Chapter 32: The Ball Monitor

There is no need to describe nottingham Forest's away game against Arsenal, because it is broadcast on sports news. Nottingham Forest, who lacks soldiers, lost to Arsenal without any suspense in the away game, 1:3, which can be considered a complete defeat.

Donn followed the team to London, but was unable to direct the game on the coach's seat due to the suspension. He sat in the stands with assistant coach Chris Lack, who was also sent off with a red card, and watched his team beside Arsenal. He was not shown at all.

Tang performs the role of acting head coach in the game, but as Tang En once thought. Tang is an excellent assistant coach, but not a qualified head coach.

He was able to do the auxiliary work perfectly, but he couldn't make his own ideas.

Without the backbone, I don’t know what to do. This is the case for the coaches, and even more so for the players.

Without George; Wood, Sun Jihai was pushed to the midfielder. Although this Chinese player worked hard and worked hard, he was still a little helpless when facing Arsenal's attack cluster.

The position of the back midfielder is too important. If the court is compared to the battlefield, the midfielder is a place that must be fought for by the military, and the back midfielder is equivalent to a fortress. Good midfielders can keep the here as solid as a soup, while bad ones...

It’s not that Sun Jihai is not good, but that his level is still a distance from the opponent’s level.

If the midfield falls, don't expect the Forests to have a better penalty area.

There is no problem with losing three balls.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Nottingham Forest scored a goal in a very unfavorable situation. Eastwood scored a goal to save face for the team at the last moment, but finally failed to "shave his head".

After the game, when Wenger went to shake hands with Tang, he glanced at the stands intentionally or unintentionally. Of course, he wanted to find Tang in the crowd, but Tang had already left the game with Chris Lakke at that time.

After the game, the comments did not feel any strange about the result of this game. Arsenal was not weak at first, not to mention that the Forest team is short of soldiers and major generals, there is also less soul character Tony; Tang En. Even if their lineup is complete.

At the Emirates Stadium, you may not have a chance of winning against Arsenal.

The media in Nottingham lamented that they were not lucky. After experiencing a large-scale ban, they encountered such a strong opponent. If they met a weak team, they might even win.

Don En doesn't think so. He is so happy to see Arsenal appear at this time. Anyway, the house has leaked, so he doesn't mind even raining. It's better to squeeze all the bad luck together and use up all the bad luck.

It's naturally good luck to come on the stage.

After returning from London with a defeat, Don En was not at ease and was frustrated by the failure. He wanted to take the team to immediately prepare for the Champions League group stage.

There is no time left. On September 27, Nottingham Forest will welcome another opponent in this group stage at home - the Turkish Premier League team Galatasaray.

Since that earth-shaking "battle", everyone is waiting to see. They want to see where Tony; Don't have a team going.

Of course, Don En knew the ideas of these media. In England, there are many media who are enemies with him, and they cannot control Tony; Don En was unlucky. He wished the Forest team lost consecutive games.

I just lost to Arsenal in the league. If I can continue to work hard and lose to Galatasaray, it would be better.

But... Tang En is a person with a bad personality and likes to fight with everyone.

So, in this group match, Tang En won.

The suspension penalty in the league is only effective for the league. The Forest team can still send out the strongest lineup in the Champions League matches.

The team does not seem to have been hit by a large-scale ban. It can even be said that they were stimulated by the ban, and they will vent their depression in the league in the Champions League group stage.

During the game, Donn did not use the "defensive tactics" that the Forest team relied on last season, but was bold and unexpectedly took strong attacks at home, not taking Galatasaray's offense seriously at all.

As a result, the game was 3:2, and both sides scored five goals. In the end, Nottingham Forest won by scoring one more goal than the opponent.

The commentator thinks so - in this game, the Forest team must have breathed a sigh of relief from the coach and the players, and continue to implement the tactics of defense as the main focus.

Being suppressed by the opponent at home obviously cannot help them vent their anger, so it is reasonable to attack without any effort.

Anyway, Tony and Tang En are unstable, so naturally his team will not be stable either. It is normal to suddenly change the tactics.

Tang En didn't care about these comments, he had his own plans in his heart.

After defeating Galatasaray at home, Nottingham Forest temporarily ranked first in this group with a record of winning both games.

The scene that the spectators wanted to see the most did not happen, Tony and Don't live well.

"I was so embarrassed in the league, but I didn't expect that we would be smooth in the Champions League..." After the game, the coaching teams of both sides were still very friendly and shook hands together. After shaking hands, Tang said to Tang En.

"This is pretty good." Tang En nodded, "Our goal this season is the Champions League. The league... is guaranteed to be in the top four."

Don Eun didn't lie. He was never modest. This season he had never considered the issue of the league championship. Not to mention the heavy siege of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and other powerful people, just talk about the Forest itself.

Since you have decided to get back what you have lost in the Champions League, you naturally have to focus more energy on the Champions League. The league is a long competition system, which is different from the Champions League in the knockout stage.

A big feature of the Cup is that you will gain as much as you pay. That is to say, as long as you work hard, there will be rewards, and there are fewer uncertainties.

The league is long because of the long schedule. As the saying goes, "There are many dreams in the night" and there are many uncertainties. It is very likely that it will work hard and lead by thirty-seven rounds. In the last round, it is turned around by the opponent.

Tang En didn't want such a tragedy to happen to him.

In addition, even if summer has added many powerful players, he does not think that Nottingham Forest has the ability to win the championship even when fighting on both sides.

Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich... These world giants dare not say that they have won the double championship and the treble championship, let alone Nottingham Forest.

Instead of sitting at home and fantasizing that your team can win all the championships, it is better to play the most confident Cup match with the ground.

Fundamentally, Tang En is a very pragmatic coach, a very practical man, and he is only interested in what he is sure of being able to catch.

The league champion, he is not sure yet. But the Champions League champion. He is determined to win!

In the Champions League victory over Galatasaray, he won the first place in the group. Nottingham Forest looks infinitely bright and will soon experience the experience from heaven to hell. On November 1st, in the seventh round of the league, Nottingham Forest will face Middlesbrough at home.

Having just enjoyed a well-rounded game, Tang En is going back to the stands and is now an audience member.

Tang continued to be the acting head coach in this game, but he was actually just acting. Before the game, Tang En and the coaching staff all made all tactical arrangements. Just let the team play step by step.

Facing Middlesbrough, where McLaren is no longer there, the Forests shake hands with their opponents at home. The game was very exciting, with both sides scoring a total of four goals.

The Forests' second lineup was used to deal with opponents like Middlesbrough. In the end, it was entirely because of the lack of core characters - Tony; Donne.

A head coach with a distinct personality and fearless nature is the real soul of this team.

For Don Eun, the good news is that there is still one game he has to pass during the suspension period, and then he can stand in front of the coach's seat and command the team to fight again.

He had enough of being a spectator in the stands. He had been working as an audience for more than ten years in his "past life". Now he doesn't want to repeat that kind of life again.

During the game, the TV broadcast camera has been paying attention to Tang En's performance. Whether the Forest team scores or concedes the ball, the camera will quickly aim at Tang En in the stands to see how he reacts.

John Motson, a football commentator who knows Done well, smiled and said: "...In the English FA's severe ticket, the only real penalty is the fifth one that bans Done from three games.

For Tony and Done, not letting him command the team to fight would be like killing him!”

Fortunately, such a bad life is about to pass.

On October 14, the league started again after a week of rest in the middle of the national team game, Nottingham Forest lost 1:2 away to Manchester City.

The failure of this game can be ignored by Don En. He even wanted to hang out to play on the sidelines to act with Manchester City coach Stuart after the game; Pierce shook hands, but was stopped by the sharp-eyed fourth official at the exit of the corridor.

"Mr. Tang En, this doesn't work, you can't get over."

"I just want to say hello to my old friend. Isn't that okay?" Tang En pointed to Pierce who was shaking hands with Tang and asked the fourth official next to him.

"Let's wait for the second half of the league. Mr. Tang En. If you were not suspended again for anything at that time..." Since publicly criticizing the entire English referee community for being low after the game, Tang En has become the referees' number one public enemy.

In these league games, Forest team has been subjected to some inexplicable punishments several times. It cannot be said that it has nothing to do with this.

Seeing that the fourth official spoke so badly and did not give him any face, Tang En's good mood disappeared.

He looked at Don and Pierce not far ahead, and then at the fourth official standing beside him smiling and smiling. He knew that if he wanted to break through, he would definitely not know how many games he would be suspended when he was waiting.

He snorted, turned and walked away.

Tang and Pierce shook hands, did not chat, but walked straight to the corridor. He was in a bad mood after losing the game. So he didn't want to stay in front of others for more time.

When he passed the mixed zone, he was stopped in Chinese: "Mr. Tang, Mr. Tang!"

I didn't want to pay attention to the media and heard that it was his familiar Chinese, so I couldn't help but stop.

The person who called him was not unfamiliar with him. It was Tang Jing who had seen him on a plane. Speaking of which, their surname was Tang, and maybe five hundred years ago they were still one.

"Can you say a few simple words?" Tang Jing squeezed in front of the crowd, showing a lot of attention among sports reporters, who are mostly male.

Since he knew someone, Tang couldn't argue with her, so he walked over and planned to say a few words. But before his mouth opened, he didn't know what to say.

Tang Jing obviously also realized that she had to take the initiative in this kind of problem. So she asked: "What is the biggest feeling of going from an assistant coach to an acting head coach, Mr. Tang?"

"It's completely two professions." Tang Yan replied concisely.

Tang Jing was fully prepared for this, so she nodded. She wrote down Tang Di's words. As for how to further develop this sentence after going back, it was her own business...

"What a pity, I didn't win three games..." After reacting, I would definitely make the other party unhappy. Tang Jing quickly changed the subject, "What do you think of the FA's large-scale punishment this time?"

"It's been a few weeks. I have no opinion."

"Oh..." Even if he was fully prepared, Tang Jing was still very depressed about this uncooperable attitude. After waiting here for a long time, she got such a result? She was a little dejected. Tang En's discooperation was intentional.

This Tang's discooperation was completely natural - this was what made her most depressed.

Perhaps it is because it is too difficult for a woman to squeeze in such a large group of men to look for interview opportunities.

Tang also felt that it was not good to face the other party with this attitude. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I didn't win a game, and I'm still a little unwilling to accept it."

Suddenly hearing Tang speak actively, Tang Jing suddenly looked up and looked at Tang with anticipation. But she only saw Tang shook her head: "Sorry, I'm leaving."

"Ah, OK. We will have a date later. Mr. Tang." Tang Jing waved goodbye on his own initiative. Although he didn't say much, it was enough to have the last sentence.

Not willing to win a victory...

Tang met Tang En on the way back to the locker room again.

"Why don't you go directly to the press conference?" Tang En asked leaning against the wall.
To be continued...