27. Liverpool Derby (1)
Time does not stand still because of external factors, it has been passing at its own pace, and as time goes by, the 15th round of the Premier League has also kicked off and begun to be staged.
This year's Premier League schedule is very strange, and I don't know whether the English football team is always intentional or not, in short, when a team happens to have an upward momentum and starts a winning streak, it happens to meet a strong team or a sworn enemy.
Liverpool and Arsenal, Arsenal and Newcastle United, Arsenal and Manchester United, maybe God wants this year's Premier League to look better, with Liverpool in good form recently, no matter what the competition has won, and at this time, Liverpool's opponent in the 15th round is the city rival Everton.
As for the relationship between Liverpool and Everton, it can be directly started from the beginning of a hundred years ago, in short, Liverpool and Everton two teams collided together, it was definitely a fierce game. After all, like all clubs in the world, the rivals are the only teams that can't lose, and it is precisely because of this that both Liverpool and Everton attach great importance to this game, and even the presidents of the two clubs have issued an order that this game with the rivals in the same city must be won.
This time, Liverpool is playing away, although everyone is in the same city, but Liverpool understands that the atmosphere at the Goodson Principality Stadium will not be worse than the atmosphere of the game with Manchester United and Arsenal, because the rivals in the same city are destined to be fierce and cruel between the two teams.
"Okay, everyone should understand, who our opponent is today, I believe you also know, we can't afford to lose this game, that group of clowns at Everton are waiting for us outside now, are you afraid?"
In the locker room, Houllier habitually started the pre-war general mobilization, although Houllier knew that his players would not be careless and weak in the face of such an important game, and they did not need to mobilize themselves at all, but Houllier still couldn't help but say.
"Don't be afraid, coach! Fuck the damn Everton! The Liverpool players were frantically responding, and at this moment, it seemed that the Everton people had some kind of hatred for themselves.
Looking at the scene in front of him, George was stunned, in George's mind this was just a simple game, although the two sides were mortal enemies, but there was no need to be so crazy.
However, George will not say these words at the moment, after all, since the end of the 14th round of the Premier League, the whole club has begun to prepare in order to play this game well.
According to Houllier's words, the only teams that cannot be let go of the entire Premier League game are Manchester United and Everton, because Manchester United has snatched the supremacy of Liverpool, while Everton is the sworn enemy of the same city.
At the same time, Houllier also said that if God gave himself a chance to choose two teams and only allowed to win one team, then he would not hesitate to choose to kill Everton, which shows that the confrontation between the two teams is destined not to be so comet hitting the earth, absolutely hot.
"For Everton, I believe everyone knows it in their hearts, I won't tell you more about this, George, you are a newcomer, you don't know clearly, you must remember that Everton's midfield core, and also their captain, Dane Graveson is not a good person, damn it, whenever I talk about this damn mad dog, I feel a headache, in short, you have to be careful, that guy will never be soft when necessary, and you will definitely be careful for serious fouls."
George, who was sitting between Gerrard and Carragher, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words of head coach Houllier, but he reacted quickly and quickly nodded to indicate that he knew.
Seeing George said that he knew, the reason why Houllier made a special trip to remind George is because George is an attacking player, and Graveson is a defensive midfielder, to put it bluntly, he is a midfielder, although Graveson can also play forward, but against his own Liverpool team, Everton's weakness makes Graveson have to play in the back in order to enhance the team's defensive ability.
Since Graveson plays in the back, then George, as a striker, will naturally play with Graveson in the game, you must know that Graveson is not a simple guy, and his fiery temper makes Graveson get the nickname Mad Dog, which shows his madness and ferocity.
Houllier knows very well how strong Graveson is, and even sometimes Hollier wants to bring Glass to Liverpool in order to strengthen the team's midfield, especially the strength of Liverpool's midfield, although Hamann is very good, but after all, he is also a little old, and it is really good to have a substitute like Graveson.
Houllier is well aware of Graveson's quality, and it can be said that he can play against Vieira and Keane, if it weren't for the fact that Everton FC is not as good as Manchester United and Arsenal, otherwise Graveson is definitely a world-class midfielder. (Of course, it's not that Graveson is really that good and can be compared to Vieira and Keane, in short, it can give everyone a general idea of Graveson's strength.) )
In fact, in the end, it is very simple, in the final analysis, it is still a problem for the club, in terms of the midfield, although there are not many players in the world who can compare with Vieira and Keane, but there are definitely a lot. Why are they not as famous as the two, in the final analysis, it is because of the club's problems.
If you have to choose for yourself, you will choose to watch a game of Arsenal or Manchester United, or choose a game of an ordinary team, the result is self-evident, most people will choose to watch the game of a strong team, and the game of a strong team has more people, and the players can be on camera more, which in itself can increase their popularity and fame.
Or to put it another way, if Gravison is placed at Arsenal or Manchester United, and Vieira and Keane are put in Everton for a few years, then I am afraid that not many people can know Vieira and Keane, and even if they do, they will definitely not be as famous as they are now.
(The younger brother is not talking nonsense, if the Frenchman Makelele did not leave Marseille and joined Real Madrid and Chelsea behind, then Makelele may not be much famous, it is precisely because Makelele joined the giants that he has made himself so famous, Makelele's strength does not need to be said by the younger brother, everyone should be very clear.) On the contrary, Graveson is the same, the strength is not bad, even very strong, just because he appeared unknown at Everton, but he joined Real Madrid in 05 and immediately became famous. )
It's a pity that this kind of thinking is just Houllier's own casual thinking, after all, the two sides are sworn enemies in the same city, even if the top management of Everton Club are all fools and idiots, it is impossible to sell the core of their team, the captain, to Liverpool.
The reason why Houllier reminded George to pay attention to Graveson is that he hopes that George can pay more attention to it and not get injured, you must know that the current Liverpool striker strength is really weak, and Houllier does not want to face a player returning to the team (Owen) and a player leaving the team again injured (George).
"Hi ~ Steven, you said this Graveson, is it really as scary as the coach said?" Seeing Hollier babbling and not noticing himself, George was really curious, and couldn't help but ask his good buddy Gerald next to him.
"Well, I can't say, after all, I'm not the main team, when I was first transferred to the first team, I didn't have any chance to play in a game like this in the same city, and I don't know too much about this kind of thing."
Listening to George's question about himself, Gerald was embarrassed to answer.
"George, you have to be careful of that mad dog, just think of him as a character like Vieira and Keane, in other words, if you're not careful, if you have the chance, Graveson will definitely cut your feet."
Carragher, who was sitting next to George, couldn't help but say, because Carragher liked George's junior brother very much, (all out of the youth training camp, all of them were taught by the youth team head coach Houllier) and didn't want George to be injured in this game.
Listening to Carragher's words, George paused for a moment, then lowered his head and said nothing.
After all, Carragher's words have been made very clear, although George has not yet played against Keane of Manchester United, but at least in the Arsenal game, George still played, and Vieira had a few collisions, George is deeply aware of it.
At present, when Carragher compares Gravison to a ruthless character on the same level as Vieira, thinking of this, George can't help but feel deeply wary of Gavison.