Five Hundred and Thirty-Six It’s Time to Sprint!
It had just snowed, and the snow on the A5 highway coming out of Paris had not yet been swept away, making the entire road very slippery. Although there were not many cars, no one dared to drive fast, even the drivers. On the way home for Christmas.
A yellow Kupe drove slowly over the snow. The bright car lights highlighted the dark car. Melissa Terrio was looking sideways at the rearview mirror. , after making sure there was no car, he turned on the turn signal, turned into the overpass, and entered the fork where Elblai Village is located.
She recently bought a small villa on the hillside here. The environment is great. It faces the meandering Seine River. It is very quiet. The security around it is also very good. It is not like what often happens in some other areas. Some riotous incidents.
When the villa was bought, it was old. She personally participated in the design and renovated it. After retaining the main style, she added some more modern touches, and also added balconies, swimming pools and other facilities she liked very much. It was simply Excellent.
But at Christmas, no matter how great the place is, it can't stop being alone and lonely.
Is he also a person?
Melissa and Yang Cheng met once at the French Football Awards Ceremony. The two got together for a night, and then Yang Cheng returned to England. Because he had a game on the 26th, he could not leave.
Coincidentally, Melissa also has something to do this afternoon, otherwise, she would go directly to Liverpool.
A person's festival is as if the joyful atmosphere around you has nothing to do with you. You seem to be isolated and abandoned by the world, unable to integrate into it. You can only find some comfort from the melodious music in the carriage.
"It's better to go home and eat instant noodles!" She said to herself a little lonely.
After the car turned out of the overpass, it went all the way up the mountain, entered the community, arrived at the door of the house, opened the garage, parked the car, took a shower, changed clothes... all things were busy, and only 15 minutes had passed.
"Time goes by so slowly, it's so boring, I'll go crazy!"
Through the open window, she could vaguely hear the voices of residents celebrating Christmas in the distance. This made her alone at home even more desolate.
Just when she picked up her phone and wanted to call Yang Cheng, the phone in the villa rang.
"Hello, Miss Terrio, a deliveryman said he would deliver something to you!" The gatekeeper of the community called to inquire about the situation.
"Delivery guy?" Melissa realized she hadn't bought anything.
Five minutes later, she saw some food delivered to her door, including fish, meat, vegetables, fruits, flour...
Looking at the list in her hand, and then looking at the things in front of her, she felt that she was as big as one person.
"Who ordered these things for me online?" she asked with a wry smile.
She can cook, but she can't cook these dishes.
After finally moving everything into the kitchen, when she walked out, she heard someone ringing the doorbell.
"Who is it?" She looked through the surveillance camera next to the door and saw that no one was there.
But soon, as if seeing that she hadn't opened the door, another hand stretched out from an area beyond the surveillance area and pressed the doorbell again.
Now she was giggling as she looked inside. This guy just likes surprises and being funny.
"Just wait outside!" she said with a smile.
When Yang Cheng heard this, he knew what was going on. He shook his head and sighed, then stood up and said, "I'll give you another 10 seconds to think about it. If you don't open the door, I'm going to yell. Then the whole world will know what's hidden in your home." With a man!"
"Go to hell!" She was thin-skinned and couldn't stand his bullshit.
"Okay, there's more..." Yang Cheng didn't know how to count, "5·4··3...2..."
Before 1 even shouted out, she had already opened the door, and she rushed forward, hugging this guy tightly, feeling extremely sweet in her heart.
"Isn't it a surprise?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.
She nodded her head on his shoulder, but hugged him tightly, letting him hold her waist and enter the house.
As a woman, there are always times when you can't help but want to let loose.
Didn't someone say something? A woman who doesn't know how to show off is unlikely to be favored by a man.
"Don't you have a football match tomorrow?" Melissa was so happy that she poured a large bottle of honey.
"I checked on the Internet. There is a flight to Manchester at 7 o'clock. As long as I catch this flight, I will be in time!"
Yang Cheng said it easily, but Melissa felt a sore nose after hearing it, "You idiot, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
"I'll spend Christmas with you. Don't you always complain that I don't spend Christmas with you?" Yang Cheng put her on the sofa.
"I'm just saying..." Melissa defended, but in fact she didn't know what to think.
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "Just tell me and I will remember it!"
After saying that, he stood up and pointed at his head, "I am getting older, but this place is getting better and better!"
After laughing, he looked towards the kitchen, "Have everything been delivered?"
"Um!"
"My chef will personally cook tonight to prepare you a New Year's Eve dinner, a specialty of our hometown, and make hot pot!"
"Hot pot?" Melissa sat on the sofa. She had never heard of the name. "What is it?"
"That's it..." Yang Cheng pretended to say a lot, and he seemed to be very powerful, but in the end he came to a conclusion, "To put it simply, cut everything up and do it." With a stove, you can throw whatever you want into it, it’s simple, convenient and fast!”
Melissa glared at this shameless guy with a charming look. It was so shameless to pretend to be like a great chef despite his abilities, but she couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't underestimate the stove, simplicity is simplicity, haven't you heard? The simpler the craft, the more it tests your skill. Just sit here and wait for it to be eaten!
After saying that, Yang Cheng walked directly into the kitchen, pulled up his apron, picked up the kitchen knife, and was busy.
Melissa sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, facing the kitchen, listening to the sound of the kitchen knife cutting into the chopping board, which was particularly pleasant. Seeing the busy man rushing in and out of the kitchen, she didn't know why, but she felt My heart seemed to be filled to the brim with something, and I felt very at ease and satisfied.
Sometimes happiness is born unconsciously.
"In my hometown, you must eat fish during the Chinese New Year! So I'll eat the fish meat, and you can just eat the fish bones!" Yang Cheng really picked up a piece of fish bone and put it into Melissa's bowl.
Of course the little beauty refused, and immediately protested, "Why?" and wanted to grab it.
"You French people don't have this custom!" Yang Cheng stopped her.
"I want to eat it!" She pretended to be arrogant.
In the end, after negotiation, Yang Cheng ate his favorite fish head, Melissa ate the fish body, and whoever liked the fish bones took it.
"Eating fish represents abundance every year; mustard greens are also called longevity vegetables; and leeks represent long-lasting good intentions; and other things, such as chickens, represent good luck and should be eaten after eating. A bowl of glutinous rice balls represents reunion and perfection."
As for things in his hometown, Yang Cheng still kept them close to his heart no matter how many years he was away from home.
"So many, I can't remember them!" Melissa had never heard of these.
"Like a pig..." Yang Cheng laughed and scolded, "You're so stupid!"
"You are the stupid pig!"
The two of them were eating and flirting, since they were the only ones in the whole villa anyway, so they didn't need to worry about being overheard. Yang Cheng, on the other hand, showed off his eloquence that can almost bring the dead back to life. Melissa was amused and laughed at the same time, and time flew by so fast that she didn't realize it.
When Melissa woke up from her sleep the next day, she felt that the bed was completely empty. She knew that her man had left. This made her complain a little about her sleepiness. She didn't even notice Yang Cheng when he left. Do not know at all.
Where Yang Cheng originally lay, there was a large heart-shaped bouquet composed of 99 roses. The red stamens were particularly bright and fragrant. No one knew without asking that he must have run out early in the morning. bought.
This made Melissa climb out of the bed. She didn't even bother to put on her clothes. She held the bouquet with great treasure, put it in front of her nose, and smelled it gently. She didn't dare to use too much force because she wanted to take it slow. She slowly smelled her man's affection, but there was something sour in her eyes, as if something was about to be squeezed out.
He took his mobile phone from the table beside the bed and wanted to call Yang Cheng, but found that he couldn't get through. He looked at the time again and saw that it was not yet 8 o'clock, and Yang Cheng secretly changed his lottery clock time from the original one. 6 o'clock was changed to 8 o'clock.
"What a bastard!" Melissa complained happily.
This was the best and most beautiful Christmas gift she had ever received in her life.
On the 26th, Liverpool welcomed Newcastle at home.
Yang Cheng's team did not pause its progress at all because of Christmas, because they had one day off during Christmas and trained as usual the rest of the time, so the players' condition and physical functions were guaranteed. .
Newcastle brought Owen back to the Premier League from Real Madrid and returned to Anfield. The former Liverpool golden boy sat in the stands due to injury, but was welcomed by the Liverpool fans. They hope that Owen understands that Liverpool also has today Part of him.
But on the pitch, Liverpool unceremoniously defeated Newcastle 20 times and continued their winning streak.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal also won successively, especially Manchester United. Ferguson's team always performed well during the winter break. They beat West Bromwich Albion for 50 at Old Trafford. The performance of the players Very outstanding.
On the 28th, Liverpool ushered in the Merseyside Derby.
Everton's performance in the past few years always gives people a very strange feeling. It is good every year and bad every year. When it is good, it can even qualify for the Champions League. When it is bad, it is even almost relegated. It is very unstable. Many people are worried about it. I don't understand what Moyes is doing, and after studying their lineup, I find that they have not made any major introductions or sales.
As everyone knows, this is exactly the problem.
Everton is a typical small-capacity operation, and Moyes is diligent and frugal. If they only focus on the league, then Everton's main lineup and the thickness of the bench can ensure their competitiveness, so they will perform very well, but once If they are required to fight on multiple fronts, especially in European competitions and the Premier League, then the lack of thickness of their bench will be exposed.
Therefore, for many teams, it is really difficult to say whether the European competition is a hot potato or a hot potato.
Like Everton, there are teams such as Blackburn, Tottenham, and Middlesbrough. These teams have an obvious characteristic: they operate on a small budget and cannot arrange two sets of competitive teams like top teams. line-up.
Transfer fees are only one aspect, and long-term salaries are undoubtedly what these clubs cannot afford.
Everton also spent more than 15 million euros on transfers this season, but in the end the results were still very poor.
Just like this derby match, they just lost 0:4 away to Aston Villa, and Everton was brutally slaughtered by Liverpool 1:3 at their home court. Moreover, this is a Liverpool team that has undergone a lot of rotation. .
On the 31st, Liverpool, which won the derby and won 9 consecutive victories, was unstoppable. Facing West Bromwich Albion who came to challenge at Anfield Stadium, Yang Cheng's team was cheered by tens of thousands of home team players. The score of 6-0 turned the Lanterns' Kù into an open-crotch Kù. The away team had played consecutive games in the past 6 days and was almost overloaded. It was unable to stop Liverpool at Anfield.
Also achieving big wins were Manchester United and Chelsea, while Arsenal were tied 0:0 by Aston Villa away from home. This further confirmed Yang Cheng's judgment on the Gunners' lack of bench lineup.
On January 2, Liverpool challenged Bolton in an away game. After a round of rotation, the team defeated Bolton with difficulty on the 21st and won 11 consecutive Premier League wins. However, Mourinho's Chelsea also won 9 consecutive victories. Followed by.
Both teams appeared in front of the fans with an almost oligarchic attitude, especially their outstanding performance during the Christmas period, which made people see their strength, while Manchester United suffered a tragic away game in the 21st round. Arsenal drew, ending their winning streak, and gradually widened the gap between Liverpool and Chelsea.
Liverpool's 11-game winning streak is still one game away from Arsenal's 14-game winning streak, the longest winning streak in the Premier League.
"*** Mourinho is really a lunatic!"
In the boot room at Melwood training base, Dalglish shook his head in disbelief.
Everyone knows that Liverpool can win consecutively because their opponents are relatively weak. However, after Mourinho lost to Manchester United, he met Arsenal again. In this strong dialogue, Chelsea almost defeated The overwhelming advantage killed the Gunners, and the subsequent 9-game winning streak put tremendous pressure on Liverpool.
"Such a difficult opponent is really a headache!" Paul Bayer sighed.
"The players' mentality has obviously been affected a little. It's just a temporary team winning streak. It doesn't seem to be a big problem!" Chris Schmidt said worriedly.
This kind of winning streak will cover up many problems, but when there is an equally powerful opponent behind you, chasing after you, everyone will tighten their nerves and tremble, just like a stretched nerve. Tight rubber band.
Liverpool is like a high-speed train. If it suddenly brakes hard, it is likely to collapse.
For a team, braking suddenly means losing.
"Notify the psychologists that the players' mentality must be adjusted!" Yang Cheng explained the task, "Except for some players who will participate in the FA Cup, everyone will have two days off to adjust their mentality."
"What about the FA Cup match against Swindon, or should I play in the youth team?" Paul Bayer asked with concern. If confirmed, he would immediately start preparations.
Although many outstanding players in the youth team have been training with the first team recently, and even several young rookies such as Carroll and Walcott have entered the first team and will get opportunities to play from time to time, but the youth team is temporarily transferred to play For the FA Cup, we need to coordinate well with Kirkby. After all, they have their own games to play.
"All up!" Yang Cheng thought for a while and said.
Swindon is a team in the English League One. They are currently in the lower reaches of the League One and are very likely to be relegated. In terms of strength, they are not really strong, but they are still a professional league team. The risk of joining the youth team is still very high. of.
But looking at it from another perspective, if this game is played in the youth team, a full week and a half of rest time can be given to the first team players, so that the coaching staff can adjust the physical condition of the first team, especially in terms of physical fitness and spiritual aspect.
There is a fierce tiger following behind. It is really impossible not to run faster.
"Tim, Chris, you will have a week to adjust the players' physical fitness and take care of the injured!"
The two assistants nodded after hearing this.
"From now on, all players' physical reports will be sent to me twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. I want to know their physical conditions anytime and anywhere."
Usually it is once in the morning, but the second half of the schedule is very intensive. Liverpool has to go from the third-line battle in the first half to the current fourth-line battle. This is not an easy task, and it can even be said to be very difficult. difficult.
"Really decided to do this?" Benitez looked at Yang Cheng.
With Liverpool's current situation, if one or two fronts are given up, such as the League Cup and FA Cup, the team's game will be much easier, because Liverpool's opponent in the top 16 of the Champions League knockout round is Werder Bremen, and promotion is not a big problem.
Yang Cheng felt unwilling to give up the League Cup because they had already reached the top four and their opponent was Wigan.
"We have no retreat now, Rafa!" Yang Cheng stood in front of all members of the coaching staff. "As soon as the league started, we were destined to move forward. Until now in the League Cup, we cannot give up at all. , otherwise, what will those young players think?"
Everyone nodded secretly.
“Across Wigan, we’re in the final, which will be our first domestic cup title of the new season!”
Yang Cheng looked forward. He skipped the other League Cup matchup between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United and looked directly towards the final.
"Tell the players that from now on, everyone must wake up with a 120,000-point spirit. Everyone must give me all the strength and tell them that next, we will launch an attack on the quadruple crown, and the league Cup is our first target to conquer!”
"Tell them it's time to sprint!"
Yang Cheng's words immediately aroused great repercussions in the Melwood training base. The players all believed in him, especially the great prospect planned by Yang Cheng.
Quadruple crown, my God, in the history of the Premier League, no one has ever won the triple crown, let alone the quadruple crown! ! .