Godfather Of Champions

The bleachers of the City Stadium were already full, and the two teams were warming up in the middle of the stadium, and the fans burst into cheers. Tony Dunn sat in the locker room alone, muttering to himself while looking at a blank tactical board.

"Guys, what kind of game is this? I know that the record twenty-five years ago is too far for us. At that time many of you were not born. But that was the Nottingham Forest team after all. Now someone is coming to take away the glory that belongs to us, are you...willing to?"

Having said this, Dunn stopped, thought about it, and then shook his head: "No, it's too hypocritical."

He coughed, frowned and waved: "Arsenal are a strong team. They have not lost forty-two games now! Are you scared? Are your legs and feet weak?"

"No...too bravado." Dunn denied it again.

"Hmm! We... this season, our start was not very good. We only scored one loss and one tie in two rounds of the league, and now we are facing opponents like Arsenal..."

As soon as he got his head this time, Dunn rejected it.

He felt a little nervous, and everything he felt at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium six months ago returned.

But the situation today is different from that day. This is actually just an ordinary league.

Why should I care about this record that has nothing to do with me? Even if Arsenal take three or one point and set a new record, what can one lose? We and Arsenal are not direct competitors on the road to the championship. Even if we lose a game, it is quite reasonable. After all, we are too far apart from Arsenal in strength...

If I'm smart enough...I will tell the players to relax as much as possible and don't think about the mess that has nothing to do with the game. No matter what the final result is, we only need to learn something in the process of playing against Arsenal, that is enough.

but……

"Mr. Tony Dunn, what do you think of the consecutive unbeaten record of 42 England's top league games led by coach Wenger to draw against the Forest?"

"Mr. Dunn, as the record maker, met Arsenal in this crucial game. Do you have anything to say?"

"Arsenal are very strong, so what are the plans of the Forest team as their opponents for this game?"

"Henry is in very good form recently. Does Dunn coach Forest team have any special arrangements for him?"

"As Arsenal have tied the record set by the Forest team, Mr. Dunn, do you think Arsenal is already a great team?"

"What do you think of the head coach Wenger? Are you planning to learn from him?"

...

Thinking of these problems, he couldn't make himself "smart". He Dunn is not someone who doesn't know good or bad, but that doesn't mean that he can endure such insults and contempt, and remain silent, like a castrated person, unable to shrink his head.

He hates being looked down upon, he hates being ignored, he hates being stepped on to lift others up. He is only thirty-five years old, but his actual age is even younger!

He is still a young man, he will be impulsive if he is a young man, regardless of the consequences, just want to let the breath out.

There is nothing wrong with this, this is a football game, not a political show. If you feel uncomfortable, you will fight back. If you are looked down on, you will slap them, then pinch their cheeks to make them look at us. If we want to win, why should we give up our efforts, just because... the opponent is stronger than us?

fart!

I have never been afraid of anyone, whether it is Wenger or Ferguson on the coaching bench next door, my team should not be afraid of any team, whether it is Arsenal or Manchester United opposite them!

There was a crisp sound of shoe spikes hitting the ground in the corridor outside the door, and Dunn knew that his players had warmed up and returned. So he let go of his clenched fists and waited for the players to push the door open so that they could see a confident and motivated coach.

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At the same time in another dressing room.

Like Tony Dunn, when the team went out to warm up collectively, Wenger did not go out to inspect the latest status of the players, but stayed in the visiting team locker room where he was alone. He tried to make his own The heartbeat slows down.

He was nervous...or rather, he was excited. At such a juncture, ninety minutes may be a critical moment in the creation of a new history. He is as nervous and excited as a novice.

When he led the team to a 38-round undefeated championship record last season, he was also nervous and excited, but not as strong as this time.

In the home field of the old record holder, facing the record guardians, as long as they do not lose to them, Arsenal will be written in history as the new record creator. And he-Arthur Wenger, a Frenchman, will be the chief director of this record, leaving a strong mark in his coaching career. Compared with this result, a league championship even seems a little insignificant.

The Frenchman Wenger was pacing back and forth in the locker room, which was not spacious and had some old facilities.

The tactics of this game are already well established, and I believe his players are the same. There will be no problems in the execution of the game. The team is in just right shape and has defeated countless powerful enemies. Now there is no opponent that can stop the iron shoes of this army.

The only regret is that this game is not at Highbury.

What threat can the Forest team bring to him? Wenger remembered that he followed the youth team to Nottingham to participate in an ordinary Youth FA Cup match. He met Tony Dunn in that game and left an impression-you know, not every coach he played against can occupy a place in the heart of this somewhat proud Frenchman.

What I said to him after the game did not expect to become reality so quickly.

What should he watch out for? What kind of trouble will Tony Dunn, a person who makes him unable to see through, cause Arsenal during the game?

unknown.

But there is one thing Wenger is convinced: as long as the team plays at their own pace, victory will not be too far away from them. In the past forty-two games, they have played like this, and they will continue from the 43rd percentile. There will be no difference because of the Nottingham Forest.

There were intensive footsteps outside the door, Wenger stopped, sat in his seat, and waited quietly.

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"Does anyone know the special significance of this game?" Dunn raised his hand and asked.

"That record, right? Consecutive...forty-two consecutive undefeated games?" The players answered one after another, some with affirmative tone, and some not sure. Dunn thought well. What does the record 25 years ago care about with the current Forest team, and what does it have to do with the players who joined the team for various reasons this summer?

If he is wasting precious time here to chatter about how brilliant the forest team was once, I am afraid that most of these people will yawn. Because those things have nothing to do with them, they are not interested. It can't play the role of inspiring fighting spirit at all...

"Wrong, today's game has no special meaning." Dunn shook his hand, "It's just an ordinary Premier League. What does the record 20 years ago have to do with us now?"

Someone shook his head and approved Dunn's statement.

"There are only four days from the second round to the third round. We are very short on time, and we have to be entangled by the **** media, asking us what we think of Arsenal... a joke. Can Arsenal break that record? What's the matter with us? I hope you can win today's game, but this is not to prevent them from breaking the record and this kind of boring reason. It is because this is a Premier League where you win with three points and lose without one In the game, Arsenal are our opponents. How can there be teams that don’t want to beat their opponents? Our start was not very good. We lost and tied. We were not qualified to give our opponents three-point gifts generously at home. When I said I want to win At Arsenal, did you think I was talking big? Dreaming in the day?"

Dunn looked around the players in the locker room and carefully observed their expressions, hoping to find out what these people think at the moment.

Albertini shook his head. He still doesn't speak English well, only a few simple words: "No, coach."

Hierro’s English is slightly better than Albertini. This may be because there are English players in Real Madrid. When McMalayman first arrived at Real Madrid, he was responsible for introducing him to the team’s traditions, introducing his teammates, and arranging his life. The person is Hiero.

"Even for teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they are not always undefeated. If Arsenal lose this game in the end, I don't feel strange at all." The Spanish veteran said, even though his grammar and pronunciation are still There are many problems, but it does not prevent everyone from understanding what he means.

"Football matches, anything can happen." Viduka didn't say much, but hit the nail on the head.

Dunn kept his gaze on Wood's face, hoping that he could express his opinion in front of everyone. Wood looked at Dunn, then opened his mouth and said: "You said this game is going to win, we will win it."

His words amused everyone in the locker room: How can there be such a lighthearted thing?

Dunn also smiled and nodded: "Very well, George. I will tell you before every game in the future, I need this victory."

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