super storm

Chapter 662 Dream Start
This summer, Yang Yang deeply reflected on his performance in the past two seasons.

A big part of last season's slump was due to his mentality, but part of it was due to his physical and mental problems as soon as he entered December, especially around Christmas.

The winter break has always been a watershed moment for the Premier League.

Ferguson has a very famous saying that if a team can lead until the end of the winter break, it is the real favorite to win the championship, and the Manchester United he coached has always been famous for reversing opponents during Christmas and winter break.

This is true for teams, and so is for Premier League teams.

Almost all players who land in the Premier League will inevitably face the problem of winter break, which is a double test for the players' body and mind, because everyone is on vacation, and the family gathers together to spend Christmas happily and plan where to travel, but only the Premier League players are still struggling and maintaining training and competition.

If you use the saying that domestic fans are more likely to empathize with, when everyone is celebrating the Spring Festival and going home to celebrate the new year, you not only have to continue to work hard, but the workload is even greater than usual, and there is no double bonus. Let me ask, what do you think in your heart?
Even if you love your job very much, what about your family, relatives and friends?Won't they inject some negativity into you?
When English local players talk about the devil's schedule during the winter break, they always don't forget to tease themselves, "We are a group of unlucky people who have never had a good rest since 1960."

Yang Yang's first stop in European football was the Eredivisie. The winter break was very long. After moving to the Premier League, there was no winter break. As a result, he has not been able to adapt to the devil's schedule of the Premier League's winter break in the past two years, and his performance during that period has not been ideal.

But this is not his problem alone. Most players who join the Premier League will encounter such problems, and the speed of adaptation is also slow.

Of course, not everyone is like this, such as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

In the first season of joining Manchester United, the Dutch center did not perform well before the winter break. He only scored five goals in the first [-] rounds of the league. However, after mid-December, with the improvement of Manchester United's overall performance, he scored ten goals in the next eight rounds, scoring continuously.

Everyone has a different constitution and different physical conditions, so the speed of adaptation is naturally different.

But Yang Yang firmly believes that if he can overcome the winter break of the Premier League, then he will be fearless of any challenge.

After learning the experience and lessons of the previous two seasons, starting this summer, he communicated and negotiated with Winston Bogard and the club's coaching staff to adjust his own physical training and physical reserves.

And starting from the new season, Yang Yang also decided to let himself play more relaxed.

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On August 23, at [-]:[-] pm, Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.

Liverpool host Middlesbrough in the second round of the Premier League.

As many players are still participating in the Olympic Games, Liverpool's starting lineup still has not been able to make full use of the main force.

The goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is Aurelio, Skrtel, Carragher and Arbeloa, the midfielder is Harvey Alonso, Benayoun and Gerrard are in the middle, and the frontcourt is Yang Yang, Crouch and Dirk.

The difference from the first round is that Yang Yang appeared in the starting lineup immediately after his return, while the midfielder replaced Gareth Barry with Benayoun, who has stronger offensive and organizational skills and better creativity.

Benitez's starting lineup has been set up from the beginning, and the home court will take all three points.

This is also Yang Yang's first official game of the new season and his debut at Anfield. When he followed the team out of the player tunnel, all the Liverpool fans in the audience were chanting his name and cheering for him.

Although it is rumored that Yang Yang's stay in the team is only temporary, Liverpool fans are very proud of being able to keep him.

"Now everyone is also looking forward to whether Yang Yang can lead Liverpool to continue to win the league title and Champions League title after staying in the team, and whether he can reproduce the outstanding state and momentum of last season."

Yang Yang raised his hands and applauded, reciprocating the love of Liverpool fans for him, but he looked very relaxed, and he jumped a few times on the court, without any tension before the game.

But Southgate, the head coach of Middlesbrough, was very nervous after watching it, because he knew that the more this happened, the less he could be careless, because at Yang Yang's level, a sudden flash of inspiration might change the trend of the game.

Therefore, Southgate told the players very cautiously, asking them to be cautious.

Middlesbrough's defensive players such as Robert Huth and David White had experienced Yang Yang's sharpness before, and they did not dare to be careless. They were extremely cautious from the beginning of the game, for fear of any mistakes.

But even so, Yang Yang quickly created a threat.

Only 2 minutes into the game, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough with the ball on the left. After passing two Middlesbrough players in a row, he passed it to the back point.

Then Liverpool aggressively pressed the attack.

First, Benayoun got the ball on the right and made a pass, and Skrtel quickly inserted into the penalty area and missed the goal with a header.

But after Middlesbrough sent the goal kick, it was quickly cut off by Liverpool. Harvey Alonso moved to the left with a diagonal pass. Yang Yang didn't stop the ball, and he volleyed with his left foot directly.

After 1 minute, Gerrard took a long shot 30 meters away from the goal, but it was obviously higher than the goal.

Liverpool continued to strengthen their offensive, especially in the frontcourt. Yang Yang created a lot of threats on the left, forcing Middlesbrough to invest heavily in defense on his right, but in this way, the center and Liverpool's right could get opportunities frequently.

Yang Yang also played relatively restrained in this game. He didn't blindly want to launch a direct offensive by himself, but used himself as a bait to attract the opponent's defensive attention and let his teammates participate in the attack.

Such a change made Middlesbrough's defensive players miserable, because they did not dare to relax their vigilance against Yang Yang.

And when the game progressed to the 7th minute, it was an attack from the left side of Yang Yang. Aurelio crossed the front of the penalty area and crossed it to Benayoun, which caused Middlesbrough to foul Benayoun and gave Liverpool a free kick at the front of the penalty area.

Yang Yang stood on the penalty spot without hesitation, and it was Benayoun who screened for him this time.

The Israeli midfielder's free kick skills are also good, but compared with Yang Yang, it is still slightly inferior.

With Yang Yang's frequent free kicks in the past year, his reputation for free kicks has also become more and more famous. This made Middlesbrough not dare to be careless and carefully set up the human wall. Goalkeeper Turnbull kept communicating with his teammates, commanding the movement of the human wall, and wanted to create a defensive position that was most beneficial to him.

But following the referee's whistle, Yang Yang quickly made the penalty. This time he didn't even run away from Benayoun.

Hearing a bang, Yang Yang quickly took a free kick.

After the ball crossed a beautiful arc, it flew over the jumping Middlesbrough wall without slowing down, but the ball fell rapidly. In the area close to the goal, there was another obvious arc change, which made goalkeeper Turnbull make a wrong judgment and flew directly into the goal.

One to zero!

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"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"A wonderful free kick directly scored from Yang Yang!"

"Only 7 minutes into the game, Yang Yang used a wonderful direct free kick to break through Middlesbrough's goal."

"It's definitely a crushing blow for Middlesbrough."

"Yang Yang scored a goal in the first game of the new season. It seems that he is in good condition."

"And scoring a goal in seven minutes is a pretty good start for Liverpool."

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Yang Yang's goal completely ignited the passion of Liverpool.

After the restart of the game, after Middlesbrough served, Liverpool quickly pressed up and quickly snatched the ball away.

Gerrard returned a pass to Xavi Alonso, and the Spanish midfielder made a diagonal pass to the left. After Yang Yang stopped the ball, he faced Robert Huth and made a beautiful forced breakthrough.

In the penalty area, Crouch headed the goal from close range, two to zero!

The Liverpool fans in the stands were completely excited.

In 8 minutes, leading by two goals, this is simply a fantastic start!

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Subsequently, Liverpool continued to strengthen the pressing and oppression of Middlesbrough, and at the same time increased the offensive strength of the frontcourt.

Before the end of the first half, Yang Yang created another chance from the left. Aurelio passed to the center. Gerrard quickly passed the ball behind the defense line.
In the end, Liverpool ended the first half with a three-goal lead.

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In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Southgate took the lead in making substitutions. Andrew Taylor replaced Robert Huth and adjusted the team's defense, hoping to stabilize the position.

And this has indeed played a certain role, especially in the first half hour, Middlesbrough defended well.

But after seven and 10 minutes, Liverpool gradually gained the advantage.

No. In the 709th minute, Yang Yang suddenly retreated to the midfield to catch the ball. Benayoun quickly sent the ball to his feet. After Yang Yang got the ball, he passed it diagonally behind the defense line with his right foot.
The entire Anfield stadium was completely boiling.

Everyone knows that Yang Yang's return can greatly improve the team's offense, but they didn't expect the improvement to be so great. It directly brought a [-]-[-] victory.

One goal, two assists, Yang Yang directly brought three goals after his return, and even the third goal was planned by Yang Yang, and without Yang Yang, Liverpool would not know what it would be like tonight.

(End of this chapter)