ps, there's another championship in the hero's hall of fame, and I hope there will be another shiny achievement on the honor roll of the King of the Penalty Area!

So, please continue to vote!

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The League Cup final was over, and many Liverpool fans were still immersed in the excitement. The city of Liverpool celebrated all night long.

Liverpool's players also had a good time partying after returning to the hotel.

Dalglish did not stop them. Although the league was still in progress, it was indeed worth celebrating for Liverpool to win such a championship after six years.

Chen Hero himself was not as happy about this championship as his teammates were. From the bottom of his heart, he still looked down on this League Cup.

What he cared more about was his reward!

A skill, a talent, and a smart version of Dalglish!

This reward was really generous!

However, he was with his teammates all the time, so he couldn't disappear out of thin air to verify his mission rewards in the dungeon.

He could only endure it.

After the whole team returned home in glory with the League Cup, he returned to his home, and then he had the opportunity to check the mission rewards.

Now, he verified the progress of his character completion on the notebook.

All the characters related to this final were completed, and he received a lot of experience and various rewards.

Of course, those extra rewards were also included.

"The King's Back" and "The King's Ball Control Skills".

These were the two rewards Chen Hero wanted most.

He didn't care about other things like experience and reputation.

After confirming that he had received the mission rewards, he exited the website and directly entered the virtual dungeon space through meditation.

As soon as he opened his eyes, Dalglish stood in front of him, but he was much younger than the Dalglish Chen Hero was familiar with.

"We meet again, Hero." His first words startled Chen Hero, thinking that this was the Dalglish from outside...

But he quickly realized that his relationship and feelings with this person in reality would affect the virtual mission's perception of him.

He had a good relationship with Dalglish in reality, so the Dalglish generated in the virtual world would have a good relationship with him, and sometimes he would say such intimate things. It was also normal if he had some of the real person's way of thinking...

For example, Maradona and him didn't like each other in reality, so the Maradona in this dungeon always sneered at Chen Hero.

But now Chen Hero found that arguing with Maradona in the dungeon was also a pleasure.

"Hi, Boss..." As soon as the words came out, Chen Hero regretted it. He was used to calling him that, but in fact, he didn't need to call him that here...

Sure enough, Dalglish laughed: "I'm not your boss now. You can call me Kenny. I'm not much older than you."

"Okay, Kenny..." This was the first time Chen Hero called his boss that, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

But he couldn't care so much now. He couldn't wait to verify whether the new skills he had learned were really useful.

He called Maldini over to defend him closely, while he faced away from the goal.

He wanted to test Dalglish's back-to-goal ball control skills and challenge Maldini one-on-one.

The effect was quite good. With Maldini behind him, it was basically impossible to steal the ball from Chen Hero's feet without fouling.

And when he intended to go around to the front to defend, Chen Hero seized the opportunity to break through to the other side, completing the turn.

Chen Hero kicked the football into the unguarded goal and waved to Maldini: "Let's do it again!"

How could one experiment be enough? The results wouldn't be scientific. What if it was just a fluke? Of course, he had to try a few more times.

He finally verified it ten times with Maldini, and succeeded in shaking off Maldini's defense eight times, forming a shot. Twice he was seen through by Maldini and intercepted.

After completing ten experiments, he stood in place and savored his feelings just now.

He had never seen what Dalglish's back-to-goal ball control skills should look like, but when he faced Maldini with his back and controlled the ball, he was full of confidence, believing that even if Maldini was behind him, it would not be easy to steal the ball from his feet, and the actual result was the same.

He didn't know how to use it, but his body automatically used it. No matter what kind of escape and ball protection, he was able to do it with ease.

In addition, he also found that the two talents, "The King's Back" and "The King's Ball Control Skills", were one. If the ball control skills were good, the success rate of this back-to-goal ball control would be high.

Because back-to-goal ball control requires very high ball control skills, otherwise you can only use your body to protect the ball, and even if you get rid of your opponent, you are using your physical advantage. Just like what he used to do. In the past, Chen Hero used his body to protect the football, and then used his physical advantage to forcibly turn around and break through.

The disadvantage of doing this is that the means are too single, and it is easy to be seen through. If you encounter a cunning one, when you exert force, he will directly shout and fall to the ground, and I am afraid that you will be judged to have committed a foul and give up the ball for nothing—this situation often happens. When Chen Hero's body is too advantageous, it becomes a disadvantage for him. You must know that not all tall and burly central defenders are pure men who are willing to fight him to the end...

In this way, Chen Hero's lack of fine footwork became a weakness. He could not use back-to-goal ball control to break through the opponent's goal. Many times he could only choose to pass the ball to his teammates.

Now it is completely different. With Dalglish's back-to-goal ball control skills, he can no longer simply use his body to control the ball, especially when turning around and getting rid of the opponent, footwork is definitely more important and useful than the body.

Just now, he and Maldini singled out ten times, and he did not use his body to forcibly break through once. He used footwork combined with upper body feints to shake off Maldini.

You must know that he and Maldini have been singled out for several years, and he is very clear about Maldini's defensive ability. It is impossible for him to win eight times in ten back-to-goal singles...

This mission reward is really strong!

Chen Hero sighed in his heart.

"You seem to have become stronger again, Hero." Maldini also noticed this.

Dalglish smiled beside him: "You have inherited my mantle, Hero."

Chen Hero smiled: "I'm not 'King Kenny'."

"One day you will be." Dalglish said with a smile.

Chen Hero was stunned for a moment. The virtual Dalglish in front of him felt just like the Dalglish in reality when he said this...

Do they all hope that I will stay in Liverpool for as long as possible?

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After winning the League Cup, Liverpool was full of fighting spirit. They also had more confidence in the tough battle against Arsenal at home.

Arsenal also had confidence.

They had just defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 in the North London Derby, giving their bitter rivals a head-on blow.

This game gave Arsenal endless courage.

In the first half of the season, Arsenal had a hard time. They lost their captain and tactical core Fabregas in the summer, and Nasri was poached by Manchester City. In the league, they were惨败惨败 2-8 by Manchester United, shocking the world...

But after the second half of the season, they gradually recovered. This game against Tottenham is a good illustration of the problem.

They were able to fight back after being two goals behind, and eventually beat Tottenham 5-2.

With such momentum, they came to Anfield.

Liverpool had just won the League Cup, and the whole team was high in morale. They were also playing at home, so they were determined to take down Arsenal.

When two strong teams meet, one will be injured.

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Liverpool's home game against Arsenal was also the focus of media attention. The contest between these two teams was secondary. The main focus was the direct confrontation between the two strikers.

As of the 26th round of the league, the top scorer in the league was Arsenal's striker Robin van Persie, who had scored 23 goals.

The second place was Liverpool's Chen Hero, who had scored 19 goals.

Although Liverpool's league ranking had not moved for a long time, Chen Hero's ranking on the league's top scorer list was strong, rising all the way and continuously defeating Aguero and Rooney. He was currently only four goals behind Van Persie, which was not difficult for Chen Hero to overcome.

Van Persie debuted very early and became famous very early. He was a talented teenager in the Netherlands. He later transferred to Arsenal, but his performance was not very stable and he was often plagued by injuries. No one denied his talent, but he was always a little short of being a true superstar.

In his previous seasons at Arsenal, he had never scored more than 20 league goals.

This season, after losing Fabregas' support, Van Persie suddenly exploded. Not only was he in excellent form, but he also rarely suffered from injuries. This ensured that he was able to score so many goals.

Many people feel that Van Persie has finally waited for his harvest season after so long.

At this time, he met Chen Hero.

In fact, when Chen Hero first transferred to Liverpool, his performance was not very eye-catching and he was not very convincing. He only scored eight goals in the first 13 rounds of the league. He ranked seventh on the top scorer list, while Van Persie had already scored 13 goals at that time.

This data is considered a relatively good result for an ordinary striker. But Chen Hero transferred to Liverpool for 70 million pounds? It is unreasonable to score only eight goals with such a high transfer fee, right?

Plus, he was banned for six games, and many people felt that Chen Hero had no chance to compete for the top scorer.

You must know that since his debut, except for the first season when he didn't have the opportunity to win the top scorer because he didn't have enough playing time, he has been able to win the top scorer every season...

No one thought that Chen Hero would become Van Persie's competitor.

But after he ended his ban, he began his explosion journey, scoring 11 goals in seven games, jumping from eighth to second on the top scorer list, directly threatening Van Persie's position.

Van Persie was in good form, and Chen Hero had also woken up from hibernation.

The fierce battle between the two strikers had just begun.