588 Who else can I rely on?
After the ninth round of the Premier League, two weeks of national team match day was ushered in.
Since the Chinese team will usher in the first leg of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers qualifiers at the end of October, the opponent is Myanmar, which is weak, this time Alihan still does not plan to recruit foreign internationals, especially Yang Yang.
Myanmar is weak, mainly composed of college students and government staff. Alihan believes that even domestic players can be dealt with, and there is no need to draw foreign international players.
As it turns out, the national teams were seven to zero and four to zero, and they beat Myanmar in two rounds and entered the top 20 matches.
Yang Yang did not interfere with the national team and was focused on preparing for the game at Liverpool.
During this period, the Premier League officially announced its best debut in September again.
In the four games in September, Liverpool and Arsenal both won four consecutive games, and the Reds' match against Tottenham Hotspur took place in October, so Benitez and Wenger became the biggest competitors.
But Arsenal's performance is obviously better. Whether it is a three-to-one defeat of Portsmouth, a three-to-one defeat of Tottenham Hotspur, or a five-to-zero defeat of Derby County, the Gunners performed better.
Therefore, Wenger defeated Benitez and became the best coach of September.
In the competition for Player of the Month, Arsenal captain Fabregas and Liverpool's star Yang Yang became opponents. Fabregas scored three consecutive goals, while Yang Yang scored four consecutive goals.
In the end, Yang Yang defeated Fabregas and successfully won the title of Player of the Month.
This is also Yang Yang's second consecutive win of Player of the Month.
In the comments on the official Premier League website, Yang Yang's outstanding performance since the start of the season was highly praised, especially his successive goals, which helped Liverpool achieve a winning streak, and even more affirmed it.
"In Premier League history, the longest consecutive goal was Van Nisstrui, who once scored ten consecutive league goals at Manchester United, and currently Yang Yang scored eight consecutive goals, not far from the Dutch center record."
"I believe that all Premier League fans are looking forward to Yang Yang being able to create history and break Van Nisstruy's legendary record."
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After two weeks of rest, Liverpool ushered in the tenth round of the Premier League.
This time, the Reds were visiting Goodson Park Stadium and challenged their city rival Everton away.
Moyes's team made sufficient preparations and made Liverpool suffer from the beginning.
In the 38th minute, Everton was lucky to take advantage of a corner kick opportunity. Lescott headed the ball, and Hypia scored an own goal when clearing the ball, pushing the ball into his own goal, zero-to-one.
But after the second half of the game, in the 52nd minute, Liverpool counterattacked, Yang Yang dribbled the ball and passed the ball straight through the penalty area. Gerrard inserted and shot, pierced through Everton's goal, tied the score.
The two sides then fought hard, and Liverpool also fell into a tough battle.
Until the end of the game, Mascherano intercepted the ball in the midfield and sent a ball behind him.
Yang Yang dribbled the ball near the center line and broke through to Everton's penalty area. The pendulum drifted past the goalkeeper Howard who was attacking, and calmly pushed the ball into the empty goal.
Although central defender Yabo returned to the goal and fell to the ground to try to tackle the ball, he eventually knocked the ball into the goal, and Liverpool reversed his mortal enemy in the city.
Yang Yang was also excitedly running around the entire stadium.
This is his ninth consecutive league goal, and his personal Premier League goals this season has increased to 14 goals.
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After playing Everton, Liverpool flew to Türkiye for a long distance and challenged Besiktas away.
Since Daniel Agg still returns from injury, Liverpool still chooses Hypia and Carragher.
As a result, in the thirteen minutes of the game, Hypia scored an own goal again.
Liverpool then launched a crazy counterattack.
Gerrard cooperated with Kuyt on the right with two passes and one-on-one wall-to-wave cooperation. The Liverpool captain broke into the penalty area to form a one-on-one strike, but was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper when shooting.
But just when everyone thought they missed the shot, Yang Yang suddenly appeared in Besiktas' penalty area like a ghost, calmly picking up the bargain and hitting the shot, one-to-one!
After the score equalized, the two sides continued to go back and forth, with attack and defense.
After the second half of the game, in the 52nd minute, Liverpool Kuyt made a cross from the right, Crouch headed the ball, and Besiktas defender headed the ball to clear the ball, but the ball did not fly far. Yang Yang jumped directly near the penalty spot in the middle and pushed the ball into the goal, two-to-one.
Reversing the score, Liverpool's morale boosted.
Besiktas launched a crazy counterattack, but Liverpool defended it as solid as a rock.
But just in the 82nd minute, Hypia made another mistake that he shouldn't have made.
Besiktas players passed the ball, and Liverpool central defender blindly blocked the ball while defending, but was avoided by the opponent and passed it to the goal, assisting his teammates to score a single goal, 2-2.
Liverpool never broke through Besiktas' goal until the final stage of the game.
The Reds encountered two consecutive draws in the Champions League group stage.
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Happia's condition is really unreliable after two consecutive games and making major mistakes.
The 34-year-old veteran's performance has indeed declined significantly this season. He introduced a central defender during the winter break and was put on the agenda by Liverpool early. Benitez is urging the club to strengthen the signing.
While Liverpool is actively operating the transfer and strengthening signings, other teams are also poaching Liverpool.
After Mascherano joined the team, Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko, who gradually lost his main position, also wanted to leave the team. Because of his outstanding strength and obvious characteristics, there is no shortage of potential buyers.
For example, Juventus in Serie A was very interested in him.
But Benitez is still trying his best to retain Sissoko, hoping that the Malis can stay in the team.
At least, we will leave after playing this season.
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After the three-round group stage, Liverpool's situation was a bit surprising.
One win and two draws, this report card is completely inconsistent with the outside world's optimism about Liverpool before the game, which has led to controversy between head coach Benitez and the team.
Except for Yang Yang who scored consecutive goals, all other players were criticized, and the team was under heavy pressure.
Fortunately, after the three rounds, Liverpool ranked first in the group with five points, Marseille also ranked second in the group, and Porto won one win, draw and one loss, only scored four points, ranking third.
Besiktas only drew with Liverpool at home in this round, ranking at the bottom of the group with one point.
But from any perspective, Liverpool's report card is not satisfactory.
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October 20th, in the afternoon, Anfield Stadium.
In the 11th round of the Premier League, Liverpool played against Arsenal at home.
Xavi Alonso finally returned from injury, but the Spanish midfielder's form has obviously not recovered to its best yet.
Arsenal adopted the tactical style of April and May 1st and put forward the configuration of five midfielders.
Wenger's strategy is very clear, that is, to take the lead, control the ball, and use his advantage of passing and controlling the ball to firmly suppress Liverpool and strive to win the away game.
The Gunners' strategy is not sturdy, because they are at home in the Champions League midweek and are against weak teams like Slavia Prague, who easily wins 7-0. On the other hand, Liverpool travels a long distance, traveling thousands of kilometers to Turkey.
In addition, Xavi Alonso has just returned from injury, Hypia has been in poor form recently and has unstable defense. The Reds dare not be careless even at their home court.
The game also seemed to be carried out according to Arsenal's strategy.
The Gunners launched a snatch from the beginning and firmly controlled the ball.
Liverpool players are exhausted both physically and mentally after continuous multi-line battles. Even players like Yang Yang and Mascherano who are in good health are beginning to be a little overwhelmed. Arsenal's fast and accurate ground penetration passes and the team's excellent physical fitness have made them almost omnipresent.
It is reflected on the court that Arsenal frequently launched offensives, and Liverpool's defense discovered loopholes, but it could not be blocked no matter how hard it was. Arsenal could only seize the opportunity again and again.
The biggest surprise in the first half came from a lucky chance, that was Fabregas fouled on Xavi Alonso. Yang Yang took the free kick from the left this time and hit the wall directly. Flamini failed to clear the ball in time, but was seized by Gerald, who was inserted behind, and directly shot a long shot, piercing through Arsenal's goal.
But then, Arsenal continued to control the ball and opportunities on the court and frequently created murderous intent.
If it weren't for the poor ability to seize opportunities for players such as Adebayo, Arsenal would have scored at least two goals in the first half.
In contrast, Liverpool's overall performance is still relatively sluggish, and the midfield is completely at a disadvantage.
After the side change in the second half, Benitez immediately made a substitution adjustment, and Crouch replaced Volonin.
Liverpool made adjustments to the offense, but still scored a goal by Arsenal.
In the 70th minute, Hleb made a straight pass from the left, Fabregas successfully counterattacked, dribbled into the penalty area, scored with a low shot.
This is the ninth goal of the Spanish midfielder this season and the fifth league goal.
After the score was tied, Arsenal attacked more urgently and fiercely.
The Gunners' overall physical fitness is better, and in contrast, many Liverpool players can hardly run.
Mascherano even had cramps during a tackle on the ground, and the team doctor had to enter the court and carry him to the sidelines to deal with it, but soon the Argentines returned to the court again.
Arsenal frequently creates threats.
First, Walcott made a cross from the right and was headed by Liverpool vice captain Carragher. Then Fabregas shot from a long shot from the outside of the penalty area. After Reina flew out, Adebayo made a close shot, and the Spanish goalkeeper responded quickly to block the ball.
Reiner performed very tenaciously with two consecutive saves.
The singing of Liverpool fans also sounded at the entire Anfield Stadium.
That song [You Never Walk Alone] floats in the air in Anfield.
Everyone knows that the team has encountered many problems and its performance is not ideal. For this period of time, Yang Yang has been supporting it alone.
But in this game, even Yang Yang was obviously tired. He was frozen by Sarnia and Flamini's joint efforts.
Chapter completed!