Chapter 64 Almost

At the post-match press conference, as the winner, Donn received extraordinary attention, while the loser Rijkald sat next to him, watching him talk nonsense and answering reporters' questions.

He used to be familiar with this scene, but he was the one who kept answering reporters' questions at that time, and the person who sat next to him with a cold face and silent face was Tony Don.

That was after the final of last season's Champions League.

At that time, Don En had just thrown the runner-up silver medal. Everyone thought that with his personality, he would definitely not attend the final press conference, and the fact was almost the case.

After the press conference began, only Rijkaard was there to answer reporters’ questions, and Tony Donn’s seat was empty.

Halfway through the press conference, Tang En suddenly entered the venue, sat in his seat, and looked at Rijkald with a sinister face and answered the reporters' questions.

It made Rijkald feel that Donn was very ungraceful because at the end of the press conference.

Generally speaking, as a loser, shouldn’t you congratulate the winner? Even if it is against your will, this behavior can reflect your demeanor and win everyone’s favor.

Tang Enke had no such plan at all. He said very directly that the championship should be given to the team with the best performance, and the team with the best performance is Nottingham Forest.

Not only that, he added at the end: "I'm sorry that Barcelona can only defeat the Nottingham Forest of ten people."

This sentence angered Rijkaard and made him feel resentful until today. It was why he was dissatisfied with Tony Donne. Rijkaard did not like to controversy with others, but a very low-key person.

If Tang En hadn't been insulting his team again and again, why would he have done this?

Unexpectedly, in less than a year, he and Tang En exchanged positions. The winner became Tang En, and he became the unwilling loser.

This situation... he suddenly understood Tang En's original mood - he wanted to get out of here and leave...

Unfortunately, he is not Tang En, and he can't do that kind of "ungraceful" thing.

Since I can't do it, I can only continue to accept this "disguised insult" here.

Of course, Tang En knew what he felt like as a loser at this moment. While enjoying the media’s pursuit, he also laughed in his heart: “This is called Thirty Years Hedong and Thirty Years Hexi. Mr. Rijkald.”

In fact, for Barcelona, ​​losing this game from the moment may be a disaster. But in the long run, it may be a good thing?

Real Madrid has been unable to achieve any results for several years, and learned from the pain. This season, he invited gold medal coach Capello, and the revival of Real Madrid is just around the corner.

Barcelona is also experiencing the pain of Real Madrid. The "Dream Two Dynasty" mentioned by the media is itself a deformed product. Can it be called a "dynasty" after winning a Champions League and two league championships?

Tang En doesn't think so. If a team really wants to build a dominant dynasty era, such a few achievements are not enough.

If the defeat in this game today can calm down the senior executives in Barcelona and rethink how to go ahead, then this failure will become a valuable asset in the future.

On the contrary... If the Barcelona man can't see this and just focus on the victory or defeat of this game, then there will be a lot of hardship in the future.

It depends on whether Rijkaard and Laporta can realize this - they are walking on the old path of Real Madrid's "Galaxy Battleship". What is the ending? Although Don Eun traveled through time before that, he could even think of it with his knees, without any suspense.

Sometimes he also finds it strange. The lessons of Real Madrid are right in front of him. Are the senior executives in Barcelona all fools? I can’t see this, and I’m still trying hard to lean on that road.

Or... the temptation of commercial interests is so great? Let them pursue it regardless of everything.

When he hit Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium, Florentino was disheartened and resigned voluntarily, and Real Madrid's "Galaxy Age" also came to an end.

I wonder if this time, can we end Barcelona’s illusory “Dream Two Dynasty”?

He is looking forward to it.

Finally, a reporter threw the problem at Rijkaard, and Rijkaard had nothing to say about being eliminated from the Champions League. It was a fact that he lost to Nottingham Forest.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that he was killed by the opponent at home and away... He now also wanted to be like Tang En, who was stubborn and refused to admit defeat.

But if he really does this, wouldn’t he be too disgraceful?

The microphone was placed next to him, everyone looked at him, and even Tony Don next to him glanced at him, he had to say something.

Rijkald coughed and slowly approached the microphone.

He planned to be more graceful, but when he was about to speak, he heard the laughter coming from Tang En from the side. An angry suddenly rose in his heart.

I lost to you. But it doesn’t mean I have to accept your insults!

"We lost, there is nothing to say. No one wants to be eliminated. In addition, I am looking forward to the Champions League next season. I really hope Barcelona will draw with Nottingham Forest again."

After saying this, he stood up and said goodbye, and left the press conference early for the first time in his life as a coach.

Donn looked at Rijkald's stubborn back, shrugged and whistled.

While Rijcard had not yet walked out, he said to the media who were still a little surprised: "Look, if the eleven people were eleven people, Barcelona would not win the Nottingham Forest. I am not talking big."

Rijkald, who was about to go out, suddenly paused for a moment, and then walked out quickly.

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I don't want to act one-man show." Tang En also stood up and said, "Go away." He waved his hand and followed Rijkaard out.

In the following days, various reports about the game in the media were buzzing.

Tang En's words were placed in a prominent position as quotes, and his grudges with Rijkald seemed even more irreconcilable with the media's fuel.

I wonder if one day they will all walk down from the coaching seat and say goodbye to the football world, will they still be able to sit together and have a drink?

He didn't hate Rijkald at all, but now they are all their own. His butt determines his head and sits in what position. He naturally considers what matters.

When he was still a fan, he didn't even dare to imagine that he would become an enemy who would compete with one of the three Dutch musketeers when he met.

Moulinho, Benitez, Ferguson, Wenger, Capello... Those who he liked or respected at the time have become opponents and enemies. This world is so wonderful.

Therefore, Rijkald was not the first enemy in his coaching career, nor would he be the last one.

With his annoying personality, he would be devilish without enemies.

The only thing that made the Barcelona people happy was that on the night after the game, their mortal enemy Real Madrid was also eliminated. This news made the Barcelona people, who were also eliminated, feel a little more balanced.

But they didn't know. This was the beginning of the nightmare in Barcelona...

Okay, let's put Barcelona aside, or turn the page of Barcelona over, they have become the past.

The Forests' major victory does not mean that they can now feel relieved to start celebrating.

On the way forward, Tony Donn and his Nottingham Forest have more opponents.

Just finished the Champions League match with Barcelona, ​​Tony Donn is going to lead the team to London, and their opponent is nothing else. It is another enemy of Donn - Moulinho, who leads Chelsea.

Moulinho is a little depressed this season. He wants to lead the team to defend the league championship for three consecutive years, but he is strongly suppressed by the resurrected Manchester United and has been pushed to second place in the league standings.

Not only that, Nottingham Forest is eyeing him. Of course Moulinho would not think that Don Eun would kindly make him relieved. If he was not careful, he might be caught up by the other party and he would not have eaten anything left.

Professional football is so cruel. No matter how famous a head coach is, if you lead the team's results are not satisfactory, you will soon be forgotten.

As the end of the season approaches, whether it is a relegation or a championship, it is necessary to start to make efforts. Tang En knows that this trip is of great fortune, so he made the most preparations in Nottingham.

Every time I go to Stanford, he and his team have to face overwhelming booing. He has just let Rijkaard and his team taste this taste, and it is his turn to taste it right.

The tactics that Tang En formulated for the team are very simple - defending to the death. Defending on the away game and then defending. It's OK to hold a point. He doesn't ask for three points, because for him, a "guest", one point is actually a victory.

With eight rounds left in the league, the gap between Chelsea and Manchester United is six points. Only by winning Nottingham Forest can we maintain pressure on Manchester United and have the hope of turning the tables in the last moment.

What would happen if Moulinho couldn't score three points?

fly into a rage?

Leave with his face and his sleeves?

Don is now looking forward to the game with Chelsea. He is especially looking forward to meeting his "old friend" Moulinho.

Stamford Bridge is full. This is the case every time Chelsea and Nottingham Forest matches. Due to the "private grudge" between the two head coaches, the clash between the two teams will attract the attention of many media and fans.

They hope to see two head coaches on the court, on the sidelines, in the game, and tit-for-tat.

After Ferguson and Wenger, the media were deeply happy that the Premier League came out again - they were worried before that if Ferguson retired, there would be some gossip and discussions that would be easy to report and hype, so there is no need to worry about now.

Before the game, a reporter maliciously mentioned Moulinho that embarrassing record - since he coached Chelsea, he has maintained a "unwinning" record against Tony Donn.

This made Moulinho very angry, and he turned his face dark and tried to refuse to answer the question.

Of course, the media are happy to see it, but if he really doesn't answer this question, the media will not be able to get any valuable information, so they try every means to hope that he will answer this question.

In the end, he was forced to do something. Moulinho said with a gloomy face: "I never care about those records... Arsenal set a record of 49 unbeaten games in a row. Did they finally win the championship trophy of that season? I don't deny that my team has not beaten his team, but you can't deny that the league champion in the past two seasons was me, Chelsea.

Not Nottingham Forest. Of course, you can change this question and ask Tony Donne - you ask him why his team can remain unbeaten against Chelsea but can't win even a championship?"

This is really vicious, and he cleverly changed the focus of the reporter's attention.

Which is important, maintaining an unbeaten record or winning the championship? Even a fool can tell it.

Pierce Bruce, a fan of Nottingham Forest and a reporter from Nottingham, felt the need to squash the man's spirit, so he stood up: "But, Mr. Moulinho. You can't deny it.

As the head coach of a newly promoted team and a team that was not favored before, Tony Donn has done well enough in the past two seasons…”

Moulinho interrupted him and nodded, "Yes, he almost won the league championship and almost won the Champions League... Unfortunately, in my football creed, "almost" is equivalent to failure."

These words made Pierce Bruce speechless. Champion is the only criterion for measuring success in professional football, and Moulinho insists on the "champion".

For Forests, who really haven't won the championship, they must admit that they are one level lower than Chelsea.

Bruce is not a person who is good at talking and debate with others. He was defeated in a bit disappointed.

Before the matter could be played, Moulinho left the interview area after saying this, and a few minutes later, the media waited for Don En, who had just gotten off the car.

Someone conveyed Moulinho's words to Don En, hoping to see Don En's reaction.

After listening to the reporter's retelling very carefully, Don En nodded and laughed: "Mullinio's words are very interesting, he almost won the league championship. He almost won the Champions League, which is a good wording for losers to hide their failures.

I'm very happy to play against Chelsea at this time because we have the honor to have Mr. Moulinho tasted the 'almost' league title at the end of this season."
To be continued...