champion godfather

Chapter 907 Volume Seven Heart of the Lion King An Exhibition Match
In fact, in order to celebrate the completion of the new Nottingham Forest Stadium, the Forest Club had already made such an agreement with the Football Association of England half a year ago-after the completion of the new stadium, the England National Team and Nottingham Forest were invited to a friendly match.Twain knew about this, but now that he changed his identity, he forgot about it.

The game against England is just one of the festivities. Others include the parade of the Forest team's jersey change over the past 100 years, the honor exhibition, the elders' gathering...etc.A very grand celebration.

When Tang En was still there, he would be one of the protagonists.Now that he has left the Forest team, these things naturally have nothing to do with him, although more than half of the honors in the history of Nottingham Forest Club have been led by him.

Now he is not excited about returning to Nottingham.He wondered how Nottingham Forest fans would feel about his departure.He has not disclosed the truth of his resignation in the media, because he does not want to completely tear himself apart with Evan. It is not a personal grudge, but just a disagreement.Another consideration is that this is not a big deal, this is a resignation, and there is no need to make a storm in the city.

But ordinary fans certainly don't think so.In their hearts, Tony Twain was the spokesperson of Nottingham Forest. Now that the spokesperson was gone, their sky would collapse.There must be someone who will not forgive him, Tang En knew himself in his heart.

He could only smile wryly now—why did such a match be arranged in the first place?Fate really plays tricks on people.

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"The England game?" John looked at Bill.

The forest bar in Burns is alive again, because the new season is approaching day by day, more and more people come here to drink and chat, and it looks like business is booming.

"You also forgot?" Bill looked at his old friend with some excitement, "To celebrate the completion of the new stadium, the two sides of the game are us and the England national team."

"Interesting." John responded noncommittally.

"It's more than interesting? It's so interesting!" Bill clenched his fists and waved, "I have to give that guy Tony some color!"

"Are you still complaining about that?" John thought Bill was boring.It was more than a month ago, and I still remember it. "Tony must have a hard time."

"I don't care what he has in mind!" Bill screamed, kind of hysterical. "Damn it! That's blatant betrayal!"

His statement was agreed by some people around him, and they all echoed him.John opened his mouth, and finally decided to leave them alone.He picked up his glass, got up and walked to the bar, and put the glass in front of Kenny Burns. "Have another drink, Kenny."

Burns silently refilled his drink.

"They have forgotten the honor Tony brought to this city, even though it was more than a month ago." John murmured.

"Some people like him, so naturally some people hate him. This is as applicable now as it will be in the future." Burns smiled like a philosopher.

"I don't want to go to that game. I can't accept such a scene - people who were still supporting him unconditionally before are now scolding him. I think Tony will be very sad." John is not in high spirits.

"That's why you have to go even more." Burns persuaded. "You have to let him know that someone understands him."

"Ahem." Fat John coughed. "Actually, when I first heard the news, I was much angrier than the thin man. At that time, the thin man persuaded me to come. But how did it become like this now?"

"Because of the 'indifference' towards Nottingham Forest expressed by Tony?" Burns continued to wipe his wine glasses that could not be finished in 100 years, and said casually.

John froze for a moment, then remembered.Since Tony resigned, he has never mentioned the name "Nottingham Forest" on any occasion.It was as if he had never been on this team in his 11 years of coaching.Perhaps it is this "cold" attitude that irritates people like Bill.

But John thought better.It's not that Tony is indifferent, but his mood is complicated.He coached this team for 11 years, how could he forget?But he can't keep talking about this team after he leaves, that will put huge pressure on the new coach, which is not good for the new team's re-start.He wants to use silence to minimize the huge influence he has left on this team.Those players were all brought up by Dunn. As long as he says something in the newspaper, even if he is no longer in Wilford, the players will definitely put his words first. In that case, Martin O'Neill's job How to do it?

Unfortunately not everyone understands this.

He looked back at those people who were still discussing what slogan to make to laugh at Twain during the competition, and some other doubts arose in his heart. Those doubts had been in his heart for many days, and he still didn't know the answer.

If I had known today, Tony, why did you leave in the first place?Is there any trouble you can't solve? After 11 years of ups and downs and heart disease, why can't No. 12 years pass?
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"Some people say that Tony's resignation was due to conflicts with Alan Adams, but I want to say that they have always had conflicts? They have been gone for so many years, why are they resigning now? Don't those people in suits and ties come from? Don't you think about us fans?"

"It's good for him, he just left. What about Nottingham Forest? Will he be happy to see his grades slip?"

"I know he has difficulties, but I don't think such difficulties are enough to support his decision to resign. Compared with other clubs, he has enough power."

"If he has to go, he can choose to wait another season to go. Why did he leave when we just won the treble? I can't describe my mood at that time. It's like just being teased by someone lol Laughing, and then the same guy slapped me twice right away..."

Until now, under the news on Nottingham Forest's official website that the contract with Tony Twain and the club has expired and will not be renewed, there are still fans leaving messages to express their views.For Tang En, most of them were comments that made him unhappy.

This may be the scene that Nottingham Forest Club hopes to see.They held a press conference in advance to announce that they failed to renew their contract with Twain. They also had the idea of ​​turning from passive to active.In this way, everyone would obviously think that the main responsibility lies with Twain, who has been covering up all the time, while Nottingham Forest is like an innocent girl who can only cry about her experience after being bullied.

Anyway, Tang En's image has always been bad. If he hadn't stood by those people, few people would like him.Everyone supported him before because they were in the same trench, but now that they are not in the same trench, it is inevitable that they don't see each other right anyway.

Neither Evan nor Allen wanted to bear the charge of forcing away the meritorious coach.That being the case, let that man with a bad image bear the burden—he is the one who wants to leave. We gave him the best contract in England today, but he doesn't appreciate it and wants to leave.

Such a decision is difficult for ordinary people to understand, but who made Tony Twain not an ordinary person?His thinking is definitely different from that of ordinary people. If you use ordinary standards to measure the behavior of this weirdo, you will come to the conclusion that he is a lunatic.That's why Twain was called "Madman" and "Character Coach".He is destined not to be understood by most people.

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Nottingham Forest arranged five warm-up matches this summer, and England was caught in the middle, which was the first game after the official opening of the new stadium.Originally, this purely game-like game was not taken seriously by people. It is impossible for England to train for this game for several days. Worthless for preparing for the new season.

But suddenly, because Nottingham Forest changed their head coach, because Tony Twain became England's new head coach.The game became highly anticipated.

The major media gathered in Clifton, southwest of Nottingham Forest, to participate in the coverage of the game.Evan must have laughed a lot. Because of Tony Twain, Nottingham Forest's new stadium got another free promotion, and the effect was even better than those promotional activities he deliberately arranged.

Martin O'Neill, Nottingham Forest's new manager, has his own ideas for this game.In the previous two warm-up matches, the team's performance was not good, with one loss and one draw, and they have not won yet.There have been voices of doubt in the local media.He desperately hopes to reduce the pressure by winning this game.England won't be playing at full strength and games like this can boost the team's confidence.

There was another reason why O'Neill felt that he had to win this game - England's head coach was Tony Twain.This was the first head-to-head confrontation between the old and new Nottingham Forest managers, and it might also be the last time. O'Neill must use this victory to make those who still remember his predecessor forget Tony Twain's name.

It has been almost a month since he took over the Forest team, and he is increasingly discovering how much influence Tony Twain has had on the team.Beating Twain's team is a good way to tell those media, tell those players - now I am your boss.

"It's just a casual game, but the boss is preparing so seriously..." O'Neill talked about the tactics above, but the people listening below were a little absent-minded.

"It's always good to be serious."

"Take it too seriously and you'll get nervous."

The players were whispering.

"If the boss is here, it is estimated that more than half of them will be in the youth team, and then tell them to play whatever they want."

Immediately, someone put a finger to his lips, signaling the person who said this to shut up. "Boss" is a word that no one wants to mention.They called Martin O'Neill "the boss," not "the boss."In Nottingham Forest, only a special head coach can be called "Boss". Tony Twain is such a special head coach.However, in Nottingham Forest today, Tony Twain was forbidden to mention his name.No one is forcing them to do this, it's just an unspoken rule in the locker room.

O'Neill heard whispers below, and he looked up at the players.

The sound died away immediately.

O'Neill did not go after the source of the sound, he continued to explain tactics.

The players were quiet for a while, and then continued to gather together and bite their ears.

"Hey, you said... how will the fans treat the boss when he comes back? I heard that many people hate him..."

"Don't you complain?"

"Me? Cough... It was a little bit at first, but now, now I think about it... Players can transfer, why can't the coach?"

"You speak so reluctantly."

"To shut up."

"I think... Actually, I don't know what the boss thinks, anyway, I see him with mixed emotions. I still haven't adapted to the boss's way. No one in the locker room said anything loudly to us. , uncomfortable..."

"I don't care what you think, I miss the boss. I'm glad to see him again. Maybe I'll give him a hug." It was Pepe who said this.

"Hey, do you think the boss has a chance to come back to coach?" Bell suddenly asked this question.The sound suddenly disappeared.

Some people pretended not to hear, while others looked at Bell with interesting eyes.Bell shrugged: "Well, just pretend I didn't ask."

When the teammates were whispering, only Wood didn't get involved. He kept looking at O'Neal, as if he was listening carefully to his tactics.

But in fact, his heart is turning upside down.He tried so hard not to listen to those discussions, but that's how the voice got into his ears and brought back memories of that person in his mind.

He sent himself home and persuaded him to go to school in the car, he was more childish than himself.When he met his mother for the first time, it actually aroused his inner sense of crisis, as if he would lose his mother one day in the future.When he didn't have any hope, he opened a window for himself and left a note for him to come to him.When he experienced his first failure, he was about to give up, but he was the one who grabbed his collar and told him not to give up, not to admit defeat, otherwise he would just be a punk for the rest of his life...

If someone wants to write a biography of George Wood, I am afraid that two-thirds of the content will be filled with that person's name.That person was just his coach, but his status in his heart was higher than that of his father.Wood had never enjoyed the love of a father for a day, but from Tony Twain, he vaguely felt it.

He didn't know why that person left, because that person never let others get in touch with his inner world.Wood wants to stay in the forest team, he wants to prove that the person who left was wrong, or he is guarding something.

Just thinking about it like this, he didn't listen to what the head coach said just now.Anyway, his task must still be the same - intercept the opponent's attack, erect a midfield barrier, protect the teammates around him, and participate in the attack if necessary.

O'Neill's use of him was no different from Twain's.It can't be said that O'Neill has no level, but Twain has almost brought Wood's role to the extreme.If you want to change it again, you can only let Wood completely give up defense and focus on offense.But no coach would agree to do this, because Wood's defensive talent is the biggest waste if it is not used, and waste is shameful.

O'Neill looked at Wood, who was listening to him carefully, and felt a little relieved.At least the captain performed well. As long as the captain is still on his side, the locker room will not be too chaotic.

In fact, the person he was most worried about at the beginning was George Wood. The outside world knew about the relationship between Wood and Twain, and some media described them as "father and son".He was worried that when Twain left, Wood would also leave with the transfer.In that case, the future of the team may be bleak.

Fortunately, Wood did not leave and signed a new contract with the club.

As long as Wood is there, O'Neill doesn't care if the others leave or stay.

After talking about tactics, O'Neal planned to say something else.

"This game, I want to see a win."

After he finished speaking, there was silence below.The players finally set their sights on him.

There are all kinds of meanings in these eyes.O'Neal looked at them, "I know this is an irrelevant exhibition game. But I hope you understand one thing-no matter what kind of game it is, you must prepare for winning. You are a championship team, It's a winning team. That's it."

Everyone turned their eyes back again.

They murmured in their hearts: Why is it so similar to what the boss said...

(End of this chapter)