Chapter 308 Real War!

The second game of the Premier League in December is definitely a long-awaited round of competition by many media and fans. It is the grand event of the whole English football before Christmas. In this round, there is not only the London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal, but also the top confrontation between the top three teams in the table this season. In addition, the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool is more popular.

In order to welcome this day and let the Premier League fans have a good time, on October 10, the FA held a special press conference and decided to postpone the match between Arsenal and Chelsea for three hours, that is, at 5:45 p.m., while the battle between Everton and Liverpool is still maintained at 2:00 p. Fifteen points remain unchanged.

In this way, fans who want to watch two games can all see the live broadcast.

This Merseyside Derby is the 200th match between Everton and Liverpool in the league. In the previous confrontation, Liverpool's winning rate is 269 percent, which is in the advantage. In recent years, due to the decline of Everton's results, although Liverpool is not the hegemon of the Premier League, it is still guaranteed. He has been unbeaten in Everton for five years.

But for the fans of the two teams, maybe these data can only make Liverpool fans satirize Everton. For the historical record, the fans of both teams don't care, just like the slogan of the Merseyside Derby, 'We don't care about victory or defeat, but about glory'. Fans of both teams have this view. In their view, this is a civil war in Liverpool.

Before the start of the game, many Everton fans were interviewed. In the interview, nearly 80% of Everton fans did not care about the victory or defeat. They only hope that the team can play momentum in the game, and it is best to let the whole Liverpool team be injured.

Such an idea is really a little scary.

For example, Rheinle. Perry, this guy is a Spanish and Englishman. He was born in Liverpool and is a loyal Everton fan. In Liverpool's football circle, Rheinle. Perry is very famous - he is the worst football hooligan in Liverpool.

There has never been a shortage of football hooligans in England.

But in the same way, the British Football Association's punishment for football hooligans is also very heavy, like Rhineland. A guy like Perry Zuer, who has been on the cholera court, was banned from watching football on the court of any FA club as early as five years ago, which lasted for 20 years.

Now, Perry's left ear is thirty-four years old, that is to say, before the age of fifty, he can't watch any Everton game live.

This is a very serious punishment for a fan.

However, Rhinele. Perry is still very arrogant. He often leads his friends from the Fan Association to intimidate any enemy of Everton, and he hates his sworn enemy Liverpool. Before every Everton game, even the Everton club should pay attention to Rhine. The movement of Perry's left ear prevented him from doing anything regrettable.

Such a fan is not liked, but in the Everton fan group, Perry's left ear is very prestigious.

In an interview with media reporters, Rhinele. Perry's left ear was very arrogant. He was dressed in an American western cowboy with Everton's team flag on his face. He raised his hand to make a pistol. He squeezed into the reporter's microphone and shouted, "They'd better be careful. Don't have any accidents anywhere else. This is our territory!!!"

With that, Rhinele. Perry's left ear also made a shooting move, which shocked the reporters.

This scene soon let the Liverpool police know that they were more worried about tomorrow's safety work. Even the night before the game, the police issued a statement that gatherings of more than 100 people were not allowed 2,000 meters around Goodson Garden Stadium. These are some human rights violations, which caused many media. The police can't do anything about it. The safety of the Liverpool derby is too important. They must make all the preparations.

In an interview, a bearded sheriff in Liverpool said, "Every year's competition is too hot, and safety is our focus. There are too many fans in Goodson Park. We don't have enough manpower to take care of them all, but we will make sure that tomorrow's game goes on properly.

"I'm also a fan, but I hope the game will go smoothly. This is our job, and I also hope that the fans of the two teams can cooperate." In the end, the sheriff added humorously, "That's right... I'm an Everton fan, and I hope Everton can win.

Compared with Perry's left ear, this look is really different.

Obviously, in terms of fans, there are violent fans and fans who really support the team and hope that everything goes well. If anything goes wrong, it is not only Liverpool's bad luck, but also Everton Club.

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The next morning, when Don Jack was going to meet at the club, he met a lot of fans and reporters on the way. As soon as he got out of the taxi, Don Jack was interviewed by a reporter from The Guardian.

What the reporter cares about is that Jack Don's views on today's game and the intimidation from Everton fans. In the face of reporters, Jack Don still keeps a confident smile and said, "There are 18 teams in the Premier League, and there are 38 games between the two. I will take each game seriously. Verton and Liverpool are opponents in the same city, but for me, it's no different from other teams.

His self-confidence seemed to infect the Guardian reporter, who asked again, "Then how did you see the words of Everton fan Perry's left ear?"

Jack Don asked, "Who is he?"

The reporter was dumb.

Then, a reporter came over and explained it in detail to Don Jack, who listened with a smile. He knew that Perry's left ear was a lot of noise, and the name of Perry's left ear must have been known as long as he stayed in Liverpool for a long time. He was more famous than some little football stars. Jack Don just said it casually. After the reporter explained, he suddenly felt that the expression on his face had not changed. He just said lightly, "That's nothing. Our opponent's fans will hate us. That's because they are afraid that their team will fail. Just like Perry's left ear now, he is just more extreme. We have heard a lot of this kind of intimidation, almost every game. Will the Football Association stop the Premier League because of this?

Of course it is impossible.

Jack Don's words are somewhat too heavy. At least there will be no such thing in ordinary leagues. But in fact, there will be fans intimidation in real big games. Whether it is sincere or just a threat, this is inevitable. Liverpool really has nothing to do about it. What they have to do is how to play. .

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Both sides obviously attach great importance to this Liverpool derby, especially Liverpool. Because they are away from home, many new players of the team have not participated in such a fierce derby. Benitez also specially opened a small stove for individual fans to reduce the pressure before the game, and Don Jack also received this treatment.

In Benitez's words, the main purpose is to make everyone be careful in the game and protect themselves as much as possible.

Yes, that's all.

In the Liverpool derby, as long as no player is injured, it will be a success for Liverpool. As for the victory or defeat, Benitez has not considered it. The away derby is really passive, and Liverpool don't care about winning or losing such a game. From this point of view, the Spaniards are also nervous.

Mainly, it is rumored in Europe that the Liverpool derby is more intense than the Spanish derby.

Although I haven't experienced it, looking at the number of red and yellow cards in this game in recent years, I know that this game must be very difficult to play. Both Everton and Liverpool can be described as 'desperate'. Any skill and level are useless in this kind of game. What they fight for is will, fighting spirit and courage.

The strength gap between the two teams is not big. Liverpool has to pay too much to win Everton away.

Despite this, the two teams still attach great importance to the game. In the morning, Benitez came to the club early and guided some early players to pay attention to in the game. After that, when the whole team came, Benitez let everyone gather early and take the bus to the city together. Gooderson Park on the other side of the city.

At 10 a.m., the whole Liverpool team has entered the stadium.

At only ten o'clock in the morning, the small square in front of Gooderson Park is already overcrowded. Now there are more than three hours before the start of the game, but a large number of fans from both sides have gathered here. Although it is a home court, the number of Everton fans does not have an advantage. In the city of Liverpool, the number of fans of the two teams is similar. Even on the other side of the city, Liverpool fans still come very early.

At 12 o'clock, the players of the two teams began to appear openly on the court, and some early Everton players also began to warm up. Before the fans entered the field, Liverpool players can also walk around the court and feel the atmosphere of the court in advance.

For Liverpool's new players, this is also a way to relieve stress.

Benitez believes that the players are under a lot of pressure!

This game is Liverpool's away game. Although the fans of both sides are the same, after all, it is an away game, and this does not belong to them. In this kind of fierce derby, some players who have not experienced it will definitely have expectations, nervousness and other emotions. The former is also not good. After looking forward to it for a long time, they were so excited that they were injured. The gains outweigh the losses.

In this kind of game, it is best to keep a normal mind.

Everyone knows these principles, but if it's really in it, it's too difficult to do it. Don Jack's mood cultivation is already very good, but he can't help but expect to teach the Evertons a lesson on the court and disappoint their fans with goals. That feeling... It's really cool!

He is not worried about the injury.

Don Jack's internal cultivation has long been stable in the solid foundation stage. Even if these ordinary players are strong, it is possible for him to suffer minor injuries, and it is completely impossible to suffer major injuries. Shaolin boy's internal strength is positive, which is very good for physical repair. Similarly, as a Shaolin peerless student, he will definitely be strong. This kind of internal power flows in the body, and Don Jack's body is really as strong as iron.

This relaxed mentality makes Don Jack still be in the mood to talk and laugh with his teammates in the locker room.

A person's joke is easy to affect the whole team. Don Jack's smile also makes everyone feel that the game is not a big deal, which more or less reduces the pressure of the whole team to face the game.

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Time is like running water, fleeting. While the Liverpool players were resting silently, it was already 1:30 in the afternoon. At this time, Benitez asked the main coach to lead the players to the court for warm-up exercise.

The game started at 2:30, and it was a little early to warm up at 1:30, but the Liverpool players were bored in the locker room and decided to go out to get some air together, just to adapt to the game environment in advance. Unfortunately, at this time, the fans had not yet started to enter the field, and the court was still empty. While passing the ball, everyone observed the court.

Established in 1982, Goodson Park is the first professional football stadium in England.

The stadium is surrounded by three-storey stands and has good heating facilities. Because of its long history, fans have given it an interesting name: "Old Lady", which is closely related to the transliteration of Everton's nickname "Toffee", so the name has continued to this day.

At Goodson Park, there have been many major games, including the 1996 World Cup semi-finals, the 1894 FA Cup final and many matches of the English national team. However, in recent years, due to the high requirements of international events on the stadium, this oldest stadium has not been used for a long time. It's a big competition.

Everton's home game against Liverpool, even if it is the biggest game, of course, this is also the most important game against Everton Club.

It is said that Everton Club is preparing to build a modern stadium that can accommodate 55,000 fans in Kirby, a suburb of Liverpool. This plan is still under planning. I don't know how long it will take to officially implement it.

Compared with Anfield Stadium, the historical background of Gooderson Stadium is not inferior, but compared with the facilities, the stadium is very different. After watching it for a while, the players lost interest and turned to warm-up.

At nearly two o'clock, Everton players also began to warm up.

At this time, the fans also began to enter the field one after another.

When the Everton players walked into the court under the guidance of the assistant coach, almost all the Liverpool players turned their heads and looked over there. Similarly, the Everton players also looked at the half of Liverpool's warm-up, and their players were discussing as they walked.

Cahill pointed to the left side of Liverpool's half-time and shouted to his teammates, "Look, that guy is Liverpool's number ten!"

"Jack. Li? Have you seen him? Martin asked.

"No."

Martin wondered, "Then how do you know he is Jack. Li?"

Cahill rolled his eyes and said, "Martin, can't you see the number behind him?"

The Everton teammates around laughed, and Martin said embarrassedly, "I just didn't expect..."

Such a joke made the Everton players pay attention to Don Jack. At this time, Don Jack is bumping the ball. His skills are just average, and he is just fliping the ball casually, looking like he is free. But the layman watches the bustle and the insider watches the doorway. Although Everton's player configuration is not as good as Liverpool, they are all famous stars. They can see at a glance that Don Jack's ball is not very good.

"Isn't this guy's skillful?" Carlsley said doubtfully.

"That guy's skills are not good at all. I know him. His long-range shooting is very strong, and his health is very good. You have to be careful not to let him fall down all of a sudden." Graveson said with an upturned mouth.

Hearing this, the Everton player reacted for a long time and did not understand the relationship between 'poor technology' and 'put down', but no one asked Graveson. Speaking of which, in Everton, the most unpopular is Graveson. Although this guy has been in Everton for five years, he is a standard thorn, a famous bad boy in Everton, and sometimes conflicts with the coach, but his skills are really good, so he can always occupy the main position in Everton. However, there are also special ones.

Will has a good relationship with Graveson. It can be said that the two of them have the same taste. Hearing Graveson's words, Will smiled and said, "Are you going to let him taste it in the game?"

Graveson said, "Of course, this is the Liverpool derby!"

"I also hate those Liverpool people, but you should be careful not to get hurt. I heard that the boy is very strong."

"Even if he is a cow, I can put it down." With that, Graveson also made a gesture of Schwarzenegger and said, "Look, his little body can hold me in a few punches?"

"Hahahaha..." Some teammates laughed.

However, more Everton teammates have entered the field and put themselves into the warm-up before the game. At Everton Club, many people don't like Graveson, mainly because this guy is too unlikable.

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After the warm-up, the players of the two teams returned to the locker room, and the coach also began the final tactical guidance. By 2:30, the players on both sides were ready to enter the player channel.

The two teams stared in the channel, but no one spoke. Even those who are familiar with each other will not come to say hello, because they represent Everton and Liverpool respectively. The two teams are enemies in the same city. This is a derby war, and they represent confrontation in themselves.

Friendly, it doesn't exist.

The referee of this game is the famous 'stupid whistle' Reney. The referee, who has a temperament of 'bullying the promoted horse', is very strict in law enforcement and directly sent Sir Alex Ferguson out of the court last season. With the strength of his law enforcement game, the Football Team always hopes to have fewer fouls.

Although it is hope, everyone knows that it doesn't work.

Not to mention Reni, even if the famous Italian referee Baker comes to enforce the law, the players of the two teams should foul or foul. What's wrong with the strong law enforcement? What's wrong with the red card?

Liverpool Derby never lacks red cards.

When the time was almost up, with a light whistle in Reney's mouth, the players of the two teams came out of the player channel. The neat queue was actually orderly, but as soon as they entered the field, this seriousness was destroyed by the warm atmosphere at the scene, because the words of the fans were really unbearable, whether it was Everton fans or Li. Wupu fans do not have the temperament of pure fans. They constantly 'boo' the opposing players. What's more, some fans organize to greet the 'family members' of the opposing players.

It's really the first time for many players to experience such a game.

If it is easy to be impulsive, I'm afraid some players can't help but go to the stands and work hard with the fans. Fortunately, no such thing has happened. Before playing, the coaches of the two teams are still telling the players to calm down.

At this time, Don Jack has really felt the atmosphere of Derby: this is a real war, a war that is impossible to keep, either your death or my living war!