Though reporters and commentators considered Terry's defense successful, Terry himself didn't really think so, because he realized that the thing he worried about most was Chen Hero not challenging him one-on-one…

To prevent Chen Hero from scoring, Chelsea's defensive focus was all on him. If the ball always stayed on his side, then Chelsea's goal would be safe. But what if Chen Hero passed the ball out?

That would be terrible!

Chelsea's emphasis on him meant that they didn't pay enough attention to the other Liverpool players… So, as long as Chen Hero passed the ball out…

Before Terry could tell the others about his concerns, the thing he worried about happened.

In the fifty-seventh minute of the match, only twelve minutes into the second half, Liverpool finally took the lead.

After Chen Hero attracted the attention of Chelsea's defenders, he cleverly passed the ball to Suarez.

Suarez, in a situation with relatively little defensive pressure, shot the ball into Čech's goal, scoring the first goal for Liverpool.

Anfield, which had been somewhat silent in the first half, finally erupted in huge cheers.

The commentators stopped talking about Chen Hero and Terry as well.

"Ah! Beautiful! Suarez!"

"Luis Suareeeez!!!"

"Goal! Liverpool leads Chelsea 1-0 at home! Although Hero is being marked very closely by Terry, Liverpool isn't just him alone!"

"That's the right thing to do. If you can't score, you can create opportunities for your teammates!"

In the cheers of Liverpool fans, Terry frowned. The situation he was most worried about had appeared.

Chen Hero didn't challenge him one-on-one, but instead went to assist his teammates…

If this continued, the team's defense might concede more goals!

He would rather be as embarrassed as he was in the first half than have the team lose the game. Now they were only down by one goal, but if they conceded more, there would be no way to recover.

No, he had to think of something.

He looked up at Chen Hero, who was celebrating the goal with Suarez.

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While celebrating the goal with his teammates, Chen Hero was still somewhat unwilling. The team was leading, but he still hadn't been able to score in front of Terry. Wouldn't people start gossiping when the game was over?

But what the boss said was right, the team's results were more important…

Chen Hero felt somewhat conflicted. A one-goal lead wasn't very secure, and he couldn't say that Liverpool was guaranteed to win.

He wanted the team to win the game, but he didn't want to lose to Terry.

Just then, he heard Terry mutter behind his back, "Coward…"

Chen Hero wasn't stupid, and he knew what that sentence meant and who it was aimed at. He suddenly turned around and glared at Terry. "What did you say?!"

Terry had of course deliberately made sure Chen Hero heard him. He wasn't afraid of provoking Chen Hero, because that was what he intended to do.

He wanted to entice Chen Hero to challenge him one-on-one, so that the pressure on Chelsea's defense would be much lighter, because all the pressure would be shifted onto him.

Of course, that wasn't the only possible outcome. There was also a high chance that Chen Hero would be so enraged by him that he would lose his cool and attack Terry. That result would be even better… Chen Hero would be sent off, and Liverpool would not only lose a main striker, but also a player. The whole team would be affected. Then Chelsea could take advantage of the chaos to counterattack and regain lost ground in one fell swoop…

Anyway, he had to provoke him.

Seeing that Chen Hero had responded to him, Terry shrugged and spread his hands. "I don't talk to losers, you coward."

Chen Hero glared angrily, his eyes almost spitting fire.

Terry saw it and was overjoyed—yes, that's it! That's right! Come on, get even angrier! If you hit me, I'll fall!

Unfortunately, Chen Hero didn't hit him.

Seeing the two of them suddenly glaring at each other, the surrounding players from both sides quickly rushed up and separated them.

Watching Chen Hero being pulled aside by Suarez, Gerrard, and others, Terry felt somewhat regretful and sighed inwardly. It was impossible to get Chen Hero to apply for a red card himself. He could only wait and see if Chen Hero would insist on challenging him one-on-one…

"Oh, oh! Let's see what happened in the game… Hero suddenly turned back and stared at Terry, his expression not friendly at all…"

"There's a situation on the field, Hero and Terry seem to be in conflict, and the players from both sides quickly rushed over to pull the two sides apart…"

The referee didn't show any cards to either side, because there was no substantial contact between the players. He actually felt very strange—why did they suddenly butt heads for no reason?

The players on both sides felt the same way, and no one knew what had happened between Chen Hero and John Terry.

Chelsea players asked their captain, but Terry just shrugged. "It's nothing."

He didn't want to say too much.

On Liverpool's side, Chen Hero said angrily, "That bastard mocked me! He said I was a coward and a wimp!"

As soon as Gerrard heard this, he knew what was going on. Terry was trying to provoke Chen Hero's emotions and make him lose his cool… He quickly said, "Don't pay attention to him, Hero. He's just trying to make you lose your cool…"

"Damn it, he's going too far!" Chen Hero obviously didn't listen.

Gerrard had no choice but to put his arm around Chen Hero's neck and pull him to the side. "Okay, Hero! Why are you paying attention to him? As long as we win the game, everything will be fine!"

"No, I must take revenge!" Chen Hero said firmly.

Gerrard frowned anxiously and clicked his tongue. "Oh, how can you be so irrational, Hero? Don't you know why he's saying this?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Hero nodded. "I know, Captain."

Gerrard was even more angry. "You know and you still…"

Chen Hero snorted. "I know he's trying to provoke me and make me lose my cool. He thinks that if he makes me angry, Chelsea's goal will be safe, but I'm going to tell him that if he makes me angry, they're done for!"

Gerrard said anxiously, "Don't say such angry words, Hero!"

"These aren't angry words. My mind is very clear, Captain. In this world, there are always some people who will always speculate because they think you will fall into their well-laid traps if you don't use practical actions to show them the consequences of doing so. I'm going to teach them a lesson now and tell them… that conspiracies are vulnerable to powerful strength!"

Gerrard was speechless. He couldn't convince Chen Hero. He didn't know if Chen Hero was doing the right thing, but there was nothing he could do. He could only pat Chen Hero on the shoulder and say to him, "You should calm down!" Then he ran away. He couldn't keep arguing with Chen Hero here, or else would the game still be played?

He could only pray in his heart that Chen Hero wouldn't be overwhelmed by anger, otherwise even if Liverpool was leading by one goal now, they wouldn't necessarily be able to win the game…

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It seemed that Chen Hero's emotions had calmed down under Gerrard's comfort. At least he didn't continue to yell and scream about finding Terry to settle the score.

The game was able to restart, but except for Gerrard, no one knew Chen Hero's true thoughts—he had actually been feeling unhappy for a long time because of the contradiction between the team's performance and his individual performance. Now, this pent-up anger had been completely ignited by Terry. He couldn't suppress that thought any longer, and now he decided to no longer suppress it, to release his anger to his heart's content, and let those who provoked him fully feel Chen Hero's anger!

You want to provoke me? And then make me lose my cool? Very good, since that's what you want, then I'll let you see the consequences of provoking me. It's not me who will suffer when I lose my cool, but you!

You successfully provoked me, so prepare to witness my anger! John Terry!

When the game restarted, everyone quickly saw this change.

Chen Hero didn't pass the ball when Suarez was in a better position, but instead continued to challenge Terry one-on-one, and then Terry destroyed the ball.

"Here it comes again, Hero is here again…" someone sighed.

"Haha! This is the Chen Hero we're familiar with!"

"I don't know what Terry said to Chen Hero, but it's clear that his words have affected Chen Hero's state and emotions…"

Martin O'Neill was jumping up and down anxiously on the sidelines when he saw this scene.

Damn it! Why is that kid so impatient! He takes the bait as soon as he's provoked! Can't you be a little more reserved!

Suarez had no choice but to spread his hands when he saw Chen Hero like this. He knew that Chen Hero was butting heads with Terry again.

The happiest person here was Terry, because his strategy had worked.

Chen Hero had lost his cool and would only act recklessly! Everything was settled!

Liverpool's attack had lost its threat from then on. Although he himself was under a lot of pressure, Terry felt that he could handle it after the first half of the game.

It was nothing. Since he could do it for forty-five minutes, he could do it again!

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"Hero stopped the ball with his chest, and Terry crashed in from the side! The two of them are facing each other again! Everything is like the first half… Suarez is asking for the ball, but Hero didn't give it to him. He shot directly himself! Slightly off! Under Terry's interference, he still shot such a high-quality shot. Hero's performance is already very good!"

"John Terry's defense is very tenacious. So far, sixty minutes of the game have passed, and Chen Hero has still not been able to score a goal. Liverpool took the lead with Suarez's goal, which Chen Hero assisted. Under Terry's defense, he can only choose to assist and cannot score…"

Liverpool had a free kick opportunity during the game. For Chen Hero, this should have been a good scoring opportunity. Gerrard would definitely not come up and steal this opportunity from him, but Chen Hero gave the opportunity to Gerrard.

Gerrard was very surprised, and Chen Hero shrugged. "I want to get rid of his defense in front of him and shoot the ball in front of him. Scoring with a free kick is meaningless to me."

Gerrard shook his head when he heard him say that.

It seems that Terry really offended Chen Hero…