spn Li Yu's return made Everton's training ground lively again, especially the Chinese media, which paid more than half of the attention. After receiving the news, all Chinese media rushed to the training ground.
After closely observing Li Yu's training, I discovered that the worries I had been having were all unnecessary. Li Yu's condition has really recovered, and his performance in training and group confrontations is extremely eye-catching.
After the morning's training, during the afternoon tactics class, Moyes uncharacteristically took out the video of Liverpool's game and began to lay out tactics.
For Liverpool, the opponent, the old people in the Everton team are all familiar with it. Of course, Li Yu, a foreigner from Serie B, is not included. Among the players who joined this season, other players have more or less been in the Premier League for a long time. Liverpool
Of course they are not unfamiliar either.
Being able to appear here means that Li Yu has entered the 16-man roster for this crucial game. As for whether he can play, it depends on Moyes' final starting list, but Li Yu can feel Moyes's concern for this from this series of arrangements.
The importance attached to a game.[
The 206th Merseyside Derby will kick off at 13:45 local time in the UK. This will be the highlight of the first game of the tenth round. According to Sky TV data, more than 200 million people around the world will watch this game.
, it is estimated that more than 100 million people in China alone will watch the live broadcast of the game.
Li Yu's influence gradually became apparent. No player could influence such a huge audience. The British media had to admit that Li Yu alone had nearly doubled the previous record for Derby viewers.
, and the influence of the Premier League is also rising in the huge market of China. The only regret is that the Chinese national sports channel has not obtained any authorization from the Premier League. Now let alone the game, even the highlights of the game will not appear on China CCTV
Sports Taichung.
Fans in China can only watch Premier League games through the Internet. Of course, there are also paid channels for Premier League live broadcasts, but the high fees have kept most fans away. Watching Premier League live broadcasts on the Internet is gradually becoming more popular in China.
Instead of traditional live TV broadcasts, in order to prevent the game from lagging, China's telecommunications companies have ushered in a peak in upgrading network speeds.
The live broadcast of Golden Partner's commentary is undoubtedly the most watched. Many local TV stations with signals directly purchase the commentary and remove the original commentary. There is no other way. The commentary from the own station cannot retain the audience, so they have to choose to keep it.
live.
For the situation that the game will be played after the lunch period, the Everton Club has also made targeted adjustments. All the players on the squad must have breakfast together before training, and the following training will also be strictly warm-up.
Mainly games.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, more than two hours before the start of the game, Everton's blue bus also drove out of Bellefield Base to Goodson Park Stadium. Groups of blue and red can be seen everywhere on both sides of the street.
Fans from both teams, many of whom spotted Everton's eye-catching blue bus, raised placards prepared in advance.
"Everton 3:0 Liverpool, knock the upstarts down!"
As soon as you look at the slogan, you can tell that these are Everton fans. After Liverpool was acquired by American owners, the local Everton fans even looked down on their rivals in the same city who were acquired by foreign capital. You must know that most traditional Liverpudlians are Everton fans.
Everton fans, even Liverpool icon Gerrard, do not deny that they are Everton fans.
If you only count the local support rate, Everton is much higher than Liverpool, but it is undeniable that Liverpool's influence in international football is unmatched by Everton. As for the number of global fans, Everton now also has
They have full confidence to challenge their rivals in the same city because they have the support of the most populous fan base in the world.
The slogans put up by the fans wearing red jerseys were not that good-looking, and some fans even made a fuss about Li Yu!
A turkey's head was photoshopped with Li Yu's head, while the raised chicken paws were being kissed by a man.
These alone are nothing, the most important thing is the eye-catching red words, "Emotions are everywhere!"
"Lee, did you see that? Just now the Liverpool fans were optimistic that you would win the bet. I'm so happy for you!" Johnson's words were true, but the playful expression when he spoke still betrayed him.
Hearing someone finally say something, the teammates who saw the large picture just now couldn't hold it back any longer and laughed out loud.
Li Yu really didn't expect that Liverpool fans would do this. It really made it impossible for him to play football with peace of mind. When he thought about this picture being seen by people all over the world through live broadcast, Li Yu felt panicked in his heart. It was really too much.
It's disgusting.
"Tm, why did I become a chicken man!"
Really panicked in the traffic jam, Li Yu vented loudly, but as soon as he said the words, he noticed something strange in the car. The car was full of laughter just now, but suddenly it became quiet and there was no movement. When he stood up and took a look, he found a
They were all blushing and trying hard not to laugh!
Especially Johnson, who was sitting next to Li Yu, noticed that Li Yu stood up and turned around, and finally broke out. The laughter was even more intense than before. This time, many people were holding their stomachs and laughing.[
"Boss, I can't kick the ball today!"
"Sit down, don't even laugh!" Moyes finally spoke after receiving Li Yu's cry for help. However, the players found that although his voice was stern, Moyes's expression was not cooperative at all. Apparently the boss just now was too.
Laughing hard.
The Liverpool fans' slogans swept away the nervousness of the Everton players before the game. This was definitely an unexpected result. Amid laughter and laughter, the blue bus entered the competition venue.
Reporters who interviewed on the spot also noticed a difference when the players got out of the car. In the past, the Merseyside derby was particularly solemn before the game, but this time it was a little different. When the Everton players got off the car, they were together in twos and threes with relaxed expressions.
They were talking about something, and there was no sign of nervousness about the upcoming competition in them.
However, their wait was not in vain, and they finally discovered that Li Yu was walking at the end with an unnatural expression. It seemed that the only player who had not adjusted his mentality for the game today was at the end!
The media reporters took a close-up of the dark-faced Li Yu. After noticing the reporters' special attention, Li Yu quickly walked a few steps and entered the stadium.
The blue bus had just left, and a red bus appeared in front of people soon. Liverpool arrived at the match venue.
They were not greeted with kind words, "Upstarts, go back!"
Everton fans wearing blue jerseys were chanting slogans vigorously, and the Liver bird on the Liverpool team emblem was also spoofed by Everton fans into a crow with stars on its body. Fans of the two teams unanimously came together to support their teams.
I chose a picture to spoof this trick.
There is a special meaning for Everton fans to do this. On the dome of the Royal Lever Building, there are two huge seabird statues. This kind of bird is called Leverbird. It is said that it has been living on the Mersey River for a long time.
The Lever bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool and is therefore decorated on the roof of the Royal Lever Building.
Now that Liverpool Club has been acquired by American assets, in the eyes of Everton fans, they are no longer a symbol of Liverpool at all, they are outsiders. The only football club that can represent the city of Liverpool is Everton!
The atmosphere before the game was quite heated. The local police deployed a large number of police personnel. In particular, fans of the visiting team Liverpool were arranged to have special entry and exit channels. There was also a human wall of security personnel in the stadium to separate the fans of the two teams. Security was always on the Merseyside.
The highlight of the Derby.
The Merseyside Derby, also known as the Liverpool Derby, is definitely one of the most popular football derbies in the world.
To say it is one is a bit too modest. In fact, in the eyes of senior fans, the Merseyside derby is only one of the River Plate and Boca derbies, and its intensity ranks second in the world. Although due to the two teams
In recent years, the performance of the derby has not been very good. The ratings of the derby are not very high in the world, but its intensity is definitely far higher than that of the Spanish derby. The most powerful evidence is the number of times the referee took out cards in this derby.
It ranks first in the world.
In Liverpool, the two clubs Everton and Liverpool are no longer in a competitive relationship. They are real mortal enemies, and they have reached a situation where there is you without me.
The hatred between the two teams can no longer be described simply. The accumulation of contradictions makes the Merseyside derby far higher than the victory or defeat of one team. Regarding the hatred between the two teams, there are
Many examples can illustrate---
For example, the transfer of personnel and transfers between the two teams for the new competition can only be decided based on the movements of the other team.
Liverpool has bought good players. Even if Everton is in financial crisis, they will squeeze out pounds to buy good players, otherwise their fans will be dissatisfied.
There is this strange thing in the European transfer market, that is, as long as Liverpool is interested in a certain player, Everton will also be interested.
With the entry of foreign capital, this trend has weakened. However, Everton can cause problems for Liverpool in terms of player transfers. Everton will still intervene as long as it has the ability.
In the city of Liverpool, various sports stores will be divided into Everton fan zones and Liverpool fan zones, even in the square. This is also a reluctant move by the Liverpool city government to reduce conflicts.
In terms of players, players from Liverpool and Everton do not dare to really contact each other's fans. The consequences of doing so will never be good. They will spend more than ten days in jail and make the other side lose a star player in a short period of time. This kind of
It sounds scary, but in fact, many fans in Liverpool are willing to make sacrifices.[
All these show that this is the real mortal enemy!
Many people say that football is higher than life and death, but in fact, the Merseyside Derby is higher than football. The outcome is crucial to this derby. What is important is the fight on the field!
In the eyes of Liverpool fans, this derby is a war between the two teams on the pitch.
In war, there is no winner, only tragedy!
Not only that, the hatred between the two teams even penetrated into the bones of many players. Rooney, who had just transferred to Manchester United, openly declared in an interview before the game that he hoped Everton would win. Regarding Liverpool, he said: "Although I am now
I'm from Manchester United, but every time I hear Liverpool's name, I feel a sense of hatred."
This statement also applies to all players who have stayed at Everton, and the same is true for Liverpool.
