Red Rebels

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After completing the national team games, the players returned to the team one after another, and the Premier League resumed war.

One of the key matches in the fourth round of the league is the derby between Everton and Liverpool, which started the earliest. The derby between these two teams has always been full of exciting scenes, especially since Everton is doing well recently.

Moyes' team has won three consecutive games in the first three rounds of this season, but Liverpool has 2 wins and 1 draw. Although they remain unbeaten, the strength of the three teams is not strong. One of the draws was lost to Sheffield United. After a draw, Liverpool can be said to be in a bad situation.

Everton had a strong performance last season and suffered a lot from Liverpool. Now they naturally hope to take advantage of their home court and take advantage of Liverpool's recent poor situation to achieve revenge, especially since many Liverpool players have just Playing the full game in a national team match.

Benitez is also worried about the status and physical fitness of the players, especially Aimar, who he has entrusted with important tasks. Although he only came on as a substitute in Argentina's game against Brazil, he was far away from the players. He is worried about the status of the players. A big loss.

Sure enough, during the game, Aimar, Xavi Alonso and other players who participated in the national team competition failed to perform at their best. On the other hand, Everton played at home and they performed very actively. Tim Card Hill took the lead for Everton in the 24th minute, but Liverpool soon stabilized the situation.

But just when everyone thought that the balance of the game was about to tilt towards Liverpool, Andy Johnson, who was once selected for the England national team and the top scorer of Crystal Palace last season, scored another victory for Everton in the 36th minute. The player used his speed to get rid of Carragher and succeeded in pushing the ball to the near corner.

Although this former England international is not tall, he is very agile and fast. In the 2004/05 season, when Crystal Palace was promoted to the Premier League, he scored 21 goals in 37 Premier League games for Crystal Palace. Only 4 fewer goals than Henry that year, this also made him famous and successfully selected for the national team.

Although Crystal Palace was relegated that season, Andy Johnson attracted the attention of many Premier League teams. Unfortunately, he ultimately chose to stay in Crystal Palace, hoping to help Crystal Palace return to the Premier League.

Helplessly, the Crystal Palace failed to win the British Championship the following year, which also made Andy Johnson give up the idea of ​​staying in the Crystal Palace. He chose Everton, who had always been quite optimistic about him, and Moyes even paid for him. The highest transfer fee in the club's history, £8.6 million, surpassed Beattie's £6 million.

The England striker did not disappoint Moyes. He scored 2 goals in the first 3 rounds of the league and was the biggest contributor to Everton's three consecutive victories. However, in the 4th round, against Liverpool, he expressed that he Eager to return to the England national team with outstanding performance, he hopes to use outstanding performance to attract the attention of McLaren in the stands.

As a result, he fulfilled his promise,

Especially after the side change in the second half, Liverpool launched a fierce attack, but Everton stubbornly withstood the pressure, while Andy Johnson kept waiting for opportunities in the frontcourt, and in the 90th minute, the game was about to end. Before, one of his sneak attacks scored another victory for Everton.

3:0! Everton upset Liverpool at home!

In addition to Everton's victory in the 204th Merseyside derby, it also completely ended Liverpool's 9-game unbeaten streak. It also allowed Everton to win 4 consecutive games after the start of this Premier League season. Win and occupy the top spot in the league.

This has to be said to be an unexpected result for everyone. Although Benitez claimed that his team deserved a penalty, they failed to score a goal with 21 shots. Liverpool should be punished for this. Reflecting on himself, Trezeguet had just played the entire game for the national team, but after returning to the league, he performed in a mess.

In addition, Carragher, who had just returned from injury, failed to show his best form. He and Hyypia each made a mistake, which led to Andy Johnson's goal. This also made Benitez claim that Liverpool's full performance today The team performed poorly.

On the other hand, Everton's players such as Tim Cahill, Yabo, Howard, Phil Neville, Arteta, etc., although not well-known, are actually very capable. In addition, Moyes After many years of training in this team, Everton has long been imprinted with deep traces of Mohs football.

Andy Johnson, the hero of the victory, was selected as the best player of the game. The forward scored 4 goals in the first 4 rounds of the Premier League, while midfielder Tim Cahill scored 4 goals in the first 4 rounds of the Premier League. Scored 3 goals, which also made Everton's unpretentious attacking combination become hot, and even Beatty was completely pushed to the bench.

In the Premier League match held later on September 9, Arsenal lost points again at home and drew 1:1 with Middlesbrough.

Yes, it was Arsenal who drew with Middlesbrough, not the latter who drew with Arsenal.

Middlesbrough took the lead in the 22nd minute thanks to Downing's goal. Although Arsenal launched a counterattack, they were never able to do so. It was not until the 67th minute of the second half that Henry made a quick diagonal pass from the left into the penalty area, which opened the door for Arsenal. The score was evened, but it was Middlesbrough who had the advantage.

Chelsea also had a tough game like Arsenal. In this game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea took the lead with Shevchenko scoring a goal, but Charlton equalized the score shortly after the start of the second half, and even Once taking the initiative, Chelsea scored from Carvalho's corner kick and once again exceeded the score.

Newcastle lost to Fulham 1:2 at home, Reading defeated Manchester City 1:0 at home, and Manchester United defeated Tottenham 1:0 at home. It is not difficult to see from these games that the national team matches against teams with many national players. The strength has had a great impact.

This also made everyone worried about the Red Rebels' home game against Droylsden the next day.

Almost all the players of the Red Rebels have been called up for the national team competition, but Droisden does not have such serious troubles. This made everyone predict before the game that Droisden was likely to be upset.

The progress of the game seemed to be going according to outside speculation. The Red Rebel players seemed out of shape. Droisden seemed very excited from the beginning. Muntari, who started in place of Mascherano, was even more excited. Taking the lead, they frequently attacked the Red Rebels' defense line. Looking at their posture, they just wanted to eat the Red Rebels.

Mourinho made appropriate rotations of the game lineup. Players who did not participate in the national team competition or did not play the full game in the national team, including Thuram, got the starting spot, but they seemed not enough. The tacit understanding, especially the defense composed of Zambrotta, Thuram, Curtis and Alves, seems to lack tacit understanding.

During the halftime break, Mourinho saw that the players had some physical problems, so he replaced two players at once, and adjusted and arranged the team's tactics. This improved the Red Rebels' game in the second half. .

In the 49th minute, Kaka broke through with the ball at high speed in the middle and got rid of two defensive players in succession. He volleyed from the front of the penalty area and penetrated the gate guarded by Joe Hart, giving the Red Rebels the lead. .

Six minutes later, Kaká suffered cramps, and Mourinho had to use up the last substitution and replaced Kaká with Argentine teenager Sergio Aguero.

After that, Droisden took the initiative on the court and frequently created opportunities. Fortunately, Curtis performed well, protected the back line very well, and frequently directed his teammates to participate in the defense. In the end, the Red Rebels saved 1:0. score.

Mourinho affirmed the strength of Droisden after the game, but he did not believe that the Red Rebels' difficulty in winning was a matter of strength. He believed that the strength of his team must be higher than that of Droisden.

"My players played all the games in the national team. In 2 weeks, they traveled back and forth and played 4 games. This was definitely a big test for their physical fitness. It is understandable that their performance is sluggish, but I believe , after adjusting for this game, they will quickly show their best side!"

As if to confirm Mourinho's words, the Red Rebels soon ushered in a big victory!

…………… On September 13th, the Red Rebel Stadium was filled with people, deafening. The Red Rebel Stadium, which can accommodate 85,000 people, was packed with seats. Looking at the entire stadium, the three-story stands were packed with people. They created The huge momentum created the most appalling pressure.

The players on the court did not live up to the support of the fans. They washed away their weakness in the Premier League three days ago. After rotation and rest, Ronaldinho and other leading stars played red rebels in this key game. The momentum of the defending champions of the Champions League made Aek Athens, who threatened to be upset before the game, suffer.

Before this game, after arriving in Manchester, the head coach of Aek Athens was full of praise for the Red Rebel Stadium when the team was familiar with the Red Rebel Stadium. He even said, "If we play in this stadium, which is known as the best in Europe, It must be a very interesting thing for the terrifying Devils to defeat the Red Rebels at home!"

He was just joking, but in the eyes of Red Rebels fans, it turned into a complete insult!

Everyone knows that the home court of the Red Rebels has never been captured by an opponent, not even those top giants, but Aek Athens dared to challenge this, which aroused their anger!

The players were obviously incited by the fans in the stands. Even though Messi passed three people on the right in less than 3 minutes and then assisted Villa to score, the fans in the stands were still not satisfied. , they still require that the team must continue to score goals and continue to maintain the offensive.

In the 17th minute, Michael Johnson shot an earth-shattering long-range shot from the front of the penalty area, once again piercing the Greek goal. With Fabregas's outstanding performance, Michael Johnson was also stimulated to perform at his best. State, and his position in the England national team is not stable, so he is also eager to prove himself.

But even until now, no one could have imagined that this would completely turn into a big victory, or even a wild victory!

In the 21st minute, less than 5 minutes after the last goal, the Red Rebels scored again. This time Villa received a diagonal pass from Ronaldinho at the front of the penalty area and knocked it back into the near corner. 3 :0!

After that, Athens Aek was obviously frightened by the Red Rebels' offensive. The formation tended to be more defensive and retreated to its own penalty area, hoping to use defense to protect itself, but the Red Rebels still pursued and attacked.

Ronaldinho was very excited during the game. After assisting, he soon ushered in his first goal in the Champions League this season. His long shot from outside the penalty area once again penetrated the Athens Aek. goal, this goal occurred in the 34th minute.

Ronaldinho's goal completely ignited the morale of the Red Rebels. With this morale, the Red Rebels once again launched a wild attack before the end of the game, and in the stoppage time of the first half , Maicon scored another victory, 5:0!

During the halftime break of the Red Rebels, who scored consecutive goals, Mourinho gave the players recognition, but asked them to stay focused while also continuing to press the Greeks and control the game.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. As soon as the game started, Ronaldinho took the lead to help the team play a first-round victory in the first 10 minutes. The Portuguese scored 2 goals in a row in 7 minutes, performing his first personal Champions League victory. The hat trick completely destroyed Athens Aek's will to resist.

After leading 7:0, the players of Aek Athens defended the penalty area. The Red Rebels obviously relaxed their offensive. Mourinho also began to reserve strength for the away game on the weekend, and successively replaced the young players with young players such as Theo Walcott. Ronaldinho and other leading stars, on the one hand, save the players' physical strength, and on the other hand, they also give these young players a chance to exercise.

After continuous substitutions, the Red Rebels also experienced a few minutes of chaos, but it was quickly relieved. Michael Johnson was very mature and steady in midfield dispatch, and he was very capable in both offense and defense, especially in the third quarter. In the 73rd minute, Walcott made a long diagonal pass from the front of the penalty area. Like a bolt of lightning, Walcott tore through the opponent's defense. He blocked the ball on the left and then crossed into the penalty area to face the attacking goalkeeper. , he selflessly chose to pass to Ismail who was inserted in the back row.

Although Mourinho is not very satisfied with Ismail's shooting skills, no matter how bad the Englishman is, he will not be able to score an empty goal. If he really fails to score, he is afraid that he will be criticized by all the fans. Drowned in saliva!

After scoring the goal, Ismail excitedly ran with Walcott on his back. Although this was not his first goal in the Champions League, and although this was not his first goal this season, he Still feeling excited.

As he said in an interview with the media after the game, every time he scores a goal for the Red Rebels, he is excited from the bottom of his heart, as if there is a fire that wants to burst out, so he celebrates excitedly every time.

Regarding his goal, Ismail expressed his gratitude to Walcott. They are very good friends. Walcott's selflessness helped him score. He is eager to repay the coach with more goals. , teammates and fans for his support and love.

"Our team is currently in a very good state. Last season was very difficult for us and the final result was also very sad. I believe we will not make the same mistakes as last season this season. We are eager to win the championship and win all the games." champion!"

And I believe that at this time, everyone is still doubting Ismail's words. Maybe a month later, when they look back and see this interview, they will realize that they were wrong!

(To be continued)