Chapter 663 Battle for the Best Striker

"Being able to beat Middlesbrough 4-0 at home is more important than anything."

After playing Middlesbrough, Yang Yang accepted an interview with media reporters after the game according to the club's arrangement.

"I don't think this is the credit of me alone. In my understanding, in football games, one person can't do anything. This is the result of the joint efforts of all our team members."

For the new season, Yang Yang is full of expectations and confidence.

"Yes, we've played really well the last two seasons, we've won a title every year, it's not easy, but I don't think with a team like Liverpool, we shouldn't feel that way. Satisfy."

"As I've always said before, it's a very unique club and from the day I set foot on Liverpool soil, I've been told that there's something very special about this club and it's other clubs. Nothing, and as Liverpool players we need to maintain that well."

"There is no doubt that Liverpool have been away from the top teams for a long time, but I believe that the fans and players here are always ready, we are one of the strongest teams in European football, we have the ability Go for more and more important things.”

Regarding the team's summer signings, Yang Yang said that he is very satisfied, and several new players are very strong.

"Gareth Barry is already a star in the Premier League, he's a great professional, he's a great passer, he's pretty good defensively, and he's mature and experienced."

"Gareth Bale is young, we all play in the same position, but he's not like me, he's faster than me, and I'm better at dribbling, but I don't think there's a difference between us There will be conflicts, we talked and he's a very good player."

"And of course Glen Johnson, we played in the Premier League last season and he impressed me a lot and I'm delighted that the team has brought in such a quality player, it can improve a lot. Our defensive strength."

At the same time, Yang Yang also expressed regret and regret for several players who left the team.

"But this is professional football, a club always needs to keep transferring and signings to maintain competitiveness within the team, so some people will go, some people will come, this is normal, I think the most important thing is to Let's see if we can leave something for this club so that fans will remember you many, many years from now."

Regarding the outside rumors, his stay in the team is only temporary. Yang Yang avoided talking about it and said with a smile that the only thing he is thinking about at the moment is how to help Liverpool to win more games and obtain more honors.

"For me, this season is clearly different from the previous two because it's my third season in the Premier League and I feel I should be better and better, and it's definitely not going to be the same now. Look at myself the same way you look at new people."

There were media rumors before that Liverpool considered making Yang Yang the third captain of the team. Yang Yang said with a smile that he had not heard such news, but if it did, he would be very proud.

"It's an honour for me to wear the Liverpool captain's armband. I've been captain of Ajax and I know it's a lot of work. If the coaching staff and my team-mates think I'm a good fit, then I'm definitely not. will refuse."

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After all, it was Yang Yang's first interview with the media in the new season, and he talked about a lot of things.

Head coach Benitez also talked about Yang Yang at the post-match press conference, and said that Yang Yang gave Liverpool the victorious temperament.

"Similar to last season, we showed a strong victorious vibe from the start, and we need to maintain that vibe from the start, which will allow us to achieve an even better result this season."

For the new season, Benitez openly stated that the team's goal is to win the championship.

"Last season we won the first Premier League title in the club's history, but it was clearly not enough to satisfy the hungry Liverpool fans and players. We need to win more and everyone will work for that."

For the upcoming Champions League group stage draw, Benitez said with a smile that Liverpool have nothing to fear.

"We are not afraid to meet any team, on the contrary, other teams should be afraid to meet us."

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In the second round of the league, Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 4-0 at home, winning their two-game winning streak in the new season.

In the other three matches of the Premier League, Arsenal lost 0-1 to Fulham. The Gunners lost not only a London derby, but also their confidence in the new season.

Even after the game, many British media believe that Wenger's goal is still to keep the top four in the league, and he has no enterprising spirit.

Chelsea beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 thanks to Deco's goal. This is Deco's goal in two consecutive rounds.

In his first season in the Premier League, Deco played the world's top midfielder in the first two games.

Manchester United challenged Portsmouth away from the Pompeii Army, but the Red Devils' offense still did not improve much. Ferguson's team defeated Portsmouth 1-0 with Fletcher's goal away.

After two rounds of games, Chelsea and Liverpool both won both games, and both teams scored five goals, conceded zero goals, and both tied for the top spot in the standings.

Manchester United chased the fifth in the league with three points in this round, while Arsenal lost this round and fell to the fourteenth in the league.

But the league has only just begun, and all rankings are only temporary.

In terms of the scorer list, Kuyt has played quite well this season, scoring three goals in two rounds, and is tied for the top scorer list with Manchester City's Elano and Aston Villa's Abon Rajo.

Yang Yang has only played one game, scored one goal, and assisted twice, so he is not in the top ten in the standings.

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After the second round of the Premier League, Yang Yang flew from Liverpool to Monaco in France without stopping.

This time he received a special invitation from UEFA to participate in the draw for the Champions League group stage, as well as the award ceremony for the Champions League last season, along with Gerrard, Carragher and Reina.

From front to back, these four Liverpool players have all been shortlisted for the four positions in the best awards, which is also a confirmation that Liverpool reached the Champions League semi-finals and won the Premier League title last season.

But judging from outside speculation, Liverpool players have little hope of winning.

Needless to say, the goalkeeper should be Chelsea's Cech. Whether it is Liverpool's Reina or Manchester United's Van der Sar, they obviously cannot shake Cech's position, let alone Arsenal's Almunia. Or Neuer from Schalke Zero Four.

As for the central defender, Terry, Vidic and Ferdinand are the most competitive, and they are the champions and runners-up of the Champions League, which is even more dominant in the selection. Puyol and Carragher are just running with them.

The same is true for the best midfielder. Lampard and Scholes are the most likely to win the award. Whether it is Gerrard, Cesc Fabregas or Essien, they cannot compete with the two players.

The only suspense is the best striker.

Drogba, Messi and Rooney don't have much hope, but Yang Yang is different. He was the top scorer and assists leader in the Champions League last season. Liverpool also reached the semi-finals. With Yang Yang's performance, they won the best striker. is fully qualified.

But Cristiano Ronaldo finally helped Manchester United win the title, which is also quite weighty.

According to the practice of the Champions League in previous years, the best player usually appears on the champion team. Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the Champions League, but if he wins the best player, he loses. Best striker, this is somewhat embarrassing.

Of course, such a precedent is not without precedent, and Yang Yang's performance is really eye-catching. Whether it is stats or performance on the field, it is undisputed that he won the best striker.

Therefore, who can win the best striker has become the biggest suspense at the Grimalti Conference Center in Monaco this year. Other awards are either unattractive or not suspenseful.

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For Yang Yang, winning or not winning the award is not the most important thing, because he has already won what should be won.

On the contrary, a piece of news from the Spanish media recently aroused his interest.

That is Barcelona's push to push the talented teenager Bojan.

After sending off Ronaldinho, they failed to sign Yang Yang, and Barcelona almost sent Eto'o away, but then Barcelona began to support the youth training teenager Bo Yang, and when the player was 18 years old On his birthday, he was given a contract to renew until 2013, with a break-up fee of 80 million euros.

The youth academy, who has been playing in Barcelona since the age of nine, has been highly praised by everyone in Barcelona and has taken over the No. 11 jersey in the new season, which means that he will become the team's main striker.

And this jersey was originally left by Barcelona for Yang Yang, because stars such as Rivaldo and Overmars all wore this jersey representing the winger, but unfortunately, Yang Yang has nothing to do with it .

Messi took over the No. 10 jersey handed down by Ronaldinho and officially took over the banner of the core of Barcelona.

But no media revealed that Barcelona pays more attention to Bojan, because Messi has a very close relationship with Ronaldinho and others, and there is even news that even after Ronaldinho left Barcelona, ​​May West still maintains a very close personal relationship with him, which makes the Barcelona management very dissatisfied.

Moreover, after Guardiola took office, he was very dissatisfied with Messi's eating habits and training over the past years, and strictly demanded that Messi must standardize his eating habits and training methods as soon as possible, which also made Messi quite resistant.

Yang Yang did not deliberately understand or inquire about the rumors from the outside world, and it had little to do with him.

But Messi did not participate in this event in Monaco. The specific reason is not clear.