Previously, when Houllier was in charge, the atmosphere within the Liverpool team was one of unity and closeness.

Yang Yang once heard that Houllier is the kind of manager who can mix with the players.

But that changed forever with Benitez's arrival.

In the words of captain Gerrard, Benitez is one of those who bumps head-on in a narrow hallway, and he doesn't politely ask how you're doing, if your family is okay or anything like that.

"If he speaks, he must be telling you what you didn't do well in the last game and how you are going to play in the next game."

"I feel like he only has football in his life!"

Gradually, the manager's sense of distance changed Liverpool as well.

It's clear that Liverpool often change roommates when playing away games.

When the coaching staff explained this rule, they told Yang Yang that it was to help the players get to know each other.

But Yang Yang has also heard a theory in private, which is said to be when Benitez first came to power, in order to break up the small team in the dressing room, because a group of players led by Gerrard, Carragher, Reese, Hamann and Murphy were very close at that time.

No one knows exactly what the reason is, but the rules are slowly continued.

After returning to England from PSV Eindhoven, the team immediately moved south to London.

Liverpool's away game against Chelsea was another noon at 13:30 a.m.

It's a very frustrating time because it's hard to prepare.

In order to better prepare for this game, Liverpool went south a day early and checked into a hotel in London.

Yang Yang's roommate was Xavi Alonso's turn.

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On and off the pitch, Xavi Alonso is a gentleman.

He likes to read, and he always reads some books that give Yang Yang a headache, such as philosophy......

But he watched it with relish and had the potential to be a philosopher.

Yang likes to study his opponents before matches, a habit that has continued since his time at Ajax, and Benitez's coaching staff respects his habit and allows him to bring his own laptop.

Before each game, Yesterdam will prepare a complete opponent profile for him, as Luther Carroll has done in the past, and from these materials, Yang Yang can feel the meticulousness of Liverpool's preparation.

The first time I saw it was in the first leg of the third round of Champions League qualifying, against Israel's Maccabi Haifa.

The team is unknown and far away in Israel, and it is very difficult to find information about them.

But Benitez's team had a thick stack of dossiers and multiple DVDs.

The dossier is thirty or forty pages long and contains detailed information about each of Maccabi Haifa's players, their strengths and weaknesses, how they attacked, how they defended, how quickly they counter-attacked, and what tactical changes they often made during the game......

With so much information, it shows how attentive Benitez and the team are.

And that's just a weak Israeli force.

For example, Chelsea, who will meet tomorrow, has a dossier of more than 60 pages and more than a dozen DVDs.

However, the coaching staff doesn't just blame the players for all of this, it just makes the players dizzy.

To be honest, there are very few players who really like to read, and they are all a bunch of scumbags, including Gerrard.

Therefore, the coaching staff will compile the files and materials, screen out the information that they find useful and need to be reminded of, and finally convey it to the players in the pre-match preparation meeting of about 20 minutes, and each person will be accompanied by a page of the opponent's report.

Yang Yang is used to preparing the night before the competition, so he will be given more materials and more perfect.

Xavi Alonso sat silently at the head of the bed reading a book, while Yang Yang was reading pre-match materials in front of the computer and chatting with Su Ye in China on QQ, she has been in a pretty good mood lately.

Both auditions passed, and both seemed to be very satisfied.

"Our mentor said that these two plays are rare big productions, and being able to participate in the roles in them is also good for my future development, and the other party is very sincere and promised to follow the three chapters of my covenant, but before signing the contract, everything is still difficult to say."

Yang Yang said with a smile that there must be no problem, and he will definitely find time to visit the class when the time comes.

But he also knows that the competition in the domestic entertainment industry is still very fierce, for example, some artists will take the initiative to attract investment into the crew in order to grab roles, so it is really difficult to say before signing a contract.

"Don't worry, I'll just take it as an opportunity to learn." Su Ye is free and easy.

She has been rehearsing with a drama group of Chinese opera recently, and the time is also quite fulfilling.

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Jesterdam came over and knocked on the door to remind the players that it was time to rest.

Yang Yang closed the computer, brushed his teeth and washed his face, lay on the bed, and was about to enter the super training ground.

His astonishing ability to sleep quickly caused a shock in Liverpool, and almost everyone who had been his roommate would recount the painful memories of being a roommate with Yang Yang with envy and jealousy the next morning.

But just as he was about to fall asleep, Xavi Alonso, who had not spoken all night in the next bed, suddenly spoke up.

'The other day, Steven Gerrard said he had a hunch that we would reach the Champions League final this season, and he said that this is the call of fate for us and a test for us.

In the darkness, the voice of Xavi Alonso was heard.

Yang Yang was a little surprised when he heard this, but replied with a smile: "He should change his career to fortune telling." ”

Xavi Alonso also smiled lightly, "But I hope his hunch is true." ”

Yang Yang was silent, this is also everyone's hope.

After all, it's the Champions League, the crowning glory that all professional players can only dream of.

Even if he has won it once, Yang Yang still hopes to have the opportunity to get the second time, and he will win it once as the absolute main force to make up for his regret of stopping in the semifinals last season.

"Winning the Champions League twice in three years is definitely an exciting feat, opening up a new dynasty and leaving us with a strong mark in the history of professional football." Xavi Alonso's tone was wistful.

Liverpool's results in the Champions League last season were not outstanding, but this season, with the addition of Yang Yang, the team's attacking problems have been alleviated, and everyone has begun to rekindle hope and fighting spirit.

Even a young man like Xavi Alonso is full of blood and passion in his bones.

Neither of them spoke anymore, and the room fell silent.

Yang Yang opened his eyes and looked at the pitch-black ceiling, his eyes seemed to shine in the dark.

He is looking forward to it the same, and even his desire for the Champions League is definitely no less than anyone else's.

He's been training hard and playing hard for that.

He aspires to one day be at the top of the Champions League as a central player, to attend the awards as a winner, and to keep his name and his performances on the pitch firmly in the minds of fans around the world.

But soon, he closed his eyes and entered the super training ground.

Fantasy is useless, he needs to do it.

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'There's no one on the wing for Chelsea!'

On the morning of the game, Liverpool held a pre-match tactical preparation meeting in the hotel, and Benitez went straight to the point.

Following Duff's move to Newcastle, Arjen Robben picked up another injury before the start of the new campaign and has missed four games so far, leaving Chelsea's wide flanks largely uncompetitive.

"I can conclude that in this game Chelsea will concentrate in the middle, Shevchenko will start, Drogba will be indispensable, so they will have a two-striker combination, the middle will be hoarded, but there is a lack of effective wings, so they will definitely be worse in terms of efficiency, this is our chance!"

Benitez will be looking to win Kuyt this game because the Dutchman played the full game against PSV Eindhoven and needs to rotate, but Peter Crouch and Yang Yang will start as much as possible, with Pennant starting on the right.

'Steven Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Mohamed Sissoko, we didn't suffer anything in midfield, but when we attacked, we had to stretch as wide as possible and make the most of our wide advantage.

Xavi Alonso and Mohamed Sissoko are the back two, with Steven Gerrard playing as a libero in midfield.

Needless to say, Yang Yang's attacking power on the side, whether it is a cross from the bottom or an inside score, he is a sharp knife, and he is also Liverpool's sharpest offensive ace at present, and he will definitely be the most important defensive object of Chelsea in this game.

It was not without reason to choose Pennant on the right flank, as he was the Premier League's crosser king last season.

Benitez's request to Pennant is to create chances on the right flank and pass the ball to create chances.

At the same time, Benitez's requirements for the two full-backs have become clearer, which is to be actively involved in the attack.

His choice is Finnan on the right and Aurelio on the left, both offensive and defensive.

Benitez has also speculated about Chelsea's use of troops, with John Terry, Carvalho and Ashley Cole all in doubt, while the right wing-back opposite Yang Yang will be Dutchman Bolaruz.

'He's obviously more familiar with you than Pacos Ferreira because he's played a few games with you in the Eredivisie and he's been in great form this season and has been hailed as Mr Zero Mistakes by Jose Mourinho, and what I want you to do is carve out a hole in his Chelsea defence!'

Yang Yang didn't have much impression of Bora Luz before, but the materials given by the coaching staff were very complete, so Yang Yang is no stranger to reading him now, and he also knows that the Dutch international who has played for Waalwijk and Hamburg is not bad.

But he still nodded confidently and agreed, and took over the task.

"Don't worry, after tonight, he will no longer be Mr. Zero Mistakes, but should become Mr. Mistakes!"

Yang Yang smiled faintly.

The more big games like this, the more excited he feels.

And he is hungry to perform better at Stamford Bridge, not just for Liverpool, but also to prove himself.

Before, Abramovich was not interested in Yang Yang for Shevchenko, but now, Yang Yang just wants him to know how wrong and stupid this choice was.