Many people believed that this Christmas period's devilish schedule would cause Liverpool some trouble, and that if any team wanted to close the gap between them, this would be the perfect opportunity.

But they ignored a very important question—if it's a devilish schedule for Liverpool, wouldn't it be for other teams as well?

The dense Christmas schedule applies to all Premier League teams, not just Liverpool.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester City are all the same.

Why should only Liverpool be affected?

If it’s because they participated in the Club World Cup, traveled thousands of miles, and their condition and physical fitness were affected...they won 3-0 against Charlton after returning to England.

If this still doesn't explain the problem, are there still people who think Liverpool will be affected by the Club World Cup?

Of course, there are.

So, the best way to disabuse these people of this notion is to tell them the answer with practical actions, and smash their delusions with victory after victory.

These people will never give up until they see the Yellow River, never shed tears until they see the coffin, and never turn back until they hit the south wall. Only by slapping them in the face with actual results can they be silenced.

Results are the best self-justification. In fact, the victor doesn't even need to explain; a large group of people will naturally jump out to explain things for Liverpool.

At home against Sunderland, there's not much suspense in this game.

Those anti-Liverpool people didn't expect the Black Cats to do much on the road, or to hold back Liverpool.

That's just wishful thinking.

Even if Liverpool makes a large-scale rotation...this Liverpool team is still not something Sunderland can deal with.

Chen Hero scored a goal in the game, Suarez and Gerrard each scored a goal, and Liverpool eventually defeated Sunderland with a score of 3:1.

Maintaining their unbeaten season.

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The day after beating Sunderland was Christmas Eve, and Liverpool Football Club held a Christmas dinner as usual. This time, the theme wasn't some bizarre masquerade ball.

The team is currently in high spirits and morale, and there is no need to use other methods to stimulate the players' fighting spirit.

So, it's just a very ordinary dinner.

The only thing that interested everyone was the appearance of club owner Chen Xing, who announced the bonus distribution plan for winning various championships this season.

Everyone was excited to hear it.

Liverpool has done a good job in wage control. Chen Hero, the highest-paid player in the team, has a weekly salary of only 150,000 pounds—this figure was the highest weekly salary in the Premier League ten years ago. Five years ago, it could barely squeeze into the top salary ranks of the Premier League. But now, it is not worth mentioning. After the weekly salaries of Manchester City's stars generally exceeded the 200,000 pound mark, the salary level of world football has also risen.

If a club wants to renew a contract with a big-name star, the other party will definitely bring up clubs like Manchester City and Anzhi, who are not short of money, to demand a salary increase. They will tell the club: "Look, players of the level of so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so can get much higher salaries than me as long as they are in Manchester City and Anzhi. They are, at best, substitutes in our team. Since they can get so much money, why can't I get more?"

If the club does not meet their demands, they threaten to transfer. These people are often the absolute main force and core of their respective teams, and are indispensable important figures. The club naturally cannot afford to offend them, and in the end, they have no choice but to give in and increase their salaries.

As a result, the overall wage level has been raised too high.

In such a context, Chen Hero's 150,000 pounds, the highest salary in Liverpool, seems so...inappropriate.

However, Chen Hero doesn't seem to care about his salary. 150,000 is enough for him, and he hasn't made any requests for a raise. His main source of annual income is not the salary paid by the club, but various product endorsements.

As the team's number one star, absolute main player, and superstar, Chen Hero doesn't mention a raise, so are other players embarrassed to raise it? Unless it is really too low, Liverpool Football Club can give them a new contract, but the salary of this contract is also at a very reasonable level.

Therefore, Liverpool's financial situation is relatively good. If it weren't for the Stanley Stadium construction plan, their financial situation could even be described as "very excellent."

So, Liverpool's players' salaries are not very high in the world of football, and the Liverpool club's senior management is also aware of this. They naturally don't think that they can keep the players satisfied with such low salaries. Since salaries can't be touched, they can use their brains in other areas.

Bonuses are the most suitable solution.

Wages cannot be raised, but we can raise bonuses. As long as you can win the championship, we will give you many, many bonuses.

Liverpool's average salary is not high among the twenty teams in the Premier League, but their bonus level ranks among the top in the twenty teams.

It can be said that in Liverpool, the salary is the bottom line. If you want to make big money, you have to win the championship and earn bonuses. This is quite like the feeling that sales personnel's income mainly depends on commissions.

This is a method that Niang came up with. In order to stimulate the players' enthusiasm for winning the championship, in order not to let them lose their motivation and fighting spirit after winning a championship once, in order to allow Liverpool to maintain sufficient competitiveness this season and complete the great goal of winning seven championships, the club is very willing to spend money on bonus investment.

This is indeed very effective.

"...Everyone knows our goals for this season, so I won't repeat them here. What I want to tell you is that the remaining four championships are more important than each other, and the bonuses will be higher than each other!"

When Chen Xing announced the Liverpool Football Club's championship bonuses for the League Cup, FA Cup, Premier League, and European Champions League, huge cheers, applause, and whistles erupted in the banquet hall.

Everyone was very excited.

This is human nature. Everyone hopes that their hard work can earn more money. The happiest moment is when salaries are raised or bonuses are given.

Whether it's professional players or ordinary white-collar workers, it's the same.

Who would think there's too much money?

Announcing the bonus distribution plan for the second half of the season at the Christmas dinner, the entire Liverpool team was full of fighting spirit.

The purpose of this dinner has also been achieved.

Now, no matter how many difficulties lie ahead, how dense the games are, or how strong the opponents are, as long as they think about how they can earn a lot of money, these difficulties are nothing.

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Although the interval between the two games was very short, and there was a dinner in between, when the Liverpool players reappeared on the field, everyone was surprised to find that the team really didn't have any signs of fatigue.

Some people thought they were just holding on, and some people thought it was a flash in the pan.

No one guessed—the power of money is so great!

As soon as they think of those substantial bonuses, the Liverpool players forget their fatigue, are full of fighting spirit, and the fire of fighting spirit in their hearts burns fiercely, driving them forward, never stopping.

Playing Blackburn away from home, Liverpool still rotated their squad, but as long as Chen Hero is there, it is a guarantee of victory.

Chen Hero scored a goal in the game, opening the scoring for the team and breaking the deadlock.

The next game was easy for Liverpool.

Chen Hero's goal was like a dam breaking, and then the flood instantly swallowed Blackburn. In the face of such a huge force, Blackburn didn't even have a chance to call for help.

4:0, Liverpool won easily away from home, almost without bloodshed, and took down their opponents.

It's already the twentieth round of the league this season, and Liverpool remains unbeaten.

In addition to the unbeaten season, this game has another very important significance.

That is Chen Hero's second time scoring in twenty-five consecutive league rounds!

Previously, he had broken Gerd Müller's consecutive scoring record with twenty-five consecutive rounds of goals.

Then, in the twenty-sixth round, his scoring pace stopped, and this record was ended by Bolton.

It was very unexpected at the time, and no one could have imagined that Chen Hero would stumble at Bolton's feet.

After the accident, there was regret. Everyone felt that Chen Hero could actually continue to score goals, and it would be a pity if it ended like this.

Next time, let alone creating a new record, it would be very difficult to even approach this record.

Many people thought that the twenty-five consecutive rounds of scoring record was a big mountain in the world of football, which could only be left for future generations to admire. If it was to be broken, no one knew when it would happen.

Who would have thought that after only two seasons, Chen Hero himself would have re-tied this record.

As long as he scores in the next league game, it will be a new record!

"...It seems that the only one who can break Chen Hero's record is himself..." Some media commented on this matter after the game.

Chen Hero himself didn't know. He only found out when reporters asked him that he had tied the record.

"Ah, so fast? Isn't that great? I'll create a new record in the next game!"

"Do you have any special feelings, Hero..." the reporter asked.

Chen Hero shrugged, shook his head, and spread his hands: "No."

Everyone was surprised. He was about to create a new record, so why didn't he seem excited?

Chen Hero curled his lips and said a sentence that choked the reporters.

"Isn't breaking records a very normal thing? What's so happy about it?"

When he said this, he didn't even turn his head. Because he had a height advantage, he just glanced at the reporter who asked the question with a downward-slanting look in his eyes.

His expression and eyes suddenly made the reporters feel like they were bumpkins who hadn't seen much of the world...In front of Chen Hero, they could only lower their heads and feel ashamed.