champion godfather

Chapter 844 Volume Seven, Heart of the Lion King, Tony's Ten Years

On December 2003, 12, one of the greatest head coaches in the history of Nottingham Forest, Tony Twain, returned to his best position after half a year of silence, appearing on the coaching bench of the city stadium.When he returned, no one talked about his unlucky predecessor, Collymore, as if the location of the city stadium was reserved for Tony Twain.

It was an ordinary English First Division (then there was no English Champions League at that time, so the First Division was the second division). Nottingham Forest was ranked one place lower than them at home after losing six games in a row, but they were aggressive. Eat their Crystal Palace.Nottingham Forest fell behind and then reversed, ending an embarrassing six-game losing streak.

Since that game, he has never left this post.Tony Twain has always been the head coach of Nottingham Forest, and this team has been branded with his arrogant and unruly logo.Even during the six months of his recuperation due to heart disease, the team has never lacked his influence.He led his Forest team across Europe, winning two European Cups and two Premier League titles.

So far, Nottingham Forest, one of the earliest professional football clubs in the world, has had two most glorious eras in history.The first glorious era was after Brian Clough came to Nottingham Forest. Under the leadership of the most individual coach in English football, Nottingham Forest, which was originally unknown, soared into the sky and won a top English league championship. , two European Champions Cups, one European Super Cup, and created a record of 42 unbeaten games in England's top league. This record was not surpassed by Wenger's Arsenal with a new record of 26 games until 49 years later.

The second glorious era will undoubtedly begin on December 2003, 12.Tony Twain, who was previously unknown, led the Forest team into a red whirlwind at the City Stadium. So far, they have won two Premier League titles, two European Champions Cup titles, two European Super Cup titles, and one World Club Cup. Champion, two England Community Shield champions, and an English League Cup.But in terms of the number of champions, he has surpassed his predecessor Brian Clough.Moreover, Clough is already dead. Tony Twain is only 12 years old, which is still young for a coach.There is still a long, long way to go under his feet. People believe that under his leadership, the Forest team can continue to be brilliant and create the most glorious Forest dynasty in history, just around the corner.

Ten years have passed since then.

As the only manager in the club's history who can be compared to Brian Clough, his tenth anniversary must be celebrated.The club has decided to award Tang En a commemorative trophy. Unfortunately, on December [-]th, the Forest team's game is not at home, so this trophy cannot be distributed in front of tens of thousands of spectators before the game.

On December 2013, 12, in the No.12 round of the English Premier League, Nottingham Forest challenged Liverpool away.

This was a match ten years after Tang En officially coached Forest's first team.Although he became the forest team's acting head coach as early as January 2003, 1, but that was "agent", and he was fired by Evan Dougherty in the middle, so it doesn't count Go inside the official coaching career.Even Twain was unwilling to divide that failed half season into his ten years, even though that half season occupied a very important position in his life and left countless precious memories.

The "Nottingham Evening Post" and other local media have set up special issues to review the ten years of Tony Twain.For the people of Nottingham, there are so many things worth remembering in the past ten years, and they seem to have had a wonderful and long dream.Ten years ago, if someone said to them: "Your team will definitely be able to return to the top", they would definitely think that person came to deliberately ridicule them.But now those honors are quietly placed in the honor room of the club, telling them that this is not a dream, this is reality.

All thanks to that 45-year-old man.As a coach, he is only 45 years old, very young, and the honor he has won has made many coaches older than him jealous.But as a man, 45 years old is already middle-aged.I hope he can continue to work in the future, the longer the better, this is the biggest wish of all forests to the fans.

A publisher approached Tang En, hoping to publish an autobiography of him in this few years worth of days.Tang En's writing is not bad, he often writes columns in newspapers, but writing books is too time-consuming for him.A manager of a Premier League club is already busy enough, how could he still have time to write a book?So he handed over the matter to Pierce Bruce, the reporter who knew him best.It is said that he dictated and Bruce took notes. In fact, he did nothing. Bruce used the materials he recorded in the past ten years to compose the whole book.The only thing that could be considered original by Twain might be the name of the book.

"ten years".

Hmm... Strictly speaking, even the title of the book is not original to him. When the publisher asked him to think of the title, the title of the song by Eason Chan popped up in his mind.He thought it was a kind of fate, so he used it.

At first the publisher thought the name was unassuming and understated.It doesn't match Tony Twain's "madman status" at all.I want Twain to change it to another one, such as "Forest King", "Heart of the Lion King", "Godfather of Champions", "We are the Champions"... Such straightforward and popular names can be known at a glance.

But Tang En refused all of them.

"Since I'm a madman, if I can't even stick to the title of a book I created, what kind of madman am I?" His words made the publisher speechless.Really crazy...

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"Tony, I've thought about it. Is it better to hold a press conference in Nottingham the day before the game and present the trophy to you?" Three days before the game, club chairman Evan Daugherty approached Dunn.

"Why?" Tang En felt strange, because the original plan was to award after the competition.

"Uh, I'm worried that if you lose that game, you won't be in the mood to accept the award in front of the media..."

Tang En laughed.

"Don't laugh, Tony. We've got to be double-handed, aren't we?"

Tang En continued to laugh: "Ha! If you sent me the crystal cup before the game, what other preparations are there? Before some important games, the media has plan A and plan B, but they will not Announce the team's defeat in advance before the start of the game. Don't worry." Tang En patted Evan on the shoulder, "The situation you are worried about will not happen, because we will never lose. I don't want to lose the ball to get this prize."

"Liverpool's home game is difficult..."

"It's not like we haven't beaten them at Anfield, and because it's my [-]th anniversary, they suddenly become the most difficult fortress in the world?"

"But the recent performance of our team... and the state of George Wood..."

Dunn shook his head and interrupted his questioning: "No problem. The team and him are fine."

Evan still had any questions, but Tang En asked him to push them out. "Trust me, Evan. It's my tenth anniversary, how could I allow someone to make trouble? Friends come with wine, jackals come with shotguns."

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"Anfield is the most devilish home on the planet!" "Liverpool Echo" senior reporter Chris Bascombe predicted the game two days later in his column. "Our relationship with Nottingham Forest is not very good. We have no reason to let Tony Twain enjoy his anniversary dinner at Anfield."

This man once listed his top ten wishes for the 2009-2010 season in his column, one of which was "I hope that Tony Twain will bid farewell to the Forest team's coaching position due to a heart attack." In addition, he also hopes that Abramovich Bankruptcy, Chelsea had no choice but to sell Lampard to Barcelona and Terry to Liverpool, so that "the Premier League can start a fair and reasonable competition."

It can be seen that he is a firm KOP, and at the same time he doesn't like Chelsea and Tony Twain very much.

In fact, without him adding fuel to the flames in the column, few Liverpool fans would have a good opinion of Nottingham Forest and Tony Twain.

Liverpool has only been able to participate in the UEFA Cup for several consecutive years and has become a laughing stock among the European powers.This is all thanks to Tony Twain and his Nottingham Forest.Go back a little further.Question: The Liverpool giant who once dominated Europe was defeated by the same opponent within a year, and was eliminated three times in the League, League Cup, and Champions League. Who is it thanks to?
Answer: Brian Clough and his Nottingham Forest.

With this relationship, although both sides are in the "red camp" in English football, every contest seems to be a derby.Liverpool hopes to use the victory in the league to prove that they are not weaker than Nottingham Forest. Why can they play in the Champions League, and they can only participate in the UEFA Cup.And Nottingham Forest has always adhered to the principle of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Since you don't like me, I don't need to be polite to you.

In addition, the debate about Gerrard and George Wood who is the best midfielder in England at present has never stopped among the supporters of the two teams.In the past, Chelsea fans got involved and supported Lampard.Later, as Lampard got older and lost his main position in the national team, Chelsea fans tactfully withdrew from the battle group.

Liverpool supporters believe that Gerrard is more comprehensive, flawless, and has no shortcomings at all. He is a well-deserved core player in both England and Liverpool, and of course the best in England.Although George Wood is slightly better than Gerrard in defense, his offense is too far behind. Compared with Gerrard, his scoring ability is simply a difference, and there is no way to compare with Gerrard.In England, George Wood appeared more as Gerrard's assistant.

Supporters of Nottingham Forest believe that Wood's midfield defense is unparalleled in the world, and his offense has improved rapidly. He is younger and has a lot of room for improvement.On the contrary, Gerrard has been finalized. In addition, Liverpool is always overwhelmed by Nottingham Forest in the league. The team's performance is not satisfactory, and Gerrard's achievements are basically finalized.On the contrary, under the leadership of Tony Twain, Nottingham Forest won the championship and won the soft hand. George Wood also kept refreshing his honor list. He will definitely be able to obtain more honors and achievements in the future. He can definitely reach the level of a Gerald Germany has never reached the pinnacle.

Anyway, the fans, experts, and reporters who support their respective teams insist on their own opinions and often start such debates.But this kind of controversy did not affect the relationship between Gerrard and Wood, and the negative impact of this kind of controversy was not seen in the national team at all.The "double virtue" combination of Gerrard and Wood is obviously better than the previous "double virtue" combination between him and Lampard.Wood is a midfielder that can be matched with anyone. He can attack or defend, he can be a core or an assistant. This is what Capello likes most about Wood.So although when he and Gerrard play at the same time, he must be assisting Gerrard, but who can rotate in the national team, except Wood.Sometimes Gerrard needs to give up his position to others to partner with Wood, but he has never heard of the topic of "who will partner with Gerrard" in the media.

Wood is not a person who likes to fight for the false name of "who is the number one brother in English football", and Gerrard obviously doesn't need to fight for the number one. His status in the world has long been established.

This kind of debate is nothing more than an excuse for the fans to talk after dinner, and for the media to hype the two teams' games.

"Nottingham Forest is not in a good state recently, and their core captain George Wood seems to have something wrong. I make no secret that I am very happy to see this scene. I just hope that the opponents have their own problems." Bascombe said in His own column continued, "The schedule is really bad for Tony Twain. His [-]th anniversary will be held at the Devil's Stadium. If it is at the City Stadium, he might be able to accept the club's award before the game. It must be a very beautiful thing, but it's a pity that Coach Twain can only imagine it in his heart now."

"Stir up the anniversary of this megalomaniac, that's what I look forward to watching this game. I make no secret of my distaste for Nottingham Forest and love for Liverpool. Everyone knows Liverpool in the late 70s, 80s All KOPs in history should agree with me. New and old hatreds, we will count together on the Anfield night on December [-]!"

(End of this chapter)