Chapter 115: The End of the League (Part II)

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As the curtain falls on the 2003-04 Premier League season, the 20 Premier League teams have been placed in the league table. www.biquge.info After seeing the league rankings of the teams they support, the mood of the fans of each team is also different.

First of all, let's talk about the three unlucky ones who were unfortunately relegated. The rise of Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea this season has not only changed the original title race in the Premier League, turning the battle for the league title from a two-man battle between Manchester United and Arsenal to a four-nation chess match, but also made the league relegation battle more tragic this season. You know, before the final round of the Premier League, Everton (36 points), Leeds United (34 points), Wolves (33 points) and Leicester City (33 points) have all hopes of relegation!

It is for this reason that the relegation battle in the Premier League this season has become extremely fierce. And four teams such as Everton, who are also aware of this, are doing their best in the game to compete for this last relegation spot!

This is also the main reason why the Wolves players did not choose to accept the overture in the face of Tottenham. Because no matter how many goals they lose to Tottenham, they will definitely say goodbye to the Premier League, who are tied for the bottom of the table with Leicester City. In this case, it is better to give it a go, and maybe you can fight for a glimmer of life for yourself!

However, it turned out that the Wolves players' struggle against fate was commendable, but the end was quite tragic - the relegation from the Premier League was officially announced in a 1-5 defeat, which was definitely a very painful experience for Wolves.

And after learning that Tottenham, who had already secured the league runners-up ahead of schedule, did not choose to let go of the water in the final game, but beat Wolves 1-5 away, Everton boss Moyesti made a phone call to George after the game and expressed his gratitude to George very sincerely - after all, for any English team, no matter what the cost, they will do everything they can to stay in the Premier League, rather than be relegated to the second division at the end of the season.

After all, relegation is not just about a club's prestige and attractiveness to its players, it has a profound impact on a club's finances – since 22 League One clubs (then England's top flight) decided to break away from the FA and form a Premier League company to run the Premier League on their own, the disparity between Premier League clubs and other teams in England has become increasingly wide, especially in terms of television revenue. You know, the Premier League signed a TV broadcast contract in 01 about three years and 1.56 billion pounds, which is far more than the total TV broadcast fees of other leagues in England in the same period!

So, even if it's for their own sake, all teams that make it to the Premier League will rack their brains to avoid relegation from the Premier League. After all, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. Accustomed to spending lavishly in the Premier League, and suddenly returning to League One, where broadcast fees are not a fraction of the Premier League's, the financial pressure alone is enough to destroy any club that is not strong enough.

The prime example is West Ham United, who were unfortunately relegated last season. After being relegated to League One with the highest number of points in Premier League history, the Hammers cut a lot of expenses by selling players and received a large transfer income, but even so, West Ham United could not recover and the season's overtake campaign ended in failure. This has further deepened the financial pressure on West Ham United, forcing the West Ham hierarchy to continue to sell these high-quality resources in the team in exchange for the necessary funds to keep the club running.

After witnessing the relegation of West Ham United, all Premier League clubs, especially those who are not promoted to the club, are even more afraid of relegation. After all, no one wants to repeat the mistakes of West Ham and become the next unlucky one.

I have to say that Everton's luck is really quite good. Three of its direct rivals faced the toughest type of team in the final round of the league – Leicester City away to Arsenal, Wolves against Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United, the young defenders who impressed countless fans three years ago take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge!

The bottom three teams face the top three teams in the table in the final fixture, while fourth-placed Everton only need to travel to Manchester to take on Manchester City, who are only one place above them. Coupled with the fact that Everton are two points ahead of third-from-bottom Leeds, it looks like Everton have no problem with relegation. However, in the case of a good relegation situation, Everton was beaten 1-5 by Manchester City at the City Stadium and lost this extremely crucial battle!

That's why David Moyes thanked George after the game – if any of Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea had chosen to lose, Everton would have been the unlucky ones to be relegated.

To that end, Moyes also assured George that he would do his best if there was anything that Tottenham needed his help in the future. For example, if Tottenham are interested in a player that Everton is looking to sell in the future, or if they are ready to send a player on loan to Everton for training, then Moyes will open the door for Tottenham.

For Moyes's ability to develop players, George still admires it. Although Everton under the Scotsman's management still maintains the relatively simple and direct tactical style of traditional English teams, in his years in charge of Everton, Arteta has been cultivated. Marouane Fellaini, Lescott, Tim Cahill, Jagielka and many other well-known stars in the Premier League. Therefore, if you choose to cooperate with Moyes and let Everton help Tottenham develop players, Tottenham can still reap a lot of benefits.

For David Moyes, a partnership with Tottenham would also be of great benefit to Everton. After all, Everton is not like Tottenham and Chelsea, with a rich owner behind them, nor like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, etc., there is enough money to ensure that they are big in the transfer market, so cooperating with Tottenham, both from a financial and human point of view, is not a small benefit to Everton.

In this way, between the words, a verbal agreement was quietly born in the conversation between George and Moyes. Of course, no one expected that in the near future, it was by virtue of this agreement that Tottenham and Everton achieved a true sense of mutual benefit and reciprocity, and became a classic case for managers of major Premier League clubs to refer to and imitate in the future!