The retired Colombia international, who lit up the Premier League between 2001 and 2007, commented on the atmosphere within the Toffees’ stadium.
Aston Villa legend Juan Pablo Angel has described Everton’s Goodison Park as one of the toughest stadiums in the Premier League in which to play as an opponent, in conversation with the official Toffees website.
The retired Colombia international, who plied his trade as a striker, made 192 appearances for Villa, scoring 57 goals, according to Transfermarkt, and was a feared marksman to play against during his six-year stint at B6.
Therefore, his comments on Goodison Park will be music to the Toffees’ fans ears, knowing that such an excellent forward has gone on record as admitting he given such a hard time when he and his teammates came to town.
“Goodison Park was one of the toughest places to go,” Angel told the official Everton website. “It was always a physical game and it was always loud. It was one of the hardest challenges we faced. It was not a pleasant ground to play at as an away player.
“But I absolutely loved playing in the Premier League. The experience I had in England was fantastic and I have so many great memories from that period in my life. I was able to learn a lot and grew up personally and professionally in England and I have only good memories from my time there.”
Angel is just one of numerous people with knowledge of the English game over the past few years to comment on just what an intense atmosphere is generated within Goodison Park, with likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes, Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho and Howard Webb having made their feelings known on the subject (Liverpool Echo).
Boasting a capacity of 39,572, Goodison Park was the first major football stadium built in England, officially being opened on 24 August 1892, and Everton’s first game there was on 2 September 1892 when they beat Bolton 4-2 (official Everton website).
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