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Chapter 663 The Battle for the Best Forward

"Being able to beat Middlesbrough [-]-[-] at home is more important than anything."

After playing Middlesbrough, Yang Yang was interviewed by media reporters after the game according to the arrangement of the club.

"I don't think this is due to me alone. In my understanding, in a football game, one person can't do anything. This is the result of the joint efforts of all of our team."

For the new season, Yang Yang is full of expectations and confidence.

"Yes, we have played really well in the past two seasons. We have won a serious championship every year. It is not easy, but I think for a team like Liverpool, we should not be satisfied with that."

"As I've always said, it's a very unique club. From the day I set foot on Liverpool soil, I've been told that there's something very special about this club that other clubs don't have, and as Liverpool players we need to maintain that."

"There is no doubt that Liverpool has been away from the top team for a long time, but I believe that the fans and players here are always ready. We are one of the strongest teams in European football. We have the ability to strive for more important things."

For the team's summer signings, Yang Yang said that he is very satisfied, and several new players are very capable.

"Gareth Barry is already a famous player in the Premier League. He is an excellent professional player, he is also an excellent passer, he is also quite good defensively, and he is very mature and experienced."

"Gareth Bale is very young. Although we both play the same position, he is not like me. He is faster than me, and I am better at dribbling. But I don't think there will be conflicts between us. We talked and he is a very good player."

"Of course there is Glen Johnson. We played against each other in the Premier League last season. He left a deep impression on me. I am very happy that the team can introduce such a quality player, which can greatly improve our defensive strength."

At the same time, Yang Yang also expressed regret and regret to several players who left the team.

"But this is professional football. A club always needs to keep transferring and recruiting to maintain the internal competitiveness of the team, so some people will leave and others will come. This is normal. I think the most important thing is whether you can leave something for this club, so that many, many years later fans can still remember you."

Regarding the outside rumors, his stay in the team is only temporary, Yang Yang avoided talking about it, and said with a smile that the only thing he thinks about now is how to help Liverpool win more games and get more honors.

"For me, this season is obviously different from the previous two seasons, because this is my third season in the Premier League, I think I should show better and better performances, and now I can't look at myself with the same standard as I used to look at new players."

There were media rumors before that Liverpool considered Yang Yang as the team's third captain. Yang Yang smiled and said that he had not heard such news, but if there was, he would be very proud.

"It is an honor for me to wear the Liverpool captain's armband. I have been the captain of Ajax. I know it takes a lot of burden. If the coaching staff and teammates think I am suitable, then I will definitely not refuse."

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After all, this is Yang Yang's first interview with the media in the new season, and he talked about a lot of things.

Head coach Benitez also talked about Yang Yang at the press conference after the game, and said that Yang Yang gave Liverpool the temperament of a winner.

"Similar to last season, we have shown a strong winner's temperament from the beginning, and we need to continue to maintain this temperament, which will allow us to achieve an even better result this season."

As for the new season, Benitez openly stated that the team's goal is the championship.

"Last season we won the first Premier League title in the club's history, but it was clearly not enough, nor could it satisfy the hungry Liverpool fans and players. We need to win more and everyone will work hard for it."

For the upcoming Champions League group stage draw, Benitez said with a smile that Liverpool is fearless.

"We are not afraid to meet any team, on the contrary, other teams should be afraid to meet us."

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In the second round of the league, Liverpool beat Middlesbrough [-]-[-] at home, winning two consecutive victories in the new season.

In the other three highly watched games in the Premier League, Arsenal lost [-]-[-] away to Fulham. The Gunners lost not only a London derby, but also lost their confidence in the new season.

Even after the game, many British media believed that Wenger's goal is still to keep the top four in the league, and he has no aggressive intentions.

Chelsea relied on Deco's goal to beat Wigan Athletic [-]-[-] in the away game. This is Deco's goal in two consecutive rounds.

In the first season of joining the Premier League, Deco played the world's top midfielder in the first two games.

Manchester United challenged Pompeii's Portsmouth in an away game, but the Red Devils' offense still did not improve much. Ferguson's team beat Portsmouth [-]-[-] in an away game with Fletcher's goal.

After the two rounds, both Chelsea and Liverpool have won both games, and both teams have scored five goals and conceded zero goals, both tied for the top position in the standings.

Manchester United relied on the three points in this round to catch up to fifth in the league. Arsenal lost this round and fell to No. 14 in the league.

But the league has just begun, and all rankings are only temporary.

In terms of the scorer list, Dirk Didier started the season quite well, scoring three goals in two rounds, and tied for the top scorer list with Manchester City's Elano and Aston Villa's Abang Laho.

Yang Yang has only played one game so far, scored one goal and assisted two times, so he is not ranked in the top ten of the standings.

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After finishing the second round of the Premier League, Yang Yang set off from Liverpool to Monaco in France non-stop.

This time he received a special invitation from UEFA to participate in the draw ceremony of the UEFA Champions League group stage, as well as the awards ceremony of the UEFA Champions League last season, accompanied by Gerrard, Carragher and Reina.

From front to back, these four Liverpool players have been shortlisted for the four positions of the best awards. This is also an affirmation of Liverpool's reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League last season and winning the Premier League championship.

But judging from outside speculation, Liverpool players have little hope of winning the award.

Needless to say, the goalkeeper should still be Chelsea's Cech. Whether it is Liverpool's Reina or Manchester United's Van der Sar, it is obvious that Cech's position cannot be shaken, let alone Arsenal's Almunia or Schalke's Neuer.

As for the central defenders, Terry, Vidic and Ferdinand are the most competitive, and they are the champions and runners-up of the Champions League, which is more dominant in the selection. Puyol and Carragher are just running with them.

The same is true for the best midfielder. Lampard and Scholes are the most likely to win the award. Whether it is Gerrard, Cesc Fabregas or Essien, they cannot compete with the two players.

The only thing that is more suspenseful is the best striker.

Drogba, Messi and Rooney don't have much hope, but Yang Yang is different. He was the top scorer and assists leader in the UEFA Champions League last season. Liverpool also reached the semi-finals. With Yang Yang's performance, he is fully qualified to win the best striker.

But Cristiano Ronaldo finally helped Manchester United win the title, which also has considerable weight.

According to the practice of the Champions League in previous years, the best players usually appear on the champion team. It is reasonable for Cristiano Ronaldo to win the best player in the Champions League, but if he wins the best player but loses the best striker, this is somewhat embarrassing.

Of course, such a precedent has not happened before, and Yang Yang's performance is really eye-catching. Whether it is statistics or performance on the field, it is indisputable that he won the best striker.

Therefore, who can win the best striker has become the biggest suspense at the Grimaldi Conference Center in Monaco this year. Other awards are either unattractive or have no suspense.

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For Yang Yang, whether he wins the award is not the most important thing, because he has already won what should be won.

On the contrary, a piece of news from the Spanish media recently aroused his interest.

That is Barcelona's push for the talented teenager Bojan.

After sending away Ronaldinho, they failed to sign Yang Yang, and Barcelona almost sent Eto'o away, but then, Barcelona began to support the young player Bojan, and gave him a contract extension until 8000 on the player's birthday, with a break-up fee of up to [-] million euros.

This youth trainee who has played for Barcelona since he was nine years old has been highly praised by everyone in Barcelona, ​​and he has taken over the No.11 jersey in the new season, which means that he will become the team's first-choice striker.

And this jersey was originally left by Barcelona for Yang Yang, because stars including Rivaldo and Overmars all wore this jersey representing a winger, but unfortunately, Yang Yang has nothing to do with it.

Messi took over the No. [-] jersey passed down by Ronaldinho, and officially took over the banner of Barcelona's core.

But there is no media disclosure that Barcelona pays more attention to Bo Yang, because Messi has a very close relationship with Ronaldinho and others. There is even news that even after Ronaldinho left Barcelona, ​​Messi still maintains a very close personal friendship with him, which makes the Barcelona management very dissatisfied.

Moreover, after Guardiola took office, he was very dissatisfied with Messi's eating habits and training over the years, and strictly required Messi to regulate his eating habits and training methods as soon as possible, which also made Messi quite resistant.

Yang Yang didn't bother to understand or inquire about the rumors from the outside world, so it had nothing to do with him.

But Messi did not participate in this grand event in Monaco. The specific reason is not very clear.

(End of this chapter)