Chapter 1 Hero

"Hero—!!!"

The commentators were hoarsely screaming at the top of their lungs.

Their screams were especially clear because Bramall Lane was very quiet at this moment.

More than 26,000 Sheffield United fans were completely silent.

The reason for their silence was that the score had been rewritten.

The game had only started for ten minutes, and they were already behind.

The person who scored the goal was the name that made the commentators scream collectively—Chen Hero!

Chen Hero opened his arms and ran towards Sissoko, the left back who assisted him.

The two new players had an assist each, but they both knew that it wasn't because of their outstanding performance, but because it was too easy to assist Chen Hero—as long as they passed the ball towards the goal at the right time, this number nine center forward would naturally appear where he should be, and then make a fatal blow. Especially high balls, just let him jump up, and they could raise their arms to cheer.

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"Hero scores the first goal for Liverpool again! The game has only been going on for ten minutes, and Liverpool is already leading away from home!!"

"This is his first league goal of the season!"

"Powerful Liverpool! Although the opponent is a newly promoted team! It is still quite difficult to lead so quickly away from home! This shows Liverpool's strength!"

"Another header! A signature header!"

While the Liverpool players were celebrating their goal, the Sheffield United players looked very frustrated.

It wasn't just them who were frustrated, but also the fans in the stands.

Just a moment ago, they were still looking forward to the happy life after being promoted to the Premier League. They didn't expect to qualify for the European war next season, nor did they expect to be ranked high. Their only wish was to be able to stay in the league.

Facing the defending champion Liverpool, they didn't expect to win at home, but they didn't expect their team to not even last ten minutes...

They felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over their heads.

Had the Premier League changed so much in the eight years they were away…

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However, the first lesson that Liverpool and Chen Hero were going to teach Sheffield United was far more than these.

How could one goal satisfy Liverpool and Chen Hero's appetite?

In the following game, Liverpool did not show any mercy and continued to attack. Goals appeared one after another.

Götze received Chen Hero's header pass and volleyed the ball directly into Sheffield United's goal.

2:0!

Near the end of the first half, Chen Hero scored twice, making the total score 3:0!

Sheffield United had been completely dumbfounded.

The first game of the Premier League is very important for any team. But Sheffield United's first game was like a nightmare.

They were beaten to pieces and completely devastated.

This game will definitely bring them a huge psychological shadow…

But if people thought that Liverpool, who had scored three goals, might be satisfied, Liverpool told them in the second half: No! It's not over yet!

In the second half, Liverpool continued to bombard the goal, and their offensive was not weakened at all.

Chen Hero completed a hat trick in the sixtieth minute.

"Hat trick! It's incredible! In the first league game of the new season, he staged a hat trick!"

"A hat trick! Such a hero is simply unstoppable!"

"Liverpool leads Sheffield United 4:0!"

Amidst the commentators' exclamations, Chen Hero celebrated his third goal on the field.

"I think the Premier League Golden Boot this season can be given to Hero now, because no one can stop him at all!"

Not long after Chen Hero scored, Pepe headed in a goal from a corner kick, locking the score at 5:0.

Sheffield United experienced a nightmare opening game. Their first Premier League game left them with a deep psychological shadow, which they didn't know if it would continue to ferment in the following games of the season, eventually forming a force that could destroy them, and let them return to the Championship again after one season…

"The game is over, Liverpool beat Sheffield United 5:0 away from home… Poor Blades… They can't even raise their knives in front of the Reds!"

"The defending champion used such a game to tell all opponents that they are still the most powerful contenders for the league title this season! Hero is the well-deserved best player of the game, and it seems that he is still in good shape, which is definitely bad news for other Premier League teams!"

In fact, it was not news that Chen Hero staged a hat trick, but the fact that he showed such a good state in the first league game of the new season still made the media very interested.

After the game, they surrounded Chen Hero.

Chen Hero was also very satisfied with his performance.

Using a hat trick and a big win as the first chapter of the legend was the best start.

"I told you, this season we will win all the championships, that is to win all the championships, not a joke. If you don't believe it, then just wait and see. Anyway, time will prove everything I said!" Chen Hero said to the reporters.

At this time, no one was ignorant enough to come out and refute Chen Hero, even though they still didn't believe it in their hearts.

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In stark contrast to Chen Hero were the Sheffield United players who had been numbed by the blow.

Being slaughtered by Liverpool by a large score in the first game, many people could not accept the result for a while. It wasn't that they hadn't thought about losing, but losing so much… especially at their home stadium, they couldn't bear it.

Not only them, but also the Sheffield United fans in the stands seemed a little listless.

The beautiful world that originally felt like the sky was blue, the flowers were red, and the air was fresh collapsed little by little in these ninety minutes of the game. They watched this beautiful world collapse, but they were powerless. Then, a cruel and ugly world appeared in front of them, and the latter told them that this was the reality.

The Premier League… was much more powerful than they imagined.

Many people began to worry about whether their team would be able to stay in the Premier League after one season.

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One day later, the first round of the new season was over. Liverpool topped the list with a five-goal advantage.

Second place was their arch-rival Manchester United, who also won. They also scored five goals, but they conceded one goal, so they could only rank second with a four-goal advantage.

It has to be said that Ferguson's ability is really strong. Being suppressed by Liverpool for two consecutive seasons, Manchester United has not collapsed yet. Their performance in the new season looks like the defending champion—they beat Fulham 5:1 at their home stadium.

The old marshal is still strong. It's true to use it on Ferguson.

But on the other hand, the fact that Manchester United's performance in the first round was so outstanding that they could not become the top of the list and still be suppressed by Liverpool also reflects Liverpool's strength today from the side.

Many people lamented that if Liverpool hadn't risen strongly after having Chen Hero, Manchester United might have dominated for another ten years with Ferguson's ability.

What a pity… Just as the proverb says, ‘Since there is Yu, why should there be Liang?’

After Liverpool had Chen Hero, Manchester United fell from the throne and was replaced by Liverpool.

And when they wanted to resist, they were firmly suppressed by Liverpool and could not move.

Ferguson didn't know how long he could last, but obviously, Manchester United would definitely not be able to beat Liverpool if they competed for time…

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In the second round of the league, Liverpool returned to their home stadium to face Newcastle United, which was considered a strong opponent.

However, the final result surprised and didn't surprise many people.

They cleanly defeated Newcastle United 2:0 at their home stadium.

Chen Hero scored a goal in the game.

What was not surprising was that everyone felt that Liverpool's strength was stronger than Newcastle United's, and they were playing at home, so it was normal to win.

What was surprising was that no one expected Liverpool to still be able to defeat Newcastle United so easily while rotating half of their main players.

"This Liverpool's strength has reached a certain level…"

After the game, some media commented on the result of the game in this way.

After cleanly solving Newcastle United, Liverpool left their base camp and flew to… Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

They weren't here to participate in any commercial games, they were here to participate in the European Super Cup.

UEFA's latest decision is that from this season onwards, the European Super Cup will be held in rotation in the stadiums of various cities under UEFA's jurisdiction, just like the Champions League final. Cities submit applications to UEFA for review, and after the review is passed, the final result is announced.

Prague's Eden Arena became the first lucky one.

Here, fans will witness the clash of two top teams.

The European Champions League winner Liverpool will face Feyenoord from the Netherlands, the Europa League winner.

Now there is a problem that is bothering Liverpool.

Although the venue for the Super Cup has changed, the venue for the UEFA awards and the Champions League and Europa League draw ceremony has not changed. It is still in Monaco…

So Liverpool had to divide their troops into two groups. The large army went to Prague to prepare for the Super Cup, while the small team went to Monaco to participate in the UEFA awards and draw ceremony.

Niang replaced Martin O'Neill to participate in the draw ceremony, but he couldn't replace him for the awards ceremony.

The protagonist of the awards ceremony is Chen Hero.

As the core player who led Liverpool to sweep across Europe last season, he is the biggest favorite for this year's UEFA Ballon d'Or. Many media have already revealed in advance that Chen Hero will win this award.

But the next day is the day of the Super Cup match, Chen Hero must cross the entire European continent within two days, from the western end to the east. There is no way to participate in the team's preparation, and his physical fitness will also be affected.

The Liverpool club also protested to UEFA about this issue.

UEFA's solution is either to let Niang accept the award on behalf of Chen Hero, or to let Chen Hero run back and forth.

Of course, they also said that this is only a temporary phenomenon, and next year the Super Cup and the awards ceremony will be held in the same city, so that players will not have to travel back and forth—if he is shortlisted for the final three candidate list…