Chapter 195: Role Model (Part 2)

"It's indeed... a bit like..." David; Chris Lack said when he saw Donn shake his head again. "This reminds me of the game we played against Arsenal..."

"But they recycled more thoroughly and resolutely than we did at that time.

"When someone spoke, Tang En opened his mouth and talked endlessly, "And their offense was much more crude than we did at that time. He kicked forward with big feet and leaned on two extremely fast wingers... Where is the hell of football?" He stood up from his seat suddenly and pointed at the court and said to Chris Lack.

"Look at their defense, look at their movements, what is Wigan Town famous? It's not football, it's rugby! This straight-forward style of playing, frequent body-striking defense, and counterattacking the 'running back' speed is clearly rugby! Putting the blue bars on their jerseys across is the rugby uniform! But! This is not the reason why I shake my head..."

Done turned around in front of the coach's seat, and was excited when he waved his arm to Chris Lack.

"What makes me angry is our own performance. Even if the Wigan team's performance is beyond our expectations, the game should not be played like this.

There is no way! We have no way to face the opponent's defense! We are not the Nottingham Forest who could only survive a year ago by relying on defensive counterattacks! Now we need to face the enemy with defensive counterattacks to deal with us. Haven't we ever thought about this? What have the coaching staff been doing all summer? We practiced offensive routines in positional battles many times in training, and in this game..." He turned around and pointed at the stadium, "Those kids have forgotten all!"

Chris Lack didn't know how to deal with Don't have anger, so he could only sigh without saying a word.

After venting, Tang En sat down and crossed his legs: "When the intermission, I saw me take care of them!"

"The referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half, and the Wigan fans were very happy, and so were the players. At the home court of Nottingham Forest, they have not conceded the ball yet, and they have successfully curbed the Forest's two wings.

0:0! If this score remains until the end, then Wigan Athletics will become the winner..."

Tang En was the last to enter the locker room. He had a gloomy face and slammed the door. Some players were so scared that they almost jumped up from the bench.

After this loud noise, the locker room was silent.

"You all know I'm very angry, right?" Tang En smiled with a crooked mouth, but in the eyes of the players, no one would find this smile amiable. After working under him for a season, everyone knows what the head coach has to do.

The brighter he smiled, the more violent the storm he would follow.

"Does anyone need me to record the Wigan Athletics head coach before the game again? Let everyone listen carefully, it feels good to be admired and used as role models?" Tang En pointed to the locker room gate, "Now you know, how fucking idiots are we! We underestimate the enemy, right? Don't refuse to admit it... Look at your performance on the court.

Do you only know how to score goals with long shots? Or do you think you can win this game by relying on the simplest method? There is no need to work hard to run, no need to seek cooperation with teammates, no need to use your brain to create space, just stand in place and do shooting practice one kick after another.

You can win this damn game?! Who else hasn't woken up? Raise your hand!"

Of course no one will raise his hand.

"It seems that you are still pretty clear-headed." After the storm, Tang En's tone was slowing down a little, "Remember in the second half. Two key points to winning: one, set-piece! Seizing all set-piece opportunities is the best way to break the deadlock. Two..."

Anelka has been sitting in the corner of the locker room. This is the first time he has seen the Forest coach get angry, cursing without any concealment, and swearing words keep bursting out of his mouth.

Arthur; Wenger won’t scold his players in the locker room like this, and it’s another way to scold him. Real Madrid head coach Boske won’t, he is a good man. Hollier? What kind of capable soft guy...ah.

And Kevin; Keegan, they are all the guys.

He has never played for Manchester United. This is the first time he has seen a head coach perform so wildly in the locker room.

He suddenly felt that the head coach who performed this way should not be the one behind the scenes, right? He must say whatever he wanted. A straightforward personality might be easier to get along with?

Just as he was stunned, he vaguely heard Tang En call his name. Although he was not sure, he still looked up.

"Your task is to break through the middle and find opportunities to score." Don said, looking at Anelka.

Anelka is still a substitute in this game. He wondered why Don En suddenly assigned his task. But he did not raise this question. He thought maybe he had missed something just now.

But what if he doesn't matter, I'll play if I want me to play, I'll score if I want me to score, and I'll score a few more. Let's see if you can put me on the bench?

"Their two centre-backs Dezeu and Henjoz are older and turn slowly. Since they have stuck our wing, we will open the gap from the middle."

"I tell you, Wigan Athletics is just a small hurdle as high as a chair. If we can't even get through this hurdle, then don't think about any Champions Cup or league championships...Those are mountains! Let's just look up at the foot of the mountain, go home and take a shower and change clothes, go home and sleep! Would you like this?"

"No……"

"No one wants it, boss."

"I don't want to take a shower!"

"I don't want to sleep, either!"

The players finally heard the voices in the locker room.

"Then let me be serious! This is the first game of the new season, and I can't make a mess! Isn't Wigan Athletic going to be the second in Nottingham Forest? Don't they want to be the dark horse? Very good, let's teach them personally and tell them that the top league in England is not as simple as they imagined!"

Fifteen minutes later in the second half, the Forest players worked very hard, but the situation on the field did not change much. Although Wigan's conservative tactics are ugly on the away game, it is very practical.

Tony; Donne called Anelka back in the warm-up again, and then replaced him with Viduka in bad shape.

Five minutes after Anelka played, he changed the situation with three forced breakthroughs.

As Done said, Wigan Athletics' defensive weakness is not the wing, but the middle.

Anelka broke through the middle and teared up the gap for the Forest team, caught Wigan Athletics off guard, and the defense line suddenly became in chaos.

At this time, Arteta seized the opportunity to pass the ball accurately.

The ball was pushed to the front of Ben Turner. The Danish boy leaned behind Henjoz, who was returning to defense, and shot vigorously. The football crossed the Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Polite and flew into the goal.

The deadlock on the court was finally broken.

Blue-collar Wigan Athletics held on to the city gate for 65 minutes and finally lost.

The Forest team, who scored a goal, had a great morale and continued to work hard. This time, the goal was replaced by Anelka. He skillfully got rid of Dezeu, who was defending him, and then received a ball from Arteta at the right time and scored a low shot.

2:0, the Forests set the tone of the game.

Although Jewell knew that he had lost in this game, he still kept roaring on the sidelines. Tell the players not to give up, even if they were sure to lose, they would still score a face goal.

This made Tang En look at him with admiration and gain some favor.

Perhaps Jewell's words were not entirely intended to confuse himself. His Wigan really has many similarities with his Nottingham Forest a year ago.

The grassroots team held their energy in the English Championship and rushed to the Premier League.

After being excited, after being excited, calm down and think about how to survive when the club's financial resources and players' strength are not as good as other teams? Only with this unyielding integrity: we can lose, but we can't lose this tone.

No matter how strong the opponent is, you have to go to the front.

He likes this Wigan Athletics and the head coach who instills this idea in the team.

The game did not end as Jewell hoped, and Wigan Athletics could not score a goal in the forest in the end. Their offensive strength was still far from that. However, the players still persisted until the last second.

As soon as the final whistle sounded, Tang En took the initiative to walk to the visiting team coach's seat and shook hands with Jewell. He rarely shook hands on his hands, and more often he waited for others to come up and shake hands with him.

Or simply turn around and walk away - that is after losing a game that shouldn't have lost. Extreme performance in a bad mood.

Chris Lack knew this, so he caused so much trouble for the Forests. It was not surprising that Wigan Athletics, which made Don't get Don't get Don't end up favoring him.

This is just like this. He respects those who he thinks are worthy of respect and does not leave any affection for those who he thinks are not worthy of respect.

The media said he was arrogant, he was erratic, he was ignorant and fearless... they were all good. Chris Lack knew that Don was just a person with a clear distinction between love and hate. Of course, his standards for love and hate are not the same...

At the post-match press conference, Jewell once again praised Donne and his team, but also felt proud of his players. "...they tried their best, and we lost in overall strength.

But I am full of hope for the team. As long as I don’t give up, we will definitely stay in the Premier League by the end of this season!”

Don En admitted that Wigan Athletics caused great trouble for his team in the first half and was optimistic about the team's future this season.

"Coach Jewell believes that his team can stay in the Premier League after the season is over. I have different opinions from him..." Speaking of this, he deliberately paused for a moment, then looked at everyone's reaction with anticipation, and the result made him very satisfied. Everyone was surprised, thinking that he had some amazing remarks about to emerge, and Jewell was also a little surprised.

Then, Don En smiled and added this sentence: "I believe that his team can achieve better results than he expected after the end of this season! Relegation? Mr. Jewell, you underestimate yourself too much."

Everyone laughed. Such a relaxed and pleasant post-match press conference was rarely seen when Tang En was present.

"I still said that it's nothing to lose this game, I'll win back in future games. Of course, I don't want Coach Jewell to win back from the Forests."

Amid the laughter, Done stood up and shook hands with Jewell again.

"Thank you, Mr. Done." Jewell thanked.

"Don't thank me, thank your players, Mr. Jewell. They are good." Tang En said with a smile.

Now he thinks it is good to be regarded as a role model, which gives him greater motivation.
Chapter completed!