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Chapter 19 - A Last-Minute Equalizer Against Liverpool, a Response to Criticism

He was so used to being beaten that he felt no shame anymore. Today, Lin Hao told him how shameful it was for a guard.

The key point is that Lin Hao came again, stopped once more, and turned around to lead him back, waiting for him to pass.

Arnold heard it; he heard his teammates calling him, telling him to calm down and to come with him to defend.

However, Arnold couldn't control his emotions and pushed Lin Hao while Lin Hao was still dribbling the ball.

Lin Hao lay on the ground, spreading his hands, "Referee, he hit people because he couldn't win the game!"

"You're such a sissy, are you trying to tell on us about the teacher?"

Lin Hao smiled slightly. "What are you trying to compete with? On the football field, if there's a problem, I'll go to the referee. If you're not satisfied, let's find a place where you can show off. China and Brazil are both places that are good at fighting. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

The referee quickly stepped between the two, pointing first at Lin Hao, who wasn't too agitated, and said, "Stop talking!"

He then turned to Arnold, pulled out a yellow card, and said, "Don't say another word. This is a yellow card warning. If you say another word, you'll be out of the game!"

Arsenal usually passes free kicks near the corner flag directly to Lin Hao, or at least short ones.

Wijnaldum has arrived and is ready to join Arnold in defending Lin Hao.

Lin Hao took a shot, without any short pass, and lobbed the ball directly into the goal. The ball drew a beautiful arc, fell at the far post, and went into the goal. Even Alisson couldn't save this ball.

Lin Hao's free kick from the side resulted in a direct goal, helping Arsenal pull one back.

This goal ignited the Emirates Stadium, and the crowd erupted in a tremendous roar.

Arsenal pulled one back, making it 1-2, still trailing by one goal.

The game continues.

Riding this momentum, Arsenal continued their fierce attack, but this offensive was quickly extinguished by Liverpool's defensive counter-attacks.

Liverpool packed up a lot of players on Lin Hao's flank to help Arnold defend against him.

After Lin Hao's several unsuccessful attacks, his momentum vanished, and the game once again fell into Liverpool's control.

In the 80th minute of the match, before that, another top player stepped up for Arsenal. Goalkeeper Petr Cech returned to his peak form, making several outstanding saves to keep the score at 2-1 for Arsenal.

With only ten minutes left and Lin Hao having been inactive for a long time, Arnold raised his head again.

"What's wrong with you, you sissy? Why aren't you doing well? Weren't you so great? Let me tell you, even if you beat me a thousand times, you still can't beat Liverpool!"

"That doesn't mean I can't beat you, so what are you so smug about?" Lin Hao asked with a puzzled look.

"My team is just better!"

"Yeah, if it weren't for you!" As Lin Hao said this, he lowered his body and reduced his center of gravity. The ball came to Lin Hao's feet at this moment. Lin Hao received the ball with the outside of his right foot and flicked it. Arnold quickly moved with him.

Lin Hao cut back and got past Arnold again, then used the outside of his right foot to send a curling pass to Xhaka outside the penalty area. Xhaka received the ball and shielded it, while Lin Hao ran back and took the ball from Xhaka's feet, dribbling it back.

With Wijnaldum following behind, Lin Hao received the ball, adjusted his position, and prepared to turn and shoot directly. Even though everyone laughed at Lin Hao for being a peasant, no one dared to underestimate his shot.

Wijnaldum stretched his leg forward, hoping to block the shot.

But Lin Hao immediately changed his strategy, switching to a spiking maneuver, bringing the ball back, and then shooting again.

The ball, with tremendous force and at extremely high speed, went straight into the net, resulting in a draw.

Lin Hao excitedly ran to the sidelines, and the photographer immediately pointed the camera at him. Lin Hao danced. Although dancing on the field is not common nowadays, there are opportunities to see it all year round. It is common knowledge that Brazilian players are willing to dance the samba.

It only became less common after it was seen as disrespectful; Brazilian players only jump during the World Cup.

Lin Hao was not only unexpected on the court, but his celebration was also unexpected. He actually danced a very obvious girl group dance!

Everyone suddenly realized that this was the most powerful response to those who mocked him for being effeminate.

This effeminate guy didn't suffer too much in physical confrontations today, and when facing powerful players like Liverpool and Arsenal—who, while not exactly big names, are at least household names—all of them were silent, it was Lin Hao who stepped up, scoring directly from a free kick, shaking off the defender and then slotting the ball home from outside the penalty area.

Help Arsenal to draw 2-2 with Liverpool.

Given the title race between Manchester City and Liverpool in recent seasons, it is highly likely that these two points will influence the final result.

Arsenal and Liverpool drew, securing a point and thus maintaining their top-four position.

After the match, Lin Hao asked Arnold again, "How dare you? You're such trash, how could you say something so arrogant? I thought you were some kind of genius!"

Arnold was speechless, only furious and embarrassed, almost coming to blows. Would Lin Hao tolerate him this time? But he was stopped!

In their next match, Arsenal drew with Portugal in the Europa League.

Back in the league, Arsenal drew 1-1 with Wolves at home, only managing to get one point again, which is a bit of a blow. Arsenal have temporarily dropped to fifth place in the league standings.

In the next round against Burnley, Arsenal won 2-1 away, stopping their losing streak.

The victory over Porto in the Europa League has already secured their advancement from the group stage and their place in the knockout rounds.

November has passed, and this month, Lin Hao received his salary, which included a share of the sales revenue from the jerseys he had made during that period. This was the first time Lin Hao had ever seen so much money—a full 50,000 pounds.

Of course, this is nothing in the football world, but even within Arsenal, it has been among the top few in the past few months. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Lin Hao has only recently gained some popularity, so he has sold more.

This can also be seen from the profit sharing. Lin Hao is a player who has a lot of discussion, but not many people actually pay for his jerseys. After all, most of the people who buy his jerseys are die-hard Arsenal fans who would buy jerseys of all the team's main players.

But 50,000 was the first time Lin Hao had ever seen so much money. He immediately accepted his teammate's invitation to go to the awards ceremony together.

Of course, neither he nor his teammates were qualified to attend the awards ceremony; they were just there to join in the fun and broaden their horizons.

Lin Hao never dared to go before he had no money.

But Lin Hao never expected that this year's awards ceremony would be so special.

Behind the scenes, before the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, a dinner is held to invite celebrities from all walks of life. It was after this dinner that the incident occurred!

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