champion godfather

Chapter 999
When Tony Twain led England to win the first European Cup in history, the media in England trumpeted that world football had entered the "Twain Era".During that time, Tony Twain's prestige in England even tended to overwhelm the British Prime Minister, and even Carl Spike, his sworn enemy, didn't speak ill of him anymore.Just think about the scene when he led the England team back to the country, and the crowd came to greet him, and you can know how unwise it is to speak ill of him at this time...

But Karl Spikes didn't have to wait too long.When the World Cup qualifiers reignited, they finally found a chance to criticize Twain.The England team, which was so majestic in the European Cup, seemed to have lost all motivation at once and struggled in the qualifiers.

For a while, Tony Twain was not even able to secure his handsome position.The media scolded him bloody and accused him of all crimes.There were even a number of authoritative media outlets who announced that the English Football Association is seriously considering whether to let Twain go.As for the feat that led the England team to create history only a year ago, it has long been forgotten in the wind.

Competitive sports are so cruel, winners and losers.

What saved Twain was the 2017 Australian Confederations Cup.As a preview of the next year's World Cup, the Confederations Cup, which gathers champions from all continents, has received more and more attention.As the European champions in 2016, England were invited to participate.

There is a big difference between England going to the Confederations Cup and the European Cup a year ago.Old players such as Gerrard and John Terry withdrew from the national team one after another, and the 25-year-old Wilshere was entrusted with a heavy responsibility. The media all regarded him as George Wood's successor in the England team in the future.

At this time, the England team is struggling to qualify from the European zone. For this Confederations Cup, it seems like a trip to relax.Before the match, no one had hoped for their results, and there were rumors that after the Confederations Cup ended, if the results were not good, Twain would be dismissed by the FA.

It's just that no one expected that Tony Twain would show his talent once, and lead a team that no one was optimistic about, and he would go all the way through, and finally defeated his old enemy, the America's Cup champion Argentina in the final. Won the Confederations Cup.

After defeating a team like Argentina in the final and winning the Confederations Cup, Twain's coaching position became stable again overnight.

So much so that Carl Spike said sourly on his program: "Twain can always get a good opportunity in a critical moment, and the Confederations Cup is his good opportunity..."

And Twain also completed the renewal and reorganization of the team through the Confederations Cup. The New England team is younger, more vigorous and energetic, and they will not stop just because they won the championship.

In the subsequent World Cup qualifiers, they rushed from third in the group to second in the group, and finally qualified for the play-offs.In the play-offs, England beat Russia to secure a last-minute ticket to the World Cup finals in Australia.

But at that time, when the whole of England was celebrating their qualification for the World Cup, no one who dared to think that they would see today's scene——

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The Australian Stadium in Sydney has never been busier than this evening, like an erupting volcano.It's just that what it spews out is not lava, but passion.The Australian Stadium, which can accommodate 1000 people, is the venue for the final of this World Cup, and it is now full.Snow-white lights shot out from the stadium, brightening the surrounding sky, and the helicopter responsible for aerial photography could be clearly seen hovering over the stadium.

Looking down from the air, on the green field in the middle, the players of the two teams are fighting inextricably.The crowd in the stands was full of voices, and the heat wave was soaring into the sky, which could be clearly felt from the helicopter.

More than 12 countries and regions around the world watched the live broadcast of the game, and about [-] billion people waited in front of the TV to watch it.And in this kind of competition, there was Tony Twain!
"...with less than 5 minutes to go before the end of the game, and the current score of the England team is 2:0 ahead of the last World Cup champion Brazil! There are quite a few England fans who think they are dreaming..."

"Brazil's full pressure, if they can't equalize the score in these 5 minutes..."

"Five more minutes! Hold on for another five minutes! We will win the World Cup for the second time! Our dense defense made it impossible for the Brazilian team to attack... From the beginning of the game, the initiative fell into our hands! Their tactics were completely guessed by Tony Twain!"

"Twain was standing on the sidelines, unable to tell what mood he was in at this moment. His face was very calm, and he wasn't worried about Brazil's counterattack at all."

"It is necessary for me to repeat Tony Twain's resume since he became the head coach-there is only one word in it: champion! Now, the World Cup champion is close at hand and within reach. If England can finally win the world Champion, then for Tony Twain, there is no championship trophy in this world that he has not won!"

The person praised by everyone was standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed, looking very calm.In fact, his heart has already been opened like boiling water.Although he had set himself the goal of dominating the world long ago, at this moment, his heart was still beating uncontrollably, as if his mouth would pop out of his mouth, so he was nervous. Pursing her lips, she looks very calm...

England is now completely on the defensive on the pitch. Wilshere, who assisted the team with the second goal, has long been replaced by Twain.England formed a double defensive midfielder in the midfield. George Wood and Michael Johnson locked the front of the penalty area. Even for the Brazilian team, it was not so easy to get in.

The current situation is also thanks to the fact that the current head coach of the Brazilian team is not Dunga from four years ago.Dunga led the team to win the sixth World Cup in a more conservative way and then retired to Europe to seek gold.The person who replaced him was Lorenzo, the former head coach of Brazil's under-20 youth team. Unlike Dunga, this person is a typical supporter of Brazilian football traditions. He likes to attack, emphasizes short passes on the ground, and is determined to restore The splendor of Brazilian art football.

It's a pity that his ambition is useless when facing Tang En.In the final, Lorenzo, who wanted to play against the England team, faced the England team who shrank back and played defensively.As a result, the Brazilian team did not score a goal. Instead, the England team used defensive counterattacks to score two goals in a row, forcing them to a dead end.

Tang En did not continue to stand on the sidelines to supervise the battle, but turned around and walked back, sitting on the coach's bench.Beside him, no one could stay in their seats honestly anymore. They all rushed to the sidelines, only waiting for the referee to blow the whistle for the end of the game, and rushed in to celebrate with the players on the field. historic moment.

Everyone else was excited, only he felt tired.

He has been under a lot of pressure in the past year, and more than half of this pressure has been imposed by himself.Now it seems that there should be no suspense for England to win the world championship.After that?
Let's go home and celebrate...

Tang En thought further.

Before the World Cup, the Football Association had hoped to renew the contract with Twain, but he refused.Although Sean Barclay's face was very ugly, Twain still showed his cards - after the end of the World Cup and the expiration of his contract, he will not renew his contract with the FA.In other words, he will no longer continue to coach the England team.This isn't news anymore.

As the head coach of the national team, I have won all the championships I can win, so what's the point of staying?Twain didn't want to lead England to achieve great things forever. He had no interest in the future of English football.For him, leading the England team is just to satisfy his love of football, and a self-challenge.Now that the challenge has all been completed, he is also tired.

When Twain was sitting on the chair alone in a daze, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

"The game is over! England has won the 2018 World Cup in Australia! Congratulations to them! Congratulations to Tony Twain too! He led the team to win the national team's grand slam of honor - European Cup, Confederations Cup, World Cup! This is really An enviable achievement!"

Only then did Tang En stand up again from his chair, raised his hands high, and appeared in the camera lens with a victorious attitude.Fatigue doesn't show up at this time.

"England is the world champion! This is really an unexpected result! When they couldn't even qualify for the qualifiers in the European zone, who would have thought that they would have such a day? Two years ago, Twain led the team to the Top of Europe, two years later, they are kings of the world!"

"We are the champions! We are the champions!!" John Mortensen was incoherent with excitement, only knowing to shout this familiar slogan.

Beside him, the coaches and players ran around in ecstasy, and some even shed tears of excitement.And what about Tang En?He was in a very calm mood and was being interviewed by reporters.

The reporters surrounded him, thinking that Tang En must be in a good mood because he became the world champion tonight, and he must answer every question.They can also use this to get a lot of inside news to satisfy the audience and readers.

Tang En looked at the reporters who kept throwing questions and microphones at him, but he just waved his hands to signal them not to worry.

Seeing his gesture, the reporters really fell silent.Yes, the game is over, there is nothing to worry about, they have plenty of time to ask questions.There is still half an hour to wait for the awards ceremony.

"First of all, I have a list here..." After speaking, Tang En took out a folded piece of paper from the inside pocket of his suit, spread it out, and waved it to the media.No one could see clearly what was written on it, only a densely packed text.

"I will refuse to accept interviews with the media whose names I read."

As soon as these words came out, it was as if a blockbuster had been dropped in the crowd!
What does it mean?In such a happy time, but turned black and refused to be interviewed?What is Tony Twain doing?Is his brain cramping again?

And it was only at this time that many English media realized that the person they were facing was still that Tony Twain. More than ten years had passed, although the wrinkles on his face had increased a lot, and the hair on the top of his head was getting grayer. It was still the unruly Tony Twain who liked to confront the media.

"The Sun, News of the World..." Tang En lowered his head and read out the names on the "blacklist" one by one. These names were the ones who hit him hard and scolded him the most when he was in the most difficult time. , The media clamoring all day long that he should be rolled down from the position of head coach of the England national team.At that time, Tang En also counterattacked in his column, but his voice was like a small stone thrown into the sea, not even a wave could be splashed.

At that time, these media never thought that one day they would put on smiling faces to interview Tang En, hoping that he would open his mouth and let them report something.

Now, gentlemen, it is time to settle accounts after autumn.

Tang En had already written down the names of these media one by one, wrote them on the list, and carried them with him at any time.He is preparing for this moment.Of course, if he does not win the championship in the end, then this list may not be useful, because even if he refuses to be interviewed by these media, it will not prevent him from being scolded bloody.

When the media heard Tang En pronounce their names, the expressions on their faces suddenly became extremely exciting.Tang En's list almost included most of the English media, as well as several foreign media, and even a Chinese media, because that Chinese media once said Tang En was "impotent".

After reading this long list, Tang En looked at the stunned media in front of him and asked, "Does anyone else have any questions?"

The first person to react was the reporter of the "Liverpool Echo". Since they had a representative anti-Twain, Chris Bascombe, they often spoke bad things about Twain in the newspaper.When Tang En announced his refusal to be interviewed, they were very excited: "You can't do this, Mr. Tang En!"

"Of course I can, Mr. Reporter. I'm the world champion!" He said in a coquettish manner. "You're asking to interview me, not me begging for you to be interviewed."

"You..." The reporter of the Echo was so annoyed by Tang En's words that he was speechless for a long time.

The "Sun" reporter on the side was more tactful. He would not directly protest. Now fools can see that Tang En is in the limelight, and it is obviously fruitless to confront him.Although they often confronted each other in the past, as an excellent reporter, it is the basic quality to adapt to the wind.

He leaned forward and said humbly: "I am a reporter from The Sun, and we will publish an apology letter in the newspaper, expressing our sincerest apologies to you for what we said in the past..." His humble attitude made other The media are "waking up like a dream" - this is the right time to do so!Use an apology to ease the tense relationship with Twain. After the World Cup, let this man be happy first.Why didn't they think of it?Instead, the people from The Sun took the lead!

The Sun and others believe this is the only way to solve the problem.

But Tang En shattered all their dreams with one sentence: "I refuse to accept any form of apology, and I will not accept any form of interview from you."

His attitude is very firm, and there is absolutely no meaning of joking or giving in.Seeing that a group of media were all stunned, he laughed.

"It seems that everyone has no questions to ask. That's good, I have to be with my players. Sorry, let me go." He pushed away a few people in front of him and squeezed out from the encirclement of the general reporters.

A group of reporters watched his back mixed into the celebrating crowd before reacting.But facing this meritorious coach who had just led the team to win the World Cup, they could only sigh at this moment—they really didn't dare to say anything bad about Tony Twain in their respective newspapers and media.Who made him a national hero now?Anyone who opposes him is against the whole of England, or even the whole of Britain, and is a public enemy of the country.

Moreover, what made the media even more suffocated and helpless was that Tang En would announce his resignation after the World Cup ended.Since he is not in the position of coach, naturally there is no reason for the media to catch him, and there is no such thing as "it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years".

Tang En's turn around was very chic, completely cutting off the possibility of the media finding fault with him.Let a group of people feel angry in their stomachs and suffocate to death.

A group of media sighed helplessly and dispersed.

In this happy night, they are not happy.

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Tang En's blockbuster was not finished yet.At the press conference that night, Tony Twain, who had just led England to their second World Cup, announced a piece of news that surprised everyone:

"I have decided to retire. Yes, it is retirement, not resignation. Not only is I retiring from the position of head coach of the England team, I will not consider invitations from other teams. From today on, I am not Tony Tang Coach En. I have no plans for the future. At present, I just want to enjoy the joy brought by the World Cup championship. I thank my team and the fans who support me.”

After he finished speaking, the reporters in the audience were in an uproar...

Everyone was still expecting Twain to achieve greater glory, so why should he retire?Now he is not yet 50 years old... As a coach, he is in his prime, so why is he about to retire?
No one knew what Tang En was thinking.Since more than ten years ago, no one has been able to guess this person's mind.He always likes to be unexpected. He insisted not to resign when he was scolded bloody and the most difficult time, but suddenly announced his retirement at the pinnacle of success.

Maybe he just likes to play with the public like this...

Tang En stood up and waved to the media, ready to say goodbye.Perhaps realizing that this was the last time he appeared in front of the public as a head coach, all the reporters picked up their cameras one after another, pressed the shutter, and fixed his figure in the camera.

It’s just that such a madman bid farewell so suddenly, even though the media had been generalized by him just now, it’s inevitable that he felt a little regretful at this time—what shall we use to attract readers’ attention in the future!

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PS, Twain has won the grand slam, please ask for a monthly pass and a reward~~~~! ! !

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