Chapter 63: The future belongs to young people

Carl Spike fiercely criticized Don't's new teaming policy in his column, believing that Don't want to conquer the world with a group of children is simply a fantasy.

His views were approved by most media, and various criticisms were released.

Some criticisms target him, some criticisms target clubs, and some criticisms directly targeted those players.

"I don't believe what good results Tony Don can achieve this season."

"The club spent money on these young people, and the facts will soon prove that their investment was wrong."

"Niclas Milan? Sorry, I haven't heard of this name..."

"Tony Done is whimsical, thinking that if they get these young people with potential together, they become very capable? The fact is completely opposite. He wants to copy Manchester United's Class 92? In my eyes, this is simply a joke!"

Even Pierce Bruce, a reporter from Nottingham Evening Post who has always supported Don't have written an article to express concern about Don't buys young people in large quantities.

He thinks it is really unreliable to put treasure on these children aged 17 to 18. He is not worried about Tang En's vision, but there is always a process to cultivate young people. Maybe after a few seasons, they can see a group of talented teenagers mature, but is the performance of the Forest team in the past two seasons entirely dependent on these people?

His words were as tactful as possible, and his tone was as tactful as possible.

But he still angered the king here.

He received a call from Tang En, and the scolding came to him like a tide:

"What's the thing you wrote? Mr. Reporter! Are you tearing down my desk? Fortunately, I didn't plan to publish my column articles in your newspaper, otherwise I would have become the biggest joke! I scolded those media articles and those that you questioned me appeared in the same newspaper... Hum?"

"But...but, Mr. Tang En. I am indeed out of the worry of a Forest fan..."

"Forest fans? Have you visited the streets? Are those fans worried? Can you represent them?"

"As far as I know, it's...this is true, Mr. Tang En. They are all worried about the overly younger roster..."

"They have reasons to worry! But you don't have the qualifications to announce it! Do you know what I do every day except training? I'm instilling the football spirit of our Nottingham Forest! I'm telling them that the media are talking nonsense, they are much stronger than those reporters think! I keep instilling confidence in them... Are you fucking me behind? You have to understand your position. Mr. Journalist! You are the local media in Nottingham, and you represent the voice of Nottingham! You can't make things difficult for me like this! If we all have internal conflicts, will those outsiders take jokes?"

"But what I'm talking about is the fact..."

"The fact that you see the damn fact! I just need to know this fact in my heart! You have to give them confidence, confidence, confidence! I allow you to get exclusive news from the club, not to make you go against me! Are you a fan of Nottingham Forest? Do you want Nottingham Forest to be better? Mr. Journalist!"

"Of course, I certainly hope..."

"Then just tell me that this group of young people is the best in the world! The best! Even if you blow them to heaven, don't worry that they will be floating. That's my job! Mr. Reporter."

Bruce felt quite aggrieved. But he couldn't continue arguing with Tang En on the phone. When he thought of Tang En's heart disease, he was worried that he would stimulate Tang En to go to the hospital again.

"Okay...I accept your advice, Mr. Tang En."

Tang En's tone also eased a little: "Remember, Mr. Reporter. You represent Nottingham and the voice of Nottingham Forest. No matter what happens, you must stand by us. I need support voices from you. The media outside are questioning my team, and you must stand up to support us at this time. What is the home atmosphere? Don't think that only in the stands of the city court can there be a home atmosphere. What young people need is not the media's doubts, but praise! Don't worry about other things. If you care, you will help me a lot."

In two days, an article was published in the Nottingham Evening Post, which was about Pierce Bruce's interview with the young players on the Forest. The interview highlighted the strong fighting spirit and confidence of these children. It showed the public a united and hopeful young group.

Of course, this was a deed of Don En's instructed behavior. He ignored Pierce. Bruce muttered to himself that "the position of a journalist" was that he only knew what was beneficial to him and what was not beneficial to him.

It is totally understandable that Donn is so angry at Bruce's previous article.

Other media outside scold their players. Tang En actually just pretended to be angry, but actually felt secretly happy inside - he could use this opportunity to integrate young people together, inspire their fighting spirit, and help them build confidence. Because these young people are just at the age of rebellion. Just tell them "Oh. The outside world is not optimistic about you now, guys" and then guide their emotions to the opposite side of the media, and then tell them I, Tony. Tang En, stands with you, I will always believe in you, you are the best!

Then, the group of young people would scream and want to prove their abilities impatiently.

Next is Tang En's training ability. Whether facing failure or victory, he is not worried that these young people will break away from their control.

But Bruce jumped out and showed that he was sober than others and stood farther away.   The Nottingham Evening Post has always appeared in front of the public as Tony Donn’s personal spokesperson.   People outside Nottingham would scold the newspaper for having no principled position on the issue of the Forest.   But Nottingham fans don’t think so. They just like to see articles in the newspaper that praise the Forest.                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The media that always supports themselves but says doubts does make people feel uncomfortable.

Before the new season, Nottingham Forest did not go to Asia to make gold, nor did it go to North America. They didn't even go out for the UK. They were training locally and then warmed up with several British teams. There were more warm-up matches arranged this summer than in previous years. Donn hopes to integrate the team through more games. Let the newly joined young people adapt to the team's style and style faster.

By the way, observe which players can really enter the team's plan. After all, it is impossible to see through training alone. Testing players' strength depends on actual combat.

In several warm-up matches that have been played, Donn believes that Adriano Mok, who has been recommended by Greenwood, has disappointed him.

The easily injured physique makes him at a disadvantage when his opponent's physical confrontation. How can he do that when he is good at dribbling and extraordinary people but cannot compete with his opponent? There will be no football matches in this world that do not engage in physical contact. If he is not good at physical confrontation, no matter how good the player's skills are, Tang En would not want it.

However, Chris Cohen, who had been in the reserve team for several years, made Tang En's eyes lit up. His performance on the left is remarkable. His speed and skills are not as outstanding as Mok, but he is more comprehensive than Mok. In addition, there is also a very important point. He is different from Mok, who always likes to fight alone. He prefers team cooperation. Perhaps this is related to his lack of speed and explosiveness, and his personal breakthrough cannot easily open up the situation. In the warm-up match, he has also made several threatening passes, and it is also quite threatening to cross from the wing.

Donn decided to focus on training this Cohen in the new season.

As for Mok...it was rented out or sold directly.

Bostock and Milan's performance is in line with Donn's expectations, and they have played many games in the youth team. Milan has already made a record of playing field for the first team when she was fourteen years old, so playing first team games is not unfamiliar to them.

Shahin's performance is also remarkable. At least he demonstrated his superior ability in the warm-up match. His skills are outstanding for England players, and Don't return to the team seems to have strengthened his confidence.

Left-back Joe Matok's performance is average. There are occasionally a few flash moments, but most of the time he does not show a side that can surpass Leiden, Barnes and Gareth Bale. Donn believes that for him who has been playing in the third-level England league, it is still a bit difficult to play in the Premier League now. Matok may be very talented, but it still takes time to hone his skills.

Victor Moses performed well, his body and speed gave him the advantage in the game. He forced a breakthrough by speed and leaned against the defender in front of the goal to shoot. They were all done quite well and could enter the rotation lineup.

If nothing unexpected happens, Nottingham Forest's forward rosters in the new season include Zakic, Eastwood, Abonraho, Nicklas Milan and Victor Moses. The first three are players that Donn relied on, and the two behind will hover in the reserve and first teams. Through the game, accumulate experience and make progress. The position they can occupy in the forest's first team depends on their own performance.

This summer, Abang Laho did not disappoint him. The speed and impact force of this kid on the ground line was indeed a very sharp dagger. He started all four warm-up matches and scored a full game. A total of six goals were scored. In addition, Tang En also tried to make him a winger, but he also gave a satisfactory answer at this position. Whether it was a breakthrough, a cross, or a shot, it was great.

The best thing is that Abang Lajo publicly stated more than once that he believed in Tony Don't's ability. He said that he would not regret the transfer from Aston Villa to Nottingham Forest. He believed that sooner or later he would reach the peak with Don't.

Such a statement made Tang En very happy. The people who stayed behind when the team had problems were people worthy of his attention, and the players who deliberately switched to the team when the team was in trouble needed his attention.

In Wilford, this summer seems to be the summer for young people.

Just as Don Eun was preparing for the new season with his first team. North Wilford also welcomed a new batch of U18 players.

Every summer, a group of players selected from all over the country will be sent to North Wilford, where they will receive the most formal training, aiming to become a professional player or a first-team player in Nottingham Forest. Among them, there are mediocre qualifications and talented ones. But the difference in talent will not have any impact on their future except for letting the coaches take a few more glances. Deciding whether a player can really succeed. To a large extent, it does not depend on talent, but on hard work and training.

Every year, the youth training supervisor will give the first-team head coach a latest list of young players, which marks a few talented players that need to be paid attention to. But how many of these players end up becoming members of the first team? It’s so rare. The young people trained by Nottingham Forest can finally play for Nottingham Forest. Donne has drawn four young players to the first team this season, and it has become a major event that everyone discusses all day long in North Wilford.

These young people who were trained in North Wilford saw hope.

Greenwood saw this group of new kids on the training ground. Some of them grew up locally in Nottingham and stood out after layers of training from teams of different ages, while others were scouts who dug up good seedlings from other places. They agreed to join the Forest youth team and receive training in Nottingham.

The former's representative figure and goal of hard work is George Wood. The latter's goal is Gareth Bell.

Most of the players from the previous group of youth teams have left here, some have joined the reserve team, and some have lucky ones have joined the Forest first team. The rest... may be sold to other league teams, or terminated contracts with the club. Find a way out.

"First of all, welcome to North Vilford." Greenwood stood in front of these kids with the youth team coaches.

"Secondly, your goal is not to stay here for the rest of your life, your goal is to the south..." He pointed to the south, "It is the training base of Nottingham's first team. The honorable army, who has won four European Champions Leagues, is waiting for you there! But. I hope you understand that the gate there is not as easy as here. Every year we eliminate many people, and even if we enter the reserve team, it does not mean that we are entering the first team. Apart from training hard here, we will show our best performance to impress me and the first team coach. Don't think of anything!"

"I read your resume, I understand the information of all of you. I am sure you are the best among your peers. But you still need to prove this to me with practical actions! You are not here for hobbies, right? I don't want to tell you the story of George Wood's success here, which has been told badly by the media. I just hope you understand the hard work behind his success! From today on, you will have the honor to experience this hardship in person! That won't make you happy, but I promise that when you succeed, you will find that everything you experience here is not meaningless!" Greenwood waved his arms vigorously.

Chen Jian stood among this group of newcomers. Although he had already started training in the previous youth team, he was still included in the new youth team. From today on, he is a formal member of this youth team. He is from China and is no longer the "visitor" who was pushed by a commercial draft and can only participate in training, but has no right to represent the team's competition. All his efforts have clear goals. His outstanding performance in the game will not turn into useless work.

He wants to become a professional player!

No matter how much sweat and hard work you put in, no matter how tortuous the road you are at, this goal will not change. Bet everything and try everything. Become a professional player.

He was a pawn who had crossed the river. There was no way out. He could not even look back, but could only walk forward... except moving forward.

Go to the end... General!

Done received a new youth team roster given to him by Greenwood. Several of the names of the thirty people were ticked with red pens.

That means young people who are optimistic about Greenwood and may have potential success and need to focus on their growth.
Chapter completed!