Football Superstar Training System

Chapter 144 Merseyside Derby
After the game, Rogers also expressed his satisfaction with the results of the game in an interview. He said: "I am very satisfied with the team's performance today. The opponent's tactics are very targeted at us, but our players' personal strength is stronger, so we scored two goals under such a dense defense, which is not easy."

"Eight rounds of the league have passed. Some people may say that it is still too early, and everything in the future is unknown, but I don't think so. The eight rounds of the league can already tell which teams will compete for the championship this season. Fortunately, Liverpool belongs to this category of teams that can compete for the league championship."

"The top three in the league are all very powerful clubs. We only need to keep from being thrown off by them in the standings. On this basis, we can always strive to catch up until we finally surpass them."

"Liverpool is like this now. We are on the right track and we will continue to maintain our fiery state in the league. I firmly believe that Liverpool this season has the strength to hit the final Premier League title."

As the captain of the team, Gerrard also said in an interview after the game: "From the start of the new season so far, I think we have done very well, better than many people thought before the game. At the same time, I also feel that the team's performance is good enough. I believe we can go further on all fronts this season, and may even challenge for the championship in one or two events."

At the same time, the Liverpool captain also praised Lin Tian. He said: "I am excited about Lin Tian's performance. Now he has a very good mentality. Although Lin is already very good, he can become better. Lin Tian is still young, still improving and still learning. If you keep working hard, you will definitely reach the height you want to reach."

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Less than a week after the league, the third round of the Europa League group stage began again. Liverpool continued to play at home. The "Red Army" will face Anzhi in the Russian Super League at Anfield.

In the European arena, Liverpool has never had a record against Anzhi.Anzhi has never met an English team in the previous European games, and this round of the group stage is the first encounter between the two sides.

Although the Europa League group stage has reached the third round, considering the ninth round of the Premier League two days later, Rodgers still played on the bench.In his opinion, the team's reserve lineup is quite good, and he thinks it is quite easy for the team to qualify for the group stage.

And Anzhi, who is aiming to qualify for the Europa League group, sent his own main lineup. Former Blackburn central defender Samba, former Chelsea full-back Zhirkov and Cameroon striker Eto'o all started.

Both sides had no achievements in the first half. In the second half, Shelvey assisted Downing to score and Liverpool scored their 550th European goal.At the same time, the team also relied on Downing's winning goal to beat the visiting Anzhi with a score of 1-0 at Anfield.

In another match in the same group, the young Berners defeated Udinese, who was on the bench, 3-1 at home.

Therefore, Liverpool, who scored 2 points with 1 wins and 6 loss in the three Europa League group matches, has now become the top of the group, followed by Anzhi and Udinese with 4 points, and the Bernese youngsters who won their first victory are ranked at the bottom of the group with 3 points.

Rodgers basically played as a substitute in the three games. While ensuring the physical fitness of the main players, he also helped the team lead the Europa League group standings.

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After the Europa League, there will be a new round of the Premier League. Liverpool's opponent in this round of the league is Everton, the rival of the same city. The Merseyside derby between the two teams is also the focus of the ninth round of the Premier League.

The Merseyside Derby can be said to be the oldest and most intense derby in the top football league in the UK. If you are lucky enough to be in Merseyside, as a fan, you must choose to wear red or be loyal to blue.As the city with the most football culture in Europe, the fans here have never had ambiguous love, and there has always been only one choice, red and blue can only be one.

Before the start of the Merseyside derby, the head coaches of both sides also expressed their views on the derby.

Rodgers said with confidence: "We can win this derby. Everyone in Liverpool is ready and we are eager to win. We and Everton know that the derby attracts countless attentions and everyone has to fight for the honor of their respective clubs. We are ready to take three points at Dison Park. In addition, such a game does not need motivation at all. Everyone is very excited. I like to be able to dedicate my energy to such games. These games will always be the focus, and we will face it with the best state."

Everton's coach Moyes said very calmly: "I have to admit that we have performed very poorly in the derby in the past two seasons, but now it is a brand new game. And Liverpool has also changed the coach. The situation is already different. The result of the game will not be known until after the game."

"Although Liverpool have won the recent league and cup games and their morale is high, we will not feel uneasy about it before the derby. That is the instinct of the weak, and Everton has never been a weak one. In the derby, all of us will be high-spirited and defend the glory of the club."

"Of course, I will also have different tactical arrangements in the game, so the most important thing is not how we play, but to win."

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The first Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool in the Premier League this season will also start on the second afternoon of the press conference.

So far this season, although the last round of the away game was a draw, the Toffees have never tasted a defeat at home. This is why Moyes was so calm and confident in yesterday's press conference.

At 219:[-] p.m., the Dixon Park Stadium was full of guests and excited. The [-]th Merseyside Derby in history entered the final pre-match ceremony amidst the tsunami-like cheers of the home fans.

The lineups of the two teams are the players that their respective coaches think are the most suitable for the game.

Liverpool (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Brad Jones.

Defenders: Jose Enrique, Agger, Skrtel, Wisdom.

Midfield: Henderson, Gerrard, Joe Allen.

Forwards: Lin Tian, ​​Suarez, Sterling.

Everton (4-4-1-1):
Goalkeeper: Howard.

Defenders: Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Coleman.

Midfielders: Miralas, Osman, Phil Neville, Naismith.

Front midfielder: Fellaini.

Center: Jelavic.

(End of this chapter)