Godfather Of Champions

Dunn valued this game so much, naturally there were his reasons. Same goes for Don, the coach of Notts County.

It can even be said that Tang has suddenly become serious and serious since the match list came out. Although he is usually serious and serious, the players of Notts County still smelled an unusual taste-judging from the suddenly stricter training requirements than before, their boss obviously wants to win this city derby.

But this is exactly their hope.

As rivals in the same city, they could only watch the Nottingham Forest high above them, but they couldn't catch up with them. Don't think that they are low-level league players, and there is no higher-level dream. They were equally fascinated when they watched the Forest team in the top league and the UEFA Champions League. Otherwise, why the call of the Premier League teams can always be seduced from them one after another?

Water flows to low places, people go to high places...

loyalty? Competent people are only loyal to competent teams.

The players of Notts County hope to prove their ability by defeating the former European champion Nottingham Forest. If they can lead the team to the Premier League, it will be good. Even if there is no way, they can attract more attention from senior teams.

For the players of Nottingham Forest, this same city derby must be just an ordinary FA Cup game, because the strength of both sides is not on the same level. For the players of Notts County, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It is as if the fish who desperately need to meet the Dragon Gate have encountered an excellent springboard.

Tang Jing was able to find the anxiety that her husband showed in this short time. He was always distracted, always frowned and looked impatient, and kept himself in the study until midnight, and the children didn’t care about it. The husband and wife lost their former tenderness...

Tang Jing thinks that if this situation continues like this, I am afraid that her marriage with her husband will be over, right?

She wants to find a chance to have a good chat with her husband. Her shy and introverted husband has never been so anxious.

But in fact, if Tang Jing had seen Tang before December 31, 2002, she wouldn't be confused about it.

Because Tang was exactly the same back then. It's just that he was alone at the time, and no one would show the anxiety that he had shown when he hid himself in the house. For others, he will always be the medieval antique that wraps himself in a cold shell.

This is the last night before the Derby. My husband does not seem to be as anxious as in the previous few days. This is a good time for conversation. So taking advantage of the rare leisure time after putting the baby into bed, Tang Jing quietly opened the door of the study, tiptoedly walked to the back of her husband, and hugged Tang's neck from behind.

Tang Jing felt her husband struggle in her arms, and when she found out that she was herself, she calmed down.

"I don't think you are right during this time, dear." Tang Jing said in a gentle tone as much as possible, she didn't want to stimulate her husband. "What's the matter with you? You coached alone for seven seasons. This is the first time I have seen you like this..."

Tang did not directly answer his wife's question, but looked up at the wife behind: "Tomorrow is Derby."

Tang Jing was stunned for a moment, and then reacted-this was the first derby faced by her husband since coaching Notts County. The word "Derby" has a very, very special meaning in the football world. As a reporter who used to report on football, it is impossible for Tang Jing to not know the deep meaning. However, she still has some doubts: Since the strength of Notts County and Nottingham Forest has always been on the same level, the derby between the two teams is not strong, because they are too few and lacking when they can meet. Direct conflict of interest. Knotts County and Nottingham Forest don’t want the Milan duo to fight for the league title, nor will they continue to have a century of grievances like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and they will not be as religious as Glasgow’s “old brand” Derby. People are terrified.

So why does his husband care so much about a derby?

Tang put his hand on his shoulder, covering his wife's hand: "My opponent is Tony."

"Aren't you friends?" Tang Jing didn't understand even more. To say that Tang Jing has been jealous of someone, I am afraid that she has eaten Tang En's jealousy, because sometimes she thinks that her husband cares about Dun En more than her.

"It's a friend, so I have to beat him even more."

Tang didn't explain much, just said so.

Tang Jing turned around, stared at Tang's face for a long time, then turned and left.

"The friendship of your men is really hard to understand."

Seeing his wife closing the study door, Tang laughed bitterly.

There are some things that you can’t say to others, even the closest people around you. His wife must not accept the fact that he is actually a strange soul in someone else's body. This issue is complex and involves profound ethical issues. He didn't want to think too much. But the relationship between him and Dun En is definitely not as simple as a "friend".

Looking back now, it is not clear whether he robbed Dun En's body or Dun En robbed his body. In any case, he is still doing football-related work, just changed his team. If there wasn't that change back then, would you do better than what you do now? Or more ambitious... will it be better than Dun En's work?

Although this kind of problem is meaningless to discuss, it simply cannot happen. However, during this period of time, he was haunting him like a nightmare, making him think about the possibility of "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" all the time, as if possessed.

Tony Dunn, the brilliant achievement created by this guy with his own body but the soul of another person is like a mountain in front of him, and the huge shadow cast by the sun covers the world around him, as if It is the same in the dark night.

Do you have to live in this shadow forever? Next season, I go to Nottingham Forest to take office, and I will only be called "Tony Dunn's successor."

That being the case, why did he agree to Dunn's proposal and return to Nottingham Forest?

Do not. I want to beat him!

Perhaps only in this way can I prove to myself that I am really not the panic-stricken myself 16 years ago.

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Perhaps those players who thought this derby game was just an appetizer before the league before the game should let go of some contempt when seeing Dun En's gloomy expression that it is about to rain.

"I need to remind everyone, is this a derby?"

It is now the halftime of the FA Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Notts County, and the home team Nottingham Forest is trailing 0:1 at the Crimson Stadium.

Chen Jian had a five-minute solo meeting before the game. Although he is not a famous person, the fans still applauded him. He bumped the ball in front of more than 60,000 fans, then unfurled the forest team's scarf to be loyal to the forest team. But the whole meeting ceremony was not so harmonious, because he also heard a lot of boos-from their opponents in this game, Notts County fans.

Those Chinese media who gathered at Crimson Stadium to report on Chen Jian's joining in the first game will definitely be disappointed. Because Chen Jian did not start, and the forest team's poor performance on the field also made their English counterparts do not care who Chen Jian is.

They are discussing topics such as:

"Why does George lack sufficient support in midfield?"

"Gago is really old..."

"Look at the performance of the Forest players after falling behind. It's really ugly."

"Mitchel can't get a pass from the midfield at all. Balotelli is like a headless fly. He only knows to turn around. He is obviously out of shape in this game."

At halftime, the Forest team did not change the score on the field, even though their shots were far superior.

"I suddenly thought of a story. Does anyone want to listen?" Dunn said to his group of dejected players. "More than four years ago, we spent ten years and built a big kingdom. During that time, the entire continent was built. There is no one who dares to be our enemy at all. Our red flags are flying in every corner of the continent. How wonderful it is..." He raised his head and looked at the ceiling, as if he really saw the red flag through the ceiling. A scene all over the world.

"The war is over and everything is back to peace. The old iron cavalry unloaded and returned to the fields, and slowly consumed the last trace of blood and fighting spirit in the peaceful and leisurely days. So when the war recurred four years later, we were not even the least let go before. The opponent in the eyes can easily defeat us!" Dunn walked to the players, leaned down, and looked over one by one. "Can your old horse still run? Can your body still wear that heavy armor? Can your hand still hold the spear high? Your heart!"

Dunn hammered his heart abruptly.

"Can you still beat vigorously with the drums of war!!"

He suddenly raised the volume and shouted.

His roar was so loud that many people's heads were raised in shock.

Looking at the stunned faces, Dunn suddenly remembered a sentence:

Lian Po is old, can he still eat?

Lian Po is old.

Can you still eat?

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"We are ahead, which is a good thing. But I don't want to see a proud look on your faces..." When Dunn was in the locker room trying his best to motivate the morale of the players, Tang was thinking about how to suppress the players. This momentum is too public. "You have to be clear, the Premier League team in front of us, they have won the Champions League five times..."

Someone interrupted him: "Boss, but that was four years ago, and the forest team at that time was very different from now. They changed a lot of people..."

Don looked at this man who stood up and challenged his authority, and it was the main core of the team, No. 10 Paul Johnson. At the age of 20, he is the main player of England’s under-21 national team and has attracted the attention of many Premier League teams. If nothing else, after the end of this season, he should not be in Notts County again. Kicked the ball.

"You are right, Paul. Their last championship was won four years ago, and they also changed a lot of players. But the man who led them in this game was Tony Dunn."

This name is a household name in England, and that Paul Johnson had to curb his arrogance. But obviously he is not convinced, because in his opinion, it is the players, not the coaches, that determine the outcome of the game.

Don didn't want to waste saliva on this topic explaining to him how important Tony Dunn is to Nottingham Forest. Even if he explained it, Johnson might not accept it.

He put his focus on tactical arrangements.

"The Forest team will definitely counterattack in the second half, but we don't strengthen our defense." Unlike Dun En, Tang is not a defensive coach, nor is he a "one to zero". "Tony Dunn will never allow his team to lose to us at home because this is a derby."

Also because this is the only contest between him and me. Tang stayed in his heart.

"If we shrink and go back, it will be over. So I ask you to continue to attack under the pressure and push back the offensive in Nottingham Forest."

Johnson was right about one thing. Now this forest team is indeed not the same forest team four years ago. No matter how good Tony is, he can't replace the players in the game, so tactics are one thing, but the players on the court are another. Now this group of forest team players lack the belief and fighting spirit to win. They are used to staying in the quagmire and feel that this is not bad. So as long as they continue to create difficulties in the second half, then the initiative of the game is still in their own hands. .

Therefore, defense is not feasible. Blindly retreating and defending will only regain the confidence of the Forest players. Coupled with Tony's roar on the sidelines, the situation will be reversed after the mentality changes. Tang did everything possible to prevent this from happening.

Tang knew very well what kind of guy his opponent was, and once he gave him a little chance, he would catch him to restore the situation. Those opponents who were defeated by Dun En have proven this point countless times: if you have an advantage against Dun En, you must make full use of it, chase him, and make up for it after knocking him to the ground. Then he cut off his head to sit down and breathe a sigh of relief.

"We did a very good job of restricting Wood and Gago in the first half and continued in the second half. Cut off the connection between them and isolate Wood. Gago is not afraid to be alone, he is old."

"Balotelli is the link between the backcourt and the frontcourt of the Forest team. He has excellent skills at his feet, so don't fight him too hard and get stuck in position. As long as you hold the defensive position, he will be fine. It works. His set-piece in this game is very poor, don't be afraid of fouls.

"We must continue to use the set-piece scoring opportunities. Remember the positioning tactics we usually train? Johnson is the set-piece penalty shooter. He will choose the appropriate tactics according to the specific conditions on the court. Everything depends on his arrangements."

"Reduce your dribbling and use the pass to tear the opponent's defense. George Wood is only one person, no matter how fast he passes the ball, he can only be exhausted. Everyone cuts forward after passing the ball. Pull the opponent's line of defense..."

After a series of orders were issued, Tang Shi would completely push his good friend down the abyss.

That's what you have to do with Dun En, taking advantage of his illness to kill him.

The players faced Tang one after another tactical arrangements, and slowly put away the smiles on their faces. After experiencing the ecstasy brought by the lead, they suddenly realized what kind of game it was.

The boss has never worked so hard as today.

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