When Yang Yang drove to Melwood, it was easy to feel the change in atmosphere.

The most obvious is the security guard at the door, when they beat Manchester United 6-1, they were all laughing from ear to ear, but now they are all bitter, like bitter melons.

This is not surprising at all, because the whole world is not optimistic about Liverpool anymore.

In the history of the Champions League knockout round, the home team can still turn the tables 1-3, and can only hope for a miracle.

What's more, Liverpool was originally ambitious to hit the championship, but it was suddenly beaten by Chelsea at home in the quarterfinals, and anyone would find it unacceptable.

But you can also think about it the other way around, and it is precisely because it is Chelsea who have not won this season that Liverpool has become careless.

Premier League leaders have to be cautious when they meet vice-presidents, let alone in the Champions League quarterfinals?

Yang Yang didn't say much, still the same as usual, parked the car, changed clothes in the locker room, and went directly to the gym.

……

As the players arrived, Melwood grew buzzing with activity.

But judging from the expressions on everyone's faces, their interest was not high, and they all seemed a little excited.

The 3-1 defeat to Chelsea was indeed a painful blow for Liverpool.

Everyone came to the locker room and talked about nothing more than the comments and analysis of the major media early this morning.

The players were very unconvinced by last night's 3-1 game, thinking that another game for Liverpool would definitely not be so embarrassing, and it would not even be possible for Chelsea to snatch a win from home, but at the same time they had to admit with depression that the outside media were right, and the possibility of Liverpool wanting to reverse away from home was skyrocketing.

You can only hope for a miracle!

Since the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has ever been able to win the championship after losing at home in the knockout stage.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Liverpool's players are more depressed and more remorseful.

Even the team's captain Gerrard fell into deep remorse and guilt for failing to prevent the second goal, and the vice-captain Carragher failed to prevent Drogba's third.

So much so that when Yang Yang finished his training from the gym and returned to the locker room, he found that everyone was still sitting here, and there was a sense of self-pity and melancholy in the air.

When everyone saw Yang Yang come in, they just raised their heads to look at him, and they all bowed their heads deeply.

If there was anyone in the Liverpool squad who could leave the stadium with their heads held high in last night's 1-3 game, it would be Yang Yang, because he opened the scoring for Liverpool in the opening six minutes and laid a good start.

Subsequently, he also tried again and again to break free from Chelsea's defence, but because the team was first equalized and then reversed, the morale of the team was greatly demoralized, resulting in Yang Yang alone and finally failed to make a difference.

But even so, Yang Yang still scored the highest eight points in the team.

In the words of the Liverpool Echo, this time it was everyone in the team who dragged Yang Yang back.

In this case, when the players saw Yang Yang, they couldn't help but feel guilty in their hearts.

……

Yang Yang came to the locker room to pack his things, and everything was the same as usual.

But he also felt the strangeness of the other players, and he could somewhat understand what they were thinking at the moment.

After a long time, he finally couldn't help but open his mouth.

'If you're in this state of mind for this league game at the weekend and the second leg next week, then we don't have to play, we're going to lose, and we're going to lose badly.' Yang Yang said with a calm face.

After hearing this, everyone in the locker room couldn't help but raise their heads and look at him.

'It's a bad 3-1 at home, it's a terrible game and it shouldn't have been, but that's all in the past and the most important thing now is to think about this league game at the weekend and the second leg next week.

Yang Yang's speech was not hurried, and his tone was moderate, as if he was not persuading his teammates, but saying something very ordinary.

This is a perfectly normal truth!

"How many times have we come back this season? What kind of nicknames do people give us? ”

Without waiting for his teammates to answer, Yang Yang himself said, "European reversal king!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in unison, and it was true.

Liverpool has reversed their opponents many times this season, and the outside media has given the nickname of the European reversal king, which is recognized by the media and fans all over the world, and Liverpool is a well-known iron-blooded team in Europe.

"Anyway, I absolutely don't believe that a 1-3 score will be an insurmountable barrier, and I definitely don't believe that if we can beat Manchester United 6-1 on the road, we can't score three goals against him on the road, because Chelsea is not better than Manchester United, which is a fact that Hiddink can't change."

In the locker room, there were more and more people who nodded in agreement with Yang Yang's words.

"Also, we are Liverpool, and I believe you should not have forgotten that when we were in Istanbul in '05, we were three goals behind AC Milan in the Champions League final, and we were able to tie the score and beat the opponent on penalties at the end."

"Before Istanbul, who in the world would have believed in this kind of plot that would only exist in fiction? But after Istanbul, this miracle will be remembered and missed by countless fans even forever. ”

"In the same way, now those media outside say that for more than ten years, the team that lost in the knockout round of the Champions League has not won the championship, but it has not been in the past ten years, so how can we conclude that we will not be able to do it this year?"

Everyone in the locker room fell into thought, thinking about Yang Yang's words.

"Before Istanbul, it was absolutely impossible to believe that three goals down in the Champions League final could be tied and reversed, but we did it; Before this season, they didn't believe that a team that lost at home in the knockout stages of the Champions League could come back from behind to win the title, and I believe we can do the same. ”

In the Liverpool dressing room today, there are not many players who have experienced the miracle in Istanbul.

Steven Gerrard, Xavi Alonso, Carragher and Hyyypia are the only four remaining veterans of Liverpool's achievements, so they naturally feel more deeply than others.

When they were 3-0 down to AC Milan in the first half, everyone felt the same sense of despair.

At that time, Liverpool was very weak, much weaker than the Serie A giants, but everyone was holding back a spirit of refusal to admit defeat, so they stubbornly withstood the pressure in the second half and reversed the opponent.

If, at half-time, they completely collapsed, as the commentator said, and completely gave up their resistance, then there would be no second-half reversal.

"I think what Yang Yang said is very reasonable." Veteran Hyypia stood up from his seat.

Over the past two years, with the arrival of Daniel Ager and Skrtel, Hyypia has gradually lost his place in the team, but he still chooses to stay because he has a deep affection for this team.

He didn't play against Chelsea, but he had a part of the Istanbul miracle back then, and he was qualified to speak up at this time, in the dressing room.

'We can even pull off a miracle like Istanbul and I don't think there's anything out of the question of an away win against Chelsea, isn't it the Blues? Have we done less of them in the last few seasons? ”

Hyypia spoke very domineeringly, even a little arrogant, but it was very powerful and morale-boosting.

"What do you say that you can't win the championship if you lose in the knockout round, these are all nonsense, this thing is used to break, and when a team creates this impossibility, everyone's words are turned around, and the media in this year still has discipline to speak of?"

"So, I think, if you lose 3-1, you lose, there's no need to think about it, concentrate on playing the second leg well, and then do them a 3-0, then we will still advance, still rush to the finals, and fight for the championship!"

Hyypia spoke loudly and the players in the dressing room were equally encouraged.

If it weren't for the precedent of the Istanbul miracle, the effect might not have been so obvious, but now, everyone believes that this is a team that can work miracles.

"I support Yang Yang and Hyypia's statement, as the person responsible for the 1-3 defeat in this game, I feel guilty for it, but I will work hard for the next game to ensure that I will never repeat the previous stupidity!" Gerald also stood up and shouted.

"Me too!" Carragher also stood up, "If I touch Drogba again, I won't make it so easy for him." ”

"I'm confident of coming back away from home!" Xavi Alonso also stood up, looked at Yang Yang deeply, and said with confidence.

Several veterans who have experienced the miracle of Istanbul have stepped up to boost the morale of the team, and the rest of the dressing room has naturally been infected.

A 3-1 defeat to Chelsea was a real humiliation.

But there is a saying that is very true, shame and courage!

Now Liverpool does not have the arrogance of beating Manchester United 6-1 away and beating Aston Villa 5-0, but what has added is the determination to win and the courage to wash away their shame.

Yang Yang saw that his teammates had all stood up, and he also walked over.

'Believe me, Chelsea are not scary, we are no strangers to this team and we are definitely capable of taking them away from home, but only if we all work together and show 100 per cent courage, determination and fighting spirit.

Yang Yang said this, and stretched out his right hand vigorously.

'Three days later, we beat Blackburn Rovers and next week we beat Chelsea on the road!'

"We not only have to turn around, we have to go to the finals, we have to win the championship, and we want to make everyone who thinks we are impossible to know us again!"

"Good!" Gerald shouted vigorously and reached out to put his hand on the back of Yang Yang's hand.

Hyypia, Xavi Alonso, Carragher, Kuyt, Crouch......

More and more Liverpool players are coming around, all stretching out their hands and overlapping each other.

It shows the unity and determination of the Liverpool dressing room.

……

But outside, the news that Liverpool is going to be finished is still flying. 8)