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Chapter 705 Kaka Calls!

On January 21, the second round of the League Cup semi-final.

Liverpool, which played with all substitutes and young players, lost [-]-[-] to Burnley in the away game, but the team still eliminated their opponents with a big home victory and successfully advanced to the League Cup final.

In Manchester's Old Trafford Stadium, although Manchester United lost to Derby County [-]-[-] in the first leg, in the second leg, Nani, O'Shea and Carlos Tevez scored three goals in the first half and took the lead [-]-[-].

Cristiano Ronaldo, who had been sluggish recently, came off the bench in 8 minutes, but his state still did not improve at all. It was not until No. 809 minutes that the Portuguese received an assist from Carlos Tevez and scored a goal for Manchester United.

This goal is also his first goal in more than a month, breaking the scoring drought.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Derby County [-]-[-] at home, and finally eliminated their opponents with a total score of [-]-[-].

Manchester United and Liverpool met in the League Cup final, which immediately became a hot topic in the British media.

The last time there was a double-red meeting in the League Cup final was from [-] to [-], when Liverpool, led by Houllier, finally defeated Ferguson's Manchester United [-]-[-] in the final and won the League Cup.

In history, Liverpool met Manchester United in the League Cup final twice, winning both times.

This also makes people look forward to the third League Cup final between the two Premier League giants.

Ferguson said with confidence that Manchester United is fully prepared, not only for the League Cup final, but also for the Premier League title.

The godfather of the Red Devils said that Manchester United is currently [-] points behind Liverpool, but in the history of the club, there is no such reversal precedent. Back then, the Red Devils reversed Arsenal and won applause from the audience, creating a miracle. Today, Ferguson believes that Manchester United still has the ability to reverse Liverpool to the top.

"The League Cup final will be an excellent opportunity to prove myself!"

Everyone can see that Ferguson has not given up on the pursuit of the league title.

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On the afternoon of January 25th, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Liverpool played against Everton at home.

This is the 2st Merseyside derby between the two sides, but it happened in the knockout round of the FA Cup, and the two sides had just competed in the league before.

But unlike Liverpool's subsequent League Cup play, Everton is fully prepared.

Therefore, Moyes' team was once again anti-customer-oriented from the very beginning, and in the No. 207 minute, taking advantage of a corner kick, Everton took the lead in scoring and Lescott made a header from close range.

Then Liverpool launched a round of onslaught, but it has never been able to create an effective offensive.

The game was deadlocked, and at 10:[-] minutes, Benitez had to make a substitution, and Yang Yang came on as a substitute.

No.704 minutes, Yang Yang made a clever Cruyff turn at the front of the penalty area. After throwing off Hibbert who was defending him, he rushed into the penalty area, passed the ball skillfully with his heel, and passed the ball back to Gerrard. The Liverpool captain followed up and made a direct shot.

One to one, Liverpool equalized the score!
And just 3 minutes later, Dirk Dirk made a cross from the right, Crouch headed the ball from the middle, Yang Yang followed up and volleyed the ball, hitting a bounce ball, Howard made a misjudgment and the football crashed into the net.

Two to one, Liverpool reversed Everton!

Then the two teams fought for a while, but neither of them could score again.

In the end, relying on Yang Yang's one pass and one shot after coming off the bench, Liverpool reversed Everton [-]-[-] and successfully advanced to the next round.

On the night after the team finished playing Everton, Yang Yang returned home and was having dinner with Su Ye when he suddenly received a phone call.

Caller ID: Kaka.

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Kaka is calling!

Yang Yang was very surprised.

Because he knows that Kaka has been in contact with Manchester City recently, even before the media broke the news that Kaka's joining Manchester City is a certainty, and his friend Robinho is also trying his best to persuade Kaka to join Manchester City.

Not only that, but there are many Brazilian players such as Ruo and Elano in Manchester City, which are also very attractive to Kaka.

More importantly, the bargaining chip offered by Manchester City is very high. The transfer fee exceeds 50 million euros, and the annual salary is as high as [-] pounds, which is three times that of Yang Yang. Let alone Kaka, anyone will be shocked when they hear it.

Therefore, Yang Yang has always felt that Kaka should join Manchester City. After all, who would have trouble with money?
But at this time, Kaka called, which surprised Yang Yang.

After talking to Su Ye, Yang Yang returned to the living room and connected the phone.

"Hi, Kaka."

"Hello, Yang, don't bother you?" Kaka's voice came from the other side of the phone, and it sounded a little tired.

"Of course not, you are always welcome to call." Yang Yang smiled.

"I watched your game against Everton. You performed very well. You have maintained such a good state recently." Kaka said politely.

"You are too much." Yang Yang replied, "By the way, how is your recent injury?"

"Still recovering, you know, the groin injury doesn't heal so easily."

Yang Yang hummed and said nothing.

"I heard that your friend Winston Bogard is very skilled in this area. How about introducing me to him another day?" Kaka asked with a smile.

"Of course there is no problem." Yang Yang readily agreed.

There was a sudden silence on the other side of the phone, and Yang Yang himself didn't know what to say.

Milan Lab itself is very famous in European football, and Yang Yang himself is a layman, so it would be inappropriate to say too much.

"I called you today mainly because I wanted to ask you another thing."

"Tell me, I will tell you what I know." Yang Yang replied.

He and Kaka have known each other for many years. Although they don't have a deep relationship with each other, at best they occasionally call each other, or send congratulatory messages and text messages.

I have to admit that sometimes it's really hard to say things like congeniality.

Yang Yang and Kaka belong to this category.

"What do you think of Manchester City?"

Yang Yang secretly exclaimed in his heart that sure enough, he could have guessed that this was the case.

Manchester City's performance this season is indeed very bad. After signing a lot of money, after 22 rounds, Manchester City is currently ranked No.12 in the Premier League. Although it is not very bad, it is indeed not proportional to their investment.

Before the start of the season, everyone expected Manchester City to be Chelsea back then, but you must know that after Abramovich invested in that year, Chelsea's performance has improved by leaps and bounds. Under Ranieri's coaching, he has played a big game in the Premier League and the Champions League.

But today's Manchester City really doesn't make people see the slightest sign of this aspect.

Perhaps seeing that Yang Yang didn't answer for a long time, he seemed very hesitant, so Kaka also took the initiative to continue talking.

"The other party is very sincere, and the club agreed, and judging from the blueprint drawn by the other party, they are also ambitious and want to do a big job. However, you also know that many things are really hard to say, and I am very worried."

Yang Yang only heard the last part of Kaka's words.

Worry, it's inevitable.

AC Milan and Manchester City, this is a bit like switching from a core executive of the world's top [-] to a start-up company, who is not disturbed?

Besides, can the promises made by investors be believed?

If so, what happened to Liverpool's two American bosses?

"It's hard for me to say some things. The only thing I can tell you is my own personal experience."

"Well, I know, just say it."

"Today's Premier League is different from before. Now the competition is more intense and fiercer, because even the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League have strong overall strength and are full of competitiveness."

Kaka hummed on the phone, obviously agreeing with Yang Yang's judgment.

"Manchester City is different from Chelsea. Before Abramovich's acquisition, Chelsea itself was already a strong team in the Premier League, but Manchester City is at best at the level of a middle-lower team with no worries about relegation. Therefore, if Manchester City wants to rise, it will not only need long-term investment, but also a few years."

How long it will take, Yang Yang doesn't know, and no one will know.

It may be as short as two or three years, as long as four or five years, or even ten years, who knows?
No matter how unbearable AC Milan is, it is also a giant in Europe. It can play in the Champions League every year. Kaka is the star of AC Milan. He was linked with Chelsea last summer. Now that he goes to Manchester City, he is somewhat married.

It can be said that the only thing Manchester City can attract Kaka is money, and the blueprint that is too far away to realize how long it will take.

For money, he joined Manchester City, which is a blow to Kaka itself.

Yang Yang didn't say anything, but he said everything that needs to be said. How to decide exactly depends on Kaka himself.

After this season, Kaka will be 27 years old. This age is not too old, but it is not too young. To some extent, whether he can wait until the moment of Manchester City's rise is really uncertain.

"Thank you for telling me this." Kaka sincerely thanked.

"You're welcome." Yang Yang replied.

After a few seconds of silence, Kaka suddenly asked another question.

"Excuse me, but can I ask you one more question?"

"Of course, we are friends." Yang Yang smiled.

"If, I mean, if, you don't think it's appropriate, then you don't have to answer."

Yang Yang pondered for a while, "You want to ask about the rumors about me and Real Madrid?"

Kaka didn't expect Yang Yang to be so direct, so he gave a hmm, which was affirmative.

"Recently, they are also in contact with me, and they are very sincere."

"The only thing I can say is that I don't have any substantive terms of agreement with anyone. I am a Liverpool player, but you know, Liverpool has a lot of debt and has always wanted to sell me to pay off the debt. I almost went to Barcelona, ​​​​but..."

Yang Yang said enough is enough, it is good to clarify some things, there is no need to say more.

Besides, although he has a tacit understanding and agreement with Florentino, it does not mean that he has to join Real Madrid.

"I see, thank you."

"You're welcome."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yang shook his head deeply.

It turns out that there are not many people who have the same troubles as me.

Professional players sometimes can't help themselves.

(End of this chapter)