Chapter 40: Leave? That's really a problem......

Bill. Shankly was the greatest football coach of his time, and he led the previously unknown Liverpool into a championship team. He left behind many football quotes that are still well-known today, the most famous of which is, of course, the one "football has nothing to do with life and death, football is higher than life and death".

But he suddenly announced his resignation at the height of his coaching career, shocking English football at the time. Shankly's reasoning was that he wanted to spend more time with his wife, who died of a heart attack seven years later.

Don wasn't with Shankly at the time, and it wasn't known if Shankly had made this decision all to be with his wife. But from a peer's perspective, he felt he could understand Shankly's actions. Putting aside the idea of health and caring for his wife, and thinking about the team from the perspective of the team, Shankly's departure is a good thing for Liverpool.

Because if he didn't leave, how could the unknown Pasley come out of nowhere? You must know that before this, Pasley was just an ordinary player, and he had not proven himself in the coaching position at all. And Palsley and Shankly can be regarded as completely opposite types of coaches, Shankly likes to give motivational and encouraging words to the team through the media, which is quite similar to Donne. Pasley, on the other hand, is more pragmatic and low-key, and Don is very close to him.

It's a coincidence, but it's as if there is providence in the dark.

Don and Don are like Shankly and Pasley at the beginning.

Bill. Shankly brought Liverpool from the second division to the then top flight of England, the English Football League. In terms of the number of championships won, he certainly can't compare to his successor, Bob. Pasley's, but he is indeed the founder of Pasley, who made Liverpool a force to be reckoned with in English football. On his foundation, Pasley created the great achievement of "nine years and nineteen crowns". But these achievements cannot be simply attributed to the fact that Shankly had laid the groundwork. You must know that Shankly's reputation was unrivaled at that time, and his influence at Liverpool was like that of Busby at Manchester United, regardless of who was his successor. The pressure is enormous. But Pasley, the low-key successor, has always put himself in the position of "interim coach", but led Liverpool to ask Shankly to influence and accomplish what Shankly failed to do at the beginning.

Will Tang do the same in the future? Lead Nottingham Forest to get rid of Tony. Donn's influence, creating his own dynasty of the Forest?

Don was looking forward to seeing the day.

His choice to set his successor as Tang was naturally after comprehensive consideration, and his confidence in Tang was definitely not the result of impulse.

Shankly's story is a household name in England. If Evan had ever known football, he would have known the story. But does he know what is going on behind this story?

Don didn't know.

After once again declining Evan's invitation to stay on his own, Donn led the team back to Nottingham to continue their league campaign. In the FA Cup, after passing Don's hurdle, Don simply gave up the competition. Nottingham Forest, which is almost entirely made up of second-tier and youth players, lost to Everton in the next round.

For many Forest supporters, the defeat was a sad one. Because they believe this is Nottingham Forest's only chance to return to Europe, Forest will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to revitalise. But the team lost the game. And judging by the game, Done didn't care about the FA Cup victory.

After the defeat in this match, there were some minor "dissent" in the media. They think that Donn must still think that the FA Cup is an insignificant game, but they don't know that for the current Forest team, the FA Cup is the last straw.

However, as the team climbed the league standings. This critical voice slowly died down. Because they could see Donne's intentions – he didn't expect to rely on the FA Cup title to get a ticket to a European competition for the team in the first place. The FA Cup, which is too fortuitous, has long been known as a "hotbed of underdogs", and Done is reluctant to gamble on it. In comparison, the league with a long schedule is more suitable for Nottingham Forest today.

Decisively abandon the FA Cup. It also won enough physical strength for the Forest team to ensure that they would not collapse at the end because of the two-front battle, and the bamboo basket was empty.

Done's strategy was also shared within the team. Looking at the climb in the rankings, they are also full of confidence in this "firefighting coach".

Evan. Dogetty hadn't come to Don since that day to talk about him staying.

Don didn't know if Evan was dead, but he was determined to do it himself, and he didn't care what others tried to persuade him.

Right in the home league stands of the current round. Don unexpectedly heard the voices of the fans.

In the Robin Hood stands, a fan hung a banner that read, "We hope to see you again next season, Tony." ”

Although there was only this one, it was seen by Don. He's not worried about this being Evan though. Dogetty instructed. Mr. President of the club has a very low status in the minds of the fans, and even if he wanted the fans to do so, he would not be able to cooperate.

It must have been a spontaneous action by the fans.

It's no secret that he's only been with Forest for half a season. The media reported it at the beginning. It's just that at that time, many people were skeptical that they would be able to lead the Forest team out of the predicament again. So even if it's only half a season, no one thinks there's anything wrong. They might also think "Tony. Don himself doesn't have any confidence. That's why I chose to sign a contract for only half a season......"

Naturally, fans also know that Donn only does half a season. However, they have always wanted Donn to stay, from the beginning of the interview to now, as the end of the season draws closer, they simply put that sentiment into action and expressed it directly.

So Don saw the sign in the home stands to keep him.

Two days later, in Wilford, Donn saw the sign again. Don could see clearly that the person who was putting up the sign was not John. It's a different group of people, who are supposed to belong to another fan group, and Donn has no personal friendship with them.

The banner hung alone outside the barbed wire fence, but it attracted a lot of attention. The media took pictures of the banner before leaving, and the players who were training on the pitch would also look at the banner from time to time. Even the coaching staff would study the banner in the distance with interest during breaks.

"I feel like if I were a fan, I would do the same...... Freddie. Eastwood said as he looked at the banner waving in the wind in the distance.

His words were echoed by the majority. Donn is the isolated minority.

"Looks like you don't want me to go?"

"That's a funny question, Tony. Who wants you to go? "David. Chris Rac answered.

Donn looked into the eyes of his colleagues. Know that they are not lying. But I have to go.

He didn't want to continue on the topic, so he had to look down and touch the tip of his nose and smile.

Everyone also knew that Don had his reasons too, so he didn't continue to discuss the topic.

Don looked up again, looking at the banner in the distance.

At the end of the weekend, Nottingham Forest were still playing at home, and this time Donn saw more similar slogans in the stands, all asking him to stay.

Even the cameras on the live broadcast noticed and gave several shots of the banners in the stands during the live broadcast of the game.

In this game. Nottingham Forest came out victorious. The ranking continues to rise and has reached seventh.

This result made fans even more reluctant to go.

After the game, some fans have spontaneously formed a group to persuade Don to stay, and the name is "Tony Stay". They quickly set up an official website to get more fans on the page. Form a force to be reckoned with to keep Donn.

The slogan to keep Don can be seen on the training ground and on the field afterwards, but Don chose to remain silent in the face of the fans' cries and the media's attention.

Journalists wanted him to comment on this. Donn rejected their questions on the grounds that "now I just want to focus on the team".

Just because he doesn't speak doesn't mean the media have nothing to say. What does the media do? They can make a dead man speak, let alone a big living man.

The next day, such a headline appeared in the press - "Tony. Don was silent to call out to the fans, hesitant to make a decision.

If you don't speak, just find a hat to button first, and the more silent you are, the easier it will be to deal with this matter. Even if it's a dead man, they have a way to get him to speak.

Really......

"It's not going to work like this...... Tony. "There was a huge crowd of fans gathered outside the Wilford training ground, holding up a portrait of Done and a sign of his retention. The normal order of training has been completely disrupted. Looking at these guys, assistant coach David. Chris Rac reluctantly spread his hands and said to Donn.

The players looked at these enthusiastic fans and felt a little confused. Of course they knew it was all the boss's reason, but they couldn't say that, they could only secretly set their eyes on Tony. Don, worry written on his face.

Don frowned as he looked at the growing fans. Since a few days ago, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of fans gathered outside the training ground, all of whom have come here for one purpose – to change their decision to leave the team after the season.

But I really didn't expect it to be just a spontaneous organization of fans. It is possible to get so many responses.

I'm supposed to be glad for my charm. Or do you have a headache about it?

Don thought to himself.

"You guys keep training, I'll talk to them. Don waved his hand. Let the team continue training, and he turns and walks to the side of the training field.

Seeing Donn's distant back, Eastwood stretched out his hands and sighed: "This is the trouble of being too popular......"

The fans who were standing outside the stadium saw Don walking towards them, but instead of shouting loudly in excitement, they fell silent, and all watched in silence as Donn walked in front of them, only staring at them through the barbed wire.

"What should I say, folks......" Donn shook his head with a wry smile. "I'm grateful that you think so highly of me, but you did interfere with our normal training...... I don't want to do any more closed training. ”

"Tony. We just want you to stay. "It was the obvious leader among them who stepped forward. Don noticed the T-shirt he was wearing, which had his face printed on it, and the words "Stay" were written under the head. And there are a lot of people wearing this T-shirt, and it's really organized, and even the theme T-shirt is printed......

Although David. Krislak blew the whistle to continue training, but the players on the pitch looked a little distracted. From time to time, some of them would glance at the area where the fans had gathered, and the leader was still talking to them.

"Hey, George. Do you think the boss will stay? ”

Joe. Mattok took advantage of the group passing exercises. Ask Wood, who was in his group.

Wood hadn't answered yet, but the groups of teammates next to him had their ears pricked up, waiting intently for Wood to answer. Everyone knows that Wood and Donn have the closest relationship in the team, and if there is anyone who knows the leader best, it must be Wood.

Wood didn't immediately pass it back after receiving Mattok's pass, but let the ball adjust twice at his feet, and he took advantage of the short time to think. When he passed the ball back, he shook his head and said, "I don't think so." ”

Immediately around them rang out a sigh of regret and disappointment.

"Why not?" Mattok passed the ball over again. "I think he enjoys his work and his football. Won't you change your mind at the last minute? ”

"I don't know. But this time I don't think he'll ever come back. Wood also gave the football to Mattok along with the answer.

"Intuition?" Mattok continued to pass the ball to Wood.

"Hmm. Gut feeling. Wood passed it back to Mattok.

This time, instead of passing the ball to Wood, Mattok stepped on it and sighed.

"Why wouldn't the boss want to work for a few more seasons? I don't think he's in any problem with his body......."

No one answered his question this time, and that was George. Neither did Wood, who was twisting his head to look out of the training ground. Don was still negotiating with the fans, and the sound coming from that side was much quieter.

"Why didn't you persuade him to stay, aren't you the captain?"

The person who asked the question was not Mattok, but Balotelli, who was next to him.

For this black Italian. Tony. It only took him a few months before Don conquered him. Now that he just wants to play for Donne, with another head coach, he probably won't obey his orders. Now that he heard that Don En would be gone, how could he not care?

Wood withdrew his gaze and looked at Balotelli. Wood didn't hate the man who had always flouted his captain's authority, but he didn't like it either.

"Everyone has a life to live in. He replied with a blank face. "I have no right to interfere. ”

"Alright. Guys. In order to match the team's training, I hope you can leave and stop doing this kind of thing. As for your wishes, I will seriously consider them, please give me a few days, and then I will hold a special press conference to inform you of the results of my consideration. Donn said to his loyal fans through the barbed wire.

'We're in a very critical period for our team right now and it's up to us to get back to Europe next season. I don't want them to be disturbed...... You see, they don't even have the heart to train now. Donn gestured to the training ground behind him.

The team's performance is also visible to the fans. Indeed, since they appeared on the sidelines of the training ground with great fanfare. The players were a little absent-minded. Some mistakes that would never happen in training are starting to happen.

They also knew they were interfering with the team's normal training, and they just wanted to keep Don too much. I had to do something extraordinary.

"Disperse, guys. Thank you for supporting me and the team. I will certainly consider your request seriously. ”

After saying this, Don stood at the end of the barbed wire fence and looked at the fans opposite.

Under his gaze, the leader was the first to say, "Good land, Tony." We also don't want to affect the team's training and results. Thank you for coming here to talk to us, we know you're a busy guy. ”

Then the leader waved his hand and turned away first. The others followed him and left the training ground one after another, of course, many of them did not forget to look back at Don who was standing on the sidelines, and Don En was still standing on the sidelines, watching them leave.

A voice asked in Donn's heart: Would you really seriously consider their request?

Don was speechless.