Godfather Of Champions

"Congratulations to Nottingham Forest, they have qualified for the UEFA Champions League final of the 05-06 season! For the Forest team who were still in the English Champions League a year ago, this is a great achievement and an inspiring result. Congratulations!"

The fireworks display began in the night sky, and even the players celebrating in the stadium couldn't help but look up and admire the beauty.

The game was over, but the fans did not leave the stadium. They were still celebrating with the team in the stands, which can be called a "great" victory.

On the other side, the Arsenal players looked lonely, they stared at the forest team players who were celebrating wantonly.

In this game, they tried their best to equalize the total score in an unfavorable situation, then threatened the forest team's gate several times, and finally entered the penalty shoot-out... They have used all available means and methods. However, this time luck did not stand on their side.

Wenger stepped onto the court, comforting his men one by one. Not far from him is Tony Dunn, who raised his arms to celebrate the victory.

The man who had talked with him in the rain and was so embarrassed that he was so embarrassed was now the winner in the contest with him.

Dunn was enjoying the joy after victory, surrounded by excited smiling faces. Eastwood, Anelka, Ribery, Ashley; Yang...and so on, everyone laughed and screamed crazy. Dunn laughed with them too, until he saw George Wood, the smile on his face solidified.

The team won and survived the ticket to the final. But one person was turned away, and this person was the one who put in the most effort and contribution to this victory.

Gareth, who missed the penalty kick; there were still shining tears on Bell's face, but he finally smiled, because the team successfully advanced to the finals, he did not become a sinner.

The smile on George Wood's face in front of him was a bit reluctant, obviously forced out.

Dunn put down his raised arm, and he suddenly didn't feel in the mood to celebrate.

Just when he was going to comfort Wood, Albertini walked out quickly from the diagonal thrust. Dunn saw Albertini put his arm around Wood's shoulder, then reached out and stroked his head.

The other teammates were still celebrating. They sang songs and hopped from one end of the court to the other.

Only this corner is lost.

Dunn turned and walked down. He saw Wenger, so he took the initiative to shake hands.

But he didn't know what to say.

"It's... a great game, isn't it?"

Wenger smiled reluctantly: "Yeah."

Dunn intends to comfort the opponent: "You could have won...If Wood didn't foul..."

"He can't participate in the final, right?"

Dunn nodded.

"That's a pity, your opponent must be very happy to hear this news. Good luck, you really need some good luck..."

"Thank you." Dunn smiled.

"Goodbye, I have to comfort my people." Wenger pointed to the lost Arsenal players.

"Goodbye." Dunn waved goodbye to him, then turned and walked towards the corridor.

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In the press conference after the game, a reporter mentioned George Wood's third yellow card to miss the final. He asked whether Wood's absence was a serious blow to the Forest team.

Dunn admitted that Wood's absence would affect the team, but he did not admit that this was a "heavy blow". He said that no matter who the Forest team opponents are, he would not give up the game because of Wood's absence. Without Wood, they have Albertini, and ten other outstanding teammates. The Forest is a whole, not a team of anyone.

Although Dunn's words are very reasonable, Nottingham Forest's image in the outside world has always been a united team. But at this moment, looking at the expression on his face, the reporters sitting below thought he was stiff-mouthed and didn't want to admit it.

Whether it is Barcelona or AC Milan, their offensive power is not weak. Without George; Wood's crazy running and interception, tackles and fouls in the midfield, it is the forest team that wants to stop the opponent's attack. It's too difficult.

This is simply not a "heavy blow" but a "fatal blow."

The Forest team entered the final but paid a heavy price. The team's captain, defensive core, and spiritual support in a sense will not be able to participate... Not only is Dunn unaccustomed to it, but his players will also feel awkward.

When the carnival crowds outside gradually calmed down from their excitement and passion, when they think of Wood being unable to play in the finals, I believe many people will feel a little chill in their backs.

So Wood became the focus of this press conference. Although he is not here, almost all the questions thrown at Dunn are about Wood. On the contrary, there is no one for the Forest team to reach the finals. mentioned.

Dunn is very sorry about Wood's affairs, but if everyone only asks Wood and doesn't care about the team's performance or other people, including him..., he will be very angry.

"If you want to know about Wood, you can ask it alone, or I can hold a press conference attended by Wood to ask you to ask casually, but I don’t guarantee whether he is willing to answer these questions. Now it’s the forest. The team entered the final. I admit that George Wood contributed a lot and made great sacrifices. But it was difficult for us to enter the final without having anything to do with the other ten people? George Wood would rather take the card, both To send the team to the finals, you only care about the impact of his absence...Why, do you plan to criticize George in the report tomorrow; Wood has a hot head and ignores the team?" Dunn said with a sullen face Ask the noisy reporters off the court. "Are you here for this post-match press conference, or are you here specifically to tear down my stage? I repeat, I will refuse to answer any questions about George Wood’s absence in the finals!"

Dunn played the "big name" again, and he did this very well. He is not afraid to offend the media because he knows that it is not he who asks the media to interview him, but the media asks him to be interviewed. Now that he is the most beautiful person, he is not afraid to offend others.

The press conference was embarrassed for a while, and it was Pierce; Bruce came out to save the field, he stood up and asked a few questions about the evaluation of the game, and finally made Dunn speak again.

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When Dunn lost his temper because of the endless questions about five at the press conference, the players of Nottingham Forest had returned to the locker room from the court.

At this time, after everyone gradually calmed down, a very serious problem was discovered.

"George, the yellow card you got in overtime is the third one, right?" As soon as Ribery said this, the lively dressing room fell silent for a while, and everyone turned to look at Wood.

"Yeah." Wood nodded.

"That...final..."

This question hardly needs to be answered. Everyone knows what it means to get three yellow cards in the Champions League.

Silence quickly spread throughout the locker room.

Albertini clapped his hands to break the embarrassing atmosphere. "Why are we downcast? Didn't we make it to the final? George paid the price, just want to see you like this? What do we usually look like after our victory?"

In the past, after the Forest team won, the locker room would become a group, like a small-scale party, the music kept playing, everyone naked, from the bathroom to the locker room. Enough trouble, or until the head coach Dunn gave a voice reminder, did not restrain.

"Today we won is not an ordinary game, it is the Champions League semi-finals! Do you know how important this is? How amazing? We can go to the Champions League final, countless people want to go can not go! Look at you now, it seems I don't want to go to the same...Hey, don't waste George's efforts, don't let George's yellow card go for nothing!"

Ribery stood up with his arms high, the topic was his beginning, and he must end it. "OK, although it's a pity that George can't compete, but I don't think we have much chance in the final. I don't care what our opponent is Barcelona or AC Milan. I want them to see how good I am! I want to be a surprise They can't find North—"

Ashley Yang blew his whistle: "Be careful that you can't find North if you make people suddenly--"

Ribery opened his eyes: "How is it possible? I'm from the French national team..."

Before he could finish speaking, Eastwood rushed to learn from Dunn's voice beside him: "Substitute player."

Hearing Dunn's voice, Ribery was startled: "Boss! Are you back so soon?" He turned his back to the gate, unable to see the situation there. He didn't hear Dun En's answer, but there was a huge laughter in the locker room.

"Freddy!" Ribery became angry and rushed to Eastwood. "I knew it was you... you bastard!"

After being disturbed by two people, the atmosphere finally became lively.

Albertini turned his head to look at Wood, the kid was still expressionless and pretending to be cool.

Just as the two were having a good time, the door of the locker room was pushed open, and Tang En appeared at the door with a bad expression.

"Ribery, what are you doing?" Dunn asked when he saw the Frenchman jumping up and down after Eastwood.

"Don't try to lie to me, kid gypsy!" Ribery didn't look back. There was a burst of laughter in the dressing room, and Gareth; Bell even knelt on the ground with a smile.

"What are you calling?" Dunn frowned.

At this time, Eastwood in front of Ribery shrugged at him and made a gesture of shutting up. Only then did he realize that it was not Eastwood who spoke to him just now, but the real Tony Dunn.

"Boss..." He stopped and turned to look at Dunn who was standing at the door with an awkward look.

"I thought one hundred and twenty minutes of the game would be enough for you all to get down. I didn't expect you to have enough energy. Would you like to run back to the hotel from here?" Dunn said with a sneer.

"Uh, no... no need." Ribery went back to his seat honestly. Ribery has only respect for the coach who personally discovered him from the French low-level league and then trained him as a member of the French national team.

"Guys, we made it to the finals. It's amazing. I want to congratulate you. Have fun tonight, but don't play too late... I will resume training tomorrow afternoon. The season is not over. It is not a celebration. Time. Remember, we still have two league games and a Champions League final! This is not the time to relax!"

Although Dun En said very reasonable, but in the eyes of the people below, they always feel that something is wrong with their boss.

Why is it wrong... Maybe it's because of that yellow card?

"Okay, go back and get on. I bet you don't want to spend this meaningful night in the locker room, right?"

The players left the locker room one after another and walked to the bus parked outside the stadium. At this time, you can still hear the singing of the fans from nearby. For the Forest team players and fans of the Forest team, today The wonderful time of the evening has just begun.

When Wood passed by Dunn, Dunn stopped him.

"Come with me for a drink."

Wood froze for a moment, but he didn't expect Dunn to make such a request. "Professional players can't drink..."

"You drink juice and I drink. That's it. When you get to the hotel, you will go with me."

Wood did not refute.

In the car and on the way back to the hotel, Dunn announced a cheering news to his players: "I am free at night, what I want to do, I don’t want to go back to the hotel. But when I train tomorrow afternoon, I will be in Vilford sees that each of you is here, so you must not be late!"

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Back at the hotel, the team members put their things back into their rooms, and they scattered in groups. Ribery wanted to go out and play with Wood to relieve him, but Wood refused.

Then Ribery watched Wood and Dunn walk out of the hotel together and whistled.

"I thought it was the beautiful lady who had an appointment and planned to follow it secretly... I didn't expect it to be with the boss... It's really boring."

Wood thought he was just drinking in the bar downstairs of the hotel, but he didn't expect Dunn to take him directly into the taxi.

"Where are you going, Tony?" Randy; James, the driver sitting in the front row, asked without looking back.

"The old place to drink."

"To understanding."

"Isn't it okay to drink anywhere?" Wood felt strange.

"I'm not used to drinking in unfamiliar places." Dunn glanced at him.

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Kenny Burns’ Forest Bar is brightly lit inside and out, and the Forest Team logo on the outer wall is particularly eye-catching at night and can be seen from afar. The game was over long ago, but more and more people came here. The gate opened and closed, closed and opened, and people came in from outside one after another.

These people all came to the bar to drink and chat with friends after watching the game at home. The game that just ended is really exciting. If you don't come out for a few drinks and chat, don't want to fall asleep at night.

Burns was busy sitting behind the bar. The waiters he invited were too busy, and he had to do it himself. But he was very busy and happy. After seeing the forest team's penalty kick out of Arsenal just now on TV, he was so excited that he shouted with the others and toasted.

Fortunately, he did not impulsively say: "I will treat you tonight's drink!" Otherwise, he will pay a lot...

"So many people!" Fat John squirmed and squeezed to the bar, reaching out for a drink from Burns. "It's too exaggerated!"

"Back from the stadium?" Burns asked as he fetched him a drink.

"Yeah. As soon as the game was over, I hurried back with Bill and the others. I didn't expect that there were still so many people... Hey, Kenny, did you set a record for the capacity of your bar tonight?"

"Who has the leisure to count such numbers?" Burns poured the wine into the glass and handed it to John. "But... it's really lively. Thanks to Tony, I have a good business today."

"Then buy me a bar for free!" Dunn's loud voice rang not far away.

Both Burns and John were taken aback.

Dunn stood in the crowd, with George Wood behind him. The fans next to him patted Dunn on the shoulder, congratulating him, or thanking him. Dunn was very accustomed to their intimacy, and smiled and greeted the people around him.

"Tony!" John was surprised, "You haven't been here for a long time!"

"Be busy, but the busyness finally paid off." Dunn pulled Wood over. He didn't need to squeeze like John. Everywhere he went, everyone drew a way out.

"Look, it's George; Wood!"

"Hi, George, how are you! Your performance at night was awesome!"

"Welcome Captain!"

Wood reacted a little unnaturally to the voices of the fans around him who were red-faced and still snorting alcohol. He seemed to be avoiding these people, closely following Dunn.

Burns saw the embarrassed kid behind Dunn and he laughed: "Guys, what should you do! Don't scare our hero!" Then he smiled at Wood, "Relax, George , Would you like a drink?"

Wood shook his head: "The players don't drink..."

Dunn interrupted him: "Give him juice. Give me a glass of whiskey and ice."

Seeing John next to him, Dunn punched him in the stomach. "Go to watch the game?"

John rubbed his stomach and laughed: "Of course this kind of game has to be seen on the spot!"

Dunn smiled and said to Burns: "I'll treat everyone here for a glass of wine."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a burst of cheers in the bar.

Dunn turned around and raised his glass in front of those people: "A toast."

John raised the wine glass aloft with his hands. He shouted: "For the Champions League final, for Tony, for our new captain! For Nottingham Forest-cheers!!"

"Cheers--!!"

Wood holding the juice, watching these enthusiastic fans, they can be even more crazy than in the stadium stands...

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