Chapter 24 Absolutely Strong

Appendix: The final list of Nottingham Forest for the 06-07 season (the numbers in brackets are the jersey numbers).

Goalkeepers: Van der Sar (1), Paul Gerrard (25), Igor Akinfeev (12, loaned to CSKA Moscow).

Defenders: Leighton Barnes (22), Gareth Bale (2), Pascal Zimbanda (3), Sun Jihai (21), Herald Pique (24), Vicente Kompany (33), Pepe (6), Wes Morgan (5).

Midfielders: George Wood (13), Dmitrio Albertini (4), Martin Petrov (8), Rafael Van der Vaart (23), Chris Cammons (20) , On loan to Watford), Ashley Young (18), Alan Lennon (17), Frank Ribery (7), Mikel Arteta (14).

Forwards: Freddie Eastwood (11), Niklas Bentner (9), Luther Van Nistelrooy (10), Nicholas Anelka (39).

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"Does it feel weird, guys." Dunn asked his team in the dressing room before the first game of the season, "Our first game last season was also here, with the same opponents."

When he said this, everyone remembered. That's right, exactly the same.

In the first game of last season, Nottingham Forest played against Wigan Athletic at home. Everyone still has an impression of this team, because whether it is before or after the game, this team is called "No. 2 in Nottingham Forest" by the media, and the opposing coach also said Dunn was him during the interview His idol, Nottingham Forest is a role model for his team.

"It seems that you all remembered, so does anyone remember the process of that game?" Tang En continued to ask.

So everyone thought, except for Van Nistelrooy, Van der Vaart and Petrov who joined the team, everyone still remembers what that game was like.

"Boss, we played badly in the first half." Albertini stood up and replied. Although George Wood spends more time wearing the captain's armband on the field, he is still the first captain of the team.

"Not bad." Dunn signaled Albertini to sit down. "I was furious with you during the intermission, and then we won the second half. But I don't want to do it again. I believe you don't want to see me all the time? Actually I am very kind."

The players laughed.

"At that time, we were all very young, and we were blown away by a few compliments from our opponents. Now it is different. We have all experienced many important games and saw the big scene!" Dunn looked at him. The players and the players also looked at him. In the exchange of eyes, the players knew what Dunn was talking about-the UEFA Champions League final. "We are different from a season ago. The big winds and waves have come over. Don't stumble in front of such a small water ditch. Show your best condition! We have a great goal in the new season, do you all know?"

"Yes, boss!"

"Champions Cup champion! WOOOW!"

The players responded loudly, this goal can really make people excited.

"Very good. Now this is our first official game in the new season, so... Give me a good start!"

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"This coincidence is really wonderful for Nottingham Forest. Their opponent in the first round of last season appeared in the first round of this season. The weak Wigan Athletic cannot threaten the forest team's defense. The big-name players of the Forest team showed their offensive strength in the frontcourt, and the poor Wigan team could only choose to defend."

"Tang En shows no mercy to his little brother...haha!"

It's almost a copy of everything from last season, even the two people who explained this game are Dunn's old acquaintances-John Mortensen and Alan Hansen.

The only difference is that the two people easily ridiculed the two teams in the game in the commentary, and did not ridicule the poor performance of Nottingham Forest like last year.

Because no matter from the game scene or the score, Nottingham Forest is gaining the upper hand.

The electronic scoreboard records the score of the game so far: Nottingham Forest 1: 0 Wigan Athletic.

"This is a more mature team." Mortensen commented on the current forest team.

He was right. After that important defeat, the Forest team did mature a lot. Look at their performance towards Wigan Athletic.

Without giving the opponent the slightest chance to take advantage of the overwhelming advantage in home court and strength, they firmly control the rhythm of the game under their feet. The team's overall tactics are no different from last season. At the beginning of the new season, Dunn focused on seeking stability, first consolidating results and then considering changing tactics. In this game, the Forest team shuttled up and down on the two side roads. Ribery was on the left and confused Wigan's right defense. And Ashley Young, who has returned from an internal ban, also used crosses to save his image in the mind of the coach.

Except for a major operation on the front line, Van Nistelrooy replaced Viduka and Eastwood replaced Anelka, the rest of the team is no different from last season.

Van der Vaart, who was introduced by £4.5 million, entered the team's roster, but did not start. The forest team's midfield combination is still unbeatable George Wood and Arteta. Therefore, the team formation is still parallel 442.

Although the new tactics were repeatedly practiced during the summer training camp, Dunn was still uneasy. After all, the new things were rushed, and they were not as safe as the team's two-year old tactics. At the beginning of the new season, he chose to be steady, after all, it was utilitarian at work.

The performance of the team has been outstanding year by year: in the first season of the Premier League, they got fourth in the league and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. In the second season, they were second in the league and runner-up in the Champions League...what can they do this season to be satisfactory? Every season in the future, the Forest team will have to bear more expectations. The rocket-like rise of the Forest team makes everyone feel that this miracle team achieves good results is a matter of course, otherwise "World Football" magazine will not evaluate Nottingham Forest. "Strong team" instead of "dark horse".

While Tang En Chunfeng was proud, the pressure on his shoulders became heavier...Of course, this was part of the price that must be paid for success. As the most popular head coach, he must have this consciousness.

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The man who scored a goal for the Forest team was Frank Ribery. With his outstanding performances in the World Cup and the European Champions Cup, he has become a world-renowned star. Wigan Athletic implemented a special mark on him and still failed to watch him. With a corner kick, Ribery volleyed into Nottingham Forest's first goal of the new season.

The City Stadium is in a frenzy. Although everyone is already familiar with Tony Dunn's team bringing them wins, but every goal can still ignite the passion here.

After scoring the goal, Ribery ran to the corner flag, followed by Van Nistelrooy, the nearest to him. The newcomer was waving his arms to signal his teammates to come up and celebrate.

Dunn once told Don and Chris Lak that he was not worried about Van Nistelrooy's integration into the team. It has now been proven.

Dunn knows this, of course. Van Nistelrooy is a very professional player. Changing the environment means restarting for him. He needs to adapt to everything about the new team. He knows how to integrate faster and better. In this team-it is a good way to take the initiative in peacetime.

He is not like an eccentric and unflattering person like Anelka.

Van Nistelrooy has been well integrated into the team, so Van der Vaart will not be difficult. Counting the first van der Sar in the team, there are three Dutchmen. Dunn doesn’t mind that people from the same country hug together. Old players can help new players get familiar with the team. It’s a benign deal to deal with it. cycle.

As for the intrigue between gangs in various countries... Dunn was not worried. The days are long, and there is time to let them all know who the team is most indispensable.

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At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0. Nottingham Forest had the upper hand. The home fans were not worried about the outcome of the game. Tony Dunn’s team is reassuring. The quality of the team’s will is not prone to accidents such as "Black Five Minutes".

After 15 minutes of intermission, Dunn praised the team's performance without hesitation. Everyone was especially praised after the roll call, and what he said was not a vague term, but a real statement of everyone’s heart. Praise.

No one hates praise. Dunn did not hesitate to praise, this is also a means of management. It was only after Chris Lak mentioned Bell's thing that he reminded him. A word of praise is a simple matter for the person who said it, but it may be a very important reward for the person who heard it.

Of course, he will not be stingy with the violent anger.

In this regard, Dunn actually invented rewards and punishments...

During the intermission, Dunn didn't say much about tactics except for praising everyone on the team. When the coaches know that when their team performed well in the first half and occupied the top, the halftime often didn't need to do anything. It is the best choice to let the team continue to play like the first half. This is the same reason as when a set of lineups won consecutive games without rashly changing tactics and staffing.

So when the intermission was about to end, Dunn just slapped the players and said to the players who were about to play: "How to kick and how to kick!"

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The Forest team carried out this sentence in the second half, and the same set of the first half continued to be used in the second half.

Of course Wigan Athletic is not willing to lose in this game. After all, they are no longer the newly promoted horses that have just been promoted to the Super League a season ago, whose biggest dream is to succeed in relegation. The outstanding results of last season give them more hope for this season-qualifying for the UEFA Cup next season.

Since it is called "Nottingham Forest No. 2", how could Wigan Athletic coach Jewell not study the team in front of him?

He thinks he knows Dunn's team and Dunn well, and he is fully confident that he will come back in the second half-only losing one goal in the first half is entirely in Jewell's plan.

Dunn was a young man who had aspirations, and it was the time when Chunfeng was proud. It was a good time for Wigan Athletic to counterattack in the second half when he showed weakness in the first half and let him underestimate the enemy. He can still remember the performance of the Forest team in the first game of last season.

If it weren't for Dunn to wake up his players during the intermission, Wigan Athletic might really go home with a three-pointer.

But now, there will be no more intermissions for you to scold you, Coach Dunn... Jewell thought with a little smug in his heart.

Ten minutes after the start of the second half, Wigan Athletic suddenly exerted force, threatening the hinterland of the Forest team for three consecutive attacks.

Tang glanced at Jewell, who walked from the coaching bench to the sidelines, and reminded: "Tony..."

Dunn smiled and waved his hand: "I know. The taste of'XX Second' is not easy~~ You see, no one is willing to be someone else's substitute. Jewell thought he had studied me and the Forest team thoroughly. Just let him think that."

"Do you want to make any changes?" Chris Lak asked.

Dunn stared at the court for a while, then replied, "No."

For this answer, Chris Lak was surprised. He thought Dunn would adjust his tactics. "But the opponent has seen through our tactics, they have strengthened the defense of the wing..." he said, pointing to the field.

Dunn smiled: "You're right, they see through our tactics. But...what's the matter?"

This rhetorical question left Chris Lak speechless.

"Do you know how to deal with it after you see it through? If you know how to deal with it, will you be able to deal with it?" Tang En smiled happily, and in Tang's eyes, there was even a feeling that the prank had succeeded...

"David." Dunn decided to teach his assistant a good lesson, "This world can't be unimpeded by just playing these little tricks. You also know that they have a strength gap with us, but you know that they and How big is the power gap between us? Sometimes, absolute power advantage can make all conspiracies and tricks invalid. Between them and us..." He confidently pointed to the darkening sky, "Just from the earth The distance to Mars."

Chris Lak opened his mouth wide, some of which couldn't accept this statement.

"Nothing needs to change. This lineup and this set of tactics remain the same. Let's let Wigan Athletic see why they can only be'Nottingham Forest No. 2'instead of Nottingham Forest. You know, live in fantasy It’s dangerous to be self-righteous."

After that, Dunn stood up, walked from the coach's bench to the sidelines, and then blew his whistle. After the players cast their eyes on him, he made a forward gesture. This is telling the team to continue to press forward, continue to attack, and score more goals.

Wigan Athletic just hit the forest team's hinterland for three consecutive offenses, which has long aroused the discomfort of the arrogant and arrogant players of the Forest team. They don't need the head coach to remind them.

In the next game, Jewell could only look surprised, watching his team be ravaged by the opponent.

Dunn was right. Jewell did see through the forest team's tactics and studied thoroughly, and he also figured out many ways to contain the forest team's most proud side attack. But he has not considered that his team's overall or individual combat capability is far from that of the Forest team. The tactics are the opposite, and what is the use of the lack of tactics?

"... Arteta... a beautiful pass! Eastwood did not greedy merit, he divided the ball to... Van Nistelrooy!! He scored the first league goal for Nottingham Forest !"

"This is the first time Van der Vaart touched the ball after he came on the field. He tried a long shot-hitting the Wigan Athletic defender's leg...Ashley Young, a cross! Antonio Valencia... an own goal! Poor Valencia, this is his first league game for Wigan..."

"The striker composed of Husky and Kamala could not pose any threat to the defense line led by George Wood. Wood actually rushed to participate in the attack... He took a long shot! Oh, what a pity, the shot was high. !"

After waiting for the team to lead the opponent 3-0, Dunn, who was standing on the sidelines, turned around and shrugged to the two assistant coaches and walked back.

"The game is over." At the 76th minute, he said to his two assistants.

On the other side, Jewell's face looked ugly like pig liver. But what can he do? This set of tactics was completely ineffective for the Forest team, and the gap between the strengths of the two sides was too big... It was even bigger than a year ago. It is not that Wigan Athletic has become weaker. His team has added some personnel this summer. There is only one reasonable explanation, that is-Nottingham Forest has become stronger, and the speed of this strengthening is far Beyond what I expected and imagined.

"... Nottingham Forest has fully demonstrated the strength of a strong team. Poor Wigan Athletic, it seems that they can only continue to be'second'! This game is without suspense. Nottingham Forest controls every one of the stadiums. In the corner, as long as they want, they can score more goals! Tony Dunn smiled so happily, this is indeed a perfect start of the new season!"

In Mortes’ praise, the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game.

Tony Dunn took the initiative to walk towards the loser Jewell and shook his hand: "Welcome back to Earth, Mr. Jewell. There are thirty-seven rounds in the league, please keep on!"

Jewell laughed a little helplessly: "Please continue to cheer, Mr. Dunn."

This is true. There are still 37 rounds in the league and the new season has just begun. They all need to continue to cheer.

But in any case, Jewell's team gained a defeat, and Dunn got a morale boost, symbolizing a good start. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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