Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 372: Farce

James was eventually replaced by the fourth official. He sat on the sidelines and asked Everton's team doctor to treat the wound around his eye socket.

Because it is very close to the eyes, you have to be very careful when using the medicine. At the same time, the person being treated must cooperate and not shake his or her head.

But how can James care so much?

He was replaced just like that, and he felt very unhappy. Because he lost the chance for revenge.

Although there was no evidence, James, who was mad, was sure that Chen Yingxiong did it. This is definitely not an accident, Chen Yingxiong did it on purpose!

I have to say that his idea is very correct.

But what's the use?

Others are already down there...

James, who was so angry that he thought of this, could not suppress the anger in his chest. He gritted his teeth and shook his head.

When his eyes were still able to see normally, the last thing he saw was the nozzle of a sprayer facing his eyes, and then a white mist suddenly appeared, and then he felt a sting in his eyes.

He screamed and fell on his back...

Then he covered his eyes and wailed, causing everyone in the stands to look at him sideways.

Everton's team doctor innocently explained to the people on the side: "It's not me...it's not me...it was him who suddenly came up..."

Someone really couldn't stand it anymore and pushed him: "Stop talking nonsense and wash his eyes quickly!"

The team doctor suddenly woke up. He was busy treating James' eyes...

This scene was captured live on television. was spread around the world.

The FA officials sitting on the rostrum also saw James' decline through the TV screen.

Originally, they wanted to wait for the halftime break to go to the referee's lounge to check out the situation. Maybe after a fifteen-minute rest, James could reappear to officiate the game?

There is indeed such a hope in their hearts.

But now this hope is completely dashed. If they were still complaining about Chen Yingxiong before, now they really have nothing to say.

James actually hurt himself! Is he a pig?

One of them suddenly sighed.

It seems like an extravagant hope to rely on such a fool to take down Chen Yingxiong and Liverpool...

"This is such a farce!" Someone finally couldn't bear it anymore, lowered his head and muttered in a low voice.

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This is a farce. Ever since James was injured, everyone's attention has been drawn to him, and now they see him suddenly approaching the nozzle of the sprayer, then covering his eyes and lying on the ground writhing in pain...

Many people felt particularly speechless.

Even those who originally sympathized with James. The person who was worried about him suddenly had the thought "I would actually worry about this idiot."

Maybe this idea is particularly unsympathetic, but it is indeed what many people really think.

The image of a young and promising referee leader collapsed like this.

When everyone turned their attention from this farce to the court and the game, they were surprised to find that the injury time in the first half was as long as... six minutes!

And this is all because of James.

Because of his injury. The injury time in the first half was unprecedentedly long.

The game is currently progressing to the 49th minute, the fourth minute of injury time.

Liverpool launched an attack.

The ball was still played directly from the backcourt, and the football quickly reached Chen Yingxiong. He jumped high and headed the ball.

Carlton Cole caught the ball.

The talented winger, who has high hopes from Liverpool fans, used his speed to get rid of the Everton defender and then crossed the ball.

When he broke through, Chen Yingxiong had already inserted into the penalty area.

Now he leaps high into the air.

No one can compete with him in front of the door.

Why did you try so hard to get James?

It's not just for revenge.

We still have to win this game, we have to win, we have to score goals!

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"Hero Lion shakes his head——!!"

Accompanied by the narrator's roar. The football flew into the goal!

There is no suspense at all. Just when the first half was about to end, Chen Yingxiong took the lead for Liverpool. Liverpool finally got the lead they wanted most!

"Hero! Hero! Hero - goooooooooooooooal!!! In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Liverpool scored their first goal of the game!"

"Not long after James, the referee, was injured and went off, Liverpool reversed their previous disadvantage. They took the initiative to launch an attack and launched a fierce attack on Everton's goal. After a series of suffocating offensives, they finally won When it came to the initiative of the game – they were ahead!”

"Everton's players thought they could go back to the dressing room with a proud draw, but Chen Yingxiong stood up at the last moment and told them how stupid this idea was! No team can face Liverpool. They didn't concede a goal in the first half! Everton almost did it. But they failed in the end! This must be a very heavy blow to Everton! Because the first half is about to end. , but they lost the ball..."

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James, who had just been "rescued" by Everton's team doctor, was still sitting on the sidelines receiving treatment when he saw Chen Yingxiong jump up and hit the football.

If not for his injury. If he hadn't insisted on playing, he wouldn't have wasted so much time. Naturally, there would be no six minutes of stoppage time in the first half, so Chen Yingxiong would have no chance to score the goal in the 49th minute.

You must know that generally speaking, there is only one minute of added time in the first half. More often than not, there is no added time at all. At most, it is only three minutes of added time, which is considered a big deal.

Five or six minutes is extremely rare...

And Chen Yingxiong happened to be in the fourth minute. The goal came nearly five minutes later.

have to say. It was James who gave Chen Yingxiong this opportunity...

James felt a bitterness in his throat when he thought of this. He shook his head again in excitement, and the eyes that had been sprayed before were sprayed again...

He covered his eyes for the second time and screamed and fell down.

It's just that this time he is no longer the protagonist, no one cares about him or pays attention to him. More people's eyes are on the court, focusing on the man running with arms outstretched on the court!

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Chen Yingxiong opened his arms and ran to the corner flag area, then dived and slid on the ground. The teammates following him followed suit and glided on the turf with him.

This is Chen Yingxiong’s most celebrated celebration after scoring a goal with his head.

Then everyone just huddled on the ground.

Liverpool fans cheered in the stands.

The Everton fans were completely silent, all silent.

The same is true in the dugouts of both teams.

Martin O'Neill led his men and jumped out of the coaching bench. Raising their arms and shouting wildly to celebrate the goal. Being able to take the lead in the first half greatly boosted our own confidence and also dealt a heavy blow to our opponents - do you want to go into the halftime break with a draw? No way!

Just next door. It was Everton's deathly silent bench and dugout.

Moyes thought again of his previous worries.

In his opinion, his worries have become a reality, but he still doesn't know how the other party did it...

He became more and more anxious.

The first half was about to end, but his team fell behind.

How to equalize the score in the second half?

There was really nothing he could do.

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Not long after Chen Yingxiong scored, the first half of the game ended.

Liverpool got a ball and they took the lead in the game.

This was the result they wanted, even if the lead was a little short of goals. But it's still ahead. As long as they are ahead, Liverpool will have a hundred ways to deal with Everton, making the opponent miserable.

They are not worried about scoring a goal at this time and then immediately entering the halftime break. Will cause their status to be interrupted.

Liverpool fans were still cheering and singing when the players came off the field. Although they were only leading by one goal, they seemed to have seen the smile of the goddess of victory now.

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The half-time break is only fifteen minutes, which is extra long for some people, such as those Liverpool fans who are looking forward to victory. They couldn't wait to start the second half of the game immediately and end the game immediately, and then Liverpool won the championship. In this way, Liverpool has won six championships this season, and is only one short of seven championships!

For others, it is extremely short-lived.

For example, Everton coach Moyes. He knew halftime was his last chance.

So he racked his brains to think about what he should do to plug that loophole.

But he didn't even know what the loophole was.

He racked his brain and couldn't figure out what to do.

Poor Moyes now feels like the half-time break is given fifteen minutes. It was simply too short! It’s so unreasonable and unscientific!

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and he still didn't find a solution.

His frustrated look was visible to everyone.

As a result, Everton players became even more convinced that the head coach had lost confidence in them.

Although we are only one goal behind now, in the eyes of the head coach. It was like they were ten goals behind.

Such thoughts impacted the fighting spirit of Everton players and ultimately emptied all their confidence.

Then. In this way, they returned to the court with deep self-doubt and a broken mood.

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The Everton players were the last to come out and they kept the Liverpool players waiting on the pitch for three minutes.

But this is not the trick Kempes used in the World Cup final in Argentina - deliberately playing a few minutes late to kill the morale and confidence of the opponent Netherlands team, leaving them completely out of shape.

Argentina was very motivated back then, but can this dejected Everton compare to that?

Not at all!

These Everton players were doomed from the moment they walked out of the tunnel with their heads down.

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