Chapter 1220 Do You Feel Weak when You See Me?
On the evening of October 22, Liverpool, England, Anfield Stadium.
When Real Madrid players came out of the player tunnel one after another, the entire Anfield stadium suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.
All the Liverpool fans in the audience stood up from their seats at the same time, applauded the Real Madrid players walking out of the player tunnel, and at the same time shouted Yang Yang's name hoarsely.
The whole stadium, including the staff on the sidelines, was applauding vigorously. Even the head coach of Liverpool, Rodgers, walked up to meet him, stretched out his hand enthusiastically towards Yang Yang from a distance, and shook hands with him vigorously, yes He welcomes it.
This also represents a gesture of Liverpool.
Although it has been many years since Yang Yang left Liverpool, for a player like him, he will not only be regarded as a celebrity by Real Madrid, but also in Liverpool and Ajax, he will also be regarded as a celebrity of his own club.
Back then, the teammates who used to fight side by side with Yang Yang in Liverpool are now very few left.
The captain is still Gerrard, the central defender is Skrtel, and Gareth Bale, who was known as Yang Yang II, has now become Liverpool's head star. The young player Sterling who has emerged in the past one or two years is It is to shine in the Premier League.
So far, Sterling has been regarded by many British media as Yang Yang II, just like they were optimistic about Gareth Bale at the beginning, but the Welshman has not reached the height expected of him by the outside world, and two consecutive He was deeply involved in transfer doubts in the summer, and he almost went to Manchester United this summer.
Yang Yang warmly embraced Gerrard amidst the cheers of the audience.
The two fought side by side and advanced together. Gerald was Yang Yang's landlord. Over the years, although the two have seen each other less often, their relationship has always been good. It is even more joyful to meet again after a long absence.
"I sold the house you lived in." Gerald suddenly told Yang Yang a big news.
"Sold?" Yang Yang felt a little surprised. If he remembered correctly, Gerald's family lived there afterwards.
Yang Yang still has a deep impression of the house he lived in for three years. There is a small garden behind the house, a row of tall peach trees in front of the house, and a big park not far away. He used to spend every day in the park. Morning exercises, and what Su Ye likes most is sitting in front of the window on the second floor, admiring the peach trees outside the house.
"I've moved to a new house now, and it's useless to keep the one you used to live in. The economy has been in recession for the past few years, and it doesn't make sense to rent a house, so I sold it to Rogers."
"Rodgers?" Yang Yang was a little surprised, and then looked at the Liverpool coach in the distance.
Gerald nodded, "He likes that house very much, and his family lives there."
Of course, because it used to be the house Yang Yang lived in, Rogers had to spend more money when he bought this property from Gerrard. After all, as the head coach, he really hoped to be able to rub Yang Yang's halo.
Yang Yang didn't comment on this. If Gerald hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten what the house he lived in was like.
Now he lives in the La Moraleja community in Madrid. Everything is very comfortable, the environment and surrounding facilities are good, and he is used to living there. He has no other extra thoughts, and naturally he will not mind Gerrard selling himself. House of.
"It's really a good place." Even so, Yang Yang said regretfully.
Gerald nodded, and there were his memories there too.
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Off the pitch, Liverpool fans and players treated Yang Yang well.
Even the Real Madrid players were surprised by Liverpool's high-standard reception of Yang Yang in the dressing room before the game. After all, Yang Yang represented Liverpool's opponent in this game.
But it can also be seen in reverse. Yang Yang’s achievements in Liverpool are still remembered by Liverpool. Especially in recent years, Liverpool’s performance has declined significantly, and it is full of nostalgia for Yang Yang’s era.
In the stands, some Liverpool fans even shouted the hope that Yang Yang could return to Liverpool in the future, even if it was to retire.
But Yang Yang just looked at this kind of thing, and didn't take it too seriously.
Fans talk about feelings, but club operators talk about interests.
Besides, with continuous growth and maturity, Yang Yang also clearly realized that many times, many things really cannot go back.
Just like back then, he once thought that when he was old, he would return to Ajax to play, just like Van der Sar, Bergkamp and others, and finally retired at the starting point of Ajax. It's also a pretty good choice.
But now, he was really shaken.
It's really late in your career, do you want to continue to struggle and continue to struggle on the court? Or do you want to retreat bravely?
When it comes to his position, money is often unimportant. If he continues to stay on the field, it is more because he can’t let go of football. After all, he has played football for more than ten years, or even twenty years, and suddenly one day he wants to let go. Who is willing?
But at the age of struggling, if you continue to stay on the court, isn't it to let the fans see the twilight side of your hero?
Retiring from the rapids is undoubtedly a choice. Although it is emotionally difficult, the long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain. Zidane chose this one back then, so until now, the fans' memories of him are still stuck in the 2006 World Cup. Red card and runner up.
Yang Yang has not yet made a choice, because he is not sure what he will think, but there is no doubt that he has just turned 28 years old, and he has already seen the future of retiring soon.
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Off the court is a warm scene of you and me, but on the court, the two sides are fighting hand-to-hand with bayonets.
Even the Liverpool fans who admired Yang Yang, at the beginning of the game, when Yang Yang got the ball, they all booed immediately, which surprised Yang Yang, who did not expect this group of "fickle" fans to change so fast.
This astonishment even made him lose the ball under his feet, which was directly tackled by Skrtel.
After the ferocious Liverpool central defender broke the ball, he still grinned at Yang Yang and laughed, as if he was saying, did he feel scared when he saw me, so his feet went soft?
Liverpool also played unconservatively at home. After the opening, the pressure and the pace of the game were played very fast.
In the 11th minute, Gerrard hit a long shot of about 30 meters, which was directly saved by Courtois.
It was a very powerful long-range shot. Obviously, in front of his old friends, the 34-year-old Gerrard still refused to accept his old age, but became more fighting spirit and more energetic.
Perhaps under the stimulation of Liverpool and Gerrard, Yang Yang also became active.
In the 23rd minute, Yang Yang took the initiative to retreat to respond. David Silva passed the ball to Yang Yang's feet. Yang Yang turned around and passed the ball to the right. After handing it to James Rodriguez, he turned around and sprinted forward quickly. .
After the Colombian player stopped the ball with his right foot, he rubbed his left foot lightly without thinking, and picked the ball directly into the penalty area behind Liverpool's defense line, and the placement was excellent.
Skrtel and Lovren pinched Yang Yang left and right. James Rodriguez's pass fell behind Lovren. The Croatian central defender took the first step to clear the siege, but Yang Yang made a secret move It interfered with him, causing some deviations in his clearance action, and he actually kicked in vain.
The ball fell to the ground quickly, but Yang Yang caught up with him one step ahead. After blocking Scotter with his body, he kicked the football directly with his right foot, deliberately hitting the opposite direction, towards the lower left corner.
Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet flew to the side, but Yang Yang hit the goal from a very tricky and sudden angle, which he did not expect.
In the end, the ball crashed into the net, one to zero!
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After losing the ball, Yang Yang didn't celebrate as much as before, but just stood there.
Lovren was dissatisfied, and immediately ran after him and told the referee that Yang Yang made a small move, but the referee Rizzoli from Italy smiled and asked, "He has a small move, don't you?"
The Croatian central defender was at a loss for words.
If Yang Yang's small action can make the referee blow off his goal, then Lovren's small action is enough for Real Madrid to get a penalty.
The referee patted Lovren on the shoulder with a smile, as if to say, don't think so much, young central defender, focus on the game!
Want to freeze Yang Yang?
This is what all defensive players in the world are eager to achieve, but so far, almost no one has achieved it.
Because if you give him the slightest chance, even the slightest chance, he can turn it into a goal.
Just like just now, James Rodriguez's pass was in place, but without Yang Yang's interference with Lovren, without Yang Yang's body blocking Skrtel, this pass would have been impossible to convert for the goal.
And to do all of this at the same time, what does it take?
Yang Yang retreated to meet the attack, which represented his diligence, and promptly distributed the ball to the unguarded James Rodriguez, which proved his ability to read the game and his sense of cooperation. He quickly inserted back, representing his speed , and small actions to interfere with Lovren not only represent his control of timing and prediction of where the ball will fall, but also his cunning.
As for the last, blocking Skrtel with his body shows even more his physical fitness and confrontation ability.
You know, Skrtel is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 81 kilograms. He is bigger than Yang Yang in size and weight, and Skrtel is known for his physical confrontation in the Premier League, but just now Under the confrontation, Yang Yang at least ensured that his body would not be squeezed away.
Just imagine, a seemingly simple goal actually fully demonstrates so many qualities of Yang Yang.
Rizzoli is an experienced referee, so he can see clearly, at least in the attack just now, Liverpool's defense was completely defeated by Yang Yang alone.
This is the number one player in world football!
Even in the refereeing world, almost all thumbs up for Yang Yang's strength, game quality and professional ethics.
Even many people are proud to be able to officiate his games!