Dragon Crossing the River

October 26, afternoon, Cheshire.

Cristiano Ronaldo sat on the sofa in the living room of his villa, watching a live Premier League broadcast on the television in front of him. It was a major match in the ninth round of the Premier League: Liverpool were challenging Chelsea away.

At that moment, a crisp whistle came from the television. Howard Weber had blown for halftime.

The players of both teams were clearly dissatisfied with the first-half result, while Sky TV's broadcast camera deliberately focused on Yang Yang. The Chinese star looked extremely frustrated as well.

"Yang Yang worked very hard in the first half, but unfortunately, Scolari has deployed heavy forces on his side."

"Chelsea's attack has indeed been a serious problem. There have also been constant reports that Scolari has clearly asked Chelsea's management to bring in reinforcements during the winter break. His target is the Italian talent Balotelli, who plays for Inter Milan. The latter's situation at Inter Milan is not particularly ideal either."

"Inter Milan manager Mourinho clearly doesn't trust Balotelli. After the draw with Genoa, Mourinho even criticized Balotelli for failing to follow his instructions. That gave Chelsea hope of poaching the Italian talent."

"But judging from this match, Chelsea's defense has still been quite solid."

"On the right, Bosingwa can't defend Yang Yang alone, but Carvalho has constantly supported him from behind. On top of that, Lampard has been dropping back frequently, making Chelsea's entire right flank very secure."

"Yang Yang has looked very industrious during the match, but unfortunately, he is facing a Chelsea defense like an impenetrable wall."

Listening to Andy Gray's commentary on the television, Little Ronaldo's mood was clearly improving.

A month earlier, he had followed Manchester United away to play Chelsea and encountered the same problem Liverpool was facing now.