long, lazy yawn, with tears in his eyes...
So the most bizarre goal celebration method in FA Cup history was freshly released.
Chen Hero did not make any concealment, and yawned obviously at the camera and the audience.
Chen Hero himself didn't expect the yawn to come at this time. It should have been a very exciting time. Why would I yawn?
Am I really that sleepy?
The TV broadcast reacted very quickly and immediately switched to a close-up shot. So Chen Hero's yawn appeared on the big screen at the scene and in front of all TV viewers, clearer than ever.
"Uh... Everyone thinks this game is a thrilling and crucial game, but now it seems... Hero seems to have a different opinion..."
Years later, this scene was also rated by the media as one of the most classic moments and shots in the history of the English FA Cup.
Chen Hero yawned and defeated Chelsea, winning the FA Cup.
With a yawn, the exhausted crossbow vanished into thin air!