Four Hundred and Twenty-Four, Declaration of Victory

On November 22, the Premier League restarted after a two-week break. Liverpool was held to a 0:0 draw by Middlesbrough in an away game. As teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle all defeated their opponents, Yang Cheng's team fell out of the top four in the league and ranked fifth.

Suddenly, the whole of England was completely fried.

Is this still the omnipotent Yang Cheng?

Is this still the invincible Liverpool team?

Many authoritative media in England have begun a round of accusations against Yang Cheng. If he had not been too famous, I am afraid they would not only accuse him, but also bombard him. They obviously all believe that Liverpool under Yang Cheng's coaching, Although the offense is stronger than during Houllier's time and the scene is better, the state is more unstable.

Especially in the recent period, Liverpool has begun to enter the late autumn state as the climate becomes colder.

"We have all said that although Yang Cheng's tactics were amazing at the beginning of the season, as the league progresses, he will slowly feel that the players' physical fitness is not enough to support the entire season. In the last two rounds, one One loss and one draw, gradually widening the points gap with the top of the league, is the most obvious evidence!"

The outside world's bombardment allowed Liverpool to defeat Steaua Bucharest 3:0 at home and advance to the top 32 with an absolute advantage. At this point, the UEFA Cup schedule has also come to an end. After the Champions League group stage is confirmed, the 8 third-placed teams will enter the league. Cup, and the 24 teams that advanced from the second round will form the top 32, and then draw lots again.

Rekindling the war will have to wait until the end of February, which is good news for Liverpool.

After finishing the UEFA Cup and before welcoming Birmingham at home, Yang Cheng held an internal meeting of the team.

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"Just a dozen days ago, when I was running, I met a Liverpool fan!"

In the conference room on the second floor of the Melwood training building, Yang Cheng sat across from everyone and told his experience at that time using the words he had prepared before.

“He told me that he hopes to walk around England and pass every Premier League team’s stadium, and then he will take photos there. I counted, and so far, he has visited 7 stadiums. It’s the stadium.”

The players here are no strangers to this incident. Yang Cheng forwarded this incident on his private Weibo,

And every time the fan named Twining has the latest news, Yang Cheng will forward it immediately, and Liverpool's official website will also respond immediately.

There are 5 people in total. Liverpool officials gave them high praise, and the fans also praised their actions.

This matter has also been published in newspapers outside, but because the recent rumors outside have focused on criticism and accusations against Yang Cheng, the outside world has not paid much attention to the movements of these five players.

"He told me at the time that he was unemployed, had no family, no job, and had problems with his life. He didn't want to be without football, so he did this so that Liverpool could get back on its feet and rise again."

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, "My first reaction was that reason told me that these fools were doing nothing. Whether they could run or not had nothing to do with whether Liverpool could beat their opponents on the field. But it didn't take long. I thought again, is it really not relevant? Think about it, is it really not relevant? "

The players below immediately fell silent, but they all looked at Yang Cheng above.

"I don't care what the outside world says, how those *** media criticize me, I only care what you think? Answer me, do you think we are destined to lose?"

The players shook their heads one after another.

"You can't even speak?" Yang Cheng asked in a serious tone.

"No, boss!" Hyypia was the staunchest supporter of Yang Cheng. He was the first to stand up and shake his head in denial.

"We will continue to support you!" Gerrard also stood up and expressed his stance.

"Except for you, I can't think of anyone qualified to lead the team!" Davis said arrogantly.

The players expressed their opinions one after another, while Yang Cheng watched silently. He waited until they all finished speaking before he continued to speak.

"I don't think we are destined to lose. It's only 5 points. It's just a difference between two games. I don't believe it. Can't we even cross the 5-point barrier?" Yang Cheng also stood up and stretched out his arms. asked with his right hand.

"Losing to Manchester United is not a nightmare. Although we have a million reasons not to want to lose, what I want to say is that it is precisely this game that deserves our attention and deserves our sobriety, because it tells us that we There is still a big gap between us and the top teams in the Premier League.”

All the players nodded in unison.

"You came to Liverpool for various reasons, but I believe that no one is born to want to be a loser. I hope everyone can show courage. It's only 5 points. We will definitely be able to reverse our opponent."

After a pause, Yang Cheng continued: "I have made an appointment with reporters. I will put my championship declaration on the front page of some newspapers tomorrow. I said that I will kick Manchester United off the throne. I also said that I want to bring championships to Liverpool and I want to bring glory to Liverpool people."

"If I don't do that, if Liverpool don't win the title this season, it will be a failure!"

"Anyway, I have already made up my mind and made it known. Whoever can keep up with me will be qualified to stay in the team, and whoever can't keep up..."

Yang Cheng did not continue talking, but everyone knew that he was determined to catch up with Manchester United and Arsenal in the standings. He was willing to risk his life to fight these two teams.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Who is the real brave and who is brave and foolhardy will have to wait until the end of the league to find out.

In the world of football, results always speak for themselves. The winner is the winner and the loser is the loser. This is an iron rule!

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"No criticism of me will shake my determination. You can let the entire British media attack me. I will not waver. My goal remains unchanged. I want to knock Manchester United off the throne." , I want to lead Liverpool to win the championship. If I can't do this, it will be a complete failure!"

"Now, none of you are qualified to comment on me or my team, even if it is a substitution or an adjustment, because the league is not over yet. If you want to attack me, you can wait until the league is over. I lost. , you can step me into hell, but if I win, or the league is not over yet, I hope all of you..."

Yang Cheng did not speak, but he made a zipper motion with his hand in front of his mouth, indicating to reporters that they should be silent.

The group of reporters below were all in an uproar.

Doesn’t this mean that Yang Cheng is declaring war on the British media?

It can be seen that this guy who looks very calm is starting to get angry. After all, after losing to Manchester United, the British media began a series of accusations against Yang Cheng and Liverpool. It is obvious that he cannot calm down.

The difference between the British media and the Italian media is that in the face of Yang Cheng's declaration of war, the Italian media will generally criticize Yang Cheng for his lack of grace and education, but the British media will not. They generally have a happy attitude and even Yu welcomes Yang Cheng and declares war on them.

The day after Yang Cheng declared war, The Times published this news as a front-page headline. It also conducted a questionnaire survey on Liverpool fans. The results found that 97% of Liverpool fans generally welcomed the head coach's declaration of war.

"Liverpool are a full team and we can well see our Caesar being so rich!"

"There is no doubt that the most admirable thing about Caesar is his fighting spirit. I hope that the team can, like our head coach, display the team's fighting spirit and professional ethics and continue to fight for the Premier League!"

"I firmly believe that Caesar will do what he says!"

As we all know, The Sun is contraband in Liverpool. Since the Hillsborough tragedy, their sales in Liverpool have dropped sharply from nearly 300,000 copies to less than 10,000 now. This is because of a series of The Sun’s False reports.

But this newspaper is obviously crazy with anxiety, especially when they think about the fact that their competitors are taking advantage of Yang Cheng's scarce resources to produce news to increase sales, while they can only live by reprinting, they are all eager to get First hand information.

Therefore, when Yang Cheng's declaration of winning the championship came out, the Sun News published a declaration of challenge on the front page of the next day.

This newspaper stated that it was not optimistic about Liverpool winning the championship and was willing to make a bet with Yang Cheng.

"I heard that Caesar is the best at betting. We are willing to make a bet with Caesar until the end of the season."

But the next day, Yang Cheng published his counterattack in the Times, "I will not have any contact with a newspaper company that has committed fatal crimes but has not even shown the least respect. Everyone knows that I said Who are they, I don’t care about them at all, I don’t take them seriously at all, who cares about them?”

The Sun News was undoubtedly slapped hard, which also made the Sun News angry, and then began to prepare to bombard Yang Cheng and his Liverpool.

But who would have thought that on the third day after the declaration of winning the championship, Yang Cheng's team was sitting at home, and with the goals of Gerrard, Robben and Murphy, they defeated Birmingham 3:0 and won a crucial game. victory.

But unfortunately, Manchester United lost to Chelsea 0:1 away from home, while Arsenal was forced to draw 0:0 at home by Fulham.

As a result, Liverpool's championship situation has become optimistic again.

Yang Cheng shook his head and sighed when being interviewed by reporters at the press conference after the game.

"What a pity. I originally thought Manchester United could be stronger, at least wait until we catch up, but who knows..." Yang Cheng shrugged with a regretful expression on his face, making the reporters present in an uproar. laughing out loud.

Everyone knows that he is adding insult to injury and wants to take the opportunity to attack Manchester United.

"I think if Manchester United's midfield problem is not solved, it will be difficult for their combat effectiveness to return to the level of last season. Arsenal's problem is the defense. I think when playing against Arsenal, we should defend and counterattack, especially suppress the left wing. Henry and Pires are always active in this area, suppressing their left wing, and the attack is reduced by half."

Yang Cheng is obviously taking the opportunity to teach his tricks to the Premier League teams.

He learned this trick from Ancelotti and Lippi, and he can use it now, so suitable!

"I am very optimistic about Chelsea. I think the biggest competitor for the championship this season should be Chelsea. This team has a group of very good players. Ranieri is a top coach, but he has never been fully recognized. And definitely, I think now is a very good opportunity, Chelsea has given him such a platform, he should cherish it."

Yang Cheng's strategy of making friends from far away and attacking closely, wooing Chelsea, and killing the two traditional championship teams of Manchester United and Arsenal is not unsmart. At least Ranieri should feel the same way about his words.

You can’t always plant trees to provide shade to others, right? A certain old Italian man cried out sadly in his heart.

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On December 3, in the round of 16 knockout round of the League Cup, Liverpool faced Bolton at home. Yang Cheng started the substitute lineup. As a result, with Alaud Diarra's header from the back row at the critical moment, Liverpool won 3:2 at home. Bolton Wanderers successfully advanced to the top 8 of the League Cup.

After this game, the Football Association conducted a draw, and Liverpool met the Saints Southampton in the quarterfinals.

Back in the Premier League, in the 15th round, Liverpool challenged Newcastle away from home.

The Magpies led by Shearer are a powerful team in the Premier League. They are also ambitious this season and want to make a difference in the Premier League. Although as the new season begins, they gradually find that there is no hope of winning the championship. After all, in Manchester United, Surrounded by strong teams like Chelsea and Arsenal, it is difficult for them to win the championship.

But at the very least, they hope to continue to participate in the European Champions League as they did last season.

In other words, they are prepared to push Liverpool out of the top 4 in the league like last season.

Sitting at home, facing Liverpool, his old enemy Bobby Hubbson just didn't believe in evil. He didn't believe that he could never beat Yang Cheng, especially when he thought about Barcelona losing to Kaiserslautern in the Cup Winners' Cup final. With that breath in his heart, this English gentleman was eager to prove himself with a victory.

And it turns out that there is really no such thing as bad luck in this world.

When everyone thought that it was better to play defensive counterattack against Liverpool, Bobby Hubbson hoped to be an exception, but unfortunately, he became the exception again and became the object of everyone's ridicule.

Because the next day's Times published such a news, "Bobby Humbson used his not-so-great defense to prove one thing, that is, how crazy it is to play against Liverpool." It's like putting your gun in the enemy's hand and telling him, shoot me, please!"

The Guardian's headline was relatively mild, but also ridiculing, "4:0, not an international practice. The home team is in the back and the away team is in the front. Liverpool defeated Newcastle 4:0 and suffered another loss after losing 0:5 away to Chelsea. A disastrous defeat!”

The Magpies fans could only find out sadly that their team was beaten without temper by Liverpool. The defense led by Woodgate even scored 4 goals. This became Given's second game of the season. The nightmare also became Bobby Bunsen's nightmare.

On the contrary, Liverpool, after winning Newcastle, won two consecutive victories in the Premier League. In the 15th round, Arsenal and Chelsea both suffered draws, and only Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 4:0.

As a result, Liverpool has surpassed Chelsea and occupied third place in the Premier League behind Manchester United and Arsenal, who have returned to the top of the list.

"Ferguson had better watch him take the top spot in the league, here I come!" Yang Cheng's laughing interview appeared in Sky TV's post-match interview.

"Wait until he and his Liverpool can keep up with us!" Ferguson fired back.

In the 16th round of the league, Manchester United won the Manchester Derby 3:1, defeated Manchester City, and continued their lead as the league leader. The best performers in this game were undoubtedly Scholes and Solskjaer. .

Yang Cheng had to shake his head and sigh. Without Ronaldinho, Ferguson reused Solskjaer, and Manchester United's overall strength has not been weakened much. The so-called weakening is more for the top teams, as for other teams in the Premier League. , Frankly speaking, Zhen and the First Army are not on the same level.

Liverpool reversed Southampton 2:1 at home and won 3 consecutive victories, continuing to chase Manchester United and Arsenal in the standings. The latter defeated Blackburn 1:0 at home, but Chelsea lost 1:2 at home. in Bolton.

Nowadays, the situation of the Premier League championship has become increasingly clear.

Those who show signs of winning the championship are Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Although Newcastle defeated Tottenham 4:0 in this round and continued to maintain pressure on Chelsea, who is fourth in the league, their possibility of winning the championship is very slim.

Among these four teams, Manchester United's overall strength is very good. Ferguson knows everything about this team well, and his control ability is something that no one else except Wenger has. Therefore, they are the favorites to compete for the championship.

Arsenal have lost one game so far this season, but have drawn many, which also puts them second only to Manchester United in the standings. Wenger's team has played perfectly this season, except for the loss to Liverpool. game and other games performed very well, so many fans have high hopes for them.

On the contrary, it is Liverpool, a team that has just undergone reorganization and coaching changes. It is indeed surprising that this team can keep up with the pace of the championship in the first time. Yang Cheng's coaching level is fully demonstrated in this Liverpool, and even many people They all feel that at Inter Milan, Yang Cheng's coaching level was obscured by the light of the star. Only when he arrived at Liverpool did he shine again. At least his many adjustments and changes this season have been impeccable.

As for Chelsea, they are accustomed to being weak in December. It depends on whether Ranieri can adjust the team's condition as soon as possible and get out of the predicament like Yang Cheng did.

When the whole country began to enter the Christmas atmosphere, Liverpool challenged Southampton away from home, and after a difficult 90 minutes of the game, with Hamann's long shot, they took away a 1:0 victory from the away game. , successfully advanced to the semi-finals, their opponent was Aston Villa.

But just after this game, Yang Cheng did not return to Liverpool with the team. There was finally news about the organizational midfielder he was looking for.