On March 13, in the 36th round of the league, Nottingham Forest defeated the visiting Crystal Palace team 3:2 at home. It was not easy to win this game, and there was a situation in the Forest team during which someone could not run. The strength and conditioning coach told Don not to worry, this is a normal reaction to the amount of physical training, and it will be fine.

Actually, Don doesn't worry about this problem, as long as the game is won.

Nottingham Forest's three-game winning streak has started to soar in the league standings, moving from League 17 back to 14th, eight points clear of sixth-placed Wigan Athletic, who are two games less than sixth. This means that even if Wigan Athletic win all of their next games, then as long as Forest win two replayal games, they will be just two points away from each other - a matter of one game.

So in the next game, Donne's requirement is that no matter what kind of game is played, no matter what method is used, as long as he wins, he will be considered a good game. As chasers, they can't afford to be too particular on the pitch if they want to put pressure on their opponents in front of them.

In successive games, the Forest team stumbled, and Donn didn't care because they won again!

On 18 March, Nottingham Forest won 1-0 at home to Burnley. At the end of the game, Burnley's manager was unhappy with the referee's decision to blow away an unproblematic goal, as well as sending off one of their players. The numerically dominant Forest side have won by just one goal, so it's no wonder the Burnley manager complains.

But what's the solution? Who makes his team play away from home?

On March 20, under such a dense schedule, Forest defeated Derby County 4-2 away. Eastwood put in an excellent performance, scoring a hat-trick and being the biggest contributor to the team's victory. In his commentary, Mortenson said, "...... Most of the time, Donn relied on the team as a whole, and when the team as a whole was in a slump, he always had a way to win. Like a referee's misjudgment, or a player's sudden outburst......"

On March 24, the league made up the round. Forest took back the time they had lost on the day – the postponed round of 33 was played at this time due to the Carabao Cup final, with Forest hosting Bratford. In the end, they won 2:1. Forest, who have played one game less, are eighth with 59 points, ahead of them West Ham United, who have played 60 games in hand, and Wigan Athletic, who have also played 61 games more.

There is only a three-point gap from eighth to sixth in the league. Donn's relentless pursuit has finally paid off, as they will be replaced by Forest if they win Crewe at home in the next league game and either of the two teams between seventh and sixth loses.

Prior to this, in order to maintain the current good situation, Donn took great pains and used every means he could think of to continue to inspire the team. He knew he couldn't lose at this time. Just lose one game, one season...... No! Nearly half a season's hard work is over! So this is the time when you can't be discouraged no matter what...... And when they are only three points off sixth in the league, they don't need to be encouraged by him, because everyone is already red-eyed, and they know that if they continue to win, they can be in the Premier League next season, not in the first division, and they are not only fighting for the club, but also for themselves.

On March 27, the 39th round of the league was held at the City Stadium. Forest fans have been singing and cheering for the team since the start of the game, without stopping for a minute. This made the enemy feel trembling in the home atmosphere, and naturally frightened their opponent Crewe. The Crewe, who were in the middle and lower reaches of the league, didn't even have the will to resist and surrendered. Nottingham Forest's 2-0 win over Crewe and the sound of the Forest fans cheering from the other stadium - Wigan Athletic could not withstand the pressure given to them by the Forest team, losing 1-0 away to Watford!

In the 39th round of the league, in the counterattack storm launched by Nottingham, Wigan Athletic became the first team to fall off the horse without support.

At this time, the menacing Forest team has caught the attention of all the teams at the top of the rankings. Who will be the second team to be pulled down by Forest?

After the 39th round, West Ham United won at home to Gillingham and finished fifth with 63 minutes, while Forest with 62 points replaced Wigan Athletic with 61 points and finished bottom of the first group. Sixth in the league! It's a tempting position, meaning as long as Forest maintain that position until the end of the season, they will qualify for the promotion play-offs.

At this point, Don had to think about it again. The next game is to aim for the team to maintain this position? Or take advantage of the situation to pursue, in one go, how much you can win, how much you can win, how much you can advance, how much you can advance?

It left him in a dilemma.

At the same time, there is another problem that has always plagued him: although the successive victories are worth rejoicing, there is also a hidden concern behind this - the excellent results have invisibly put more and more psychological pressure on the players. Before every game, they think "you can't lose", and one or two games with that thought helps them to play their strength. But if this is the case every game, it will also lead to a mental breakdown of the team...... "victory" is both the team's belief and their curse. How to deal with this problem is Donn's biggest headache.

The March season was all over, and Nottingham Forest's manager Tony Brown. Done was named League One Manager of the Month for his winning streak in the league, while Eastwood was also named Player of the Match.

That's not a good sign. So Don couldn't laugh when he accepted the award - a bottle of champagne - . The huge pressure in his heart was turning into a thick cloud, faintly pressing on his heart.

At this time, this award is given to him, this is not to encourage him, this is to curse him: the best in the league last month, the next game will definitely lose!

Sure enough. In the 40th round of the league on April 3, Forest lost away to Sheffield United. In this game, although Don didn't want to lose either, everyone on the team played badly. He had no choice but to accept the defeat in the dugout, and the only thing to be thankful for was that his away loss was not ugly, a small 0:1 loss, and the team showed no signs of collapse.

At the press conference, Donn took all the responsibility for the loss on his own head, and behaved in front of the victor Volnock, and behaved very low-key. He praised Sheffield United's strength and admitted that his tactical mistake – even though the discerning could tell it was not a fail-worthy mistake – was to say nothing about the poor performances of his players. He took care of the players with great care, and he was better than the hen that hatched the eggs.

The players were worried that Donn, who had lost, would end the press conference and go back to the dressing room to scold them. Even they know that everyone is playing too badly in this game!

Since Tony. When Donn took over at Forest, his hard-fought unbeaten run in the league came to an end. Whoever stands in Don's position will feel unhappy.

Don En was naturally unhappy in his heart, looking at the wrinkles on a Volnock's smiling face, he was angry. Losing to this old man again and again was a great shame for the arrogant Donn. But what's the solution? He used up three substitutions, used all the means he could, and still lost. The game is over, the final whistle has already sounded, and he can't even hear an echo at this time, what's the use of him being angry?

After putting up with the old man's smug and smug boasting for five minutes, the press conference finally ended.

Donn and Volnock touched their fingers as if they had shaken hands with each other. Then he ignored the reporters around him, turned around and walked out of the place, walking towards the locker room.

He knows very well what the situation of the team is at the moment. In fact, although he lost, the situation was not as bad as he originally estimated. This is after the game, Walker contacted Bruce on his mobile phone, and then reporter Bruce told him the latest results.

The losing Forest, with 62 points, dropped to ninth, but they were only three points behind the fourth-placed team. The top teams are biting hard. One might even say that - Tony. Donn's team lost at the most favorable time.

Thinking of this, Donn's mood was much better. Then when he thought about it, it dawned on him.

Isn't he constantly worried that the team will be under too much pressure after a winning streak and cause it to collapse? Well, now we lost.

Pushing open the door to the locker room, Donn found it quiet, which made him unaccustomed. He even thought that he had gone to the wrong door when he looked down and thought about the problem.

So he exited, closed the door again, and saw the sign on the door "away" - the away team sign, and he finally confirmed that he had made a mistake.

Opening the door again, looking at the group of players who were stunned by his actions, Don suddenly couldn't help but laugh. "I thought I was on the wrong track." He pointed to the door, "So I closed the door and looked at what was written on it." Your silence makes me a little unacceptable, what's wrong with you? ”

"We lost, boss." The players felt that the manager was knowingly asking that this must be a prelude to the storm, so they rushed to admit their mistakes.

Looking at this scene, Don En shrugged: "Does anyone want to know why I thought I made a mistake just now?" Because I'm thinking about the problem. Anyone interested in what I'm thinking? ”

No one answered him, because no one could guess what the manager was going to do, and if he said the wrong thing, the first drop of the storm would fall on his head. Nobody wants to be that unlucky ghost.

Seeing that no one answered his question, Don was a little bored, and he scratched his head: "I'm thinking...... We lost well, at the right time. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked.

(To be continued)