Chapter 263: Freemasonry
() Tang Wu is not from Liverpool, and naturally there is no mustard between Liverpool and Everton in his heart; But Tang Wu is a Liverpool player, but he can't watch the club being humiliated by his rivals in the same city.
Everton was "born" 14 years before Liverpool and are founding members of the Football League and the English League.
In the early days of its establishment, the Toffees were struggling to support themselves on the brink of relegation. Over the years, although there have been league titles, there have been very few times to participate in the Champions League.
The play-offs were eliminated in the 63-64 season and the quarter-finals in the 70-71 season, the only two Champions League records in Everton's history.
There is no way to compare such a result with Liverpool, which has won the Champions League 4 times, and now it is brought up by Tang Wu talking to himself, and all the Everton fans present are furious, but there is nothing they can do with Tang Wu.
It's reality!
Indisputable reality!
No matter how bumpy Liverpool's Champions League schedule is, Everton can't try such a "bumpy ride". Whether it's the Premier League or the Champions League, Everton have no idea what it's like to play against Europe's top clubs.
In this way, after Tang Wu hung Everton's flag back, the Everton fans stepped aside, and there was no longer a reason to stop the Liverpool players from swaggering away.
As the so-called dragon fell and was played by shrimp, the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs.
Of course, for a league as fierce as the Premier League, the gap between the teams is not yet big enough to win. Even the giant Manchester United has often lost to relegation teams in the past two seasons.
So the clash between Liverpool and Everton is only treated as an innocuous joke by the media, and the Liverpool locals can digest it.
But the day after Liverpool's return, Professor Arsene Wenger's mouth cannon went off again.
“... It's only a matter of time before Chelsea get the players they like, but I'm not jealous of their money, on the contrary I think it's very exciting to play against a team with that potential. ”
A seemingly normal sentence, if the name "Gerrard" in the preface is included, the intention of Wenger's words is obvious.
Chelsea are in fine form at the moment, finishing just two points behind Arsenal after 14 games.
Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal do have to be worried about the title race, especially after Jose Mourinho is likely to encourage owner Abou to sign Steven Gerrard from Liverpool in the winter transfer window, as Chelsea's midfield could be described as "the most luxurious equipment" in the Premier League.
The professor's fears are not unfounded, as Chelsea wanted to buy Steven Gerrard for £2,500W at the start of the season, but the latter chose to stay with the Reds at the last minute, which is a bit puzzling.
However, in the professor's opinion, Liverpool's current record is not good, and Gerrard, who is hungry for championship glory, is likely to change his mind. Especially after his old friend Owen left Madrid, Gerrard has no hope of achieving anything this season.
After a veiled reminder of Gerrard's situation, the professor continued: 'But Chelsea's money doesn't make a difference to us because my players are loyal to the club. ”
Considering that Arsenal's next opponent is Liverpool, Arsene Wenger's remarks can basically be seen as his usual tactic to disrupt the opponent's morale before the game.
The 'Old Foxes' will not be unaware of Gerrard's importance to Liverpool, although the latter will be making his Premier League debut after missing two months due to injury, and all he has to do is try to find the opponent's soft underbelly and "attack" appropriately before the game, which will undoubtedly help the team to overcome the opponent.
In fact, it is not to blame the professor for this decision, Liverpool is now an injury camp, and Arsenal is not in a very good situation.
By the final 17 minutes of the Champions League group stage in midweek, the Gunners had just nine players on the pitch.
The reason for this is that Hiddink's Eindhoven has two "world-class generals" brought from Asia - Lee Yong-pyo and Park Ji-sung.
The arrival of the two Koreans in Eindhoven also attracted the attention of the whole of Europe. On UEFA's official website, Lee Young-pyo is known as a left-sided surgeon who can play both offensively and defensively, while Park Ji-sung is a "free-kick expert".
In PSV Eindhoven's main line-up, one of them is a left wing-back and the other is a right wing-back, occupying a fairly important position.
It was the duo's breakthrough that drew fouls from Lauren and Vieira, both of whom tackled the South Korean with a yellow card on their backs, and then left the field with both fouls.
Truth be told, the reason stars like Vieira and Lauren have to make tackles is not because of how good their opponents are, but because they are so tired.
Compared to Manchester United and Chelsea, the Gunners' squad has the least rotation and the most regular.
On a positive note, it gives the players a better rapport; But it is undeniable that the fatigue accumulated from the long-term campaign is also eroding Arsenal little by little.
This, combined with the midweek nine-man operation, left Arsenal's main squad exhausted.
The most obvious example is Pire, who was the second firepower outside of Thierry Henry last season and is facing an unprecedented crisis of form.
In two consecutive matches over the past week, Piret has appeared to be "invisible", and the 31-year-old has clearly entered a period of physical slump. Without the quick assault and the strange running of the past, Pire was only relying on experience and passing to support himself in this game against PSV Eindhoven.
And "the house leak happened to rain overnight", Arsenal is currently seriously injured in the team, Edu and Gilberto Silva two main players are injured, and the original criticized defensive ability has been weakened again. Coupled with the poor form of Campbell and Vieira, Arsenal has basically conceded goals in the last 11 games, which has made the team fall into the "November panic disorder" again.
Arsenal have won just one of their last seven matches, with draws comparable to those of Liverpool in recent times, and their worst period since losing four games in a row in October 2002.
In this case, the Gunners will soon be a guest at Anfield against the Reds without Baros and Cisse. The two teams are "sharing the same disease", and it is a bit reluctant to hope that these two teams will stay in the classic competition.
But whether it's Liverpool or Arsenal, whether it's Benitez or Arsene Wenger, they must be chasing the same three points.
Many media threatened before the game that since the game has become a duel between "no knife in the world" and "no shield in the world", then shaking hands and making peace may be the best destination for the two giants.
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On November 29, in the players' tunnel at Anfield, Tang Wu met what Wenger called "injured" Henry and Reyes who was "not in good shape".
Tang Wu stretched out his left fist and collided with the opponent's No. 15 Fabregas.
Since Tang Wu left London, the two have had much less contact. One is because the two usually train in the club and have little spare time, and the other is because even if they have spare time, they will throw their energy on their girlfriends and bed.
'Don, we're finally meeting in the Premier League.' 17-year-old Xiaofa looked excited.
In the past two months, Tang Wu has conceded only two goals in all competitions, again in the same game. With this alone, in the selection of the top ten goalkeepers in the Premier League by The Sun, Tang Wu's votes temporarily topped the list.
Regardless of Liverpool's form, their goalkeeper is still one of the best.
"Xiaofa, I'm not sure if you'll have a chance to shoot." Tang Wu smiled confidently, "The red color of this game is not something you can fight against. ”
"Then we'll see!" Cesc Fabregas was slightly emotional.
Tang Wu grinned and didn't say anything more.
In Xiaofa's body, Tang Wu saw the vitality of young people. Although he was only 20 years old, the high-intensity and high-pressure battles for two consecutive months had exhausted Tang Wu's brain and was almost on the verge of collapse.
The bald also noticed this.
Tang Wu will take a break after the game against the Gunners, after all, the final game of the Champions League group stage is the most important thing.
After sorting out his mood, Tang Wu followed behind Gerard and began to walk slowly.
With the entrance of the players' tunnel in front of him, the captain of the Red Army suddenly slowed down, turned his head to stare at Tang Wu's eyes and said solemnly: "Don, you have to believe me, I won't go to Chelsea." ”
Tang Wu didn't know why Gerrard would say such a sentence to himself at this time, but he immediately adjusted his mind, winked at the other party and said: "Captain, if you really go to Chelsea, I'm afraid you will miss Liverpool's first Premier League title." ”