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And in these fights, the captains of both sides acted as the vanguard, which made the competition even more exciting.

The captain has rushed, and as a teammate, you follow along, at least you can't hold back, right?

In September 1999, Gerrard came off the bench in the Derby, but faced Everton's Campbell at the end of the game and made an amazing foul. His leg almost kicked the opponent's chest. Gerrard Because of this, he was directly shown a red card by the referee and sent back to the locker room. He was ordered in danger and failed to save the team from a 9:0 loss. Instead, he received the first red card of his career.

But it does not prevent Gerrard from being loved by Liverpool fans.

By March 2006, Gerrard had grown into the captain of the team. Facing Everton, he led the game again. Just in the 3th minute of the game, Gerrard had already received his second yellow card and was called Sent off.

Although the Red Army finally defeated the opponent 3:1 with the efforts of all the soldiers in that game, it was really unimaginable for the captain to end in red in 18 minutes.

Gerrard first kicked the ball away after the referee stopped the game and was warned by a yellow card, and then shoveled the opponent's Kilbaney.As Liverpool's well-deserved team soul, Gerrard has always played the role of leading the charge in the face of such a fateful battle.

It is worth mentioning that before each derby, Gerrard would speak out to encourage the younger generations of the team to "take up the guns of the older generations".

On Everton's side, there is also a captain who is not to be outdone-he is Phil Neville who transferred from Manchester United to Everton.Between Liverpool's two rival teams, Phil Neville's "hate" for the Red Army has not diminished in the slightest.Like Gerrard, Phil Neville has also been red in the Merseyside Derby twice in his career.As early as 2005, after he had just transferred to the Toffees, he received a red card in his first Merseyside Derby. Two years later, a similar scene was staged again.

When the two armies faced each other, the captain who took the lead was so "bloody", and the players were even more desperate for the three armies.

Fans will also sing various songs that satirize their opponents during the game.

Levi has experienced the Merseyside Derby three times, and he is well aware of the intensity of it. In fact, the Merseyside Derby is so intense now and it has a lot to do with Levi.Back then, Li Wei KO Moyes, but many of Moyes' disciples wanted to help the head coach out of anger.

It is said that Moyes does not shy away from his hatred for Levi, and publicly stated that players who have performed well in the Merseyside Derby can get a starting position.

This promise may not mean much to the old players, but for those stunned young players, after hearing this, they are all gearing up and preparing to do a big job!
So Li Wei is also a little worried that his inexperienced defenders will get lost in Everton's rough fouls and the boos of Everton fans.

In fact, it's not just the defenders that Li Wei needs to worry about. Neymar and Thomas Muller on the front line also don't have enough understanding of this derby.

In order to transfer the pressure so that his players do not feel the pressure, Levi chose to transfer all the firepower to himself.

Doing so will of course put him under a lot of pressure, but it's better than putting players under pressure and then playing out of order, right?
Li Wei's idea is that simple.

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From the eve of the game until the day of the game, the Merseyside derby is the hottest topic in the entire English media.

Originally, the Merseyside Derby was full of gunpowder. This game was full of highlights because of the previous story between Levi and Moyes, coupled with the war of words before the game.

The night was full of reports about the game.

Now everyone is very concerned, will Li Wei be slapped in the face?After all, the recent situation of Liverpool is really not good, and Liverpool's physical problems have attracted even more attention.

You must know that the distance between Liverpool and Valencia is not close. Even if you take a plane, you have to stay in the air for more than eight hours to get from Liverpool’s Lennon International Airport to Valencia Airport, plus security checks and waiting. machine, it takes more time.Because Liverpool has a private jet, it saves the trouble of waiting for the plane, but even so, when Liverpool finished the game with Valencia and flew back to Liverpool, it was already early in the morning the next day.

What the players need on their first day back at Liverpool is not training, but a good night's sleep.

Even in the second day's training, Li Wei didn't dare to do strenuous exercise, but only did some restorative training.However, the third day is the game against Everton. According to the usual practice, the training on this day should not be intense. Otherwise, there will be injuries before the battle, and it will be sad to think about it.

Under such circumstances, the physical fitness of Liverpool players has to be marked with a capital question mark.

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October 216st, National Day, the [-]th Merseyside Derby.

As early as an hour ago, fans from both sides had entered the field early. As the home team, Everton fans undoubtedly occupied most of the area, only a small area belonged to red.

But Liverpool fans didn't feel that they were in a weak position at all. They sang Liverpool's team anthem "Never Walk Alone" at Everton's home stadium, Goodison Park.

How can Everton fans allow Liverpool fans to be presumptuous at their home court?
You must know that Goodison Park is not the same as the home ground of other teams. The home ground of other teams is just a place to play football, but for Everton fans, especially for those families who were Everton fans in those days , here is their holy place!
Because there is an amazing secret hidden under the lawn of the stadium-the ashes of many die-hard fans are scattered under the lawn of Goodison Park Stadium.

No one accepts that a sworn enemy can play wild on one's ancestors.

So Everton fans sang their team anthem with a higher voice, and some Everton fans organized songs that satirized Liverpool.

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Neutral fans can naturally think that this is a beautiful landscape of football.

But it's unlikely to be considered a light-hearted experience by anyone who's been in it.

Fans from both sides attacked and cursed at each other non-stop, hitting each other in every way they could think of.

The players on both sides will be in an extremely nervous and excited mood, especially the captains of both sides have a good reputation-they charge forward in every derby.

It also puts a lot of pressure on the referee, they don't want to show a red card because it might get out of control of the game, but they have to show it.Even if the game is not out of control, the referee will be under tremendous pressure after the game, and Liverpool's coach Levi is still known for putting pressure on the referee.

The FA also attaches great importance to this game, and for this reason, Atkinson, a famous whistle, was sent to enforce the law.

Atkinson is famous for his strictness. Before the famous derby of law enforcement, Atkinson showed a total of [-] red cards in the past two seasons.

The FA hopes that Atkinson's strictness will restrain the players of Liverpool and Everton. After all, according to usual experience, the games of the two teams have never lacked malicious fouls.

Before the game, in the referee lounge, Atkinson told his colleagues to pay attention to the game.

He not only needs to strictly enforce the law, but also needs the assistance of his colleagues. After all, no matter how powerful Atkinson is, he only has a pair of eyes, and it is impossible to observe everything on the court clearly.

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The formation of both sides in this game has attracted much attention.

Everton is not affected by injuries, so all the main players will play. The goalkeeper is American goalkeeper Howard, who is the most reliable member of Everton's defense.

The defenders are composed of Hibbert, Jagielka, Justin, and Baines. Although they are not well-known, they are all recognized as capable.

The midfield captain Phil Neville led Fellaini and Rodwell to form a three-back midfielder.

On their flanks were Osman and Coleman.

The Australian striker Cahill, who is famous for his header on the front line, serves as the single arrow.

Liverpool's Gerrard returned from injury, but Levi did not let Gerrard start, but put Gerrard on the bench.This is not only because of the outcome of the game, Levi is also worried about Gerrard's body, after all, the Merseyside Derby is notorious for fouling a lot.And Gerrard is the captain of Liverpool, it is normal to be targeted by the opponent, especially when the Everton players know that Gerrard has just returned from injury, and they don't mind giving Gerrard a blow with a rough foul. The Everton players will be happier once Gerrard is injured.

The main right back Stefan Lichtsteiner is close to returning from injury, but Levi did not take the risk of making Stefan Lichtsteiner fire back in the end, and even the big list did not let the other side come in.

Goalkeeper Neuer starts.

The defender's starting list gave Li Wei a headache, and he finally chose to trust the teenager Flanagan. He started the game, with Varane partnering Papasta Thorpoulos at the center back, and Felipe Luis at the left back.

In the midfield, Pirlo, Vidal and Nainggolan form a three-back midfielder.

On the front line, Neymar, Klose and Suarez started three.

In this game, Li Wei deliberately let the two veterans Pirlo and Klose start. In the Merseyside Derby, the role of the veteran is very important. He can make correct and convincing decisions when the players are impatient. decision.

During the game, Levi also asked Pirlo to wear the captain's armband.

He believes that Pirlo can make important contributions in the game.