champion godfather

Chapter 701 Juan Six
Dunn was indeed in crisis.

At the end of the first half, his team trailed 0-1 at home.The old man Scolari is different from his two predecessors. Perhaps it is because of the personal wishes of the boss Abramovich. It is only natural for the new head coach to please the club chairman.

But for Twain, his understanding of Chelsea is about to be overthrown and restarted.

At the beginning of this game, Chelsea launched a very violent offensive in the away game, which completely exceeded the expectations of Nottingham Forest players.

No matter how many coaches Chelsea changes, as long as the players are still these players, the hatred between them and Nottingham Forest will not fade in the slightest.Only three months have passed since the end of the European Champions Cup final, and it has not been long enough for them to forget who the opponent who lost the championship was.

The fierce offensive was exchanged for a goal.Only 13 minutes into the game, Chelsea took the lead in the away game.

At this time, Nottingham Forest didn't even have a single shot in the opponent's round after round of fierce offensive.

"Whose home field is this?" John Mortensen asked.

This is also Tang En's question.

The first meeting with Chelsea, which has a new coach, made him feel a little strange.Scolari's character was as cocky as any of his predecessors, but before this game he was honest.Tang En felt that he was holding back and thinking of bad ideas.

It was just a first half, and the psychological advantage accumulated from the previous match against Chelsea was slowly disappearing.Tang En felt that he should reassess the opponent in front of him.Because this Chelsea is no longer Mourinho's Chelsea, but "Big Phil".Chelsea in the Grant era still had the style of Mourinho. As soon as Scolari came to power, Mourinho's signs disappeared.

For example... With such a positive attitude towards the game, the way of seeking goals is indeed better than Mourinho's time...

Abramovich wanted to see good football, so he sacked Mourinho and Grant, who led the team to the Champions League final, and brought in Scolari, who was born in Brazil.But... based on Tang En's understanding of the Scolari in his memory, how long can such a scene last?
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What Tang En faced now was a difficult problem.When he was coaching the Forest team, as long as the Forest team scored first, the probability of winning in the end was as high as 80.00%.This is very much in line with Nottingham Forest's tactical characteristics-go first and then defend and counterattack.If you can score a goal, you will expand your lead. If you can't score a goal, you won't concede a goal. 1:0 is also an acceptable good result.

And their opponents have only two choices in this situation-either get more and more anxious, or wait for death without knowing what to do.

Now, Tang En was in the situation of his former opponent.Which way will he choose?

During the half-time break, he yelled at the team, telling them that they must never lose to Chelsea at home, and asked them to resolutely play on the wing.In addition, he asked Eastwood not to always run out of the penalty area to catch the ball. There are five people in the midfield who will definitely pass the ball to him. If he is always too far away from the goal, how can he directly threaten Chelsea's goal?

For this, Eastwood also has his own grievances.In the past, he always partnered with strong centers like Ruud van Nistelrooy, Bendtner, and Viduka. It was these centers who attracted the opponent's defensive firepower. Without too much defensive pressure, he could attack freely near the penalty area. , the threat naturally increased.

now what?He has become a center forward, an arrow figure, and the target of being taken care of by the opposing defender.With Terry and other strong defenders close to him, he can guarantee that the football will not be lost at his feet, and it will take almost all his energy. How can he want to score a goal?What's more, his figure is really not the material of a strong center, and he frequently loses the ball under the pressure of the opponent.

Don't Tang En know about his grievances?Of course Tang En knew, but now he couldn't help it.Who told him to punish Bendtner for putting the Danish kid out of the squad?
Even if he doesn't mention the grievances between himself and Chelsea, he will not allow the team to lose to Chelsea, because that is tantamount to showing Bendtner that his team can't get along without him.

"I know you have difficulties, Freddy. We won't let you be an attacking point. As long as you can control the ball, the next job will be left to..." He pointed to Ribery and Van der Vaart, "You two Go forward aggressively and shoot more.”

It is to let Eastwood create opportunities for his teammates who plug in behind.

The gypsy nodded, but he didn't know if he could fulfill the role of "center forward".To be honest, he has no idea...

"Be patient, they will definitely find gaps in their defense. I think Scolari will continue to strengthen his attack in the second half, and their defense will definitely have problems."

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Chelsea did continue to attack in the second half, with holes in their defense.But in the same way, Nottingham Forest's defense, which was eager to equalize the score, also had problems.

In this game, Twain's double midfielder strategy in the midfield was not successful.George Wood's active range is as wide as ever, but his running has restricted Thiago's performance. Under Wood's practice of doing everything by himself, he is a little at a loss.This is the first time that two people have appeared on the stage at the same time, and it is understandable that the cooperation is not tacit.

Therefore, the performance of the two midfielders is not as good as the effect of setting up a single midfielder.Then Wood noticed the cooperation with Thiago's coaching, but the bigger problem came again-some balls that appeared between the two people, they would have a tacit understanding... Let each other!They all thought that the ball belonged to the opponent, but gave it to Chelsea players instead.

Chelsea is also unreserved.

Drogba seized a misunderstanding between the two defensive midfielders, went straight in, easily broke through the thin defense line, and then shot successfully.In the No.605 minute of the game, the visiting team Chelsea has already led by two goals!

The Chelsea people celebrated on the field, and Scolari also jumped like a monkey with his hands raised off the field.Tang En's face was ashen.

Not long after conceding the ball, he made a substitution adjustment. Arshavin replaced Thiago and returned to the 442 configuration of one midfielder and two forwards.After returning to the familiar formation, the Forest team found the rhythm of the game again.

First, Eastwood made the ball back to Van der Vaart, and the Dutchman followed up with a direct long-range shot and was saved by Petr Cech.After the corner kick was taken, Pepe's header hit Ashley Cole's arm standing on the goal line.The Nottingham Forest players raised their hands to indicate a handball foul, but the referee didn't see it and turned a blind eye to the Forest players' protest.

Tang En protested to the fourth official below by pointing at his eyes, but it was of no avail.It is impossible for the referee to stop the game in progress and award the Forest team a penalty kick.And even if the TV footage is replayed over and over again to prove that Nottingham Forest has suffered a loss, the referee will not change his judgment based on the TV footage, which is expressly prohibited by FIFA.

Without the high center forward, Tang En asked the team to play less high balls, play more ground coordination, and pass the ball behind more, so as to take advantage of the speed of several players in the team.

Scolari saw Tang En's plan. At this moment, he signaled the team to take back the formation in a very timely manner - to shrink the defense and not give Nottingham Forest the opportunity to play behind the back and play speed.

Nottingham Forest didn't care about defense anymore, and almost all of them pressed forward, trying to equalize the score.

But it wasn't until the No.80 second minute that Nottingham Forest equalized the score with a free kick.It was Gareth Bale who scored.

Then the forest team's counterattack became even more frenzied, and Scolari also had to dispatch troops, replacing the forward and replacing the defender, in order to keep this point advantage.

At this moment, he didn't care whether the scene was beautiful or not, the three-pointer was the most important thing.From this point of view, Scolari is definitely not the kind of master who listens to the boss and plays "beautiful football" obediently.

Tang En sent Petrov at the next moment to replace Ribery who couldn't run.This substitution is very helpless... He originally wanted to replace a defender, change to a three-back, and continue to strengthen his attacking power.But Ribery was too tired to run - he fell directly to the ground with a cramp in his left calf.This was never the case at the beginning of last season, and it seems that the negative effects of that hectic summer are showing...

The matchup substitution did not bring any positive effect to the team's offense.

In the end, Nottingham Forest suffered their first defeat of the season in their first home game of the season, losing 1:2 to Chelsea.The unbeaten record against Chelsea since being promoted to the Premier League has passed away.

Twain doesn't value the record. On the contrary, he thinks it's a good thing to break it, otherwise his players who face Chelsea every season will have to bear this kind of inexplicable pressure.

But losing is definitely not a good thing.The first place in the league was lost, and the plan to start the season at home fell through. Most importantly, they lost face in front of Bendtner.The failure of this game is tantamount to telling Bendtner that the Forest team really cannot play without him...

This was what annoyed Dunn the most.

At the post-match press conference, a disruptive reporter deliberately asked why Bendtner did not appear in the squad for this game, because as far as he knew, the Danish striker was neither injured nor in bad condition.

Tang En glanced at the female reporter angrily, and said, "He has hemorrhoids, can you understand that?"

The female reporter was teased instead of teasing Tang En. Gritting her teeth, she glared at Tang En and sat down.

After leaving the city stadium, Tang En called Alan Adams to inquire about Bendtner's transfer.

In fact, if the Forest team won this game, Dunn might change his mind and stay with Bendtner, showing him the high profile of a winner.But now that he has lost the game, Bendtner must go, must go.He can't tolerate a player who laughs at his football and his style in his heart, stays under his nose, and looks angry every day.

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This game Bendtner did not appear in the stands to watch the game, as if from this moment he is not a member of Nottingham Forest.

He packed his luggage in the apartment, waiting for the call with some anxiety.Just like a daughter who eloped behind her parents' back, she couldn't hide her excitement and longing for a better future in her panic.The TV was on, and it was showing the match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at home. He only glanced at it occasionally, and was not in the mood to care about who won or lost.

Shortly after Chelsea's second goal, Julich called him: "They promised to take you, Niklas."

When Bendtner heard what his agent said, he sat on the sofa and had time to watch the game on TV.After all, it was the red jersey he wore for four years.

Seeing his teammates attacking wildly on the field, but a little clueless like headless chickens, he really didn't know how he should feel.It's rare to see Nottingham Forest in such a mess. It seems that there is no way to score at all, except for long-range shots. Ribery and Lennon are forcing a breakthrough, but facing Chelsea's gradually shrinking defense, they have nothing to do. After breaking through, give the ball to the opponent.

If he is on the field at this time, the midfielder can send the football to his head and feet. Whether it is shooting or playing the ball for his teammates, it will instantly make the Forest team's offense come alive.

The TV broadcast shot cut to Twain who was standing on the sideline directing the game. He waved his arms to show the team how long to shoot, but it seemed that he had gone crazy with his teeth and claws.

The media once gave Tang En a nickname "Joker". Unlike Aimar, this "Joker" was obviously insulting.But Bendtner sat in front of the TV and watched the past today, and found that the nickname was really "appropriate".

What a clown he is...

Nottingham Forest pulled one back before the end of the game, but it didn't help the result.Tang En quickly left the field with a sullen face, and Bendtner also turned off the TV and continued to pack his things.

Now, what happened to Nottingham Forest and what happened to Tony Twain had nothing to do with him at all.

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"Alan, what do you mean by Manchester City?" Dunn didn't know the latest transfer progress.

"No reply yet."

"I think... Allen, do they think the price is too high?"

"No, Tony. Just like your reporter friend said, 3000 million to buy the main center of the Forest team for the next ten years, the price is fair. Don't worry about things here, leave everything to me. Lose It's a pity the game."

Twain grinned, Allen was vaguely reminding himself that he should focus more on team training and competitions, instead of talking with other clubs, agents, or the father of a future star in the transfer market. Intrigue?
"We and Chelsea are a team of the same level. It is normal whoever wins and who loses. As long as the final championship is ours."

Alan laughed over there: "Haha! Well, we are all waiting for the final champion, Tony."

After hanging up the phone, Tang En left the already empty locker room and got on the bus.

"Go back and rest, guys. This game has reminded us all - this is a new season, and last season's double championship won't explain anything." In the carriage, Dunn spread his hands and said. . "Forget about the double, now we're going to start from scratch!"

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On the second day after the end of this round of the league, news came out from Manchester City and Nottingham Forest at the same time.

Nottingham Forest's young center Niklas Bendtner has officially transferred to Manchester City, signing a four-year contract with a weekly salary of 12 pounds and a transfer fee of 3000 million pounds.

A soap opera finally ends.Someone got it, someone lost it.Those who gain lose something while gaining it, and those who lose lose... nothing at the same time.

Tony Twain refused to express any opinion on this transfer, and his columns in several media were silent.For those spectators who were far away from the club's internal vortex, no one knew how Twain was feeling at this moment after losing Ruud van Nistelrooy's successor.

Should he be thankful that he left a disobedient BAD_BOY, or should he be sad that four years of hard work were wasted?

Some people speculate that this silence is proof of his heartbreak. Can one of his most valued players betray him? Can you not be sad?

In fact, they were all wrong. Tang En was worrying about it. Two important things were in front of him, which made him frown. How could he have the time to care about the Danish boy?Bendtner left as soon as he left, wouldn't the earth stop turning if he didn't leave?Didn't Nottingham Forest win the championship?Did Tony Twain stop drinking and smoking?

The Super Bowl in the middle of the week and the embarrassment of having 3000 million euros in transfer funds but no one can buy them-the shit, the transfer window is coming to an end soon!

But to be honest, he did feel that the past summer seemed like a dream when he was occasionally free.People who once listened to his teachings in one team have already put on the jerseys of other teams at this moment, and they will be enemies when they meet again.

Piqué, Bendtner... and those who left long ago, Anelka, Ashley Young, Arteta.

What would they think of the days spent at Nottingham Forest in the past few years, and how would they evaluate themselves as the head coach?

Most of them will not be good words...

(End of this chapter)