Vol 4 Chapter 614: Scoring Shortfall [Burst Liver 3rd, Seek Guaranteed Monthly Pass]

Enter the Christmas Devil schedule.
In the 19th round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Derbyshire away.
This was originally the weakest team in the Premier League this season, but Liverpool played very dangerously.
Twelve minutes into the first half, Yang Yang made a threat from the left and Crouch scored a goal, but then Liverpool's free kick defense error was scored by the opponent.
Until the final stoppage time of the game, Yang Yang made a forced breakthrough on the left and passed into the penalty area. Crouch headed back. Yang Yang caught up with the goal, but was saved by the other goalkeeper. Gerrard missed and missed the goal.
Two to one!
Liverpool beat Derbyshire!
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Three days later, in the 20th round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Manchester City away.
After a fierce battle of ninety minutes, the two sides ended in a draw of zero to zero.
Yang Yang came off the bench this game, creating several threats, but failed to score.
This is his third consecutive round of no goals.
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Entered on the 1st of February.
In the 21st round of the Premier League, Liverpool faced Wigan Athletic.
Liverpool were tied at home by Wigan.
Yang Yang played the whole game, failed to perform, the overall state is relatively sluggish.
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Following last year's average Christmas Devil schedule, Yang Yang performed even worse this Christmas schedule.
Immediately after getting Mr. World Football, his condition was obviously falling fast.
He has n’t scored in four consecutive games, and Yang Yang ’s performance has also been criticized by many media, but the majority of the media and fans have a relatively friendly attitude towards him, thinking that he has been in an excellent state for four months. Afterwards, no matter the physical condition or your mentality, it will take some time to adjust.
Dalglish said in an interview with the media that Yang Yang's strength and professionalism are no problem. He now needs to readjust his physical condition and psychology.
"I believe that by giving him enough time and patience, he will soon be back to his state."
Many famous places including Alan Hansen also supported Yang Yang, and players such as Gerrard, Harvey Alonso, Crouch and Kuyt in Liverpool also expressed their opinions that Yang Yang had no problems. , He just needs a little time.
In four or five games, he was blamed for not scoring. After seeing the Grand Slam of World Football and his personal slam, no matter the media or the fans, Yang Yang is more demanding.
Now, they all demand Yang Yang by the standard of the first person in the world football.
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On January 4, the third round of the FA Cup.
Liverpool broke Luton five to zero away.
Yang Yang was not included in the big list for this game.
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In the middle of the week, Liverpool challenged Chelsea away in the Premier League Cup semi-finals.
After ninety minutes of hard work between the two sides, Liverpool drew Chelsea two to two in the away game.
Yang Yang contributed an assist, but still failed to score.
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In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Middlesbrough away.
Benitez arranged Yang Yang for the purpose of protection.
Middlesbrough first took advantage of Downing's assists to break Liverpool's goal, and it was not until the 71st minute of the second half that Kuyt scored a goal to equalize the score.
Yang Yang played 30 minutes off the bench, still very active, but still failed to make a goal.
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In the 23rd round of the Premier League, Liverpool played against Aston Villa.
In the first half, Gerrard passed the ball. Yang Yang took the ball from the front of the penalty area to get rid of the ball and Kuyt scored a goal.
But then Liverpool performed poorly overall, especially on the offensive end.
As Yang Yang's status declined, Liverpool's offensive threat also dropped significantly.
After changing sides in the second half and rematching, Aston Villa scored two goals in three minutes. Finally, with the help of Crouch's goal, they finally drew Aston Villa at home.
Yang Yang contributed an assist, but still failed to score.
Anfield fans were not satisfied with the draw because it was Liverpool ’s three consecutive rounds of draws, which led to Liverpool ’s lead in the standings shrinking.
After the current 23 rounds, Liverpool ranked first with 56 points, but Arsenal managed to catch up, reaching 53 points, only three points away from Liverpool, Manchester United with 51 Points follow closely.
It can be said that Liverpool's leading advantage in the first half of the game was now in jeopardy.
In the shooter list, Yang Yang has not scored for a month. In contrast, this month, Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a lot of goals and scored an assist in six rounds of the league.
This also allowed Ronaldinho to catch 17 goals on the shooter list, only five goals away from Yang Yang's 22 goals.
That said, despite Liverpool ’s fans ’anxiety, they still shouted Yang Yang ’s name after the game and cheered him on, hoping he could recover his status as soon as possible.
After the peak ushered in the trough, this is human nature, anyone can.
At the start of the season, Ronaldinho has more than a month of goals.
But the problem now is that when Liverpool lost Yang Yang, the offense was also affected, which in turn led to the team's overall efficiency of scoring becoming very low. A continuous draw is the best proof.
At the same time, Yang Yang also began to repay the debt for the support of the previous media.
How did the British media support Yang Yang to Mr. World Football?
Everything is not beyond Yang Yang's expectations.
He was also very strange about his current situation.
He still trains the same as before every day. There is still no discount, and he is never lazy. In the game, he still works hard and runs a lot.
But it just feels like the total difference.
This is something he has never seen before.
More than four years after his debut, he has never encountered this situation.
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In the middle of the week, the second round of the League Cup semi-finals.
Benitez once again showed his qualities of being good at playing cup games. At Anfield Stadium, with Gerrard's goal, he defeated visiting Chelsea one by one and successfully advanced to the final.
Yang Yang continued without any performance.
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On the weekend, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Liverpool beat Hawat 5-2 at home.
Yang Yang did not enter the game roster in this game.
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At the end of January, in the 24th round of the Premier League, Liverpool ushered in a defeat.
They lost to Hammers West Ham United 1-0.
This is Liverpool's second defeat this season and it also led Arsenal to catch up with Liverpool in the standings.
However, three days later, Liverpool quickly adjusted, defeating visiting Sunderland three to zero at home.
However, since Arsenal also defeated their opponents, the ranking in the standings has not changed.
But Yang Yang's goal shortage continues.
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In the head coach's office of Melwood Training Base in Liverpool, Benitez looked at the assistant in front of him with anxiety.
Paco Yesterdan and Francisco de Michelle, who is in charge of physical training, team medical director Mark Waller, tactical analyst Dave Mcdonov, even masseur Paul Small Come over for a meeting.
"What I want to know is, what is Yang Yang's situation now?" Benitez asked anxiously.
During this period, Yang Yang did not score for more than a month, and everyone on the team was under great pressure.
Everyone knows that Yang Yang is Liverpool ’s core combat strength. When he sneezes, Liverpool will have an earthquake. Now Yang Yang is neither injured nor experiencing any problems, but his performance is not ideal.
"I followed him for a week of follow-up monitoring as I said before, and I can conclude that there is really no problem with his body. Maybe he was a little tired before, but he is recovering almost now." · Waller frowned.
When Yang Yang had a problem, the whole team was nervous, and everyone was under pressure.
He is now Liverpool's baby pimple.
"Our tactics are no problem, there is no difference with the previous, I have carefully watched the recent rounds of the game video, the opponent has no too obvious targeted tactics." Tactical analyst Duff Mcdonov said.
After a pause, the tactical analyst added: "I also specifically analyzed his data on the court, whether it is running distance or other, it is quite normal, that is, the number of passes and threatening passes, and Data on timing and other aspects have dropped significantly. "
"His training is all normal." Paco Yestedan said concisely.
"In the gym, he still exercises equipment as usual every day, and everything is normal." De Michele continued.
Paul Small saw that everyone was talking, and there was some silence in the office. He hesitated and replied: "I also think he is quite normal, that is ..."
Benitez frowned, "What is it?"
"I don't feel excited enough," Paul Small said. "Especially recently, I feel that he is more stressed than we are."
After listening, everyone nodded.
It has been a year and a half since Yang Yang came to the team. The club has also conducted a detailed assessment of his personality before. This is a very responsible player who is self-disciplined and full of professionalism.
But precisely because of this, it is easy for such people to put a heavy burden on themselves.
Of course, this character is a good thing for the players. Yang Yang can go to today to achieve such a result, which is inseparable from his character.
"I think too." Yesterdam added, "After taking Mr. World Football, I feel that he has relaxed all over. Originally, he was tense, and this relaxation caused his condition The decline, followed by consecutive poor performance, the team's performance was affected, he estimated his pressure is also great. "
Benitez understood what Yesterdam meant.
Sometimes, the more pressure the players have, the more they want to work hard, and the lower the performance on the court.
It's like Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo. The more he wants to score, the more he can't score.
But this guy seems to have become conscious recently.
"Paco, any good suggestions?" Benitez asked.
"Let him have a good rest."
"rest well?"
"Well, give him a vacation, forget the football, don't think about anything, put down the burden."
Speaking of which, Jesterdan laughed: "It just happens that in a few days it will be their traditional Chinese New Year, let him go home for the Chinese New Year."
Benitez thought about it and nodded. d