Chapter 500 One Gain and One Loss

After dealing with Su Ye's affairs, Yang Yang began to devote himself to the adjustment plan for the winter break.

This was made for Winston Bogard before he left, with Jestedam and new fitness coach De Michele, mainly considering that he was new and only twenty years old, and needed more Time to get used to the Premier League schedule.

After the 22nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool ushered in two non-stop cup matches.

They are the third round of the FA Cup and the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

The interesting thing is that the opponents of these two games are Arsenal.

Liverpool is a team aiming to hit the championship. Currently, they are only three points away from Manchester United. They have entered the round of 16 in the Champions League. The current situation of the team is also very good. Whether it is the league or the Champions League, they all have a certain degree of competitiveness.

In this case, Benitez and the coaching staff had to make a choice.

As a result, in the next two cup games, Liverpool was a main force and did not play.

Yang Yang also carried out half-course physical strengthening reserve training in the past ten days, mainly to accumulate energy for the second half.

After the Christmas Devil's schedule, Yang Yang's physical fitness has become a bit too much. It is rare to have a chance to buffer. Naturally, he has to stop and recharge his batteries to prepare for the next league and the Champions League.

On the other hand, Arsenal, the league is basically hopeless, Wenger is discharged half of the main lineup to play.

As a result, Liverpool lost all of the two cup games, the scores were 1-2 and 1-3, all at home.

Although this result was well within the expectations of media reporters and fans, it is still somewhat unacceptable. The League Cup and FA Cup are both hailed as figurines for strong teams. Liverpool is now eliminated. In case of the league and the Champions League Nothing can be done, and in the end it can only be empty-handed.

But it can also be seen in reverse, Benitez and the team can be more focused on the league and the Champions League.

The outside world also has different opinions on Liverpool's choice, but in any case, Liverpool can no longer be affected by the cup from now on, which is very important for the team's next preparations.

Especially the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Barcelona.

According to the Champions League round of 16 knockout schedule, the first leg will be held at Camp Nou.

On the eve of the battle at Camp Nou, the Premier League team will usher in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Fans who are familiar with the Premier League know that the FA Cup has always been scheduled to be held on weekends, crowding out the time of the league.

Liverpool have now been eliminated from the FA Cup, so after the twenty-seventh round of the league on February 10, the away game against Newcastle, and the away game against Barcelona on the 21st, Liverpool have eleven days to prepare. time.

This will have a huge physical advantage for Liverpool to visit Camp Nou.

Benitez has even asked the club to prepare. He intends to lead the team to Portugal for a short-term training after Newcastle to prepare for the Camp Nou game.

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When Liverpool suffered a two-game losing streak in the cup, the Premier League's official website finally announced the best awards for December.

Manchester United and Liverpool both have five wins and one draw in December, and both teams have performed very well, but there is one team that also has five wins and that is Bolton at Allardyce.

The team lost 3-0 to Liverpool in their final game on the Devils' schedule of the winter break, but that was January, not their December game.

Although Bolton is slightly behind Manchester United and Liverpool in terms of performance, Allardyce's five wins are obviously more rare, which makes Bolton suppress Arsenal for a long time, ranking fourth in the Premier League.

Therefore, Allardyce won the title of the best manager of the Premier League in December.

In the selection of the best player, Jim, a member of the Premier League judging panel, publicly stated that this is indeed a very difficult choice, because Yang Yang is as good as Cristiano Ronaldo.

"It's definitely a blissful annoyance, because both top players put up some really amazing performances and numbers in December, with Ronaldinho with seven goals and four assists and Yang Yang with six goals and seven. The assists, both of them were quite eye-catching."

"A lot of the judges in our panel thought it was the hardest choice the Premier League has ever made."

But Jim also said that no matter how difficult it is to choose the best one, the judging panel finally awarded the best player of December to Yang Yang.

In this regard, many media supporting the Portuguese believe that this is suspected of splitting the awards, because Yang Yang won the best of October, Cristiano Ronaldo won the best of November, and now it is given to Yang Yang in December .

But Jim soon accepted an interview with the media and said that there was no such thing.

"The reason why we chose Yang Yang is his teamwork. Liverpool defeated their opponents four-to-zero in four consecutive games and played a crazy offensive storm. Yang Yang contributed a lot to this."

"There are times when a player's performance on the pitch can't be measured purely by numbers."

"Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in three consecutive games is really good, but if you look at the whole December, he is indeed slightly inferior to Yang Yang, so we chose Yang Yang."

Yang Yang accepted the official Premier League award in Melwood and accepted an interview, expressing that he was proud to be able to win this award for the second time, and thanked the official Premier League for affirmation and the support of all fans.

"For me, this is an affirmation, but also a spur, and I will continue to do better."

In the interview, Yang Yang also mentioned the desire of Liverpool fans for the league title, saying that he hopes to satisfy all Liverpool fans after this season.

As for his rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba, Yang Yang said that these are two great players, and they are also role models for him to work hard and learn from.

Yang Yang won the player of the month for the second time, Benitez missed the coach of the month, and Liverpool had one gain and one loss.

While Yang Yang won his second Player of the Month award, the outside media also officially announced that the Red Army had reached an agreement with West Ham United on the transfer of 22-year-old Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano. offensive.

The two sides agreed that Mascherano will temporarily transfer to Liverpool on loan.

At the same time, Liverpool also sent an application to FIFA, mainly hoping that FIFA can make an open side to Mascherano's transfer.

According to FIFA's regulations, a professional player can only play for more than two club teams between July 1 and June 30 of the following year. This is to prevent players from playing too frequently. Consecutive transfers.

Mascherano had already played for Corinthians in Brazil before moving to West Ham and then for the Hammers after his move to West Ham, so in theory he has Disqualified to play for Liverpool.

But the reasons given by Liverpool are also very good, saying that after Mascherano's move to West Ham, he only got a total of seven appearances, a few of which were played in garbage time, and the most recent one was 12. On March 3, he played for six minutes.

The reason for Liverpool's complaint is that the player is not bad. He played all Argentina's games during the World Cup in Germany and performed very well. Liverpool believe that he has enough strength to strengthen the team's midfield. United is not reused and only played a full match twice, so it should be given special treatment.

FIFA accepted Liverpool's application, but said it would give an answer within two weeks.

It is full of calculations, and the fastest reply will not be until the end of January.

In this regard, Liverpool also has no choice but to wait patiently.

Mascherano flew to Liverpool from London immediately after Liverpool's announcement to participate in Liverpool's medical examination, and then directly followed Liverpool for training.

Yang Yang only met Mascherano at Melwood the morning after his arrival in Liverpool.

He is not small, but he has the feeling of a tiger with a head and a head. His feet move frequently and his running ability is excellent. In addition, he has a very strong fighting spirit in the game, and his ability to hold and play the ball is also quite standard. Yang Yang left an impression.

Benitez's vision is still quite vicious in terms of selection.

As the team's top player, Yang Yang also joined Gerrard, Carragher and others to congratulate Mascherano on joining Liverpool, and chatted with him for a few words. It was considered that they knew each other and said hello, but they didn't. Deep friendship.

This is the norm for professional players.

Similar to what Yang Yang did in Ajax, getting along with his teammates and hanging out with his teammates all day long was definitely an alternative, because Ajax gathered a group of young players in their twenties. This effect occurs in one piece.

On the contrary, it seems that in Liverpool, from the 30s to the 20s to the teens, it is impossible to mingle.

Even if it is like Yang Yang, who joins with a sky-high transfer fee of 40 million euros, and takes the club's first-tier annual salary, let alone a teenager who was promoted with several youth teams in the team, even if he met in the Toulon Cup that year. The past young French players Pangler and Letale are difficult to come together.

Of course, not long after Yang Yang joined, Pangler was loaned to La Liga Vielva, and Letale was loaned to Le Mans in Ligue 1. When the two met Yang Yang, they were somewhat embarrassed.

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At noon on January 13, the twenty-third round of the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Watford.

Benitez once again formed a four-three-three formation, with Aurelio pushed into midfield to partner Gerrard and Xavi Alonso.

Yang Yang started as a left winger, but because he has been adjusting his state and making physical reserves recently, his performance is not active, but as the core of Liverpool's attack, he still showed his strength.

In the 34th minute, Kuyt, Crouch and Finnan cooperated continuously in the middle and on the right. Finnan sent an empty goal kick for Yang Yang. Yang Yang easily ran to the position and pushed the empty goal successfully. than zero.

Then Crouch hit a header to expand the score.

In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Aurelio sent a precise through ball, Yang Yang quickly made a straight pass from the left, and Crouch pushed in front of the goal and scored twice.

In the end, Liverpool beat Watford 3-0 away.

A week later, Liverpool welcomed Chelsea at home.