From the Hope Street Hotel to Anfield, it is still ten minutes.

Every time they go this way, Liverpool's buses are enthusiastically embraced by local fans.

With police cars in front and fans around, this is Liverpool's home stadium!

And every time he passes by the University of Liverpool, Yang Yang will see Chinese student fans holding high the five-star red flag.

When he met his old acquaintance in a foreign country, he would feel it every time and be very moved.

Especially today, sitting in the bus and watching several of his compatriots hold high a huge five-star red flag, his heart is very uncomfortable, and he even gritted his teeth with hatred.

Why should players from football powerhouses deserve more preferential treatment?

Asian football is indeed very weak, not to mention compared with Europe and South America, even compared with Africa and North America, Asian teams are very backward, but because they are backward, they should be treated differently?

With Yang Yang's results last season, a Champions League, the Premier League runner-up, won all the Premier League awards, won the Champions League and the Premier League's goalscorer and assist king, such a report card, if you are a South American and European player, 100% locked the world footballer, did not run.

But just because it is Asia, it is a Chinese player, and it is unjust that it is behind Kaka of Brazil in terms of voice, how unfair is this?

Of course, Yang Yang didn't know what the result would be in four months, maybe he thought too much, maybe he didn't, but he was really unwilling in his heart at this moment.

So, when he saw his compatriots holding high the five-star red flag in front of the University of Liverpool on the team bus, he was really touched, he really felt that he was not alone.

Behind him, he is supported by a billion of his compatriots, who make up a quarter of the world's population.

Chinese football is weak, but it does not mean that the Chinese are weak!

Don't let people look down!

When the five-star red flag disappeared behind the bus, Yang Yang also cleaned up his mood.

From the day he landed in Europe, he knew very well that if you want to change the impression that others have about you, if you want to not be discriminated against, then you have to behave better than others, show convincing strength and performance.

It's true at Almere, it's true at Ajax, it's true at Liverpool and it's the same with FIFA.

In this world, no one will ever pity those who feel sorry for themselves, because complaining and not getting sympathy will only make those who are high up and despise and look down on them even more.

Yang Yang has never been a resentful woman, he is a warrior!

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'I've watched all the footage of Chelsea's games so far this season, including the warm-up games, and I see that they have a problem with a clear weakness and lack in their centre-back position.

When the players returned from warming up at Anfield, Benitez continued to make targeted tactical arrangements ahead of the game, as usual.

He's always worried about players leaking secrets, so he always hides the most important things until the end and doesn't reveal them until he goes on the pitch.

"That's speed!"

As soon as Benitez finished speaking, Yesterdam behind him took a tactical board and placed it on the long table in front of the players, and Chelsea's starting line-up for the game was clearly drawn on it.

In fact, there was nothing unexpected at all.

The goalkeeper was Petr Cech, with Ashley Cole, Ben Haim, John Terry and Essien at the back from left to right, Malouda, Mikel, Frank Lampard and Wright Phillips in midfield, and Kalaw and Drogba up front.

This is a typical four-four-two formation, with a high-pitch and fast-forward combination of Kalou and Drogba in front, which is also a very typical two-striker standard, and there is nothing surprising about it.

The combination of midfielders Mikel and Frank Lampard is not unusual, as Essien has been moved to right-back.

Malouda and Wright Phillips occupy the flanks, which is clearly a sign of reinforcement on the flanks.

Essien and Ashley Cole have both been in good form this season, and Benhaim has also combined well with Carvalho in the first two rounds, with the Israeli centre-back gradually picking up the team's pillars.

But the weakness of Chelsea's centre-backs that Benitez is referring to is clearly Ben Haim.

'In this Chelsea defence, John Terry is the quintessential British centre-back, reading the game, positioning and intercepting are his strengths, but his weaknesses are his slow pace, lack of agility in turning, and one-on-one defending frontal sprinting speed forwards, which has always been Terry's weakness.

'Ashley Cole was very fast when he was at Arsenal, but after coming to Chelsea, he has experienced a few injuries and his turning and sprinting speed has dropped significantly, but of course, he is still relatively fast at the back of Chelsea.

'Alex is very similar to John Terry, Carvalho has a certain amount of pace, so he can complement John Terry or Alex or Ben Haim very well, but once Carvalho is injured, Chelsea's centre-back zone has to shrink back because their recovery speed will drop a lot.

'That's why Carvalho's chances of winning are 30 per cent higher for Chelsea.'

That's what Rafael Benitez said in his pre-match press conference, but the Spanish head coach never goes untargeted, and everything he says is well-founded.

"Benhaim is also relatively slow in terms of speed, don't look at his height is only 1.83 meters, his characteristics are very comprehensive, his defensive awareness and skills are good, especially the hand-to-hand clinging marking, but the turning and explosiveness are very poor."

'Ben Haim was embarrassed on a couple of frontal runs against American striker Donovan when Chelsea were in the US against the LA Galaxy this summer, and while Ben Haim had a good first two rounds, he committed a lot of fouls because he had to foul the opponent's faster players.

When Benitez said this, the focus was on Chelsea's right wing-back Essien.

'It's important for this player to note that Jose Mourinho played Essien at centre-back for a period last season, and during that period Chelsea's formation was pressed forward as a whole, for the simple reason that Essien was quicker to chase back.

"And this season, Mourinho used Essien to play on the right side, whether it was at home to Birmingham or away to Reading, Chelsea played very badly, a very important reason is that they did not dare to press on the whole."

'Tonight, it's going to be even more pronounced, with the two centre-backs in the Chelsea backline being the type of guy who is slow, not flexible enough to turn around, and not very quick to follow, so Chelsea will still choose not to press it.

When everyone in the locker room heard this, they basically understood what Benitez meant.

Last season, Liverpool played Chelsea four times, winning three and drawing one, and had an advantage in results, but if you watch each game carefully, it can be said that every one was thrilling, especially the two in the Champions League semi-finals.

"What I want to tell you is that Mourinho is a very realistic manager, he doesn't mind what others think, he doesn't even mind everyone scolding him, he just wants results, so he doesn't mind holding on to the draw in this game, and in the case of obvious weakness in the backline, he will definitely defend it and dare not press it."

"On the premise of holding the defense, the speed of the wings will play a role in the counter-attack, and that's his strategy."

"And what I want you to do is to grasp the opponent's weakness and try to make the opponent press out at the beginning."

Benitez's strategy was met with nods from all the Liverpool players in the dressing room.

It's a good trick to lure the enemy in, but Chelsea won't necessarily be fooled.

are all experienced professional players, who doesn't know how many pounds and taels they weigh?

Besides, the players don't know, Mourinho doesn't know yet?

'At the beginning of the game, we had to speed up the tempo, play fast with them, try to make them counterattack, we had to withdraw the positions of our frontcourt players, and the areas of pressing and pressing were mainly concentrated around the halfway line, and we had to open up in front and let them pass the game.

"At the beginning of this season, Essien's active forward on the right side is not small, Yang Yang, you have to be more calm."

Yang Yang understood what Benitez meant, nodded and said, "I know, I will withdraw some more appropriately to give him more freedom." ”

A flash of appreciation flashed in Benitez's eyes.

He has never been worried about Yang Yang, because Yang Yang can always quickly understand his tactical intentions and resolutely implement them on the court, which is a very rare and valuable quality of a professional player.

More importantly, while implementing the tactical intentions of the head coach, Yang Yang is often able to seize the opportunity and give full play to his own characteristics and advantages, which is definitely the most satisfying thing about Yang Yang.

A player of this type like Yang Yang, even if he is old in the future, is still a treasure held in the palm of the palm of all coaches.

It's like Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, who are getting older and more enchanting.

"We started the game with a rush down the two wings, Crouch up front, Kuyt at bay Ashley Cole, Yang looking for opportunities, and everyone had to remember that from the first minute of the game, you had to pick up the tempo."

The players responded in unison.

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When the 43-year-old referee, Rob Styles, walked out of the tunnel with the players of both teams, the entire Anfield stadium seemed to be a sea of rough waves.

The 50,000 Liverpool fans in the stands cheered hoarsely, all raising their voices for the upcoming showdown in the hope of helping the Liverpool players in the stadium overcome their strong opponents and retain their position at the top of the league.

The Liverpool players all raised their hands and applauded the cheers of the fans in the stands.

This move brought them even more enthusiasm.

On the contrary, it was Chelsea who were playing away, and every player's face looked extremely grim.

They are clearly well aware that this is going to be an incredibly difficult matchup.

The Great War is imminent!

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