Because it is not officially open, there are no lights on inside the bar. The roller shutters outside the window were ajar, and the light slanted in from there, bringing some light to the dimly lit interior, where the dust churned in the light, like the water vapor used for special effects on the stage. Such an environment is not suitable for reading books and newspapers, and in fact, the two people in the middle of the bar do not need to read books and newspapers. One is inside the bar and the other sits on a stool outside the bar. In front of them, there were two heavy glasses containing golden wine.

It's a quiet, dimly lit environment that's perfect for chatting.

"Tony, you know what? Your performance last night was a real eye-opener and surprise to me. Burns refills the empty glass.

"Oh?" poured five glasses of strong whiskey in a row, and even an alcoholic like Don was a little drunk.

"You've been here for seven years, and I watched you come, when you were very young. I've never seen you get into trouble with anyone, and you're good-tempered, albeit a little withdrawn. But always smile at others. Those old guys were drunk yesterday, and if they were sober, they wouldn't have done anything too much to see you. But I didn't expect your reaction to be so strong...... Athletic people don't look like football coaches. ”

Tang En smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that his former self was still a good person in the eyes of others. "Maybe you're right...... But I don't remember much......" Don pretended to touch the back of his head, his expression painful. "I ...... Forget a lot of things. "He realized he had a real talent for acting." I don't remember how I trained the team and I felt new to Forest. The day after tomorrow is the game, but I don't know how to lead them......"

Don buried his head between his arms in pain. He found himself in the play, not only in the current scene, but also in the acting head coach of the Forest team, Tony; Donne's play.

Seeing Donn lying on the table in pain, Burns also felt that things were more serious than he thought. "So...... Are you tantamount to forgetting everything about what you are capable of as a coach? ”

"So to speak......" Don said, bowing his head.

"That's terrible. Does that old fellow Doggety know about you? ”

"I didn't tell him." Donn shook his head.

Burns tapped his finger lightly on the bar, as if thinking of a countermeasure.

Don looked up at him, "Kenny, can you tell me about how I used to coach?" ”

Burns clapped his hands: "It's a good idea, maybe you can remember something through your old self." Well, let me think, you came to the Forest team seven years ago......"

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For a football fan, they are always accustomed to measuring time with football, using football to carve a unique mark on this light ruler. Later, when they think back to so-and-so year, they won't say what I was doing, because maybe they don't remember what they were doing. But they will tell you very well what happened in world football in such and such a year, what important tournaments were held, which players came out of nowhere, which players left in disgrace, which players made a name for themselves, and they will also give you some interesting facts and gossip by the way.

The same goes for Donn. In 2003, I was not yet twenty-three years old and had just graduated from college. Seven years from here, I was still a junior high school student in 1996. He doesn't remember what he did that year, but he remembers that summer until now. Because the ninth European Championship was vigorously held in the summer of 1996, this time it was England who hosted it. Secretly staying up late to watch the game, the next day with pocket money to buy sports newspapers, repeatedly looking through reports and various news about yesterday's game.

At that time, when the Internet was not yet widespread and China's live TV broadcast had just started, he had very few channels to understand information, but that could not stop him from falling in love with football from that time on. He met Gascoigne, even though he had long since become famous. He also met Bierhoff, even though he was twenty-eight years old and still known as "The Rookie". Zinedine Zidane came into the spotlight that year, and he went on to become the best ...... of the century in European football He also met many, many people, who accompanied him for ten years in the future, from junior high school to high school, to college, to society. Some of them are retired, some are still struggling. The rookies of the year are already dying, the superstars of the year have moved away from his sight, and the unknown people of the year have become the leading actresses of today. They carried all of Donn's youth, and they were like Donn's friends, showing up on time every weekend to accompany him.

He didn't know how to describe that feeling. This man who is always unpleasant, smelly and hard in front of people, can shed tears because of the retirement of a football star - of course, he will not let others see when he is in tears.

Therefore, seven years ago in 2003, he watched a large-scale football event with the surname of the world for the first time, and was attracted by the charm of football for the first time, so that he became a believer in it, which is the only hobby that accompanies him.

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On the other side of the world, a young man with the same name as him has reached a turning point in his life. Tony, a young man from the small town of Eastwood; Don walked out of his hometown. He loves football as much as the other Donne, but his surname has changed dramatically due to family changes, and he doesn't want to stay in the hometown that makes him sad, so he decides to go out and have a fight.

What can Tony the Silent do? Wherever he goes, he seems to be able to bring a gust of wind with him, and he is not liked. What's more, he doesn't know anything but a passion for football. Eventually, God gave him a chance.

In the summer of 1996, England melted into the football craze, and the once-lockdown country finally came through the most difficult and dark time and re-entered the world's attention. The same can be said of Nottingham in the heart of England, where Forest returned to the Premier League the following year after suffering relegation from the English Premier League in 92-93, and then had a fantastic season, with an exciting third place in the league in 94/95 and qualifying for the UEFA Cup, before returning to Europe after an eleventh absence.

The Forest team, which is still reliving the glory of the European competition, is facing the problems that all small and medium-sized clubs will encounter. Tempted by the money of the big clubs, they put the team's star Stan; Stan'Collymore was sold to giants Liverpool for £8.5 million, while bringing in new international Andrea from Torino, Italy; Sirenji, but the deal cost the club £1.8 million. The tall Italian scored seventeen goals in one season with the Torino team and became an international. But he turned out to be the Forest's biggest joke of the season.

Tony; It was around this time that Donn arrived at Forest, with the club making new personnel arrangements for their Academy and needing to recruit some staff. This is how Tony, who loves football, walked through the doors of the Forest team's training base. He started his career as a stadium cleaner. But Toney knows where his real role is, and in normal times he pays attention to the work of the coaches, he listens carefully on the sidelines what they talk to the players, how to do it, and then starts to think and learn for himself. He was only twenty-seven years old.

All of Forest's efforts over the summer ended up in vain. Eleven years later, they could no longer keep up with the pace of the European stage, and although they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, they were humiliated by the mighty Bayern Munich with an aggregate score of 7-2 and eliminated from the competition. At the same time, their results in the domestic league have not been satisfactory due to the two-front battle, and they finished ninth at the end of the season.

A disappointed board sacked Frank, who led the team back to the Premier League; Coach Clark, captain of the team, 34-year-old left-back Stuart; Stuart'Pearce became the team's acting coach. It was also in this year that Tony met the most important person in his life, Paul; Hart. Forest recruited him from Leeds United's youth team to become Forest's head coach. He was the one who had recurred several times in Donn's dreams.

Paul; Hart is a well-known youth coach, and when he worked at Leeds, he produced a number of treasures for the team: Jonathan; Jonathan 'www.xstxt.orgith, Paul; Paul Robinson, Harry; Harry Kewell ...... Look at these star-studded names now, it's all Paul; Coach Hart's masterpiece.

Hart's arrival changed the course of Tony's life. Hart, who is new to the team, lacks a trustworthy assistant, and at this time he has a crush on the studious Tony; Donn then suggested to the club that he be offered a new contract, and Toni became Hart's assistant coach and one of four assistant coaches in Forest's youth team. He also embarked on the path of coaching.

Hart is serious and studious, never chattering nonsense, and taking him with him no matter the occasion, Tony has learned a lot from the successful youth team coach.

Forest's youth level has always been at the forefront of England, Paul; Hart's arrival has taken Forest's youth training to the next level. He brought out an excellent youth team for the Forest team, and the best player in this team was a man named Jermaen; The lad of Jenas (Jermaine 'Jenas).

The team performed well in the first half of the season and Pierce exemplified his talent as a coach. But the board made another stupid mistake when instead of straightening Pierce in favor of Bassett to co-coach with him. The division of power led to the loss of the team's combat effectiveness, and the team finally inevitably relegated to the first division this season.

The relegated Forest team was replaced by the current club president Nigel; Dogotti took over, and he chose to trust Bassett, who lived up to expectations, and after a year of relegation, Forest were promoted again. But the dream lasted only one year, and in the 1999-2000 season, Forest were relegated again and Bassett was sacked. Dogty found David; Pratt served as the team's head coach. But the team has been in a slump since then, and has never been able to return to the Premier League, but has consumed the pride and spirit of the past in the first division competition year after year.

In the summer of 2001, the FA appointed Pratt as head coach of England's youth team, and Pratt ceded his position as Forest manager to Paul; Hart. And Paul; Hart left his position as head coach of the youth team to Toney; Donn - It was Hart who recommended him to Dogetty, and he thought Tony; Don has the talent to be a successful coach.

And Hart's very important Jenas also followed him into the first team and played for Forest in League One.

Tony; Donn did have some level as a man, although his later achievements in the youth team were built on Paul; Hart left on the foundation. During his tenure as head coach of the youth team, several players began to emerge in the youth team and they quickly became the center of attention in the youth team. For example, left wing-back Andy; Andrey'Reid, as well as youth team captain centre-back Michael; Dawson (Michael Dawson).

Tony; Donn wanted to be Paul; As a successful youth coach like Hart, he loves the joy of discovering a gem or two in a large group of kids, and the sense of accomplishment of seeing the young grass grow into a towering tree under his hands is no less than leading the team to the European Champions League.

However, his peaceful life had been changed three days earlier.

Paul; Hart is not a coach without quality, and in the summer of 2001, the team made him the head coach in the hope of successfully promoting to the super, for which Doggetti invested a lot of money and borrowed money from the bank to build the team. From the media to the fans, there is a lot of confidence in the future of this team. In the words of the Nottingham Evening Post, "this is a Premier League team that shouldn't be in the First Division", they are superior and they aim big...... All of this has changed radically because of a disaster outside the football field.

Previously, in order to compete with Sky TV, which broadcasts the English Premier League, the English Reading TV Digital Channel (ITV) paid a sky-high price to buy the broadcasting rights of all English leagues except the Premier League. However, the first division is not as attractive as the super league, the TV station spent a lot of money but did not get a corresponding return, the company's financial burden intensified, and finally overwhelmed and declared bankruptcy.

The city gate caught fire, affecting the fish in the pond. Countless lower-league team owners and coaches have found themselves running out of money and in debt overnight. It turned out that the stars who spent a lot of money to sign became the team's biggest burden at this time. The Forest team, which invested the most at the start of the season, was naturally the most affected by this economic crisis. After a failed season, they had to sell off their highly-paid players in order to alleviate the financial crisis. Among them is Jermaen, who is known as the spokesperson of England's youth level; Jenas, who moved to Newcastle for £5 million, is the most expensive young player in the history of English football.

Jenas' move was not a matter of his and his coach's wishes, but a last resort to alleviate the team's financial crisis. So despite the offers from teams such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United, he chose to go for Newcastle, the highest bidder. Subordinate love will be sold off also Paul; Hart was devastated, and his original ambitions vanished with Jenas's departure.

The players with strength in the team are almost gone, and those who remain are also panicked, not knowing if they will be the next target to be sold. Those who have the ability to do so are busy finding a home for themselves, and their minds are not on the game. The results of such a team can be imagined. In the first half of the 02-03 season, Forest were in the middle of the table, a result that did not please the fans for a team with a glorious tradition and a team that had played in the Premier League in previous years.

Finally, on the third day after Christmas, Paul, who was under heavy pressure; Hart took the initiative to Nigel; Chairman Dogetty resigned, and the two talked for a long time, and the chairman agreed to Hart's request to resign, and as compensation for his voluntary resignation, Hart recommended Tony for the team; Donn became his replacement as first-team manager.

Dogetty is no stranger to Tony, and he has a good impression, after all, he has worked in this team for seven years, and he is diligent and conscientious. His coaching achievements in the youth team in the past two years are also obvious to all, so. On December 29, 2002, the Forest team officially announced their youth team head coach, Tony; Donn became the acting first-team head coach until the end of the season.

The media and fans paid a lot of attention to Tony's first first-team game, but Unexpectedly, Don made a huge joke on the sidelines, and the score of 0:3 became a lever for others to attack him.

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“…… Tony, it's nothing to lose, any coach loses. The conversation touched on the game that ended yesterday, and Burns comforted. You've been doing well in the youth team and you've shown others what you can do. ”

Don also thought about what happened on the sidelines yesterday and the people he had met at this bar that night. He was ridiculed on TV, and he was ridiculed off TV, not because he was injured by his own players, but because he lost. As long as you lose, you will be scolded, laughed at, looked down upon, and other trivial mistakes will be magnified, magnified, and magnified again because of the loss of the game.

"Kenny, I know you're right...... But I'm ...... Such a hatred of failure! Don poured the glass down in one gulp, then put the glass back on the table. He looked drunk.

Burns didn't continue pouring wine for Donne: "I hate defeat too, and no one likes to lose. But there are some things that you have to go through, the first team and the youth team are very different and I don't think even if you don't get anything this season, no one will blame you or anything. I know you're unprepared, we have next season......"

His words were interrupted by the knock at the door, and the door to the bar was pushed open, and several heads poked in.

"Hey, Kenny! Is your bar still open? ”

Burns glanced down at his watch, "Oh shit, it's eleven forty." I've got to get into business. ”

"Come in, guys!" He beckoned to the man at the door, then turned to turn on the lights.

The door opened, and seven or eight people embraced each other and walked in. The bar, which was very cold and dim just now, suddenly became lively, and the anger of the people even made the room brighter. They chatted about all sorts of topics together and then walked to the bar to ask for a drink.

At this time, Don En, who was huddled in the corner of the bar, was seen. Someone quickly recognized him. "Yo yo! Who's this? Tony, who was knocked over by his own man on the pitch yesterday; Uncle Donne! Yo yo! Now he's huddled in the forest bar and drunk! Yo yo! Could this be the secret to Forest's next FA Cup game?! "A young man danced and spoke in a tone that looked like he was singing a black rap song. His appearance amused those around him.

Don heard the noise behind him, he turned around slowly, squinting at this person, he didn't have any impression of this young man, but listening to him, he should have been there last night.

"You little bunny with no hair...... Don struggled to his feet. Although his real age is only twenty-six, this body is thirty-four years old, so he can unceremoniously take advantage of the other party.

Seeing Don wanting to stand up, the person who came was not good. The person who was still laughing next to him suddenly became vigilant. Yesterday, they watched how Don quickly knocked down the tall Michael, and Michael, who was bloodstained, was taught a lesson by his wife when he came home, and now he didn't even dare to come to the bar, so he could only coax his wife at home. Only the young man who had never seen Don En didn't take it seriously, he put on a boxer's posture, bouncing and shouting, "Come on, baby!" Don't think I'm afraid of you! ”

"Boom!" It wasn't who was hit head-on, it was the sound of a heavy beer glass smashing on the table.

"Whose Irish stout?" Burns asked, putting his face between the two.

The young man immediately withdrew his fist and went to get the wine: "Uh, my ......"

Burns shook his glass in front of his hand, "Don't make trouble in my place." Hearing this, everyone was honest.

Don didn't like the group at all, and watching them fill the bar, he felt like he should go.

Burns personally escorted him out of the bar, then grabbed him and said to him, "Tony." I think if you don't know how to train your team and direct their games for a while...... You can leave it all to your assistant. Until you think you're getting better. ”

Donn looked up at him, "Thank you, Kenny. ”

Burns smiled: "You're welcome. Plus, Michael: they're not bad guys. They are the most loyal Forest fans. It's just that the team's performance over the years has been so bad, they've been so heartbroken. I hope you don't take it personally, the day after tomorrow, you'll see their cute side. ”

Donn nodded, but didn't say anything.

"Do a good job. Happy New Year, Tony. ”

"You too, Happy New Year, Kenny......" Donn waved to Burns, then turned and staggered around the corner.

Burns looked at his back, shook his head slightly, and turned around and walked back to the bar.

"I really don't understand, Kenny, why are you so nice to that idiot......" The fat man who laughed at Donn for feeding last night couldn't help but grumble when he saw Burns walking back.

Burns thought of Donne's expression when he lay on the table and said that he hated failure, which was indeed a "hate" from the heart and without the slightest concealment. He turned to look at the fat man and said, "John, if you talk nonsense, I won't let you drink here." ”

"Wow, I don't dare anymore!"

The bar's laughter erupted.

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Even through a wall, Don could still hear laughter coming from inside the bar. At this time, he didn't walk crookedly, his waist was straight, and he didn't look like he was drunk at all.

He stood on the side of the road, waiting for the green light at the crosswalk to come on, while recalling in his mind what Burns had just suggested to him.

"Let the assistant coach do it? That's a really good idea. ”

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