Chapter 590 Who Else Can I Rely On?

After the ninth round of the Premier League, it ushered in two weeks of national team game days.

Since the Chinese team will usher in the first round of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the end of October, the opponent is a weak Myanmar, so this time Alihan still does not plan to recruit foreign players, especially Yang Yang.

Myanmar's strength is relatively weak, mainly composed of college students and government workers. Alihan believes that even if domestic players are dispatched, they can cope with it, and there is no need to recruit foreign players.

Facts have proved that the national team is 7-0 and 4-0 respectively, two rounds double-kill Myanmar, and enter the top 20.

Yang Yang did not interfere with the national team and concentrated on preparing for Liverpool.

During this period, the Premier League official once again announced the best appearance in September.

In September's four games, Liverpool and Arsenal have won four in a row. The Reds' match against Tottenham Hotspur took place in October, so Benitez and Wenger became the biggest rivals.

But Arsenal's performance was clearly better, whether it was beating Portsmouth 3-1, Tottenham Hotspur 3-1, or Derby County 5-0, the Gunners performed better.

Therefore, Wenger beat Benitez to become the best manager of September.

In the competition for Player of the Month, Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool's star Yang Yang became opponents. Cesc Fabregas scored in three consecutive games, while Yang Yang scored in four consecutive games.

In the end, Yang Yang defeated Cesc Fabregas and successfully won the title of Player of the Month.

This is also the second time that Yang Yang has won Player of the Month in a row.

In the comments on the official Premier League website, Yang Yang's outstanding performance since the start of the season was highly praised, especially for his consecutive goals, which helped Liverpool achieve a winning streak, and gave great affirmation.

"In the history of the Premier League, the longest consecutive goal is Van Nistelrooy. He once scored in ten consecutive league games for Manchester United, and now Yang Yang has scored in eight consecutive rounds, which is not far from the record of a Dutch center."

"I believe that all Premier League fans are looking forward to Yang Yang to make history and break the legendary record of Ruud van Nistelrooy."

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After a two-week break, Liverpool ushered in the tenth round of the Premier League.

This time, the Red Army is a guest at Goodson Park, and an away game against rivals Everton.

Moyes's side were well prepared and had Liverpool miserable from the start.

In the 38th minute, Everton luckily relied on a corner kick, Lescott headed the ferry, Hypia made an own goal when making a clearance, and put the ball into his own goal, zero to one.

But after changing sides in the second half, in the 52nd minute, during a counterattack by Liverpool, Yang Yang dribbled the ball and passed the penalty area directly.

Then the two sides played inseparably, and Liverpool also fell into a hard fight.

Until the end of the game, after Mascherano intercepted the ball in midfield, he sent a kick behind him.

Near the center line, Yang Yang dribbled the ball all the way and broke into the Everton penalty area. The pendulum passed the attacking goalkeeper Howard, and calmly pushed the empty goal.

Although central defender Yabo went all the way back to the goal and tried to shovel out the ball, he finally smashed the ball into the goal. Liverpool reversed their rivals in the city 2-1.

Yang Yang was also excitedly running around the entire stadium.

This is his ninth consecutive league goals, while his personal Premier League goals this season increased to 14 goals.

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After playing Everton, Liverpool travelled to Turkey to challenge Besiktas away.

Since Daniel Agger has not yet returned from injury, Liverpool still chose Hypia and Carragher to start.

As a result, in the opening thirteen minutes, Hypia made an own goal again.

Liverpool then launched a crazy counterattack.

Gerrard made a two-for-one-hit-the-wall match with Kuyt on the right. The Liverpool captain broke into the penalty area to form a single-handed shot, but when he shot, he was bravely saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

But just when everyone thought that the shot opportunity was missed, Yang Yang suddenly appeared in the penalty area of ​​Besiktas like a ghost, calmly picked up the missed shot and hit it, one-to-one!

After the score was tied, the two sides continued to go back and forth with each other, attacking and defending each other.

In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, in the 52nd minute, Liverpool made a cross from Kuyt from the right, Crouch headed the ball and the Besiktas defender headed a clearance, but the ball did not fly far, Yang Yang was in the middle. Near the ball point, he jumped to the top and pushed the ball into the goal, two to one.

Reversing the score, Liverpool's morale was boosted.

Besiktas launched a frantic counterattack, but Liverpool held firm.

But in the 82nd minute, Hypia made another mistake that should not have been made.

The Besiktas player passed the ball, and the Liverpool central defender blindly blocked the ball when defending, but was avoided by the opponent, and passed the ball to the goal, assisting his teammate to score with a single goal, two to two.

Liverpool have been unable to break the Besiktas goal until the final stages of the game.

The Red Army suffered two consecutive draws in the Champions League group stage.

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Having made own goals in two consecutive games and made major mistakes, Hypia's state is really reassuring.

The 34-year-old veteran's performance this season has indeed declined sharply. The introduction of a central defender during the winter break was also put on the agenda by Liverpool early on. Benitez is urging the club to strengthen signings.

While Liverpool is actively operating transfers and strengthening signings, other teams are also poaching Liverpool.

Because after Mascherano joined the team, Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko, who gradually lost his main position, also moved his mind to leave the team. Because of his excellent strength and obvious characteristics, there is no shortage of potential buyers. Family.

For example, Juventus in Serie A is drooling over him and is very interested.

But Benitez is still trying his best to retain Sissoko, hoping that the Malians can stay in the team.

At the very least, leave after this season.

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After three rounds of group games, Liverpool's situation is somewhat surprising.

One win and two draws. This report card is completely inconsistent with the optimism of the outside world for Liverpool before the game, which has caused the coach Benitez and the team to be full of controversy.

Except for Yang Yang, who has scored consecutive goals, all other players have been criticized, and the team is under heavy pressure.

Fortunately, after the three rounds of the game, Liverpool ranked first in the group with five points, Marseille also ranked second in the group with five points, and Porto had one win, one draw and one loss, and only got four points, ranking second. three.

Besiktas only drew with Liverpool at home in this round and finished bottom of the group with one point.

But no matter from which point of view, Liverpool's report card is not satisfactory.

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October 20, 8, afternoon, Anfield Stadium.

In the eleventh round of the Premier League, Liverpool are at home against Arsenal.

Xavi Alonso is finally back from injury, but the Spanish midfielder is clearly not at his best.

Arsenal adopted a four-five-one tactical style of play, with a configuration of five midfielders.

Wenger's strategy is very clear, that is to attack the guest, control the ball, and use his advantage of passing the ball to firmly suppress Liverpool and strive for victory on the road.

The Gunners' strategy is not too big, because they played the Champions League at home in midweek, and they played against an underdog like Slavia Prague, and easily won 7-0. On the other hand, Liverpool, on the other hand, traveled long distances and traveled thousands of kilometers. to Turkey.

In addition, Xavi Alonso has just returned from injury, Hypia has been in poor form recently, and the back line is unstable. The Red Army does not dare to be careless even at its own home.

The game started as if according to Arsenal's strategy.

The Gunners attacked from the start and held the ball firmly.

In the continuous multi-line battle, Liverpool's players are physically and mentally exhausted. Even energetic players like Yang Yang and Mascherano are beginning to feel a little overwhelmed. Arsenal's fast and accurate ground penetration and passing, and the team's excellent physical fitness The wide range of movement brought about by them makes them almost pervasive.

It is reflected on the pitch that Arsenal frequently launched offensives, and Liverpool's back line found loopholes, but they couldn't stop them, and Arsenal could only seize the opportunity time and time again.

The biggest accident in the entire first half came from a luck, that is, Cesc Fabregas fouled Xavi Alonso, Yang Yang took the left free kick this time and hit the wall directly, Flamini Failed to clear the siege in time, but was seized by Gerrard, who came in from behind, and shot a long-range shot that pierced Arsenal's goal.

But then, Arsenal continued to control the ball and opportunities on the field, and frequently created murderous intentions.

If it weren't for the poor ability of players such as Adebayor to seize opportunities, Arsenal would have scored at least two goals in the first half.

In contrast, Liverpool's overall performance is still relatively sluggish, and the midfield is completely at a disadvantage.

After changing sides in the second half, Benitez immediately made a substitution adjustment, and Crouch replaced Voronen.

Liverpool made adjustments to their attack, but Arsenal still scored a goal.

In the 70th minute, Hleb made a direct pass from the left, and Cesc Fabregas successfully countered offside, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and scored with a low shot.

It was the Spanish midfielder's ninth goal of the season and fifth in the league.

After the score was tragically equalized, Arsenal attacked more urgently and fiercely.

The overall physical fitness of the Gunners is better, on the other hand, many Liverpool players are almost unable to run.

Mascherano even suffered a cramp during a tackle on the ground, and the team doctor had to rush in and carry him to the sidelines, but soon the Argentine was back on the pitch again.

Arsenal are constantly making threats.

First, Walcott made a cross from the right and was cleared by Liverpool vice-captain Carragher. Then Cesc Fabregas took a long shot from the outside of the penalty area. After being saved by Reina, Adebayor shot from close range, and Spain again. The goalkeeper responded quickly and blocked the ball.

With two saves in a row, Reina was very tenacious.

And the whole Anfield stadium also sounded the songs of Liverpool fans.

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone" floats in the air at Anfield.

Everyone knows that the team has encountered a lot of problems and its performance is not ideal. For a period of time, Yang Yang has been supporting it all by himself.

But this game, even Yang Yang was obviously tired. He was frozen by Sagna and Flamini for almost the entire game.

Who else can Liverpool rely on?