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Chapter 571 Don't Let People Look Down!
From the Hope Street Hotel to Anfield, it is still 10 minutes.

Every time this road is taken, Liverpool's bus will be enthusiastically supported by local fans.

Police cars clearing the way, fans surrounded, this is Liverpool's home ground!
And every time he passed by Liverpool University, Yang Yang would see fans of Chinese students studying abroad holding up the five-star red flag.

Every time he meets an old acquaintance in a foreign land, he will feel touched and very moved.

Especially today, sitting in the bus and watching several of his compatriots raise a huge five-star red flag high, he felt very uncomfortable, and even gritted his teeth with hatred.

Why should players from football powerhouses get more preferential treatment?
Asian football is indeed very weak, let alone compared with Europe and South America, even compared with Africa and North America, Asian teams are very backward, but should they be treated differently because they are behind?

Based on Yang Yang's achievements last season, a Champions League runner-up, winning all the Premier League awards, and winning the Champions League and Premier League's top scorers and assists, such a report card, if it were a South American and European player, he would be [-]% locked in the World Footballer of the Year, and he would not run.

But just because it is an Asian and a Chinese player, it is so unfair that it lags behind Brazil's Kaka in terms of voice?

Of course, Yang Yang doesn't know what the result will be after four months, maybe he thinks too much, maybe he doesn't, but he is really unwilling at this moment.

Therefore, when he passed by the gate of Liverpool University on the team bus and saw the five-star red flag raised high by his compatriots, he was really touched. He really felt that he was not alone.

Behind him, there are more than one billion compatriots supporting him, and they account for a quarter of the world's population.

Chinese football is weak, but that doesn't mean the Chinese are weak!

Don't let people look down on you!

When the five-star red flag disappeared behind the bus, Yang Yang also calmed down.

From the day he landed in Europe, he knew very well that if you want to change other people's impression of you and not be discriminated against, then you have to be stronger than others and show convincing strength and performance.

It's true in Almere, it's true in Ajax, it's true in Liverpool, and it's true in front of FIFA.

In this world, no one will ever pity those self-pitying guys, because complaining without sympathy will only make those superior people look down on and look down on them even more.

Yang Yang has never been a bitter woman, he is a warrior!
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"I watched all the videos of Chelsea's games so far this season, including the warm-up match, and I found that they have a problem, that is, in their central defender position, there are obvious weaknesses and deficiencies."

When the players returned from warming up at Anfield, Benitez, as before, made targeted tactical arrangements before the game.

He has always been worried about player leaks, so he always puts the most important things to the end and announces them just before playing.

"That's speed!"

As soon as Benitez's words fell, Yeserdan behind him took a tactical board and put it on the long table in front of the players, and Chelsea's starting lineup for this game was clearly drawn on it.

In fact, nothing unexpected happened at all.

Petr Cech is the goalkeeper, Ashley Cole, Ben Haim, Terry and Essien are in the defense from left to right, Malouda, Mikel, Lampard and Wright-Phillips are in the midfield, Kalou and Didier Drogba are the two forwards.

This is a typical four-four-two formation, with Kalou and Drogba's one tall and one fast double forward combination in front. This is also a very typical double forward standard, and there is nothing surprising about it.

The combination of midfielder Mikel and Lampard is not unusual, because Essien was moved to the right back.

Malouda and Wright Phillips occupy the two wings, which is obviously to strengthen the attack on the wing.

Both Essien and Ashley Cole have performed well this season, and the combination of Ben Haim and Carvalho also worked well in the first two rounds. The Israeli central defender has gradually become the backbone of the team.

But what Benitez refers to, the weakness of Chelsea's central defender is obviously Ben Haim.

"In Chelsea's line of defense, Terry is a typical British standing central defender. Reading the game, positioning and interception are his strengths, but his weakness is his slow speed, not flexible enough to turn around, and one-on-one defense against speed forwards who sprint forward. This has always been Terry's weakness."

"Ashley Cole was very fast when he was at Arsenal, but after coming to Chelsea, he experienced several injuries, and his turning and sprinting speed has also declined significantly. Of course, he is still relatively fast in Chelsea's defense."

"Alex is very similar to Terry. Carvalho has a certain speed, so whether he is with Terry, Alex, or Ben Haim, they can form a good complement. But once Carvalho is injured, Chelsea's central defender must shrink back, because their recovery speed will drop a lot."

"That's why when Carvalho plays, Chelsea's chances of winning can increase by 30.00%."

This sentence was said by Benitez at the pre-match press conference, but the Spanish coach will never be aimless, and every word he said is well-founded and sourced.

"Ben Haim is also relatively slow in terms of speed. Regardless of his height of only 1.8 meters three, he has comprehensive characteristics, good defensive awareness and skills, especially in close combat and marking, but his turning and explosive power are very poor."

"This summer, when Chelsea played against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States, Ben Haim faced American striker Donovan's head-on breakthrough several times. As a result, he was very embarrassed. Although Ben Haim performed well in the first two rounds, he made a lot of fouls, because he could only choose to foul when he encountered faster opponents."

When Benitez said this, he focused on circling Chelsea's right back Essien.

"This player must pay attention. Mourinho let Essien play as a central defender for a period of time last season. During that period, Chelsea's formation was as a whole pressing forward. The reason is very simple. Essien's recovery speed is relatively fast."

"And this season, Mourinho used Essien to play on the right. Whether it was playing Birmingham at home or Reading away, Chelsea played very awkwardly. A very important reason is that they did not dare to press as a whole."

"Tonight, this situation will be more obvious. Chelsea's entire defense line, the two central defenders are of the type that is slow, not flexible enough to turn around, and the speed of recovery is not reassuring, so Chelsea will still choose not to press."

When everyone in the locker room heard this, they basically understood what Benitez meant.

In the last season, Liverpool played Chelsea four times, with three wins and one tie. They have an advantage in results, but if you watch every game carefully, you can say that every game was very thrilling, especially the two games in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

"What I want to tell you is that Mourinho is a very realistic head coach. He doesn't mind what others think, or even scolds him. He only wants results, so he doesn't mind keeping the draw in this game. With obvious weaknesses in the defense, he will definitely guard against it and dare not press it."

"On the premise of stabilizing the defense, the speed of the two wings will play a role in the counterattack. This is his strategy."

"And what I want you to do is to seize the opponent's weakness and try to force the opponent to come out at the beginning."

Benitez's strategy was greeted with nods from every Liverpool player in the dressing room.

This trick is indeed good to lure the enemy deep, but Chelsea may not be fooled.

They are all experienced professional players, who doesn't know how much they weigh?
Besides, the players don't know, Mourinho doesn't know?

"At the beginning of the game, we have to speed up the tempo, play fast with them, and try to make them counterattack. The positions of our frontcourt players have to be withdrawn. The area of ​​pressing and pressing is mainly concentrated near the center line. Let them go and let them pass control."

"At the beginning of this season, Essien has been actively advancing on the right. Yang Yang, you have to be more calm."

Yang Yang understood what Benitez meant, nodded and said, "I know, I will withdraw some more appropriately to give him more freedom."

A gleam of appreciation flashed in Benitez's eyes.

For Yang Yang, he has never worried, because Yang Yang can always quickly understand his tactical intentions, and resolutely implement them on the court, which is a very rare and precious quality for a professional player.

More importantly, while implementing the head coach's tactical intentions, Yang Yang is often able to seize opportunities and give full play to his own characteristics and advantages. This is definitely the most satisfying aspect of Yang Yang.

A player like Yang Yang, even if he gets old in the future, will still be a treasure held in the palm of all the head coaches.

It's like Manchester United's Giggs and Scholes, who are getting older and more demonic.

"We tried to rush to the two wings at the beginning. Crouch was at the front, Dirk Drivet suppressed Ashley Cole, and Yang Yang looked for opportunities. Everyone must remember that from the first minute of the game, the rhythm must be accelerated."

The players responded in unison.

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When the 43-year-old referee Rob Stiles led the players of the two teams out of the player channel one after another, the entire Anfield stadium seemed to become a rough ocean.

The [-] Liverpool fans in the stands were cheering hoarsely, and they were all making their voices heard for the upcoming matchup, hoping to help the Liverpool players in the stadium overcome their strong opponents and keep their position as the league leader.

Liverpool players raised their hands and applauded the fans in the stands.

This move brought them even more enthusiastic voices.

On the contrary, in Chelsea's away game, every player's face looked extremely serious.

They are obviously very aware that this will be an extremely difficult matchup.

War is imminent!
(End of this chapter)