Chapter 127 I'm Being Shot at Whether I'm Lying Down or Sitting!

Two consecutive defeats weren't a good thing, but in Chen Hero's view, they weren't that bad either. So he was surprised that everyone suddenly started criticizing Liverpool and himself for the two losses.

He felt the media and the fans were making a mountain out of a molehill.

Wasn't it just two losses? They lost two games, but nothing had changed. First of all, Liverpool was still first in the league, and secondly, they were still a strong favorite to advance in their Champions League group.

So what was all the fuss about?

Because of his "improper" attitude, when he was interviewed by reporters later, he answered the question very casually.

"Two straight losses? It's not the end of the world. You guys are making a big deal out of nothing. I don't think it's a big deal..." He shrugged and picked at his ear.

That one sentence gave the media new reasons to criticize him.

"It seems Chen Hero doesn't realize the seriousness of the problem! He hasn't reflected at all! If this continues, as I said, the more Liverpool relies on Chen Hero, the more dangerous they will be!"

Chen Hero himself found such comments ridiculous: *I* don't even know where the danger is...

"...Hero doesn't think it's a big deal? Of course, the failure of one or two games is indeed nothing compared to a long season. But do we have to wait until the end of the whole season to say, 'Oh, this is really serious'? And then add, 'Ah, but it's too late'?"

Chen Hero was speechless: Did you guys already decide that Liverpool is going to collapse next?

"I think not only Hero hasn't realized this, but even Liverpool's coaches and management don't seem to realize it... Judging from the training these days, the whole Liverpool team is the same as usual, and hasn't taken it seriously..."

Chen Hero: You have to see our whole team panic-stricken and scandals breaking out in the locker room every now and then to think everything is normal, right?

He threw all the newspapers aside.

"Damn it! What the hell is this! I'm being shot at whether I'm lying down or sitting!" Chen Hero complained to Cabral across from him.

Cabral laughed. "You're the most famous now, who else are they going to criticize if not you? That shows your important position..."

"That won't do." Chen Hero shook his head. "I'm not a big tree for attracting wind, I can't let them splash dirty water on me like this."

"You're going to fight back?"

"Of course! If I don't show my power, they'll really think I'm harmless, huh?"

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Chen Hero's way of showing his power was quite simple: score goals and lead the team to victory in the next game. He didn't care at all about those voices that said Liverpool had a "Hero Dependency Syndrome." Even if Liverpool depended on him, it was praise for him and a good thing for Liverpool. He couldn't find anything to be upset about.

To be depended on by a century-old giant like Liverpool could only mean that he was strong enough.

And he had the confidence that if Liverpool depended on him, he would not let Liverpool down.

As for saying that because Liverpool depended on him, they wouldn't win the championship, that was a downright joke. He was going to show them!

Originally, missing two consecutive league games had already made Chen Hero feel a fire in his belly. Coupled with the anger stirred up by the media, Chen Hero's rage meter was now full.

Liverpool's next opponent was the promoted team Portsmouth. This wasn't a strong team, but Chen Hero didn't mind showing his presence on them.

He wasn't afraid of being called a "bully," he treated everyone equally.

All beings are equal. In his eyes, Portsmouth was also an opponent that needed to be taken seriously, an enemy worthy of his full efforts!

The criticism of Chen Hero was still fermenting in the media, and the way these media put it made it seem as if Liverpool had really put their trust in a treacherous official and were about to perish.

Martin O'Neill insisted that the responsibility for the team's loss was not due to Chen Hero's absence: "We are a team, we are Liverpool, not Hero's team. Winning is the credit of the whole team, and losing is naturally the responsibility of the whole team. Since when did everyone think that losing a game was Hero's problem? I don't agree with your opinion. There are many reasons for losing a game, and Hero's absence is definitely not the main one. His temper? Everyone has the freedom to choose to live the way they like, we have no right to criticize him..."

Chen Hero's teammates also stood up to speak out for Chen Hero.

"Hero was on the field when we lost to Valencia away, but we still lost the game. No one wants to accept such a result. But that's football, there are wins and losses. To be honest, we've been winning all the time before and the pressure on me was very high... I was always worried that we would lose the game. When we really lost, I was relieved..." Old Captain Gerrard also stood up to speak for Chen Hero.

Suarez also said, "You guys are always Hero, Hero, Hero, to be honest, I'm tired of hearing it... Can't you guys be a little more creative?"

"Losing the game is naturally the responsibility of the whole team, and it has nothing to do with one person. It's very boring to associate it with Hero." Škrtel, of course, supported his good friend.

While everyone was unanimously complaining about Chen Hero's grievances, Chen Hero, the person involved, didn't say a word.

He didn't have time to argue with the media. In addition to accompanying Cabral, he also had to squeeze in time to train in the dungeon to continue improving his left-foot ball control ability.

He knew that his performance on the field was the most convincing, and if he wanted to slap their faces, he had to do it on the field.

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In this way, amidst the controversy, the last game of the tenth round of the league arrived. Liverpool played against Portsmouth at home.

This wasn't a high-profile battle, because the strength of the two sides was very different. Liverpool was the current league leader, while Portsmouth was a newly promoted team. After nine rounds of the league, they were ranked second from the bottom. Many people felt that Portsmouth would definitely have to return to the English Championship at the end of the season.

However, this very ordinary game attracted the attention of many media and fans.

It was very simple. This was Chen Hero's first game back after serving a two-game ban. Combined with what had happened in the previous period, many people wanted to see if Chen Hero was worth Liverpool's dependence. As for whether Liverpool depended on Chen Hero, there was no need to discuss this matter, because Liverpool did depend on him.

However, although they were very concerned about this game, everyone still felt that using Portsmouth to test Chen Hero's ability was somewhat lacking.

Because Portsmouth was really too weak...

But for now, they could only make do with it.

The next game would be a tough one. In the eleventh round of the league, Liverpool would challenge Tottenham Hotspur away.

Portsmouth's level wasn't high enough, Tottenham's level should be high enough, right?

If Chen Hero knew everyone's mentality, he would think it was very boring. Of course he wanted to respond to the media's doubts, but was this something that could be answered in one or two games?

If the media thought that one or two games could prove that Chen Hero was worth Liverpool's dependence, then they were being too childish. This showed that there was a problem with the media's argument.

Moreover, Chen Hero felt that if it wasn't because everyone was too bored and insisted on talking about this, and even caused the whole team to suffer, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to it. Wasn't it obvious whether he, Chen Hero, was worth Liverpool's dependence? If it weren't for him, could Liverpool have won the League Cup? If it weren't for him, could Liverpool have won the Europa League? And also get a Champions League qualification along the way?

He was Liverpool's pillar and core. Who would Liverpool depend on if not him?

Chen Hero was proud of this and didn't think there was anything bad about it.

Of course, the show that should be put on still had to be put on...

Poor Portsmouth, if you want to blame someone, blame the media for being too cheap. You're like me, this is also a case of being shot while lying down!

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In the second day's game, Chen Hero, who was back from his ban, started.

When the Portsmouth players shook hands with the Liverpool players, they all noticed that there was something wrong with the way Chen Hero looked at them.

At first, when one person felt this way, they thought it was an illusion. But later, after communicating with each other, they found out that it wasn't the case—everyone felt it.

However, they couldn't say what Chen Hero's eyes meant.

This doubt kept swirling in their minds until fifteen minutes into the game, when Chen Hero had already scored two goals, they realized: Damn! He was looking at them like they were dead people!

In Chen Hero's eyes, before the game even started, the Portsmouth players on the field were already eleven dead men!

"Chen Hero scores twice! It seems that his enthusiasm hasn't been worn down by the two-game ban!"

"Only fifteen minutes into the game, and Hero has already scored two goals! It seems that he's in exceptionally good form today!"

"This amazing guy! The suspense has been completely lost only fifteen minutes into the game!"

"Hero is still the most threatening person in Liverpool. Why can't a team depend on such a player?!"

The commentators, who had criticized Chen Hero for being absent from important games due to impulsiveness in the game against Chelsea, were now like Chen Hero's super die-hard fans, shouting praises as if they were about to kneel at Chen Hero's feet...

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After scoring two goals, Chen Hero ran to the Liverpool fans to celebrate. The Liverpool fans also shouted, "We depend on you! We depend on you!!"

In order to fight back against those boring reporters.

Didn't you say that Liverpool has no future if they depend on Chen Hero? We're just going to depend on Hero!

If Hero switched teams, they would depend on him just the same. If you have the ability, don't depend on him! Do you dare?!

Chen Hero waved his fist at the fans who gave him face to show his gratitude.

In fact, the best way to thank these lovely fans was to bring the championship back to them, and also to fight back against those boring reporters.

However, that time period was slightly longer, so now... of course, he had to score goals desperately to make his fans feel proud!

After celebrating the goal, he turned around and the Portsmouth players were in front of him. Chen Hero looked at them really like he was looking at a group of dead people...