Chapter 1 The Turning Point

Martin O'Neill and them were right.

In the second half, Manchester City, single-mindedly wanting to attack, was full of energy, like a balloon filled with air.

Then, just as they were preparing to fight Liverpool to the death, Chen Hero took a steel needle and, *poof*, burst the balloon...

All the energy that had been painstakingly gathered hissed out of the opening, and in the blink of an eye, it was all gone!

Leaving only a deflated balloon lying helplessly in the mud.

The Manchester City players in the rain looked a bit embarrassed. They hung their heads, letting the rain run down their hair.

Just like a deflated balloon.

Mancini's all-out attack tactic was based on the premise that the two teams were only one goal apart. As long as Manchester City could score a goal, they could tie the score, and both sides would be back to the same starting line.

But now the difference between the two sides was two goals. What to do? Continue to attack with all their might? Even if they could score a goal, they would still be one goal short, and they would also run the risk of being scored on again at any time.

The situation had completely changed, and continuing to attack was meaningless.

The head coach had also been sent to the stands and could not make on-the-spot commands and adjustments from the sidelines.

The Manchester City players were now very confused and didn't know what to do.

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With Chen Hero scoring twice, the suspense of this game was lost.

In the next thirty minutes or so, Manchester City did try to counterattack, but they were quickly suppressed by Liverpool's sharp defensive counterattacks.

Falling behind brought enormous psychological pressure to the Manchester City players, and at the same time, it unbalanced their mentality. In addition, the two sides already had a feud. By the end of the game, both sides' attention was no longer on the game.

First, Manchester City player Kompany fouled Suarez, and then Skrtel brought down Aguero in defense.

Then, Chen Hero had a violent collision with Lescott while vying for a header, and Lescott was replaced as a result. Chen Hero was then accused and cursed by Manchester City fans.

As the actions of both sides became more and more violent. The referee had to focus on handing out cards.

During this period, he showed a total of five yellow cards.

Seeing this scene in the box, Mancini shook his head - without him, the players didn't know what to do... What was the point of venting their anger on the other players at this time?

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By the time the game had reached this point, the result was no longer important. What was important was for the Manchester City players to vent their anger.

As the game was about to end, the Manchester City players had a lot of opinions about Sanchez falling to the ground. They believed that Sanchez was deliberately delaying the game, so they formed a siege against Sanchez.

Chen Hero rushed forward to defend him and pushed away the Manchester City players.

"Delaying what time! You bastards are two goals behind, how can you make a big reversal in these two minutes?"

His actions ignited the anger in the hearts of the Manchester City players.

Kompany was the first to retaliate, punching Chen Hero.

Chen Hero was not to be outdone, slapping Kompany in the face...

Then the players on both sides rushed up and participated in it.

For a time, the players on both sides were directly fighting on the field.

The scene was chaotic!

This sudden brawl stunned the commentators, and they didn't know what to say.

"Both sides... This is... Manchester City is definitely losing the game and losing their temper!"

"I have a bad feeling, Hero is estimated to face a ban!"

"The atmosphere between the two teams was already very tense, but now it has been directly ignited... The heavy rain over Manchester can't extinguish the anger between the two teams..."

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Seeing the players on both sides fighting, the Manchester City fans in the stands got excited. They kept waving their fists and shouting, "Beat them to death! Beat them hard!"

"Don't let that bastard go! Don't let Hero go! Kick him for me!"

"Good fight! Good fight!"

A group of people kept shouting, cheering for the Manchester City players - they had finally found a channel to fully vent the anger in their hearts.

We can't win against you! But we can beat you!

But they were soon disappointed...

Because the guy they most wanted to see knocked to the ground was still standing tall. He was indeed the most hated one, besieged by all the Manchester City players, but he just didn't fall. He pushed away Kompany with his left hand, and then pulled down Silva with his right hand. Raising his right foot, he made a gesture to kick, and the Manchester City players who were originally planning to come up immediately didn't dare to move.

For a time, no Manchester City player could get close to Chen Hero...

Even in a group fight, Chen Hero was still the most dazzling person, just like his image on the field completely overlapped - everyone wanted to defeat him, wishing he would die sooner, but in the end, the one who could still stand must be him.

The Manchester City fans suddenly had a deep sense of frustration - they still can't beat him even like this? Damn it!

But this frustration was quickly transformed into deeper hatred and anger.

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Finally, this brawl subsided with the intervention of the referee and others.

The result was that Chen Hero was sent off with a red card for being the first to push and provoke the incident, and Manchester City player Kompany, who started the fight, was also sent off with a red card.

In addition, both sides also received two yellow cards each.

Chen Hero didn't have anything to argue about with this red card. Even if he didn't mention the push he made first, just looking at the scene of him standing alone against the Manchester City crowd, it was not unjust for him to get a red card.

So when he saw the referee want to show him a red card, he turned around and walked down.

Boos rang out from the stands directed at him.

Chen Hero ignored it.

When he walked to the sidelines, Martin O'Neill stepped forward and shook his hand, then whispered in his ear: "It's a good thing to protect your teammates, Hero. But you should pay a little attention to the way you do things..."

"Sorry, boss. But I can't just stand by and watch my teammates get bullied."

After the two finished speaking, they brushed past each other.

Chen Hero walked towards the locker room, while Martin O'Neill began to consider dealing with the aftermath.

There was nothing to consider about the momentum. If he was willing, he didn't even need to change anyone. Anyway, Chen Hero was off the field, and it wouldn't affect the team's formation. Compared to the bitter Manchester City, Liverpool was still relatively complete.

What was affected was only the attack power. But Liverpool didn't need to score any more goals. The score of 3:1 at the ninety-first minute was enough to guarantee their victory.

It was the players' emotions that needed to be controlled. Chen Hero had already been sent off, and he didn't want any more players to be absent from the game.

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Seeing Chen Hero being sent off with a red card, Martin O'Neill was not the only one shaking his head.

There were also many commentators.

They all said that Chen Hero's current temper was his biggest weakness. If he could control his temper, he would definitely be the number one player in the world, without any suspense!

But it was this temper... that restricted his development.

Look at Messi, why is he the number one player in the world? It's because he has a good temper and rarely conflicts with others on the field. Even if there is one, he can quickly control his temper. And every time he is the victim in the conflict, which is sympathetic, and he has not been sent off with a red card because of the conflict.

This guarantees his attendance rate...

Chen Hero has missed many games because of this kind of red card suspension.

But if Chen Hero was really as good-tempered as Messi... would he still be Chen Hero?

Few people have thought about this question.

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In the end, the game ended with a score of 3:1, and both sides had no intention of fighting at the end.

Liverpool defeated Manchester City away from home, winning seven consecutive league games this season, but they also paid a heavy price. Chen Hero was banned.

And looking at his performance at the time, it was estimated that a one-game ban would not be enough...

Martin O'Neill had already decided not to appeal. Appealing would not reduce the sentence in this kind of thing, because Chen Hero's evidence of hitting someone was conclusive. On the contrary, appealing would lead to a heavier punishment, which would not be worth it.

Manchester City was very dissatisfied with this result. At the post-match press conference, Manchester City's assistant coach, who attended the press conference in place of Mancini, lashed out at Chen Hero, hoping to make an issue of it and severely punish Chen Hero.

"I don't think he is a player at all. Looking at the way he fights on the field, he is completely a professional killer! Letting such a player on the field is simply a threat to other players!" Manchester City's assistant coach Brian Kidd angrily criticized Chen Hero's unprofessional behavior.

He didn't know if it would be useful, but the words had to be said, which represented their attitude.

"I hope the FA will fully consider Chen Hero's past bad behavior..." This was a naked shout to the FA, hoping to severely punish Chen Hero.

Of course, Martin O'Neill had to speak for his players.

"Hero is a good player, everyone knows that. He never provokes trouble. Before he was sent off with a red card, we should have seen a group of Manchester City players besieging Sanchez first... He was just trying to protect his teammates from being hurt. And he just pushed away Kompany, who was closest to Sanchez, which is a very normal action. It often happens in football games. But Kompany's actions were a bit excessive. He punched Hero, which led to the subsequent conflict... I think Kompany should be severely punished."

There was nothing new in these words, just a war of words.

It depends on how the English FA judges.

The final result came out, Chen Hero was additionally punished and suspended for two games. And Kompany, like him, was also suspended for two games.

Manchester City Club filed an appeal, but Liverpool accepted the decision.

Chen Hero himself didn't have any objection to this penalty. Although he was a little unhappy about not playing in two games, it was the price he had to pay, and he couldn't change it. He could only vent all the energy he didn't use in these two games on the next opponent.

Liverpool did not show any objection to this result, which made the Manchester City fans very unhappy.

They can't win at playing football, and they can't win at fighting!

How can they defeat that damn bastard?