Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 869 A Dramatic Entrance (Fourth Update Seeking Monthly Ticket!)
※※※ A few minutes before the start of the match, Newcastle players walked out of the locker room one after another, then passed under the "This is Anfield" sign and waited in the tunnel to enter the field.
The originally narrow tunnel only contained their team today.
None of their opponents came out.
This was quite strange.
The Newcastle players chatted about this topic.
"Liverpool are obviously revising their tactics!"
"Without Hero, their style of play will have to be overturned and restarted, right?"
"Shouldn't Martin O'Neill have prepared for this long ago? It's unwise to put all your eggs in Chen Hero's basket..."
"Hey, it's a good thing for us. At least a few of us can relax in this game." The speaker was Newcastle's center back, Steven Taylor.
As he was talking, a sound of footsteps came from the back of the tunnel, and their opponents came out.
Hearing this sound, many people shut up and stopped talking about their opponents. After all, it wasn't good to talk about people behind their backs and be heard.
Perhaps because they had been talking about others behind their backs, the Newcastle players were a little "guilty." They even deliberately avoided looking at the Liverpool players, and each of them was like a statue, staring straight ahead, without looking sideways.
But they couldn't hold on for long.
Because they saw a tall figure following Skrtel to their side.
"Hero?" Steven Taylor couldn't help but call out. Chen Hero just happened to be standing next to him!
Hearing the Newcastle player call his name, Chen Hero turned his head and smiled at him: "Hello."
Taylor wasn't trying to greet him, he was full of surprise—because he never expected Chen Hero to appear beside him. He was convinced that Chen Hero wouldn't make it to this game!
Not only was Taylor surprised, but the other Newcastle players were also surprised.
They all turned their heads to look at Chen Hero.
That's right, it really was Chen Hero, whom they feared! That murderous giant bear!
Damn it! Wasn't he unable to come?
Suddenly, a sense of fear spread in the hearts of the visiting Newcastle players.
When they passed under the "This is Anfield" sign, the name of this stadium had never made them feel this way, but when they saw the unexpected Chen Hero, they began to fear.
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The topic of Chen Hero continued in the press box and stands.
If Chen Hero couldn't come, the Liverpool-Newcastle game would have to be re-evaluated. It is said that European bookmakers have already revised the odds for this game, and Newcastle are more favored than before...
At this moment, the players from both sides entered the field. The stadium announcer began to introduce the players to the fans one by one.
Every time a Liverpool player was called, it would cause cheers from the stands.
When Skrtel was mentioned, Skrtel also appeared in front of everyone. But the person who came out after him stunned everyone for a moment.
Even the stadium announcer was stunned, paused, and then said in surprise: "Oh my god... Who do we see? Hero! It's Hero!!"
Chen Hero, who followed Skrtel, raised his hand to greet the home fans in the stands.
All the Liverpool fans saw him!
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Anfield stadium erupted in huge cheers.
"Hero! Hero! Hero!!"
Such shouts echoed in the air above the stands for a long time.
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Phil Gibbs and his partners were stuck on the road, inching forward.
"Are we still going to Anfield? We don't have tickets for this game..." Tom Jackson pointed to the traffic jam outside the car window. "It's not moving at all. I say we should turn right at the next intersection!"
"No, we're going to Anfield, because Hero's luggage is still in our trunk!" Phil Gibbs decided.
"Uh, okay, I don't want to be treated like a thief... But do you think he really made it?"
At this moment, an excited voice came from the radio: "It's Hero! He's in the starting lineup!"
After hearing the announcer's voice, the three young men in the car also raised their hands and cheered: "Yes!"
Then, like the home fans in the stadium, they rhythmically waved their fists and shouted in unison: "Hero! Hero! Hero—!"
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The reporters in the press box were also stunned. Some people even rubbed their eyes, thinking they had seen it wrong.
But even if they rubbed their eyes red and swollen, when they opened their eyes again, they still saw Chen Hero!
"He's really in the starting lineup?"
"I didn't see it wrong, did I? It's really Chen Hero?"
The Chinese reporters were immediately relieved.
"This is really a... dramatic appearance..."
"He actually made it. Then this game will have more to watch for Chinese fans!"
"I wonder if the bookmakers can still adjust the odds in time... ha!"
More people were concerned about—how did he make it...
But this question could only be left to ask him in person after the game.
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The most surprised person was Newcastle's coach, Pardew. When he saw Chen Hero walk out of the player tunnel and appear in front of him in the away team's coaching box, he thought he had seen a ghost.
Taking a closer look, it was Liverpool's number nine!
What's going on?
Chen Hero's sudden appearance caught him off guard. He had just made some adjustments before the game, shifting the team's defensive focus from defending the forwards to defending the opponent's midfield.
Now it's all screwed up!
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"Liverpool's number nine! Yes, Hero is back! He made it to this game!" Liverpool's home commentator shouted passionately.
Martin O'Neill stood in front of the home team's coaching box, looking at Chen Hero, thinking about what this person had said to him.
"Boss, don't worry, no matter what the difficulties are, they won't hinder me! I will definitely come to the game against Newcastle! I guarantee you, Chen Hero always keeps his promises!"
He said he would score five goals, so he did. He said he would definitely make it to this game, and now he is indeed standing on the field...
This kid, he really did what he said...
Listen to the cheers from the fans after seeing Chen Hero, the loudest in the stadium! This time even Gerrard's cheers were suppressed...
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The Chinese fans who were waiting in front of the TV also breathed a sigh of relief. Some people had already planned to turn off the TV—they were not Liverpool fans, but Chen Hero fans, so without Chen Hero, they would not watch Liverpool's games at all.
Unexpectedly, Chen Hero made it at the last moment.
"Okay, now this game has returned to normal, and we don't have to worry about it not being worth watching!" The commentators were also relaxed.
Chen Hero's arrival at the game also saved their ratings.
A game with Chen Hero and a game without Chen Hero are completely different levels of ratings.
Chen Tao and his wife, seeing their son in the team's starting lineup on TV, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Before, after Chen Hero arrived in England, his phone ran out of battery, and he couldn't contact him all the time, fearing that something unexpected had happened to his son. Some very bad thoughts flashed through his mind. For example, because he was in a hurry to get there, he was speeding, and then there was a traffic accident...
That thought just flashed through his mind and was quickly suppressed by him in a panic, for fear that he was jinxing himself.
Now it's good, his son is fine in front of him, which means everything is normal. As for why it took so long to get to the destination, he didn't know. But no matter what the process is, as long as the result is good, that's fine.
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When the players from both sides shook hands, every Newcastle player who shook hands with Chen Hero couldn't help but take a closer look at him, and gripped his hand a little harder. It seemed that they wanted to verify whether the Chen Hero in front of them was real or just an illusion...
Chen Hero smiled and shook hands with them. When the other party shook hands hard, he also squeezed back without showing weakness. Only on the surface did he still look smiling, without showing any abnormality.
So every Newcastle player was convinced—this Chen Hero is real! Because he is vindictive!
Many people cursed angrily in their hearts: "Damn it! He still made it!"
The Newcastle defenders cursed the fiercest, led by Steven Taylor.
Because they will directly face Chen Hero in the game, and if the team loses the ball and loses the game, their pressure will become very high...
Chen Hero only used one and a half seasons to successfully let the entire English football world see his power.
Especially in the last game, when Liverpool played against league second-place Manchester City, Chen Hero showed great power, scoring five goals by himself, and completely turned the duel between the league's first and second into his own stage.
This just happened, and Manchester City's bones were not cold, and everyone saw it with their own eyes.
Therefore, in this case, playing against Chen Hero does require some psychological pressure and a lot of courage.
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The players from both sides stood in their respective halves of the field, Chen Hero and Suarez stood in the center circle, with the football under his feet.
The singing at Anfield stadium gradually subsided, and this originally ordinary league game was about to begin.
But just like he said to Cabral, this game will definitely leave a very deep impression in his heart.
With a whistle from the referee, Chen Hero lightly pushed the football forward, and then ran forward regardless, the game began!
Anfield stadium instantly erupted in huge cheers.
Chen Hero's arrival at the last moment was like a shot in the arm, filling them with confidence for this game.