Chapter 466 Reassurance

"Friends, viewers, welcome to the live broadcast of the fourth round of the Premier League on ESPN."

"I'm everyone's old friend McMahon, and I'm at Goodson Park in Everton, live-streaming the game for everyone, and this is the first Merseyside game of the season at noon today. Derby."

"Through the live TV footage, you can clearly see that Goodson Park is full of people and seats are full."

"The two Merseyside teams have won two and one draw so far, with Liverpool drawing Sheffield United 1-1 away, Newcastle 4-0 at home and West Ham 2-1 at home. Union."

"Everton beat Watford 2-1 at home, drew with Blackburn 1-1 away, and defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away. Moyes' team performance is also very eye-catching."

"After three rounds, both teams have scored seven points."

"The difference is that in the past two weeks of national team game days, Liverpool has been more affected. Many international players in the team have been transferred to the national team to play in the European Cup qualifiers. Relatively speaking, Everton, minimal impact."

"But in the pre-match press conference, Liverpool coach Benitez made it clear that the pressure of this game is indeed a lot, but he believes that his team can overcome the pressure and win this game. Derby."

"And this game, Liverpool also sent their main force to play."

"The goalkeeper is Reina, the back line is Aurelio, Hypia, Carragher and Finnan, the midfield is Mohamed Sissoko, Gerrard and Xavi Alonso, and the front three are Yang Yang, Peter Crouch and Kuyt."

"Danish central defender Daniel Agger has performed well this season and was replaced by Carragher, who has returned from injury, and the other positions are basically the continuation of Benitez's main lineup configuration in the first three rounds."

"Liverpool are ambitious to win, but Everton are also not to be outdone."

"In the pre-match press conference, Moyes said in a high-profile manner that Liverpool will not take a single point from Goodson Park because Everton will try their best to snipe Liverpool and believe that their team can win victory."

"Obviously, Moyes lined up a four-five formation and suppressed Liverpool's midfield with five midfielders. This is obviously not aimless, but smugly wanting to win the city's rival at home."

"Today, the Everton fans across Goodson Park were also full of passion."

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Yang Yang did not stand in the middle circle waiting to serve.

He stood on the left outside the center circle and waited silently for the whistle to start the game.

Grab the start, this is the game strategy that Benitez developed before the game.

He hopes that Liverpool can rely on their own strengths to win the opponent from the beginning.

He closed his eyes, but his ears were particularly keen. He heard the tsunami from the stands.

The sound of the visiting fans seemed to sweep the entire stadium, and he felt like a lone boat in the ocean.

But I don't know when it started, not only was he no longer afraid of this kind of momentum, but he was a little happy about it.

Just like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his best friend who switched to Inter Milan before the transfer door closed, said that under the watchful eyes of the rival fans, breaking their goal is definitely a great joy in life.

The referee is England's most famous Graham Boll. He said it in the player channel before the game. He doesn't want to see big moves, otherwise he will not be merciful.

This is a derby battle. If both sides smell of gunpowder together, no one can hold back.

"The game is about to start, come on!" Captain Gerrard shouted with a strong applause.

Yang Yang opened his eyes and looked straight ahead.

With the order of referee Bol, Peter Crouch immediately kicked the ball to Kuyt, who then kicked back to midfield.

Yang Yang ignored the whereabouts of the ball at all, and rushed forward quickly.

This is the task assigned to him by the manager, from the front trident to suppress Everton's midfield and backfield.

Sure enough, as soon as he rushed, Everton's defense line immediately retreated.

Liverpool's midfielder passed the ball to the left, and Aurelio quickly passed the midline and continued to take the ball forward.

Seeing that he was about to enter the 30-meter area, Everton's midfielder immediately stepped forward to encircle and suppress it.

Yang Yang, who was originally at the front, suddenly ran diagonally back to the middle at this time.

Everton originally blocked Aurelio's straight forward passing line, the purpose was to cut off the connection between the Brazilian left back and Yang Yang, but with Yang Yang running back, ran behind the defender, Aurelio Again saw a pass line.

The ball passed through the three Everton defenders and came to Yang Yang's feet.

Everton's defenders responded very quickly, turning around quickly to chase.

Yang Yang stopped in front of the ball in the neutral position, turned around and dribbled the ball forward quickly.

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"An attack from Liverpool's front."

"Yang Yang received the ball on the left side of the middle, and he dribbled the ball forward with a very fast speed."

"Everton's defenders are chasing them all the way..."

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Peter Crouch and Kuyt brought Everton's defense near the line of the penalty area, while Yang Yang dribbled the ball forward and back, combined with God's vision, and looked up at the front again, he noticed a chance.

As Van Basten told him before, sometimes a sudden long-range shot is not just for scoring, but also to shock the opponent, or even disrupt the opponent's game rhythm.

And now, Yang Yang saw an opportunity.

Just between the opposing center defender Yabo and Lescott.

Immediately, Yang Yang deliberately went a little bigger, and he accelerated to catch up.

Veteran midfielder Phil Neville realized something was wrong, and it was obviously an acceleration!

"Be careful with long shots!" Phil Neville shook off Crouch and rushed towards Yang Yang quickly.

The former Manchester United player's reaction speed is not fast enough, but Yang Yang's shot is also a temporary decision based on the situation on the field, not to mention the players of Phil Neville and Everton, even the players of Liverpool I was startled.

Is this about to shoot at the start?

But Yang Yang was one step faster than Phil Neville. After catching up with the ball, he stood still with his left foot, raised his right foot, tilted his entire body into an angle, bent into a bow, raised his right foot, and volleyed vigorously.

The ball was like a sharp arrow shot out, shooting through Everton's defense!

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"Yang Yang suddenly hit the door directly!"

"The ball is in!!!!"

"God! It's only ten seconds!"

"Yang Yang! In the opening ten seconds, Yang Yang used a long shot of about 25 meters to pierce Everton's goal!"

"Top left corner, this is an outright blind spot!"

"Although Howard reacted and flew to save, he was still a step behind!"

"Yang Yang opened the scoring for Liverpool!"

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At the moment of shooting, Yang Yang was extremely calm, his mind was blank, but it was very clear.

He clearly felt that this shot had been made!

Unless Howard can make a magical save, this shot must have been!

And sure enough, it almost went straight into the dead corner in the upper left corner of the goal!

Yang Yang quickly turned around and rushed out of the field, spreading his arms all the way, like a glider, flying over Goodson Park.

The Everton fans were visibly taken aback, stunned for a few seconds, before a burst of boos erupted.

But these few seconds of dead silence is the biggest recognition and praise for Yang Yang's shot!

Yang Yang was so excited that he slipped to his knees under the corner of the stand where the Liverpool fans were, kissed the colorful rope on his left wrist forcefully, and opened his arms towards the fans with a laugh, as if to hug them.

The Liverpool fans at the scene also burst into cheers, which were especially obvious amid the boos.

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"yeah!"

Benitez jumped up from the ground with excitement.

This shot came very suddenly, but it was very energetic and very powerful!

"This is definitely a long shot that can greatly boost the team's morale!" Paco Yesterdam laughed.

"I knew that he must be in good form recently, because he belongs to the kind of player who is more likely to be out of form." Benitez shouted excitedly, "This shot is too crucial!"

Only the Liverpool coaching staff, or people inside the team, know that Liverpool are in a very bad state today.

why?

On the one hand because of the national team competition, but on the other hand because of the schedule.

There is no problem playing Everton away, but it is scheduled for 12:45 noon, which is the biggest problem.

The internationals came back in a hurry and started the game soon. It was still at noon, and it was not easy at all to get out of shape.

But the worst thing is that Liverpool have more than a dozen games at noon this season, which is much more than the noon games of the other three strong teams in the Premier League. For this reason, Benitez also attacked the FA before the season. Think they are bad for Liverpool in their schedule.

And now, Yang Yang's shot seems to have given Liverpool a reassurance.

"The third goal!" Benitez muttered silently. "He said he will score 25 goals this season. I think this challenge is still very big, but I believe he can do it."

Yesterdam also kept nodding, pointing to Yang Yang, who was hugging with his teammates on the sidelines, celebrating the goal, and laughed.

"You can see his recent form. I have no doubts about his ability. The only thing that worries me is that it is his first time in the Premier League, and the winter break will be a problem."

Benitez nodded, this is not only a challenge for Yang Yang, but also a challenge for all coaches and teams.

The Premier League's winter break is notoriously terrifying. Those who haven't experienced it simply don't understand how terrifyingly exhausting and tormenting it is to play four games in a row in just ten days before and after Christmas.

There are even many players and teams who can't bear it at all, and they are completely helpless.

This is where Ferguson said that the Premier League's championship journey starts from the Christmas devil's schedule!

But in any case, seeing Yang Yang with such an excellent scoring momentum, Benitez is even more confident.