Chapter 542 Unprecedented Grand Slam
After playing Chelsea, Liverpool quickly headed south to London for an away game against Fulham.
This is the thirty-seventh round of the Premier League.
With the Champions League just played at the weekend, Benitez has rotated the squad.
In another game a day earlier than Liverpool, Ferguson's team beat Manchester City 1-0 on the road and won this city derby, which basically announced that Manchester United won the Premier League championship this season ahead of schedule.
Because in the final round, Manchester United host West Ham United, the possibility of losing points is slim.
But even so, Liverpool went all out.
In the away game, Liverpool, who was the starting lineup, conceded a goal first, but after 70 minutes of the second half, many main players including Gerrard and Yang Yang came on the bench one after another. Two goals in a row.
In the end, Fulham reversed 2-1 and continued to maintain the pressure on Manchester United.
But everyone knows that the initiative to win the championship is basically in the hands of Manchester United.
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After playing Fulham, Yang Yang and Gerrard did not return to Liverpool with the team, but went to London to attend the awards party of the Premier League.
So far, Yang Yang has scored 25 goals and provided 20 assists in 37 rounds of the Premier League. Whether it is on the scorer list or the assist list, he is a veritable top player.
Therefore, although many awards have not yet given answers, everyone already knows the results in advance.
The Premier League Player of the Year and the Rookie of the Year awards are both voted by Premier League professional players and represent the weight of the winners in the hearts of Premier League players.
And this time, Yang Yang won two awards for Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United, Drogba of Chelsea, Scholes and Ryan Giggs of Manchester United, as well as teammates Gerrard of Liverpool and Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal are all Yang Yang's rivals.
Especially Ronaldinho of Manchester United, the Portuguese has also performed quite well this season, scoring double digits in both goals and assists, and Manchester United has basically locked the league championship, which has increased his weight somewhat.
But in the end, in terms of votes, Yang Yang was far ahead of other competitors with an undisputed advantage and won the Premier League Player of the Year Player of the Year in one fell swoop.
In the selection of the Rookie of the Year, Yang Yang also received the most votes, ahead of Manchester United's Ronaldinho in second place, Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas in third place, and Tottenham winger Lennon in fourth place. It is a lot higher, not to mention the subsequent Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Manchester City's Richards and Reading's Doyle and others.
In addition to winning two awards, Yang Yang was also shortlisted for the Premier League's Team of the Year.
The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the back line is Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic and Gary Neville, the midfielder is Ryan Giggs, Gerrard, Scholes and Ronaldinho, and the two forwards are Yang Yang and Germany. Roba.
The manager is Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson.
Manchester United is undoubtedly the number one winner of this list. Except for Steven Gerrard and Yang Yang from Liverpool, the Red Devils Manchester United occupy the other nine seats in the list, which can be described as a bumper harvest.
Yang Yang took the opportunity to participate in the competition in Fulham, and attended the awards party with Gerrard.
This is a simple, similar to a press conference, but Yang Yang still said happily when accepting the award, "It is an extraordinary honor for me to receive two awards."
"This is my first season in the Premier League. I am very happy to be recognized and affirmed by many of my peers. I will continue to work hard and hope to show better performance and state in the future!"
The Premier League Professional Players Union also quickly announced this major award on the official Premier League website, and at the same time spoke highly of Yang Yang's performance in the past season.
"This is the second player to win both the Premier League Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards after Aston Villa's Scottish striker Andy Gray in 1977. ."
Andy Gray is known as the gold medal of Sky TV. He was once the top scorer in the Premier League, and later transformed into an excellent game commentator. He is known as a superstar among British commentators.
Then why did Yang Yang win these two awards?
The Premier League's official website said, "Yang Yang is the most attacking player in the Premier League this season. This is not only reflected in quantity, but also in the quality of his goals. Among them, there are many amazing world-wave goals."
"Although this is only his first season in the Premier League, he immediately became a key to the victory of Benitez's team. Liverpool can rank second in the table this season and compete with Manchester United all the way to the end. Yang Yang Great work!"
In addition, in terms of statistics, Yang Yang has scored 25 goals so far, six more than Drogba's nineteen goals in second place, and McCarthy's seventeen goals in third place by eight goals. , and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is also seventeen goals.
"Among these players competing for the Premier League Golden Boot, Yang Yang not only scored the most goals, but also had the highest shooting accuracy. His shooting rate was as high as 68%, which is quite the same among all scorers. Amazing efficiency."
"What's even more rare is that he is very comprehensive, in addition to scoring 25 goals, he also contributed 20 assists to the team, which is also ranked first in the Premier League assists list, more than the second Cristiano Ronaldo's fifteen assists are five more, which shows how good Yang Yang's performance has been this season."
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When Yang Yang won two awards in London and went north to Liverpool with Gerrard, the next day, when the major British media were still hyping the news, the Premier League official website once again announced a blockbuster award.
The title of Player of the Year, voted by fans all over the UK, finally went to Yang Yang again.
This is an award organized by the official Premier League and voted by fans. Yang Yang defeated the reborn players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba to win this award!
This also means that Yang Yang has won two of the three most important individual awards this season, the last one being the best player selected by the Premier League Press Association.
In the history of the Premier League, or even the English top league, no one has ever won a Grand Slam.
Yang Yang won two awards in a row, which caused huge repercussions in the UK, even European football, and even the world.
Everyone is curious, can he get another one?
Facts have proved that the Premier League official did not make people wait too long.
Just one day later, the Premier League Press Association announced the voting results of the Player of the Year.
As one of the longest individual awards in world football, this individual award, which was born in 1948, is also the focus of the world's media attention. The results have finally been announced.
Yang Yang once again pressed Ronaldinho, Drogba, Ryan Giggs and Scholes to win his third best player award this season, which also means that Yang Yang will become the first player in the history of the English top league. A personal award for a Grand Slam player.
For a time, not only the United Kingdom and Europe, but even fans all over the world cheered wildly.
In just the first season, he won the Grand Slam of individual awards. Yang Yang showed amazing strength and potential in his first season in the Premier League, especially considering that he is only 20 years old, it is incredible.
Hetherington, chairman of the Premier League Journalists Association, spoke highly of Yang Yang, saying, "After joining an unfamiliar league, Yang Yang showed discomfort for a while, and he was injured and missed for a while before the league started. Time, it put a lot of psychological pressure on him."
"There is no doubt that it has been a difficult season, both for Yang Yang and for Liverpool."
"What really convinced us to choose Yang Yang was in the tough months of December and January, Yang Yang won the Player of the Month award for two consecutive months, and throughout the season, his performance has been very consistent, whether it is scoring goals or Assists, he is among the best in the Premier League and we have no reason not to choose him."
"It turns out that although he is a newcomer, all voters are willing to send an award for the best player in the British game, and we all accept his individual talent!"
He won three consecutive awards and became the first individual award Grand Slam in the history of England's top league. Yang Yang once again appeared on the front page of the world's media, and everyone began to find that he was honed after a season in the Premier League. After that, he has begun to rank among the top superstars in the world.
And now, the only thing he lacks is a weighty champion!
Liverpool also reached the Champions League final this season. Almost everyone believes that as long as Yang Yang helps Liverpool win the championship, he will surely become the most powerful contender for the 2007 World Footballer of the Year.
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When the whole world was talking about Yang Yang's Grand Slam, Liverpool also came to join in the fun.
The team held a dinner, and also announced that Yang Yang became the Liverpool Player of the Season Player of the Season and also the Player of the Season selected by the players of the Liverpool team.
The former is selected by the Liverpool club, while the latter is selected by the team.
Liverpool's official website stated that Yang Yang won the two awards by unanimous vote.
"His debut season in the Premier League was perfect, he conquered the city, conquered all of us with his unparalleled footballing talent, and made us all want to believe that under his leadership, Liverpool will soon have revival!"
Benitez also publicly stated that Yang Yang's winning a number of awards can be described as well-deserved.
"He's already the best player on the planet!"
With the presentation of major heavyweight awards, the annual best selections of major media in the UK and Europe have also been released one after another.
Yang Yang was undoubtedly the number one winner among them, and he was overwhelmed by the influx of various awards, big and small.