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Chapter 561 Volume [-] Storm Twain's Revenge

If I can't win, I will jump into the sea!
This sentence became the headlines on the sports pages of almost all media in England in the next few days, and even became the headlines of some media.The English media's frantic hype on this topic is actually a response to the provocation of the Italian media.

When the Italian media published the photo, Tang once told the truth in an interview, which was not what the Italians understood.But the Italians didn't listen, they were selectively deaf.Being entangled around this photo, Chengxin has a hard time with Nottingham Forest.

This is a kind of psychological warfare before the big game.However, as the parties involved in the psychological warfare, Nottingham Forest and Twain were very annoyed by this behavior.

The most ruthless thing in Tang En's life was being insulted like this.

As a counterattack, he called Piers Bruce the day after the photo appeared in the newspaper and told him to publish the sentence.

Sure enough, after this "one-sentence interview" was published, it caused an uproar in both England and Italy, and other countries spread the title around with the mentality of watching the excitement.

The matter is not over yet.

When they first read this article, some Italians laughed at it in the media as just another bragging of the big-mouthed Twain. He always writes empty promises, and everyone is used to it.

Another day later, BBC Television announced that they had just signed an agreement with Tony Twain.

According to what Twain said before, if his team loses to AC Milan in the final of the Champions Cup and loses the Champions Cup, he will jump into the sea.This agreement is based on this situation, and sold the TV broadcasting rights for the exclusive live report of the jump to the BBC.The agreement will come into effect automatically after the final is over and the Forest team determines to lose.If the Forest team wins, then BBC TV will have the exclusive right to broadcast the grand celebration ceremony of Nottingham City.

At the same time, with exactly the same content as this agreement, Tang En sold the live broadcast rights of his jump into the sea to the famous online video website YOUTUBE.The reporting rights of print media were sold to three companies, one was the Nottingham Evening Post, a local media in Nottingham, the other was the super tabloid "The Sun" which had wide influence in the UK, Europe and the world, and the third was The home was sold to China's "Sports Weekly"-this was Tang Jing's painstaking efforts to snatch it from other Chinese media.

After the news of these signings was disclosed at the same time, it was undoubtedly a blockbuster thrown at the Italians.The Italians who were still laughing at Tang En's bragging before were all silent.

And around the world, Tony Twain became famous as the first football head coach who promised to jump into the sea after losing a game, and sold himself the whole jumping process...

"He (Tony Twain) must be crazy..." After a short collective "loss of voice", Italy's "Corriere dello Sport" issued the first Italian voice on this matter.

"...We saw a Hollywood-like comedy movie. The Italians didn't expect Tony Twain to do such a terrible thing. After the news spread that he sold his live jumping into the sea, we saw that the entire Italian media collectively lost their voices. ..." from the BBC's Match of the Day.Sunday commentary of the evening.

"Actually, this is very much in line with Tang En's personality. He is always doing amazing things that make us feel unbelievable. I really don't know what he is pretending to be in his head all day long. He can always think of so many weird things. Attracting attention. It’s a pity that he doesn’t go to the entertainment circle to develop——showing off, he is better than those entertainment stars.” This passage comes from the blog of a famous football commentator on a well-known Chinese portal.

For a while, the whole world was talking about this matter, what kind of league, the Champions League final... On the contrary, everyone didn't care about football itself. "The Times" even published a commentator article dedicated to this matter, and there is a very representative sentence in it:
"...Compared to the suspense of the final and the title of the champion, everyone is actually more concerned about whether Tony Twain will jump or not, and how. I think there will even be a lot of people who want to see Tony Twain jump. Jumping off the Aegean Sea, and betting on the loss of the Forest team in a gambling company. Of course, I admit that I am one of those people..."

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The person Tang En hated the most was sitting in front of him, with his legs crossed, holding a goblet filled with red wine, squinting at him.

There are several documents scattered on the coffee table between the two, these are the contracts he signed with those media.

"I don't have any other opinions. Why did you go to The Sun?" Dunn stared at Billy Wooks who was sitting opposite him.

"They charge the highest price, and they are the most handy in doing this kind of thing. Didn't you say that you want to maximize your influence? I can't think of any other print media that is more suitable for doing this kind of thing than The Sun." Wu Kesi took a sip of his wine and spoke to Dunn slowly.

"Of course I know. But anyone can do it. I'm very upset with The Sun." Dunn said with a straight face.

Wu Kesi shrugged, "I don't think this is the tone you should have for a kind person who came to help, Mr. Dunn."

"I didn't ask you to help..."

Tang En was halfway through speaking when he saw Wu Kesi pointing behind him: "Of course I can't refuse the lovely Shania's request. But are you going to complain that Shania shouldn't come to me?"

Shania's sullen voice came from behind Dun En: "You asked me to find Mr. Fasal, but he is too busy recently, so I used my personal relationship to find Mr. Wukes. I'm really sorry Got someone you don't like, Uncle Tony."

The content is an apology, but you can't hear the meaning of apology from the tone.Tang En quickly got up and waved to Shania who was making coffee for him: "Ah, that's not what I meant..."

This matter is really a headache, who made Wu Kesi and Shania have such a relationship?

The two cooperated tacitly, and I could only admit that I was unlucky.His tone slowed down: "Well, how should I thank you, Mr. Wooks."

Billy Wookes covered his heart with his hands, made a gesture of being flattered, and looked pleasantly surprised: "Ah! It's so rare to hear Mr. Tang En speak to me in such a gentle tone. Am I dreaming?"

Tang En coughed in embarrassment, and the other party gave up.

"Shall we talk about George's contract, Mr. Tang En?" Wu Kesi said with a smile.

"Then I would rather tear up these contracts." Tang En said with a straight face.

"Oh, are you kidding me? Why do you have to be so serious?" Wu Kes shrugged, feeling helpless at Tang En's incomprehensible style. "Just treat it as if you owe me a favor, Mr. Tang En. I will ask you for it in the future when I need it."

"As long as it's not George's contract, I'd be happy."

Tang En was not talking about the scene.After the photo came out, he angrily tore up all the newspapers with the photo in his home, and then he planned in his heart how to give the Italians the most effective counterattack.After thinking about it, he thought of what he said on the phone with Piers Bruce that day - if I can't win, I will jump off the Aegean Sea!

A thought popped out of my mind uncontrollably, and everyone saw what happened next.It was also his idea to contact the media, but he originally planned to tell the media that he would jump into the sea if he lost and invited them to be witnesses.

As a result, after Shania heard about it, she said that this is a good opportunity, why not make better use of it?She proposed to separate the reporting rights of each media platform and sell them separately, which can not only make money, but also have a more sensational publicity effect than simply notifying the media, and better revenge on the Italian media.

Tang En accepted this suggestion, but he was not good at negotiating with the media. Shania volunteered to recommend her agent Fasal.Who knows that Fasal has something to do temporarily and has no time.Then Shania had no choice but to go to Wukes. Of course she knew about the grievances between Tang En and Wukes, but maybe because she respected Mr. Wukes, she hoped that Uncle Tony and Wukes could settle down. Or specifically to ask Wooks for help.

She had thought that Wu Kesi would decline, and she had prepared a lot of excuses for it.Unexpectedly, Wu Kesi nodded and agreed without hesitation after hearing the purpose of the visit. Shania was very surprised that things went smoothly.

With Wu Kesi's personal connections and energy, this is an extremely beautiful thing to do. Wu Kesi even made very detailed arrangements for the release time of the signing news.As a result, when these news were released by the media one by one, Tang En saw the scene he wanted to see the most - the Italian media collectively lost their voices, stunned and speechless.

This is certainly a relief, but if he wants to relieve his anger more, he still needs to work hard on his own.

If he can't beat AC Milan in the final, he has to jump into the sea. This is not a fun thing. He will become the laughing stock of everyone and will be mentioned in a few years.

And if he can defeat AC Milan, he can pay back a hundred times the anger he received before.At that time, no matter how he humiliates the Italian media, no one dares to have any dissatisfaction.Because the winner always has the right to speak.

Wux put down the glass, stood up, and he was going to take his leave.

He reached out his hand to Tang En: "I have done everything I can. Mr. Tang En, I don't want the club where my own players play for to become a joke in Europe, so it's up to you now. If you can't win, you Everything you do to me in a few days will become the grave you dig for yourself."

It was rare for Wu Kes to speak to himself in such a serious tone. Out of gratitude for his help, Tang En also extended his hand and held Wu Kes together. "I have to correct you, Mr. Wooks. I never dig my own grave. What I dig is what the enemy ordered from me. I don't do it in vain."

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Nottingham Forest had won the tickets to the Champions League final, and they were only one step away from Twain's goal this season. Everyone was very excited, but Twain had to let his people calm down for the time being.

Because on May 30th, the No.[-] seven-round league came.

Three games were scheduled for the same day.The "Manchester Derby" between Manchester United and Manchester City was the first to appear. After this game, it was the "London Derby" between Chelsea and Arsenal. At the end of this game, Nottingham Forest challenged Aston Villa away The game will also kick off.

Many people are saying that the final results of these three games will directly affect the ownership of the league championship this season.

Tang En no longer took this round of the league too seriously.In the away game against Aston Villa, he has already made up his mind to make a big rotation—basically, most of the lineup in the Champions League semi-final just now will not appear in the starting lineup of this game .

Since he didn't intend to compete for the illusory league championship, and the position of No.3 was also very stable, Twain would definitely not let his players take the risk of injury to play.Just take this opportunity to get others to exercise more.

Five hours before the game, Twain announced his starting roster - he rarely did this, and this time it seemed that he really relaxed.

The goalkeeper of the Forest team is still Van der Sar, this is the main force that cannot be beaten.Twain actually wanted to rotate, but Akinfeev, who he bought before the season, was loaned back to CSKA Moscow and was not recalled.Paul Gerrard's recovery after surgery was not satisfactory. Experts once told Dunn that Paul might end his career early because of this.

This is not good news, Tang En has not given up yet.As he said, when going to Athens, there must be no one in the forest team.He's still waiting for Paul to return, even though time is running out.

The center back is Wes Morgan and Ayala's partner, the left back is replaced by Gareth Bale, the right back becomes Sun Jihai, George Wood still starts this game, anyway, Don En is still a little cautious deep in his heart.He allows rotation, but it does not mean that he is allowed to lose.

Then neither Arteta nor van der Vaart appeared in the starting lineup, replaced by Albertini who had not appeared in the team's lineup for a long time and was only three games away from retiring.Twain wanted the Italian veteran to find his game status, because he said that he wanted to give Albertini the best farewell game, that is to say, Albertini will definitely play in the Champions League final, if he is replaced due to poor form ...is not a good thing for everyone.

Two wings, Petrov replaced Ribery on the left, Ashley Young was injured on the right, and Lennon continued to start.The forwards are Bendtner and Anelka.

In the final stage of the season, Anelka frequently got playing opportunities, which made some people puzzled.In fact, it is very simple, because if the Forest team wants to sell him, they naturally need to let him perform more, so that the Forest team will have the confidence to open their mouths to other clubs in the transfer market.

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On the day of May [-]th, Manchester United challenged their rivals Manchester City in the away game, and this game attracted much attention.Tang En and Mourinho even watched the whole game.Mourinho very much hoped that Manchester United would lose, but unfortunately...the final result disappointed him.

Manchester United struggled to get three points in the away game, 1:0, this score can explain enough problems.But no matter how bad the scene is, the three points in hand are real.At the press conference after the game, Ferguson's blushing face turned even redder.

The frustration and pain of being out of the Champions League were all washed away in this game.There is nothing more satisfying than double-killing rivals in the same city in one season.Regarding the "Derby in the same city", there is a very interesting phenomenon in European football, that is, fans can accept losing such heavyweight champions as the league championship and the Champions League championship, even if they have nothing for a season, they can be forgiven, as long as they support The team can beat the rivals in the same city in the same city derby.

What makes Ferguson so happy is not just the victory over Manchester City. For him, Manchester United's victory over Manchester City is a normal thing. There is no need to be so happy. This will give people a feeling that "Manchester United's victory over Manchester City is not easy, so Ferguson will So excited" illusion.

Another important reason is that he won a key victory at a critical moment in the league title battle with Chelsea, and continued to maintain a two-point lead over Chelsea, which put the pressure on Chelsea again.If Chelsea are overwhelmed by the pressure in the next game and lose the game abnormally, Manchester United will be only a hair away from the league title.

Later, in London, Chelsea's key battle with Arsenal officially started.

The competition was quite fierce, and both sides had their own reasons and had to work hard.

Of course, Wenger didn't spur the whole team to go all out for the frivolous reason of helping Manchester United stop Chelsea.He is now competing with Liverpool for the fourth place in the league. Liverpool is only one point ahead of Arsenal. Their game kicked off an hour earlier than Arsenal's game. The side score is still 0:0.If this score is maintained to the midfield, as long as Arsenal beat Chelsea, they will overtake Liverpool and become fourth in the league, thus gaining a place in the Champions League.

Not to mention Chelsea, if they can't win the game, they will be pulled away by Manchester United in the final sprint.This is not what Mourinho wants to see.

Just 10 minutes into the game here, news came from Fulham in southwest London-Fulham scored a goal!
Fulham lead Liverpool 1-0 at home!
The news gave Arsenal a shot in the arm as they put more pressure on Chelsea at home.

After 33 minutes, Chelsea could no longer withstand Arsenal's wave after wave of attacks, and the city gate guarded by Petr Cech finally fell.Gilberto Silva is Arsenal's goal hero, 1:0, Arsenal lead!

When Arsenal took the lead, Nottingham Forest was warming up at Aston Villa's Villa Park. After Tang En heard the news in the dressing room, when the players came back, the first thing he said was——

"I've changed my mind, guys. We've got to win this game!"

He still remembers Mourinho mocking him for not even having a chance of "almost winning the league title". Now that things are going well, he doesn't mind giving that line back to Mourinho and his Chelsea.

When all three games were over, the dust settled, and the situation of the league standings that everyone saw became like this:

After winning the city derby, Manchester United still topped the list with 85 points.

The second and third positions have changed.

Chelsea fought back in the second half of the game and scored the equalizer goal, but unfortunately it could not change the final score.The result of being tied by Chelsea is not a good result. If they lose to Chelsea again, Arsenal may be finished this season.Wenger and Arsenal worked together as one, desperately resisting Chelsea's attack, while actively seeking opportunities to counterattack.The game time came to the end during the endless entanglement between the two sides. The result was 1:1. No one beat the other, but no one beat the other-neither team got the result they hoped for.

From the expressions of the two head coaches Wenger and Mourinho after the game, it can be seen that they are in a bad mood.At that time, Mourinho did not know the result of the Nottingham Forest game. If his face at that time was "cloudy to light rain", then after knowing the result of the Nottingham Forest game, he immediately became "thunderstorm with short-term formation." Gale".

Why is Mourinho so angry, because he knows that in this way, changes in the league standings will occur that he does not want to see.

Nottingham Forest scored three points in a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on the bench.In this way, the second place in the league became Nottingham Forest with 82 points.And because of the draw with Arsenal, Chelsea ranked third with 81 points.

Although there is no difference between second and third, neither can win the league championship, and both can participate in the Champions League next season.But Mourinho couldn't tolerate being overwhelmed by someone like Tony Twain—this was something that made him more angry than losing the league championship.

(End of this chapter)