Liverpool has finally changed hands!

Following the Red Devils and Manchester United, the century-old Red Army was finally acquired by wealthy businessmen from the United States, with a purchase price of up to 470 million pounds.

This news immediately caused a huge response in Europe and even the world football world.

The Reds' popularity of the 3-1 defeat of Barcelona away, American wealthy businessmen completed the acquisition, which made everyone in Liverpool, even former boss David Morse feel extremely excited.

The hardcore Liverpool fan excitedly said that Liverpool will usher in a new era!

The two new bosses quickly presented two heavy meeting gifts, which was that they promised to increase their transfer investment in the club and to build a new stadium that can accommodate 60,000 fans.

Rick Parry was excited to say in an interview with the media that this will allow Liverpool to reach a higher level in ticket revenue and business operations.

Gerald and Benitez also accepted media interviews and publicly expressed their welcome to the two American investors.

It can almost be said that the whole city welcomes these two investors and has high expectations for them.

The Red Army is so eager to revive!

This team has been in decline for too long!

With Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal teams being injected by investors one after another, and their competitiveness soared, Liverpool needed a lot of foreign funds to help the team improve their overall competitiveness.

From the previous Dubai consortium to the current Hicks and Gillett combinations, they are all the products of this desire.

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Liverpool's management and team are indeed two different operating levels.

However, after the management announced that the acquisition of American investors was successful, not only did the fans' morale rise, but the team also followed the high morale, because the promise brought by the new boss was that as long as the team performed well, everyone would get a salary increase.

On the weekend, the team sat at Anfield Stadium to face Sheffield United.

Hicks and Gillette made their debut at Anfield Stadium and came to the locker room before the game to meet the players.

Apart from Gerald, who had met before, the one who impressed Hicks and Gillette was Yang Yang.

This is not just because Yang Yang is a Chinese.

"Your news can often be seen in American media magazines." Hicks praised with a smile.

The first impression this tall Texan gave Yang Yang was only average, and he looked very businessman.

Yang Yang's hometown Quanzhou is the most active area in China. Almost all people do business. He has no prejudice against businessmen. It is just because of his personality that he does not like those who talk too much.

Hicks obviously belongs to this type.

But no matter what, Yang Yang still maintained a friendly attitude and thanked him for his admiration for himself.

Hicks and Gillette obviously intended to leave a good impression on Liverpool players when they first met, so he took the initiative to mention the game bonus, but judging from a lot of details, they didn't understand football.

However, that doesn't matter.

Members of the Glazer family don't know football, but they can still manage Manchester United well.

Everyone is confident about Hicks and Gillette's business plan, especially after they decide to invest in the team, not only will Liverpool's player treatment be improved to a certain extent, but it will also become more competitive in the transfer market.

For example, Mascherano.

This Argentine player with very complicated ownership had no way to transfer to Liverpool due to the high price, so he could only go to the team on loan. However, after the arrival of the new boss, the team promised that as long as he performed well, he could buy him out immediately, which made him more motivated.

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In the subsequent Premier League, Benitez rotated seven players in one go.

Because in a week, the team will play against Manchester United at home, and after the Double Red Club, the team will usher in Barcelona's second leg, so he needs to rotate.

Moreover, the opponent Sheffield United in this game is not strong.

Benitez lined up the 442 formation, and Crouch was partnered with veteran Robbie Fowler on the front line.

As a result, just twenty minutes into the game, Crouch was kicked by the opponent's player in a competition for the top, but Fowler calmly pushed the ball and scored the first record for Liverpool.

Then, Crouch bleeds and was replaced by Kuyt.

Five minutes later, Gerald assisted Robbie Fowler to win another goal, helping Liverpool lead with two goals.

After the side change again in the second half, Liverpool took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and Hypia scored a goal.

Three minutes later, Mascherano passed the ball, Fowler made a diagonal pass, and Gerald scored a strong shot, four to zero!

Liverpool won a complete victory at home!

This is a gift from Liverpool players to the two new bosses!

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Yang Yang did not appear on the roster. Benitez arranged for him to take a rest, but he and Xavi Alonso and other players sat in the stands to watch the game.

What he paid the most attention to was Mascherano, because the Argentine midfielder performed very well in this game.

In this game, Gerald and Mascherano partnered with the midfield in the middle. The former was the main attacker and the latter was the main defense. Mascherano performed almost perfectly and did not give Sheffield United any chance.

Not to mention the large running range, there are several very beautiful blockings, which contributed greatly to the defensive end, ensuring the stability of the team's defense line. At the same time, he is not the kind of pure defensive player rumored by the outside world.

The team's fourth goal was Mascherano passed the ball to Fowler, and Fowler assisted Gerald to score. This pass showed Mascherano's organizational ideas.

"He is the typical Argentine midfielder, similar to Redondo." Xavi Alonso obviously praised his partner's debut.

Of course, Yang Yang knew that Redondo, the former main midfielder of Real Madrid, was once the world's top midfielder, and was known as Guardiola, but after transferring to AC Milan, he had never performed at all, mainly due to injuries.

As for Redondo, Yang Yang's impression mainly comes from the media and others. They all say that he is an elegant organizational midfielder, but Harvey Alonso obviously doesn't think so.

"They are in the control-type drag-back midfielder."

“Control type?”

"Well, Redondo's defensive ability is actually very strong, and many small movements are dirty, and there are even some rough movements, but at the same time they have very good organization and passing skills."

Speaking of this, Xavi Alonso pointed to Mascherano on the stadium. "Mascherano comes from the Solari family's football school. His characteristics are very similar to Redondo, you can tell it."

The Solari family has a wealth of stars. For example, Solari, who once played for Real Madrid and Inter Milan, is their second generation. Their family runs a football school in Argentina and has trained many players. Mascherano is one of them.

Redondo married the daughter of the Solari family, and Yang Yang vaguely remembered that it was Solari's cousin or cousin from Inter Milan.

"I think Benitez will like him." Yang Yang said softly.

Mohamed Sissoko is indeed very good, but his feet are rough and his consciousness is not enough. On the contrary, Mascherano has excellent defense, but at the same time he has a very good technical foundation and ability to organize passes.

Javi Alonso nodded and said, "Do you remember that pair of Valencia?"

“Alberda and Baraha.”

"Yes, this pair is known as the strongest double midfielder in Europe and also Benitez's favorite."

When Yang Yang heard this, he thought about it and immediately understood.

In Valencia, it is Alberda and Baraja, and in Liverpool, isn’t it Xavi Alonso and Mascherano?

These two pairs of midfielders are definitely combinations with extremely strong control capabilities. Although they are slightly different, overall, they are very balanced and have huge effects on both offense and defense.

Yang Yang had a feeling that if he was playing Barcelona, ​​it was not Mohamed Sissoko, but Mascherano tonight, the first goal would not be lost at all, and Liverpool could even create a bigger score.

Of course, this is just a feeling.

"It seems that you have to adapt to your new partner." Yang Yang said with a smile.

Harvey Alonso shrugged, "I don't need to get along with him."

Even if some players have never worked together before, they are born with the potential to attract each other and call each other.

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Liverpool beat their opponent with four goals!

After the game, the Red Army was unanimously recognized by the outside world, especially the team rotated seven main players and was able to win a big victory, which shows that the overall strength of the Red Army was still recognized.

Veteran Robbie Fowler scored twice, which made him a lot of recognition.

With the joining of Yang Yang and Kuyt and the main position of Crouch and other players, Robbie Fowler did not get much chance, but the veteran was unwilling to be a substitute, so he was likely to leave the team this summer.

Gerrard was elected as the best player in the game. After his partner with Mascherano in this game, he can do his best to put in the offense, which is seen as the key to Liverpool's four-goal victory.

Everyone also called for the hope that Benitez could fully release Gerald's attack power.

The outstanding performance of new player Mascherano allowed everyone to see the possibility of the team stabilizing the midfield, but it will take some time and opportunity to replace Mohamed Sissoko.

After all, Sissoko also performed quite eye-catchingly in the away game against Barcelona.

While Liverpool beat Sheffield United 4-0 at home, Manchester United was also in a safe way in the away game of Fulham. Although he was scored by his opponent first, the goals of Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo helped Manchester United reverse Fulham 2-1.

Arsenal narrowly defeated Aston Villa by Diaby's goal.

Chelsea narrowly beat Manchester City 1-0 away with Lampard's penalty kick.

After 28 rounds, Manchester United led the Premier League standings with 66 points, Liverpool fell behind by three points, Chelsea was 60 points, and Arsenal ranked fourth with 55 points.

As for the Premier League scorer list, Yang Yang still has twenty goals, Drogba scored seventeen goals, and Cristiano Ronaldo followed closely behind with sixteen goals.
Chapter completed!