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Bale blasted the football into Tottenham's goal. The fans at the scene were silent for a second or two, and then reacted, some booing, some cheering, everyone doing what they were supposed to do...

But Bale didn't plan to celebrate the goal. He stood there, stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he had scored against his former club, Tottenham... He felt very complicated.

He didn't celebrate, but the other Liverpool players wanted to!

Chen Hero, who had passed him the ball, was the first to pounce on him, then hugged him tightly. A very enthusiastic bear hug.

"Well done!" He roared in Bale's ear.

Bale hadn't reacted before Chen Hero wrapped him in his arms. He felt like he had been hit by a truck...

More players rushed up and surrounded him in Tottenham's penalty area.

The Tottenham fans in the stands, who were deeply hurt by Bale's betrayal, were completely enraged when they saw their former idol celebrating a goal with the Liverpool players.

The boos and curses that erupted were louder than before.

Gareth Bale, surrounded by his teammates and hugged tightly by Chen Hero, heard those sounds. He knew that his image in the minds of many Tottenham fans might be completely blackened.

But so what? Should he go back and beg the Tottenham fans for forgiveness and understanding?

There was no turning back now. He was already a Liverpool player...

Tottenham Hotspur was destined to belong only to the past. And he would create his own future in Liverpool!

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Just as the Liverpool players were excitedly celebrating the goal.

A small accident occurred in front of Tottenham's goal.

Richards didn't get up from the ground after his flying tackle on Chen Hero. Instead, he clutched his ankle and lay on the ground in great pain.

At first, no one paid attention to him. Everyone's attention was drawn to Bale's goal.

Later, everyone realized something was wrong—why hadn't Richards gotten up yet?

Could he have been injured when tackling Chen Hero?

Only then did they go to check on Richards.

They found that his facial expression was very painful, as if he could hardly bear it.

"Damn it!" He cursed through gritted teeth.

Seeing everyone running over to watch him, he took his hand away and accused Chen Hero of his crimes to his teammates!

"He stepped on my ankle! Damn it! That bastard!"

Everyone gasped when they saw that Richards' sock around his ankle was stained red with blood!

It looked like the wound wasn't small!

"Medic! Medic!" Someone jumped up and waved to the sidelines.

Some people even made a substitution gesture!

Richards, who had been baring his teeth and cursing Chen Hero, froze when he saw his teammate's gesture...

Hey, I don't want to be substituted off... Although I'm injured, I think I can still persevere... Really, I can still persevere...

The medic was very efficient and quickly ran up with a stretcher. At the same time, Richards also saw Kyle Walker, who had recovered from his injury, warming up on the sidelines.

He had a bad feeling...

He struggled to get up.

But he was held down by the medic.

"Don't move! You're badly injured. Don't move around!"

Richards felt like crying: "I'm fine! I'm really fine. It's just a minor injury, just a scratch!"

The medic didn't listen to his explanation. He had heard these words from players many times. No one wanted to be substituted off, and everyone said that they could persevere with their injuries. But what was the result? These acts of bravado delayed treatment, and injuries that weren't a big deal were dragged into chronic illnesses that couldn't be cured. It would delay their careers and affect the overall image of us medics. He wouldn't allow his players to make such mistakes!

He pulled down Richards's sock and saw a very obvious cut on the back of his heel. The flesh was turned out, showing how much force had been used at the time!

"Look, you're already like this and you're still saying it's a minor matter?" The medic said to Richards with a serious face. "If the wound was any deeper, you might have injured your Achilles tendon!"

Richards really wanted to curse, curse the medic and curse Chen Hero.

Especially Chen Hero... You're so ruthless!

Thinking about it, being stepped on by a big guy weighing ninety-five kilograms from above, even if it was just a graze, would be enough to make him suffer.

He had to be thankful that Chen Hero had only brushed him, not stepped on him properly. If that were the case, his ankle would probably be broken...

Richards's wound was bleeding profusely, causing the surrounding Manchester City players to show expressions of pity.

The medic simply treated his wound and had him lie on a stretcher.

Richards still wanted to struggle to walk down himself, but as soon as he tried to stand up, he felt a piercing pain in the wound on his heel!

He couldn't stand still and fell back down.

"I told you not to be brave!" The medic also scolded with a serious face.

Since things had come to this, Richards had no other choice but to be carried down on a stretcher.

Just as he was being placed on the ground on the sidelines, he turned his head and saw Walker, who had been warming up, being called to the head coach's side... Was he really going to be substituted off?

He turned his head back to the field and saw the Liverpool players running back to their own half. He effortlessly found Chen Hero's figure among them. He had his back to him, as if he hadn't noticed him at all.

Damn it! You bastard!

You hurt me and pretended nothing happened? Damn it!

Richards's eyes became more and more sinister as he looked at Chen Hero.

But besides killing Chen Hero with his eyes, he couldn't do anything. He couldn't even change his fate of being substituted off.

Thinking of this, Richards lowered his head. He felt that he was really unlucky.

Every time he played against Chen Hero, nothing good happened. The previous time, he was sent off with a red card for fouling Chen Hero, and he was given an additional penalty, suspending him for six games. This time, he was simply stepped on by Chen Hero...

Damn it! Hero! I will never rest until I die with you!!

With a desperate wail, Richards was substituted off.

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"Richards was replaced by Walker. He was injured while defending Hero... From the slow motion, we can see that Hero landed when he jumped up to avoid his flying tackle, and accidentally hooked his heel... That's really unlucky! The game has only started for more than twenty minutes, and he was substituted off because of this injury..."

"Did Hero do it on purpose? Considering the bad relationship between the two, we have to suspect this, but first of all, Richards flew to tackle Hero. If he didn't jump up to avoid it, he might have been the one injured... Therefore, we can only attribute it to coincidence..."

Chen Hero looked at Walker running onto the field and curled his lips. He was still a little dissatisfied with Richards's departure, because... I haven't abused you yet, you bastard!

He had no idea that he had stepped on Richards... At that time, he was focused on whether Bale would shoot, and later Bale scored a goal, and he rushed up with him. As for what he stepped on when he landed, he didn't care at all.

So he didn't realize that he was the culprit who injured Richards. He just thought that Richards had accidentally sprained his ankle—it was too far away, and he couldn't have seen the blood on Richards's feet.

Regret was regret, but since Richards wasn't on the field, his focus could be completely shifted to the game, and he didn't have to compete with Richards.

Of course, defeating Richards's team was also a way to humiliate Richards...

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After Bale scored a goal against his old club, he seemed to have seen the light.

This was a formal break with his past. He buried his feelings for Tottenham deep in his heart. From now on, he was a Liverpool player, not a Tottenham player. In Liverpool, he wanted to pursue the things he couldn't get in Tottenham, such as championships and glory.

He believed that his choice was right. Liverpool was definitely more promising than Tottenham.

This decision might make many Tottenham fans treat him as a traitor for a long time in the future, but... my conscience is clear!

I have contributed so much to Tottenham, shouldn't I consider myself too?

The game restarted. Tottenham made a hasty substitution. Richards was replaced, and Walker, who had just recovered from his injury and hadn't played a game, was substituted on.

The strength of both sides had already tilted.

In addition, Bale's performance further normalized, and the balance of victory had tilted towards Liverpool...

Richards's departure disappointed many people who were wholeheartedly wanting to see Chen Hero and Richards make a scene—the two of them hadn't even had a few head-on confrontations, and Richards was gone. This was really too boring!

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Bale scored a goal, and Chen Hero's task of helping Bale break the demon was completed.

But I haven't scored yet!

I still have to slap those reporters in the face, right?

So, the theme of the next game is "Hero scores"!

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After Bale scored a goal, he didn't go back to the wing. First of all, he knew Walker's strength. As a former Premier League Best Newcomer and Best Right Back, Walker had real skills. Even if he was injured, he was still the main right back for England. Richards and the like could only play games when he was injured.

He still leaned towards the center, which strengthened the connection with Chen Hero, and the effect was really good. After he went to the center, Tottenham's defense was in a dilemma, because he could play various combinations with Chen Hero.

Gareth Bale was not an ungrateful person. He was grateful for what he received.

Chen Hero gave up his chance to shoot and score, but passed the ball to him and let him score. He had to repay this favor.

So he also wanted to assist Chen Hero.

Being close to Chen Hero also made it easier for him to assist him.

Sure enough, as soon as Bale leaned towards the center, Tottenham's entire defense became nervous.

Should they defend Chen Hero's shot? Or should they defend Bale's shot? Chen Hero's pass? And Bale's pass to Hero... They all need to be defended!