Godfather Of Champions

Goalkeepers: Darren Ward (1), Barry Roche (12), Paul Gerrard (25).

Defenders: David Oye (2), John Thompson (3), Clint Hill (16), Wes Morgan (5), Layton Barnes (22), Pascal. Zimbanda (23), Herald Pique (24), Matthew Epson (33), Fernando Hierro (6).

Midfielders: George Wood (13), Demetrio Albertini (4), Branya Gunnarsson (8), Eugen Pope (31), Chris Cammons (20), Ashley Young (18), Alan Lennon (17), Frank Ribery (7).

Forwards: Freddie Eastwood (11), Nicklas Bentner (21), Pete Crouch (9), Mark Viduka (10), David Johnson (30) ).

The above is the final list of Nottingham Forest this season, with their own jersey numbers in parentheses. When this list was released, people's eyes were on Frank Ribery. This young man who couldn't play in the French third division league and was in danger of losing his job, wore the No. 7 jersey in Nottingham Forest!

You know, the number in the team is often the smaller the closer to the main position. What does it mean for Dunn to give Ribery the number 7? It means that he takes this French scar face seriously. Tony Dunn’s vision of seeing people has never been disappointed, so is there anything great about Ribery?

The outside world's doubts about Ribery stem from their ignorance of Ribery's abilities, and the team has no objection to the arrangement of this number. Because from the first day of coming to this team, Ribery has demonstrated his ability on the wing in training. His dribbling and speed are all weapons that allow him to gallop on the wing. Besides, his shot is also very good.

Even his direct competitor Chris Cammons, after a week of training, has to admit that the Frenchman is better than himself: "Is the French third division at this level?"

Dunn smiled and replied: "No, Frank is an exception."

When Scarface first entered the team, he was taciturn and didn't like to talk. He always seemed to worry that his teammates would laugh at his looks. In fact, although the players were indeed surprised by the shocking scar on Ribery's face, no one laughed at him or humiliated him. Tony Dunn’s team will not have such a thing.

Dunn deliberately asked Ribery to tell the origin of his scar in the locker room, and everyone sympathized with him.

Realizing that his teammates didn't look down on him because of this, Ribery's nervousness finally let go. His words gradually increased, and his lively nature was soon restored. Although he doesn't speak English yet, he is studying hard and hopes to integrate into the team as quickly as possible.

He knows how difficult it is to come to his current job. Only one hundred and fifty euros in a month subsidy, not even the rent can not be paid, not everyone can be "fortunate" to experience. He knows how difficult his previous life was, so much so that he has a special affinity for money. Now his weekly salary in Nottingham Forest is six thousand five hundred pounds. In the team, this is not a high salary, at most a mid-range level, but for the poor and scared Ribery, it is comparable to any club before him. He earned too much while playing football, and he knew that as long as he performed well, better treatment would come sooner or later. The better he performed on the court, the sooner that day would come.

The head coach values ​​him, his treatment is satisfactory, his teammates have a good relationship, a brand-new environment, a brand-new league... What else does he have to worry about? He just wants to let the Premier League start soon, to prove to everyone that he-although Frank Ribery is from the French third division, he is worthy of the salary given by the team and the trust of the coach!

Dunn didn't know Ribery's thoughts, but he could see that the French boy worked very hard in training. He had seen this kind of energy in George Wood before. For those who have been poor, they will cherish the opportunity to make money, and they are not qualified to slack off.

There are many successful people, but they have one thing in common-successful people work thousands of times harder than losers. Regardless of whether this effort is voluntary or forced by life.

George Wood succeeded, and his debut is still impressive. Dunn believes that Ribery can succeed as well... just kidding! During the World Cup in Germany, the head coach of the French national team, Domenech, will definitely call someone from me! With the development of the British media, Ribery will definitely be famous earlier than when he played in France. Now I just hope that Ribery will not forget his current heart after he is famous.

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After determining the lineup of the first team, Dunn cleaned up some people that the team did not need, and either went to the reserve team, or chose to be loaned or sold to other interested clubs.

Unlike a buyer’s sense of accomplishment, Dunn is still very affectionate for the team he has taken for half a year. Seeing these people who were still together last season and fighting for championships and promotion must leave, he has no choice. . If the team wants to develop, those who can't keep up have the only way to be eliminated. Many people in the original Forest team can no longer adapt to the Premier League game. Their strength is limited. The Forest team cannot afford to pay them in vain and let them mess with the team.

Although professional football has a warm side, it is still cruel in general. You will be eliminated if you fail to meet the requirements. No one will sympathize with you at this time, because that is the reason why you are not at home.

Fortunately, everyone knows this, and no one has any illusions about being able to stay in the team. After seeing the signings of the Forest team this summer, they all understand their situation-the Forest team does not have your position. Instead of staying in the team and playing the reserve team at the end, it is better to take advantage of their status and reputation. At this time, there are still people who remember themselves, and find another way out.

Lebrov is gone, Ian Jace is gone, Gareth Taylor is gone, Chris Doig is gone, Matthew Louis-let go, George Robertson is gone, Danny The sauna was rented out, and Gareth Williams also left... The team that Dunn took over was completely different from now.

The one who should be here comes, the one who should go is gone. Dunn and David Chris Luck faced a stable team and finally they could devote themselves to the team's tactical training.

He realized his idea in the European Championship.

The success of the Greek team gave him a lot of touch. Although the Forest team looks high-profile in the transfer market, Dunn knows that to gain a foothold in the first Premier League season, defense is the key. Not surprisingly, the Forest team will maintain the configuration of last season in the midfield-two defensive midfielders and two full-backs with excellent personal capabilities. The main task of a defensive midfielder is to defend. To build a wall in front of the back line, the offensive task is not important. Dunn’s requirements for the two wing-backs are relatively high. They are required not only to actively return to defense, but also to be able to participate in the offensive in time, and in many cases they must fight alone with each other. Personal skills are extremely important. A winger who can pass and assists, but also a winger who can shoot and score himself to solve the fight.

Chris Commons, Frank Ribery, Ashley Young and Alan Lennon, these four people, Dunn believes that they can fully meet their requirements, otherwise there is no need to buy them.

Unlike the League Cup final in Middlesbrough, Dunn’s defense emphasized the importance of midfield control. It would not easily give the midfield to the opponent and then let the opponent besie their own goal, which would be too dangerous.

Regardless of whether the Forest team is offensive or defensive, the midfielder must be taken by Dunn. The chain reaction of losing control of the midfielder is terrible. This is why he has far more effort in the midfield than the striker.

George Wood and Albertini should occupy the two starting midfield positions. Wood is young and has excellent physical strength. The defense can be handed to him. Albertini assists Wood on defense, relying mainly on his own experience and passing the ball. The operation of the farm. He did this work when he was in the Italian national team and AC Milan. Dunn believes that he won't have any problems with the Forest team.

On the defensive line, a definitive candidate for the main position is Hiero. Although he is thirty-six years old, Dunn thinks he is fully qualified for this position. His experience is what the team needs most on the court. As for the shortcomings such as slow turning around, where is Wood...what are you afraid of?

The person with Hierro should be Matthew Epson, Wes Morgan and Pique are still too young, and Clint Hill's defensive position makes him only a substitute. The good news for Piquet is...Although the central defender cannot be the main force, Dunn intends to let him try to be the right back-in the history in his memory, when Piquet was loaned to Zaragoza In the beginning, he couldn't play at all, but after Diogo was injured, he was arranged by the head coach to be a guest at right back. As a result, he did well in his new position. At the beginning of the season, in order to make up for Pique's 20-game rule, Zaragoza had to make Pico the jackpot, played by central defenders, full backs, and even defensive midfielders. In addition, Pikui did a good job in these positions. Dunn also realized the comprehensiveness of Pikui. Although he would not deliberately train Pikui to become a panacea in order to meet his previous commitments, which coach does not How many comprehensive players do you like in the team?

When the team is downsizing due to injury, one more all-around player will give you another choice and buffer time. Of course, Dunn still has to focus on cultivating Pikwe to play as a central defender, and his favorite and best at this position is also.

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During the summer training camp, the Forest team had several warm-up matches, and most of their opponents were English teams. The reputation of the Forest team has not been able to make overseas clubs invite them to play warm-up matches.

The results of the game were both winners and losers, and Dunn did not value the results at this time. The warm-up match is not set for the pursuit of victory. For coaches, the warm-up match generally has two main functions:

First, let the team coach inspect the competitive state and physical condition of the players who have returned to the team after a vacation and started training, and solve the problem in time.

Second, let the coaches examine the running-in problems of new and old players, test the actual effects of various tactics in training, find the most suitable team's current staffing, and continue.

The warm-up match is a typical "process is more important than the result" match. In the warm-up match, Dunn paid attention to the performance of several new players, to see if their integration into the team was optimistic, and to decide whether to give them more opportunities at the beginning of the league.

Although the forest team is fighting on multiple lines, Dunn does not intend to use the rotation system. The stability of the lineup is more important than anything else, not to mention that his team is not luxurious enough to rotate. He needs to determine the main lineup for the new season through a warm-up match, and then fine-tune it.

It is impossible for Hierro to endure a full season. He will be the main player at the beginning of the season, but in the future, Dunn will consider gradually increasing Pique’s chances of playing, and it will be young people who can rely on in the future.

Albertini's situation is different. From the perspective of age and competitive state, it is not a problem for him to be a season-long main midfielder...unless injured. The midfielder Dunn intends to stabilize. It is George Wood and Albertini's partner. He has continuously cultivated the tacit understanding between the two from training. Although one speaks Italian and the other speaks English, they still have another. The common language "football".

The information fed back from the training gave Dunn full of confidence in his plan. Albertini and Hierro are very, very good players, as well as very, very good big brothers. Dunn hopes that they will teach the kids in the team. , They will do their best to do a good job.

Although Pique is from Barcelona and Hierro is from Real Madrid, they are all players in the forest team wearing red forest team jerseys. Many times, Dunn has seen Hierro take the initiative to stay and lead Piquet to practice and share with this guy. My own successful experience tells him when to grab, when to delay, and how to get stuck...

Albertini and George Wood are almost a natural match. George Wood is a somewhat silent, and somewhat arrogant that originates from inferiority complex. This kind of person is generally unflattering. But Albertini could get along with such a lonely Wood. Dunn even pretended to ask Albertini in private what he thought of his young partner in the midfield. Albertini liked Wood very much. The reason was that he was serious, hardworking and not lazy.

When Albertini played in the AC Milan team, he was not someone who likes to be high-profile. He was approachable and helpful, which made him win the respect of his teammates. Otherwise, how could he become the deputy captain of AC Milan?

So Dunn, who knew this, handed the captain's armband to him the day after Albertini joined the team. Letting a player who just arrived on the second day of the team and does not speak English be the captain of the team is incredible to the media.

Dunn insisted on his own opinion, and... the effect was really good.

Albertini was more active after wearing the captain's armband. He always took the initiative to help other people in the team, whether it is an old player or a newcomer who has just entered the forest team. I didn't feel that I just came to the team, it seems not good to do this kind of thing. This may be someone who is born to be a leader.

When Dunn asked Wooddo to study with Albertini, Wood asked him: "What are you going to learn?"

At first, Dunn wanted to list a lot of Albertini's advantages to make Wood pay attention to learning, but he thought about it for a while and found that it was too much trouble to say them one by one, because the Italian had a lot of advantages. So he simply said: "Learn what he has, whether on or off the court."

Tony Dunn said so, and George Wood naturally did.

Dunn himself did not expect that he was just looking for an experienced veteran for the team to strengthen the staffing of the midfielder, but he did not expect to find a very good teacher for Wood instead. Now that's all right, he decided to develop George Wood's leadership abilities intentionally.

As the head coach, he also needs to cultivate his own direct line among the players, otherwise, when he is in deep crisis in the future, who will willingly stand up for himself?

George Wood, who was brought into professional football by himself, is the best candidate.

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While Dunn led the first team to make the final preparations for the upcoming new season, Tang's work in the youth team also slowly got on track. Unlike Tang En, when Tang Chu entered the Forest Youth Team, none of his colleagues seemed to trust him too much. But soon Tang used his own efforts to make people admire, after all, for him, these jobs are all familiar to him.

He speaks fluent English and is familiar with everything about the country. Familiar with the Forest team is like familiarizing himself with his own home. He can call out almost all the youth team members... When he was brought back to Nottingham Forest by Dunn, he felt The memory that had been sleeping deep in my heart began to wake up.

For him, being brought back to the Forest by Dunn is an opportunity. His enthusiasm for football and his pursuit of becoming an outstanding coach have never died.

The youth team is just his first step.

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