Chapter Twenty-Six: The Hot Derby
Here it comes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
―――――――
Sixth round of the league, 27 September, Goodison Park v Everton.
Compared to Anfield, this is a much older stadium and not so well-known.
It was the first stadium to use a geothermal system, with 40,000 seats, and Everton took over when they moved out of Anfield.
After the end of the Second World War, nearly 80,000 people flocked to the stadium to watch a match that was the largest spectator at Goodison Stadium in history, and Liverpool visited in September '48.
Seventy years have passed, and since the Liverpool Hillsborough tragedy has been followed by a strict control of standing tickets, this record can never be broken again.
However, the events of 70 years ago still remind us that the Merseyside derby is the hottest derby in the world.
I'm afraid it's hard to have one.
Speaking of which, I have to mention the historical entanglement between the two sides over the past century.
According to English football practice a hundred years ago, the smaller the place name as a team name, the more popular it is.
At that time, Liverpool broke away from Everton, and the name it was prepared was Everton Athletic, and according to the self-deprecation of fans, it was not impossible to call it Everton City or International Everton.
However, Everton is not Manchester United, nor is it AC Milan, and they are adamantly opposed to Liverpool having the word Everton in their name.
The result was the greatest club name in history, Liverpool, but it also left behind the greatest hatred in the world of football.
is born from the same root, and they don't have the same surname, which is even more troublesome.
The feud between the Toffees and the Red Army has been going on for many years.
The entanglement between the two teams has also left many legends, such as the sentence, 'If Everton played in the garden, I think I would have closed the curtains'.
Shankly also said numerous mocking things about Everton, such as 'when I was working at Anfield I always said that we had two of the best teams in Merseyside – Liverpool and Liverpool reserves', 'keep this toilet paper and they used it when Everton came', 'The difference between Everton and Queen Mary is that Everton can carry more passengers'.
What's more, I'm used to reading the newspapers every day to look at Everton's rankings -- from the bottom or something.
In a word, with seniors as role models, Liverpudlians must remember one thing, and that is to mock Everton.
Before the start of the game, Wang Zhen also sprayed from the echo, which is what the previous Liverpool captain must do when he participates in a hot derby for the first time.
Wang Zhen's words were: "Shankly said that even Chairman M has never seen such a powerful Red Army, and I really envy Everton's good fortune, they have seen it more than a hundred times." ”
It was still more than seven years ago, and Shank used Chairman M's remark that he had never seen such a strong Red Army to boost the team's morale.
At the end of the article, Wang Zhen also used a sharp sentence: "Everton's achievements in recent years? I've heard they've been in the Champions League a couple of years ago, and that year we won the Champions League and gave them a wild card. ”
Liverpool won the championship in 05, so there is one more place in the Premier League to enter the Champions League, and this place is won by Everton.
In the city of Liverpool, there are only two moments when fans on both sides will not taunt and blow each other, and that is to commemorate the whole years of the two tragic events, which are already destined for another hot derby at Anfield in January next year, so fans from both sides will spend a year on this game.
Some people may say that Everton commemorates the tragedy of Liverpool, but Liverpool does not let go, is it not authentic.
In fact, this is not the case, because the fans who died are all Liverpool people, maybe not Everton fans, but they are neighbors, friends, and relatives of Everton fans.
Everton will give up saber-rattling at this time to commemorate the tragedy, but more often than not, they will also take the initiative to provoke.
It's just that Liverpool is stronger and more brilliant, so it has more advantages in media discourse and leaves more classic remarks.
Zhan Jun has been waiting for this game for a long time.
David Moyes is still fielding 451, with goalkeeper Howard at 24, Yakubu at 22, Mikel Arteta at 10, midfielder Leon Osman at 21, Tim Cahill at 17, Steven Pinard at 20, Philip Neville at 18, Lescott at No. 5, Leiden Bynes at No. 3, Nuno Barente at No. 19 and Tony Hibbert at No. 2. This line-up can also be seen as 4411, as the position of the number 10 Mikel Arteta is somewhere between Yakubu and the midfielder, he is a midfielder, and in the defensive formation, the difference between the midfielder and the defender is very different. ”
Benitez has not changed much in the lineup, No. 25 goalkeeper Reina, No. 8 Gerrard, No. 9 Torres, No. 10 Wang Zhen, No. 14 Alonso, No. 20 defensive center Mascherano, No. 11 Riera, No. 5 Daniel Ager, No. 4 Riera, No. 2 Andre Dossena, No. 17 Arbeloa. For the first time, Mascherano replaced Babel in the position of parallel midfielder, and Wang Zhen was still the captain on the field. ”
"To be honest, I've seen the hot derby many times, but this time there is a special feeling in it, this is Wang Zhen's first Mersey Side derby, Wang Zhen, as a Liverpool player, must go through this hurdle."
'In derby, it's considered a shame to be passive defensively, so in this game we're going to see two teams with all the firepower. Of course, this does not mean that the two sides will give up on defending, on the contrary, it is a game of muscles, and Mascherano's appearance will undoubtedly be a sign of an upgrade in Liverpool's defence. ”
"It's hard to imagine, this game hasn't started yet, the atmosphere has been heated to the extreme, the two sides have played all kinds of slogans and flags, seeing that there is no East Stand, the Toffee fans set off red fireworks, they want to use fireworks to scare Liverpool, but it shouldn't be of much use."
And the Liverpool fans put up a banner that said that even Chairman M had never seen such a powerful Red Army.
It is clear that Wang Zhen's taunt is very appropriate, and the fans are cheering.
However, for some considerations, Zhan Jun did not introduce this.
He is currently based in Taipei, China.
In order to explain the Premier League's Champions League and league matches, Zhan Jun will have to make certain compromises.
On the pitch, the warm-up of the players on both sides was incompatible with the atmosphere on the pitch.
Only when the game starts will it become popular.
In the dressing room, Benitez clipped his hands: "You all know what this game means, but don't forget that this game is worth three points and is a crucial battle for us to secure the top spot. ”
"Every hot derby is a new history, the strength on paper doesn't work very well, it's a competition of courage!" The narrator shouted excitedly.
And in the locker room, a question suddenly came from the corner: "Who will speak first?" ”
Remark? It's not about answering questions, it's about making statements, how to say things in derby, showing toughness, fouls, violent collisions, and so on.
Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Zhen got up: "Of course we are first!" ”
"Alright, let's get ready to appear!"
When the enemy meets, he is very red-eyed, not to mention a century-old feud.
(To be continued.) )