After the Champions League and league against Marseille and Tottenham, Liverpool welcomed their rivals Everton. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A team like Liverpool, in addition to winning the championship, there are some important games that cannot be lost, and if they lose, even if they win the championship, the fans will not be happy, these games are against Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal is a giant, old rivals, and their game must not lose, losing not only hurts morale, but also equivalent to 6 points less, and the game with Everton is the most special, if Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal is the opponent, then Everton is the enemy, and the game between the enemy is a life-and-death struggle, since it is a struggle, of course you can't lose, if you lose, you can't raise your head this season.

Without Liverpool, Everton's status in the Premier League is not bad, winning several league titles and FA Cup, and also playing in the Champions League, but with the radiant giant Liverpool, all the glory of Everton is overshadowed, they are like a shabby house, no one knows, and the only time it is mentioned is when it is used to set off the brilliant glory of Liverpool.

This gap in status and strength makes Liverpool and Everton full of hatred, with the rise of Liverpool in recent years, this hatred is getting more and more intensified, every derby is a war for the two clubs, before the game between the players and coaches are constantly saliva, red and yellow cards in the game are also commonplace, the war between the players and coaches is still civilized, the fans are naked violence, every time before the derby, the Liverpool police are extremely nervous, lest the fans of the two teams have a group fight.

Everton manager David Moyes is not very old, but he has been in charge of Everton for a long time, he has been in charge of the Toffees since 01, and has now been with Everton for seven years, under his leadership, Everton from a team with little money, fighting for relegation every year to a mid-table team, and posing a great threat to the Premier League semi-finals, he was also named the Premier League best coach in the 0405 season.

If it weren't for Liverpool, if it wasn't for Benitez, maybe Moyes would be a hero of Merseyside by now, but now, the hero is Benitez, Chen Yu, Gerrard, and Everton is still a stunted grass that is shaded by a big tree.

Of course, Moyes was full of resentment and jealousy towards Liverpool and Benitez, and with such emotions, the reporter deliberately deliberately lured him, and Moyes's words before the game were not so good.

“…… The derby is undoubtedly one of the most important games, we need a win, the Everton fans need one, maybe in the Premier League, in the world, Everton is a small club, but in Liverpool, Everton is the oldest and best team to be loved by the fans...... Everton have never been afraid of Liverpool, we always play at a better level against them, and although Liverpool are in great form at the moment, I believe we will win at Goodison Park.

Moyes sounds harmless, but those familiar with the feud between Everton and Liverpool know that he is making a mockery of Benitez, who mocked Everton last season as a small club that only wants not to lose.

Of course, Benitez can't show weakness at this time, derby is derby, and you have to hold down your opponent on and off the field.

"It's better to know who the best team is later, it's better to say it yourself, Liverpool are Premier League champions, Champions League champions, I don't dare say we're the best team, but we're certainly one of the best. The derby is a very special game, but the win is only three points and I'm sure we're going to win, but I don't think we need to be treated in any way. ”

Benitez said that he is very confident, this self-confidence is based on absolute strength, no matter whether this game is won or lost, Liverpool is the champion of the Premier League and the Champions League, Everton is the second rate of the Premier League, this is a fact that cannot be changed, and Benitez does not think that they will lose to Everton at all.

The two coaches started first, and the following was the show time for the players, and the players on both sides expressed their confidence and desire to win, and of course they would not give up their attacks on their opponents, and this war of words continued until the day of the game.

In the week before the start of the game, the "fight" between Liverpool fans and Everton fans has not stopped, because both sides are in the same city, there will inevitably be friction between fans on both sides when marching, once it intensifies, it will immediately form a group fight, such a thing happens every day, so that the Liverpool police are very troubled, every day to capture and deal with so many brawlers, their police force is really unbearable, they can't wait to play the game quickly, they can relax.

On October 20, at 12:45 local time in the United Kingdom, the first focus of the 10th round of the 2007/08 English Premier League was contested at Goodison Park, which was the 206th Merseyside derby, and the two sides met 30 times in the Premier League, with Liverpool having the upper hand with 11 wins, 11 draws and 8 losses. In the previous 176 league meetings, Liverpool won 65, drew 55 and lost 56. Last season, Everton and Liverpool each won at home, and it was also Everton's second win over the Reds in the last nine home games, with two draws and five defeats in the remaining seven games.

In the nine league games before this game, Everton were in ninth place with four wins, four losses and one draw, while Liverpool led the Premier League with an unbeaten record.

Obviously, the derby cannot be predicted based on previous results, this is a war, and if either side carelessly underestimates the enemy, it will be the most painful blow to meet them.

Two teams full of grievances like this, their owners will definitely not stay in a box to watch the game, even if they are both gentlemen, watching the game in a box will feel restrained and awkward, because when you see excitement or unhappiness, you even need to consider the feelings of the other person when you swear a swearing, and in this case, it will definitely be quite a lot in 90 minutes, so watching the game in this way is a crime for them.

Although you can't sit in a box, Everton's two bosses, Bill. Kenwright, Robert. Earl and Liverpool's two owners, Gillette and Hicks, arrived early on the pitch, and it was a morale blow to the team that the owners didn't show up, and they were eager to see how their players performed in the derby.

For a player, whether he has the ability or not, the best embodiment is not how well he plays in an ordinary game, but whether he has an outstanding performance in a hard game, and the derby is a hard game in a hard game, and players who can play well in the derby are often called derby heroes by fans, and can have the support of all fans, and even as long as they play well in the derby, they will generally not be given up by the fans in a season, but if it is the other way around, even if the performance is good in a season, and the performance in the derby is abnormal, Fans will also think that this player is not good, at least too soft, he can become a star, but he can't become the core and soul.

The game has begun, such a game, the process is as important as the result, there is no climax and low tide, everyone has to play momentum at the beginning, so as soon as the middle circle kicks off, the rhythm is very fast and intense.

Liverpool played a 4-4-2 formation in this game: 25-Reina; 3-Finnan, 23-Carragher, 4-Hyypia, 6-Reese; 20-Mascherano, 14-Alonso, 16-Pennant, 11-Benayoun; 18-Kuyt, 9-Chen Yu

This is the strongest squad that Liverpool can put out at the moment, Gerrard's injury is not completely healed, Ager is no longer in the best condition, and Hyypia, although he is too old, has been performing well recently, and he is a full-fledged central defender, and his start is also expected.

Although there is still a gap between this and Liverpool, which is full of main teams, compared to Everton, the strength of such Liverpool cards also occupies a big advantage.

Everton's starting XI was also a 442 formation, with goalkeeper 24-Howard; Defenders 2-Hibbert, 4-Yabo, 15-Stubbs, 5-Lescott; Midfielders: 6-Arteta, 16-Gagielka, 18-Fir. Neville, 21-Osman; Forwards: 22-Yakubu, 28-Anichepby.

Compared with the star-studded Liverpool, Everton's squad is relatively simple, except for Neville from Manchester United, everyone else is a well-known practical player, but don't think that Everton's players are not well-known and think that they are not strong in combat, under the training of young coach Moyes for more than six years, Everton is like their nickname Toffee, perseverance, stalking, and tacit understanding, such an opponent will not be very comfortable if he touches it, not to mention when playing against Liverpool, Everton have always been able to play at the same level as the giants.

If Liverpool is more cautious and steady in the game against other teams, they are not at all conservative in the game against Everton, they were the first to kick off, and after the kick-off, the ball did not return to the backfield, and passed directly from the midfield to Everton's half.

It's easy to get off the ball when Everton's strikers haven't fully crossed the halfway line, but it's not important, it's important to play with momentum and let Evertonians know who Merseyside boss is, even on Everton's doorstep, they will never be afraid of them.

Liverpool's performance is very much in line with the appetite of Liverpool fans, when Liverpool attacked, Liverpool fans sang constantly, applause continued, and even from time to time can break through the suppression of 30,000 Everton fans, so that their players feel the enthusiasm from the fans.

The commentator at the scene also kept saying: "A big family is a big family, just look at this start, atmospheric, domineering, although Everton is also tough, but the momentum is still a little worse." ”

The momentum may not be as good as Liverpool, but Everton played not bad at all, they faced Liverpool's onslaught, responded very tough, chased and intercepted Liverpool's ball-handling players, cut off Liverpool's passing and cutting cooperation, once encountered Liverpool's players to break through, immediately took a vicious foul, so that Liverpool could not play a smooth coordination, and could not rely on individual ability to open up space for teammates.

Of course, Everton's performance is not exciting, but an absolute man, a team like Everton, is just in the middle of the Premier League, and the fans do not have high requirements for them.