Everton's home court, Goodison Park, has a very long history. It was built in 1892 and has a history of 115 years. It is the first stadium with double-story stands on all sides and the first stadium in the league to use underground heating systems. In the past, it was considered a rather "modern" stadium. But now against the backdrop of a large group of "five-star" stadiums, it looks a bit dull.

The stadium can only accommodate 40,000 people, and because its location is limited by construction, it cannot be expanded. If you want to get more attendance, you have to use a larger stadium. The Liverpool City Government once persuaded Everton and Liverpool to use the Stanley Park Stadium together, just like the two Milanese heroes. However, as expected, this proposal was rejected by two mortal enemies.

Therefore Everton has been at Goodison Park Stadium.

This stadium has long been integrated into every corner of Everton's history and the minds of every "Toffee" fan. In their hearts, they do not envy Manchester United, which owns the "Dream Theater" Old Trafford, nor do they envy Arsenal, which has received huge investment in building a new stadium, nor do they envy the city rivals who are building the Stanley Park Stadium. Not only that, they will also laugh at the lack of funds that the stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people, is now in a dilemma.

On this day, on the evening of December 5, Everton faced St. Petersburg Zenit at home, which was a game in the League Cup group stage.

The fans were filled with the small Goodison Park Stadium, and the singing of the English fans resounded through the sky, piercing the hazy night sky.

Compared with professional English fans, Zenit fans who followed the team to Liverpool are much weaker. They don’t know how to open their mouths to make their own voices amid the uniform and rhythmic singing and applause of England fans.

In this game, from the team to the fans, Everton will die of St. Petersburg Zenit.

Fans don’t want to make their own voices, so the team should not think about it even more...

Chen Yingxiong and his teammates are in the simple visiting team locker room, listening to the head coach's final advice.

"We trained for a week, for what? It's this moment! For us, this is a very critical game. If we lose, I can't guarantee that we will be eliminated, but the chance of elimination is very high. This is a fact. So we have to win. If you still want to enter the knockout stage game..."

He cast a meaningful look at Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong held his head up and clenched his fists while listening to the head coach's speech.

"The opponents are strong, and they are fighting at home. But they are not without flaws. They need to fight on both sides, and the domestic league schedule is also very dense, so they cannot be distracted from dealing with the two fronts at the same time. What's more, they have a group match in the League Cup, which for them is not a life-and-death final battle that determines the final fate. But for us, that's it!"

"So as long as we exert 200% of our strength and face a half-hearted opponent, we have the ability to win this game!"

Moyes explained to his men very seriously the threatening Zenit players.

"Arshavin is the team's number one star and the Russian footballer. He is excellent, fast, good at dribbling, and long shots and crosses are very threatening. Therefore, his defense must be all-round. Don't let him bring the football easily, don't give him space - he has a relatively large range of activities, no matter where he appears, he must set up his defense line as soon as possible!"

"Tymoshchuk and Domingo seem to be Zenit's central axis. They defend and attack one by one. We have to cut off the connection between the two, so that Zenit can only pass forward in the backcourt for a long time, and cannot pass through the ground to cooperate with the game. In this way, our defensive pressure will be much smaller!"

"As for Scott, he is excellent in height and has outstanding air defense capabilities, but he turns slowly, which is his fatal weakness. We have to hit the ground more and avoid the air. The main offensive strategy is to hit them behind them, try to pass more directly, even if it is cut off, it doesn't matter. We keep passing directly! As long as one success is successful, we will win! And they will definitely want to win this game away. They will have more time to put a lot of pressure in the game, and there will be more space behind them for us to use them, and a lot of straight passes!"

Unlike at a press conference, he mentioned Chen Yingxiong this time.

"Their center is very tall and the header is good, so Lescott and Yabo are both a little careful."

The team's captain Yabo nodded, and Lescott smiled and said, "Don't worry, boss! That boy doesn't want to score a goal above my head!"

Lescott, who has been selected as an adult country in England, is now full of confidence. His future is unanimously favored by many experts, believing that he will most likely become the backbone of the England national team's defense in the future, taking over the classes of Leo Ferdinand and John Terry.

Dealing with a striker from a Russian team? He felt that there was no pressure, although the information showed that the center was 1.92 meters tall and weighed 93 kilograms.

But this cannot explain any problem. Lescott knew that it was not height and weight that decided the outcome, but more and more complicated things. In his opinion, the stupid man did not own them...

When the live broadcast sounded "Please welcome our great players--" and the cheers suddenly increased, and players on both sides in the players' corridor knew that it was time to play.

Of course, the home team announcer only introduces the home team's players.

So cheers came one after another, but they were all dedicated to the home team players.

The players from Zenit, St. Petersburg, walked beside the Everton players and performed a role in green leaves and supporting roles.

Chen Yingxiong looked up at the packed stadium stands, and looked around and saw a blue color.

He is not completely unfamiliar with Everton. When two Chinese players studying abroad were playing for Everton, the team's chest advertisement was still the Chinese word "Kejian". At that time, because two Chinese players played for Everton, Chinese media paid a lot of attention to this team.

Now, with Li Tie and Li Weifeng leaving one after another, Everton has gradually disappeared from the perspective of Chinese media and has gradually become an ordinary Premier League team, no longer enjoying any special treatment.

Chen Yingxiong has very limited information about this team. He only knows that they have played for two Chinese internationals. The head coach seems to be quite famous...

But he felt that this was not important, and he understood his opponent...that was the job of the head coach, he just kept scoring goals. No matter who the opponent in front of him was, the unknown or the traditional giants, he just scored goals.

This is the center, what a simple job...

From the beginning of the player corridor, Lescott placed his sight on the No. 99 player.

This player is indeed very conspicuous, and he can't help but not pay attention. First of all, his arrogant number - No. 99, which is the largest number a player can have... Secondly, his body is indeed very burly.

Lescott had an illusion - this man doesn't want to be only ninety-three kilograms, right?

Of course he wouldn't know. When Chen Yingxiong registered, the club directly reported his information about last season to UEFA. UEFA did not verify it, so he directly adopted it. Small mistakes in personal information like this are everywhere, which is very common. Even in important events like the World Cup, the official information often misses, leaving reporters and fans at a loss, let alone the League Cup. There are many unheard of teams among the participating teams, and naturally no one in their players will have any questions about whether the information is true.

Chen Yingxiong is now weighing nearly 100 kilograms. He looks very strong, his muscles are tight, and his clothes are stretched out to stretch out the outline of his muscles.

After seeing this muscle, Lescott slightly put away his contempt and felt that this kid was still a little bit good...

But when he walked out of the players' corridor, he saw Chen Yingxiong looking around with a "curious baby" expression, Lescott curled his lips in his heart.

After all, he is a player from Russia and has never seen the world!

I heard that he is only nineteen years old and is still playing in the Youth League last season? Such a person is so young... Just as the boss said, he lacks experience, and this will be his fatal weakness.

When Lescott saw Chen Yingxiong looking around, he felt that his attention to him was unreasonable. Such an inexperienced rookie is the best deal with. The League Cup is different from your Russian Super League! Boy!

Chen Yingxiong followed his teammates out on the court.

The Chinese journalists in the press room were slightly excited.

"After Li Tie, Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai, another Chinese player finally stepped onto the turf of Goodison Park Stadium!"

"Hero! Moyes doesn't know you, you have to let him remember you after this game!" Some reporters shouted excitedly at the bottom.

Unfortunately, in a noisy environment, Chen Yingxiong could not hear what they were shouting. In fact, Chen Yingxiong didn't even see them. He had already taken his sight from the surrounding stands and no longer looked around like a curious baby.

While the players on both sides shook hands, he focused on Lescott and Yabo.

Both of them are very tall, both black, and their physical fitness is not bad. In fact, this is true. Lescott's body looks strong, Yabo is a little thinner, but he is also considered strong. The two are about the same height as him. Chen Yingxiong knows that he will be stubbornly blocked in the air, but he is not afraid.

Before the game, Edvorcart showed everyone the video of Everton's game and told them who their opponents were. Yabo and Lescott were Chen Yingxiong's opponents.

He has to remember these two faces well, because they will meet frequently during the game. He also hopes that these two central defenders will remember their faces well, so that they will not recognize the wrong person.

When Lescott's gaze swept across his face and shook to Arshavin beside him, Chen Yingxiong was a little unhappy.
Chapter completed!