Godfather Of Champions

Judging from the results of the last ten years, Newcastle is a strong team in English football. This concept started with Kevin Keegan’s entry into St. James’s Park. Dunn even felt that Keegan’s most glorious years of coaching career were in Newcastle, not the later England national team.

Of course, leaving aside the Premier League for ten years, Newcastle can also be regarded as a traditional strong team in England. Although they only won four league titles at the beginning of the last century, they have won six championships in the highest-ranking FA Cup. You must know that even in the early days of the Premier League, the FA Cup is still the most important game in the minds of English people. It was not until the league and the Champions League became more and more influential that the FA Cup gradually lost its status.

What makes Newcastle unable to compare with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool is that they have not left a mark of an era in the history of English football and have not continuously ruled this land. Therefore, they can only be a second-rate team, not a giant.

Nottingham is not a giant, but they have an advantage over Newcastle-they have won the European Champions Cup.

But it is meaningless to mention how brilliant the past achievements are now. Newcastle is still a second-tier team. When Nottingham Forest faces Newcastle, it is considered by the media to be inferior to the Magpies, even though the Forest is still ranked before Newcastle...

What does Dunn think of such an evaluation?

"Newcastle is a strong team, Souness is also an outstanding senior..." Hear what he said in an interview with the "Echo" outside the Newcastle airport. When did Tony Dunn use the term "senior" for his opponent?

He has never used Wenger, nor has he used Ferguson. Even the opponent, he never called "senior." Souness is certainly a predecessor, but his achievements are far less than the above three. Does Dunn's words mean that he really intends to serve in the away game?

"Away games are always harder to play than home games. St. James Stadium is even harder to play. So if you ask me what the result of this game will be, I'm sorry, I have no comment." Squeezed out of the reporters, Tang En quickly got into the bus. The car door closed behind him, leaving behind a group of reporters who didn't get any news, and drove away from the airport.

When the car drove into the city, the roof of St. James Stadium was looming on the banks of the Tyne, suddenly showing its head from the back of the building, and then disappearing again. Because this stadium is in the center of Newcastle City, it will be very crowded on the day of the game. Therefore, the hotel where the Forest team stays is near the stadium. If the traffic is smooth, it only takes ten minutes by car.

Newcastle has been England's gold medal market for a long time, because compared with other English cities that are rich in "derby", Newcastle has only one team in this big city, and that is Newcastle United (Newcastle_United). In a city with a population of only 280,000, 50,000 people will be seated at St. James’s Park every home game.

The roar from the stands full of 50,000 people... The Forest team has not experienced such a scene before. They mentioned that the largest venue for the game is the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, but it is only a neutral ground. St James’s Park may be ranked second among the most popular stadiums in England’s top league.

You want to ask which stadium is the first one? That stadium is not big, it can even be said to be small, it can only accommodate less than 10,000 people, but it is the most terrifying stadium for opponents, because it is the home of the "mad gang" Wimbledon.

Since being promoted to the Super League, the Forest team has played a lot of away games, but Dunn believes that the St. James Park Stadium is the best place to test the team's ability to withstand pressure.

Of course, everyone wants to meet an easy opponent, but in fact this is impossible. Nottingham Forest has played a total of ten league rounds this season. The games against Arsenal and Chelsea are considered to be against strong teams. In addition, the strongest opponent may be Everton. They have an unbeaten record of one win and two draws. . But considering the games against Arsenal and Chelsea, the Forest team are all at their home courts, and they have taken a lot of advantage.

Newcastle is weaker than Everton, and the Forest is still playing away this time. The schedule is intensive and there are many bad lucks. No wonder the Newcastle local newspaper "The Echo" analyzed the game very optimistically, thinking that Souness's team should get three points smoothly.

Nottingham’s local media’s view is completely opposite to that of Newcastle. The Nottingham Evening Post believes that now is the best time for the Forest team. Even if the Forest team has won consecutive victories, even at St James’s Park, the worst results can Get a point.

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After the team stayed in the hotel, they simply ate lunch. After a break, Dunn asked Chris Lak to gather the team and go to St. James Park Stadium for training to adapt to the venue.

Because it was an adaptive training before the game, there were not many media who followed, and they did not have permission to film and interview. They could only take pictures of the forest team bus entering the stadium outside the stadium gate. But after the adaptive training is over, the league will arrange a pre-match press conference where both head coaches will participate to answer some media concerns.

For example, the contradiction between Alan Shearer and Souness, such as Kluivert's gossip about going to the nightclub... They can also expect some amazing quotes from the arrogant Tony Dunn.

Only then will a large amount of media rush over.

There are not many media outlets now. There are quite a few Forest fans who came to Newcastle with the team from Nottingham. They are wearing eye-catching red jerseys, waiting outside St James' Park, hoping to see their idol.

The requirements of these fans are that simple.

Dunn saw them in the car and said to Chris Lak: "I will tell the players later that after the training, I will only give them ten minutes to shower and change clothes. Then come out and sign the fans."

David also noticed the group of fans, did not raise any objections, and nodded: "I understand."

Withdrawing his gaze from the fans, Dunn continued to think about how he could beat Newcastle away. But he didn't notice a bit of green in the red at all.

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Adaptability training is very simple, mainly to allow the players to adapt to the venue, do a few simple set of positioning exercises, and finally take a shot, relax and finish. The plan has been arranged before coming here, and the coaching staff is responsible for the specific training. Tang Ru took Chris Lak to pace back and forth on the court, as if taking a walk, but actually used his feet to personally inspect the quality of the court turf.

"It's a bit soft, it won't rain tomorrow, right?" Dunn raised his head and looked at the sky with some worry. It was gloomy, and he could feel the humidity in the air just with his nose.

"The possibility of rain is very high," said David Chris Lak, who was walking beside him.

"Damn it!" Dunn cursed in a low voice, "Let me think about it. In my impression, how many games the Forest team played in a sunny afternoon? Fortunately, there will be no hurricane in Beihai... "

Chris Lak smiled silently: "I think of you using a tap to wet the playing field, and then cause trouble for Arsenal. That youth team game."

Hearing Chris Lak say this, Dunn really squatted down and fiddled with the turf, which was wet. "Damn! They poured a lot of water too!"

This time Chris Lak didn’t laugh silently. He laughed loudly: “It seems everyone knows this trick. Tony, I rarely hear you complaining about the weather. What are you worried about?”

Dunn looked around the empty stands of the St James Stadium. One day later, there will be countless enthusiastic Newcastle fans who will continue to use boos and singing to create pressure on the Forest team. The Forest team only lost one game this season, the first round of the league away against Blackburn. Playing away and playing home are completely different feelings.

He was really worried, but he couldn't tell Chris Lak.

"No, I don't worry about anything. We have nothing to worry about."

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After the adaptive training, Dunn met Souness in the press conference hall of the stadium. The gray-haired Scot looked a little serious. He just took over from coach Robson to become the team's head coach in September. He has just won two consecutive victories when he took office in Newcastle. He has achieved good results. It is now the time to be proud. Dunn's "predecessor" title seemed to make him pick up the predecessor's frame. The smile on his face was almost invisible when he shook hands with Dunn in front of the reporters.

To be honest, this scene is what the reporters most want to see. They are looking forward to Dunn's counterattack, but Dunn disappointed them. After answering a few questions at the press conference, Dunn never had any exchanges with Souness until the conference ended.

When the press conference was over, the players of the Forest team also walked out of the locker room and went to the parking lot to sign the fans. This is the coach's request and everyone must comply. Dunn walked out of the press conference hall and walked straight to the parking lot outside. The coaches all got on the car in advance. Dunn stood outside chatting with Chris Lak casually, watching the players' performance by the way. No one faced the impatience of passionate fans, which made him very happy.

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