champion godfather

Chapter 797
Being drawn with Inter Milan was just a good thing for Twain, the bigger happy event had nothing to do with football - Shania finally came back.

Tang En, a bachelor, thinks that he only has football in his life, and he doesn't care about anything other than football.He is crazy about football, no less than a most die-hard fan.So after he became the head coach of Nottingham Forest, apart from going back to the bar to drink, he was really no different from Tang in other things.When not drinking, you can shut yourself at home for a whole day, draw the curtains to watch the game video, and study the various notes left by Tang Suo, unaware of the passage of time, even when you are hungry.

But when he gets married, half of his love for football will be given to his family and his wife.Now he feels that in his life, there is finally one more thing that is as important as football.

He was very happy that Shania could come back. After returning home after a day of work, there was no longer just an empty and lifeless concrete building.

Before getting married, Tang En worked hard because he liked football and this job.After getting married, he still works hard because he has a responsibility on his shoulders—a man has to support his family... Although Shania earns no less money than Twain, as the most authentic Chinese, Twain is still in his heart. Some traditional Chinese men think that men should support their families, and this is the purpose of work.

There is a high hall on the top, children on the bottom, and a beautiful wife by your side. No matter how hard the work is, it is worth it.

Shania will not leave until May when she comes back this time.They have four months to enjoy the two-person world.Tang En wanted to make up for the time owed before.

One of the important programs is naturally making humans.

Both Tang En and Shania have been married for almost two years. Both of them are working hard, but until now Shania has not responded.The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard...

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The first game after returning from the draw ceremony was the FA Cup. Before the game, some media asked about the result of the draw, worrying whether such a bad draw result would affect the performance of the Forest team.Tang En denied that this was a "bad" result, and then he led the team to a 2-0 home victory against West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round of the FA Cup, proving that the groundless speculations of the media were unreliable.

In the next league game in February, Nottingham Forest remained unbeaten with two wins and two draws, continuing to rank third in the league.The points gap between the top five in the league is not that big, and it seems that by the end of the season, it is not surprising that any of these five teams will win the championship.

The reason for the two wins and two draws was that Twain's new tactics still needed time to adjust and adapt, so the team's performance fluctuated accordingly.

However, Twain didn't particularly value the league. Even the FA Cup voluntarily gave up in the fifth round.As the Champions League approached, he began to have reservations in the league.

After all, he has already uttered big words in front of the media, and if he loses to Inter Milan next, it will be a big loss of face...

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March [-]st is the day to play Inter Milan away.For Tony Twain, this was a "big day".

The team set off from Nottingham three days in advance and arrived in Milan by plane.This city was no stranger to Twain, but it was quite a stranger to many members of the current forest team.

When Twain led the team here to play against Inter Milan, he tried his best to explain to Shania that there was nothing between him and Gloria.Now that I think about it, I realize that he has cared about Shania since then?

Among the players of the Forest team, the midfielder has changed the most. Thiago, Shaheen, Cohen, Bentley, and Fernandez have not experienced the last battle with Inter Milan.

The reason why the media are not optimistic about Nottingham Forest's future in the Champions League this season is because in the midfield, Nottingham Forest's strength has dropped too much...

The former forest team midfielder can definitely be called world-class, with famous stars such as George Wood, van der Vaart and Ribery.Today's Forest team's midfielder has a lot less star flavor and is more civilian.Look at Tony Twain's double midfielder and 4231 formation. Even if they increase the number of midfielders, they still can't get rid of the evaluation of "blue-collar midfielder".

In contrast, Inter Milan's midfield is much more luxurious.The midfield composed of Cambiasso, Vieira, Muntari, Stankovic, Montolivo, Mancini Jr., Quaresma, Mario Balotelli and others is in terms of fame Much bigger than the Forest team.

The comparison on the front line is even more pitiful...

Nottingham Forest doesn't even have a recognized world-class shooter. Van Nistelrooy is considered world-class, but he is not in the Forest team's Champions League list and cannot be used for comparison.Eastwood's reputation is limited to the United Kingdom, even if he has won the bronze boots of the Premier League scorer list, it can't explain anything.

Ibisevic is just a relatively bright shooting star, and Abanglahor is a typical rough guy who has no skills and can only rely on speed. Eastwood has too many injuries that have affected his progress towards world class.

Look at Inter Milan - Ibrahimovic, Adriano, and Giuseppe Rossi, who arrived from Villarreal this season for £520m , There is also a Cruz who can score goals off the bench.

Even in terms of the defensive lineup that Tang En is most proud of, Inter Milan is stronger than them.

Argentina "The Rock" Samuel, Nicolas Burdisso, Ivan Cordoba, Christian Chivu, Maicon, Maxwell, and the 38-year-old but still in good shape Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti.

Which of these people is not a well-known figure in international football?

In contrast, Nottingham Forest only have Pepe and Kompany who are still good.Woodgate and Barnes are only well-known domestically.Rafinha has always been a marginal figure in the Brazilian national team, occasionally selected several times and then excluded. In the final analysis, Dunga has Maicon as a better choice in the position of right back.Not to mention Zimbunda, Joe Matok and Nkuru are currently hopeful stars at best, and they need to continue to prove their abilities in high-level competitions before they can be recognized.

No wonder everyone is not optimistic about Nottingham Forest.

If you have to say that Nottingham Forest has any advantages over Inter Milan, maybe their players are younger...

The foreign media were generally not optimistic about Nottingham Forest, but the local media in Nottingham had great confidence in Tony Twain's team.Their confidence comes from the "history" of the past few seasons.

In fact, in the two most glorious seasons of Nottingham Forest, their lineup was basically like this. Compared with any giant team, they did not have an advantage, but why did they win the European Champions Cup in the end? Not AC Milan and Chelsea?On the way to the championship, they have defeated Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan, Arsenal... and other strong teams. Could it be that the other party deliberately released water?
The fans of Nottingham Forest are like those fanatical religious believers who believe that as long as it is Tony, nothing can stop him.There is no one in this world who can make him surrender and admit defeat.As long as Tony Twain was sitting on Nottingham Forest's coaching bench, then no matter how powerful the opponent was, Nottingham Forest would not lose.

There are still two days before the start of the game, and the media in Nottingham have already begun to hype the concept of "revenge".

Any Nottingham Forest fan will never forget the game two seasons ago. Tony Twain was forced to leave the coaching position due to a heart attack, and Nottingham Forest was suddenly leaderless.Tang, the acting head coach, has already exhausted all his energy just to stabilize the team's position in the league, and has no intention of thinking about the team's future in the Champions League.

In those two games, Nottingham Forest lost to Mourinho's Inter Milan in both results and scenes.

Mourinho is like an infatuated man who waited hard for the bride to marry, but when he lifted the red hijab, he found that the bride sitting by the bed was not the beautiful girl in his mind, but someone else.So surprise turned into humiliation, humiliation turned into anger, and he vented his anger on poor Tang...

Those two games are still unwilling to be mentioned by most Forest fans until now, because the loss was too embarrassing and embarrassing... The spirit was completely lost, and the performance of the players on the field made people believe in them I must have been eagerly waiting for the end of the game from the first second when the whistle sounded.

If Twain had been there at that time, he would have scolded his team in the locker room, as if being stripped naked, pressed under his body and raped by a woman who still didn't forget to take the initiative to cater to the pleasure.Then maybe another heart attack will happen and you will die directly...

Fortunately, Shania took good care of him at that time, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the team's mess.

But afterwards, in order to test how well his heart had recovered, Tang En specially found out the videos of the two games at that time.After reading it, although I was fine, I was really angry.Mourinho really didn't give Tang any face at that time. He swept the defending champion 2:0 in one game and 3:0 in the other game with a total score of 5:0.The biggest loss ever since Twain coached came to Mourinho.

How could such a shameful humiliation be treated as if it had never happened?Meet each other with a smile to obliterate grievances?That's not Tony Twain's style.His style is - even if you turn into ashes, I will recognize you!
So this time Tang En didn't mind the media hyping up the concept of "revenge", and he wasn't afraid of bringing psychological pressure on the team members.He even wished that the players were under pressure. Without pressure, the game would not be able to be played...

At the first press conference held in Milan, Tang En clearly agreed with the "revenge theory" of the local media in Nottingham: "Yes, we are here to seek revenge. Please tell the Italian media to Mourinho—that Tony Twain, whom he couldn't win, is here again!"

His smile is full of confidence, and his attitude is extremely arrogant.He wants to let the battered Italian who has been tossed by Mourinho know: Masters from England are not easy to serve!
At the press conference, Dunn and the reporters were at odds with each other, refuting those who were not optimistic about him one by one, trying to prove that his team was the best team this week, bar none.

If the media still didn't believe it, he spread his hands: "After the game, you will know whether I am talking big or telling the truth."

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After the "truth" is released, Tang En will naturally have to prepare.

This time, Dunn planned to continue using 4231, but it was different from before. "2" is not two central midfielders, but a double midfielder. "3" is not a line standing on top of the 30-meter line. Except for the "1" in the middle that continues to play the role of the front midfielder, the attacking full-backs on both sides retreat to become full-backs, which makes the formation more layered. The lines are not so far apart that they become disconnected.

With such an adjustment, although the attack power is not as good as before, the defense must be much more stable.There was a problem with 4231 in the past - there was too much space behind George Wood and Thiago, and opponents would always seize the opportunity to face the defense directly and concede a goal.Inter Milan's midfield strength should not be underestimated, the less space there is, the better.

Well now, Wood and Thiago have returned to the position of the midfielder, closer to their back line. Although the distance from the front midfielder is far away, there are two full-backs connected in series in the middle, which is actually one.It can truly advance, attack and retreat.

Since Wood and Thiago will focus more on defense, the task of organizing offense falls to the midfielder.This time Tang En did not choose Fernandez, who was more capable of scoring, as the attacking midfielder, but decided to let Shaheen start.Fernandez moved to the left as a winger, but compared with Bentley on the right, he is more free, a bit similar to Franck Ribery who became the World Footballer of the Year at Nottingham Forest.After all, Fernandez and Franck Ribery have similar characteristics, and it is a bit wasteful to simply stay on the side.He has performed well in several consecutive rounds recently, and some British media have already called Fernandez "Ribery II".

Unlike Fernandez, who can pass and shoot from the left, Bentley on the right is more like a pure passer. His task is to retreat back and pass the ball forward to send the football to the other side's door.

The one who is at the forefront as the arrow is Ibisevic, who has been in good condition recently and has no health problems.He is a forward with a wide range of activities, and he can be seen in almost the entire frontcourt. It is perfect to be a single arrow, because he will not be easily blocked by the opponent's defender.

The current state of the team is very good, there are no major injuries, and the morale of the players is high.Although they were facing Inter Milan, which had slaughtered them with a total score of 5:0, but this time there was a leader, so there was nothing to worry about!
This time, we stand with the media - that's right!We are here to seek revenge!
(End of this chapter)