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James Rodríguez will not only play the classic between Everton FC and Liverpool for the first time, he also has a golden opportunity to get into the history of the Merseyside Derby and stay once and for all, and forever, in the hearts of the fans. toffees’. This Saturday, at 6:30 am (Colombian time), the ’19’ hopes to debut in the best way in the classic with the most titles in football in England.
The general history of the classic dictates that 236 games have been played between Everton and Liverpool; the ‘reds’ won 95 times, the ‘toffees’ did so 66 times and 75 times they have drawn. Since the Premier League was created (1992/1993), the balance is much more telling about the paternity of Liverpool: 24 wins for Anfield, 23 draws and only 9 wins for Everton FC.
How long has Everton FC not won the Merseyside Derby? Curiously, this Saturday October 17 marks the 10th anniversary of the last triumph of the ‘toffee’ in the Liverpool classic. In 2010, also on October 17 – it was Sunday – the last blue celebration was lived, by a score of 2-0. The goals were from Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta (current Arsenal manager).
From that day until today, Liverpool won 7 derbys and there were 11 draws. Although at Goodison Park, the last three classics have ended 0-0, this time Everton wants to win again in their field, like a decade ago.
5 curiosities related to James Rodríguez and the last triumph of Everton in the classic
1. When Everton beat Liverpool in the Premier League for the last time, James Rodríguez was getting ready to make his debut in Europe. Hailing from Argentina’s Banfield, the Colombian played his first game with Portugal’s Porto on October 25, 2010, playing the last 21 minutes in his team’s 5-1 win – Falcao’s double – over União Leiria.
2. Mikel Arteta scored a goal for Everton and is now Arsenal manager. Another who played on that occasion and is now a coach is Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), who now manages Alfredo Morelos at Rangers.
3. There was a Rodriguez in Everton’s last win over Liverpool: it was the Argentine Maximiliano Rodriguez, who played for the ‘reds’.
4. A current partner of James was in that derby. It is Irish Seamus Coleman, who even assisted Tim Cahill in the first goal of that game.
5. Carlo Ancelotti, James’s coach at Everton, was Chelsea’s manager on that same date. Curiously, he was the leader of the championship and on that day he faced a symbol of Liverpool: Gérard Houllier, who at that time was managing Aston Villa.
