Chapter 100 First Team List

Goalkeepers: Darren Ward (1), Barry Roche (12), Paul Gerard (25).

Defenders: David Oye (2), John Thompson (3), Clint Hill (16), Wes Morgan (5), Leiden Barnes (22), Pascal Zimbonda (23), Herard Pique (24), Matthew Epson (33), Fernando Yero (6).

Midfielders: George Wood (13), Dmitrio Albertini (4), Branya Gunnarson (8), Eugen Pope (31), Chris Commons (20), Ashley Young (18), Allen Lennon (17), Frank Ribery (7).

Forwards: Freddy Eastwood (11), Nicklas Bentner (21), Pete Crouch (9), Mark Viduca (10), David Johnson (30).

The above is Nottingham Forest's last roster this season, with their own jersey numbers in brackets. When this list was announced, people's attention was focused on Frank Ribery. This young man who could not play in the French Division C League and was facing the danger of unemployment actually wore No. 7 jersey in Nottingham Forest!

You should know that the numbers in the team are often the smaller the closer they are to the main position. What does it mean to give No. 7 to Ribery? It means that he values ​​this French scarface very much. Tony Don has never been disappointed in his eyes when looking at people. So is there anything amazing about Ribery?

The outside world's doubts about Ribery stem from their lack of understanding of Ribery's ability, and the team has no objection to the arrangement of this number. Because from the first day of the team's start, Ribery has demonstrated his ability on the wing during training. His territory and speed are weapons that allow him to gallop across the wing. In addition, his shooting is also very good.

Even his direct competitor Chris Commons, after a week of training contact, had to admit that the Frenchman was better than himself: "Are the French Division C at this level?"

Don Eun smiled and replied: "No, Frank is the exception."

Scarface was taciturn when he first joined the team and didn't like to talk. He seemed to be worried that his teammates would laugh at his appearance. In fact, although the players were indeed surprised by the shocking scars on Ribery's face, no one laughed at or humiliated him. This would not happen to Tony Donn's team.

Don En intentionally asked Ribery to tell the origin of his scar in the locker room, and everyone kept sympathetic to him.

I found that his teammates did not look down on him because of this. Ribery finally let go of his nervous heart. He gradually became more and more talked, and soon he regained his lively nature. Although he could not speak English, he was working hard to learn, hoping to integrate into the team as quickly as possible.

He knew how difficult it was for him to come to this job. Not everyone could "be fortunate" to experience the days when he only had one hundred and fifty euros a month, and even the rent could not be paid. He knew how difficult it was in his past, so that he had a special liking for money. Now his weekly salary in Nottingham Forest is 6,500 pounds, which is in the team. This is not a high salary, at most a mid-range level, but for Ribery, who was afraid of poverty, it was much more than he had earned when he played football at any club before, and he knew that as long as he performed well, he would come sooner or later. The better he performed on the court, the earlier that day would come.

The head coach values ​​him and his treatment satisfies him. The teammates have a good relationship, a brand new environment, a brand new league... What else should he worry about? He just wants the Premier League to start quickly and prove to everyone that he - Frank Ribery is from the French League C, but he deserves the salary given by the team and the trust of the head coach!

Donn didn't know Ribery's thoughts, but he could see that this French boy worked very hard in training. He had seen such a spirit in George Wood. For those who were once poor, they would cherish the current money-making opportunities, and they were not qualified to slack off.

There are many successful people, but one of them is the same - successful people work a thousand times harder than losers. No matter whether this action is voluntary or forced by life.

George Wood succeeded, and his debut is still impressive. Donne believes that Ribery can succeed too... Just kidding! During the World Cup in Germany, French national team coach Domeneck will definitely summon people from me! With the development of the British media, Ribery will definitely become famous earlier than when he played in France. Now I just hope that Ribery will not forget his current heart after becoming famous.

After confirming the first team lineup, Don En cleaned up some people that the team didn't need. Either go to the reserve team. Or choose to be loaned or sold to other interested clubs.

Unlike the sense of accomplishment of buying people, Tang En is still very affectionate about this team he has been leading for half a year. He has no choice but to see those who were still working together for the championship and upgrade quota last season and have to leave. If the team wants to develop, then those who cannot keep up with the strength will be eliminated. Many people in the original Forest team lineup can no longer adapt to the Premier League. Their strength is limited, and the Forest team cannot give them a salary for nothing and let them live in the team.

Although professional football has a warm side, it is still cruel in general. If you fail to meet the requirements, you will be eliminated. At this time, no one will sympathize with you, because that is why you are not strong enough.

Fortunately, everyone knows this, and no one has any fantasy about being able to stay with the team. Many people understand their situation after seeing the Forest team's signing this summer - Forest team has no place for you. Instead of staying with the team and finally playing in the reserve team game, polishing their condition and fame, it is better to take advantage of this time that there are still people who remember themselves and find another way out.

Rebrov left, Ian Jace left. Gareth Taylor left, Chris Doig left, Matthew Lewis left, George Robertson left, Danny Sauna was loaned, Gareth Williams left... The team that Don took over was completely different from now.

The people who should come are coming, and the people who should leave are gone. Dunn and David Chris Lack can finally devote themselves to the team's tactical training.

He realized his idea at the European Championship.

The success of Greece touched him a lot. Although Forest looks very high-profile in the transfer market, Don En knew that defense is the key to gaining a foothold in the first Premier League season. If nothing unexpected happens, Forest will maintain the configuration of last season in the midfield - two defensive midfielders and two wing forwards with excellent personal abilities. The main task of the defensive midfielder is defense. Build a wall in front of the back line, and the offensive place is not heavy. Don En has high requirements for the two wing forwards, requiring them not only to actively return to defense. They also need to be able to intervene in time to participate in the offense. In many cases, they must fight alone with the opponent, and their personal skills are particularly important. They are not just wing forwards, but can pass and assist. They also have to be a winger who can score their own shots to solve the battle.

Chris Commons, Frank Ribery, Ashley Young and Allen Lennon. These four people, Don believed that they could meet their requirements, otherwise there would be no need to buy them.

Unlike the League Cup final against Middlesbrough, Donn's defense emphasizes the importance of midfield control. It will not easily give the midfield to the opponent and then let the opponent siege his own goal, which is too dangerous.

Whether the Forest team is offensive or defensive, the midfield is a place that Don En must win. The chain reaction of the midfield out of control is terrible. This is also the reason why he puts more effort in the midfield than the front line.

George Wood and Albertini should occupy two starting midfield positions. Wood is young and has outstanding physical strength, so defense can be left to him. Albertini assists Wood in defense, mainly relying on his own experience and passes to dispatch the midfield operation. He did this job when he was in the Italian national team and AC Milan. Done believes that he will not have any problems with the Forest team.

On the back line, one candidate who can determine the position of the landlord is Yero. Although he is 36 years old, Tang En believes that he is fully qualified for this position. His experience is what the team needs most on the field. As for the shortcomings such as slow turning, Wood is there...what is afraid of?

The person who partnered with Yero should be Matthew Epson. Wes Morgan and Pique were too young. Clint Hill's defensive positioning made him only a substitute. The good news for Pique is... Although the central defender cannot be the main player, Donn plans to let him try to be the right back - in the history in his memory, when Pique was loaned to Zaragoza, he could not play at all at first, but Diogo was injured, so he was arranged by the head coach to play the right back. As a result, he was in the new

He did a good job in the position. At the beginning of that season, in order to make up for Piquedi's twenty-game rules, Zaragoza made Pique a lot of Piquei as a panacea, central defender, fullback, and even defensive midfielder. And in these positions, Piquei was doing pretty well, and Tang En also realized the comprehensiveness of Piquei, this kid. Although he would not deliberately train Piquei to be a panacea to satisfy his previous promise, which coach does not like how many comprehensive players there are in the team?

When the team loses due to injuries, one more all-round player will have more chances of choice and buffering time. Of course, Don Eun still needs to focus on cultivating Pique to play central defender, which is also the position he likes and is best at.

During the summer training ground, the Forest team played several warm-up matches, and most of the opponents were local English teams. The Forest team's fame has not yet been allowed to invite overseas clubs to play warm-up matches.

The results of the game are both winners and losers, and Tang En does not value the results at this time. The warm-up match is not set up to pursue victory. For coaches, the warm-up match generally has two main functions:

1. Let the team coach inspect the competitive state and physical fitness of the players who returned to the team after vacation and started training, and solve problems in a timely manner when they find them.

2. Let the coaches examine the running-in problems of new and old players, test the actual effects of various tactics in training, and find the most suitable team's current personnel configuration. Continue.

Warm-up matches are typical "process is more important than result". In the warm-up match, Done focuses on the performance of several new players, to see if their integration into the team is optimistic, so as to decide whether the league starts with more opportunities.

Although the Forest team is fighting on multiple fronts, Tang En does not intend to use the rotation system. The stability of the lineup is more important than anything else, not to mention that his team is not as luxurious as it can be rotated. He needs to determine the main lineup of the new season through the warm-up match, and then fine-tune it on it.

Yero cannot last a full season. He will be the main player at the beginning of the season. But later, Don Eun considers gradually increasing Pique's chances of playing, and the young people will be able to rely on in the future.

Albertini's situation is different. Judging from his age and competitive state, it is not a big problem for him to be the main midfielder for a season...unless he is injured. The midfielder's midfielder's midfielder, Donn intends to stabilize, and that is George Wood and Albertini partner. He has been constantly cultivating the tacit understanding between the two since training. Although one speaks Italian and one speaks English, they also have a common language "football".

The information fed back from the training made Done full of confidence in his plan. Albertini and Jero are very, very outstanding players, and they are also very good big brothers. Done hopes that they will teach the children in the team. They will do their best to do it well.

Although Pique comes from Barcelona and Jero comes from Real Madrid, they are all players wearing Red Forest jerseys in the Forest Team, many times. Don En saw Jero staying and leading Pique to practice, sharing his successful experience with this guy, telling him when to grab it, when to drag it back, and how to get stuck...

Albertini and George Wood are almost born together. George Wood is a bit silent and a bit arrogant from inferiority complex. Such people are generally not likable. But Albertini can get along with such an introverted Wood. Donn even pretended to inadvertently ask Albertini what he thought of his small partner in the midfield. Albertini likes Wood very much because he is very serious, hardworking, and not lazy.

When Albertini was playing cards, he was not a person who liked to be arrogant and high-profile. He was approachable and helpful, which made him respected his teammates. Otherwise, how could he become the deputy captain of AC Milan?

So, Donn, who knew about this, just the second day after Albertini joined the team, gave him the captain's armband. He asked a player who just arrived at the team the next day and could not speak English as the captain, which made the media feel incredible.

Tang En insisted on his own opinion. And... the effect was really good.

Albertini performed more actively after wearing the captain's armband. He always took the initiative to help other people in the team, whether it was an old player or a newcomer who had just joined the Forest team. He didn't think it seemed that it was not good to do such things just after he came to the team. This might be someone who was born to be a leader.

When Donn asked Wooddo to learn from Albertini, Wood asked him: "What exactly do you learn?"

At first, Donn wanted to list many of the advantages of Albertini and let Wood pay attention to his studies, but after thinking for a while, he found it was too troublesome to say one by one, because there were a lot of advantages of Italians. So he simply said: "Learn everything about him, whether on or off the court."

Tony Donn said this, and George Wood did it naturally.

Tang En himself did not expect that he was just looking for an experienced veteran for the team and strengthening the staffing of the midfield. He did not expect that he would find a very good teacher for Wood. Now that he decided to deliberately cultivate George Wood's leadership skills.

As the head coach, he also needs to cultivate his own direct line among the players. Otherwise, when he is in crisis in the future, who will be willing to stand up for himself?

George Wood, who was brought into professional football by himself, is the best candidate.

While Tang En led the first team to make final preparations for the upcoming new season, Tang's work in the youth team was slowly getting on track. Unlike Tang En, Tang's first joined the Forest Youth Team, and his colleagues seemed to not trust him very much. But soon Tang used his own efforts to make people admire him. After all, for him, these jobs were familiar with him.

He can speak fluent English, familiar with everything in this country, familiar with the Forest Team is like familiar with his own home, and almost all the people on the Youth Team can be called out immediately... When he was brought back to Nottingham Forest by Donn, he felt that the memories that had been sleeping deep in his heart began to wake up.

For him, being brought back to the Forests by Donn was an opportunity. His inner passion for football and his pursuit of becoming an excellent coach have never died.

The youth team is just his first step.
Chapter completed!