champion godfather

Chapter 877 The New Journey of the Heart of the Seven Lion Kings

The rest time of the day is very short, and everyone seizes the time to enjoy this moment of peace.Because they will soon face two fierce championship battles.

On the day when training resumed, Tang En waited for the players on the training ground with a smile on his face, greeted everyone, and observed their expressions.The result made him very satisfied. These players did not play crazy. When they relaxed themselves, they still kept in mind that there were two key battles waiting for them.

From the [-]th to the [-]th, Nottingham Forest's training was not all aimed at Tottenham Hotspur. For this opponent in the FA Cup, Twain was already very familiar with it. At least twice, the two teams can be said to have no secrets at all.The competition at that time can be expected to be very intense, with a kind of punch-to-flesh stimulation.

While Tang En was preparing for the FA Cup, he was thinking more about the final of the Champions Cup.

La Liga is not over yet, but there is no doubt that Real Madrid won the league championship. Although they have no chance to win the Copa del Rey, it is still remarkable to be able to win the double crown.

Some Spanish media are already analyzing the chances of Real Madrid winning the tenth European Champions Cup in club history this time.For this reason, they cited history to prove that Real Madrid is the true son of this season's Champions League. In 2000, Real Madrid eliminated Barcelona. In the end, they defeated Valencia 3-0 in the final and successfully won the eighth place in the club's history. European Championship trophy.

Of course, the English media is not to be outdone, and the historical case they cited is also very convincing: in the era of Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest successfully defended the European Champions Cup, which happened to be at the Bernabeu Stadium.It can be said that the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain is their blessed land.

Everyone doesn't seem to care much about the FA Cup anymore.

Tottenham Hotspur's mind is much simpler than that of the Forest team. The only championship they can fight for this season is the FA Cup. If Nottingham Forest does not pay attention to it, it is still a good thing for them. They can concentrate on winning FA Cup, so as to qualify for the UEFA Cup next season.Their league ranking this season is not ideal. If they want to earn more money and honors next season, the only thing they can do is the FA Cup.

Some Tottenham Hotspur fans even said that they won the FA Cup and Nottingham Forest won the Champions League, which is the most ideal ending.

But... how can a chick know the ambition of a great swan?

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The match was still a few days away, and Tang En, unwilling to be lonely, provoked a war of words.When interviewed by reporters, he kept talking about the Champions League, how about Real Madrid, and how about the Bernabeu.But they never mentioned the FA Cup or their FA Cup opponents.

Later, the reporter who interviewed him couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "What do you think of the upcoming FA Cup final, Mr. Tang En?"

Tang En asked strangely: "What do we need to think about it? The opponents we meet at least twice a year, we are no longer familiar with them. I don't think that just one FA Cup will make them look like Arsenal. A level team. Nothing to worry about." He smiled at the reporter, as if he had a plan in mind.

Such attitudes and remarks naturally angered Tottenham Hotspur.Their fans must have regretted supporting the Forest team with Portsmouth in the last round of the league to reverse Arsenal and win the championship.

Harry Redknapp is a veteran coach in English football, and he can be regarded as a celebrity.Now that his team has been insulted by the juniors, he has to jump out and say something.

"Of course I hope that Coach Tony Twain thinks this way, because then our chances of winning the championship will be even greater. I even hope that Coach Twain will continue to think this way."

He tactfully expressed his dissatisfaction by actively showing weakness.

His men were not so refined.

Fabian Delph, an excellent player trained by the former Leeds youth academy, moved to Tottenham two seasons ago.Now he has become the main player in the Tottenham team.He told the reporters: "I've been looking forward to playing against Coach Twain's Forest team in such an important match. I've made no secret of my thoughts...I just want to beat them!"

"A team at Arsenal's level? Isn't a team at that level the same as losing the league title? Why should we become that team? Tottenham is Tottenham, we don't need to be anyone to beat Nottingham Forest." As a central defender who has been playing for the team so far, Ledley King not only refuted Twain's statement, but also laughed at Arsenal, who lost the league championship. anyone deep.

"We once pulled down Arsenal, and now we can also pull down Nottingham Forest!" Brazilian goalkeeper Gomez also hopes to get his first championship trophy after coming to Tottenham.

In fact, Tottenham and the Forest team still have some connections.Because in today's Tottenham team, there are two former Forest players.One is center back Michael Dawson and the other is Jermaine Jenas.

The latter has very little affection for this Nottingham Forest team, because he left the team long before Tang En accepted the team.At first, he had the aura of "England's most valuable young player", but now he is neither red nor black, and he is a marginal figure in the team.Michael Dawson, a central defender with great potential, suffered from too many injuries and gradually lost his position in the national team. However, he is better than Jenas. If he is not injured, he will still be the main force in the club.

Jenas had no feelings for Tang En, and he made a small appearance in the war of words.Dawson, on the other hand, was grateful for Tang En's cultivation of his affection at the beginning, and did not participate in it.When it comes time for the game, he will no longer have this kind of thought. It must be for Tottenham to beat Nottingham Forest with all his strength.

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Tang En caused Tottenham to panic, and after the restlessness, he withdrew and left.Of course, his attitude during the interview was all fake.Not only did he not look down on Tottenham, he also attached great importance to Tottenham.In addition to studying Real Madrid these days, the team is doing targeted training about Tottenham.

If there's anything special about the FA Cup, it's that because it's a final, the opponents are likely to explode with more morale and energy than usual.This kind of energy can make up for some of the gap in strength between the two teams. If the Forest team is not careful, it will also capsize in the gutter.

Since Tang En wanted to create the great cause of the Triple Crown, accidents like capsizing the boat in the gutter were absolutely not allowed to happen.

Two days before the game, he asked the whole team to watch the videos of Tottenham's last five games to familiarize themselves with their opponents, while he analyzed every detail for the players in front of the TV, including Tottenham's usual tactics, The technical characteristics and shortcomings of each player on the field, how to use these shortcomings in different situations, how we respond...etc.

In the past two days, the training time on the court has been deliberately reduced, and watching game videos has become a compulsory course for everyone.

Who dares to say that Dunn doesn't take his opponent seriously?If his opponent really thinks so, then there will be a good show to watch.

Watching the replays made everyone familiar with their opponents and well-prepared.

Next, Nottingham Forest just needs to wait for the game to start.

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On May [-]th, the Forest team left Nottingham. The whole team drove to London, checked into the hotel where they stayed, and prepared for the FA Cup final on the [-]th.This was the first time the team had entered the FA Cup final since Twain led the team. The club attached great importance to it. Mr. Chairman even put down other work and rushed to London to cheer the team.Claiming that as long as he wins the FA Cup, he will immediately cash in a bonus.

The club president used money to boost the morale of the players, while Twain used discipline to ensure the players' state.He asked everyone to go to bed before eleven o'clock, get up for meals before eight o'clock in the morning, and have an hour's lunch break at noon. Pork is not allowed in the three meals, and no alcohol is allowed in these two days.And these regulations are not only used to restrain players, all coaches also enjoy this kind of "treatment".It's good to rest and wake up on time, but not letting those British men drink is really more uncomfortable than killing them.

Tang En told them in the internal meeting of the coaching staff that there is no better way to manage a team than to lead by example. If you ask your subordinates to abide by the regulations you set, then you must first abide by them. This is convincing.It seems that Wood is always the one who trains the hardest and competes the most seriously, so even if he is not good at words, he still has a high prestige in the team.This is the power of "leading by example".

For this FA Cup final, he attaches great importance to it, and he will not allow mistakes in even a small place.

After all, this is Tony Twain's first time...

He has experienced many firsts in his life, but this one was long overdue.

Even though he has won many championships, facing the FA Cup, he is still a little nervous.Some are like gifted scholars who come to Beijing to rush for the exam. They don't know whether they will be on the gold list or lose their names after a day.

Another reason why he values ​​the FA Cup is very simple-this is the second championship of the Triple Crown. If he loses the FA Cup, he will also lose the ideal of fighting for it for a whole season.This is the same as the league, and failure is absolutely not allowed.

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The day before the game, when the teams went to Wembley to get used to the venue, the coaches of both sides sat together for a press conference.

When Redknapp and Twain sat together, it was not at all obvious that they had just spat at each other in the media.

The two were polite, Twain maintained enough respect for the old seniors, and Redknapp seemed to have forgotten that Twain deliberately looked down on Tottenham before.

They only talk about themselves, not about their opponents.This press conference was held like lukewarm water, which was very disappointing.Those reporters who heard the news originally wanted to provoke at the meeting, but the two foxes, one old and one young, just couldn't be fooled.You pull yours, I pull mine.

If a reporter insisted on asking questions about Tang En's remarks a few days ago, Tang En would simply act like a rogue and not answer.Anyway, it's not the first time he has done this, he is very familiar with the road.

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On May [-]th, there was light rain in London since the early morning. The temperature dropped by four degrees from yesterday, and the weather was cool.The light rain shouldn't have much of an impact on the stadium. Twain still asked the coaching staff to prepare two sets of studs for the players.

It was still raining when I went to the stadium in the afternoon.Before getting into the car, Tang En looked at the distant sky. The sky over Wembley Stadium was blank and bright. It seemed that the rain would last for a while.

In the car, Tang En received a text message from his wife, reminding him not to get caught in too much rain and be careful of catching a cold when he was directing the game on the field.

The players were more relaxed, and some people played poker in the back.Tang En didn't bother with them either, it's good to relax at this time.

Tang En just looked back at the players, then looked down at the text message on the phone screen.

If there was anything else that could calm his heart at such a tense moment when the war was about to break out, it must be his wife's concern.

When Wembley Stadium appeared in everyone's sight, the players in the car who were playing cards, closed their eyes, listened to music, and sent text messages all raised their heads and looked at the iconic England stadium ahead.

This is their battleground.

Tang En also looked away from the phone, looking out the window at the huge stadium under the dark sky.

It's not the first time he's fought at Wembley, but it's the first time he's played in an FA Cup final.It shouldn't feel any different.

He closed his eyes and went through everyone in the opponent's mind. He was sure that he and the team were ready, and the FA Cup must belong to them.

The bus is very good in front of the dedicated channel, and the nearby fans have already rushed up, wanting to see the players' demeanor for the first time.

Chris Lark was the first to jump out of the car and waved against the rain: "Get out of the car!"

The players got out of the car one after another, and they still had time to respond to the fans' shouts.

Tang En was the last to get out of the car. He was stopped by the reporters, who insisted that he answer a few questions.

Tang En remembered Shania's text message, and he put on a straight face: "You are not allowed to ask about the prediction of the game, you are not allowed to ask about the prediction of the score, you are not allowed to ask about the tactical arrangement, and you are not allowed to ask about the starting roster..."

"Then what else can we ask?" protested one of the reporters.

"Ah, is there any problem? Then I'll take my leave first." After teasing the media for a while, Tang En turned around and left.He was not in the mood to soak in the rain with the reporters in raincoats and umbrellas.

"Hey……"

"Mr. Tang En, please stay..."

"He's playing tricks again!" Complaints were heard among the reporters.

"Well, he better hope his team doesn't lose the FA Cup, or I won't be letting him off the paper!"

"I think he better hope his team keeps winning like this, or we won't let him go..."

Tang En didn't hear the vicious curses from the reporters, he walked quickly into the corridor to avoid getting wet.

Even if he heard it, he didn't care.Those reporters wanted to catch themselves, but it was not so easy.He will not easily give his opponents a chance.

Want to see me make a fool of myself?Wait another 1 years!
(End of this chapter)