Chapter 1
No one with a normal IQ would take Chen Hero's post-match interview seriously.

Fortunately, Manchester City fans have relatively normal IQs, so they reacted correctly to Chen Hero's words—they flew into a rage.

Chen Hero was humiliating them even after defeating them, which many Manchester City fans couldn't accept.

Many fans had already posted angry messages on Manchester City's official website BBS.

They vowed to tear Chen Hero to pieces in the League Cup semi-final.

However, their idea might not be realized... because before that, they had a big problem to deal with—Liverpool had complained to the FA about Manchester City fans racially abusing Chen Hero after the match.

They also submitted the match video, in which the shouts of racial discrimination could be clearly heard.

Chen Hero was called a "yellow-skinned monkey" by them.

The FA stated that they had launched an investigation, and if it was true, they would severely punish Manchester City, including fines and banning fans from entering the stadium.

It could be said that Manchester City fans and Chen Hero had completely forged a feud...

Chen Hero didn't care about Manchester City fans hating him. To him, the easiest thing to deal with in this world was hatred—just keep beating them the next time they met.

After the game, the Manchester City media criticized Chen Hero's arrogance, intolerance, and lack of sportsmanship, but their criticism was dwarfed by the huge cheers.

The whole of Britain, even Europe, was cheering for Chen Hero's outstanding performance.

Liverpool's *Echo* newspaper had a representative headline: "Hero 4:3 Man City," vividly illustrating the characteristics of yesterday's game.

"... Hero defeated Manchester City single-handedly... Oh, no, he crushed Manchester City! Look at the expressions of those Manchester City players when he scored his fourth goal at the end of the game..."

"Yesterday's game became a one-man show for Hero, with Manchester City as the best supporting actor. They worked hard as a team to score three goals, but they were just foils for Hero... Hero completely crushed Manchester City with his first poker since joining Liverpool!"

"The unparalleled, all-powerful Hero is back! Yes, since joining Liverpool, his goal count has been almost one goal per game, or at most two. Now he has scored four goals in one breath! His league goals this season have also increased to fourteen, ranking third in the league scorer list, only three goals away from Robin van Persie, who ranks first!"

"We randomly interviewed several Liverpool players after the game, and they were excited and thrilled by Chen Hero's performance in the game. They hoped that Chen Hero could stay in the team for a few more days..."

All the newspapers you could find were full of large reports about Chen Hero, not only about his performance in the game, but also many entertainment magazines were concerned about Chen Hero's dressing and his bizarre romantic experiences with his bodyguard girlfriend...

Some media also followed Chen Hero's identity and introduced his country of origin—China—to British fans.

Chen Hero also received an interview invitation from *The Times*, but it was not mainly about his four goals in the game, but about China. Generally speaking, Chen Hero's management team has strict restrictions on the frequency and number of interviews he accepts. However, *The Times* has a great influence in the UK and even in the world, and such an interview is what the management team dreams of, so they agreed without saying a word, and arranged the interview time as soon as Chen Hero returned from Manchester.

Chen Hero had inadvertently become a bridge to close the gap between the people of China and the United Kingdom. Every goal he scored in the Premier League, his every word and deed, became the reason for the British people to be more interested in China. Many of Chen Hero's fans, because they were crazy about their idol, began to try to understand China and learn Chinese, just to be able to communicate with their idol in his native language, or to be able to go to China one day and see that mysterious and beautiful country.

Liverpool already had a Chinatown famous throughout the UK, and Chen Hero's excellent performance made them feel proud—although these people are now British citizens, no matter what, they and Chen Hero have the same blood, the same skin color, the same hair color, and the same pupils. From the moment Chen Hero joined Liverpool, these Chinese people have regarded Chen Hero as an idol and a symbolic figure.

When Chen Hero and Richards had a racial discrimination incident some time ago, these Chinese people firmly stood behind Chen Hero, they took to the streets to protest against the framing of Chen Hero.

In every Liverpool home game, there are quite a few Chinese fans who go to the scene to cheer for Chen Hero, waving the Chinese five-star red flag and holding cheering slogans written in traditional Chinese characters, which has also become a new scene in the stands of Anfield Stadium.

Sometimes Chen Hero would drive to Chinatown to buy things that he couldn't buy in other supermarkets, all of which were Chinese characteristics. Whenever this happened, he would become the center of attention. Merchants would insist on not taking his money, but instead wanted to take a photo with him.

After Chen Hero left, the photo would be framed and hung on the wall of the store, becoming an advertisement for the store...

Chen Hero himself didn't care about this behavior, he regarded it as the fans' love for him.

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The media praised Chen Hero's performance, but Dalglish was half happy and half worried.

He was naturally happy that Chen Hero was in good shape, scoring four goals in one game and helping the team defeat Manchester City in an almost impossible situation. What worried him was the team's injury situation.

Lucas's injury had been diagnosed, and the result made Dalglish's head ache.

The Brazilian was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and would miss the rest of the season.

This result made Lucas very sad, but Dalglish was even sadder...

He wanted to leave something memorable for Liverpool in his last season, but the team suffered frequent injuries. Suarez had to be out for at least a month, Gerrard for half a year, and even if he could catch up, it would be the end of the season. Now midfielder Lucas was out for the season, which made him want to cry without tears.

Now Liverpool could really rely on Chen Hero. But putting all your eggs in one basket was a dangerous thing...

What if Chen Hero got injured? Even if Chen Hero was amazingly boned and not prone to injury, his fiery temper and his character of liking to cause trouble meant that suspensions were commonplace for him...

If he was suspended for six games like last time... Liverpool would be completely finished!

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The schedule of English teams was really dense, especially during the New Year.

Just after playing against Manchester City, the team was about to usher in another very important event—the FA Cup.

Although the FA Cup had gradually become dispensable, it had a long history and was the oldest modern football event in the world. The first one was held in 1872.

Before the Premier League, the FA Cup was the number one event in the hearts of English fans and teams, and some people even felt that winning the European Champions Cup was not as glorious as winning the FA Cup. Many small teams only win the FA Cup once in a hundred years, which is enough to be proud of for decades.

In other countries, the influence of domestic cup competitions is definitely not as great as that of the league, but in England it is different. The Premier League only gradually replaced the status of the FA Cup later. Even so, the current FA Cup still has a special place in the hearts of many people.

Many teams work hard for a season, and finally it is just to win an FA Cup. Even those wealthy teams do not dare to underestimate this event too much.

For example, Liverpool.

Dalglish now regarded the cup competition as his life-saving straw. Liverpool had already entered the semi-finals of the League Cup, and the semi-finals were in a few days. Coincidentally, Liverpool's opponent in the League Cup was Manchester City.

It was not yet known whether the team could successfully enter the League Cup final. With the idea of "it's best not to put all your eggs in one basket", Dalglish planned to go all out in the FA Cup as well, hoping to go further, and it would be even better if he could also enter the final.

So when playing against Oldham, an English third-tier League One team, even though it was a home game, Dalglish sent out the strongest lineup he could send.

In the end, Liverpool, with Chen Hero, defeated Oldham 5:1 at home. Chen Hero scored twice in the game, and Adam Johnson also scored his first goal after joining Liverpool. It was a win-win situation.

However, Dalglish's formation was still criticized after the game. Everyone felt that why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? To play against a third-tier team, he had to use all the main players, Dalglish was too cautious. Moreover, the team had been fighting continuously and was already exhausted. Lucas's injury was a signal. Dalglish sent out the strongest lineup in the third round of the FA Cup and did not give the players any rest time. Was he not afraid that the team would be dragged down?

This should have been a good opportunity to train young players and let the main players rest, but it was wasted like this. It should be known that in just four days, Liverpool would have to challenge Manchester City again away from home. That was a tough battle. In the league, Liverpool relied on Chen Hero's superhuman performance to defeat Manchester City.

But Chen Hero was not a panacea... In the last game, he could score four goals in one game, but it didn't mean that he could still have a poker in the next game...

Always pinning his hopes on Chen Hero, even if he was a superman, he needed to rest.

If they lost, who would be responsible?

League Cup semi-finals, the current Liverpool really can't afford to lose!

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