For ordinary people, January represents the arrival of the new year, the holidays, and the snow. But for Europe's professional football clubs, January represents a busy transfer period.

Is there anything to add to Nottingham Forest? Except for Gareth. Bale's serious injury, Nottingham Forest's relatively minor injury situation, has to do with the good fitness they have made in the summer build-up. The intense competition during the Christmas period didn't take down the team's fitness, so naturally there weren't a lot of inexplicable injuries.

It's rare for Donn to buy someone in the winter transfer window, unless he is forced to do so. Because at this time, there are many restrictions on the players who can be bought halfway, and at this time, there are no cheap players at all. The good players are all out of circulation in the summer, and the rest are either too expensive, limited in level, or unable to participate in the Champions Cup. In addition, players who join the team in the middle of the team often do not have time to familiarize themselves with the team style and have to play immediately, so the level of tacit understanding with their teammates is not as good as that of players who joined in the summer, which affects the performance of the whole team.

Donn has long said to Evan and Allen that the Forest team will not buy anyone in January, there is no need to buy anybody.

Joe. If Mattok is loaned out, he may have to buy a left-back to complement him. But looking at it now, Mattok has been quite solid after a few appearances, worthy of the head coach of England's under-21 national team, Stuart. Pierce is highly recommended for his players. It's nice to have someone up there...... There is a cheap pick-up!

Donn is already planning to focus on developing Mattok as a future left-back mainstay for Forest.

Just because Nottingham Forest don't make up for the winter doesn't mean they won't be as popular as other teams.

After AC Milan in the summer, no one talks about bringing in George anymore. Everyone knows that English football has the kind of loyal players who have been around for the rest of their lives, such as Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs at Manchester United, John Terry and Frank Lampard at Chelsea, and Steven Gerrard and Carragher at Liverpool...... It is almost impossible to want to buy such a person. Today's George. Although Wood was still young, he was already among the "loyal ministers".

Wood is naturally not for sale at Nottingham Forest, and other players don't have that label.

Alan. Lennon has won the attention of more and more other teams as he has been playing consistently and well at Nottingham Forest over the years. This season seems like a good time to take him off City Stadium, as his direct rival for the national team, Bentley, was brought to the team by Donn. The media thought that Lennon must be a little dissatisfied in his heart, although he didn't show it, but it was really a little breathless to have another competitor when he was finally able to sit in the main position of the team.

Two clubs have already announced their interest in Lennon. One is Tottenham Hotspur in England, who wanted to bring in Lennon before he left for Nottingham Forest, but unfortunately Lennon chose Tony at that time. Dawn. Tottenham is still "thief-hearted" to Lennon, and he still misses it until now.

The other is Valencia in La Liga, where Joaquín and Vicente, the former Spanish wings, are now about to turn 30, and injuries have affected their attendance, David. After Silva was sold to Real Madrid, they lacked a new force on the wing. Therefore, the Valencia management, who managed to survive the economic crisis, set their sights on Lennon, who is fast and good at breaking through assists on the wing.

Donne's response to rumours that the two clubs wanted to buy Lennon was - "Not for sale!" ”

Just kidding, there are only a few people on my flanks who rotate, two on the left and two on the right. What if one is sold and the other is suddenly injured? And Lennon played in the youth team of the Forest team, which can be regarded as cultivated by the Forest Academy, and can also play a role in the qualification registration of the Champions Cup, and he also has feelings for Nottingham Forest, such a player, who has not made any unforgivable mistakes, Donn basically will not move.

Vincent Kompany and Pepe still have a number of teams to buy each year, and with Pique's departure, the two are the mainstays of Nottingham Forest's backline. Although Woodgate is also good, in terms of level and physical fitness, it is still a little worse than the previous two.

For these two people, Don also has an attitude - not to sell.

What did Nottingham Forest rely on to make their fortune? If the backbone of the defense is sold, how can they still mix?

There is a team against Leighton. Barnes is interested in not a big team, just a team in the middle of the Premier League. To this, Tang Enzhi did not refuse. Because now Gareth. Bale has confirmed his farewell to the season, so it is unlikely that he will sell another left-back in the winter transfer window. But in Donn's mind, Barnes wasn't for sale. If Mattok develops later, Barnes will have to be third at left-back, which will not do him much good at that time. He is only twenty-five years old now, and if he wants to sell, it is better to sell it for money at this time.

Downe also added when he turned down the offers from those teams: "We wouldn't be thinking about selling a left-back in the winter transfer window. ”

As Donn has gradually started to play in a two-man midfield configuration this season, Thiago has also contributed a lot in attack, so his chances of playing more than last season's, and even narrowly ahead of Shaheen. Thiago's performances followed, attracting the attention of other teams.

Portugal's Benfica are hoping to bring back their veterans, while Spain's Villarreal are also hoping to get him. Don didn't want to sell it for the time being, thinking that he hadn't found a suitable successor. When Donn decides to sell a player, he must have already identified an alternate player in the same position, so that he doesn't get some unexpected situation to disrupt his plans. You must know that there are many kinds of inexplicable accidents in life......

At the beginning of the season, Don will be John. Bostok stayed in the team because he felt that the team was fighting on multiple fronts, and Bostok would not miss the opportunity to practice in the game. But after half a season, he realized he was wrong. Due to tactical adjustments, Bostok's chances of playing have been drastically reduced. And he will only play in the middle of the midfield, among the four midfield players, his strength and experience are ranked last, and the opportunity to play is naturally the least. This is not conducive to his development, and Bostock has spoken to Donn alone, and he certainly did not say that he intends to move away from Nottingham Forest, but that he wants to seek opportunities to play through a loan form to gain experience.

Don thought about it for a long time and finally agreed to his decision. Adriano. Mock and Niklas. Milan, as well as Victor. Moses was on loan, and his performance was mixed, but it was better than sitting on the bench and wasting his time.

Since January, Nottingham Forest have received three applications to sign Bostoke on loan, one of which is a right of first refusal after the loan, and the club was shot by Donn. He didn't want to sell Bostock yet, this kid has a great future, but it takes time to develop.

In the end, the two remaining clubs were Fulham and West Ham United. Don agreed to everything, and the rest was up to Bostock which one he wanted to choose, and he had nothing to do.

Chris. Cohen, a low-key player who has been honed to show his edge, has been favored by many teams after a season and a half of excellent performances. He and Matthias. Fernandez's performance on the left flank continued Forest's tradition of valuing wide flanks and having good wide players. Fernandez also makes occasional cameos in the middle, and Cohen is also a versatile player who excels on both the wide and central pitches, but Donn has fixed him on the wing because there are so many in the middle......

His performances lived up to Donn's expectations, he was diligent and never complained about sitting on the bench, and he had two goals and six assists halfway through the season. Initially, he was seen as the second Chris. Cummons, both of them have the same name, and the media and pundit fans thought that Cohen's result in the Forest team was to sit on the bench for a few years and then have no choice but to leave. But I thought that Commons impressed the Forest coaching staff with his correct attitude and strength, and not only stayed in the Forest team, but also became the main player in the rotation with Fernandez.

There's one thing that can be very specific and visually illustrate Chris. Cohen's level today. In FM2011, the famous football manager game that was launched less than two months ago, Cohen's potential is fixed at 152, which is not very high, and it is not outstanding compared to those Mavericks who are often above 180. However, his stats are quite scientifically distributed, and the values are very good in the few key stats needed in the left wing-back position, with 145's current ability to make his crosses and passes 16, technique 15, stops 14, stamina up to 18, speed and teamwork up to 19.

The general feedback from players of such players is that they have low potential and high energy, and they are very useful. The other numbers are not pretty, but the actual performance is excellent.

SI and Nottingham Forest are in a partnership, and they can have the most direct and detailed observation of the players in the Forest team, so the data given is generally the most authoritative. Many players like to buy Forest players when playing FM, because they are very easy to use regardless of their stats. Perhaps this is a partiality on the part of SI? There are even rumors of Tony among the players. Don is playing FM to coach the team to dig calves everywhere......

Forward, Kic's performance also ushered in the second turn of his career. As a center forward, he still has a small number of goals, and he has been criticized by many fans. But those who really know the ball know the important position of Kic in the Forest team: first, with him, the Forest team has absolute air superiority in the frontcourt; Secondly, his presence can greatly enrich the attacking routine of the Forest team, which can both take the ball on both sides and force bombing. He can also sit as a standing center forward, and after receiving the pass, he creates opportunities for his teammates to plug in. Whether it is a long pass or a short pass, he needs such a bridgehead; Thirdly, when defending set-pieces, he can also withdraw to play a cameo role at centre-back.

Donn always values players who seem ordinary but can always play a role that ordinary people can't notice. Kic's surname is obviously much better than that of his predecessor Bendtner, who has been with the team for a few years and has always kept a low profile and never caused trouble.

Such a low-key person is now like a light bulb in the dark night, so insect-inducing......

Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Atletico Madrid, Espanyol and Italy's Fiorentina and Napoli are all interested in bringing in a frontcourt beacon who can not only score goals himself, but also create opportunities for his teammates, and greatly contribute to enriching the team's attacking tactics.

While the most eye-catching moves in the transfer market every year are the superstar transfer rumours, it is these second-tier players who actually make up the majority of the transfer market.

Don certainly wouldn't be willing to sell Kic, and it's hard to find a good center right now.

But Alan. Adams found him.

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Don has already figured it out, but if Allen takes the initiative to find him, it is not a good thing to be **. It's not that the club's finances are strained, and his plan to apply to buy a few players to strengthen his squad has been put on hold; That is to say, the club's finances are tight, and the team needs to buy a few people to relieve it; Or that he wants Donn to take care of the team's salary budget......

The relationship between the Nottingham Forest triumvirate has always been delicate: Evan and Allen's relationship is needless to say, they are partners who have worked together until now. Evan and Tony are friends at first sight, and the two of them can talk. Tony and Allen...... It's a little more complicated. On the one hand, they are colleagues, so they naturally have to work together, for example, Don En's purchase of players is often discussed by Allen. Occasionally, they can joke and talk together, and the atmosphere is very harmonious; But on the other hand, also because of the work relationship, Don and Alan are restrained by each other, and they naturally don't have too much affection for each other - Don wants to spend money, and Alan wants to make money, which is the basic contradiction. In addition, there are times when Donn always feels that Allen uses money as a cover to interfere too much in team affairs, which makes him a little unhappy.

Of course, this is Evan's way of management, everyone keeps each other at bay, but it is more stable.

But no matter what others muttered in their hearts, he couldn't control it.

Alan obviously knew what Don thought of him, so as soon as he saw Don, he jokingly pointed out his purpose: "I know what's going on in your mind, Tony." You guessed it. ”

Don looked at him angrily.

"Evan and I both think you should seriously consider what those clubs are offering Kic."

"I need a center, Allen."

"Can't the Bosnians?"

"He's almost ......"

"Then nurture him, Tony. We all believe you have the ability. ”

Don spread out his hands and bent his fingers, warming up like a magician was going to perform some magic trick: "Look, Alan. I don't have anything in my hands right now. Then he clasped his hands together and spread them out again with a quick wave in the air. Or nothing. ”

Empty-handed, Donn said to Allen, "I'm not a magician, anything can come out. ”

"Tony, Milan and Moses are back next season, how are you going to arrange your forward line?" Alan asked, not caring about Donn's sarcasm.

"Luther will retire, Milan and Moses and Abang Lajo can all play as wingers or attacking full-backs."

"We don't have a shortage of people in midfield."

Don shook his head: "I'm going to change the formation." He was going to talk in detail about how it had changed, but when he saw Allen's face, he was bored—he was talking endlessly, and this halfway American might not be able to understand much.

Allen sat down and said to Donn very sincerely, "Tony, you know, we never asked you to sell a core player. But I don't really think that Kic is the kind of person who is indispensable, and he has been doing well in the past two seasons, so suddenly there are a lot of clubs interested in him. I am a businessman, and I know that I should sell a product decisively when it is the most valuable, otherwise I will not be able to sell it if it depreciates. Selling Kicic would bring in some revenue for the club and reduce the wage burden, which I think would be a good deal. ”

Don snorted mentally, of course businessmen only talk about business.

However, he didn't go back against Allen. Allen is at least right - Kic is really not an indispensable and irreplaceable player. And in his new formation, he really doesn't need too many strikers......

But he needed a step down...... "Give me a few days to think about it, Alan." ”

Allan. Adams smiled, "I'll hear from you, Tony. ”

Alan took his leave, and Don leaned back at the large desk, turning to look at the training ground behind him. The team was training and his eyes were on the tallest man in the field.

(To be continued)