Newman eventually denied being a Manchester City fan. He told the reporters who came to interview him that those photos were a misunderstanding. He just thought Manchester City's sky blue jersey looked good, so he put it on and took pictures at the urging of his friends. As for why he was urged by his friends to wear Manchester City's jersey for photos at different stages of his life... that remains a mystery.

He also said that Liverpool's current coach, Gerrard, had also worn an Everton jersey for photos when he was a kid, so does that mean he's an Everton fan?

He swore that he was definitely not a Manchester City fan.

As a result, he offended the Manchester City fans.

In fact, anyone with eyes could see that he was just lying and quibbling.

But he still had to pretend, why? Because that's how he made his fortune.

If he didn't pretend, how could he have achieved his current status?

Resolutely denying that he was a Manchester City fan also preserved his reputation—at least a part of it.

For a politician, being a habitual liar is an advantage, so he doesn't feel any psychological pressure when he lies. But appearances are much more important than integrity.

Integrity is an internal thing that most people can't see. Appearances, on the other hand, are displayed on the outside for everyone to see. Which one to sacrifice and which one to maintain is very clear to a smart person like Newman. Keith.

However, after this incident, he stopped confronting Chen Hero and went silent.

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Chen Hero was also not interested in continuing the war of words with Newman. Keith.

This bastard was convinced that his condition had declined and his comeback would inevitably fail.

So, the simplest way to make him look foolish was to win the game and use practical actions to refute Newman. Keith's nonsense.

To let everyone see how wrong Newman. Keith was.

So, after exposing Newman. Keith as a Manchester City fan, Chen Hero stopped talking and began to make final preparations for his comeback.

The time was getting closer and closer.

In the war of words with Newman. Keith, 2028 passed unknowingly.

Humanity stepped into the river of time in 2029.

In this era that often appeared in many science fiction novels of the last century and the beginning of this century, human life was not as dreamy as those science fiction novels described.

People were still driving cars, not maglev flying cars. Humanity had not yet entered the interstellar era for all...

However, there have been some changes in football. For example, the use of Hawk-Eye technology on the goal line is no longer just a personal behavior of one or two leagues, but has been written into the FIFA football rules. Since the advent of Hawk-Eye technology, goal-line controversies like the 1966 England World Cup final have never happened again.

Entering the last year of the 2020s, the first major event in the football world was related to people.

Chen Hero's ban was lifted and he returned.

Having been banned for nine months, Chen Hero's every move at the age of forty-one, as he returned to the field, was the focus of attention.

As soon as January 1st passed, there were many more reporters at the Melwood training base. In fact, everyone had known about Chen Hero's comeback and the specific date for a long time. But as if there was some mysterious significance, everyone would feel that Chen Hero's return was really near only after the new year had turned. So they flocked here from all over the world to report on Chen Hero's first game after his comeback.

Chen Hero at the Melwood training ground looked no different from usual. There were more reporters and more fans, but he was not affected at all.

His composure also affected the team.

Originally, Liverpool was also very excited about Chen Hero's return, so excited that they were even a little impetuous.

But under Chen Hero's calmness, everyone gradually regained their composure.

The captain, the person involved, is so calm, we don't know what we are doing...

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As another protagonist of this feast, Chelsea naturally attracted much attention.

It is rare for a match between fifth place in the league and first place in the league to receive so much attention.

But everyone felt that it was not impossible to regard Liverpool as a favorite to win the championship. Perhaps this game was the best opportunity to test whether Liverpool was really a favorite to win the championship.

If they could defeat Chelsea, they could not only successfully shorten the points between the two sides, but also prove their strength. Then they would naturally be the favorites to win the championship.

If they lost to Chelsea and allowed Chelsea to widen the gap again. This game was likely to completely expose Liverpool, telling everyone that the forty-one-year-old Chen Hero was actually unreliable...

This game attracted much attention precisely because of this. Everyone wanted to see Chen Hero's first game after his comeback, how he would perform, and whether he could make Liverpool's strength even higher.

This game will explain many issues that everyone is concerned about.

Except for Liverpool fans, everyone wanted Chelsea to win.

Even Chelsea's rivals in the league, such as London derby opponent Arsenal, and title rivals Manchester United.

Many fans of these teams also flocked to Chelsea's official website to leave messages cheering them on and offering advice.

Being able to make all the Premier League teams abandon their hatred and differences and unite to deal with one goal, Chen Hero's Liverpool can be considered to have created history.

Faced with this intense attention, Chelsea coach Clark. Walker jokingly said: "This is the unbearable weight of my life..."

Then he said seriously: "Of course, we will definitely go all out in this game, because we ourselves are the most eager to win, not others. I am very grateful for everyone's relationship with us, but first of all, I want to say that we are fighting for ourselves! We are currently first in the league, leading them by as many as thirteen points, which is the advantage. Whether the Liverpool guys admit it or not, we are number one. We should be the ones with the psychological advantage."

Chelsea's victory also had a very important practical significance, which was to break the myth of Chen Hero and Liverpool.

The current situation is this—no one knows whether Chen Hero is really that powerful, he hasn't played a serious game for nine months, and his condition is questionable. But because Chen Hero's prestige has been too great in the past ten years, everyone is afraid of him from the bottom of their hearts, and instead mythologizes his abilities, as if the entire Premier League united is no match for him.

This kind of psychological suggestion is the most terrible. Everyone is looking forward to a game that will allow everyone to break this psychological suggestion and see clearly that Chen Hero is nothing more than that.

As long as they can defeat Liverpool, they can break the myth that Liverpool and Chen Hero are invincible together, and everyone can regain a brand new psychological suggestion—Chen Hero is nothing more than that, there is nothing to be afraid of from Liverpool!

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The first game of the new year is the FA Cup match, which is the tradition of English football.

The time for this game is January 4th, Chen Hero is still in the ban period, so Chen Hero does not have the opportunity to use the relatively easy FA Cup match as his warm-up match.

Generally speaking, players who have not participated in a game for nine months should choose some less difficult games to participate in to gradually recover their form. For example, reserve team matches are the best place for these players to regain their form.

But Chen Hero did not have this opportunity, he had no chance to participate in the FA Cup, and then immediately there would be a battle of kings with Chelsea.

This made many people feel uneasy, wondering if Chen Hero could really lead Liverpool back to the top.

After all, Chelsea's performance this season is also very good, they defeated Liverpool without Chen Hero 3:1 in their home game in the first half of the season, winning cleanly. Liverpool's goal was just a meaningless goal scored by them after Chelsea relaxed at the last moment. So in reality, the gap between the two teams is three goals, not two goals.

But can Chen Hero make up for this three-goal gap?

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Liverpool's home game against Chelsea's battle of the kings, a strong dialogue, is not only attracting much attention in England, but also a game of the same level as the "Spanish National Derby" in the world.

Hundreds of television organizations around the world specifically purchased the broadcasting rights for this game alone, in order to bring this historic moment to the audience in their own country.

It can even be said that this is the most important game of the Premier League this season.

This game may be a watershed for a season.

Whether Chelsea can win the league championship, and whether Liverpool will decline or be reborn, seems to depend on this game.

The Chinese national television station also specially sent commentators to the scene to explain the game for the Chinese audience—six years after Chen Hero transferred to Liverpool, the Chinese national television station watched Chen Hero's influence become greater and greater, and with the comprehensive decline of Serie A, they finally gritted their teeth and spent a sky-high broadcasting fee to win the broadcasting rights for the Premier League. Although they spent a lot of money, they quickly recovered their investment from advertising sponsors.

Having tasted the sweetness, the Chinese national television station is now the Premier League broadcasting organization with the widest coverage in mainland China. Chen Hero's every game can be seen on their channels.

For this game, they were fully prepared, and even specially produced a five-minute trailer, which was repeatedly broadcast on the sports channel. It made everyone think that this was England's new national derby.

In addition to commentating on the game live, they also sent a crew to film Chen Hero's life and training before and after Chen Hero's first game after his comeback, planning to make a ninety-minute documentary.

They really spared no expense for this game. But they didn't lose out either. Because the advertising slots before the game and during the halftime break were all sold at sky-high prices, making them a lot of money.

This is Chen Hero's charm.

Now the momentum has been built up, waiting for the final moment to come.

The whole world held its breath, looking forward to it.