Godfather Of Champions

When rumors about Ribery’s transfer were flying, the Forest team played a more important league. Their opponent is Arsenal, a direct competitor to this league championship, Dunn will not allow the team to make any mistakes, but the result is not as he wanted.

The game ended up with a 0:0 tie and was tied by Arsenal at his home court. Dunn was a little unhappy, but there was really no way. The game does not mean that he can win if he wants to win, and the game does not mean that anyone who is strong will win the game. Sometimes luck is the most important factor. Today's Forest team and Arsenal are equal in strength and luck. They can only fight for a tie.

A tie is actually not a good result for the two teams. Dunn hopes to win. Isn't Wenger? As the season draws to a close, the top three all hope to win the league championship, who will give up here?

The draw of this game is great news for Ferguson's Manchester United.

Taking advantage of the chance of the Forest team tying, Manchester United, who won the league this round, rose to the top of the league-they shared the same points with the Forest team, but the goal difference was dominant.

In March, after finishing the Champions League, the most important thing is the domestic league. There are a total of 38 rounds in the Premier League, and now there are nine rounds left, and the top three are still very tight.

At present, first place Manchester United have 67 points, second place Nottingham Forest has 67 points and Arsenal has 65 points. Until the final round, no one knows who will become the league champion.

For the audience, this is the fun of football. But for the coaches of these three teams, it is not an easy job.

And these three teams have reached the Champions League quarterfinals. Another England team in the quarter-finals is Chelsea led by Grant.

Faced with this hopeful situation in both the league and the Champions League again, Dunn didn't want to choose to abandon the league as he did a year ago. After communicating with the coaching staff and team doctors, he believes that the current situation of the team can cope with two-line combat. The league now ranks second, with the same points as the first Manchester United. Although they face Real Madrid in the Champions League, the Forest team may not lose. This situation is a pity no matter which side is abandoned.

So on Monday morning after playing the league with Arsenal, at the regular coaching meeting, Dunn stated the true goal of the team this season-

"I want both championships."

The coaches in the coaching staff were not surprised by this, as if it were taken for granted.

In fact, it's not wrong. With Dunn's character in pursuit of victory and championship, now that the team's strength has reached a level, he really has no reason to give up any of the championships.

Players have strength and coaches have ideas, so let's do it.

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On March 16, the 30th round of the league, at home. Nottingham Forest beat Bolton 1-0 with a half-main and half-substitute lineup. Continue to keep pace with Manchester United in the standings. The hapless Arsenal were tied by Middlesbrough and the two teams dropped four points.

Just when the media began to speculate about which Nottingham Forest or Manchester United will become the final champions of the league, in the thirty-first round of the league, the Forest team unexpectedly lost.

On March 22, Nottingham Forest challenged Blackburn away. Although the opponent is currently only ranked in the middle, and in the first half of last year's league, the Forest team swept Blackburn 5-3 at home, this time Dunn still did not dare to take it lightly, he sent the strongest lineup he could send.

However, although he values ​​it very much, his players may not value this opponent. In the game, Nottingham Forest underestimated the enemy and entered the state very slowly.

As a result, the opponent scored a goal in the opening 13 points.

The Forest team then launched a counterattack and evened the score shortly after the start of the second half. The fans of the Forest team thought that it was time for the stars of the Forest team to perform, but they didn't expect the outbreak of Blackburn.

They scored two goals in the last ten minutes of the game, completely stifling the Forest team's dream of reversing and winning.

"To be fair... There is no reason to win this game at Nottingham Forest." After the game, the TV commentator said, "Apart from the equalizer goal, I can't find the slightest. Forest team. It’s as if the players are waking up completely. John said that the Forest team is slow to enter the state, but I think they have not entered the state at all... Maybe they underestimated the enemy, who knows. Anyway, they lost. Now, In the fight for the league title, Manchester United is ahead."

From hearing the whistle of the end of the game on the sidelines, Dunn's face became quite ugly. At the crucial moment in the fight for the league championship, he lost to the opponent who shouldn't lose-after the team drew with Arsenal, Dunn just consoled his players by their bad luck and did not get angry. But now he wanted to rush into the locker room and curse everyone bloody.

In his plan, the game against a strong team is to strive for victory, and a tie is the minimum requirement. But with the mid-lower teams whose strength is not as good as their own, especially the mid-range teams with no desires, the goal of the Forest team is nothing but winning. The name "Blackburn" was listed in Dunn's "Victory List", and these three points were planned.

Who knows...In the end, he lost the ball!

The three points in hand are gone, and the same point advantage with Manchester United is gone. After the Forest team lost to Blackburn, the ranking fell to second, and the gap with Manchester United became three points.

Don't underestimate this three-point gap. In the final sprint phase of the league, any one-point gap may cause irreversible failure, so no one wants to make a mistake at this time. Making a mistake at this time means that a season's efforts have been lost.

Just...

In the changing room of the visiting team at Ewood Park, the atmosphere seemed a bit depressed due to the loss. Tony Dunn participated in the post-match press conference outside, and Chris Lak was comforting the dejected players.

Everyone knows what it means to lose this game-they gave up the initiative to win the league title to Manchester United...

The door of the dressing room was pushed open with a "whoop", everyone raised their heads and saw Dun En with a black face.

Someone heard the sound of drooling.

"In the press conference just now, all reporters asked me just one sentence:'Will the loss have any adverse effect on the team's championship?" The backhand closed the door and Dunn told his players that he The voice is very low, but the players of the Forest team generally think this is just a low dark cloud in the sky before the storm.

"Guess how I answered? "You are asking me knowingly."" Dunn shrugged. "Actually, I really want to say something more ugly, but I don't want to cause any more trouble. In this juncture... I have the strongest lineup, not for you to go up and underestimate the enemy!" He still couldn't help but curse. Foul language. "Your performance has disappointed me too much! There is no fighting spirit! I evened the score and I thought you would be a little better. I didn't expect to have impotence right away! What are you thinking about? During this time we have no Champions League, no FA Cup, there is only this **** league! Blackburn! Even such an opponent can't win! How can you expect to compete with Manchester United and Arsenal for the championship?! You lost to Blackburn!"

Dunn scolded everyone, including Captain George Wood. The reason Dunn scolded him was that Wood had too little support for the team on offense, and when it was time to go up he seemed not firm enough, and seemed to care too much about defense.

No one could escape the doom of being spit by Dunn, except for those who failed to come to the away game.

"Think about it! Bastards!"

After cursing, Dunn slammed the door out. There was a room left with big eyes staring, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing.

Speaking of it, now the people in this forest team are not used to being so mercilessly scolded by their head coach. Because the team's performance in the past two years is very good, Dunn rarely expresses dissatisfaction with the team. On the one hand, he has to maintain a good atmosphere, and on the other hand, because the performance of the players makes him no reason to criticize. So the old people forget that Dunn’s big mouth is sometimes aimed at his own people, and the new people have no chance to see this kind of thing...

No one likes to be scolded, whether it's an obscure player or a long-standing star. Dun En's unrelenting scolding made some people lose face. But Tony Dunn is the head coach of the team after all, they can only be silent and bury their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Bendtner kicked his sneakers dissatisfied, and the studs hit the ground with a crisp sound that broke the embarrassing silence in the locker room.

Chris Lak clapped his hands and forced a smile: "Well, guys, don't take it to heart, whether it's this failure or... anything else, pack your things and get in the car."

A group of people began to pack their backpacks silently.

Chris Lak whispered a few words to Tang, and turned and left the dressing room. He was going to find Tony Dunn. Some words are held in my heart, not to say no.

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Chris Luck found Dunn sitting on the bus.

"Tony."

Dunn looked up at him, the anger on his face still not dissipated.

"I think we have to talk."

"What is it about?"

"About the mess you left after spraying just now."

"You mean I shouldn't criticize them?"

"No, I didn't mean that." Chris Luck saw that Dunn's face became more and more black, and knew that he was still very angry. "I just think... the players already know that the problem lies with them, and I believe they will slaughter their opponents in the next game. But your scolding has messed up things... Uh, I In other words, you did not arouse their eagerness, but you might scold them..."

"What?" Dunn asked Chris Luck squintingly.

"Tony, once any cracks appear, they cannot be restored. I don't want any discordant notes in the dressing room..."

"Are you worried that I will call some people our enemies?"

Dunn asked. Chris Lak did not answer, but his performance had clearly and unmistakably told him the answer.

Dunn didn't refute his view, he frowned and was silent for a while.

"Well, I will apologize to them, but I have to wait for tomorrow. Now I can't hold back my face."

Chris Lak laughed when Dunn said this: "I knew you were a smart man, Tony."

"Don't flatter me, I'm in a bad mood now." Dunn said badly.

"Find time to relax." As the season draws to a close, and as the goal of "double crown" is officially proposed, Chris Lak knows that Dunn's pressure is increasing day by day. He was afraid of losing after winning, regretting not winning after tying, and losing...not to mention, always, unless the season is over, this pressure will always be with him.

"Pay attention to your body, Tony." He thought of tying the home game with AC Milan, but Dunn, who was about to attend the press conference, found him and said with a grimace that he was unwell and asked him to do it for him. Chris Lak was really taken aback when he heard the news at first. Head coaching is a very stressful profession, and working in this position can actually do a lot of damage to your health.

He still remembers the incident in 2001 when Houllier, the former head coach of Liverpool, suddenly passed out while directing the game against Leeds United. At that time, he was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with a heart attack. It took eleven hours for surgery to save his life. Then Hollier recuperated for five months before returning to the job of Liverpool coach.

The Premier League’s head coaches may be the most stressed group of football head coaches in the world. Whether they are ranked first or last, everyone is under pressure, and no one is easier than anyone.

Chris Lak was worried that the recent series of events would aggravate Dunn’s psychological pressure and damage his health, so he must remind Dunn to stay calm at this time.

"You are the head coach of the team. If you have a problem, let alone lose this game, it is very easy to lose the entire season."

Dunn wasn't someone who didn't know good and bad, and he couldn't get angry in the face of Chris Lak's kindness.

"Thank you, David." He can only express his thanks. However, he feels that there is nothing wrong with his body and the psychological pressure is indeed a little bit greater. But who is the head coach without any psychological pressure? If you can't stand this pressure, just quit your job and don't do it.

"Then... I'll go back and have a look, those guys are so slow to change clothes..." Chris Lak got out of the car and returned to the locker room to urge the players to come out.

Dunn was sitting on the empty bus alone, recalling every word he had just said in the locker room. I calmed down a bit now, and found that some words were indeed vicious. It seems that we should apologize, but we must wait for tomorrow.

He wanted these boys to fully feel his anger. Otherwise, I always play with them, joking, do these people really think they will indulge in whatever they do? It's okay to joke with me, not to lose, not to lose a game that shouldn't be lost.

Am I the leader of this team, ace player? Super star? You have to listen to me.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the car, and the players of Nottingham Forest came out one after another. He regained his face, did not say hello to them, and the players got on the car one after another in silence.

In this uncomfortable atmosphere, Nottingham Forest, which lost the ball, returned to Nottingham overnight to prepare for the next round of the league-against Portsmouth, who was once humiliated by them 7:4. But this time no one will dare to underestimate this opponent, because just like Blackburn, who scored three goals for the Forest in the first round, they are even better than them. The Portsmouth people once scored and claimed to start defensively. The Four Balls of Nottingham Forest... (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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