Godfather Of Champions

Chapter 901: Welcome home from the Heart of the Lion

In fact, the England national team's tactics are very similar to those of Nottingham Forest. Except that they don't insist on defensive counterattacks blindly, the characteristics of wing assault, flying on both wings, and passing through the midfield simply and quickly are still very consistent. The England team's positional warfare ability is not very good, this point has not been completely resolved by Eriksson, McLaren and Capello.

After Capello took office, he tried every means to enrich England's routine play in positional warfare, but the effect was limited. Compared with the European Latin American players from Italy, Portugal, Spain, and France, the English players have rough footwork skills. The prosperous development of the Premier League over the years has not changed this fact.

Now that Dunn takes over the England team, he is not in a hurry to show England's positional warfare ability in this game. The easiest and most effective way is to let the team go back to the old path-to play high, fly on both wings, combined with side-to-center combined with long shots. This style of play must be ugly, but the English fans don't care about it. After all, not all English fans are also Arsenal fans.

The advantage of this is that the team is more familiar, and Dunn is also relieved. In terms of the abilities of these England players, they may not be able to play too complicated tactics. Nottingham Forest has cooperated with each other tacitly, even if a head coach is changed, the team's strength has not suffered too much.

Dunn has never changed, and the tactics formulated before the start of the game made all England players feel very cordial-these are the essence of the training they received from childhood...

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There is a big difference between the Crimson Stadium and the City Stadium. The locker rooms and corridors of the City Stadium are very simple. Although it was renovated once to host the European Cup in the 1990s, it has been nearly 20 years and modern. The Crimson Stadium is still very shabby in comparison.

Dunn pushed open the locker room door and walked out. He had to appear on the court earlier than the players.

Walking in the wide and bright corridor, he turned into the hall.

This hall is more than twice the size of the city stadium. The smooth marble floor is like a mirror, reflecting everything on it. Dunn looked down at himself at his feet, tilted his head and looked at it for a while. Then turned right and walked into the special corridor for the exit.

This corridor is wider than the one coming out of the locker room. In Dunn's view, it can even run two Hummer Jeep in parallel. Judging from this detail, it is no wonder that Nottingham Forest Club has been troubled by the financial crisis before-building such a good stadium, the budget is not a small amount.

The left wall of the corridor is painted with the team logo of Nottingham Forest-a large white oak tree on a red background. On the right wall is written a sentence: In addition to victory, victory!

This is Dunn’s suggestion at the beginning. He hopes to use this sentence to inspire the forest players. Before every home game, they can see this sentence as long as they turn their heads from here, so that they can firmly remember what Nottingham is. The tradition of the forest.

It's a pity that he has already left the team, and I don't know if this sentence will be implemented.

Dunn stopped in the hallway and looked sideways at the words in a daze.

There is a sentence above the aisle of the players at Anfield: "This is Anfield (This_is_Anfield)." This sentence is the idea of ​​the famous Red Army godfather Shankly. He hopes that every team that comes here to play will understand them. Who are fighting against, here is their hell. Nowadays, many Liverpool players raise their hands to pat this mark before entering the field for good luck. This has almost become a tradition.

Dunn, who is also the head coach of the Forest team, also hopes to remind his players in this way-the pursuit of victory is always the tradition of Nottingham Forest, whether it is in the era of Clough or Tony Dunn.

Footsteps sounded behind him, Des Walker walked to Dunn, and also found the sentence on the wall.

"It's really a'Tony Dunn style'." He smiled.

Dunn ignored his ridicule, just turned and walked towards the outside court: "Let's go."

When Dunn hadn't gone out yet, he could already see the media who had been waiting outside for a long time through the exit. Today's media seems to exceed the number of an ordinary friendly match, even if this is a deliberate promotion of the Forest Club, it is too much.

Of course Dunn knew who these people were for. He suddenly slowed down and let Des Walker who was following him overtake him.

Out of here, all he can see are countless crazy media, what else is waiting for him that he can't see?

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, making him nervous more than playing a Champions League final.

He can't care about the cynicism or verbal attacks from the enemy, but he can't care about how those supporters treat him now.

But he can't stay here and stay away, so multimedia is staring at him, he doesn't want them to see that he has a weak side.

He rearranged the collar of his suit, which seemed to be a lot of action, because his clothes are still well dressed so far.

Then he stepped out.

When his figure appeared in the field of vision of the reporters, the flashes of the cameras had already begun to work. And when he completely walked out of the tunnel and appeared in front of tens of thousands of people, the flash was already connected, and the click of the shutter sounded endlessly.

In the face of reporters, Dunn was able to maintain his composure, and he walked to the coach's bench if nothing had happened.

Des Walker couldn't close his mouth after seeing this scene next door. He really wanted to remind Tony that he went wrong...

The fans who noticed this in the stands also burst into laughter.

"Aha, what did we see? Tony Dunn went the wrong place! Haha! This is too rare. Does he think he is the head coach of Nottingham Forest?" The commentator responsible for the game The tone and tone for fear that the world will not be chaotic.

David Chris Lack, who was sitting on the coach's bench of the home team, saw Dunn walking straight up, his face a little embarrassed. Eastwood continued to observe with interest, he wanted to see how the boss resolved the crisis.

In fact, Dunn knew that he was going in the wrong direction at the moment he turned—he habitually walked to the coach's bench at the home court of Nottingham Forest, but forgot his current identity. But he didn't turn around immediately. It was too obvious. He continued to move forward and thought of a countermeasure.

I saw that when Martin O’Neal was still far away, Dunn had already proactively stretched out his hand, which was a gesture to shake the opponent.

Upon seeing this, O'Neill got up and walked towards Dunn. The two shook hands in front of the crowds of media.

"It turned out to be just a handshake." The commentator was very disappointed.

The laughter disappeared when he saw Dunn and O'Neal holding hands together. Maybe those who were waiting to watch the excitement also thought this result was really boring.

But the reporters have other ideas-is this a formal handover between the old and new forest team coaches? They even helped them design their lines:

Dunn: I leave the team to you, don't let me down.

O'Neill: Don't worry, our goal is still the champion!

But the two said nothing, just shook hands. Then O'Neal gave up the coaching bench behind him, knowing that Dunn didn't just want to greet him alone.

Sure enough, Dunn let go of O'Neal's hand and walked to assistant coach Chris Lak.

Chris Lack also wanted to shake hands with Dunn like O'Neal, but he didn't expect Dunn to hug him.

Dunn, who hugged Chris Luck, still didn't speak, but patted his hand hard, then he let go of Chris Luck, who had not recovered, and walked towards Eastwood.

Eastwood was not stupid like Chris Luck. He smiled and hugged Dunn, and even whispered in Dunn's ear: "Good luck, boss."

In this way, Dunn shook hands and hugged everyone on the Nottingham Forest coaching staff in turn, and the media followed the whole process and filmed this scene.

"He looks more like the owner here than Martin O'Neill, look at his leisurely appearance..." John muttered to himself in the stands.

"He won't be able to get up in a while!" Bill screamed from the side.

John ignored him and stood on the new stand and applauded Dunn.

At the scene, there are not many people like John. More people booed like Bill did.

They obviously cannot forget what Dunn did two months ago.

After Dunn hugged and shook hands with all the forest coaches, he walked to the coaching bench of the visiting team, surrounded by reporters. At this time, the boos of the fans became more intense and obvious.

In this way, Dunn came to his position with overwhelming boos.

Chris Luck looked at Dunn with some worry, then looked around. He had imagined the scene of Dunn's return, but he didn't expect the Forest team to really love and hate to this point.

The narrator was also a little lost, muttering: "Listen to this boo, they are all for one person..."

The TV broadcast gave Dunn a very long close-up. On the screen, Dunn kept pursing his lips, without looking up at the fans in the stands. His eyes fell far away as if they were out of focus.

"It's pitiful. This is how the old Forest King was welcomed. Ha!" Karl Spike sneered from the stands. There was another topic in his show tonight.

Some radical fans not only booed Dunn, but also pointed his **** to him, cursing.

Dunn's face was expressionless, and Walker next to him looked at him with worried eyes, for fear that his heart would not be able to withstand such stimulation. But Dunn didn't fall down suddenly. He stood there, letting hiss sound above his head, and letting reporters surround him and pat continuously.

"I bet he must regret in his heart that he didn't come out with sunglasses." Spike glanced at the TV next to him, which was showing Dunn's face close-up.

Tang who saw this scene in the stands sighed slightly.

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The boos continued, and the players who were waiting in the hallway to be ready to play heard clearly. They got together in threes and threes and talked.

"What's wrong outside?"

"who knows?"

"Ah... Well, it's not because of the boss."

"Hush him? No?" The forest team players were very surprised. Hearing a boo to Tony Dunn at the home court of Nottingham Forest was almost comparable to the orbiting cycle of Comet Halebop, which only visited the earth once in three thousand years.

The players of the Forest team were surprised and talked louder. The English players next to him also heard clearly, and they were also interested. The teams that had maintained two formations were mixed together. They are not to blame, the boos outside is really spectacular.

When the Forest team is playing in the city stadium, once the grandstand, which can only accommodate up to 30,000 people, booed collectively, that momentum can make every visiting team feel huge psychological pressure. Now that the Crimson Stadium has been changed, the capacity of 60,000 people has not only doubled the boos.

When a team is here, the boos of 60,000 people are divided among eleven people. Now that all these boos are borne by one person, the pressure can be imagined. These players can't imagine how long they can hold on to such a powerful boo if they change to themselves.

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Dunn still stood motionless in front of the coach's bench.

John looked at the stubborn figure, then looked around. Those desperately booing make up the vast majority. He knew that what he had done would not be popular, but he still had to do it. Otherwise he felt sorry for his conscience.

He greeted several companions who stood in the same position as himself, took out a piece of red cloth from his backpack, handed it to his companion, and pulled the other by himself.

The two stood apart, pulled out a certain distance, shaking their hands, and a banner appeared on the stands.

Welcome home, Tony!

"Hey, John!" Bill looked at his friend with some irritation. By doing so, he would tear down his desk.

"Leave me alone, Bill. You hush yours, I do mine. Neither of us should hinder anyone." John ignored Bill's threatening gaze and continued to stand on his seat with a banner.

The director of the TV broadcast also noticed that this new banner appeared in the stands. It was different from the slogans around Dun En insulting and mocking Dunn. This sentence was full of warm greetings and very eye-catching.

I don't know if Dunn saw it, but first the camera lens cut through.

"It doesn't seem to be a betrayal." The narrator said after seeing the banner.

"Tony." Walker, who noticed the slogan, touched Dunn and let him see it.

Dunn turned his head and saw the slogans raised by John. The corners of his mouth crooked, and for the first time there was an obvious change in expression on his face. This time he smiled.

Then he stopped paying attention to the reporters who were filming around him, turned and sat back on the coaching bench.

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When the players came out of the tunnel, the booing of Dunn finally stopped.

Since this is a game to celebrate the opening of the forest team's new stadium, the arrangement of the playing session is also different from the general game. The England team played first, followed by the players from Nottingham Forest. Every player's name will be announced loudly on the radio when he comes out, arousing a warm response from the fans.

The fans of the Forest team dedicated their cheers to the glorious Triple Crown team, and every Forest player who played on the field received a deafening shout.

As the team captain, George Wood received the most cheers, but he still maintained his coldness and did not respond to the cheers of the fans.

The last one to run out was central defender Pepe, who started the match with Brazilian defender Thiago Silva. The fans gave him applause and cheers, but he did not wave his hands like the previous teammates, and then ran out with his head high.

Before he ran onto the field to gather with his teammates, he turned a corner halfway and ran straight to the coaching bench of the visiting team.

Then, under the eyes of everyone, he made a move that everyone hadn't expected-he opened his arms and caught Tony Dunn caught off guard.

The cheers stopped abruptly. The huge Crimson Stadium suddenly fell into an embarrassing silence.

"...Pepe gave Tony Dunn an unexpected hug, he seemed to be saying something in Dunn's ear..." The narrator was not sure what happened to Pepe. Now as long as you are not a fool, you can see the aversion of Forest team fans to Dunn. As a Forest team player, you have to risk offending all the fans to show your affection to Dunn. Why? Doesn't he want to continue to mix in this team?

Dunn in the TV camera was also surprised. He was not because of Pepe's action, but the words Pepe said in his ear.

"Sorry, Boss." Pepe whispered in his ear. At this time, the stadium was quiet, and his voice could be clearly transmitted to Dunn's ears. "I decided to leave here. After this game, I am going to Milan, Italy. AC Milan, that is my next stop..."

Hearing Pepe’s words, Dunn suddenly felt that the Champions League final two months ago seemed like a dream...

"I know why you left the team, so I don't want to stay here. Thank you, boss, thank you. The years of playing under you are my most precious treasure."

After Pepe finished speaking, she hugged Dunn vigorously, released him and ran back to the court. There was no cheering this time. If you listen carefully, you can hear some sporadic boos.

Dunn was still sitting on the leather seat, staring blankly at Pepe who was back in the team.

"Pepe! You really did it!" Gareth Bale stared at the central defender who ran back.

"Hey, do you think I was joking?" Pepe came back with a proud smile. "I do what I say!"

Pepe is bragging about his "feat" with his teammates, but Evan Daugherty on the podium is staring at his back and his face is gloomy. This is the first time anyone on the team has openly challenged his authority. This is a dangerous signal. Originally, he didn't intend to consider the offer from those giants to Pepe, after all, this is the core of the Forest team's defense. But now, he has to change his mind. Just after winning the Triple Crown, the 31-year-old Pepe can still sell for a good price, and one year later, I am afraid that she will not be able to sell if she wants to sell it...

Don't need to look up and look back, he can know what the face of Mr. Evan Daugherty is at this moment. The fans booed him collectively, which must have made Evan very happy, because it meant that the fans did not aim their hatred at the club, but at themselves. Then his pressure is gone. But Pepe's move expresses the dissatisfaction of some people in the team with the club's top management, which is a very dangerous sign. The dressing room began to split.

The photojournalists surrounding Dunn have all dispersed, and now their target is those players. Thanks to them, Dunn can see the players of the Forest team sitting on the chair.

Those people are lining up to take a group photo. This is not the kind of official family portrait that every club will take before the season, but this is likely to be the last relatively complete family portrait in Tony Dunn's era.

What is more heartbreaking than watching the dynasty that you have established with your own eyes gradually collapse?

Dunn thought for a long time, but didn't find it.

The exquisite statue made of marble, the Qionglou Yuyu carved with jade columns, and the gold and silver decoration seemed to have lost the vitality of life. Pieces of it collapsed, fell to the ground, and broke into pieces. The color gradually became dull, lost its former glory, and was soon weathered into sand. There was another gust of wind, and there was no sand on the ground. (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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