spn The large and small shops on the streets of London have already decorated their Christmas cupboards early. Santa Clauses of all kinds can be seen everywhere. The smiling Santa Claus is holding a rattle at the door of the shop. The Christmas tree is hung with socks in the shop, and the cupboards are also covered with snowflakes.
, the waiter’s head is also wearing a Santa hat, it’s not Christmas yet, even some dogs on the street are wearing Santa hats, don’t tell everyone, ‘Christmas is coming soon’!
As Everton players drove to Upton Park, the most common sight they saw through the bus was to tell everyone that Christmas is approaching.
All European football leagues will usher in the winter break after Christmas. Only the Premier League will enter the "Christmas Devil Schedule" as usual. From December 26, 2007 to January 5, 2008, in just 11 days, the Premier League
There are three consecutive rounds of games. In the Premier League, it is said that whoever wins Christmas wins the world.
For all teams, Christmas is the watershed that determines the direction of the entire season.
Everton teammate Kanai described West Ham United's two away games as dessert before Christmas dinner.[
Today is the League Cup quarter-finals. About 5,000 Everton fans came to London with the team. They do not have as good conditions as the players. Traveling by car is their best choice. In order to support their favorite team
The team and Everton fans need to drive nearly 10 hours on the road to reach the game venue.
Everton's record this season is excellent, and the fans are more enthusiastic than before. This is still the quarterfinals. If it goes on, the fans will definitely be even crazier.
Everton, which has been without a championship title for many years, finally has a chance to win a championship today. Fans will definitely not give up watching the entire process.
Fans have great expectations, and Everton players are working hard to meet the fans' expectations.
"About 5,000 Everton fans rushed to London. It seems impossible for them all to enter the Upton Park Stadium. However, Everton fans who cannot enter the stadium without tickets are also supporting in their own way.
Watching his team, before the game, there was already a blue ocean outside Upton Park, which was occupied by Everton fans. There were still 3 hours before the start of the game, and the fans of the home team West Ham United were still there.
He didn’t show up, and the battle for the semi-finals is imminent.” Sky TV reporters were doing pre-match reports outside the stadium.
The camera zoomed in, and a very conspicuous banner read, "We are the top four!"
Everton fans don’t just have banners. Fans holding banners in the middle of winter discovered the camera and immediately lifted up their shirts, "We are the champions!"
When the bus arrived at the stadium, these fans were still doing the same thing, cheering for the team with loud shouts.
"These fans are really tough!" Arteta naturally shrank his neck and said when the door of the team bus opened.
"Who says it's not the case!" Li Yu also noticed this group of fans and echoed the Spaniard.
"They are really eager for the championship! I even feel that until the final, this game is actually a league game and there is not much difference!" Arteta sighed as he walked.
"The game is a game. I just want to score goals and win the game! You said exactly what I thought. No matter what the game is, it will be the same on the field." Li Yu followed behind and expressed his thoughts.
"The final is the final, and it can't be compared with ordinary games! When I was in the Scottish Premiership, I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night before the League Cup final. That was the championship!"
After listening to the Spaniard's words, Li Yu remembered what he was like before the Coppa Italia final when he was at Juventus.
After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't remember. He had been sent down by Juventus at that time. The Italian Cup final had little to do with Li Yu. Maybe he could truly experience the excitement before the decisive battle at Everton.
Everton attaches far more importance to this game than ever before. Club chairman Bill Kenwhite has long said that he is very much looking forward to the first League Cup championship trophy in the club's history. He has worked for the Toffees for five years.
Head coach Moyes hurriedly cooperated with the chairman's speech and vowed to win the League Cup.
Moyes said before the game: "If the team can win the championship, I will be very happy. I believe no one is more eager to win this trophy than me."
Everyone in the club attached great importance to this game. During the warm-up before the start of the game, Moyes walked into the field early for the first time and watched the players warm up. After watching for a while, he returned to the locker room.
After the players have finished warming up, the club staff have already prepared cotton-padded clothes, one for each player to keep the player's body warm.[
"We don't need to be under any pressure in this game. The game will be played as usual. I was following what our chairman said before the game!" Moyes' words made everyone laugh.
"Of course, if we can defeat our opponent, I think Mr. Chairman will not be stingy with the check in his hand. I have already communicated this issue with Mr. Chairman. The winning prize for this game is three times the usual amount!"
"Whoa whoa"
The emotions of Everton players were all aroused.
"I don't need to say anything more. Win the game. The boys heard clearly. What I said is to win the game in 90 minutes. There will be no overtime or penalty kicks!"
Moyes' words today are very interesting. Today's pre-match preparation will be much easier than usual.
The key is to have a certain degree of relaxation. When Christmas is about to come, if you lecture the players with a straight face, they will definitely be disgusted by the players.
Now Moyes has adopted a relaxed approach, which also arouses the players' enthusiasm for the game. Coupled with the motivation of bonuses, at least the players will not perform abnormally during the game.
Moyes didn't say too much about tactics. He said everything that needed to be said in the pre-match training. This is the point of the Everton team that is good. There are not many changes in personnel, a high degree of tacit understanding among the players, and good tactics.
Proficient, there is no need to go into details about tactics.
The players have entered the field!
The captains of both teams and the three referees in front walked into the stadium. The entire Upton Park stadium burst into warm applause. The atmosphere before the game was relatively peaceful. Fans from both teams were cheering for their teams.
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As usual, Li Rui naturally stood next to Arteta, and on the other side was his partner Albeche in today's game.
The starting 22 players of the two teams stood in a row for photos and shook hands with each other. Then the captains of the two teams guessed coins and picked sides.
The home team West Ham United chose the ball and took the lead to kick off!
With the whistle of the referee Boll of this game, the quarter knockout round of the 2007-2008 English League Cup began.
In the stands, there was also a mysterious guest, Jenny.
This was her first time walking into a stadium to watch a game. For this game, she suggested taking a leave of absence with the crew and returning to London to watch the game live.
Sitting among the West Ham United fans, she realized that her knowledge of football was too superficial. The tickets she bought at a high price before the game turned out to be here.
The fans in front of me are so crazy. Before the game even starts, the stands are already filled with deafening shouts. As Li Yu’s girlfriend, must she support Everton, Aiwujiwu!
Only now did she realize that it was impossible to support Everton. The Everton fan scarf was still lying quietly in her bag, and she didn't dare to take it out. God knows, in the stands of West Ham United fans, there was a scarf.
How would an Everton fan be treated if he waved a fan scarf?
Although Jenny is still a beauty, she does not dare to do such crazy things and can only watch the game quietly.[
The beginning of the game was quite dull, with both sides testing each other.
They all played more cautiously, focusing on solid defense first. The game had been played for almost 5 minutes, and neither side had yet had a formal shot.
This game is already the first time the two sides have played against each other this season. When facing an opponent that they don’t know much about, as long as they are the opponent’s key players, they will focus on defense.
Upson is still responsible for defending Li Rui. This season, West Ham United is ranked in the middle of the standings. Among them, the England central defender who is also the captain of the field takes the greatest credit. He has to work with midfielder Dyer to contain
Li Yu's point is that Dyer is the hub of the team's offensive and defensive transition. Before the team's full-back passes the center circle, Dyer will never leave Li Yu's side in this game. Behind him is the protection of the captain.
Try to reduce the number of times you touch the ball as much as possible, and hand it over to the midfield commander as soon as possible after stealing the ball. Li Yu is still the player who received special treatment in this game.
As long as Everton's rapid attack is contained and we score another goal, will West Ham United still be far away from promotion?
If possible, West Ham United would not mind playing a defensive and counterattack strategy at home after scoring a goal.
In the 8th minute of the game, Everton launched an attack from the wing. After a one-two with Neville, Pienaar took the ball and suddenly cut in from the wing. Gabbidon immediately rushed out to defend.
At this time, Pienaar made an emergency stop and passed the football.
Li Yu stopped the ball with his chest and fired a volley. At the same time as Li Yu shot, he was very close to Dyer, and he hit Li Yu very covertly. With a little force, Li Yu immediately lost his center of gravity.
, fell to the side, this shot was also ridiculously high, it was completely an anti-aircraft gun.
Li Yu, who was sitting on the turf, quickly raised his hand to signal to the referee Bol that the defensive player had made additional defensive actions and this should be a penalty kick.
But the referee Boer ignored him. He made a gesture to signal Li Yu to get up quickly and continue the game.
After just saying a few words, the home fans immediately booed, giving the No. 22 player a reminder that this is Upton Park, not Goodison!
