Chapter 59: The Eve of the Storm

The next day, it was not until noon that Tang En met all the members of the Forest Team in the restaurant, whether they were players or coaches.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              �

After lunch together, the team will take the flight to the UK. Then take the open double-decker bus from Birmingham Airport to Nottingham, receive the mayor's reception at the Municipal Square, then board the town hall balcony, meet the fans gathered there, and then end there. There is no arrangement to celebrate at the city stadium in the evening, because the city stadium has been completely closed and the final preparations before demolition are made.

On the plane from Madrid to Birmingham, Evan Dogerty and Alan Adams were sitting in first class and did not come to look for Done. Done hoped that they would not disturb him. He leaned on his seat and sent a text message to Shania, asking her where she wanted to go this holiday.

Most of the players continued to sleep on the plane. The beautiful flight attendants were interested in getting to know each other, but they could not help but faced with a group of men who kept snoring.

After the plane landed in Birmingham, Donn and Wood were the first to walk off the gangway in the Champions League.

The reporters who had been waiting there for a long time flocked to it, and the flash was on for a while. Some players who had not yet woken up were shaking their heads and almost rolled down from the gangway.

After getting off the plane, Tang En was interviewed and asked to give an impromptu speech.

"This is a gift to all Nottingham Forest fans." He raised the trophy in his hand and shone silver in the afternoon sun.

Next, instead of saying a big call with excitement, he waved to the camera: "I love you."

Then he got into the crowd and left the scene under the protection of the police.

A few stunned reporters looked at each other. Such a brief speech was not very consistent with Tang Endi's habits...

Only Evan Dogette and Alan Adams knew why that was--it would make no sense for him to say anything more, and he had decided to leave.

Tang En smiled in front of everyone, but his mood was not high. If there was someone alone, the smile on his face would disappear and he would fall into daze.

His condition continued until he climbed to the second floor balcony of the City Hall, facing tens of thousands of Forest fans below. He only came over when he needed to show up. At other times, he hid behind the players, his eyes wandering.

Because whenever he sees the enthusiastic fans below, he has to consider how he will face these people after the news is announced. What will those who have supported him think? Will they continue to support him or despise him? When he walks in Nottingham City in the future, do he need to put on sunglasses and disguise himself?

And his players. His most loyal subordinates knew that their boss had betrayed them, what was the feeling in their hearts? Tang En didn't even dare to think about such a future. He felt sorry for the team. But there was no way, and he was unwilling to force himself to stay. Leading the team to win the club's unprecedented triple-champ may be the only compensation for these people, and it also made Tang En's heart slightly calmer.

When making this decision, Tang En did not tell Shania, otherwise he might have sought Shania's comfort and support. But such words would also make Shania worry about herself. Tang En was unwilling to do this, so he chose to bear the pressure alone.

"Boss! Hey, Boss!" Bell called a few times before he woke up the trance of Tang En.

"Ah? What's the matter, little monkey?" Tang En called Bell's nickname affectionately.

"They are all shouting your name." Bell pointed to the sea of ​​people below.

Tang En knew he had to wave again, so he squeezed forward.

The fans below stopped shouting after seeing Don En appear again.   There was a huge cheer.

Tang En waved to them with a smile.

Wood handed him the microphone in his hand. It turned out that it was not just a wave, but also had to say something.

Tang En took the microphone and looked at the people below. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. So he held the microphone and was stunned for a few seconds.

The cheers gradually faded, and Tang En realized that if he was in a daze, he would be noticed by someone. He coughed. He began to say, "Thank you very much for gathering here."

Then it got stuck again.

"Uh...thank you for your support...a season." He almost said "supported for the past eleven years."

"We won the three most important championships." Don Eun pointed to the three trophys in front of him of different sizes and shapes. They are the English Premier League Champions League trophy, the FA Cup, and the freshly released European Champions League. "These are three love letters to all of you. I love you."

When he said this, Tang En was not gentle and artificial, and was false. He really loved this group of fans. After all, he had coached here for eleven years. It was a false thing to have no feelings.

Someone below shouted excitedly: "I love you too, Tony!"

There are many sexy and hot girls in it.

The players behind them whistled.

Tang En, after the commotion stopped, continued, "If it weren't for your support, we wouldn't have achieved such results. I will remember you firmly. This day belongs to you, so have a good time!" He handed the microphone to the people around him and stepped back.

"The head is a little weird..." Bell murmured to Wood in a low voice.

Wood looked at Donn without a response.

"Maybe it's too tired..." Others also realized that what Bell said was wrong.   If it were the past, the boss would definitely give a passionate speech here that made the supporters happy and made the opponents angry and panic.    The atmosphere was brought to a climax. But today's boss is like a lyric poet, and some...what to say? Be sentimental...

His statement was approved by others. These days, the boss is really tired. This is what everyone sees, and there is no falsehood. No matter how tired they are as players, they are physically tired, and being a coach is mentally tired. They are mentally tired. Naturally, they don’t have the energy to give a passionate speech here with a strong incitement.

The carnival with the fans continued until the evening. The players of the Forest team and the three trophys finally disappeared from the balcony on the second floor. The whole team went to the mayor's dinner, and the fans gradually dispersed. They will continue to celebrate this great season in their respective bars.

On the same day, the media also became lively.

The Spanish media are quite resentful of Nottingham Forest’s championship. They think that the Forest team has no reason to win the championship. The trophy was stolen by them. From the team lineup, from sports style, from the people’s hearts to the back... Real Madrid is more qualified to win the trophy than them.

In addition to criticizing Tony Donn for not having the championship demeanor at the post-match press conference, they also held Pepe's red card and refused to give up. They were very stance that they would not give up until they forced Pepe to retire.

Before Real Madrid's club could speak, the chairman of Real Madrid's younger brother Getafe, Angel Torres, who has a Real Madrid membership certificate, has already jumped out to publicly criticize Pepe, claiming that "Nottingham Forest should fire such violent players out of the team."

Although Pepe made a public apology in the English media the next day and still shed tears of confession, Espanyol didn't care about this.  There are still some Spanish media who clamored to simply ban Pepe for permanent ban.   The reason is that "in the final of the European Champions League, in such an important and highly-watched game, such violent behavior is really a shame for football, and such a person is not worthy of playing football at all!"

"Marca" newspaper is paying attention to UEFA's reaction to this matter. UEFA reacts very quickly - in fact, they handle all the punishment decisions related to Nottingham Forest and Tony Donn very quickly - on the second day of the game, they have made a penalty decision: ban Pepe from 15 games in European competitions. A fine of 50,000 euros. In other words, even if Nottingham Forest can reach the Champions League final next season, Pepe will miss 13 games. In addition, Pepe will be suspended at the end of August, and will continue to be suspended for one game next season - if Forest can still enter the European competition at that time. Whether it is the League Cup or the Champions League, or is still qualified to participate in the European Super Cup.

This is a very severe punishment.

Nottingham Forest Club did not appeal this, but accepted the ticket calmly. So Spanish media speculated whether Nottingham Forest Club would also impose penalties on Pepe... Unfortunately, they did not receive such news. Forest Club did not announce that they would impose any form of punishment on Pepe - he would not even lose a single son to the championship prize.

Pepe was actually very depressed at the beginning, because after calming down, he felt that he had caused a big disaster. He even thought about retiring in his heart. If it weren't for the boss, maybe he would have done that.

It was the boss who found him during lunch the next day, pulled him to the corner to talk for more than half an hour, and explained to him the club and his personal position. That is, he would never continue to get entangled in this matter, the past passed, and Tang En expressed his understanding of what he did at that time and would not have any further punishment.

Tang En's tolerance and understanding made Pepe cry, and strengthened his determination to continue to be loyal to the Forest Team.

Now Don En is still dealing with various social engagements. When he gets free, he will fight back against the Spanish media in his own column. The Spanish will have the opportunity to withstand Don En's saliva offensive.

Most English media are hyping another incident that has nothing to do with winning the championship - whether Tony Donn's fate with Nottingham Forest has come to an end.    Since the Sun was exposed, it has been like a tropical storm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              �

At the mayor's residence, the mayor also asked about this. The three giants of the Forest team smiled harmoniously under the mayor's care, as if there was no contradiction at all. Tang En repeatedly agreed to "consider the contract renewal after a few days of stability." Evan Doggety also vowed to the mayor to guarantee that the club would provide their meritorious coach with a contract worthy of his achievements.

But the mayor would never know what the three people thought.

Some players heard similar news from other places. They ran to the banquet to ask the boss if he really wanted to leave.

This is what Tang En is most difficult to face. He doesn't want to lie in front of his subordinates, but now there is a time to say everything. He can only perfunctorily: "You will know then." He also pretends to be mysterious and tells everyone not to think about it.

Later, he simply hid outside alone to have a breather.

This is a corner of the garden of the official residence, it is very dark and no one comes normally. Tang En hid here, thinking that he could finally survive the night, but he didn't expect to break into another uninvited guest.

"If I say, 'Huh? Such a coincidence?' you must not believe it." The visitor held the wine glass. It seemed that he also came out of it and got some breath.

Tang En looked at him without saying anything.

The man continued, "No need to do this, Tony? Since you have decided to leave, shouldn't the grudges between us be written off?"

Don't have a voice that seemed to come out of his nose: "Good evening, Mr. Alan Adams."

He was finally willing to talk to himself. Allen smiled: "I have no idea about you, Tony. Everything I do is based on the financial considerations of the club. Just like everything you do is based on the team's performance. We both...well, if we don't do this, we may be friends."

"Maybe." Tang En said coldly. If it weren't for the person in front of him, his fate with Nottingham Forest wouldn't have been broken so early.

"Can you ask what you plan after leaving here? No. It's not about where to go with your wife, it's about football..." Allen waved his hand.

Tang En thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't know, I have no plan. Maybe I don't plan to touch football again for a while." Then he sneered, "Are you still worried that I will go to Manchester United to be the enemy of the Forest?"

Allen didn't say anything. It seemed that he had made a promise.

"I'm not interested." Tang En shrugged. "I can't say what's going on for too long in the future, but I won't go to any Premier League team to coach within a few years."

He didn't say the reason, but the reason was obvious. He had been leading Nottingham Forest for eleven years, everything about this team had long been integrated with him. He was the forest, and the forest was him. He really couldn't imagine the scene of himself standing in front of the coach of another Premier League team to command the team to play against the Forest. When he was in the Forest, he successfully put other teams in the Premier League on the opposite side of Nottingham Forest and became the enemy of the Forest. So how could he transform into such an enemy now?

Allen seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. When they signed the contract with Tang En, they absolutely did not expect today, otherwise he would have written in the contract: "Once both parties decide not to renew the contract, within five years after the contract expires. Party B will not be allowed to coach in the same league." At least he is more at ease now.

Is he afraid of Tony? To be honest, he is afraid. Tony Don, who is afraid of becoming an opponent. This person becomes crazy and refuses to recognize his relatives...

After confirming this, Allen was not interested in reminiscing with Tang En. He found an excuse to leave here and leave Tang En alone.

Tang En looked at the brightly lit door, and the noise came faintly.

He suddenly felt a little lonely, but he liked this loneliness. If possible, it would be better to keep him lonely until the end of the dinner party. Then go back and hug your beautiful wife.

Staying in the dark for a while. Donn returned to the lively hall. Chris Lak came over and said, "Where have you been, Tony? I didn't look for you just now."

"Go outside and get breathable. What are you asking me for?"

"Well... I heard a little rumor." Chris Lack looked at Donn.

"Want to ask me for verification?"

Chris Lack nodded.

Tang En hesitated for a moment.

"You will know then. David." He still used the excuse to make excuses.

"When? If you want to renew your contract with the club, it will be the next few days?"

"You will know in a few days, David." Tang En patted his old partner's shoulders.

He wasn't lying on purpose, but he hadn't figured out how to say goodbye to the people closest to him. After today, the team will be disbanded directly, everyone goes their separate ways and goes on vacation. They will not meet until they meet again. Due to the World Cup, the first players who are not selected for their respective national teams to compete in this World Cup. Tang En wants to explain the World Cup, so his assistants will lead the team first. When the World Cup is over, the contract between him and the club will expire long ago.

He also knew that Evan and Allen would not really wait until June 30 to find a successor, and the news could not be kept for a few days. Despite this, he still wanted to delay it, at least let him think about how to say goodbye to these people.

"If there is any latest news, I will be the first to notify you, David." Tang En smiled.

"Okay..." Chris Lack sighed helplessly, "My phone will turn on twenty-four hours."

"Thank you, David."

"Thank me for what? Oh, I don't know what's wrong. I just feel a little uneasy... Have you drunk too much?"

Chris Lark muttered and turned around and walked away.

Tang En's worries became increasingly greater.
Chapter completed!