Chapter 28: Remnant Soldiers

In the end, Tang En did not ask Lisa and Arie to ask them to withdraw the report and then publicly apologize. It was not that he forgot, but now he doesn't know what he should be. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, Shania can indeed be regarded as her rumored girlfriend because she confessed to herself. Then this article is not considered a fabricated article.

In addition, he didn't want to go to the tabloid again because he didn't want to give the media the opportunity to make this matter known. He was not sure about his inner feelings, and he didn't want to cause trouble - he was not afraid of any troubles in football. He hoped that there would be less troubles involving feelings and women, and there was no best.

The actual situation is similar to what Tang En hopes. The influence of the newspaper where Lisa Arrier works is really limited. In addition, there have been several news about Tang En's rumored girlfriends in recent years. At first, when Chris Gronia appeared, everyone was excited. Later, when there was a Turkish beauties, no one responded. The above two "rumored girlfriends" have photos as evidence. And the newspaper can't even take out a photo of the scandal, so why are they talking about "shocking"? Is it just because they learned that they were friends that they made up these horrifying news at will? They are also "willing to use their personality to guarantee the authenticity". Nowadays, no one knows that the personality of these entertainment gossip reporters is sold. It is said that Shaniya is Tang En's secret girlfriend, and few people believe it.

At this time, if Don Eun's secret boyfriend is not Chinese Don, but David Chris Lack or David Beckham, it may be more sensational...

Since that incident, Tang En has never contacted Xianya again except for writing a sealed email. Now he really doesn't know how to face the little fairy. He feels a little embarrassed, so he simply stops thinking about it.

Fortunately, he still has a job to distract him.

The group situation and schedule of the new season's Champions League group stage have been all out. As the team that successfully defended the Champions League championship, Nottingham Forest has received unprecedented attention, and the Forest team, which is listed as a seed team, has been favored by experts. There is even such a voice: "No matter which group Nottingham Forest is assigned to, no matter who the other three teams in that group are, Tony Donn's team will definitely qualify, and it is most likely the first in the group. The only choice of the other three teams is to compete for the second in the group."

The final result was that Nottingham Forest was assigned to the last group.

In addition to the seed team Nottingham Forest in Group H, there is also Juventus, a veteran team who returned to Serie A last season and entered the Champions League this season. Dynamo Kiev, a traditional Ukrainian giant, and Bolisov, a team from Belarus.

Only Dynamo Kiev still has a certain ability to disrupt the situation. Bolisov has been identified as the bottom of the other three teams who earn goal difference. If nothing unexpected happens, this team with two teams in group land should be Nottingham Forest and Juventus.

The national team's game has come to an end, and the players have returned one after another. George Wood spent the happiest two weeks of national team time since he became a member of the England team. In the two games between the sixth and tenth, he all started and returned Capello's trust in him with practical actions. England defeated Andorra two away goals, swept his enemy Croatia 4:1 away, and avenged the revenge of being eliminated from the European Championship finals. George Wood played a crucial role in the midfield defense.

Capello, who rarely took the initiative to praise a single player, told the media after playing against Croatia: "With Wood, our offense is more efficient."

Why is it higher? Because you don’t have to worry about quickly returning to the defense after conceding the ball.

George Wood used his tireless running and fierce defense to block every attack in Croatia. In the middle of the midfield, Croatia could not penetrate and could only find a way to go on the wing. Croatia's midfield star, Modelic, who played for Tottenham Hotspur, was successfully frozen by Wood and was replaced after only sixty-five minutes.

Donn was happy for Wood's performance. He praised Capello in his own column. He said that Capello is a gold medal coach with real talents and knowledge. Under his leadership, England can definitely go further...

Of course, he did not forget to praise Wood's performance, after all, his proud disciples did not embarrass him. "...I said a long time ago. George is England's best midfielder. Unfortunately, he was always not reused for this or that reason. Now I am very happy that he met a head coach who really understands his talent. I can even say that the England team will usher in the 'George Wood era' in no time!"

Don Eun was not afraid of beating George Wood to God and would "support" him. Because he knew very well that George Wood was not the kind of person who would be arrogant because of honor. His life experience made him more calm than most people and could withstand the waves of honor and disgrace.

George Wood's outstanding performance is one of the few good news that Donne has gained on the national team's game day, and in addition to this, it is an injury report.

Ribery was injured in the 77th minute of the 2-1 victory over Serbia in France and needed a week of cultivation.

Martin Petrov was injured in a 2-2 away draw with Montenegro and needed a fifteen-day standoff.

Eastwood was overdrawn after playing against Russia for Wales. The physical fitness coach suggested that he should not participate in the local league three days later.

In addition, Van Nystruey, who is still on the injury list, and Van der Fate, who has just recovered from injury, cannot guarantee whether he will be injured immediately. There are very few people who can use Tang En now.

Although he was at home and his opponent was Sunderland, Donn didn't feel relaxed.

The sequelae of summer spent in the air frequently occur. If he still feels relaxed, he will be a ghost.

"Since we still have the Champions League to play in the middle of next week, we use rotation... Eastwood does not recommend letting him play, and Bale should be rotated too. Beckham needs a break. Fleming advises not to let Van der Fate play in the game against Sunderland because he is worried that the rough Sunderland will hurt Raphael again..." Chris Lark was reading the report.

Tang En waved his hand and interrupted him: "Just tell me who can be allowed to play, right? There is no one on the left side. There are only two defensive midfielders in the middle, and the forward can't even find a substitute."

The crowd was silent, and this was really difficult.

In the end, Donn lineup was Akinfeyev replaced Van der Sar as the main goalkeeper, left back let Leiden Barnes start, center back was Woodgate and Ayala, and right back was Rafinia.

The central front-lines are Thiago and George Wood - this time there is a clear division of labor, Thiago is responsible for the defense, while George Wood focuses on offense. It is equivalent to pushing George Wood down to the position of organizing the offense.

The wing forward is Chris Commons on the left and Lennon on the right.

The striker had no choice, and Done had Zakic and Arshavin partnered.

After this arrangement, Tang En found that the seven people sitting on the bench could not be arranged according to the needs of the position, and could only be arranged by individuals.

Van der Sar, Zimbonda, Kompani, Van der Fate, Sun Jihai, Bell, Beckham.

The rest of the people were either injured or had no physical strength and could not appear.

Keane obviously also knew the current predicament of Nottingham Forest. Although he had a good personal relationship with Don Eun, now is not the time to talk about friendship. Faced with such a half-disabled Nottingham Forest, Sunderland played a twelve-point spirit and took out all the main lineups, striving to win the result Keane wanted away.

Due to the national team game, the players in Nottingham Forest are in a sluggish state and have poor physical fitness. The whole team in Sunderland actively fought from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and was completely at a disadvantage. Fleming's concerns are indeed reasonable. The Sunderland players are very active. They are almost wild. As long as they can grab the ball, they don't care about the overwhelming booing from the stands. Fortunately, Vanderfat did not take the risk, otherwise no one would say he would have to rest for several months after this game.

Nottingham Forest scored the goal at the beginning of the second half, but Sunderland relied on their tenacious press to grab an opportunity in the frontcourt and equalized the score five minutes later.   This ball hit the morale of the Forest team. Facing the fierce Sunderland, his fear of being injured also made the players timid in their performance.   Even half of the level is not enough to be able to perform at normal levels.

In the end, Nottingham Forest was tied 1:1 by Sunderland at home. The league ranking fell to fifth place, ranking with Aston Villa and Hull City, which was once defeated by them by five goals.

Jikic's first performance was definitely not a success. As the highest player on the court, he was not very adapted to the Forest's tactics. What's more, without Van der Fate, Ribery had little support from the midfield. He was not the kind of striker who could rush straight after getting the ball alone, crossing five levels and killing six players. He got all the opponent's defense line by himself and shot the football into the empty goal. Despite his average performance, Don Eun still left him on the court and allowed him to play a full ninety-minute game. On the one hand, it was because there was really no one to change, and on the other hand, it was because he hoped that Jikic would adapt to the team's tactical style as soon as possible. After all, Don Eun bought him not to sit on the bench to learn and observe, but to make him immediately part of the rotation.

After the game, everyone was busy taking a shower and changing clothes in the locker room. Everyone couldn't be happy to be tied by a team like Sunderland at home, but there was no way. This is football, and no one can guarantee a victory in every battle. What's more, the team now has many injuries, and everyone knows it. So Tang En did not criticize the team's performance. He just hopes that the team will show a different look in the Champions League group stage in the middle of next week.

On the second day of the game, Donn informed Jikic through the translation and wanted to talk to him alone.

The Serbians thought Done would criticize his performance yesterday. After meeting, Done's first words were: "Did you experience the difference between the Spanish and English leagues?"

Jiki nodded. Yesterday's game was indeed completely different from the La Liga he was used to.

"Can you tell me what the difference is?" Tang En asked.

"Speed ​​and rhythm." Jikic blurted out. Yesterday's game, the offense and defense conversion rhythm of both sides was very fast, and the mistakes greatly accelerated this speed. Sometimes Jikic was just about to return to defense, and Nottingham Forest had successfully intercepted the ball in the backcourt and wanted to launch another counterattack. In this continuous reversal, Jikic consumed a lot of energy, which is also one of the reasons for his poor performance.

Tang En nodded in approval. “Yes, although there are other differences, the speed and rhythm determine everything. The Premier League is faster than other leagues, so it requires higher physical fitness and smart enough. You wasted a lot of physical strength yesterday… Coach Tang told you what our center needs to do?”

"Put open the space, attract the opponent's defensive attention, give the teammates a goal, and score the goal."

"I think you were a bit too modest yesterday...well, how to say it, you are a bit too modest. You are a center forward, and you should put the 'shot score' at the front. If you have the chance to score, you will be given to others. Only under what circumstances do you have to choose to pass the ball? When you are unable to turn around by the opponent's defender and the position is not very good, your teammates have more hope of scoring... This is the best choice. Yesterday you passed the ball more to your teammates instead of shooting by yourself. Are you trying to win everyone's favor?"

Zickic was a little embarrassed by Tang En's words, and he nodded and admitted his original intention.

Tang En laughed. “It’s useless to do this. You are the one I’ve come to be the center, not the one I’m here to play the wing forward. I do value your ability to play the ball, but you are the center. If you want them to accept you, like you, and admit you, it’s actually very simple - to score goals, keep scoring. Then everyone will like you."

Don En plans to focus on cultivating and supporting Jikic. If he is not adapted to the Premier League, try to make him adapt. If he cannot score, he will try to give him a chance to score. He wants to re-establish a high center forward, and he wants those who are waiting to see him jokes to know that leaving Bentner will not lose much for him because he has Jikic!
Chapter completed!