This summer, Yang Yang has deeply reflected on his performance in the past two seasons.

Part of the slump last season was due to his psyche, but partly because he had physical and mental problems as soon as he entered December, especially around Christmas.

The winter break has always been a watershed moment for the Premier League.

Alex Ferguson famously said that if a team can lead until the end of the winter break, they are the real favourites to win the title, and his Manchester United have always been known for their reversals at Christmas and the winter break.

It's true for teams, it's also true for Premier League teams.

Almost all players who land in the Premier League will inevitably face the problem of winter break, which is a double test for the players, both physically and mentally, because everyone is on vacation, and the family gathers together to have a happy Christmas and plan where to travel, but only the Premier League players are still struggling and nervous to maintain training and games.

If you use the statement that domestic fans are more likely to empathize with, when everyone is on the Spring Festival and going home for the New Year, you not only have to continue to work hard, but even the workload is greater than usual, and there is no double bonus, just ask, what will you think in your heart?

Even if you love your job, what about your family, relatives and friends? They won't inject you with some negativity?

When talking about the devil's schedule during the winter break, England's homegrown players always joked to themselves, "We are a bunch of unlucky people who have never had a good rest since 1960." ”

Yang Yang's first stop in European football was the Eredivisie, the winter break was very long, and after moving to the Premier League, there was no winter break, which led to his failure to adapt to the Premier League's winter break devil's schedule in the past two years, and his performance during that period has not been ideal.

But this is not his problem alone, the vast majority of players who join the Premier League will encounter such problems, and the speed of adaptation is also fast and slow.

Of course, this is not the case for everyone, such as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Dutch centre-forward struggled in his first season with United before the winter break, scoring just five goals in the first 16 league games, but after mid-December, as United's overall performance picked up, he scored 10 goals in the next eight games.

Everyone has a different physique, and their physical condition is also different, and the speed of adaptation is naturally different.

But Yang Yang firmly believes that if he can overcome the Premier League's winter break, he will not be afraid of any challenge.

Having learned the lessons of the previous two seasons, he has been in talks with Winston Bogard and the club's coaching staff since the summer to make adjustments to his own physical training and fitness reserves.

And from the beginning of the new season, Yang Yang also decided to let himself play more relaxed.

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August 23, 15 p.m., Anfield, Liverpool.

In the second round of the Premier League, Liverpool hosted Middlesbrough.

With a number of players still competing in the Olympics, Liverpool's starting line-up still hasn't been able to play to its fullest.

The goalkeeper was Reina, the backline was Aurelio, Skrtel, Carragher and Arbeloa, the midfield was Javi Alonso, Benayoun and Gerrard were in the middle, and the front was a combination of Yang Yang, Crouch and Kuyt.

Unlike in the first round, Yang Yang appeared in the starting lineup immediately after his return, while the midfielder replaced Gareth Barry with Benayoun, who was more offensive and playmaker, and more creative.

Rafael Benitez's starting line-up was in formation from the start, with all three points at home.

It was also Yangyang's first official game of the new season and his debut at Anfield, with all the Liverpool fans chanting his name and cheering him on as he walked out of the tunnel with the team.

Although it is rumored that Yang Yang's stay in the team is only temporary, Liverpool fans are proud to be able to keep him.

"Now everyone is looking forward to whether Yang Yang can lead Liverpool to continue to attack the league championship and Champions League championship after staying in the team, and whether he can reproduce the outstanding form and momentum of last season."

Yang Yang raised his hands and applauded, saluting the love of Liverpool fans for him, but he looked relaxed, and the whole person jumped a few times on the pitch, without any pre-game tension.

But Southgate, the manager of Middlesbrough, was very nervous after watching it, because he knew that the more this situation was, the more he could not be careless, because at Yang Yang's level, a sudden flash of inspiration may be able to change the trend of the game.

So, Southgate was very careful to tell his players that they had to be careful.

Robert Hoot and David White and other Middlesbrough defenders have also experienced Yang Yang's sharpness before, and they dare not be careless at all, and they are extremely cautious and cautious from the beginning of the game, for fear of a mistake.

But even so, Yang Yang quickly created a threat.

Just two minutes into the opening game, Yang Yang forced the ball to break through on the left side, and after passing two players from Middlesbrough in a row, he passed to the back post, and Kuyt volleyed at the back post, which was saved by Myburgh goalkeeper Malcolm Turnbull.

Liverpool then pressed heavily on the attack.

First, Benayoun won the ball on the right and crossed, and Skrtel quickly cut inside the box to head wide.

But after Middlesbrough sent a goal kick, it was quickly cut off by Liverpool, Xavi Alonso transferred to the left side with a diagonal pass, Yang Yang did not stop the ball, and volleyed directly with his left foot, sending the ball into the top of the arc at the edge of the penalty area, Crouch followed up and volleyed, slightly off.

A minute later, Steven Gerrard fired a shot from 30 yards out, but it was clearly over the goal.

Liverpool continued to strengthen their attack, especially up front, with Yang Yang creating a lot of threats on the left, forcing Middlesbrough to put heavily on their right flank, but in this way, the middle and Liverpool's right side were able to get frequent chances.

Yang Yang also played more restrained in this game, and did not blindly want to launch a direct offensive by himself, but more used himself as a bait to attract the opponent's defensive attention and let his teammates participate in the attack.

Such a change made Middlesbrough's defenders miserable, because they did not dare to relax their vigilance against Yang Yang.

And when the game reached the seventh minute, it was an attack instigated by Yang Yang on the left, Aurelio cut diagonally into the edge of the penalty area and crossed to Benayoun who was inserted behind, causing Middlesbrough to foul Benayoun and giving Liverpool a free kick opportunity at the edge of the box.

Yang Yang stood on the penalty spot without giving in, and this time it was Benayoun who covered for him.

The Israeli midfielder's free kick skills are also good, but compared with Yang Yang, they are still slightly inferior.

With Yang Yang's frequent free kicks in the past year, his free kick reputation is getting more and more famous, which makes Middlesbrough dare not be careless, carefully placing the human wall, goalkeeper Turnbull keeps communicating with his teammates, directing the human wall to move, wanting to create a defensive formation that is most beneficial to himself.

But with the referee's whistle, Yang Yang quickly punished, and this time he didn't even run Benayoun.

Only a bang was heard, and Yang Yang quickly took a free kick.

The ball flew over the head of the jumping Middlesbrough wall after a graceful arc, and the speed did not decrease, but the ball fell rapidly, and in the area close to the goal, there was a sudden and obvious arc change, which made goalkeeper Turnbull make a wrong judgment and fly directly into the goal.

1 to 0!

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“goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll！！！！！”

"A wonderful free kick scored directly, from Yang Yang!"

"Just seven minutes into the game, Yang Yang broke through the Middlesbrough goal with a wonderful direct free kick."

'It was an absolutely painful blow to Middlesbrough.

"Yang Yang scored in the first game of the new season, and it seems that he is indeed in good shape."

'And to score in seven minutes is a pretty good start for Liverpool.'

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Yang Yang's goal completely ignited Liverpool's passion.

After the game restarted, after Middlesbrough served, Liverpool quickly pressed and quickly snatched the ball.

Gerrard passed back to Xavi Alonso, the Spanish midfielder made a diagonal pass to the left, Yang Yang stopped the ball, faced Robert Hut, made a beautiful forced breakthrough, and crossed the ball on the left side of the penalty area.

In the penalty area, Crouch scored a close-range header in front of the goal, 2-0!

The Liverpool fans in the stands were completely excited.

Eight minutes, two goals ahead, it was a fantastic start!

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Subsequently, Liverpool continued to intensify their pressing of Middlesbrough, while also increasing their attacking efforts up front.

Before the end of the first half, it was Yang Yang who created the opportunity on the left side, Aurelio passed to the middle, Gerrard quickly pushed the ball straight behind the defense, Kuyt inserted it and calmly pushed it to hit, 3-0!

In the end, Liverpool ended the first half with a three-goal lead.

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In the second half, Southgate made the first substitution, Andrew Taylor replaced Robert Hut, adjusting the team's backline in hopes of stabilizing the position.

And that did make a difference, especially in the first half hour, when Middlesbrough held well.

But after 70 minutes, Liverpool gradually played the advantage again.

In the 79th minute, Yang Yang suddenly retreated to the midfield to receive the ball, Benayoun quickly sent the ball to his feet, and Yang Yang got the ball and passed diagonally with his right foot behind the defensive line, Kuyt plugged in, directly jumped to the top, and sent the ball into the goal of Middlesbrough again, 4-0!

The entire Anfield stadium was in complete boiling.

Everyone knows that Yang Yang's return can greatly improve the team's offense, but I didn't expect the improvement to be so big, directly bringing a 4-0 victory, and the team's entire offense is not scoreless from the first round of the league, which is a great improvement.

One goal, two assists, Yang Yang directly brought three goals after his return, and even the third goal came from Yang Yang's planning, and if there was no Yang Yang, Liverpool didn't know what it would be like tonight.

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