The BBC Sport is airing the latest episode of Football Fun Stories, with Everton manager David Moyes as the special guest.

Everton's recent form has not been great, due to the debt crisis, they are no longer as strong as last year, and back-to-back defeats have even put them in relegation jeopardy.

Speaking about the club's recent developments, Moyes is a bit dull in his words, but when it comes to the future, he is full of confidence.

The host also immediately asked about Everton's upcoming fixtures.

“…… Mr Moyes, tomorrow is the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, are your team ready? ”

'Yes, I take this game very seriously, it's against a League One team, but this League One side beat a strong Chelsea side and it's not an easy opponent to deal with.

Although he said this, the light smile on Moyes's face could see that he was very relaxed, and he did not talk about the solemnity of the league results just now.

In the fourth round of the League Cup, there are sixteen teams in a total of eight games, Wigan Athletic host Everton, which is one of the high-profile ones, the reason is that Wigan Athletic won Chelsea before, Chelsea is still the first in the league, no Premier League team can win at Stamford Bridge this season, Wigan Athletic as a League One team has done it, which is surprising, when the League Cup starts again, there are many media eyes on Wigan Athletic's game.

Everton's results are not good, but they are still old Premier League powerhouses, and their quality is enough to measure Wigan Athletic.

The moderator immediately led the conversation to Wigan Athletic, "The number 13 of that Wigan team is very good, he scored a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge, may I ask Mr Moyes, have you found a way to deal with him?" ”

"Ha Lu Ha." Moyes chuckled, "I think their league opponents have already solved this problem for me, haven't they?" ”

The host laughed too.

Zhang Tiehan sat on the sofa, looking at Moyes who was smiling on TV, his fists clenched so tightly that he really wanted to go in and punch that guy hard.

What other league opponents helped you out?

Just wait.

David Moyes was smiling on TV as he continued, "I've watched Wigan Athletic's last few games, and the youngster is good, but the characteristics are too obvious, as long as we force him to be involved in defence, there is very little threat to us. ”

"That being said, it's important to admit that the young man did a good job defensively and if I were his coach I would have put him in a defensive position, and defending is just as important in football as it is in attack."

Moyes whispered.

The host listened patiently until Moyes finished speaking and then asked, "Looks like you're confident in the game, isn't it?" ”

'Of course, the victory will belong to Everton anyway.'

Zhang Tiehan stared at Moyes on the TV screen and suddenly laughed.

Tomorrow is the game, Jewell has already announced the squad, and Zhang Tiehan occupies a starting spot.

The formation is 442, and he and Ridell form a double central midfielder, that is, Zhang Tiehan starts as a midfielder, not a high striker, and at the top is a combination of Ellington and Neil Roberts.

Zhang Tiehan was still a little resistant, after all, he wanted to play as a striker before, and the striker had more opportunities to attack.

But after two days of training, he found that he played better in the midfield position, whether it was defense or attack, he could play very well, very smooth, and he could also insert the opportunity to fight for points, and there were many more shooting opportunities on the outside of the penalty area than when he was caught in the penalty area.

Zhang Tiehan was relieved.

What about the midfielders? What about the back? As long as you can score, it doesn't really matter where you are.

As a centre-forward, he has to be at the front of the team, carefully marked by the opposing defenders, and when he comes out of the position, it will be difficult for the opponent to mark the whole game, and then there will be more opportunities.

Listening to the theory that Moyes was arguing on TV about 'Zhang is not a threat to the Everton goal in the midfield position', Zhang Tiehan hated, "As you wish!" ”

As you wish, Lao Tzu is a midfielder, but ...... Whether Lao Tzu threatens or not, it's not up to you to decide!

This stupid X Everton coach, wait for Lao Tzu!

Tomorrow, I will let you know whether Lao Tzu is a threat in the defensive position!

……

The next day, all the reporters who came to Wigan gathered at JJB Stadium, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, both teams also arrived at the stadium.

Zhang Tiehan and his teammates changed their jerseys in the locker room, and under the leadership of assistant coach Strumon, they went to the court to adapt to the field.

Everton's players have been here for a while and are warming up on the other side of the net.

The players from both sides also looked at each other during the warm-up.

"Look at that...... It's Rooney! Barnes shouted exaggeratedly.

Zhang Tiehan followed the sound and looked over, only to see that on Everton's side, there was a player with a square face, small eyes, and a flat head, with a little childishness on his face, and the young man with childishness was Wayne Rooney.

Rooney had just turned eighteen.

Many people say that Zhang Tiehan became famous at a young age, only less than 19 years old, can occupy a main position in League One, and sometimes Zhang Tiehan is also a little complacent, at least compared to those teammates in Manchester United's youth team, and even the high-profile Fletcher, Eagles, Chadwick and others, he has done well.

But compared to Rooney, the only bit of pride is really nothing.

Rooney has just turned 18 years old, becoming England's youngest player at the age of 17 years and 111 days more than six months ago, and scored his first goal for his country in a European Championship qualifier against Macedonia two months ago.

is more than half a year older than his age, Zhang Tiehan.

In terms of achievement, the two are simply not comparable, and now Wayne Rooney is worth more than 20 million pounds, and has attracted a lot of big clubs in the summer, including Manchester United, Chelsea, and even Italy's AC Milan and Lazio, he is not only a great player, he is a huge commercial synonym off the field, he means a lot of money and contracts.

Compare the two......

Rooney is rich and handsome, and Zhang Tiehan is poor.

Rooney was making a pass with his team-mate, and he kicked the ball hard to his team-mate, as if he felt the attention of the eye, and he looked this way.

Dozens of meters apart, the two glanced at each other and smiled at each other.

Rooney noticed Zhang Tiehan, and Zhang Tiehan also knew that Rooney was looking at himself, which seemed to be the tacit understanding of a talented player, and he hooked his finger at Rooney.

Standing next to Rooney was Duncan Ferguson, who looked at the opposite movement and pursed the corners of his mouth, "Is that guy provocative?" ”

'He's the one who scored three goals at Stamford Bridge!' Rooney Road.

"That's him......" Duncan Ferguson looked over, "that guy looks very energetic and strong." ”

The two of them said.

Zhang Tiehan hooked his finger at Rooney, then turned around and gestured to Riddle, who kicked the ball over. He didn't look at the ball, but looked back at Rooney again, then turned around and kicked the ball rolling away!

Thirty meters apart, the ball flew straight into the right corner of the goal!

If an ordinary player suddenly shoots such a powerful shot from a long distance, others will definitely be shocked, but the teammates are a little numb to Zhang Tiehan's shot, and they are still doing training on their own.

Everton's side is different.

Including Rooney and Ferguson, there were still a few players who saw Zhang Tiehan shoot, and their hearts trembled with this kick.

Thirty meters away, a powerful shot on goal...... Shocking enough!

"It looks like today's game is not going to be easy." Ferguson said dumbfounded.

Rooney clenched his fists fiercely, biting the corners of his mouth and looking over, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

……

By the time the warm-up was over, the fans had already begun to enter the stadium, and the players of both teams returned to the locker rooms from the players' tunnel.

At this point, the pre-match press interview also ended.

In a pre-match press interview, the managers of both teams announced their starting line-ups. Although there is no specific formation map, I heard that Wigan Athletic has Ellington and Roberts two starters, so Zhang Tiehan's position can be guessed.

Speaking of the two teams, Everton is a Premier League player, but they don't have many players to watch, except for Wayne Rooney, the other front-court players are famous veterans around 30 years old, and there is no value at all.

Wigan Athletic have more players to watch, Zhang Tiehan, Leighton Barnes, and the core of the midfield, Riddle, all three of whom are being chased by the English media.

Barnes is young because of his performance, he is English, and a little performance is enough to be noticed.

Riedel has been playing for Wigan Athletic because of his strength, and has been playing in the lower leagues, and his strength is not obvious, but after he arrived in League One, he has received more attention, and his performance has repeatedly attracted attention, and many Premier League teams have played his idea.

Zhang Tiehan's attention may be attributed to the ups and downs of his performance.

Scored three goals at Stamford Bridge and then slumped in the league...... Such a performance is enough to make many media argue for him.

"You started in midfield today, does that mean Jevier has given up on your attacking role?"

Everyone else waited for Zhang Tiehan's answer.

Zhang Tiehan looked blankly at the reporter who asked the question, and asked rhetorically, "Who said that midfielders are useless in attacking?" ”

The reporter gritted his teeth and didn't know how to answer, he couldn't have said, 'Among the midfielders, you are the only one who has no role in attacking', which would be tantamount to scolding directly.

Another reporter handed over the microphone, "You haven't scored in five league games, does that mean you're in a goal drought?" ”

Zhang Tiehan had a blank look on his face and asked rhetorically, "What is the goal drought?" ”

With that, he walked away with his teammates.

A group of reporters looked at each other, all of them wondering, when did this guy who was a little stupid during the interview become so sharp?