Chapter 621 A Long Biography

Ferguson is an uncompromising old fox, especially good at psychological warfare.

Sky TV will record a pre-match interview with the head coach of the Premier League's top four in every round of the league.

For example, before the twenty-seventh round of the league, Ferguson publicly stated that in the remaining twelve rounds of the league, Manchester United will perform better than all opponents, and Arsenal and Chelsea will drop consecutive points.

As for Manchester United, Ferguson said the team had lost all the points they should have lost.

After a period of intense pursuit, Manchester United had one draw and one loss in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth rounds of the league. They drew Tottenham Hotspur away and lost to their rival Manchester City at home. They only won two rounds. to a point.

On the other hand, Arsenal first won away from Manchester City, and then won Blackburn at home.

In this case, Ferguson took aim directly at Arsenal.

Ferguson's psychological warfare is indeed a bit confusing. He seems to be saying, anyway, I have lost points, and you will definitely lose points with me. At first glance, isn't it very illogical?

Yes, Ferguson's psychological warfare is inherently illogical, very nonsensical, and even a bit old-fashioned, but you have to admit that it really works.

It is really strange to say, because in the first game of the twenty-seventh round, Arsenal played away to Birmingham, which was not a difficult opponent, but Arsenal played as if they were very lost.

Just two minutes into the game, Birmingham centre-back Martin Taylor shoveled Arsenal striker da Silva in a defensive effort, causing the latter to suffer a serious fracture and was forced off the pitch. Martin Taylor also paid a red card for his brutality. cost.

Surprisingly, after gaining a numerical advantage at the beginning, Arsenal did not play well. Birmingham scored the first goal, and then Walcott scored twice in the second half to reverse the score. Arsenal originally It should be 9 out of 10.

Unexpectedly, in the last minute of stoppage time, that is, in the 94th minute, Clichy missed the ball and knocked down the Birmingham striker in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick and the result was two to two. ,draw!

Arsenal lose points!

After the game, all the public opinion exploded!

By all accounts, Ferguson's psychological warfare worked.

Under the interference of the Red Devils manager's almost rambunctious psychological warfare, Arsenal really lost points.

Who would have thought that in the away game against Birmingham, there was one more player than the opponent at the beginning, and the Gunners failed to win the opponent, but were drawn instead? Or was it tied at the last minute, who would have thought?

However, some media believe that Arsenal's situation is mainly affected by the national team's game, because they are the first to kick off this round of the Premier League, and the players have less time to recover and adjust.

But no matter what, losing points in such a situation is indeed very surprising, and at the same time very puzzled.

On the other hand, Manchester United, Ferguson's team challenged the Magpies away to Newcastle, and the result was very easy. Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice, Saha scored in stoppage time, and finally Manchester United defeated Newcastle five to one.

After these two goals were scored, the Portuguese finally caught up with Yang Yang in the number of goals this season, reaching 21 goals.

Since Yang Yang has not been able to score in the past period of time, so far, the number of goals is still 22 goals.

The two are only one step away, and the media close to Manchester United have also begun to hype, thinking that Cristiano Ronaldo has also ushered in an outbreak this season, and he is bound to succeed in counterattack in the second half, suppress Yang Yang, and become the number one star in the Premier League.

But with the outbreak of Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo's brace is getting closer and closer, and everyone is paying more attention to Liverpool's home game against Middlesbrough, which is played later than Manchester United.

Benitez gave Yang Yang a week off before, which has been widely followed and reported by the media. Now, after Yang Yang returns to the team, can he wash away his previous sluggish performance?

Not only Liverpool fans and opponents are very concerned, even some neutral fans are also full of curiosity.

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Although he received attention, in fact, Yang Yang did not start this game.

Benitez played a four-four-two formation with Reina as the goalkeeper, Aurelio, Hypia, Skrtel and Finnan in the back, and Riise and Lucas Rewa in the midfield. , Mascherano and Gerrard, the front two forwards are Kuyt and Crouch.

For the midweek away game against Inter Milan, Liverpool arranged for Yang Yang and Xavi Alonso to sit on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, Liverpool took advantage of the home advantage and took the lead in launching the attack, but it was Middlesbrough who scored the first goal.

The visiting team used a free kick from the right to pass. Skrtel, who had just joined the team, failed to mark the target and was headed by the opponent's player Sanley to score.

At this time, the game was only nine minutes into the game.

But ten minutes later, Liverpool equalized the score, Riise made a cross from the left, and Kuyt took the lead and scored.

In the 29th minute, Aurelio passed the ball from the left, and Gerrard volleyed from the right front of the penalty area to overtake the score.

Then the game became a stalemate, especially in the second half. In the 61st minute, Liverpool couldn't attack for a long time. Middlesbrough made a long pass. than two.

I have to say that Tangning's performance this time was very good. The 23-year-old English native left winger has been performing better and better in the past two seasons. He has always wanted to strengthen his left wing and bring in a substitute for Yang Yang. Liverpool are also very concerned about him.

After Tangning equalized the game, the game resumed, and the two sides were still struggling.

Four minutes later, Benitez arranged for Yang Yang to come on as a substitute, and at the same time changed the team's tactical play and returned to four, three and three.

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When Yang Yang came out to warm up, the whole Anfield stadium was full of shouts.

Although he did not perform well during this period, but all Liverpool fans believe that he will be able to change the situation on the field.

Especially when Yang Yang stood on the sidelines and was about to replace Riise on the court, the fans in the audience were shouting his name.

"It can be seen that in the hearts of Liverpool fans, Yang Yang's status is still very important. He is still the team's number one star, and everyone still has high hopes for him."

"I believe that at this moment, all fans who like Yang Yang must be very nervous and uneasy."

"Since late December, after winning the World Footballer of the Year, Yang Yang has fallen into a goal drought. He has had exactly two months so far, and he has not scored a single goal."

"Of course, even if he didn't score in the past two months, Yang Yang is still the top scorer in the Premier League, which shows how good he has been in the first four months, and also makes us all believe that as long as he can find Back to form, then he will still be the most attacking killer in the Premier League."

"What's more noteworthy is that Arsenal lost points in a draw this round. As long as Liverpool can win Middlesbrough in this game, the Reds will return to the top of the league table."

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Yang Yang felt the fans' love and support for him.

As he stood on the sidelines waiting to play, he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He knows that the most important thing for him now is to control his emotions.

He closed his eyes, and after a while of deliberation, he slowly opened his eyes again and looked directly at the stadium.

Just at this time, Reese had already run down.

After the two shook hands and hugged on the sidelines, Reese patted Yang Yang on the back, encouraged him to keep pushing, and sent him to the court.

After Yang Yang rushed into the stadium, the players around Liverpool came over to give him high fives and encouraged him.

It was said to be a week off, but in fact Yang Yang also missed one game.

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Middlesbrough's manager is former England centre-back, Gareth Southgate.

The former star retired in 2006, and after retiring, he immediately succeeded McLaren and became the head coach of Middlesbrough, who went to take over the England national team coach.

As a very successful professional player, especially once the top professional player in England, Southgate knows very well that for a superstar of Yang Yang's level, even when they are in a downturn, they are still The most terrifying weapon, there can be no slack.

Therefore, after seeing Yang Yang coming off the bench, Southgate immediately reminded his right back and right center back, as well as the midfielders, to pay close attention to Yang Yang and not give him the slightest chance. Two people went to freeze him.

Then, he instructed the right back of the team to keep entangling Yang Yang.

Although two consecutive orders were issued, Southgate was still full of worries, and he was still very worried.

He is very aware of Yang Yang's strength and fear.

As a professional player, he is clearer than other head coaches, that is, for a superstar of Yang Yang's level, the longer the downturn lasts, the less careless it usually means.

Because no one knows when he will recover, when he will find his form.

Sometimes the game may be kicking and kicking, and suddenly the feeling comes.

Or, a mistake by the opponent directly stimulated them.

All in all, the longer the downturn is, the closer it is to prove that they are getting closer to the point of recovery, the less the opponent can be careless and must always be vigilant.

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It has to be said that Southgate has indeed done everything a coach with rich professional experience can do. Even after he issued the order, he still stood on the sidelines and kept calling on the players, keep reminding them.

After Yang Yang came on the court, although there were several moves, several catches, and one dribble, he failed to form a breakthrough.

He doesn't seem to be in good shape yet.

But just as the game was about to end, the Middlesbrough players seemed to see a draw, and when they gradually relaxed, Mascherano suddenly hit a long pass directly behind Middlesbrough.