Chapter 122: The boss (Part 1)

The Forests won their first victory of the season, which is not a small news in Nottingham.                                                                                                                    

He can prepare for the UEFA Cup qualifiers on September 16th and the first leg of the match against Ostrafa.

If Ostrafa hadn't played in the League Cup qualifying match, Don't know them at all. Even after understanding, Don't think that this team would cause any trouble to the Forests, let alone they still play at home.

The team is now in a high morale. If it is difficult to even play a Czech team at home, then don't think about anything to do in the League Cup.

Facts prove that Tang En's reassurance makes sense.

Nottingham Forest easily defeated the visiting Ostrafa 3-0 at its home court. Although the opponent was very weak, as the Forest team returned to the European arena eight years later, the city stadium was full again. More than a month after the Premier League began, the city stadium was actually counted by the official statistics, with the highest attendance rate - all full, 100%!

It can be seen how anxious the supporters of Nottingham Forest are to be able to appear in top events. Their emotions that have been suppressed for eight years have been released, which makes the whole of England feel clearly.

After defeating Ostrafal 3-0 at home, the Nottinghams were still immersed in joy. It seems that the team will almost certainly be able to qualify in the away game in the next leg.

He won the first league victory and took the lead in the first leg of the UEFA Cup qualifiers. It seems that Forest has been in good condition recently. However, in the away game against Fulham on September 18, Forest wasted three chances of scoring goals in the whole game, and in the end he could only shake hands with his opponent 1:1.

In the general plan for the season set by Tang En for the team. For those teams ranked below ten, Tang En asked to get three points regardless of home and away game, regardless of home and away game. As a newly promoted Forest team, the target of the points is those teams with similar strength to theirs. If they lose too many points on these teams, the Forest team will really have to fight for relegation.

Such a result of the game naturally cannot satisfy Tang En, but for the team, he still has to smile and relieve the pressure on the young people.

The pressure should not be transferred to the players. The pressure must be carried by the head coach alone. This is the coaching method that Tang En insists on.

At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked why the Forest team's performance always went ups and downs, and when everyone thought they could win, they couldn't win.

In this regard, Tang En believes that the Forests is a relatively young team, and it is normal for them to perform in a stable manner and there is no need to make a fuss.

Despite what he said, Don Eun did not intend to tolerate these unstable players. On the day of the game, Sen left the team and returned to Nottingham by bus. Although the next game was September 22, four days later, Don Eun announced the cancellation of the day after the game in the car.

Now, those players who read the news media reports and thought Tang En was not angry know that the boss was very dissatisfied with the team's current unstable record.

After six rounds of the league, Forest team achieved a win, four draws and one loss. They even scored with Liverpool with seven points. Logically, as a new team, they should be satisfied with such a start. But who made Don Eun not a person who is willing to be in the status quo? Under the banner of a new team, they have a plan to compete with the top six in the league. How can they be widened at the beginning?

Arsenal ranked first with five wins and one draw. Mourinho's Chelsea followed closely behind with four wins and two draws, with Everton coached by Moyes, with four wins and one draw. Donne believes that if he wins the game with Fulham, the Forest should now score nine points, at least in the second team, between seven and nine. Now, the Forest is only ranked 13th.

In this week's BBC "Today's Event" program, Reinkell and Mark Laurenson talked about the Forests and Tony Donne. Laurenson, who had shaved his beard, seemed determined to play a role that was not favored by Donne. He said in the show that Tony Donne in the First Division claimed to be pursuing victory. The team leader's results were in line with his statement. The Forest team's winning rate was very high and ranked first among all teams in the First Division. But in the Super League, Donne kept silent about "pursuing victory". Obviously, he learned his lessons, knowing that the Premier League is different from the lower-level leagues. It is not a good place to win if you are arrogant.

Don't have any comments on this yet, the local media in Nottingham stopped doing it. Pierce Bruce wrote an article to refute Laurenson's nonsense. He also believed that Laurenson's unfair comments to Don't and the Forests were because he lost his bet and held a grudge. He waited for an opportunity to retaliate...

There has never been a lack of such lively scenes in the Premier League.

Since Bruce helped him stand out, Don Eun was too lazy to waste his energy in the media. He focused on leading the team to train and prepare for the next round of the game. In the seventh round of the league, Nottingham Forest faced Chelsea at home, which was definitely a tough battle!

On September 20, an ordinary Monday morning, the sun was shining. Donn was leading the team in training as usual. He suddenly saw the club chairman Evan Dogerty, who had not been exposed for a long time, appear on the side of the training ground.

When Mr. Chairman appears here, he must have something to ask Tang En for something. Tang En made a gesture to continue training for David, then turned around and walked off the training ground.

"Evan, I rarely see you appear here. If you appear, it must be a big deal!" Donn walked towards him with Evan's joke. Although the team's current performance is average, Donn is always optimistic in front of Evan.

"Well, it's a big deal... Tony, I just received a call from Derby County Hospital." Evan did not smile back at Don't smile, but said with a stern face, "Brian Crowf just passed away due to gastric cancer."

Tang En was stunned for a moment, thinking that he hadn't heard clearly: "What did you say?"

"Mrs. Crowff hopes you can attend tomorrow's private funeral. I know the relationship between you and the boss, Tony..." Evan patted Don't say anything further, but turned around and left the training ground.

Tang En stood alone on the sidelines, staring at Evan's back in a daze, and had not reacted for a while.

As soon as Evan's back disappeared, Donn saw Pierce Bruce stumble outside the barbed wire, gestured at him hard, hoping that he would pass.

Done walked over and Bruce asked breathlessly, "Tho... Tony, I'll call you, the phone... Didn't you get it?"

“I don’t bring my cell phone when I train…”

"I... the news I just received will come over to notify you: Clough... Bryan Clough has passed away!" Bruce said with wide eyes. For him, this was a big event in Nottingham's football history, a very big event. Don't have a reaction as fiercely as he thought.

"Evan... Mr. Chairman informed me just now that I was invited to attend a private funeral tomorrow." Tang En pointed to the direction where Evan disappeared. When he said this, he was not shocked at all, nor could he see sadness.

Bruce looked at Donn, then nodded and said, "Then I'll leave first, and I'll go to Derby County to follow up and report on this matter."

"Goodbye, Mr. Journalist."

"Goodbye, Tony."

When Bruce also disappeared from his vision, Tang En's brain seemed to react - someone died just now.
Chapter completed!