In the third round of the FA Cup, they beat Swindon 5-2.

In the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Liverpool beat Wigan 2-1 away.

In the 22nd round of the league, the team defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at home.

On January 22, Liverpool beat Manchester United 1-0 away thanks to Gerrard's goal.

The Reds drew 1-1 at home to Blackburn Rovers in the first leg of the Carabao Cup, and Ferguson did not give his all against Liverpool in the hope of winning the league in the hope of winning the cup, but still caused plenty of problems for the Reds.

However, after losing to Liverpool in the league, Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the second leg of the next Carabao Cup semi-final to reach the final.

Liverpool beat Wigan 1-0 at home and beat Wigan 3-1 on aggregate to reach the League Cup final.

After this game, Yang Cheng shouted the slogan directly in an interview with the media, "On February 26, Millennium Stadium, welcome to witness another cup championship of our Liverpool new season!" ”

In response to the provocation from Yang Cheng, Ferguson said that he would go all out in the League Cup final.

'They will have to play on multiple fronts and they will certainly not be able to continue their excellent form before, which is inevitable because Chelsea will put a lot of pressure on Liverpool in the league and it will make them unhappy in the Carabao Cup.'

After a pause, Ferguson went on to talk about the biggest problem facing multi-front operations.

"Everyone thinks that the most terrible thing about multi-front combat is the intensive schedule, but it is not, it is the pressure!"

Why?

"Whether it's a player or a manager, you want to win on multiple fronts. We played well in the FA Cup and the league at Manchester United and in the Champions League as well, we stuck to the third line, we had the opportunity to play on the fourth line, but the game against Tottenham woke us up. ”

United lost 3-1 away from home in that game and knocked out Tottenham Hotspur out of the Carabao Cup, which they eventually won that season.

"It's so stressful, it's hardly something that people can handle. You know, it's that kind of tense moment, with a whole bunch of people behind you running after you, staring at you, everybody trying to stop you. They all want to beat you, you don't have secrets to speak of, you feel like you're going to have to work really hard in every game. ”

"But in this case, you are not willing to give up like this, every game you think, you have finally played here, and you have finally defeated so many opponents......" Ferguson waved his hand, "unwilling." So you will want to fight, but when the head comes, you will forget, everyone will have a limit. ”

The reporter heard Ferguson recall his psychological journey in 99 years, and heard some views of professional managers on multi-front operations, and couldn't help but nod again and again, which is indeed ignored by many people.

"Is there anything you would like to say to your old friend, Mr. Yang Cheng?" The reporter asked.

Ferguson smiled, "You should learn to make trade-offs!" ”

When Ferguson's words reached Yang Cheng's ears. The Chinese laughed, "Is he asking me to show mercy to his men?" If so, then I might as well consider it! ”

"I don't deny that Ferguson is telling the truth, the pressure of playing on multiple fronts is definitely enough to crush anyone, even if he is usually strong, but don't forget, I'm in the Bundesliga, in Serie A. Having won the treble, I know very well what is most needed for multi-front combat. ”

When facing the TV interview camera, Yang Cheng looked very serious.

'I'm not going to tell my players what we have to do. What must we be able to do, I won't say that, on the contrary, I am very neutral to let them understand that the risks that are taken on multiple fronts, we can lose, not just one or two championships, or even all the championships, just like Kaiserslautern in '02, they fought on three fronts and lost three titles, but if they win, it is perfect! ”

"I told my players that we shouldn't always think about what would happen if we didn't do it, if we couldn't do it, it would be a lack of confidence, a lack of morale, and if it were me, in this situation, I would not hesitate to tell myself that I can do it, I can win!"

"What if you can't?" The reporter asked.

Yang Cheng smiled, "Then I'll do everything possible to do it!" "People are like this, you blindly worry, blindly doubt, blindly tell yourself, I can't do it, then you will never be able to do it, but if you can get rid of worry, abandon doubts, tell yourself, I can do it, then you can do it, even if you encounter great difficulties, you will do everything possible to do it." ”

"So you shouted before the season that you wanted to win the quadruple?" The reporter asked.

Yang Cheng nodded, "Yes, I don't care if I can do it or not, I will say my goal, and then move towards it!" ”

After listening to this, the reporter nodded again and again, "Many Liverpool fans like your character very much, and they all say that your character is very consistent with Liverpool's creed of never giving up, so it has created the Istanbul miracle." ”

'I'm grateful to the Liverpool fans, the team and the character of the city, and for giving me a lot of things, I've been here for almost three years and I've learned a lot. Although Yang Cheng doesn't like the weather here, he likes the fans here.

'But a lot of people are worried that you haven't renewed your contract with Liverpool so far.'

According to the contract signed before, by the summer of this year, Yang Cheng will be free.

As soon as this question was mentioned, Yang Cheng laughed, "I haven't considered renewing my contract for the time being, I'm thinking about the game now, and I hope to wait until the end of the season to sit down with the club and talk." ”

Yang Cheng's character is still very trustworthy, at least in the past three years, Mourinho has mentioned a salary increase, the Glazer family has also given Ferguson a salary increase, and Wenger has also increased, but only he is still the same contract three years ago, and he has not risen a penny, which makes his salary surpassed by Mourinho and become the second in the world.

But he never mentioned anything about salary. This is also what many Liverpool fans talk about.

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On January 28, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Liverpool challenged Cheltenham away, and with the outstanding performance of Kuyt and several young players in the youth team, Liverpool defeated Cheltenham 2:0 away and entered the round of 16 of the League Cup.

But after returning to the league, Liverpool still showed signs of fatigue.

First of all, Hyypia was unfavorable in a return to the defense and put an own goal. Giving Birmingham City the lead at Anfield.

After that, Liverpool was dominated by Birmingham's anti-away game and played very embarrassed.

At the crucial moment, Drogba and Gerrard scored two goals in just five minutes in the 62nd and 66th minutes of the second half to help Liverpool reverse Birmingham 2-1.

And after a busy winter break, Jose Mourinho's side are finally showing signs of fatigue.

Back in the 23rd round. They drew Charlton Athletic 1:1 at home, and now in the 24th round, they drew 1:1 with Aston Villa away, drawing two games in a row, and the point gap between them and Liverpool has been pulled from the original 1 point to the current 5 points, and Liverpool has one less round.

Therefore, in the make-up match between Liverpool and Arsenal, Yang Cheng arranged for the main lineup to play. At Anfield, they beat Arsenal 1-0 with a direct free-kick from Ronaldo, extending their lead to eight points, and with this game, Liverpool also broke Arsenal's record for the longest winning streak in Premier League history set in 01/02, extending it to 15 games.

However, in the 25th round, Liverpool visited Stamford Bridge, and Liverpool first scored Chelsea in the 35th minute through Nemanja Vidic. However, in the 68th minute, substitute Crespo used a groundbreaking long-range shot through the goal guarded by Reina, and the Spanish goalkeeper went off injured.

In the end, the two sides ended their winning streak at 1-1, with Liverpool ending their winning streak and Chelsea failing to close the gap on points.

In Yang Cheng's words, "The gap of 8 points can bring us more space!" ”

Many people in the outside world didn't understand the meaning of this. But there are also many who know that winning streaks and unbeaten streaks cannot last, but these eight points can give Liverpool some opportunities to make mistakes without worrying about being caught up by Chelsea at any time.

February 11th. In the 26th round of the league, Liverpool defeated Wigan 1-0 away, and this time it was Hyypia who scored for Liverpool.

In three consecutive rounds of games, Liverpool's powerful offensive firepower group was directly dumb, and there were no goals in the sports battle, all of which relied on set-pieces to win, which made the outside world also see Liverpool's fatigue, especially Yang Cheng's rotation of the team, which was carried out very thoroughly, and players such as Trident, Gerrard and Carrick were all refrigerated in this game. On February 18, in the FA Cup round of 16 knockout round, Liverpool still arranged half of the youth team players to defeat the visiting Cochester United 3:1 at Anfield Stadium and successfully advanced to the next round.

This time, Liverpool will take on Birmingham City away in the last eight knockout rounds.

After playing the FA Cup, the team immediately went to Germany to challenge Werder Bremen away, but in Germany, Liverpool, who had been tired for a long time, directly lost to Werder Bremen 2:3 and suffered a defeat.

This defeat also made the outside world start to criticize Yang Cheng's multi-front strategy, and many media outlets have published articles that Yang Cheng's stubbornness will make Liverpool gain nothing this season, and the promotion situation is in jeopardy.

"The success of Kaiserslautern and Inter Milan is full of chance, and we should also see that the Kaiserslautern and Inter Milan back then, whether in terms of team strength or staffing, are stronger than the current Liverpool, but Yang Cheng is blindly optimistic that Liverpool can be compared with the two teams he coached before, which is very wrong."

"We will not deny that Yang Cheng is excellent, he is outstanding in terms of skills and tactics, cultivating stars, etc., and it is even difficult to find a manager as good as him, but he can't violate the laws of football because of this."

"This defeat is just a wake-up call for him, if you want to fight on multiple fronts, when you are strong enough to have this strength, until then, the best and safest way is to focus on one or two fronts."

In addition to the Sun's report that directly slapped him in the face, a series of other reports also expressed concern about Yang Cheng, believing that before the League Cup final, he suffered such a defeat. Definitely a big impact on morale.

"If it is not handled well, losing to Werder Bremen will be like lighting a fuse, the real flashpoint is this final at the Millennium Stadium, once it fails, it will announce the bankruptcy of Yang Cheng's multi-front strategy, and then it will be like toppling dominoes, which will have a fatal impact on Liverpool."

Alex Ferguson stepped up again, smiling and starting his afterthoughts. "Look, I was right!"

There are also a number of players in the Manchester United team who have stepped up and fallen against Liverpool, and after Keane was expelled from Manchester United by Alex Ferguson, the new captain Gary? Neville says Manchester United will go all out to beat Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium. Win the League Cup.

'The last time we won the Carabao Cup was back in '92 and we weren't in the team yet, so we haven't won the Carabao Cup in our careers and that gives us a huge desire to win the Carabao Cup.

"Yes, we haven't won a single title in the last two seasons and that's a big shame for us. But we are confident in the Carabao Cup final. ”

Rio Ferdinand said: "We will definitely bring the League Cup trophy back to Manchester!" ”

Somewhat surprisingly, after losing to Werder Bremen, Yang Cheng chose to take a cold approach, did not respond to any questions from the outside world, and even answered questions from reporters in the face of questions from reporters at Melwood's pre-match press conference before leaving for Cardiff. It just said that there is no problem within the team, and the speculation from the outside world is seriously inaccurate.

The low profile of one side gives the other side the opportunity to be high-profile.

At a time when the outside world was generally worried, even doubtful and criticized Yang Cheng's strategy, while the Chinese chose to remain silent, Liverpool's players, led by captain Steven Gerrard, took the lead in standing up to defend their manager.

'He's a great manager. He's been proving himself for a long time, so I can't understand why there are always so many people when he's having a hard time. Instead of giving understanding and encouragement, what about taking a down-to-earth attitude? ”

Gerrard is bombarding some of the media, which is also the status quo, because the media wants to win attention and attention, but it can also be seen from this that the current environment has indeed become very impetuous, either to the sky or to step into hell, there is no buffer zone.

"I'm not going to tell the outside world anything about our internal problems, and I didn't even want to be interviewed because the boss told us to talk less and do more, but I really can't get past it."

Gerrard looked excited, "I want to remind everyone who blames and doubts our manager, think with your brains, did we lose? We lost 3-2 away to Werder Bremen, but we still have a home game and we have two away goals in hand, did we lose? ”…,

"All our players unconditionally support our leader, we will guard around him, the strategy of multi-front combat is discussed by several of our captains and coaching staff, not the decision of the leader alone, if there is really nothing in the end, we are willing to bear all the responsibilities with the manager, any criticism and suspicion of our head coach can not shake our internal unity!"

"Finally, I would like to reiterate once again that in our locker room, there is a lot of confidence in the plan of multi-front operations, and we are convinced that we will have the last laugh and we will win!"

Gerrard's opening seemed to be a signal, and the two vice-captains, Carragher and Hyypia, also stepped forward to support their managers, especially Hyypia.

"Whoever says that I have a conflict with the boss for the main position, then he must be an idiot, I respect our manager very, very much, I think he is the best manager in the world!"

"Nemanja (Vidic) took my main position?" Hyypia scoffed at this, "We are a healthy competition and I want to play in the main team in every game, but I am 32 years old and I have to consider my age and my fitness, not to mention, I think Nemanja has performed very well and he deserves to be the main position." ”

Obviously, having just signed a lifetime contract with the club until '09, Hyypia is in a very good mood, and although the main place was snatched away by Vidic, it does not mean that he will not be able to play, and both he and Agger will be able to get full play.

When the team arrived in Cardiff, Robben refused to be interviewed in the face of reporters, he just said that the manager did not want them to be disturbed, and Ronaldo did not accept interviews, but was pestered by a Portuguese journalist and had to say a few words.

"I don't doubt our manager, for me he's both a generous big brother and a good father, who can doubt their brother and father? Didn't you? ”

Drogba, on the other hand, simply stopped and gave an interview.

The Ivorian shook his head with a smile and said all the talk about the manager being questioned within Liverpool was false.

"Look at our group of people, do you seem to be in conflict?" Drogba scoffed.

From getting off the plane to walking out of the gate, Yang Cheng and the players talked and laughed along the way, not like they were in conflict at all.

'I don't think it's a problem at all for this game against Manchester United, you know, Rio Ferdinand is the most afraid of me!'

This stupid big laughing expression amused everyone.

"Every time I have a confrontation with Ferdinand, he is not as good as me, the only thing he can win against me is that he will say a lot of things before every fight, and then he will say that he wants to beat me, and then after the game, he will give himself a lot of excuses to justify his failure, he is indeed better than me!"

Drogba's words were also confirmed by Vidic.

The Eastern European, who recently replaced Hyypia as the main centre-back, nodded incessantly, "Drogba is a nightmare for any centre-back, he's playing more and more cunningly, not as clumsy as he used to be, he's becoming more elusive and difficult to defend, and I think he's the best centre-forward in the world." ”

"We certainly don't have any problems with the boss, as for Hyypia, well, there's a little problem, he's always wearing socks in the room, it stinks, I hate him like that, but he likes to share the room with me!" Vidic laughed.

In the end, all the Liverpool players expressed the same sentiment in interviews.

"For us, the quadruple is not a distant dream and we will do everything we can to achieve it!"

"Start with Manchester United!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )