Chapter 1 The Pre-Match

There wasn't much to say about Liverpool's pre-match motivation. If everyone ignored the off-field factors, Liverpool would win against Manchester City without a doubt. There was no need for motivation because Liverpool always got fired up when playing Manchester City, just like Manchester City got fired up every time they played Liverpool.

This time, what needed to be said had nothing to do with tactics.

Carlton Cole, the vice-captain, roared in the locker room: "Remember what you said! Remember the promises you made! What's our mission in this game?!"

"Protect the boss!!"

The players shouted in unison.

Amidst this stirring scene, Chen Hero remained expressionless.

Gerrard turned to look at him, knowing that Chen Hero was by no means as calm as he appeared.

To be protected by his teammates in this way, he considered it a disgrace. Moreover, he had no choice but to accept this disgrace, as he couldn't come up with any other effective solution.

This sense of disgrace needed to be vented, and one could imagine Chen Hero's state during the game.

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Meanwhile, in Manchester City's locker room, the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Manchester City's players were also well aware of what had been happening in the past few days, and their thoughts were the same as everyone else's: Manchester City fans would almost certainly do something like this.

And once Chen Hero was sent off for assaulting a fan, Liverpool would collapse. Then they would easily win at home.

However, the players felt a little awkward about their team's victory being achieved by a group of fan suicide squad.

As one of the parties in this highly anticipated match, they weren't even the main characters anymore. The protagonist on Liverpool's side was still Chen Hero, but the protagonist on Manchester City's side had become the Manchester City fans.

Judging from the media's tone, it was as if Liverpool could easily defeat Manchester City if it weren't for the Manchester City fans causing trouble.

When had Manchester City fallen to this level?

But regardless of whether they were willing to accept it, this had become a reality.

So they were particularly conflicted. On the one hand, if they didn't rely on the fans' despicable tricks, they would definitely lose. On the other hand, winning with such tactics always gave them a feeling of indirectly confirming their own incompetence.

They didn't care what means they used to beat Liverpool, but the result of this victory proving the Manchester City players' own incompetence made them feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Manchester City's coach, Lipton Anderson, shared the same thoughts as the players, but he couldn't show it, because he knew Manchester City's rules.

Here, hating Chen Hero was a "universal value." Anyone who didn't do so wouldn't be able to stay in Manchester City.

When he first came to the team to coach, he was very surprised by this phenomenon. A team's cohesion was actually built on hating one player. It was normal to hate a team, but to hate a person... What would happen to Manchester City after this person retired? Would it fall apart?

He once tried to reverse this distorted thinking among the players. But an acquaintance warned him in all seriousness not to do so.

Fortunately, he listened to his friend, otherwise he wouldn't be able to live with such a high salary in the coaching world now.

Manchester City's goal had changed from initially winning the league title and entering the Champions League to defeating Chen Hero.

He thought it was very sad, but for the sake of money, he decided to ignore it.

Let these people do whatever they want!

He didn't need to motivate them for this game. As long as it was a game against Chen Hero, the Manchester City players were very energetic!

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As the two teams of players waited to enter the field, they stood in the tunnel, which was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Every Manchester City player looked at Chen Hero with fierce eyes.

And the Liverpool players quickly entered their roles as bodyguards. Whoever glared at the boss, they would glare back just as fiercely.

The two sides glared at each other, unwilling to show weakness. Before the game even started, the competition between the two teams had already begun silently.

Chen Hero stood at the front of the team, ignoring everything happening behind him. He didn't even turn his head, but looked at the stadium and stands outside the tunnel.

No one knew what he was thinking.

The Manchester City players looked at Chen Hero like this and thought to themselves that he must be scared, that's why he was so silent.

Didn't expect it, did you? You have a day when you're afraid too?

This is what happens when you offend our Manchester City!

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From the moment the two teams of players entered the field, the boos in the sky above the Etihad Stadium never stopped, and there was a growing trend. The live broadcast couldn't even announce the starting lineups of the two teams to the fans because any sound was drowned out by the huge boos.

After shouting a few times hoarsely, the commentators wisely shut their mouths.

Nothing could be heard at this time, so it was better not to say anything.

This was Manchester City fans "welcoming" Chen Hero, giving him a rough start.

Things would return to normal after these few minutes passed.

In such loud boos, every Liverpool fan's face looked bad.

Some people with poor psychological qualities even started covering their chests and feeling uncomfortable in their hearts.

They couldn't imagine what it felt like for Chen Hero to be at the center of the booing storm. He had to play in such a situation... After hearing these overwhelming boos, many fans' legs went weak. Chen Hero not only had to play under such pressure, but also had to perform well. How strong a heart did that require...

Liverpool fans admired and respected Chen Hero so much for this reason as well.

The booing lasted for about five minutes, and finally ended after the live broadcast read out all the starting lineups of the two teams.

Manchester City players didn't get cheers from Manchester City fans either, but they were used to it. For so many years, every time they played Liverpool at home, it was basically like this. Manchester City fans only cared about sending boos to Chen Hero, and completely ignored their own team.

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Nothing before the game was worth everyone's attention. Everyone couldn't wait for the game to start as soon as possible.

There was no friendship to show between the two sides.

Soon Chen Hero and Carlton Cole stood in the center circle, ready to kick off.

Then the referee blew his whistle!

This special game began.

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Although this was a very fierce confrontation, a clash between two bitter rivals, everyone's thoughts were not on the game itself.

From the first minute of the game, everyone's eyes were fixed on the stands.

The media had hyped that matter before the game, and they wanted to see if Manchester City fans would really do that.

Five minutes into the game, everything was calm.

It was as if Manchester City fans had reformed.

Although Manchester City fans didn't rush into the field, the impact had already been created.

Because they were always worried that fans would rush into the field, the other Liverpool players who were supposed to act as Chen Hero's bodyguards were absent-minded and didn't focus on the game.

This led to them performing worse than usual.

Manchester City took advantage of this and launched a fierce offensive, gaining the upper hand on the field.

Many attacks threatened Liverpool's goal, causing Manchester City fans in the stands to cheer from time to time.

It looked like an ordinary game. Those things that everyone was worried about or expected didn't seem to be happening.

Maybe Manchester City fans had a change of heart?

Liverpool fans thought to themselves, slightly relieved.

To be honest, the only solution to this matter was to hope that Manchester City fans wouldn't do it themselves. It's just that everyone had analyzed before that this possibility was too small.

Unexpectedly, the least likely thing happened now.

Liverpool fans thought to themselves: It seems that Manchester City fans are not all bastards, they still have some conscience...

Then they calmed down and began to worry about the victory or defeat of the Liverpool team, instead of worrying about Chen Hero himself.

Now Liverpool didn't have the upper hand on the field. If they lost this game in the end, all Liverpool fans would be unacceptable.

They were just about to cheer for Liverpool when a sudden change occurred in the stands!

On the stands opposite them where Manchester City die-hard fans gathered, there was a sudden commotion, and then they saw a person jump out from the stands behind the advertising boards and rush towards the field!

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"Here it comes!!" The reporters who feared that the world would not be in chaos shouted.

"Here it comes!" The commentators were also shouting, and their tone seemed to have a hint of excitement in it. This was the highlight of this game, it was finally here, how could they not be excited? What's the point of watching an ordinary game now? It's all about watching these accidents!

Although the game had only started for five or six minutes, everyone felt that they had been waiting long enough...

They saw that Manchester City fan jump out of the stands and rush towards the field, but he was stopped by the police who were waiting in full force... Two or three policemen pounced from different directions and pressed the fan to the ground.

But that fan obviously didn't want to accept the fate of failure so quickly. He was struggling desperately while being pressed to the ground, and he was also shouting, but these crazy reactions could only attract more police to come and deal with him. Numerous policemen pressed him firmly on the ground, and he could no longer struggle.

It seemed like it was over.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief—it seemed that the Manchester police were still very helpful in this game, and they didn't really let things go.

It seemed that this game could still be played normally.

But in the next second when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, exclamations rose again!

On the stands next to the one where the first Manchester City fan rushed down and was captured, another Manchester City fan rushed down!

Although he was next to the area where the police were most concentrated, because all the police's attention was on the Manchester City fan who had been caught, no one noticed this suddenly emerging fan. When he appeared, the police didn't even turn their heads, and he easily broke through the defense formed by the police... and then rushed onto the field!

Everyone's hearts were in their throats!