714 Liverpool is stable!
Pressing your hands on your shoulders? I break free!
Squeeze over with your body? I get rid of!
Yang Yang is not a person who likes to fall easily, which is not in line with his values and style of play, so even after rushing into the penalty area, he insisted on carrying Ferdinand, enduring his small movements, and trying to get rid of his entanglement.
But Ferdinand still didn't give up, and when he saw Yang Yang wanting to get rid of him, his left hand, which was empty, suddenly swung up, and hit Yang Yang's right face and neck with his little arm, making his whole body shake and almost lose his body.
Yang Yang's footsteps were a little messy, but the ball was still within his control, and he almost reflexively stepped the ball out in front of him, gritting his teeth and continuing to rush forward.
At this time, he even came to the periphery of the left corner of the small penalty area with the ball.
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been constantly changing his position, and at this time he has also come to the outside of the left post of the goal, half-crouching, ready to react to Yang Yang's attack at any time.
Yang Yang just glanced at Van der Sar, and immediately took a full view of the situation in front of the goal, the goalkeeper's position and posture.
Now he can be described as experienced in a hundred battles.
Years of physical strength training have allowed him to stay on top of Rio Ferdinand's incursions, and the experience he has gained from training and playing has allowed him to see through Van der Sar's defensive position in an instant and judge the best line for his shot.
That was the gap between Van der Sar and the goal, but because Van der Sar was a half-squat, in order to facilitate the blocking of the shooting line in the lower body area, Yang Yang decisively chose to go above the shoulder.
To score the goal, you need to have a steady and masterful footwork that allows the ball to be as steady as you expected, past Van der Sar's shoulder, and grazed the underside of the crossbar above the goal and into the net.
If there is a slight deviation in footwork, strength, angle, etc., then this shot will be missed!
All of this was a decision made at the last moment, Yang Yang's body didn't have time to think about it at all, after stabilizing his body, he spied a hint of opportunity, and immediately got up directly without hesitation and hit the door with his left foot!
Ferdinand also reacted and quickly made a sliding tackle to block Yang Yang's shot, but after all, he was still a step slow and didn't stop the ball, but tripped Yang Yang, who was sprinting at high speed, into the penalty area.
All of this is a long introduction, but it actually happened in an instant.
When Yang Yang lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground, he saw the ball pass between the outside of Van der Sar's shoulder and the goal post, almost grazing the underside of the goal crossbar, and crashing into the Manchester United goal.
At this moment, his whole body was burning again.
With his hands pressed on the ground and he pushed hard, the whole person stood up again, roared angrily on the spot, didn't look at Ferdinand, quickly turned around and rushed out of the stadium, and went straight to the stand area where the Liverpool fans were.
At this time, the whole Wembley Stadium was cheering wildly!
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“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!”
"Yang Yang! Yang Yang has scored!!! ”
"Oh my God, in the 35th minute, Yang Yang scored the first goal for Liverpool!"
"It was a very wonderful goal, it came from Yang Yang's individual performance, Rio Ferdinand had exhausted all means, but he still couldn't stop Yang Yang from scoring a goal, and the Manchester United captain looked extremely depressed and frustrated."
"This is definitely a manifestation of Yang Yang's personal strength!"
"Let's take a look at this slow-motion replay, Ferdinand has a lot of small actions in the process of defending Yang Yang, this time the hitting action is obvious, but Yang Yang never fell to the ground, perhaps because he felt that even if he fell to the ground, he might not be able to get a penalty."
"But we saw that Yang Yang's fighting spirit was very tenacious, and the subsequent shot was also quite beautiful, Van der Sar had been prepared, but he still couldn't stop it."
'It's going to be a big blow to Manchester United and Ferguson should now think about whether United are going to adopt a more proactive and attacking approach as this is the Carabao Cup final.
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Gareth Barry couldn't believe his eyes, because he didn't expect Yang Yang to really score.
Strictly speaking, it was a mistake from him.
This pass was a little slower, causing Yang Yang's anti-offside position to fail to make the biggest threat.
Any attacking player will be distressed by Rio Ferdinand's involvement, as the United captain is a force to be reckoned with, and some even consider him one of the best centre-backs in the world.
Small movements are the hallmark of all professional defenders, and Rio Ferdinand is no exception.
But Yang Yang stubbornly withstood Ferdinand's interference, and relied on his own ability and tenacious performance to turn the originally missed opportunity into a goal.
Is this what a superstar?
Gareth Barry was shocked and admired from the bottom of his heart, so he was the first to rush towards Yang Yang, hugging the amazing teammate the sidelines, and kept shouting, "Great!" It's just amazing! ”
Yang Yang was thanking him for his passing.
This made Gareth Barry a little ashamed, because this pass was supposed to be a mistake, but Yang Yang insisted on turning it into an assist, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
Gareth Bell also caught up.
This Welsh youngster is only a little younger than Yang Yang, but at this moment, his eyes are full of admiration, even admiration, because he is also a left winger, and he dreams of being able to gallop on the field like Yang Yang, and capture the flag!
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In the end, it was Liverpool's goal that temporarily led 1-0 in the first half.
Benitez was pleased with the team's performance, but also pointed to the challenge ahead for the team, which is that United will do everything they can to fight back.
The second half was the biggest test for the team, especially at the start of the second half.
"Ferguson will be desperate to equalise as soon as possible!"
As Benitez expected, after the start of the second half, United launched another attack, especially several attacking players in the midfield, who played very aggressively.
In the first two minutes, Gareth Barry was forced to foul at the edge of the penalty area, and Cristiano Ronaldo's direct free kick almost penetrated Liverpool's goal.
The Reds then created a couple of chances, all of which were threatened.
Ferguson even made an early substitution in the 55th minute, bringing on Ryan Giggs to strengthen the team's attacking force.
The Red Devils were on the offensive and Liverpool were beaten very passively for a while.
Benitez was forced to make a substitution in the 65th minute, with Steven Gerrard coming on as a substitute for Crouch to strengthen the midfield, and Yang Yang being pushed up front alone.
Comprehensiveness has created a wealth of tactics, and Yang Yang, who can play multiple positions and many different roles, has become the biggest trump card in Benitez's hands.
In the next few minutes, Liverpool still held on the counter-attack, and in the face of a wolf-like Manchester United, the Reds did not choose to go-for-tat, after all, Liverpool are now leading by one goal.
In the 70th minute, Manchester United finally made a mistake after a series of attacks.
When the ball was broken in the midfield, Yang Yang took the initiative to retreat, and after receiving Gerrard's pass, he turned to the left and sent the ball behind O'Shea.
Gareth Bale sprinted forward along the left touchline at such speed that United's right wing-backs were powerless to stop him, and the Welshman felt as if he was flying and used his speed to his full advantage.
After catching up with the ball, Gareth Bale continued to stride forward, rushing all the way to the left baseline before suddenly kicking in a cross.
The curling ball went past Rio Ferdinand on the left touchline of the box and fell behind the United captain.
Yang Yang came from behind, inserted behind Rio Ferdinand, grabbed ahead of Vidic, leaped high and headed the ball from close range.
The ball changed direction and flew to the right side of the goal.
Van der Sar made a flying save, but the ball flew straight into the top right corner of the net.
“!!!!!”
"It's still Yang Yang! Brace! ”
"In front of Ferdinand and Vidic, two high school defenders, Yang Yang used his accurate running and prediction to grab the landing point, and hit the header from close range, 2-0!"
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Once again, the entire Wembley Stadium was boiling.
All the Liverpool fans in the stadium were chanting Yang Yang's name, and he quickly rushed out of the stadium, all the way to the bottom of the fans' stands, and celebrated the hard-won but valuable goal with his teammates who rushed in.
Two to zero! Liverpool is stable!
Gerrard, Carragher and other teammates also surrounded Yang Yang one after another.
Although the League Cup is more of a chicken rib, it is also a domestic cup championship in the end, and the final opponent is Manchester United.
To be able to beat a rival like Manchester United and win the Carabao Cup is a proud achievement in any case, not to mention that Liverpool are currently on a team on all other fronts.
Winning the League Cup is undoubtedly a good start for the second half of the season to challenge for all titles.
scored twice, and Yang Yang once again proved his value and role in the crucial final.
That's what a superstar is!
This is the value of Yang Yang!
Gerrard is the captain of the team, he hugged Yang Yang the one hand, cheering and celebrating wildly, but on the other hand, he was worried, because he was worried, what would Liverpool become after losing Yang Yang?
You know, Liverpool has been able to lead the league all the way this season, shine in the Champions League, go hand in hand in the League Cup and FA Cup, and Yang Yang's 42 goals and 23 assists so far can be described as a great contribution.
It's only March 1 now, and according to the current momentum, Yang Yang's total goals this season will definitely exceed 50 again.
Once he is lost, who will Liverpool fill the hole of more than 50 goals and 20 or 30 assists this season?
Who can replace Yang Yang?
The answer is, no! 8)