Chapter 190: Hot Merseyside Derby (1st Update)
Jiang Chenxi didn't hesitate for too long, he made the 'adventure' decision to agree to continue to collect the rewards together.
It also has to do with his character, as a striker you have to have the courage to go forward.
It also stems from his confidence in himself and his team, and he believes he can lead Liverpool to the Premier League title this season.
What's more, now Liverpool is the league leader, two games ahead of Chelsea, in this case, Jiang Chenxi is even more confident.
"The host has made a brave choice, congratulations to the host, you have a chance to get a great reward!"
A great reward?
Jiang Chenxi showed a hint of a smile, he had a feeling that the system seemed to be a test for him this time, if he chose to be conservative, maybe the result of receiving the reward now would not be too ideal.
At the same time, he is looking forward to the combined rewards at that time.
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After the FA Cup replay with Bolton, Liverpool's next game is the Merseyside derby in the 24th round of the Premier League, where Liverpool will travel to Goodison Park to face city rivals Everton.
Liverpool and Everton are both in Liverpool City, and people born in this city are either red or blue. Red is Liverpool's colour, while blue is Everton's dominant colour. Although the two clubs have a special historical relationship, the home stadium of the two teams is just across the street.
But the relationship between the two teams is like fire and water. Liverpool fans have always claimed that Liverpool City has only two teams, one is Liverpool and the other is Liverpool II. To ignore Everton. Everton, on the other hand, have always been aiming to beat Liverpool.
Historically, there has never been a shortage of hot scenes in the Merseyside derby, and as long as the two teams meet and there is no need to mobilize before the game, we can see red and yellow cards flying all over the field.
In fact, the Merseyside derby is also considered to be the hottest derby in the Premier League, and its intensity is still higher than that of the Premier League Double Red Club and the Manchester City derby.
In the Merseyside derby between the two sides in the first half of the league, Liverpool won 3-1 at home to Everton, and Jiang Chenxi's brace in that game was a big contributor to Liverpool's derby victory.
At that time, before the game, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides was extremely strong, and some people on the Everton side came out to provoke Jiang Chenxi.
However, when the Merseyside derby in the second half of the league approached, there seemed to be calm in the media.
Everton didn't spit on Jiang Chenxi again, and their manager Martinez even praised Jiang Chenxi's excellent form in an interview, saying that it is almost impossible to prevent Jiang Chenxi, unless you tie his feet with ropes.
In the words of the Times, Everton obviously does not intend to provoke Jiang Chenxi again, because the media has found an interesting pattern, those teams who have spat on Jiang Chenxi before the game and are suspected of provocation have been punished without exception, and the Chinese stars who have been 'stimulated' tend to burst out with more terrifying energy, and it is clear that this time Everton has learned to behave.
And Liverpool did not take the initiative to stand up and provoke Everton.
The pre-match blandness even made England's media and fans uncomfortable.
The pre-match of England's hottest derby presented a warm scene.
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However, when the whistle blew for this Merseyside derby, people quickly realized that all the warmth before the game was an illusion, and this was the hottest derby in the Premier League.
Twenty-four minutes into the game, the combined number of shots on goal for both sides was just three, however, there were already four yellow cards on the pitch.
In the first minute of the game, Glen Johnson tackled Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and received a yellow card.
In the ninth minute, Everton captain Gareth. Barry tackled Salah and also received Everton's first yellow card.
Five minutes later, Jiang Chenxi was tackled to the ground by Jagielka just after taking the ball in front, and Everton received the team's second yellow card.
In the twentieth minute of the game, Henderson was suspected of raising his hand to hit Naismith in the face when he was scrambling for a header, and Liverpool also received the team's second yellow card, which was also the fourth yellow card of the game.
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And just now, Jiang Chenxi was dribbling the ball in the front court, McCarthy rushed over, and directly made a fierce tackle, Jiang Chenxi was so frightened that he quickly jumped up, trying to avoid this fierce flying tackle, but he was still hung by McCarthy's bright spikes, and fell to the ground with a scream.
The referee on duty, Moss, showed mercy this time and did not show a card to McCarthy, but only verbally warned McCarthy.
This caused a great deal of displeasure on the Liverpool side, with players from both sides pushing and shoving.
'You read that right, it's not a Middle Eastern fight, it's not an indiscriminate boxing match, it's an Everton vs. Liverpool fight. John. "This is the hottest derby in the Premier League." ”
"Martinez said before the game that if he wanted to defend against Jiang, he could only tie his feet with ropes, and he said that and did that." Lineker said, "It's just that instead of a rope, he's committing a vicious foul." ”
Jiang Chenxi left the field and went to the sidelines to be examined by the team doctor.
This also caused the concern of Chinese fans in front of the TV, at this time the domestic Asian Cup winning craze has gradually subsided, fans began to pay more attention to the five major European leagues, and the Liverpool game with Jiang Chenxi is the focus of fans' attention, in this Merseyside derby is coming, the domestic media is constantly hype, popularizing the Premier League's hottest derby' to fans.
"This time Moss showed mercy, it should have been a yellow card, McCarthy flashed the spikes." Zhan Jun said, "In the opening 20 minutes, four yellow cards, this is still under the mercy of the referee, we haven't seen how wonderful the attack is, but the people on the field are turning on their backs and flying tackles, and both sides are eager to bite each other to death." ”
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Jiang Chenxi was checked by the team doctor and was fine, he stood on the sidelines, ready to enter the field.
And it was at this time that Everton launched an attack.
Gareth. Barry sends a diagonal pass, Liverpool's penalty area Ricolo. Toure's header was not cleared far and Coutinho tried to clear it again, but Naismith slid the ball away and brought Coutinho down 'by the way'.
The Liverpool player didn't bother to complain to the referee about a foul on Naismith and pounced on the ball-winning Mirallas, who hoisted the ball into the box and the muscly Lukaku held Moreno alive, who struggled to reach the ball from behind but couldn't touch the ball and could only watch Lukaku volley the ball into the net.
Romelu Lukaku scored for Everton in the 26th minute to break the deadlock in the Merseyside derby.
Everton leads Liverpool 1-0.