Chen Yu killed Portsmouth with a free kick that seemed to be a pass in the 90th minute, so that Portsmouth, who had been filthy for 90 minutes, stole chickens and lost the game.

After the game, Portsmouth manager Redknapp was very unconvinced, and he did not admit that Chen Yu's free kick was intended to be a goal.

'We didn't waste time coming to Anfield, we could have managed a draw but luck beat us, we defended well today, we basically didn't give the opponent a chance to score, but a pass from the opponent flew into the net at the end and it made all our efforts come to naught.

Liverpool manager Benitez completely thinks that Chen Yu is a wonderful free kick, as for the arc of the ball is low or high, he thinks it doesn't matter, if it is too high, the goalkeeper will definitely perceive that the low arc is the essence of this free kick.

Although Chen Yu only came off the bench twice and scored two goals, Benitez believes that Chen Yu is the forward answer that Liverpool has been looking for for so many years.

"Chen saved the team, this is the second time he has saved the team, for a long time, we have played a strong team with good results, but we always can't find a good way to play defensive counterattack in the middle of the team, these two games without Chen, I'm afraid we can only get 1 point, we are now in the chasing stage, 1 point means losing 2 points. Due to physical reasons, Chen Yu has not been on the field for a long time, he still has not recovered to the best condition, he has made a lot of mistakes, and his teammates are not tacit, but he has shown the sense of smell of a world-class goalscorer, no matter how difficult the game is, he can always find a way to get the ball into the opponent's door, although Liverpool is already a world-class team, but Chen is still a player who can make Liverpool improve a notch, he is the answer to Liverpool's front, we spend 30 million euros to introduce him is not a gamble, His worth is by no means measurable by 30 million. ”

Benitez has praised Chen Yu to the fullest, but Chen Yu's teammates have praised Chen Yu even more.

In an interview with reporters after the game, Liverpool striker Kuyt said with excitement and envy: "Chen's shooting feeling is really good, he is the kind of natural goalscorer, although he failed to win the European Ballon d'Or this time, but he is definitely a Ballon d'Or superstar, I am lucky to be with him, I will try to learn from him." ”

Captain Steven Gerrard also expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Chen Yu, saying: "Since Fowler left, Liverpool has never produced a No. 9 who has scored more than 20 goals per season, and now Chen has given us hope, he has the ability to become the greatest No. 9 in Liverpool's history, and now Chen can only help us in goals, I hope he can get better soon and create more brilliant results with us." ”

His teammates and coaches were amazed by Chen Yu, but Chen Yu was not satisfied with his watch at all, he said in a press conference after the game: "The result is definitely very good, I scored a goal, the team won the game, but the process was not ideal, the opponent almost completely limited our play, I didn't have too many chances, and I didn't create too many chances, only that free kick I hit the opponent's goalkeeper an unexpected, next time, I hope not to win so thrilling." ”

In the 15th round, Liverpool once again won the mid-range team Portsmouth, obtained an important three points, and rushed to 7th in the standings, although Manchester United and Chelsea won the victory in this round, the points gap did not continue to narrow, but because Arsenal lost again, the difference between Liverpool and Arsenal has narrowed to 1 point, as long as Liverpool can maintain this state, it is only a matter of time before they surpass Arsenal, as for whether there is any hope of catching up with Manchester United and Chelsea, In addition to their own solid and excellent performances, they also need Manchester United and Chelsea to cooperate, if they are not in good form, Liverpool have hope, if they are as stable as they are now, Liverpool can only aim to break into the top four.

Entering December, Liverpool is facing three heavy tasks, one is to chase points in the league, and strive to narrow the gap between Chelsea and Manchester United before Christmas, because the last four rounds of Liverpool's opponents are all weak teams in the Premier League, if you don't take advantage of this time to chase points, after the start of the Champions League knockout round, Liverpool like Liverpool, which is not as deep as Chelsea and Manchester United, will be stretched. The second is to reach the last four of the Carabao Cup, after Liverpool eliminated Birmingham, their quarter-final opponent is Arsenal, who lost 3-0 away to Arsenal in the first leg of the league, and now they will want to avenge this in the Carabao Cup. The third is to strive for the first place in the Champions League group, to find a weaker opponent for the knockout round, although it is said that if you want to win the championship, you can't be afraid of any opponent, but the team with a weaker bench still hopes to meet a strong opponent later, so as not to have too many injuries, and play to the end with less than 5 percent of your strength, and you have more than enough strength in the face of the championship trophy.

Liverpool's first game in December will be against Wigan Athletic.

Last season's Wigan became a famous counterexample in the money-burning Premier League, the team with almost no well-known stars once occupied the top three positions in the standings, although it gradually fell behind in the second half, but finally achieved an astonishing result of the league, Wigan, which is famous for playing rugby, suddenly became the "miracle land" of football, and coach Jewell was also promoted to the top coach of the Premier League.

In order to maintain his position in the top league, this season owner Whelan finally took out his pocket and strengthened various positions in a very targeted manner, and some people who showed their faces in the World Cup also came to the team.

It turns out that Liverpool's third goalkeeper Kirkland and Heskey, Dutch striker Lanzate, Ecuadorian striker Valencia, in addition to the balloon star Hesky, these are all well-known players, with the addition of these players, Jewell, who is good at playing overall tactics, can be regarded as a tiger with wings, and now ranks 9th with 21 points in 14 rounds of games, and is even expected to enter the European arena.

Before Chen Yu did not come back, in the face of a team like Wigan Athletic, Benitez and fans were difficult to feel at ease, they had not won the league championship because they were not weak when they were strong, they were not strong when they were weak, and they often lost points on weak teams, but now after Chen Yu's comeback, his ability to grasp opportunities has become Benitez's killer weapon against middle and lower teams, even if Chen Yu can't start now, he can only play about 20 minutes, but he has been able to gain most of the trust of Benitez and fans.

Chen Yu is still a substitute in this game, but in the face of last season's double kill, Wigan Athletic, which won all four meetings in history, Liverpool's forwards have come up with confidence, first Bellamy scored twice, and then Kuyt pushed the empty goal, Liverpool led 3:0 in the first half, and the suspense was eliminated early, at this time Benitez was finally able to easily send Chen Yu on the field to run in with his teammates.

Chen Yu's state is as always, there is no qualitative change, but he is still related to the goal, less than five minutes into the game, Chen Yu at the back post header broke through the door guarded by former Liverpool goalkeeper Kirkland, three consecutive substitutes, three consecutive goals, now Chen Yu's number of goals has been the same as Bellamy, only three less than Kuyt.

In this round of the traditional four finals of the Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal all won, and Manchester United and Chelsea won by one goal in the face of strong opponents, and their state was very stable, and they did not give Liverpool a chance to chase points.

The midweek away match with Galatasaray has already qualified from the group, and the Turks are too rough to play, Benitez was not going to let Chen Yu go to Istanbul in order to protect Chen Yu, but Chen Yu strongly asked to go with the team to adapt to the rhythm of the Champions League, Benitez had to let Chen Yu go with the team.

The game was extremely intense, Liverpool led twice, but the Turks equalized the score twice, due to the other game PSV Eindhoven was poured into Bordeaux early by 3 goals, this game Liverpool as long as they do not lose to qualify for the top spot in the group, in the case of a 2:2 draw, they played a little conservatively, Benitez pressed Chen Yu on the bench, changed two defenders, and was overtaken by Galatasaray in the 80th minute, if Liverpool loses, they will be relegated to second, It was only at this time that Benitez gave Chen Yu the third substitution, hoping that Chen Yu could complete a goal in the remaining ten minutes.

In fact, at this time, Benitez is also a dead horse as a live horse doctor, after all, Liverpool has qualified, and the second qualification is not unacceptable, but Chen Yu's goal luck is still not over, he scored from a distance in the third minute of injury time to help Liverpool draw Galatasaray 3:3 away, and Liverpool also got his wish to enter the Champions League round of 16 with the first place in the group.

Round 17 of the league is a good opportunity for Liverpool, this round of Chelsea and Arsenal London derby, Manchester United and Manchester City Manchester derby, while Liverpool host 16th-placed Fulham, as long as they can beat Fulham, they can sit back and watch the chase and chase the points.

This game is very important for Liverpool, Benitez finally gave Chen Yu a chance at half time this time, and Chen Yu also lived up to expectations, in the first half 0:0 unfavorable situation, Chen Yu kicked overhead, scored twice, helped the team defeat Fulham 4:0, and also expanded the league goal tally in Liverpool to five.

In this round, Liverpool finally waited for the opportunity to chase points, although Manchester United won 3:1 in the derby, but Chelsea and Arsenal did not distinguish the winner, Chelsea was unlucky in this game, hit three posts in a row, and was opened up by Manchester United in the title battle by five points, and was chased by Liverpool by two points.

After this round, Liverpool has 27 points and Manchester United is still 14 points, but the difference with Chelsea is only 9 points, and it is two points more than Arsenal, which makes Liverpudlian hope for the title again.

In addition, to the surprise and joy of Liverpool fans, they not only ignited the hope of competing for the title, because Chen Yu has scored 5 goals, only 5 goals away from Drogba, who ranks first in the scorer list, and only 3 goals away from the second place Kanu and Reading's Doyle, with Chen Yu's goal efficiency, he missed 12 rounds this season, but still hopes to get the top scorer in the league.

With Liverpool's opponents Watford and Charlton Athletic in the two league games before Christmas even worse, Chen Yu, who is almost in form, has every hope of catching up on the goal.