Chapter 61 About Dreams

Taking three people through Wilford Lane, Tang returned to the youth training base that he hadn't been to for some days. A winter-dead bud sprouted from the branches, and green filled the slightly deserted training base. He used to be familiar with everything here because he had worked here for ten years...

After briefly introducing this training base, Tang took them to the office of the youth training supervisor Ian Greenwood.

Greenwood had been waiting there for a long time, and he was really waiting, unlike Tang En who was playing minesweeping on his office computer.

"Ahhh, it's great to see you, kids!" Greenwood looked very happy to see three young people. The smile on his face came from the heart, but it was much more friendly than the way Tang En did the show. "I am Ian Greenwood, the youth training director of Nottingham Forest."

"Hello, Mr. Greenwood!" the three of them replied politely.

"Thank you for your hard work, Don." Greenwood nodded and turned to Don.

Tang nodded: "From now on, they will follow you, you are responsible for their training plan, Ian."

"no problem. "

"Tell them what you need to pay attention to." Tang pointed to the three Chinese children behind him.

The three children stood in front of Greenwood, and the two young men became nervous, but Chen Jian relaxed instead.

"Welcome, kids. You will get the most systematic and formal training here... I don't care whether you can become professional players in a year or in the future, but our training is to work towards that goal. That is to say, here, you are not draft stars, you are just ordinary members of the youth team." Greenwood did not say nonsense, and directly explained various rules to the three people.

"First of all, the club does not provide collective dormitories. You are like other ordinary children, implement a walking training system. In terms of accommodation, the club's fans have selected three families in public. In addition to training, you live in their homes and live with them like an ordinary child."

The three nodded, and they knew this rule. They all made up English before they came. But whether they could really communicate with the landlords... no one would expect them to speak fluent English like a real British child, take their time.

"Also, Chen.  " Greenwood turned his head and looked at Chen Jian.    "Your transfer application has been approved, and you will continue your studies at the University of Nottingham. Have they notified you?"

Chen Jian nodded: "I have notified you, sir."

"Well. I'll take you to the teams of their age groups to meet your teammates... You will get along with each other in the future. I hope you will have a good time here..." At this point, Greenwood looked at Chen Jian again.

"As for you, Chen. Your training plan is a bit different. In addition to the joint training part, you also have a special personal training plan."

Chen Jian and Tang were both surprised.

"This plan was specially formulated for you because you have not received very professional training. After completing the team's daily training, you have to do more basic training."

Tang suddenly thought of something, and he asked in English before translating, "What Tony gave it to you?"

Greenwood nodded. She was also surprised: "What? Don't you know, Don?"

Tang shook his head, guessing that he got the citation...

"It's so strange. I thought he would tell you what he had..." Greenwood muttered.

Chen Jian looked at the two coaches whisperingly. Although he didn't know what the two people were talking about, he guessed that it must be related to him.

“That training plan…”

"Oh, it was George Wood who used it, and it made some modifications slightly." Greenwood said it lightly, but Tang was shocked. He finally understood why Tang En told Chen Jian that training was difficult, and it would be too late to give up now...

If Tang En knew about this, he might have cursed, but Tang was not. So he was just speechless.

He looked at Chen Jian and didn't believe that the dark-skinned Sichuan fellow in front of him could hold on to the kind of training that year. Is this too cruel? Will the organizers of the talent show protest?

"Coach Tang?" Seeing that Tang was in a daze, Chen Jian had no choice but to remind him without waiting for the translation for a long time.

"Ah...sorry. Coach Greenwood said that while completing the team's daily training, you also need to do an additional training, related to basic exercises." Translator Tang said.

Chen Jian did not express his objection, he nodded and smiled, taking it for granted. “Ah, my foundation is not very good. It’s great to be able to arrange such training.” It seems that the Forest team is really responsible. It is worthy of being able to win the European championship, and it is worthy of being a professional football club in England…

Looking at his expression, Tang didn't know what to say.

Greenwood's voice sounded again: "So good luck, kids!"

You really need some good luck… Tang added in his heart.

Then he followed the three children to their locker room and met their teammates, and Tang was all used as an interpreter. After doing this, he returned to South Vilford. The first team training on the training ground had already begun, and he walked straight to Tangen.

"Is there anything wrong, Tang?" Tang En took off his sunglasses and looked at his assistant.

"What's going on with that training plan, Tony?"

"Uh, I'm so sorry I didn't tell you in advance... We were busy studying AC Milan at that time, and I was afraid of distracting you..." Tang En thought he was dissatisfied with ignorance. But Tang interrupted him.

"Not this, I mean you really think that training plan is suitable for Chen Jian?"

"So I made some modifications..." Tang En looked at Tang. He understood, but was still a little surprised because he thought Tang didn't care. "Do you think it's too strict?"

"George Wood is a monster, but Chen Jian is not." Tang's expression was serious. "I think you should rethink that training plan. I don't object to strengthening basic training, but..."

"Do you like Chen Jian very much, Tang?" Tang En stopped looking at the training and focused all his energy on the debate with Tang.

"This has nothing to do with personal feelings. This is work. I think your training plan is too harsh for a child who is almost nineteen years old and does not meet the purpose of training. Regardless of whether he can become a professional player in the future, training is not torture..." Tang himself felt that he had particularly courage at this time. This can be regarded as confronting the head coach in person, right? He rarely blushed with Tang En - tactical arguments, which is obviously irrelevant to tactics - he always felt that Tang En's mentality was abnormal,

He could understand the disdain and contempt of a former Chinese fan who was heartbroken by Chinese football for domestic football and talent shows. But Chen Jian is innocent. He is not a professional player, nor is he a member of the Football Association, or even a relative of a professional player or group manager. He is not the initiator of the national talent show in China. He is just an ordinary football boy with dreams... No one is qualified to vent his resentment towards that system on an ordinary boy.

"Do you have a dream, Don?"

He thought Tang En would be furious and roar at him. But Tang En just asked this question calmly.

Tang, who had never expected, was stunned for a while and did not answer Tang En's question.

"Have you ever had the impulse to do something?" Tang En asked calmly again.

In the eyes of outsiders, Tony Tangen before January 1, 2003 - that is, now Ding Tang - is a person with no interest in life and a scheming and boring person.

His life was as boring as an iceberg.

Never argue with others, never get angry. Never talk nonsense, never do things that are not related to work, not impulsive, not passionate, and may still look a little cowardly. So after the club announced that he would take over Paul Hart as the acting head coach of the Forests, many fans were disappointed with this decision and ruthlessly abused and ridiculed him on the training ground and on the court. In the minds of these typical English people, football is a sport for men. You can be gentleman, but you can't be cowardly.

But in their eyes, Tang was just a cowardly person, a man without any eggs between his legs.

He never thought of changing the view of others about himself because he didn't care. He lives in his own world, which is black and white, and it is also football. He only cares about things related to football.

He doesn't care about others scolding him, doesn't care about others laughing at him, despising him, saying that his mother is a bitch, saying that he is not a man, saying that he is a clown... But he can't ignore the matter about football, he cares more than anyone else.

When he thought of the first official first team game he was going to coach alone, he could not suppress his inner excitement.

He wanted to win.    He made a lot of very, very detailed preparations for this, and was sure that he had considered all aspects properly.    He was sure that he could get the results he wanted in the game.   But...

"I used to want to win a game." He said.

Tang En remembered the red note posted on the refrigerator door, and the words on it and the three exclamation marks could clearly appear in front of him.

"Sorry..." Tang En whispered. "But since you have had that kind of experience, I think maybe I can explain it to you..."

Tang didn't say anything, waiting for Tang En's explanation.

"Have you heard this, Tang?'Men, there will be something in their life that they want to complete no matter what'."

Tang was stunned for a moment. Tang En didn't look at his expression. He was watching the players running on the field.

"I've forgotten all the lines, animation names, and story content in a movie I saw when I was a child. I remembered this sentence.  I was still young at that time, but when I thought about it, I still felt a little excited... I think as long as I was a man, I would definitely resonate with this sentence.   Because there are some things that everyone will have - maybe not one thing - that must be done."

Tang Momo listened, without expressing his agreement or objection.

"Maybe it is to protect your relatives, maybe it is to make money, or it is to fulfill a promise... Maybe it is just to play football. No matter in the eyes of others, it is eye to the eye, it is all about them...at least it is like this at that time. Must be done. No matter how many difficulties faced, no matter how ununderstood it is, no matter whether you have the ability to complete it... In short, do it, and do everything. Can you understand that feeling, Tang?"

Tang En withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look at Tang standing beside him.

"After Chen Jian knew about the extra training, have hesitated? " He continued to ask without waiting for Tang to answer.

Tang shook his head: "He agreed happily."

Tang En smiled.

"In China, there are countless people who like football, and there are countless people. Many people will dream of playing higher-level professional football. Some people just think about it, while others work hard with this goal. The difference between Chen Jian and them is that he has the opportunity to realize this dream, regardless of whether he can succeed or not. This is also an opportunity. Based on your performance of Chen Jian in the talent show, do you think he will give up this opportunity easily?"

Tang shook his head: "No."

"Yes, so I just asked him, it's still time to give up now. He said, 'I can't give up, sir'. Of course he can't give up. Because this is his dream, he has to complete the thing in his life no matter what, no matter what. The training plan is a bit harsh, but considering his age and foundation, if only the general method is used, he can't realize this dream within a year no matter how hard he works. So I asked him to follow George

Wood's original training plan came. If he could persevere, I believe his performance would not be much worse anyway. He proved with his actual actions that he did not give up. I will consider giving him another chance. "Tang En made a gesture, "If he really can't persist, no matter whether it is physical or psychological reasons, he can't persist. I will never force myself. Stop training immediately and tell him that the road to pursue his dreams is enough to get here..."

"What if his body can't hold on, but he insists on persisting in his heart?" Tang asked. He believed that with Chen Jian's personality, such a situation might really happen. Although his body no longer allows it, he insists on persisting. The final result is probably that he has bad practice.

Tang En waved his hand: "Then I have to be a villain again. Drag him out of the training ground and kick him back to China. Tell him, 'What professional football? A bullshit dream. You should go to college honestly, and your life must be down-to-earth'. What do you think, Tang?"

Tang was silent for a while. Yes, that training plan may be a bit harsh for football enthusiast Chen Jian. But before everything happened, who can say he "can't do it"?

Anyway...

"Okay, I'll pay close attention to this training plan anyway. Once I find something wrong, I'll...

Tang En interrupted. "Tang, have you noticed that you are becoming more and more maternal?"

Tang Dihua was forced to stop halfway through his speech, and he started to cough.

Looking at his embarrassment, Tang En didn't care whether he was still training at this time and laughed out loud.

The two attracted the attention of everyone present.

"The boss is so happy... Has anything good happened?"

"Who knows, he has been whispering with Coach Tang since the beginning..."

"Don't you think of any tormenting ideas again?"

“…”

Fat John, a hardcore fan of Nottingham Forest, stood at the doorstep with his equally fat wife, and they waited for the young Chinese player mentioned by the club.
To be continued...