Chapter 145 Opponent (3200 Monthly Pass Plus Update)

Everton's home stadium, Goodison Park, has a very long history, built in 1892 and has been around for 15 years (). It was the first stadium to have double-deckers on all four sides and the first in the league to use an underground heating system, which was considered a fairly "modern" stadium in the past. But now against the backdrop of a large group of "five-star" courses, it looks a little bleak.

The stadium can only accommodate 40,000 people and cannot be expanded due to the architectural constraints of its location. If you want to get more attendance, you have to use a bigger stadium, and Liverpool City Council has persuaded Everton and Liverpool to use Stanley Park together, as Milan did. Unsurprisingly, the offer was rejected by two sworn enemies.

That's why Everton have been at Goodison Park.

The stadium has long been integrated into every corner of Everton's history and in the hearts of every "Toffee" fan. In their hearts, they don't envy Manchester United, who owns Old Trafford, the "Theatre of Dreams", they don't envy Arsenal, who have made huge investments to build a new stadium, they don't envy their rivals who are building Stanley Park, and not only that, they laugh at the lack of funds that the 70,000-capacity stadium is now in.

On this day, on the evening of December 5th, Everton hosts Zenit St. Petersburg, a match of the group stage of the UEFA Cup ().

Fans filled the modest Goodison Park stadium, and the singing of England fans pierced the gloomy night sky.

Compared to professional English fans, Zenit fans who followed the team to Liverpool were much weaker. They didn't know how to open their mouths to make their voices heard, amidst the uniform, rhythmic singing and applause of the England fans.

In this game, from the team to the fans, Everton will eat Zenit St. Petersburg.

Don't let the fans make their voices heard, let alone the team......

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Chen Yingying and his teammates were in the humble away dressing room, listening to the manager's final advice.

"We trained for a week, for what? This is the moment! It's a very crucial game for us and if we lose I can't guarantee we're going to be eliminated, but the chances of elimination are good and that's a fact. So it has to be won. If you still want to make it to the knockout stage......"

He cast a meaningful glance at Chen Yingying.

Chen Yingying held his head high, clenched his fists and listened to the head coach's speech.

'The opponents are strong and they play at home. But they are not without their flaws. They need to play on two fronts and the domestic league schedule is also very dense, so they can't afford to be distracted from playing on two fronts at the same time. Not to mention that they still have a group stage of the League Cup, and for them, it is not a battle that will determine the ultimate fate. But for us, that's it! ”

"So as long as we play 200 per cent and face a half-hearted opponent, we are capable of winning this game!"

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David Moyes, on the other hand, is very serious about giving his men a handful of dangerous Zenit players.

"Arshavin is the team's number one star and Russia's footballer of the year. He's good, he's fast, he's good at dribbling, and he's dangerous from distance and crosses. Therefore, the defense against him must be all-round, don't let him easily take the football up, don't give him space - his range of movement is relatively large, no matter where he appears, the first time to arrange the defense! ”

"Timoshchuk and Domingo seem to be the central axis of Zenit, they defend and attack, we have to cut off the connection between the two, so that Zenit can only pass forward with long passes, and cannot pass through the ground to cooperate with the hit, so that our defensive pressure will be much less!"

"As for Scolt, he's tall, he's got a lot of air-defense, but he's slow to turn, that's his Achilles' heel, and we're going to hit the ground more and go less in the air. The main offensive strategy is to hit them behind, try to pass directly, even if it is broken, it doesn't matter, keep passing! With one success, we win! And they will definitely want to win this game away from home, there is more time to press in the game, there will be more space behind them for us to use, a lot of straight stops! ”

Unlike at the press conference, this time he mentioned Chen Yingxing.

"Their centre-forwards are very tall and have good headers, so Lescott and Jabbo you two pay a little attention."

The team's captain, Jabbo, nodded, and Lescote smiled: "Don't worry, boss!" Don't try to score a goal over my head, that kid! ”

Lescott, who has been selected for England's senior national pair, is now confident that his future is unanimously optimistic by many pundits that he will have a good chance of becoming a stalwart in the future England national team's backline, taking over from Leo. Ferdinand and John. Terry et al.'s class.

Against a striker from a Russian team? He didn't feel much pressure, although the information showed that the center forward was 1.92 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms.

But that doesn't say anything (). Lescott knew that it wasn't height and weight that would determine the outcome of the game, but more and more complex things that he didn't think the stupid big man had......

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When the live radio sounded "Please welcome our great players-", the cheers increased dramatically, and both players in the players' tunnel knew it was time to play.

Of course, the home team's announcer only introduces the home team's players.

So the cheers came and went, but they were all dedicated to the home players.

The players of Zenit St. Petersburg walked beside the Everton players and did enough of the green leaves and supporting roles.

Chen Yingying raised his head and looked at the full stadium stands, and as far as the eye could see, it was blue.

He wasn't a complete stranger to Everton. In the past, when two Chinese foreign players, Li Tie and Li Weifeng, played for Everton, the team's chest advertisement was still the word "Kejian" in Chinese. At that time, there were two Chinese players playing for Everton, so the Chinese media did not pay much attention to this team.

Now, with the departure of Li Tie and Li Weifeng, Everton has gradually disappeared from the field of vision of the Chinese media, and has gradually become an ordinary Premier League team, no longer enjoying any special treatment.

Chen Yingying's expectations for this team are very limited, only that they have played for two Chinese internationals, and the head coach seems to be quite famous......

But he doesn't think it matters, knows his opponents...... That's the manager's job, he just has to score goals. It doesn't matter who the opponent is, whether it's a nobody or a traditional giant, he just needs to score.

That's the center, what a simple job......

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From the moment he was in the players' lane, Lescott had his sights set on the number 99.

This player is really conspicuous, and he can't pay attention to it if he wants to. The first is his arrogant number, 99, which is the largest number a player can have...... The second is his body, which does look burly.

Let's have a delusion - this man doesn't look like he wants to be only ninety-three kilograms, right?

Of course, he wouldn't know that when Chen Yingying signed up, the club directly reported his information from last season to UEFA. UEFA didn't verify it either, so it was adopted directly. Minor personal mistakes like these abound and are common, and even at major events as important as the World Cup, official information is often full of errors and omissions, leaving journalists and fans confused, let alone the UEFA Cup. There are many unheard of teams in the competition, and their players naturally have no one to care whether the information is true or not.

Now Chen Yingying weighs almost 100 kilograms, he looks very strong, his muscles are tight, and his clothes are stretched out of the contours of the muscles.

After seeing this muscle, Lescott put away his contempt a little, and felt that this kid was still a little expected......

But when he walked out of the player's corridor, he saw Chen Yingying looking around with a "curious baby" expression, and Lescott pouted in his heart.

After all, he is a player from Russia, and he has never seen the world!

I heard that he is only 19 years old and is still playing in the youth league last season? Such a person is so tender...... Like the boss said, he lacks experience, and this will be his Achilles' heel.

When Lescott saw Chen Yingying looking around, he felt that his attention to him was unreasonable, such an inexperienced rookie was the best to deal with. The League Cup is not the same as your Russian Superleague! Brat!

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Chen Yingying followed his teammates out of the field.

The Chinese reporters in the press box were a little excited.

"After Li Tie, Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai, another Chinese player has finally stepped on the turf of Goodison Park!"

"Hero! David Moyes doesn't know you, you have to make him remember you after this game! Other reporters shouted excitedly.

It's a pity that in a noisy environment, it is impossible for Chen Yingying to hear what they are shouting. In fact, Chen Yingying didn't even see them. He had taken his eyes back from the stands around him, and was no longer looking around like a curious baby.

As the players shook hands, he focused on Lescott and Jabbo.

Both are tall, both are black, and the physical fitness of blacks is not bad. In fact, Lescott's body looks sturdy, and Jabbo is a little thinner, but still strong. The two of them were about the same height as himself, and Chen Yingying knew that he would be stubbornly blocked in the air, but he was not afraid.

Before the game, Advocaat showed everyone the footage of Everton's game and told them who their opponents were, and Yabo and Lescott were Chen Yingying's opponents.

He'll have to remember those two faces, because they'll see each other a lot when it comes to the game. He also hopes that the two central defenders will remember their faces and not recognize the wrong person when the time comes.

When Lescott's gaze swept over his face and shook to Arshavin beside him, Chen Yingying was a little unhappy.

Hey, your opponent is me, where to look!

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