champion godfather

Chapter 850

The Champions Cup broke into the quarter-finals, and Nottingham Forest coached by Tony Twain also made a historic breakthrough—they passed the quarter-finals and advanced to the semi-finals.This was Tang En's best result in the FA Cup since he coached the team.

But when the FA Cup entered the sixth round, Tang En had already given up the strategy of letting half of the first team and half of the youth team form a team for the game, and sent a full first team lineup.This change has never been made in previous seasons, so that their opponents in the sixth round, the Premier League team Manchester City, were surprised and eventually lost the game.This change also indicated Tang En's emphasis on the FA Cup this season - in the past, Nottingham Forest always got out early and became a spectator. This time they will be the protagonists who have the last laugh in the FA Cup.

But in this way, the team's third-line battle will inevitably be affected in terms of physical fitness and state.In the league, the forest team's ranking has always hovered between five and three, and it seems that it is a bit far away from the first position in the league.

In mid-March, some media analyzed that Nottingham Forest's goal this season is not to defend the champion, but to strive for at least one championship in the Champions League and the FA Cup.

"I think the Champions Cup can be regarded as Tony Twain's traditional advantage project... At his most glorious time, he once led the Forest team to win the championship for two consecutive seasons. He became famous because he led the team for the first time. The team returned to the Champions League, reached the final, and almost dragged Barcelona off. It has been almost six years since he last won the championship. If he still claims to be a successful manager, Then he must not be reconciled to extending the six-year blank period..."

Some experts analyzed it seriously in the TV program. It seems that what he said is so logical that people can't help but nod their heads in agreement.

"So, for the sake of the Champions Cup, Coach Twain will give up the league... as long as the league can get the top four and guarantee a place in the Champions Cup next season, it will be fine."

But will Tang En really give up the league?
On March 0, Nottingham Forest drew 0-[-] with Manchester United in an away game. After the game, a reporter mentioned this issue.

Tang En laughed out loud after hearing this question at the press conference. Instead of answering the other party's question directly, he asked with a smile, "Do you want to bet with me? Bet that Nottingham Forest can win the league championship."

The reporter shook his head: "I'm not interested in betting, Mr. Dunn. Your team is six points behind Arsenal, which is number one in the league..."

Before he finished speaking, another person stood up with his arms raised high: "I'm willing to bet!"

Everyone present turned their attention to this person.After seeing clearly who he was, they all laughed knowingly.

"I'm willing to make this bet with you, Mr. Tang En."

"It turned out to be Mr. Carl Spike. What's the matter? You haven't lost enough hair the last time?" Dunn saw Spike's big bald head at a glance.

Spike didn't mind either, he touched the top of his bald head, and then shrugged: "I made a mistake last time, now that I think about it, twenty goals in the season is really too little... But this time it's different, Your team is six points behind Arsenal, there are three teams between you and Arsenal, and you plan to fight on the third front, if you can still win the league title, I..."

"Are you going to eat the table?" Tang En interrupted suddenly, which caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Spike didn't expect Dunn to say that. He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed along with the people next to him: "You can always come up with such fantastic ideas, Mr. Dunn. But I think it's very interesting. If I lose Just eat the table, if you lose, eat the table too?"

Tang En spread his hands: "That's natural. If I lose, I'll eat a table and guarantee the live TV broadcast. There will be no jokes."

The Manchester United coach Martin O'Neill next to him was a little surprised. He thought Dunn was just joking with the other party.He even wanted to remind Tang En to pay attention to every word he said.

There was also a commotion among the reporters—eating the table?Is this something humans can do?Some reporters wanted to smooth things over. For example, Pierce Bruce wanted to draw everyone's attention by asking questions.But Tang En smiled and looked at Carl Spike, turning a blind eye to Bruce's raised hand.

"Very good, I accept this gamble." Carl Spike seemed to think that he would never have a chance to eat the table, so he nodded and agreed.

Tang En snapped his fingers: "Great. You are ready to eat some table, Mr. Spike."

Spike was not to be outdone: "I think what you should consider is to find some excuse to reject the bet of eating the table."

"I don't need to bother you, Mr. Spike." Dunn made a gesture of please sit down.

The reporters are already in a mess, and now they don't care about this 0-0 boring battle. The question to O'Neill is more like a routine. Everyone wants to end this tasteless press conference as soon as possible and rush to report to the agency. To publish this "gamble never seen since the establishment of the Premier League".

There is no lack of betting in the Premier League, but betting on the table is something that has never happened before... How to eat the table?Whether it's wood, stone, glass, stainless steel, or aluminum alloy...you can't eat it.

So everyone is more willing to believe that this game of gambling will eventually turn into a loser who will try to not admit to this game of gambling, or simply shut up and pretend not to be a grandson.As for the winner, they will do everything possible to make the loser look ugly, this table must be eaten!And if you don't eat, I'll send you a table and contact the media for you...

The two of them tit for tat will eventually evolve into this.Anyway, everyone has news to write and earn money, readers have fun to read, everyone is happy, why not do it?
As for what will happen to Tony Twain and Carl Spike, they are all smart people, and they must have a way to pass the test, so don't worry about it...

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In fact, without the help of these media to promote, Carl Spike had already exaggerated this matter in his own program that night.The cameraman he brought took pictures of the whole process, and also took pictures of the reactions of other people present when they heard the incident, interspersed through editing, just like the most commonly used montage technique in movies.It makes the audience not like watching the news, but more like watching a suspenseful movie.

In the program, Spike triumphantly analyzed to everyone why he dared to accept such a gamble: "...Tony Twain's team is now six points behind the number one Arsenal. It seems that the points are almost the same, but in the end In the eight rounds of the league, the Forest team needs to face Chelsea and Arsenal. In addition, two of the eight opponents are teams on the verge of relegation. Do you know what this means? Chelsea needs to fight for the Champions League Qualified for World War II, they are currently ranked fifth, and they will not easily let Nottingham Forest go at home. And Arsenal ranked first, there is no reason for Wenger to give Twain a chance to 'win six points in one game'. We It is often said that in the final stage of the league, the most dangerous opponents are not the championship contenders, but those relegation teams. Fighting for the championship is only for honor, while relegation is for survival, and those teams that want to survive can always break out at the most critical moment Unexpected energy... Could it be that Mr. Tony Twain thinks that his team can easily beat No.17 Portsmouth and No.18 Sunderland in the league? In comparison, Arsenal's last eight One opponent is much weaker. Poor Nottingham Forest needs to fight on three fronts in the final sprint... In fact, what I want to see most is Nottingham Forest enters the final of both the FA Cup and the Champions League, but loses them all. Because of his physical breakdown, he only got No.5—going to play in the UEFA Cup next season. This just helped Mr. Tony Twain. Didn’t he only win the FA Cup and UEFA Cup? But a good opportunity, such an opportunity is not always available for Mr. Tang En's team..."

"Then, I will order a table with the latest design and the best quality from IKEA for Mr. Dunn. I hope he likes it."

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Twain did not participate in the war of words. His column only wrote about the match against Manchester United, and wished Martin O'Neill a happy stay at Old Trafford. Manchester United's poor results, not ranking first is not the main reason. Responsibility of the coach.Any team with a good tradition will have a short or long period of pain after undergoing a coaching change.Manchester United is still in this period.

Tang En sent blessings to Manchester United, and the former manager of Manchester United also sent him blessings.Ferguson, who has already retired at home, talked about the bet between Twain and Spike in an interview a few days ago, and he expressed his support for Twain.

"...I have nothing to say, just think about Carl Spike's hair and Mark Lawrenson's beard..."

The implication is that Tony Twain will win every bet.

The matter of "gambling at the table" was even spread abroad by the well-developed media network.A certain Italian TV program also talked about the bet between Dunn and Spike on the table, and one of the guests also talked about Dunn's bet with the Italian media.

"He made a bet that if he lost the Champions League final, he would go to the Aegean. I would say that luckily no one from our side stood up and made a bet with him, 'If Forest wins, I will go to the Aegean'."

The host laughed: "That's a pity, we lost a very creative and executive live broadcast."

On Chinese Internet forums, some people also expressed their views on this, and won the approval and support of many people.He said: "I think it's a forbidden sentence to say to Tony Twain: 'Do you dare to bet with me'. It's like someone in those hot-blooded animations suddenly said: 'After this battle, I'm going back to my hometown to get married'. It is something that must never be mentioned. Spike will definitely be unlucky, so post it and keep it!"

A group of fans of the Forest team shouted in the following post: "I give you a lung, landlord! Spike is a big SB, he has long been disliked by him! Look at how he eats a table in front of you!"

And the Arsenal fans were a little entangled: "Oh, although I don't like Spike, I really want to see Uncle Tony eat the table... Well, I admit that I actually don't want my factory because of a It would be too shameful to lose the champion at a table!!"

"Manchester United fans sent a congratulatory message. This matter has nothing to do with us..."

"Leave a name for the KOP sightseeing group. No matter who eats the table, we are happy."

"The Blues fans came to visit! If I remember correctly, there is still a match between the Forest team and Chelsea? By then hehe..."

"Let's eat, let's eat, there are not enough tables and there are chairs, if there are chairs, there are sofas and floors... Anyway, I am an AC Milan fan, and the infighting in the Premier League is the best. I have long watched the Premier League dominate the Champions League all these years. I am not happy!"

"The fans of AV Milan shouldn't meddle here. This is the Premier League forum. There is nothing to do with Serie A! Besides, I support Twain to eat the table! I have long seen this arrogant SB not pleasing to the eye!"

"Cousin next door, don't make trouble, quality, pay attention to quality..."

"Who told you that I'm an Inter Milan fan? I'm a Barcelona fan!"

"Yo, so it's Basha, since it's a Premier League forum, what are you doing here from La Liga?"

"Don't come out and shame the jute dog!"

The landlord finally showed up: "Damn, this building is crooked, I'm full of tears..."

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Well, this is just a small episode, a small episode...

Such quarrels happen countless times every day on China's Internet, but they will not affect Britain, which is thousands of miles away.

Things like betting on eating tables are just a common topic of conversation, even within the Forest team. Chris Lack would even joke about it with Twain, but no one at work was disturbed by it.Because they were all influenced by Tang En's confidence.When the team members were interviewed, they thought it was a disguised encouragement from the boss.

"Bet on the table? Anyway, the boss has never lost, so I'm not worried..." Bell shook his head.

"This is actually an incentive... A gap of six points is nothing. We never said that we would give up the league championship. If there is a championship, why should we give up? Now is not the time to give up. There are still eight rounds in the league. , I think we have a chance to win the championship." The defender Pepe looked very confident.

"In order for Mr. Spike to have the table as he wished, we will also work hard to win the league championship." Eastwood said politely with a smile on his face.

George Wood: "We will win the championship without betting. Our goal is the championship." He expressed the aspirations of the whole team.

The next day's "Nottingham Evening Post" published the headline: "We take the championship, Carl eats the table".Concisely and concisely, it shows the forest team's confidence in winning the championship.

(End of this chapter)