Regardless of the rumours, at least during the two weeks of World Cup qualifying, Liverpool can definitely be considered the most popular of the European giants.

In the first 1 slot, England are 5 points behind Bōlan in the points ranking of Group F, which makes this traditional powerhouse forced to the edge of the cliff, and the possibility of appearing in the World Cup in Germany is very small, and even many professionals no longer have expectations for England, all believe that the World Cup will lose England in the year after losing the Netherlands in 202.

However, in the crucial game on October 8, England beat Austria 1-0, and the winner was scored by Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, the England midfielder was pulled into his best attacking forward position by Eriksen, and he immediately played sè to score the winning goal to keep England alive at the top of the group.

Due to Bōlan's bye, the gap between the two teams was reduced to 2 points, and the match between the two teams on 12 October was also eye-catching, as it was a match about who would qualify first in the group, with the loser being eliminated out.

In this crucial game, Steven Gerrard set up Owen to break the deadlock, but just before the end of the first half, a low-level mistake by the goalkeeper gave Bōlan a chance to equalise.

In the second half, the two sides played very hard, England launched one bō after another, and Bōlan tightened up the back line and based on defensive counter-attacks, because as long as there was a draw, they would also qualify.

At the crucial moment, Gerrard's long-range shot from outside the box in the 86th minute penetrated the goal of the Bōlan team again, laying the foundation for England to win, and also used this goal to send England directly to the World Cup in Germany.

With these two victories, England reversed Bōlan and topped the group... Smooth qualification.

After this game, the whole of England bombarded Gerrard, almost hailing him as the savior of English football, believing that the captain of Liverpool saved England.

Yang Cheng also went to the scene to watch the game in person, and he found an interesting place.

His arrival has changed Lampard's position... Rather than moving him forward as he did in his previous life, Mourinho instead transformed him into a sapper similar to a defensive midfielder, which made the division of labor between Frank Lampard and Gerrard forward in England's tactics clear. While Frank Lampard's defensive midfielding is not reassuring, Gerrard's attacking prowess has been unleashed.

At least so far this season, his back-to-back Premier League goals have been a testament to his attacking prowess, and Eriksen is unlikely to be impressed by Steven Gerrard's performance in such a situation, but Yang Cheng is still not too optimistic about England's prospects at the World Cup... Quite simply, what England lack is not players, not stars, but rhythm, and Gerrard is not a master of the tempo... Frank Lampard is even less so, which is why England are strong overall, but they almost failed to make it out of the group. Carrick is very good at controlling the tempo and passing in the middle and long distances, but the problem is that his defensive ability is never reassuring, which is why Eriksen does not dare to use him to the fullest, and Liverpool's playmaking core needs a player to protect him, which England's 442 cannot give.

As for the change of formation, Eriksen has no such consideration for the time being.

In addition to Gerrard's outstanding performance in the England national team... Larsson's performance in Sweden has been crucial as well... Missing the match on October 8, Sweden was beaten 0-1 by Croatia... With the same number of points, the situation is precarious.

But in the game on the 12th, with Larsson's two passes and one shot, he helped Sweden defeat Iceland 31 and successfully won the right to qualify for the first place in the group.

And his rival, Didier Drogba, was no slouch in the African qualifiers, with his hat-trick helping Ivory Coast beat Sudan 30 away and reversed Cameroon to qualify from the group and secure a World Cup ticket.

Essien even relied on a pass and a shot to ensure that Ghana defeated the opponent 40 away from home, and also got the World Cup ticket. Several other players, such as Arshavin in Russia, Robben and Kuyt in the Netherlands, Hamann in Germany and Aarau = Diarra in France, have shown great quality. …,

The only one who was more discredited was Nemanja Vidic, who has been the backbone of Serbia and Montenegro's defence and has been as solid as ever, but against Bōsnia, he was sent off the pitch after receiving a red card for an unnecessary foul in the final moments.

But this red card could not hide his role in the Serbian and Montenegro national team, and it was also his performance that allowed Serbia and Montenegro to beat Spain and qualify first in the group, while Spain was forced to participate in the play-offs for the last chance to lose, and if it fails, Spain will likely miss the World Cup in Germany.

With Liverpool's 4-1 home win over Chelsea, which attracted the attention of the world, coupled with the pivotal role played by Liverpool players in the qualifiers, the whole world suddenly became appetized. The media began to be surprised to find that there were already so many players in the Liverpool team who occupied the core positions in their respective national teams.

Young players such as Ronaldo, Robben, Essien, and Vidic all landed in the Premier League at a young age and joined Liverpool, and they have always given people a feeling of being a teenager over the years, but now, everyone is surprised to find that these players are still young players?

The Times was the first to put an eye-catching headline in an article, Caesar Makes to Save England! In this report, they list the role of Liverpool's players in the current England national team, Carragher is the main central defender, Glenn = Johnson replaces the injured Gary = Neville, showing sè, Volnock is the team's substitute left-back, and Carrick is also an important member of the team's midfield.

'Liverpool have contributed players to the England national team, the most of the top four teams in the Premier League so far, and they have all played a key role that Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea cannot match.

"If you count the Liverpool Academy roster at all levels... From 616 to the first team, Liverpool has increased from 7 internationals in the past to 28 internationals today in just over two years, making it the club with the greatest contribution among all professional teams in the Premier League! ”

"Maybe... In the future, when we comment on Yang Cheng's contribution to Liverpool, we should not just point out his role and transformation of the Red Army, but should say that he has brought earth-shaking changes to the whole of England, at least the youth reform of Liverpool that he promoted has brought a steady supply of talents to the entire English football. ”

"The most rare thing is that the technical changes he has brought about are affecting England's national teams at all levels, after all, these national teams are dominated by Liverpool's academy players, and given the growing call for Eriksen to change his formation... We can even expect to see a more Liverpool England national team at the World Cup in Germany. ”

For the praise from the outside world, Yang Cheng did not show too much joy.

Actually, there is nothing to be happy about, on the contrary ... He felt that he should cry if he could.

Standing in the position of the club, Yang Cheng's mood can be imagined when he saw the players traveling thousands of miles to participate in the national team competition, and then came back in a hurry, and directly prepared for tomorrow's league after gathering the next day.

So, when Liverpool at Anfield... The whole game was terrible... Yang Cheng directly used a large number of substitute balls, and was forced to be very embarrassed by Blackburn... In the end, with Larsson's goal, when he narrowly defeated Blackburn Rovers 1:0, Yang Cheng directly said that he was very satisfied with the result of the game.

'Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 51?'

As soon as he heard the news from reporters, Yang Cheng smiled, not surprised by this result at all, "Then I should congratulate Mourinho, at least his team has finally shown its attacking power, but Bolton is too unlucky!" ”

The implication is that Chelsea can't do anything about us, so they can only take their anger out on Bolton.

After hearing this, the reporters all laughed.

This round was a big test of the depth of the team's bench, at least Manchester United won 31 away at Sunderland, but Arsenal lost 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion. As Yang Cheng had predicted, after losing Vieira and Edu, relying too much on young players such as Cesc Fabregas, coupled with the centrifugation of players such as Henry, Pire, Ljungberg and other players who are getting closer to the 30 mark, Arsenal has long since lost the courage of the past. …,

After playing the first league game, Liverpool moved to the European arena, and with the goals of Gerrard, Drogba and Ronaldo, they beat Benfica 3:0 at home and won the first win in the group stage of this season's Champions League.

Interestingly, Xiao Xiao Luo scored a penalty in this game, which was created by Robben, but it was taken by Xiao Xiao Luo, because Benfica is his father's favorite team, which made everyone feel that this penalty will be more valuable and meaningful to Xiao Xiao Luo, so he took the penalty, and the Portuguese also calmly scored.

In the other game of the group, Juventus played at home and drew 0-0 with Villarreal.

Yes, you heard it right, it was Juventus who drew Villarreal!

Pellegrini's ability to adjust is really outstanding, and even Yang Cheng always felt in his previous life that if Real Madrid did not lack patience and were willing to continue to give him trust and power, he would create a different Real Madrid, just like the Villarreal he has created now.

Capello has been a big hit this season after his performances in the Champions League last season, but this season Bergomi's Inter Milan has regained its strength, especially in Serie A, where Juventus has become the favourites to win the title.

This caused Capello to be a bit distracted, which led to Juventus' poor performance in the Champions League.

After the third round of matches, the situation turned around, with Liverpool with five points and a goal difference, overpowering Juventus and becoming the top of the group, Juventus in second, Villarreal in third, and Benfica at the bottom of the points.

But just when the team won a big win from the Champions League and returned to the Premier League... In the 0th round, Liverpool conceded a goal in the 90th minute in the away game against Fulham, allowing Liverpool to bring back the first defeat of the season from the road.

Chelsea, on the other hand, suffered a 1-1 thrust at Liverpool as Jose Mourinho's side stubbornly held out a stubborn draw against David Moyes' Everton.

It's almost a big team setback, Manchester United draw at home to Tottenham... Arsenal drew at home to Manchester City and were winless in the Premier League semi-finals.

The game also extended the gap between Liverpool and Chelsea to two points, but the Reds had one game in hand.

Although the problem is not big, there is an obvious problem that has been placed in front of Yang Cheng, that is, physical fitness and rotation!

The weather on this day was not good, it was a bit cold.

But the boys in Kirkby's academy felt that their hearts were hot, and they all tensed their nerves, and every training action was a glance, as if they had consumed twice the amount of exercise they usually had.

Because there is pressure... That's why it's like this.

And the pressure on them came from the crowd standing on the sidelines, especially the man with a cap on his head standing next to Steve = Highway, who was like a divine presence here, and almost all the players were proud to be named by him.

"Did you see it, your arrival has affected our training!" Steve = Highway naturally sensed the change in the young players... Laughed and complained.

Yang Cheng smiled, "That proves that your player's psychological quality is not good!" ”

"No, we're going to win the FA Youth Cup today!" Steve = Highway said confidently.

Liverpool's youth strategy has insisted on the introduction of local RP in the past two years, among which Walcott, Carroll and Gareth = Bale and others are all foreign imports, and the team poached some rookies from other clubs to let them enter Kirkby Academy to learn and progress, but on the basis of introduction, the cultivation of local rookies has not slowed down.

"Then let's go to the League Cup to practice first!" Yang Cheng suggested.

"How many are you going to do this time?" Steve = Highway asked with concern.

This is the first Premier League Cup game of the season... Yang Cheng has already named three players before... Carroll, Gareth = Bell and Walcoat respectively, and now it seems that he is ready to add a few more "seven or eight!" Yang Cheng said with a frown.

"So much?" Steve = Highway was a little surprised. Paul = Bair on the side nodded... "We needed a week to adjust the fitness of the squad and prepare for the next rotation, so we decided to feature most of the youth squad in the Carabao Cup. ”…,

Steve = Haiwei looked at Paul = Bayer, and then looked at Yang Cheng, a hint of jī flashed in his eyes, "It seems that you are ready to do a big job this season!" ”

"Of course!" Yang Cheng said with a smile, "After two seasons and so hard accumulation, it should be fruitful!" ”

Steve = Highway nodded, "No problem, what position do you need?" ”

"You draw up a list and give it to me, and then have them report to Melwood tomorrow!" After Yang Cheng finished speaking, he beckoned his assistants to leave.

When the group of boys on the training ground saw Yang Cheng leaving, they all immediately showed disappointment, because they didn't get the hand-picked of this big man, does this mean that he is not satisfied with the players of the youth team?

"What are you seeing, bastards?" Steve = Haway shouted in his loud voice, "Disappointed? Who made you usually not train well, Mr. Yang Cheng was not satisfied with your performance just now. Although they were mentally prepared, this group of guys still felt gloomy one by one.

was not liked by Yang Cheng, and the opportunity to enter the first team was cut off.

Who knows, Steve = Haiwei changed his words, "But, Mr. Yang Cheng said, I am willing to give you a chance to perform, the day after tomorrow in the third round of the League Cup, he needs several players to play, who performs the best in today's training, who will go to Melwood tomorrow to report!" ”

In a word, it rekindled the enthusiasm on the training ground.

This group of young players are excited that they can get the opportunity to play under Yang Cheng, and they all go out to fight one by one, and they are very active on the training ground, if it is not for Steve = Haiwei to urgently call a stop, I am afraid that there will be a few injuries.

In the end, Steve = Highway selected several players, deducting Walcott, Carroll and Gareth = Bell, three players that Yang Cheng has already promoted, Jordan = Henderson, Jay = Spearing, Martin = Kelly, Aaron = Ramsay, Jack = Rodwell and Joe = Hart These six players were also included in the League Cup list by Steve = Highway.

Some players are not yet 16 years old, but they are really good at performing and have the potential to get into the first team.

"Mr. Yang Cheng attaches great importance to Kirkby Academy, and he just told me that he will select three to five players who have shown great improvement in the next week to Melwood and get the opportunity to train with the first team and be coached by the first team coaching staff."

Steve=Haiwei's words immediately made the young players present cheer excitedly.

"But don't get too happy, it's an opportunity, but it's also a test, perform well, have a chance to go straight to the first team, but if you play badly, then you're still going to be kicked back Kirkby!"

After a pause, Steve=Haiwei suddenly had a jī expression.

'It's been a very ambitious season, from the management to the first team, showing unprecedented fighting spirit and quality, as exemplified by the 4-1 win over Chelsea!'

Speaking of this game, this group of young players all showed a pilgrimage-like look.

'We aim to win the league and defend the Champions League and if we succeed it will be a season that will go down in history and if you can stay in the first team and even play for the first team, then you will be part of the history of the team as well.

"Good job, boys, you are the future of the team, don't let us down!"!