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Chapter 522 This is Anfield! [Third update on vomiting blood, please subscribe for a monthly pass]

Some people say that everyone has a city in his heart.

In the world of football, there is a person living in every city.

Raul in Madrid, Gerrard in Liverpool, Maldini in Milan...

These people are using their careers and even their own lives to write a story about loyalty.

And this person who lives in Rome is named Francisco Totti, nicknamed: Wolf King!
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Yang Yang has long admired Totti, but he has never been in contact with him.

Many people may think that his name is not famous enough, but he is definitely one of the most outstanding superstars on this star.

At least, this is the case in Yang Yang's mind.

Totti had the opportunity to join Real Madrid, and was even very close to Real Madrid at one point, but he finally chose to stay in Rome, which made many people feel a pity, because he could have achieved better results.

But this sentiment makes Yang Yang admire him even more, because he knows very well how difficult it is to reject Real Madrid, and it can even be said that this is a temptation that all professional players cannot refuse.

Staying or leaving is a choice worthy of respect, but Yang Yang admires this person even more.

Therefore, when interviewed by the media before the game, when the reporter mentioned Totti to Yang Yang, Yang Yang's first reaction was, "I grew up watching Totti's game."

This is a bit like a joke, but it is not, because Totti is 30 years old, and he has played professional football for more than ten years.

As for Totti, Yang Yang also expressed his respect. He thinks Totti is a great player and said that he is proud to be able to compete with such a player.

"When I see Totti at Anfield, I just say to him, welcome to Liverpool!"

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Perhaps because of Yang Yang's remarks before the game, with a kind of respect from juniors to seniors, Totti also said in an interview with the media, "Yang Yang is already a great professional player. I hope he will not play too well, because we look forward to beating them away!"

But Totti also said that this is the first time in more than [-] years that Roma has entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The players are seriously inexperienced, especially the knockout experience of playing away games in England, so Totti said that a draw is a very good result.

"I prefer to see this as a smooth journey. We played normally and achieved the results we deserve. Of course, if we want to satisfy the fans, then we need to do more and better."

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Compared with the friendship between Yang Yang and Totti, the atmosphere between Benitez and Spalletti is full of gunpowder.

The Liverpool coach said in an interview with the media, "Yang Yang is the best player in the world, even though he is only 20 years old."

And Spalletti said, "I don't know Yang Yang very well. On the contrary, I think Totti is better than anyone else!"

But soon, the Liverpool coach said again, "Totti? He is indeed very strong, but I am more worried about De Rossi and Mancini. These two players are the most threatening players in Rome."

Spalletti also said at the same time that he would not specifically develop targeted defensive tactics for Yang Yang.

"Maybe some teams will do this, but we are more inclined to defend as a whole. We will not change our game strategy because of a certain player of the opponent, even if this person is Yang Yang!"

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The smell of gunpowder between the two sides before the game was very strong.

The media of the two countries are also building momentum. Gazzetta dello Sport specially conducted a round of PK battles between wives before the game, allowing all fans to conduct public voting.

Among them, on the defense line, the girlfriend of Roma central defender Ferrari is the famous Italian model Ada Yespica from Venezuela. She even hooked up with the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Therefore, in this round, Liverpool was undoubtedly defeated, and Ferrari's girlfriend scored as high as 95 points.

In terms of midfield, the two teams failed to select a good candidate. Roma chose the girlfriend of Swedish midfielder Williamson. She is a beautiful girl idol in Sweden, and the score of netizens has reached 75 points.

Gerrard's girlfriend Curran is well received in the UK, but it is obviously not in line with the aesthetics of Italian fans, so she only scored 75 points, which can be regarded as a tie between the two sides.

On the front line, Braci, the girlfriend of Wolf King Totti, is very popular in Italy, and her score is as high as [-], ranking second in the Roma wives.

As for Liverpool, Crouch's wife Clancy has also attracted a lot of popularity following the popularity of the World Cup in Germany, but in the team, Yang Yang's girlfriend Su Ye ranked first in the Liverpool wives group with a photo of the awards ceremony in Zurich.

Previously, after she appeared at the FIFA Awards Ceremony with Yang Yang, she was quickly reported and followed by the media all over the world. When Gazzetta dello Sport voted on the official website, Su Ye scored 99 points in just two weeks, almost perfect.

It is not only the highest score, but also the largest number of voters, which is well deserved.

In the comments of Gazzetta dello Sport, the editors of newspapers in the European fashion capital commented, "Many people think that there is a huge difference between Chinese and Western aesthetics, but in fact, the real beauty is the same."

"It's as if the Chinese love Monica Bellucci, and the Italians also love Su Ye."

Although Su Ye won the first place in the end, in the selection of Gazzetta dello Sport, the Liverpool wives were still slightly inferior.

The Gazzetta dello Sport used this to encourage Roma, thinking that the wags have overwhelmed the opponent, and Roma should kill Liverpool on the court and strive for a further step.

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But obviously, for Rome, which has not entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 23 years, Liverpool, who defeated the favorite Barcelona in the round of [-], is undoubtedly their most difficult opponent so far this season.

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April [-], Liverpool Anfield Stadium.

When the international referee Rubeus Mitchell from Slovakia rang the bell for the second time, Gerrard led the Liverpool players slowly out of the home team dressing room.

Yang Yang walked at the end of the team, which was his long-standing habit.

Every Liverpool player would habitually raise his hand when he passed the narrow stairs and was about to walk up the player tunnel, and patted the slogan "This is Anfield" left by Shankly at the top of the tunnel.

Tall people like Crouch bent down and lowered their heads to take a picture, while short people like Aurelio, who was 1.7 meters eight, only needed to tiptoe a little to get the picture.

This is the routine before every Liverpool game.

Yang Yang was no exception. When passing by, he raised his right hand and patted it.

He felt that this seemed to be a customary ceremony, in this way to tell everyone that the game was about to start, and they were about to enter the endless arena.

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When we came to the entrance of the player channel, the players of Roma had already stood in a team here.

The players of the two teams are from all over the world. Although they are not familiar with each other, they all greet each other politely.

In European football, especially the four major leagues, whether they are big or small, God knows when they will transfer to teammates, so off the court, they are more polite to each other.

Qi Wu is a central defender of Roma, but he was born in Ajax and was the captain of Ajax before. But in the summer when Yang Yang joined Ajax, he transferred from the Netherlands to Roma, so he is not familiar with Yang Yang.

But with Ajax's relationship, the two had some common friends and topics, and they started talking to each other.

Rubes Mitchell led the referee team to perform a series of tasks such as confirmation of players before going on the field.

Later, Yang Yang saw Totti again.

Captain Roma was originally standing in the queue, chatting happily with Gerrard, but took the time to go back, meet Yang Yang and have a few polite words. After all, the two had already praised each other in the media before the game.

"Tonight, you have to be careful!" Totti laughed.

Yang Yang nodded. He knew that he was facing Cassetti and the French genius Philippe Mex.

When he was at Ajax, Yang Yang heard the name Mex a lot.

This talented central defender from Auxerre once aroused the covetousness of many giants in European football, but finally chose Rome. He is now 25 years old. Although he did not reach the height expected by the outside world, he has also gained a firm foothold in Rome.

It's an hour, it's not necessarily good.

In European football where the competition is so fierce and the survival of the fittest is so cruel, it is not easy for a player like Mex to stand out, and it is more of a loss to everyone.

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Spalletti is quite different among Italian coaches. He advocates offense and has a variety of tactics, but in the Roma team, he is most famous for his no-front wolf tactics.

Totti was pushed to the front, with Mancini, Vucinic and Williamson behind him, De Rossi and Pizarro as the double midfielders. This style of play pays attention to Totti's retreat. The organization of the ball, as well as the fast diagonal penetration of other players behind.

But Liverpool has also made sufficient preparations for this, and Benitez has even thought of Rome's opening attack.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, when Rome aggressively launched an offensive against Liverpool, the Red Army still mainly retreated.

In this game, Benitez continued to use the double midfielder combination of Harvey Alonso and Mascherano, and Gerrard came forward.

Obviously, Benitez saw the power of this double midfielder combination in the game against Arsenal.

Mascherano and Harvey Alonso did not disappoint Benitez, and they firmly blocked Roma's attack after the start of the game.

The Red Wolves couldn't break through Liverpool's defense, so they could only frequently shoot long shots from the outside.

In the first 10 minutes, Roma had a total of three or four long-range shots. They were kicked by Pizarro, Totti and Vucinic, but none of them could create a threat. All three shots missed the goal.

Especially Vucinic's kick in the 8th minute flew directly into the stands.

After sustaining Roma's opening attack, Liverpool gradually stabilized their position and began to plot a counterattack.

After all, this is Anfield!
(End of this chapter)