Godfather Of Champions

Several days of business activities have exhausted the players, but they will soon be relieved-finishing today's game.

The Chinese Olympic team against Nottingham Forest has long been publicized to the point where everyone knows. Although Chinese football continues to be at a low point, Chinese fans still have great expectations for this game.

Some people may just watch the performances of Nottingham Forest stars, and some people are indeed watching the Olympic team games. China will never lack these people, no matter how many people scold Chinese football, how many people ridicule Chinese football, how many people dismiss Chinese football. But there will be such a group of people, they will always pay attention to Chinese football. Don't think about the low level of super level, low attendance, but there is always attendance, isn't it? That means that someone is indeed watching. Let’s not talk about the games of the national team, almost full of games-of course, there is a factor of patriotism, not all because of football.

Football, the world's number one sport, has a broad mass base in China, but no organization can integrate these mass bases and manage it effectively. Then the foundation is always just the foundation, and there will never be a superstructure on this foundation.

The Chinese Football Association hopes to use this game to reawaken people's enthusiasm for football, and to take advantage of the Olympic Games to raise the level of Chinese football to a higher level. Dunn expressed his understanding of their idea of ​​black-box operation, because the leaders of the Football Association are such consensual single-celled organisms. But he himself is very disdainful of this approach.

This is completely turning the cart before the horse. Fans' enthusiasm for football will never be ignited just because of a commercial game, and the level of Chinese football will never be changed in the slightest because of the achievements of the Olympic team in the Olympics. These were supposed to be natural and natural products after the continuous development of football, but the leaders of the Football Association took it as a process.

When Dunn was still relatively young, he had a dream that many fans would have-a group of talented players turned out, and a talented coach led them to the World Cup. Later, as he got older and richer in experience, he thought it would always be a dream. If the system is not reformed, Chinese football will never come to the fore.

FIFA’s constitution clearly stipulates that national football associations cannot be government-run organizations, but must be non-governmental organizations. Governments cannot interfere in the affairs of the football associations, otherwise they will be severely punished. But looking at China, the Football Association jumped out and said: "We are a private organization" Does anyone believe it? The General Administration of Sports over them was the first to not agree. What kind of organization is the General Administration of Sports? All Chinese know about it. Is it not clear to FIFA? But they can't help it.

So, now Dunn has no extravagant hope that Chinese football can change for the better. He felt that the only consolation for these Chinese fans was to occasionally produce one or two good players who could play abroad and represent China on another stadium. If you perform well in the club, it can also inspire Chinese fans.

Look, now the requirements of Chinese fans are that simple.

But even such a simple requirement is difficult to achieve.

Therefore, most of the current Chinese fans can only vent their distress through satire and scolding. Now Dunn is luckier than them, because he has the opportunity to express his emotions face to face and give those football association leaders who made a special trip to watch the "supervision" a great face...

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I came to Ningbo for four days and it rained every day. Yesterday’s weather forecast said that there will be light rain today. Sure enough, the rain has been continuous from last night to this afternoon.

"Fortunately, we are the England team." Dunn said to the coaches next to him, looking at the wet world outside the window. "This kind of weather is too normal. How is the turf condition?"

"Slippy," Tang replied.

Dunn frowned slightly. The field is slippery and technical movements are not well controlled. Unexpected situations may occur when the body collides, which will greatly increase the possibility of injury.

Although when he was a fan, Dunn didn't work hard for those European giants who came to China to play games, and the players were uncomfortable for being lazy for fear of injury, but this time he will also make arrangements like this. Even if Allen doesn't find him, he has to preserve his strength. Let your main player be injured because of a commercial game in faraway China, then you are the biggest fool in the world.

The bus taken by the forest team drove slowly on the highway. Due to the game, the road near the stadium was a bit blocked. Ningbo mobilized a large number of traffic police to maintain order, and the speed of vehicles was restricted.

Fortunately, the CITIC Ningbo International Hotel where they stayed is very close to Fubang Stadium. No matter how slow they drive, as long as there is no traffic jam, there is no need to worry about being late.

For Dunn, the experience of personally leading the players to take the subway to the game in the First Division can be regarded as rare.

Along the way, you can see fans rushing to the stadium either by car, by car, or on foot. When they see the bus in Nottingham Forest, the fans in the car will be very excited and leaned out and waved and shouted. The five-star red flag of China and the poster portraits of the Nottingham Forest stars are intertwined, but they are also very harmonious-everyone is red.

"If I didn't...I'm also one of them now." Tang En said to Tang in Chinese.

"Did you specifically run from Sichuan to Ningbo?"

"It's not impossible... I once resigned from the company just to be able to stay up late to watch the European Cup." Tang En said this with a proud expression. He is not afraid that Tang will discover his identity, anyway, he just said "European Cup". There will also be a European Cup in 2000. As for his real age, he was still in school in 2002, but he never told Tang, nor did Tang inquire about these very personal things. "Never underestimate the enthusiasm of the fans...Of course, never underestimate their anger."

When the game was about to be played, the players of the Forest team regained their status as professional players. They acted in the car as if they were going to play league games away. Only a few children transferred from the youth team were curiously taking DV shots outside the window. The spectacular "yellow tide".

In fact, the coaching staff did not make any arrangements for this game. These days, the training focuses on physical recovery and simple tactical exercises. There is no special training for the Olympic team. The overall training plan of the team is to prepare for the new season league and the European stadium. Before the game, Dunn didn't even call the players together for a tactical meeting. There is enough to say in the locker room later.

Due to the short distance, Nottingham Forest set off with a watch. When they arrived at Fubon Stadium, the Chinese Olympic team players had already ran from the locker room to warm up one after another.

"They have high morale." Dunn looked at those people and whistled.

"Because we are the strongest among all their warm-up opponents." Tang said. "For them, this match is more valuable than previous warm-up matches."

"If we win by accident, we will be more valuable." Tang En blinked at Tang.

"Never possible." Tang, the Chinese, poured cold water on Tang En in a serious manner.

"Allen will be very angry when he hears you say this...haha!" Dunn laughed, and he could see that he was in a good mood. "But you are right. Even if we don't have to do our best, it is not difficult to win against them. Fourteen years ago, Chinese football might have defeated those opponents who underestimated the enemy, but now this one must not. Everything is It's developing, but it's strange. In Chinese football, this rule doesn't apply at all." He shook his head.

"Let them not dawdle and go out to warm up." He turned to Chris Lak, and the assistant coach's loud voice rang in the locker room.

"Don't relax just because this is a warm-up match! Insufficient warm-up will cause you injuries! Does anyone hope that the new season will end before it starts?"

He shouted that was really effective, and the players who were just planning to spend more time rushed out.

Dunn didn't stay in the locker room to prepare, there was really nothing to prepare. To play against the Olympic team, there is no need to study how the opponent is, as long as you play according to your own robbery and habits, the game will always be in your own hands.

In fact, he feels a little "returning home", and deep down he wants to go out and show off. Although no one will admit that he is a Chinese now, and the Chinese will not be envious of his achievements, but this does not prevent him from having fun in his heart and amusing himself. I think I was just an ordinary little fan, and now I have returned to China with the double champion team that won the Champions League!

Due to rain for several days in a row, the organizers once worried that fans who bought tickets would not come to watch the game. But what Dunn saw should give the organizers a sigh of relief. More than half of the 40,000 seats have been made so far, and there are still forty minutes before the start of the game.

The drizzle did not extinguish the enthusiasm of the fans at all, even if the players from both sides came out to warm up, they were very happy to shout in the stands.

Take a look at them, and think about all the fans you met in the UK. Dunn suddenly lost his interest in continuing to "show off" outside, and he turned and walked back to the locker room.

He was stopped by a group of Chinese reporters just when he reached the entrance of the tunnel. They hope to interview this legendary coach full of personality. The person who asked the question was Tang Jing, Tang En's old acquaintance.

"I can really meet you everywhere, Miss Tang." Dunn said hello in Chinese.

"I'm a reporter specializing in reporting on you. It would be strange if you can't see me." Tang Jing shook her head, and then raised her own question. "Before the game, the fans were worried that such a commercial game would greatly reduce the gold content of the game, whether it is a game that is not as good as usual, whether it is ornamental or competitive, what do you think?"

"This game is definitely not the same as the League Cup. But I don't agree with the unexciting remarks. Because there are many kinds of excitement. The 7-0 victory over the opponent is also exciting." Tang En blinked at Tang Jing.

"Oh? You mean your team will score a lot of goals in the game?"

"I didn't say it. This is just an analogy. Don't try to lead me to that place." Dunn was very clear about the reporter's tricks. "What the game will be like, now I don't know at all. I can only promise that we will try our best to make the Chinese fans enjoy a wonderful game. We are different from those European teams that are just to make money. Don't forget. We are also the cultural ambassadors of Nottingham. This game is a great opportunity to showcase English football culture. And, you know, Miss Tang. I never surrender before a game."

When Tang En said so, Tang Jing smiled. I have said so many useless mandarin nonsense before, this last sentence is the real truth. It is indeed difficult for Dunn to give up before the start of the game.

"So Chinese fans and TV viewers can enjoy a wonderful game with confidence?"

"It should be like this."

Tang En and Tang Jing were very happy, and the other Chinese reporters were unwilling to be lonely, and came forward to ask their own questions. The biggest advantage of interviewing Dunn is that both parties can communicate directly in Chinese without translation, which saves a lot of trouble.

"What do you think of the strength of the Chinese Olympic team, Mr. Tang En?"

"I don't know much about this team..." Actually I know very well, but I won't tell you!

"There are rumors that you have taken a fancy to Zheng Zhi, is it true?"

"If Zheng Zhi can accept to be George Wood's substitute, I don't mind." Dunn grinned. As long as you understand George Wood, you will know that this is tantamount to denying this rumor.

"Do you have any expectations for the Beijing Olympics?"

"I'm sorry I can't come to Beijing to watch the Olympics in person, because the Premier League has already begun at that time. But I believe that the Beijing Olympics will be an unforgettable Olympics." Dunn smiled and answered this question. He is polite, polite, humorous, and gives a very good impression. It's hard to believe that the Chinese reporters who came into contact with him for the first time are notorious in Europe.

Only Tang Jing knew that this person's appearance was completely unreliable.

This group of Chinese reporters quickly saw the other side of Tony Dunn.

A long and distinctive female TV reporter squeezed in. "Beckham started the game, can he play the full court?"

"It depends on the situation. Generally speaking, we will make very large adjustments." This is not a regular game, and the number of substitutions is discussed. As the National Olympics wanted to train, everyone decided to replace eleven.

"In other words, Beckham will be replaced midway?"

Dunn began to feel that this female reporter was very annoying, and the questions he asked were very low-level and levelless, and his enthusiastic tone quickly cooled down. "I can't answer you now."

The female reporter did not feel the dissatisfaction in Dunn's tone at all, and continued to ask her prepared questions: "Do you think David Beckham's role in the team is very important?"

Dunn finally couldn't help it. He asked the female reporter harshly, "This lady. I am very dissatisfied with your questioning method of presupposing the position and answers to the interviewee. I can only answer such questions.' Is it'or' no', or do you want me to answer what you want to hear? I'm so sorry, I refuse to answer this question. Also, are you Yuji?"

Dunn's sudden anger stunned all the reporters present, including the female reporter. She has interviewed many competitions in China, and she has always asked questions like this. No one has ever said that she asked incorrectly or did not ask well.

For example: "Do you feel honored and proud to win the gold medal? Are the coaches and the team helping you a lot? Are you excited and want to cry?"

"Do you feel sorry for only taking the silver medal? Do you feel sorry for the country's cultivation over the years?"

"Congratulations on your best performance this year. Liu Xiang won the championship, do you feel very happy? How do you think Liu Xiang played today?"

...

But today, this person actually refuted her mercilessly, and her brain couldn't turn around for a while.

"I... I'm not Yuji." She answered this inexplicable question for a long time.

"Go to the entertainment, you are very talented in that aspect." After speaking, Dunn pulled away. It left a back image of all Chinese reporters present that made them feel embarrassed.

When Tang Jing saw this scene shrugging behind the crowd, she knew that things would develop into this way...

Dunn, who was very unhappy, walked quickly across the corridor. When he passed the door of the home team's Olympic team's locker room, the door just closed. This action attracted his attention. He turned his head and caught a glimpse of one through the crack in the door. A familiar figure-Xie Guanlong, Chairman of the Chinese Football Association.

It is said that Dujkovic has long been just a named head coach, and the Chinese coaching staff is just a puppet, just responsible for conveying the above instructions and spirit. Now it seems that this rumor is true.

A glimpse of this scene made Dunn laugh. Chinese football is full of jokes. Xie Guanlong, a track and field person, pretends to lay out tactics in the locker room to direct the team game? Then a group of professional coaches bowed their heads to their ears, nodding their heads and saying yes, then flattered and praised "Chairman Xie is really an expert" and "Chairman Xie is extremely true"... Just thinking about it will make it funny.

Fortunately, I don't have to suffer in this environment.

This episode made him feel better again.

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After the players warmed up, they returned to the locker room, dried off the water and put on clean clothes.

After seeing that they had done all this, Dunn said: "This game... there is nothing to say. How do we usually play, how do we play this game?"

Eastwood stood up: "Boss, or defensive counterattack?"

"We are not only defensive and counterattacks!" Tang En glared at him, "We are practicing mid-range offensive routines today. We don't take the side lanes, but only take the mid lane. If the Chinese team comes up with a high morale, they will definitely be aggressive. Take advantage of this. A chance to score them, and then start rehearsing the offense."

The players nodded. The mid lane is a place that all teams pay more attention to. Whether it is offense or defense, there must be heavy troops here. The forest team has no chance to practice in a flat game, because they want to pursue victory, and the side play is obviously more practical. Now facing opponents like the Chinese Olympic team, it would be a waste to play the best wing attack without using it to practice tactics.

"But I want to remind you." Dunn stretched out his left index finger. "We must be familiar with the weather and field conditions when we warmed up just now. People on the Chinese team will fight fiercely. You have to be careful not to get yourself injured. Don't go to the opponent for the more difficult balls. They move. If it’s too big, avoid it. Protect yourself."

Everyone on the starting list nodded. Dunn, the starting roster for this game, gave everyone a lot of face-almost all the main lineup played.

Goalkeeper Van der Sar. The center back is the partner of Pique and Ayala, left back Gareth Bale, right back Rafinha. Midfielder Sun Jihai, front midfielder Van der Vaart, left midfielder Ribery, right midfielder David Beckham. The forwards are Van Nistelrooy and Eastwood.

Central defender Pepe had some minor injuries, and Dunn did not put him on the starting list out of caution. And George Wood didn't have any injuries, and Dunn put him on the bench, which was unclear. In fact, Tang En has his own plans for this arrangement...

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At the same time, in the locker room of the Olympic team, Xie Guanlong has just made a guest appearance as the head coach to arrange tactics for the players of the Olympic team. In fact, his tactics are very simple, nothing more than some terms that pseudo fans know. ——"Defensively and quickly counterattacks. The frontcourt starts to press and take two wing lanes. The ball sinks in the rain, strengthen the long shot..."

After talking about these seemingly professional nonsense, but in fact it is equivalent to nothing, he started his favorite ideological mobilization work, which is the pre-war mobilization.

"Players! The opportunity to compete with the European Champions Cup is very rare. The Football Association has worked hard to win this opportunity for everyone. I hope you cherish it." He put one hand on the akimbo muscles, and the other hand with five fingers slightly extended, waving vigorously, leading Full of style. "We are definitely not as strong as our opponents in this game, but I hope you don't give up. You have to play your own style! First of all, the momentum! The strength is weaker than the opponent. If the momentum is not as good as the opponent, this game will not be able to play! Let them be scared! They must show a tenacious fighting spirit, fiercely pressing, and the action can be larger. As long as the opponent is afraid, the game situation will be beneficial to us!"

He said very vigorously here, but the head coach Dujkovic was sitting in the corner with an indifferent expression. As if everything that happened here has nothing to do with me. In fact, it really doesn't matter. He is just a named person, he can't do anything, he has no power. To put it better, he can sit on the coach's bench.

"The second point is don't give up! No matter what the circumstances, don't give up the game! The style of Chinese football is to never give up until the last second!" Xie Guanlong was energetic, as if his team had already won the game. But don’t he blush when he says that... "If the opponent scores, you must try to grab the ball and disrupt their rhythm! Then try to get a faster tie. You must be aggressive when defending. We use technical disadvantages. Hardworking spirit and tenacious fighting spirit, as well as a positive style to make up for it!"

"Finally, I hope that you can present a wonderful game for the fans across the country, so that the fans can see the spirit shown in you! The party and the people are watching you, and I hope you can deliver a satisfactory Answer sheet!"

After irresponsibly throwing the burden of 1.3 billion people on the shoulders of these ordinary players, Xie Guanlong left the locker room unhurriedly, accompanied by other officials. Thinking of the result, and thinking of his impassioned speech before the game, he felt very, very good.

Back on the podium, after shaking hands with the chairman of Nottingham Forest Club Evan Daugherty and marketing manager Alan Adams, he sat next to them, ready to watch the game.

On the opposite side of the rostrum, a fan played a banner saying "Thank you X Long for leaving get out of class! Give me Duy!", but he glanced over, pretending not to see.

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Players from both sides lined up and the atmosphere on the spot became warm. The live broadcast broadcasted the players from both sides one by one, whether it was the Olympic team or the stars of Nottingham Forest, they all received the most enthusiastic applause and cheers from the audience. Of course, Beckham is the most popular.

Since George Wood is not there, it stands to reason that the second captain Van der Sar should come up to guess. But because this was not an official game, but a commercial game, from a business perspective, Dunn gave the captain's armband to Beckham. This trick is very pleasing. Seeing Beckham with the captain's armband in the middle circle with Captain Li Weifeng of the Olympic team, the fans burst into cheers.

When guessing the side, Beckham lost to Li Weifeng and got the kick-off right.

After taking a photo with the starting lineup, the players of both sides returned to their positions. The referee from China gave a whistle and the game officially started!

From the beginning of the game, the fans in the stands shouted hard, and in most cases they cheered for the Chinese Olympic team. Because Dunn heard it very clearly, they shouted: "Chinese team, come on! Chinese team, come on!"

Any fan who often watches live TV matches of the Chinese team will be familiar with this voice, and Dunn is no exception. It seems that no matter how popular Nottingham Forest is in China, no matter how big Beckham's appeal is, as long as the opponent is a Chinese national team, it is almost impossible for the fans on the scene to cheer for the Forest team.

At the beginning of the game, just as Dunn said. The morale of the Olympic team is very high. Although they do not have the ball, they are very aggressive in pressing. Any successful defense will win cheers in the stands. But in Dunn's view, this is just a brave performance. The "head coach" arranged in this way is very incompetent.

The Olympic team is very fierce to grab, it will inevitably consume a lot of physical strength, and can not take care of every corner of the stadium, especially in the back line, there will be a lot of space that can be used. Nottingham Forest is waiting for a suitable opportunity to kill with one blow.

This opportunity did not allow Nottingham Forest to wait too long. Nottingham Forest, which can be regarded as the main force of the game, easily took the rhythm of the game into its own hands. At first, the Olympic team could only follow the rhythm of the Forest team. They run very actively and consume a lot of physical energy. Actively open the gap for the forest team.

In the sixth minute, Beckham saw the timing and suddenly kicked and crossed the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy and Eastwood attracted the attention of all the Olympic team defenders. Van der Vaart then appeared in the penalty area unmarked and volleyed without stopping the ball!

If it is a more important game, he may stop the ball first for stability and make moves. But in such a game, the Olympic team did not put any pressure on him at all, so he had the mind to play difficult moves that are not commonly used. And it works well...

"The goal is scored! Oh, the defense of the Chinese Olympic team is showing up here that it shouldn't be..." The commentator of China National Television looked a little depressed. Although knowing that the strength of the two teams is not on the same level, at any rate the Olympic team represents China, and it is really shameful to lose the ball so quickly.

Seeing the goal, the players of the Forest team simply celebrated, and Dunn and others on the coaching bench did not even stand up and applaud. For these people, scoring a goal for the Chinese team is normal and not worth celebrating.

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After taking the lead, Nottingham Forest deliberately slowed down the pace and began to follow the guidelines laid out by Dunn before the game. When there is an opportunity to attack, they will attack the center. Even if the Chinese Olympic team put all their defensive forces in the center, even if this leads to a sharp decline in the offensive success rate, they have no intention to try the side.

The lagging Olympic team intensified the fight amidst the cheering of the fans. They became more and more over-excited, forcing the players of Nottingham Forest to give up the ball many times to avoid the opponent's fierce tackles. .

This makes the forest team players a little dissatisfied. The smell of gunpowder in commercial competitions is getting stronger.

Finally, in the 21st minute, the Olympic forward Gao Lin suddenly fell to the ground when he received Zheng Zhi's pass in the penalty area. The referee resolutely awarded a penalty kick! The players in Nottingham Forest feel wronged. Although Pikwe and Gao Lin had physical contact, it was a bit exaggerated to say that the foul was foul.

The referee ignored the protests of the forest team players and insisted on the original verdict.

Dunn saw this first act off the court and smiled. Does the Football Association still play double insurance?

Without any suspense, Zheng Zhi took the penalty kick. The score became a 1:1 tie.

There were loud gongs and drums in the stands, and the fans were very happy to be able to tie the score. The players of the Olympic team are also affected by this, becoming more excited and moving more and more fiercely.

The Forest players quickly discovered a problem. The two sides fight together. After physical contact, the Chinese team players are in the end. In most cases, the referee will call the Forest team a foul. The number of free kicks in the first half was far ahead of the Chinese Olympic team.

When Ayala bought from behind and stabbed the ball at the feet of Zheng Zhi, who was looking around, Zheng Zhi fell to the ground and the referee once again called him a foul. The Argentine veteran stood there with his hands on his hips and shook his head helplessly.

As a result, the players of Nottingham Forest played more and more negatively, facing the Chinese team's almost foul defense in the offensive. When defending, I was worried about being convicted of a foul and didn't dare to kick easily. The Chinese team thus regained the initiative on the court.

When the Forest team has the ball, they would rather fall back and forth in the midfield than pass forward easily. Such a move greatly dissatisfied the fans who came to watch the football. They want to see the two sides fighting against each other instead of passive competition. As a result, boos targeting Nottingham Forest began to appear in the stands. As long as they started to pass the ball to each other and pass back, the boos would immediately sound.

The Chinese National Olympic team, which is struggling, has naturally received overwhelming and enthusiastic support.

Everyone’s thinking is-since Nottingham Forest is unwilling to do its best, it disdains serious competition with a team like ours. Then we will defeat you and embarrass you!

In the second half of the first half, the Chinese Olympic team began to gain the upper hand. There was even a scene where the goal of the Forest team was besieged, which led to the danger of Van der Sar’s goal. Seeing such a scene, cheers naturally thundered in the stands, and Xie Guanlong on the rostrum was also full of spring breeze.

Chris Lak on the coach's bench was a bit unable to sit still, but it is strange that people like Dunn who can't tolerate sand in their eyes sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, with Erlang's legs tilted, and he is not worried about the plight of the team on the court .

Before the end of the first half, Nottingham Forest paid the price for their negative game. Zheng Zhi took an unexpected long shot. The football hit Sun Jihai's thigh, which caused refraction and flew into the net. Van der Sar could only sigh at the ball.

At this moment, the decibel of Fubang Stadium reached its highest peak since its completion.

Xie Guanlong even stood up and applauded, and the players of the Chinese Olympic team embraced excitedly. In the second half of the first half, they completely suppressed Nottingham Forest. Lead the European champion now! It's hard to tell these young people not to be excited.

Where's Dunn? He just turned his head and said to the anxious Chris Lak next to him: "You should be happy. The first half is about to end, none of us were injured."

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During the intermission, the Olympic team players ran off the field with their heads high, accepting cheers from the fans along the way. The players of Nottingham Forest bowed their heads helplessly, and occasionally they heard boos from the stands.

It's no wonder that the attitudes of these fans who are still following the Forest team before the game have changed 180 degrees. In the first half, Nottingham Forest held the title of European champion and double crown, which made people have high hopes, but it did not play the level that everyone hoped to see. Is this not disappointing? Since the disappointment is naturally expressed for the British team to see.

The director of the TV broadcast was clearly aware of Dunn's status. When the players came off the field, the camera lens found Dunn, but was surprised to find that Dunn was not dissatisfied with the result and the team's performance. This is really puzzling. Isn’t it rumored that he can accept the loss, but absolutely can’t accept a vain loss without fighting spirit?

Why now...

How do these people know that the little abacus in Dun En's heart is ringing?

Xie Guanlong on the rostrum smiled and left, and he was going to inspect the locker room again. The team's performance in the first half made him very happy, and the reaction of the fans on site made him even more happy.

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Everyone was already in the locker room, and Dunn came in and closed the door.

He didn't criticize the players at all, and said with a smile: "You did a good job, no one was injured. I'm relieved."

But his players disagreed with this statement, and Eastwood stood up with a depressed look: "Boss, I can't accept such a result at all."

His statement was quickly approved and echoed by most of the other teammates.

"Oh? Why?" Dunn pretended to be surprised, "The most important thing is not getting injured in the warm-up match. I think there is no reason to fight for such a match."

"You're right, Boss. But I just can't accept the result and embarrassment. Every time I hear boos in the stands, I feel uncomfortable." Eastwood, who is always smiling, now has a serious face. "We are the European champions, right? We are the double champions, right? If we are a little serious, it will be 3-0 in the first half. Honestly..."

Eastwood hesitated for a moment, and said what was in his heart: "...I don't like this kind of competition. It's like doing a show and showing the audience the results they want to see. Compared with this kind of commercial competition. I prefer the real champions cup finals!"

Having said this, he held his head up and waited for criticism from him. But Dunn smiled and didn't mean to scold him at all.

"But I think the results and scenes of a commercial competition are insignificant. Compared with that point of face, your health is more important to me. We cannot choose whether to participate in this type of competition. As our reputation improves, similar competitions will definitely continue. Yes. But we can choose the way of the game..."

Eastwood is determined today to vent the grievances he received in the first half of the room. He knew that the boss liked him, so he was a little brazen. "I remember the boss once said to us that the way to end the game early includes killing the opponent completely at the beginning of the game. Why can't we be like that in this game? Anyway, I think this kind of game It humiliates my professional ethics."

This is a bit heavy, but Dunn is still not angry. He looked at the players with a grin.

"I think, Boss... I might be able to guess what these Chinese newspapers will say about us the next day. It's definitely not a good thing." The second person stood up. It was Pepe, who was not on the court due to injury, and he shrugged. . "I don't want others to look down upon."

"Boss, we know what a commercial game is. But the commercial game doesn't stipulate that we must lose to the host."

"The referee in this game has been blowing the whistle, and everything is not good for us. I want to give them some color to see!"

"Anyway, the first half was very uncomfortable, football shouldn't be played like this!"

More and more people stood up bravely against their king, but the smile on Dun En's face increased.

"So, you don't want to lose?"

"Who told us that football in Nottingham Forest is a football that will never admit defeat. Boss?" Eastwood looked at Dunn and asked.

Dunn finally laughed out: "I know you guys are not honest. Actually, I think... I certainly don't want to lose, but I don't really want you to get hurt. You see the opponent's actions. When it comes, I don’t want to wait for someone to be hurt before I begin to regret it. You must also consider your own body."

"From the beginning of the second half, I will make a significant staff adjustment. I will not reserve one of the eleven people. But!" He raised his voice. "You are right. Nottingham Forest football is a football that will never admit defeat. Don't accept failure, let alone such failure! We can defeat them clearly, then defeat them!"

In a group of excited people, Sun Jihai began to pray for his compatriots.

Seeing everyone full of confidence and fighting spirit for winning the game, Dunn grinned happily.

The only regret is that he was unable to witness the changing expressions on the faces of the FA leaders in the second half. In the first half, you guys must be smiling happily, right?

Alan, I'm just giving face. In the first half, they led the main lineup by one goal. Such a good thing is not easy even for giant teams like Manchester United and Real Madrid. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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