Chapter 534 Brother, You Really Look Like Tony Leung! [The Fifth Update of the Liver Explosion, Please Guarantee the Monthly Ticket at the End of the Month]

For this trip to London, Benitez and the coaching staff produced extensive documentation about Chelsea.

Including league, FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Champions League all game reports, player data, in-depth analysis of what the two teams did well and what did not do well.

The materials in the coach's office alone fill the entire desk, and the research on opponents is also exhaustive.

Of course, it's not just Liverpool, but also Chelsea who believe in Mourinho.

The two semi-finals are not only about the millions of euros in prize money, but also about the finals and the championship, with potential income of over 100 million euros, and the winning prize of over 10 million euros.

If this were to run a company with a turnover of more than one billion yuan, which company would not put all their energy into researching it?

Even, in order to better prepare for this game, Benitez also specially made arrangements in the player's room.

Yang Yang and Aurelio were placed in the same room.

Obviously, both of them will start, one at left wing and one at left back.

The reason for arranging them in a room is to hope that they can have the opportunity to study how to kill their opponents in the game.

The night in London was peaceful, just like any away game.

Yang Yang and Su Ye chatted on the phone for a while.

She and Kuran and other female relatives also came to the away game with the team. They also lived in the same hotel with the team, but they were forbidden to visit each other.

Afterwards, Yang Yang chatted with Aurelio for a while, and then fell asleep.

In the super training ground, he simulated Chelsea's midfield defense for training, and got familiar with it for a night.

He hopes to be better at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

But what he didn't know was that something had happened in the room next to him.

It wasn't until he woke up the next morning, after washing, and walking out of the room, that he noticed the abnormality.

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"what happened?"

Yang Yang looked at Gerald in surprise, and his first reaction was to laugh.

Gerald was wearing pajamas, his hair was a little messy, and he looked listless.

And the reason why Yang Yang could see at a glance that there was something wrong with him was because of his red and swollen lips.

If you have watched the movie "East and West", you must have an impression of Tony Leung's sausage mouth in it. Now Gerrard looks almost like this, but it is not as exaggerated as the swelling, but it is very obvious.

This made Yang Yang want to say something to him, brother, you really look like Tony Leung!

Although, Gerrard may not know who Tony Leung is.

"Did you kiss something dirty?" Carragher asked with a laugh.

The people around couldn't help but laugh for a while.

Gerald almost kicked him to death, but in the end he just gave his best friend a vicious look, sulking.

"Are you okay?" Yang Yang walked over and asked with concern.

Gerald looked up at Yang Yang, his bloodshot eyes filled with resentment, "Can you be all right? After tossing around all night."

Everyone immediately looked at Crouch, with questions in their eyes, Peter, how could you kiss Steven like this?

The English high man is innocent, "I don't know, I fell asleep very early."

"He slept like a dead pig." Gerald said quietly.

Just at this time, the team doctor Mark Waller came over with the head coach Benitez and Yesterdam, obviously to introduce the current situation of Gerrard to the coaching staff, and everyone knew the whole story.

Too much pressure!

Professional players are also a high-pressure profession, not only to face opponents, but also to face the fans in the stands, and the audience in front of the TV. It can be said that the pressure is really great, and the ability to withstand pressure is slightly worse. , can't kick out.

But even these players who are kicked out inevitably have to continue to battle pressure and anxiety.

Therefore, the abuse of sleeping pills has always been a very serious problem for professional players.

This is the reason why Yang Yang's sleep is so angry wherever he goes.

The war is imminent, and he is the mortal enemy of the same country. Gerrard is the captain of the team. It is impossible to say that there is no anxiety and little pressure.

Especially in recent years, the England national team has never been able to find an effective solution to the problem between Gerrard and Lampard, and Gerrard must be determined to prove himself.

As a result, his soul was very strong and could bear everything, but his body began to feel a little overwhelmed.

Last night, in the middle of the night, Gerald suddenly felt unwell, his lips were red and swollen and filled with pus, so he went to Mark Waller.

After the diagnosis, the team doctor prescribed pain relief, disinfection and antibiotics to him, hoping to temporarily remove the redness and swelling, and then check it again after returning from the game, but he did not expect that instead of eliminating the pain, the pain became more severe, so there was no way to do it. , had to go to the dentist in London overnight.

"Damn, that dentist must be a Chelsea fan. I can smell the Stamford Bridge smell on him. He deliberately tossed me so that I can't participate in tonight's game. It must be!" Gerrard complained. road.

Yang Yang and the others looked at each other in dismay, and couldn't help but laugh in their hearts.

Gerrard has been looking forward to this game for a long time. Since he was drawn to Chelsea, he has been preparing for this game with all his heart.

Because, two years ago, in 2005, Liverpool also stepped on Chelsea's body and entered the final in the semi-final.

That time, Liverpool won in the final and performed the Istanbul miracle.

And whether it's luck or someone deliberately arranged it like this, in this year's Champions League semi-final, Liverpool once again met Chelsea. How can Gerrard not have a reverie?

Yang Yang still clearly remembers that shortly after he came to Liverpool, Xavi Alonso told him that Gerrard, a fortune teller, had said that he had a hunch that Liverpool would reach the final this year.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll get swollen after a while. I'll be able to play tonight's game. The big deal is to take some painkillers." Gerrard said with a very determined look, and his desire to fight was very strong.

Benitez turned his head to look at Mark Waller, the team doctor looked at Gerrard, and then at the head coach, he seemed to be in a dilemma, "He's having a bit of trouble even eating now, besides, the painkillers are there. It's not good to eat too much."

Substance abuse is an old problem for most professional players.

After Yang Yang came to the Premier League, he found that in the Premier League, the problem of drug abuse is even more serious.

Of course, the players in the Premier League are generally more sturdy, and they are born with a bloody nature that can't go to the front line with minor injuries.

"The abscess is drained, and the mess in the mouth is cleaned up, but it still needs a rest."

"But I think I can!" Gerald said with certainty. "I slept at noon, and I was refreshed in the afternoon."

No one in the team will doubt the blood of the Liverpool captain, but...

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Benitez finally chose to let Gerrard start.

This might not be a very smart choice, but it should be the right one.

The Premier League team is very special. It is completely different from the Ajax that Yang Yang played for before. The Premier League team, especially like Liverpool, is a team that emphasizes tradition and spirit.

For example, they can keep everything in the locker room from decades ago, even if it's small, out of date, and doesn't have those modern facilities, but none of that matters.

For Liverpool people, it's something they've been holding on to over the years.

It's like the monument to the Hillsborough tragedy outside Anfield. Even after so many years, they are still trying to find a truth and never give up.

From this team, to its players, to its fans, from their body, words and deeds, and even their blood, a very unique power can be felt.

In other teams, the manager would never allow a situation like Gerrard to start, but in Liverpool, Benitez agreed, and all the other players felt normal, as if Beni It's surprising that Tess refused.

Yang Yang has always been a very calm and rational person, and he didn't feel anything strange about Gerrard's matter.

Perhaps, from the first day he joined Liverpool, Gerrard has been there.

Whether it's home or away, whether it's injury or fitness, he's always there whenever it's a Liverpool game, either on the pitch or in the stands.

As for Gerrard's appearance, Yang Yang just stepped forward and said with concern, "If you can't stand it, remember to say it quickly."

"Relax, I can hold out until the whistle blows at the end of the game!" Gerrard said with his chest up.

Others also stepped forward.

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Gerald should be thankful that the redness on his lips had disappeared after a midday nap.

This allowed him to avoid playing with a sausage mouth, which would have been the world's biggest laughing stock.

As a result, the Liverpool captain couldn't help showing off to his teammates a little proudly, "Look, am I right?"

The crowd immediately laughed again.

Yang Yang smiled bitterly. Although he couldn't understand the English players' thoughts, he also fully respected them.

As Xavi Alonso said, this kind of thing is the norm in the Premier League and foreign players either accept it and integrate into them.

If it is really unacceptable and integrated, then you can only leave.

And this should be what Van Basten said, moving to an unfamiliar team and league, the most important thing is to actively integrate into the local life, so as to be successful.

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The team arrived at Stamford Bridge two hours early.

Chelsea also arrived around the same time.

Two teams that are very familiar with each other are about to usher in a peak matchup in the Champions League semi-finals.

This battle not only attracted the attention of all fans in the UK, but also attracted the attention of fans around the world.

This season, Liverpool have doubled Chelsea at home and away and have performed well in the league, but none of these will be of any use to tonight's game.

Before the game, everyone also felt that it was impossible for both sides to come up with any unexpected tricks in this game.

Whether it is Mourinho or Benitez, it is impossible to give the opponent too many opportunities. The key is to see who is better at grasping opportunities and who makes fewer mistakes.