champion godfather

Chapter 458
In the last two league rounds of Nottingham Forest, Twain used half main force and half substitute to deal with it.On the one hand, it is necessary to keep the players in the game state, on the other hand, they must be careful not to have injuries, and at the same time they must win.

In the match against Middlesbrough, Twain replaced Sun Jihai, Lennon, Commons and others for a rotation.George Wood doesn't have to play in the Champions League final, so he doesn't need to rest.At the same time, for the consideration of the Champions Cup final, Twain let Albertini make an appearance at the last moment of the game, familiarize himself with the rhythm of the game, and regain his body feeling.

The score satisfied Dunn, and the team won the away game against Middlesbrough 2:1.

Although Manchester United also won the ball, the difference between the two sides is still one point. This point seems to be as insurmountable as a natural moat.

Then, in the final round of the league, Nottingham Forest went north to challenge Sunderland.

Everything was as Tang En expected. Sunderland did not pose any threat to the highly motivated Forest team and lost 0:3.

Tang En regarded this game as a warm-up match for the Champions League final, inspecting the status of the players and experimenting with the new lineup...George Wood did not start, and Tang En selected Albertini and Arteta's partners in the midfield.Among them, Albertini is slightly defensive, and more often in the backcourt, only relying on his long passes and splitting to participate in the offense.And Arteta is responsible for the specific organization of offense.

He wants to see how well this midfield combination works.

As a result, Sunderland was too weak to put any pressure on these two people.Under the leadership of two central midfielders, the Forest team went on the offensive and ended Sunderland's embarrassing Super League trip this season with three goals.

In the last 15 minutes of the game, Twain replaced Albertini with George Wood.Replaced by Sun Jihai, replaced by Zimbunda, replaced by Eastwood, replaced by Anelka.This is not a tactical adjustment, but a way to keep more players in shape.

After the game, the 05-06 English Premier League season also came to an end.

All is dusty.

Chelsea defended the league title with an absolute advantage. This season, Mourinho's team is almost invincible. They are in very good condition in all aspects... except for the regret in the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest continued their outstanding performance last season, and went to a higher level, finishing second in the league.After the season ended, experts couldn't help but mention them when they commented on this season. Even recalling this season after a few years, no one could ignore the existence of Nottingham Forest.The re-emergence of this team broke the inherent pattern of the Premier League, and the traditional top four became the top five.Now the topic that people are concerned about is—for the Premier League, whether the birth of Nottingham Forest will disappear across the sky like a shooting star, or continue to shine like a star, which will have an impact on the future direction of the league. their influence?
No one knew the answer, not even Dunn himself.

Of course, as his competitors, few people would like to see the Forest team have such an outstanding performance, right?

The third place in the league was won by Ferguson's Manchester United. Their state has fluctuated greatly in the past two seasons, and the team is also at a critical moment when the old and the new alternate.The only thing that makes Ferguson feel gratified is the maturity of Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. I believe that as long as they continue to perform like this, the new Manchester United represented by them will return to the top in the future after all.

The fourth place in the league belongs to Arsenal. Their performance in the first half of the season was not very good, and they started to work hard later.Wenger originally hoped to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, but lost to Nottingham Forest on penalties in the semi-finals, and ended up empty-handed in both the league and the Champions League.

Liverpool may be the biggest victim after the re-emergence of Nottingham Forest. It turns out that the traditional top four of the Premier League: Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea.These four teams basically take over the qualifications to participate in the Champions League every season.But with the emergence of the Forest team, Liverpool, the winner of the last Champions League, was squeezed out of the top four. They can only participate in the UEFA Cup next season. Benitez's life is not easy...

Coincidentally speaking, it seems that the rise of the Forest team will definitely hurt Liverpool.In the era of Brian Clough, at the most glorious moment of Nottingham Forest, he once defeated Liverpool three times in one year. In the league, League Cup and European Champions Cup, Liverpool has become the pedal of the Forest team's success.It was the Forest team that interrupted the Red Army's dream of winning the domestic league and the European Champions Cup.

But at the same time, the decline of the Forest team will inevitably have something to do with Liverpool. The Forest team broke Liverpool's monopoly on the championship. Liverpool then pulled the Forest team from the altar that had not yet had time to sit firmly-unbeaten in 42 rounds of the league. The record ends at Liverpool.

The Liverpool team's feelings for Nottingham Forest have also changed from the initial liking to the later fear and dislike-the earliest Liverpool fans liked the Forest team very much, because the jerseys of both teams were red, and the original Forest team's style of play was somewhat different from that of Liverpool. resemblance.Later, as the Forest team defeated Liverpool and took away their league championship and Champions League championship, the Liverpool team's feelings for the Forest team changed.

These two teams are entangled in this way, and they are inseparable in many places and places.Even a tragedy like the Hillsborough tragedy happened when Liverpool played Forest.

Temporarily putting aside the origins of the Forest team and Liverpool, let the focus return to the Champions League.

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As soon as the league ended, the Forest team shifted all work centers to the Champions League final.This is the most important thing for the Forest team this season, and nothing can surpass the status of the Champions League final in people's minds.

Evan Dalgetty has been very busy recently, because many media want to interview him, but he still found time to go to the training ground and announce the bonus plan.Because the Forest team reached the final of the Champions League, they can reap a lot from the TV broadcast fee alone.Evan decided to use part of it to reward the armed forces.

As long as the team can win the Champions League, everyone will have an extra reward of at least [-] pounds, and the main players will have [-] pounds.In addition, even if they don't win the championship cup, everyone will have a reward of [-] to [-].

For the forest team without the support of rich Russians, this reward is already very good.After all, the team is not rich yet.

After the announcement of this plan, it brought a great boost to the morale of the team.Who doesn't want to be able to make some extra money?
Of course, this reward cannot be compared with clubs like Chelsea and Real Madrid, but it is also a wish of the club, showing the club's concern for the team.

Tang En put all his energy into the training of new tactics.Because of the absence of George Wood, the team must make adjustments to the tactics they have played for more than a season. Let Albertini and Arteta partner, which is actually more inclined to attack.In the last round of the league, Twain had already used Sunderland as a test subject, but Sunderland was too weak to pose any threat to the Forest team's defense, so whether this new tactic could withstand Barcelona's offensive , Tang En didn't know what to do.

George Wood doesn't have to play in the final, but he's still training with the team, and he's working as hard and serious as ever...or harder and more serious than before.

The media believed that it was Wood venting his depression of not being able to participate in the finals, but only Twain knew that what he said to Wood at the bar that night must have played a role.

—You've only got a year, George.

For the current Tony Twain, he only has ten days.

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Of course, Tang En couldn't put all his mind on the team's preparations now, he still had other things to be busy with.For example, sending tickets to former friends.Des Walker, the first person in his coaching career who really brought him into this circle and gave him countless help.Ian Bowyer, the old man who was once misunderstood by him, but loyally supported him.

I can't forget Michael Bernard who has already gone to the United States, his first friend here, and his closest friend.Dunn didn't know how Michael's life in the United States was, whether he had recovered from the grief of losing his son in middle age, or whether he had changed his promise of "never watching or touching football", but this picture He still has to send the tickets.Regardless of whether he came to see it or not, this was his promise to Michael. He wanted to let Michael know that he never forgot and had already fulfilled it.

In addition, he went to Gavin's tomb and burned the ticket to him.Burned two, one for him to see, one for him to keep as a souvenir.

There is another important person, Shania.

"Xiania, where will you be on May [-]?" Tang En asked the little girl during the weekly routine call.

Shania rolled her eyes, and instead of answering immediately, she asked instead: "What's the matter, Uncle Tony?"

"Well... I want you to watch my game."

"I'm in Paris." Shania smiled.

This answer gave Tang En a surprise: "Really? That's great! The final will be held in Paris... This is really great! Will you go, Shania?"

Shania prolonged her voice on purpose: "Well - it depends on whether I'm free or not at that time."

Tang En was a little disappointed to hear Shania say that.

"I'm lying to you! I will definitely go. I can push off the job and pick it up later. Uncle Tony's Champions Cup final is only this time..."

Tang En coughed twice: "There will be more in the future!"

Shania's giggles came from the other end of the phone.

"Then it's settled, we'll see you in Paris, Shania."

"See you then, Uncle Tony!"

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Everything was proceeding step by step. In the last few days, Dunn asked Wilford to close up and not receive any media.The team needs a quiet environment to sprint.Of course, this decision would cause dissatisfaction among the media, so Tang En didn't care.The media did not give him money, and he has no obligation to serve the media.

Just the day before the team left for Paris, training was still going on as normal.Tang En, who was on the sidelines of the training field, received a call from the guard Ian Macdonald. "Tony, someone asked to see you."

"Ian, didn't I tell you? Seal Wilford, no one can come in. No one will be seen!" The approach of the battle made Dunn a little nervous, and his voice was unknowingly high.

"But..." The old guard hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Then Tang En heard a vague voice from the other end of the phone, and soon a clear female voice came: "Mr. Tang En, did you not see your friend when he came?"

The voice was very familiar, and Tang En was stunned for a moment: "Is it you?"

He knew who it was.

Five minutes later, Tang En, who rushed to the gate from the training ground, saw this "old friend" - Chris Gloria.

This well-dressed modern girl is completely different from the professional image Tang En saw for the first time. She is wearing a sexy and alluring low-cut suspender dress and miniskirt, with a pair of huge sunglasses, leaning against a red car On the BMW sports car.Beside, the old doorman Ian Macdonald stood awkwardly at the door.

"Hello, Mr. Tang En." Glonia waved her hand in greeting.

"Hello...Miss Glonia. I didn't expect to meet for the third time so soon." Tang En walked up. "What are you here to shoot again this time?" He looked at Gloria who was almost unrecognizable, a little surprised.

"No, I came alone, without a working group." Glonia took off her sunglasses and spread her hands. "And I'm also an independent producer now, and I don't work for UEFA."

"Let's go in and talk..." He gestured for MacDonald to open the door.

Unexpectedly, Gloria shook her head and rejected the invitation: "No, I just dropped by to deliver something to you, and I'm leaving soon."

Tang En had a surprised expression.

"Shouldn't you be very busy now, how could you have time to go in with me for tea and chat?" Gronia smiled, lowered her head and took out a CD from her handbag. "That filming interview...is different from what you saw on TV. This is another version that has not been aired. I leave it for you as a souvenir. I hope you like it."

Tang En took the CD and said politely: "Thank you for the gift, but there is no need to be in such a hurry... There is always time to say a few words."

"Are you reluctant to let me go?" Gronia smiled and winked at Tang En.

Tang En was always unable to deal with such an open and aggressive woman, he was a little embarrassed: "What should I say..."

Glonia smiled happily: "By the way, the trouble that caused you that time... Have you solved it? Have you seen her?"

She was referring to the time in Italy.

"Well, it's resolved. She went to the stadium to watch the match between Forest and Inter Milan."

"Would you... let me know who she is?"

Tang En hesitated for a moment, but nodded: "I don't know if you know a model, Judy Shania Jordana."

When Tang En reported this name, Glonia was also surprised: "It's her!"

"you recognize?"

"Few people in the media don't know her, right? One of the most popular models this year, everyone is very optimistic about her future on the catwalk." After the brief introduction, Glonia watched with interest. Looking at Tang En, "You actually have such a good relationship with her... You really make me more and more incomprehensible, Mr. Tang En."

"Uh, it's a long story..." It was not easy for Tang En to tell her these unknown stories.

Gronia nodded and smiled in understanding, and looked down at her watch. "It's about time, I have to go. Sorry, I can't go to watch your game live, but I still want to wish you victory."

"Thanks. Where are you going? Looks so rushed..."

"U.S."

This answer was beyond Tang En's expectation.

"Los Angeles, Hollywood, let's talk about film cooperation." Seeing the doubt in Tang En's eyes, Glonia simply explained it by herself.

"Aren't you the host..."

"I'm an independent producer, and hosting shows is just my hobby." Glonia smiled smugly, and she put on her sunglasses again.

"Goodbye, Mr. Tang En. I hope that when we meet next time, you will already be the European champion." She opened the car door, got in, and then leaned out to wave to Tang En.

"Thank you. Goodbye, Miss Glonia." Tang En stood at the door and watched the red sports car leave.

Turning around, seeing the funny expression on McDonald's face, Tang En realized that there was a third person here just now...

"Well, Ian, she and I are not what you think."

The old man smiled happily. "I know, Tony. Just friends."

Tang En knew that the old man would not believe it, but he didn't want to explain it either. The more he explained about similar problems, the more confusing he became.

He touched his coat pocket.

"Originally, I wanted to surprise you after the training, but it's the same now... Ian, after the Champions Cup final, you will retire, right?"

Not knowing what Dunn was going to say, Macdonald just nodded. "yes."

"Look, I don't have any presents for you either...just this." He took an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Macdonald. "Chairman Daugherty and I would like to express our gratitude for your 14 years of loyal service to the club."

MacDonald took the envelope and opened it only to find that it was three round-trip air tickets from London to Paris on May [-], as well as three tickets for the European Champions Cup final!

"When I arrived in Paris, everything was paid for by the club."

The hand holding the envelope trembled a little, and Macdonald said to Dunn with a trembling voice: "Actually, there is no need to do this... I am already very satisfied that the team can reach the final again."

Tang En smiled: "After you came to the club, it has always been the darkest day for the team, relegation and promotion, promotion and relegation... I hope that before you leave, you can see some of the things you most wanted to see. Thank you, Ian, for everything you have done for the team and the club over the past 14 years."

MacDonald looked down at the ticket with the UEFA logo: "I'm the one who should say thank you, Tony... I'm just a gatekeeper..."

Tang En patted him on the shoulder and signaled him not to continue: "Haven't you been to the stadium for a long time? When the time comes, bring your family and children and go to the stadium to watch the game."

Old Ian nodded vigorously.

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