Godfather Of Champions

Dunn used his hair to bet with England’s BBC famous football commentator Mark Laurenson in his newspaper column, thanks to the gift of the highly developed British media and paparazzi, and soon became a national topic.

Such an interesting head coach can always attract the attention of the public. The Nottingham Evening Post made a very good deal.

Now that Coach Dunn has publicly wanted to bet with Laurenson, Lineker will also focus on this matter in the next issue of "Today's Game". Amidst the malicious laughter of Lineker and Alan Hansen, Laurensen publicly responded to Dunn’s invitation to bet on the show-he promised to bet with Tony Dunn, if the Forest team finally did not As he said, to continue to stay in the First Division, but to promote to the Super League, then he will shave off his most proud beard.

The next day, Dunn quickly responded in his column. Dunn praised Laurensen for his courage, and enthusiastically recommended to him what brand of razor is better to use, from traditional to electric vibrating self-adhesive...A variety of models and various price points, everything.

This gambling game attracted the attention of many people, of course, including the forest team's own people.

Even the old guard Ian MacDonald would ask Dunn aloud when he came to work at the training base: "Hey, Tony! We all hope that Lawrence will shave his beard. You are confident to beat him, right?"

"Of course I have, Ian. I have no plans to change my hairstyle." Then the two looked at each other and laughed.

Of course, not everyone supports Dunn. There are also many people who think that Dunn is just bluffing, and the season is still a few months away. How can he be so sure that his team will be promoted to the Super League?

No matter how you look at it, Mark Lawrenson is fine. Although winning the League Cup is something that makes the Foresters proud, there is no reason for them to arrogantly think that the Forest team can have the last laugh in the long league? You must know that the Forest team is currently ranked 17th in the league. Of course, this ranking is also because they have two fewer league matches than other teams.

Doubts and critics can't figure out a question: Where is Tony Dunn so confident? He is not coaching the world's strongest team, but the ordinary English League team Nottingham Forest.

Tang En was not interested in explaining this to them, he put all his energy into his work. The League Cup is over, team goals and plans need to be changed, and the coaching staff must develop a new plan.

The time has entered March, and there are still two months before the end of the league. In eight weeks, the Forest team will play 16 rounds of the league. On average, there are two games per week. Taking into account factors such as making way for the national team and FA Cup games at the same time, such a density is staggering. This is also the main reason why Lawrenson and others are not optimistic about the success of the Forest team.

Dunn knew very well in his heart that he knew this league table for a long time, and he could almost memorize it.

After the exercise and investigation of the League Cup, Dunn's main lineup has already had a spectrum. Two months have passed, and the team's running-in period has gradually passed. He believes that there is no need to work **** tactics. At the beginning of March, the team's training courses focused on physical fitness and physical training, and the training volume was increased to boost the players' physical fitness. To cope with intensive competitions.

Physical fitness, this is what Dunn has repeatedly emphasized. In modern football, nothing is worthwhile without physical fitness. This is the basis of all techniques and tactics.

The positive factor is that the team's morale is high and the dressing room atmosphere is very good. Dunn doesn't need to worry about off-court issues.

The League Cup is a phased goal, and the final league is another phased goal.

Before one goal is reached and another goal continues, Dunn believes that it is necessary to bring the team together and give them "ideological and political lessons"-of course, this is a joke. The main thing is that the league is about to enter the final sprint. At such a critical moment, unify the internal ideas of the team, clarify everyone's goals, boost morale, invigorate the spirit, and do their best.

Although training and tactical factors are important, Dunn believes that the real master coach must be an expert in psychological adjustment, who is good at mobilizing the atmosphere of the team and solving the psychological problems of the players. There is a saying that he forgot where he saw it, but he was impressed and deeply agreed:

Third-rate coaches look at players, second-rate coaches look at tactics, and first-class coaches look at psychology.

The more important the moment, the more important the role of the psychological level. Think about the Chinese national team in 2001, the people were still those people, but in the end they reached the World Cup finals. In the past 44 years, there have been countless more favorable situations than that one. The Chinese team failed without exception, except that the 2002 World Cup succeeded. What changed the Chinese team that has always liked to "turn the boat in the gutter" and "get out in a draw but definitely lose"? Milutinovic's tactics don't have much to make people stand out, but his level of psychological adjustment can definitely reach world-class standards. He appeared in an endless stream, using magic-like psychological adjustments to change the mental outlook of the Chinese national team, inspiring their fighting spirit, enhancing their abilities, and creating a miracle that had never been done before—yes, a miracle. From then on, like the national celebration on October 7, 2001, the scene of red all over the night has never appeared again.

It was also from the beginning of getting to know Milutinovic that the fan Dunn regarded the psychological role of football as particularly important. Because what is presented in front of his eyes is a living example of how the Chinese team, which cannot be supported by the mud, can be tuned into a united and unremitting struggle. Is this evidence not strong enough?

Now, as a coach, Dunn has many opportunities to practice the role of "psychology" in football.

So, on the first day of the implementation of the new schedule, one sunny morning, before the training session, Dunn appeared on the training ground and spent half an hour talking to the players, Des Walker and the members of the coaching staff. Stand behind him and listen.

"How does it feel to be a League Cup champion, guys?" Dunn, who stood in front of the players, asked as if he was greeted by friends.

"Very good, boss!"

"Awesome, boss!"

"I couldn't sleep for days and nights! As soon as I closed my eyes, it was the final that day..." Someone complained.

"Hahahaha!"

Dunn and the players laughed together, which did not prevent them from being so indulgent on the training ground.

"Yes, it seems that you are in a good mood." When everyone had finished laughing, Dunn continued. "But now I have to start worrying about another issue." At this point, Dunn paused for a while, trying to make a fuss and attract the interest of the players.

"Someone must have begun to think: What is the problem that makes me worried? Thank God, our team has no serious injuries, no consecutive losses, and low morale. What can be the problem? Well, honestly. Say I am now a little worried about whether you are still as motivated as a month ago. We just won the League Cup. No matter how much we rank last this season, we will definitely be able to participate in the UEFA Cup next season. You have the opportunity to be in all Europe... …Oh no, show off your talents in front of the world. That is very, very exciting! Am I right?"

The players nodded.

"So, I am now worried that you will lose the motivation to move on after you win a championship. Regard the remaining sixteen rounds of the league as'garbage time', thinking that all of our goals this season have been completed, you can relax. , Relax! Is that right?" At the same time that Dun En said this, he had seen many people shaking their heads and others repeating the "No" pronunciation in a low voice, so he asked loudly at the end.

Unsurprisingly, everyone answered equally loudly: "No! Not so!"

"The wind is too big, I can't hear..." Dunn turned his ears.

"No one thinks like that! Boss!" This time, the players almost roared. "nobody--!!"

Dunn let go of these boys and nodded in satisfaction. "The voice is very loud. It seems that you have enough sincerity. Then someone can tell me that since we have won the League Cup and have reserved places for the next season in Europe, why do we have to train hard for the next two months? What about playing against? What is our goal? Wes, come on." Dunn called Morgan's name.

"In order to upgrade, boss! We are going to the Super League, we should go at the end of last season!" Mogan replied categorically. The painful experience of losing in the play-offs last season impressed him too much.

This answer was exactly what Dunn wanted. But when he turned his head to see the silent George Wood, he suddenly shouted: "George! Tell me, why do we have to fight hard for the next two months to win?"

Everyone heard Dunn's name Wood, and they were all wondering what reason this usually taciturn teammate would say at this time. They all turned to look at Wood at the back.

George Wood looked up at Dunn, and did not answer his question. He doesn't seem to like to speak his thoughts in front of so many people.

Dunn refused to give up and continued to look at him, and the two looked at each other in front of everyone until one of them couldn't help but defeat.

Wood lost. He lowered his head and said: "You can only get the bonus if you win the game."

After holding back such a sentence for a long time, the surrounding teammates all laughed. Dunn also laughed, but after laughing, he said to the others very seriously: "George is right. You have seen the prize money of the League Cup champions, and our chairman is not stingy." He was telling the truth. After winning the League Cup, in the dressing room of the Millennium Stadium, the excited Chairman Evan Daggerty promised on the spot a prize of five thousand pounds for everyone, including players and coaches. After two days, the money went to everyone. Not only the players and coaches who participated in the finals, but everyone at the club up and down received the championship prize. The difference lies in the amount of money.

"So, if we can be promoted to the Super League after the end of this season, I think Mr. Chairman will be happy to pay another money. As for how much each of us can get, it depends on the next two. Performance within months!"

Hearing the money to take, the players cheered.

Dunn is very satisfied with the players' reactions, no matter who it is, this trick is always the most effective. Who doesn't like money? Who doesn't want to take more money? From this perspective, George Wood's answer is what Dunn wants most.

"Very good, now I believe that you really have enough forward momentum!" So he shrugged and said.

The players laughed, and even Walker and others who stood behind Dunn laughed. The coach who can joke with the players like this, less...Most coaches always want to maintain enough majesty in front of the players, with their faces, so that the boys are afraid of him and dare not refute any of his words. Use high-pressure methods to establish your authority in the team.

But Tony Dunn is different. He is very young. He is familiar with the ideas of many young people. He knows who among them likes to listen to Oasis songs, like to go to the bar for a drink secretly-as long as it is not particularly serious, Dunn is also I won't go too deep, just a reminder. He treats the players frankly, not calling them "players" but "guys". He never deliberately shows his authority, but everyone listens to him. He seldom gets angry, but everyone is afraid of him being angry, for fear that they will be called by him to play against the reserve team, the reason is "because you play much better than the third team"...

Players treat him like a friend, and this kind of relationship sometimes makes them ignore the identity gap between them. But when Dunn needed them to work for him, these people would not have the slightest complaint.

This head coach... is this group, no wonder he can lead the team to the League Cup championship. Collymore overindulges the players, he did not get the support of the players. And Paul Hart is serious. Although Dunn was Hart's student, he had already surpassed his teacher.

Because he has his own unique things...

"Guys, do you like me?" Dunn asked suddenly.

"Like!" This is the expected answer.

"That's great! You all know what I bet with Laurenson? I said... Everyone doesn't want me to be shaved, right?" Dunn asked expectantly.

"No, boss!" Eastwood replied loudly. His answer made Dunn very happy, and he was about to compliment this gypsy. Unexpectedly, Eastwood immediately added with a grin: "Actually...Boss, we all think that a different hairstyle is good for you!"

"Ah...you bastards!" Tang En cursed helplessly as he looked at the smiling players. "The chat time is over! Give me back to the court to train! I will train you hard! I will ravage you! Let you not have the energy to think about these bad ideas! The next week, physical training, high volume, two practice a day!"

"Wow!!" The players wailed.

"Understand your situation, kid!" Tang En said with a treacherous smile.

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Two days later, the city stadium. The huge cheers from the stands resounded through the night sky of Nottingham, and the song "The World in Our Hands" was sung repeatedly, and the applause lasted. Twenty-seven thousand fans once again witnessed the exciting victory on the scene.

"... The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game! 2:0! Tony Dunn's team played a wonderful game at the City Stadium, and they convincingly got a three-pointer from Gillingham ! Counting the 34th round of the league three days ago, Nottingham Forest won two consecutive victories after three straight draws! What is even more incredible is that after the fierce battle in the semi-finals and finals of the League Cup, Tony • Since Dunn took over this team, his team has not lost a league game!" John Mortensen’s passionate voice sounded on TV. He was influenced by Dunn at the same time. He also unknowingly became the favorite commentator for Forest team fans-because he always said good things about Forest team.

"Fantastic Coach-Tony Dunn! "After the game, the Nottingham Evening Post also published a compliment published by Pierce Bruce, which almost praised Dunn as the spokesperson for victory. Bruce has counted every victory that Dunn has won since taking office for the majority of Forest fans, and every time it is exciting. Of course, the climax is to win the League Cup, but Bruce did not forget to tell those fans that they can continue to look forward to it. The Forest team's season is not over yet. By the end of this season, they may enter the first group and become the next season. One of the three teams in the Premier League.

From March 6, after the thirty-fifth round of the league, there was such a piece of paper in the home team locker room of the City Stadium. It was posted on the wall in the most eye-catching position, and it read: "The Nottingham Forest train, Arrival ahead-English Premier League! Arrival on time-May 9th! Expected-may arrive early!"

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