Godfather Of Champions

It is not necessary to describe the away game at Nottingham Forest against Arsenal, because it is broadcast on sports news. Nottingham Forest, who lacked major generals, lost to Arsenal without any suspense on the road, 1:3, which is a complete defeat.

Dunn followed the team to London, but was unable to direct the game on the coach's bench because of the suspension. He sat in the stands with assistant coach Chris Lak, who was also sent off by a red card, and watched helplessly as his team was surrounded by Arsenal. When playing, what should have been shown, the momentum of the Forest team did not show at all.

Tang performed the role of acting head coach in the game, but just as Dunn once thought. Tang is an excellent assistant coach, but he is not a qualified head coach. He can do the auxiliary work perfectly, but he can't make up his mind.

Without the backbone, I don't know what to do. This is true for coaches, and even more so for players.

Without George Wood, Sun Jihai was pushed to the midfielder position. Although the Chinese player worked hard and hard, he was still a little weak in the face of Arsenal's attacking group. The position of the midfielder is too important. If the stadium is compared to the battlefield, the midfield is a battlefield for soldiers, and the midfielder is equivalent to a fortress. A good midfielder can keep the defense here as good as gold. If it is bad...

It is not that Sun Jihai is not good, but that there is still a gap between his level and the level of his opponent.

Don't expect the forest team's penalty area to be better than the midfielder.

There is no problem with losing three balls.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Nottingham Forest also scored a goal in a very unfavorable situation. Eastwood scored a face-saving goal for the team at the last minute, and finally did not let Arsenal "shave his head."

After the game, Wenger glanced at the stands intentionally or unintentionally when he went to shake hands with Tang. Of course he wanted to find Dunn in the crowd, but Dunn and Chris Lak had already left the field early.

None of the comments after the game were surprised by the result of the game. Arsenal was not weak in strength, not to mention that the Forest team is now short of major generals, and the soul character Tony Dunn is missing. Even if they have a neat lineup, they may not have a chance to win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

The Nottingham media lamented bad luck. After experiencing a large-scale suspension, they encountered such a strong opponent. If you run into a weak team, you might still win.

Dunn didn't think so, he was very happy to see Arsenal appear at this time. Anyway, the room has leaked, so I don't mind the rain. It is best to squeeze all the bad luck together, the bad luck is used up, and it is natural that good luck comes on the scene.

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After returning from London with a defeat, Dunn did not worry about being frustrated by this defeat. He will take the team immediately to prepare for the Champions League group stage.

Time is running out. On September 27th, Nottingham Forest will welcome their other opponent in this group stage at home-Turkish Premier League team Galatasaray.

Since the earth-shattering "war", everyone has been waiting to watch. They want to see where Tony Dunn's team will go.

Dunn certainly knows the thoughts of these media. In England, many media are enemies with him. They don't want Tony Dunn to be unlucky and wish the Forest team lose consecutively. Just lost to Arsenal in the league, if you can continue to lose to Galatasaray, that would be great.

But... but Dunn is an awkward person, and he likes to fight against everyone.

So Dunn won this group match.

The suspension in the league is only effective for the league, and the forest team can still send the strongest lineup in the Champions League. And the team did not seem to have been hit by a large-scale suspension, and it can even be said that they were stimulated by the suspension, and vent their depression in the league to the Champions League group stage.

In the game, Dunn did not use the "defensive tactics" that the Forest team relied on last season, but boldly and unexpectedly took a strong attack on the home court, completely disregarding Galatasaray's offense.

As a result, the game was 3:2. Both sides scored five goals. In the end, Nottingham Forest won by scoring one more goal than the opponent.

The commentator thinks so-the forest team from the coach to the players must have a sigh of breath in this game, and continue to implement the defensive tactics, being pressed by the opponent at home obviously does not help They vented their breath, so the desperate attack was a reasonable performance. Anyway, Tony Dunn is inherently unstable, and his team will naturally not be stable. It is normal to change tactics suddenly.

Dunn doesn't care about the voice of these evaluations, he has a plan in his heart.

After winning Galatasaray at home, Nottingham Forest temporarily ranked first in this group with two wins.

The scene that the spectators most wanted to see did not happen, and Tony Dunn's team was alive and well.

"So embarrassed in the league, I didn't expect us to go smoothly in the Champions League..." After the game, the coaching staff of the two sides shook hands very friendly. After shaking his hand, Tang said to Dun En.

"This is good." Dunn nodded, "Our goal for this season is the Champions League. The league...guarantee it will be in the top four."

Dunn did not lie, nor was he humble. This season he has never considered the issue of the title of the league. Let's not talk about Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and other powerful players, just talk about the Forest themselves.

Now that I have decided to regain what I lost in the Champions League, it is natural to put more energy in the Champions League. The league is a long format, which is different from the Champions League in the knockout format. One of the great characteristics of the cup is that-as much as you pay, you will gain in the end. In other words, as long as you work hard, there are rewards, and there are fewer uncertainties.

The league is because of the long schedule, as the saying goes, "the night is long and there are many dreams," and there are many uncertainties. It is possible that with all the hard work, he led 37 rounds and was overturned by his opponent in the final round. Dunn didn't want such a tragedy to happen to him.

In addition, even if the summer has added a lot of capable players, he does not think that Nottingham Forest has the strength to win the championship in two-line combat. Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich... these world giants dare not say that they have the absolute strength to win the double crown and the triple crown, let alone Nottingham Forest.

Instead of sitting at home and fantasizing that your team will win all the championships, it is better to play the most sure cup with your feet on the ground. Fundamentally speaking, Dunn is a very pragmatic coach. This person is very practical. He is only interested in what he is sure he can catch.

The league champion, now he has no idea. But the Champions League champion, he is determined to win!

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Defeating Galatasaray in the Champions League and taking first place in the group, the Nottingham Forest, which seems to be springing up, is about to experience the experience from heaven to hell. On November 1, the seventh round of the league, Nottingham Forest played at home against Middlesbrough.

Having just enjoyed a game with a neat lineup, Dunn is going back to the stands to be a spectator.

Tang continues to be the acting head coach in this game, but he is actually just acting. Before the game, Dunn and the coaching staff had harmed all tactical arrangements, and just let the team play step by step.

Facing Middlesbrough where McLaren is no longer there, the Forest team shook hands with their opponents at home. The game was very exciting, the two sides scored a total of four goals. The forest team’s second lineup was used to deal with opponents like Middlesbrough and there was no problem. In the end, it did not win the game entirely because of the lack of the core character-Tony Dunn. A head coach with a distinct personality and fearlessness is the true soul of this team.

For Dunn, the good news is that his suspension is about to pass one more game, when he can stand in front of the coaching seat and command the team again. He has had enough of being a spectator in the stands. He has been in the "previous life" for more than ten years as an audience, and now he does not want to repeat that life again when he is living again.

During the game, TV broadcast footage has been paying attention to Dunn's performance. Regardless of whether the Forest team scored or lost the ball, the camera will quickly point at Dunn in the stands to see how he reacts.

John Mortensen, the BBC football commentator who knows Dunn very well, said with a smile: "...In the severe ticket issued by the English Football Association, the only correct punishment is to ban Dunn from the fifth of the three games. For Tony • For Dunn, not letting him command the team to fight is like killing him!"

Fortunately, such bad days are about to pass.

On October 14th, because of the national team game, the league was restarted after a week of rest. Nottingham Forest lost to Manchester City 1:2 away. The failure of this game can be ignored by Dunn. Even after the game, he wanted to get on the sidelines to shook hands with Manchester City coach Stuart Pierce, but he was caught by the sharp-eyed fourth official at the exit of the tunnel. Stopped.

"Mr. Tang En, this won't work, you can't go there."

"I just want to say hello to my old friend, isn't this all right?" Dunn pointed to Pierce who was shaking hands with Tang and asked the fourth official next to him.

"Wait for the second half of the league, Mr. Dunn. If you hadn't been banned again for anything at that time..." After publicly criticizing the low standards of the entire English refereeing world after the game, Dunn has become the referee's. Public enemy number one. In these few league games, the Forest team suffered some inexplicable penalties on several occasions, and it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with this.

Seeing that the fourth official spoke so badly and didn't give any face, Dunn's good mood also disappeared. He looked at Don and Pierce not far in front, and then at the fourth official who was standing beside him, who was smiling and not smiling. He knew that if he had to rush through, he must have been waiting for a few matches. .

He snorted, turned and walked away.

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Tang shook hands with Pierce, and did not chat, but went straight to the corridor. He was not in a good mood after losing the game, so he didn't want to stay in front of others.

When he passed the mixed zone, he was stopped by a Chinese call: "Mr. Tang, Mr. Tang!"

Tang, who didn't want to pay attention to the media, stopped involuntarily when he heard that it was his familiar Chinese.

The person who stopped him was no stranger, and it was Tang Jing who had seen him on the plane-speaking of them, they were all named Tang, and maybe they were still a family five hundred years ago.

"Can you just say a few words?" Tang Jing squeezed in front of the crowd, appearing very conspicuous among the mostly male sports reporters.

Since he was someone he knew, Tang couldn't refute her face, he walked over and planned to say a few words. But before opening his mouth, I don't know what to say.

Tang Jing had clearly noticed that this kind of problem had to take the initiative. So she asked: "What is the biggest feeling of changing from assistant coach to acting head coach, Mr. Tang?"

"Completely two professions." Tang Yan replied concisely.

Tang Jing was fully prepared for this. She nodded and wrote down Tang's words. As for how to further develop these words after returning, it is her own business...

"It's a pity that I didn't win the three games..." Tang Jing changed the subject quickly, "What do you think of the large-scale punishment by the FA?"

"It's been a few weeks, I have no opinion."

"Oh..." Even if he was fully prepared, Tang Jing was still depressed with this uncooperative attitude, waiting here for a long time to get such a result? She was downcast. Dun En's non-cooperation was deliberate, and this Tang's non-cooperation was completely natural-this was what made her most depressed.

Perhaps it is not easy for a woman to squeeze to find an interview opportunity among such a large group of men. Tang also felt that it was not good to face the opponent with this attitude. He hesitated and said: "I haven't won a game, and I am still a little unwilling."

Suddenly hearing Tang take the initiative to speak, Tang Jing suddenly raised her head and looked at Tang expectantly. She only saw Tang shook his head: "I'm sorry, I'm leaving."

"Ah, okay. We will have a period later, Mr. Tang." Tang Jing waved goodbye on her own initiative. Although I didn't say much, it is enough to have the last sentence.

Not reconciled not to win a victory...

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Tang walked back to the dressing room and ran into Dunn.

"Why not go directly to the press conference site?" Dun En asked, leaning against the wall.

"It's still early," Tang replied.

"Then you have nothing to do when you come back?"

"It's also fine to go there. I'm used to coming back here first."

Dunn smiled: "You are the assistant coach for a lifetime!"

"I just met Tang Jing in the mixed area." Tang changed the subject.

"Oh? What did she ask?"

"Chinese fans care about it."

Dunn nodded and said that he knew it. It was just the news point that Tang suddenly became the acting head coach.

"I'm sorry to disappoint them." Dunn said with a shrug. "How about...you keep going, Don?"

Tang shook his head and waved his hand, "I don't like it. The head coach and the assistant coach are completely two concepts. Fortunately, you will be back soon, so I can breathe a sigh of relief."

"Is it under pressure?" Dunn asked with a smile.

Tang nodded: "Big."

"But I like it." Tang En blinked at his partner. "High pressure means greater rewards. I have no interest in assistant coaches at all. From the beginning, I like the head coach. Our personalities are far from each other."

Tang smiled silently and pushed in. Dunn continued to stay outside, watching the players gradually walk down from the direction of the court, and then he raised his hand to greet them.

"Hi guys, good job!"

"Don't be discouraged, little monkey! You just lost an unimportant league. Have you forgotten our goal this season?"

"It's no big deal, I'm back."

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