Chapter 604 Double Happiness

Liverpool finally lost!

In the first game since Yang Yang took home the European Ballon d'Or from Paris, Liverpool lost 1-2 away to Reading.

This is definitely an out-and-out upset, and after this upset, the Premier League referee issue has once again become the focus of media attention.

Because in this game, Liverpool had bad luck and was awarded a penalty not long after the opening.

It was a foul on the outside of the box by Carragher, very obvious, but the referee awarded a penalty.

This led to Liverpool's away game becoming extremely passive, and then although Gerrard equalized the score, the referee missed and awarded Liverpool a 100% penalty.

After suffering two heavy blows in a row, Liverpool finally failed to reverse the away game. The players were impatient and could not attack for a long time in the second half. They were attacked by Reading team and scored a goal.

This is also Liverpool's first defeat of the season!

Since Yang Yang was all participating in the European Ballon d'Or and the celebrations organized by Liverpool two days before the game, he didn't even have normal training, so Benitez did not put him in the squad for this game.

This has also become the accusation of many media reporters on Benitez after the game.

Liverpool's recent state is indeed quite good. Since the eight-goal rout of Besiktas, the Red Army has been winning consecutive battles all the way. Not to mention the offensive, the defense has also improved considerably, and the overall state has also recovered quite well.

Unexpectedly, Liverpool, who have been undefeated for 15 rounds so far this season, unexpectedly lost to Reading on the road in a state of recovery, which is indeed very surprising.

In the words of the media, there is really no trace of unpopularity.

But everyone thinks that if Benitez puts Yang Yang in the squad, even if it is a substitute, Liverpool will still have a chance, because Yang Yang can be said to be the backbone of Liverpool players on the pitch.

Benitez said after the game that Yang Yang's absence did have a certain impact on Liverpool's offense, but the most important thing was the referee's two misjudgments, which caused a great blow to Liverpool's players.

Liverpool don't have many injuries now, and the bench lineup is good.

But Benitez finally admitted, "If Yang Yang is present, maybe we will play more threatening in the second half."

The Spanish coach said that Yang Yang is Liverpool's most-played player this season. He didn't train for two days before, and he was very tired from running back and forth. He really hoped that Yang Yang could rest well.

But anyway, in 16 games, Liverpool have won 14 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. This record is really amazing.

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Yang Yang did not have any opinion on Benitez's failure to arrange his start, because he was indeed a little tired those two days.

Mainly before and after winning the award, too many celebrations were arranged, and many of them had to be attended.

For example, the Carlsberg one, that was the main sponsor.

The day after playing Reading, Su Ye flew from London to Los Angeles, USA, in a hurry to attend an audition.

Yang Yang personally sent her to London.

Then, the team set off to play Marseille away.

This time Yang Yang got the start and assisted Gerrard in the opening four minutes before scoring another goal himself.

After changing sides in the second half, Yang Yang assisted Kuyt to score in the opening three minutes.

In the end, with Yang Yang's two passes and one shot, Liverpool won the Ligue 1 Marseille 4-0 away.

Benayoun scored a goal in stoppage time after Yang Yang came on the bench.

And with the outbreak of Liverpool's last three group matches, Yang Yang once again made surprising results.

In the six group matches, Yang Yang scored ten goals and contributed seven assists, immediately catching up with last season's results, and currently continues to lead the scorer list and assists list.

This also surprised everyone, but also felt Yang Yang's determination.

He is to use this kind of strong performance to rush all the way to the end, so that FIFA has to face up to his achievements.

If FIFA still awarded Kaka the World Player of the Year even when he played so well, the credibility of this award will certainly be shaken.

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After the group stage, Liverpool advanced to the top of the table, followed by Porto in the second place in the Portuguese Super League, and Marseille in the French Ligue 1. They were forced to participate in the UEFA Cup.

After the Marseille, Liverpool chartered a flight directly from France to Japan to participate in the Club World Cup.

On the way to Japan for everyone in Liverpool, the British World Football magazine also officially announced the annual selection.

This is second only to the World Footballer and the European Ballon d'Or, and another long-standing annual best selection. Its influence is weaker than that of FIFA and French football magazines, but it can also be called the third in the world.

The European Ballon d'Or of the French football magazine is voted by media reporters, FIFA's World Player of the Year is voted by the coaches and captains of various countries, and the United Kingdom's World Footballer of the Year is voted by fans around the world. out.

This year, World Soccer Magazine's poll drew fans from more than 50 countries around the world to vote.

Yang Yang won the best newcomer with 43.6% of the votes.

The best coach was given to Ferguson, but Manchester United's coach won only 26.4% of the vote, just a little more than Benitez who won the Champions League, and the advantage is very small.

The best team of the year was given to Iraq. The reason is very simple. Although Iraq lost to China in the Asian Cup final, it is already quite impressive that this national team, which is deeply involved in the war, can have such an outstanding performance. respected.

Liverpool, who won the Champions League, and Sevilla, who won the UEFA Cup, ranked second and third respectively.

In the selection of the best player of the year, Yang Yang won the honor with an astonishing 62.8% of the votes, surpassing everyone else, without any suspense.

When the World Football Magazine was released, it commented on Yang Yang's performance in the past year and described it as phenomenal.

They believe that Yang Yang is the best player in Europe in the past year, none of which deserves the highest honor. They also said that the votes of fans from more than 50 countries around the world are the best proof.

Looking at the selection history of World Football Magazine, in the past so many years, only Platini received more than 50% of the votes, but this year, Yang Yang's vote rate reached an astonishing 62% Eight, which is absolutely surprising.

Because it is difficult for a player to be liked by all the fans, but Yang Yang conquered the fans of those opponents with his wonderful performance and convinced everyone.

All the media in the UK have also reported on the selection of the World Football Magazine. The award ceremony will be held in London after Liverpool returns to the UK, and all the British media also believe that if Yang Yang wins the World Footballer again, it will complete a personal honor. Grand Slam, becoming a player of the year seriously recognized by fans, media and professionals.

And this will undoubtedly be a supreme honor.

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Yang Yang got the news from his manager Raiola's phone after arriving in Tokyo, Japan.

Recently, he has been a little numb with winning awards.

If Raiola hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have remembered World Football Magazine's award of the year as the third-biggest award.

But anyway, it's always a good thing to win an award.

The more prizes you win, the more likely you are to prove yourself as World Footballer of the Year.

After arriving in Tokyo, Liverpool began to prepare non-stop.

Due to the schedule, the Red Army did not have much time to rest, as the semi-final of the Club World Cup was imminent.

Liverpool's opponent is Japan's Urawa Rubies.

To Yang Yang's surprise, a large number of Japanese fans greeted him at Tokyo Airport, including several Japanese female fans holding up banners with Chinese characters "Welcome Yang Yang to Japan".

On the day of the game, there were still many Japanese fans at the scene, and many Chinese fans came to support.

Liverpool came all the way, the players were tired, and Benitez didn't do his best, but he still easily got 62% of the ball, but the attack failed to create a threat.

Until the second half, after Yang Yang came off the bench, Mascherano intercepted the ball in midfield and made a long pass. After Yang Yang got the ball from the left, he drove straight in. Relying on his personal ability, he passed the three defenders of Urawa Rubies in one breath. In front of the side cross, Crouch calmly pushed and hit, one to zero.

This score also held to the end, Liverpool easily defeated the Urawa Rubies and entered the final.

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Three days later, Yokohama International Arena.

In the Club World Cup final, Liverpool played against Argentine giants Boca Juniors.

Whether it is a requirement of FIFA or the strength of the opponent Boca Juniors, Liverpool is also doing their best this time.

The Boca youth team gathered powerful stars such as Palermo, Palacio, Banega and Cardoso. The overall strength is not bad, but Liverpool is obviously better, and the overall strength basically suppresses the opponent.

Yang Yang started the game this time. In the fifth minute, when he counterattacked, when he was advancing with the ball in the middle, he picked a pass behind the right line of defense, and Kuyt put in a push shot and hit it.

In the 19th minute, Daniel Agger took a long shot from the outside of the penalty area, hitting the Boca youth defender and bouncing into the penalty area. Yang Yang calmly seized the opportunity and hit the ball, 2-0.

Two minutes later, Yang Yang dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area with a left rib, and suddenly hit the goal with a cold arrow. After being saved by the goalkeeper, Yang Yang followed and wanted to play again, but suddenly saw Crouch and chose to cross in front of the goal, Crouch. Another push and hit, scoring in two consecutive games, three to zero!

After changing sides in the second half, Benitez immediately replaced Yang Yang, and Liverpool quickly relied on a set-piece opportunity to score by Carragher to expand the score to 4-0.

Although Boca Juniors pulled back a game later, Liverpool still won four to one in the end.

Yang Yang was elected the best player of the game with two passes and one shot.

The FIFA awards conference is coming soon. The World Club Cup champion and best player will undoubtedly give Yang Yang a little more confidence.