champion godfather

Chapter 500 Volume [-] Return of the Storm Soul
During this period of time, the performance of the Forest team was very unstable. Since the disastrous victory over Reading, the team with high expectations before the season has not won three games.The league has played eight rounds, with four wins, three losses and one tie, accumulating [-] points, and its ranking in the league has slipped to seventh place.

In fact, among the players, only George Wood will be suspended for eight games, and Ashley Young will only be suspended for one game, and he has already returned.From the perspective of the lineup, there was no serious loss.

The real reason for this team's performance to be so inconsistent is that Twain was suspended for three games.

As the head coach of the team, he is also the soul of the team.The players of the Forest team were used to Tony Twain directing their games from the sidelines. They suddenly found that the coach standing on the sidelines had changed. They were still very uncomfortable.

Humans are amazing creatures. When Twain was on the sidelines, the players played very vigorously.Once Tang En was fined to go to the stands, after three games, the players became a little bit unmotivated.

Everyone was used to hearing Tang En's thunderous roar when they couldn't get up their spirits, waking them all up from their dazed state.Now... Although Tang is a very capable coach, he has already made everyone abandon their prejudice against his nationality with his own level, but to be honest, he is always short of something as a head coach...

Tang himself knew very well that his and Tang En's completely different personalities caused this deviation.Everyone recognized that a head coach like Twain had accepted it and got used to it, and it was useless to do anything on his own.

The experience of being an acting head coach in three games made him realize this deeply.Although Twain took away his body and position, but now this team is indeed Twain's team, which fits perfectly with his personality.

After three games, he also breathed a sigh of relief.The Chinese media attached great importance to his being the acting head coach of this team. At the beginning, there were numerous reports, and the pride was beyond words.Tang himself seems to be very low-key, and he doesn't have the slightest awareness that "Chinese football has risen to the top European leagues".

Now that they have not won a single game in three consecutive games, the coverage of the domestic media has weakened a lot, and the enthusiasm has quickly faded.These people don't know how to tell the domestic readers-the person they touted as almost going to heaven has such poor results in leading the team.

The media in England didn't care about Tang, they cared about Tony Twain.After the game against Manchester City, the "Nottingham Evening Post" proudly ran a large headline - "Be careful, that man is back!" You know, this was against the background of Forest losing another game.

It can be seen how much the people of Nottingham trust Tang En.

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The prospects in the league are unclear, but the Champions League is triumphant all the way.

On October 1, the third round of the Champions League group stage.Nottingham Forest beat Bordeaux, France 0-[-] away.In this way, Nottingham Forest maintained a complete victory against all opponents in the same group.

Experts have determined that it is not a problem for Twain's team to qualify from this group. All the remaining three teams need to do is compete for the second place to qualify.

Some people have even speculated which opponent the Forest team will encounter after qualifying from the group.Tony Twain had too many enemies in European football, and it would be a good show to meet any one.Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Inter Milan...

These are all big wars like Mars hitting the earth...

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Tang En didn't have time to accompany those people to fantasize about the future.

The Champions League is progressing smoothly, and the team will be motivated as soon as they play in Europe, so he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.Now we need to focus more on the domestic arena.They have slipped to seventh place in the league, and they are three places away from Twain's goal of "top four in the league". If they drag on, the situation will only be unfavorable to Nottingham Forest.

On October 22, in the ninth round of the league, they challenged Everton away and played against old friend Moyes.

The media were very interested in Twain's return. Many reporters were guarding the door of the visiting team's locker room. The cameras were pointed inside. The players were changing inside and preparing to go out to warm up.And today's protagonist, Tony Twain, has not arrived yet.I don't know where I got caught by the reporter...

Tang came over, looked at the three-story reporters surrounding the door, shook his head, and walked in.

Just as Tang entered, there was a commotion from outside.He didn't need to poke his head out to know who was coming.

Seeing the reporters surrounding the door, Tang En took the initiative to wave hello and smiled brightly: "Everyone, long time no see."

Some of the reporters returned the salute.

"Thank you very much for your concern for me, but I still hope that you can give way..." He pointed to the door, which was already blocked by the media.

"If you have any questions, please ask after the game. I'm sorry I don't have much time." The reporters made way for Dunn, and he walked into the locker room.Then closed the door.

Soon, the reporters who hadn't dispersed heard a burst of laughter coming from the locker room.

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"You must be missing me, guys? I miss you too. Know why I'm here now? Tell you, because I almost walked straight into the stands just now."

The players roared with laughter.

"Fortunately, I was stopped by the stadium staff halfway through. He asked me strangely: 'Mr. Tang En, have you been suspended again?'" Tang En imitated the other party's expression and tone vividly.

Laughter was louder.

"I want to thank the staff who spoke up and I'm sure the Everton club will be furious when they hear this because they lost a chance to beat us here."

Tang En smiled and watched everyone finish laughing.

"I'm back, guys, it's no big deal."

This sentence is like a sedative, calming down the anxious and restless hearts of the players.This can be seen from the fact that they can still laugh so wantonly before the game.

The backbone is back, and there is really nothing to be afraid of.

What about playing away?Anyway, there is a leader to support us no matter what!
"We have lost three league rounds in a row, with two losses and one tie. I don't think the situation can get any worse, so there is nothing to worry about. Let go of the game, how we usually play, and how we play today. It doesn't matter who the opponent is unimportant."

Tang En's confident smile made the whole team feel that it really doesn't matter who the opponent is. The low morale in the previous few games instantly picked up, and it reached full value in a blink of an eye.

Tang watched quietly from the side, using words to motivate the team... This is impossible to do with his character...

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Moyes attached great importance to this game. He did not underestimate the opponent because of Nottingham Forest's bad luck some time ago.On the contrary, Tony Twain ended his suspension and returned to the team, which made him even more vigilant.

This game is not easy to play, Nottingham Forest is difficult to deal with, he knows it all.

Of course, knowing and doing are two different things, and doing it and achieving results are two different things.

Moyes sent the strongest lineup he could send at home against Nottingham Forest, who lacked George Wood.After George Wood was suspended, the starting midfielder of the Forest team has always been the Chinese Sun Jihai, and this is the breakthrough point for Arsenal to win.Moyes also hopes to find a chance to win from here. They put the main attack direction in the middle and force Sun Jihai.

Dunn naturally wouldn't let his opponent do this willingly.Albertini went into battle and participated in the defense with Sun Jihai. Neither Arteta nor van der Vaart started. The Forest team put two defensive midfielders in the middle of the midfield.The attack was entirely wide and Albertini played the occasional long ball.

Pepe is still injured, Kompany and Piqué are partnered at central defenders.

In the away game, Dunn put on a defensive stance.

It seemed that Tang En wanted to keep the balance.

Everton's lineup is not weak, and it is above the middle level in the Premier League.The goalkeeper is Tim Howard on loan from Manchester United, the central defender is the strong Nigerian Joseph Yabo, and Lescott transferred from Wolves, and the right back is Phil Neighbor who transferred from Manchester United. Will, the younger brother of Gary Neville, and the left back is the Portuguese national Nuno Valente.Central to their midfield are Australian national Tim Cahill, former Dutch national Andy van der Meyde, Scotland international James McFadden and Irish international Lee Carsley.The forwards are former Southampton striker "Saint" James Beatty, and Andrew Johnson, who is super fast in the Premier League.

Even if this lineup can qualify for the Champions League, Everton is now overwhelmed by Tang En's Nottingham Forest in the league rankings - the Forest team is seventh, they are eighth, and both sides have the same points. If Fulton can beat Nottingham Forest at home, Moyes' team will surpass Forest. If Arsenal and Aston Villa stumble again in this round of the league, it is very possible to rush to fifth in the league in one breath.

Tang En was also planning with him.

Wood couldn't play, so the whole team worked hard to make up for the defense in this position, and the offense relied on counterattacks.After Anelka was put on the bench by Twain, the Forest team's offensive speed did not suffer any loss, and the speed of the two wings was still frightening.

In this game, the Forest team's offense was still flying with both wings, but Ashley Young did not get the starting lineup, and Lennon, who was equally fast but better at dribbling breakthroughs and had excellent personal ball-handling ability, started on the right.

What Twain meant was that every offensive player can drive the ball into the opponent's penalty area to create a threat, or score a goal, without the support of the team.Now the team doesn't have so much energy to support them, and the offense can only be determined by the individual.

With Ruud van Nistelrooy on the field, more people are not shooting goals, but providing support for Ribery, Lennon, and Eastwood who are plugging in behind, attracting the opponent's defensive firepower.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Everton's attack strategy in the center finally paid off. Andrew Johnson successfully turned offside. After receiving a direct pass from Cahill, he passed the attacking Van der Sar and sent the football into the Empty door.

"Andrew Johnson - at this moment, he is the hero of Goodison Park!"

The blue ocean on the stand raised huge waves, as if trying to extinguish the red flame that was huddled in a corner.

Facing a conceded goal, Twain did not go into a rage on the sidelines.He didn't do anything, with Albertini on the pitch, he didn't have to worry about some things.

Captain Albertini picked up the football from the net and clapped his hands to boost morale. "No big deal! We pay them one back!"

After placing the football in the middle circle, he ran over to Ribery, Lennon, Eastwood and Ruud van Nistelrooy one by one to give tips: "You just run forward, don't worry about whether you can catch the ball. .We are responsible for passing the ball, scoring goals...your work!"

The four nodded. They believed in the captain, and they also believed in their teammates.

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"Nottingham Forest re-kick-off, Ruud van Nistelrooy takes the ball, he runs forward ... the ball is passed to Albertini, he is looking up to see the situation. Cahill jumped on it! Oh! It was passed. !Long pass! Albertini makes a sudden long pass...Lennon catches the ball with all his might, beautiful! He stops...Cross! Ruud van Nistelrooy...a miss before the point! Freddie...EASTWOOOOOOOD! !"

"Beautiful cooperation! The goal was scored! 30 seconds after the kick-off, Nottingham Forest equalized the score! This is incredible! Look at the expressions on the faces of the Everton players, they are still immersed in the joy of leading!"

Seeing the football being pushed into the net from behind by Eastwood, Tang En jumped up excitedly.His players, really let him live up to it!

"This is Eastwood's fifth goal of the season! After missing most of last season due to injury, he finally found his form again in the new season. He makes the opponent's defense impossible to defend!"

Twain looked up and glanced at the stands. George Wood was suspended and is currently training with the reserve team. Twain still asked him to come to watch every game as much as possible, so he could learn a lot.

hello georgeDid you see it?Did you see everything that happened before this goal?This is your goal. After Demi retires, you have to be like him, send accurate passes to your teammates at critical moments, and help them score goals!

Wood was sitting in the stands, surrounded by assistant coach Chris Lack, who was still in suspension.He was telling Wood about the goal.

"George, because the midfielder's position is at the back, the field of vision is wider than teammates in other positions. You can see more things and think about things. Sometimes your teammates can't see what you can't think of. You can see and think. At this time, just With the ability to pass the ball accurately, you can send the football to any corner of the field. You know, any corner! As long as you want, you can pass it to a place that the opponent can't think of... and then just like this, one hit Fatal!" Chris Rack punched in the palm of his hand.

Wood didn't answer his words, he looked at Albertini, who was celebrating his goal with his teammates on the field, in a daze.Coach Chris Lack talked for a long time, and only one sentence moved him - "You can send football to any corner of the field".He admits that it feels good to think about it and achieve it.

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The quick equalizer greatly boosted the morale of Nottingham Forest, and also greatly damaged the morale of Everton.

Next, before the end of the first half, the Forest team almost overtook the score.Nottingham Forest would have entered the dressing room with a score of 2:1 if Phil Neville hadn't hooked the football on the goal line.

But what the Forest team failed to do in the first half, they finally did it in the second half.

Seventeen minutes into the second half, Nottingham Forest broke through American goalkeeper Howard's goal with a beautiful direct free kick.

It was Gareth Bell, the youngest in the team, who scored the goal.In this game, he started the game and continued to assist on the left, squeezing Ribéry to the center, and finally scored a goal, which is also the best compliment for him.

The game was not over yet, Bell was even more excited after the goal, and his assists on the left became sharper.At the end of the game, taking advantage of Everton's massive counterattack to equalize the score, he cooperated with Ribery on the wing, made a beautiful breakthrough and made a cross, allowing Ribery who inserted into the center to find Shot opportunity, the third time the football into Howard's goal.

Originally, Moyes made very detailed defensive arrangements for the Forest team's wing attack, from retreating to relying on offensive suppression.But I didn't expect Bell's activeness. After squeezing Ribery into the middle, this highly targeted tactic suddenly lost its target.

It was a desperation choice for Ribery to go to the middle, but instead he received a miraculous effect-Bell survived, with an assist and a goal.Franck Ribery also survived. After not being limited to the wing, the threat was even greater. He scored a goal from the wing to the center.

Everyone around him was cheering for the victory of this game, but Tang En was sitting on the coach's bench, pinching his chin and thinking about the glimmer of light he found.

At the last moment of the game, he was still in a daze. No one knew what Tang En was thinking at this moment.

It wasn't until Tang suddenly touched his arm that he woke up like a dream.

"It's time to shake hands with Moyes." He pointed to the left, and Moyes had stood up from the coach's seat.

"The game is over?" Tang En was a little surprised.

"What were you thinking just now, Tony?" Don was also surprised.

Hearing Tang's question, Tang En cheered him up: "Go back and tell you, you must be very interested."

After speaking, ignoring the surprised Tang En, Tang En stood up, reached out and walked towards Moyes.

"Sorry to beat you again, David." He blinked.

"Seeing your face makes me want to punch you." Moyes, the loser, said helplessly.

"Haha! There are a lot of people who want to beat me up. So David, you have to stand in line and get your number."

(End of this chapter)