Godfather Of Champions

"...The Champions League semi-finals are about to begin. This season, England have three more teams reaching the semi-finals. This is a great revival of English football. Although our national team was eliminated in the European Cup qualifiers, However, the Premier League team is still strong in terms of clubs, which shows that our league is still the world's first league..." After the "Sun" did a Champions League preview and some meaningless praise, the topic returned to the right track, "Manchester United and Chelsea will play the England derby in the Champions League semi-final, and Nottingham Forest will not be easy. Their opponent is Barcelona!"

"Chelsea’s league championship dream this season is definitely hopeless. They can devote all their minds to the Champions League. This is bad news for Manchester United. In the league, Nottingham Forest and them are very tight. The two teams are only one point away, and Manchester United leads temporarily."

"After the elimination of Real Madrid, Nottingham Forest ushered in another big team in La Liga. Barcelona was suppressed by Real Madrid in the domestic league. The only chance for Rijkaard to save himself is the Champions League. What's more... Nottingham Forest and Are there any old grievances in Barcelona?"

In the end, the Sun did not let Tony Dunn's team go.

Although there are still a few days before the Champions League semi-final starts, but now for the three England teams that have broken into the semi-finals, their focus has obviously shifted to the Champions League. Although the competition is fierce in the league, there are still four rounds after all. The Champions League is a home and away elimination system. A mistake in one of the games is likely to be fatal.

In this context, the 35th round of the Premier League has begun.

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In the game that has ended, despite facing the Champions League, Chelsea, who played Everton with a rotation, won, and they beat Moyes's team 1-0.

Immediately after the end of the Arsenal game against Reading, Arsenal won 2-0 at home.

Before the matches between Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Manchester United were played, the league standings looked like this:

Manchester United is still the first, 80 points. Nottingham Forest also remained second with 79 points. Arsenal are third with 73 points. Liverpool remained fourth with 72 points. Chelsea fifth, 67 points, with this victory over Everton, opened the gap with the league's sixth Everton points.

There is no change in the ranking. Because except for Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, the points difference of other teams is not one point or two points. Arsenal won the ball, and there is at least a six-point gap between the top two in a game of games. Their hope of winning the championship is very small.

For Henry's departure, changes in the club's top personnel, and the first season of player replacement, it is not easy to achieve this result.

For the Arsenal vs. Reading game, the Forest vs. players watched the first half in the car and the second half in the city stadium changing room.

The victory of Reading was not surprising at all, and the players did not surprise them. After watching the game, Chris Lak urged them to go out to warm up and prepare for their game.

Tottenham are not a weak team, and one of the advantages for the Forest team is that they are at home this time.

Today is April 19th. Nottingham Forest will challenge Barcelona on the evening of April 23rd. It stands to reason that Dunn should use the rotation system like Chelsea did, but he did not.

He didn't know how Ferguson arranged it. Manchester United's game time was later than Nottingham Forest. It happened to be the end of the game and the kick-off over there. He has yet to get the starting list for Manchester United in that game, but the Forest team has sent someone to the scene. Any news will be told to Chris Lak via mobile phone, and then Chris Lak will relay him.

At this point in the league, the enemy's intelligence collection becomes more and more important.

Returning to the game at the City Stadium, Tony Dunn sent a full lineup on his home court, and, if not surprisingly, this lineup will be the starting lineup for the Nou Camp Stadium.

Goalkeeper Van der Sar, center defender Pepe and Pique partnered together. The left back is the better offensive Gareth Bale, and the right back is also the offensive Rafinha. The midfielder is in parallel with George Wood and Van der Far. In the middle, one focuses on defense and the other focuses on offense. The left midfielder is Ribery, the right midfielder is Beckham, and the forwards are Van Nistelrooy and Eastwood.

The purpose of rotation is to give players a better rest, but it does not mean that they cannot fight when it is time to fight. Now it's time to fight, Dunn is reluctant to lose neither the League nor the Champions League.

He believes his players are the same. Honor and money, who doesn't?

Tottenham Hotspur coach Joel did not expect that Tony Dunn would send his main team to the home league when he was about to face the Champions League semi-finals... He was caught off guard by Nottingham Forest.

In the opening 25 minutes, Nottingham Forest scored two goals. The players of the Forest team were high-spirited. Chen Sheng chased after the tsunami-like cheers of the home fans and took a 3-0 lead before the end of the first half.

This is the second time that Joel's surprise was unexpected. After seeing Dunn put on the main lineup, he was stunned for a while, but soon laughed again. Because he feels that Dunn’s rotation is actually even worse for him. At least the group of players will use 200% of their power to show themselves in front of the coach. If it is the main force... then it is inevitable that there will be someone Worrying about being injured before the Champions League semi-finals and not working hard, this way, I have a chance.

But how did he know, how did Tony Dunn, the villain, tell his players before the game?

"...Ah, I know you will be worried about getting injured before the important game, and I am also worried. But I don't want to lose the league championship. What should I do? It is actually very simple. When you come up, actively look for opportunities and strive to end the first half. In the game, the opponent has no idea of ​​dying struggling, we are naturally safe. The longer the game is delayed, the less we can score as soon as possible to establish an advantage, the more the opponent will be ready to move, and the greater their resistance. This It’s not good for us. So... what is the safest way to face a fierce opponent? Not to hide, but to completely kill them with the momentum of thunder! The only thing in the world that won’t be right The one we threaten is the dead."

As a result, poor Spurs were beaten by the Forest team in the first half without fighting back. After a gust of wind and rain, they realized that they had fallen behind by three goals!

Dutchman Martin Joel looked pale on the sidelines, and Tottenham is a traditional hero, but he performed like a newly promoted horse who had never seen the world before. This season the club’s executives have invested a lot of money, but his team performance and this investment have become inversely proportional-thirty-four league rounds have passed, ranking twelfth, and 21 points from the UEFA Cup goal Many, this season is doomed to a bleak ending-this fact makes the club's executives very unhappy. He knows that there is an intention to fire him. Those people are actively contacting the head coach Juan Ramos of La Liga powerhouse Serbia, intending to replace him after the end of the season. But he just doesn't resign, he still wants to prove himself... how to prove it? At least to win in the last few rounds of the game, you have to go the scenery?

He cursed everyone in the locker room during the intermission. He wanted to imitate Ferguson or Dunn's hair dryer to arouse the players' fighting spirit and shame. But he is too unprofessional to do this. He is not a head coach of this type at all... Did not arouse the fighting spirit of the players, but made the atmosphere in the dressing room more embarrassing-some people know that Joel is hot The stabbing days are not long, so I don't listen to the coach at all.

After the start of the second half of the game, Tottenham Hotspur still did not show anything that could turn the game, such as morale, skills and tactics... there was nothing, except that Joel kept getting up from the coach’s bench and walking to the sidelines. Outside of Fan, there is no way. Because he knows that he has lost control of this team-this is very sad, and what is more sad is that he can only accept this fact.

Dunn began to make planned substitutions, allowing important players to rest off the court to avoid injuries, and then let the more hungry rotation players play and continue to destroy Tottenham.

The players are full of fighting spirit, but because Dunn changes the core players, the offense seems a bit messy and they fight separately. George Wood took over the task of organizing the offense after Van der Vaart was off the field. He had a few flashes, but it was just a flash. For him, who has been a defensive midfielder for a long time, he still lacks a set of his own tactical ideas. His offensive organization method itself is very casual and has no rules.

The Forest team did not score in the second half, but Tottenham scored a face-saving goal at the last minute, which had no effect on the result of the game. The Forest team easily won at home.

In another game at the same time as this game, Liverpool defeated Fulham 2-0, accumulated 72 points, caught up with Arsenal, and also left Chelsea. Although it is hopeless to win the championship, considering the dilemma that Liverpool could only play in the UEFA Cup in the past few seasons, the fourth place in the league is enough to make Benitez's coach stable.

Benitez is known as the "King of the Cup" and Liverpool's performance in the past two decades has also proved that they are better at playing cups. The fit between the team and the coach is quite high. No wonder Benitez helped Liverpool regain the Champions League in his first season at Liverpool, establishing his position at Anfield in one fell swoop.

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After the game, Dunn praised the team severely. Like him before swearing at people for losing a game, he is also full of energy when he praises people. The words and expressions used in the action are extremely exaggerated, making everyone feel refreshed when they hear it. The only difference is the strength of the refreshment.

Saying goodbye to the players, Dunn and Tang, and Chris Lak continue to stay in the stadium's locker room. They want to watch the live broadcast of the game starting soon-Manchester United's away game against Blackburn.

Hurry back to the hotel or your own home to watch the wasted time, just watch it in the locker room. Anyway, there is TV in the locker room, not to mention this is the stadium of their own club. As the team's head coach and assistant coach, watching TV here is justified.

As a result, when the game over there began, the crowd in the city stadium gradually dispersed, the lights went out one by one, and the noise went away as the fans left, and the stadium was quiet again. Victory has already belonged to the talk of others. For these three people in the dressing room, it was the past tense, and now they are more concerned about the winning or losing of others.

One hundred and fifteen minutes later, the locker room door was knocked open.

Before anyone came out, Dunn’s excited voice had arrived first: "I invite you to drink! Haha, it's so cool!"

The sound of the television was mixed with his laughter: "...The game is over...Ferguson's face is very ugly, and his players are going to suffer again...At the away game, he was drawn by the non-threatening Blackburn at Nottingham Forest. Having already won Tottenham, Manchester United relegated to second place!... Eighty-two and eighty-one are still one point difference, but the order of first and second has changed... At this moment, in this world The happiest person is probably Tony Dunn..."

The singing voice of the fans celebrating at the Ewood Park Stadium from the TV set is the best reflection of this commentary.

Chris Luck smiled radiantly. Although he was not as straightforward as Dunn, he was equally happy. Manchester United’s capsize on Black itself was something no one expected. This draw can be regarded as an "unexpected gift" for the Forest team. Originally, the coaching staff believed that as long as the winning streak has been maintained, the final should be the last in the league. Round, when Nottingham Forest challenged Manchester United away.

I didn't think that Manchester United could not bear the pressure of leading, and there was a big problem in Blackburn, which is the least problematic. A draw is enough to make Ferguson furious.

When the three people were watching live TV, the TV station repeatedly gave Ferguson a close-up of howling from the sidelines, and Dunn would laugh whenever this happened.

Although Tang was not as exaggerated as these two men, there was still a smile on his face.

After working hard for a season, in the final stage, no matter what kind of opponent and what kind of situation he faced, he bit Manchester United, and these efforts were not in vain. Finally, the leader Manchester United staggered and let our team complete the overtake!

In this way, as long as you maintain a complete victory in the remaining three rounds, the league champion is in hand!

The opponents in the next two rounds of the league, Reading and Aston Villa are not strong teams, as long as the Forest team is united and handled carefully, six points are no problem. Then it will be the last round to challenge Manchester United away. It will be a fierce match, like sparks hitting the earth. However, Tang had the confidence of victory in his heart. This Nottingham Forest was born for victory and championship. The stronger the opponent, the more dangerous the situation, the more amazing the energy they burst.

This is indeed a game worth celebrating.

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Half an hour later, in Kenny Burns' Forest Bar, a large number of excited fans who could not sleep after watching the Manchester United and Blackburn game gathered, Tony Dunn and his two assistants were among them.

Dunn climbed onto the table with a full glass of wine and stood where everyone looked up. Below was a group of fans who also looked forward to the glass.

Chris Lak was also carrying wine, and Tang was holding soda—he still didn't drink, and Dunn wouldn't persuade him.

The red-faced Dunn raised the wine glass, and the people below watched his movement and made a "woooo" sound.

"Guys, this cup... for Blackburn—cheers!"

"To Blackburn, cheers!!" The red-faced people like him responded in unison. These same people will still scold Blackburn who won Nottingham Forest here a month ago...

The clinking of glasses sounded, and golden wine sprinkled the room.

In the last Premier League game of the day, Manchester United was drawn away by "the end-of-season giant killer" Blackburn at the away game without anyone expecting it. They will have the top spot from the 29th round of the league on March 9th. It was the Nottingham Forest led by Tony Dunn who gave up and replaced them.

With only three rounds left before the end of the league, the throne of the Premier League changed its owner.

Nottingham Forest is still three rounds away from their club’s second top league championship trophy. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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