champion godfather

Chapter 880 Volume Seven Lion King Heart Madrid

After four days of training at Wilford Nottingham, the team flew directly from Birmingham to Madrid, Spain.

Twain is no stranger to the capital of Spain, he has been here many times.

From the airport, the atmosphere of the European Champions Cup final can be seen everywhere.

Flags and posters promoting the Champions Cup were erected on both sides of the road, extending to the hotel where they stayed.I haven't been to the Bernabeu yet, but I can already imagine what it will be like there.

Along with the Champions League flag, there are two team flags flying over Madrid. Obviously, Real Madrid has far more flags than Nottingham Forest.If the final is held at a neutral venue, there should be the same number of team flags on both sides of the final.But now in Madrid, this is the so-called home field advantage.

Real Madrid reached the final of the Champions League at the Bernabeu. This is a very exciting thing. The entire northern city of Madrid is immersed in this atmosphere-Real Madrid fans believe that the probability of Real Madrid winning the championship is as high as 85%.

Of course they have reason to think so, because this is in their own home court.Playing games at the Bernabéu is also a great incentive for Real Madrid players, allowing them to burst out with stronger energy.You must know that in the history of the European Champions Cup, this situation does not often occur-the final venue is the home court of one of the teams.

When the Forest team arrived in Madrid, the bus they took passed through the city center, and they could still see many Real Madrid fans gathered together. As the final approached, such crowds can be seen everywhere on the street, and it has become more and more more and more.

Seeing their bus, Real Madrid fans waved to them friendly.There is no such tense atmosphere at all.

But Tang En knew very well that if the Forest team caused enough trouble for Real Madrid during the game, the expressions on these people's faces would not be friendly.

It's not that he hasn't heard the overwhelming boos from the Bernabeu.For a guy like him, booing followed him wherever he went, he was used to booing.

"Look, look at them smiling at you, let's wave. You won't see such friendly smiles until the game."

Tang En told the players in the car, and there was a burst of laughter in the car.

The bus turned into the gate of the hotel, where the reporters had been waiting for a long time.

Reporters from all over the world will gather in Madrid in the next few days to bring back reports from the front line for the fans.

The Forest players, who were used to seeing big scenes, didn't care about the reporters. After they got out of the car, they walked straight to the hotel.Some players who are particularly popular and popular will be stopped by reporters and interviewed for a few words.But when Tony Twain was the last to get out of the car, the reporters immediately let go of the players and ran towards him.

When Tang En saw the reporters rushing towards him, it was as if he saw a pack of wolves with mouths salivating and eyes glowing green, so he whistled.

"Mr. Dunn, is this your first time to compete at the Bernabeu?"

"I don't know, I don't remember."

"Can you predict the outcome of the game?"

"Sorry, I never predict the game results and scores before the game."

When Tang En said that, the reporters didn't think so, they had their own way to tell what Tang En was thinking.

"Mr. Tang En, first of all, congratulations to your team for winning the domestic league and cup double championships. Then...do you still have the confidence to win this third championship?"

"Since we have reached the final, are we here to fight for the runner-up?"

Dunn spread his hands.

He said before that he would never predict the result of the game, but didn't he let him say the result himself?The reporters let out a satisfied laugh.

"What do you think of Real Madrid? Real Madrid also won the league title this season..."

"Real Madrid is very strong, they are the strongest team in Spain. I am very happy to meet such an opponent in the final, not just any cat or dog." He seemed to have enough respect for Real Madrid.

"Now you have the hope of a great treble. Are you worried that such pressure will cause the team to malfunction?"

Tang En smiled: "I'm worried that they won't sleep well at night, I'm worried that they will be injured during the game, and I'm worried that the flight back to England will be delayed... But I'm not worried that they will perform abnormally. Improperly perform? What is that?" ?”

Surrounded by many reporters, he handled it with ease and incomparably chic.If his female fans were by his side at this time, they would definitely scream excitedly for his performance.

"It seems that you are very confident, Mr. Tang En. We all know that Frank Ribéry was once brought to England by you from the French Second Division, but he betrayed you in the end..."

Tang En interrupted the reporter's question: "I'm sorry, this matter has been going on for many years, so don't ask if it has nothing to do with this game."

"Uh... are you worried that he will fight back in the final?" The reporter hesitated and asked a question that seemed to be related to the final.

"He's already a player of Real Madrid, what are you talking about fighting back?" Tang En looked at the expectant reporters and paused. "He is a good player, he has been doing well at Real Madrid and I am very relieved that I was not mistaken."

After speaking, he pushed away the reporters, squeezed into the range of the security guards, and walked into the hotel under protection.

"Mr. Tang En! I still have a question..."

"Coach Tang En, Coach Tang En!"

The question about Ribery suddenly reminded him of the past, and he didn't like the practice of recalling the past in public.He turned a deaf ear to the cries behind him, and quickly walked into the elevator opposite.He turned around and looked at the crowd outside without the slightest smile on his face.He still had that expression until the elevator door closed in front of everyone.

This expression clearly told those reporters that he was angry, and the interview was over.

In fact, many times, he has almost forgotten Ribery as a person.Because after going to Real Madrid, there was no contact between the two.The letter Franck Ribery left to Twain was the last time they communicated, and Twain tore that letter up in Wilford's Morrowind.

The media in England are always very arrogant, outside of England, they don't report.Big things in domestic football can make headlines, but they don't care what happens in foreign football.Therefore, it is not easy to learn about a player in the Spanish Football League from the English media.

As soon as the results of the final came out, he thought of Ribery.His feelings for this kid are very complicated. On the one hand, he likes Ribery very much. After all, he brought him from France to England and cultivated him. There is always affection.On the other hand, he is still bitter about Ribery's duplicitous behavior that left him in the first place.Although Nottingham Forest has already replaced old players with new players, there are not many players left in the same group as Ribery.Twain still wanted to seize this opportunity to teach Franck Ribery a hard lesson.

Today, Ribery is still the main player of Real Madrid. Although he is 31 years old, he still plays a very important role in the midfield.As he grew older, his speed declined year by year, but his skills, experience and fighting spirit effectively made up for the lack of speed.Van der Vaart left Real Madrid a long time ago, but Ribery is still the main force. This can somewhat explain the difference in the status of the two of them in the Forest team - Ribery is the core, but Van der Vaart is only the main force.

He took the elevator up to the eleventh floor, and Chris Lak was waiting for him at the elevator door.Seeing him coming out, he raised the room card key in his hand: "1101, your room."

Tang En took the room card.

Chris Lark asked again: "Have you decided what to say to Ribery when you meet him?"

Tang En shrugged: "If his team loses to us, I'll hug him. If it wins...ah, damn it, it's unlucky to say such things before a game!"

He waved his room card and walked into his room.

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Franck Ribery is receiving massage therapy in the treatment room of Valdebabas. His back is a little sore. He doesn't want to affect his chances of playing in the final, so although the team doctor didn't say anything, he insisted on massage and relax.

Lie on the bed and enjoy the services of the masseur quietly.Ribery narrowed his eyes and suddenly felt a little sleepy.

When the final opponent was decided, the memory deep in his mind began to become restless.It has become more and more active these days.

He thought of his days and nights in Nottingham Forest.

His career before Nottingham Forest was not worth mentioning, and he has almost forgotten it.As far as he is concerned, he would have no objection to saying that he started his career at Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest...

How many years had passed since he left there?Almost five and a half years.

Since he left the forest, he has never met this team on the court again. Unexpectedly, the first encounter now is in the final of the European Champions Cup.What a trick.

When thinking of Nottingham Forest, one cannot but think of the leader, their leader—Tony Twain.Today's Forest players must still call him that. In Spanish clubs, they don't call a head coach that.

With the temper of the boss, he can still stay in that place for ten years. It really can only happen in English football.

Although Twain didn't know much about Ribery's life in Madrid, Ribery continued to pay attention to him.For example, he knew that Dunn had the last laugh in a table bet with Spike recently, and he also knew that the Forest team had just won the FA Cup.

Even if he doesn't pay attention deliberately, there will always be news about him in the media.The Spanish media didn't report much on foreign football events, but Tony Twain was a special one. He could always attract the attention of the news media and arouse everyone's interest.

In fact, Ribery is full of expectations for this reunion with Nottingham Forest.He really wanted to play against his former boss on the court, it was a different kind of emotion.As for what it was, he couldn't say.

Just when Ribéry was really about to fall asleep, the therapeutic massage ended.

The physical therapist gently patted his shoulder to wake him up from his half-sleep: "Frank, the game the day after tomorrow, come on!"

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Twain discovered a very interesting phenomenon, which can somewhat explain his image in the world football circle.

Perhaps only when he plays against Juventus, this phenomenon may change-because the old lady and Nottingham Forest are equally conservative and utilitarian, but they are stable and desperate.

In the past few days, many world football celebrities have expressed their views on this Champions League final. They were unwilling to be lonely and appeared in major media.

Someone called Twain's team thieves: "...Those thieves don't care about playing football, but about winning. For them, winning is what they need, and they can do whatever they can to do that. I think they are doing this Killing the life of football...it's a pity that we will see such a thief in this year's Champions League final."

Others are obviously biased towards Real Madrid subjectively, just because they play better. "Michelle Gonzalez's football is a refreshing art football. As one of the former Real Madrid five eagles, he once worked as the director of the Real Madrid youth training camp. He knows what the connotation of Real Madrid's football is... so It is obviously much better to lead Real Madrid under the coach of Real Madrid than to invite those world famous coaches from outside. When Michel took office two years ago, everyone compared him to 'Real Madrid's Pep Guardiola', and now I am very happy with him Walking on the road that Pep Guardiola once walked. Even though I am a Barcelona fan, I also want to give a standing ovation to the football that Real Madrid is playing today." The person who said this was Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona.Although his team was eliminated by Real Madrid, he still gave the applause to his rivals, which shows that Real Madrid is really playing beautifully today.

After going through a detour for a while, they found the correct track of Real Madrid football again.

Frank Ribery, former World Player of the Year and European Golden Globe winner, defected to Real Madrid during the winter break of the 08-09 season.Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid in the 12-13 season.In addition, they also have the most outstanding striker combination in European football-31-year-old Huntelaar and 26-year-old Benzema, and 26-year-old Higuain.Such an offensive combination is the capital and foundation for them to play offensive football.

Today's Real Madrid has superstars with box office appeal, and at the same time they also have offensive tactics. It is no wonder that Cruyff can sincerely praise them.

Looking at Nottingham Forest, George Wood is already the number one star in the team.It amuses the Spaniard that the number one star of this team is a midfield butcher, which is exactly what characterizes this team...

Ibisevic is the team's top scorer, but compared with Benzema, Huntelaar and others, it is still a grade behind.As for those people in the midfield... let alone.

What can this Nottingham Forest team compete with the star-studded Real Madrid?
What if you don't rely on conservative utilitarianism?
If Tang En dared to fight against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, everyone in this world except him would think he was dead!

So once Tang En wants to be conservative and utilitarian, he will be criticized by thousands of people.If he is not utilitarian or conservative, everyone thinks he will lose the game.

Look at this reasoning, no one thinks there is anything wrong with it, because it happened to Tony Twain.

So does he want the title or the fame?
Tang En threw the newspapers aside.The question was so idiotic that he refused to answer it.

(End of this chapter)