Chapter 133 Expedition to Florence

Everton's opponent in the 31st round was Portsmouth. At home, Everton easily and beautifully defeated his opponent 3:1.

This round of Everton's game was the latest. Its competitors in the table, Manchester United and Arsenal, won one draw, and Everton's ranking rose by one place, replacing Arsenal with the advantage of goal difference, occupying the second place, one point behind Manchester United, which is one!

In the scorer list, Cristiano Ronaldo scored another goal in this round, while the second-placed Li Yu did not score a goal in the game. Only one assist data was scored, and the gap between the two goals was widened to four goals.

There are worries and joys. Li Yu was successfully elected as the best player of February, which is also the second time he has won this award. The best coach of the month has also been won by Moyes of Everton. Their opponents are from Manchester United, and the two teams are also fiercely competitive in league awards.

Everton's participation in the championship competition this season is definitely beyond everyone's expectations. In the past, Everton has always played the role of a spoiler. He has no hope of winning the championship but always let the top league opponents suffer at the critical moment. Now it's their turn to compete for the championship this season. The media has long said It is clear that Everton is far behind other opponents in terms of experience. Neither the head coach nor the players have experienced the baptism of championship. It is difficult to guarantee that there will be no problems at the critical moment. There is also a fatal weakness. Everton is still lagging behind in terms of staffing.

Now the top three are competing for hegemony. Instead, the British media put the second-ranked Everton in the last place in the championship series. They are still optimistic about Manchester United and Arsenal. Even if the fourth-ranked Chelsea is included, Everton is still the last. Although the media is right, Moyes is facing the media. At that time, I didn't think so. "The Premier League needs to inject some fresh breath. Everton is such a clean stream! The championship battle that fans like to see is more beautiful. I'm sure that Everton will not fall behind halfway. The one-point gap is nothing at all!"

"As for the disadvantages you mentioned, in fact, from another perspective, that is also the advantage of our team. Without the experience of competing for the championship, it can be regarded as the least pressure. We have completed the task at the beginning of the season long ago. Compared with other opponents, our burden is the smallest. In the next game, Everton will fight for the league championship, which is more combative!"

"The problem of personnel is not a problem. Everton has always been this kind of configuration, and now there is no impact of injury in the team. The current lineup is fully equipped to win the championship, and our team is more tacit. At least in my opinion, Everton is the best in the championship battle. The code should be consistent with our ranking!"

What Moyes said was soon published in the media, "Everton made bold words for the championship!"

"The spoilers are going to steal the championship this season!"

No matter how the media is reporting, when the Everton players saw what the head coach said, they thought it was like this. That's right. When they saw some media saying that they were stealing the championship, Neville, the captain who had always maintained a good demeanor, actually said, "Shit!" Come and go back!

Who doesn't want to win the championship is qualified to win the championship? This is the most desired process for players. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general will never be a good soldier. This sentence is a good sentence. Football is a hot-blooded sport. It can even be said that players are on the field. It is the soldiers who are standing on the battlefield and fighting. It is said that it is stealing or the spoilers are stealing. It is good for Neville not scolding directly.

Other players are not as well-restrained as the captain. In the locker room after the training, various versions of national scolding rushed out!

Li Yu said, although everyone didn't understand, the tone made people feel the most relieved, "Fell him!"

Many Everton players have remembered this sentence. If anyone is playing on the court, we will also do it. How nice it is to say that they will not be punished!

Li Yu didn't expect that many years later, Everton still maintained this sentence in the Everton team. Even with the transfer of the players in the team, the words were brought to other teams and became more popular in the Premier League. However, there was some strange trend. If you can't shoot in, let's say, if you can't play well, who will you do it?

After the end of the league game, Everton took over the next game, which was the European match, against Serie A Fiorentina. The team arrived in Italy two days ahead of the game on March 4.

Li Yu, who came to Florence for the first time, likes this city very much. You can see that kind of square with fountains everywhere in Italy, and the square in Florence is particularly beautiful. When she saw an unknown square on the bus, Li Yusheng had a feeling that it would be great if Jenny was with him. There was such an atmosphere. Jenny will definitely like the romance. It is rare that during the competition, he can still think of Jenny. I have to say that this is a kind of progress. In the past, Li Yu would not think of this at all. At this moment, the old men are in a hurry and go.

But Li Yu finally figured out why Chinese fans would call Fiorentina the purple lily, because the city emblem of Florence is the lily pattern, and with the color of the team's home court, isn't it a purple lily?

The hotel where the team stays is only a ten-minute walk from the Franky Stadium. When they adapt to the venue, the Everton players walk together and come to a beautiful city. It's a pity not to look at it. Just at this time, the Everton players walk around.

The adaptation venue arranged by the Florence Club is only one hour in the afternoon after Everton's arrival, and the next day's training, the Florence Club does not allow Everton to enter Franki Stadium, which is also some of the tricks often used by the home team to embarrass the visiting team. This time Florence The club is relatively kind, at least much better than some teams in the Premier League.

An hour's time to adapt to field training. It's not long or short. Everton players just finished the plane in the morning. They were a little tired and didn't have too much. They didn't even take out the football. They moved their bodies and ran. The rest of the time, the players walked casually on the court and came to the away game, Moyes. There is no arrangement of tactical training at all. This thing has little impact on Everton at present. One is this set of play. Moyes is not afraid that his opponents know it. The problem is that Moyes really doesn't know much about the current Fiorentina team.

I watched many videos of the opponents' game this season. The Fiorentina team has a lot of ups and downs. It's good to play well. It's really not good to play well. This young team can achieve such a good record at present, which has nothing to do with Fiorentina head coach Prandelli**. It can make Young teams with great ups and downs rarely play abnormally, almost all of them maintain a strong fighting spirit and game mood, and the head coach has made great contributions.

The method used by Prandelli is not too surprising. Whoever is in good condition and has high fighting spirit can get the opportunity to start. In this way, the lineup of Fiorentina has great variables. The main force that Moyes can think of, a slap is the limit, and the remaining lineup is I don't know.

Unlike the British media, which likes to dismantle the stage, the Italian media will not disclose important information about their own teams before the game, and the two sides have a completely unequal understanding of their opponents.

Moyes can only use the old method to adapt to changes. I hit mine, and the rest can only react on the spot.

Unlike the busyness of the head coach, Everton players are very relaxed. In a city with a strong cultural atmosphere, Everton players who have worked for more than half a season will unconsciously relax when they come to the famous tourist city. After dinner, all the Everton players who come to Florence choose Let's go shopping. The game will be held the night after tomorrow. Moyes does not prohibit players' activities, but it is stipulated that everyone must return to the hotel before 11 o'clock.

The players are everywhere. Li Yu and Arteta, Johnson and Lescott are all the way. Originally, they didn't want to go all the way, but Li Yu couldn't help it. They were pulled together. Anyway, there was no specific goal. Li Yu didn't resist too much and followed Johnson.

To everyone's surprise, Johnson always likes to come up with some ideas. The first stop to lead everyone is the famous scenic spot Piazza Michelangelo, which is located on the high ground at the southern end of downtown Florence. Standing on the square, you can see the panoramic view of Florence, because there are images of Florence on the square. The statue of David and Piazzale Michelangelo have become the first stop for many tourists to start their trip to Florence.

Everyone thought that it was the same. Who knows, Johnson came here to look at the mountain. Which area of Florence is the most lively? His selection criteria is very simple. The light color of that place is the most beautiful, which is the place he wants to go next.

Knowing the strange idea of the bald man, it was polite for the others not to beat this man in a group.

He had to take an inch. After finding the target, he was extremely impatiently urging others to leave and hurried to the next stop.

When it comes to the place that the bald man is optimistic about, everyone can't help it. The place this guy sees is not somewhere else, or the hotel where they are located. An old fist is indispensable. In order to delay everyone's time, everyone unanimously decides that all the next expenses will be paid by the bald man. This time He became a bald man and was dragged away by Li Yusheng. He wanted to go back to the hotel and had no door!