champion godfather

Chapter 748 Volume [-] Crimson He's back
"There are two rounds left in the league, which are the most critical two rounds for Nottingham Forest and Chelsea...Now Scolari's team has been eliminated except for the Champions League, they have not reached the final. If they play again next season Can't participate in the Champions League, I believe Scolari's life will be very easy-although Abramovich has previously said that no matter what he achieves this season, Scolari will not be fired-but who believes his words ?"

The TV in the bar is playing Sky TV's "Ninety Tens of Football". Although the anchor has changed for several generations, this football program still has a high status in the minds of British audiences.

Unlike BBC TV's "Today's Game" broadcast after the game on Saturday and Sunday, this program broadcast on Friday evening is a preview of the upcoming league.

In the last round of the league, Nottingham Forest drew with Manchester United away. Before the game was over, this score once made many Forest fans feel that the season was over early.But I didn't expect that before the end of the game, there was news that Chelsea was also tied!

That night, the forest bar witnessed two extreme emotions among the fans.Kenny Burns sold out of beer.

"Nottingham Forest narrowly escaped death. There are two remaining rounds of the league, and the opponents of the two teams are not strong. If the Forest team can maintain their winning streak, then they will return to the Champions League next season. This is very important for the Forest team fans. It must be the happiest thing..."

In the bar, a drinker yelled: "Actually, I can accept the League Cup...I don't want to put too much pressure on those boys..."

Immediately someone booed him: "You can't get me wrong, man. It's not the kids who are stressed, it's Tony the guy!"

"I hope his heart is all right..."

"Hey, gossip... Shania sneaked back to Nottingham again..."

"WOOOW - I can guarantee that guy Tony is not under any pressure!"

"Ah ha ha!"

A group of men in the bar laughed with glasses of wine.Although Tang En seldom came here because of quitting smoking and drinking, his influence was still there all the time.The fans who had gathered at the Forest Bar for a long time seemed to call themselves "Tony Twain's supporters".

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On the last night before the penultimate round of the league, Tony Twain spent it with his wife.

Because the last two rounds are related to the team's future and financial income next season, there are rumors that Tony Twain is under a lot of pressure.So Shania flew back here while she was free, hoping to help Tang En spend these two weeks.

Although Tang En felt that his heart was not that fragile, and he didn't know how many times he had encountered situations that were more stressful than this, this time it really wasn't much pressure.But he is also very happy that Shania, who has been in the United States, can come back to accompany him.After all, they are husband and wife after all, and they still live in two places... It seems too lonely and deserted to live alone in a villa of hundreds of square meters.

In order to welcome Shania, he cooked himself and cooked a large table of Chinese delicacies——British food is really not considered "gourmet", so he only cooks Chinese delicacies.

"Uncle Tony, aren't you afraid that I'll gain weight?" Shania asked with her hips akimbo, looking at a large table of sumptuous dishes.

Tang En pinched Shania's waist dishonestly: "I don't think you need to worry about it for the time being."

"Hey!" Shania slapped Tang En's thieves away, opened the chair and sat down.She didn't start in a hurry, but looked at Tang En who was sitting opposite, "I haven't seen you in three months, did you miss me, Uncle Tony?"

"You have asked this question ten times today... Do you know? There is a saying in China: A little farewell is better than a newly married. A short separation and reunion is like we are still on a honeymoon... I am in this mood now. "

"There is such a saying... Xiaobie..." Shania rolled her eyes and thought for a while, "I still have to run around like this in the future, doesn't it mean that we are on a honeymoon every time? It has become a very romantic thing!" She clapped her hands and smiled, happy for her new discovery.

"I don't think so." Tang En pouted, "If possible, I hope you will always be by my side."

Shania smiled and looked at the depressed Uncle Tony. "Uncle Tony, did you know that I was always in school when I was in Los Angeles..."

"Huh?" Tang En was a little surprised when he heard her say that.He really didn't know about this matter, and Shania never mentioned it to him. He thought that Shania was honing her acting skills and preparing for her new film in addition to gathering with those stars in Los Angeles. "Are you still in school? What are you studying?"

"Costume design." Shania blinked.

Tang En understood after thinking about it. As a model, Shania was naturally very sensitive to fashion, and at the same time had her own unique insights.If it was costume design, Twain believed that she could actually do better than acting in movies.But why did Shania suddenly want to learn fashion design?

"Hey, Uncle Tony. Shall we discuss something?"

"Ok?"

"If I get pregnant, I will quit modeling and acting."

Tang En was so frightened that he dropped the spoon in his hand.He looked at Shania with a serious face: "You are joking, right?"

"How could it be a joke? I can't go to catwalks and acting with a big belly?" Shania said with a smile, but her tone was very firm.

"You can wait until you have a baby..."

"Uncle Tony, this industry is very competitive. After I have a baby and regain my figure, who knows what it will be like in the industry? Do you know why I want to study fashion design?"

"You have considered such a long-term thing..."

"Who says it's long-term? Pregnancy time is very simple." Shania looked at Tang En and said with a smile, "Let's start tonight, Uncle Tony!"

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Tang En and Shania spent the night at home, and went to the stadium to prepare for the match in good spirits the next day.

Every time he sees the young and beautiful Shania moaning happily under him, letting him pick it up, it will make him "beast blood boil"-a desire to conquer is burning in his heart.This kind of emotion will not die down with the love between them, but will be carried to the next day's work.

He is a man with some machismo, whether it is conquering women or conquering opponents, it can bring him a pleasant experience.

From this point of view, it is really time for Shania to come back...

Therefore, in the locker room of the home team at the City Stadium in the afternoon, Twain passionately called on his players to enter the European Champions Cup next season:

"...although I haven't won the UEFA Cup so far, but if there is a Champions League, why should we fight for the UEFA Cup? Chelsea are only one point away from us, if we don't Be careful, they can replace them at any time. I don't want to see this after the league. You have to understand this - only the Champions League is what I want!"

"An opponent like Middlesbrough has nothing to worry about. As long as you play normally, the victory in this game belongs to us...Remember, don't give our opponents any chance, whether it is the opponent in this game or the one who is in the game. We will face our opponents who are eyeing us and want us to make mistakes!"

The final result was that Nottingham Forest beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at home.And Chelsea also won Hull City away.

With the last round of the league remaining, Nottingham Forest still leads Chelsea by one point.

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"We are one game away from Europe!" After the game, the "Nottingham Evening Post" played such a headline.

Pierce Bruce's voice is actually the voice of all Nottingham Forest fans at this time.

Nottingham Forest's opponent in the final round of the League is Stoke City!
Look at the name, luck can't be better.

It's no wonder that some Nottingham local media can't wait to announce that the Forest team has qualified for the European Champions Cup next season.

There are also people who are worried that such an almost one-sided optimism towards Nottingham Forest will make the Forest players float and capsize in the last round of the gutter.After all, football is a game, and anything can happen in this world.

But Tang En denied everyone's worries... or "expectation".

He has emphasized more than once in team training that he must take his opponents in the final round seriously.And for this game, he completely depends on the players' state and emotions in training to choose the starting list.

Of course he knew that there might be a "capsize in the gutter", so he tried his best to avoid it.Waiting for the problem to come to him and still lamenting that he regretted not being the person he should have been, definitely not Twain.He wants to kill the last sliver of hope for Chelsea.

Let the opponent feel hopeless... that's great!
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The final round of the league will start simultaneously at 03:30 on Saturday afternoon, a week later.

Nottingham Forest challenged Stoke City away, while Chelsea played at home and ushered in Portsmouth.

All those who paid attention to these two games before the game believed that Chelsea would not lose to Portsmouth at home, so the focus was actually on Nottingham Forest, who played away.

When Scolari was interviewed before the game, he was already putting pressure on the Forest team and playing psychological warfare.

He said: "My players have never given up their tickets to enter the European Champions Cup next season. But Nottingham Forest has done a good job. They are very young, very young... There are still some Premier League first-year students in the team. To be able to achieve today's The results are already quite remarkable...Young people are very motivated, but at the same time they are also unstable and not able to withstand the pressure."

The meaning of these words is already very naked.

And the local media in London is even more naked: "...If Nottingham Forest can only participate in the UEFA Cup, the loss in sports is not great. The biggest loss is actually in money. Participating in the UEFA Cup is completely different from participating in the Champions League Two concepts. Being able to participate in the Champions League means more economic income... Everyone knows that Nottingham Forest has not been in a good financial situation for the past two years. Alan Adams has not yet found a new sponsor for their new stadium , that unfinished project was only repaired and placed there... For the team that won the European Champions Cup four times, this unfinished stadium is like a scar on their glamorous appearance. Evan Do Getty must be under a lot of pressure, and this pressure will naturally be transferred to the team—if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season, this stadium may continue to rot..."

Look, how clever.Link the club's financial situation with the team's performance, and tell the Forest players clearly-if you can't win, the pressure will be passed on to you.Who wouldn't want to be in the Champions League?Who doesn't want to make their life easier?

As a result, this team dominated by young people will keep thinking about whether to lose or not to lose before and during the game... When the pressure accumulates to a certain level, it will "poof", like a punctured balloon.

Such is the wishful thinking of Londoners.

But it's kind of sad... because the team they support already needs to rely on the opponent's mistakes to get their chances, which looks like some form of "charity".

In this regard, Dunn did not start a war with the opponent in the media.That would only make things hotter and more complicated.It's not a good thing for the Forest team preparing for the game.He keeps a low profile and keeps a low profile, just to counterattack with actual results after the game.

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Stoke City doesn't want to be a foil to other people's celebrations at their home stadium. Their head coach Tony Pulis expressed some dissatisfaction in an interview: "I know we have no worries about relegation, and I also know that you are very concerned. Who will be the four teams that will represent England in the UEFA Champions League this season. But what I'm saying is - ladies and gentlemen, please note, this is our home ground. I will not let the away team be the protagonist here .”

As Price said, from the very beginning of the game, all Stoke City players worked hard. They were not in a hurry to attack, but solidly defended, using local numerical advantages to contain Forest's attack.This style of play made Nottingham Forest a bit like a wolf facing a hedgehog-no way to speak.

On the Stamford Bridge side, Portsmouth raised their hands early and surrendered. Before the end of the first half, the crazy Chelsea scored two goals, and according to the TV commentator who broadcast the game: "Look at Chelsea's momentum , I am afraid there will be goals in the second half..."

The game between Forest and Stoke City was still 0:0 until the end of the first half.When the halftime whistle sounded, Sky TV played the real-time scores on the live screens of the two games respectively.

According to the current results, Chelsea overwhelmed Nottingham Forest and ranked fourth by two points, while Nottingham Forest fell to fifth.

Tang En did not arrange any tactical adjustments during the intermission.He believes that there is no problem with tactics, and that the inability to open the scene is not a problem with the team.But if he doesn't say something, the players might think it's their fault.

So he said: "Guys, this is the last game of the season. Think about the summer a year ago, and look at today. We worked hard for a season for what? Maybe some people think it's good to play in the UEFA Cup, Some people may think that it is necessary to fight like this, just to qualify for the Champions League just to reduce the financial burden on the club... But I want to tell you clearly now-the above are all nonsense! My Nottingham Forest is a team with this championship tradition. Team! Although something happened last season, which made us stay away from Europe for a year. But now we are back. In the days when we were away, those European powerhouses lived very comfortably. They eat and drink spicy food, who It also does not threaten their traditional status-the favorites to win the championship every year are those teams, I am tired of watching! But it is different now, because we are coming back, the Robin Hoods are coming back! Their honor, Their wealth... can't be kept! So they are all panicked... what are we going to do next?"

Tang En smirked: "Use the victory of this game to repeat this fact again—that's right! We are back again!"

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In the second half, Chelsea did not stop their scoring. Scored two goals in 10 minutes, locking the score at 4:0.Portsmouth had no fighting spirit and just waited for the end of the game.And the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge have long since stopped caring about the game that happened under their noses. Everyone is wearing earphones, listening to the latest news from another stadium on the radio.

Even on the bench where Scolari was, there were people using the radio to listen to the latest progress of the game.

The situation was as expected by the media before the game-the focus of competing for the last Champions League place was not with Chelsea, but with Nottingham Forest and Stoke City.To the relief of Chelsea fans, at least until the 10th and 0th minute, the score there was still 0:[-].

After a short period of excitement, everyone began to wait anxiously for the end of the last 10 minutes.They have never felt that 10 minutes will be so long like today, as if it will consume all the time in their lives.

No.807 minutes, a voice came from the radio:
"...Zikic header! Saved! Another shot! This time it was the post that helped Stoke City! Ahhhhhhhh! Nottingham Forest still has a chance...Freddy Iss TWOOD - GOAL! GOOOAL!! GOOOOOOAL!! They finally broke the deadlock! Nottingham Forest lead 1-0 away!!"

Stamford Bridge was dead silent.Scolari and his assistants looked at each other, as if they didn't want to believe what they heard.

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Meanwhile, at Stoke's home ground, the Britannia Stadium, Nottingham Forest's dugout and bench have gone into a frenzy.Everyone was hugging, cheering and roaring.For this late goal.

Tang En wasn't that crazy, he just patted his chest and smiled to Tang beside him: "I almost thought that the goal was about to be missed..."

Tang shook his head and said, "Xiania can rest assured."

The TV commentator was shouting: "Freddie Eastwood! Nottingham Forest's key man! He saved the team's effort for a season three minutes before the end of the game, and he also saved Tony Twain's heart! Twain really Should kiss him hard on his sneakers! This is Gypsy's No.3 three league goals this season! He ranks third in the league's scorer list! This season, his excellent form and lack of frequent injuries have a lot to do with it relation……"

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Stamford Bridge passed the final hours of the game in an eerie silence.Neither side on the field is interested in fighting.When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Chelsea players on the field ran to the bench to ask for news about the Nottingham Forest game.

What greeted them was the frustrated faces of their teammates.

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As soon as the game ended, Tang En was surrounded by many reporters on the coach's bench before he even had time to run to the field to celebrate the victory with the players.

"Last season ninth in the league, this season fourth in the league. Coach Tony Twain, as a heart patient, you have achieved brilliant achievements. Congratulations! Do you have anything to say?"

Tang En pointed at the camera and smiled happily: "Tell the guys in Europe that your old friend is back! Mourinho, let's settle the blame for eliminating my team last season, next season!"

Gary Lineker turned around, and behind him was the big screen showing Tony Twain's interview. The famous English football star said to the camera: "Tony Twain has challenged the whole of Europe. No Wrong, he's back."

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PS, that annoying Tony Twain is back again, please smash the monthly pass! !
(End of this chapter)