Volume 7 The Heart of the Lion King Chapter 37 After Winning the Championship
For the whole day of May 12, Nottingham was in a festive mood. Local media outlets have been battling the news of Forest's success in defending their league title, with numerous media outlets flocking to the central English city to cover the newly announced Premier League title.
On 11 May, FA officials presented a replica of the trophy to the Forest team, and the local media complained that the FA looked down on the Forest team. As a result, the next day, the FA replaced the replica with the real thing. The action is swift and leaves people speechless.
After winning the championship, Don gave the team a day off, but he reminded the players before the holiday that there were two important games left and that they should not be left to play.
The players were on holiday, and Don gave himself a day off. During this day, he spent a good time with his wife, and he didn't go anywhere, so he rested at home. Shania enjoyed the moment, because she was really scared in the last moments of yesterday's game.
Watching her husband on the sidelines is nervous for a while, excited for a while, and frustrated for a while. Even her heart, a bystander, is a little unbearable, let alone Tony, who has had heart surgery?
Fortunately, the heart of nuclear power is strong, and there are no problems. Otherwise, Shania really would rather Downe's team have nothing this season, and she wouldn't want Uncle Tony to have any strengths and weaknesses.
Until a day later, Shania still had palpitations.
Don naturally knew this, so he had to make up for Shania on this day. So he asked, "Where do you want to go?" What to buy? ”
Shania stuck it up, blew on the tip of Donn's nose, and grinned, "I don't want to go anywhere, let me hug me." ”
Don En made a blank face: "I'm not your Dodoro doll!" ”
Shania didn't care, she really hugged her husband like a doll: "Let me hold it, let me listen to your heartbeat, or I'm afraid I'm dreaming......" she muttered.
Don stopped struggling, and he pressed his chin lightly against Shania's forehead.
"My heart is beating hard." Shania looked up and smiled at Donn. "I'm relieved!"
Don didn't roll his eyes, he gently rubbed Shania's hair. I wanted to say something, but I just squirmed my lips, and not a single syllable came out.
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While Shania and Donn linger at home, Bell knocks on Shannon's door with a gift.
The girl seemed to be still angry with Bell, and only opened a crack to prevent Bell from entering.
So Bell grinded at the door with gifts and flowers for a long time, and finally grinded open the girl's door and the girl's heart.
"I don't think you love me at all." Although she let Bell into her room, she still didn't give up on her mouth.
Bale grinned as he shoved flowers and gifts into Shannon's hand, then put his arm around her from behind and said, "Who called me a professional footballer?" Sometimes you get some points out, so don't be jealous. You know our boss, right? His celebrity wife also doesn't like his exposure to football and is always worried about his heart. ”
Speaking of Don and Shania, the girls are getting stronger. When Tang En married Shania, who was more than 20 years younger than him, he caused a lot of men's slander, but on the girls' side, he was the object of envy of many people. Shannon is no exception, even though she's not a fan, and as a Nottingham, she knows Tony. Don's story.
She snuggles up in Bell's arms, expecting her boyfriend to give her an unforgettable romantic love.
"That'...... You are not allowed to love any woman except me except football. "The girl is coquettish.
Bell gently kissed her earlobe: "Okay, I swear. ”
The girl smiled with satisfaction, and the whole person was soft in bed along Bell.
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"The sun is shining, George."
Sophia put her hands on the pergola and looked up at the sky with her eyes squinted. She was being supported by her son to walk outside in the sun. Her pale face was warmly colored by the sun, and she regained some radiance.
Wood snorted.
"I'm happy to win the league, right?"
"Well, happy."
"It's good that Mr. Donn doesn't have to make a fool of himself at the table...... In those last few minutes, I was really worried that he would suddenly fall on the sidelines. Luckily, nothing happened. Sophia lowered her head and said softly.
When the two of them were tired of walking, they sat down on a bench to rest.
Sophia turned her head to look at her son beside her. He was looking at the people walking in the distance.
He must be thinking about something.
Sophia didn't bother him either, leaning back in her chair and enjoying the sun. She felt that she owed her son a lot, and at this time, his teammates must be busy with their girlfriend dating, going out shopping, and going out to nightclubs, bars and other entertainment venues. Only George had to accompany himself, a useless man.
It might have been better for George to die himself, right?
It's a pity that I was reluctant to let go of George. She loved George, felt like the most loving person in the world, and she didn't want to leave George alone. Unless there is another woman in this world who loves George more than her, she will always stay by George's side.
Wood was shocked to see someone leaning on his shoulder, and he realized that it was his mother.
At this time, his mother snuggled up to him like a little girl. With his eyes closed, the corners of his mouth turned up, and a smile. The morning's eyes sprinkled on her face, giving birth to a layer of colorful halo.
Wood was a little stunned, his mother hadn't had such a bright expression in a long time. Her health is not good, so her mental state has not been good. Is it because of the sun?
He froze and didn't dare to move, for fear of disturbing his mother.
Are you dreaming?
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Kenny. Burns stands alone in Brian in Nottingham's central square. In front of the bronze statue of Clough. There are already a number of bouquets under the base of the bronze statue. It's never been so lively before. It's all because Nottingham Forest successfully defended the league title and the city stadium was about to be demolished again, which reminded everyone of the past.
While he was standing, several fans came to lay flowers. Without exception, they are all gray-haired old men.
They did not recognize that the old man standing silently next to him was one of the architects of Nottingham Forest's first glorious era, who had been awarded Stanley. Matthews Award superstar. Today, Burns looks no different from an ordinary old Englishman, and you can't see in him that the glory of the past once belonged to him.
Just after yesterday's game, he and his former companions came here again, and they took a photo together. But it was just a show that was carefully arranged by the media. He returned here again today, suddenly having something to say to his leader.
"Three league titles, boss. There may be a third European title, and a third trophy of the season...... He's done something wrong, isn't he, sir? Possible...... Better than you......" Burns glanced up at the sky, it was so blue that it was absolutely impossible for a lightning bolt to strike above him out of thin air.
After discovering his reflexive action, Burns laughed: "Ha! ”
He remembered that he had left them in September 2004 at the age of 69 at Derbyshire Hospital due to stomach cancer...... The 69-year-old is still leading the team to the Premier League and has won the Champions Cup. It was the second European championship trophy of his managerial career.
Now, in a blink of an eye, ten years are about to pass.
Ten years ago, Nottingham Forest saw off the first nobleman in the club's history and welcomed a second nobleman. The coincidence of numbers is like a cycle, and there is a fatalistic flavor in it.
Ten years ago, Burns really didn't expect to see the resurgence of the Forest team in his lifetime, as if it were a dream. A rookie coach who was hit in the head by a player on the sidelines suddenly became the hottest and hottest champion coach in Europe.
After standing for a while, Burns said goodbye to the boss and turned away.
Behind him, Clough was dressed in a cardigan, clasped his hands together and raised his head. It was the scene he said goodbye to tens of thousands of fans at the City Stadium when he decided to retire, and it was permanently frozen by metal.
Under the bronze statue, there are fans who come one after another to send flowers and thoughts. Some, like Burns, stood in front of the bronze statue of Clough and talked about the past and their current glory. It's like chatting with old friends.
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Despite being waiting for his flight at London's Heathrow Airport, Bendtner, who was still wearing sunglasses as he prepared to return to Denmark, was recognized. The "best of the round" in the last round of the game has just made a big splash, and now I really can't keep a low profile.
He was dragging his luggage and looking for the boarding gate, but was stopped by several people on the way.
"Hey, Nicky!"
The men called Bendtner's nickname, and he couldn't help but stop.
"Ha, it's Nicky! Sure enough, it's you! ”
Several people came up, and Bendtner instinctively refused to be interviewed. However, he found that those people were not reporters, because they did not carry interview bags on their backs, and the cameras in their hands were too amateurish, and their faces were very surprised, and this surprise was definitely not the surprise of seeing living news material, but a kind of joy from the heart.
He wondered, did he have fans in London himself?
He put on a smiling face, didn't want to disappoint the fans too much, and waited to fulfill their requests for autographs and group photos.
As a result, the four men had no intention of taking a photo with him or asking for autographs. They just gave Bendtner a thumbs up: "Well done, those two goals!" We watched it and it was really exciting! ”
"yes, well done, Gini...... Ahem, it's been a long time since I've called it that, I'm really not used to it......"
"To be honest, I didn't have much hope for you. But I'm glad I was wrong in the end! ”
Several enthusiastic fans shouted praise to Bendtner, patted him on the shoulder and arm and left.
Bendtner turned his head to look at their elated backs, walking on tiptoe, as if he could fly. Only then did he suddenly react - it turned out that these guys who met by chance were Nottingham Forest fans!
After thinking about this relationship, he grinned silently.
In the past, whenever he returned to the City Stadium, he was greeted by an overwhelming boos and scolding from the Forest fans. Like Judas, he was written in the Bible for posterity to spit on for millions of years, and he did not have the opportunity and power to appeal for himself.
Now the situation has been completely reversed, and he has received heartfelt praise from Forest fans. They would even call out nicknames that they had only called before, and pat themselves on the shoulders and arms affectionately.
Nottingham Forest won the title...... Or because of myself, it's really dramatic. He didn't want to help Forest win the title, he just didn't want to be looked down upon.
Standing still and sighing as fate would have him, Bendtner dragged his suitcase and continued to search for his waiting area. Yesterday's exciting game was almost behind him. The joy of the Nottingham Foresters is too far away for him.
Red's memories have long since faded into obscurity, he has his future, and it has nothing to do with Nottingham Forest.
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After yesterday's game, Arsene Wenger locked himself in his study as soon as he got home, and his wife couldn't get close. It's a special way for him to express his anger and vent his emotions – not eating, not sleeping, locking himself up. No one knows what he's going to do, but when he comes out of this autistic environment again, it probably means that his mood has returned to normal.
This time, he knew that dusk had only come out of the study and given his wife an apologetic smile.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he probably stayed up all night. His wife was busy preparing dinner for him, while he sat alone on the sofa with his eyes closed.
After a night and a day, the scene of failure is still vivid, and I can remember it when I close my eyes. He had a better chance of winning, but he lost the championship, what went wrong? Bendtner didn't look? He specifically drew attention to the ...... But he still took two chances to score. This really can't be explained by common sense, he didn't make any mistakes at a tactical level, and it stands to reason that he doesn't deserve to be treated like this. But this is football, unpredictable.
Fortunately, his heart was tougher than Donn's, and there was no problem with such stimulation. In fact, those who usually seem to be mild-mannered may react more violently when they are exposed to a great stimulus than those who are short-tempered.
He closed his eyes, tried to banish the scene from his mind, and gradually felt tired.
When his wife came to Wenger with dinner, she realized that her husband had fallen asleep and was snoring slightly......
She put down her dinner, pulled over a blanket, and gently covered her husband.
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Shania was particularly passionate today, moaning with pain and pleasure deep in her throat, she closed her eyes and hugged her lover tightly, and the ten fingers of her hands pulled out the blood marks on Donn's back. As if he was afraid that if he let go a little, his lover would be gone. Only holding him tightly in your arms, feeling his body temperature and heartbeat, listening to his gasps, and enjoying his every shock...... So that she has a sense of security deep down.
For Bendtner and Arsene Wenger, that intense season is over, and they can only accept the result, whether it is easy or regretful.
But for Donn, who was fighting in bed, the hottest summer had just begun, and he smiled hideously. His heart will continue to be severely tested.
(To be continued)