"Lucas. Hodgson named the team's defender Lucas, "Tomorrow you will focus on taking care of Yang Fan." ”

Lucas nodded vigorously, clearly pleased with Hodgson's arrangement. Handing over Yang Fan to him to deal with is the head coach's trust in himself. He knows that Yang Fan is now in full swing and is praised by the media as the first person in today's football, however, Lucas doesn't think so, in his mind, Yang Fan may indeed be very powerful, but it is not as exaggerated as the media says, he thinks that Yang Fan's strength is more likely to be hyped by the media, and he knows the virtue of the media very well.

Although Lucas has been in Liverpool for a few years, but, interestingly, for various reasons, either Lucas is banned, or Yang Fan is injured or banned, he has not played with Yang Fan, and now, there is a chance to play against this Chinese star, Lucas is not timid, but a little excited, he is not afraid of Yang Fan.

Born in 1987, Lucas is an all-round midfielder who can attack and defend at the same time, and is known as Brazil's "Steven Gerrard". He also has an EU passport and Atletico blood in his veins. His uncle, Revinha, played for Atletico Madrid in the 70s and was known for his cycling and powerful shots. Revinha scored a hat-trick on his first appearance for Atletico that year, and some of his movements were made into instructional films for the Spanish teenagers to learn. Lucas. Rewa inherited his uncle's football genes and became the captain of Brazil's Under-19s at the age of 17 as a midfielder

Before signing the future midfielder, Liverpool's boss at the time, Rafael Benitez said: "A lot of clubs in Europe and the Americas, including Asia and Africa, are interested in Lucas, but our scouts are working very hard. Lucas's transfer is almost complete and I'm really happy that he'll be officially reporting in the summer. Lucas is the captain of Brazil's under-20 national team, having won the Ballon d'Or in the Brazilian league last year. He has a lot of quality and what he has to do to succeed in Europe. ”

Lucas is also the second Brazilian in Liverpool's squad after Aurelio. Rafa Benitez is very bullish on his prospects at Liverpool.

Suffice it to say, Lucas rose to fame at a young age and has always been favored by many football legends, and there is no doubt that he is a central midfielder. But it's hard to define whether he's a defensive midfielder, a controlling midfielder, or even an attacker. He has a keen nose for back play, a sharp long-range through ball technique, and a very good defensive ability, while his long-range shots are above average. All in all, he is a very promising player, and many Brazilians and Brazilian media believe that he is the only Brazilian midfielder after Falcao who can be described in a comprehensive way. Of course, the media comparing him to Gerrard and Alonso is also ubiquitous. In addition, perhaps many Argentine fans do not want to see it, but since his debut, there has always been a title that has accompanied him - "Brazilian Redondo".

However, to be honest, it has been several years since he came to Liverpool, but Lucas's current situation is tepid, although he is also a relatively good midfielder, but he has been far from people's expectations of him, and in the Brazilian national team, there are many talents in the midfield, there are too many great players, which also makes it difficult for Lucas, who has always been an international player of the Brazilian youth team, to make it difficult to make his debut in the Brazilian national team.

And this match with Manchester City has attracted a lot of attention, and Lucas has also started to think carefully, if he can prevent Yang Fan, who is in full swing, then he will definitely become the front page headlines of major media after the game. It will definitely attract the attention of the new Brazilian coach Meneses, Lucas has been informed in advance that the Brazilian national team coach Meneses will watch the game at Manchester Municipal Stadium, which is a good opportunity for him Lucas to increase his status in Meneses's heart.

Lucas has a strong desire to fight and wants to kill Yang Fan by himself.

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However, his head coach Hodgson was not blindly optimistic, he knew that defending Yang Fan was an extremely difficult task, so after arranging Lucas's task, Hodgson said to the team's captain and leader Gerrard, "Steve, in this game, your task is also very difficult, pay attention to the defense of the two wings, and at the same time, depending on the situation, you must help defend Lucas." ”

Gerald nodded at him, indicating that he understood.

Seeing that the head coach arranged for Gerrard to help him, although Lucas was a little unconvinced, he didn't say anything, for the captain Gerrard, of course he had to uphold respect, and he was not stupid, even if he thought that he was enough to defend Yang Fan alone, but at this time, he naturally wouldn't say it, 'I don't need other people's help, I'll do it alone' or something like that, it's better to hold back and show yourself on the field.

"Defend solidly. Then wait for the opportunity to fight back. Manchester City are a team that are used to counter-attacking others, but they are not good at counter-attacking others. It's often the easiest time to score at the beginning, because it's not very easy to focus all at once, which means that we have to start with a lot of effort and that's a good chance for us to score. Try to take advantage of your chances and try to score quick goals. "Man City are not a team that is good at playing tough games, as long as we score first and keep pressing, then this game will be won." ”

Hodgson's words were correct if they were said a year ago, when Manchester City was indeed not good at playing tough battles, but now Manchester City ......

After explaining the tactics, Hodgson announced the starting line-up for tomorrow's game.

The goalkeeper's position is Spanish goalkeeper Reina, and the backline is lined up, Glenn. Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Ager, Kuyt, Gerrard, Lucas, Jovanovic in midfield, Torres and Ngog up front.

This is the strongest lineup that Hodgson can come up with at the moment.

'I have a lot of confidence in my players. Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson said in front of the media.

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However, it is clear that the media does not see it that way.

The Sun once again used the term 'Ngog stops' to make fun of it.

"In the world of football, there are many legends. Some of the names named after the players are particularly attractive, such as: the Piero area - the left side of the penalty area and its front line, where Piero has an amazing rate of lobbing, rubbing and free kicks, so this area is named the "Piero area", the Maldini corridor - the left side of Maldini's rule, which can attack, retreat and defend, and is completely under his control, hence the name "Maldini Corridor", and the Panenca-style penalty kick, which is known as the "spoon penalty" , a penalty kick, extremely hidden, with a feint to deceive the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper saves and at the same time provokes the ball to form a beautiful arc, because the goalkeeper's center of gravity has lost can only watch the ball into the net. In the 1976 European Championship final, former Czechoslovakia star Palenka invented such an exquisite and beautiful goal, and finally the former Czechoslovakia team won the cup, so the style of play was named "Palenka-style penalty".

However, now we have a new term - Ngog stops the ball - English Premier League Liverpool striker Ngog, the ball is rough and stops the ball at least 3 meters, hence the name. ”

The Sun's article is a very sarcastic one, the media has always had a bad relationship with Liverpool, so they have gone out of their way to ridicule Liverpool's players.

Even Liverpool's flag and captain Steven Gerrard could not escape the sarcasm and ridicule of The Sun, which invented a new word after the match between Chelsea and Liverpool last season - Gerrard returned the pass - Liverpool captain and legend Steven Gerrard, who had three or four astonishing fatal return passes to the team in his career, and the team was awarded a penalty or conceded. For example, Euro 2004 against France and 2005/2006 Premier League against Arsenal. Of course, the most famous thing that is closest to the present is Liverpool's home game against Chelsea on May 2, 2010, due to Gerrard's return pass, Drogba easily scored, Chelsea won away, directly leading to Liverpool's old rival Manchester United lost the chance to compete for the title, and 'Gerrard's return pass' became famous.

Of course, perhaps in order to show justice, the "Sun" is not only sarcastic about the Liverpool players, Chelsea's full-back Bosingwa has also been unscrupulously ridiculed by the media, and the term they give is the Bosingwa Corridor - Chelsea's famous player Bosingwa is famous for his attacking heart, and the right side of his responsibility can be exploded, which is where the opponent is like a fish in water, named "Bosingwa Corridor"!

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August 23, Manchester, Municipal Stadium.

In the home team's dressing room.

Before the game, when Mancini had his tactics in order, he left the dressing room, leaving a few minutes left for the team's captain, Yang Fan, who seemed to have become a common practice, to step up and say something before some of the big games began.

Yang Fan stood up.

'The opponent in this game is Liverpool, which is an opponent who cannot be sloppy at any time, so I won't say much about this opponent. I would say that when Edin and David were hesitating about where to go in the future, I invited them to Manchester City and I said to them, come to Manchester City, there are a lot of good players here, and we can make a big show together. ”

Yang Fan glanced at Dzeko and Silva as he spoke, and they both smiled at him.

"What is a big scene? I believe that everyone has a different standard in their hearts, but I believe that there is a measure that everyone can recognize, and that is victory, it is a championship! We try our best to win every game, to compete for every championship trophy! Let the team and our individual championship showroom be full, this is the real big scene!"

"I heard that someone said there that Liverpool can stop us and win us, which makes me very unhappy, I believe everyone is like this, this season's big scene, starting from this game, starting with killing our opponent today!"

Yang Fan's words must have made Tottenham very unhappy, listening to what he meant, he had no feelings for the team's opponents in the last round.

Such a simple sentence reveals Yang Fan's strong self-confidence, and this self-confidence naturally infects Manchester City's players. This is the first collision with the Premier League's traditional BIG4 this season, and the original uneasy mood among Manchester City's players suddenly disappeared in the captain's strong self-confidence.

What's there to be afraid of?

No matter what kind of opponent we face, Yang Fan is always on our side

It's not us who should have the headache, it's our opponents. R1148