Liverpool's game against Aston Villa was the Reds' last home game of the season, and with the title at stake, the Anfield stadium was packed.

Almost all Liverpool fans want to come to Anfield and cheer on the team's run to the title.

Having just finished the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool's squad has undergone some changes.

The goalkeeper is still Reina, and the Spanish goalkeeper is getting better and better, one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the Premier League this season, and he has also won the recognition of Yang Cheng and the coaching staff, as well as Liverpool fans, and is the team's undisputed number one goalkeeper.

At the back, Yang Cheng used Leiton? Barnes, Nemanja Vidic, Carragher and Finnan, and the midfield trio is Arau? Diarra, Carrick and Gerrard, and the front three are Franck Ribery, Larsson and Arjen Robben.

With Aston Villa still entangled in the relegation zone, everyone feels that this game will be very difficult. O'Reilly also said before the game that he must take points from Liverpool's Anfield Stadium to ensure the team is out of the relegation zone.

But no one expected that what should have been a fierce game would turn into a one-man show for Liverpool from the beginning.

Just four minutes into the game, Carrick, who failed to play in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, was very active, a sharp and precise low ball in the middle of the pitch went straight through the two central defenders of Aston Villa, and after Larsson successfully countered offside, burst into the penalty area, took the ball and shook it past goalkeeper Sorensen. Push the empty goal, 1:0!

The goal completely established Liverpool's advantage, and the Reds began to sound the signal for a furious attack.

In particular, this group of Liverpool attackers are desperately trying to perform better and convince the manager to let them go to the upcoming Champions League final, so they are all very active.

Aston Villa, on the other hand, was stunned by Liverpool's first goal as soon as it opened. The field was so passive that he could only shrink to his own half to defend to the death, and Liverpool's possession rate in the first 20 minutes was as high as 74%, so you can imagine how passive Aston Villa is.

Jose Mourinho, who came from London to Liverpool to watch the game, shook his head and left the pitch after watching the first 20 minutes of the game. Although he was blocked by reporters outside the door and refused to say anything, everyone could see that he was depressed.

But as soon as he walked out of the gate, he heard a monstrous cheer coming from the stadium.

There is no doubt that Liverpool must have scored again!

Gerrard cut in at the back and headed past Aston Villa after Finnan had linked up with Arjen Robben on the right flank!

Liverpool were more active after the two games in a row, but O'Reilly made immediate adjustments. Aston Villa are starting to think more about defending, after all, if Liverpool are allowed to chase after them like this, the situation will be very bad.

The two sides ended the first half 2-0, but neither side made any substitutions in the second half, and the tactics basically followed the tactics of the first half.

But in the 48th minute, less than three minutes into the second half, Gerrard advanced with the ball, and Larsson retreated to the edge of the penalty area to respond. Then the ball was distributed to the left, Ribery quickly stepped forward, got the ball and crossed, Gerrard got rid of the defense of the opposing central defender Cahill in front of the point, and grabbed the point to break through the goal of Aston Villa again, 3:0!

Back-to-back goals put Liverpool on the line, especially after five minutes. Gerrard scored a hat-trick again with a long-range shot from outside the box from another Robben corner.

Those three goals also put Steven Gerrard in the league scoring charts to catch up with Arsenal's top scorer Thierry Henry, both of whom are currently top scorers with 24 goals, but Arsenal only have one game left. Liverpool, on the other hand, have 2 games left.

Yang Cheng took into account that Gerrard's feet have been very hard recently and his shooting condition is very good, so after 4:0, he replaced Gerrard with Dutch veteran Davies, so that the veteran who decided to leave the team at the end of the season at Anfield Stadium to accept the fans' farewell.

As soon as Davies came on the pitch, the stands at Anfield Stadium immediately burst into cheers, and many fans pulled out banners and held up cards to keep Davies or wish him all the best at Ajax. Romance novels..., the Dutchman followed Yang Cheng to Anfield Stadium, and although he only played for more than a year in the three years he was in Liverpool, he contributed to the league title in the first season, and in the Champions League in the second season, as well as many games this season, he showed his best form and strength to help Liverpool beat their opponents.

With that in mind, it's impossible for fans to forget Davis' contribution to the team.

In the 79th minute, after Robben poked into the penalty area, he was attacked by the opponent's Aron? Hughes tripped in the box and when the referee showed the red card and penalty, all the fans chanted Davis' name.

This time, Robben did not rush to the credit, but handed the ball to Davies, and the Dutch boars were responsible for the penalty.

The Liverpool fans in the stadium stood up in unison and gave the Dutch veteran the last pinnacle of his career to a long applause, shouting Davies' name and thanking him for his contribution to the team.

The Dutchman was calm and sensible, not affected by the sensational actions of the fans, he calmly took the ball into the corner of the goal, but after the goal, he fell to his knees on the pitch, and all the Liverpool players rushed up and hugged the Dutchman.

Three years ago, he was a player who had been banned by Juventus for a year and was thought by countless to be likely to retire, but Liverpool gave him a new lease of life, and here he played at the peak of his career.

When he joined Liverpool three years ago, he never imagined that the next three years would be so beautiful, but the years are unforgiving, and it is really time for him to go.

Raising his head, he took off his glasses and wiped the liquid around his eye sockets that could no longer tell whether it was tears or sweat. Then put on his glasses again, hugged his teammates one by one, and then ran to the sidelines, facing Yang Cheng, who had already opened his arms to him, and hugged the head coach who brought him dignity again.

A deafening shout rang out from across the Anfield stadium!

At this moment, the game, the score is no longer important, what matters is between the players and the manager. This friendship between the team and the fans, this connection, this is the most important thing!

Yang Cheng remembers that Ferguson respects the Scottish coach very much, Jock? Stan once said something. "Football is nothing without fans!"

However, with the professionalization of football, more and more teams have begun to ignore their fans.

But in Liverpool, Yang Cheng can still see this group of fanatical fans, he can still see the faces of each of them, the joy and sadness brought about by the team's wins and losses, and the primitive and simple treatment of football and the team. Feelings for faith.

In the UK, there are too many teams similar to Liverpool, such as Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon, etc., but there is no doubt that Liverpool is the most special team, not because of their results, but because of their fans!

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"I'm very happy that we won this crucial game!"

Beat Aston Villa 5-0. Yang Cheng said proudly in front of all reporters at the post-game press conference.

'We were very resilient to the pressure from Chelsea, just to sit on the league leader for a couple of hours and then pull them down, which is great!'

Several local Liverpool reporters shouted excitedly, and some Liverpool fan reporters also joined in. The whole press conference was very enthusiastic.

'But we can't rest on our laurels because our next two games are away, one in London and one in Portsmouth, and they are very difficult games to play. So we should put the win and the celebration aside and put our heart and soul into the game. ”

After a pause, Yang Cheng nodded and said with a confident smile: "Yes, guys, only by winning these two games can we be qualified to win the championship!" ”

After speaking, this guy clenched his fists excitedly, looking confident, but he refused to let out his bold words easily. ..., it feels really uncomfortable to be chased by Mourinho's team for half a year, fortunately, in the end, the pressure he was under finally brought him a rich reward, but the more critical it is, the more Yang Cheng dares not be careless, and the overturning of the boat in the gutter has not happened less.

Even if Yang Cheng has no doubt that the league has arrived!

Liverpool are one point ahead of Chelsea after beating Aston Villa, meaning that Liverpool can claim the title if they win either of their next two games.

The opponent of the two games is West Ham United, and the other is Portsmouth, although they are both away games, but Yang Cheng is very confident, because these two teams, West Ham United is heavily in debt, the military is unstable, the current league ranking is in the middle, there is no desire, but the FA Cup final may be more difficult to play, as for Portsmouth, although it is fighting for relegation, but the overall strength of the team and Liverpool is still not a small gap.

And before and after these two games, Liverpool only needs to focus on the league, so Yang Cheng is very confident.

But having confidence doesn't mean you can be careless!

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Despite the manager's plea for calm and sanity, the next day the newspapers still ran cheers for the title, and the whole city was boiling, with all the Liverpool fans rushing to the streets in a frenzy for a ticket south to London.

Everyone wants to experience every moment of history, so they all want to be able to witness Liverpool's title win at West Ham's Upton Park.

And with no league and no cup matches in midweek, almost all fans around the world are focused on the 36th round of the league match in London, where Liverpool travel to West Ham United.

As the decorated manager who brought West Ham from the Championship to the Premier League, Pardew spent two years bringing West Ham from a crumbling relegation team to the middle of the Premier League, and did not make too many signings in his first season, namely the €2.5 million transfer of Benayoun from Racing Santander, and the player performed very well.

But. Although there is no desire for this game, West Ham United still shouted before the game to win Liverpool first and cheer for the FA Cup final. Pardew also said that he would not show mercy to Liverpool's men.

Due to the midweek rematch, Yang Cheng rotated in the game, the goalkeeper was still Reina, and the backline was Reese, Vidic, Carragher and Glenn? Johnson. The midfielders are Essien and Aarau? Diarra, Gerrard plays in the middle, Ronaldo plays left winger, Arshavin plays right winger, and Drogba occupies the main center forward position.

Liverpool's tactical formation became 4231. There is clearly more emphasis on pressing and controlling in the midfield.

West Ham are still their best 442 tactics, but there are also some well-known stars in this team, such as Leo? Ferdinand's younger brother settled? Rio Ferdinand is the backbone of the West Ham side at the back, while England veteran Sheringham is the main striker of the Hammers, both of whom are famous players in the Premier League.

Liverpool tried to keep the tempo as fast as possible from the start, so after the opening kick-off, they frequently created killings on both flanks, with Reese and Ronaldo being particularly active on the left. Arshavin on the right is more involved in the midfield's playmaking and passing.

West Ham United's change of formation against Liverpool was somewhat unexpected, but the tactics that this team arranged before the game were defensive counterattacks, so they were not chaotic, contracted the defense, played methodically, and played 0:0 in the first half.

In the second half, Liverpool made adjustments, Yang Cheng pulled Arshavin to the middle and retreated to the midfield organization. Gerrard went to play on the right, with Glenn? Johnson formed a passage on the right and attacked the left side of West Ham.

The change paid off at the start of the second half, when Ronaldo struck Drogba on the left and crossed diagonally into the right of the box, where Steven Gerrard got rid of a defender on the right flank and slotted into the box. Calmly sent the ball into the goal guarded by Walker, 0:1!

Gerrard excitedly rushed out of the corner flag area after the goal, rushed to the bottom of the stands where the Liverpool fans were, and raised his head and howled.

His form this season is really good, and the team's run-in is getting better and better. And Liverpool's tactics are also very suitable for his type of player to play, so that after Yang Cheng took charge of Liverpool, he has scored more and more goals for three consecutive years, and this season he has surpassed Henry to become the first scorer in the Premier League.

It was his 25th goal of the season!

Even before the game, Gerrard said he wanted to be the league's top scorer, because in the history of the Premier League, Liverpool had only two seasons in the history of the Premier League, with Owen occupying the league's top scorer in the league, but that was a tie, and for two consecutive seasons there were three players tied for the top scorer.