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Chapter 628 A Small Victory over the Blue Army

Liverpool narrowly beat Inter Milan [-]-[-] away!

As soon as the game ended, it immediately sparked heated discussions among the media and fans all over the world.

The focus of the topic undoubtedly fell on Yang Yang scoring in two consecutive games, which proved that he is gradually regaining his status, but Benitez said in an interview with the media after the game that he was most satisfied with Yang Yang's performance in the first half.

"I think he's gradually getting back to being a threat on the pitch and playing his part."

What Benitez said is undoubtedly that Yang Yang dribbled the ball to hit Inter Milan's defense several times. His speed advantage was brought into full play. Even if he is not in the best state, he is still very threatening on the court.

After the game, Inter Milan issued a statement that Cordoba had a cruciate ligament strain in his left knee and may need surgical treatment, which also means that Cordoba will bid farewell to this season.

For this result, the Italian media and fans did not point the finger at Yang Yang, because Yang Yang made a special trip to visit Cordoba in the hospital after the game, and both Cordoba and Inter Milan expressed their gratitude for this.

More accusations are aimed at the head coach Mancini, because Inter Milan has indeed suffered a lot of injuries this season, and the conflict between Mancini and team doctor Komby has led to a lack of communication between the two for a long time so far, which is obviously inappropriate.

Many people believe that the conflict between the head coach and the team doctor has caused the frequent injuries of Inter Milan.

In addition to Cordoba, Materazzi received two yellow cards in this game and was sent off with a red card. He will be doomed to miss the second round, which also casts a shadow over Inter Milan's promotion prospects.

Without Materazzi, who will Inter Milan rely on to stop Crouch?
This is clearly a problem.

After Yang Yang's return, Liverpool is now strong and strong. Benitez's team is currently advancing side by side in the Premier League and the Champions League, and has also reached the League Cup final. The prospect is undoubtedly very exciting.

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After Liverpool's victory over Inter Milan, the British media went wild.

Many media have given Materazzi's pre-match provocations to worse, thinking that the Italian central defender's performance in this game was a disaster. Even without the two yellow cards and red cards, he is destined to be the worst player in this game.

"Facts have proved that Materazzi's performance on the court is far from being as good as he showed in front of the media."

Many media also believe that Materazzi's foul on Crouch was completely unnecessary. It is quite irrational to continue to make such a big move when there is already a yellow card.

"He paid for his stupidity and at the same time drove Inter into despair."

Some of the media also pointed out the internal contradictions of Inter Milan, because when Mancini made a substitution in the second half, he was supposed to replace Figo once, but the Portuguese superstar refused to be replaced.

This move proves that Inter Milan's internal contradictions have almost become apparent.

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When the team returned to Liverpool, Yang Yang accepted an interview with the British media Liverpool Echo. He said that the team's ability to win depends on the efforts of everyone in the team.

"Is it easy?" Yang Yang shook his head. "No, we may seem to have won relatively easily, but in fact, it is not easy to win this game. The reason why everyone feels this way is because we have carried out a lot of heavy and targeted preparations before the game."

"In order for each of us to know exactly what we are going to do, the coaching staff spent a few days and did a lot of preparation work. They watched Inter Milan's game video repeatedly, conducted research and analysis, and finally condensed it into a game report and handed it to each of us."

"Why would I know this?"

Yang Yang smiled, "Because during that time, I just returned to the team."

What he was talking about was the few days before the players returned to the team. Taking advantage of the national team match day, Benitez and the coaching staff began to conduct targeted research and analysis on Inter Milan, the knockout opponent in the top [-], and did a lot of preparation work.

This is why the team conducts targeted tactical drills as soon as Liverpool players return to the team.

As the saying goes, 1 minute on stage, ten years of work off stage, this sentence also applies to professional football.

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After the first leg of the sixteenth knockout round, the Premier League can be described as mixed.

The good news is that Liverpool beat Inter Milan by one goal in the away game, and the possibility of promotion skyrocketed. The worry is that the other three Premier League teams will inevitably fall into a hard fight.

Arsenal played against AC Milan at home, but after nine and 10 minutes of hard work, the two sides ended up with a [-]-[-] draw.

Facts have proved that not only Yang Yang fell into a trough, but also Kaka was not excited enough after the FIFA Awards Conference. Whether it was the previous Milan Derby loss to Inter Milan or this away game against Arsenal, Kaka obviously did not show his best performance.

However, compared to Yang Yang, Kaka got more tolerance.

Yang Yang is in the limelight now, and he is the target of public criticism, and he performed even better in the first half, scoring consecutive goals, making everyone's expectations of Yang Yang even higher. As long as there is a scoring shortage, they will immediately question it.

Especially for media reporters, when no other black material can be found, blacking him for not scoring is undoubtedly the best material.

United were in a slightly better situation than Arsenal, with a [-]-[-] draw away at Lyon, with Carlos Tevez leveling the score for the Red Devils in the second half.

Chelsea is the worst performer among the top four in the Premier League. They played away at Olympiacos and failed to score. They drew [-]-[-] with Olympiacos away. This is very depressing.

The overall strength of the Greek team is relatively weak. Originally, Chelsea should have a sure chance of winning, but they failed to win. The state of the Blues is indeed relatively sluggish.

But this is not a bad thing for Liverpool.

Because Liverpool played away to Chelsea three days after Inter Milan.

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Premier League No.20 eighth round, Stamford Bridge Stadium.

In the key battle, the suspended Carvalho returned, the injured Lampard also returned to the team, and in the winter break, Chelsea's French striker Anelka introduced from Bolton also started, alongside Didier Drogba and Malouda.

The midfielder is Makelele behind, with Ballack and Lampard in the middle.

In this game, Liverpool made appropriate adjustments on the basis of playing Inter Milan, but Yang Yang, Crouch and Dirk were still starting together, and the midfielder was still a combination of Mascherano, Gerrard and Lucas Leiva.

Harvey Alonso is still on maternity leave and did not travel with the team.

After the start of the game, both sides played relatively fast, especially Liverpool, who quickly controlled the situation after the opening.

No. 15 minutes, Liverpool created the most threatening attack.

Riise cooperated with Yang Yang to launch an offensive on the left, and crossed into the penalty area.

Crouch grabbed the spot and headed it in, but it went just wide.

Two minutes later, another attack was launched from the left. Riise made another pass into the penalty area. Crouch flew back with a header and headed the ball back to Yang Yang. Yang Yang passed the defender and knocked back to Crouch.

As a result, when Crouch pushed the ball at close range in front of the goal, he hit the ball directly outside the post and missed an excellent scoring opportunity.

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Although failed to score, but the game has been under Liverpool's control.

Yang Yang was closely guarded by the opponent, and his own condition was not particularly good, which made him support and support his teammates more, give full play to his advantages in running position and pass control belt, and create gaps for his teammates.

Liverpool arranged for Skrtel and Carragher to partner in this game. The Slovakian central defender played quite well in this game. He has an advantage in the air, and his feet are fast, accurate and ruthless. Sitting in front of the goal with Carragher did not give Chelsea too many opportunities, especially in the first half, only gave Chelsea a chance to shoot.

In addition, Lucas Leiva's performance has gradually been recognized by the team. The quality of the midfield pass has improved and the accuracy has also been relatively improved. This has reduced Liverpool's turnovers a lot and the team's field advantage has become more obvious.

On the other hand, Chelsea was affected by the African Cup. Many players including Essien, Drogba and Mikel went back to play in the African Cup. After returning, several players were injured one after another. Essien has not recovered yet.

As for Drogba and Mikel, they haven't adjusted their status yet.

Although Chelsea's overall performance is not ideal, and it can even be said to be a bit sluggish, the defensive foundation of the Blues is still there.

From Ranieri to Mourinho, Chelsea's defensive system has always been quite perfect. Even though Mourinho has left the team now, the Blues' defensive ability is still second to none in the Premier League.

Liverpool has adopted a more active strategy, constantly launching offensives.

Until the No.804 minute, Gerrard made a direct pass from the right. After receiving the ball from the right side of the penalty area, Dirk Driven crossed to the point behind the penalty area.

Crouch feinted a shot in the middle, attracting the attention of the defense, while Yang Yang ran to his position like a ghost, headed the ball from close range, and headed the ball into Chelsea's goal.

One to zero!

Afterwards, the Blues launched a frantic attack and shot two consecutive shots. Among them, Ballack volleyed again, which almost created a threat, and Riise also almost scored an own goal under the pressure of the opposing player.

But in the end, Liverpool defeated Chelsea [-]-[-] with Yang Yang's header in front of the goal, taking all three points in the away game.

And this is also Yang Yang's goal in the last three consecutive rounds, and also the second consecutive league round.

For this game, Liverpool's performance was mixed. The offense did not play very well. Including Yang Yang, they were not excited enough. The Times even believed that if Liverpool was in a brave state, this game would probably be a big score.

But in the end it was just a small victory.

On the other hand, Chelsea's state is even more sluggish. The Blues only had four shots throughout the game. On the one hand, Liverpool's defense is solid, but it also reflects Chelsea's poor state.

After playing Chelsea, Liverpool ushered in the League Cup final non-stop.

(End of this chapter)