Ferguson is an out-and-out old fox, especially good at psychological warfare.

It is customary for Sky TV to record a pre-match interview with the manager of the Premier League's top four in every league round, and Ferguson's best thing is to use pre-match interviews to combat the psychology of opponents.

For example, before the 27th round of the league, Ferguson publicly stated that in the remaining 12 league games, Manchester United will perform better than all opponents, and Arsenal and Chelsea will drop points in a row.

As for Manchester United, Alex Ferguson said the team has already lost all the points they should have conceded.

After a period of hard pursuit, Manchester United drew one and lost one in the 25th and 26th rounds of the league, drawing away at Tottenham Hotspur and losing at home to local rivals Manchester City, with only one point in the two rounds.

Arsenal, on the other hand, won Manchester City away first, and then won at home to Blackburn, winning two games and reversing Liverpool to the top.

In this case, Ferguson took direct aim at Arsenal.

Ferguson's psychological warfare is indeed a bit nonsense, he seems to be saying, anyway, I have already lost points, and you will definitely lose points with me, isn't it very illogical at first glance?

Yes, Ferguson's psychological warfare is logical, very nonsensical, and even a bit of an old man's reliance on the old and messing around, but you have to admit that it really works.

It's really strange to say, because in the first game of the 27th round, Arsenal played Birmingham away, which was not a difficult opponent to play, but Arsenal played as if they were very lost.

Just two minutes into the game, Birmingham City centre-back Martin Taylor was in a defensive effort to tackle Arsenal striker Da Silva, who suffered a serious fracture and was forced off, while Martin Taylor also paid the price for his own brutality.

But what is surprising is that after gaining a numerical advantage in the opening game, Arsenal did not play well, and Birmingham scored first, and then in the second half, Walcott scored twice to reverse the score, Arsenal should have won nine out of ten.

Unexpectedly, in the last minute of stoppage time, that is, in the 94th minute, Klich missed the ball and knocked down the Birmingham striker in the penalty area, and was awarded a penalty by the referee, and the result was 2-2, drawn!

Arsenal drop points!

After the game, all public opinion exploded!

Everyone believed that Ferguson's psychological warfare had worked.

Under the interference of the Red Devils manager's almost chaotic psychological warfare, Arsenal really dropped points.

Who would have thought that in the away game against Birmingham, there would be one more person than the opponent at the beginning, and the Gunners would not be able to win the opponent, but were forced to draw instead? Or was it forced to a draw at the last minute, who would have thought?

However, some media believe that Arsenal's situation is mainly affected by the national team competition, because they are the first to kick off in this round of the Premier League, and the players have less time to recover and adjust.

But in any case, losing points in such a situation is indeed very surprising and at the same time very confusing.

Manchester United, on the other hand, Alex Ferguson's side played away at the Magpies Newcastle United and the result was a comfortable one, with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo both scoring twice, and Saha Saha netting in stoppage time to give United a 5-1 win over Newcastle.

With these two goals, the Portuguese's tally of goals this season has finally caught up with Yang Yang, reaching 21 goals.

Due to the past period of time, Yang Yang has never been able to score, so so far, the number of goals is still 22 goals.

The two are only one step away, and the media close to Manchester United have also begun to hype, believing that Cristiano Ronaldo has also ushered in an explosion this season, and is bound to succeed in the second half of the counterattack, suppressing Yang Yang and becoming the number one star in the Premier League.

But with Manchester United's explosion and Cristiano Ronaldo's brace looming, all eyes were on Liverpool's home game against Middlesbrough, which took place later than Manchester United.

Previously, Bennett gave Yang Yang a week off to rest, which was widely concerned and reported by the media, but now, after Yang Yang returns to the team, can he wash away the previous sluggish performance?

Not only are Liverpool's fans and opponents very concerned, but even some neutral fans are curious.

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Although it received attention, in fact, Yang Yang did not start this game.

Benitez formed a four-four-two, with Reina in goal, Aurelio, Hyypia, Skrtel and Finnan at the back, Reiser, Lucas Rewa, Mascherano and Gerrard in midfield, and Kuyt and Crouch up front.

For the midweek away game against Inter Milan, Liverpool arranged for Yang Yang to sit on the bench with Xavi Alonso.

At the beginning of the game, Liverpool took advantage of the home advantage and took the lead in attacking, but it was Middlesbrough who scored the first goal.

The visitors took advantage of a free-kick cross from the right and the newly joined Skrtel couldn't keep the mark and was headed home by the opposition player Thornley.

At this point, the game was only nine minutes underway.

Ten minutes later, however, Liverpool equalised when Reese crossed from the left and Kuyt slotted home first.

In the 29th minute, Aurerio passed the ball on the left, and Gerrard volleyed vigorously from the right side of the edge of the penalty area to overtake the score.

Then the game fell into a stalemate, especially in the second half, in the 61st minute, Liverpool couldn't attack for a long time, Middlesbrough made a long pass, Downing forced a breakthrough on the left side, entered the penalty area, and scored from a small angle, 2-2.

I have to say that Downing's performance this time is very good, the 23-year-old England left winger has been performing better and better in the past two seasons, and has always wanted to strengthen the left side, and Liverpool, who introduced a substitute for Yang Yang, is also very concerned about him.

After Downing equalized, the game resumed, and the two sides still played inextricably.

Four minutes later, Benitez arranged for Yang Yang to come on as a substitute, and at the same time changed the team's tactical play, returning to 433.

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When Yang Yang came out to warm up, the entire Anfield stadium resounded with a lot of shouts.

Although he has not performed well in this period, all Liverpool fans believe that he will be able to change the situation on the pitch.

Especially when Yang Yang stood on the sidelines, ready to replace Reeser on the field, the fans were shouting his name.

"It can be seen that in the minds of Liverpool fans, Yang Yang's status is still very important, he is still the team's number one star, and everyone still has high hopes for him."

"I believe that at this moment, all the fans who like Yang Yang must be very nervous and uneasy."

"Since late December, after getting the World Footballer of the Year, Yang Yang has fallen into a goal drought, and he has not scored a single goal for exactly two months so far."

"Of course, even if he hasn't scored in the past two months, Yang Yang is still the top scorer in the Premier League, which shows how good his form has been in the previous four months, and it also makes us all believe that as long as he can get back to form, he will still be the most attacking killer in the Premier League."

"What's even more noteworthy is that Arsenal have lost points in this round of draws, and as long as Liverpool can win Middlesbrough in this game, the Reds will return to the top of the league table."

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Yang Yang felt the love and support of the fans.

As he stood on the sidelines waiting to play, he took a deep breath and tried to calm his mind.

He knows that the most important thing for him now is to control his emotions.

After closing his eyes and meditating for a while, he slowly opened his eyes again and looked directly at the court.

By this time, Reeser had already run down.

After the two shook hands and hugged on the sidelines, Reeser patted Yang Yang on the back, encouraged him to keep up the effort, and sent him to the court.

After Yang Yang rushed onto the field, the Liverpool players around him took the initiative to high-five him and send him encouragement.

said that it was a week off, but in fact, Yang Yang was absent for a game.

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Middlesbrough's manager is former England centre-back, Gareth Southgate.

The former legend retired in 2006 and immediately after retiring he replaced McClaren as head coach of Middlesbrough, who went on to take over as head coach of the England national team.

And as a very successful professional player, especially once the top professional player in England, Southgate knows very well that for a superstar of Yang Yang's level, even when they are in a slump, they are still the most feared weapon and cannot afford to slack off.

Therefore, after seeing Yang Yang come on as a substitute, Southgate immediately reminded his right wing-back and right central defender, as well as the midfielders, to pay close attention to Yang Yang and not give him the slightest chance, as long as he gets the ball, there must be two people to freeze him.

Then, he told the team's right fullback to be sure to entangle Yang Yang inch by inch.

Although two orders were issued in a row, Southgate was still full of worries, and he was still very uneasy.

He was very aware of Yang Yang's strength and terrifyingness.

As a professional player, he knows one thing better than other head coaches, that is, for a superstar of Yang Yang's level, the longer the slump lasts, the more careless it often means.

Because no one knows when he's going to recover, when he's going to get back to his form.

Sometimes the game may be kicking and kicking, and suddenly it feels like it's coming.

Or, a mistake by an opponent directly stimulates them.

All in all, the longer the slump, the closer they are to the point of recovering their form, and the less careless their opponents will be, and they must always be vigilant.

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It has to be said that Southgate did everything he could for a manager with a lot of professional experience, and even after he gave the instructions, he still stood on the sidelines, constantly calling for the players and reminding them.

After Yang Yang came on the court, although he had a few runs, a few catches, and a dribble, he failed to make a breakthrough.

He still doesn't seem to be back in form.

But just as the game was about to end, the Middlesbrough players seemed to see a draw, and when they were gradually relaxing, Mascherano suddenly made a long pass and hit Middlesbrough directly behind him.