The two stopped in front of a tombstone that had been eroded by wind and rain and could no longer see the inscription on it. This is just an ordinary tombstone, and as far as the eye can see, there are countless tombstones in this cemetery, and they stand quietly here.

But this one is special because it lacks care. The white tombstone has been turned black and gray and dilapidated.

"This is 'my' father."

Don said as he stood in front of this tombstone.

Donn crouched down and reached for the dark spots on the ground. He thought it was just a general stain, but he didn't expect it to be a trace that had penetrated into the stone tablet, and it was impossible to pick off the ground.

"I haven't been here since the funeral."

"How long?"

"Ten years."

Don looked up at Don, this world is indeed long enough. The British family concept is not the same as that of China. When children grow up and start a family, they leave their parents and don't keep in touch often. But this kind of dad died for ten years and didn't come back to look at the ground...... It's too much, right?

Don knew what Don was thinking, and he said, "He's my father. It's just because he gave birth to me with his mother."

"You hate your dad?"

Shaking his head, "It's hate."

Donn was speechless. It seems that in the years before Tang, there were indeed many things that he desperately wanted to forget, but in the end he couldn't forget.

"He was an alcoholic and smoker...... There are three diseases that can be detected before he dies, and each of them can kill him alone."

"Where's your mother?"

"Run, long ago, long ago...... I can't even remember the exact time."

"Never contacted again?"

Hearing Don ask this, Don suddenly laughed: "She can't wait to get rid of all ties with this family. There was never even a family in her life, and her alcoholic husband and incompetent and cowardly son were her nightmares...... How could she still reach out to me? Maybe she's dead a long time ago, buried in a public cemetery in an unknown place. I think it would have been a big mistake for the three of us to get together."

Don was dumbfounded when he heard this, he really didn't know that "he" had such a tortuous background, and he seemed to be better than George

He got back on his feet.

"I think I know why you're willing to be a 'Chinese Tang'."

"I'm sorry for robbing your family......" Don bowed his head and apologized.

Don put his arms around him." I never thought it was a great thing to have a normal family of three, and I don't think it's great now...... But look at you. I feel blessed to have had...... You're going back to China this summer, aren't you? "Well, I told them it was 'family leave.'"

"Say hello to the second elder on my behalf...... Well, Eun suddenly changed his mind." When are you leaving? ”

"Not sure yet, but it's definitely going to be the end of the season."

Don looked up and thought about it, he was thinking about Shania's summer vacation arrangements. Now he can't call the little girl to ask her how to arrange the summer vacation, but ...... I guess it's going to be busy, right? After all, she's not a student anymore.

"In this way, Don. End of season. Don't rush back, you accompany me to Germany."

"Germany? World cup? ”

Don nodded: "Go and watch a full World Cup, and by the way, find out if there is anything cheap to pick up. And then...... I'll go back to China with you."

Tang was a little surprised: "You also go back?" ”

"Well, do you remember when I met you in Chengdu? That time I tried to go back to my hometown to visit the two old people, but I did it secretly, because I didn't know how to explain to them how a foreigner suddenly ran to meet them. Now, I'm your friend, and I can walk into that house and see ...... Our parents, our mothers."

"Good...... Good idea."

"Let's go. Let's go back." Don turned and walked out of the cemetery.

Don looked back at the tombstone, then turned to catch up with Don.

"Hey, Don...... Did you ever fall in love before, I mean, before we swapped with each other? Have you ever liked any girl? ”

"Nope."

"Your life is really boring......"

Don learned about "Tony's background", and then he felt that he and Tang Di were getting closer again.

He's already thinking about moving Don to the first-team coaching staff next season. This kid has proven his ability in the youth team, from an ordinary youth team coach to a youth team assistant coach in just two seasons. At this time, convincing Evan that there will be no more obstacles.

Once the matter was settled, Don put it aside for the time being. Prepare for the final stage of the season.

Forest welcomed Tottenham at home on 15 April and this game must be won as United are chasing the ground tightly.

Forest's players did not disappoint Donn as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at home.

Manchester United, meanwhile, drew 0-0 away at Sunderland. The gap between the two teams has been stretched to four points.

April 17th. In the 35th round of the league, Nottingham Forest won Birmingham 2:1 at home. Two wins in a row at key moments bought Donn time.

Although this round of the league Manchester United also got a victory. However, a four-point lead allows him to prepare for the semi-finals of the Champions Cup.

At the same time, as he prepares for the semi-final against Arsenal, Don always has a strange feeling that this is not a Champions Cup semi-final. It's just a normal league game......

Why do you feel this way? Because the two teams are all too familiar, they are both from the same league and often play each other, and Donn and Wenger still have some personal friends.

The semi-final against Arsenal was far less exciting than he was before the Inter Milan game, and he thought maybe the opponent would be Barcelona, anetbsp; Mention Arsenal. Donn suddenly remembered something else that he hadn't taken to heart before, but when the two teams were about to meet in the semi-finals of the Champions League, he had to revisit it.

He went to look at Arsenal's results in this season's Champions Cup.

Since entering the round of 16, Arsenal has played big scores in a row.

In the quarter-finals against Real Madrid, the two-legged aggregate ratio was 4:2.

Quarter-final vs. Juventus. The aggregate score of the two legs is 3:2.

Looking at this set of data, Donn's brows furrowed.

It wasn't what he remembered.

He remembers that Arsenal were able to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League this season. It has something to do with Arsene Wenger's decision to focus heavily on defence, as evidenced by Arsenal's run to the final without conceding a goal after reaching the round of 16. At the same time, while grasping the defensive ground, Arsenal's offensive firepower has weakened, which is inevitably the cost of focusing on the defensive ground.

I remember that before, Don also joked that Wenger had opened his mind. Know that if you want to win a major tournament, defense is the most important thing.

But what's going on now? Arsenal have not changed their usual style, with Arsene Wenger sticking to attacking football in the Champions League, with a mercury-dripping attack and a subtle combination to defeat Real Madrid and Juventus......

It was clear that the difference between the plane in which Donn was now and the plane he knew was manifesting itself was getting bigger and bigger. Arsenal made it to the semi-finals without relying on defence, and their attack was still flashy and sharp.

Looking at the Arsenal match highlights shown on the TV screen, looking at the familiar attacking routines and styles, Donn is convinced that the team on the screen is indeed Arsenal, there is no doubt about it.

Truth be told, Donn likes Arsenal like this. Because of the openness. As an opponent, playing with an open opponent will also have more opportunities to find weaknesses and loopholes in the opponent's defense and then exploit them. Soccer is a game of finding the opponent's weaknesses and desperately trying to cover up your weaknesses.

If Arsenal really speak differently than he remembers, and still insist on this open-ended style of play in the semi-finals, then ......

Another thought popped through Donn's head.

"Don."

"Huh?"

"Do you have footage of Arsenal's last league games?"

Don got up from the floor and walked over to a row of bookcases. Although it is a bookcase. But there are rows of videotapes and CDs neatly placed on it.

He stood in front of a shelf marked with the word "Arsenal" and asked, "How many rounds?" ”

"From the beginning of the thirty-third round to the present."

Don took out the three tapes that Don needed and handed them to him.

"Thank you. Can you help me put it in? Donn pointed to the VCR.

When footage of Arsenal's last three rounds of matches appeared on the TV screen, Don and Don were staring at the screen, neither of them speaking.

After watching three games in a fast-forward manner, Donn was stunned for a while.

"It's completely different from what I saw in the Champions League highlights...... Defensive counterattack, defensive counterattack, defensive counterattack...... It's amazing to see Arsenal like that."

In these three rounds of the league, Arsenal have won all of them. And without exception, all of them were small 1:0 wins.

Arsenal did not have an advantage on the field, but was pressed by the opponent for most of the time. Possession also did not prevail, and the typical "Arsenal style" of the past was not visible, or was cleverly concealed by Arsene Wenger. Henry was as efficient as ever, and the few chances were all seized to end the three rounds......

"Do you know what came to mind?" Don asked suddenly.

Donn nodded, pointed to the screen and said, "Of course I know, this is Nottingham Forest."

"Arsene Wenger has studied you more than you have studied him."

Donn bit his lip.

While Arsene Wenger was still busy in his office, he was helping Pat

"It's incredible, I thought I was back in the mid-90s. I'm a little worried, Arthur."

"Don't worry, Pat." Arsene Wenger put down what he was doing, took off his glasses, and placed them on the table. I'm not George

George built a true "Iron Army"

"1:0 doctrine" and boring football to make oneself support are tired of Sennadi's tradition is to be tough and uncompromising, but ...... This tradition has been adhered to for almost a hundred years. It also went to the other extreme, and people started to get tired of that Arsenal. They don't play well and do football games as if they were military missions.

Until this French land appeared.

"Arthur, we all love this Arsenal team right now."

"I like it too, Pat. But sometimes something needs to change...... Of course, only temporarily. Pat, you know what kind of situation we faced this season, in the final stages of the league. We need to fight Tottenham and Liverpool for the last Champions League spot. At the same time, we reached the semi-finals of the Champions Cup. Do you want to end up empty-handed? Wenger spread his hands.

"No, I don't want to."

"I don't want to. Nobody wants ......."

"But, Arthur, we stuck to our style and got to the semi-finals, and I don't think we need to switch to another style from two weeks ago."

"The boys are doing a good job." Arsene Wenger had some of the wrong answers. I was amazed and proud of how they adapted to the new tactics......"

"Don't change the subject, Arthur."

Wenger shrugged, then pointed to the computer screen: "Here you go, Pat. Come and see."

Les turned around, and there was an oRd document on the screen, with a large paragraph of text on it, which was a to

"Oh, no...... Are you still studying him? Are you in love with him, Arthur? It's just two semi-finals......" Rice covered his face.

Arsene Wenger when he first arrived in London. Because he was very low-key, he lived a hermit-like life, and was even promoted as a "homosexual" by the English media, and the impact of that incident on Wenger was that he no longer accepted any media interviews and completely hid his private life.

"If it's just two games, it's certainly not worth the effort. But Rice, the war between us and him is not going to end in two games, and I have to get to know this guy more fully to understand the team behind him. In this season, in each season in the future...... We're going to keep fighting. There is a saying in the East that makes a lot of sense. To defeat your opponent, you must first know him well."

"He said ......," Wenger said, pointing to a picture of Donn on the screen. He doesn't care what method he uses, it doesn't matter to him if he plays well or ugly. There's only one thing he cares about, and that's victory. Tell me, Pat, what do you think of? ”

Les was stunned for a moment, then said, "George, George."

"Look at how they've done this season, especially in the Champions League, where Inter Milan was the most typical place in the quarter-finals. Retreating from all fronts, compressing every inch of space and every second of time in the backcourt, leaving the opponent and themselves in a high-tension atmosphere, the game was suffocating and ugly...... But they won." Arsene Wenger spoke eloquently. Donn's favorite game is to play against teams that take the initiative, he likes to wait quietly, patiently look for holes and mistakes for opponents, and then ...... Catch! Arsene Wenger thrust his hand forward and put it on the ground

'He'll be happy if we attack big of it. I'm sure he's familiar with Arsenal's style and he's got a whole set of tactics to deal with our style, just like he did against Chelsea, against Inter Milan, against Manchester United, against Liverpool. It's the same against Real Madrid...... Therefore, we must not do what he expected, but ...... surprise him." We've won three boring games with this tactic, and you don't think that Don guy would have guessed? ”

"Then let him try to deal with the one he uses the most." Arsene Wenger shrugged.

Pat like a guy." Well, Arthur. We've been in the league so badly this season and I want to be able to compensate for it in another field. It's not a historic way to the semi-finals

Enough, we still need to make it to the final and lift the championship trophy in history! ”

Arsene Wenger smiled: "I just read to you Donne's words, you said you thought of George, the coach who will do anything for the result. But I have to correct you, Donn is not like Graham, he insists on results, but his football is not as boring as Graham. He absorbs a lot of stuff in it and knows when to make a workaround...... I think if we want to make a historic breakthrough, we also need to make some workarounds to absorb what is good for us."

"I understand, Arthur. Then I'll go first."

"Goodbye, Pat." As the assistant coach left his office, Arsene Wenger put his glasses back on. Staring at a photo of Donn on the LCD monitor.

Meanwhile, Don still has a headache.

"Arsene Wenger, old fox!"