Vol 4 Chapter 694: Start with Arsenal!

Yang Yang went to Paris, France, and received the 2008 European Golden Globe Awards, which once again attracted the attention and hot discussions of the media and fans around the world. When he returned to Liverpool the next day, he was greeted by Liverpool fans all over the city.
For the Red Army, this is another great event worth celebrating.
But the game continued in full swing.
Two days after Yang Yang took away the Golden Globes, Liverpool challenged Eindhoven in the final game of the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Since the Reds have already advanced to the group, the outcome of this game is irrelevant.
Liverpool played with a full bench and beat Eindhoven 3-1 away.
Lucas Rewa performed very well in this game with two assists to help Liverpool reverse Eindhoven.
However, after the team returned to the Premier League, it immediately ushered in the seventeenth round of the game.
Liverpool's defense made a mistake in the first half and was scored twice by Hull City in a row.
The first time was Aveloa's defensive error on the right, the second was when Reina failed to attack, and Carragher put an own goal.
This situation is very similar to the previous one against Manchester City, and everyone is waiting for Liverpool to reverse the situation.
Yang Yang took only two minutes. After receiving a pass from Kuyt on the left, he forcibly broke through the other two defensive players. Gerald assisted the undefended shot and scored a goal.
Eight minutes later, Kuyt made a cross from the right, Crouch headed the ferry, Yang Yang made a wonderful volley pass, and Gerrard rushed into the penalty area and pushed the goal without defending To equalize the score.
Two to two!
Subsequently, Liverpool launched a fierce offensive, Yang Yang was also extremely proactive, but it rained, the venue was very slippery, Liverpool was really lacking some luck, and eventually the Hull City draw 2-2 away.
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Liverpool's regret at Pinghuer City is not a special case of this round of the Premier League. The other three top performers also performed poorly.
Arsenal drew Middlesbrough away one by one.
Chelsea drew West Ham United at home.
Manchester United scored a 0-0 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Cristiano Ronaldo played the whole game but showed no performance.
The semi-finals draw at the same time. Although they didn't lose, they are considered a strange phenomenon in the Premier League.
Sky Sports made an analysis after the game and believed that both the semi-finals and the simultaneous draw had subjective and objective factors.
The so-called objective is the unprecedented fierce competition in the Premier League this season.
After the seventeen rounds, the bottom of the ranking is the bloomers West Bromwich, and ranked second to last, it is the Blackburn ranked seventh last season, which was not expected before the season, Will Blackburn fall into the relegation zone?
And even more terrifying is that the violence has a five-point gap with the penultimate Sunderland.
The newly promoted Mahour City is currently ranked sixth and Stoke City is ranked 13th.
Which team scores 18 points like Sunderland?
It turned out to be Manchester City with the largest investment in the European transfer market this summer!
Everton, currently ranked seventh in the standings, has only 25 points, that is to say, the twelve teams from the seventh to the eighteenth are only seven points away. What a fierce competition?
And even for a team like Sunderland, this season's performance is also very good, there is no lack of draws like Arsenal.
If the fierce competition in the league is an external cause, then the problems between clubs are internal.
Manchester United relied heavily on Cristiano Ronaldo ’s goals last season, but the Portuguese clearly lost the bravery of the previous season. The current performance is sluggish. Batov is such a strong aid, but the Bulgarian center has clearly not been able to integrate into the Manchester United team.
Not to mention Arsenal, the overall strength has fallen sharply, and the control is no longer as good as before.
As for Chelsea, Drogba was injured for too long, and the Blues' offensive ability was affected. The lack of effective means to break through the intensive defense led to the team losing points in a strong dialogue and encountering a team with excellent defense.
"From the performance of the previous seventeen rounds, Liverpool is the most champion!"
"Although Benitez's team has drawn in this round, it has so far scored an impressive record of 15 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 17 games, and scored 46 points, ahead of second place Chelsea. As many as nine points, Manchester United, which leads the third place, has as many as eleven points, which can be said to be a disdain. "
Sky Sports believes that Liverpool's strength comes mainly from the outbreak of Yang Yang.
"Benitez's team has always been known for its offensive and defensive balance, but after Yang Yang joined, the team's offense has been greatly improved. So far this season, in the 17th round of the league, Yang Yang attacked Nineteen goals were scored and thirteen assists were sent, and one person scored thirty-two goals for the team. "
"Too much reliance on Yang Yang will also be a problem for Liverpool, especially considering that Yang Yang has been sluggish every December in the past two years and fell into the quagmire of the winter break. Liverpool will also be greatly affected by then. This is that Benitez must be vigilant and also become an opportunity for other teams. "
However, regarding Sky Sports and other media concerns, Benitez said in an interview with the media that he was not worried at all.
"I believe that Yang Yang is ready."
Yang Yang himself also said in an interview with the media that he is confident of fighting this battle of Christmas and winter break.
"It starts with Arsenal!" Yang Yang said confidently.
In the eighteenth round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Arsenal away.
Unexpectedly, before the game, Liverpool suddenly suffered the impact of injuries.
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Mascherano has a cold!
However, the Argentine midfielder still came to Melwood, just put on a mask and did not follow the team to participate in training.
But the team's head coach Benitez missed a whole day of training.
Paco Yestan explained to the players in the morning that Benitez was temporarily on leave and was unable to lead the team for training.
Everyone feels normal about this, after all, who has nothing to do at home?
But in the afternoon, after the team's training, Yesterdam did not let the players dissolve, but solemnly announced to everyone that the team's training for the next few days was under his sole responsibility and the game will He came to command.
"I regret to tell you that Raphael will temporarily leave us for a while, a conservative estimate is half a month."
Everyone was very surprised when they heard the news, and there was a lot of discussion.
"Paco, what the is going on?" Captain Gerrard asked with concern.
Yesterdam beckoned everyone not to discuss or worry.
"In the past period, Raphael's body has been a bit uncomfortable, and he found his kidneys are getting more and more painful."
Kidney pain?
Yang Yang smiled bitterly.
"So, this morning, his wife Montessert accompanied him to the hospital for examination. The diagnosis was a kidney stone, so he had a lithotripsy operation, which was originally thought to be a minor problem. I went back to the clinic and found that there was a hole in the kidney when the gravel was found. "
Everyone listened to each other, is this too bad?
"The operation was very successful, but it is estimated that at least a ten-day rest will be necessary, so for the next period of time, he will not be able to lead the team and direct the game. I hope everyone can work together to overcome this difficulty."
After appeasing a pass, Yesterdam disbanded the team, but at the same time left Gerrard, Carragher, Yang Yang and Harvey Alonso, these four players are the mainstay of the team .
Yesterdam's meaning is also very clear. Benitez can no longer command the team's game, but then it is the most troublesome Christmas Devil schedule, especially this game against Arsenal, it is very difficult.
"Mascerrano is hurt. I'm thinking of letting Gareth Barry go. What do you think?" Yesterdam asked everyone's opinion.
Everyone nodded their heads, this is normal operation.
Mascherano made a great contribution to Liverpool's midfield, especially the midfield defense and interception. Gareth Barry also performed quite well after joining the team. Although the defense is not as good as Mascherano, but to fill the Argentine Vacancies are still competent.
"To play Arsenal away, the opponent must still mainly rely on pass and control, and I plan to focus on pressing and defensively, and at the same time grasping the defense. After all, we are away, and we must look at the situation and then take shots." , Still worried about playing Arsenal away.
The two teams know each other well, and there is no such thing as a so-called adventure. It depends on who plays better on the spot and the tactics are more targeted.
Benitez is a master of tactics, he can always guess the opponent's tactical intentions, and gives targeted restraint tactics, so before every game in the past, everyone is used to listening to Benitez's opinion, but Now, suddenly he was lost, and everyone was really a bit blind.
In the end should be mainly grabbing? Still stable?
It stands to reason that Arsenal's current overall strength is definitely not as good as Liverpool. If the team is really against the Gunners, both teams will come out and fight, Yang Yang is confident that he can beat Arsenal's weak defense.
But the problem is that Liverpool's own defense is not strong, and Carragher's recent state is not particularly good. Before playing Hull City, he even conceded two goals and put himself in an own goal, so it was also an unstable defense.
Therefore, for a long time, whether it is Yang Yang or Gerald, I think that Yesterdam's remarks are more cautious, but they are indeed more reasonable. At least it is most important to position yourself in an invincible position.
Yesterdam is an assistant coach and a good guy on weekdays. When Benitez was away, managing the team naturally required the locker room gangsters like Gerrard and Yang Yang to help talk and do something.
After receiving the European Golden Globe Award, Yang Yang gave each teammate in the locker room a newest and highest matching Apple iphone in advance. Although not worth much money, everyone took advantage of him , Plus his prestige in the team on weekdays, someone still listens to his speech.
But, without the head coach, can Arsenal play Wenger go well?