Godfather Of Champions

Chapter 8: In the name of victory

The atmosphere in the dressing room at this moment is so good that Walker can't bear to remind everyone that they should play right away. Since the team was downgraded to the first division, the morale of the team has been worsening day by day. Many people even think that they should be in the low-level league and have no confidence in the future. David Pratt did not change this low morale, nor did Paul Hart. Who could have imagined that an originally gloomy and low-key acting head coach would turn things around?

Looking at the players' facial muscles trembling with excitement, and the fire in their eyes. Des Walker found that a bump in the back of the head is not necessarily a bad thing, at least God has given them a decent coach.

"Okay! Now play!" Dunn stood at the door and slapped his hands, urging the players to go out. The first one to pass by was Jack Lester, who did not perform well in the first half. He may still be annoyed by his performance in the first half. He lowered his head and planned to go out, but he did not help but let Dunn slap his back. on.

"Look up, raise your head for me!" His voice rang again in the locker room. "We haven't lost yet, what do we do with our heads down? Don't let those East Londoners think we are afraid of them!"

With such a roar, all the players raised their heads unconsciously, straightened their chests and walked out of the locker room.

It wasn't until the last player left the locker room that Dunn turned to look at Walker, who was still standing behind him, and a smile appeared on his tight face.

Walker looked at the sweat beads on his forehead and smiled: "Tony, you really showed me a good show."

Dunn grinned: "Let's go, Desi. How effective is it, we have to pass the test of the game."

When the two returned to the coaching bench, the players of both sides were already standing on the court, waiting for the kick-off. Dunn glanced at the stands. What disappointed him was that just after the intermission, the stands were already empty. I don't know if they haven't returned to their seats, or because they were too disappointed with the Forest team and didn't want to watch it. If you leave early, I bet you will regret it!

Behind him was the same curse as the first half. Tang En didn't even look back. He didn't want to pay attention to them now. After the game, let's take a look at their expressions. Walker seemed to want to argue with the other party, but Dunn was pressed into the chair.

"Leave them alone and watch the ball. The game is about to begin."

The starting lineup for this game is Des Walker, which is basically the main force of the team, no injury or illness. This lineup cannot be said to be weak in the League of Nations, but the recent rounds have not played well, which has a lot to do with the mental state. The rumors about the change of the head coach, the uncertain future of each person, and the shadow of the economic crisis, how can players have the mind to play well, and how can the coaching staff have the mind to study tactics?

Dunn just reinvigorated their fighting spirit and confidence buried in their hearts. Is the opponent a super team? Very good, it is more exciting to play against such a team, and to win a super team can we prove our strength even more! Regardless of whether it is a player who is arguing for a transfer or a player who has planned to fight for life in such a low-level league, a fighting spirit has been aroused at this moment-to win the current West Ham, for yourself! No matter what our purpose is, what we have had differences in the past, this time our goal is the same, that is to win, to win!

Michael Dawson observed the West Ham players on the back line and found that his head coach was as expected. Their opponents were absent-minded, their eyes were erratic, and they were not standing. I didn't realize what a terrifying beast their opponent had become.

He knew that he had won the game today!

The referee blew his whistle and the second half of the game began. John Mortensen on the TV booth took a sip, cleared his throat, turned on the microphone, and started his work.

"This is the third round of the 2002-03 season in the FA Cup. West Ham United led the home team Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the first half. What will we see in the second half... Oh, foul! "The line he prepared had to be changed halfway before he finished speaking.

The referee's whistle for the kick-off had just finished, and it sounded again. This time it was because of a foul on the Forest team. Andy Reid pushed West Ham captain Joe Cole in the fight.

Dunn knows the technical characteristics of Joe Cole and his future stardom. This England player with the most gorgeous footwork and the most spiritual in recent years has not reached the height that people expect. In addition to his physical characteristics that do not conform to the English football tradition, his easily injured body is also an important reason for restricting his progress.

Modern football has very high physical requirements. If a player with Maradona and Pele combined skills has a glass body, it basically means nothing to honor. Joe Cole probably did the same. He has excellent footwork, but he is easily injured.

Genius kid, let me teach you how to face brutal defense. Dunn said so in his heart. If you pass my level, you are a superstar in the world, if you can't pass it... then you just accept your fate!

West Ham won a free kick. Andy Reid's foul still didn't sound the alarm for them. They were just an ordinary foul. To be honest, for Joe Cole, a young hero who is famous for being infringed on the court, it's pretty commonplace. Nothing. Anyway, we are three goals ahead.

The free kick was taken out and soon fell to the feet of the forest team players. Defoe made a careless stop and gave the ball directly to the opponent. Regarding this mistake, neither the coach Glenn Rod on the sideline nor the West Ham players on the court were concerned. They think they have won. Rhode expressed his congratulations to the team in advance during the intermission. Glancing at the player of the Forest team, the childish midfielder, Rod turned his head back to the coaching bench, ready to discuss the Premier League on the 11th with his assistant. They will play Newcastle at home. Very tricky team. Newcastle ranks fourth in the league, and they themselves are the last.

Dunn saw Dawson get the ball, and he knew it was an opportunity. Because of the attack just now, most of the West Ham players have not returned, and they are walking slowly on the court. They have to teach them a lesson.

He got up and walked off the coach's bench.

Mortensen on the broadcast stand saw this scene: "Coach Tony Dunn stood up and he walked down. This is the first time he has appeared on the sidelines in this game. Could there be anything worth looking forward to for the Forest in the second half? What? But I still hope he has to be careful of his players and stop being knocked to the ground! Haha!"

Dawson also noticed that Dunn appeared on the sidelines, he cast his eyes to see Dunn's right index finger drawn a parabola on his chest. Long pass?

In fact, he has seen West Ham's formation in a mess, with holes in the back line. Jack Lester is at the front. But was he trustworthy, who was sleepwalking in the first half?

Dawson gritted his teeth and Lun kicked the ball forward.

Dunn watched the football fly up, shining brightly in the afternoon sun, and fell straight behind the West Ham defense line.

The person who appeared there was-Jack Lester!

Dunn clenched his fists. "Shoot! Bastard!" he shouted loudly. But at this time Leicester is still outside the penalty area... Dunn saw that the opponent's goalkeeper David James was standing a little forward, maybe he didn't expect the Forest team's offense to hit the front of his penalty area so quickly .

Dunn saw it, did Lester see it?

This 26-year-old shooter from Sheffield has only football in his eyes. He saw the Czech central defender Thomas Repka in West Ham leaping high, but he didn't hit the ball from Dawson. He capped!

The football flew towards him, he straightened his chest and unloaded it beautifully. Amidst the cheers of the Forest fans, he seemed to hear a voice shouting: "Shoot!"

So he didn't have time to see the opponent's goalkeeper's position, so he took a volley and volleyed directly from the penalty zone line!

The biggest beneficiary of West Ham's crazy siege in the first half was goalkeeper James, who didn't even sweat during the intermission. This matter also allowed him to show off in the locker room. Now he knows that he is actually the most unlucky person caused in the first half...

Because when he was about to shoot this kick, he found that he couldn't stretch out because of insufficient warm-up...

The football flew past him and swung into the goal behind him!

"Jack Lester...What`a`great`Goal!!" Mortensen jumped up from his seat suddenly. When Dawson passed the kick, he didn't expect to see this. A beautiful goal.

The City Stadium was instantly lit by Leicester's goal, and all the fans in red jumped from their seats. Waving his arms, this time it is really Sherwood Forest, which is much more spectacular than 27,000 middle fingers!

After the goal, Leicester looked at the football inside the goal, then suddenly turned and ran to the coach's bench. He wanted to thank someone for the ball. That person is... Tony Dunn who is shouting on the sidelines! It was he who rekindled his fighting spirit and confidence. It was he who told himself to stand up and face everything. He was sure that the "shoot" just now must have been called out by Dun En.

At this moment, the scolding behind the coaching bench disappeared. Players, coaches can hear only one voice: "Forest! Forest! Nottingham` Forest!!" The city stadium, which can hold up to 32,000 people, has finally restored its identity as the home of the Forest team.

Dunn took this opportunity to teach the forest team players who surrounded him to celebrate the goal: "Look at this stand, this is our home court! See you? This is our fans! Do it! Go back now! Go on the court and continue to teach those Londoners!"

After sending away the excited players, he returned to the coaching bench and Des Walker stood up and gave him a high five to celebrate. "Good job, Tony!"

"It's not me, it's Lester and Dawson doing beautifully." Dunn humbled.

"You all did a great job!" Walker said with a smile.

After celebrating with Walker, Dunn looked up and saw Michael's group directly above the coaching bench. He was very happy to see that the other party was embarrassed, wanted to celebrate but didn't want to be too happy under his nose. So looking at these poor people at a loss, Dunn grinned.

Michael immediately sank his face and shouted at him: "Don't be happy too early, we are still two goals behind! If you have the ability, you let us turn our defeat into victory, and I will invite you to drink at night!"

Tang En pointed at him and asked in a loud voice: "Is this what you said?"

"I said it!"

"Wait for the money!"

Dunn turned around and sat down, and then said to Walker next to him: "Desi, go to Burns's bar to drink in the evening, and someone will treat you."

Walker smiled and nodded.

"The last time Nottingham Forest played against West Ham at home was on September 19, 1998. That was the last season of the Forest team in the Premier League. Their home game was a 0-0 draw with each other." Mortensen began to confess. The history of the team's confrontation is a very typical English commentary. But after this, Mortensen changed his front and began to praise Jack Mortensen for the goal just now. "Jack Lester's performance in the first half was simply a joke, but the goal in the second half can be selected as the top three of the best goals in the FA Cup! I don’t know what happened in the Forest team’s locker room during the intermission, but it’s clear that the Forest team today is completely different from the first half. West Ham can’t stop it! Maybe Tony Dunn said in the locker room. What's the matter, the morale of the Forest team is now high, and West Ham is obviously beaten!"

The English celebrity said it right, and West Ham was indeed beaten. They didn't expect to lose a goal just two minutes into the second half. And the opponent scored the goal so beautifully, enough to make the sleepy fans jump up from their seats. You can also let yourself hold your head in frustration.

The football game is so wonderful, a goal can break the balance on the field and deflect the winning balance.

Leicester's goal ignited the enthusiasm of Forest team fans, and also ignited the passion of Forest team players. They are more aggressive in pressing, more fierce in steals, and faster in attack.

Dunn knows the strength of West Ham's midfield, and Carrick and Eduardo Cisse's defense in the center is quite successful. If you fight with West Ham in midfield, you can only get the rhythm of the game back to the opponent's feet. Because as far as the current forest team is concerned, they are definitely not as good as West Ham in terms of technology. There is no reason to use one's own weaknesses to cater to the other's strengths. To put it plainly, the modern football game is a contest of mutual restraint. How to destroy the opponent's technical and tactical system is the top priority. In any case, the opponent should not be allowed to play out what they are best at. This is particularly important when weak teams play strong teams.

Since my midfielder can't control the ball better than you West Ham, I won't pass the midfielder. Seventy percent of the four midfielders in parallel positions are used for defense. They treat Joe Cole and Lee Bowyer like cutting a tree. As long as they two get the ball, at least one, usually two Forest players surround them. , Is just a round of random grab. In the end, either the Forest team fouled or the two conceded the ball, and there would never be a situation where they took the ball out of the Forest team defensive line.

The offense of the Forest team, which has mastered the ball, is very simple, as simple as it can be said to be rough-a long pass with a big foot. In the past, England’s most traditional and best football style, Dunn decided to play this way. It was also because there was a strong forward in front of the Forest team. So far there has been no play of Marlon Harewood (Marlon`Harewood), 1.86 meters. Height, strong body and excellent foot technique, although Dunn is dissatisfied with shooting technique, but this body is still very impactful on the court. Used to deal with the absent-minded West Ham defense line is the best.

West Ham's midfielder was completely suppressed by the Forest team. Defoe, who scored twice in the first half, seemed a bit redundant at this time. Like him, veteran Di Canio was lacking in sports. Before this game, the Italian had minor injuries. If the team's striker was not available, he would not let the 34-year-old veteran go up. Although Canute is sitting on the bench, Rhodes is not ready to let the Malians play in his heart. He is here to fill the number. Watching the forwards do nothing in front, while the midfield and defense began to tighten frequently. Rod thought in his heart that he should be replaced and adjusted.

If Di Canio is replaced, who is better? He glanced at the bench. Winger Trevor Sinclair, attacking midfielder Don`Hutchison (Don`Hutchison), central defender Gary`Breen (Gary`Breen), plus forward Kanut, and substitute goalkeeper Van der Hu.

It was a headache, he scratched his head.

At this moment, he heard huge cheers from the stands!

what happened?

Hastily turned around and looked at the court.

He saw that the No. 18 forward of the Forest team quickly crossed his parallel defense line, and Andy Reid's pass was just right to his feet. I broke my offside trap so easily...

"What the **** is this bastard's mistake..." The handsome "gentleman" couldn't help but swear.

He turned his back to the court just now and did not see his captain Joe Cole being successfully intercepted by the opponent's Garris Williams because he was too sticky, and the pass was directly transferred to Andy Reid on the other side of the court. , Reid's beautiful straight plug, and Marlon Heilwood's slanting slanting movement, easily tore the British super defense line.

Dunn stood up from the coach's bench, leaning forward to pay attention to the attack on the field. People around him also got up from their seats one after another, ready to wait for the moment to celebrate the goal.

Heilwood...I know you are not good at shooting, but if you can't score this kind of goal, I will go to the reserve team tomorrow! Dunn gritted his teeth in his heart.

In the quiet Vilford training base, the iron carved gate was closed tightly, and a small room opened to the right of the door, and a clear voice came from inside.

"This is a solo! Heilwood will not waste this opportunity! He shoots...It's`Goal!!"

The door of the hut was slammed open, and the gray-haired old man MacDonald jumped out of the house, standing at the door with his arms raised and shouting: "Goal!" The momentum shook the fallen leaves on the ground. .

Just as excited as him are the 27,000 Forest fans in the stands of the City Stadium, who also shouted: "Goooooooal!!! Forest`Go! Go! Go!"

The commentator’s voice continued to be heard on the radio: “This is the Forest’s second goal in 13 minutes! They are like a rainbow!!! West Ham did not expect the Forest in the second half to give them such a heavy burden. The three-goal advantage instantly turned into a one-goal lead. They are in danger! Look at the strength of the Forest team, they might be able to tie it!"

MacDonald shouted at the house: "Shit! We can turn defeat into victory!"

The young man fulfilled his promise, and the news of our goal came on the radio one by one. Nice job, Tony! Come on, Forest Team!

The stands of the City Stadium are completely boiling, and the temperature is higher than the last goal. Heilwood rushed to the sidelines, the main stand of the Forest, where he was worshipped by the fans. A group of teammates behind him quickly pressed him under him.

This time, Dunn, who was on the sidelines, couldn't restrain his inner excitement. He jumped up and down, and then hugged Des Walker tightly. This is really... 15 minutes in the second half that can't make people calm! This group of people really did it. The tactics set by the head coach of the civet cat for the prince really succeeded! We are one goal short of it! I want to turn defeat into victory!

"Tony! Tony! You are so **** great! I love you!" Walker yelled frantically in his ear, and at this moment he completely convinced the acting head coach.

"I **** love you too..." Tang En didn't care if there was something wrong with saying that, he wanted to vent his inner emotions. "...I **** love you all!"

On the broadcast booth, I saw the boiling stadium and Tony Dunn hugging his assistant coach. John Mortensen kept shaking his head: "Unbelievable, unbelievable... This is an incredible fifteen minutes in the second half! The Forest team in the first half had no fighting spirit, a set of loose sand, and now they have two goals in a row. , It seems that West Ham United will be eaten at any time. What kind of magic did the acting coach impose on the players during the intermission? What makes them rejuvenate? I think there will be countless after the game is over. People care about this! But...now! Please continue to pay attention to the third round of the FA Cup, let us see if the Nottingham Forest team can turn defeat into victory! Let us see if this forest miracle can be successfully staged! "

When the players of the Forest team returned to the court under the urging of the referee, ready to continue the game. The heat wave in the stands also eased slightly, but the long-awaited singing sounded immediately above the city stadium.

Dunn heard it. This was the singing he had heard before the game, but was quickly interrupted by a boo.

"We've`got`the`whole`world`in`our`hands! The world is in our hands! We are the best team in England! We are invincible and invincible! We are fearless! Because we are The best team! Because the world is in our hands!!!"

This kind of proud lyrics, now fans can finally sing out with confidence.

Dunn stood on the sidelines, looking around the stands with thousands of arms and scarves shaking. Nottingham fans sang loudly on his eardrums, and his head buzzed. The scene that could only be seen on TV before, now I am truly here, this is not a dream! This is not a dream!

I love this sound, I love the taste here, I love this exciting scene!

Thank God, you let me come here to be a coach. Yes, I have found the career and position that suits me best, and I will no longer hesitate or hesitate. Because this is where I am destined to stay!

He opened his arms, raised his body back, raised his head high, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the cheers around him.

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