In the morning of Nottingham in winter, it is relatively late, but there are more pedestrians on the road, and everyone is busy going to work, and those students studying abroad have to go out to school. This is an ancient and young city, full of vitality everywhere, not an old industrial city like Manchester and Liverpool, with dullness.

Done yawned while walking on the sidewalk. Young men ran past him in groups, in sharp contrast to his listlessness.

Looking at the backs full of youthful vitality, Tang En could only complain in his heart about the terrible inertia left by his ex. It was like that rigid plan. He opened his eyes on time at 6:30 this morning, and then he couldn't sleep. He knew that it was Tony's morning jogging time, but he didn't want to run early in the morning. He had never done such a day since he met the sports standards in the college entrance examination.

I stared at the ceiling on the bed until seven o'clock, then got up and made some food, and then I was dazed until seven o'clock. Finally, I couldn't sit still and decided to go to "work".

The direct consequence of lack of sleep is that he is yawning all the time. In addition, it is drizzling in the winter morning and the temperature is very low. He wrapped his whole body in a black coat, shrank his neck and looked like an addict.

Twenty minutes later, when Tang En stood at the gate of the training base, he was a little surprised. He looked at his watch and confirmed that it was three minutes past eight. "Why is it so quiet? Is the New Year's vacation not over yet?" Tang En was a little puzzled. The door of the training base was so deserted that it was so deserted. When he came, he saw a few sparrows stopping in front of the gate, and then he heard his footsteps and flew up suddenly.

Even more surprised than him was the guard Ian McDonald: "Tony, it's not time for training to begin."

"Ah...oh. When does the training start?" Tang En knew he was ignorant again. Now he could only push all the reasons to the accident where the back of his head hit the ground.

"Nine o'clock in the morning." MacDonald looked at Tang En sympathetically and said, of course he had a full reason to do so.

But Tang En doesn't like being seen as a mentally ill person. He glared at the other party: "Very good, then I'm right to come to the training base in advance, right?"

"Uh, of course..." MacDonald opened the door.

Tang Enxin walked in. This was the first time he came to the professional team's training base. He was a little excited. But a voice behind him ruined his good mood: "Tony, your office turns left in front, the third room of the white bungalow has a huge floor-to-ceiling window..."

Tang En turned around and thanked the enthusiastic old guard unhappily: "Thank you, Ian, but I know how to go."

That's right, he knew. Tony Donn's memory was still in his mind. He was so familiar with this place and had no sense of strangeness at all.

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Entering his office and turning on the fluorescent lights, the dim room was suddenly occupied by bright lights. This sharp change from darkness to light made Tang En squint.

The first thing that caught my eye was a huge dark red boss table. There was a computer, a pen holder, a telephone, and a few books on the table. There was nothing else. Behind the table was a large swivel chair, which should be its own position. However, the table and chair looked a little worn and very historical.

Donne shrugged, English football is like this, emphasizing their history.

He walked over, sat on the chair, then turned around, looking at the well-organized office and the empty training ground behind him, he felt: it was great!

Haha! I didn’t expect that I would be the head coach of a professional team! Those who laughed at me in the teahouse bar all day long, if they knew that Don Eun was sitting in the head coach of Nottingham Forest, they really didn’t know what their expression would be... Don Eun touched his chin and smiled.

Tang En suddenly curled his smile, looked at the direction of the door seriously, and said in a very low voice: "Mr. Chairman, I promise to bring you a glittering trophy at the end of the season. Yes, I promise..."

Then he got up, turned to the training ground, pinched his chin, and frowned: "Well, I think that No. 7 doesn't seem to be in shape. Should we throw him into the reserve team?"

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly raised his volume and waved his arms: "Idiot! Cut in, don't just go to the bottom! Didn't you sleep at noon? Cut in and shoot, insert it from the enemy's ribs... and insert it hard! Stirring their defense, tear their carefully organized defense into pieces, and unexpectedly quickly resolve the battle! Idiot!"

After shouting, he put down his arms and felt boring. Although he was called the head coach, he was actually a rookie. He didn't even know his own team. This was his first day of training, and he was panicked and uneasy. He didn't know how his players would view him, the head coach who had just made a fool of himself. Will they laugh at him? Will they look down on themselves? Will they despise themselves in their hearts?

Tang En is like a fresh graduate waiting for an interview with the leader. This is related to whether he can find a job smoothly. This is a lifelong event!

He sat back, leaned against the back of the chair, and looked at the training ground in a daze. He didn't know how long he could stay in this position, maybe a week, maybe two weeks? Or until the end of the season? That was a good ending. A rookie coach with no experience and no knowledge, facing a huge challenge, can he succeed?

A knock on the door woke Tang En up. He turned around, not knowing who would come to him at this time. He had a tidy look, put on the expression he thought was most suitable, and then cleared his throat: "Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and more than a dozen people rushed in. The originally spacious office immediately became crowded.

"You guys are..." Tang En couldn't figure out what was going on.

The young man who pulled Donne next to the field that day and persuaded him to come back to command the game stood up: "Tony, Chairman Dogerty believes it is necessary to introduce you to your colleagues again."

Tang En thought about the situation where the old man patted his shoulder and said to him, "I won't put pressure on you, Tony." The old man thought very carefully, but isn't this scene a bit too formal?

"Uh, I thank Mr. Chairman for his kindness. But in fact I don't need it..." When Tang En said this, he observed the reaction of the crowd. He found that some people showed ridiculous expressions, and although it flashed, they were still captured by him. "You go back to work, the training is about to begin." He pointed to his watch.

The crowd hesitated for a moment and dispersed. But the young man was left behind.

Seeing the last man walk out of the office, Don closed the door and said to the young man: "Des, I know you are for my good. But you will make me embarrassed if you do this."

Des Walker was a little surprised: "Why?"

"I am the coach of the team and the manager. In front of them and the players, I have to retain my authority and dignity. To be honest, I hate people looking at me with the eyes of a psychopath, sympathizing, mocking... and all. If this continues, how can I lead the team? Players will not listen to a head coach who needs others to remind you in person."

Des Walker is not a fool, he understands what Donn means. "Sorry, Tony, I didn't think so much..."

"I said I don't blame you. You are the only one I can believe in now, they..." Tang En looked at the door, "They are all waiting to see my jokes in their hearts. You want to help me."

Des Walker announced his retirement at the end of last season. Now at the age of 37, he has become the assistant coach of the first team. This is all because of the promotion and cultivation of Tony Tangen's mentor Paul Hart - Hart suggested that he become an assistant coach after retirement. Walker is a person who values ​​feelings. Hart, who is very kind to him, resigned. Tangen, the one who Hart admires the most, becomes the head coach. He hopes that Tangen can succeed, which will prove that Hart's vision is correct. And helping Tangen is to help himself. He has just retired and has no reputation and no experience in the coaching industry. Following Tangen is a good way to accumulate experience. Nowadays, it is not easy to find a job that is said to be the past after retirement.

Walker nodded: "No problem, what help do you need?"

Tang En pointed to his head: "I'm not very good here, and sometimes I will have a sudden short circuit. You are by my side, remind me in time, but give me some advice."

Walker said he knew, and then he asked, "Then today's training plan..."

"You arrange it."

Walker was a little surprised when he heard this answer, but he quickly realized. "Then follow the usual plan."

"Um, that's it." Tang En laughed. "We will cooperate very well."

Walker shrugged: "I always feel like I'm cheating on others."

"Ah, don't take that feeling to heart. Deception is sometimes a good thing, such as when you deceive others for a good purpose. That's not called 'deception', it's called 'kind lie'. During training, I'll watch from the sidelines. Unless it's particularly necessary, I won't say anything, you can do everything. You go and prepare, it's almost nine o'clock, they're coming."

Walker saw that Donn said the time of the training start very accurately, and believed that he had really recovered a little. So he nodded and went out with peace of mind.

Seeing Walker gently bringing the office door, Tang En breathed a sigh of relief. It was really bad to deceive, and it was good to be exposed by others. He was worried that one day he would be confused and confessed to him, which would be embarrassing.

The Tony Tangen in everyone's impression is the old-fashioned medieval man. He doesn't want to change himself to cater to other people's impressions. He is a rude bun with a slightly irritable temper, a stubborn personality, and no education. He hopes to tell them through his own efforts that this is the real Tony Tangen. As for the Tony Tangen in the past... Well, let him disappear with the sidelines. I don't have that leisure to care about where he went, and I won't feel guilty about it. You know, I have also lost a lot of things! This damn god!

He glanced outside and found that the rain had stopped. There were already turf maintenance personnel on the training ground that was empty just now checking the turf condition today.

The training for a new day has begun.

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The players trained according to the usual schedule on the training ground, but their minds were on the head coach Tony Donn on the sidelines. There were always people who kept glanced at him during training.

Not only are the players so abnormal, but even the coaches who are busy on the court and on the sidelines cannot suppress their curiosity.

Their head coach Tang En's current look will be strange if anyone looks at it, and I will take a few more glances.

Tang En wore a pair of sunglasses, black clothes, black pants, black shoes, and black shoes. He was from head to toe. He stood on the sidelines, smiling seriously, and looked particularly gloomy. With the hazy sky, everyone could feel a gust of wind when passing by him.

Even Walker didn't expect that Tang En would appear on the side of the training ground in this style. In the past, Tang En was a coach who was wearing a capable sportswear, with a whistle around his neck, and wearing sneakers to run around the players. Now, he is more like the club chairman. I hope he can come down to demonstrate his movements and so on, don't think about it.

In fact, this is exactly the effect that Tang En hopes to achieve. What he is worried about is that someone in the coaching staff will ask him to show his movements and other things to do. He doesn't know how to play football for so many years. He just dressed up like this and told some people with ulterior motives that I won't end today. In addition, wearing sunglasses can make others unable to see his eyes, so naturally he doesn't know what he is thinking.

Walker took good care of him. He was much louder than usual during training, and he tried to call out the player's name. Compared to him, another assistant coach, Ian`Bowyer, was not so active. He was one of the people who showed a ridiculous expression in Donn's office just now. According to Walker, Bowyer is a veteran of the team. He played for many years, then retired and then became a coach. He has a very old qualification.

After Walker said this, Donne understood that it must be Paul Hart was dismissed this time. The old man Boye thought the club would let him be the head coach, but he didn't expect that Paul Hart recommended his confidant, which made the old man jealous.

Tang En understood this by human nature. But it does not mean that he had to give in. Tang En never gave in front of anyone.

Bowy is unhappy, he is not happy yet.

If someone wanted to abdicate two days ago, he would be very happy to be relieved. But now the situation is different. Since he has come here and becomes the acting head coach of a team, he always has to do something and leave something. This is both a challenge and an opportunity. Anyway, he has watched football a lot in his mind before. If he was the head coach, he made some arrangements and played a lot of football manager games.

Now he is standing on the sidelines, looking like a wooden stake on the surface, but in fact he is trying hard to match the name Walker shouted with the players on the field.

The black man with a braided hair and a hairstyle that looks very similar to Rijkaard was the striker David Johnson who injured himself on the sidelines that day. Looking at his performance on the training ground... he was quite fast and had good explosive power. At present, he can only get such an intuitive impression. The specific one needs to be observed in depth, and through the game...

The little player who just kicked a beautiful cross was Andy Reid, an outstanding young player trained by Don En himself. He had just advanced to the first team with him before the New Year. Don En glanced at this kid a few more times. Based on his memory, he remembered that this person later appeared in Tottenham. Unexpectedly, he actually passed the transfer from the Forests. His ability can be seen from this transfer. Will players without strength be attracted by veteran Premier League teams?

Since Reed was mentioned, the other person must not be ignored. Tang En turned his gaze to the backcourt. Among the group of people who were doing heading, a tall man attracted Tang En's attention. He had a very energetic short blonde hair, a childish face, and handsome eyebrows, but he was very handsome. Even the defensive training of the coaching staff was arranged with him as the core. This is Michael Dawson, a central defender known as Nottingham's future hope, and he followed their mentor to the first team from the youth team with Andy Reed. The game the day before yesterday was his first match in the League One, but unfortunately the team was defeated and his performance was not very good. But this did not affect his emotions, and his face was still filled with an optimistic smile.

Dawson was promoted to the first team of Nottingham with Reed. Two years later, he left Nottingham with Reed and switched to Tottenham Hotspur. Donn watched several games at Tottenham Hotspur. The young man performed well and cooperated with Ridley King on the defense line. He dared to command the entire defense line at a young age. He has always been the main defender of the England youth team, and later he had the possibility of joining the national team, but that was all in 2007. Dawson is now just a young man, full of hope and longing for the future.

When he thought that this person was cultivated by himself, Tang En felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart - no matter which "Tang En" he was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the

He carefully observed the team's training and not only remembered the names and appearances of these players, as well as their respective technical characteristics, but also the methods and styles of the team's training. He cannot ask others too much, otherwise he will reveal the fact that he is actually a rookie. What's worse is that he may be sent to the hospital as an amnesia patient...

According to his observations, Nottingham Forest's strength cannot be said to be weak. Many players have very outstanding characteristics. Such a team has the strength to make it to the Super League in the second-tier England league. However, halfway through the league, Nottingham Forest ranked tenth and ranked in the middle. For teams that had hoped to compete for the A-League championship before the season, this result is naturally awful. What's worse is the club's economic situation. After selling Jenas to Newcastle, most of the transfer fees were used to pay off their debts, leaving it to the head coach Paul Hart at the time. There were very few transfer fees for him, and Hart himself no longer had the confidence to lead the team to achieve the chairman's goal. The team won 10 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses in the first half of the season.

Although I haven't seen Paul Hart lead the team to play, Don't believe that this person's ability and coaches who can bring out so many excellent players should not be suspected. Even if some people are sold away, such as stars like Jenas, the team's strength has not dropped to such a level. The team's players' strength is not a problem, so what is wrong with this result now?

Tang En noticed that the players were still watching him. Although Walker was the coach who led them to train, everyone seemed to be focusing on himself, an outsider. He saw things that were familiar to those days and could not be more familiar to him in the past two days. He didn't like this feeling of being seen as a monster.

So his voice suddenly rang out on the training ground.

"Hey! Are you visiting the zoo? Where are you looking at? Focus on training! See what I do!"

He has really become an animal in the zoo, and everyone has turned their attention to the angry head coach. The coach who originally thought it was a wooden stake suddenly yelled, and everyone will be surprised. But what surprised them even more was that the introverted personality, never yelled loudly, and always spoke in an orderly manner, would actually say such strong feelings.

Perhaps, their coach Tony Donn is very different from before.

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Because tomorrow is the game day, the training intensity on that day is not high. Training for this intensity of training is only conducted in the middle of the week, and it is not a weekly double game. After the morning training, Walker asked the players to go home. The staff and the players left one after another after the training, and Des Walker followed Donne back to his office.

"After watching the morning training, what do you think?" Before Tang En could signal, Walker sat in a chair when he entered the door and asked casually. He found that Tang En seemed to get along better than Tang En before, because he was no longer taciturn, could laugh and yell, which was a good feeling.

Of course, Tang En couldn't tell the many doubts in his heart truthfully. Because his identity was not the first time he watched the team training, an outsider who knew nothing about the Forest team before, but a coach who really came out of the team. He should know everything here well. Even if his brain was hit, he shouldn't forget to be so clean. "Apart from not focusing, it's not bad."

Walker then noticed that Tang En did not have the laptop he usually carried with him. "Didn't you remember anything? Where is your laptop?" He asked pointed at Tang En's hands.

Tang En pointed to his head and replied: "I remember it here." He didn't lie about this. Tang En had a good memory since he was a child, so although he never liked the teacher, his grades were very good.

Walker shook his head and smiled, "It seems that the change is so big. I have to doubt whether the person standing in front of me is Tony Donn."

Tang En felt that this was an opportunity for others to gradually accept him, but he could not show it very bluntly, but needed to be more tactful. He pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah? I can't explain some things clearly, but it just happened. Isn't this good? Then I'll change it back..."

"No, no." Walker quickly interrupted him, "It's great, it's best. Now you get along much better than before."

Don Eun laughed in his heart, that's what he wanted. He needed someone to introduce him to others, and no one was more suitable than Des Walker, who had been with the team for more than ten years.
To be continued...