Chapter 23 The King of the Sky

Perhaps because of knowing that the Forests now only have three forwards who can be considered official strikers, Allen allowed Don to use all the remaining transfer funds to buy a center in the market.

But Tang En's problem now is that he can't buy people with money...

This situation is really frustrating. It’s like a poor man who can only drool when he sees others who are so delicious and drink, and he has no money in his pocket. Suddenly, a large sum of money dropped from the sky, which he picked up. He ran to have a big meal happily, but saw that the restaurant was closed and closed.

Since it was already August 31, it was less than a day before the transfer window was closed. At this time, most transfer transactions had been completed, and those that were not completed had entered the signing stage. Even if Tang En fell in love with a certain target, he would have been the one in someone else's pocket. Half a day was not enough to go to other teams to find new targets.

In Tang En's dark heart, he had already determined that it was Manchester City's intentional. He delayed for a few days and made the decision at the last moment just to avoid finding a backup for the Forests. Unfortunately, he was always fighting with Manchester City for those days and forgot this.

Now, I'm in a cocoon.

On the one hand, he was unwilling to search for suitable candidates in the transfer market, and on the other hand, Tang En was also prepared to be self-sufficient.

He decided to go to the youth team and the reserve team to see if there were any suitable strikers available.

Of course, this will take a wait until the Super Cup is finished.

When Tony Donn led Nottingham Forest to the tourist resort Monaco to prepare for the European Super Cup, the club's people also drove their best and made their last efforts around the world.

If a Brazilian scorer who Manchester City did not buy was an option, but the complex relationship behind him and the urgent time made the Forest Club unable to make sure whether he could win it.

Germany's top scorer in the league last season, Mario Gomez was a powerful center, but his performance in the European Cup was too clumsy, and Nottingham Forest's scouts were not optimistic about the kid's future.

Looking for Nottingham Forest, which was red-eyed, even found the Spanish Valencia Club. They took out all their belongings to buy the other party's leading shooter Villa. Regardless of whether this person's style is suitable for Nottingham Forest's tactics, and Don't ask.

Inter Milan's talented player "Super Mario" Mario Balotelli may be very suitable. But when Mourinho heard that it was Nottingham Forest who wanted people, he refused without thinking.

Egypt's newly emerging center Zaki is very consistent with Don't want to meet all the requirements of Don't, but... he has been bought by Portsmouth in advance. For a player who has just transferred for less than a month, Don't want to transfer him again no matter what.

At the last moment, the scouts found a person who absolutely meets Don't have the requirements...

Nikola_zigic, Serbian, is 2.02 meters tall. He is the second highest center in European football.

There has been a strange phenomenon in European football over the years. That is, the taller the center forward, the weaker the heading ability. A typical representative of Ibrahimovic, whose foot skills are 100,000 light-years better than heading skills.

But Zakic is different. He is very consistent with Don En's requirement to head a center forward well. As a high center forward, his heading ability is as outstanding as his height. His height of 2.02 meters and a weight of 100 kilograms make him a real "air overlord" in the penalty area. When playing against Real Madrid, his height and weight made world football player Cannavaro helpless. Even if he wanted to make a foul, he couldn't defeat this big man.

Not only that, a good header does not mean that he is clumsy. Jikic's shooting skills are also not weak. He can be said to be a truly all-round center.

Unlike Bentner, he can also become a "setter" who can create opportunities for his teammates and be unscrupulous in being a ball. The tactical discipline of the Black Serbian is much better than that of Bentner.

The most important point is that it is not pleasant to live in Valencia now.

Valencia spent 17 million euros last season to bring him from Athletic Santander to the Bats. But he didn't get a chance to play. After missing several rounds of league games due to injury at the beginning of the season, he was always on the bench... no, he was a regular in the stands.

The absolute main striker in Valencia is "Cauliwa" Villa and Morientes. Behind them are Angulo and Arizmendi. Whether it is Flores or Koeman, they dare not take risks with this high center. Valencia spent 17 million euros to buy a fifth striker. No wonder they were in a financial crisis last season... No matter how rich they were, they were not a prodigal son.

This summer, Atletico Madrid wanted to take Jikic away, and Jikic himself rejected the proposal. He wanted to prove himself again in Valencia.

But now with the curtain of the new La Liga season coming to an end, Zykic discovered a cruel reality - in the tactics of the new head coach Emery, there is no position as a high center forward at all. Villa stayed at the team at the last moment and almost announced that he had no chance to compete for the starting center forward.

At this moment, Nottingham Forest, who lacks high center forward, came to the door.

Originally, the people from the Forest team came to buy Villa, but Valencia refused very disdainfully. They said that Villa is not a seller, and Real Madrid would not let go of them, let alone Not to mention Nottingham Forest far away in the UK. In desperation, Nottingham Forest glanced at Valencia's striker's seat, and then was surprised to find that there was a depressed and silly man here.

Valencia is unwilling to betray Villa, but they are indeed short of money. Others are very welcome if they can sell them for money.

Jikic also realized that he had no future in Valencia. Nottingham Forest is a team that just won the double championship, with many high-level players in the team. They also want to continue to compete for the championship. This is very in line with Jikic's wish - he is eager to win honors.

The two sides hit it off and signed an agreement with Valencia on the morning of September 1st. In the afternoon, Rikic flew to Nottingham for a physical examination.  In the evening, when Donn made the final preparations and deployments for tomorrow's game in Monaco, Nottingham Forest and Valencia Club both announced that the Seychelles center Nikla. Rikic would transfer to Nottingham Forest.   The transfer fee was 10 million euros.

If it weren't for the tight time, Allen would have to lower the price. Anyway, Valencia is short of money now, and it's a good time to kill them.

In the new season, Zykic will wear the No. 9 jersey left by Bentner to siege the city and village for the new boss.

After buying Rikic, Tang En was very satisfied with the transfer, and the last stone in his heart also landed. This summer, he spent too much time and energy on other unrelated things. Being able to get a "air bully" at the last moment can make up for those regrets.

Now he can seriously deal with his European Super Cup opponent - Scotland's Glasgow Rangers.

The Wanderers narrowly defeated veteran Bayern Munich in the final of the League Cup last season. They held up the League Cup.

They certainly hope to continue this good luck in the Super Bowl.

Tang En, who lost his strong center, had to set up a defensive formation and threatened the opponent's goal by occasionally sneak attacks. Most of the time, the players of the Forest Team were running around in the defense.

Judging from the game scene, Nottingham Forest does not have the temperament of a "European champion" at all. Instead, the morale of the Wanderers is more like the winner of the European Champions League.

But what is the result?

Nottingham Forest successfully defended the penalty kick. At this time, the Wanderers, who had been attacking for 120 minutes, were already impatient and exhausted - they never thought that a Super Cup would be delayed to the penalty kick. On the other hand, the Forest players who have been passively beaten in the sports war were all full of confidence and calm, as if the penalty kick was as expected.

The most psychological test of the psychological quality has not started playing the penalty kick. The psychology of both sides has been judged immediately.

In the penalty shootout, Kevin Thompson, the first to play in the Rangers, kicked the ball into the stands under huge pressure, giving Nottingham Forest a good start.

Next Nottingham Forest scored four penalty shots, while Rangers scored only two. Before he could finish the fifth goal, he announced his defeat.

Nottingham Forest successfully defended the European Super Cup after Serie A giants AC Milan. It won the second championship trophy in the new season. It brought some joy to the team that just sold the Star of the Future.

Although the scene was ugly, he won the championship. The media still expressed admiration for Nottingham Forest. After all, there were too many unrelated football messes that happened during this period, which made people overwhelmed. The winning of the Super Cup under such circumstances proved Tang En's ability. At the same time, it was also proving to people a fact that they were unwilling to admit but had to admit, that is, "defense is always the basis for winning the championship."

So some experts began to boldly predict - "The glory of Nottingham Forest this season will continue!"

After three seasons of observation, these experts have summarized an experience: Don’t be afraid of talking big in Nottingham Forest. Because Tang En talks big every year, but in the end he becomes the winner. Questioning him will only be slapped by him in the end, it’s better to talk big. If you get it right, it means you have a far-sighted vision. If you don’t know what’s right, you can push yourself to Tang En and his team - they are not doing what you can do. Don’t blame me.

Although he won the Super Cup and bought high center forward Rikic, Tang En's frown showed no sign of letting go. The reason is very simple - someone was injured again.

Van der Fate and Van Nystruey are still on the injury list. After the Super Cup game, they have another partner.

Pepe sprained his ankle in overtime. At that time, Tang En had no substitutions, so he had to grit his teeth and persevere on the court. After the game, he had to undergo a check-up and need to recuperate for fifteen days.

Now Tang En can only be glad that he is not a major injury. Otherwise, the start of this new season will be a bad year.

After returning to Nottingham, Donn introduced Zickic to the players and found time to talk to him separately through the translation. Let him know what kind of team Nottingham Forest is. What style of football the head coach is good at, what role the center will play in this tactic, and what position he will have in this team... By the way, he cared about his life in the UK and told him to come to find himself if he is not used to it. Fully show the image of a middle-aged man in "kindness", "kindness", and "gentle".

After the Super Cup, the Forest team was temporarily disbanded. Players with national team tasks will fly to their respective national teams to participate in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

The famous Italian gold medal coach Capello has become England's new head coach, and George Wood, who is entrusted with this iron-blooded coach, has also been re-elected into the England team. His stable performance, faithful execution of tactics, and calm and unfair personality are very in line with Capello's requirements.

Media predict that Wood is likely to start in this away game in England to challenge Andorra. The young Nottingham Forest captain has to use his actual actions to prove his value in England. He has been considered a player underestimated by two England head coaches.

Wood needs to work hard for his future in England, and Don't have any idleness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Although the first team is on holiday, the reserve team still has to prepare for the weekend reserve league. The arrival of Done made the reserve players very happy because they know that it means little if the coach who comes to the reserve team once.

If you perform well, you will get the opportunity to be promoted to the first team.

Türkiye's former talent Shahin is currently training with the first team. But he participates in the reserve team competition. Don En hopes to get in touch with and familiarize himself with the English football style from the reserve team's intensity game, while gradually regaining confidence and inspiration.

He came to the reserve team this time and wanted to see how Shahin performed.

Colin Cradwood, the head coach of the reserve team, thought he was here to inspect Shahin when he saw Tang Enlai, and he talked to him about Shahin's performance as soon as he met: "...Tony, this guy is indeed a genius. He performed very well in the reserve team game. I think he already has the ability to play in the first team. His passing is very imaginative. The ball control skills are very outstanding..."

After listening patiently, Tang En nodded after listening to his introduction: "Let him stay under your hands for a while, Colin."

"Huh? Wasn't Raphael injured?" Cradwood was puzzled.

"There are so many people in the first team, I always try to arrange for them to appear." Tang En smiled helplessly.

Cradwood suddenly realized, then shook his head and smiled: "No one wants to play as a substitute."

"And.   I listened to the advice of the psychologists, and Miss Taresa, who has been following Shahin to treat Shahin, thinks that now is not a good time to get him back to the first team immediately.   I believe in the advice of professionals, so let him continue to wait... Is he any dissatisfied?" Don't care about the last question.   Bentner's departure sounded the alarm for him, and he could no longer wishfully think that everyone had no personal desire to obedient npc.

Cradwood shook his head: "No. And... I think he enjoys this kind of stress-free game."

Tang En nodded, said no longer, and continued to watch the internal confrontation between the reserve team on the training ground. This confrontation will determine the lineup of the reserve team tomorrow. Everyone has put in real effort. They want to show their best self in front of the first team head coach.

The most promising young players in the youth team were loaned out by Don En this summer, such as wingers like Adriano Mok. The players in the first team who do not have national team tasks also appear in the reserve team. If they perform well, they will participate in tomorrow's reserve league. In fact, the reserve team has always been the most direct platform for the first team to adjust the players' condition and observe the players' level. Don En rarely comes, not because he doesn't care, but because he has the best eyes - Don. Don is back every reserve team game. Those first team players who are sure that they will not appear in the league roster will also come to the reserve team to play. Stay in good condition. And players who have just recovered from injury will also find the comparison through reserve team games again through reserve team games.

The rhythm of the game. Another type of person is a promising young man like Mok. He impressed the first-team coach by playing in the reserve team, and used the reserve team as a springboard to advance to the first-team. He headed to a broader stage. However, these people are just passers-by of the reserve team after all. Most of the players in the reserve team are ordinary players with poor strength. They are satisfied with their low salary and cannot play in the first-team game. Every summer, the club terminates contracts with a group of such players, or sells them to low-level league teams at a low price, and then draws a part from the youth team. Close inspection. Those with potential stay or loan out for training, and those with no money will be eliminated in a few years, and this goes on.

Tang En soon noticed the central defender in the Yellow Team because he was too tall. It is estimated that he is at least 1.9 meters tall because he is taller than the goalkeeper.

He felt that this man looked familiar, perhaps because of his unique height. He turned his head and asked Cradwood: "Who is that number five?"

"Aron Mitcher, central defender. But he performed poorly in this position." Cradwood is a responsible reserve head coach, and some people on this team may not know who they are. Cradwood does keep it in mind.

"What a bad method?" Tang En remembered this name. Last summer, when he went to the youth team to see if there was any hope star, he also noticed this big man.

"Lack of defensive awareness." Cradwood shook his head, "The header has improved compared to before, and his physical fitness is also great. But he is completely at a loss when defending... Look."

As he was talking, Mitcher was easily deceived by Hoyt, another shooter in the reserve team, and then successfully shot.

"Also, his tackle is terrible.   For this, I had to forbid him from tackle the opponent's earth in the penalty area.   He has given his opponent two penalty kicks in three games... He is always easy to be deceived by the opponent and then lose his focus."

The side without a vest was celebrating the goal. The culprit who conceded the goal stood there and lowered his head in annoyance. Don En glanced at it a few more times. Even if he lowered his head, the kid's height was too outstanding... Is it time to catch up with Rikic?

Suddenly a thought emerged in his mind.

"Maybe the position is wrong...Colin. You try to switch him to the front line?" Donn said to Cradwood.

The reserve coach was startled by Don Endi's absurd thoughts.

"Forward? This..."

Seeing that the other party was in trouble, Tang En smiled and said, "Okay, call him down and I'll tell him."

Cradwood whistled and paused the game, then waved his hand to call the silly man off the field. The teammates looked a little incredible when they saw him. They didn't understand why Mitchel, who had just made a mistake, was spotted by Don...

"Coach, head... head." Hearing Cradwood first, then facing the smiling Don Eun, the big man became a little stuttering.

"Young man, how tall?" Tang En nodded, as if he had agreed, and then he asked.
To be continued...