Chapter 521 He Forgot to Score a Goal for Himself! [The Second Update of Vomiting Blood, Please Subscribe to the Monthly Pass]

Liverpool Anfield Stadium.

Liverpool host Arsenal in the 31st round of the Premier League.

Liverpool have made changes to their starting lineup due to the Champions League in midweek.

The goalkeeper is Reina, the back line is Aurelio, Daniel Agger, Carragher and Abeloa, the midfielder is Xavi Alonso and Mascherano, and Gerrard is ahead. , The front three are Yang Yang, Crouch and Pennant.

Including Kuyt, many players who played several games in a row were put on the bench by Benitez.

Arsenal's starting lineup is still four-four-two.

The goalkeeper is the German veteran Lehmann, the back line is Clichy, Gallas, Kolo Toure and Eboue, the midfielder is Hleb, Denilsen, Cesc Fabregas and Diaby, two forwards It's Baptista and Adebayo.

Both teams are very familiar with each other, they know everything and have no secrets.

The game was kicked off by Arsenal, but Liverpool pressed the attack hard from the start.

Mascherano was very active from the beginning of the game, directly stealing Arsenal's pass and passing it to Gerrard in front, who took a long shot.

A heavy artillery shot from 30 meters away, but it was a bit outrageous.

At this time, only 28 seconds into the game, Liverpool completed the first shot.

Yang Yang spread his hands at Gerald speechlessly, as if to say, what are you doing in such a hurry?

Pass the ball!

Gerald scratched his head and ran back facelessly.

He didn't watch Yang Yang play Barcelona. The heavy shot at the opening stunned the opponent and won unanimous praise after the game, so he wanted to follow suit, and when he had a rare chance, of course he just kicked and played.

But I didn't hit the right part, it's too biased!

Why can't everyone in Liverpool guess Gerrard's mind?

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Although the first shot did not pose a threat, Liverpool's attack went very smoothly.

In just four minutes, Abeloa quickly plugged in, and after forming a continuous cooperation with Pennant on the right, the Spanish right-back crossed into the penalty area. Crouch blocked Colo Toure with his body and scored a goal from close range.

One to zero!

Such a goal is a bit too simplistic.

Crouch was so excited that he ran to the sidelines, danced a mechanical dance, and celebrated his goal.

A guy more than two meters tall, dealing with Arsenal's two central defenders who are about 1.8 meters tall...

That scene made Yang Yang a little unbearable to look directly at him.

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After taking the lead, Liverpool continued to maintain the pressure on Arsenal, but the Gunners were not the masters of slaughter, and they quickly threatened, but they could not break through Liverpool's midfield suppression.

In the 35th minute, Aurelio dribbled the ball in, Yang Yang quickly cut in, and after attracting Eboue, he knocked Aurelio's pass back to the bottom line, forming a beautiful two-to-one.

Aurelio moved forward decisively and made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Crouch headed the goal from close range and scored again.

Two to zero!

Crouch scored twice, and immediately rushed to the sidelines excitedly. He danced the mechanical dance again, looking extremely excited. Obviously, the two short central defenders who abused Arsenal were really enjoyable.

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Yang Yang played very relaxed this game, because Liverpool completely controlled the situation.

And scored early.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for him to use all his strength to fight to the death.

Reasonable distribution of their physical fitness, which is also a knowledge of professional players.

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Liverpool's formidable advantage on the pitch comes from the excellent performances of several rotation players.

Mascherano and Xavi Alonso jointly contributed 22 steals in the first half, which is the highest record in the Premier League this season. Mascherano, in particular, performed extremely well. Impressed.

More importantly, the Argentine midfielder is not that kind of ball grabbing machine, he has a very stable ability to pass and play the ball.

During the half-time break, Benitez also gave a very high evaluation of the performance of Liverpool players, believing that the team should make persistent efforts and try to defeat Arsenal at home as much as possible, which will bring down the morale of the opponent.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Liverpool's performance did not decline at all.

In the 60th minute, just before Yang Yang was substituted, Aurelio used a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt to assist Daniel Agger to score again.

Then in the 73rd minute of the game, Arsenal once used a corner kick to score, but Liverpool soon returned in the 81st minute by Kuyt, who came on as a substitute, to assist Crouch to score.

In the end, Liverpool beat the Gunners four to one at home and won a hearty victory.

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After the game, Liverpool's performance was unanimously affirmed by Fleet Street.

The Times believes that Liverpool did not give their best in this game, because Yang Yang, Gerrard and Xavi Alonso did not show their best state, even after the game was determined early. All played a little relaxed.

"It's obviously at the behest of coach Benitez, because the next game is Roma."

The best player this season was Crouch, who scored a hat-trick. This was the first hat-trick in England's career and was unanimously affirmed and appreciated after the game.

But the major media in Fleet Street were most surprised by several Liverpool substitutes.

Aurelio sent two assists to Crouch and Daniel Agger respectively. His defense on the left side was very stable, and his offense also left a deep impression, which was once again unanimously recognized by the media.

Albeloa's performance on the right side is also quite impressive, especially assisting Crouch's first goal. He has had continuous cooperation with Pennant before, which is very exciting.

But it was the Argentine midfielder Mascherano who really impressed.

The Times described, "Mascherano is like an alert hound in midfield, all the movements of Cesc Fabregas and Denilsen can't escape his keen sense of smell, and he also has outstanding running ability. He was almost everywhere, chasing the ball the whole game."

The Liverpool Echo also spoke highly of Mascherano's performance, believing that in addition to his excellent ball-handling, stealing and counter-attack, his passing is also quite good, and he can actively move to assist his teammates and find him. Better passing lanes. "

The Daily Telegraph believes that Mascherano is a rare talent in the midfield. "The combination of him and Xavi Alonso played the level of Europe's top double midfielder tonight, which is very impressive. profound."

Mascherano has played two Premier League games for Liverpool so far and the results have been perfect.

This also reassured many fans and media who had doubts about the Argentine midfielder before.

After the game, in an interview with Liverpool's official website, Mascherano said that he was very grateful for the trust from coach Benitez, "He personally went to London Docks to meet me in the commercial and residential area and persuaded me to join Liverpool. , he gave me hope at the lowest point in my life."

Mascherano also mentioned what happened after he joined Liverpool, especially his teammate Yang Yang.

"He's a very incredible player, he's always able to give incredible performances on the pitch, but the most important thing for me is that he's also a pretty admirable teammate in the dressing room, he Gave me a lot of help and advice, especially when I wasn't able to play."

"The game was only half-time and he told me in the dressing room that after this game tonight, I would be the Liverpool fans' favourite, it gave me more confidence and fighting spirit in the second half and I also hoped To help Liverpool win more."

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Although Yang Yang did not perform well in this four-to-one match, the media not only did not make any accusations against Yang Yang, on the contrary, many media including The Times and the Daily Telegraph took the initiative to support him. excuse.

The Times believes, "Yang Yang obviously focused all his attention on how to help his teammates score goals, which made him forget to score a goal for himself!"

The Daily Telegraph said jokingly: "Yang Yang should really like watching Crouch dance!"

The Sun has a bit of a conspiracy theory, "Yang Yang has scored 21 goals, but after a few rounds, neither Drogba nor Cristiano Ronaldo showed signs of catching up with Yang Yang. It made him lose his desire to score goals and start helping his teammates score goals instead."

Some other tabloids believed that the reason why Yang Yang did not score was because Crouch scored a hat-trick and the two players could not get along at all.

But soon, Crouch said in an interview with Liverpool's official website, "I have more and more tacit understanding with Yang Yang. He is a very good teammate. Even if he does not score, he can contribute to the team. ."

"Top scorer? No no no, I never wanted to compete with him, and I can't compete with him, I don't think it's going to be difficult for him to score 25 goals this season, and I and everyone will do our best to help him do it. own goals."

Crouch's remarks obviously once again proved to everyone the atmosphere of unity within Liverpool and the positive interaction between him and Yang Yang.

If, at the beginning of Yang Yang's joining, he was more or less competing with Yang Yang to compete for the team's top scorer, then now, especially after the game against Barcelona, ​​he has completely lost this kind of thinking. idea.

The reason is very simple, he realized that no matter how much he fought, he would not be able to compete with Yang Yang.

Even if he scored a hat-trick in the face of Arsenal, in fact, the second goal came from the attack planned by Yang Yang, and the free kick in the frontcourt of the third goal was also created by Yang Yang.

It can be said that Yang Yang accomplished his hat-trick.

For this, Crouch knew very well, and he also understood that Yang Yang had been releasing goodwill.

More importantly, he is very sure that when he and Yang Yang are incompatible, Liverpool will only make one choice, that is to sell him and buy a center who can cooperate with Yang Yang.

Therefore, no matter what the consideration is, he can only choose to cooperate.