Martin O’Neill felt much more relaxed after deciding to adjust his strategy. At the very least, he didn't have to carry the pressure of fighting for championships on two fronts. Now he could calmly arrange his players, and more people could get a chance to rest, avoiding further fatigue and potential injuries.

Injuries were most likely to occur at the end of the season, because everyone was tired and their physical functions were at their lowest point of the entire season. Even training could easily lead to injuries, let alone intense matches.

This was also why many players suddenly got injured before major tournaments, regrettably missing the competition due to injury, leaving fans with a sad sight.

Martin O'Neill didn't want to see a large number of injuries in the team at the most critical time of the season.

In order to give the players more rest opportunities, many of the main players stayed in Liverpool for the away game against Twente. Some of the main players who did go only sat on the bench.

Chen Hero was among them.

Chen Hero didn't object to this.

Anyway, he had already scored twenty-five goals, and such excellent results were enough to make him stand out from the crowd. He wasn't lacking one more game.

Of course, his desire for goals was unstoppable by anyone.

He was substituted in the seventy-ninth minute. At that time, Liverpool had already tied Twente 2-2 in the away game. Even with this score, Liverpool had already advanced to the semi-finals.

So at this time, everyone's fighting spirit wasn't particularly strong.

But Chen Hero still scored a goal in this situation, raising his Europa League goal tally for the season to twenty-six.

In the end, Liverpool won the game 3-2 away from home, and also eliminated Twente with an aggregate score of 8-3, advancing to the semi-finals.

At the same time, in the other half of the bracket, Inter Milan also eliminated their opponents and entered the semi-finals. These two strongest teams were really heading for the final, and the scene that everyone had been looking forward to was only two semi-finals away from becoming a reality!

Liverpool's opponent in the semi-finals was Lyon from Ligue 1 in France.

This former Ligue 1 champion could now only play in the Europa League. And in terms of strength comparison, they were obviously no match for Liverpool.

But O'Neill was unwilling to take it lightly, just like he treated Twente. If he hadn't been serious and gone all out before, how could he have won so easily? If he had been careless and thought he would win, he would most likely have been eliminated by Lyon.

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After playing the game against Twente, Liverpool returned to the country to face their opponent in the Premier League, the not-so-strong Blackburn, and they were still playing at home.

There was no reason not to win such a game.

Liverpool's situation now was like this - winning consecutive games might not guarantee them the league title, but if they didn't lose consecutive games, they might lose third place in the league.

Although getting fourth place in the league would also qualify them for the Champions League, this wasn't the result O'Neill wanted - fourth place in the league required playing in the qualifying rounds, and playing in the qualifying rounds would mean the team's training camp would have to start earlier, because the qualifying rounds were very early.

This would have a certain impact on the team's physical fitness.

Another reason was that Liverpool had performed so well this season, and had almost had a chance to lift the Premier League trophy, so why should they have to play in the Champions League qualifying rounds in the end? Of course they should play in the group stage directly! Playing in the group stage and the qualifying rounds were completely different statuses!

So even when facing an opponent like Blackburn at home, O'Neill still used all his main players.

The players didn't let him down, and won cleanly against their opponents 3-1 at home.

Chen Hero didn't score, but he assisted two goals, helping Suarez and Kuyt score two goals, and the other goal was scored by Skrtel using a corner kick.

Although they were getting further and further away from the league title, the atmosphere at Anfield was still excellent.

Very enthusiastic.

The fans cheered for every wonderful performance by the Liverpool players, and this atmosphere also affected Blackburn's performance.

Although it couldn't compare to those stadiums in Turkey, Anfield was still the most difficult home stadium to conquer in the Premier League, and was the "hellish home stadium" of the Premier League.

The fans at this game were so enthusiastic that Chen Hero received good news after the game.

Tom Jackson called him to tell him that the "Red Giant Bear" fan organization had been established. Because this fan organization was a strong supporter of Chen Hero, Tom Jackson called Chen Hero to inform him.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hero took it very seriously, and took the initiative to offer to send gifts to congratulate the establishment of the "Red Giant Bear" fan organization. The gifts were a signed jersey and a pair of signed boots.

The members of the "Red Giant Bear" fan organization who received these two gifts were very happy. This showed that Chen Hero really cared about them, which filled them with motivation and fighting spirit, and they vowed to carry forward this fan organization.

This was the power of idols. Fans were willing to do anything for the idols they liked. If the idol could occasionally express concern for the fans, then the fans would simply go through fire and water.

There was a saying that the power of gods was also known as the power of faith, which came from the respect and worship of their believers. The more devout they were, the more powerful the power of faith would be. So, to see the godhead of a god, one would look at who had the most believers.

In fact, the role of Chen Hero's fan organization was somewhat similar to this setting. All the fans in the fan organization would contribute their power of faith to him, Chen Hero, which was also known as "fan reputation." Although each fan contributed very little fan reputation, it was still considerable when accumulated. Moreover, this reputation was stable and renewable.

This was better than the one-time fan reputation that could only be obtained through tasks, and also more than the total amount of fan reputation earned from scoring goals.

No wonder Chen Hero valued this fan organization so much. For him, the larger this fan organization became, the more fans he had, and the more stable fan reputation he could obtain.

Currently, fan reputation was mainly used to complete the "Shock the Kop Stand" task, but Dracula had also told him that in later versions, this fan reputation would definitely be of great use, so Chen Hero should not underestimate fan reputation and should accumulate as much as possible now.

Chen Hero didn't know what it would be used for specifically, but he thought that what Dracula said must be right.

In short, he would save it first. Anyway, there was always more good than harm in having more of these things.

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On the day the "Red Giant Bear" organization was established, Phil Gibbs came to the scene as a specially invited guest. When Adam Smith pushed him onto the stage in a wheelchair, there was a huge cheer from the scene - although the Istanbul night where he shed blood in the streets brought him more than twenty shocking scars on his body, it also brought him great popularity among Liverpool fans. He was being promoted by the media as a fan hero who "defended the glory of Liverpool."

If it weren't for the fact that his health was still not good, the TV station would have wanted to invite him to do a show... Phil Gibbs became famous overnight and became popular throughout England. Of course, in Liverpool, he was the most popular fan. Everyone knew his name and could even recognize him. He was no different from a celebrity.

Through the media's publicity, Phil Gibbs was like another idol in the hearts of Liverpool fans. Although he wasn't a player, he still had the same appeal as a player.

Now that such an influential fan idol was also a member of the "Red Giant Bear", many "Red Giant Bear" fans naturally felt very proud.

They immediately felt that joining this fan organization was so right...

At the founding ceremony, Tom Jackson and Adam Smith together displayed the signed jersey and signed shoes that Chen Hero had sent them, which made everyone feel that this organization was too amazing. They were able to get Chen Hero's jersey and shoes as soon as they were founded...

But thinking about Phil Gibbs's relationship with Chen Hero, Chen Hero was the first to come out to support Phil Gibbs at the time, so it shouldn't be difficult to get Chen Hero's signed jersey and shoes...

It was said that when Phil Gibbs was hospitalized after being injured, Chen Hero visited him twice and sent him a jersey signed by the whole team and a football signed by the whole team, which made many people envious. At that time, they couldn't wait to be the ones who were stabbed twenty times and lying in bed, not Phil Gibbs...

In short, with Phil Gibbs, a fan idol, in charge, and two gifts sent by Chen Hero, the founding ceremony of the "Red Giant Bear" was very successful. Some media even ran to interview and report it. Phil Gibbs, Tom Jackson, and Adam Smith, the three founders, also talked eloquently to reporters. After experiencing that incident, they had been in contact with the media many times and were now able to handle it with ease.

The next day, news of the establishment of the "Red Giant Bear" fan organization appeared in the local Liverpool newspapers and on Liverpool's official website. Although the length was not long, it was still rare for the official website and the media to report on the establishment of a fan organization.

From the beginning of its birth, the "Red Giant Bear" had a much better fate than its blue version organization far away in Italy. Not only did it have gifts from Chen Hero, but it also had media coverage.

At the same time, it also showed how high Chen Hero's popularity and prestige were now.

To put it bluntly, "when one achieves the Dao, even one's pets ascend to heaven." Chen Hero's current fame and prestige allowed his fan organization to benefit as well.

Now he was the most popular star in Liverpool, on par with Gerrard, but Gerrard was getting old. If Chen Hero could continue to stay in Liverpool and continue to perform like this, he would surpass Gerrard to become the most popular star, even without waiting for Gerrard to retire...