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Chen Hero said he wanted to practice free kicks, and many people were happy with his decision. They also admired that Chen Hero, such a talented player, was still so diligent. Suárez even volunteered to stay and teach Chen Hero how to kick free kicks.

Of course, Chen Hero couldn't tell him that he had already apprenticed with Juninho in the alternate dimension for more than a year and was now ready to strike out on his own. He had to make an excuse: "Uh, no need... Sophia isn't waiting for you at home?"

Suárez didn't see the refusal and embarrassment in Chen Hero's eyes at all. He waved his hand enthusiastically: "It's okay! Never mind her!"

Chen Hero was really helpless, so he had to reluctantly accept Suárez's "help." Of course, he knew that Suárez was concerned about him and wanted to help him, but he didn't need his help...

When others saw that Suárez wanted to help Chen Hero practice, and he had a foundation in free kicks, and he was Chen Hero's good friend, it was right for him to stay and help him. Škrtel and Adam Johnson wanted to help, but they weren't good at free kicks, so they couldn't help much. The relationship of other people wasn't good enough to warrant staying behind with Chen Hero for extra practice.

So, everyone watched the fun and then dispersed.

Back in the locker room, they were still talking about Chen Hero's extra free kick practice.

"Could it be that he was moved after that goal against Manchester City?"

"Don't say that, he kicked that free kick against Manchester City really beautifully!"

"But that must have been a fluke, a fluke..." Someone said, waving his hand.

See, Chen Hero's worries were justified. If he suddenly showed his super awesome free kick skills, I'm afraid many people would suspect him...

Everyone was excitedly discussing the shock Chen Hero's sudden extra free kick practice brought them, but there were also some who didn't participate.

Charlie Adam was one of them.

To be honest, Charlie Adam's feelings about Chen Hero's extra free kick practice were very complicated.

With Gerrard out due to injury, he was the team's number one free kick taker. Free kicks were his territory. Apart from Gerrard, he didn't want anyone else to get involved.

But Chen Hero enthusiastically proposed to practice extra free kicks, intending to develop a new scoring weapon, which made him feel a strong sense of crisis. He was very clear about Chen Hero's status. Now that Gerrard was gone, he was already the team's number one star. Suárez had also become his good friend, and he had several good friends in the locker room and had a good relationship with everyone. Even if Gerrard came back, he probably wouldn't dare to fall out with Chen Hero in the locker room.

If Chen Hero really insisted on taking free kicks in the game, I'm afraid that with his status, there was no way to compete with Chen Hero. Just like in the game against Manchester City, Chen Hero insisted on doing it himself, and he had no choice, right? Fortunately, Chen Hero finally scored the goal. If he hadn't... he would have been heartbroken.

If Chen Hero repeatedly challenged his right to take free kicks on the field in the future, should he give in or not?

Now it was just stealing free kicks, what if it developed into stealing penalty kicks in the future?

To score points, isn't a penalty kick a better choice?

Charlie Adam was judging a gentleman's heart with a petty man's mind. He didn't know that Chen Hero had always looked down on the practice of using penalty kicks to pad his scoring stats. He always felt that the gold content of penalty kicks was very low, and there was nothing to celebrate even if they were scored—unless it was in a penalty shootout, when he scored the last one under pressure and let the team win the game, then it would be worth celebrating.

Anyway, watching Chen Hero excitedly practice extra free kicks, Charlie Adam felt very complicated. He also knew that if Chen Hero scored more goals more easily, it would be a good thing for the team. But he didn't want Chen Hero to take away his right to take free kicks. He knew that having a special skill was the magic weapon for surviving in a wealthy team. His set-piece skills were not bad, which was one of the reasons why he was able to get a chance at Liverpool. Modern football has increasingly demanding requirements for players to be all-around. If you are a defensive midfielder, then you have to be able to stop attacks. If you are an attacking midfielder, then you also have to be able to defend. If you are a full-back, then defense and attack are your business... In such a context where everyone is like a jack-of-all-trades, if you have a particularly outstanding specialty, then you can get more opportunities in the team than others.

He had only joined the team this summer. Because Gerrard was frequently injured, he had gotten more playing opportunities. Now that Lucas was also injured, he was considered to have secured a starting spot.

But he had always had a strong sense of crisis. He came from a small team, and he was always worried that he didn't have a place in a wealthy team. Someone with a bigger name than him would come along, and then he would be squeezed out of the starting lineup, and in the end, he wouldn't even have a share in the rotation lineup, becoming a completely marginalized figure.

Moreover, Suárez had gone to teach Chen Hero how to kick free kicks, which made his sense of crisis even greater.

You know, Suárez, as a technically outstanding South American player, always knows a little bit about free kicks. In the Liverpool team, Suárez also sometimes kicks free kicks, and his free kick skills are not bad.

If Chen Hero really got Suárez's support and help, judging from his usual rate of progress, maybe he could really learn to kick free kicks?

At that time... Charlie Adam didn't even dare to think about what his future at Liverpool would be like.

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Suárez enthusiastically ran to guide Chen Hero in kicking free kicks. He just felt that since his good friend wanted to learn free kicks, he must be a layman. If a layman didn't have someone to guide him, how long would it take to practice on his own?

So he volunteered to be Chen Hero's free kick teacher.

"From now on, you have to call me teacher, hear that!" Suárez hadn't taught anything yet, but he had already put on the airs of a teacher.

Of course, this trick didn't work for Chen Hero.

"Bah!" Chen Hero spat and responded to him simply.

"Damn you, Hero! I'm helping you out of kindness!" Suárez gave him the middle finger.

Chen Hero curled his lips: "I can practice by myself!"

He really didn't care about having a teacher or anything. His extra practice was just to set an example for all his teammates. It was best if there was no one around him, so naturally no one would see the practice process, so he wouldn't have to worry about being exposed—if they saw him perfectly bypass the wall with his first kick, and then fall sharply into the goal, they would be able to stuff several light bulbs into their mouths...

Suárez only regarded Chen Hero as refusing to admit defeat on the surface, that is, being a bit of a tsundere.

He smiled slyly: "You practice by yourself, and I don't know if you can practice it in three seasons! Forget it, forget it, I'll help you. Look how good I am to you, unlike you who are so ungrateful..."

As he spoke, he bent down to set the ball. While he was fiddling with the ball, Chen Hero rolled his eyes beside him.

"Hero, you have to kick this ball like this!" After setting the ball, Suárez stepped back, then ran and kicked, demonstrating.

After the ball was kicked out, it was perfect when bypassing the moving wall, but then the ball didn't fly into the goal, but went straight out.

The first demonstration didn't go in, which made Suárez a little embarrassed. He coughed: "You see, if you don't kick the right spot, you can only miss the goal! Just like this!"

Chen Hero didn't give him any face and laughed very exaggeratedly while clutching his stomach.

Suárez glared and shouted, "Stop laughing, you try!"

Chen Hero smiled and ran over, hooked a football, casually placed it on the ground, then stepped back, ran, kicked the ball, and the ball flew high over the wall.

Suárez laughed loudly beside him, obviously retaliating for Chen Hero laughing at him just now.

But the next second, his laughter was choked in his throat. Because he saw that although the ball flew high over the wall, heading for the blue sky above the crossbar, it suddenly dropped, and then changed its trajectory at a speed visible to the naked eye, and fell directly into the empty goal!

When Chen Hero saw Suárez's ghost-like expression, he knew he was in trouble. He was momentarily complacent and forgot... he was now a layman who didn't know much about free kicks! Being able to score a few free kicks was all by chance!

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and immediately cheered loudly: "Yeah! Yeah! See, this is my strength!"

Suárez was awakened by his exaggerated cheers. Seeing Chen Hero so happy, he realized this—Chen Hero was a layman... that's right, so it must have been by chance!

"Tch! What's so great about getting it by chance? Who can't get one in a lifetime?" He curled his lips and said with a look of disdain.

Chen Hero saw him like this and knew that he firmly believed that he had gotten it by chance, but he always had to strike while the iron was hot to solidify his thoughts... so he pointed at the football arrogantly and said, "Got it by chance? Why don't you try getting one by chance for me?"

Suárez rolled his eyes: "Stop talking nonsense! Are you practicing or am I practicing? Hurry up! Kick again!"

Chen Hero finally escaped a disaster without revealing any flaws. This time, the second kick had to be careful, careful, and careful again. He must not let Suárez see any flaws again.

This time, he carefully placed the football, looking like he was going to take it seriously. His behavior made the previous ball seem even more like a fluke.

After finally placing the football, Chen Hero stepped back.

Taking a few steps to run, he swung his foot on the football!

With a bang, it was very clear on the empty training ground.

This time, the ball didn't fly high over the wall, but directly hit the top of the wall...

With a crack, the moving wall made of hard plastic let out a crisp whimper...

A corner of the head of the simulated mannequin hit by the football actually shattered!

This time Suárez's eyes widened again.

"I'll be damned..."

Hearing his words, Chen Hero's heart skipped a beat! Had he been exposed again?!

"...You beast! Is this a free kick? You're trying to kill someone!!" Suárez pointed at the shattered corner of the moving wall and roared.

Chen Hero breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Suárez hadn't discovered anything...

"Uh... The training equipment is old and needs repair, it's not my fault!" Chen Hero raised his hands to show that he was innocent.

"No one believes you! You go explain it to Sammy yourself tomorrow!"

"I really didn't mean to!"

"I don't think you should practice free kicks! You just shoot at the wall, use all your strength, do it a few more times! When the number of players you kick down accumulates to double digits, your free kick will be trained—because no one will dare to line up a wall in front of you!" Suárez kept complaining. He was really shocked by Chen Hero's kick. "Then you can kick the free kick as an unobstructed long shot! You're really a genius!"

Yes, he was shocked.

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