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Chapter 621 A Long Pass

Ferguson is an out-and-out old fox, especially good at psychological warfare.

Every round of the league, Sky TV will record a pre-match interview with the top four Premier League coaches.

For example, before the seventh round of No.20, Ferguson publicly stated that in the remaining [-] rounds of the league, Manchester United will perform better than all opponents, and Arsenal and Chelsea will lose points in a row.

As for Manchester United, Ferguson said that the team has already lost all the points that should be lost.

After a period of relentless pursuit, Manchester United had one draw and one loss in the No.20 five and 26 league rounds. They drew away with Tottenham Hotspur and lost at home to their rivals Manchester City. They only scored one point in the two rounds.

On the other hand, Arsenal won Manchester City away first, and then Blackburn at home. They won two games and reversed Liverpool to reach the top.

In this case Ferguson aimed directly at Arsenal.

Ferguson's psychological warfare is indeed a bit nonsensical. He seems to be saying, anyway, I have already lost points, and you will definitely lose points with me. At first glance, does it seem illogical?

Yes, Ferguson's psychological warfare is illogical, very nonsensical, and even a bit of an old man's peddling and messing around, but you have to admit that it really works.

It's really strange to say, because in the first match of the No.20 round of seven, Arsenal challenged Birmingham away. This was not a difficult opponent, but Arsenal played as if they were out of their wits.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Birmingham central defender Martin Taylor shoveled Arsenal striker Da Silva in a defense, causing the latter to suffer a severe fracture and be forced to leave the field. Martin Taylor also paid the price of a red card for his brutality.

Surprisingly, after gaining a numerical advantage in the opening game, Arsenal played unsatisfactorily. Birmingham scored first, and then Walcott scored twice in the second half to reverse the score. Arsenal should have been sure.

Unexpectedly, in the last minute of stoppage time, that is, No.1 minutes, Clichy missed the ball and knocked down the Birmingham striker in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick.
Arsenal lost points!

After the game, all public opinion exploded!
Everyone agrees that Ferguson's psychological warfare worked.

Under the interference of the Red Devils coach's almost nonsensical psychological warfare, Arsenal really lost points.

Who would have thought that when they played Birmingham away, there was one more player than the opponent at the beginning, and the Gunners failed to win the opponent, but were tied?Or was it tied at the last minute, who would have thought?
However, some media believe that Arsenal's situation is mainly affected by the national team's game, because they are the first to kick off this round of the Premier League, and players have less time to recover and adjust.

But no matter what, losing points under such circumstances is indeed very surprising and also very puzzling.

In contrast to Manchester United, Ferguson's team challenged the Magpies Newcastle away, and the result was very easy. Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice, and Saha scored in stoppage time. In the end, Manchester United beat Newcastle [-]-[-].

After scoring these two goals, the Portuguese has finally caught up with Yang Yang in the number of goals scored this season, reaching 21 goals.

Since Yang Yang has not been able to score a goal in the past period of time, so far, the number of goals is still 22 goals.

The two are only one step away, and the media close to Manchester United have also begun to hype that this season Cristiano Ronaldo has also ushered in an explosion, and is bound to succeed in the counterattack in the second half, suppressing Yang Yang and becoming the number one star in the Premier League.

But with the outbreak of Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and approached day by day, everyone paid more attention to the match between Liverpool and Middlesbrough, which was played later than Manchester United.

Before Benitez gave Yang Yang a one-week holiday, which was widely concerned and reported by the media, but now, after Yang Yang returns to the team, will he be able to wash away his previous sluggish performance?

Not only Liverpool fans and opponents are very concerned, even some neutral fans are full of curiosity.

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Although it has received attention, in fact, Yang Yang did not start this game.

Benitez set up a [-] formation, with Reina as the goalkeeper, Aurelio, Hyypia, Skrtel and Finnan as the defense, Riise, Lucas Leiva, Mascherano and Gerrard as the midfielders, and the front two strikers as Dirk Drivet and Crouch.

For the away game against Inter Milan in the middle of the week, Liverpool arranged for Yang Yang and Harvey Alonso to sit on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, Liverpool took the advantage of the home court and took the lead in launching the attack, but it was Middlesbrough who scored the first goal.

The visiting team made use of a free kick from the right. Skrtel, who had just joined the team, failed to keep a close eye and was scored with a header by the opposing player Sanli.

At this time, the game had only lasted 9 minutes.

But 10 minutes later, Liverpool equalized the score, Riise made a cross from the left, and Dirk Drivet took the lead and scored.

No.209 minutes, Aurelio passed the ball from the left, and Gerrard volleyed vigorously from the right side of the front of the penalty area to overtake the score.

Then the game fell into a stalemate, especially in the second half, No. 601 minutes, Liverpool couldn't attack for a long time, Middlesbrough made a long pass, Downing broke through from the left, broke into the penalty area, and scored from a small angle, [-]-[-].

It has to be said that Tang Ning's performance this time is very good. The 23-year-old English native left forward has performed better and better in the past two seasons. He has always wanted to strengthen the left side. Liverpool, which brought in a substitute for Yang Yang, also paid close attention to him.

After Tang Ning equalized the score, the game restarted, and the two sides still played inextricably.

Four minutes later, Benitez arranged for Yang Yang to come on as a substitute, and at the same time changed the team's tactics, returning to four-three-three.

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When Yang Yang came out to warm up, the entire Anfield stadium was full of voices.

Although he performed poorly during this period of time, all Liverpool fans believe that he will definitely be able to change the situation on the court.

Especially when Yang Yang was standing on the sidelines, ready to replace Riise, all the fans were shouting his name.

"It can be seen that in the hearts of Liverpool fans, Yang Yang still holds a very important position. He is still the team's number one star, and everyone still has high hopes for him."

"I believe that at this moment, all fans who like Yang Yang must be very nervous and uneasy."

"Since late December, after winning the World Footballer of the Year award, Yang Yang has fallen into a scoring drought. He has had exactly two months so far, and he hasn't scored a single goal."

"Of course, even if he hasn't scored in the past two months, Yang Yang is still the top scorer in the Premier League. It shows how good he was in the previous four months. It also makes us all believe that as long as he can regain his form, he will still be the most aggressive killer in the Premier League."

"What is even more noteworthy is that Arsenal lost points in this round of draws. As long as Liverpool can win Middlesbrough in this game, the Red Army will return to the top of the league standings."

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Yang Yang felt the fans' love and support for him.

Standing on the sidelines waiting to play, he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He knew that the most important thing for him now was to control his emotions.

After closing his eyes and brewing for a while, he slowly opened his eyes again and looked directly at the court.

Just at this time, Riise had already run down.

After the two shook hands and hugged on the sidelines, Riise patted Yang Yang on the back, encouraged him to make persistent efforts, and sent him to the court.

After Yang Yang rushed into the field, Liverpool players all around took the initiative to give him high fives and encourage him.

It is said that it is a one-week holiday, but Yang Yang is actually absent for one game.

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Middlesbrough's manager is former England centre-back, Gareth Southgate.

The former star retired in [-], and after retiring, he immediately succeeded McClaren and became the head coach of Middlesbrough, who then went to take over as the head coach of the England national team.

As a very successful professional player, especially once the top professional player in England, Southgate knows very well that for superstars of Yang Yang's level, even when they are in a downturn, they are still the most terrifying weapon, and there is no slack in the slightest.

Therefore, after Southgate saw Yang Yang coming off the bench, he immediately reminded his right back, right center back, and midfielders to pay close attention to Yang Yang and not give him the slightest chance. As long as he gets the ball, two people must freeze him.

Then, he told the team's right back to entangle Yang Yang every step of the way.

Although two consecutive instructions were issued, Southgate is still full of worries, and he is still very worried.

He is very aware of Yang Yang's strength and fear.

As a professional player, he knows better than other coaches that for a superstar of Yang Yang's level, the longer the downturn lasts, the less he can be careless.

Because no one knows when he will recover, when he will find his own state.

Sometimes the game may be kicking, and suddenly the feeling comes.

Or, an opponent's mistake directly stimulated them.

All in all, the longer the downturn, the closer they are to the node of recovery, and the less their opponents can be careless, they must always be vigilant.

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It has to be said that Southgate has indeed made all the preparations that a head coach with rich professional player experience can do. Even after he gave the order, he still stood on the sidelines, calling on the players and reminding them constantly.

After Yang Yang came on the court, although he ran a few times, caught the ball a few times, and dribbled the ball once, he failed to form a breakthrough.

He still doesn't look like he's back.

But just as the game was coming to an end, when the Middlesbrough players seemed to see a draw and gradually relaxed, Mascherano suddenly made a long pass and hit Middlesbrough directly behind.

(End of this chapter)