champion godfather

Chapter 1046 Juan Yayun is indifferent

Don saw Evan Dalgety appear at the cafe door very punctually, exactly as they agreed.Evan Dalgety didn't bring anyone, and he didn't see anyone who looked like a reporter near him. Don was a little relieved.

Evan Dalgety stopped at the door and looked around.Don didn't raise his hand to indicate where he was, and Dougherty found him quickly.He walked straight to Don and sat down opposite.

The waiter followed up and politely asked the gentleman what drink he would like.

This is not a well-known cafe, such ordinary cafes are scattered all over the streets and alleys, unobtrusive, so Evan Dalgety chose such a place.Dougherty casually ordered a very ordinary cup of coffee.Today he didn't come here to drink coffee, but to discuss the future of Nottingham Forest with the Chinese in front of him.

It's really interesting to say that hiring a Chinese as a coach is probably unprecedented in European football.Their football level is very low. What kind of good coach can be produced in such an environment?
If Don knew what Evan Dalgety was thinking, he would definitely feel dumbfounded.He is a true British, and his most trusted Tony Twain is indeed a Chinese.I don't know how Mr. Evan Daugherty would feel if he knew the truth?

Does it matter if Chinese or British?

As long as they have the ability, what difference does it make to people from any country?

When the waiter brought the coffee, the conversation between the two officially began.

"I really didn't expect that the Chinese boy would have such an achievement today." Evan Dalgety looked at Tang opposite and sighed.He wasn't being hypocritical. In fact, when Tang En introduced Tang to him, he really never imagined that this Chinese kid who didn't even have a coaching certificate would be able to face himself face to face today and possibly coach Nottingham Forest.

"Frankly, Don. Although Tony agrees with you taking over, I have some doubts. You know..."

"I know, I lack some experience in coaching top teams." Tang took over.He wasn't offended that he was seen that way, because it was the truth.After working in football for more than ten years, including seven years as the head coach, he has already understood what the only truth in this world is-scores represent strength, and strength represents everything.He doesn't have any commendable achievements now, so he will naturally be underestimated.

"Ha, as long as you know." Evan Dalgety laughed dryly. "Tony is very, very optimistic about you. I think he has his reasons. Let's stop talking nonsense. Can you let me hear your plans for the future of the team? If you coach the Forest team, where will it take it?"

For such a question, he has been thinking about it in his heart ever since Tang En came to him and asked him to take over as the head coach of the Forest team.

There is now a basic answer.

"I think Nottingham Forest needs to be ripped down and rebuilt."

Evan Dalgety was taken aback by Don's first words.He originally thought that it would be enough to take a short rest and supplement on the basis of Tang En's stay. If he maintained stability, his grades would naturally improve.But I didn't expect that the first sentence this Chinese came up with was to completely overthrow everything before.

"Why? Isn't the foundation that Tony left for you not good enough?"

But Tang smiled: "He didn't leave me anything." Seeing that Evan Dalgety was puzzled, Tang asked. "Apart from the introduction of Chen Jian during the winter transfer period, did he ask you for any purchases?"

Evan thought about it carefully, and there really wasn't.Apart from buying Chen Jian, Tony never said what player he wanted to buy.It stands to reason that the team's strength is not good, and winter is a great opportunity to make up for it, but Twain is uncharacteristically silent in the transfer market.The media has been focusing on Nottingham Forest throughout January, but Nottingham Forest has stayed put in the transfer market.

Evan just felt strange at the time, but he didn't think of the real reason behind it.Now that he was reminded by Tang, he realized that it was because of this?
"Also, has he been cleaning up the players in the team?" Seeing Evan's expression, Tang knew he was right, so he asked again.

Evan raised his head and glanced at Tang, and the Chinese guessed right again.If Tony hadn't revealed something to him in advance, maybe he and Tony really thought the same...

Tear down and rebuild?
But is it really necessary to go this far?

Evan Dalgety felt a little heartbroken when he thought of tearing down everything he had built before.

In fact, Tang En didn't reveal his thoughts to Tang, because he didn't want to interfere with Tang's plans.But from what Tang En did, Tang En had already guessed what Tang En was doing.Pave the way for your own superiority.

What a nosy guy...

"This team still has Tony Twain's will, but Tony and I are head coaches with completely different styles, and his team may not be suitable for me. Mr. Daugherty, you know why the previous four seasons, regardless of No matter how many head coaches you change, can't you bring the team's performance back to the previous level?"

"The head coach changes too often?" Evan Daugherty understands it this way: the head coach changes too frequently, the tactical thinking is not unified, the players are at a loss, the loyalty to the head coach is reduced, and the results are naturally poor.

Tang shook his head: "The root cause is that none of the head coaches you changed later were Tony Twain. Tony has coached the Forest team for 11 years, from the youth team to the first team. This team has long been deeply attached to him. It's useless to change someone at random. The players don't accept those things from other people except him. But if I take over the team, the situation is different. Tony can't come back to fight the fire again. If you want the ball The team has a longer-term development and must start again, which is why Tony did not buy new players during the winter transfer period, but has been cleaning old players—he is paving the way for me.”

Hearing Tang's high-spirited remarks, Evan Dalgety was very surprised. He didn't expect Tang En to think so far.At the same time, he had to take a different look at the ability of this Chinese.

"Tony has always hoped that the team can get rid of his dependence on him and get rid of his brand. He has always thought so since he had a heart attack. But it always fails. Now he thinks it is a good opportunity."

Nottingham Forest is Nottingham Forest, not Tony Twain's Nottingham Forest.

Tang Ke still remembered this sentence.

Thinking of Tang En, and thinking of himself, Tang was suddenly full of confidence in himself, and a sense of arrogance stirred in his heart.

He said to Evan Dougherty: "Mr. Dougherty, do you want the team to be known as the 'Premier League traditional team' in a few years? You want to see the team appear every season In the European Champions Cup? I can't guarantee you that I will be able to win the championship trophy after a few years in office, and I can't guarantee that I can win 11 championships in [-] years like Tony Twain. If you just want the championship , I can't promise anything. But I can lay a solid foundation for your team. This foundation is the foundation for Nottingham Forest to lead to the rich. Mr. Daugherty, do you like to ride a roller coaster, or keep your feet on the ground? "

Dougherty really didn't expect that it was Don himself who came to test Don, but now it was Don who was testing him.

But he had to face up to the question raised by this person.Because that was exactly what was on his mind.

Tony Twain led the team to 11 championships in [-] years, yet he was still called an upstart.I was quite unconvinced before. Could it be that Nottingham Forest can't play without Tony Twain?It turned out that, without Tony Twain, Nottingham Forest really couldn't play.

What causes it?Why did Manchester United leave Ferguson and still remain in the top four of the Premier League?And Nottingham Forest plummeted?
It's really like riding a roller coaster, from the peak to the trough is just a moment.

Do you want the immediate champion or the long-term future?
"Don't giants rely on winning championships?" He asked a little unwillingly.

"A wealthy family needs a champion, but only a champion can't become a wealthy family." Tang explained for him. "Chelsea in the Mourinho era won a lot of championships, but does anyone admit that they are champions? Now that you have many championships, it is time to meet another condition."

Evan Dalgety didn't ask Don what the condition was, because the condition was sitting opposite him.

"I want to move forward in a down-to-earth way." Evan finally answered Tang's question before, and also answered his own question.

Don laughed.

From 1996 to 2019, he made a big circle and went back to the starting point.

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Tang En knew the news of Tang's signing with the club immediately, because it was Tang who called to tell him.

On the phone, Tang thanked Tang En.

"Thank you, Tony."

"If you say that, I'm embarrassed, Don." Tang En was very embarrassed. "This position was originally yours, I just gave it back to you."

"According to my previous performance, I would have been in that position for half a season at most. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have the change I am now. So I thank you, not only because I was able to coach Nottingham Forest again. If not When I met you, my whole life might be like that."

Tang En and Tang simultaneously remembered the body and soul before January 2003, 1.

There was a brief silence on the phone.

It wasn't an embarrassing silence, both of them seemed to be caught up in their own memories, enjoying this uninterrupted silence very much.

He and I, he and I, if there hadn't been that "accident", we should have lived separate lives, right?What exactly it is, I don't know.In short, they have all undergone irreversible changes, and no one can tell whether this change is good or bad for each of them.

Those notes pasted on the refrigerator, that "must win!!!", that familiar face holding a book waiting to cross the street on the streets of Chengdu, that brother who couldn't sleep as much as himself in his hometown.Those images in the past were all mixed together, and they couldn't tell each other apart.

"I have nothing more to say, Don. I can only wish you good luck. But you must be careful. Once you perform badly, I will scold you in the media unceremoniously."

Don's chuckle sounded from the other end of the phone.

"I hope I don't give you that chance."

After the call was over, Tang En was still holding the phone in a daze.

After 16 years, he finally returned the team to Tang, and the last trace of guilt in his heart was gone.Ashes to dust, dust to dust.Anyway, a good ending is a good thing.

What will happen to Nottingham Forest next is beyond his control.He just hoped that all was well, that Don was successful, that he was right.

I have been the captain of this team for 12 years. Before I get tired of aesthetics, I can leave as soon as possible, and I can leave the world with a chic and legendary back.

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Tang put the phone aside and looked at the stack of papers on the table again.This is a contract signed with the Forest Club just today, and it will automatically take effect after the end of the English Championship season.

Nottingham Forest from the Notts County Club will notify them that they must pay Notts County a sum of compensation.Tang was not worried that Notts County would not let them go. They couldn't even keep the players they hoped for, and naturally they couldn't keep themselves. The reason was the same.

It's just that Notts County fans may be angry for a while.

Since he joined the Nottingham Forest Club in 1996 and started working as a handyman, he has only now truly become the owner of Nottingham Forest. He suddenly felt like he was in a dream.Do you really want to coach this team?

He coached once briefly in 2003, but the team's performance was bad at that time, and he was also a rookie.Today, he still hasn't achieved any proud achievements, but Nottingham Forest has swept Europe under the leadership of another self, and has become an existence that must be looked up to.Do you have the ability to lead such a team back on the road?

Thinking of this question, Tang smiled wryly.It's useless to worry about this now.No matter whether he is capable or not, he has already signed the contract, and he can't get off the car halfway through whether he does good or bad.

He closed the contract and put it in the open drawer.Then stood up and stretched.

To be Tang En's successor?It's really a challenging job. I don't know how people and history will evaluate his successor after a few years?

Will he and Tony be like Paisley and Shankly?

It's fascinating...

(End of this chapter)