Godfather Of Champions

    Chapter 35—No Derby, no football

    Twain values ​​this game so much, naturally there are reasons for him.  The same is true of the Don County County Manager Tang.

    It can even be said that since the appearance of the match, Tang suddenly became very serious.  Although he is also very serious, the players in the County of Noz still smell an unusual taste – from the sudden more stringent training requirements than before, their Boss obviously wants to win the same city Derby.

    But this is exactly what they hope.

    As rivals in the same city, they have always been able to watch the Nottingham Forest FC high, and they can't catch up with the horses.  Don't think that they are low-level league players, there is no more advanced dreams.  Watching the Forest team in the top league and the Europe Champion Cup, they are just as excited.  Otherwise, why is the call of the English Premier League team always tempted from them one after another?

    The water flows down and the people go high…

    loyalty? A capable person is only loyal to a capable team.

    The player in Noz County hopes to prove their ability by defeating the former Europe Champion Nottingham Forest FC. If you can lead the team to the English Premier League, it is natural, even if there is no way to attract more senior team attention. Eyes.

    For the players of Nottingham Forest FC, this city Derby must be just an ordinary FA Cup game, because the strength of both sides is not in a grade.  For the players in the county of Noz, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  They seem to be in desperate need of encountering the dragons of the fish encountered an excellent springboard.

    Tang Jing was able to discover the anxiety that her husband had shown in a short time.  He always distracted, always frowned and looked impatient, and kept himself alone in the study until the middle of the night, the children couldn’t care, and the husband and wife did not have the warmth of the past…

    Tang Jing feels that if this situation continues, I am afraid that my marriage with my husband will be finished.

    She wants to find an opportunity to talk to her husband.  Her introverted husband has never been so anxious.

    But in fact, if Tang Jing met Don before December 31, 2002, she would not be confused.

    Because Tang at that time is exactly the same as now.  It was only at that time that he was single.  No one will see the anxiety that he showed when he hid himself in the house.  For others, he is always the medieval antique that wraps himself in a cold shell.

    It is the last night before Derby.  My husband doesn't seem to be as anxious as it was a few days ago. It's a good time to talk.  Then, taking advantage of the rare leisure time after putting the baby on the bed, Tang Jing quietly pushed open the door of the study, crept to the back of her husband, and caught Tang’s neck from behind.

    Tang Jing felt that her husband had struggled in his arms and was quiet after he found out that he was himself.

    "I think you are not right during this time, dear.  "Tang Jing tried to say in a gentle tone."  She does not want to stimulate her husband.  What happend to you？ You coached seven seasons alone, and I saw you for the first time…"

    Tang did not directly answer his wife's inquiry, but looked up at his wife: "Tomorrow is Derby.  ”

    Tang Jing stunned and then reacted – this is the first Derby that her husband has faced since he coached Noz County.  The word "Derby" has a very, very special meaning in the football world. As a journalist who used to report football, Tang Jing can't help but know the implications.  However, she still has some doubts: Because the strength of Noz County and Nottingham Forest FC has not been on a horizontal line, the Derby gunpowder between the two teams is not strong, because they are too few to meet.  There are also some direct conflicts of interest.  Noz County and Nottingham Forest FC don't want Milan's doubles to fight for League Title, and they don't endure a hundred years of grievances like Real Madrid CF and Barcelona, ​​and they don't mix religion like Glasgow's "old" Derby. It is chilling and fearful.

    So why is my husband still so concerned about what Derby does?

    Tang put his hand on his shoulder and covered his wife's hand: "My opponent is Toni.  ”

    "Are you not friends?"Tang Jing doesn't understand much.  I want to say who vinegar has been eaten by Tang Jing.  I am afraid I have eaten Twain's vinegar, because sometimes she feels that her husband cares more about Twain than her.

    "It's a friend, so I have to beat him.  ”

    Tang did not explain much.  Just say that.

    Tang Jing turned around and stared at Tang's face for a long time, then turned and left.

    "The friendship of your men is really difficult to understand.  ”

    Looking at the door of his wife closing the study, Tang smiled bitterly.

    Some words cannot be said to others, even the most intimate people around them.  His wife must not accept the fact that he is actually a strange soul in the body of others.  This issue is very complicated and involves very ethical issues.  He is not willing to think more.  But the relationship between him and Twain is probably not as simple as "friends."

    Looking back now, it is myself who grabbed Twain's body.  It’s not clear that Twain grabbed his body.  In any case, I am still doing football-related work, just changing the family team.  If there was no change at the beginning, wouldn't it be better than doing it now? Or ambition is bigger…Will it be better than Twain?

    This kind of question is meaningless to discuss, because it is impossible to happen.  However, this time is like a nightmare plaguing himself, so that he is always considering the possibility of "Guan Gong Qin Qiong", just like a demon.

    Tony Twain.  This has its own body shell.  It is the brilliant achievement created by the guy of another soul, just like a mountain in front of him.  The huge shadow cast in the sun shrouded the world around him, as if it were in the dark night.

    Do you always live in this shadow? After Seasonson went to Nottingham Forest FC to take up his post, he would only be called "Tony Twain's successor".

    That being the case, why did you agree to Twain's proposal and return to Nottingham Forest FC?

    Nah.  I want to beat him!

    Perhaps this is the only way to prove to myself that I am not really horrified myself 16 years ago.

    Perhaps those players who thought that this Derby battle was just an appetizer before the game before the game, when they saw Twain gloomy to the rainy expression.  Some contempt should be put down.

    “Require me to remind everyone, is this a Derby?”

    It is now an intermission between Nottingham Forest FC and the FA Cup in Noz County. The home team Nottingham Forest FC is trailing 0:1 at Crimson Arena.

    Chen Jian had a five-minute separate meeting time before the game. Although he was not a famous figure, the fans still gave him a warm applause.  He hit the ball in front of more than 60,000 fans, then launched the Forest team scarf and loyal to the Forest team.  But the whole meeting was not so harmonious, because he also heard a lot of buzzing – all from the fans of their game in Noz County.

    Those who specifically participated in the first battle to report Chen Jian.  The Chinese media gathering at Crimson Arena will be disappointed.  Because Chen Jian didn't start, and the poor performance of the Forest team on the court also made their England counterparts don't care who Chen Jian is.

    They are discussing such topics:

    “Why is George lacking sufficient support in the midfield?”

    "Gago is really old…"

    "It’s really ugly to see the performance of the Forest team’s player after falling behind.  ”

    "Mitchel has no access to the ball from the middle and back ground. Balotelli is like a headless fly. He only knows that he is turning around. He is obviously not in this game.  ”

    At the halftime, the Forest team did not change the score on the field, even though their shots far exceeded the upper hand.

    "I suddenly thought of a story.  Anyone want to listen? ”Twain said to his group of dejected players. "Twenty years ago, we spent ten years laying down a vast kingdom.  During that time, there were no people who dared us to be enemies on the entire continent. Our Reds flag fluttered in every corner of the mainland.  How beautiful it is…"He looked up.  Looking at the ceiling, it seems that through the ceiling, I saw the scene where the red flag was inserted into the world.

    "The war is over and everything is due to peace.  The old iron rider unloaded the armor and slowly lost the last blood and fighting spirit in the peaceful and leisurely days.  So when the war started again in four years.  Even the opponents that were least in our eyes before can easily defeat us! ”Twain went to the players and leaned over and looked at them one by one.  "Can your old horse still run? Can your body still wear the heavy armor? Can your hands raise the spears high? Your heart! ”

    Twain hammered his heart.

    "Can you still beat vigorously with the drums!!"

    He suddenly raised the volume and shouted.

    His snoring was so loud that many people were shocked and lifted.

    Looking at the wrong face, Twain suddenly remembered a word:

    Lian Po Lao Lao, can still eat rice?

    Lian quite old.

    Can you still eat rice?

    "We are ahead, this is a good thing.  But I don't want to see a proud look on your face…"When Twain tried his best to motivate the players in the locker room, Tang was thinking about how to suppress the players' overly aggressive momentum.  "You have to be clear.  In front of us is the English Premier League team, they have won five Champion Cup Champion…"

    Someone interrupted him: "Boss, but that was four years ago, and the Forest team was very different now, they changed a lot of people…"

    Tang looked at this person who stood up and challenged his authority. It was the core of the team, Paul on the 10th.John is not.  At the age of twenty, he is the main player of the National Team under the age of 21 in England, and has attracted the attention of many English Premier League teams.  If nothing else happens.  After the end of this season, he should not play in Noz County anymore.

    "You're right.  Paul.  Their last Champion was taken four years ago, and they also changed a lot of players.  But the person who led them in this game was Tony Twain.  ”

    The name is a household name in England, the Paul.Johnson also had to converge on his own arrogance.  But obviously he is not convinced, because in his opinion, the player who decides the game in the game is the player, not the coach.

    Don didn't want to waste his mouth on this topic to explain to him how important Tony Twain is to Nottingham Forest FC.  Even if it is explained, Johnson may not accept it.

    He put his focus on the Tactics arrangement.

    "The Forest team will definitely fight back in the second half, but we don't strengthen the defense.  Unlike Twain, Don is not a defensive-minded coach, and definitely not a "one-to-zero".  "Tony Twain will never allow his team to lose to us at home because this is Derby.  ”

    Also because this is the only contest between him and me.  This sentence is left in my heart.

    "If we shrink back, it will be over.  So I ask you to continue the attack with pressure and push the offensive of Nottingham Forest FC back.  ”

    Johnson said the right thing.  Now this Forest team is really not the Forest team four years ago.  Even if Toni is more powerful, it can't replace the players in the game, so Tactics is one thing, and the player playing on the court is one thing.  Nowadays, the fans of the Forest team lack the conviction and fighting spirit of winning. They are used to being in the quagmire and feel that this is not bad. As long as they continue to create difficulties for them in the second half, the initiative of the game is still in their hands. .

    Therefore, the defensive will not work, blindly concessions and defense will only make the Forest team players regain their confidence, coupled with Toni's roaring on the sidelines, the situation will be reversed after the mentality changes.  Tang tried every means to prevent this from happening.

    Tang knows exactly what kind of guy his opponent is. Once he gives him a chance, he will be caught and recovered.  Those opponents who have lost under Twain have proved this many times: To deal with Twain, if there is an advantage, then you should make full use of it, chase after it, knock him down and put a few knives, then cut With his head, he can sit down and relax.

    "We did a very good job of limiting Wood and Gago in the first half and continued in the second half.  Cut off the connection between them, isolate Wood.  Gago is not afraid of one person, he is old.  ”

    "Balotelli is the hub of the backcourt and frontcourt in the Forest team. His skills are excellent at the foot, so he shouldn't be too aggressive to get stuck.  As long as you stand on the defensive position, he has no effect.  His position in this game is very poor, don't be afraid of fouls.  ”

    "We want to continue to use the scoring opportunity of the positioning ball, remember the Tactics we are training in the usual training? Johnson is the main player in the position of the ball, he will choose the appropriate Tactics according to the specific situation on the field, and everything will be arranged.  ”

    "Reducing your dribbling and using the cut to tear the opponent's line of defense.  George Wood is only one person, and the pass is faster, he can only be exhausted.  Everyone passed the ball and moved forward, pulling the opponent's defense…"

    After a series of orders were issued, Tang Shi would completely push his good friends down the abyss.

    This is the case with Twain, and he is ill and wants him.

    The players faced Tang and another Tactics arrangement, and slowly put away the look of laughter on his face.  After experiencing the ecstasy of the lead, they suddenly realized what kind of game it was.

    Boss has never been so hard as it is today.

    This is the same city Derby!