Volume 1: The Hero Appears, People Pay Attention Chapter 342 Entering the Finals Again

Carlton Cole's goal gave Liverpool's reserve team the lead, and everyone came up to hug him and congratulate him.

Everyone saw Cole's performance. No matter where he will be next season, he will definitely not be in the reserve team.

Cole's success also gave everyone hope.

As long as you work as hard as Cole, even if you are not as talented as him and your final achievements are not as good as his, you will always have the opportunity to become a successful professional player.

After taking the lead, the Liverpool reserve team was in high spirits. However, their high morale was not reflected in the fierce attack, but in their calmness.

After taking the lead, they did not simply attack in one breath and press all forward.

In that case, Aston Villa would seize the opportunity.

After all, their opponents are Premier League-level teams, and they are first-team teams. If they did not have such little ability, they would have been relegated long ago.

So after taking the lead, the Liverpool reserve team not only did not press forward to attack, but also shrank more fiercely.

They did not care whether their behavior would make the game boring and dull, they only cared about winning.

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The reporters in the media booth saw the Liverpool reserve team celebrating the goal and expressed their opinions.

"It seems that the Liverpool reserve team will create a miracle again in this game..."

"Wrong, man. Now we can't use the word 'miracle' to describe them. It's fair and reasonable for them to get this result! This is what they deserve!"

"Ah... you are right. The strength of the Liverpool reserve team is indeed very strong... I think. Maybe only the Manchester United first team can stop them... It's a pity that Manchester United didn't make it to the FA Cup semi-finals."

"Carlton Cole is such a talented kid... I don't know if Liverpool can keep him..."

The Chinese reporters were not satisfied: "Hero hasn't had a highlight performance in this game..."

"It would be perfect if Hero scored this goal..."

"Cole should pass the ball to Hero! Hero is in front of the goal, and it will be an empty goal as long as he passes it!"

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Chen Yingxiong doesn't care whether Cole passes the ball to him.

Goals are now just numbers for him. One less or one more doesn't matter.

He just wants the championship.

Cole's goal made him very happy. This means that the reserve team is getting stronger and stronger, and the stronger the reserve team is, the greater their hope of winning the championship in the end.

That's why he didn't care about the small matter that Cole didn't pass the ball to him just now, but chose to shoot by himself.

Besides, he is the eldest brother, how can the eldest brother care about so many small details with the younger brother, it's too petty.

In fact, there is another reason. The better Cole's performance is. The more threatening it is to Aston Villa, then Aston Villa will have to send more people to defend Cole, and the defensive forces around Chen Yingxiong will be reduced accordingly.

The opportunity to score a goal. Chen Yingxiong is indispensable.

At the end of the first half, Chen Yingxiong got such an opportunity. It happened that Carlton Cole broke through with the ball and attracted the attention of Aston Villa's defense.

Then Cole, who had chosen to shoot by himself before, suddenly swept the ball to the middle.

Chen Yingxiong followed up and fell to the ground to shoot. Relying on the advantage that his legs were longer than others, although his position was stuck, he still touched the ball in advance, and then... touched the ball into the goal.

Liverpool was two goals ahead before the end of the first half.

With Liverpool's ability and tactics, everyone can guess the outcome of this game.

Aston Villa can't turn around. There is really no team in today's football that can turn around Liverpool, even Liverpool's reserve team.

"The game has completely lost suspense. In the next 45 minutes, everyone can take time to have a meal, make an appointment or something..." The commentator also joked.

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But in fact, the second half of the game was not boring at all.

On the contrary, it was more exciting than the first half.

Because Aston Villa, who had already missed the final, was asked by head coach Lambert to put down their burdens during the halftime break, just to play a game that would not disappoint the fans.

Their performance in the second half was more aggressive. They also attacked more actively than in the first half.

In this case, Liverpool's counterattack was naturally smooth.

Both sides showed their own unique skills.

In the second half of this game, the two teams attacked back and forth, and they were very happy.

Although there were not many goals, there were many exciting scenes. Whether it was offense or defense, it could stir up the cheers of the fans on the scene. Even neutral fans would watch with relish.

This forced the same commentator to take back what he said at the end of the first half: "It seems. I was wrong. The second half of the game was much more exciting than the first half!"

In the end, with both sides playing at a high level, both teams scored one goal each in the second half.

Chen Yingxiong scored twice, and Aston Villa also scored a goal to save face. With this goal, Aston Villa has given an explanation to the fans who still come to the stadium to support them.

When Aston Villa fans leave Wembley and return to their homes. They are not too depressed.

At least this goal can be a topic of conversation for them - we also scored a goal against Liverpool, which is famous for its defense! That's Liverpool. Although it's a reserve team, we have Chen Yingxiong! And our Aston Villa can actually score a goal against Liverpool, which has Chen Yingxiong. What a great performance!

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One day later, Liverpool's opponent in the FA Cup final was also freshly announced.

What a coincidence, their opponent is Everton.

An alternative Merseyside derby will be staged in the FA Cup final.

At the same time, the English FA Referee and Disciplinary Committee also announced the referee for this final - James.

This referee candidate has aroused the interest of the media.

Because this referee James is the one who made many wrong decisions in the controversial Merseyside derby this season...

Liverpool Club protested to the FA immediately.

They could not accept a coach with a criminal record to referee such an important final.

However, their protest was rejected by the FA.

The reason given by the FA is: "There is no evidence to prove that James will make any inappropriate judgments in this final. Liverpool Club's doubts and protests really defame the reputation of an excellent referee."

The meaning of protecting the calf is very obvious. If Liverpool Club has a sense, then no questions should be raised at this time. It is obvious that they are protecting James. He was punished before. If he is not given another chance, I am afraid that this referee will fade out of the first-line referees in England.

Liverpool Club is also sensible and did not mention this matter again.

However, this matter has become known to everyone, and their purpose has been achieved.

It is to put pressure on the FA and the referees, so that the media will use a magnifying glass to observe the performance of the referee in the final.

This will make the referee more restrained and create a relatively fair environment for Liverpool.

If Chen Yingxiong knew the real intention of the club, he would definitely roll his eyes.

Because this time he hoped that the referee would be a little more evil.

He has not yet avenged the 1:1 revenge last time, and he has not forgotten it.

This time, we must return the favor in the final!

So when he knew that the opponent in the final was Everton and the referee was James, Chen Yingxiong smiled.

He did not hide this emotion when he was interviewed.

"I am very happy. It is rare to meet two old friends at the same time in the final. I have thought about it and welcome the two old friends with the warmest emotions, especially Mr. James. I have too many things to say to him in the game. I hope he will not refuse then, ha!"

Although he said this in a sunny and bright manner, every reporter standing in front of him could feel the gloomy coldness in his tone.

No one would think that Chen Yingxiong really wanted to reminisce with James. Even James himself would not think so.

With Chen Yingxiong's revengeful character, how could he swallow the anger at the beginning?

If it were not for James, Liverpool's winning streak could have continued to this day, instead of coming to an abrupt end in the 16th game.

And it was James who broke Liverpool's ten-game winning streak against Everton, ending in the ninth game.

All these hatreds were finally attributed to the referee on duty.

The media are also very clear about this, so the final is still early, and the media have already started to hype it up.

What is the personal grudge between Liverpool and James, what is the continuation of the controversy in the previous Merseyside derby, what is the conspiracy theory of the FA...

In short, all kinds of arguments have emerged at this time.

Especially the conspiracy theory of the FA is rampant.

After all, James made a wrong penalty in the game between Liverpool and Everton, and was disqualified by the FA from the next Premier League. Why did he appear in the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Everton by chance?

Although the FA said that this was decided long ago and it was just a coincidence.

But many conspiracy theorists still smelled something that made them excited.

Is this a revenge of the FA for Liverpool's insistence on asking them to punish James?

All kinds of conspiracies have emerged.

However, these random speculations about the FA's conspiracy theories did not anger the FA. Not only did they not anger them, but when they saw the media hyping up the final, the officials of the FA were happy and smiled.

Because... all this attention is money!