Chen Hero's weak and powerless response seemed to fuel Barcelona's arrogance.

After that, all kinds of sarcastic remarks came from Barcelona, from the media, players, and even senior club officials.

The vice president of Barcelona even sarcastically suggested that Liverpool should cry and beg to give Chen Hero a new ten-year contract, so that Liverpool could continue to dominate football for another ten years with an old man.

At the same time, Chen Hero's unexpectedly weak response also surprised many Liverpool fans.

However, they did not blame Chen Hero for his weakness, but were heartbroken—after this game, wouldn't Liverpool's future be like this? No wonder people say such harsh things about us…

The thought of Barcelona, who had always been trampled under their feet, riding on their necks and shitting on them in the future made every Liverpool fan feel bad.

But they were powerless.

They could even understand why Hero's response was so weak.

Because they felt the same way as Chen Hero.

The dynasty they had worked so hard to build, these fans had watched it rise from the ashes and built step by step.

In the end, they had to watch the dynasty collapse.

It's all about time.

Even the most glorious dynasty will be submerged in the sands of time. And even the most invincible hero will be defeated by time, and the hero will grow old.

This is the law of nature, and no one can stop it.

But they couldn't accept it when it happened to them.

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What made Barcelona happy was that they saw more in Chen Hero's response.

Chen Hero has always been the spokesman for Liverpool and the entire team. What he says basically represents the attitude of the entire Liverpool team.

If he is tough, then the entire Liverpool team will be tough.

So now that he is weak, is there anything deeper behind this?

In other words, there are problems within Liverpool, so Chen Hero seems to lack confidence.

Player infighting? Discord between generals? Or have Liverpool players foreseen the dark future of the team after Chen Hero retires, so they have begun to waver and are considering their own future, so they don't care much about the game at hand.

This is also one of the reasons why Barcelona believes they can beat Liverpool at home and avenge their shame.

Of course, before, they just had this kind of speculation.

But now Chen Hero's statement proves their speculation, and they are very convinced of their speculation.

There is definitely a problem with Liverpool, and we can use this problem to defeat them in one fell swoop at our home stadium!

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In fact, some problems did arise within Liverpool because of Chen Hero's response to Barcelona.

Liverpool players were surprised by Chen Hero's statement, wondering why the always tough captain was so low-key and weak when facing the provocation of their enemy, Barcelona?

Could it be that because he is considering his retirement, he has no intention of playing the game?

That's not right. What was the effort of this season for? Isn't it just for this last game?

But this explanation is the most reasonable. If it's not for this reason, what else could it be?

A group of people couldn't figure it out, but they didn't want to talk to Chen Hero, for fear of stimulating Chen Hero, who was in a "bad mood."

After all, he is about to retire and leave the football field where he has struggled for more than 20 years. Anyone will have some emotional fluctuations, and it is even possible to fall into depression.

If they ask Chen Hero about this question again, isn't this rubbing salt in his wounds?

So everyone could only hold back the doubts in their hearts, but with a knot in their hearts, they were a little absent-minded during training, and the effect was greatly reduced.

This scene fell into the eyes of coach Gerrard.

He naturally knew what the players were worried about.

The players may not be able to ask because their relationship with Chen Hero has not reached that point.

But he can ask.

This matter is of great importance. If it is not resolved, Liverpool may really capsize in the Champions League final.

This is something no one wants to see.

So, taking advantage of an opportunity after a training session, Gerrard called Chen Hero to his office and talked to him alone.

In the office, Gerrard talked about the concerns of the players recently.

At first, Chen Hero was surprised that Gerrard called him to the coach's office, looking so businesslike.

Now that he heard it, he felt even more speechless.

"Do you also think that's weak?"

"Not me, it's them." Gerrard first cleared himself, and then said, "At this sensitive time, everyone will make judgments based on your reaction. This judgment may deviate from your expected trajectory and come to a conclusion completely opposite to you. So it's normal. I think it's necessary for you to explain this matter to them, Hero."

Chen Hero spread his hands: "Okay, I'll tell them about this during training tomorrow."

Leaving Gerrard's office, Chen Hero was still muttering.

He didn't expect that his tough statement would cause such thoughts in his teammates…

Does he look like a weak and bullyable person?

He touched his chin.

How should he explain this to his teammates?

Tell them that he will not retire, so Quique will definitely be punished—punishment from himself.

Isn't this nonsense?

He will definitely not tell his teammates about this matter before the Champions League final. This is to prevent them from being distracted and not thinking too much about other things, and concentrate on preparing for the final.

So of course he couldn't tell his teammates the truth.

So what should he say?

Chen Hero's eyes rolled, and he thought of Barcelona's attitude.

Then he had an idea in his mind.

Since you think you have the winning ticket, then I'll add more fuel to the fire.

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The next day, before the training started, Chen Hero explained to his teammates in the locker room what his recent response to Quique was all about.

Chen Hero told everyone that this was actually his psychological warfare—deliberately showing weakness to paralyze Barcelona, and then giving them a surprise in the final!

Then he explained his plan to everyone in detail.

It is relying on the background of his retirement to make the opponent believe that he is really giving in—if it were normal times, they would never believe that Chen Hero would give in so easily. But when it comes to retiring, it makes sense for Chen Hero to do anything.

Now it seems that the effect is good. Barcelona is almost unanimously singing down Liverpool and favoring Barcelona. They also really believe that Chen Hero, who is about to retire, only has a combat power of five…

So he asked his teammates to play along and put on a good show of "pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger" with him.

After his explanation, everyone suddenly understood—so that's how it is!

After Chen Hero explained clearly, the doubts in their hearts disappeared, and they would no longer be absent-minded. Moreover, not only that, they also gained new motivation, because they were all very interested in Chen Hero's plan.

Barcelona was so arrogant before, as if they had already won the Champions League in advance, which made them very upset. But at that time, they were also doubtful about Chen Hero's reaction, so they didn't know how to deal with Barcelona.

This made them very aggrieved.

Now that the problem has been solved, they can naturally free up their energy to deal with Barcelona.

But the boss said to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger, they can't be too murderous, otherwise Barcelona is not a fool, they will be vigilant and prepare in advance, and the boss's plan will be ruined. Since the boss wants them to pretend to be pigs, then they should just be pigs. Accumulate the unhappiness and anger in their hearts, turn it into strength, and then give Barcelona a big "surprise" in the game!

Now that Barcelona is so arrogant, let them continue to be arrogant for the time being. When the game comes, we will see who is the most arrogant one!

With a goal and a concrete plan, the morale of the entire Liverpool team recovered instantly. They also put aside their distractions in the following training and devoted themselves to it wholeheartedly. The training effect was excellent, and the coaches nodded repeatedly.

Gerrard was very happy to see that the team's morale had recovered, and everyone was training very hard and seriously, as if they had endless motivation.

He didn't know what Chen Hero had said to those teammates, but it didn't matter. Hero always has this ability.

Although this is Chen Hero's last season, it is not something anyone can underestimate!

Barcelona will pay a heavy price for underestimating Chen Hero so much.

Now he thinks Chen Hero is right. Barcelona's memory is not very good. They have suffered losses from Chen Hero more than once because of this approach. Why don't they learn a lesson?

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Because they planned to cooperate with Chen Hero to do "pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger," no more news came out from Liverpool.

Barcelona naturally understood this as "there are indeed problems within Liverpool, so they are all silent. Even Chen Hero has stopped talking, which shows that Chen Hero really has no confidence in winning this game!"

This is good news for Barcelona.

Everyone began to look forward to the Camp Nou on May 25th. It will be a great opportunity for Barcelona to avenge their shame.

More than 80,000 Barcelona fans will witness this great moment live.

This will surely become a day that will be recorded in the history of Barcelona!

The new king ascends the throne, and the body of the old king falls at the feet of the new king, using his blood to wash the throne, waiting for the new king.