super storm

Chapter 467
Sometimes football games are full of weird coincidences.

It's like Liverpool's away game against Everton.

In the opening ten seconds, Yang Yang shot through Everton's goal with a long shot.

This ground-breaking shot made everyone see Yang Yang's strength, and at the same time disrupted Everton's rhythm.

In the next 10 minutes of the game, Liverpool had a complete advantage, but they still failed to create good scoring opportunities.

Yang Yang worked hard to find opportunities, but on the one hand, he was closely guarded by Everton, and on the other hand, Liverpool did not give him enough support, either because his teammates did not pass the ball, or the ball was not passed well.

In short, there are various reasons why he failed to score again.

Yang Yang failed to score again, and other players also misfired.

Even in the second half, Benitez replaced Robbie Fowler and Luis Garcia successively, but failed to change the team's offense.

But in any case, with the opening goal, the team can also win.

Just in the No.904 minute, which is the last minute of the game, maybe even the last few seconds, Everton took a long shot, and Reina made a very fatal, even amateur mistake.

The difficulty of saving this shot itself is not great.

The Spanish goalkeeper stood a little outside and rushed back to the goal line to save. At this time, there were many choices. He could choose to support the crossbar, or push the ball aside to let it go out of bounds. However, Reina seemed to hesitate when making the choice. He obviously wanted to hug the ball directly.

But because he quickly chased back to the goal line to save, and his body still had the inertia to rush towards the goal, so when he hugged the ball, he obviously realized that what he was hugging was not a ball at all, but a hot potato.

If he doesn't let go, the final result is that he will rush into the goal with the ball.

As a result, the Spanish goalkeeper quickly threw the ball.

The terrible thing is that Everton, who had no decent chances throughout the game, got such a godsend chance at the last moment of the game. Forward Andy Johnson followed up and hit an empty goal with a header from close range.

One to one!

Three points instantly turned into one point!
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"Haha, all I can say is, this is definitely the most bizarre mistake in the Premier League so far this season."

"Reina once again proved to us how important a consistent goalkeeper is."

"Yang Yang broke Everton's goal in the opening ten seconds and scored the best long-range shot of the season. It was also the fastest goal in the Premier League this season, but his teammate Reina made a stupid mistake at the last minute of the game."

"Benitez definitely has reason to be depressed about his team's performance, because they had already scored three points, but it was Reina who sent the three points away and gave Everton a point."

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Ball soon blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Liverpool's players seemed to be in a very low mood, and they were obviously hit by the goalkeeper's bizarre mistake at the last minute of the game, and everyone felt very depressed.

It should have been three points, but it turned out to be one point.

In the away game against Everton, in the same city derby, one point is not too bad, but it should have been three points...

Reina sat slumped on the goal line, took off the goalkeeper's gloves, and held his head in regret.

Yang Yang was also full of disappointment, because he seemed to see three points at first, but unexpectedly it turned into one point.

Ask yourself, he really tried his best, but in this game, Liverpool's state is really not good.

Reina's mistake at the last moment was very undeserved, but should he be blamed for it?

Yang Yang soon felt relieved, because no one can make mistakes!
Last season, Liverpool conceded 25 goals in the Premier League, only four goals more than the champion Chelsea, and Reina's clean sheets were 22 games, topping the entire Premier League. This report card surprised everyone.

It can be said that there is no need to doubt Reina's strength, but he is indeed not stable enough.

Furthermore, for Everton's goal just now, although Reina's mistake was infinitely magnified, but at the same time he was taking the blame for Carragher, because he did not go up to stop the opponent's long-range shot in the first place.

The vice-captain, who just returned from injury, is indeed in a fairly average state today.

But football is like that.

Accepting that Reyna and Carragher were eye-catching at their peak, they also had to accept how bad they were at their lows.

Yang Yang himself will make some mistakes sooner or later, such as missing some great opportunities.

Thinking of this, Yang Yang took a deep breath and quickly walked towards the goal.

Almost at the same time, Gerrard also walked towards the goal quickly.

"Pepe, that's not your responsibility, you don't need to feel guilty." Gerrard comforted.

Yang Yang didn't say a word, but stood beside Reina silently to show his support.

He can imagine that tomorrow's media will definitely accuse Reina overwhelmingly, and the pressure on him will be even greater than now.

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In the dressing room after the game, Benitez was very dissatisfied with the team's performance.

But he didn't target Reina who made a mistake, but everyone in the team except Yang Yang.

He believes that the team should have won a big victory in this game, but it turned into a draw in the end, which deserves everyone's vigilance.

But at the same time, he also said that it is not unacceptable to draw a one-to-one away game with rivals Everton in the same city, especially considering that the team is deeply affected by the national team's competition, and many people are obviously out of shape.

This point, Liverpool players themselves can also feel.

Crouch, Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Hyypia, Carragher...

From front to back, almost the entire central axis of the team was sluggish. If it weren't for Yang Yang's goal shortly after the opening, it might be difficult for Liverpool to get out of Goodson Park.

And Benitez also focused on Yang Yang's praise, thinking that he played a key role in the three games after his comeback.

Needless to say in the first game, two shots and one pass, the second game assisted the lore goal, and today he scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this season. It can be said that he is the only bright spot for Liverpool in this game.

"Before, you told the media that your goal was Henry last season."

After listening to Benitez's words, Yang Yang nodded.

"Henry scored ten goals in the first nineteen rounds of last season, and the No.19 round of this season is just before Christmas, so I will give you a promise, if you can score ten goals after the first half, and at the same time, the team successfully qualified from the Champions League group stage, then I will let you have a holiday before Christmas!"

As soon as Benitez finished speaking, there was an uproar in the locker room.

Christmas holiday, this is definitely a good thing that all Premier League players dream of.

The teammates in the locker room immediately forgot about Reina's mistake just now, and turned to look at Yang Yang with envy, even jealousy.

It was the Christmas holidays!
"Okay, let's make a deal." Yang Yang said eagerly.

Who is not happy when there is a holiday?

Besides, this is also a challenge for him.

Yesterdan also came forward at this time to promote a little bit. It was nothing more than saying that it is not easy to score ten goals. Yunyun greatly enlivened the atmosphere in the locker room and made everyone gradually get out of the shadow of Reina's mistakes.

Christmas holidays are not uncommon.

Manchester United has always had a Christmas holiday. Ferguson always tries his best to give the players time off, allowing them to return to their families around Christmas, so as to relax and play better in the devil's schedule after Christmas and in the second half of the league.

Benitez has been in the Premier League for two years. Coaching has always been relatively strict, and he has never given special exceptions to players, but he did not expect to give Yang Yang the green light now. It is not difficult to see from this that he attaches great importance to Yang Yang.

After Yang Yang accepted the challenge, he quickly noticed the envious eyes of his teammates. He immediately turned his head to look at Benitez, "Boss, it's not enough to bet on me alone. Otherwise, the bet is higher. If I do it, you can give the whole team a holiday. How about it?"

Yang Yang's provocative remarks immediately caused everyone in the locker room to erupt and applaud him.

Gerald and the others even rushed up to hug him, looking like a good buddy showing loyalty.

Benitez's face changed slightly, and just as he was about to say something, Yeserdan beside him secretly pulled his clothes and nodded slightly towards him, as if to say, the morale of the team is good!

The Spaniard is not stupid, and he immediately understood it when he turned his head. Fortunately, Yesterdan reminded himself, otherwise, if he rejected Yang Yang, he would not only miss an opportunity to boost the team's morale, but might also cause the players' fighting spirit to be frustrated.

"Okay, but ten goals is not enough," Benitez said.

"Then tell me." Gerald chased and shouted.

"Yes, boss, tell me!"

The players booed one after another, all eagerly waiting for the holiday.

Benitez and Yesterdan glanced at each other, neither of them had any experience in this field.

In the end, the two reached an agreement. As long as the team does not fall out of the top three and maintains its competitiveness against the championship, after the [-]th round, the team will be given three to four days off, depending on the situation.

Although there is no way to have a holiday on Christmas Day, everyone is very excited.

As for Yang Yang, he didn't care either.

Christmas doesn't mean much to him at all, it's not as meaningful as the Lunar New Year.

But he was also happy to see his teammates so excited.

As for Yang Yang, who obviously could choose to enjoy the privilege by himself, he still did not forget his teammates and resolutely chose to share the joys and sorrows. Many teammates, including Gerrard, also looked at him with admiration, and many people thanked him one after another.

"Don't thank me first, I still have to wait until I score ten goals and the team qualify from the Champions League group stage, then the holiday will be released." Yang Yang reminded with a smile.

Gerrard and other teammates also expressed their opinions that they will do their best to help him score goals. Everyone will work together to achieve the goal and get the holiday.

Yang Yang could feel that he made a wise choice this time and was further accepted by his teammates.

This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

(End of this chapter)