future king

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Spn December 12th, Goodison Park Stadium, the fourth round of the league group match, Everton, who had a bye in the third round, occupied a transparent position in the group with two victories and six points.

Followed by Everton's opponent in this game, the Russian Super League team Zenit St. Petersburg, they drew with the Eredivisie team Alkmaar at home in the first round, and defeated the Greek team Larissa in the second round. , In the third round, they drew with Bundesliga team Nuremberg at home, with one win and two draws accumulating 5 points.

After three rounds, Everton has 6 points in the group standings, Zenit has 5 points, Alkmaar has 4 points, Nuremberg has 1 point, and Larissa has 0 points.

In a single round-robin system in which each team plays four games, the top three teams in the group appear. In fact, Everton only needs to draw one more game and score one point to guarantee advancement.

Excellent appearance, but in today's game, Moyes did not take it lightly. Zenit is not a weak team. They are playing at their home court with the mood of scoring a point. They are likely to become Everton's players It is better to let go of your hands and feet and have a real fight to see who wins the battle. [

"The Russians came here to ask us for points. Will we give the Russians points?" Moyes glanced at everyone with a stern expression, and said the first sentence at today's game preparation meeting loudly with great momentum.

"will not!"

Under the gaze of Moyes, the Everton players shouted the answer loudly.

"Okay, please remember this is Goodison, our home ground, [-] Everton fans are waiting for the victory, no one can easily take points here, in the league this is the case, in the European war we It’s more like this! In Goodison, the three points must belong to Everton!” Moyes looked around the expressions of the players, nodded with satisfaction and began to announce the starting lineup for the game.

Li Yu is going to start the game. This kid has been in good form since he came back from the suspension to practice together. Now, of course, Moyes wants the team's top scorer to play.

442. Today, Li Yu's strike partner was replaced by Cahill. The Australian was pushed to the strike by Moyes. After hearing the list of strikers, the Everton players probably understood today's tactical arrangement. Johnson and the Russians had an offensive battle.

"Today, the boss seems to have been beaten!" Johnson relaxed when he heard that he hadn't started, and whispered in Li Yu's ear.

Hearing this, what could Li Yu say, as long as he nodded his head, he barely agreed with the bald man's point of view.

"What are you two talking about?" Arteta also came over, and just after asking, Johnson said what he said just now in the Spaniard's ear again.

"Don't say it's a bit like it!" Arteta replied with a smile, "Don't talk about the boss, do you know who Chelsea has taken a fancy to recently?"

"Ronaldinho?" Johnson said Ronaldinho without thinking.

"Kaka?" Li Yu also gave his own answer.

"No, it's you!" Arteta pointed to Li Yu beside him, and revealed the mystery.

"Impossible, I haven't heard of it?" Johnson was still muttering.

"Get out and stay outside on the bench!" Moyes directly threw the bald man out of the locker room, and the discussion between the three ended.

Li Yu didn't dare to be distracted anymore, and his first chance to start might be ruined in a while.

In fact, Moyes didn't say anything more, and immediately asked the players to prepare for warm-up.

While the Everton players were warming up, Moyes was cornered by reporters in the mixed area of ​​the pitch and had to give an interview. [

A reporter asked Moyes maliciously whether the increase in Li Yu's off-court endorsements would affect his subsequent on-court performance, and how Everton, who is suspected of suffering from Li Yu's dependence, will solve this problem.

When asked this question, Moyes of course didn't have a good face, and directly reprimanded: "I don't understand why there are such stupid remarks! Please keep your eyes open for a while and pay attention to the next game!"

Seeing Moyes' angry look, the reporter who asked the question was actually a little scared. The Scottish artillery was still very powerful against the reporter. The reporter stammered and retorted, "The fact is"

"You guys just wrote it up." Moyes interrupted the reporter unceremoniously, "Everton is an 11-man team, Li Yu is on the front line, and the goal is his. Responsibilities, as for other issues, please use your brain more!"

"The latest news is that Chelsea coach Mourinho has publicly expressed his appreciation for Li Yu. Is it possible that Li Yu will join Chelsea during the winter transfer period?"

This time it was the Huaxia reporter who asked the question. The nonsense of the British reporter just now made him feel that he was deliberately making trouble for Li Yu, so he hurriedly asked a question that would add points to Li Yu.

Moyes, who was about to leave, suddenly looked at the Chinese reporter, "I haven't received any news, you can ask Mourinho!"

Moyes was indeed very angry.What made him angry was not only the media questioning his team, but what made him most angry was that the media only paid attention to one person, Li Yu!

Whether it was interviews before or after the game, he always had to keep answering all kinds of questions about Li Yu. It would be fine if it was just the Chinese media, even the British local media.

A strong head coach does not want to be replaced by his players. The problem is that the Everton club is also intentionally requesting to give Li Yu more starting opportunities. In fact, Moyes also understands Li Yu’s rise in the Premier League , Bringing a lot of extra benefits to the Everton club.

However, please don’t forget that he is the boss of the team, he introduced Li Yu, and the Everton team does not allow a special player who is likely to affect the whole team. He has not considered this aspect before. The problem, now this problem is unexpectedly highlighted.

After calming down a little, Moyes also felt that his thoughts just now were a little too serious, which was very unfair to Li Yu who had been working hard.

"If there is such a sign, I will extinguish it!"

Moyes is a very protective head coach. Of course, he is also very strong. These two points are very similar to Ferguson of Manchester United. Calm down. If the media continues to talk about Li Yu, he will still protect his disciples Of course, the premise is that this person is still under his control. Once he is out of control, a Ferguson-style purge will not be far away.

Everton had never won such attention in the past. The sudden and huge changes made Moyes uncomfortable, "There is still a gap from the giants!"

Moyes, who was on the cusp of the storm, realized for the first time that the Everton club still has a big gap from the giants in terms of their ability to withstand the media and their own adaptability.

It just so happens that Li Yu's rise may be able to forge Everton's way to a wealthy family.

Moyes stood on the sidelines for a while, and after several ups and downs in his heart, he finally solved the problem of how to treat Li Yu. The pressure and troubles he had suffered recently were finally swept away.

Li Yu, who was warming up with Arteta on the field, did not notice the abnormality of the head coach off the field, and was still moving his body meticulously.

"Oh my God, Lee! Didn't you notice the boss's eyes just now? It must be the news that you were being targeted by Chelsea, let him know from the media!" Arteta said while warming up.

"That's all nonsense from the media, I don't care about those things!" After Li Yu finished stretching his body, he started to get the ball and prepare to do some practice with the ball.

Even the Everton fans present could tell that Li Yu looked very excited today, so why not the fans! [

Along with Li Yu's shooting practice, the fans in the stands shouted and applauded from time to time.

At the end of the warm-up, Li Yu also waved to the fans at Goodison Park.

Back in the locker room again, Moyes' tone was obviously much better than before. When arranging tactics, he specifically told Li Yu to pay attention to cooperating with the team as a whole, so that the whole team can operate organically.

Among the details, Moyes highlighted Zenit's core player, Arshavin.

The number one star in Russian football, known as the "tsar".

Zenit's rise in recent years is inseparable from his contribution as the core of the team.

Arshavin is an attacker in the midfield. He can play multiple positions. He has excellent ball control skills. He is good at dribbling with the ball close to his feet at a low speed. The opponent is puzzled and is also a core player of the Russian national team.

Moyes explained Arshavin's technical characteristics in detail and arranged a special defensive strategy.

The other tactical arrangements are almost the same as usual. Everton's personnel are basically fixed, and the tacit understanding among the players is also good. After explaining it to the players several times, there is nothing to repeat.

The British media have been saying that Everton's tactics lack change, and Moyes is always described as a passionate coach when evaluating him. Yes, Moyes has always done a good job in cohesive team and boosting morale. In terms of law, with the current staffing of Everton, it is impossible for Moyes to make major tactical changes. The next best thing is to use the overall tacit understanding and stability of the team to make up for the lack of personnel. Moyes still works hard on some small details, and he can often achieve a key role without the opponent knowing it.

Li Yu has been communicating with captain Neville about coordination issues.

As a time-honored Premier League player, I didn't talk to Li Yuduo about his experience, but let him experience it in the game.

Neville wasn't hiding his secrets, but he saw Li Yu's ever-changing playing style and tried to integrate into the team with his own style, so he didn't need to talk about those long-winded speeches.

"Okay, it's time for you to appear!"

Following Moyes' words, the Everton players got up and left the locker room one after another, preparing for the official start of the game.