Chapter 71 Christmas Gifts (Part 2)

After the Christmas Eve dinner, Tang En said goodbye. He originally thought that this Christmas would be "miserable and miserable" by himself, but he didn't expect that at Wood's house, he not only had a "reunion dinner" but also received a gift. He tied the white scarf around his neck, and he would no longer be afraid of the cold this winter.

The next morning, Tang En got up and found that the street was quiet, not as busy as he imagined that the family called their friends out for fun. He thought he had woken up too early, until he woke up and woke up several times. He felt something was wrong, and he took out his watch and found that it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

As usual, I went to the mailbox at the door to pick up the newspaper, and found that two letters fell out of the mailbox with the newspaper.

Tang En didn't remember any friends he would send letters to his house, not from the club.

I picked it up and opened it and looked at it. The first one was sent by Yang Yan from Liverpool. In addition to holiday greetings, the above also said that she was intern there and would probably stay in the first half of the year. I'm sorry that I can't continue to teach Tang En. I tactfully expressed my hope to cancel the Chinese class. Anyway, Tang En's current Chinese level is already very high, and he is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Tang En shrugged at this. The Chinese class in the past six months was basically half pause. On the one hand, because Yang Yan was always busy in the last semester; on the other hand, in the past six months, Tang En, in addition to leading the team to play and secretly learn how to train the team with Chris Lack, he just read all the football books, lesson plans, notes and read them carefully. The failure of last season made him realize that he still had many shortcomings. He already had a coaching license and would definitely not be able to go to the coaching school to study and take a certificate. At the same time, in order not to let others know that he actually didn't understand anything, he was a fake, and he could only learn at home alone, and no one dared to tell. He was afraid of arousing others' suspicion, and then exposed the stuffing. So it would be better if the Chinese class that was meaningless to be cancelled.

The second letter is an airline letter, with a familiar word Donn on the postmark - "Brazil"!

This discovery made Tang En excited.   It has been half a year, and he almost forgot the existence of that person. He thought the other party must have forgotten the experience of Xia Tian.  I didn’t expect...

He opened the envelope and it turned out to be a Christmas card. A yellow letter paper fell from the folding card, and Tang En leaned over and picked it up. He carefully dusted off the dust on it and opened it.

"Dear Uncle Tony, you haven't forgotten me, have you guessed who I am... Okay, you must be frowning and can't guess it, right?"

Such a naughty tone is everywhere in the beautiful handwriting.

"Forget it, let me solve the mystery myself! If you want to know who I am, Hum... please see the final signature!"

Seeing this, Tang En finally couldn't help laughing.  No need to read the signature, I know who you are...

"After returning to Brazil, I started to train as the model I hate the most... But in the end I agreed to my mother and work hard towards a super model. Do you want to know why? But I won't tell you, guess! Even if you see the last date this time, there will be no answer."

Tang En really looked down, but there was no answer...

"It's sunny now in Brazil. It must be raining in the UK again, right? When I was with the annoying Aunt Ryan, there seems to be only one topic forever - she always complains to us about how bad the weather in the UK is and envy the sunshine in Brazil. I'm very surprised that since she hates wet Britain so much, why don't she move to Brazil? Well... I think she'd better not move, otherwise there's no reason if I want to run away from home next time. By the way, when it comes to running away from home, I haven't apologized for what happened last time. My father and mother are very strict with me. They all hope that I can become a model, and they say I have a talent in that aspect... Why didn't I see it? I don't like them because they always force me to practice this and that. Although your uncle who is full of football is also boring, I think it's better than my father and mother. "

Hello, little dear!

"So, if I go to find you one day, don't drive me away, nor do I charge my room money. So, you must help me collect my totoro... Oh, hey, Uncle Tony, you won't throw it away, right?! I know that adults like you don't like fluffy toys..."

How is that possible? That thing is still in my bedroom. If you don’t like it, you must throw it away, and it doesn’t take up any space anyway...

"... Actually, I just wanted to write 'Merry Christmas, Uncle Tony' on the greeting card and then send it out. But suddenly there were a lot of things I wanted to say to you, so I just wrote it on the letter paper. Dad and mom never listened to me and I could only say it to you, I hope you won't feel annoyed. The football coach shouldn't be that busy, right?"

If I received your letter, of course I am not busy at all.

"Well, I think you shouldn't be busy either. Look at you who are so leisurely all day long, it seems like you are unemployed. OK, all you have to say is over. Finally, I wish you a Merry Christmas, Uncle Tony!"

The signature is "Jor who misses you", and there is also a smiling face next to it.

This may be the greeting card that Tang En received the most. He thought it was just a passerby in his life, but he didn't expect it to meet again. Thinking of the little girl's naughty smile and tone of speaking, and the crisp "Uncle Tony", Tang En felt that this damn rainy day was as cute as the sunshine on the Brazilian beach!

It was such a wonderful Christmas! Don Eun, wearing pajamas, stood at the door with a letter and laughed silly, forgot to go in.

The team resumed training in the afternoon, and Tang En went to the training base with a conspicuous white scarf around his neck. The players were already waiting for him on the training ground.

"Merry Christmas, guys! How are you doing?" he asked loudly when he stood in front of the players.

"Very good, boss."

"It's OK, boss."

The players answered one after another. Don En found that Dawson was not in a high mood. He knew that it must be because he was about to leave the team because he had two games left.

"Hey, Michael, have you been kicked out of bed by your girlfriend again?" he said suddenly. "Why are you listless?"

"Ah? No! No! How dare she kick..." Dawson said halfway before he realized that he was being fooled. The teammates around had already laughed. "Boss, you are fooling me again!" He said a little aggrieved.

"Okay, OK." Tang En waved his hand and told everyone not to laugh. "Guys, on the 27th and 28th, we will play two consecutive league games, first away and then home, which is a test. I hope you have replenished your energy on Christmas and charged! I haven't played for ten days, and I feel itchy all over. Where are you?" He raised his voice and asked.

"Same, boss!" the players responded loudly.

"Very good, the fourth to last is not the position we should stay. Win all the opponents and we will go to the Super League next season!" Tang En clenched his fists.

Two days later, on December 27, at the Carrow Road Stadium in Norwich, Nottingham Forest led by Donn defeated the current top-ranked home team 1:0 with tenacious defense and a sneak attack, and the score ranking rose by one, from fourth to fifth. Norwich obviously underestimated the opponent at home. When they could not open the situation even if they were intensive defense of the Forest team for 79 minutes, they became more and more impatient. In the end,

When his defender made a mistake, Tang En naturally accepted the gift without hesitation. The Forest team was ugly on the scene, but they won. This game is not just a three-pointer for the Forest team. What is more important than points and ranking is the return of confidence. Tang En used the victory to convince the players that they could defeat any team, whether they were ranked first or last, they could win. This played a crucial role in future games.

The Forest team, who won the ball at Norwich, took a bus that night and returned to Nottingham without stopping. The next day at the city stadium, they faced West Ham United, who was relegated to the First Division from the Premier League.

This opponent has a special significance for Don En. On January 4 of this year, in the third round of the FA Cup, he played against West Ham United in this stadium, firing the first shot of his coaching team, and determined the direction of his struggle - a natural coach. Now, the year is almost over, and he has experienced many things in the middle, breaking up and reuniting, gathering and parting, and he did not lead the team successfully to the Super League. West Ham United responded to his "curse" at the press conference and was relegated to Class A. Meeting this team again at the city stadium made him feel as if he had returned to the starting point.

The opponent has not changed, the location has not changed, and the goal has not changed - the season has ended and I went to the Super League, this time I, Don Eun, will never fail!

On December 28, Nottingham City Stadium, Nottingham Forest defeated West Ham United, which was previously ranked eighth in the league, 2-0.

The Forest team, which won four consecutive victories in the league, also rose from 20th to 18th. As Pierce Bruce wrote in the newspaper:

Tony Donn's team is rushing on a highway with the right direction!
Chapter completed!