Super Coach

Everyone can see that Ronaldinho is in a bad mood, and his recent performance on the court is indeed not very good, and can even be said to be relatively poor. For example, in this game against Tottenham, he did not He was put into the starting lineup by Yang Cheng, but he was placed on the bench, and Ribery, who has performed well recently, took over as the starter.

This contains Yang Cheng's idea of ​​​​conserving energy for the Champions League in the middle of the week. More importantly, he hopes that Ronaldinho will have a good rest.

In this game, Xiao Luo felt like he was just a foil, just to make up the numbers.

But he didn't blame anyone for this, including head coach Yang Cheng. On the contrary, although he usually didn't talk much, he respected Yang Cheng very much, because in the past two years, it was Yang Cheng who kept giving advice and training. It was this that made him the progress he is today.

For such a benefactor, he will never complain. He is not the kind of ungrateful person.

What's more, Yang Cheng didn't do this for no reason.

His father has been in the best hospital in London for a month. He has liver and kidney problems, and they are very serious. The doctor even issued a critical illness notice. This is the root cause of his condition and performance. He himself knows that Yang Cheng also knew that even on the afternoon of the team's arrival in London, Yang Cheng took the three captains of the team and the management to visit the hospital in person.

This gave him an uneasy fear anytime, anywhere, worrying about hearing some bad news.

Are you all ready? Gerald packed his things and asked loudly.

The players packed up.

Gerald looked at Ronaldinho who was in a daze, Cristiano, how are you?

Okay! Ronaldinho replied. He had nothing to deal with. He didn't participate in the game and the clothes on his body were all dry. Wait a minute. I'll catch a taxi directly outside. I'll go to the hospital and return to Liverpool later.

Teammates all know about Ronaldinho and don't find it strange.

Greetings to your father for me! Gerald came over and patted him on the shoulder.

I will definitely recover! Hyypia said.

stay strong!

Teammates comforted and encouraged one after another, and Xiao Luo kept nodding. He also kept telling himself to be strong.

Just then,

The door to the locker room was pushed open directly. As soon as Yang Cheng walked into the locker room, he immediately searched the crowd and landed on Xiao Luo.

This made the Portuguese panic for no reason, he had always been afraid.

Everyone was startled by the sound of Yang Cheng pushing the door open, and then looked strangely at the head coach who slowly walked towards Ronaldinho.

I'm sorry, Cristiano! Yang Cheng shook his head and sighed.

With just one sentence, Xiao Luo was stunned. He was like a deflated balloon. He couldn't think. His mind was buzzing and it was a mess, like a pot of paste. , can’t tell what is what.

Yang Cheng gently put his hand on Xiao Luo's shoulder and patted his face gently, Man, cry if you want, but when you go out, you have to be strong. From now on, you will be the backbone of your family. , you have to be stronger!

Tears rolled in Xiao Luo's eyes. He gritted his teeth tightly, made fists with both hands, took a deep breath, and nodded.

Go, stay with your family, wait until everything is resolved and dealt with, then come back, the time is up to you!

Xiao Luo slowly pulled up his travel bag. He didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. He just nodded slightly towards Yang Cheng and left the dressing room.

Yang Cheng has asked Norman Gard to help him handle some things. For example, he wants to fly his father's body back to Portugal, which requires some procedures. With Norman Gard here, things will be much easier. This saves Xiao Luo from having to take part in everything and cause trouble to them.

Seeing Ronaldinho leave, Yang Cheng also felt a little depressed. After greeting the players, he walked out of the locker room directly.

Although the Portuguese has an outstanding Ribery in his position, the next few games will be tough battles. In addition, Drogba will be absent due to injury, which may have an impact on Liverpool's combat effectiveness.

But who could have expected such a thing to happen?

Liverpool's official website immediately published the news, which immediately aroused considerable response among Liverpool fans.

You know, since Ronaldinho came to Liverpool, his performance in the team has been very popular among the fans. He is handsome and has good football skills. Naturally, he is liked by the fans, especially female fans. He is a member of the Liverpool team. Recognized as the most popular person among female fans besides Yang Cheng.

In the past two seasons, Ronaldinho has been one of the contributors to the team's consecutive championships. This made the P's send their own comfort and encouragement to the Portuguese after hearing the bad news.

Faced with this sudden change, it really disrupted Yang Cheng's arrangement. If he could have learned about it in advance, Ribery would not have played the whole game in the league. At least he would have been prepared, because he would have faced the challenge in midweek. But Villarreal.

Pellegrini's Yellow Submarine is not generally strong, especially since they have a very good tradition, that is, they have never lost to a British team in European competitions, whether it is the UEFA Cup or the Champions League. , note, it is the United Kingdom, all teams in the entire British Isles.

It's hard to say whether this has any psychological effect, but at least, rushing back to Liverpool from London, and then rushing from Liverpool to Spain, Liverpool played a 22-pointer with Villarreal at the Love Song Stadium.

Franck Ribery, who replaced Ronaldinho on the left wing, performed very average. First in the national team game, and then in the Premier League. Ribery's physical fitness was indeed a bit overwhelmed, which gave Villarreal a way to freeze Liverpool's offense. , and then Yang Cheng replaced Ribery with Murphy and began to try to change the formation, but the effect was not very good.

In the end, Liverpool fulfilled Villarreal's European record of being unbeaten against British teams, and also suffered a poor start to the Champions League.

The away game against Villarreal ended with 22, which is not an unacceptable score, but Juventus defeated Portugal's Benfica at 21. Although the Bianconeri won the game very hard, it can even be said to be unconvincing. But in the end they also scored 3 points and became first in the group.

Returning to England from the Love Song Stadium, Liverpool once again drew 1:1 away from Manchester United in the league's second match.

This caused Yang Cheng to spit directly in front of Ferguson at the post-match press conference.

He is always doing things that are harmful to others and not beneficial to himself, but he always feels that he has taken advantage of him. In fact, he made the wrong calculation. Look, Chelsea defeated Charlton away and they continued to advance in the Premier League. . Yang Cheng scolded with a smile.

Ferguson was also happy: Why do I feel that Liverpool is holding us back? At least our current league ranking is closer to Chelsea than Liverpool!

Yes, when we have one round less! Yang Cheng said sarcastically to him again.

A group of reporters laughed frequently when they saw the conversation between the old and the young. It looked like the two were old friends sarcastically and teasing each other. They didn't feel like rivals at all. Instead, they were fans of both sides, attacking each other. Very powerful.

However, regarding the draw in this game, Yang Cheng also bluntly said, This will make the next game more difficult.

Some people say that if you want to challenge Chelsea, you must remain undefeated in the league and try to reduce draws, because Chelsea will be stronger than ever this season. So as a competitor, the opportunity to make mistakes is greater than ever. I don’t want to say whether these words are right or wrong.”

Chelsea's start to the season is really amazing, with 6 consecutive wins and zero goals. This is not only the best in England, but even in the whole of Europe. Who can match it?

I think Chelsea may have performed very well, very well, but we are not bad either. Yes, we are 4 points behind Chelsea for the time being, but don't forget, there are still two duels in the whole season that we can directly control, then It’s our home and away game against Chelsea, and as long as we win both games, we will lead Chelsea in turn.”

After a pause, Yang Cheng smiled, It's too early to talk about anything now. The battle for the league championship has just begun. Chelsea started faster than us, but the league is a marathon. The real battle is Marathon runners don’t try to gain speed at the start, they like to catch up from behind!”

I believe that as long as we defeat Chelsea in the league, the situation will be completely different!

As for a reporter who asked about Ronaldinho's situation, Yang Cheng said, He is busy with his father's death in Portugal. I will not put pressure on him. I hope he can adjust his emotions well and wait until he feels he can play. After the game, come back to the team.

As for Ronaldinho's replacement, Yang Cheng chose Franck Ribery. He said that the Frenchman would take on the burden of attacking from the left during Ronaldinho's absence. He believed that the Frenchman had enough strength to cope with it. This is a challenge.

But Ferguson said that he firmly believed that his former disciple, Steve Bruce, would be able to snipe Liverpool at St. Andrews Stadium and get out of the shadow of three consecutive defeats.

Unfortunately, Liverpool's away game against Birmingham was scheduled to kick off at 12:45 noon.

As if affected by the earlier start time, Liverpool entered the game at a slow pace.

Throughout the first half, Liverpool created enough advantages, but it always felt like it was a bit slow, especially in front of the goal. Drogba, who had returned from injury, was never able to seize the opportunity. Coupled with the left Ribery on the road and Robben on the right, the front trident is still sharp, but not lethal enough.

Of course, this can also be seen as Steve Bruce's restraint on Liverpool.

But in the second half, Liverpool began to wake up.

It was captain Gerrard who took the lead in sounding the team's offensive horn. His position in the second half was moved up a bit by Yang Cheng, and he was even given the power to be active behind Drogba. This allowed the Liverpool captain to make a rare contribution from the beginning. In his performance, he passed two opposing players at the front of the penalty area and volleyed wide.

Although this shot did not result in a goal, it sounded the clarion call for Liverpool's attack.

Then there was another wonderful pass from Gerrard, assisting Glenn Johnson to reach into the penalty area, but his shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.

As soon as Gerrard came alive, Liverpool's offense also came to life and began to play wave after wave of offensive attacks, which overwhelmed Birmingham.

In the 68th minute, Essien successfully intercepted the ball and handed it to Carrick. The latter touched the ball and knocked it to Gerrard. Liverpool's captain took advantage of the situation and passed the ball between the opponent's two central defenders. to behind.

Robben quickly came in from the right. The Dutchman's speed blocked all the defensive players behind him in an instant. After getting the ball, he entered the penalty area. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Taylor, Robben calmly deceived the defender with a fake move. He defeated the opponent and sent the ball directly into Birmingham's goal, opening the scoring for Liverpool.

Just 3 minutes later, it was Gerrard who dribbled the ball in the middle and found an opportunity to pass the ball diagonally to the right side of Birmingham's defense. Robben got behind him and after getting the ball, he made a pass.

Deba was ready to go and headed the ball from close range. The opponent's goalkeeper Taylor reacted quickly and saved the ball, but Ribery, who followed in the back row, stretched his foot and poked the ball into Birmingham's goal, 0:2.

After scoring two goals in a row, Liverpool began to take a breath and slowly grind against Birmingham.

In the end, the game ended with 20, and Liverpool got a valuable 3 points from the away game.

After the second round of the league, the situation in the entire Premier League began to gradually become clearer.

Chelsea relied on Torres's two goals to defeat Aston Villa 20 times at home and won their 7th consecutive Premier League victory. But what is even more surprising is that the Blues have not lost a game so far this season. Even a ball.

While everyone is marveling at Chelsea's nearly impenetrable defense, they are also aware of Chelsea's progress. For example, Mourinho's team defeated Wigan and Arsenal 1:0 in the first two rounds this season, ranking third in the league. Confused: Apart from the 0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion, the other 4 games were all 2:0

So much so that when Yang Cheng was interviewed by reporters, he laughed and joked, Yes, in the future we can no longer say that what Mourinho pursues at Chelsea is the 1:0 doctrine, because that is a great disrespect for him, at least. He has improved now to 20!

Scored 14 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league. This record is truly outstanding and impeccable. Mourinho's Chelsea are impressive. At least they are enough to impress every Blues fan, whether they are attacking or defending. satisfy.

Ranked third in the league is Ferguson's Manchester United. After the Red Devils suffered a 4-game winning streak at the beginning, they suffered some incredible hesitations and suffered 2 draws and 1 loss. They were winless in three games. Two of the draws were at home against each other. Manchester City and Liverpool, and the loss was the league's fourth loss to Blackburn Rovers.

As Yang Cheng said before the season, although Ferguson has introduced many players, neither Ashley Young nor Park Ji-sung can become the perfect piece of the puzzle in Manchester United's midfield, at least they will not in one or two years. Such strength.

So after losing to Blackburn, Ferguson had to admit that the league had just started, but Manchester United had already lost the right to compete for the championship.

Although it is a pity, I have to say that if there is no accident, the championship this season will be between Chelsea and Liverpool. I am personally more optimistic about Chelsea because they have the luxury that any head coach in the world will covet. line-up.

After all, after losing every game, Manchester United has been pulled 5 points behind Chelsea. This is almost a point that is difficult to overtake in the championship competition, especially when Chelsea is in such good condition.

As for Arsenal, the other top four team in the Premier League, they were the first to fall behind. Although the game with Liverpool was postponed to February, Arsenal only played 6 games, but they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 games. A negative record is definitely not the report card that a team should produce to challenge for the league championship. If the loss to Chelsea is excusable, then the away loss to Middlesbrough is definitely a mistake, plus the 0-0 draw. West Ham United, the Gunners have basically announced that they will withdraw from the championship competition.

The battle for the Premier League title this season is extremely fierce. Chelsea, who have won 7 consecutive victories, are leading the way. Liverpool, who have one game less, are trailing behind with an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 draw. Both teams can be said to be the Premier League champions this season. The team with the most eye-catching performance and the most championship potential is also the unanimously recognized favorite to win the championship.

The contest between these two teams will take place in the league. The two sides will decide the winner at Anfield Stadium. This game is also hailed by the outside world as a game that may affect the trend of the league this season. .

The Sun even published a comment on its front page directly after the end of the league. Whoever wins the Anfield battle between Liverpool and Chelsea will become the Premier League champion this season.

This newspaper, which is still blocked by Yang Cheng and Liverpool, is obviously more optimistic about Chelsea. When they interviewed Mourinho, they specifically mentioned the next Anfield battle. The Portuguese madman said that he would get it at Anfield Stadium. 3 points.

Yes, I feel that the team has improved compared to last season. Our defense is stronger than last season and our offense is more threatening, but more importantly, we have begun to try to create more More scoring opportunities will help us win the game better.”

We didn't do a good enough job offensively last season, which resulted in a lot of draws. This is why we won the championship so thrillingly, but this season I'm telling my players not to make the same mistakes again. We have to do it every time. We strive for three points in every game and I’m very happy, we’ve done well so far.”

It's only 7 consecutive wins. We don't have any chips to be proud of. I would rather hear about 8 consecutive wins or even a longer winning streak.

Mourinho smiled when he said this, Liverpool is in a very bad situation now. If they want to continue chasing us, they can't make mistakes, but they have to be distracted by the Champions League. They will welcome Juventus in the middle of the week. Tus, and it’s an away game, it will definitely be a tough battle, and Juventus will definitely not let them go.”

Yes, they are more disadvantaged in terms of schedule, but I don't mind adding insult to injury because for me, the best outcome is that we step on Liverpool's shoulders and win the league championship!

There couldn't be a better result than this! Mourinho said with a smile. To be continued.