661 The battle for the best striker
'To be able to beat Middlesbrough 4-0 at home is more important than anything else.
After playing Middlesbrough, Yang Yang was interviewed by media reporters after the game according to the club's arrangement.
"I don't think it's a credit to me alone, in my understanding, in football, you can't do anything alone, it's the result of the whole team."
For the new season, Yang Yang is full of expectations and confidence.
'Yes, we've played really well in the last two seasons, we've won a big title every year, which is not easy, but I don't think we should be satisfied with a team like Liverpool.
'As I've always said, it's a very unique club and from the day I set foot on Liverpool soil, I've been told that there's something very special about this club that no other club has and that we need to maintain that as Liverpool players.
'There's no doubt that Liverpool have been away from the top team for a long time, but I'm sure the fans and the players here are ready to do so, we are one of the best teams in European football and we have the ability to fight for more and more important things.'
Regarding the team's summer recruitment, Yang Yang said that he was very satisfied, and several new players were very strong.
'Gareth Barry is already a big name in the Premier League, he's a great professional, he's a good passer, he's pretty good defensively, and he's very mature and experienced.
'Gareth Bale is young, we both play in the same position, but he's not the same as me, he's faster than me and I'm better at dribbling, but I don't think there's going to be a conflict between us, we talked about him and he's a very good player.
'And, of course, Glen Johnson, who we played in the Premier League last season and I was very impressed and I'm very happy to bring in such a quality player, which will give us a huge defensive boost.
At the same time, Yang Yang also expressed regret and regret for several players who left the team.
"But this is professional football, a club always needs to keep moving to maintain the competitiveness within the team, so somebody will leave, somebody will come, it's normal, I think the most important thing is to see if you can leave something for this club so that the fans will be able to remember you for many, many years to come."
Regarding the rumors from the outside world that his stay in the team is only temporary, Yang Yang avoided talking about it, and said with a smile that the only thing he is thinking about at present is how to help Liverpool win more games and achieve more honors.
'For me, this season is obviously different from the previous two seasons because it's my third season in the Premier League and I feel like I deserve to be better and better, and now I certainly can't look at myself to the same standards as I used to look at newcomers.
There were previous media rumors that Liverpool considered listing Yang Yang as the team's third captain, Yang Yang smiled and said that he had not heard such news, but if there was, he would be very proud.
'It's an honour for me to wear the Liverpool captain's armband, I've captained Ajax and I know it's a lot to carry and if the coaching staff and my team-mates think I'm the right fit, then I won't say no.'
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In the end, it was Yang Yang's first interview with the media in the new season, and he talked about a lot of things.
Head coach Rafael Benitez also talked about Yang Yang in his post-match press conference, and said that Yang Yang gave Liverpool the temperament of a winner.
"Similar to last season, we showed a strong winning temperament from the start and we need to continue to maintain that temperament so that we can achieve an even better result this season."
As for the new season, Benitez openly stated that the team's goal is to win the championship.
'Last season we won the first Premier League title in the club's history, but it was clearly not enough to satisfy the hungry Liverpool fans and players, we need to win more and everyone will work for it.
Regarding the upcoming Champions League group stage draw, Benitez said with a smile that Liverpool have nothing to fear.
'We're not afraid to meet any team, on the contrary, it should be other teams who are afraid to meet us.
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In the second round of the league, Liverpool defeated Middlesbrough 4-0 at home and won two consecutive wins in the new season.
In the other three high-profile Premier League games, Arsenal lost 1-0 away to Fulham, and the Gunners lost not only a London derby, but also confidence in the new season.
Even after the game, many British media believed that Wenger's goal was still to keep the top four in the league and he was not aggressive.
Chelsea, on the other hand, won 1-0 away at Wigan Athletic thanks to Deco's goal, which was the second consecutive game goal for Deco.
In his first season in the Premier League, Deco played at the level of the world's top midfielder in his first two games.
Manchester United took on Pompeii Portsmouth at home, but the Red Devils' attack still did not improve much, and Alex Ferguson's side beat Portsmouth 1-0 away thanks to a goal from Fletcher.
At the end of both rounds, Chelsea and Liverpool have won both games, and both teams have scored five goals and conceded clean sheets, both of which are tied for top of the table.
Manchester United relied on the three points in this round to chase the fifth place in the league, and Arsenal lost this round and fell to the fourteenth place in the league.
But the league has only just begun, and all the standings are only temporary.
In terms of goalscorers, Kuyt has started the season quite well, scoring three goals in two games, and is joint top scorer with Manchester City's Elano and Aston Villa's Abonlahus.
Yang Yang has only played one game so far, scoring one goal and two assists, so he is not in the top ten of the standings.
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After playing the second round of the Premier League, Yang Yang flew from Liverpool to Monaco in France non-stop.
This time he received a special invitation from UEFA to participate in the draw for the Champions League group stage and last season's Champions League award ceremony, along with Steven Gerrard, Carragher and Reina.
From front to back, all four of Liverpool's players have been shortlisted for the best four positions, which is also an affirmation of Liverpool's Champions League semi-final last season and the Premier League title.
But judging by the speculation from the outside world, the Liverpool players have little hope of winning the award.
Needless to say, the goalkeeper should still be won by Chelsea's Cech, whether it is Liverpool's Reina, or Manchester United's Van der Sar, it is obvious that Cech's position cannot be shaken, let alone Arsenal's Almunia or Schalke's Neuer.
As for the centre-backs, John Terry, Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are the most competitive, and they are Champions League winners and runners-up, which is more dominant in terms of selection, with Puyol and Carragher just accompanying them.
The same can be said for the best midfielder, with Frank Lampard and Paul Scholes being the favourites to win the award, with Gerard, Cesc Fabregas and Essien unable to compete with either player.
The only thing that is more suspenseful is the best striker.
Drogba, Messi and Rooney don't have much hope, but Yang Yang is different, he was the top scorer and assist king in the Champions League last season, Liverpool also reached the semi-finals, with Yang Yang's performance, winning the best striker is fully qualified.
But Cristiano Ronaldo helped United win the title in the end, which is also quite significant.
According to the practice of the Champions League in previous years, the best player usually appears in the champion team, and Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the best player in the Champions League, but if he wins the best player but loses the best striker, it is somewhat embarrassing.
Of course, such a precedent has not been without precedent before, and Yang Yang's performance is too eye-catching, whether it is data or on-field performance, he is indisputable to win the best striker.
Therefore, who will win the best striker has become the biggest suspense at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco this year, and the other awards are either unattractive or not suspenseful.
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For Yang Yang, whether he wins the award or not is not the most important thing, because he has already won everything he should get.
On the contrary, it was a recent news item from the Spanish media that piqued his interest.
That is Barcelona's push for the talented young player Bojan.
After sending away Ronaldinho, they failed to sign Yang Yang, and Barcelona almost sent Eto'o away, but then, Barcelona began to support the academy youngster Bojan, and on the player's eighteenth birthday, he was given a contract extension until 2013, with a contract of up to 80 million euros.
The Academy graduate, who has been with Barcelona since the age of nine, has been touted by everyone at Barcelona and has taken over the number 11 shirt for the new season, which means he will be the team's regular striker.
And this jersey was originally left by Barcelona for Yang Yang, because stars including Rivaldo and Overmars wore this jersey representing the winger, but unfortunately, Yang Yang had nothing to do with it.
Messi took over the No. 10 jersey handed down by Ronaldinho and officially took over the flag of Barcelona's core.
But there is no media revealed that Barcelona attaches more importance to Bojan, because Messi has a very close relationship with Ronaldinho and others, and there is even news that even after Ronaldinho is far away from Barcelona, Messi still maintains a very close personal relationship with him, which makes the Barcelona management very dissatisfied.
Moreover, after Guardiola took office, he was very dissatisfied with Messi's eating habits and training over the years, and strictly demanded that Messi must standardize his eating habits and training methods as soon as possible, which also made Messi quite resistant.
Yang Yang didn't deliberately understand or inquire about the rumors from the outside world, which had little to do with him.
But Messi did not attend this grand event in Monaco, and it is not very clear what the specific reason is.
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