Godfather Of Champions

Because it was not officially open, there were no lights in the bar. The roller shutter outside the window was half-hidden, and light came in obliquely from there, bringing some light to the dimly lit room, and the small dust in the room churned under the light, like water vapor on the stage for special effects. This environment is not suitable for reading books and newspapers. In fact, the two people in the bar do not need to read books and newspapers. One is inside the bar, and the other sits on a high stool outside the bar. In front of them, there were two heavy glasses with golden wine in them.

This quiet and dim environment is suitable for chatting.

"Tony, do you know? Your performance last night really opened my eyes and was surprised." Burns refilled the empty glass.

"Oh?" After drinking five glasses of strong whiskey, even an alcoholic like Dunn was slightly drunk.

"You have been here for seven years, and I watched you come, when you were very young. I have never seen you conflict with anyone. You have a good temper, although a little withdrawn. But you always smiled and faced others. Yesterday. Those old guys were all drunk. If they were sober, they would never do anything excessive when they saw you. But I didn't expect your reaction to be so strong...not like a football coach. "

Dunn smiled bitterly, but he didn't expect that he was still a good person in the eyes of others. "Maybe you are right...but I don't remember much..." Tang En pretended to touch the back of his head, with a pained expression. "I... forgot a lot of things." He found himself really talented in acting. "I don't remember how I trained the team, and I feel very strange to the Forest team. The day after tomorrow is the game, but I don't know how to lead them..."

Dunn buried his head between his arms in pain. He found that he had entered the play, not only in the current play, but also in the play of Tony Dunn, the acting head coach of the Forest team.

Seeing the pain of Dunn lying on the stage, Burns also felt that things were more serious than he thought. "So... you have forgotten all your abilities as a coach?"

"You can say so..." Dunn lowered his head and said.

"That's really bad. Does that old man Dogetty know about you?"

"I didn't tell him." Dunn shook his head.

Burns tapped his finger on the bar lightly, as if thinking about a countermeasure.

Dunn raised his head and looked at him: "Kenny, can you tell me how I used to be a coach?"

Burns clapped his hands: "This is a good way, maybe you can remember something through your previous self. Well, let me think about it, you came to the Forest team seven years ago..."

For a fan, they are always used to using football to measure time, using football to carve a unique mark on this light ruler. In the future, when they recalled a certain year, they would not say what I was doing at the time, because maybe they didn't remember what they were doing. But they will tell you very clearly what happened in the world football in a certain year, what important matches were held, which players turned out, which players left sadly, and which players became famous. They will also give you some anecdotes and gossip.

The same is true for Dunn. In 2003, I was not yet 23 years old and had just graduated from university. Seven years from here, I was still a junior high school student in 1996. He doesn't remember what he did that year, but he still remembers the summer of that year until now. Because the ninth European Cup was going on vigorously in the summer of 1996, this time the host is England. Secretly stayed up late to watch football, used pocket money to buy sports newspapers the next day, and repeatedly read reports and various news about yesterday's game.

In that era when the Internet was not popular, and Chinese TV live broadcasting started not long ago, the channels for him to understand the information were very poor, but it could not prevent him from starting to completely love football from that time. He knew Gascoigne, even though he was already famous. He also knew Bierhoff, even though he was twenty-eight years old and was called a "rookie". Zidane came into the eyes of everyone that year, and later he became the best of the European football century... He also knew a lot of people. Those people will accompany him for ten years and accompany him from junior high school to high school. , And then to the university, to the society. Some of them have retired and some are still struggling. The rookies of the year are already very old, the superstars of those years have been far away from his sight, and the unknown generations of those years have become the masters of today. They carried all of Dun En’s youth, and they were like Dun En’s friends, appearing to accompany him on time every weekend.

He didn't know how to describe that feeling. This person who is always unpleasant, smelly and hard in front of others, can cry because of the retirement of a star-of course, he will not let others see when he is crying.

Therefore, seven years ago in 2003, he watched the world's major football matches for the first time, was attracted by the charm of football for the first time, and became a believer in it. This was the only hobby that accompanied him.

On the other side of the earth, a young man who pronounced the same name as him ushered in a turning point in his life. Tony Dunn, a young man from the small town of Eastwood, walked out of his hometown. He loves football as much as the other Dunn, but his personality has changed dramatically after his family has changed. He doesn't want to stay in the hometown that makes him sad, so he decides to come out and take a break.

What can the taciturn Tony do? He seemed to be able to bring a gust of wind wherever he went, and he was not liked. Besides, he knows nothing, except for his passion for football. In the end, God gave him a chance.

In the summer of 1996, England melted into the football craze. This once blocked country finally passed the most difficult and dark time, re-entered the world and attracted the attention of the world. Nottingham, located in central England, is the same. After experiencing the pain of relegation from the English Premier League in the 92-93 season, the Forest team returned to the Premier League the following year. Then they had a fantastic season. In the 94-95 season, they were amazing. Excitingly won the third place in the league and qualified for the UEFA Cup. After eleven years, the Forest team returned to the European arena.

The Forest team, which is still relived the glory of the past in Europe, is facing problems that all small and medium-sized clubs will encounter. Under the financial temptation of big clubs, they sold the team’s head star Stan`Collymore (Stan`Collymore) to the giants Liverpool for 8.5 million pounds, and at the same time imported from the Italian Turin team New international Andre Sirenzi, but the deal cost the club 1.8 million pounds. The tall Italian scored 17 goals in a season for the Turin team and became an international. But I didn't expect him to become the biggest joke of the Forest team this season.

Tony Dunn came to the Forest team at this time. The club made new personnel arrangements for their youth academy and needed to recruit some staff. Tony, who loves football, walked into the gate of the forest team training base. His first job was a court cleaner. But Tony knows where his real position is. In peacetime, he pays attention to the work of the coaches. He listens carefully to what they talk about with the players and how to do it, and then he starts to think and learn. This year he was only 27 years old.

All the forest team's efforts this summer finally came to naught. Eleven years later, they can no longer keep up with the rhythm of the European arena. Although they broke into the UEFA Cup quarterfinals, they were humiliated by the powerful Bayern Munich with a total score of 7:2 and eliminated. At the same time, because of the two fronts, their results in the domestic league were not satisfactory. After the end of the season, they only ranked ninth.

The disappointed board fired coach Frank Clark, who led the team back to the Premier League. The captain of the team and the 34-year-old left back Stuart`Pearce became the team's agent. coach. It was also this year that Tony met the most important person in his life, Paul Hart. The Forest team recruited him from the Leeds United Youth Team and became the head coach of the Forest Youth Team. He is the one who has appeared repeatedly in Dun En's dream.

Paul Hart is a very prestigious youth team coach. When he worked at the Leeds club, he trained a group of treasures for the team: Jonathan`Woodgate, Alan`Smith, Paul Robinson (Paul`Robinson), Harry`Kewell (Harry`Kewell)...Look at these now shining names, these are the masterpieces of coach Paul Hart.

Hart's arrival changed Tony's life trajectory. Hart, who is new to the team, lacks a trustworthy assistant. At this time, he fell in love with Tony Dunn, who is studious and motivated, so he suggested to the club to give Dunn a new contract. Since then, Tony has become Hart’s assistant coach, Forest Youth One of the team's four assistant coaches. He also embarked on the journey of coaching.

Hart is very serious and eager to learn. Tony never talks nonsense, and takes him no matter what the occasion. Tony has learned a lot from this successful youth team coach.

The forest team's youth training level has always been at the forefront in England, and the arrival of Paul Hart has brought the forest team's youth training level to a higher level. He brought out an excellent youth army for the Forest team, and the best in this team was a guy named Jermaine`Jenas.

The team performed well in the first half of the season and Pierce demonstrated his talent as a coach. But the team board made a stupid mistake again. Instead of righting Pierce, they invited Bassett to coach with him. The division of power resulted in the loss of the team's combat effectiveness, and the team finally inevitably dropped to the first division this season.

After the relegation, the forest team was taken over by the current club chairman Nigel Daugherty. He chose to believe in Bassett, and Bassett did not disappoint. One year after the relegation, the forest team was successfully upgraded again. But the dream only lasted one year. In the 1999-2000 season, the Forest team was relegated again and Bassett was dismissed. Dogety found David Pratt as the team's head coach. However, the team has never recovered and has not been able to return to the Premier League. Instead, it has consumed the former pride and spirit in the first division campaign year after year.

In the summer of 2001, the English Football Association appointed Pratt as the head coach of the England youth team. Pratt gave up his position as head coach of the Forest team to Paul Hart. And Paul Hart left his position as the head coach of the youth team to Tony Dunn-it was recommended by Hart to Daggerty, who believed that Tony Dunn had the talent to become a successful coach.

And Hart's very respectful Jenus also followed him to the first team, fighting for the Forest team.

Tony Dunn does have some level, although his later achievements in the youth team are based on the foundation left by Paul Hart. When he was the head coach of the youth team, several players began to emerge in the youth team, and they quickly became the focus of attention in the youth team. For example, left forward Andy Reid (Andy`Reid), and youth team captain center back Michael Dawson (Michael`Dawson).

Tony Dunn hopes that he can become a successful youth team coach like Paul Hart. He likes the fun of discovering one or two treasures among a large group of young children, and seeing the immature grass grow into towering under his hands. The sense of accomplishment of the tree is no less than that of leading the team to the European Championship.

However, his peaceful life was changed three days ago.

Paul Hart is not an inexperienced coach. In the summer of 2001, the team asked him to be the head coach in order to succeed in becoming the super. For this reason, Daggerty invested a lot of money and borrowed money from the bank. For team building. From the media to the fans, they are full of confidence in the future of this team. In the words of "Nottingham Evening Post", "This is a Premier League team that shouldn't stay in the first division." They are superior in strength and their goals are ambitious... All this happened because of a disaster outside the football field. A fundamental change.

Previously, in order to fight Sky TV, which broadcasts the Premier League, the Independent Television Digital (ITV) of England bought the broadcasting rights of all English leagues except the Premier League at a high price. However, the attractiveness of the First Division is not as attractive as the Super League. TV stations have spent a lot of money but have not received the corresponding return. The financial burden of the company has increased and it is finally overwhelmed and declared bankrupt.

The city gate caught fire, and the pond fish was hit. Countless team owners and coaches in the lower leagues found that they had no money to use overnight and were heavily in debt. It turned out that the star who signed in at a big price became the team's biggest burden at this time. The forest team invested the most at the beginning of the season, and naturally suffered the most during this economic crisis. After a failed season, in order to alleviate the economic crisis, they had to sell the high-paid players in the team. This includes Jermaine Yenus, known as the spokesperson of the English youth training level, who transferred to Newcastle for 5 million pounds, setting the most expensive young player in English football history.

The transfer of Jenus was not based on the wishes of him and the coach, but to alleviate the team's economic crisis and was forced to act. So despite the fact that Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and other teams offered him prices, he finally chose to go to Newcastle with the highest price. The love of his men will be sold and Paul Hart was hit hard. His original ambitions disappeared with the departure of Jenus.

The strong players in the team walked the same way, and those who remained were panicked. I don't know if they will become the next target to be sold. Those who have the ability to start busy finding a home for themselves, not thinking about the game. The results of such a team can be imagined. In the first half of the 02-03 season, the Forest team ranked in the middle. For a team that once had a glorious tradition and played in the Premier League a few years ago, such results did not satisfy the fans.

Finally, on the third day after Christmas, Paul Hart, who was under heavy pressure, took the initiative to resign to Chairman Nigel Daugherty. The two talked for a long time, and the chairman agreed to Hart’s request to resign as his own In compensation for his voluntary resignation, Hart recommended Tony Dunn as his replacement as the head coach of the team.

Daugherty is no stranger to Tony and has a good impression. After all, he has worked in this team for seven years, diligent and conscientious. His coaching performance in the youth team in the past two years is obvious to all, so. On December 29, 2002, the Forest team officially announced that their youth team head coach Tony Dunn became the first team acting head coach until the end of the season.

The media and fans were very concerned about Tony's first first-team game, but he did not expect Dunn to make a huge joke on the side of the game. The 0:3 score became the handle for others to attack him.

"...Tony, it's okay to lose, any coach will lose." The topic talked about the game that ended yesterday, and Burns comforted. "You have been doing well in the youth team. You have already proven your ability to others."

Dunn also thought of the scene that happened on the sidelines yesterday and the people he met in this bar that night. He was ridiculed on TV, and he was ridiculed outside of TV. The fundamental reason was not that he was injured and left the field by his own player, but because he lost the ball. As long as you lose the ball, you will be scolded, laughed at, and looked down upon. Other trivial mistakes will be magnified, magnified, and magnified again because of the loss of the game.

"Kenny, I know you are right... but I just... hate failure so much!" Dunn poured the wine in the glass in one breath, then put the glass back on the table again. He looks drunk.

Burns did not continue to pour for Dunn: "I also hate failure. No one who plays football likes to fail. But there are some things you have to go through. The first team is very different from the youth team. I think even if you get nothing this season. , No one will complain about you or anything. I know you lack preparation, we still have next season..."

His words were interrupted by the sound of the door, the door of the bar was pushed open, and a few heads came in.

"Hey, Kenny! Isn't your bar open yet?"

Burns then lowered his head and glanced at his watch: "Oh, **** it, it's 11:40. I have to do business."

"Come in, guys!" He waved to the person at the door, then turned to turn on the light.

The door opened, and seven or eight people walked in embracing each other. The bar that was deserted and dim just now became lively, and the anger of people even made the interior brighter. They chatted on various topics together, and then went to the bar to ask for a drink.

At this time, Dunn, who was curled up in the corner of the bar, was seen. Someone quickly recognized him. "Yo! Look who this is? Uncle Tony Dunn, who was knocked over by his own people on the court yesterday! Yo! Now he is drunk in the forest bar! Yo! Is this the forest team? The winning recipe for the next FA Cup game?!" A young guy danced his hands, his movements and voice seemed to be singing black rap. His appearance amused the people around.

Dunn heard the noise behind him, he slowly turned around and squinted his eyes to look at this man. He didn't have any impression of this young man, but listening to him, he should have been there last night.

"You don't have the same fur as a little bastard..." Dunn struggled to stand up. Although his true age in his heart is only twenty-six, but this body is thirty-four years old, so he can take advantage of the opponent unceremoniously.

Seeing that Dunn wanted to stand up, the visitor was unkind. The person beside him who was still laughing suddenly became alert. Yesterday, they watched how Dun En quickly knocked down the tall Michael. Michael went home with blood stains and was taught by his wife. Now they dare not even come to the bar and can only coax his wife at home. Only the young man who has never seen Dun En's greatness doesn't take it seriously. He put on a boxer's posture, jumping and screaming, "Come on, baby! Don't think I'm afraid of you!"

"Boom!" This is not someone's nose being hit head-on, but the sound of a heavy beer glass hitting the table.

"Whose Irish stout?" Burns asked, placing his face between the two.

The young man immediately retracted his fist, and then went to get the wine: "Uh, my..."

Burns shook the glass in his hand: "Don't make trouble in my place." Hearing these words, everyone became honest.

Dunn didn't like this group of people at all. Seeing them flooding the bar, he also felt that he should leave.

Burns personally sent him out of the bar, then grabbed him and said to him: "Tony. I think if you don’t know how to train the team and direct them to play... you can leave it to you. Assistant. Until you think you're better."

Dunn looked up at him: "Thank you, Kenny."

Burns smiled and said: "You are welcome. In addition, Michael and they are not bad guys. They are the most loyal Forest fans. It's just that the performance of the team over the years is too bad, they are too heartache. I hope you don't take it easy. In the game the day after tomorrow, you will see their cute side."

Dunn little, didn't say anything.

"Go ahead. Happy New Year, Tony."

"You too, happy new year, Kenny..." Dunn waved to Burns, then turned and slanted across the corner of the street.

Burns looked at his back, shook his head slightly, and turned and walked back to the bar.

"I really don't understand, Kenny, why are you so good to that idiot..." The fat man who laughed at Dunn's milk last night couldn't help complaining when he saw Burns coming back.

Burns thought of Dunn's expression when he lay on the table and said that he hated failure. It was indeed from the heart, without the slightest concealment of "hate". He turned his head to look at the fat man and said, "John, if you talk nonsense, I won't let you come here to drink."

"Wow, I don't dare anymore!"

The laughter of the men suddenly sounded in the bar.

Even though there was a wall, Dunn could still hear the laughter from the bar. At this time, he is not walking crookedly, his waist is straight, and he doesn't seem to want to be drunk at all.

He stood by the side of the road, waiting for the green light of the crosswalk to light up, and at the same time recalled in his mind Burns's advice to him.

"Let the assistant coach do it? It's really a good idea."

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