What does it mean to catch ducks on the shelves?

Yang Yang can be regarded as a real realization now.

After playing Newcastle and facing Inter Milan, the most discussed thing in the Liverpool dressing room was the battle between Yang Yang and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"The Portuguese's recent form has been really amazing, I took a look at his stats, the first seven rounds were without a goal, from the eighth round, to now, exactly 22 rounds, he has scored a total of 23 goals, including seven goals, a hat-trick, and a maximum of two rounds without scoring."

Outside of training, in Melwood's players' rest area, Aurelio was analyzing Xiao Xiaoluo's data with Yang Yang.

'If you look at the first half of the season, your form in the first 17 rounds has been phenomenal, but in the next two months, and even now, you've been in a bit worse than him, plus United have a lot of attacking power this season, with the likes of Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney around you, and the likes of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick behind you......

Aurelio didn't finish his sentence, but the answer was obvious, and that was that the outcome was unpredictable.

Manchester United's performance this season has been very surprising indeed, very strong as a whole, especially in defence.

"Fabio, I agree with your analysis." Kuyt took over the conversation with Aurelio, "But as someone who has competed with Young for the top scorer, I can tell you unequivocally that he's crazy. ”

As soon as Kuyt finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the lounge.

"Don't think I'm joking, let me tell you, in that season in the Eredivisie, I ran in front, he chased behind, you don't know that feeling, I was really chased by him psychologically, I almost collapsed."

Speaking of this, Kuyt looked at Yang Yang with a bitter face, "Yang, I have always wanted to tell you that the reason why my goals have decreased sharply and my efficiency has decreased now is because you have caused it, and that season has left a deep shadow in my heart." ”

Everyone burst into laughter.

Yang Yang also shook his head with a wry smile, what could he say?

In fact, others think that Kuyt is diligent and diligent on the field, but in private, this guy is a more active player in the dressing room, and Gerrard handed him the power to play music in the dressing room, and this guy has a lot of trouble with his teammates for some songs.

"But, to be honest, Yang, there's still nine rounds, I think you're going to have to fight him anyway."

"Yes, Young, we in Liverpool haven't fought for the top scorer for ten years, this time the opportunity is so good, we have to fight him no matter what."

"We're all rooting for you, Yang, you're just going to fight."

The teammates all spoke out in support, and obviously hoped that Yang Yang would compete for this honor.

In fact, they all more or less hope to give Yang Yang a goal and let him get back to form as soon as possible.

In the Liverpool team, who doesn't expect that unstoppable Yang Yang in the first half?

You know, at that time, the Liverpool team as a whole was in a slump, if it was changed to now, Yang Yang could find his form, and Liverpool was still not as strong as a bamboo?

Gerald also walked in front of Yang Yang and nodded solemnly: "Everyone supports you so much, Yang, come on!" ”

"yes, come on!"

"You can!"

"Don't lose to those guys at Manchester United!"

"We don't just want champions, we want shooter kings!"

Although Yang Yang had already won the top scorer last season, at that time, whether it was Drogba or Cristiano Ronaldo, they obviously did not have the strength to compete with Yang Yang.

But now it's different, Manchester United and Xiao Xiao Luo have already put their horses off the battle book, and if they don't face the game, wouldn't it seem that Liverpool and Yang Yang are very cowardly?

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In the evening of the same day, an interview was immediately published on Liverpool's official website.

When Liverpool's official website reporter interviewed Yang Yang after the game, Yang Yang responded to the challenge of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time.

'I'd love to hear Cristiano's goal because it's a pressure for me, but it's also a motivation and I want to be able to get back to my best as soon as possible and keep it up.'

"I also sincerely hope that this battle for the Premier League's top scorer this season can continue until the end of the season, and I want to know who is the best attacker in the Premier League!"

At the same time, Yang Yang also said that the 37th round of the league will be the focus of the battle to determine the ownership of the Premier League champion.

In this round of fixtures, Arsenal drew 0-0 away at Wigan Athletic, and the Gunners are clearly lacking in follow-up.

As soon as the Gunners dropped points, Manchester United took their place and followed Liverpool closely.

So far, the pattern of the double red club competing for the league title has been very obvious, and who will have the last laugh will undoubtedly be the biggest suspense in the Premier League this season.

In the 37th round of the Premier League, Liverpool will challenge Manchester United away, which will undoubtedly be a key battle.

Yang Yang's reply has two hidden meanings.

On the one hand, he wants to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo for the league's top scorer and see who is the best attacker in the Premier League this season; On the other hand, he also wants to help Liverpool compete for the league title.

Therefore, in the 37th round, the visit to Old Trafford will be crucial.

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Yang Yang's response completely ignited the passion of the British media and fans.

Such a-for-tat contest is rare in the history of the Premier League, especially when it involves a century-old feud between Manchester United and Liverpool, which is even more eye-catching.

In a very short period of time, the rivalry between the two quickly spread around the world, and then attracted worldwide attention.

This is not only a contest between the two, but also a contest between Liverpool and Manchester United, and a contest between countless fans behind it.

Especially with the involvement of bookmakers and media reporters, this has become a big suspense in the Premier League this season.

Sky TV smelled the business opportunity for the first time and immediately launched a special program on who is the shooter king.

In the program, the situation of the two teams, as well as the opponents faced by Yang Yang and Xiao Xiaoluo, was analyzed through the schedule and the strength of the opponents, and finally came to the conclusion that the two teams were similar.

Because in the rest of the game, Manchester United will face Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea, but Arsenal and Liverpool are both at home, and only Chelsea are away.

Liverpool, on the other hand, only need to play Manchester United and Arsenal in the semi-finals, but both are away, and Liverpool also have a local derby.

In addition to the domestic league, in the Champions League, Liverpool's opponents are Inter Milan and Manchester United's opponents are Lyon, and it is clear that the Red Devils will have a relatively weak schedule pressure.

In general, it is half a catty, but it still depends on the performance and on-the-spot performance of the two teams.

Especially the results of the Champions League and the next opponents.

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In midweek, the second leg of the Champions League last-16 knockout round.

Liverpool host Inter Milan.

Roberto Mancini's managerial turmoil, coupled with injuries to two centre-backs Cordoba and Materazzi's red card suspension, left him with few players available and had to exclude the combination of Burdisso and Zivu.

Liverpool, on the other hand, continue to arrange Yang Yang to start, and he has played two games in a row in recent times.

Benitez originally wanted Yang Yang to take a rest, but Yang Yang wanted to stimulate himself and improve his state through the game, so he took the initiative to ask for a start.

In the game, Yang Yang was also very active.

Just three minutes into the game, Yang Yang got a chance on the edge of the box and was tripped by Burdino.

Liverpool were given a set-piece in front of goal, while Burdisso was shown a yellow card.

Ten minutes later, Liverpool played a quick counter-attack in the middle and Xavi Alonso quickly crossed diagonally to the left.

Yang Yang inserted diagonally, after catching up with the ball, facing Burdisso, a clever pendulum pass, and when he was about to shake the opponent, Burdisso pulled someone behind him to foul, and the referee showed a yellow card again.

Two yellows turned into one red, and Burdisso was sent off.

Mancini was furious on the sidelines, believing that the referee was biased in favour of the home team, Liverpool.

With players sent off for two consecutive games and such an important and crucial game, Mancini's loss of control is understandable.

But the referee did not stop, giving the Inter Milan coach a yellow card warning, and at the same time clearly told the opponent that he was very sure that there was nothing wrong with the two yellow cards.

And it turns out that through the large-screen replay at the scene, Burdisso shot behind to foul people when he had already been shaken by Yang Yang, which is an indisputable fact.

Although the second yellow card is often merciful, considering that Yang Yang will get the opportunity to score a single goal after passing at that time, this yellow card basically can't run away.

Having been sent off in both games, Roberto Mancini is well aware that Inter's Champions League campaign will come to an end tonight.

Then Inter Milan began to defend tightly, adopting a four-four-one formation to prevent Liverpool from getting opportunities easily.

Until the 65th minute of the second half, Aurelio shifted widely, Finnan passed to Pennant, who crossed to the back point, and Yang Yang hit the goal with his feet 13 meters in front of the small penalty area.

The ball hit Ziwu's leg and bounced into the goal, an own goal.

Just five minutes later, it was Yang Yang who drew the attention of the defence on the left and shifted widely to the right, Pennant knocked back from the right, and Gerrard followed up with a long-range shot from the edge of the box to penetrate the Inter goal again.

Two to zero.

The score was maintained until the end of the game.

Liverpool defeated Inter Milan 2-0 with an own goal created by Yang Yang and Gerrard's long-range shot, and then eliminated the Serie A overlord with an aggregate score of 3-0.

After the game, Yang Yang's performance was unanimously recognized, especially the two legs of the match that led to the opponent's central defender getting a red card, as well as shaking Córdoba, which made people believe that Yang Yang's form is recovering quickly.

This has also made more and more fans and media reporters regain confidence in Yang Yang, and they all believe that Yang Yang will win this battle with Cristiano Ronaldo.

But the day after the team finished Inter Milan, in the quarterfinals draw and knockout match conducted by UEFA, Liverpool drew Barcelona that everyone did not want to meet.

This is definitely a bad sign.

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