spn Li Yu has not appeared on the team's roster in the past two games since his return. Although it has been confirmed by the team doctor, Moyes still chose to let Li Yu attend more team training before arranging him to play.
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In one of the FA Cup matches against English League One team Oldham, Everton voluntarily gave up the event, lost to their opponents at their home court and were eliminated. Now Moyes is focusing all his energy on
In the League and UEFA Cup, without the fetters of the cup, Everton's less generous lineup can barely cope with it.
But then in the league, Everton once again lost the points it had obtained. In the 25th round of the match against Blackburn Rovers, the team only took back 1 point from the away game. What worried the fans the most was the score between the two teams.
Another 0-0, last round and heat
Spurs' game was fair, and the score was still the same this time. Fans called on Moyes to let Li Yu return to the field quickly. At the end of the day's game, in the away team's stadium, Everton's fans who accompanied the team shouted
Li Yu’s name was given.
Moyes has been under the greatest pressure since the start of the season. Giving up the FA Cup is to remain competitive in the league. But now there is a situation of weak offense. The team's top scorer has returned to the team, but he still has to exclude Li Yu.
Apart from the squad, he himself also knows that Li Yu will play in the next game no matter what!
On February 9, Everton faced the challenge of Reading at home, and Li Yu finally appeared in the game squad. However, facing Reading, which had a depleted number of players, Moyes did not put Li Yu in the starting lineup, but asked Li Yu to
Yu sat on the bench. If Everton's game goes smoothly, then Li Yu will most likely have to wait for another game before he can return to the game.[
Reading has suffered 6 consecutive defeats in the previous league, and the prospect of relegation is bleak. However, at the beginning of the game, the performance of the Reading team must not be as described by the previous media. The players in the team have no fighting spirit. On the contrary, Reading is still the team that let the team lose.
It’s a team that gives people a headache when they encounter it. Reading players’ movements on the field are still very fierce.
Everton players fell to the ground again and again, which made Moyes on the sidelines look terrified. While praying that no one would be injured, he shouted loudly that the perpetrators should get the punishment they deserve.
Li Yu, who is sitting on the bench, knows that the team doctor and head coach are thinking about his health, but he is still a little depressed. He is on the edge of the field, so close to the field, and now he can no longer restrain his eagerness.
In the last game, I wanted to experience the feeling of scoring a goal. I haven't felt this way for a long time.
Li Yu secretly glanced at Moyes, who was standing on the sidelines shouting. Unexpectedly, Moyes suddenly turned around and looked at him, and the two people's eyes met unexpectedly.
Moyes could tell from Li Yu's expression what kind of thoughts this kid had, and what else he could think of, wanting to play!
Li Yu nodded firmly, and there was a complete invitation to fight between the two.
Moyes, who was standing on the sidelines, suddenly fell silent. He was thinking about whether to let Li Yu play and wait, at least until after halftime.
Li Yu, Everton's No. 22 player, was sitting on the sidelines somewhat absent-minded, worrying about gains and losses. He didn't know if he would get a chance to play. Suddenly, there was a huge boo from the Everton fans at the scene, and Albeche was beaten by a Reading player.
After falling to the ground with a flying shovel, the somewhat thin Nigerian was obviously not used to the arrogant playing style of Reading players. The fans at the scene were worried about his small body.
Reading's players also played the same way as they did, and each of them looked very angry. Everton wanted to deliver the ball smoothly to the frontcourt without one or two people falling to the ground. Everton fans have been
The boos never stopped, and on two occasions conflicts between players almost broke out. However, Reading's play was not without cost. In just 15 minutes, three Reading players had already received yellow cards.
Everton didn't have many options to face such an unreasonable team. The only bright spot in the first half occurred in the 23rd minute. Arteta passed Shorey with a beautiful pull at the front of the penalty area and faced
Matchowski, who came up to press, passed the ball to Neville, who was running in. The Everton captain made a move to take a long shot, and successfully tricked Austell into coming up to block it, and then pulled the ball away.
, and then put the football towards the goal with his right foot!
Neville's sudden kick caused chaos in the Reading team's defense. During the chaos, Johnson stretched out his kick to complete the shot. Unfortunately, the bald man's shot hit the arms of Reading goalkeeper Hahnemann.
As long as it's just a little bit off, no one can stop the goal from happening!
The regretful exclamations from the Everton fans at the scene made Li Yubai scratch his heart while sitting on the bench. He was so close to the fans that he could even hear the complaints from the fans behind him.
Moyes seemed unusually calm. He also knew that it was very difficult for Johnson to hit such a lightning-fast shot. Of course it would be better if he scored. Failure to score would only mean that his team was not very lucky. However, he
It was still decided to replace Albeche with Li Yu at the beginning of the second half. So far in the game, Nigeria
Yaren made almost no contribution. It can be seen that the rough playing style of the Reading players has made him a little timid. He could obviously win the ball, but he actually let it go as soon as he was hit. This is
In Moyes' opinion, a behavior that players should not do the most, but Albeche did it several times in this game.
In the end, the first half ended with a score of 0-0, and neither team scored a goal. In fact, in the 37th minute, Everton had another great opportunity. Albeche unexpectedly received a gift from the opponent's defender.
There was an opportunity for a single shot immediately, but the Nigerian seemed a little lacking in confidence. He fired hard and kicked the ball directly into the stands. Even Everton fans would feel that this was not the shooting skill of a striker at all.
It looked like a shot from a defender, and the Reading team came close to scoring in the first half. In the 41st minute, during a free kick in the frontcourt, Reading forward Lita grabbed the ball and Howard fought hard to score it.
The ball was saved, and then another forward of Reading, Kitson, kicked the ball into the goal post. Fortunately, with the help of the goal post, if not for the end of the first half, the lead would have been in the away game.
Reading team.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the shocked Everton fans booed sporadicly at Goodison Park to express their disappointment.
At halftime, Everton's home team dressing room was eerily gloomy. The players would rather endure the cold British winter weather outside than feel the gloomy face of coach Moyes in the heater.
All the old players in the team know that this is the most terrifying time for Moyes. In the past, when the Scottish cannon fired, it could smash people to pieces. Now, the cannon misfires and the knife is sharpened slowly. Who is not afraid!
Especially in the first half of the game, Albeche, who was acting abnormally, was originally a timid Nigerian. Now his legs were shaking uncontrollably. The atmosphere in the home dressing room was so cold that it almost froze people.
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"Overall, in the second half you need to concentrate and defeat the opponent as a whole. I don't want another 0-0 loss!" Moyes glanced at the crowd. The players lowered their heads, and Shi did not have the guts to face the head coach's gaze.
They all nodded and said, "I know, boss!" [
At this time, Moyes glanced at Li Yu, who was a little silent, and seemed hesitant to replace Li Yu so early. However, thinking of the team's current predicament and the dissatisfaction of the home fans, Moyes still made a decision, "lee
, you show up to warm up, and you can play as soon as the second half begins!"
Li Yu responded excitedly. After being away from the court for more than a month, he could finally return to the court. This urgent feeling was unimaginable by outsiders. He immediately ran out of the locker room and went to the court to warm up. Since
If the head coach said it, then there would only be about ten minutes left before his appearance, so he had to gain time to warm up.
When Moyes said such words, Albeche knew that he was about to be replaced. He was a little frustrated, but he didn't dare to show anything at this time. Sitting there seemed a bit unnatural, but he was still lucky that Moyes was still there.
I saved him face and didn't criticize him by name.
At this time, Everton fans saw clearly who the player who came out to warm up was, No. 22! Don’t doubt your eyes, it was really Li Yu, No. 22, who was warming up!
Seeing Li Yu warming up in advance, this was the first time fans saw this figure after leaving the stadium for more than a month. The Goodison Park stadium burst into fierce cheers, and everyone's face was filled with joy.
The goal is about to come, the team's top scorer is back!
The standings have slipped to third place. After two consecutive 0-0 draws, Everton fans have long been looking forward to playing on the 22nd after recovering from injury. Finally, the hope is here. The signal expressed by Li Yu's warm-up at this time
, the fans could not conceal their excitement, and the fans began to shout the name of their No. 22 player.
"lee!lee!lee!lee!"
The dull atmosphere in the stadium was swept away by Li Yu. He did not even imagine that he would make the fans so excited just by doing a warm-up. In order to repay the fans who love him so much, he would also have to play in the first game of his comeback.
Score a beautiful goal.
Moyes heard the lively shouts outside in the locker room. It seems that this kid has won the love of the fans. A smile appeared on Moyes' angular face, and the chilly home team locker room finally recovered.
