Chapter 700 No Suspense Anymore

The first game of 2009 was the FA Cup.

Liverpool's opponent is Preston in the Championship. This is also the first game for Benitez to return to the team after a rest from surgery.

The Reds went away with a full-substitute lineup, but with goals from Gareth Bale and Benayoun, the Reds beat Preston 2-0 away and got a good start in 2009.

Three days later, Liverpool welcomed Burnley at home.

This is the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, with Liverpool first and then away.

The Reds did not keep their hands at home, and they simply beat their opponents 4-0 and basically sent Burnley out of the League Cup.

But in another matchup, Manchester United were upset by Derby County 0-1 away.

I have to say, this was really terrifying.

But everyone is convinced that with the strength of the Red Devils Manchester United, it is difficult for Derby County to have a chance after returning to Old Trafford.

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In the twenty-first round of the Premier League, Liverpool away to Stoke City.

Stoke City's home game is not easy to play, which is the consensus of the Premier League this season.

Don't look at this as a newly-promoted horse, but Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were broken here, Manchester United almost capsized in the gutter here, and Chelsea also played a thrilling game here.

Before the game, Benitez repeatedly warned Liverpool's players that they must be cautious when playing Stoke City away.

After entering January, Yang Yang resumed physical training for a period of time according to the arrangement of the coaching staff, in order to adjust his physical condition and cope with the second half of the competition in the next few months.

Including the FA Cup and League Cup, he does not need to participate, even if the league has reached the semi-finals.

In Benitez's words, if Yang Yang is to be played against Burnley, it would be a humiliation to other Liverpool players.

In this game against Stoke City, Yang Yang did not get the start due to a week-long physical training, but sat on the bench, and even Benitez clearly told him that if the game goes well , will not arrange for him to appear.

But the game was very difficult.

Stoke City have played extremely tenaciously at their home this season and performed very well. If you only look at the home record, this team can rank sixth in the Premier League, but they played very badly on the road. In terms of away results, this team is at the bottom of the rankings, worse than vice-squadron West Bromwich Albion.

In the face of such a typical home and away game, Liverpool could not come up with effective offensive means in the absence of Yang Yang, and the first half was lackluster.

Benitez didn't even wait for the first half to end before returning to the locker room ahead of schedule to prepare for the second half.

But the start of the second half also didn't go well. Reina's 50th minute clearance almost allowed Stoke City to score. Fortunately, Kitson missed Reina's shot from a small angle after passing Reina. Can hit the empty door, but hit the side net.

This made Benitez on the sidelines extremely dissatisfied.

So, in the 61st minute, Yang Yang replaced Gareth Bell, who was sluggish.

Playing Newcastle's brilliant Welsh Wings, this game against Stoke City is like sleepwalking, but everyone is more forgiving to him, after all, he is still relatively young.

After Yang Yang played, he was also closely guarded by the Stoke City team, but with his god of war in front of him, Stoke City's defense also loosened, and Liverpool's offense began to threaten, but But still failed to seize the opportunity.

Until the 84th minute, Stoke City's full-back Wilkinson was given a yellow card for a foul on Yang Yang. Liverpool got a free kick from the left side of the penalty area in the frontcourt. Yang Yang took the penalty himself.

With a skilful leaf ball, it drilled into the upper right corner of the goal precisely, and goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen could do nothing.

One to zero!

After breaking the deadlock, the next game is much easier.

In the 91st minute, Yang Yang received an oblique pass from Harvey Alonso, headed the ball from the bottom line, and headed the ball back to the penalty area. Into the goal.

Two to zero!

This score was eventually maintained until the end of the game.

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While Liverpool struggled to beat Stoke City 2-0 away, Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-0 at home at Old Trafford.

Although Terry ended his two-round suspension and returned to the starting lineup to partner with Carvalho, and although many Chelsea stars such as Deco, Ballack, and Cech all entered the starting lineup, the Blues eventually lost to Manchester United on the road.

This round of fiasco has put Chelsea, who had been in low morale, into a quagmire again. The Blues have still not been able to solve the embarrassment of being invincible and will only abuse vegetables. In this game, there was not even a shot that threatened Van der Sar. .

At the same time, after Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-0, it has basically been announced that this season's Premier League champion will only be born in two teams, that is, Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Red Army is the number one favorite.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United won this game, but Cristiano Ronaldo is still in the doldrums. In the face of Bosingwa, the Portuguese did not take any advantage.

This has also sparked heated discussions among the media and fans around the world.

The FIFA awards conference is imminent, but Cristiano Ronaldo's state for more than a month can be described as a downturn. Not only is there a shortage of goals, but his performance on the field has not shown any signs of recovery.

In such a crucial dialogue, Manchester United completely crushed Chelsea. It stands to reason that Ronaldinho should have performed well, but he was still very sluggish, which made various media express regret after the game.

The British Daily Mail directly broke the news the next day, and there is no suspense in the world footballer.

"Yang Yang will definitely be elected!"

The Daily Mail lists the performance and data comparison between Yang Yang and Ronaldinho in the last season and this season, and believes that apart from a Champions League and the World Club Cup, Manchester United stars do not have any outstanding achievements. Yang Yang could be suppressed.

Even at the Club World Cup, Ronaldinho was not United's best player.

"If there is still hope for the Manchester United star before November, then in December, with the sluggish state, he has personally handed over the World Footballer of the Year trophy to Yang Yang."

"In contrast, Yang Yang's performance is more stable and better."

The Daily Mail highlighted the performance of the two superstars during the downturn, which intercepted Yang Yang's performance in December and January last year, and compared Ronaldinho's performance in December and January, and came to the conclusion, Even in the downturn, Yang Yang still has assists and goals from time to time.

"But the Manchester United star not only failed to score and assist, but his performance on the field was also very sluggish, and he was often questioned because he couldn't control his temper.

But in this regard, the Portuguese chose to face it and responded.

Ronaldinho said he is unlikely to reach the level of last season, but he vowed to return to the best form.

"It's impossible for any player to be at the top level for a long time, two, three or even four seasons, you simply won't find any of them."

The Portuguese believes that his performance this season is not bad.

"I did really well last season but not bad this season, I've scored 10 goals so far and people always expect me to get better and better, but it's not It's easy, I think I'm in good shape and it's going to get better."

"If this season is average, then you wait and see, I will find my best form again next season!"

The response from Portugal's popularity immediately caused a frenzy in the British media, and they followed up.

For example, the Liverpool Echo directly counterattacked, saying that Liverpool has one player who can maintain his peak state for a long time.

"That's Yang Yang!"

I don't know if it was affected by this. After playing Chelsea, Ronaldinho had a car accident and crashed his Ferrari sports car worth 200,000 pounds. Fortunately, everyone was fine.

It's really a leak in the house every night it rains.

This naturally sparked heated discussions among the media and fans.

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January 12, morning.

Accompanied by Su Ye, Raiola and Gerrard, Yang Yang flew from Liverpool to Zurich by private jet.

At Zurich airport, he was greeted by a large number of fans, as well as media reporters from all over the world.

Although FIFA has not yet announced the final announcement, everyone has already given an answer in their hearts, that is, this year's world footballer must belong to Yang Yang, which is a sure thing.

Although it is a big year, Yang Yang has neither the Champions League nor the honor of other national team competitions, but with his outstanding performance in the past year, he definitely deserves this honor, and it is difficult for others to shake his reputation. status.

Cristiano Ronaldo's performance is sluggish this season. Although Messi ushered in an explosion, he still lacks a little fire. Kaka's state has also fallen sharply. As for Torres, who performed well in La Liga and helped Spain win the European Cup, he wants to challenge Yang Yang still lacks a level.

In this case, if anyone other than Yang Yang wins the award, it will cause huge controversy.

Raiola is undoubtedly the easiest, because he always feels that signing Yang Yang is the wisest choice he has made over the years, and in the past few years, with the outbreak of Yang Yang, his career in European football has also been Thriving.

Yang Yang was somewhat uneasy, while Su Ye and Gerrard kept persuading him. They were all full of confidence in Yang Yang winning the award. Not only them, but also the outside media and fans said the same.

On the contrary, he himself is not so optimistic, because the result has not been announced yet, God knows what will FIFA do?

However, this year Yang Yang's outfit is a lot more expensive than last year, and he has several sponsors, including watches and leather shoes, all of whom have signed new sponsorships.

It can be said that from the beginning to the end, from the hair to the glasses to the beard to the clothes to the shoes, it is all money.

If it wasn't for Yang Yang's insistence, Raiola estimated that even the underwear would have to be sold at a clear price.