super storm

Chapter 665

When Yang Yang stepped onto the podium quickly and took over the best striker trophy from Eusebio, there was a burst of warm applause and cheers in the Grimaldi Conference Center.

On the big screen on the podium, all the goals and assists of Yang Yang in the Champions League last season are being played.

This is already the third consecutive season that he has won the Champions League top scorer. This achievement is not easy for him.

The football practitioners at the scene also gave a long and warm applause to show their affirmation of Yang Yang's award.

It was not until the applause stopped that Yang Yang slowly walked to the microphone, grabbed the trophy with his right hand, and thanked everyone in the audience. Once again, he won warm applause, and Gerrard and Carragher even cheered loudly.

"Thank you to UEFA, thank you to all the Liverpool fans, thank you to all my team-mates, thank you to everyone who voted for me, thank you very very very much for your support and love."

When Yang Yang said this, thunderous applause resounded in the conference center.

"I was at Liverpool for two seasons, I was with this great and unique team, with a fantastic group of players, with a lot of passionate fans. We won the Champions League and the Premier League. It was two extraordinary seasons that left an indelible mark on my life."

"I have scored many goals, but I am still full of hunger and thirst. I am very proud and proud to be selected as the best striker, but at the same time, I will regard this trophy as an encouragement and spur for me, giving me more confidence to improve myself."

"Here, I also want to tell my teammates and fans that we will move forward together, and in the next season, we will continue to work hard to win more honors and championships!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Yang took two steps back slowly, bowed deeply, "Thank you!"

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and everyone was very satisfied with Yang Yang's speech and performance.

This is the second year in a row that he has won this award, but he still maintains this humble attitude.

Many people at the scene looked at Yang Yang on the stage, and felt very strange in their hearts, everyone was different.

It has been six years since Yang Yang made his debut at Ajax. In the past six years, he has been associated with too many teams.

At this moment, the representatives of these clubs are sitting in the audience, looking at Yang Yang who is holding the best striker trophy on the stage, no one will know what they think in their hearts. The only thing that is certain is that they are all envious of Liverpool.

Benitez once said that the purpose of introducing Yang Yang for 4000 million euros is to introduce a striker who can provide Liverpool with a stable score of [-] goals per season.

But since Yang Yang joined Liverpool, he has scored at least [-] goals, and even more than [-] goals last season. Liverpool made a lot of money from this transfer.

Being able to win and win the championship, his net worth is still rising, and there is a huge commercial value behind it. Standing on the stage, Yang Yang looks as if his whole body is made of gold, which is extremely dazzling.

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After Yang Yang won the best striker, Liverpool's draw in the fourth pot continued the previous bad luck, and drew Atletico Madrid, the strongest player in the fourth pot, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Eindhoven, Marseille and Atletico Madrid, these three teams are not easy to play.

Although Liverpool's overall strength occupies the leading position in this group, if they really want to fight against these three teams, the Red Army can't talk about any certainty of winning, let alone qualifying easily.

In contrast, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal have all had good luck.

Chelsea drew Roma, Bordeaux and Cluj. Although there are teams like Roma and Bordeaux, it is difficult to shake Chelsea as a whole. The Blues should not have any problems qualifying from the group stage or even winning the first place in the group.

Manchester United drew Villarreal, Celtic and Aalborg. The group that could really shake Manchester United is Villarreal, but the overall strength of the yellow submarine still has a significant gap compared with Manchester United.

As for the Celtics and Aalborg, there is a huge gap in strength between them and Manchester United.

It will be relatively difficult for Arsenal. Porto, Dynamo Kiev and Fenerbahce have been drawn. The problem of qualifying is not big. The main thing is to see if the Gunners can win the first place in the group.

Judging from Wenger's operations in the past few years, Arsenal is somewhat lacking in ambition. The league focuses on securing the top four, and the Champions League is not aggressive enough. This can be seen from the Gunners' transfer operations.

On the whole, among the top four teams in the Premier League, Liverpool's luck is the worst.

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After the lottery results came out, Yang Yang, Gerrard and others smiled wryly, but they were not afraid.

When interviewed by the media after the game, Yang Yang said with a smile that the strengths of the four teams are relatively similar, so it is impossible to say which game will be particularly difficult.

"We need to play every game steadily to ensure that we can qualify from the group."

After the results of the draw came out, many bookmakers, including William Hill, issued their odds. Chelsea became the team with the highest odds of winning, followed by Real Madrid, followed by Manchester United, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool and Arsenal.

As for why Real Madrid, which has been in the top [-] for many years in a row, ranks second, it can only be said that there are more fans supporting Real Madrid, while Chelsea has strengthened its strength this season, especially the joining of Deco, which has greatly improved the midfield.

The general reaction of the British media is also like Yang Yang's conjecture, that Liverpool and Arsenal are in danger, and Chelsea and Manchester United are lucky in the draw.

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On the afternoon of August 31, at Villa Park in Birmingham.

In the third round of the Premier League, Liverpool challenged Aston Villa away.

Before the game, Liverpool suffered a raid of injuries. Captain Gerrard had to miss this game because of the relapse of an old groin injury. He received treatment and is expected to be absent for about two weeks.

Since the national team game is next, the impact of this break on Liverpool is not particularly great.

But the good news is that Javier Mascherano, who helped Argentina win the Beijing Olympics, has returned to the team, and Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva has also returned. Liverpool has no shortage of midfielders.

Benitez played a four-three-three formation in the away game. The defense did not change much. It was still the combination of Aurelio, Skrtel, Carragher and Arbeloa. The midfielder played Gareth Barry, Mascherano and Harvey Alonso.

It is not difficult to see from the formation of troops that Benitez played very cautiously in the away game.

Aston Villa coach Martin O'Neill has a four-four-two formation, and he also dare not be careless.

Both sides played very cautiously at the beginning. It was not until the 10th minute that Aston Villa seized a chance and took the first shot, but then the two sides were still relatively conservative.

It was not until the No. 205 minute that Liverpool began to gradually exert its strength.

Villa Park has always been the most difficult away game for the Devils in the Premier League. Almost all Premier League teams have failed here. Benitez's caution is understandable.

In the face of Liverpool, which has won two consecutive victories this season and has a strong army, Martin O'Neill also adopted a defensive counterattack strategy, especially for Yang Yang's defense, and arranged two players such as Luke Young and Milner to focus on freezing Yang Yang.

Gerrard's absence caused Liverpool to lose a very important attack point at the front of the penalty area and a support point for large-scale activities. Aston Villa aimed at this point and effectively cut Liverpool's front trident.

The final result is that Yang Yang hardly got any good opportunities in the whole first half. As soon as he got the ball, he was immediately marked by Aston Villa's defensive players.

The first half ended [-]-[-].

During the intermission, Yang Yang also put forward his views to the head coach, hoping to expand his scope of activities.

The combination of Gareth Barry, Mascherano and Harvey Alonso ensured that Liverpool's defense was stable, but it did not support the offensive strength of the frontcourt. Whether it was Ashley Young or Abanglahor, they were all very fast players. This was a great test for Liverpool's counterattack.

In the absence of support from the midfield, Yang Yang needs to further expand his range of activities and get rid of the marking from Aston Villa.

Benitez agreed to Yang Yang's request and asked Crouch and Dirk to cooperate with him.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Liverpool's player positions were a bit like [-]. Crouch and Dirk Drivet were at the forefront, and Yang Yang became a free man in the frontcourt, and he played in the middle of the wing.

This completely activated Yang Yang.

He began to be more active on the court. Liverpool got three consecutive corner kicks after the opening, all of which were created by Yang Yang, but unfortunately, Liverpool failed to seize them.

And when the game went on for two minutes, Yang Yang suddenly ran from the left to the middle. After receiving the pass from Gareth Barry, he turned around and got rid of Milner behind him.

Crouch understood, blocked the Aston Villa central defender with his body, passed the ball obliquely behind Petrov, and passed it back to Yang Yang.

Yang Yang threw off the defender at the fastest speed, and after catching up with the ball, he waded into the arc of the penalty area and shot directly.

Friedel reacted quickly and flew to make a save, but Yang Yang's shot came quickly and urgently, and the angle was also very tricky. It directly brushed Friedel's fingertips and crashed into the right side of the goal.

One to zero!

Yang Yang rushed out of the field excitedly, celebrating his goal!
In the end, Liverpool also relied on Yang Yang's goal to capture Villa Park, the devil's away game in the Premier League, and scored a precious three points. At the same time, they also won three consecutive victories at the beginning of the season!
(End of this chapter)