On August 25, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Everton drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers at home, and Tang Zhenglong also stopped his footwork of scoring consecutive goals.

Speaking after the game, David Moyes expressed his satisfaction with the game.

'We're not Manchester United, we're not aiming to win the title and I'm happy with the result.

The reporters snickered a little.

4 games, 3 wins, 1 draw, 10 points, such a result is too late to snicker, Moyes is starting to pretend to be X.

On 1 September, Everton resumed their winning streak with a 2-1 win away at Bolton.

13 points in 5 rounds, the same points as Liverpool, temporarily ranked second because of the disadvantage of goal difference, but such a result can make Everton fans happy.

In the next round, the team will face Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, and fans are expecting the team to beat Manchester United.

*****

Bill Kenwright.

A former actor, a theatre producer, was a die-hard Everton loyal, having bought a two-third stake in Everton in 1999 for £20 million.

He is no longer the largest shareholder, but he is still the real decision-maker at Everton.

He used to come to the administration building early in the morning and look out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office and see the players training.

A die-hard Goodison Park loyalist, he bought Everton's shares more out of love, just as Berlusconi did when he invested in AC Milan.

Not only to invest, but also to participate, this is to play Football Manager with real money.

Bill Kenwright is a punctual man, he made an appointment, looked at his watch, Moyes should be almost there.

Knock knock.

There was a knock at the door.

"Boss, you're looking for me?"

"Yes."

Yesterday Bill Kenwright emailed Moyes to meet today.

"Coffee or tea?"

"Black tea."

Bill Kenwright poured Moyes a cup of tea, and the two sat down.

'David, the team has had a good result and has been named the Premier League Team of the Month for August.

Moyes smiled brightly, "Thank you, boss." ”

But Moyes also knew that the boss would not have called him over for this reason.

"Boss, what's the matter, you can just say it."

Bill Kenwright rubbed his hands.

"I called you here to talk to you about Tang Zhenglong."

"Tang Zhenglong? What happened to him? ”

"Do you think we have any possibility of signing Tang Zhenglong?"

Moyes chuckled in his heart.

"This ...... I'm afraid it can't be. ”

"I've heard that the liquidated damages for Tang Zhenglong and Chelsea are £60 million, which is a huge amount of money, but I think we can borrow this money from the bank, and Tang Zhenglong is definitely worth investing."

Moyes was stupid, he didn't expect the boss to move this thought.

You must know that Zidane's transfer to Real Madrid a few years ago was 75 million euros, and I thought that Tang Zhenglong's liquidated damages were already astronomical.

"One, it's a lot of money."

'Second, I think Chelsea is the club with the least shortage of money.

Bill Kenwright smiled, "It has nothing to do with Chelsea, what I threw out is liquidated damages, just get Tang Zhenglong, do you think he will refuse an annual salary of 10 million pounds?" ”

Moyes was even more shocked.

The team is not a one-man affair, which seriously disrupts the salary balance of the team.

"It's going to wreak havoc on the team's salary balance."

Bill Kenwright smiled: "You look at how many goals Tang Zhenglong has scored alone, I think it's appropriate." ”

Bill Kenwright is a businessman, and he sees problems in terms of money, and players are the same as commodities, with a clear price and a value.

Moyes can't do that, as a manager, he has feelings for his players.

"Love soldiers like children" is not an empty phrase, it is said that football is a war in peacetime, and the head coach of the team is the marshal.

"Boss, the league has just begun, even if you have any plans, please keep it secret, especially for Tang Zhenglong, I'm afraid it will affect his state."

Bill Kenwright laughed, "Of course I know that." ”

"I just want you to brainwash Tang Zhenglong more and tell him that Everton is the team that really suits him."

"Brainwashing?"

Moyes almost died.

Bill Kenwright patted Moyes on the shoulder, "Go to work, David." ”

*****

Ferguson has had a bit of a bad season.

In the first 5 rounds, the Red Devils won 2, drew 2 and lost 1, accumulating only 8 points.

They drew with Pusmouth and Reading and were beaten by Manchester City.

8th in the league, Ferguson's heart is bleeding, and after the players who shaped the Red Devils in the last century slowly retire, Ferguson now needs to rebuild a Premier League giant.

In fact, judging from the lineup, Frings has built a good team, and the rest is to run in and grow.

Although Rooney is injured, the attacking power of Ronaldo, Saha and Tevez is undoubted.

The midfield is controlled by veterans such as Scholes and Ryan Giggs, Ferguson is very relieved, and the back line is Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Evra, Silwest, Van der Sar.

These people also put Ferguson at ease.

The old gentleman is looking forward to a big win that will sweep away the gloom and put United back on winning stallows.

When they came to Liverpool, the reporters began to pestering Ferguson, the hair dryer was not called for nothing, and Ferguson also opened his mouth wide.

And there are very few people in the Premier League who dare to provoke Ferguson.

"Sir, there is a saying called the Everton Whirlwind, have you heard of it?"

'No, I only care about Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton? We are not competing for qualification in the League Cup. ”

“……”

Don't be so heart-wrenching.

Ferguson's words kicked Everton out of the big4, although it is true, but it is a bit heart-wrenching from Everton's point of view.

"I think it's normal to be a little better in the first few rounds, for example, Newcastle did it and of course they didn't win the title in the end."

"The league is a marathon, not a sprint."

"Sir, what do you think of Tang Zhenglong, he scored 7 goals in five games."

Ferguson smiled: "I still think of Newcastle, Shearer used to be very good at scoring goals, but ...... It doesn't seem to be able to shake Manchester United's position. ”

"Sir, if you have the opportunity to buy Tang Zhenglong, how much are you willing to pay?"

'How much did you buy Chelsea?'

"18 million."

"Okay, I'll pay 9 million."

Burst!

Tang Zhenglong's current performance is 9 million? Everyone was sure that Ferguson was making a fuss.

"Sir, you're kidding."

"Of course not, in my opinion, 9 million is still a loss, I don't like players who don't participate in tactics, have you ever seen any of my players not follow orders?"

"Keane?"

"David?"

"Who dares not listen to my tactics."

"So Tang Zhenglong is at Manchester United, he has no role at all, why should I pay 9 million pounds for him?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, knowing that Ferguson was lying, but why did it sound so reasonable?