champion godfather

Chapter 721 Volume Six Scarlet Narrow Escape
Tang En quickly stopped thinking about what step the relationship between him and Shania should be.He was once again troubled by the dense schedule and the team's ups and downs.

On November 1th, Nottingham Forest went north to the cold Newcastle and lost 2:[-] away to their opponents.

On November 24th, the Forest team returned to the home court after a hard fight and won Everton 3:2 with difficulty, finally clinging to the third position in the league.

From the point of view of the standings, the results of the Forest team are not too bad. Apart from the gap with the top two, they are still in the first group.

But only those who are really familiar with Nottingham Forest know how dangerous the situation of the Forest team is now.Every winning game is always full of twists and turns, and the victory is frightening.And the injury is like a nightmare that cannot be dispelled, always following the progress of the Forest team, ready to pounce on the Forest team when they are tired.

Tony Twain himself had the illusion that he was walking a tightrope.

He didn't know when the team would collapse if they persisted like this. From last summer to the end of this year, his players had no time to rest. Their physical strength had already reached the stage of collapse. How would they survive the cold winter?There was nothing he could do.

To be able to win, you have to grit your teeth to fight for it. If you relax a little bit, you may collapse thousands of miles, but if you always tense your nerves, you may collapse even earlier...

"...I admire Tony Twain's training methods, and I also admire Nottingham Forest's fighting spirit and will to win. They reversed West Ham United to win, reversed Manchester City to win, lost to Liverpool at the last moment, reversed Everton Winning...Tony Twain once proudly declared after the match against Everton that only his team in the world could come back and win consecutively. But I think he is trying to make himself fat—which head coach would Do you want your team to win every game with a thrilling comeback? I bet Tony Twain would like his team to secure a two-goal lead at the start of each game, and then easily win by a big score. ..."

The experts in the TV station are analyzing the current situation of the forest team.Although Tang En always said to the outside world that his team is in good condition, everything is normal, and the team's results are not bad.But any fool could see that he was just trying to maintain his facade.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell the team's crisis at a glance, Tang En's behavior was nothing more than his personality.

Yes, this kind of crisis does not mean the crisis of consecutive encounters with Waterloo and a decline in points ranking.But that situation is likely to become Nottingham Forest's tomorrow.Now the team is walking a tightrope, if one accidentally makes a mistake, then there will be a bottomless abyss...

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Tang En flew to Minsk, Belarus with his exhausted team to face the local team.This is a key battle related to whether Nottingham Forest can finally qualify for the group stage.If, as the defending champion, he doesn't even break through the group stage, then he and his team will really become the laughing stock of the whole world.

No matter how bad the team's current situation is, Twain will never allow such a thing to happen to him.

So he put in the strongest lineup he could.Pepe, who was slightly injured, started the game. It is necessary to ensure that the team's defense is safe.

At the end of November, Belarus is completely white, and the Eastern European country is covered with snow.When the team went to adapt to the field, they found that there was no way to adapt to the field in advance - a thick layer of snow covered the field, and the field was dispatching bulldozers to shovel the snow.

Until the day before yesterday, it was still snowing here, and it was heavy snow. Although it stopped yesterday, the thick layer of snow was still shocking.Tang En looked at the venue in front of him and frowned.

Bolisov's Dinamo Stadium in Minsk is not an artificial turf stadium like in Russia. If the geothermal and drainage systems are not good enough, tomorrow's game will be a muddy pond...

The players shrunk their necks and looked at the stadium in a daze.Can this kind of venue really allow them to play their best form?

In the pre-match preparation meeting, Twain also knew how difficult this game would be. He talked about tactics more than once, so there is no need to talk about it now.He just told the players that no matter what kind of difficulties they encountered, the game must be won: "...I don't care what method you use, even if you hit the ball into the goal with your hands, as long as the referee doesn't see it! "

Now the Champions League is not only related to his face. After the financial crisis affected the Forest team, the Champions League game also directly involves economic interests-there is a UEFA bonus for winning the ball, and the more games you play, the bonus is also The more, the higher the share of TV broadcast fees in the end.If they are eliminated early in the group stage, the financial loss of the Forest team will be huge.

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Thank God, it didn't snow on the day of the competition. Although dark clouds kept overwhelming the city, the snow that Tang En was most worried about never landed on top of their heads.Until the lighting of Dinamo Stadium in Minsk was turned on at night, the sky was still calm and there was no movement.

The snow shoveled yesterday was all piled up around the stadium, surrounding the green stadium layer by layer.

Tang En felt a little relieved.

At the beginning of the game, Bolisov wiped the goal with a long shot and warned the visiting team, who wanted to score points, that they were not easy to pinch.

In the cold weather, Bolisov's players moved freely and alive, better than they did when they played at Nottingham Forest at home.On the other hand, the Nottingham Forest players, except Arshavin, a player from Russia, are a little uncomfortable with the weather here in Borisov. It is too cold... Even if they warmed up for 10 minutes before the game , the body seemed to be still stiff.

The ground is wet and slippery, and with a little force, there will be scenes of people turning their backs.Obviously there is a chance to shoot, but because of the slippage of the supporting foot, the football is directly shot into the stands behind the goal.Barely kicked the football, but also shot weakly.

The [-] fans who came to cheer for the home team packed the stadium stands, and their enthusiasm could even melt the snow under the stands.There are also some sturdy fans with bare upper body, riding on the railing of the stands, waving their scarves, clapping and singing loudly, shouting for Bolisov. Every movement of Bolisov players will bring them cheers.What's more, when Forest players take the ball from the wing or take a corner kick, there will always be white snowballs falling from the sky, hitting the players, breaking into countless pieces and splashing out.If this snowball contained a lighter, mobile phone, coins, etc... it would be unimaginable if it hit someone.

The fans and the team brought double pressure to the Forest team. The team was unable to enter the game state for a long time, and the offense seemed a bit messy.

The first half was basically Borisov's indiscriminate bombardment around the Forest team's half. The Forest team could only parry and had no power to fight back.

However, it was barely a draw and no goals were conceded.

In the second half, Borisov began to recover, and the Forest team also began to counterattack, and the two sides were in a stalemate near the midfield.

No. In the 70th minute, van der Vaart accidentally fell to the ground because the ground was too slippery when receiving the ball in the frontcourt, and the football was directly handed over to the Borisov player next to him.Such a great gift, how could Borisov let it go?They immediately organized a counterattack. After a series of fast passes, they entered the Forest team's penalty area. They cooperated with each other in front of the goal, tricked Van der Sar, and easily pushed into the empty goal.

The Dynamo Stadium in Minsk suddenly burst into cheers like a tsunami, and everything shaking the stadium creaked, as if the sky was about to collapse.

Looking at the dazzling white lights in front of my eyes, listening to the roar in my ears.Tang En only felt his heart tighten, as if being pricked by a needle.He gritted his teeth and stood still without moving.

Mrs. Bolissot was reveling, while the Nottingham Forest players were downcast. Such weather, such opponents, such an away game...they were a little helpless.

Just when everyone was at a loss, they heard Tang En's roar from the sidelines: "What did I say? I must win! I must win! I will never accept other results other than victory! Never! I don't care What method do you use...Damn it!"

He suddenly turned around and called out Zikic: "5 minutes!" He spread the five fingers of his left hand, "You only have 5 minutes to warm up, I want you to come back as soon as you finish warming up. Go!" He pushed the big man.

Zikic stumbled and ran to warm up, and 5 minutes later he stood in front of Twain again.

"We have to change our tactics. Ground coordination and two wing breakthroughs obviously won't work. I don't mind making the game a little more ugly. The traditional English style of play is just right for this situation. You know what you should do when you go up. Is it?" he asked, staring at Zikic.

Apart from scoring a goal in Manchester City, the Sevilla's performance was mediocre.It didn't meet people's expectations. His inability to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League made many people think that this was another mistake of Twain after Grosso.He himself was under a lot of pressure.I was a substitute in Valencia, but I still came here as a substitute.He desperately hopes to prove that he has not been sunk because of being benched in Valencia.

He nodded vigorously: "Shock them in the penalty area."

"Use your height and jump! Go up there and tell them to pass the ball to you. Wherever you are, the ball will go!"

After pushing Zigic onto the field, Tang En continued to stand on the sidelines.Now the night temperature in Bolisov has dropped below zero, but Tang En feels a little hot.He felt that apart from a layer of sweat on his forehead, his chest and back were also sweating, and his shirt was soaked.He had to open his black overcoat and unbutton two of his shirts.

A gust of cold wind hit his chest, but he felt a little relaxed and comfortable.

If the team loses to Borisov in an away game... Tang En can't imagine that such a situation will happen to him.He absolutely cannot let this become a reality.

A few minutes after replacing Zigic, Dunn replaced Lennon with Beckham.The situation is obvious.He will use a cross from the side and a header from the center to overcome the unfavorable factors of the venue and the weather.

After doing all this, he was basically out of action.All done, what's next?Do everything you can, do you have the destiny?

Tang En looked up at the dark sky.

His eyes were suddenly dazzled, and there was a burst of coldness on his face. This cold feeling was directly transmitted from his face to the bottom of his heart—it was snowing.

The snow that had been holding back for a whole day finally fell, and the fluttering snow soon filled the sky above the city and the stadium.

Could this be destiny?
Tang En only felt that the needle-like pain in his heart became more and more obvious. He gritted his teeth and stared at the sky.The white snowflakes are already visible to the naked eye under the light.

There was a muffled cheer from next door, and Borisov's players and coaches, seeing the snow, knew the game was moving in their favour.Borisov's head coach is already planning whether to compete with Dynamo Kyiv for another group qualifying spot.

"It looks like Nottingham Forest is going to be in bad luck." The ESPN commentator announced in a very calm tone that the end of the Forest team is approaching. "Once it snows, the performance of this team will only get worse. I think their players are freezing, right? The ground is full of water, the drainage system of Dinamo Minsk is really bad, but the Belarusian team The team obviously doesn't have these troubles. They are very familiar with this field. Playing football in the snow is as normal as breathing. What is Tony Twain thinking? Maybe he hopes his team can have a 3000-meter-high stadium. Let's go home..."

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"I don't accept failure!" George Wood said to the two full-backs while the opponent was dawdling and preparing to take a free kick. His expression was serious, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his eyes. "You all go up, when you attack. Leave it to me!"

"Is it okay?" Rafinha was a little worried.Bolisov's counterattack was impressive.

"There are still ten minutes left. What is the difference between losing one goal and losing ten goals?"

Bell nodded first: "I see!"

Rafinha followed suit: "No problem!"

Bolisov's free kick was slightly higher than the crossbar, which caused cheers from the stands.

"Bastard! The Belarusian team has bullied us!" Dunn jumped and cursed from the sidelines. "Cheer up! We are the fucking defending champions! We can't lose to such a team! If you can't run, you have to run! If you don't run at this time, you will have no chance to run in the future!"

He knows the physical condition of the players, and also knows that today's game is played on such a field, which consumes more energy.But now like this, he can only let the players grit their teeth and persevere.If you admit defeat here, this season will be over.

In any case, the group stage must qualify!

The forest team's full-backs began to assist frequently, and the intensity of the assists was greater than ever.Sometimes Pepe will take the ball to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.George Wood stood alone in the backcourt, waiting for Borisov's counterattack with his own body.

Rafinha stepped forward with the ball, saw that the opponent was about to break his ball, and quickly passed the football to Beckham.He ran forward by himself, hoping to have a two-for-one with Beckham.

David Beckham didn't pass the football back to him, he stood where he was, and suddenly kicked a direct cross.Ten meters away from the penalty area, a diagonal pass at a 45-degree angle!
Zikic was entangled with the opponent's defender. Seeing Beckham kicking a diagonal pass, he suddenly broke out and jumped high after sprinting!

"He is too tall - GOOOOAL!! No. 80 minutes! Nottingham Forest equalized the score!!"

Tang turned around and punched the side of the shed on the coach bench.

The snow was falling more and more, but he no longer paid attention to such trivial matters.

"It's not over, it's not over!" Just to vent his nervousness, he turned around and shouted to the field, reminding the players to keep working hard.

Zikic also knew what was going on with the team, and he didn't wantonly celebrate his goal.Instead, he picked up the football from the net and was surrounded by a group of teammates and ran back.

"Bombing from high altitude! Fucking high pass! Blow open their door!" During the ensuing match, Tang En jumped up and down on the sidelines as if going crazy, spitting out obscenities from his mouth.He has no way out, just like what he warned the players, if he doesn't go crazy, he may not have this chance in the future...

Borisov also had to give up the idea of ​​​​beating the Forest team at home, and try to do a good job of defense first.Two centre-backs were used to mark Zikic and Beckham was given extra care.Next, Borisov's players began to try their best to delay the game time.

He fell to the ground in pain with just a slight touch, one after another fell to the ground with cramps hugging his calf, he had to swing twice for a goal kick, and he would definitely wait for the full-back to walk up before throwing a goal kick...

Every time I saw Bolisov's players "injured" and fell to the ground, the Forest team took the initiative to kick the football out of bounds out of sportsmanship.Off the court, Tang En's chest was heaving violently, and a burst of anger rushed out, if he lit a spark, he would explode immediately.

It was not the first time he saw such a "reasonable" use of the game rules to delay the game time, but after experiencing it personally, he felt very upset, very upset, very upset... so unhappy that he almost exploded.

Bolisov's players fell to the ground when they were fighting with Forest players.Pepe didn't see what was behind him, and after stealing the ball, he passed it to George Wood in front.

Borisov's players were still clutching their wrists and lay motionless on the ground.

The Nottingham Forest players didn't see it, but the Borisov players did.In fact, in the final stage of the game, except for defending, they basically paid attention to the situation of their own players. As long as someone fell to the ground, Hulala raised their hands, indicating that their own people were injured, and asked Forest players to kick the football. go out.And the players of the Forest team really carried forward their sportsmanship and kicked the football out very politely.

But this time, when the player raised his arm and asked George Wood to kick the football out and let their player receive treatment, George Wood was not moved at all. He passed the opponent player easily, and Borisov Some of the players still couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.

When George Wood passed one more person, no matter how much the Borisov player on the opposite side signaled, and no matter how many people in the stands booed him dissatisfiedly, as long as he didn't hear the referee's whistle to stop the game, he would Keep going forward with the ball, attack!

Borisov's men finally figured it out when he got past the second man.Nottingham Forest didn't intend to promote any sportsmanship at all this time!
One rushed up and wanted to use a fierce and rough foul to overturn Wooden with the ball, forcing the game to be suspended.

Wood didn't give the opponent a chance to foul, he passed the ball to Bale on the wing, and jumped up to avoid it.

Bell seemed to be hesitant, and the Borisov player on the opposite side retreated to defend and asked him to kick the football out.

But George Wood roared: "Keep attacking!"

He sent the football into the box.

Borisov's players were all confused by the Forest team's offense. Some of them rushed to the battle and could not form effective defensive protection at all.

When the football is flying towards their goal, how can they care about sportsmanship at this time, what kind of forest team is playing hooligans...the arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent!
Zigic jumped high again, and the two central defenders jumped close to each other, trying to squeeze him down.

The Sevilla man did not shoot himself, he ferried the football to Arshavin who was unmarked behind.

No matter how impolite Arshavin was, he swung his foot and volleyed directly, and the football hit the net!

"Arshavin! Arshavin - Nottingham Forest reversed the game! Now they are leading! Although this goal is somewhat controversial, the referee still indicated that the goal is valid!"

Tang En knelt down on his knees, pointed to the sky with both hands, opened his mouth wide and shouted in Chinese: "If this is God's will, I will go against you, you thief!"

Borisov's players blocked the referee angrily, wanting to ask for an explanation.Others rushed towards George Wood with a murderous look on their faces.

Before the Forest players had time to celebrate the goal, they rushed over.

"This is so unsportsmanlike!" Borisov's young coach Goncharenko roared angrily to the fourth official on the sidelines.Sometimes, the fourth official is such a pitiful role that needs to be vented by the head coaches of both sides... The fourth official can only ignore it and not take it to heart.

"This is disgraceful! We're appealing!" he yelled at the fourth official in broken English.

"Where are you going to appeal, Mr. Goncharenko?" Tang En, who had vented to the sky, had already changed into a cold smile and appeared on the other side of the fourth official. He looked at his hysterical opponent. "My players have the right to decide whether to kick the football out of bounds. As long as the referee doesn't stop the game and we don't kick it out, what can you do? FIFA rules don't say that if the opposing player falls to the ground, the team holding the ball will The attack must be suspended. Even if you sue FIFA, you can't win!"

"You... have no sportsmanship!" He pointed at Tang En's nose and cursed this time.

Tang En shrugged: "At the very least, my players will not intentionally delay the game. The head coach whose goalkeeper received a yellow card for delaying the time has no right to criticize me."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left, letting the poor fourth official continue to vent for the already furious Goncharenko.UEFA will not want a team like Bolisov with no market prospects to break into the top [-] of the Champions League. Nottingham Forest is better at talking above.Bolisov, who participated in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, is really tender...

The situation on the field is a bit chaotic.Both sides had physical contact, and the referee had to show four yellow cards to four players in a row to control the situation.

George Wood stood on the cusp.No matter how angry the opposing player was, he just clenched his fists and celebrated the decisive goal with his teammates, completely ignoring the opponent's anger.

It was his supercilious attitude that angered Borisov's players just now, so they couldn't help punching people.

After such a toss by the players on both sides, the game time is really running out.The experienced Nottingham Forest overtook the score and completely defeated Bolisov's fighting spirit. They were restless and unable to concentrate on the game itself.

Can such a team still pose any threat to Nottingham Forest?

The snow is still falling, but no one cares whether this will affect the Forest team.

Because the game is over, Nottingham Forest has won!Tony Twain won!

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Borisov's head coach rushed onto the field immediately. He grabbed the referee and asked him why he didn't decisively blow the whistle to suspend the game when his player was injured and fell to the ground just now.However, due to the violent words and the pulling and pulling movements of the hands.In the end, he paid the price for his recklessness and youth - he was directly sent out by the referee with a red card!
Twain was not in the mood to watch that young head coach's passionate performance.He didn't even hug the players who survived the death, just slumped in his chair and let out a sigh of relief.A heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, but a heavier stone was lifted again, hanging above his heart.

This kind of life like a roller coaster is almost the entire trajectory of a professional head coach.

No matter how noisy the surroundings were, he could still clearly hear the sound of his heart beating wildly, as if it was echoing in his ears.

The game was over, he won, but the voice didn't slow down because of it, it still kept beating at this speed, just like the speed of Nottingham Forest's sudden rise in the European continent in the past three seasons.

This is really worrying, I don't know when the string will break...

(End of this chapter)