Facing Arsenal's staunch defensive tactics, Liverpool adopted a strategy that combined long shots, headers, and set pieces.

After all, they had Chen Hero, possibly the best player in the world for breaking down a packed defense.

He was skilled at long shots, invincible at headers, and his free kicks were legendary.

These three weapons were practically designed for dealing with a tight defense.

What supported Arsenal completely was the successful experience from before—previously, Arsenal had successfully prevented Liverpool's attacks with a tight defense at their home stadium, preventing them from scoring a single goal in the ninety-minute match. Keep in mind that was Liverpool's first team, far from comparable to the current reserve team.

Since they could successfully defend against Liverpool's first team, why couldn't they defend against Liverpool's reserve team's attacks?

This was the sole pillar that supported Arsenal.

It was also because of this that they were able to persevere.

And… they persevered for fifteen minutes.

Being able to hold out for fifteen minutes under Chen Hero's full-force attack was actually quite remarkable.

There were still half an hour left in the match. But Arsenal's players felt like every second was an eternity. They couldn't wait for the match to end immediately. But when they looked up, they saw that the match time on the big screen had only reached sixty minutes, and the thought of having to persevere for another half an hour.

They felt a sense of collapse.

At this moment, Chen Hero, as their savior, naturally had to come to their rescue.

To give them a release, so they could be free from struggling in this pain.

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When Liverpool attacked again, Chen Hero was no longer at the very front, but pulled back to outside the penalty area.

Now there wasn't a single Liverpool player in Arsenal's penalty area.

But not a single Arsenal player dared to press out to defend Chen Hero.

How could they not know Chen Hero's intentions?

Wasn't it just to pull them out of the penalty area and create space?

We won't fall for it!

So everyone defended steadily in the penalty area, turning a blind eye to Chen Hero running out.

Anyway, it's just a long shot. We have so many people in the penalty area. If you have the ability, shoot through all of us!

Everyone had gained experience in defending long shots. It was nothing more than rushing up to block the shot. If they still couldn't stop the opponent from shooting, then they had to block the ball's path. Anyway, except for using their hands, any part of the body could be used to block the shot.

So many of Liverpool's long shots before had been blocked using this method, preventing Liverpool's reserve team from scoring.

They just huddled in the penalty area, watching Chen Hero run out of the thirty-meter area, to about forty meters, and ask his teammate for the ball.

The ball was passed directly to him from the backcourt. He used his chest to cushion it upwards, tossing the ball into the air.

At the same time, he turned around, and the ball had already fallen in front of him. He raised his leg and used his thigh to toss the ball back up.

While he was doing this, not a single Arsenal player came up to block him or interfere with him. Everyone huddled in the thirty-meter area, watching Chen Hero play keepy-uppy like he was performing a juggling act.

Actually, he wasn't playing. Chen Hero had no intention of showing off his little skills in the match. He was adjusting.

At first, the feeling of the ball was off, too close to him, so he naturally had to toss the ball up again.

As for why not let the ball fall to the ground and then adjust, even though it would be more convenient to adjust that way, there was naturally a reason.

Because… he was going to volley!

After continuously tossing the ball twice with his thigh, Chen Hero finally confirmed that he had adjusted well, and then, for the last time, he tossed the ball out again with his thigh.

This time it wasn't just tossing it up, but tossing it out. The ball flew forward.

Then he stepped forward, right foot in front, left foot dragging behind.

He raised his arms and swung them in a circle.

Twisting his waist, his upper body was almost sideways to the goal.

The ball fell.

The left leg that had been dragging behind was swung up, the muscles of the waist and abdomen were like a tightly wound spring, suddenly released, and then shot out quickly, driving the left leg.

At the same time, the arms of the upper body waved, and the whole person was like a whirlwind.

With a whoosh, the instep of his left foot hit the ball!

Bang!

Even the Arsenal players who were ten meters away clearly heard this muffled sound.

The air seemed to be rippling, rapidly spreading around the ball, like ripples.

Then, the ball flew up with a whoosh.

But the ball was flying towards the sky.

Those Arsenal players who had just been frightened by the muffled sound breathed a sigh of relief—it looked like Chen Hero had completely missed this shot, it wouldn't pose any threat to their goal…

Their breath hadn't completely left their mouths before it was choked back in their throats.

One by one, they widened their eyes and looked at the ball in the air in surprise!

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The ball did initially head towards the sky, but quickly fell down!

Like an intercontinental missile, it initially pierced the sky, but when it reached the airspace above the target, it began to fall rapidly, descending from the sky!

A falling leaf ball!

A falling leaf ball from a long shot!

The ball shot out in this way soared high over the dense crowd of heads in the penalty area, drawing an arc towards the far corner of the goal.

Szczęsny didn't react at first, because the ball was too high. He thought that even if the ball fell, it would fall directly out of the crossbar. But when he realized that the ball was falling ahead of time, a warning sign representing danger sounded in his mind!

He hurriedly jumped up in a hurry, while raising his arms high, hoping to block the ball.

But it was too late.

Even if he jumped up early, he couldn't stop the ball. Because Chen Hero's shot was specifically designed to avoid his fingertips!

"Hero—!!"

Accompanied by the ball, the commentator's elongated voice floated and echoed in the air.

Whether it was the Liverpool fans in the stands or in front of the TV, they all held their breath, as if they were afraid that if they exhaled, they would blow the ball away…

In everyone's hopeful eyes, the ball plunged down, brushed past Szczęsny's hand, and then grazed the crossbar, flying into the goal… right in the bullseye, ten points!

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Those Arsenal players who were crowded together in the penalty area looked back at the ball that had flown into the goal, their eyes widened and their mouths agape.

They thought that if they blocked the penalty area tightly, they could prevent Chen Hero's long shot…

Who would have thought that Chen Hero would take a different approach? If he couldn't go on the ground, he would go in the air! He directly came up with a shot from the sky!

They had already taken their defense to the extreme, but they still couldn't prevent him from scoring…

They recalled looking up at the ball in the sky just now. The afternoon sun was shining from that direction, making many people involuntarily squint their eyes, not daring to look directly at it.

For a time, the Arsenal players were a little dazed. They didn't know if they still had a chance of winning this game.

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After scoring, Chen Hero didn't run wildly to celebrate. He just stood there, then opened his arms and circled around, accepting the deafening cheers and worship from the entire stadium.

And his teammates rushed over from all directions, and then hugged him up. More people poured in, lifted him up, and carried him directly on their shoulders.

Then everyone carried Chen Hero to the bottom of the stands, and they raised their arms and shouted. The Liverpool fans in the stands also rushed to the front row from above.

They waved their arms and shouted along with the players below.

They were shouting one person's name.

"Hero! Hero! Hero—!!!"

Chen Hero was like a king, sitting on his teammates' shoulders, accepting all of this calmly.

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"Unbelievable! Liverpool have tied the score after being two goals behind!"

"Hero! It's Hero again! He scored twice in the game! Helping the team to tie Arsenal!"

"Who would have thought of this scene when Arsenal scored two goals in four minutes in the first half? Everyone thought they were sure to win! But Hero told them, why he is the best center forward in the world today, and where exactly is he so good!"

"A screamer! A screamer! A screamer!! Hero's long shot is like a visitor from outer space, piercing through Arsenal's dense defense! Dense defense is useless to him!"

"Is there anything that can stop Hero from scoring? No! There has never been such a thing in this world!"

The commentators were also frightened by Chen Hero's imaginative long shot. They didn't expect Chen Hero to use this method to break down a packed defense…

This idea is really imaginative and requires a lot of courage.

Because the difficulty of shooting the ball like this is very high. If you are not careful, it may become a real miss, soaring straight into the sky, and then causing Arsenal fans to laugh.

But Chen Hero didn't. He blasted the ball into Arsenal's goal with his first shot, shutting the mouths of all Arsenal fans.

Now these Arsenal fans can only stare blankly at the celebrating Liverpool players.

At the same time, he also helped Arsenal to be free from pressure.

Now they no longer have to struggle in this high-pressure defense, for fear that Liverpool's next attack will result in a goal.

They don't even have to defend to the death, because there is no point in defending for a draw. Even if they can rely on this draw to return to their home stadium for a replay, can they escape this disaster? What's more, looking at Chen Hero's condition… I'm afraid he will score more than just these two goals in this game.

Since they went all out to defend, and were two goals ahead, but still couldn't prevent Chen Hero from scoring. So now that the two sides have tied, and Arsenal's morale is low, can they still defend against Liverpool's reserve team's next attack?

Since either way they are going to die, it is better to take a gamble. If they can score, maybe they can regain the advantage.

The pressure that was originally weighing on the Arsenal players' hearts, like a huge rock, disappeared, making them feel a lot lighter.

But deep in their hearts, they felt a little lost—this pressure was actually better to have…