Chapter 183 An Unexpected Turn of Events

When Chen Hero tilted his body in the air, using an unusual motion to bump the football—yes, in Suarez's opinion, it wasn't heading, but bumping—into the goal, Suarez was stunned.

He never expected that Chen Hero could head it in, considering he deliberately made the pass so difficult...

Is this luck? Yes! It must be luck!

Before Suarez could continue to solidify this thought in his mind, Chen Hero had already rushed over with the sound of wind, opened his arms, and gave him a powerful hug!

Suarez didn't do anything—he was still in a daze.

Then the other Liverpool players roared and swarmed over, surrounding them both.

Amidst the excited shouts of his teammates and the many pats on his head and shoulders, he finally came back to his senses—we're in the lead! Chen Hero scored again, so wouldn't his goal count be tied with Chen Hero's now?

No, I have to try harder to score!

Poor Everton, they would never have imagined that their fate would be decided in this way because of the secret competition between Liverpool's two starting forwards...

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Everton was frustrated to concede a goal just twenty-three minutes into the game.

This was their home ground, yet their defense had been breached so easily.

No one would be willing to accept such a result.

In a derby match, the team that scores first gains an advantage because they get a huge boost to their morale.

Especially the away team. When they score, they will have a great surge of energy in their hearts, which will help them shorten or even offset the advantage that the home team has at their own stadium.

What's worse, it never rains but it pours… Their young midfielder, Jack Rodwell, was sent off with a red card for elbowing someone during the game.

Everton, with one player less, was immediately in trouble.

Moyes was furious on the sidelines about Rodwell's red card. He thought the referee's decision was too hasty. This was a derby match, and the movements on both sides were a bit rough. At this time, you can't give cards according to the usual standards. A yellow card warning would have been enough, but why a red card right away?

The referee ignored Moyes's protests and anger.

Dalglish was expressionless, but he was very happy inside. The opponent was one player short, so it would be no problem to win this game. As long as they could win against their derby rival, Everton, he believed that his position as the team's coach would be more secure.

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After the game restarted, Everton fans were still booing the Liverpool players, and Chen Hero's treatment hadn't improved.

But this obviously couldn't affect the minds of the Liverpool players—if the boos at the beginning of the game could make the Liverpool players feel a little nervous, now Chen Hero's goal had put the team in the lead, and all the Liverpool players' hearts were settled. No matter what, they were at an advantage now. Even if Everton scored a goal, it would only be a tie, and the two sides would be back at the same starting line.

With this mindset, Liverpool played more and more relaxed, while Everton was worried about losing at home, so the pressure was great. What was originally an advantageous home game had now turned into heavy pressure, making it difficult for Everton to breathe.

Ten minutes into the second half, Liverpool scored again.

This time it was Suarez who scored. When he got the ball on the wing, everyone thought he was going to pass to Chen Hero, or at least do a one-two with Chen Hero, right? So just when Everton's defenders were distracted by Chen Hero, Suarez suddenly dribbled the ball into the penalty area like an eel. He rushed in, and then quickly and calmly shot, the football flew into the goal from the far corner!

Liverpool led Everton 2:0!

With Everton one player down and facing such a situation, there was basically no suspense in this game. Even if it was a derby match, there are limits to what people can do…

Suarez waved his fist excitedly after scoring.

So what if we're comparing goals? Who's afraid of who!

If you score three, I'll score four, and I'll still have more than you!

The only thing that made Suarez depressed was that even though he was showing off so hard, Chen Hero seemed to not understand anything and rushed up to hug him and celebrate the goal with him...

Is he really stupid or is he pretending? Can't he see that I don't get along with him!

Chen Hero certainly knew that Suarez wasn't close to him. In this world, it's not like everyone is either a friend or an enemy, right? He didn't have great relationships with everyone either, so he thought it was normal that Suarez didn't get along with him. Besides, Suarez had assisted him in the game, and with Chen Hero's temperament and principles, anyone who assisted him had to be treated well, so he rushed up so enthusiastically to celebrate the goal with Suarez.

Suarez felt very awkward, but Chen Hero was smiling at him, so he couldn't just raise his hand and hit a smiling person, could he?

Plus, his teammates were coming from all directions, and then they squeezed the two of them together…

Chen Hero roared in his ear: "Nice job!!"

Chen Hero's spittle sprayed all over Suarez's face, and he couldn't even free a hand to wipe it off—his hands were tightly held by Chen Hero, and he couldn't pull them out at all…

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After taking a two-goal lead, Liverpool played with ease, while Everton was busy coping, not wanting the score to continue to widen.

Although they also launched some counterattacks, they couldn't put any pressure on Liverpool's goal because of the lack of sufficient support.

In the end, this highly anticipated Merseyside derby ended with Liverpool defeating Everton 2:0 away.

"Liverpool's strong strength was on full display in this game!"

"Hero and Suarez each scored a goal to help the team win. They are currently the team's leading scorers. Dalglish needs to use them well…"

"Suarez assisted Chen Hero for one goal, and Suarez's second goal was because Chen Hero attracted the opponent's attention in the middle… The two are now working together very well. Liverpool has two strikers in excellent form, which is really Dalglish's fortune!"

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Suarez read the media comments after the game, and when he saw them say that he and Chen Hero were working together very well and complementing each other, he was furious—am I trying to complement him? I'm trying to sabotage him!

What's going on?

Why did things turn out this way?

Suarez calmed down and thought carefully.

He reviewed yesterday's game in his mind and then thought of Chen Hero's goal.

He was clearly passing randomly, and before the cross, he didn't look at Chen Hero's position or the situation of the defenders in the penalty area. He just kicked the football out, a typical kill-and-don't-bury mentality.

Even so, Chen Hero was able to head the ball!

This is not right… What was I thinking at the time?

That's right, luck!

Suarez slammed a fist into his palm.

It must be luck!

That's right, he was just lucky, that kind of header was really too forced…

If I kick such a ball next time, he definitely won't be able to head it!

And Dalglish can't say that I don't pay attention to the overall situation, don't cooperate with my teammates, and don't follow tactical requirements—if he asks me, I'll just say that my crossing skills are just that bad! That way he'll have nothing to say, right?

Yes, although I had a record of fourteen assists for two consecutive seasons at Ajax, those were all crosses!

Having made up his mind, Suarez put aside the panic in his heart and began to re-plan how to win Chen Hero in this war between forwards and regain his position as the team's offensive core.

At the same time, in order not to let Chen Hero notice his hostility, he decided to maintain a good relationship with Chen Hero in normal training, instead of that cold attitude…

Maintain a certain level of friendliness to paralyze Chen Hero, so that he doesn't take me seriously, and that way there will be a better chance to defeat him!

He even felt quite proud of himself for being able to think of this—I'm really getting better and better, and I even know how to use tactics!

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Chen Hero was unaware of all this, but he still felt something strange—in training, Suarez seemed to be communicating with him more. During training today, he even took the initiative to say hello to me… Before, it was always him saying hello to Suarez, and Suarez would at most grin, showing his buck teeth, as a response.

But today, Suarez actually took the initiative to say hello to him, which really made Chen Hero feel quite surprised…

He was even stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses.

In addition, when the two met in training, Suarez would nod and smile at him, showing his buck teeth.

Chen Hero was indeed a bit confused at first, because he knew very well what Suarez was like to him before. Although it wasn't cold, it was definitely not enthusiastic enough to smile and nod when they met…

This action doesn't mean that their relationship is very close, but it does mean that their relationship is relatively harmonious, at least it should be considered friendship.

He thought about it, and then he thought of the goal he scored in the Merseyside derby, which was assisted by Suarez.

In this case, maybe this is a sign of warming relations between the two?

Suarez is a key player on the team, and his status is not low, so Chen Hero certainly doesn't want to have a bad relationship with him. He doesn't want to have to drive away a key player every time he goes to a team. He doesn't want to encounter things like the Lavezzi situation every time…

So it's better to have one more friend than one more enemy—of course, this only applies to the clubs Chen Hero stays at. Outside, he doesn't care how many enemies he has, he'll beat them one by one, two by two, and if there are twelve, then he'll make a dozen out of them.

Suarez is smiling at him, Chen Hero thought… I should do something too, right?

Coincidentally, his new house is ready, and he will move in two days. The house isn't big, but it has a large outdoor garden, which would be great for hosting a barbecue party.

Anyway, he's going to invite people, so why not just invite the whole team!

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p.s. Because the update plan has now been adjusted to a guaranteed minimum of two chapters plus bonus chapters for monthly votes, I might as well release the two guaranteed chapters every day at once.

This way, it will be easier to update any bonus chapters for monthly votes.

Yesterday, when I went to bed, the monthly vote count for the day was 186, and the monthly vote count I recorded from the beginning of the week was 1462. If the number of monthly votes is enough for another bonus chapter, I will update it, so please feel free to vote! There will definitely be no situation where I renege on my debt!