In the midst of the voices of more than 40,000 fans, Yang Yang still sat on the bench of the away team, silently watching the game.

After the rematch in the second half, Liverpool did show more initiative and the team played more threatening, but Mark Hughes was obviously mentally prepared for the situation that could be encountered in the second half, so it was not difficult to deal with it.

Manchester City's defence is still good, but Yang Yang believes that as their fitness continues to decline, they will definitely have problems.

It's a matter of time.

Liverpool tried a couple of times down the left in the hope that Gareth Bale could threaten after the break, but Zabaleta completely froze the Welshman, which left Gareth Bale without a good chance.

Even the speed, which he was most proud of, failed to work.

After a few attempts to no avail, Xavi Alonso decisively opted to divert the target and try to attack from the right.

Yang Yang sat on the bench, keeping an eye on his every move on the field, and he clearly saw the problems Gareth Bale was facing now.

The Welsh winger is a player with a lot of potential, and it's not just because he's fast enough to stand out from Southampton's academy, but because there are not a lot of players who are fast, which is not very competitive in itself.

Gareth Bale is not only fast, but also has solid fundamentals, explosive shots, and as a left-footed player, he has excellent running ability on the left side, good footwork on left-side crosses, and a free-kick technique.

These are his strengths.

At Tottenham Hotspur, Gareth Bale is more of a threat on the left flank, plus a left wing-back, so he is used to rushing to the bottom as soon as he gets the ball, wanting to use his speed advantage to create chances.

It's a normal way of thinking, because it's important for players to play to their strengths.

But this is not right, because the opponent will also be aware of your advantages and will even limit them.

Just like in this game, Mark Hughes obviously defended against Gareth Bale's characteristic, Zabaleta froze the Welshman almost the whole game, especially later, the more Bell played, the more urgent he became, the more chaotic he became.

Yang Yang knows all too well the situation Gareth Bale is facing at this moment, and that's why he is so grateful to Van Gaal so far.

Wingers, as a rule, have only two ways to create a threat, either go down or cut inside.

For Gareth Bale, who can only use his left foot, cutting inside on the left side is not an advantage he is good at, and he doesn't play well, but he can blindly go down and be easily limited by his opponent.

That's the problem he's facing now.

In fact, once you have figured out Gareth Bale's characteristics, it will be really easy to defend him.

If Gareth Bale wants to avoid this, he will have to change his style of play, or be like Yang Yang and make himself more well-rounded, especially his right foot, which must be able to master as soon as possible so that he can cut inside and create a threat.

Or he'll learn from Robben.

The Dutch winger is very fast, but at the same time very fast, and at the same time he has a very good tempo, which makes him only able to use his left foot, and although the opponent has figured out his usual tricks, he has never been able to completely limit him, because his rhythm is really good.

Yang Yang has been working several star skills he has learned in the past this summer, continuing to improve himself, not learning more new star skills, and if he finds time in the future, he also wants to learn rhythm this aspect of things.

Ryan Giggs, Figo, Robben...... These guys are all very rhythmic wide players and they are all worth learning from.

What's more, there is also the legendary ancient giant god in the super training ground, which is the real rhythm master.

For now, though, Gareth Bale is clearly not able to do so, as he just lunges the ball again and again, trying to play to his speed advantage, but hitting the wall again and again.

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In the 55th minute of the game, Benitez finally couldn't sit still and immediately asked Yang Yang to warm up.

In fact, as early as halftime, the Spanish coach wanted to make a substitution, but the halftime substitution must have been a blow to Gareth Bale's psychology, so Yang Yang proposed to give Gareth Bale a little more time.

Young players always need to work and improve through setbacks.

In the absence of injuries, the first-half substitutions were a humiliation for the starters, and the midfield substitutions were more like taking the blame, which was a psychological blow to the players anyway.

That's why Yang Yang hopes that the coaching staff will give Gareth Bell a little more time.

And he saw very clearly off the pitch that Manchester City's fitness would not last long, so he was sure that he could change the situation and even reverse the opponent as soon as he came on the pitch.

That's why Benitez agreed to his offer.

In the 60th minute, taking advantage of a dead goal, Yang Yang stood on the sidelines and replaced Gareth Bale, giving the Welsh a decent time, so when Bale came off the field, he hugged Yang Yang and said two words of thanks in his ear.

"Don't take it personally, you can do better next time." Yang Yang comforted.

He is now the number one star in the team and has already made a name for himself, but Bale is a nineteen-year-old rookie, so he naturally wants to bring his younger brother with him, not to mention that this is just a gesture for him.

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Yang Yang came off the bench!

This immediately scared the more than 40,000 Manchester City fans across the city stadium.

The head coach on the sidelines, Mark Hughes, was well aware of Yang Yang's threat and kept shouting at the players, reminding them to pay attention to tightly entanglement Yang Yang and not give him the slightest chance.

Zabaleta bore the brunt of the attack, but he was also the most distressed because he was not sure and did not know how to defend himself.

The distance is close, it is easy to get rid of, the distance is far, and I am worried that he will seize the opportunity to get the ball.

It's really hard to do!

Liverpool, on the other hand, are completely different from Manchester City.

After Yang Yang returned to the court, the team's morale was greatly boosted, and the tactical style of play also had a backbone.

With 30 minutes to go, an equaliser or even a reversal is still possible.

Moreover, everyone also felt that Manchester City's physical fitness declined very quickly after the high-intensity pressing in the previous hour, and the reason why they conceded three goals in a row in the previous game against Chelsea was that their physical fitness could not keep up.

Mark Hughes may learn lessons from this game, but a lot of things will never change.

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The ball was soon back at the feet of Liverpool.

Xavi Alonso crossed for Steven Gerrard, Crouch withdrew to meet outside the box, and Liverpool launched a strong attack in the middle to attract attention and create a gap for Yang Yang on the left.

Yang Yang ran to the left side of the arc top area of the penalty area and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Crouch quickly passed the ball to Yang Yang's feet as soon as possible, allowing him to face Zabaleta one-on-one.

The Argentinian played against Yang Yang at the World Youth Championships three years ago, when he was captain of the Argentine national youth team and played as a midfielder, but after landing in Europe, he switched to right wing-back and performed well with Espanyol.

After Son Jihai's departure, Manchester City's right side became Zabaleta's turf.

Yang Yang has been keeping an eye on Zabaleta, facing Crouch's pass, stopping on his right side with the outside of his right foot, and then adjusting, he is about to hit the goal with his feet.

Zabaleta has always defended Gareth Bale before, and his position has always been to block his bottom cross, but Yang Yang ran to the left side of the arc at the front of the big penalty area to get the ball, and stopped the ball with his right foot, which made him feel a little uncomfortable for the first time, and then saw him about to hit the goal with his feet, he was shocked and rushed out quickly.

But Yang Yang didn't fight, but took a small step to the middle with his right foot, and suddenly kicked the door directly.

The ball flew quickly past Zabaleta's side and into the bottom right corner of the goal, with a noticeable bounce to the ground.

Manchester City goalkeeper Hart's attention was attracted by Yang Yang and Zabaleta's actions just now, but Yang Yang suddenly changed his mind, cut inside and took a small step, and then suddenly hit the goal, and the angle was very tricky, directly towards the lower right corner of the goal.

Hart flew to make a save, but was ultimately a step slow and the ball slammed into the back of the net.

One to two!

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Just the first minute on the field, the first touch of the ball, Yang Yang pulled back a game for Liverpool."

"It's unbelievable!"

"He's like an all-powerful goal-scoring machine, and City's defenders are like stakes in front of him, and he easily gets around them."

After Yang Yang scored, he did not rush out of the field to celebrate, but quickly ran to the goal, scooped up the football, and quickly ran to the middle line, high-fives his teammates along the way to celebrate.

He had been watching from the sidelines for so long, and he knew everything about Zabaleta and Manchester City's defence.

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Gareth Bale sat on the bench and looked at Yang Yang who was running back with a look of disbelief on his face.

He couldn't have imagined that Zabaleta, who had caused so much trouble to himself just now, gave him a headache, and even had the urge to go crazy, was deceived by Yang Yang so easily, and was scored a goal.

It's too much of a thrill for him!

Southampton's academy has always been one of the best in England, and since his debut, he has been the best in the Saints academy, and he has always believed that his quality and potential are not bad, and he has also taken it one step at a time from the Saints to Tottenham Hotspur to Liverpool.

But today, in this game at Manchester City Stadium, he witnessed such a scene that he could not have believed before, and it was too exciting for him.

If he hadn't experienced Manchester City's defense firsthand, if he hadn't really played against Zabaleta just now, and he only looked at this goal, he would even think, is Zabaleta too bad? Or did he deliberately release water?

I believe that fans watching the live broadcast in front of the TV at this moment will have this feeling, that is, how did Zabaleta suddenly become so weak and make such a mistake?

But Gareth Bale knows very well that it's not that Zabaleta is too weak, it's that Yang Yang is too strong!

So strong that he had nipped Zabaleta's all possible responses in the bud.

This goal will be a big blow to Zabaleta, who performed well throughout the game!