Chapter 18 The Domestic Media Are Blind

"Although the goal is an own goal, all the credit for this goal should be attributed to Dong Fangzhuo. He proved himself in less than 20 minutes. He did what Ruud van Nistelrooy and Smith failed to do. We have reason to believe that Ferguson will give Dong Fangzhuo more playing time in the subsequent games." The domestic sports weekly reported on Dong Fangzhuo in the form of a front page headline in the newspaper published on Monday.

"If Dong Fangzhuo continues to maintain this performance, then there will be more and more opportunities to play."

but,

Not long after the sports weekly newspaper came out in the morning, an earthquake occurred in England.

This is a long-lost earthquake.

On September 1, 2004, Manchester United officially announced the successful purchase of Everton striker Wayne Rooney. The transfer fee will reach up to 27 million pounds. Contract, the weekly salary is about 50,000 pounds.

To come to Manchester United is to be a star.

This is how Rooney was treated when he arrived at Manchester United.

Ronaldo's current weekly salary is only £30,000.

Dong Fangzhuo's weekly salary is only 10,000 pounds.

But compared with Rooney,

The gap came out.

The status of the team is obvious. Although Ferguson prefers Ronaldo, Rooney's weekly salary speaks for itself.

His coming here means that he is the core of Manchester United's future striker.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see it, and Dong Fangzhuo is no exception.

After Van Nistelrooy leaves next year, Rooney will be the core of the striker.

With Rooney occupying a striker position, the other position is particularly important.

Plus Berbatov and Tevez came later...

Manchester United's striker is simply not done by humans!

This season is so fucking important!

Not to mention the future, but this season, with so many forwards competing, even the bench may not be able to get in. The state before each game is very important, and Ferguson has too many choices.

Can't play the main force, but at least make sure to sit on the bench.

Then when he came off the bench, he was able to score goals.

Becoming a regular substitute is Dong Fangzhuo's clearest goal now.

It's useless to aim too high, and play the role of a substitute down-to-earth.

"Man, here comes your opponent."

From a distance, Ronaldo saw Rooney approaching in the No. 8 jersey, and he whispered in Dong Fangzhuo's ear.

"That guy looks a bit DIAO, I think you can't even come in as a substitute."

He spoke the truth.

As soon as Rooney comes, even Saha may give up his main position and go to the bench. If Smith can play as a left midfielder, if he is defined as a forward, then Smith has to go to the bench.

You know there is Solskjaer.

No matter how you look at it, it's not Dong Fangzhuo's turn.

"No, I just need to play better than them."

Dong Fangzhuo shrugged, not paying much attention to it, Rooney, this is not the first time meeting him, so why all the fuss.

If he is already in his twenties at this time, then he is indeed far away from him.

But everyone is nineteen,

Who is afraid of whom?

"Okay, I'll pass the ball to you." Ronaldo patted him on the shoulder and gave him some encouragement.

"Then pass it seriously, and don't let me hit the goal post."

"I'm very serious about passing it on, it should be you who should be serious about grabbing points!"

"However, the two of us should not be grouped together..."

"this……"

Indeed, in the ensuing group confrontation, Ronaldo received a yellow vest, while Dong Fangzhuo received a blue vest.

The yellow vest represents the main force, and the blue vest represents the substitute.

Rooney, however, did not appear.

Just watching the battle live.

"Dude, I can't help you, you can figure it out on your own."

Ronaldo was full of apologies.

He felt that Dong Fangzhuo was really pitiful...

"But you still have a chance. I heard that the guy had a slight injury yesterday and needs to rest for a while. You should seize the opportunity and perform better."

"It doesn't matter, I can't just rely on you, any pass, I should try to convert it into a goal." Dong Fangzhuo's mentality was very calm.

If you want to be a good striker, you have to find a way to try to convert all the balls passed by your teammates into goals.

Being able to compete with Rooney and the others in the summer of 2004 is a very happy thing in itself.

At least everyone can start at the same time instead of four years later.

Now,

Opportunities are equal!

Ronaldo is right, while Rooney is currently injured and unable to play, he must seize the opportunity to express himself well, otherwise no one will be able to help him.

But the gap between the main players and the substitutes is still a bit big. Dong Fangzhuo has very few shooting opportunities, and more often, he has to run back to the midfield to ask for the ball.

But the ball is about to arrive, and the teammates' offense is not strong, basically losing the opportunity to attack before the penalty area.

well!

Watching Ronaldo galloping all over the field, he was able to do a job with ease.

sometimes,

He is really envious.

Ronaldo's foot skills are too slippery, allowing him to enter the middle and front courts as if no one is there, but he can't do it himself. His foot skills can only rush inside and outside the penalty area.

At present, you must be very clear about your own positioning. First of all, you must become a striker who can score goals at any time, and then you can expect more.

Therefore, when the wages are paid in a few days,

Do you want to consider,

Renting a house with a small soccer field and a gym?

Such a bold idea popped into his mind.

Just a sports car,

For now, practicing hard is the most important thing.

If you have a personal training range and gym, you can train all the time.

He communicated his thoughts with his agent.

"Are you crazy?"

"It costs a lot to rent a house like this."

Brokers immediately objected.

"No matter how much the cost is, if I don't work harder than them, I will find it difficult to gain a foothold in Manchester United. The house does not need to be very good. The key is to have a training ground and a gym. These two points are the most important. You can see if you can Find the right one this week."

Dong Fangzhuo actually didn't discuss it with his agent, because he had already made a decision, he just let his agent handle the matter.

Whatever the reason, he felt like he was going to do it.

It will be too late.

"If we do as you said, then we will have to tighten our belts. I see if we can get you a big sponsorship in China, so that many problems can be solved. I am currently negotiating several big contracts, and it should be very easy. It will be implemented soon.”

"Well, the most important thing right now is to implement the house." Dong Fangzhuo nodded.

"Thanks a lot."

"Hey, I don't need to play football. I have worked so hard. If you want you to play in the future, everything is worth it. The fans in China are watching you."

a few days later,

Agent Lin Xu found a suitable house. It was a house in the southern suburbs of Manchester. The house was not considered luxurious, but it finally met Dong Fangzhuo's two requirements.

Since then, Dong Fangzhuo has moved there.

But the direction of the domestic media is wrong.

Immediately, some media jumped out to criticize Dong Fangzhuo, saying: "If the ball is kicked out, you can start buying a luxury house to enjoy it."

"Grass!"

"The domestic media are all blind?"