686 Revenge
In midweek, after three days of playing Chelsea, the Premier League ushered in its tenth round.
Liverpool host Portsmouth.
Yang Yang only played the first 60 minutes of this game, and in the 33rd minute of the first half, he assisted Crouch on the left side to score, and then the game fell into a stalemate.
The Premier League, the Champions League and the League Cup, coupled with the national team games, Liverpool's players are basically spinning in a row, and the pressure is very high.
After Yang Yang went off the field, in the 75th minute, Gareth Bale crossed from the left, Portsmouth midfielder Diop was fouled for handball in the penalty area, got a yellow card, and Gerrard hit the penalty, 2-0.
In the end, Liverpool defeated Portsmouth 2-0 at home to win the Premier League for the tenth in a row.
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Although they beat Portsmouth 2-0, Liverpool won this game very dangerously.
But in the words of the outside media and the fans, it's good to win.
With such a long season, it is inevitable that a team will have ups and downs, but as long as they can secure the points, the final result will not be too bad, and everyone is full of confidence in Liverpool's prospects for the season.
Manchester United beat West Ham United 2-0 at home in this round, and Cristiano Ronaldo ushered in a burst of action, scoring a brace, which was also unanimously affirmed by the outside world after the game.
Ferguson did not talk about the team's winning title in his post-match press conference, but he did believe that Cristiano Ronaldo deserved the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year because he is one of the best players in the world.
Chelsea also improved their performance this round after losing the big talk, beating Hull City 3-0 away.
On the contrary, Arsenal, after leading a lot, conceded two goals in the last four minutes, and finally drew 4-4 at home to Tottenham Hotspur and failed to win this north London derby.
After ten rounds, the Premier League schedule has also been played by a quarter, and the situation is basically clear.
Liverpool lead the 10-game winning streak, with Chelsea seven points behind, followed by Manchester United in third with 21 points and Arsenal tied with Aston Villa and Hull City at 20.
On the scorer list, Yang Yang's momentum of consecutive goals was interrupted, with only one assist in this round, but in the first ten rounds, he scored a total of fifteen goals and six assists in the amazing data, still firmly defending his aura as the Premier League's top scorer, and at the same time launching the final assault on the upcoming December.
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At the weekend, Liverpool finally lost.
After ten wins in a row, the Reds lost 2-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur.
After a week of double matches and a series of strong opponents, Liverpool finally made a mistake and lost away.
Yang Yang received a throw-in from Aurelio on the left side three minutes into the first half, crossed to the back post, and assisted Kuyt to volley home the goal to open the scoring for Liverpool.
But in the 69th minute of the second half, Bentley took a corner kick, and Carragher scored an own goal from close range and equalized.
In the closing stages of the game, Daniel Aager was not tight and made a mistake, and Pavlyuchenko scored from close range.
The Premier League reversal king suffered a tragic reversal, and Liverpool also ushered in the first defeat of the new season.
However, after the game, the Reds were recognized by the vast majority of media and fans from the outside world.
There are even many media outlets that have written sympathy for Liverpool's plight, because this team has indeed encountered strong opponents in recent times, with a non-stop weekly double against strong teams such as Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur, and no one dares to say that there will be no mistakes.
No, Tottenham Hotspur was played at the weekend, and Atletico Madrid was welcomed in midweek.
This kind of continuous rotation of continuous games is a huge drain on the pressure and physical fitness of the team, and at the same time, it is also a huge drain on the psychology of the players.
Alan Hansen said in his column that Liverpool's loss was indeed unlucky, both goals were mistakes from the backline, and Carragher's own goal was even more lucky.
"This situation may seem accidental, but it is actually an inevitability."
"In the final analysis, Liverpool's game pressure during this period of time is too great, and the players are consumed too much, resulting in the second half of the game, the physical consumption is too serious, and it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes that should not be repeated."
Even Tottenham Hotspur's Redknapp said after the game that the reversal of Liverpool was favored by Lady Luck, especially the final attack.
But no matter what, a loss is a loss!
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Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the season, but Manchester United narrowly beat Hull City 4-3 at home, and the Red Devils also played a dangerous game, with Ronaldo scoring twice in a row to give United an early 4-1 lead.
Unexpectedly, in the closing stage of the game, the Hull City team suddenly played a series of attacks, scored two goals in a row, and even almost equalized at one point, and finally Manchester United narrowly defeated the opponent 4-3 at home with excellent defense.
Arsenal were not as fortunate as Manchester United, with the Gunners losing 2-1 at Stoke City.
Chelsea, on the other hand, beat Sunderland 5-0 at home, largely continuing the judgment of the Blues this season.
Scolari's team are good at playing the mess, but they are clearly wilting in the strong dialogue.
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Losing the first game of the new season, Liverpool ushered in the fourth round of the Champions League group without stopping.
Atletico Madrid are clearly prepared, they are very different from Liverpool and have a more relaxed La Liga schedule.
As a result, taking advantage of Liverpool's poor performance, Antonio López assisted Maxi Rodriguez to score a goal in the first half to take the lead on the road.
Yang Yang came on as a substitute in the 61st minute, and then Liverpool launched a series of attacks, and Benitez even used up the final substitution early in the 75th minute, showing his courage and determination.
In the end, Liverpool scored two goals in the 83rd and 93rd minutes respectively by Yang Yang and Gerrard to reverse Atletico Madrid, win another victory, and advance to four consecutive wins.
This has undoubtedly greatly eased the pressure on Liverpool.
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At noon on November 8, the twelfth round of the Premier League.
The highlight of the game was Arsenal's home game against Manchester United, and in the first 22 minutes of the first half, Nasri volleyed from the left and hit Gary Neville's leg and bounced into the back of the net for an own goal.
Just three minutes into the second half, it was Cesc Fabregas who provided the assist after getting rid of Gary Neville's defence, and Nasri volleyed in the box to score again to extend Arsenal's lead further.
The Reds were not able to put in a good attacking performance until the end of the game, when substitute Brazilian teenager Rafael pulled a game back for the Red Devils, but ultimately lost the game 1-2.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored two goals in two consecutive rounds, is also on fire in this round, and Wayne Rooney has not scored in several consecutive games.
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Manchester United lost, but Liverpool played very vigorously at home.
Yang Yang only played the first 60 minutes, but contributed two assists for Liverpool and helped Crouch score twice.
After the second half changed sides, Arbeloa scored another goal in the final stage of stoppage time to make it 3-0.
Chelsea, on the other hand, beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 thanks to Nicolas Anelka's brace.
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After playing the twelfth round of the Premier League, Liverpool ushered in the round of 16 knockout round of the League Cup.
This time Liverpool's draw was not ideal, with Tottenham Hotspur drawn and away.
Yang Yang didn't even make the squad for the game, and Benitez played in north London with a half-main and half-substitute lineup.
The draw came out early, but then Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 2-1 at home, bringing the feud between the two teams from the league to the Carabao Cup, adding some excitement to the knockout tie.
The first half was tied 0-0, with Gareth Bale playing well against his former club, and Gareth Barry and Lucas Reva also showed great courage in midfield to keep the team out.
Even at the start of the second half, Gareth Bale assisted Gareth Barry for a goal.
After the 51st minute, Pavlyuchenko scored a goal to equalize the score.
However, in the 62nd minute, veteran Hyypia, who started the game, made the final decision in front of goal, receiving Gareth Bale's free-kick from the left and heading home from close range against Tottenham Hotspur.
2-1, Liverpool took revenge away from home, eliminated Tottenham Hotspur, and successfully reached the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
This time, the Reds will face Watford in the Championship.
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In mid-November, the Premier League officially announced again that the two monthly awards in October were still given to Liverpool, who had won consecutive games, among them, Yang Yang once again won the monthly player of the month in October, and Benitez continued to win the monthly coach of the month.
This was also unanimously recognized by the media and fans, as Liverpool's performance in October was indeed quite good.
And perhaps spurred on by the best reward of the month, Yang Yang was unusually brave in the 13th round of the Premier League at the weekend, and after a week's rest, he became the most dangerous player of the match.
In the 28th minute of the first half, Yang Yang scored with a close-range header and broke through Bolton's goal.
It was a free-kick opportunity he created on the left, but the angle was not suitable for a direct shot, and Aurelio came up to take the penalty and fell to the front post, where Yang Yang headed in from close range to open the scoring.
After that, the two sides played very closely, until the seventy-third minute of the second half, Yang Yang forced a breakthrough on the left side and crossed, and Gerrard's header from the front of the small penalty area scored again, 2-0.
The score was also maintained until the end of the game, when Liverpool beat Bolton 2-0 thanks to Yang Yang's pass and shot.
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Manchester United beat Stoke City 5-0 at home, and little Rojro scored twice, and his performance was also very brave.
Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 away, with Nicolas Anelka netting twice.
Only the unlucky Arsenal, who lost 0-2 at home to Aston Villa, broke a big upset.
Arsene Wenger's side are gradually opening up a gap with the champions.