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Chapter 565 Thank you for reminding me!

Aston Villa under the coach of Martin O'Neill has always been tough, especially at home.

What impressed Yang Yang the most was last season. When he first came to the Premier League, Aston Villa started with an astonishing nine-round unbeaten record, which left him an extremely deep impression.

Although it collapsed all the way afterwards, Aston Villa finally only ranked No.11 in the Premier League, but the team's defensive ability is among the best in the Premier League, and this summer, the team also invested a lot of money, introducing many powerful players, and the three lines have been further improved.

Facing such an opponent, Liverpool naturally dare not be careless.

Benitez played the main force in this game and formed his strongest starting lineup.

The goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is Aurelio, Daniel Agger, Carragher and Finnan, the midfielder is Mascherano and Xavi Alonso to form a double midfielder, Gerrard is forward, and the front trident is Yang Yang, Crouch and Dirk.

This is the strongest combination that Liverpool can currently arrange.

Although Yang Yang has only returned to the team for ten days, his performance in training has been recognized by the coaching staff.

Everyone knows that even during the vacation, Yang Yang still persists in training and dare not slack off in the slightest.

And Martin O'Neill also sent the main force to play.

This is also Liverpool's first official game in the UK after winning the UEFA Champions League. The Villa Park stadium is packed, and all the tickets have already been snapped up by enthusiastic fans, many of whom are even fans from Liverpool.

After winning the Champions League last season, Liverpool's football market has also become more popular.

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After all, it is the premiere of the new season. After the game started, both sides were obviously not in the best condition.

Aston Villa, who played at home, was very active, while Liverpool, under the attack of their opponents in turn, could only retreat one after another to stabilize their position. Therefore, the first shot came from Aston Villa's long-range shot, but it failed to create a threat.

Yang Yang was running hard on the court, and he clearly felt that he hadn't adjusted well yet.

Although he played in the Asian Cup before, the Asian Cup is far inferior to the Premier League in terms of the competition system and the intensity of the competition.

He has not experienced the pre-season warm-up match, and now he is still a little rusty in cooperating with his teammates, and he has not yet fully entered the rhythm and state of the game.

But even so, when the game progressed to No. 17 minutes, Crouch's header ferry still created a very good opportunity for Yang Yang. He started at the fastest speed, inserted into the penalty area, caught up with the ball before everyone else, and volleyed with his left foot, but the ball missed the goal slightly.

This made him somewhat depressed, because if he was in good form, he was very sure of the ball and would not miss it.

The game continues.

With Yang Yang's shot, Liverpool began to control the situation on the field, and the midfield also continued to create opportunities.

Gerrard and Dirk then took turns to get chances.

Yang Yang also gradually realized the change of Crouch's role on the court, that is, he obviously played more like a tactical center forward, instead of always looking for opportunities to directly face the goal as before.

Although this change has reduced the threat of Crouch on the court a lot, it also allows Yang Yang, Dirk Dirk and Gerrard to get more opportunities, especially Yang Yang.

In the No.30 minute, Liverpool's midfielder intercepted the ball and played a quick counterattack. Yang Yang suddenly appeared on the right. After receiving a pass from Crouch again, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area and volleyed with his right foot, but slipped past the goal again.

Yang Yang was a little depressed after missing two good scoring opportunities in a row.

Teammates such as Crouch, Kurit and Gerrard also came to comfort him one after another, telling him not to worry too much.

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"Yang Yang looks a little impatient now, but this is mainly because his physical condition has not adjusted to the best state, or in other words, he is not in the state that is most conducive to the game."

"Judging from his few runs, he is still so sharp and so smart, but his body is a bit behind his consciousness."

"To put it simply, his body is not excited enough, it needs the stimulation of the game."

"Sometimes it's like this. There's only a slight difference between being excited and not being excited."

"If Yang Yang is in a state of excitement, the score is estimated to be at least [-]-[-] by now, but this is the first game of the new season after all. Yang Yang has just flown back to the team from Asia, and he has not experienced pre-season training and preparations."

Sky TV's commentator, former star Andy Gray, analyzed Yang Yang's current mental state.

"For his current situation, I think the most important thing he should do is to remain calm and rational. This has always been Yang Yang's advantage. I believe he should be able to handle his emotions well."

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As soon as Andy Gray's voice fell, Liverpool on the court created another opportunity.

Still stealing the ball in midfield, Mascherano stifled a counterattack by Aston Villa in the cradle, and quickly passed the ball to Gerrard, who put a straight kick in front of Yang Yang.

After Yang Yang caught up with the ball, he waded into the penalty area and shot directly near the penalty spot.

This time he played fast and anxious, and the angle was very good. He should have been sure, but Aston Villa's goalkeeper Taylor reacted quickly and flew to save the ball.

The ball fell to the right, and Dirk Dirk followed up and played again directly, blasting the ball directly into Aston Villa's goal.

One to zero!

The Dutch striker picked up a big bargain for no reason!

Yang Yang shook his head helplessly, and quickly ran over to celebrate the goal with Dirk Dirk, congratulating his teammates on scoring the first goal of the new season.

No way, his luck was indeed a bit off.

All the shots that were guaranteed were saved by Taylor, but the goalkeeper of Aston Villa jumped too hard, leaving an empty goal for Dirk to hit. What else can Yang Yang say besides luck?

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After scoring a goal, Liverpool still firmly controlled the situation on the field.

Aston Villa is waiting for an opportunity to fight back.

After changing sides in the second half, Yang Yang shot two high-quality long-range shots in 3 consecutive minutes. One shot was wide and the other was blocked by Taylor, but he failed to score.

But these two shots also boosted Liverpool's morale, and then the Red Army controlled the situation on the field all the way and firmly grasped this opportunity.

Yang Yang also got a few chances in the next half hour, but unfortunately, they all followed the goal.

At No.80 minutes, Yang Yang was replaced by Benayoun.

It's not that Benitez is dissatisfied with his performance, but that he wants to save some energy for him. There is still a league game in the middle of the week.

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After Yang Yang left the field, Aston Villa suddenly launched a wave of rushing attacks.

First, Gareth Barry made a cross from the left, Karoo headed wide of the goal, and then Aston Villa made another attack from the left. Carragher was sentenced to death for handball in the penalty area. Barry scored a penalty overnight to equalize the score.

Two consecutive attacks, in just a few minutes, Aston Villa seized Liverpool's right to launch the offensive.

Yang Yang also noticed this phenomenon while sitting on the bench.

The defense of the Red Army last season was quite solid, and the entire defense line performed very well. This is the reason why the team was able to win the Champions League in the end, and among them, Finnan on the right was very stable.

But judging from tonight's game, Aurelio on the left is still good, but Finnan on the right is not reassuring, especially when he is facing Aston Villa's speedy winger, he is very difficult, the defensive pressure is very high, and he failed to defend the opponent's attack several times.

Of course, this is just one game, which doesn't explain everything, but it also reveals the fact that Finnan is 31 years old. Will two Champions Leagues make him feel satisfied and slack off?

This is obviously a question worth noting.

Yang Yang didn't have any prejudice against Finnan, and he even respected this senior very much, but through this game, he did see some of Finnan's oldness, or fatigue.

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2 minutes after conceding the ball, Liverpool launched a wave of attack. Gerrard was fouled by the opponent at the front of the penalty area. Liverpool got a good free kick opportunity about 20 meters away from the goal.

The Liverpool captain personally took the penalty and hit it very cleanly.

But what is irritating is that after scoring the goal, Gerrard did not run to other places to celebrate, but ran to the bench, hugged Yang Yang directly, and shouted excitedly, "Thank you for reminding me to practice hard free kicks!"

Yang Yang almost kicked him to death!

I don't know if this counts as embarrassing myself and indirectly cultivating competitors?

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In the end, Liverpool defeated Aston Villa [-]-[-] with Gerrard's direct free kick. They narrowly won the away game and scored a valuable three points.

Gerrard's outstanding performance has won unanimous recognition, but Yang Yang's new season premiere has also been recognized by everyone.

Among the fans' scores on Sky TV after the game, Yang Yang scored [-] points, second only to Gerrard who scored the lore goal.

Andy Gray's comments were also recognized by everyone. This legendary star believed that Yang Yang's performance in this game was close to perfect, only missing a goal, and the goal of Dirk Dirk should have belonged to Yang Yang.

"Taylor's sudden magical performance ruined Yang Yang's first goal of the new season!"

The Guardian also commented on the players after the game, and believed that Yang Yang's performance was very good and satisfactory.

Benitez also praised Yang Yang by name at the post-match press conference, thinking that Yang Yang's performance was quite good.

"I didn't score in the debut. I don't think it's okay. He worked very hard and has been adjusting his state. I believe he will show better performance soon. He is already an indispensable core member of the team."

The Times also believed that although Yang Yang did not score, he was still Liverpool's most threatening player at Villa Park. At the same time, he also published an interview with Aston Villa coach Martin O'Neill after the game.

However, Yang Yang failed to score a goal in his new season premiere, which is still a bit of a fly in the ointment.

Anyway, Yang Yang himself thinks so.

(End of this chapter)