champion godfather

Chapter 783 Volume [-] Crimson Psychological Warfare

The 1-0 victory over Juventus in the away game avenged their loss to them that year, and at the same time consolidated their first position in the group.But this victory has greater significance-whether it was the victory over Celtic or Atletico Madrid before, the media did not have any special expression for Nottingham Forest's victory.Only after defeating Juventus, many media made big headlines:

"The red forest returns to Europe!"

It stands to reason that Nottingham Forest has returned long ago, and when they decided to participate in the Champions League next season in the last round of last season, they are considered to be back.But what the media say now has another meaning-the Nottingham Forest, which once dominated Europe and was invincible in all directions, has really returned.

Beating a strong team like Juventus proved to everyone that Nottingham Forest didn't go to Europe this season and go home. They have ambitions and plan to build a reputation in Europe.Beating the seeded team Juventus is just the beginning, definitely not the end.

So it's no wonder that Tony Twain was so humble that no one believed him once.It's almost like the story of "Wolf is Coming".When your arrogant and arrogant image has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of others, no matter what you do, they will first think that you must have ulterior motives.

In fact, Tang En really kept a low profile, he didn't want to put too much pressure on the team.Times have changed, and so has the team in his hands.There are a lot of rookies and young guys on this team, and he's not sure if they're still as hungry for a challenge as he is, and never tired of it.In addition, the strength of this year's team has not reached that point, so Twain did not say what championship we would win at the beginning of the season.

Rebuilding a team is a process that takes time, and you can't rush for quick success.He is very clear about this point.

In fact, being a player of Nottingham Forest is really a very happy thing-not to mention being able to win the championship, there is no pressure.

Ibisevic didn't score, and Tony Twain shared the pressure with him.Mathias Fernandez was unable to integrate into the team for a long time, and Tony Twain tried to secretly create opportunities for him.Zikic scored fewer goals?It doesn't matter, Tony told him that as long as he contributes to the team, he won't be dissatisfied even if he doesn't score a goal.How dare the media question a Forest player?Before the players had any opinions, Tony's big mouth was already spraying at the blind media with full firepower.

You don't have to worry about anything if you follow the boss.For those players who have been with Twain for several years, Nottingham Forest is the leader, and the leader is Nottingham Forest.

In fact, Twain doesn't really want his players to have this kind of thinking, because it will cause his players to suffer from "Tony Twain dependence".Although Tang En had never considered leaving Nottingham Forest to go elsewhere, but this did not mean that there would be no surprises.Like his heart...

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Having won Juventus in the away game, Nottingham Forest will continue to face the challenge of Juventus at home.

In the three rounds of the group stage, Juventus had one win, one draw and one loss, accumulating four points and ranking second in the group.Atletico Madrid has two draws and one loss, accumulating two points.The Celtics became the weakest team in the group. They had two losses and one tie, and only one point, which was the bottom one.

But no one dares to say that the Celtics have no hope of qualifying.In this group, except for Nottingham Forest's nine-point lead, the other three teams may be in the top position or they may all fail.

If Juventus wants to establish their qualifying situation, it is best to win the Forest team at the City Stadium.

Is Tang En the kind of kind person?
He once again set up a thick formation at the City Stadium, closing Juventus out of the gate with layers of defense.The game was very ugly, and there were no bright spots. The performance of both sides was not satisfactory.In the end, Nottingham Forest relied on a goal suspected of offside and defeated Juventus again 1-0.

After the game, England's media commented: "... Ranieri's team went home without even seeing what the city stadium looked like - Tony Twain deployed heavy guards, making Juventus only Can circle around the periphery, but can't enter the core area..."

The Turin media felt helpless for Juventus' two 0:1 losses: "... Juventus was defeated by the way they are good at... Nottingham Forest has gained two 'Italian-style victories'."

Nottingham Forest, who won all four games and scored [-] points, has already confirmed the place to qualify for the group stage.Tang En decided to reduce the pressure on the team and rotate them all in the remaining two group matches.Joe Mattock will have the chance to play in his first Champions League match of his career.

In the league, Nottingham Forest's performance is obviously not as stable as it was two seasons ago, with ups and downs.They can beat Aston Villa 4:0 at home, and they can lose to Arsenal 0:3 away.

Nottingham Forest, which has experienced the pain of bloodshed, has not fully recovered after all.

After playing the Champions League group match with Juventus at home, the Premier League has also played 24 rounds. Nottingham Forest has seven wins, three draws and two losses, accumulating [-] points and temporarily ranking fourth in the league.And it is only four points away from Arsenal, who are number one in the league.

This result can already satisfy Tang En.

November has entered the second half of the year, and it won't be long before the intensive Christmas schedule is coming.Tang En's plan is to stay in the top four during this period of time, and at the same time widen the gap with No.5 Chelsea.

In fact, the impact of the financial crisis on Nottingham Forest is far less than that on Chelsea...

Abramovich's assets have shrunk by nearly [-]% in the financial crisis.Not only did he not invest a penny in the team during that time, but he also laid off fifteen scouts to save money.At the same time, there are many rumors that he intends to sell Chelsea for a symbolic one euro.

Although in the end he came forward to refute the rumors that there is absolutely no such thing, Chelsea is still in his name.But the decline of Chelsea's strength is indeed an indisputable reality.

Rijkaard is a very unlucky head coach.He didn't catch up with a good time at all when he entered Chelsea.This summer, the Premier League club that invests the most in the transfer market is Manchester City, and the one that invests the least - Chelsea.

Abramovich asked Rijkaard to play in the Premier League with the existing team and at least win a championship trophy, which is somewhat difficult.Rijkaard didn't get the player he wanted most, not to mention that the general Malouda also moved to Juventus.

Rijkaard never said that he would give up the league. Regarding the current ranking, he just said that there is more than half of the league left, and no one will know which team will become the champion until the end.

But he already has a faint plan in his heart to give up the league and focus on the domestic cup and the UEFA Cup.

Seeing how miserable he is now, even Tony Twain doesn't have the heart to fight with him anymore - he really can't bring himself to bully such a poor guy.

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In terms of the schedule, although there are intensive competitions from Christmas to January.But Nottingham Forest's luck is not bad, now the top five will not run into anyone except themselves.For Twain, the toughest match was before Christmas. They were strong opponents for two consecutive rounds, and they were both away games - Manchester United in the No. 16 round of the league, and Liverpool in the No. 17 round of the league.

From the No.12 round to the No.16 round, in the three games, Nottingham Forest achieved two wins and one tie, and there was a small change in the ranking-they squeezed out Liverpool and rose to third.It is only two points away from Manchester United, who is second in the league.If they can beat Manchester United away in the No.16 round, they will become second in the league and will be close to Arsenal.

Twain likes this kind of competition with direct competitors face to face, this is the fastest way to get results.

He is not afraid to play Manchester United, even away from home.

There is still a week before the game, and just after the league match against Middlesbrough, he took the initiative to talk about Manchester United at the press conference after the game.

He euphemistically stated that it was time for Ferguson to retire: "Yes, I have a good relationship with him. So I say this out of consideration for his health. How old is he? In a few months, he will be 70 years old .I'm worried about his heart... You know, I'm a heart patient too, I know that..."

Throughout the conversation, he showed concern for coach Ferguson.It seems that the relationship between the two is really as "good" as he said.

But those who understand the nature of these two people will not take Tang En's concern seriously - he is just provoking a psychological war with Ferguson...

Ferguson is also actively responding to the challenge: "I do think that I have reached the age where I should consider retiring, but that has to be after I have won a championship trophy. What? You ask me who is the most suitable coach to be my successor? Well... I believe If Tony Twain comes to do it, he will definitely be no worse than me."

He took advantage of the problem and used his tricks to interfere with the forest team's morale by "recommending Twain as Manchester United's coach".The media has been talking about Ferguson's successor for decades, and everyone has been on this list - the current Portuguese national team coach Queiroz, the former Manchester United captain Roy Keane who is currently at home , Moyes, who did a good job at Everton, and even the current Inter Milan coach, the madman Mourinho.Of course, how could this list be missing the best local coach in England in the past ten years, the young and promising Tony Twain who also has an outstanding personality?
And, in fact, Twain has always been the most popular candidate.In terms of performance, only Mourinho can compete with him among the other competitors.But when it comes to who is the most promising to come to Old Trafford, it is not the criterion of grades-more often, it needs to see how likely this candidate is to leave his current job.

Queiroz and Moyes have done a good job in their positions. Mourinho himself has expressed that he is not interested in going to Manchester United as the head coach. Roy Keane is too young.Only Tony Twain is the most suitable - because almost everyone thinks that he can't really work in Nottingham Forest for 20 years, and a small pond can't raise big fish. things in the pool".Tony Twain's current annual salary is the lowest among the coaches of the top five teams, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't be dissatisfied with the current treatment.At that time, as long as Manchester United is tempted with a high salary, maybe Tang En will leave Nottingham Forest behind and pursue a higher stage...

After all, in the eyes of most people, Nottingham Forest is not considered a wealthy family, and her attractiveness is naturally not as good as that of the veteran giants Manchester United.Being the head coach of Manchester United is something that countless people dream of. When she sends such an invitation to a head coach, how many people in this world can refuse?
Another reason why most people are optimistic about Twain taking over Ferguson's position is: Although Twain has good personal relationships with the two giants of English football, Ferguson and Wenger, but in terms of personality and coaching style, he is closer to Ferguson , not Wenger.If Twain were to coach Manchester United, there would be no problems in terms of style continuity and the head coach's adaptability to the team.Ferguson doesn't have to worry that after he retires, Manchester United, which is used to him, will feel repelled by the new coach.The smooth transition of the change of head coach is conducive to the stability of the team's performance.

No matter how you look at it, Tony Twain is the future man of Manchester United...

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Ferguson's remarks brought the "clichéd" topic of his heir to the table again, and the media followed suit, which seemed to be quite lively.Although there is still the last Champions League group match between the two teams, not many people care about it-Nottingham Forest and Manchester United have already confirmed their qualification places.

Tang En thinks that this is Ferguson's psychological warfare tactic, he will not be so stupid as to express his views on this, because no matter what you say about this kind of problem, the media will catch up on it and hype it up, getting deeper and deeper in the psychological warfare, and finally The unlucky one is himself.The smart thing to do is to tease the other party's emotions and then withdraw. It's neither uncomfortable nor exciting. It's dissatisfied with desire, empty in heart, and has no intention of preparing for the game at all... Therefore, he didn't carry out what Ferguson said. Any reply is just to prepare for the Champions League group stage and the key battle with Manchester United with peace of mind.

In the Champions League away game against the Celtics in Scotland, Twain made a big rotation, allowing the players to get enough rest time before the intensive schedule.Twain did not make any demands on the result of this game, the first thing he had to make sure was that no one was injured in this game - Atletico Madrid was competing with the Celtics for the UEFA Cup ticket.At the Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid will not let Juventus go.At the same time, at Celtic Park, the Scot will not agree to Nottingham Forest's request to get out unscathed.

Just as he was about to leave for Glasgow, he received a call from Manchester United.

——my successor?I believe that if Tony Twain came to do it, he would definitely be no worse than me.

He thought it was Ferguson's psychological warfare and a joke, but obviously the other side didn't think so...

(End of this chapter)