A week after the Champions Cup final, television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet ...... The major media outlets are talking about Ferguson's retirement. This is indeed the most sensational event in world football in recent times. Although Ferguson has announced the date of his retirement in advance, it is still reluctant when the day really comes.

Even long-time nemesis, Arsene Wenger, blessed Ferguson's retirement: "He created an era. It's probably the only time I've complimented him, and he's done a really good job in his 25 years at United. League champions? You know that life always needs to have one kind of flaw to be beautiful, don't you? Wenger smiled slyly.

Even Jurgen Klinsmann, who was beaten by Alex Ferguson in the Champions Cup final, did not have any bad comments about Manchester United stealing his title: "He is a role model for me to follow and a target to follow. I'm happy that he was able to win another European Cup before he retires, Manchester United are even better and they deserve it. ”

In an interview with television, Ferguson once again talked about the issue of his successor, which everyone is concerned about.

"There are so many great coaches in the world and I am confident that the board will choose the best coach for Manchester United. Notice that I say 'most suitable' and not 'best'. I don't say anything about the club's personnel work anymore. Now I just want to go home and have some relaxing time with my wife, you know...... For the first time in many years, it's nice not to have to think about tomorrow's training plan and weekend's lineup. ”

He did not name a specific candidate, apparently not wanting to cause problems for the club's managerial work. Because if you want him to say anything, it has to be "Tony." Donne", but Tony. Done is certainly not going to come to Manchester United. It's better not to say this kind of thing that will embarrass everyone. He called Don privately, and sighed with some regret after confirming once again that Don had no desire to join Old Trafford.

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When Donn grew tired of the overwhelming media memorial articles about Ferguson, he finally heard something different.

After the league ended, the Forest team was disbanded on the spot and went into the holidays.

Don also plans to take advantage of this holiday to fly to the United States to spend many good nights with his wife and continue their great "android project".

And Tang wants to take Tang Jing back to his hometown, and it is estimated that this time he will see his parents......

Before leaving, he made a surprise call to Don and asked to come out and meet alone.

Don thought it was strange that if Don had something to do with him, if they weren't together, they would say it on the phone. Even if it's a big thing, you can't make an appointment to call it out for facial paralysis at a time and place alone.

Strange and strange, Don still went to the appointment. He hadn't forgotten to make a joke about Don on the phone: "Are we that kind of date?" ”

Tang Yue's place actually has nothing to do with the "date" in Done's mouth, and it is in the Wilford training base.

When Don drove over, there were always a lot of reporters crowded at the door in the past, and people came and went, and the door of the training base was very lively, but at this time, it was quiet and you could hear the birdsong from the trees in the distance.

The janitor was surprised by the manager's sudden arrival, and Don smiled and greeted them before being let go.

Don parked the car in the parking lot, and when he got out of the car, he saw Don waiting at the door of the building.

He raised his hand to say hello, but instead of rushing over, he paced a few steps in the sunlit parking lot.

"The weather is nice today, it's windy and beautiful." He was saying that only Don and him could know where the joke was.

But this time Don Ke was not amused by Don, he stood in the shadows of the building, his face expressionless.

Tang En beckoned to him: "The sun is so good today, don't you feel that the wind is blowing around you when you stand in that place?" If there's anything to say, let's walk and talk, how about going to the training ground for a spin? ”

Don nodded in agreement.

But none of them spoke before, they just walked and walked. Until they inadvertently walked to training ground three. Don laughed when he saw the training ground that was still like a vegetable field: "If Guardiola sees this training ground, I don't know if he will put a whole piece of the training ground in Barcelona?" ”

Tang didn't answer, so Don turned his head and asked, "Do you have something on your mind, Tang?" Did Tang Jing force you to get married? ”

Tang Bai glanced at him: "I do have something I want to tell you, but I don't know how to speak." ”

"Hey, who are the two of us! Sichuan's hometown worships the brother, if you have anything to say, say it directly. You don't have to worry about wedding gifts. ”

Tang coughed: "It has nothing to do with marriage." Tony...... Well. He stopped talking.

Tang En frowned, he still rarely saw Tang such a mother-in-law. "Bad news?"

"No...... I do not know. Don shook his head. I...... I'm going to end my contract early with the club. ”

Don was taken aback, he thought he had misheard. Is the birdsong in the forest so loud that it affects hearing?

Don has two years left on his assistant coach contract with the club. Don had planned to give Don a new contract after the start of next season, extending it for a longer period of time. Maybe it's eight years like yourself, so that's the best.

Seeing Don looking at him with incredible eyes, Don explained, "I've been thinking about it for a long time, this question. I...... Uh......" He rubbed his hands together, not knowing where to put them. "I don't want to be an assistant coach anymore."

"Why?" Don asked, he didn't want to say anything right now, he wanted to hear Don's explanation.

"Tony, you probably don't know...... Initially, we ...... Before that, I didn't think about being a manager. Then you came to me, and I thought I could just be an assistant coach. But following you for so many years, I suddenly felt ...... I felt like I wanted to try my hand at being a manager. ”

Don looked at him, "Go on." ”

"Hmm......" Tang pondered for a moment, thinking about where to start. He rarely said so much in one breath, but this time it was something related to his future life path choice, so he had to say more.

"Honestly, Tony. I was acting head coach when you left the team due to a heart attack, and I was the one during the time you were suspended...... But it's your team, not mine. I don't want to be an 'acting' manager. I wanted to be a real manager, but at Nottingham Forest, I don't have that opportunity. ”

"I'm not complaining about anything, Tony. But now Nottingham Forest is your Nottingham Forest, with your deep imprint. I can't change that mark, so I'm struggling as an acting manager. You know what, Tony? Sometimes I have to tell the players in your capacity to be effective. ”

Don just raised an eyebrow and didn't say anything.

"I said to them – Tony thinks...... How, Tony said how it should be. They will listen. It's not an exaggeration to call the king, you're amazing, Tony. ”

"Is this a compliment to me?" Don didn't laugh. "To put it simply, you want to be a manager, but at Nottingham Forest you can only be an assistant coach, right?"

Don nodded.

Don was silent for a moment, then said, "I seem to be really...... Your feelings have not been taken into account. I kept you around just because I felt like you could help me a lot as an assistant coach...... Shouldn't I be generous enough to say to you at this time: 'Go ahead, pursue your ideals in life?' But I still don't want you to go. I'm a bit selfish, but I can't help it. You're leaving, my job isn't going to be done. ”

Tang shook his head: "You're making excuses for being lazy." ”

"Well, I'm trying to be lazy." Don nodded and admitted Don's "accusations". "But for whatever reason, don't you think we're a golden partner? We are invincible together! I want you to stay, Don. ”

In the past, when Tang En asked Tang to do something, he would always agree, whether he wanted it or not. But this time Don's trick didn't work, and Don seemed to have made up his mind: "It doesn't work, Tony." I thought about it for a long time and decided that I should leave the forest and try to take another path. ”

"Did a club invite you?"

Tang didn't deny it, he nodded: "There is one." ”

"Hah!" Don En laughed dryly.

"A team in the English second division."

Don really laughed this time. He seemed to have heard a very funny joke. Don didn't stop him, and watched quietly as Don smiled and squatted on the ground.

"Hah...... Truth be told, Don. Do you really think leaving Nottingham Forest to go to a team like that will do you any good for your future? English Second Division, huh? The team in the fourth division, which is equivalent to the previous third division! Are you really going? ”

Don said seriously, "I'm really going." ”

"Are you sure?" Don, who was squatting on the ground, stopped smiling and squinted at him,

"I'm sure."

"Is that any good for you?" Don stood up and asked a little angrily. He really couldn't understand Don's choice, so he preferred to think that it was Don's excuse to deliberately flee from him.

"I don't know, Tony. I don't know if it's good for me. But I want to try...... Maybe I'm still terrible, I can't even bring a second division team, and I ended up being fired. Who knows? He spoke calmly about the terrible future. But this thought is going through my mind every day, and I just want to try it...... Even if it doesn't work, at least I tried. ”

"Trying to bring out a team with your imprint?"

"Yes. I envy you, Tony. I hope to be able to do what you did someday. ”

Don didn't show any joy at Don's compliment. He still had a straight face and was in a very bad mood.

"I decided to start from scratch and I'm confident that I've learned a lot from you and should be able to help you a bit. But I don't have to be your type of manager. I'm still not good at fighting with people. ”

"That kind of team...... ...... without name and profit" Don still wants to persuade Don to give up this fantastical idea.

"I'm a person who doesn't really care about fame and fortune, Tony. I just want to see if I have what it takes to be a manager. ”

Don still frowned, his expression unkind.

Seeing him like this, Tang sighed, "Do you remember Chen Jian, Tony?" ”

Tang En was stunned for a moment, he didn't react to why Tang suddenly mentioned that Chinese kid. "Remember, what's wrong? He's still in the youth team and the reserves, I haven't seen him in a long time......"

"Do you remember how you talked to him on the phone about coming to England? Do you remember how excited you were after talking to him on the phone? Do you remember how you answered my questions when you decided to train him with the Wood Training Program? ”

Tang En was dumbfounded by Tang's three consecutive rhetorical questions.

"You ask me if I have a dream, you ask me if I have the urge to do something. You also told me, 'Man, there must be one thing in this life that they want to do no matter what.' Thank you, Tony. Now I have a dream, I have the urge to do something, and I have one thing in my life that I want to accomplish no matter what. ”

Tang En was used by Don to turn against the army with what he had said, and he completely lost his temper.

He looked at Donald Baibai, and then laughed: "You are getting more and more flamboyant." ”

Seeing him laughing, Tang breathed a sigh of relief: "How can there be?" ”

"If you're so determined to go, I can't stop you. After all, you are not my personal belongings, and I have no right to interfere in your life. What kind of road you want to take, and what you can do in the end, is none of my business. Don waved his hand and threw in the towel. He is indeed stubborn, but he is not unreasonable.

When Tang heard him say this, he suddenly smiled: "What you said is so ruthless. ”

"You've hurt me, so of course I'm going to have to be ruthless." Don glared at him. "But...... I said if, if, if you really can't make it around, come back. The doors of Wilford are always open to you. ”

"Like Queroz?"

Tang En smiled: "I don't think it's right for a good horse not to eat back grass, if you want to come back, just give me a call, and the position of assistant coach will be vacated for you." ”

Don didn't say anything. After telling Don what was in his mind, he was much more relaxed. From today onwards, he can pursue his ideals. Although this is a bit cruel to Tang En, after all, the two of them get along day and night, and they cooperate tacitly at work, and his sudden departure really caught Tang En a little off guard. But in fact, if it weren't for the fact that he had minimized the impact, he might have left the season Donn returned. This season, the Forest team is on the right track, and Mitchel and a new batch of young players have also emerged, making him feel that the time is ripe for him to leave.

"Tony. Since I'm leaving, there's something I want to say to you...... Actually, my departure is a good thing for you. ”

"What's so good about that? I'm missing a right-hand man. ”

"You always used the excuse that you weren't familiar with the team's training, and I arranged everything. But you've been on the team for eight years now, so you should be watching, right? But I'm always here, and you're going to leave everything to me. I'm leaving, you can't find anyone, you have to do it yourself. I think it's a great way to improve yourself. Don't underestimate yourself, Tony, it's a waste to have your potential and not use it. Waste is shameful. ”

Don continued to laugh: "You are a human being, are your words good?" ”

Don didn't continue to dwell on the subject, believing that Don had listened. "Explain the matter to you, and I won't have anything else to say." He was going to take his leave.

"By the way, can you tell me which team invited you to be the head coach?"

When Tang heard Don ask this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Don was even more curious: "Which one is it?" If I want to help at that time, I can loan you the players of the Forest youth team, you can choose who you want, and you will not be charged a loan fee......"

Don couldn't help but laugh and said, "Nodsshire." ”

Don's eyes widened, and he stopped halfway through his words, and the boss with his mouth open seemed to see an alien.

"Holy! Did I hear me right? ”

"I thought you'd be glad I didn't have to move out of Nottingham."

"I'm glad you're big!" Don felt as if he had been tricked. "Sworn enemies of Nottingham Forest! I take back every word I said before! Want to loan players from me? No way! You dream about it! Next time we meet, we have to fight in real person! ”

"Hah! Do you finally feel like a city derby? Tang smiled a little happily.

Don gritted his teeth and glared at him, "You're still laughing?" You did it on purpose, right? It's not good to pick any team, you pick Notts County! ”

Don spread his hands: "The other teams looked down on me, only they found me." They don't think there's anything wrong with me being an assistant coach for Forest, and I can't turn them down just because I'm Nods. ”

"You're a ...... Are you really, unscrupulous in order to be the head coach? "Don has lost his temper.

"The terms they offer are also very tempting. Even though the team hasn't been doing well lately, they promise that it's all up to me in the team, and the Academy is in charge of me, so I can build my team from scratch and follow my own philosophy. That's the best condition. ”

Don nodded vigorously: "Good! I wish you the best of luck with the triple jump and appearing in the Premier League, so I'll have two chances to punch you in the face every season! ”

"I'm looking forward to that day." Tang replied with a smile.

Scolding and scolding, Don still stretched out his hand: "I can't get along in Nods County, and I welcome you to come back." The pressure from the fans is left alone, and I believe what I say still carries weight. ”

Don also held out his hand, "Thank you, Tony. ”

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Two days later, some media reported that the post-80s Shaolin abbot thanked him for all his contributions to the team and wished him good luck elsewhere.

Three days later, Notts County officially announced the official signing of former Nottingham Forest assistant coach Don as the team's new head coach on a four-year contract.

But these two pieces of news were drowned out in the overwhelming "Ferguson" news wave, and not even a wave was raised.

Nottingham Forest and Notts County fans have taken note of the two news, and they have different opinions on it, some understand and some scold, but no matter what, they can't interfere with the path Don is taking.

Bruce was going to interview Donn, he wanted to know the news behind this personnel change, but Donn, who had already flown to Los Angeles to hang out with his wife, simply turned off his mobile phone, and he could only sigh with his busy phone.

After working with Don for five years, Don chose to part ways. Whether this choice was a blessing or a curse for him and Don is now unknown. The two of them chose two different paths, and in a few years, will they meet?

(To be continued)