champion godfather

Chapter 8 In the Name of Victory
The atmosphere in the locker room at this moment is so good that Walker can't bear to remind everyone that they should play immediately.Since the team was relegated to the First Division, the morale of the team has been declining day by day. Many people even think that they should hang out in the lower leagues and have no confidence in the future.David Platt did nothing to change that low morale, and neither did Paul Hart.Who would have thought that an acting head coach who was originally gloomy and low-key would turn things around?
Looking at the players' facial muscles trembling with excitement, and the fire in their eyes.It's not necessarily a bad thing for Des Walker to find that the back of the head was hit. At least God gave them a decent head coach.

"Okay! Come out now!" Tang En stood at the door and slapped his hands, urging the players to go out.The first person to pass by him was Jack Lester, who performed poorly in the first half. He might still be annoyed by his performance in the first half. He lowered his head and was about to go out, but Tang En slapped him on the back unexpectedly. superior.

"Raise your head up, raise your head up for me!" His voice rang again in the locker room. "We haven't lost yet, what are we doing with our heads down? Don't let those East Londoners think we're afraid of them!"

With his roar, all the players unconsciously raised their heads and walked out of the locker room with their chests out.

It wasn't until the last player left the locker room that Dunn turned his head to look at Walker who was still standing behind him, and a smile appeared on his tense face.

Walker looked at the sweat on his forehead and smiled: "Tony, you really showed me a good show."

Tang En grinned: "Let's go, Des. How effective it is, we have to pass the test of the competition."

When the two returned to the coach's bench, players from both sides were already standing on the field, waiting for the kick-off.Tang En glanced at the stands. To his disappointment, the stands were already empty just after the intermission. He didn't know if they hadn't returned to their seats, or because they were too disappointed with the Forest team and didn't want to watch.If you leave early, I bet you will regret it!
The same curses as in the first half sounded from behind.Tang En didn't even turn his head. He didn't want to talk to them now. Let's see their expressions after the game.Walker seemed to want to argue with the other party, but Tang En pushed him on the chair.

"Leave them alone and watch the game. The game is about to start."

The starting lineup for this game was lined up by Des Walker, and they were basically the main players of the team, with no injuries or illnesses.This lineup cannot be said to be weak in League One, but the poor performance in the last few rounds has a lot to do with the low mental state.Rumors about the change of the head coach, everyone's future is uncertain, and the shadow of the economic crisis, how can the players have the mind to play well, and how can the coaching staff have the mind to study tactics?

Tang En only rekindled the fighting spirit and confidence buried in their hearts.The opponent is a superteam?Very good, playing against such a team is more exciting, and winning a super team can prove our strength even more!Whether it is a player who is clamoring for a transfer, or a player who has already planned to hang out in this low-level league for the rest of his life, at this moment, he has aroused a fighting spirit-to win the West Ham United in front of him, for himself!No matter what our purpose is, what differences we had before, our goal this time is the same, that is to win, to win!
Michael Dawson observed the West Ham United players from the back line and found that his head coach really knew what to do.Their opponents are absent-minded, with erratic eyes and inconspicuous positions.Completely unaware of what a terrifying beast their opponent had become.

He knew that he would definitely win today's game!
The referee blows his whistle and the second half begins.John Mortensen in the TV booth took a sip of water, cleared his throat, turned on the microphone, and started his work.

"This is a game in the third round of the FA Cup in 02-03. In the first half, West Ham United led the home team Nottingham Forest 3-0. What will we see in the second half of the game... oh, foul! "He had to change his prepared lines before he finished speaking.

Just as the referee's whistle signaled the kick-off, it sounded again.This time it was because someone from the Forest team fouled.Andy Reed pushed West Ham captain Joe Cole in the tackle.

Twain knew about Joe Cole's technical characteristics and future stardom.The player with the most gorgeous and spiritual footwork in England in recent years has not reached the height expected by people. In addition to his physical characteristics that do not conform to the English football tradition, his easily injured body is also an important reason for his progress.

Modern football has very high requirements for physical fitness. If a player with the combination skills of Maradona and Pele has a glass body, it is basically equivalent to missing any honorary achievements.Joe Cole probably did as well.He has excellent footwork but is prone to injuries.

Genius kid, let me teach you how to face brutal defense.Tang En said so in his heart.If you can pass my test, you will be a world superstar, if you can't...then you just accept your fate!
West Ham won a free kick, and Andy Reid's foul still didn't sound the alarm for them. No matter how they looked at it, it was just an ordinary foul.To be honest, for a teenage hero like Joe Cole, who is famous for his fame, being violated on the court is simply commonplace. It's nothing, anyway, we lead by three goals.

The free kick was taken and soon fell to the Forest players.Defoe stopped the ball casually and gave the ball directly to the opponent.Regarding this mistake, neither coach Glenn Rhodes on the sidelines nor the West Ham players on the field paid attention to it.They thought they had won.Rhode even expressed his congratulations to the team in advance during the intermission.Glancing at the player of the Forest team holding the ball, that childish central defender, Rhodes turned his head back to the coach's seat, and was ready to discuss with his assistant about the Premier League on the [-]th. They will face Newcastle at home. Tricky team.Newcastle are fourth in the league, while themselves last from the bottom.

Tang En saw Dawson got the ball, he knew this was an opportunity.Because of the attack just now, most of West Ham's players have not gone back, and they are walking slowly on the field.Gotta teach them a lesson.

He got up and walked off the bench.

Mortensen on the broadcast booth saw this scene: "Coach Tony Twain stood up, and he walked down. This is the first time he has appeared on the sidelines in this game. Could it be that the Forest team will have something to look forward to in the second half?" Is it something? But I still hope he has to watch his players and don't get knocked to the ground again! Haha!"

Dawson also noticed that Tang En appeared on the sidelines. He cast his eyes over and saw Tang En's right index finger draw a parabola on his chest.Long pass?

In fact, he has seen that West Ham's formation is very chaotic, and there are piles of loopholes in the defense.Jack Lester was at the front.But is he trustworthy after a sleepwalking first half?
Dawson gritted his teeth and Lun kicked the ball forward.

Tang En watched the football fly up, shining brightly in the afternoon sun, and plummeted straight behind West Ham's defense line.

The man who appeared there was—Jack Lester!

Tang En clenched his fists. "Shoot! Bastard!" he yelled.But at this time, Leicester was still outside the penalty area... Tang En saw that the opponent's goalkeeper, David James, was standing a bit forward. Maybe he didn't expect that the Forest team's offense would hit the front of his penalty area so quickly. .

Tang En saw it, did Leicester see it?
The 26-year-old striker from Sheffield has only football in his eyes at the moment.He saw the Czech central defender Tomas Repka of the West Ham team jumping high, but he didn't hit the ball from Dawson, he fell off the top!
The football flew towards him, and he puffed out his chest and unloaded it beautifully.He seemed to hear a voice shouting: "Shoot!" amidst the cheers of Forest fans.

So before he had time to see the position of the opponent's goalkeeper, he took a volley and volleyed directly on the penalty area line!
The biggest beneficiary of West Ham's frenzied siege in the first half was goalkeeper James, who didn't even break a sweat at half-time.This incident also allowed him to show off in the locker room.Now he knows that he is actually the most unlucky person caused by the first half...

Because when he was going to shoot this kick, he found that he couldn't stretch his body due to insufficient warm-up...

The football flew past him and spun into the goal behind him!

"Jack Lester... What`a`great`Goal!!" Mortensen jumped up from his seat. When Dawson passed the ball, he didn't expect to see such a A beautiful goal.

The City Stadium was immediately lit up by Leicester's goal, and all the fans in red jumped from their seats.Waving his arms, this time it's the real Sherwood Forest, much more spectacular than [-] middle fingers!

After scoring the goal, Leicester glanced at the football in the goal, then turned around and ran to the coach's bench. He wanted to thank one person for this ball.That person was... Tony Twain who was raising his arms and shouting from the sidelines!He was the one who rekindled his fighting spirit and confidence, and it was he who told himself to stand tall and face everything. He was sure that the "shot" just now must have been called out by Tang En.

At this moment, the scolding behind the coach's bench disappeared.Players and coaches can hear only one voice: "Forest! Forest! Nottingham`Forest!!" The city stadium, which can accommodate up to 3 people, has finally returned to its identity as the home of the Forest team.

Tang En just seized this opportunity to give a lesson to the Forest team players who gathered around him to celebrate the goal: "Look at this stand, this is our home stadium! See? These are our fans! Work hard! Now go back Go to the field and continue to teach those Cockneys a lesson!"

After sending off the excited players, he returned to the dugout, where Des Walker stood up and gave him a high-five. "Nice job, Tony!"

"It's not me, it's Lester and Dawson who did it beautifully." Tang En was humbled.

"Great job you all!" Walker said with a laugh.

After celebrating with Walker, Dunn looked up and saw Michael's group directly above the coach's bench.He was very happy to see the embarrassment on the other side's face, and he wanted to celebrate but didn't want to show too happy under his nose.So looking at this group of bewildered poor people, Tang En grinned.

Michael immediately lowered his face and shouted to him: "Don't be too happy, we are still two goals behind! If you have the ability, you can make us turn the tables, and I will buy you a drink tonight!"

Tang En pointed at him and asked loudly: "Is this what you said?"

"I said it!"

"Wait for the money!"

Dunn turned around and sat down, and then said to Walker next to him, "Des, go to Burns' bar to drink at night, there is a treat."

Walker nodded with a smile.

"The last time Nottingham Forest faced West Ham at home was on September 1998, 9, which was also Forest's last season in the Premier League. They drew 19-0 at home." Mortensen began to explain the two This is a very typical British commentary.But after that, Mortensen changed the subject and began to praise Jack Mortensen's goal just now. "Jack`Lester's performance in the first half was simply a big 'joke' (Joke), but this goal in the second half can be selected as the top three goals of this round of the FA Cup! I don't know what happened in the Forest team's locker room during the intermission, but it is obvious that the Forest team today is completely different from the first half. West Ham United is a little bit unstoppable! Perhaps Tony Twain said in the locker room What is it, the Forest team's morale is high now, and West Ham is obviously beaten!"

The famous English talker said it well, West Ham was indeed stunned.They didn't expect that they conceded a goal just 2 minutes into the second half.And the opponent scored such a beautiful goal, enough to make the drowsy fans jump out of their seats.You can also let yourself hold your head in frustration.

Football games are so wonderful, a single goal can break the balance on the field and deflect the balance of victory.

Leicester's goal ignited the enthusiasm of the Forest team fans, and also ignited the passion of the Forest team players. They pressed more actively, made more steals, and attacked faster.

Dunn knew the strength of West Ham's midfield. Carrick and Eduardo Cisse's defense in the middle was quite successful.If you compete with West Ham in the midfield, you can only let the rhythm of the game return to the opponent's feet.Because as far as the current Forest team is concerned, they are definitely not as good as West Ham in terms of technology.There is no reason to use one's own weaknesses to cater to the other's strengths.To put it bluntly, a modern football game is a contest of mutual restraint. How to destroy the opponent's technical and tactical system is the top priority. In any case, the opponent cannot be allowed to play what they are best at. This is especially important when a weak team is playing against a strong team.

Since my possession of the ball in the midfield is not as good as yours in West Ham, I will not go through the midfield.70.00% of the four midfielders in parallel positions are used for defense. Treat Joe Cole and Lee Bowyer like cutting down trees. As long as they both get the ball, at least one, generally two Forest players surround it, and it is a pass. Looting.The final result is either a foul by the Forest team, or the two lose the ball. There will never be a situation where they take the ball out of the Forest team's defensive formation.

The Forest team, who has mastered the possession of the ball, played very simple offensively, so simple that it can be said to be rough-big feet and long passes.In the past, England was the most traditional and best football style. Twain decided to play this way because the Forest team had a strong striker in front. Marlon`Harewood (Marlon`Harewood), who hadn't played much so far, was 1.8 meters six. , The strong body actually has excellent foot skills. Although Tang En is not satisfied with his shooting skills, this body is still very impactful on the court.It's the best way to deal with an absent-minded West Ham defense.

West Ham's midfield was completely suppressed by the Forest team. Defoe, who scored twice in the first half, seemed a bit redundant at this time. The same lack of exercise as him is the veteran Di Canio.The Italian had a slight injury before this game. If it weren't for the fact that the team's striker was really unavailable, he wouldn't let the 34-year-old veteran go up.Although Kanoute was sitting on the bench, Rhodes was not prepared to let the Mali play from the bottom of his heart, he was here to make up for it.Seeing the striker doing nothing in front, the midfield and defense began to struggle frequently.Rhodes thought in his heart that it should be replaced and adjusted.

If Di Canio is replaced, who should be replaced?He glanced at the bench.Winger Trevor Sinclair, attacking midfielder Don`Hutchison (Don`Hutchison), centre-back Gary`Breen (Gary`Breen), plus striker Canoute, and substitute goalkeeper Van der Hou.

What a headache, he scratched his head.

At this moment, he heard huge cheers from the stands!

what happened?

He quickly turned around and looked towards the field.

He saw the No. 18 forward of the Forest team quickly pass through the back line of his parallel position, and Andy Reed's pass was just right to his feet.Just broke his own offside trap so easily...

"Which bastard's mistake was this..." The handsome "gentleman" couldn't help but swear.

He had his back to the court just now, and he didn't see his captain Joe Cole being intercepted by the opponent's Gareth Williams because he was too sticky to the ball. He passed it directly to Andy Reid on the other side of the court. , Reed kicked a beautiful through ball, and Marlon Hellwood's slash running with a tacit understanding, just like that easily tore through the Premier League's defense.

Tang En stood up from the coach's bench and leaned forward to watch the attack on the field.The people around him also stood up from their seats one after another, ready to wait for the moment to celebrate the goal.

Harewood... I know you are not good at shooting, but if you can't score this kind of goal, I will go to the reserve team tomorrow!Dunn gritted his teeth in his heart.

In the quiet Wilford training base, the carved iron gate was closed, and a small room was opened on the right side of the gate, and a clear voice came from inside.

"This is a one-shot! Halewood will not waste this kind of opportunity! He shoots... It's`Goal!!"

The door of the hut was slammed open, and the white-haired old man Macdonald jumped out of the room, stood at the door with his arms raised high and shouted: "Goal!!" The momentum shook the fallen leaves on the ground. .

Just as excited as him were the [-] Forest fans in the stands of the city stadium, who also shouted: "Goooooooal!!! Forest `Go! Go! Go!"

The voice of the commentator continued to be heard on the radio: "This is Forest's second goal in 13 minutes! Their momentum is like a rainbow-!! West Ham United did not expect Forest to give them such a heavy blow in the second half. Attack, the three-goal advantage turned into a one-goal lead in an instant, and they are in jeopardy! Look at the strength of the Forest team, they might be able to tie it!"

MacDonald yelled into the room, "Shit! We can turn the tables!"

The young man kept his word and the news of our goals came over the radio one by one.Well done Tony!Come on, Forest team!
The stands of the city stadium were completely boiling, even hotter than the previous goal.Harewood rushed to the sidelines, Forest's main stand, where he was worshiped by the fans.A group of teammates behind him quickly crushed him.

This time, Tang En, who was on the sidelines, couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, jumped up and down, and then hugged Des Walker tightly.This is really... 15 minutes in the second half that can't keep people calm!This group of people really did it, and the tactics arranged by the head coach who replaced the civet cat with the prince really succeeded!We are one goal away!I want to turn defeat into victory!

"Tony! Tony! You are so fucking great! I love you!" Walker yelled frantically in his ear, and at this moment he completely convinced the acting head coach.

"I fucking love you too..." Tang En didn't care if there was something wrong with saying that, he just wanted to vent his inner emotions. "...I fucking love you all!"

From the broadcast stand, I saw the boiling stadium, and Tony Twain hugging tightly with the assistant coach.John Mortensen kept shaking his head: "Unbelievable, unbelievable... It was an unbelievable 15 minutes in the second half! The Forest team had no fighting spirit in the first half, and they were in a mess. Now they have scored two goals in a row. Looks like it's going to eat West Ham at any moment. What kind of magic did the acting manager put on the players at half-time? What made them rejuvenate? I think there will be countless people after the game Concerned about this! But... now! Please continue to pay attention to the third round of the FA Cup, let us see if Nottingham Forest can turn the tables and win! Let us see if this forest miracle can be successfully staged!"

When the players of the Forest team returned to the court under the urging of the referee, they were ready to continue the game.The heat wave in the stands also eased a little, but the long-lost singing sounded from the sky above the city stadium.

Tang En recognized it. This was the singing he had heard before the match, but was soon interrupted by boos.

"We've`got`the`whole`world`in`our`hands! The world is in our hands! We are the best team in England! We are invincible, we are invincible! We fear nothing! Because we are The best team! Because the world is in our hands!!"

This kind of proud and proud lyrics, now the fans can finally sing it with confidence.

Tang En stood on the sidelines, looking around the stands where tens of thousands of arms and scarves were shaking.The loud singing of the Nottingham fans hit his eardrums, and his mind was buzzing.The scene that could only be seen on TV before, but now I am really here, this is not a dream!This is not a dream!
I love the sound, I love the smell, I love the excitement!

Thank goodness you made me come here as a coach.Yes, I have found the career and position that suits me best, and I will no longer hesitate or hesitate.Because this is where I am destined to stay!

He opened his arms, threw his body back, held his head high, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the cheers around him.

(End of this chapter)