The first game in 2009 was the FA Cup.

Liverpool's opponent is Preston of the Championship, which is also the first game when Benitez returns to the team after surgery.

The Reds went out with a full substitute, but with the goal of Gareth Bale and Bernardon, they defeated Preston 2-0 away and won 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 hosting first and then away.

The Reds did not hold back at home, and simply defeated their opponents four-zero, basically sending Burnley out of the League Cup.

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

I have to say that this is indeed a scary one.

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

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In the 21st round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Stoke City away.

Stoke City's home court is difficult, which is the consensus in the Premier League this season.

Although this is a newly promoted team, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur failed here, Manchester United almost capsized in the gutter here, and Chelsea also played thrillingly here.

Since before the game, Benitez has repeatedly warned Liverpool players that they must be very cautious when playing Stoke City away.

After entering January, Yang Yang re-studied a period of physical training according to the arrangements of the coaching staff, with the purpose of adjusting his physical condition and coping with the second half of the competition in the next few months.

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

In Benitez's statement, if you have to let Yang Yang play against a Burnley, it will be a humiliation to other Liverpool players.

In this game, Yang Yang did not get a physical training for a week, but sat on the bench. Benitez even told him clearly that if the game went well, he would not be arranged to play.

But the game was very difficult.

Stoke City played extremely tenaciously at home this season and performed very well. If we only look at home records, this team can rank sixth in the Premier League, but they played very badly away. With only away results, this team ranks at the bottom, worse than deputy squad leader West Bromwich.

Faced with such a typical home game dragon and away game, Liverpool cannot come up with effective offensive measures in the absence of Yang Yang, and played poorly in the first half.

Before Benitez could even wait for the first half to end, he returned to the locker room early to prepare for the second half.

But the second half also played badly. Reiner almost scored a goal in the 50th minute after a clearance in the stoke. Fortunately, after Kitson drifted past Reiner, he failed to score in the empty goal when he shot at the small angle, but hit the side net.

This made Benitez on the sidelines extremely dissatisfied.

So, in the 61st minute, Yang Yang replaced Gareth Bale, who performed poorly throughout the game.

Welsh Wings, which was shining in Newcastle, was like sleepwalking when playing against Stoke City in this game, but everyone was tolerant of him, after all, he was still relatively young.

After Yang Yang came on the court, he was also closely guarded by Stoke City, but with him as the god of war in front, Stoke City's defense also loosened. Liverpool's offense began to threaten, but he never seized the opportunity.

Until the 84th minute, Stoke City fullback Wilkinson was warned by a yellow card for a foul on Yang Yang. Liverpool got a free kick opportunity on the left side of the frontcourt penalty area, and Yang Yang took the penalty himself.

With a skilled leaf-falling ball, he accurately drilled into the upper right corner of the goal, and goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen could do nothing.

One to zero!

After breaking the deadlock, it will be much easier to fight next.

In the 91st minute, Yang Yang received a diagonal pass from Xavi Alonso, headed the ball in front of the baseline, and pushed the ball back into the penalty area. Gerald inserted it and followed up the tackle shot, and even the ball was slid into the goal.

Two to zero!

The score was finally maintained until the end of the game.

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

Although Terry ended his two rounds of suspension and returned to the lineup, partnering with Carvalho, and although Deco, Barack, Cech and other Chelsea stars entered, the Blues lost to Manchester United away.

This round of defeat caused Chelsea, which was already low in morale, to fall into a quagmire again. The Blues still couldn't solve the embarrassment of being unable to win and only being abused. In this game, there was not even a shot that threatened Van der Sar.

At the same time, after Manchester United defeated Chelsea three-to-zero, it has basically announced that this season's Premier League championship will only be born in two teams, namely Liverpool and Manchester United, and the Reds are the number one favorites.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United won a complete victory in this game, but Cristiano Ronaldo still performed poorly. Facing Bosinva, the Portuguese did not take any advantage.

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

The FIFA Awards Conference is coming, but Cristiano Ronaldo's condition in the past month can be described as a sluggish one. Not only is the goal drought, but his performance on the court also shows no signs of recovery.

In such a key strong dialogue, Manchester United completely crushed Chelsea. Logically speaking, Ronaldo should have performed, but he is still very sluggish, which made all media express regret after the game.

The British Daily Mail broke the news the next day that there was no suspense about the World Footballer.

"Yang Yang will definitely be elected!"

The Daily Mail lists the performance and data comparison between the two superstars Yang Yang and Ronaldo, last season and this season, and believes that except for the Champions League and the Club World Cup, Manchester United stars have no outstanding results that can beat Yang Yang.

Even in the Club World Cup, Ronaldo is not the best player in Manchester United.

"If Manchester United star still has hope before November, then in December, as his condition sluggish, he has personally handed over the World Footballer's trophy to Yang Yang."

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

The Daily Mail focused on the performance of the two superstars during their sluggish state, which intercepted Yang Yang's performance in December and January last year, comparing Ronaldo's performance in December and January, and concluded that even when his condition was in a sluggish state, Yang Yang still had assists and goals.

"But not only did Manchester United stars not score goals and assists, but their performance on the court was also very sluggish. They were often questioned because they could not control their temper, and they were judged immediately."

But in response, the Portuguese chose to face it head-on and gave a response.

Ronaldo said that he was unlikely to reach the level of last season, but he vowed to return to his best form.

"No player can maintain a top level for a long time, two, three or even four seasons, and you can't find any such player at all."

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

"I did a great job last season, but this season has also performed well, I have scored ten goals so far, people always hope I can perform better and better, but it's not easy, I think I'm in a good shape and will get better and better."

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

The response given by the Portuguese people in a hurry immediately caused the British media to carnival and follow up. Some supported and some bombarded, which quickly caused an uproar.

For example, Liverpool Echo directly counterattacked, indicating that there is one player who can maintain his peak form for a long time.

"That's Yang Yang!"

I don’t know if it was affected by this, after Ronaldo played Chelsea, he actually had a car accident and crashed his Ferrari sports car worth 200,000 pounds. Fortunately, he was fine.

It's really raining all night.

This naturally caused heated discussions among the media and fans again.

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January 12th, morning.

Yang Yang flew from Liverpool to Zurich by private plane accompanied by Suye, Raiola and Gerald.

At Zurich Airport, he was greeted by a large number of fans and media journalists from all over the world.

Although FIFA has not yet announced it, everyone has already given an answer in their hearts, that is, this year's World Footballer must belong to Yang Yang, which is a foregone conclusion.

Although it was the year of the major competition, Yang Yang did not have the honor of the Champions League and other national teams, but with his outstanding performance over the past year, he was definitely worthy of this honor, and it was difficult for others to shake his position.

Cristiano Ronaldo's performance is sluggish this season. Although Messi has experienced an outbreak, he still lacks some time. Kaka's condition has also dropped sharply. As for Torres, who performed well in La Liga and helped Spain win the European Cup, he still lacks a level to challenge Yang Yang.

In this case, anyone except Yang Yang will win the award will cause huge controversy.

Raiola is undoubtedly the easiest, because he always felt that signing Yang Yang was the smartest choice he had made over the years, and over the past few years, with the outbreak of Yang Yang, his career in European football has also flourished.

Yang Yang was a little nervous, while Su Ye and Gerald kept persuading him, saying that they were all full of confidence in Yang Yang's award. Not only them, but also the media and fans outside said so.

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

However, this year, Yang Yang's outfit is much more expensive than last year. He has several more sponsors, including watches and leather shoes, and has signed new sponsors.

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

If Yang Yang hadn't insisted, Raiola would probably have to sell her underwear at a clear price.
Chapter completed!