Godfather Of Champions

For ordinary people, January represents the arrival of the new year, represents the holiday, and represents Ruixue. But for professional football clubs in Europe, January represents a busy transfer period.

Is there anything to add to Nottingham Forest? In addition to Gareth Bale's serious injury, Nottingham Forest's injury status is relatively mild, which is related to their good physical reserves during the summer preparation period. The intensive competitions during the Christmas season did not bring down the team's physical fitness, and naturally there will not be many inexplicable injuries.

Dunn rarely buys people during the winter transfer period unless he has to. Because at this time there are a lot of restrictions on players that can be bought halfway, and at this time, there are simply no high-quality and cheap players. The good players are all flowed in the summer, and the rest are either too expensive, or the level is limited, or they cannot participate in the Champions League. In addition, players who join the team halfway through often don't have time to familiarize themselves with the team's style, so they have to play the game immediately, so the tacit understanding with their teammates is not as good as the players who joined in the summer, which affects the team's performance.

Dunn told Evan and Allen a long time ago that the Forest team will not buy anyone in January and there is no need to buy it.

If Joe Martock is loaned out, he might have to buy a left back to supplement. But looking at it now, Matock has been quite stable after playing several times, and he deserves to be the player that England Under-21 coach Stuart Pierce recommends to him. It’s okay to have someone above... there are cheap ones!

Dunn has planned to focus on training Matoke as the main left-back of the Forest team in the future.

Nottingham Forest is not tonic in winter, which does not mean that their people will not be jealous of other teams.

After passing AC Milan in the summer, no one mentions the introduction of George Wood anymore. Everyone knows that England football has the kind of loyalists to the old team, such as Manchester United's Scholes and Giggs, Chelsea Terry and Lampard of Liverpool, Gerrard and Carragher of Liverpool... It is almost impossible to buy such a person. Although George Wood is still young, he is already among the "loyal ministers".

Wood is naturally not for sale in Nottingham Forest, other players do not have this label.

Alan Lennon has gained more and more attention from other teams with his steady and outstanding performance in Nottingham Forest over the years. This season seems to be a good time to take him away from the City Stadium, because his direct competitor Bentley in the national team was brought to the team by Dunn. The media think that Lennon must be a little bit dissatisfied, although he did not show it, but when he finally managed to secure the main position of the team, another competitor was really a bit suffocated.

Two clubs have already announced their interest in Lennon. One is Tottenham Hotspur in England. They hoped to bring in Lennon before Lennon went to Nottingham Forest. Unfortunately, Lennon chose Tony Dunn at that time. Spurs are still "invincible" to Lennon, and they are still thinking about it until now.

The other is Valencia in La Liga. Joaquin and Vicente, the former Spanish gold wings, are now reaching their 30s. Injuries frequently affected their attendance. David Silva was sold to After Real Madrid, they lack the new force on the side. Therefore, the top Valencia executives who had survived the economic crisis turned their attention to Lennon, who was fast and was good at breaking through assists on the wing.

To the rumors that the two clubs wanted to buy Lennon, Dunn's response was-"Not for sale!"

Just kidding, there are only a few people on the side that rotate, two on the left and two on the right. What should I do if I sell one and the other suddenly gets injured? In addition, Lennon played in the forest youth team, which can be considered as a forest youth training camp, and can also play a role in the Champions League qualification registration. He also has feelings for Nottingham Forest. Such a player has nothing unforgivable. Dunn would basically not be able to move his mistakes.

Kompany and Pepe still have a lot of teams want to buy every year, after Pikwe is gone, the two of them can be regarded as the mainstay of Nottingham Forest's defense. Although Woodgate is also good, but in terms of level and physical fitness, he is still a little behind the first two.

For these two people, Dunn is also an attitude-not to sell.

How did Nottingham Forest make its fortune? If the backbone of the defense is sold, how can they continue to mix?

Some teams are interested in Layton Barnes, not a big team, just a team in the middle of the Premier League. Dunn didn't refuse this. Because Gareth Bale has confirmed farewell to this season, it is impossible to sell another left back during the winter transfer period. But in Dunn's mind, Barnes is not for sale. If Matoke grows up in the future, Barnes is bound to be ranked third among the team's left backs, and it will not do him any good for the team at that time. He is only twenty-five years old, and if he wants to sell, it is also the best time to sell money.

When Dunn rejected the asking price of those teams, he also added: "During the winter transfer period, we will not consider selling the left back."

As Dunn gradually began to play double midfielder this season, Thiago also made a lot of offensive contributions, so his chances of playing surpassed last season, and even ranked in front of Shaheen by a slight advantage. Thiago's performance was then outstanding and also attracted the attention of other teams.

Portugal's Benfica hopes to recall the old general, Spain's Villarreal also hopes to get him. Dunn didn't want to sell for the time being, thinking he had not found a suitable successor. When Dunn decided to sell a certain player, he must have determined the alternate player in the same position, so that he would not be disrupted by some unexpected circumstances. You know there are so many inexplicable accidents in life...

At the beginning of the season, Dunn kept John Bostock in the team because he felt that the team played on multiple lines and Bostock would not miss the opportunity to exercise. But half a season later he found out that he was wrong. Due to tactical adjustments, Bostock's chances of playing have dropped sharply. And he will only play in the midfield midfielder. Among the four midfield midfielders, his strength and experience are ranked last, and his chances of playing are naturally the least. This is not conducive to his growth. Bostock has also talked to Dunn alone. Of course, he did not say that he intends to transfer and leave Nottingham Forest, but that he hopes to seek opportunities to play games through loan experience.

Dunn seriously considered it for a long time, and finally agreed to his decision. Adriano Mok and Niklas Milan, as well as Victor Moses are all on loan. Their performances have been good or bad, but it is better than sitting on the bench and wasting time.

After entering January, Nottingham Forest successively received three applications for renting Bostock. One of them was to enjoy the right of first-hand purchase after the lease. The club was directly executed by Dunn. He hasn't wanted to sell Bostock yet. This kid is promising, but it will take time to develop.

In the end, the two remaining clubs are Fulham and West Ham United. Dunn agreed to everything, and the rest was up to Bostock himself to choose which one he wanted to choose, nothing happened to him.

Chris Cohen, a low-key player who gradually showed his sharp edge after hard work, has been favored by many teams after a season and a half of outstanding performance. The performance of him and Matthias Fernandez on the left flank continues the forest team's tradition of attaching importance to the wing and having excellent wing players. Fernandez occasionally plays a mid laner. Cohen is also an all-rounder who is good at wide and mid lanes, but Dunn fixed him on the wide lanes because there are so many mid laners...

His performance did not live up to Dunn's expectations. He was diligent and never complained about sitting on the bench. He had two goals and six assists in half of the season. At the beginning, he was regarded as the second Chris Cammons. Both of them had the same name. The media and expert fans thought that Cohen had been sitting on the bench for several years and then had no choice but to leave. But once thought that with his right attitude and strength, Cummings impressed the forest coaching staff, not only stayed in the forest team, but also became the main player in rotation with Fernandez.

There is one thing that can be very specific and intuitive to illustrate the current level of Chris Cohen. In the famous football manager game FM2011, which was just launched less than two months ago, Cohen's potential is fixed at 152. This potential value is not high, and it is nothing compared to those Mavericks who are often more than 180. However, his data distribution is quite scientific. In terms of the key data needed for the left midfielder position, the values ​​are very good. The current ability of 145 allows him to pass and pass both 16, and the technique has 15, and the ball is stopped. There are 14, endurance is as high as 18, speed is also 14, and teamwork is as high as 19.

The general feedback from players like this is that it has low potential and high energy, which is very easy to use. The other numbers are not pretty, but the actual performance is excellent.

SI and Nottingham Forest are a cooperative relationship. They can have the most direct and detailed observation of the players of the Forest team, so the statistics given are generally the most authoritative. Many players play FM and like to buy players from the Forest team, because they are very easy to use regardless of their data. Perhaps this is a bias of SI? There are even rumors among the players that Tony Dunn is playing FM to coach the team to dig the Mavericks everywhere...

As for the forward, Zikic's performance also ushered in the second turn of his career. As a center forward, his number of goals is still small, and he has been criticized by many fans. But anyone who really understands the ball knows the important position of Zikic in the Forest team: first, with him, the Forest team will have absolute air superiority in the front court; secondly, his presence can greatly enrich the Forest team's offense. Routine, both sides can play the ball, forcibly bombing. He can sit on a standing center and create opportunities for his teammates to plug in after receiving the pass. Whether it is a long pass or a short pass, he needs such a bridgehead; again, when defending a set ball, he can also withdraw back to serve as a central defender in air defense.

Dunn always values ​​players who look ordinary but can always play a role that ordinary people can't notice. Zikic’s character is obviously better than his predecessor Bendtner. He has been with the team for a few years and has been very low-key, never causing trouble.

Such a low-key person is now like an electric light bulb in the dark night, so he recruits bugs...

Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Atletico Madrid, Spaniards and Italy's Fiorentina and Naples are all interested in introducing this frontcourt beacon who can not only score goals on his own, but also create opportunities for teammates and enrich the team's offensive tactics. .

Although the most eye-catching in the transfer market every year is the transfer rumors of those superstars, in fact, most of the transactions in the transfer market come from these second-tier players.

Of course Dunn would not be willing to sell Zikic, and now it is too difficult to find a good center.

But Alan Adams found him.

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Dunn has already figured it out, but if Allen takes the initiative to find him, it is not a good thing in all likelihood. It’s not that the club’s finances are tight, and his application to buy a few players to enhance his strength has been shelved; that is, the club’s finances are tight and the team needs to buy a few people to ease it; or that he hopes Dunn will pay attention to the team’s salary budget. ...

The relationship between the Big Three in Nottingham Forest has always been delicate: Needless to say, the relationship between Evan and Allen is the partners who have worked hard together until now. Evan and Tony can be regarded as friends at first sight, and they can talk about each other. Tony and Allen are two people...it's a little complicated. On the one hand, they are colleagues, so naturally they have to work together. For example, when Dunn buys players, Alan will go out and talk about it. Occasionally, I can also joke and talk together, and the atmosphere is very harmonious; but on the other hand, because of the working relationship, Dunn and Allen are restraining each other, and they naturally don't have too much affection for each other-Dunn To spend money, Allen wants to make money, this is the basic contradiction. In addition, there are times when Dunn always feels that Allen uses money as a pretense to interfere too much in team affairs, which makes him a little unhappy.

This is of course Evan’s way of management. Everyone checks each other, but it is more stable.

But he couldn't control how others muttered in their hearts.

Allen obviously also knows what Dunn thinks of him, so as soon as he saw Dunn he jokingly pointed out his purpose: "I know what you are thinking, Tony. You guessed it."

Dunn gave him an angry look.

"Evan and I think you should seriously consider what those clubs offer to Zikic."

"I need a center, Allen."

"Can't Bosniacs?"

"He almost..."

"Then train him, Tony. We all believe you have this ability."

Dunn spread his hands and bends his fingers, warming up like a magician about to perform some magic: "Look, Alan. I don't have anything in my hand right now." Then he clenched his hands and waved quickly in the air. , Spread out again. "Still nothing."

Dunn, empty-handed, said to Allen: "I'm not a magician. Everything can come out."

"Tony, Milan and Moses are back next season, how do you plan to arrange your striker?" Allen asked, not caring about Dunn's changing irony.

"Luther will retire, Milan, Moses and Abangraho can all play wingers or attacking wingers."

"We have no shortage of people in the midfield."

Dunn shook his head: "I plan to change." He was going to elaborate on how to change, but seeing Allen's face was dull-he was talking endlessly, and this Yankee who was a monk might not understand it. How many.

Allen sat down and said sincerely to Dunn: “Tony, you know, we never asked you to sell core players. But I really don’t think Zikic is the kind of indispensable person. The season’s performance was pretty good, so many clubs suddenly became interested in him. I’m a businessman, and I know that when a product is most valuable, I should sell it decisively, otherwise it will depreciate and I won’t be able to sell it. It’s gone. Selling Zikic can bring income to the club and reduce the burden on wages. I think it’s a good deal."

Dunn grunted mentally, of course the businessman only talked about business.

But he didn't collide with Allen back. At the very least, Allen is right-Zikic is really not an indispensable and irreplaceable player. And in his new formation, he does not need too many forwards...

But he needs a step down... "Give me a few days to think about it, Allen."

Alan Adams smiled: "I'm waiting for your news, Tony."

Allen left, Dunn leaned against the large desk and turned to look at the training ground behind him. The team is training, and his eyes are fixed on the tallest man in the field. (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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