Chapter Seventy-Four: Welcome Home, Tony

In fact, the tactics of the England national team are very similar to those of Nottingham Forest, except that they do not blindly insist on defensive counterattacks, and the characteristics of attacking on the wings, flying on both wings, and passing through the midfield simply and quickly are still very consistent. England's positional ability is not very good, and this point has not been completely solved by Eriksson, McClaren and Capello.

After Capello took office, he tried to enrich England's routine play in positional warfare, but the effect was limited. The fact that England's players have rough footwork compared to the Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and French players of the European Latin school has not changed this fact that the Premier League has flourished for so many years.

Now that Donn has taken over the England team, he is in no hurry to show England's positional ability in this game. The easiest and most effective way to do this is to get the team back to the same way – with high shots, wings flying together, and a combination of wings and long-range shots. This style of play must not be pretty, but England fans don't care about it, after all, not all English fans are also Arsenal fans.

The advantage of this is that the team is more familiar and Don is also worry-free. With the ability of these England players now, they may not be able to play too complex tactics. Nottingham Forest has a tacit understanding, even if there is a change of manager, the strength of the team has not suffered too much.

Donn responds to the ever-changing tactics in advance of the game and makes all the English players feel familiar with them – a great part of the training they have received since childhood......

There is a big difference between the Crimson Stadium and the City Stadium, the players' dressing rooms and corridors are very simple, although it was renovated once in the 90s to host the European Championship, but after almost 20 years, it is still very dilapidated compared to the modern Crimson Stadium.

Don pushed open the locker room door and walked out. He had to show up on the pitch before the players.

Walking through the wide, bright corridor, he turned into the hall.

This hall is more than twice as large as the one at City Stadium. The smooth marble floors resemble mirrors. Reflects everything on top of it. Don looked down at himself at his feet, tilting his head for a moment. Then turn right and walk into the special corridor where you have to go out.

The aisle was wider than the one that came out of the locker room, and in Donn's opinion, it could even accommodate two Hummer jeeps in parallel. Judging from this detail, it is no wonder that Nottingham Forest has been plagued by financial crises - the budget for building such a good stadium is not a small amount.

On the left wall of the corridor is the emblem of Nottingham Forest, a large white oak tree on a red background. On the wall on the right is a phrase: Victory but victory!

That's Donn's suggestion at the time, and he hopes to use it to motivate the Forest players. Before every home game, it only takes a turn of the head to see this phrase from here and remind them of what Nottingham Forest's tradition is.

It's a pity that he has left the team, and I don't know if this sentence will be carried out.

Tang En stopped in the middle of the corridor and looked sideways at the sentence.

There is a phrase above the players' corridor at Anfield: "This is Anfield [this_is_anfield]. Shankly, the famous godfather of the Red Army, wanted to make every team who came here understand who they were playing against, and that this was their hell. Nowadays, many Liverpool players have to raise their hands to pat this mark before entering the stadium for good luck. It's almost become a tradition.

Donn, who is also the Forest manager, also wants to remind his players that the pursuit of victory is always a tradition at Nottingham Forest, both during the Clough era and at Tony. The Donn era.

Footsteps rang out behind him, Des. Walker walked over to Donn and found the same sentence on the wall.

"There's really 'Tony. Donn style'. He laughs.

Don ignored his teasing, just turned around and walked to the outside court: "Let's go." ”

When Don hasn't walked out yet. He could already see through the exit the media who had been waiting outside for a long time. There seems to be more media today than a normal friendly should be, and even if it were a deliberately arranged promotional campaign by the Forest Club, it would be too much.

Don certainly knew who these people were coming for. He suddenly slowed down his pace, allowing Des to follow closely beside him. Walker overtook him.

Outside of this. All he could see was a myriad of crazy media, so what else was waiting for him that he couldn't see?

His heart beat faster and more nervous than playing a Champions League final.

He could not care about the cynicism or abusive attacks of his enemies, but he could not care less about what his supporters would do to him now.

But he can't keep hiding in here and not going out, so the multimedia is staring at him, and he doesn't want them to see that he will have a weak side.

He rearranged the collar of his suit, which seemed redundant, as his clothes had been properly dressed so far.

Then he stepped out.

When his figure appeared in the field of view of the reporters. The flashes of those cameras were already working. And when he completely walked out of the corridor and appeared in front of tens of thousands of people, the flashing lights were already connected, and the sound of the shutter was endless.

Donn was able to keep his composure in front of reporters, and he walked to the home team's dugout as if nothing had happened.

Des. Walker couldn't close his mouth when he saw this scene next door. He really wanted to remind Tony that he had gone wrong......

Fans who noticed this in the stands also let out a burst of laughter.

"Aha, what do we see? Tony. Don went somewhere wrong! Ha ha! It's so rare, does he think he's the Nottingham Forest manager? The commentator in charge of commenting this game has a tone and tone that he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

David sitting in the dugout of the home team. Chris Rac saw Donn walk straight over. There was some embarrassment on his face. Eastwood, on the other hand, continued to observe with interest. He wanted to see how the boss could resolve the crisis.

In fact, Donn knew he was going in the wrong direction the moment he turned - he habitually walked to the home team's dugout at Nottingham Forest's home stadium. But he forgot who he is now. But he didn't turn around right away, it was too obvious, and he kept walking. And I thought of a countermeasure.

I saw the distance Martin. When O'Neill was still far away, Don had already taken the initiative to extend his hand, which was a gesture to shake hands with the other party.

Seeing this, O'Neill also got up and walked towards Donn. The two men shook hands in front of the swarming media.

"It turned out to be just a handshake. The narrator was disappointed.

The laughter disappeared at the sight of Don and O'Neill's hands clasped together, and perhaps the crowd waiting to see the excitement also thought the result was too boring.

However, the reporters have other thoughts - is this an official handover of the old and new Forest managers? They have even designed the lines for the two of them:

Donn: I've handed over the team to you, don't let me down.

O'Neill: Rest assured, our goal is still to be a champion!

But the two of them didn't say anything, just shook hands. Then O'Neal gave up the dugout behind him, knowing that Donn wasn't just going to greet him alone.

Sure enough, Donn let go of O'Neal's hand and walked over to assistant coach Chris Lack.

Chris Rac also wanted to shake Donn's hand like O'Neal did. Unexpectedly, Tang En hugged him.

Done, who was hugging Chrisrak, still didn't speak, just patted his hand hard, and then he let go of Chrislac, who had not yet come to his senses, and walked towards Eastwood.

Eastwood wasn't as wooden as Chrislac, he smiled and hugged Donne, and even whispered in Donn's ear, "Good luck, sir." ”

In this way, Donn shook hands and hugged everyone on the Nottingham Forest coaching staff in turn, and the media followed the whole process. Filmed the scene.

"He looks better than Martin. O'Neill is still going to be like the owner of the land, look at his calm appearance......" John muttered to himself in the stands.

"He won't be able to calm down for a while!" Bill screamed from the side.

John ignored him and stood in the new stands to applaud Donn.

There weren't many people like John on the scene. Many more, like Bill, booed.

They obviously can't forget what Donn had done two months ago.

Don hugged and shook hands with all the forest coaches. Then surrounded by reporters, he walked to the away team's coach's box. At this time, the boos of the fans became more and more intense and obvious.

In this way, Don came to his place in front of the overwhelming boos.

Chrisrak looked at Donn with some concern, and then looked around. He had imagined the scene of Donn's return. But he didn't expect the Forest team to really dare to love and hate to such a degree.

The narrator was also a little distracted, muttering: "Listen to this boo, they are all for one person......"

The television broadcast gave Don a long close-up of the screen where he pursed his lips without looking up at the fans in the stands, his gaze falling off the distance as if he were out of focus.

"It's pathetic. This is how the king of the old forest was welcomed. Ha! "Carl. Spike scoffed from the stands. In the evening, his show was a topic again.

Some radical fans not only booed Donne, but also gave him the middle finger and cursed in their mouths.

Donn's face was expressionless. Walker next to him looked at him worriedly, for fear that his heart would not be able to withstand such stimulation. But Don didn't fall headlong suddenly, he stood still, letting the boos ring out overhead, and letting the reporters ramp around him.

"I bet he must have regretted in his heart that he didn't come out wearing sunglasses. Spike glances at the TV next to him, which is showing a close-up of Donn's face.

Don, who saw this scene in the stands, sighed softly.

The boos continued, and the players who were waiting in the corridor to get ready to play were able to hear it clearly. The three of them got together and talked about it.

"What's going on out there?"

"Who knows?"

"Ahem...... That one. It's not because of the boss. ”

"Shhh No way? 'The Forest players were very surprised. At Nottingham Forest's home stadium heard against Tony. Donn's boo. It is comparable to the orbital period of Comet Halepop, which only visits Earth once every 3,000 years.

The Forest players were surprised and the chatter grew louder. The England players next to them also heard it clearly. They also became interested, and the two formations that had been in formation were mixed together. Don't blame them either. The boos outside were just spectacular.

When the Forest team plays in the city, the collective boos from the stands with a maximum capacity of 30,000 people are enough to make every visiting team feel a huge psychological pressure. Now that it's a crimson court, the capacity of 60,000 people doesn't just double the boo.

If a team were a guest here, the 60,000 boos would be shared among 11 people. And now that all these boos are borne by one person, the pressure can be imagined. None of these players could imagine how long they could hold on to such a powerful boo if they were to change to themselves.

Donn was still standing motionless in front of the coach's box.

John looked at the stubborn figure and looked around again. People who are desperately booing make up a huge majority. He knew that what he was doing would not be welcome. But he still has to do it. Otherwise he feels sorry for his conscience.

He beckoned a few companions who were on the same position as himself, took out a red cloth from his backpack, handed one end to his companion, and pulled the other end himself.

The two men stood apart, pulled out a certain distance, and with a shake of their hands, a banner appeared in the stands.

Welcome home, Tony!

"Hey. John! Bill looked at his friend with some annoyance, and in doing so he was tearing down his own desk.

"Leave me alone, Bill. You shh Neither of us should get in the way. Ignoring Bill's threatening gaze, John continued to stand in his seat with a banner pulled.

The director of the televised broadcast also noticed the new banner that appeared in the stands. Unlike the slogans around him that insulted and ridiculed Donn, this one was full of warm greetings and attracted people's attention.

I don't know if Donn saw it, but first the camera lens cut through.

"It doesn't look like a betrayal. The narrator said after seeing the banner.

"Tony. Walker, who had noticed the slogan, touched Donn. Let him see.

Don turned his head to see the sign they were holding up. The corners of his mouth crooked, and for the first time there was a noticeable change in expression on his face, and this time he smiled.

Then he ignored the reporters who were slapping him on the floor and turned around and sat back in the dugout.

As the players came out of the hallway, the boos against Don finally stopped.

As this is a celebration of the opening of Forest's new stadium, the arrangement of the appearance is also different from the usual game. England started first, followed by Nottingham Forest's players. His name was loudly announced on the radio when every player came out, which elicited an enthusiastic response from the fans.

Forest fans dedicate their cheers to the glorious Treble winners. Every Forest player who came out was greeted with a deafening shout.

As the captain of the team, George Brown. Wood received the loudest cheers, but he maintained his grim character and did not respond much to the cheers of the fans.

The last one to run out was centre-back Pepe, who played this match with Brazilian centre-back Thiago. Silva started with his partner. The fans applauded and cheered him on, but he didn't wave like his teammates in front of him and run out with his head held high.

He made a turn in the middle of the race before running up to meet his teammates. Ran straight to the away team's dugout.

And then in full view. He made a move that no one expected - he opened his arms and caught off guard Tony. Don came with a bear hug.

The cheers came to an abrupt end. The vast crimson court suddenly fell into an awkward silence.

“…… Pepe gave it to Tony. Don gave him an unexpected hug, and he seemed to be saying something in Done's ear...... "The narrator can't tell what happened to Pepe." Now anyone who is not a fool can see the dislike of Forest fans towards Donn. So as a Forest player, why do you have to risk offending all the fans to show affection to Donn? Doesn't he want to continue to mix in this team?

Don in the TV camera also looked surprised, not because of Pepe's action, but because of the words Pepe said in his ear.

"I'm sorry, sir. Pepe whispered in his ear as the pitch was quiet and his voice could reach Donn's ears very clearly. "I decided to get out of here. After this game, I'm going to Milan, Italy. AC Milan, that's my next stop......"

Hearing Pepe's words, Don suddenly felt that the Champions Cup life and death final two months ago was like a dream......

"I know why you left the team, so I don't want to stay here either. Thank you, Chief, thank you. The years I spent playing under you were my most valuable asset. ”

After Pepe finished speaking, he hugged Donn hard again, let go of him and ran back to the court. There were no cheers this time, but if you listened closely, you could hear some sporadic boos.

Donn was still sitting in the leather seat, stunned as he watched Pepe, who was back on the team.

"Pepe! You really did it! "Gareth. Bale's eyes widened as he watched the centre-backs running back.

"Hehe, do you think I'm joking?" Pepe smiled proudly when he returned. "I do what I say!"

Pepe and his teammates bragged about their "feat" at the podium. Dogeti stared at his back, his face gloomy. This is the first time that someone on the team has openly challenged his authority. This is a red flag. Originally, he was not going to consider the offers made by those big clubs to Pepe, after all, this is the core of Forest's defence. But now, he had to change his mind. Just won the Triple Crown, the thirty-one-year-old Pepe can still sell for a good price, and if it is a year later, I am afraid that he will not be able to sell it if he wants to......

Don didn't have to look up and look back to know that Evan was at this moment. What is the expression of Mr. Dorgerty? The crowd booed him, which must have made Evan happy, because it meant that the fans were not pointing their hateful guns at the club, but at themselves. That way his stress is gone. However, Pepe's move expresses the dissatisfaction of some people within the team with the club's top management, which is a very dangerous sign. The locker room began to split.

The photojournalists gathered in front of Donn dispersed, and now they were targeting the players. Thanks to them, Donn could see the Forest players from his chair.

Those guys were taking a group photo, and it wasn't the kind of official family photo that every club would take before the season, but it was probably Tony. The last relatively complete family photo of the Donn era.

What could be more heart-wrenching than watching the dynasty he had built on his own side gradually collapse?

Don thought about it for a long time, but didn't find it.

The exquisite statues made of marble, the jade buildings of the carved railings, and the decorations with gold and silver seemed to have lost their vitality, and they collapsed one by one, fell to the ground, and cracked into pieces. The color gradually became dull and dull, losing its former brilliance and was soon weathered into sand. There was another gust of wind, and there was no sand on the ground.