The Second Yang Yang

After the seventh round of the Premier League, the biggest news was not Liverpool's seven-match winning streak, their four-point lead over second-placed Chelsea, or their continued dominance of the Premier League scoring charts. Nor was it Yang Yang's two assists and one goal, which had taken his tally to thirteen and put him atop the Premier League scoring charts.

It was the news that Man City right-back Zabaleta had gone in with a flying tackle on Yang Yang, causing him to bleed all over City Stadium.

The news quickly spread through Fleet Street, and soon reached every corner of the world.

Yang Yang's fans were worried about his injury, afraid that Zabaleta's brutal, reckless tackle would derail his excellent form. Meanwhile, those who disliked Yang Yang were secretly celebrating, even hoping he would suffer a serious injury and miss the rest of the season.

Since Yang Yang had arrived in the Premier League, he had scored against every Premier League team. Nobody wanted to face him.

Zabaleta accepted a media interview immediately after the match, publicly apologizing for his actions and hoping to receive Yang Yang's forgiveness. He repeatedly emphasized that he had been too anxious at the time and had lost his head, but absolutely had not acted maliciously.

The next morning, Liverpool officially announced on their website that, after a detailed hospital examination, the injury to Yang Yang's right calf was not serious. However, he was expected to rest for a week.

Since the next two weeks were reserved for National Team match days, Yang Yang's absence caused no major problems for Liverpool.

Even so, Liverpool officially called on The FA to severely punish such brutal and violent behavior on the pitch, and to adopt stricter refereeing standards to protect technically gifted players like Yang Yang.

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