champion godfather

Chapter 852

Counting from the bet between Tang En and Carl Spike, Nottingham Forest has won two consecutive victories in the league—after beating Chelsea, they defeated Middlesbrough in an away game.As if hearing the bugle urging to set off, this army strode forward on the journey.Maybe every step is not so steady, and I am a little tired and staggering, but I am always moving forward.He has also climbed to third in the rankings, leaving only Liverpool between them and Arsenal.

Then on April [-], the Forest team ushered in the Champions League quarter-final opponent Arsenal at home.

Nottingham Forest will play Arsenal three times in a row in the coming week.Champions League home and away two rounds, and a league game.

This week will be a critical one in determining what the Forest can achieve this season.Some media can't wait to play the title of "Decisive Battle" to hype it up.

"...Tony Twain said that he wants to win the league championship this season, that means he will face Wenger's Arsenal head-on. Coincidentally, they will also face Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup There are two decisive battles. There could be many kinds of results, no matter which one is interesting enough for us as the audience. Arsenal double beat Nottingham Forest, or Nottingham Forest double beat Arsenal, or Forest are eliminated The Champions League, but Arsenal was constrained by the Champions League, which eventually allowed the Forest team to reverse successfully in the league. Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Forest team eliminated Arsenal and gave up the league for the Champions Cup..." (Apology statement: The author writes dizzy I forgot what I wrote before. So I can only revise the previous chapters. Arsenal have not been eliminated in the Champions League, and they will fight against Nottingham Forest. My sincerest apologies to the readers .)
"...Tony Twain and Wenger have a good personal relationship, but during this week, they will definitely forget about their private friendship and fight for the championship at the end of the season. The game may be very interesting... ..."

“…This is the first time the two teams have met in the Champions League since 05-06. Last time Forest beat Arsenal on penalties in the semi-final and they lost to Barcelona in the final. Will Arsenal get their revenge once and for all?"

"...Arsenal are in very good form now. They have maintained a nine-game winning streak in the league, and the point difference with Nottingham Forest is still six points. But we can't underestimate the energy of Nottingham Forest in the cup. I think Tony Tang Eun is a coach who is good at playing cup games, and his team has a drive, which is very suitable for cup games. So the ideal ending should be Forest abandoning the league and knocking out Arsenal."

As for the outcome of the two teams, there are different opinions, and it suddenly seems that everyone has a point.

Of course, supporters of each team must think that their team can get the best result.

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At the gate of Wilford, Tang En was blocked by a group of reporters.

"I don't predict the result of the game the day after tomorrow." Countless microphones reached out to his mouth, and Dunn just waved his hand. "Yes, I have a very good personal relationship with Arsenal. He is a coach I respect very much. But these have nothing to do with the game the day after tomorrow. Don't set me up, I am smarter than you think."

He seems very cautious, because the team has recently consumed a lot of physical energy, and three consecutive fierce battles in a week may have some negative effects on the team-such as a physical breakdown at the last moment... He doesn't want to say too much now, I also don't want to create too much pressure on the players.

Seeing that he was about to squeeze out of the tight encirclement, a reporter shouted anxiously: "Will it be harmful to play against Arsenal for three consecutive games?"

"No, I think this is a good thing. All the troubles have been solved together. After solving Arsenal in this week, we can concentrate on other opponents." Dunn insisted on his mouth and refused to let others see. express his true inner thoughts.

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Meanwhile at Colney training base in north London, Wenger was mobbed by an equal number of journalists.

"I look forward to playing against Nottingham Forest again. Tony Twain is a very capable coach, as you can tell by the number of championships he has won. Arsenal will handle it carefully..."

A reporter was tired of such official answers, and he asked loudly: "After Alex Ferguson retired, is it only Tony Twain who makes you feel like an opponent, Arsenal?"

Wenger looked up and saw the reporter who asked the question. He smiled and said, "All the coaches are my opponents."

"I mean, is Tony Twain the 'special one'?"

"Of course he is the special one. He is a news figure everywhere he goes." Wenger jokingly avoided this topic that may cause disputes.

The war of words between the two coaches did not start, which disappointed the media.When Ferguson was around, every time Nottingham Forest met Manchester United, Twain would not mind having a spat with Ferguson.But it always happens with Wenger.It's just so boring.

Or to Wenger, Tony Twain was still not "the special one", and the retired Alex Ferguson was "the most special one".It was like when Mourinho left England, Twain felt a little lonely. I don't know if Wenger would often feel this way after Ferguson retired.

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Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal's current captain, the flag of the Emirates Stadium.Today, he is still the core midfielder of the Spanish national team, and he can already be called a superstar in world football, but there is always a shadow in his heart that he has never mentioned to others.That shadow was buried deep in his heart before he became popular, reminding him at any time - he is not the most powerful person in this world.

He still remembers meeting George Wood when he thought he was the best young player in the world.It is undeniable that the venue that day was very bad, which was not conducive to his performance, but the opponent was indeed an unknown and ordinary young player.After losing to Wood, he came back to collect information about Wood, and the result surprised him even more—George Wood turned out to be a rookie who had only received professional football training for less than a year!Complete rookie!
It was really a big blow to him at the time.Think about how famous he is—the best player in the World Youth Football Championship who came out of La Masia, a famous European youth training camp, would lose to a rookie who has only received professional football training for less than a year.He even began to deny whether he was suitable for playing football.

This is obviously not what Wenger wants to see. At this time, Wenger has played his strengths in training young players.He comforted Cesc Fabregas psychologically, telling him that the loss to Wood was just an accident, because the field conditions were really bad.I can't deny myself because of this, I can only say that the enemy is too cunning.As for George Wood... Wenger told Fabregas, even though he is still unknown now, he is a great genius, a genius on the same level as Cesc Fabregas himself. It is normal to have wins and losses, and there is no need to be depressed.

These words enlightened Cesc Fabregas, and he also reconsidered his thoughts when he was young and became famous. In this sense, the failure against Wood helped him and became a very valuable asset in his career. .

Maybe he should also thank Wood?But he will never admit it publicly.

This time is a good opportunity, because Arsenal will fight Nottingham Forest for three consecutive games, and he has a chance to beat Wood in the game.

In the World Cup in South Africa four years ago, the then European champion Spain was defeated by George Wood alone. Later, Wood won the title of "St. George".This title is a compliment to Wood, but it sounds less comfortable to Cesc Fabregas.He would always think of the scene of being eliminated. They had high hopes that year, but they were eliminated early...

In the European Cup two years later, both of them were the main players of their respective national teams, but they never met.Capello's team stopped in the semi-finals, while Spain was eliminated in the quarter-finals...

Although they will have two fixed chances to meet each other in the league every year, and they will win and lose each other, but none of them is a key game.Unlike this time, three games, each game is important.Cesc Fabregas is eager to make George Wood's season in vain.

He really appreciates Wood, and because of this, he especially enjoys the feeling of beating Wood.

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George Wood doesn't know what his opponent is thinking, and he almost never has the troubles of Cesc Fabregas.There are too many opponents, but he treats them all equally, and doesn't treat certain people as lifelong opponents - his mind lacks this concept.In his football world, there is only Nottingham Forest. Other teams and players are just symbols called "opponents" or "enemies".

Arsenal coming the day after tomorrow?OK, let them come, see you on the pitch.

This is all of George Wood's mental activities.

If a reporter asks Cesc Fabregas such a question, his answer will be indifferent and make people think that he is deliberately fighting against the media.

A reporter once conducted a poll in the circle of peers: Who do you think is the most difficult person to interview in the Premier League team?Who do you think is the least newsworthy player in a Premier League team?Who is your least favorite Premier League player to interview?

The number one answer is all one person: George Wood.

Some reporters complained that he lived up to his name, like a log.His answer was uninteresting and without hype value.In this regard, he and Tony Twain are really two extremes.For the same question of "how much does one plus one equal?", Wood would answer concisely: "Two." Tony Twain's reaction was much more interesting. He would ask back, "Don't you know such a simple question?" Or "Maybe it's three?"

Therefore, on the Nottingham Forest side, reporters are more willing to interview Pepe, Bale...or other players, but George Wood is a target they don't want to touch.

Since his debut, there have been only a handful of interviews about him in the media.Any reporter would have a hard time confronting Wood—no matter what question they asked, they couldn't get an enthusiastic response.An interview with a star is actually like two people playing tennis, one serves the ball and the other catches the ball, and then hits back and forth in this way, so that both the interviewee and the interviewer feel smooth.But the interview with Wood was a single tennis ball. The interviewer tried his best to serve the ball, but Wood didn't pick it up or pick it up.So the interviewer needs to be both the server and the ball boy, running back and forth between serving and picking up the ball, half dead tired, looking up to face the wooden face of George Wood.What an overwhelming interview experience.

Regarding the three consecutive battles with Arsenal this time, the media did not ask Wood much. Only the "Nottingham Evening Post", which has the best relationship with the Forest team, got an interview with Wood.

Pierce Bruce asked about the prospect of the game, Wood was not as cautious as Twain, he said bluntly: "We will win."

"Three games? Or just the day after tomorrow?" Bruce asked.

"Three games."

Bruce laughed: "But your boss Tony Twain never said such a thing."

Wood shook his head: "If it's not for victory, why are we playing?"

This question was philosophical, and Pierce Bruce was speechless.

He then used this sentence in the headline to motivate Forest and Forest fans.

※ ※ ※ "The purpose of the game is to win?" Wenger couldn't help laughing when he saw this article. "It fits Tony Twain's football philosophy."

He was sitting on the bus from north London to Nottingham at this time.He doesn't need to continue analyzing their opponents at this time.To Tony Twain and his Forest team, Wenger was so familiar with it that he couldn't be more familiar with it.In the first two weeks, the Forest team's game against Chelsea may provide him with some reference.His team is also good at technology, Dunn will definitely use that kind of rough tactics at home to disrupt Arsenal's offense.

In this regard, Arsenal has made targeted arrangements.

At the City Stadium, Arsenal will speed up the delivery of footballs while minimizing the time the ball spends at players' feet.If Nottingham Forest wants to press, let them be led by the nose and use up their last strength.

He knows that in the recent sprint at the end of the season, the Forest team has consumed a lot of energy.This is where he can take advantage.

In Wenger's mind, he didn't look at this game alone. He considered all three games. Thanks to this schedule, he had a very good overall plan.

First of all, they oppressed the Forest team in the away game. Wenger didn't even mind losing to the Forest team in the away game, as long as the difference in points was too big.The main purpose is to continue to consume the forest team's physical energy and let them do their best for the victory of a game.Then the next league and the Champions League are Arsenal's home games.

In that game in the league, Wenger will continue to oppress the Forest team, forcing them to play at their own fast pace, further depleting the Forest team's energy.A draw is the best result, because if they win the Forest team at home, it may stimulate Dunn to devote all his focus to the Champions Cup. It is not safe to play at home... If you lose to the Forest team in the league... Wenger has also seriously considered this situation. He thinks it is not completely unacceptable. After all, his team and the Forest team have six points. There is also a five-point gap with Liverpool, and he is not worried that if he loses a game, he will lose the overall situation.

Finally, back to the Champions League midweek.Arsenal will be fully fired at home, waiting for work to face the exhausted Nottingham Forest that has been dragged down by two consecutive high-intensity games.

At that time, Nottingham Forest will be exhausted and both players will be out of the Champions League.

In this way, Arsenal lost one of their strongest opponents.

(End of this chapter)