Round 8 at home to Middlesbrough.

Soon after the opening, Tang Zhenglong scored 1 goal, but then Everton's two forwards were completely frozen.

Middlesbrough are one of the most magical teams in the Premier League, having also reached the final of the UEFA Cup, only to lose to Sevilla.

At this time, Middlesbrough was led by Gareth Southgate, who later became a famous England coach.

Southgate was young and frivolous at the time, and his style of play was also very strong.

In the end, thanks to two goals from Egyptian striker Midow, Middlesbrough won 2-1 away at Everton.

Southgate was excited after the game.

'We beat Everton.'

These reporters in the Premier League are dumbfounded, now that Everton is so strong, is it so happy to beat Everton?

Moyes is quite indifferent here.

"The league is a long process and we can't win every game."

"David, your goal is to be the champion, right?"

In fact, except for BIG4 in the Premier League, no one dares to say anything about winning the championship when they haven't touched the trophy.

It feels a bit poisoned, so Moyes is no exception, he won't admit anything.

"Our goal is to finish in the top six."

Burst.

The reporters almost vomited blood, in second place, you say the goal is the top 6?

Forget it, let's go to Tang Zhenglong.

The ball was lost.

But Tang Zhenglong still scored.

'Don, what are Everton's goals for this season? Say it out loud. ”

Reporters are looking forward to Tang Zhenglong shouting - winning the championship!

Unexpectedly, Tang Zhenglong looked at everyone, and then said: "Let's relegate first, and then talk about it." ”

……

……

I'll it.

Everton is more than one will be the X.

"Don, we don't like you anymore."

"Haha."

"You people are very bad, you have caused me so much trouble, do you still want to see me take a ticket?"

"Is it because I was expelled from the Premier League that you are happy!"

Sweat.

"Don, don't do that."

Tang Zhenglong said: "Otherwise, I will charge for interviews in the future, and I will set up a fine fund." ”

"In the future, I will be fined by the FA, and you will have to pay for it."

……

it!

British journalists sweat to death, fine fund? How can you say that you are causing trouble with your own mouth, and you still want us to help pay for it?

Tang Zhenglong stretched out his big hand.

"Don't go, £300 per person, pay the money and leave."

……

Scattered.

Scattered.

"Hey!"

"Don't go!"

"Pay the money!"

*****

In the 9th round, away to Newcastle, the game was still very difficult.

Newcastle consider themselves to be a team in the same level as Everton, that is, a team below the BIG4 and above the top 10.

So Newcastle playing Everton is like playing an FA Cup final.

In the end, thanks to Tang Zhenglong's two goals, Everton won 2-1 away at Newcastle.

After the game, Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce said sourly: "We have Owen, Martins, we are above Everton. ”

"Everton's luck is better than ours, look at Tang Zhenglong's second goal, it was a playful shot, but it went in, it's just dog S luck."

If Tang Zhenglong was in front of Allardyce at this time, it was estimated that he would slap his big face, which would be blind at all.

Moyes' response was simply strong.

"If you win the game, you win, that's the most important thing, and it's useless for the losing side to say more."

After 9 rounds, Everton is second with 20 points, and Liverpool is first with 23 points.

In the next round, the two teams will face each other head-to-head, and it will not only be a battle for the top of the table, but more importantly, it will be the historic Merseyside derby.

Everton is one of the 12 clubs in the English Football League.

In its more than 100-year history, Everton is also one of the most glorious English football clubs.

In fact, the derby between Everton and Liverpool was first called a friendly derby, and the relationship between the two teams deteriorated after the 1985 Hillsborough tragedy.

Because Everton fans often accuse Liverpool fans of disqualifying them from European competitions (after the tragedy, the English Football Association banned other English teams from European competitions for five years).

The combination of old and new hatreds, plus some factors of urban change, made the Merseyside derby the most intense derby in the Premier League after the Manchester derby after 2000.

*****

In a pub where an Everton fan is.

Bill and John were discussing something.

'The slogans of the fans have to be a little more refined this year and we at Everton are different.

Fans are gearing up, although the derby was fierce in the past, but Everton's results are really unbeatable in front of Liverpool.

Not to mention the country, even if it is the Champions League, then Liverpool is basically crushing Everton.

But this season is different, Everton and Liverpool are competing for the Premier League title, so Everton fans are suddenly pulled.

"I'm going to take my whole family to watch the game this time, and I won't be disappointed."

"Doesn't your dad have a bad heart?"

"Haha, that's why I didn't dare to take him to the scene to watch the game before, but now we have Tang Zhenglong, we will win Liverpool."

"This time it's Goodison, and we're booing the Liverpool guys."

"Do you need to bring a guy?"

A bald head is cold.

Everyone gave him a blank look.

"Are you brain-dead!"

In fact, compared to London, football hooligans in other cities in the UK are fine, West Ham fans in London, that is the most radical.

"We're real fans, football hooligans aren't fans, they're scum, like the Liverpudlians did in 1985."

The topic is so sensitive that many people shut up.

After all, football is divided into colors and camps, but the shame of the Hillsborough tragedy belongs to the whole of England.

The fans dispersed, but Bill and John weren't gone yet because they still had a plan.

"Bill, do you think Tang Zhenglong will agree?"

"I don't know, but he's a funny guy."

Bill and John have a plan, but they need Tang Zhenglong's help.

"Okay, let's go watch Everton's training in the afternoon and see if we can talk to Tang Zhenglong."

*****

After training, Everton's players still routinely interact with some young fans.

European football has done a particularly good job in this regard, where players and fans are not two parts that are completely separated, nor are they the unconditional adoration of one side to the other, but interaction.

A small fan found Tang Zhenglong.

Tang Zhenglong was particularly afraid of bear children when he was in Cologne, but there are so many bear children in Europe.

"Don, can you sign my name?"

"Okay."

The child pulls out an old notebook.

Tang Zhenglong Khan.

This kid is so frugal, you need to sign at least buy a new notebook.

But I looked at the notebook, why are there words on it?