Conte quickly put the surprise he had seen during the warm-up behind him. Now, the problem he needed to solve was how to properly channel his players' anger. During the warm-up, he had observed not only the opponents' movements but also the performance of his own players. From their expressions, eyes, and actions, he could tell that the Juventus players were very angry right now.

If not guided correctly, it might end up burning them.

So, after returning to the locker room, while the players were still changing, Conte began his speech.

"I've heard what Chen Hero said before the game."

He used this as his opening line, and everyone looked up at him.

"My reaction is the same as yours, anger. But unfortunately, we don't have time to refute his nonsense in the media," Conte said. "But there's no need to regret it, because we have a better opportunity, one that's better than arguing with him in the media. I believe you all know what that is..."

Sure enough, many players couldn't wait to shout it out: "The game! Defeat them in the game!"

Conte was very satisfied with the players' reaction. This was what he wanted.

"That's right! That's it! Defeat them in the game, slap him in the face with goals and victory in the game! Tell him what a terrible mistake it is to underestimate Juventus!!"

Looking at everyone's excitement and high morale, Conte was very happy.

Done!

Now the spearhead was pointed at Chen Hero and Liverpool. The players could be as angry as they wanted, turning their anger into the motivation to win the game, and burning Liverpool to ashes with the flames of fury!

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While the Juventus locker room was full of fighting spirit, in the Liverpool locker room, Reina was concerned about Chen Hero's condition during the warm-up.

"Are you out of sorts today, Hero?" he asked in a low voice.

Chen Hero shook his head, looking blank, not understanding why Reina would say that. "No."

"Then why did you miss the goal frame with three shots in a row?"

Chen Hero suddenly understood. "You mean that?"

Reina nodded.

Chen Hero laughed. "Oh, I did it on purpose."

"You did it on purpose?" Reina was even more puzzled.

"Yeah, I didn't want to shoot at all. I was just warning those fans..."

Reina was speechless.

What a waste of worry!

There was no need to worry at all!

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When the players from both sides came out, the new Alp Stadium erupted with huge cheers. Of course, these cheers were all for the home team players.

Liverpool received only boos, especially when the stadium announcer called out Chen Hero's name. The boos were even louder.

Chen Hero turned a deaf ear to it.

He was no stranger to this stadium. When he was in Napoli, he had visited this stadium many times. This stadium was actually full of good memories. He scored his record-breaking thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth goals in Serie A here.

At that time, the Juventus goalkeeper was still Buffon. Although Buffon had not yet retired, he was no longer the team's main goalkeeper. Now Juventus' goalkeeper was the talented Nicola Leali, known as the "New Buffon." At only twenty-one years old, he had already become a starter for Juventus. Of course, this was inseparable from the careful guidance and help he had received from Buffon after he transferred to Juventus. Buffon was about to retire, and his main task now was to pass on all his skills and experience to Leali, who was known as his successor.

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Leali had never played against Chen Hero, although he had started a Serie A match as the starting goalkeeper in January 2011.

But such opportunities were rare that season. Next, Brescia was relegated to Serie B, and Chen Hero transferred to Liverpool. The two had never met.

Leali became Brescia's main goalkeeper in Serie B and performed well. Finally, at the end of the 2011-2012 season, Juventus bought him for five million euros.

After being Buffon's substitute for a season at Juventus, he learned a lot from Buffon. At the start of this season, he officially became Juventus' main goalkeeper. And at this time, he was only twenty years old...

With a similar build to Buffon, and having become a starter at a top club at a young age, possessing enviable talent, it was no wonder that Leali was considered Buffon's successor, because he really had too many similarities with Buffon.

He stood in the second row of the team, in front of captain Chiellini. He didn't turn his head to look at his teammates, but at his opponent, Chen Hero.

In every game, it was almost always a contest between the striker and the goalkeeper, and his opponent was naturally Chen Hero.

This was his first time playing against Chen Hero. Previously, he had only sat on the Brescia bench and seen Chen Hero score the only goal of the game at Brescia's home stadium, helping Napoli win 1-0 away.

Chen Hero's fame had been firmly imprinted in his mind since then.

Before this game, Buffon had pulled Leali aside and warned him about what to pay attention to in the game against Chen Hero.

Buffon didn't say much about technical things. Because Leali's technique was already good enough, which was acknowledged by Buffon. There were not many goalkeepers who could get this kind of recognition from Buffon.

Buffon's advice to Leali was about mental aspects.

Facing Chen Hero, sometimes courage is more important than skill.

"...He is a very aggressive striker. He is strong and not afraid of physical contact, so he often shows that momentum in his goals. At this time, you must not be intimidated by his momentum. If you are intimidated, then you will not only lose this one goal, you will lose more goals in the game." Buffon's voice still echoed in his ears, reminding him of the problems he should pay attention to. "You have to be brave, Nicola. You are a humble person, but when facing Chen Hero, you cannot have any humble thoughts. You have to think that you are the best goalkeeper, and in fact, you are!"

Buffon smiled at him. "You have been recognized by me, Nicola. In this world, there is only one successor who can be recognized by Buffon, and that is you, Nicola. You are the best goalkeeper in the world. You can block his shot! Remember, you can!"

Leali looked at Chen Hero, who was chatting with his teammates, and clenched his fist.

Yes, I can!

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After the game started, Juventus was full of anger. Their anger was successfully transformed into motivation, and they played very aggressively from the beginning.

Liverpool could only avoid their sharp edge, first shrink their defense, and then look for opportunities to counterattack.

But this was exactly the situation Liverpool wanted to see.

As long as Juventus was eager to score and wanted to win because of hatred, they would have to press forward, so their space behind them would be full of gaps and opportunities.

And as everyone knows, Liverpool has a center forward who is the best at scoring goals...

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Juventus fans were mocking Chen Hero's poor form. Although the game had been going on for five or six minutes so far, Chen Hero had not had a single shot, but based on what they had seen during the pre-match warm-up, they firmly believed that Chen Hero was out of sorts today.

Three consecutive shots, all out of the goal frame, such a situation had not happened to Chen Hero often in the past two years, even in the warm-up...

So they had reason to believe that Chen Hero was indeed out of sorts.

Since the team had to stabilize its defense first, Chen Hero had no chance to prove his form. Juventus fans kept mocking Chen Hero.

"Chen Hero is also a strange one..." In the media box, reporters expressed their opinions on this situation. A reporter from Italy said, "He can be booed by opposing fans wherever he goes, and booed throughout the game. It's really not easy... It's also a skill to be so hated!"

"Who told him to always like to stir up trouble? Before this game, it was quite calm, but as soon as he spoke, it was over..."

"That's true. He's asking for trouble. It's right to be booed. And I don't think these boos have any effect on him at all. Back then, when he was playing in Napoli, he was constantly booed by his own fans for a season. Was he afraid? His performance was very normal!"

"I think this is a way for rival fans to express their fear of Chen Hero... I agree with Chen Hero's point of view. Those fans boo him because they are afraid of him. Because Chen Hero can pose a threat to their team, they try every means to interfere and stop Chen Hero... A man without enemies is a man without worth."

Everyone was talking in the media box.

Liverpool finally got a chance to counterattack.

Carragher made a long pass directly to the front court from the backfield. This was not a very good counterattack opportunity. But the person who appeared at the landing point of the football was Chen Hero, which was a counterattack that could make all Juventus players and fans nervous...

Before Chen Hero even contested for the header, boos had already erupted from the stands of the new Alp Stadium, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth.

When he overpowered Bonucci to win the header and passed the football to Suarez, the boos became even louder.

Soon, the ball was passed back to Chen Hero's feet.

When he received the ball, he was facing the goal, about thirty meters away from the goal.

He swung his right leg, making a gesture to shoot from long range.

Marchisio rushed up, wanting to block Chen Hero's shot.

The Juventus fans in the stands shouted: "Air ball! Air ball! Air ball!!"

In their shouts, Chen Hero kicked the ball before Marchisio.

The football rose into the air, whistling towards the goal.

Just when everyone thought that Chen Hero was out of form and that this was another low-quality long shot that was either too high or too wide, goalkeeper Leali jumped up and lunged towards the football.

This was a very beautiful save!

His body was in the air, stretching his arms as far as possible, and then... he tipped the football with one hand!

It was this touch that caused the football to go over the crossbar.