Godfather Of Champions

April 25th, night.

Nottingham, Trent Bridge.

The police car with the flashing lights was parked on the side of the road, and the policemen wearing bright yellow reflective vests patrolled in groups of two or three. Don't make rustling noises from the walkie-talkies on their shoulders.

"Forest! Forest! Nottingham Forest!"

A group of Nottingham Forest wearing red jerseys waved their scarves and walked by shouting slogans.

The police stared at the group of fans passing by, tilted their heads to report the latest situation in their own jurisdiction to the intercom.

"We are in good condition here, everything is normal, over."

"Shasha... the north gate of the stadium... normal, over..."

After reporting the situation, the police turned their eyes to the group of fans. They followed them, turned across the Trent Bridge, and then turned to the left, merging into countless people like them, and flocking to the city stadium standing by the river. .

The helicopter passed overhead, blowing a gust of wind.

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"For the fans of Nottingham Forest, tonight is like a grand festival. The UEFA Champions League semi-finals! They have not experienced this feeling for a long, long time. The city stadium is full of seats, perhaps the chairman of Nottingham Forest Club. Wendogerty is dissatisfied with the capacity of this stadium... In fact, on such an important night, there are more fans who can only sit in the bar to watch the game, because the city stadium can't hold them... Arsenal I will encounter very tenacious resistance here and face huge away pressure... Welcome to the second round of the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League semi-final!"

There was a lot of people outside, and the singing of fans and other messy sounds came in through the cracks in the door.

Dunn walked to the door and closed the locker room door. The noise suddenly became much smaller, at least now that everyone can hear him.

"Guys, in ninety minutes, our destiny for this season will be revealed." Dunn cleared his throat to make his voice not sound so hoarse, but it didn't work. His voice has been incessant for several years. Broke in his roar. "This is a game of destiny." He leaned down, pressed his hands on the table, and looked at the players in front of him. Everyone's faces were serious.

"The European Champions Cup semi-finals, I don’t want to introduce you to the importance of it. You must know it better than me. Listen to the voices outside, our fans have never expected a game like today, and we can still bring Give them more..." Dunn raised his hand, then slammed it down, "Victory!"

He looked at his watch, there was still some time before he appeared, and he had nothing to say.

"That's it, take a break and get ready to go out." He turned and opened the door, and the sound from outside came in instantly, Dunn walked out, closed the door again, and the locker room was quiet again.

Dunn went straight to the private bathroom, he was very familiar with this road. Before the first game he led the Forest team, he just hid in the bathroom alone to stabilize his mind, telling himself that it was no big deal, even if it was not a game, he had to play it.

Now he continues to play, and the better he is, he has reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup. The feeling of tension at the time that was a little bit Liushen has returned. The second round is different from the first round. This is the last ninety minutes, and it is successful. If it fails, there will be no chance of remedy.

The pressure suddenly increased.

He acted in front of the players as if he didn't care about anything as much as possible, as if he had already arranged it. He doesn't mind playing such a role, but his inner pressure also needs to be relieved. Sometimes it's a good idea to scold the opponent before the game, but he can't scold the opponent casually in this game-Wenger still has some personal relationships with him...

So now Dunn can only smoke in this dedicated bathroom to relieve the pressure on his chest.

He took a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep breath. The heart calmed down with this deep breath.

His sight penetrated the glass window on the left and saw the brightly lit stadium outside.

A group of children are moving a huge circular UEFA Champions League logo to the center of the stadium. The fans were already seated, and the reporters gathered on both sides of the hallway of the stadium, and then stretched to the vicinity of the center line, all shots were aimed at the hallway exit.

Everyone is looking forward to such a night and such a game.

Isn't it Tony Dunn who is one of the protagonists?

After smoking a cigarette, Dunn, who had calmed down, walked out of the bathroom and walked through the narrow passage to the home team's locker room.

When he came out, he saw Wenger who was also standing outside the door. Wenger heard the footsteps and turned his head to see Dunn.

"What a coincidence." Dunn took the initiative to say hello.

"Yes, it's a coincidence." Wenger replied calmly.

He wasn't nervous at all, or he looked like this. Dun En's mailbox may be regarded as an "old man" because Wenger is well-informed, so he won't feel nervous. But after another thought, for Arthur Wenger, this is also the first time he has led a team to the Champions League semi-finals.

This kind of meeting is really embarrassing, and neither side can say anything, because now they are rivals and have no idea about the future fate.

Dunn walked to the door of the home team's locker room and said to Wenger who was standing at the door of the visiting team's locker room: "Goodbye after the game."

"Goodbye." Wenger cherishes words like gold.

Dunn turned the door open, and the players looked up at him.

"Are you ready, guys?" he asked, leaning against the door.

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"They're on the stage!" Someone from the stands yelled, and everyone around him turned their eyes to the exit of the player's tunnel. This action was like dropping a stone in a calm lake, and the ripples spread to the whole stand. .

In the huge cheers, the players from both sides walked into the court side by side. At the forefront of the team are Arsenal's captain Henry and Nottingham Forest's captain George Wood.

Albertini was still sitting on the bench in this game. With the end of the season, his stamina was no longer able to keep up. More often, he could only sit on the bench and be dispatched when needed.

The state shown in the game against Inter Milan really couldn't last. He couldn't keep up with his old age. He is now consciously sitting on the side close to the coaching bench, and the coaching staff can be heard discussing tactics during the game. He has been preparing for his future coaching dreams from now on.

Every time Henry and Wood shook hands before the game, exchanged team flags, and then started guessing coins, he would have a very strange feeling-the captain in front of him was too young. Wood is the youngest captain of the top six teams in the league. It is said that Wenger is very good at reusing young people, and Tony Dunn is not to be outdone. In the Forest team, there are a few more suitable captains than Wood, such as Van der Sar, who started every game.

In fact, it would not be too surprising if it was just young, but even more surprising is that the young Wood did a good job in the position of captain...

"Words." The referee placed the coin in front of Henry's eyes, and he pointed to the upward side.

The referee turned the coin over and handed it to Wood, who nodded.

The coin was tossed high and then dropped onto the turf. The referee leaned over to look, and Henry was looking at Wood.

"Word!" The referee picked up the coin, pointed at Henry, and motioned to him first.

"Kick-off right." Henry didn't hesitate to choose the most beneficial to them.

There is nothing left to pick, and Wood chose the warm-up side of their team as their half.

The captains of both sides shook hands with the three referees and then separated.

Dunn admitted that he hadn't thought about what to do even if he successfully advanced from the semi-finals. In his eyes, it is now the final.

He adjusted his sitting posture and waited for the referee to sound the whistle for the start of the first half.

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"Audience friends, welcome to the second round of the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League semi-final. The two sides are Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal! This is the civil war in England. I believe that the English people would prefer that the two teams meet at the venue. The Stadio de France (the venue for the Champions League final). Take this opportunity, let us introduce the starting list of both sides..."

Kenny Burns sat in the bar, looking up at the big-screen TV hanging under the ceiling. The whole bar was crowded with people in the same posture as him.

This forest bar used to be Dunn’s frequent visits. Everyone here knows what kind of person the head coach of the forest team is. They are also Dunn’s most loyal fans. These people worship not a certain star, but A coach. Although Dunn seldom comes back here to drink and chat because of work now, the fixed position of Dunn is still reserved and no one else is allowed to sit.

Now, in the crowded bar, only that place is empty.

When the list of the Forest team was introduced on TV, the people in the bar were like fans on the spot, shouting those names one by one. After shouting the last name "Anelka", everyone added another—

"...And Tony Dunn!"

After shouting, they laughed and raised their glasses to drink.

Burns raised his glass to greet everyone, and the charm of Brian Clough was now reflected in Tony.

The noise gradually stopped, everyone looked up at the TV, waiting for the game to start.

A crisp whistle sounded from the TV and sounded in every corner of the city.

The game has started!

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"Arsenal took the initiative to attack as soon as they came up, and they must do the same. To get tickets for the final, Arsenal, who lost a goal at home, must attack in this game, score a goal, and break the Forest. Only then can the game return to Wenger’s control... However, they face the third best defensive team in the Premier League this season..."

"I don't agree with this statement. The Premier League is not the same as the Champions League. Defending well in the Premier League may not be able to do it in the Champions League..."

Arsenal's Henry dribbled the ball and he quickly fell into a circle of two people. Dunn requires the team to defend Henry and pay attention to front and back protections. When defending, he must be deep and never let him break easily. Henry is no stranger to such a defense, after all, he has been competing with the Forest team for almost two seasons.

After attracting two forest team defenders, Henry passed the football.

Fabregas kept up and received the ball, and at the same time, George Wood pushed forward. The Spanish teenager did not stop the ball for observation. He saw Wood running over and passed the football directly to Reyes.

Reyes made a pass and he pushed a low ball, trying to create chaos in front of the Forest team. Pepe kicked the football out of the sideline first.

Wood waved to his teammates in front, motioning them to come back and participate in the defense.

By the way, forgot to say. One thing that made Dunn very happy recently is that George Wood has become more and more proactive in telling others about his ideas. For example, his actions in the game were difficult to see a season ago.

If he wants his teammates to return to defense or attack, he will tell them in his own way instead of silently saying nothing.

Wearing the captain's armband really made him grow a lot.

Seeing that defense might be needed early in the game, Wood asked everyone to come back to defense.

His approach is correct, Arsenal really wanted to use this time to attack for a while after the opening, and try to open the deadlock early.

Three minutes, five minutes... Arsenal surrounded the forest team's penalty area and the forest team can only rely on intensive defense to stop the opponent's attack.

But no one in the stands was dissatisfied with this. Forest fans have long been used to Dunn's football. For them, as long as they can win, it doesn't matter what they play.

The Forest players are also used to this—defend first, then attack. In many cases this is the basic tactic of Nottingham Forest.

Henry forcibly broke into the penalty area, causing a riot. In the chaos, his shot hit Pikwe, there was a change of line, and he flew straight to the back corner of the goal, and Van der Sar blocked the corner at this time. Is there nothing he can do?

The Arsenal fans who saw this scene in front of the TV were about to start celebrating and cheering in advance. At this time, a figure rushed out and kicked the football out!

"George Wood's rescue was very timely. He saved the forest! Arsenal's offensive was so fierce that Nottingham Forest could not stand it!"

Pi Kui patted Wood with lingering fears, thanking him for his relief.

Dunn, who was sitting off the court, turned his head to look at the coaching bench of the visiting team. Wenger sat in the same position as him and did not express anything.

In this game, Arsenal made a lot of effort. They had to score goals, so Wenger abandoned the defensive counterattack and used what Arsenal was best at to deal with the forest.

This Arsenal is the most terrifying. Originally, it was too easy to learn from the forest team to play defense halfway through, and to rely on this to advance to the finals. It should be what it should be...

Dunn is not afraid of Arsenal's attack. Arsenal didn't attack in the last round, and he desperately tried to force the opponent to attack. Now that Arsenal take the initiative to attack, the forest team's defensive counterattack can be more comfortable.

Facing the tide of Arsenal's offensive, Dunn decided to stand still and watch the changes.

There are so many scenes like this, it's no big deal...

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