After the Christmas Eve dinner, Don took his leave. Originally, he thought that this Christmas would be "miserable and miserable" by himself, but he didn't expect that at Wood's house, he not only had a "reunion dinner", but also received a gift. Tie that white scarf around his neck, and he won't be afraid of the cold anymore this winter.

The next morning, Don woke up to find the street quiet, not as lively as he had imagined a family calling friends out to play. He thought he had woken up too early, until he woke up and fell asleep several times, and when he felt that something was wrong, he took out his watch and found that it was ten o'clock in the morning.

As usual, I went to the mailbox at the door to pick up the newspaper, and found that there were two letters that had fallen out of the mailbox along with the newspaper.

Don couldn't remember any of his friends who would send letters to his house, not from the club.

Pick it up and take it apart to see. The first one was sent by Yang Yan from Liverpool. In addition to the festival greetings, it also said that she was interning there and was estimated to stay for half a year. I'm sorry that I can't continue to teach Tang En, and I euphemistically put forward the hope of canceling the Chinese class, anyway, Tang En's current Chinese level is very high, and he is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Tang En shrugged at this, the Chinese class in the past six months was basically out of a semi-pause. On the one hand, because Yang Yan was always busy in her last semester; On the other hand, in the past half a year or so, in addition to leading the team to play and secretly learning how to train the team with Chris Lak, Don has taken the original Tony. Don has read all the football books, lesson plans, and notes he left at home, and studied them by heart. Last season's failure made him know that he still has a lot of shortcomings, he already has a coaching license, he will definitely not be able to go to the coaching school to study and then take a certificate or something, and at the same time, in order not to let others know that he actually doesn't understand anything, he is an impostor, he can only learn at home alone, no one dares to tell, for fear of arousing the suspicion of others, and then revealing the stuffing. So it's okay to cancel the Chinese class that delays time and doesn't make much sense.

The second was an airline letter, postmarked with a familiar word from Donn - "Brazil"!

This discovery made Donn excited. It's been half a year, and he almost forgot the existence of that person, and he thought that the other party must have forgotten the experience of summer. I didn't expect ...... He opened the envelope, and sure enough, it was a Christmas card. A piece of yellow letter paper fell from the folded card, and Don leaned over to pick it up, carefully dusting it off, and then opened it.

"Dear Uncle Tony, you haven't forgotten me, have you? Guess who I am...... Well, you must be frowning and can't guess, right? ”

Such a naughty tone is everywhere in Juanxiu's handwriting.

"Forget it, let me uncover the mystery myself! Want to know who I am, huh...... Please see the final payment! ”

Seeing this, Don finally couldn't help but laugh. I don't have to look at the money, I know who you are......" After returning to Brazil, I started training as a model that I hated the most...... But in the end, I agreed to my mom and worked hard to become a super model. Do you want to know why? I'm not going to tell you though, you guess! This time, even if you see the last date, you won't have an answer. ”

Don really looked away, and sure enough, there was no answer...... "It's sunny here in Brazil now, and it must be raining again in England, right?" When we were with Aunt Lane, who we hated, it always seemed that there was only one topic of conversation - she always complained to us about how bad the weather was in England and envied the Brazilian sun. I wondered why she didn't move to Brazil if she hated wet England so much? Well...... I think it's better for her not to move, otherwise there will be no reason if I want to run away from home next time. By the way, I haven't apologized to you for what happened last time. My mom and dad were very strict with me, they wanted me to be a model and said I was very talented in that...... Why didn't I see it? I don't like them because they always force me to practice this and that. Even though your football-hungry uncle is boring, I think it's better than my dad and mom. ”

Hey, little ghost!

"So, if I come to you again one day, don't drive me away, and don't charge me for my room. So you have to put my totoro away for me...... Ah, hey, Uncle Tony, you're not going to throw it away, are you?! I know adults like you don't like stuffed animals......"

How is that possible? It's still in my bedroom. If you don't like it, you don't have to throw it away, and it doesn't take up space anyway...... "...... Actually, I just wanted to write 'Merry Christmas, Uncle Tony' on the greeting card and send it out. But suddenly I had a lot to say to you, so I simply wrote it on a letter paper. Mom and Dad never listened to me, I can only tell you, I hope you don't find me annoying. Football coaches shouldn't be that busy, right? ”

If I hear from you, I'm not busy at all, little ghost.

"Well, I don't think you should be busy, looking at how leisurely you look all day, it's like you're unemployed. Okay, okay, that's all I have to say. Finally, Merry Christmas, Uncle Tony! ”

The inscription is "Miss your little Joe (jor)", and a smiley face is drawn next to it.

This is perhaps the most happy greeting card that Don has ever received, and he thought it was just a passerby in his life, but he didn't expect it to meet again. When I think of the little girl's mischievous smile and tone of voice, as well as the crunchy "Uncle Tony", Donn thinks that this damn rainy day is like the sun on a Brazilian beach, cute and tight!

It was a wonderful Christmas! Don, who was dressed in pajamas, stood in the doorway with the letter and forgot to go in.

In the afternoon, the team resumed training, and Don went to the training base with a conspicuous white scarf around his neck, and the players were already waiting for him on the training ground.

"Merry Christmas, guys! How are you doing? Standing in front of the players, he beckoned and asked loudly.

"Very well, sir."

"It's okay, boss."

The players replied. Donn noticed that Dawson was not in a high mood, and he knew that it must be because he was leaving the team with two games left.

"Hey, Michael, did you get kicked out of bed by your girlfriend again?" He said suddenly. "Why are you listless?"

"Huh? No! No! How dare she kick ......" Dawson was halfway through his words before he realized that he had been tricked. The teammates around him had already burst into laughter. "Boss, you're playing tricks on me again!" He said with some grievances.

"Alright, alright." Don waved his hand to stop laughing. "Guys, on the 27th and 28th, we have to play two league games in a row, first away and then at home, which is very testing. I hope you're refueled and recharged by Christmas! I haven't played in 10 days, and I feel itchy all over, what about you? He asked, raising his voice.

"All the same, chief!" The players shouted in response.

"Well, being fourth from bottom is not where we should be. Win all the opponents and next season we go to the Super League! Don clenched his fists.

Two days later, on December 27, at the Kalau Road Stadium (carrow_road) in Norwich, Donne's Nottingham Forest defeated the home team at the top of the table 1-0 with a tenacious defense and a sneak attack, moving up one place from fourth to fifth. Norwich were clearly a bit underdog at home, and when they couldn't open up the situation in the face of Forest's dense defence for 79 minutes, they became more and more impatient, and finally made a mistake by their own defenders, and Donn naturally laughed unceremoniously. It was hard to see on the field, but they won. This game is not just as simple as getting three points for Forest, more important than points and rankings is the return of confidence. Donn used his victory to convince his players that they could beat any team, whether they were first or bottom of the table. This played a crucial role in the future competitions.

Forest, who won the game in Norwich, took the bus that night and returned to Nottingham without stopping. The next day at the City Stadium, they take on West Ham United, who have been relegated from the Premier League to the First Division.

This opponent has a very special meaning for Donn. On January 4 of this year, in the third round of the English FA Cup, he faced West Ham United at this stadium, firing his first shot in charge of the team, and determined the direction of his struggle - a natural coach. Now, a year has passed, and he has experienced a lot in the middle, dividing and parting, he did not lead the team to the Super League, and West Ham United was relegated to the first division in response to his "curse" at the press conference. Meeting the team again at the City Stadium made him feel like he was back to square one.

The opponent hasn't changed, the location hasn't changed, the goal hasn't changed - going to the Super League at the end of the season, this time I'm not going to fail!

On December 28, at the Nottingham City Stadium, Nottingham Forest defeated West Ham United, which was previously ranked eighth in the league, 2-0.

Forest, who have won four consecutive league games, have also risen from 20th to 18th in the league standings. As Pierce said. As Bruce wrote in the newspaper:

Tony. Donn's team is racing on a highway in the right direction!

(To be continued)