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Chapter 521 He Forgot to Help Himself Score a Goal! [Second episode of vomiting blood, please subscribe for a monthly pass]

Liverpool Anfield Stadium.

In the No.30 round of the Premier League, Liverpool played against Arsenal at home.

Due to the midweek Champions League, Liverpool made adjustments to the starting lineup.

The goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is Aurelio, Daniel Agger, Carragher and Arbeloa, the midfielder is Xavi Alonso and Mascherano, and Gerrard is forward. The front trident is Yang Yang, Crouch and Pennant.

Many players who played several games in a row, including Didier, were put on the bench by Benitez.

Arsenal's starting lineup is still four four two.

The goalkeeper is the German veteran Lehmann, the defense is Clichy, Gallas, Kolo Touré and Eboue, the midfielder is Hleb, Denilsen, Fabregas and Diaby, and the double forwards are Baptista and Adebayor.

Both teams are very familiar with each other, know the bottom line, and there are no secrets at all.

The game was kicked off by Arsenal first, but Liverpool aggressively pressed the attack from the beginning.

Mascherano was extremely active from the very beginning of the game. After directly stealing the pass from Arsenal, he passed it to Gerrard in front, who directly kicked a long shot.

A heavy artillery shot from 30 meters away, but the deviation was a bit outrageous.

At this time, only 28 seconds into the game, Liverpool completed the first shot.

Yang Yang spread his hands towards Gerald speechlessly, as if to say, why are you in such a hurry?
pass the ball!
Gerald scratched his head, and ran back as if he had no face.

He didn't watch Yang Yang's heavy artillery in the opening game when he was playing against Barcelona, ​​which frightened his opponent and won unanimous praise after the game, so he wanted to follow suit. Given the rare opportunity, of course he just kicked and hit.

But it didn't hit the right part, it was too biased!
Where can everyone in Liverpool fail to guess Gerrard's mind?
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Although the first shot did not pose a threat, Liverpool's attack went very smoothly.

In just 4 minutes, Arbeloa quickly stepped in, and after forming a continuous cooperation with Pennant on the right, the Spanish right back made a pass into the penalty area. Crouch blocked Kolo Touré with his body, and pushed the goal from close range.

One to zero!

Such a goal is a bit too simple.

Crouch was so excited that he ran to the sidelines, danced a mechanical dance, and celebrated his goal.

A guy with a height of more than two meters can deal with Arsenal's two central defenders who are about 1.8 meters tall...

Yang Yang couldn't bear to look at that scene.

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After taking the lead, Liverpool continued to maintain the pressure on Arsenal, but the Gunners were not at their mercy, and quickly threatened, but they still had no way to break through Liverpool's midfield suppression.

No. 305 minutes, Aurelio dribbles in, Yang Yang quickly cuts in, attracts Eboue, and knocks Aurelio's pass back to the bottom line, forming a beautiful two-for-one.

Aurelio moved forward decisively and made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Crouch scored with a header from close range and scored again.

Two to zero!
Crouch scored twice, rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and performed the mechanical dance again, looking extremely excited. Obviously, it was really enjoyable to abuse the two short central defenders of Arsenal.

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Yang Yang played very relaxed in this game, because Liverpool completely controlled the situation.

And scored early.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for him to go all out to die.

Reasonable allocation of one's physical energy is also a knowledge of professional players.

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Liverpool's strong advantage on the pitch comes from the outstanding performance of several rotation players.

Mascherano and Harvey Alonso jointly contributed 22 steals in the first half, which set the highest record in the Premier League this season, especially Mascherano, whose performance was extremely eye-catching and left a deep impression on people.

More importantly, the Argentine midfielder is not the kind of ball-grabbing machine, he has a very stable ability to pass and play the ball.

During the half-time break, Benitez also gave a very high evaluation of the performance of Liverpool players, thinking that the team should make persistent efforts and try to defeat Arsenal at home as much as possible, which will seriously damage the morale of the opponent.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Liverpool's performance did not decline at all.

In the No. 60 minute, just before Yang Yang was substituted, Aurelio used a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt to assist Daniel Agger to score again.

Then in the No.703 minute of the game, Arsenal once used a corner kick to score, but Liverpool quickly returned in the No.801 minute.

In the end, Liverpool defeated the Gunners four-to-one at home and won a hearty victory.

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After the game, Liverpool's performance was unanimously affirmed by Fleet Street.

The Times believes that Liverpool did not try their best in this game, because Yang Yang, Gerrard and Harvey Alonso did not show their best form. Even after the early advantage of the game, these players played a little relaxed.

"This is obviously at the behest of coach Benitez, because the team will face Roma next."

The player who won the best player this season was Crouch who performed a hat-trick. This was the first hat-trick in England's career, and he also received unanimous affirmation and appreciation after the game.

But what surprised the media on Fleet Street the most were Liverpool's substitute players.

Aurelio sent two assists to Crouch and Daniel Agger respectively. His defense on the left was very stable, and his offense also left a deep impression on people, which was once again unanimously recognized by the media.

Arbeloa's performance on the right is not too bad, especially the first goal of assisting Crouch, who has had continuous cooperation with Pennant before, which is very exciting.

But it was Argentine midfielder Mascherano who really impressed.

The Times described, "Javier Mascherano is like an alert hound in the midfield. All the movements of Fabregas and Denilsen can't escape his keen sense of smell. At the same time, he also has outstanding running ability. He is almost everywhere, chasing the ball non-stop throughout the game."

The Liverpool Echo also gave a very high evaluation of Mascherano's performance, thinking that in addition to his excellent ball control, stealing and counter-stealing, his passing is also quite good, and he can actively move to assist his teammates and find better passing routes. "

The Daily Telegraph believes that Mascherano is a rare talent in the midfield. "The combination of him and Harvey Alonso played the level of Europe's top double midfielders tonight, which is particularly impressive."

Javier Mascherano has played two games in the Premier League on behalf of Liverpool so far, and the results are perfect.

This also made many fans and media who had doubts about the Argentine midfielder completely relieved.

After the game, in an interview with Liverpool’s official website, Mascherano said that he was very grateful for the trust from head coach Benitez, “He personally met with me in the commercial and residential area of ​​London Docks and persuaded me to join Liverpool. He gave me hope at the lowest point of my life.”

Mascherano also mentioned what happened after he joined Liverpool, especially his teammate Yang Yang.

"He's an incredible player, he's always been unbelievable on the pitch, but the most important thing for me is that he's also an incredible teammate in the locker room. He gave me a lot of help and advice, especially when I couldn't play."

"The game only played halftime, and he told me in the dressing room that after tonight's game, I will become the favorite player of Liverpool fans. This gave me more confidence and fighting spirit in the second half, and I also hope to help Liverpool win more."

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Although Yang Yang did not perform very well in this four-to-one match, the media not only did not make any accusations against Yang Yang, but many media including The Times and The Daily Telegraph took the initiative to defend him.

The Times thinks, "Yang Yang obviously put all his attention on how to help his teammates score, which made him forget to help himself score a goal!"

The Daily Telegraph joked: "Yang Yang should really like watching Crouch dance!"

The Sun reported somewhat of a conspiracy theory, "Yang Yang has scored 21 goals, but after a few rounds, neither Drogba nor Cristiano Ronaldo showed signs of being able to catch up with Yang Yang. This made him lose his desire to score goals and began to help his teammates score instead."

Some other tabloids believed that the reason why Yang Yang did not score was because Crouch performed a hat-trick, and the two players could not get along well at all.

But soon, Crouch said in an interview with Liverpool's official website, "I have a better understanding with Yang Yang. He is a very good teammate. Even if he doesn't score, he can contribute to the team."

"Top scorer? No, no, no, I never thought of competing with him, and I can't compete with him. I don't think it is difficult for him to score 25 goals this season, and everyone and I will do our best to help him complete his goals." Target."

Crouch's statement obviously once again proved to everyone the unity atmosphere within Liverpool and the benign interaction between him and Yang Yang.

If we say that at the beginning of Yang Yang's joining, he still had the idea of ​​competing with Yang Yang for the team's top scorer, but now, especially after the game against Barcelona, ​​he has completely lost this idea.

The reason is simple, he realized that no matter how much he fights, he can't compete with Yang Yang.

Even though he scored a hat-trick against Arsenal, in fact, the second goal came from an attack planned by Yang Yang, and the free kick for the third goal was also created by Yang Yang.

It can be said that Yang Yang accomplished his hat-trick.

For this, Crouch himself knew it well, and he also understood that Yang Yang had been showing kindness all the time.

More importantly, he is very sure that when he and Yang Yang are incompatible, Liverpool will only make one choice, which is to sell him and buy a center forward who can cooperate with Yang Yang.

Therefore, no matter what the consideration is, he can only choose to cooperate.

(End of this chapter)