On the plane back to the UK from Belarus, Donn would sometimes think about the scene at the Dynamo stadium in Minsk, and then feel his heart palpitate and beat faster.

When he was replaced by Kic, he could already guess how many media outlets in the distant United Kingdom were already sharpening their knives and preparing to take the losing Nottingham Forest. If he loses this game, he doesn't have to think about the pressure from the club's top management first, and the domestic public opinion alone can dismantle him.

Even now that he manages to win the match, the debate about this match will not stop there. The media in Belarus shouted that Nottingham Forest was unsportsmanlike, saying that Britain admired the spirit of fair play, but Tony, who is British, was unsportsmanlike. Don didn't mean anything about fair play at all. In this match, he stole three points from Borisov and won the game.

The British media are also ridiculing Donn for being reduced to the point of relying on bandit tactics to ensure group qualification, which is a pity.

He can foresee that in the near future, the pressure on him will not be diminished in the slightest by winning this match. He's still in the center of the maelstrom, he's still unlikable.

In addition to trying to deal with the enemies on the pitch, he also has to find ways to deal with the media.

The weight made him tired, and no matter how loud the plane was, he tilted his head and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

※※※ Recently, Don felt that he was sleeping badly, and he was in a bad mood when he woke up every morning. As soon as he opened his eyes and saw the ceiling, the troubles that he had temporarily forgotten in his sleep came one after another, making him suddenly feel that his life was boring - every day except for worries and troubles, there was no time for his brows to stretch.

I forgot where he heard the phrase "It's the mood you feel when you wake up that determines the mood of the day", which he now thinks is too true. He woke up every day and was in a bad mood, so he wasn't in a good mood for the whole day.

During this time, he ran more and more to the forest bar, where he poured glass after glass of wine and never left his cigarettes. The big guys in the bar also know that Donn has been under a lot of pressure lately, the team's results are worrying, and the weakest opponents in the Champions League group will have to escape to the death. Cal. Spike continues to attack Donn in his column because he sent him 10,000 books to make a public fool. And after his relationship with Shania was exposed, countless rumors hit him.

As a football manager, the pressure is already greater than usual, and there are so many things that are going on off the football pitch to bother him. He really couldn't find any other way to relieve his psychological stress than to drink and smoke.

John: There's just nothing they can do about it. No one else can help Don share the slightest amount of pressure.

No...... Actually, there is.

Fans laughed loudly in the bar with drinks and talked about interesting things recently. It's not just about football, it's about the fans who often gather here who know each other and can talk about anything.

Don still sits alone in the corner, drinking and smoking.

John leaned back, elbows bent on the bar. He looked at Don in the distance and said to himself, "It's not easy to see Tony like this. It's a pity we can't help...... You can't go up and play and help him win good results; I can't help him deal with the media; I can't help him raise money to buy someone in January next year......"

"Behind the glamour is a lot of hard work...... "Thin Bill also sighed.

Tony. As one of the best of the new generation of head coaches, Donn has attracted a lot of attention and has many admirers and followers. Whether it's someone who likes him or hates him, all they see is Don En's arrogant appearance and bright and dazzling results, and who can see this Tony now. What about Donn?

Burns wiped his glass and said lightly: "When I come home after exhaustion, I am faced with a dark and cold room, and no matter how little pressure I have, it will slowly accumulate and become bigger, right?" ”

John glanced back at him.

Burns raised his glass and looked at the light to see if there were any stains that hadn't been wiped clean. "A man in his forties is still single, and he is in such a high-pressure job. How many football coaches have you heard of are single? He asked, looking up at John.

With a thud, Donn stood up and slammed into the glass on the table. He waved goodbye to Burns and John and Bill, and staggered out of the bar alone.

"How can anyone spend their whole life in a bar?" Burns said, looking at the shaking door.

※※※Every day after work, I go to the forest bar in Burns to get drunk, and then sleep with my head covered. The next day, he got up and frowned and thought about it, and found that there was still nothing that could improve his mood for the new day. The international financial situation is deteriorating every day, and the club's finances can only shrink and shrink, and he is worried that the next day Evan should come to him and tell him that the club can no longer afford to pay the high salaries of the big stars. The depleted fitness of the players is not to say that they can recover completely after a few days of sleep, there are always a few names on the injury list, sometimes one person leaves, one person comes.

This is Donn's "happy life" near the end of the year.

Still, even though he got up every morning and sat on the edge of his bed and couldn't think of any good news that would make him happy, he still had to brace his spirits and force himself to go to work at Wilford.

supervisory training; Develop a work plan for the week; Communicate with physiotherapists and team doctors to understand the recovery of the injured people every day; Communicate with the fitness coach to understand the latest fitness status of the team; Observe how the players are doing in training; Occasionally take a look at the youth and development players; Hear the latest reports from scouts from around the world; Taobao from the player database specially made by SI for the Forest team, hoping to rely on SI's huge scouting network around the world to let him dig up one or two demon calves that are still unknown; The regular press conference continued to deal with all kinds of tricky questions from the media; Study the latest intelligence on your next opponent and work with Don to develop a detailed battle plan...... Since the pressure is too much to remove, simply use more crazy work and busyness to let yourself forget about the stress for a while.

This is Donne's "decompression" approach to the pressure.

It can be said that this trick really works when it comes to work. He was so busy that he didn't have time to think about the amount of pressure. It is only at the end of the day's work that the feeling comes flooding ashore like a tidal wave, and each time it grows stronger.

When he came home after "relaxing" at the bar, he saw the pitch-black behemoth from the outside, and he felt the urge not to go in and turn away.

It's cold outside, but it's cold at home...... Standing at the door of the black hole, he was blown by the cold wind after drinking, and he was covered in a cold sweat.

※※※November 29th, the fifteenth round of the league. Nottingham Forest beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 at home. In other games played at the same time, Chelsea drew 2-2 at home to Arsenal, Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-0 at home and Manchester United drew 1-1 away at Manchester City's Manchester derby. As a result, Liverpool are ahead of Chelsea on top of the league table with 38 points, followed by Chelsea with 36 points, Nottingham Forest third with 30 points, Manchester United, who were level on points, are fourth with 28 points and Arsenal are fifth with 27 points.

Nottingham Forest have finally opened up a point with Manchester United and are no longer tied with other teams in third place in the league. Chelsea's winning streak was also held back by Arsenal, with a six-point gap of 36 points and Forest, giving Forest a renewed hope of catching up.

In the match against West Bromwich Albion, the team also showed a rare mental outlook in recent games, winning 3:1 easily.

It's all a good thing, but Tony. Neither Donn nor the media see it that way.

Ruud van Nistelrooy went down injured in the 70th minute of the match against West Bromwich Albion and was replaced by Kic.

After the game, according to the initial diagnosis, he needed to be out for two months.

This number had already made Don's already frowning brow tighten even tighter.

Van Nistelrooy knew what was bothering the chief, and he said with a relaxed smile in the interview that he was not a big deal, and decompressed Donne: "It's just eight weeks, so it's a good rest for two months." I will definitely be back! ”

As a result, when he flew to the United States for further examination, a big bad news came out.

Surgery was not included in the previous two-month recuperation plan. The team doctors decided that there was no need for surgery, just a recuperation. Of course, this is from the club's point of view. After all, the team doctors know how short the Forest team is now. David Beckham and Eastwood have been injured, Pepe also suffered an aggravated injury in the match against Bolisov and had to sit in the stands completely, and Sun Jihai was also injured for a month.

When the team is overstretched, surgical treatment options will not be considered at all.

Doctors in the United States did not have this concern, and the famous doctor Richard Brown, who diagnosed Vanney. Steadman bluntly stated that the Dutch should be treated with surgery right away, and ...... "Eight Months!! 》

The Sun typed this big, somewhat appalling black headline.

Eight months is Van Nistelrooy's estimated time from surgery to recovery – eight to nine months.

When the news reached Nottingham from the United States, Tony . Don could barely believe his ears. He thought that the other party had mistaken "eight weeks" for "eight months".

How could it be mistaken?

※※※“…… At least eight to nine months, that's just the time from surgery to recovery, and it will take at least a year before he can play again! ”

In such a sensitive time, how can there be no Tony. Donn's most loyal opponent, Carl. What about Mr. Spike? He broke the news on a TV talk show that Tony. Don was pushed further to the forefront.

"Players normally need at least a month of muscle training to recover from a serious injury, and during that month, any intense exercise can cause a wound that has just healed to recur. The meniscus of Ruud vannistelrooy's injured knee is the part of the body that is most prone to collisions that can lead to the recurrence of old injuries. The prime example is Ronaldo, who of you can count how many times that Brazilian alien has injured his knee? ”

"No, no, I don't say that Ruud van Nistelrooy will definitely say goodbye to this season. I'm just saying that there is a ninety-five percent chance that the Dutchman will retire completely! Am I alarmist? I didn't. Well, let me pray for the Dutchman, that everything goes well with the surgery, that the recovery is perfect, and then I start doing simple muscle strength training, and then I work my way up, and I go to the team training, I train with the whole team, and I ...... slowly It's time to play. There were no twists and turns in between, and a year passed. On the TV soccer show, he wrote and drew on the tip board and talked about Ruud van Nistelrooy's serious injury. Remember, there was no problem at all, he recovered well and there was no recurrence in his right knee. Then he turned thirty-four. ”

Spike spread his hands and smiled at the host, "You know what thirty-four means to a striker, right?" In a fast-paced, competitive league like the Premier League, a 34-year-old striker who has just suffered a serious knee injury...... What can be done? Will Nottingham Forest renew Ruud van Nistelrooy's contract? In such a bad economic situation, I don't believe in Evan. Dogeti would be a philanthropist. That's why I said that he has a 95% chance of retiring directly! ”

"Okay, I made it clear to the hapless Dutchman before. Now let's see who caused all this and who is to blame for such a tragic fate as Van Nistelrooy! He saw the open mouth of the host's mouth, and quickly stopped him with gestures, and continued himself. That's right, it's coming out – Tony. Dawn! ”

"From the very beginning of the new season, Ruud van Nistelrooy was injured and his physical condition was not good. This half of the league is basically a few games and one rest. At the beginning of the season, Ruud van Nistelrooy announced his retirement from the Dutch national team to concentrate on playing for Forest. This made Don overjoyed. After forcing out Bendtner, there was only one centre forward he could rely on, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and the Sevillans were not comfortable with Premier League football at all. The team's poor results, the ups and downs of the whole team, and the impact of the financial crisis on the club, Tony . Donn knew he had to get good results and the pressure was so high that he could only continue to rely on Van Nistelrooy......

Speaking of which, Carl. Spike leans back in his chair and smiles mysteriously.

"I have inside information. Just before the match against West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest's team doctor had warned Donn that it was best not to let Ruud van Nistelrooy play or risk injury. But Tony. Don did not heed the warning of the team doctor for the sake of his position, and forcibly sent the Dutchman. Did you see the results? For such a manager who cares about the health of his players for the sake of his handsome print, some people may say that he rules the army with iron blood, but I can only scoff at this! ”

※※※ When Carl. While Spike's bombastic show aired on the television, Donn was drinking at Burns' bar. Van Nistelrooy's serious injury was a very hard blow to Donn indeed. Kicic is still slowly adapting to the Premier League, Eastwood has been suffering minor injuries, and Arshavin is more of a winger than a scoring center. The only person who could have been trusted was the dedicated Van Nistelrooy. As a result, the injury was eight months...... He had no idea how the team's goalscoring task would be solved for the rest of the season.

In the midst of troubles, I naturally came to the bar to drink and borrow wine to drown my sorrows.

He was surrounded by John and Bill, comforting him.

Then he heard Carl. Spike is on the TV smug and babbling about the revelations.

He staggered to his feet, clutching a thick beer glass in his hand, about to smash it at the TV. Thankfully, John and Bill were quick, one holding him, and the other reaching out to grab the glass. But the wine in the glass was also poured over Donn.

"This bitch-like bastard!" He clenched his fists and cursed.

"What do you do with that idiot, Tony? Drink and drink! John motioned to Burns to continue serving.

Don didn't continue to drink, he sat in his chair. Still thinking back to what happened before that game.

Cal. Spike is right about one thing. Frye warned him that Van Nistelrooy's body was on the verge of collapse and that he could no longer use it. So Donn decided to rest Ruud van Nistelrooy and start Kic, who is not yet used to the Premier League. Anyway, West Bromwich Albion is just a promoted team and can always handle it. Even if Beckham is injured, Eastwood is injured, Pepe is injured, Van der Vaart is injured...... Can always cope.

But Ruud van Nistelrooy found him and insisted on playing. He knew the team's current predicament, and he knew that the boss had no one at his disposal.

Tang En thought about it for a long time, but nodded in agreement.

It's just that I didn't expect to be afraid of anything, and Van Nistelrooy really went down injured in the game. And seriously injured for eight months!

It's really unlucky, drinking cold water and stuffing your teeth...... ※※※ The next day at the door of Wilford for a lot of reporters, they all wanted to come here to confirm Karl. Whether or not what Spike said on TV last night is true.

Donn's hoarse voice seemed a little small in front of these reporters, and the troubles that have ensued these days have made him feel a little powerless that he can't even harden himself.

"Don't guess......" he waved his hand. It was my decision to put Luther on the pitch and I don't intend to shirk the blame for that. I'm sorry and shocked that the team has lost such an important goalscorer, but the team will keep going. We're third, we're in good shape, it's normal to have injuries. I don't see what you call a crisis. That's it, goodbye everybody. ”

With that, he was about to turn around and walk inside.

A group of reporters rushed forward in the back: "Tony. Mr. Donne! I have one more question! ”

"Mr. Donn, I heard that you forced Van Nistelrooy to play behind closed doors?"

Don En looked back at those reporters and said coldly: "I'm in a bad mood, don't bother me!" If you're curious, ask Carl. Spike, doesn't he claim to have the inside scoop? Let him tell you everything he knows! ”

Striding away from the reporters, Don stopped to look up at the overcast sky.

At least eight months...... When Ruud van Nistelrooy returns from injury, who knows what will happen to him?

Is the global economic crisis over? Do we have the money? Can I go around the world with a checkbook? What will happen to the team's results? Can we win the European Cup for the third time in a row? Can we still defend the league title? What kind of breakthrough can be made in the FA Cup?

A year later, Nottingham Forest and I ...... How's it going?

(To be continued)