‘Kissing the donkey’ is actually an allusion. If there are Chinese fans familiar with basketball here, they will definitely understand the meaning of this.

On November 17, 2002, before Yao Ming represented the Rockets in the Lakers for the first time, "Big Mouth" Barkley made a bet with the show's partner Kenny Smith on the "Buckley Talk Show" program on TNT TV. Barkley said that if Yao Ming could score 19 points in a game, he would kiss a donkey's butt. As a result, Yao Ming quickly used his performance to make Barkley's "dream come true."

With O'Neal absent, Yao Ming scored 20 points on 9 shots, allowing Barkley, who underestimated himself, to kiss the donkey's butt firmly.

Yao Ming's personal ability was questioned by some so-called "NBA experts" in the United States. Through this incident of Barkley kissing the donkey's butt, Yao Ming used his actual actions to refute the "wrong views" of many skeptics. This incident not only made Yao Ming feel "relieved", but also made many fans shout "satisfied".

In fact, Barkley didn't want to kiss the donkey's butt. It was like that if people who don't understand English spread.

Ass means donkey, but in spoken language, it means butt. In other words, Barkley originally made a bet to kiss the butt, but if he loses the bet, it will be difficult for Barkley to make a literal note, so he became kissing the butt.

The British journalists around him don’t know this allusion, but they also know that ‘kissing the donkey’ is definitely an insult.

This bet is good!

Several reporters immediately became excited. They immediately felt that waiting for interviews with Wan Sheng was a good choice. Although this Chinese man has a very alternative personality, he always had big news around him.

Wansheng didn't think so.

He is the counter-attack of Erikson. Didn’t the other party think he is a soft persimmon and he wants to knead it for a few times? Then make a bet. If the other party dares to take it, it will naturally be like showing weakness. At that time, public opinion will definitely stand on his side. If he takes it, it will almost be a bet that will win.

In fact, Wan Sheng did not hate England, on the contrary, he supported England very much in his previous life.

As young people who grew up across the world, many Chinese fans support the England team. Because at the beginning of crossing the world, the English team with many stars was indeed loved. But the deep love and blame the English team is like the Chinese team in Europe. This metaphor is really not bad at all. They only have the most luxurious lineup in the world, but they can never achieve results. In the early 21st century, the English team's performance was better, at least they can be considered a world-class team, and they can reach the quarterfinals, the quarterfinals and the like. By 2010, they were even eliminated in the World Cup group stage, not only in the World Cup, but even in the qualifiers, they were very difficult to pass. In short, the English team's performance was not in line with their name. It is precisely because of this that many English fans were disappointed, and Wan Sheng was also lost to the England team. So he knew very well that this team could not achieve good results.

There are many reasons.

The biggest problem of this English team is the compatibility of the "Double Germans". Lampard and Gerrard have to play every time, but the two will play positions at the same time. This problem continues until Capello coaches to slightly solve. However, at that time, the England team was dragged down by the "rough skills". With the departure of star players such as David Beckham and Michael Irving, there are no more outstanding players in the entire England team.

In short, England is a model with good lineup and poor performance.

In Wan Sheng's impression, England has never been satisfied with the results. This means that neither the European Cup nor the World Cup have entered the semi-finals.

But it's different from others' understanding.

There are only 16 teams in the European Cup, and they are divided into four groups to compete. If they qualify, they are directly in the quarterfinals. England only needs to win one knockout match to enter the quarterfinals. They believe that for England, which has all the current star lineup, entering the quarterfinals is not a big deal. Their goal can only be the champion.

So when several reporters heard Wan Sheng's words, they felt that he was about to lose face.

Among them, there was a reporter who had a bad impression of Wan Sheng and sneered in his heart. He wanted to see Wan Sheng make a fool of himself. Of course, more reporters looked at things from a neutral perspective. They only felt that this news was worth reporting.

So Eriksen, who was happy to defeat Switzerland 3-0, soon received the news.

"Can't you enter the semi-finals and kiss the donkey's butt?"

After several reporters reposted Wan Sheng's words, Eriksen suddenly felt that he could not come to Taiwan. The current situation is that he had no benefit in accepting the bet. In the eyes of others, he must have no confidence. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

He secretly regretted that he was talking too much.

The matter was settled, and the young Chinese man stopped talking. The matter was over. As a result, he had to talk too much and mock the other party. Now, the other party is just a thorn! This kind of gambling is really no benefit to both of them. Even if the other party really kisses the donkey's butt, it will not be good for the other party. Who would be willing to do this kind of thing? But there is no way. Erikson could only grit his teeth and agree, "I have the confidence to lead the team to the semi-finals, which is not difficult for us."

"So he's just waiting to kiss the donkey's butt!"

Erikson's Word was full of faith.

In fact, he is still a little confident. According to the European Cup grouping rules, Group A must first fight with Group B, and Group A must second fight with Group B, which means that England may encounter three opponents in the quarterfinals, one is the host Portugal or Spain, and the other is likely to be Greece, because Greece has just defeated Portugal, so their qualifying situation is very good.

The three teams, Spain is the strongest, and Portugal is also a difficult bone as the host, but England is still confident of fighting these two teams. If Greece really qualifies in Group A, it would be better to meet Greece in the quarterfinals, which means that England can steadily enter the semi-finals.

Erikson thought in his heart that the team had at least 75% chance of entering the semi-finals.

Since that young Chinese man wants to be a hedgehog, he will use his thick defense and let him stab himself in turn. Those who kill the chicken to warn the monkey can also show him. Not everyone can come and say a few words to Swedish star coach Eriksen.

The two's bet quickly became the focus of many European media reports. England was originally one of the most popular teams, and even more attention than the host Portugal. It was definitely a big news that Eriksen had a quarrel with the Chinese head coach of the domestic team to this point, and everyone was listening to the news with great enthusiasm.

Many media have also reported this news in China.

Some Chinese English fans said, "Wan Sheng really wants to kiss the donkey's butt this time!" They think it's difficult for the English team to win the championship, but there is still no problem with the top four, but more people support Wan Sheng. After all, the 'non-English fans' will always be more numerous than the 'English fans'. If the English team does not support the English team, they will naturally support Wan Sheng, who can make a sky-high football in European football.

But Wansheng was not in the mood to pay attention to these things at this time.

The club has already had new news on the transfer. Derbyshire and Everton have become a transfer agreement about Cahill, and the final transfer price is fixed at 9.2 million pounds. Due to the club's economic problems, Derbyshire requires the full payment of the money. After all payments, Cahill will belong to Everton.

Wan Sheng was not surprised to get the news. The only surprise was Cahill's value, 9.2 million pounds is not a small number, and this money is enough to buy a well-known star. He originally thought that Cahill could sell to the 8 million pounds evaluated by the media.

But thinking about Cahill's performance last season, Wan Sheng was relieved.

Cahill not only has good performances in the league, but also scored goals against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup, Birmingham also scored goals, which proves that he can play well in the Premier League, and his goal efficiency is very high, and other data are perfect. He even shows defensive ability in the team. In short, such an all-round and efficient striker is rare. Everton naturally wants to introduce such a striker.

In fact, there is another reason Everton is eager to buy the striker - their board of directors has passed and decided to sell the team's signature star Wayne Rooney.

Wayne Rooney's name has always been associated with Manchester United. Since March this year, the two have often appeared in media reports. It can be seen that Ferguson is determined to win Rooney. Everton will find it difficult to keep Rooney. It is better to take advantage of the European Cup, when Rooney's net worth rose and then sell it for a large transfer fee.

Rooney's net worth is still very high, not as high as his ability. In fact, Wan Sheng is very clear that Rooney's ability has not reached the highest level yet. The football training master system's evaluation of Rooney is only 'yellow (over 80)', and not 'purple' (over 90)', but Rooney's potential is indeed good, and she is definitely a player at the future superstar level.

Half of Rooney's worth is reflected in his commercial value.

Rooney is a pure English player and has now become a star frequently reported by the English media. He is the darling of the English media. He has a considerable number of fans at a young age. His commercial value is very high. At the same age and strength, it would be great that other players can be half of Rooney's worth.

Since I decided to sell Rooney, it would definitely be a sky-high deal. At least it would be fine if a player like Cahill bought 2 or 3, so Everton did not get involved with Derby County anymore and directly agreed to the transfer.

In this way, Cahill officially transferred to Everton.

Cahill's transfer brought £9.2 million to Derby County Club, which was even enough for Wan Sheng to spend a little on the transfer market.

During the interval between the group stage in England, many English media were reporting on Cahill's transfer, which was a heavyweight transfer of nearly £10 million. Although Cahill was a little lost and did not even appear in the top league, no one thought Cahill was incapable. He was just a player who was buried in the low-level league.

Now he finally stood out.

The media targeting Derby County are all losing money in Derby County. As a newly promoted team, selling their leading stars is not a good sign. In the interview column, Wan Sheng mentioned that the team's goal is to win quotas for European competitions. Some media also criticized Wan Sheng for this, "Selling the leading stars from the way? Derby County wants to win quotas for European places? This is a joke!"

"That Chinese is just talking big!"

"This deal also proves that Derby County is really difficult to retain star players!"

"Other clubs can also 'dividend' Derby County. They have many outstanding players, such as French player Frank Ribery, excellent young full-back Leiden Bynes, and their core Lee Morris is also a very capable player."

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Wan Sheng ignored these reports. He had long thought of Cahill's transfer and leaving, while other players, such as Ribery and Morris, would definitely not leave. The club has completed the contract renewal for them. He and the players, as the club chairman and general manager, agreed that they would not sell these players, nor would they transfer and leave. So he was not worried at all.

He also got other news.

Before Wan Sheng left the club, he asked the club's scouts to check the current situation of several future superstars, and there was also the news that he completed the transfer with Cahill.

Podolski is a Polish football genius, but he has dual nationalities between Germany and Poland. He was determined to join the German team before the start of the European Cup. He is now the darling of the German media, the youngest genius of the German team and the treasure of the Cologne Club.

In such an environment, Podolsky did not take the initiative to leave Cologne. Cologne would never sell Podolsky.

Of course, there has never been a "non-sale product" in the football world, and Podolsky's net worth is only around 5 million pounds. The Derby County Club still pays for this money. The key is that it is not easy to convince Podolsky to play for a new team in the Premier League. This young genius currently has no intention of leaving Germany.

Torres doesn't have to count on.

Last season, 19-year-old Torres helped Atletico Madrid score 19 league goals in 35 league appearances and became the youngest captain of the club. Such a player will never be sold.

Similarly, it is basically unlikely that Torres, who wants to convince the football career to come to England to play football.

Van Persie and Van der Fate had some chance.

Currently, Van Persie plays for Feyenoord. Last season, he and coach Van Marvik completely broke up. In most games, he could only sit on the bench. He played in 33 games and scored only 6 goals in various games, which was quite poor. Van Persie also refused to renew his contract with Feyenoord.

The relationship between the two sides has completely broken down, and Feyenoord has begun to take the initiative to sell Van Persie.

The current problem is that Derby County is facing competition with Arsenal, while Van Persie prefers Arsenal. Arsenal is a giant club after all, but with the transfer funds obtained by selling Cahill, Derby County Club is considering increasing the offer.

Regarding this, Wilcox still needs to seek Wansheng's opinion.

"If you can buy Van Persie for 9.2 million pounds, it will definitely be a great transfer, and he will be even better than Cahill!"

Wansheng replied.

In fact, due to the breakup between Van Persie and Feyenoord, Feyenoord is eager to sell Van Persie, so Van Persie's net worth is not high, only about 3 million pounds. But the main problem is that Derby County has to face competition with Arsenal, and the final decision on the transfer is still in Van Persie himself. This kind of competition is very difficult. Derby County has to impress Feyenoord club and Van Persie.

Another promising one is Van der Fate.

In fact, Van der Fate is much better than Van Persie. The 21-year-old Van der Fate is already the captain of Ajax. Last season, after Zivo left Ajax, Van der Fate retreated to the midfield to take on the defensive responsibility and scored 11 goals in all levels of competition.

As a defensive midfielder, this performance is quite dazzling.

Originally, Derby County Club believed that there was no chance to win Van der Fate. After all, Van der Fate is Ajax's captain, and such players generally do not leave the team easily. Ajax is a European giant and the leader of the Dutch league. They were also the Dutch champion last season and can still participate in the UEFA Champions League this season, which is much better than Derby County.

How could Ajax's captain leave Ajax and come to Derby County?

However, after the scout came into contact with Van der Fate's agent, the opponent said that Van der Fate also had the intention to leave, because Van der Fate could only play defensive midfielder in Ajax, and he prefers to be a shadow striker. However, in Ajax, this is impossible. Van der Fate must play defensive midfielder if he wants to start, and he is the captain of the team and cannot change his position easily.

In this case, Van der Fate wanted to leave.

However, if you want to get Vanderfate, Derby County has little hope. The main thing is to persuade Vanderfate himself, and there is no problem with the transfer fee.

After Wan Sheng considered it, he decided to try it separately.

If one of Van Persie or Van der Fate can be convinced, he will not have to worry about the forward line in the new season.

The first thing to find is naturally Van der Fate. Van der Fate is a member of the Dutch national team. He himself participated in the European Cup in Portugal, and Van Persie has not been selected for the Dutch national team. It is not easy to find Van Persie. However, Wan Sheng also allowed the club's scouts to contact in advance and inquire about the situation with the opponent's agent.

This way, the chances will be much greater.

If the forward line problem can be solved, Derby County's transfer work in the new season will solve most of the problem, which is also the problem that Wan Sheng attaches most importance to. After all, goals are the guarantee of good results. It is not easy to achieve good results on the front line. He does not want to lead the team in his first season and can only fight for relegation. (To be continued)

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