champion godfather

Chapter 839 Two Years Later, Volume Seven, The Heart of the Lion King

The morning sun leaked into the bedroom through the cracks in the curtains. Tang En gently got up from the bed, looked back at his wife who was still sleeping on the bed, put on his pajamas, and left the bedroom lightly.

In the bathroom, Tang En turned on the faucet, filled the toothbrush with toothpaste, folded the face towel and put it aside. He was ready to wash up and start a sober day.

But when he looked up, he froze.

A stranger to him appeared in the mirror.

The criss-crossing wrinkles seemed to be carved on the face with a knife, and the eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.What is more eye-catching is not the wrinkles and red eyes, but the messy gray hair on the top of the head.

Tang En tilted his head and stared at himself in the mirror for a long time, ignoring the fact that the water in the sink was still pouring down from the faucet.I still have a toothbrush in my hand, but the toothpaste on the toothbrush has slipped into the basin.

He had just celebrated his 45th birthday just one month earlier, on September 2013, 9.In the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten years since I traveled here.If it weren't for the time travel, he should be only 9 years old now. This age is still young, and he can still eat and wait for death. He can still be qualified to pretend to be too young and young on the Internet, regardless of where his life comes from Where to go to such a complicated philosophical question.

But here, he is 45 years old.Although fifty is only half a century old, how many people can live to be a hundred years old? 90 years old is considered a long life, and 45 years old has passed more than half of his life.Looking at his aging self in the mirror, Tang En thought of a question for the first time - even if I don't have a heart attack, I'm not far from death.The rest of this life must not be as long as the years I have already lived.

Just thinking about it, a sense of sadness welled up in my heart.When will I start to gradually become a person with limited mobility, slurred words, confused thinking, unable to speak loudly, unable to run hundreds of meters in one breath and breathe well, and can only sit in a wheelchair and be supported by others slowly. The old man who pushed out to bask in the sun?
I used to feel that such an image was too far away from me, why now I feel that it is so close to me?
The rushing sound alarmed Shania who was lying on the bed and was unwilling to get up.

In fact, when Tang En woke up, she also woke up.Lying on the bed and watching her husband lightly and unwilling to disturb her, it was very hard for her to hold back her laughter behind her back.After Tony entered the bathroom, the sound of water started to sound, and it has been about 10 minutes until now, and the sound of water has not stopped.

The lazy smile on Shania's face disappeared. She got up from the bed and called out, "Uncle Tony?"

No one answered him.

Shania suddenly felt her heart beating wildly, and a bad thought came to her mind - did Tony have another heart attack?

Thinking of this, she jumped off the bed in a hurry. She didn't care about uploading her clothes, and threw her shoes aside. She only wore a pair of underwear, her upper body was naked, and her bare feet ran from the bedroom to the bathroom next door.

She didn't see the scene of Uncle Tony lying unconscious on the ground. When she saw Tang En standing in front of the mirror with his toothbrush tilted in a daze, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.

"You scared the hell out of me, Uncle Tony."

No one answered her.

"Uncle Tony!" Shania had to raise her voice and shouted.

"Ah? What? Oh..." Tang En immediately understood what was going on when he saw Shania's appearance. "Are you cranky again?"

Shania rolled her eyes: "You're like a dead person, I'm sure I'm not at ease if you don't answer anything." She walked over, stood behind Tang En, and stretched out her hands to gently wrap his arms around him.

"What are you looking at? So engrossed." She rubbed lightly on Tang En's ear.

"Look at my white hair." Tang En grinned bitterly.

"Just dye it black." Shania gently kissed the back of Tang En's neck. "Besides, it's not all white, it's just that the temples are a little white..."

The couple in the mirror are so affectionate, but it seems that they are not very harmonious in terms of visual effects.The man looks old, while the naked body of the woman exudes youthful vitality and enthusiasm.If they didn't do such an intimate thing, it really makes people suspect that the two in the mirror are father and daughter.

"Dye your hair?" Tang En thought for a while, then nodded: "It's good to be careful. But I never thought that I would have a day when I would need to dye my hair."

Shania smiled: "Everyone will get old. Do you think I am young now? I will not be the same as you in a few decades. If you feel so emotional about life every morning, you will age faster. My philosophy Uncle Tony."

Tang En felt the two plump meatballs on his back, and his lower body gradually reacted.But now is obviously not the time to do that kind of thing, he turned around, grabbed Shania's shoulders, and pushed her over. "Put on your clothes and don't catch a cold."

The sharp-eyed Shania saw the abnormality below him, and she smiled very proudly: "Look, Uncle Tony. I just did it yesterday, and this morning I have such a desire to prove that you are not old at all!"

After finishing speaking, she laughed and ran out before Tang En raised his hand to strike.

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When Tang En drove to Wilford's training base, he saw Pierce Bruce outside again.The other party looked very old with a cigarette in his mouth and frowning.

Perhaps because of this morning, Tang En now wants to observe everyone from the changes in their appearance.Time has changed many people, and he just wants to see what these changes are like.

"Hey, Mr. Bond. Why are you so melancholy early in the morning?" Tang En stuck his head out in the car to greet the other party.

"Ah, Tony... you agreed to my interview..."

"It must be arranged another day."

"Don't change the day, Tony. The boss said that if you don't get your interview, he will make me look good, please help me..." Bruce frowned, with a melancholy look on his face.It turned out that he was worried about this.

"Okay, okay, just at noon today, in Wilford's restaurant. We chat while eating."

After Tang En finished dealing with Bruce, he was surrounded by more reporters, scrambling to ask him questions.

"Mr. Tang En! Can you talk about Lennon's transfer again..."

This reporter touched Tang En's back, and he stared at him fiercely: "What else can I say about what happened almost two months ago? If you really can't find a question to ask, I suggest you ask me what I ate this morning." What, what do you plan to eat at noon, and what do you want to eat at night!"

Yes, it was already two months ago...

Due to Alan Lennon's outstanding performance in the Forest team, the current England winger is almost dominated by the Forest team.Lennon on the left, Bentley on the right, and "Little Tiger" Walcott were all pushed to the bench. Fortunately, for Capello, it is a good idea to have multiple high-level players in the same position. a blessing.

In the club, Lennon can play left or right is a good help to him, because he can get more playing opportunities than others.Therefore, when he performed better and matured, he also attracted the attention of more clubs.

This summer, many clubs have offered to the Forest team, hoping to buy Lennon, a capable winger who can play left and right.But Tang En insisted not to sell it.The people he cultivated by himself have been followed from the youth team to the first team, and they have good popularity within the team. Now it is their prime time, how can they be sold?
But in the end he left the Forest team.The reason is simple. Inter Milan made an offer that Nottingham Forest Club could not refuse-£3000 million!

Regardless of Tang En's objection, Alan Adams resolutely intervened in this transfer and forcibly sold Lennon to Inter Milan.At that time, the two were very unhappy.It was short of a real fight in front of Evan.So much so that when there were many rumors in the media that the two giants of Nottingham Forest were at odds, Tang En didn't say a word of clarification - I just had a disagreement with that money fan.

Later, Chris Rack comforted Dunn and said that Lennon actually wanted to leave too.After all, Inter Milan can give higher salaries and other bonuses.Of course Dunn knew this, but he felt that without Alan's intervention, with his own personal charm, he could at least keep Lennon for two more seasons. If Lennon still wanted to leave by then, he would have nothing to say. .Because Adriano Mok has also fully grown up.

It's not that he can't accept selling Lennon, what he can't accept is that Alan actually broke the original agreement and forcibly interfered with his work.For Tony Twain, who likes to take everything into his own hands and believes in authority, this can even be said to be a shame.He didn't resign at the time, and he was already looking at the face of Evan Dalgetty and the team.After all, it is easy to leave, and it is also easy to find another job with a higher salary based on his achievements.But spending ten years cultivating a team that can be called and can win every battle is not something that can be said and done.Today's Nottingham Forest is all his painstaking efforts, and there is no crystallization of love between him and Shania. Nottingham Forest is like his son.With deep feelings, he really couldn't let go of this ten-year-old fat boy.

For the past two months, Bruce, who was familiar with Tang En's temper, did not dare to mention Lennon's name in front of Tang En. This young reporter looked like a novice...

Tang En made such a question arouse his interest, and he blamed all the reporters.Without answering any questions, with a gloomy face, he rolled up the window and drove the car into the gate of the training base.

The reporters began to complain. Of course, they were not complaining about Tang En. After interviewing Tang En for so many years, a group of old reporters had already figured out what kind of temper he was.

It was the young reporter they complained about:
"Are you new here, kid? Do you understand the rules?" A middle-aged man shouted to the reporter who asked the question in a bad tone.

"Who told you to ask such an idiot question? Which media are you from?" Another man with glasses, who usually looks absolutely gentle, also stared at him through gritted teeth.

"What are you doing with a question that was already discussed two months ago?" The tone of this man was already quite polite among the angry crowd.

"Do you even know who you're interviewing? It's not the 'good old man' Kevin Keegan, it's Tony Twain! Tony Twain! Fucking trainee reporter... I hate rookies who don't know anything It's..."

A group of people scattered cursing.Bruce looked at the young reporter who was stunned by the scolding, walked up and patted him on the shoulder, and left without saying anything.

He thought of his experience as a trainee reporter.No need to say anything, this kid will always understand.

Speaking of which, the reporters gathered near Wilford are probably the most special group in England.The best and most experienced reporters from various media will be sent here to carry out interview tasks. It is rare for the media to send novices here, because it will only ask for humiliation—not to mention whether it can be done in a group of veterans. Youtiao's "news war" took the lead.Just to say that the subject of the interview is Tony Twain, who is known as "the most difficult player in English football", is not a task that no novice can handle.

Which of the reporters who can often appear here is not an old reporter who has interviewed Nottingham Forest for more than three years?In the long-term "battle" with Tang En, these people have summed up multiple sets of strategies to deal with this uncertain forest king.They knew Tang En better than they knew their own wife and children.What is "old fritters"? "Old fritters" know how to read words, know what questions to ask under what circumstances, know which questions should never be asked, and know which questions may cause Tang En's fierce reaction if asked, but at the same time, it can also cause more news. As a result of the effect, knowing how to ask those tough questions is likely to get the best response...

These are experiences.Like a professional footballer, you don't play much and you never know what it's like...

Rookie players will one day become seasoned veterans.A rookie reporter will always become a senior reporter on his own.

Like a bad coach who got concussed by his own people on the sidelines, and now he has won two European Champions Cups, two Premier League trophies, a League Cup, a World Club Cup, and two Premier League Community Shields Cup, the champion coach of two European Super Cups.

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The city stadium without games is usually quiet, but sometimes this tranquility will be broken by some guests thousands of miles away.

A luxury bus was parked in the parking lot outside the city stadium. A pair of yellow-skinned and black-haired orientals wearing red peaked caps followed a tall fair-skinned beauty into the team honor room inside the city stadium.

"Everyone, please take a look. This is the honor room of Nottingham Forest. All the honors and trophies that the Forest team has won since the establishment of the team are displayed here." The beautiful tour guide is an Englishman, and her Chinese pronunciation is not very standard. , but it is enough to be a tour guide and translator.

"The current head coach of this team, Tony Twain, has already won a League Cup since he took office." The tour guide pointed to a small trophy in the cabinet. "There are also two Community Shield champions." She pointed to two silver medals shaped like shields. "Two European Super Cups, one World Club Cup..." As the beautiful tour guide walked, she introduced the silver trophies of different sizes and unique shapes to the tourists behind her.

"There are also two championship trophies for England's top league, the Premier League. The one on the right was won in the 07-08 season. Nottingham Forest won the double in that season. The one on the left is very new. Coach Tony Twain led him last season. The players took it."

She walked to a large glass case in the middle of the room, then stopped.Pointing to the four trophies inside, he proudly introduced.

"These four trophies in the shape of big ears are the supreme honor among European football clubs - the European Champions Cup!"

Some in the crowd who knew how to play were amazed, while others were expressionless, just staring at the shiny silver trophies curiously, guessing in their hearts whether they were made of real silver...

Tourists surrounded the glass cabinets. Although there was a rule not to take pictures, the fans in the crowd still took out their digital cameras or mobile phones to secretly take pictures.It is not an easy thing to see four European Champions Cups at the same time.

The tour guide did not notice the actions of the tourists, and she continued to introduce the weight of the trophy to everyone with high spirits.

"All of Europe! The teams that can win four Champions Leagues can be counted on one hand. They are Real Madrid, who won the European Cup nine times, AC Milan who won it six times, Liverpool five times, and Ajak four times. S, Bayern Munich four times, and Nottingham Forest four times! And under the leadership of coach Tony Twain, the fifth Champions League is not too far away!"

Someone in the crowd raised their hands and asked, "Miss Trish, are you a die-hard fan of Tony Twain?"

The beautiful tour guide laughed when she heard this question: "In Nottingham, at least half of the people are his die-hard fans."

The four champion cups are quietly placed in the glass cabinet, silently accepting the surprise or envy of the people outside.Each of them has a legendary story. The thieves who participated in the European Champions Cup for the first time in Munich unsheathed their swords and shocked Europe.Facing a strong opponent with European Footballer of the Year in Madrid, they successfully defended their title.In Athens, they returned to the top European league and eclipsed the king AC Milan. Tony Twain arrogantly shouted "If I can't win, I will jump into the sea", but unfortunately no one can make him fulfill this promise.In the heavy rain in Moscow, Eastwood beat Chelsea and helped the Forest team defend the Champions League for the second time. They also achieved a remarkable double crown that season!
If you calm down and listen carefully, it seems that you can still hear the cheers echoing in every trophy, coming from a distant time and space, which is a little vague.

"... Hiss... the game is over! 1:0! Nottingham Forest, the English team participating in the European Champions Cup for the first time, won the championship!"

"...Robson's goal!...The game is over! Brian Clough led his team to successfully defend this supreme honor at the Bernabeu! They are the kings of Europe..."

"Freddie Eastwood! Lore!... Tony Twain finally led the team to win the Big Ears Cup! They defeated the mighty AC Milan!"

"It's raining heavily in Moscow, but no amount of rain can quench the enthusiasm of the Nottingham Forest fans! It's Freddie Eastwood again! It's the final game! This time it's Robin Hood's arrow that fell Blues Chelsea...this is the fourth Champions League trophy in the history of Nottingham Forest! Hooray! The Double!!"

The tourists from China left, and the lights in the honor room went out a few, and the room became dark.Only those trophies still shone faintly in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)