Godfather Of Champions

The 05-06 UEFA Champions League group draw is over. Nottingham Forest is assigned to Group D. In the same group, there are also La Liga giants Real Madrid, last season's Portuguese Super League champion Benfica, and last season's French Lille runner-up.

For the Forest team, the strength of this group is not weak, any team will bring them a lot of trouble.

Perhaps only Lille is the opponent that they can look forward to.

Real Madrid has almost booked a qualifying seat in the group. No one will doubt this, and no one believes that Real Madrid will not even qualify for the group stage in the end. Then there is one qualifying seat left, which will be created between the three teams of Benfica, Lille and Nottingham Forest.

When Dunn brought Shania to Spain to play in the summer of 2003, he once told Shania outside the Bernabéu Stadium that there were only two possibilities for him to enter this stadium: one, he became a royal The head coach of Madrid stepped into this temple as the owner of the Bernabéu; second, he led the team to the Bernabéu to play and is Real Madrid's enemy and opponent.

Unexpectedly, the second possibility became a reality so soon.

Group D is not the death group that everyone recognizes. European media analyzed that Nottingham Forest and Lille are teams with no hope of qualifying. They will be reduced to being used by Real Madrid and Benfica to gain points and win goal difference. Object.

After the draw was over, Dun En had already been brought up in an interview with the media.

"I don't mind making meat to be slaughtered, but I hope that the people who are preparing to cut our hands sharpen the knife in their hands first, so as not to break their knife in time." Dunn did not show the slightest fear and Worry, on the contrary, in the eyes of the media, Tony Dunn is confident.

But on the plane back from Zurich to London, Dunn's frowning brows never stretched.

How does he want to qualify from this group to the top 16?

Lille, who is about the same level as the Forest team, is the opponent that Dunn must win in his heart. He must win both games to qualify for the team to qualify. It's like relegation in the league. If you can't get enough points on the weak team, then don't expect to get upset on the strong team.

The group stage is a two-round home and away game. Dunn is not like betting on two games against Real Madrid. The key is to get two victories with Lille.

Time is tight, and he will start the Champions League strategy when he returns home.

According to the schedule, in the first game of the group stage, Nottingham Forest will welcome the La Liga giants Real Madrid at their home court...

For Evan, this is good news, because home ticket income and TV dividends will go to the home team Nottingham Forest. The arrival of Real Madrid will definitely make the original hot market even more popular, so money is a lot of money. Go to the forest team's account.

But for Dun En... his brows became tighter. George Wood's suspension has two games left, and it will be officially implemented from the group stage. Without Wood... Dunn didn't have much confidence in blocking Real Madrid's terrorist attack cluster. Although Real Madrid's internal disturbances continue at this time, any one of those stars has the ability to solve problems alone. Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul, Robert Carlos, Beckham... these names are really dazzling, and they are also a headache.

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Back to the first day of training in Nottingham, Dunn said to his team: "Guys, I believe you already know what opponents you will face in the Champions League group stage. After ten days, we will Welcoming Real Madrid at the City Stadium. How is it that hearing such a name makes your legs weak and does it make your heart beat faster?"

Ribery raised his hand: "Boss, my heart beats faster. But it's not because of tension, because my legs are not soft, I am excited, I am looking forward to this game!"

"Yes, boss, we are all looking forward to it!"

"It's fun to play against a strong team!"

Seeing these players gearing up, Dunn remembered that when he went to the bar to chat with Burns yesterday, he met John and the others. Talking about the night of the draw, the group of **** fans saw it in the Forest Bar. Contrary to what Dunn thought, when he saw that Nottingham Forest and Real Madrid were finally drawn out, unanimous cheers rang out in the bar.

John said to Dunn: "Tony, let’s be honest, now we don’t have much interest in seeing you playing with weak teams. We just want to watch the forest team play against the strong team. The stronger the opponent, the more excited we are. ."

"Do you want the Forest team to lose?" Dunn rolled his eyes.

"No, who said we will lose? We think that the stronger the opponent, the greater our chances of victory." John said with a grin, "Tony, this is the confidence you gave us."

"Real Madrid is not a strong team in the traditional sense."

"Of course we know, so we look forward to it more." John raised his glass while standing up and shouting with open arms: "Let's toast the forest team! Let's toast the forest team! To win!"

"For victory! For the forest! Oh oh !" The people in the bar howled loudly, and Dunn gently shook his head with the wine glass.

Don't let these people down. This is even more stressful than winning the championship.

After recovering, Dunn was still on the training ground. He waved his hand to signal the players to calm down.

"Very well, no matter what kind of opponent you meet, you can't lose your fighting spirit. Now, go to training!"

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In fact, for Dunn, facing Real Madrid does not mean that surrendering is the only result. In fact, let alone facing Real Madrid, Dunn will not raise his hand to surrender when facing any giants in the European continent. of.

Real Madrid has been in constant civil chaos in recent years, with various negative news in the locker room emerging one after another, and the team's combat effectiveness is not as good as each year. These are things that Dunn can take advantage of.

He still remembers that this season was a season in which the "Galaxy Battleship" fell apart, officially disintegrated, and withdrew from the stage of history. Zidane will announce at the end of the season that he will officially retire after participating in the World Cup. Before Zidane, the free transfer of Figo to Inter Milan had occurred in the summer of the season. This is the same as Dunn’s memory. The history is exactly the same, Dunn can determine that the era of Real Madrid's "Galactic Battleship, Superstars Fighting for Glory" will soon come to an end in his world.

Perhaps it is still difficult to win Real Madrid at home, but Dunn intends to try it-he originally planned to hold one point and rely on the tactics of stalking the whole court, at the expense of offense and physical strength. Hold Real Madrid firmly.

Now he suddenly wanted to try to see if he could win.

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After playing the fourth round of the league, from the end of August to mid-September, without a game, the Forest team can devote all their energy to preparing for the Champions League group stage.

Dunn intends to fight Real Madrid at home, so tactics must be adjusted. It is almost certainly impossible to defend in this game, because Wood's absence and the forest team's defensive system have been severely damaged. Dunn thinks it is better to give it a go instead. Anyway, if you blindly defensively, the possibility of losing is also very high. Offensive... If you are lucky, you may be able to win.

It’s just that Dunn has some headaches in the starting lineup. George Wood is not the only defensive midfielder in the Forest, but he is the only one in Dunn’s eyes. Dunn can’t believe in Gunarson’s ability. In this game, he Definitely not put the defensive responsibility on this person.

When Sun Jihai bought it, he was positioned as a panacea, but in the face of a team of Real Madrid's level, Dunn didn't dare to let Sun Jihai start. Moreover, he knew that Sun Jihai's outstanding ability was not in defense, but in assists. Now the Forest team does not lack manpower on offense, but the midfield defense problem is very prominent.

Pikwe or Pepe can play a cameo, but they are the central defender combination that the Forest team can't play this season. If one of them is a midfielder, who will be the other? Matthew Epson? Wes Morgan? Don't let Dunn rest assured.

He got a headache. Why did the first group match be against opponents like Real Madrid? A Wood suspension affected the team's situation. However, Wood’s bench is not easy to find-you have to find a player with similar abilities and who can sit on the bench for more than 30 games in a season... Players with such strength are probably taken away by other clubs. ? Will you come to the forest team as a substitute?

In the end, Dunn asked Pepe to mention playing midfielder as a midfielder. He had been a midfielder for a while when he was in the Porto team. He is no stranger to this position. Central defender partner Dunn allowed Pique and Wes Morgan to form a young line of defense.

Whether this pair can guard Ronaldo and Raul, honestly... Dunn didn't know what to do.

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