super storm

Chapter 721 Coup
Real Madrid was eliminated [-]-[-] at home, and the total score of the two rounds was [-]-[-] double-beating the La Liga giants. In the next few days, Liverpool received a flood of praise and praise. Many fans even came to Melwood in person to applaud the team.

All the media around the world are also praising how Liverpool easily defeated Real Madrid, one of the best teams in the world. This was hailed as an epic victory, and everyone once again believed that Yang Yang is the No.1 football player in the world and the top superstar.

With the draw results of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals knockout rounds released, everyone's attention once again fell on Liverpool and Barcelona. Both teams are known as the favorites most likely to have the last laugh in this UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona drew Bayern Munich, and the Bundesliga Banba was the team with the most goals in the knockout round of [-]. First, they beat Sporting Lisbon [-]-[-] in an away game, and then beat the Portuguese Super League team [-]-[-] at home. The total score was [-]-[-].

As for Barcelona, ​​they beat Lyon in Ligue [-] [-]-[-] away and [-]-[-] at home.

The fight between these two traditional giants is undoubtedly quite interesting.

As for Liverpool and Chelsea, they are already old enemies in the Champions League. The duel between the two Premier League teams is also very interesting, especially Chelsea, which has not won a strong dialogue this season.

Although Liverpool has a certain advantage over Chelsea, the Red Army still keeps a low profile.

Both the general manager Rick Parry and the head coach Benitez have repeatedly emphasized in interviews with the media that Liverpool only cares about the next quarter-finals. Chelsea is a very strong team.

But there is a saying that is true, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop.

Liverpool wants to prepare for the game quietly, but the outside media and fans have paid great attention to the upcoming double red game.

This is the third double-red game this season, and Liverpool won the first two games and also snatched a championship from Manchester United.

Now, they meet in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and they may meet again in the Champions League.

But also because of this, the upcoming game has more weight.

Whether it is the media or the fans, they have begun to cast more meaning on this game.

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Liverpool is not far from Manchester.

Although this world-renowned double red meeting was held at noon, Liverpool still decided to take the bus to Manchester on the morning of the game. However, the night before the game, the players still stayed at the Hope Street Hotel.

In the early morning of mid-March, the weather in Northwest England was still very cold, as if it felt like a big war was coming, and Liverpool had a drizzle since last night, which added a bit of chill.

Since the competition was held at noon, Yang Yang woke up in the morning and washed himself up, but instead of going to the hotel gym for training or going out for a run, he sat in the hotel lobby for a while and went out with an umbrella on a whim.

In the Liverpool team, he has always been a special one. This is not a privilege, but a habit.

For example, he has to practice by himself every morning, or go to the gym or run, and sometimes even go swimming at noon.

Or, the night before each game, he will get a detailed opponent's intelligence and data analysis from Yesterdan, and the coaching staff will put these valuable materials on a USB flash drive and hand them over to Yang Yang Yang Yang.

Because of this, Liverpool's coaching staff did not restrict Yang Yang's going out.

This is a kind of trust in Yang Yang.

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Go northwest from the Hope Street Hotel, enter Hanover Street from Duke Street, go to the pier, and arrive at the Albert Dock. The whole journey is only about [-] kilometers.

Known as the heritage of Liverpool, there are the famous Albert Dock and the Beatles Memorial, which are the two buildings that best represent the city of Liverpool, and also represent the city's glorious past.

In the early morning, in the drizzle, there was no one on the pier.

Holding an umbrella, Yang Yang looked at several modern all-glass buildings on the opposite bank, the Liverpool History Museum and the City Cultural Center, the ferry terminal, and the Titanic monument. Liverpool was the home port of this huge ship.

This is a very meaningful conflict.

The ancient heritage and the modern innovation are far away from each other, and they are connected with each other by a simple black iron bridge, which is only for pedestrians to walk through.

In the three years since he came to this city, Yang Yang has not come here many times, but he likes it very much.

Kenny Dalglish once told him that he should try to integrate into the city and appreciate the unique things that make this city and this team great.

But three years have passed, and Yang Yang has a lot of feelings about it, but he still doesn't understand it.

He is not like Gerrard, who was born and raised here, and has experienced everything from childhood to adulthood here.

He didn't feel as deeply as Gerrard and others about many things, such as the Hillsborough tragedy.

He also often participates in club activities, but he always feels like a bystander, identifying with and sympathizing with them, but he still can't empathize with them, because those things are not what he has personally experienced after all.

But he is still willing to fight for this city, for this group of people!

Because he is a professional Liverpool player!

But at this moment, standing on the pier, he seemed to feel the uniqueness of this city and this team.

He couldn't describe that feeling in words, as if he couldn't tell others what he had experienced in the Liverpool team in the past three years, and how he felt about this team.

It used to be great, it was once powerful, it once swept Europa, but it was also down and down, and even now, it has not been able to compete with teams like Manchester United and Chelsea.

Don't look at Liverpool's current glory, but everyone knows that this achievement cannot last.

Without sufficient financial resources and operating foundation to support, Liverpool's current prosperity is destined to be only a flash in the pan.

Yang Yang will go, Harvey Alonso is estimated to go, and maybe even Gerrard will go.

This is the cruelty of professional football and the tragedy of Liverpool.

But before you leave, you have to leave something behind, like the invisible Titanic monument on the other side, and the Albert Dock behind you... Let everyone know that at least it was once so brilliant.

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The three kilometers round trip is just a short time for Yang Yang.

Back at the hotel, it was not time for the team to gather for breakfast.

But the head coach Benitez had already got up and was sitting in the lobby of the hotel waiting for him. When he saw Yang Yang, he immediately stopped him.

Yang Yang was not surprised that his red eyes were bloodshot.

Those who are familiar with Benitez know that this situation is very common, because he often studies opponents and tactics all night long.

It was even heard that he could lock himself in the room for days and nights and concentrate on studying the video of the game.

Yang Yang has only heard of two such head coaches who are obsessed with strikes, and the other is Argentine lunatic Bielsa.

"Have you read all the materials last night?" Benitez asked straight to the point.

Yang Yang nodded heavily, "I see."

"Any ideas?"

"Balotelli can beat O'Shea's side, so can I." Yang Yang said confidently.

Yang Yang is no stranger to O'Shea, the Manchester United right back, and he has enough confidence.

Benitez didn't doubt this, but he obviously had other ideas, "It's nothing to beat O'Shea, except for you, I think Gareth Bale can also do it, and you should be very clear about his speed."

Yang Yang nodded. After joining Liverpool, Gareth Bale's speed has been very good. He played quite well in many games and left a deep impression on the media and fans.

Many people credit Yang Yang for this, because he was the one who appointed Gareth Bale to join Liverpool as his substitute, and the Welshman has shown a very good level and potential. Compared with Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool can be said to have made a lot of money.

"what do you mean……"

"I put Crouch on the bench, you still play in the middle."

Yang Yang frowned, obviously a little surprised.

Manchester United is different from Real Madrid. Manchester United's two central defenders, Ferdinand and Vidic, are the strongest in Europe. If Yang Yang plays the central defender, it is equivalent to wrestling with them. This is not Yang Yang's strong point.

Seeing Yang Yang's expression, Benitez nodded knowingly.

"Vidic is a right-footed player, but at Manchester United, Ferguson has always placed him in the position of left central defender, and beside him is Evra, a full-back with a strong desire to attack."

When Benitez said this, Yang Yang immediately guessed his intention.

To play on O'Shea's side, Liverpool used it once before, and Inter Milan also used it once. Ferguson will definitely be mentally prepared.

O'Shea, Ferdinand, and Vidic are all slow to turn around. This is a time when everyone knows that there is Evra on Vidic's side. This is indeed an opportunity, not to mention that the Serbian central defender just won the best of the game in the game against Inter Milan. It is definitely an unexpected move for Liverpool to play Vidic.

Yang Yang admires Benitez's ideas. In the past three years in Liverpool, his tactical quality has been greatly improved, but there is a problem with this tactic.

"How do you ensure that Manchester United will proceed according to your ideas? Vidic is very aware of his own weaknesses, so he usually does not move forward easily, just try to avoid being hit behind." Yang Yang expressed his doubts.

Whether it is the team, the head coach or the players, they must learn how to maximize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses when they are on the court.

Vidic is a world-class central defender. He is naturally aware of his strengths and weaknesses. Ferguson is the top coach. He is more aware of his players' problems and weaknesses.

What's more, the combination of Ferdinand and Vidic can be called the top in the world, and the characteristics themselves are relatively complementary.

In this case, although Benitez's idea is good, it is difficult to work.

Unless, he has another coup!

(End of this chapter)