• Ferguson wore Howard Kendall’s old watch in 3-1 victory
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Duncan Ferguson wore a trademark blue sweatband on his left wrist. On his right was an old Armani watch, broken and stuck at 8.15. It was not the sign of a managerial novice forgetting to use a stopwatch but another reminder, not that any more were required after a tumultuous defeat of Chelsea, of how much Everton means to the man in temporary charge.
“It’s Howard Kendall’s watch,” said Ferguson, the adrenaline still flowing an hour after Everton’s 3-1 win. “Lily [Kendall’s widow] came down and gave it to me to put on my wrist and wear it. Lily gave it to my wife this morning. She said she wanted me to wear it on the bench for Howard. I loved him. He was a diamond, wasn’t he? It was very emotional. It doesn’t work but there you go, it’s nice. It’s an amazing feeling. To get the result and you could just feel it in the stadium, couldn’t you? Everyone was so happy, everything went well.”
Written by Andy Hunter
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/duncan-ferguson-timing-tactics-everton under the title “Duncan Ferguson’s timing and tactics are spot-on for Everton win”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
