champion godfather

Chapter 541 Volume [-] Storm Countdown Begins

Chelsea narrowed the point gap with Manchester United. One day after the Chelsea game, it was on the pages of various media. Mourinho told the media confidently that he would win all the championships he could win this season.Next to his utterance in this interview is a photo of Ferguson attending the post-match press conference with a livid face.

The English media is always handy in handling such matters, and readers can see the relationship between the two parties and the hidden stories behind it at a glance.

Twain, who directed all of this, was currently hiding in Wilford, the Forest team's training base, making the final sprint to prepare for the first round of the Champions League semi-final.

For him, the more chaotic Chelsea and Manchester United are fighting, the better, and he will win in the chaotic.

Four days before the final of the Champions Cup, Twain announced that the team would enter a closed training session, and all training sessions would be closed to the media.Even a well-connected guy like Pierce Bruce wouldn't be able to get access to Welford for an interview.

Of course not everyone will act according to Tang En's wishes, otherwise the world would be much easier for Tang En.

For example, Tang En recently discovered that Tang Jing and Tang were walking a little closer... This was really something that made him rub his chin and smack his lips.

During the training interval, the players sat on the sidelines to rest, and they chatted about topics of their own interest, as did the coaches of the coaching staff.What everyone talked about the most was the upcoming semi-finals of the Champions Cup.

Reaching the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, even if they are all from Nottingham Forest, this result is still a bit unexpected.It seems that his head coach really has a mysterious halo?
Tang En ignored what others thought of him, he went straight to Tang and leaned over to take out a bottle of water, unscrewed it and took a big gulp, then looked at the players on the court and said to Tang next to him: "What does that woman want from you?" ?”

Tang En was referring to Tang Jing, and he knew that Tang must also know.

"It's nothing, let's talk about domestic topics..." Tang is becoming more and more like a Chinese. Before, it was only on the outside, but now he is very Chinese from the outside to the inside. "Talk about Chinese football."

Tang En almost choked on the water.

"Ahem! You two are so boring...Ahem!"

Seeing Tang En's embarrassment, Tang En showed no expression at all.

"Talk about Chinese football... Hey, it seems that I will talk to you about Chinese football sometime, let's see how you view this from a foreigner's perspective..."

"It's nothing, I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it." Tang also felt that this topic was boring, and he didn't want to go any further.

"She didn't try to find out about our plans to prepare for the Champions Cup semi-final?" Tang En tilted his head and looked at Tang.

"Inquired." Tang nodded.

"Oh? How did you deal with it?"

"Always say no comment."

Tang En raised his head, and thought about how Tang, a man with a straight face, faced the helpless Tang Jing... It seemed quite appropriate.

"Very well, women are bad things. Especially curious women." Tang En nodded, "I don't want to make trouble."

"Tony, I have never understood this matter. We know Chelsea very well, and Chelsea also know us very well. It seems that there is no need to engage in closed training..." Tang raised his own doubts.

"Closed training is not entirely for the purpose of keeping information secret." Tang En pointed to those players, "It can also allow the players to put all their minds into this game, so that they can understand from body to heart how this game is going to be. It's a game. It's... a semi-final that you can't afford to lose."

Looking at Tang En's back from behind, Tang was silent for a while, opened his mouth, hesitated, and asked again: "Will the pressure be too great?"

"what?"

"The best testimonial for Demi, another final for George, an unbeaten record against Mourinho...you put these things on yourself and no one asked you to do that. You're not afraid Too much pressure, can't you hold on?"

Hearing what Tang said, Tang En pointed to his heart with a smile. "I did it on purpose. I'm afraid that once it loosens here, it will be difficult to tighten it up again."

Facing Tang En's smiling face, Tang had nothing to say.

Throwing down the half-drinked water, Dunn walked up to Chris Lark and patted him on the shoulder: "Blow the whistle and continue training."

After speaking, he put on his sunglasses again and stood under the shadow.

There are still four days until the semi-finals on the 26th.

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April 25th is the first day of the Champions League semi-finals. This day is Manchester United vs. AC Milan.The next day was the day when Forest and Chelsea played.

This year's Champions League semi-finals, the English team has three teams among them, for the English media, this is a great event that needs to be well publicized.The former "world's first league" Italian Football League has declined, and La Liga has been weak after several years of strength.Now it is the world of the Premier League!

England's media are so optimistic.The three teams formed a siege to AC Milan, and it is very likely that the English team will win the championship and runner-up in the end.

The Bundesliga has declined, Ligue [-] has been kicked out of the "five major leagues" a long time ago, Serie A is gradually declining, and La Liga is ups and downs. It seems that the only league that can maintain a high level for ten years is the Premier League.With such a mentality, the English media began to report positively and optimistically on the semi-finals of the Champions League. They boasted about Manchester United, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, but completely forgot about AC Milan.

In the eyes of those proud English media, AC Milan must not be able to stop Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. After all, "They have a Kaka, and we have a Rooney and a Ronaldo!"

"AC Milan has flown to Manchester. They will challenge the host Manchester United here. This is the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. When Kaka was interviewed at the airport, he talked about the opponents of this game. He thinks both Ronaldo and Rooney A very good player, Manchester United are a strong team, but he has the confidence to reach the final..."

The sports news from an earlier period is being broadcast on the TV. AC Milan arrived in Manchester, and in two days they will usher in a crucial battle at this stadium.

As the team's number one star and the core of the midfield, the Brazilian midfielder Kaka, who has shined this season, has attracted everyone's attention.Countless microphones, flashes, and cameras surround him, making it difficult for him to move forward even if he wants to.

"Kaka..." Dunn murmured in front of the TV.Before crossing, he could be regarded as a fan of Kaka... Since he has not landed in Europe, and he is just an unknown pawn who made up the bench for the Brazilian national team, he has been paying attention to this sunshine boy.He likes this kid's temperament, his technical style, his handsome appearance, his indomitable breakthrough speed, his powerful long-range shots... I really didn't expect to have the opportunity to become an opponent one day.

"Hey, Don. It would be great if Kaka could come to the Forest team... Then we would go forward in front of the midfield, George would defend in the back, Ashley Young, Beckham and Alan Lennon on the right, On the left are Franck Ribery and Petrov...they are invincible!" He said excitedly while watching the TV.

"Stop dreaming, AC Milan won't let go of this kind of person." Tang was not at all interested in such unrealistic fantasies.

Tang En was thinking that if he had traveled a few years earlier, then all this would not be a dream...

It's a pity that it still seems to be a dream now.

"Oh, by the way, I'm patronizing Kaka." Tang En took out a ticket from his inner pocket and handed it to Tang beside him, "Ticket for Old Trafford on the 25th, you go with me .”

Tang didn't say anything, just took the ticket and put it away.

Tang En continued to turn his head to watch TV. The news had already transferred to Manchester United and began to report on Manchester United's preparations.

On the screen, Ferguson looked dignified, and the sky over the Carrington training base was overcast, and the army was under pressure.

There are still three days until the semi-finals on the 26th.

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Tang En met Tang Jing again at the gate of Wilford Training Base in the morning, when he and Tang were about to enter the gate.The security guard at the door looked sadly at the woman standing in front of him - Tang Jing.

Obviously, Tang Jing wanted to go in, but the security guards couldn't let her do so because of their duties.So she spent time with the security here.

"Good morning, Reporter Tang." Tang En waved his hand to greet her.

"Good morning, Coach Tang En." Seeing Tang En and Tang coming, Tang Jing left the poor security guard and came straight to them.

"Trespassing in restricted areas is wrong, Reporter Tang." Tang En teased the female reporter in front of him, while Tang stood behind him silently.

"Have you put up a warning sign of 'Trespassers will be killed without mercy' here?"

"If reporter Tang Da likes it, I can immediately ask the security guards to stand up and write in Chinese."

Tang Jing was fuming with Tang En's anger, she looked at Tang who was next to Tang En for help.

Tang hesitated for a moment and said, "I think it's better to use Chinese and English."

Tang Jing rolled her eyes.

Tang En laughed loudly: "Don't waste your time, reporter Tang Da. I won't let your media get the slightest news about the preparations for the semi-finals."

"When did the showy Mr. Twain start to keep a low profile? Now the media is full of news and reports about the four teams preparing for the Champions League. Only you, Nottingham Forest, are missing."

"So what? I'm not a clown who satisfies the audience's bad taste." Tang En shrugged, "If you reporters are involved in something, the result will not be accurate. I'm sorry that I have to be cautious in the current battle."

Seeing that the aggressive method was ineffective, Tang Jing changed her strategy: "Look, Mr. Tang En. I am just a reporter from a Chinese media thousands of miles away. Even if I know what you are training, it is only seen by Chinese readers and fans. .You don't have to worry about leaking the secret..."

"Don't be funny, reporter Tang Da. Today is the Internet age, and media news from all over the world is reposted by you and others. If you get it, others can get it. I won't be so stupid. Besides... also There is nothing to interview, the training content is the same as what you have seen before, we and Chelsea are very familiar with each other. Hehe." Tang En smiled slyly.

Feeling being teased, Tang Jing was a little angry: "Then why are you still closed?"

"It's just to keep my ears clean." Tang En picked out his ears. "At this time, I can't wait to use them for three days a day. How can I have the time to deal with the news media?"

Seeing Tang Jing's unwilling expression, Tang En was about to turn around and leave, but he stopped again. "Don't hang around here, it will still be a bit tanning when the sun comes out. A beautiful lady will not be beautiful if her skin is tanned. Go back. As usual, there is a press conference before the game. If you have any questions, then the time will come. Ask, reporter Tang Da.”

Unexpectedly, Tang Jing shook her head suddenly: "I have no doubts, can I talk to Mr. Tang alone?"

Tang En glanced at her, then tilted his head to look at Tang. "Why do you ask me, he is him, I am me, and I can't restrict his personal freedom. If he wants to talk to you, you can talk."

After speaking, he turned and left first.

Tang Ke didn't expect Tang En to leave so simply. He originally wanted to reject Tang Jing. To be honest, the two of them really have nothing to talk about together.But now that Tang En left, it was difficult for him.

Tang Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, can we have a chat?"

Helpless Tang had no choice but to turn around and look at her: "What are we talking about? If it's about the Forest team... I can't tell you anything."

"Of course, I understand Mr. Tang. It's a headache to work with that kind of eccentric person, right?"

Tang shook his head. "No, we cooperate tacitly."

Tang Jing had an expression of disbelief, Tang didn't bother to explain how tacit understanding they had, even if she explained Tang Jing wouldn't believe it.Would you believe someone who told you they swapped bodies with another person?

"Let's talk about other things that have nothing to do with football..." Tang Jing smiled at Tang Yanran, and gently brushed away a lock of hair blocking her forehead.

Chris Lack saw the players arrive at the training field one after another, but he never saw Tang.At this time, it should be the time when the members of the coaching staff meet to hold a small preparation meeting for the new day of training.He remembered that Tang En always came with Tang En, so he ran to Tang En's office to look for him.

As a result, he only saw Tang En in the office.

"Huh? Where's Don?"

Tang En didn't raise his head: "Have you fallen into the land of tenderness?"

"Gentle Township? What is that?"

"The devil knows."

"Uh……"

"David, today's training plan is to focus on practicing set-piece tactics, right?" Dunn raised his head and asked.

Chris Lark nodded.

"Well, that's it. Don't worry about him for the time being, let's go to the training ground. The players should be here." After finishing speaking, Tang En led the door and went out with the bewildered Chris Lack, and went straight to the training ground. and go.

At the entrance of the training base, the players who came to the training looked strangely at their Chinese assistant coach who was chatting with a Chinese woman. The woman looked very interested, but the assistant coach seemed a little absent-minded.

"The weather is nice today, Mr. Tang."

"..."

"How many years have you been in Nottingham? Are you used to living in England? At first I hated the weather in this country..."

"..."

"Speaking of which, do you want to live alone at such a young age?"

"..."

"I was planning to write a detailed report on your past, but I finally found out that you were a lackluster person before you became the coach of Nottingham Forest... Ah, I am sorry for using this word. In short, it is very boring, from elementary school to You haven't even been in a relationship in college... By the way, do you have a girlfriend now? Are you separated? Is it a foreign love? Is she pretty?"

"..."

There are still two days left before the semi-finals on the 26th.

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The team will not have training in the morning today. The players can have a good sleep at home before going to Wilford to gather in the afternoon, and then take the club's red bus to London, where they will stay in a hotel and prepare for the next day's semi-final.

Twain and Tang did not go to London with the team. After saying goodbye to the team at the training base, they drove to Manchester alone.

There is still some time before the night's game, and the gate of Old Trafford is already overcrowded.Fans wearing red Manchester United jerseys and red and black AC Milan jerseys were clearly separated by police.Both Italian fans and England fans have a bad reputation. It is not known how the players on both sides performed in this game, but the police in Manchester are already on the verge of a formidable enemy.

Tang has a complete set of gear, DV, digital camera, mini laptop, traditional handwriting notebook, telescope... He mainly brings first-hand enemy intelligence to the team.

Tang En put his hands in his pockets and wore sunglasses, looking like a tourist.

The two were caught in the crowd of AC Milan fans and slowly squeezed towards the gate.

The surrounding Milan fans kept chanting various slogans, and Twain basically couldn't understand them. He could understand that the word that appeared most frequently was "Kaka".For AC Milan, whose performance has been sluggish this season, the league title is doomed, and the Champions League title is the only trophy they can hope to compete for.Kaka's strong outbreak this season is a guarantee for these people to be full of confidence.

When Shevchenko left for England, Gilardino was unstable, Inzaghi was frequently injured, Oliveira's parallel imports appeared, and when the entire Milan striker fell into a scoring shortage, Kaka stood up and took on most of the goals. Ball heavy duty.Almost single-handedly brought AC Milan to the semi-finals in the Champions League.

No matter how close he was to Real Madrid in the rumors before the season, at this time he has become the trump card core in the hearts of AC Milan fans, and he is all the hopes of those people.

The AC Milan flag with Kaka's head painted on it kept fluttering in front of Tang En's eyes, and he muttered the name.

Old Trafford, the theater of dreams in the eyes of Manchester United, is the best football stadium.In this stadium, in this season's Champions League, Manchester United defeated Rome 7-1, shocking the world of football.Now, facing an Italian team again, what will the result be?
Nine ten minutes later.

This is indeed a very exciting and great game, from the perspective of a purely neutral fan, it is like this.Tang En had a lot of fun watching it from the stands, but Tang worked much harder, and he was also in charge of video recording.

The score was exactly the same as Tang En remembered. Manchester United narrowly beat AC Milan 3:2 at home and won a precious home victory.However, compared with this score, the process of the game was not the same as Twain remembered... The process of the game and the score did not satisfy the Manchester United fans. Instead, it was the guest AC Milan who left here satisfied.

United soon took a two-goal lead and it looked like things were going in their favour.Manchester United fans have even begun to look forward to the final in Athens.

But at this moment, Kaka, who was considered by the media and experts to be the biggest threat to AC Milan before the game, stood up. Two beautiful attacks and two beautiful goals made the frenzied atmosphere in the Dream Theater suddenly cool down. .After seeing Kaka get rid of Fletcher, Evra, and Heinze after receiving a long pass from the backcourt, one person passed his entire defense line, and then scored the football, Ferguson finally couldn't bear it. Containing the anger in his heart, he rushed down from the coach's bench.

The performance of the back line is too bad. Although Rio Ferdinand and Vidic's absence due to injury is one reason, there is no need for their own back line to perform so badly...

He suddenly thought of the last round of the league. Rio Ferdinand suffered a slight injury in that game, so he replaced him just to be on the safe side. As a result, this line of defense was shattered by the Forest team's attacking lineup. Van Nistelrooy and Ribery each scored a goal.In the later training, Rio Ferdinand was found to be injured in the game against the Forest team. The injury is not optimistic and will miss this game...

Oh shit!Ferguson cursed heavily in his heart.

Seeing Manchester United conceding two goals in an instant, Tang En smiled happily in the stands.

In the second half of the game, AC Milan consciously shrunk their defense, scored two away goals, and a draw was enough for Ancelotti.For Manchester United, it was undoubtedly a failure. Manchester United rushed towards AC Milan's goal like crazy. It was not until injury time that Wayne Rooney scored twice to seal the victory.

In such a game, although AC Milan failed, we can say that they are the winners. It is Ancelotti who has the last laugh, not Manchester United, which started smoothly.

"On this Night of the Theater of Dreams, the two teams brought us a wonderful match. The score of 3:2 left people with infinite reverie, and the second round of the match between the two sides will have a lot to watch. Card Card and Rooney both scored twice in this game, the best of the two young people, who will be the key player to determine the fate of his team?"

Tang En stretched himself in the stands, but he didn't stand up. He was waiting for other fans to exit.

"How's the intelligence gathering going?"

Don is transferring the video from the DV to the mini laptop. "Kaka is a key player."

"This is nonsense."

"I think there are too many dangerous people. AC Milan is a very troublesome opponent. Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi...but their defense is also a big problem, just like Manchester United." Speaking of football, Tang The chatterbox opened. "Aging, slow turning, and over-reliance on veterans are all coming out. Dida's state is very unstable, and he is an untimely bomb in the defense. As long as we put enough pressure on their defense, we can find more players. Loophole. So..." Tang looked up at Tang En, "I don't approve of playing defensive counterattacks with AC Milan."

Tang En didn't express any response to his proposal, and he murmured as if he didn't hear it: "The giants all over the world are having a headache... let's go, Tang."

Tang En got up and looked back at the field, "It's really a wonderful match, the main character is about to appear."

It is less than a day away from the semi-finals on the 26th.

(End of this chapter)