champion godfather

Chapter 41 Don't Underestimate...Football
The matter of George Wood is settled in this way.Tang En realized that his previous self had made a big mistake.He didn't look at Wood's physical condition at all, and what position his technical characteristics are suitable for. It was entirely because Wood said he wanted to play any position, and he arranged for him.In fact, let alone this kind of football rookie, some professional players who have been trained since childhood don't know what position they are really good at.

For example, Didier`Drogba, who later squeezed Andri`Shevchenko to the bench at Chelsea, originally played as a defender.Portuguese striker Nuno`Gomes' position on the field has also changed many times, from defender to midfielder and from midfielder to forward.The Brazilian national team captain Cafu and central defender Lucio played as forwards when they debuted, but later they switched to defenders and became famous.The world-renowned striker "Zhan" Batistuta (Gabriel`Batistuta) even switched from playing basketball to football, because football makes more money than basketball. He is a famous striker, and Batty himself admitted that he doesn't like football at all. After leaving the training ground and leaving the football field, he talks more about basketball with his friends at home.

These successful facts gave Tang En confidence. He thought it was wise and successful for him to let George Wood switch to a midfielder.Wood has no talent as a striker at all. He doesn't know how to catch the opportunity. He doesn't know how to move to appear in the space when his teammates pass the ball. He doesn't know how to keep calm when facing the goalkeeper alone, and how to choose to shoot. ...

Some things can be achieved through training, and some things can only be understood by yourself. If you are not talented, you will waste your entire career in a position that is not suitable for you.

Fortunately, I ran to watch the youth team game on a whim, otherwise, how long would Wood go on this wrong road?Who knows, maybe two months, maybe four months, and then find out that there is no future and get dropped by the team...

The next day's "Nottingham Evening Post" reported in an inconspicuous place that West Ham United youth team striker Freddy`Eastwood (Freddy`Eastwood) played in a youth league match with Nottingham Forest. After the game, he was diagnosed with a fractured right leg and calf. He will miss the entire season, and his recovery time is expected to be as long as ten months.

A youth player's future may be ruined, but no one cares about that anymore.Things like this have happened as often as car accidents since there was football.

Professional football...is that cruel and inhumane.

March [-], game day.

Nottingham Forest, which has won five consecutive victories, will face Grimsby`Town, which was previously ranked last, at their home court.

"In 35 games, we won seven games, drew eight games, and lost..." Tang En looked at the statistical form in his hand and smacked his lips. "A total of twenty games. He scored 39 goals and conceded seventy goals. This is our opponent." He couldn't help blowing a whistle, which even attracted the attention of many players in the car.

"Tony, don't underestimate your opponent." Walker reminded that it seemed more like a routine.

"I know, I know..." Twain, who had just settled Wood's future, was in a good mood. He was also very relaxed when he met this kind of team that ranked last in the league.The team has won five consecutive victories, the morale is high, and it is home again. With such a bad opponent, why not continue to win?

He got up and turned back to the players in the car and said: "Our opponent is very strong!"

There was a burst of laughter in the car.

"Don't slack off." Tang En didn't hold back his laughter when he said this, and the answer was naturally a bigger laugh.

"Kill them!"

"Oh--!!"

Seeing the players with high morale, Dunn sat down again, and then shrugged to Walker: "The danger is ruled out." After speaking, he turned his head and looked out the window. He could already see more and more Forest fans on the side of the road. They are also getting closer to the pitch.

When the Forest team's red bus passed them, these fans would raise their scarves and flags and wave them in salute.Dunn even saw slogans singing his praises among these people.Two young and beautiful blond beauties put up a slogan saying: Tony, we love you!

Tang En waved to them through the car window, and the two girls blew kisses.With a whistle, he turned and stared at them until he could no longer see them.Looking back, Tang En closed his eyes and was still intoxicated.

Hot and soft girls, foreign women are just open...

The media coverage of this game is obviously much more than any previous game.Nottingham Forest are on a five-match winning streak in the league and are unbeaten in seven games after being knocked out of the FA Cup by West Ham.Of course, these are not all the reasons for attracting the media.Tang En's unique experience is also an important factor to attract the public's attention. Everyone wants to see what kind of miraculous performance this February coach who was knocked out by his own players will have - in the second half of the game against West Ham , and the league with Wimbledon, the on-the-spot command in these two games is considered by many critics to be quite representative.

Tony Twain is enjoying the taste of becoming a national celebrity.From jumping off the bus, the interview microphones of the media almost extended to the door of the locker room.Everyone was asking how the forest team and himself would perform in this game, and Tang En always answered with a smile: "Of course, everyone will know after the game is over!"

After the game is over, everyone will naturally know...

What a great statement that captures the unpredictability of the game of football and the truth of the old adage "the football is round".

The city stadium slowly fell silent, but the game was not over yet.On the contrary, more than 1000 Grimsby fans are very excited. Looking at the scoreboard, they have enough reasons to celebrate at other people's home courts.

There are still 4 minutes before the end of the game, and now the score is 2:1, leading the visiting team Grimsby.

Tang En was sitting on the coach's bench. He had already used up three substitutions. He could do nothing but sit here and wait for the outcome.

That's right, he has become the focus of media attention, and he can even guess what will happen in the media tomorrow.The reporters on the sidelines aimed their guns and short cannons at him, and the sound of pressing the shutter never stopped.But in fact, they were able to take only one photo after eight or 10 minutes, because Tang En hadn't changed his expression since then—he didn't have any expression at all.

At this moment, Tang En was trying to maintain this expressionless posture, but the heart in his chest was beating faster.It’s okay to lose, but he doesn’t want to lose in this game, in this context—everyone thinks they can win, even he himself has never doubted this, everyone is singing praises and waiting for him to win six consecutive games Great news for victory.The results of it?

What the hell... Tang En couldn't help but want to say the word starting with F again.

The Forest team was like headless chickens bumping around on the field, with no organization in offense and defense.As time passed, Grimsby, who was a guest, became more and more calm.

The players of the Forest team certainly did not expect that the game that should have been easily won would play so badly.They seemed to be spinning in a quagmire throughout the game. No matter how much strength they had, how beautiful their coordination was, and how sharp their offense was, they couldn't perform at all.

Tang En squinted at the opposing head coach standing on the sidelines directing the game.

Paul Groves (Paul`Groves), 37-year-old central defender and head coach of Grimsby.Another player-coach!But unlike Coventry coach McAllister, Groves was always directing the game from the coach's bench in this game.When he played he was a centre-back and a defensive midfielder, and most of the time he was at the back of the pitch, observing the game.He has long learned to use his head to think about the game process, which is very helpful for him to change careers as a coach.

Tang En didn't expect that he would be defeated by this part-time coach, but he had long forgotten that he was also a rookie coach with only seven games of experience.

At the beginning of this game, the fans of the home team were full of expectations. The Forest team scored a goal in 13 minutes, and everything was developing in a direction that was beneficial to Nottingham Forest.But in the last minute of the first half, Grimsby scored an equalizer.Only 1 minutes into the second half, the Forest team was hit hard again, and Grimsby overtook the score.

The following time was the forest team's frantic counterattack, while Grimsby fully returned to the defense, and the city gate was closed tightly, which made the forest team helpless.Now that it has reached 88 minutes, it seems that the hope of equalizing the score is getting slimmer, let alone winning.

"88 minutes!" John Mortensen reminded, "We all remember the scene against Wimbledon, the tenacious Forest team scored the winning goal in the No. 90 minute of the game, which was their fifth consecutive victory. The starting point. Now, can Tony Twain's Forest team still perform miracles?"

Kenny Burns in front of the TV shook his head. There were too many differences between that game and this one.In that game, except for the period when Wimbledon scored two goals, the Forest team performed very well at other times, basically controlling the rhythm of the game at their own feet.And what about this game?After Forest scored a goal in the No. 13 minute, the rhythm of the game gradually fell into the hands of the opponent. The fast passing and cutting that Forest showed in the first five games could not be shown at all. What was the result?In order to one-sidedly pursue speed, players frequently hit the high ball, and the success rate is so low that it can't be seen.

Burns looked at the game from the perspective of his former professional player, and he had already sentenced the Forest team to death in advance.But what surprised him was that Tang En must be able to see the problems he could see.

Why didn't he make any adjustments when the team blindly passed long passes, but let the game situation continue to deteriorate?
There was a dead silence in the bar, and the fans were all looking up at the game. In the last few minutes of the game, everyone hoped for a miracle to happen.

(End of this chapter)