No matter how loud the slogan is shouted, no matter how hard Donn's mouth is. Cal? Spike's analysis is not unreasonable.

With eight rounds left in the league, it is very difficult for Nottingham Forest to fight on three fronts.

There will definitely be an impact on fitness, and there will be fluctuations in form. The physical difficulties can only make the team grit their teeth and persevere, and the adjustment of form depends on the level of the coaches. I have to say that the psychologists that Don hired for Shahin a few years ago are very effective at this time, and many players will go to the beautiful and gentle psychologists after training to talk for a while to relax their tense nerves.

March 22, the 31st round of the league. Nottingham Forest challenged Aston Villa away and the final score was 3:2. Nottingham Forest won, but very hard. Forest trailed 2-0 in the first half and 2-3 in the second half, with all three goals scored in the final ten minutes. It was one of the best Premier League games of the time, with five goals scored by both sides, one ball blown off by the referee, one red card and six yellow cards. The transition between attack and defense was very fast, and there were a lot of active mistakes on both sides, and the scene looked lively. But for Donn's heart, it's not "wonderful...... If he loses away to the likes of Aston Villa, then he won't have to talk about a late-season title campaign.

So when Cohen forced a late break through and crossed to assist Shaheen to score the goal, Donn didn't jump up from the dugout and celebrate wildly. Instead, he slumped in his chair, closed his eyes and let out a sigh. His heart was beating very, very fast...... Let him think that his nuclear-powered heart is going to collapse.

Eastwood started out hugging and celebrating with his team-mates, but then he noticed that he was missing someone. Turning around, he found that the missing person was still sitting in a chair and had not gotten up. He saw that there was something wrong with Don's expression, he was lazy and tired, and he was not excited, so he hurriedly went over and asked, "What's wrong with you, boss?" Heart? ”

Don shook his head and smiled, "Hehe." ”

"What does 'hey' mean?"

"I'm glad we finally won......" Donn extended his hand to Eastwood, who pulled him up, and Donn gave him a hug.

"It's good to win, Freddy."

Eastwood's eyes rolled, and he thought of the game between Boss and Spike - that kind of gambling is really not good if you lose...... "Why do you bother, Boss?" You have to make that kind of bet with someone else. Eating the table is also what you say...... Actually, I don't understand, why do you like to be beaten with someone who will be embarrassed and embarrassed to lose? ”

"I'm lazy, Freddie. Don't put a little pressure on yourself, afraid that you won't be able to walk. Don patted Eastwood on the back and let him go.

Then he clenched his fists and opened his arms to meet the others.

"Ah, David! Come! Let's have a warm hug! Cohen and Shaheen did an awesome job! ”

Eastwood shook his head from behind as he looked at the head who had suddenly returned to full firepower.

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"Tony? Donn escaped...... His luck was always so good. In the game, Aston Villa had a goal blown away by the referee due to their offside. If the ball is not offside...... The end result is hard to say. He made a bold statement a few days ago that he would fight for the league title and eat the table if he lost. Now he's cornering himself and can't afford to lose a single game...... No, let alone losing, you can't afford to draw. ”

Football commentators on TV are analysing the just-concluded round of Premier League fixtures for viewers. He said this about the Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa ties.

"But this game was so difficult to win that people wondered if his team had the ability to always turn around like this. I can say that the victory in this game was entirely due to Donn's luck, but what about the next one? Next game against Chelsea, Toney? Can Don still have good luck? ”

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'Rijkaard's Chelsea have played beautiful football in recent years and I think they are unique in the Premier League, like Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. But such a beautiful football never wins the championship...... I think Mr. Abramovich must be very entangled. What the? What do you mean by tangling, you ask? Imagine a man dressed in a gorgeous costume and holding a bowl made of gold, but he goes out on the street to ask for food......"

Donn fired the first shot of Chelsea's psychological warfare in the media.

Rijkaard, who was familiar with Donn, didn't pay attention to him, and seeing that the other party didn't answer, Don fired a second shot in the media.

"Even though the team will be moving into the new stadium next season, I still prefer the old stadium. Why? Because it is small enough, the voice of the fans can be conveyed to the players on the field to the maximum extent, and it will naturally bring huge psychological pressure to the visiting team. We have four more home stadiums at the City Stadium and I hope we can say goodbye to the City Stadium with four wins and a trophy. ”

Rijkaard still didn't say much.

'I don't mind making this a rugby game and I'm going to ask the team to put as much pressure on the opposition players as the rules allow. Crude? No, no, no, I don't think so. It's just normal tactical ......"

The third shot.

Don is such a nuisance. He'll always find ways to dangle in front of your eyes, irritate you, annoy you, and when you're really provoked, he wins.

Ahead of the game, Donn had spoken about what tactics he was going to use against Chelsea, and he wasn't afraid it would prepare them in advance. He knew Rijkaard's characteristics, so even if he knew this, he would not be afraid. Rijkaard will stick to his style of football at City Stadium, and Donn will stick to his style.

As the saying goes, one thing comes down to one thing, Tony? Don was Jaccard's natural enemy there.

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A noisy city stadium with a fierce Premier League match underway.

"Forest Forest! Nottingham Forest! Lala-la We are the best team in the world! La-la-la-"

The stands at the City Stadium, which can accommodate up to 30,000 people, were packed, and Forest fans in red jerseys were cheering on their team.

The score shown on the scoreboard is 0:0. Nottingham Forest and Chelsea are drawn.

Donn stood on the sidelines, attentive and nervously observing every detail of the game.

Wood had just tackled Chelsea striker Obasi, who was given a verbal warning by the referee. Now he's gesturing to his teammates to signal that everything is okay and continue to do as he was told.

Don had studied the characteristics of the referee before the game when he was formulating his tactics. The referee who officiated the game, Phil? Dodd has officiated nine Premier League games this season, showing a total of 20 yellow cards and none of the red cards, and is a referee with a soft whistle. So he worked hard from this point and asked the whole team to move bigger.

Wood's foul is actually a test of the referee's enforcement in this game.

He tackled Obasi head-on, but only received one verbal warning. Don laughed down there, and it looked like the Dodd dude was really soft.

Then he was relieved.

The ensuing race officially entered the orbit of Nottingham Forest. Chelsea players conceded on a number of occasions in 'physical contact' with Forest players, and the referee did not consider it to be a foul, just a "reasonable collision". This left the Chelsea players a little unhappy and mentally unbalanced on the pitch. Even their head coach, Rijkaard, was furious at the referee's decision and rushed to the fourth official on several occasions to protest the rough behaviour of the Forest players.

He even said, "Tony before the game? Don said he was going to use brutal tactics against us, and now he got his wish! Don't you have any opinions? ”

The fourth official shook his head and said the referee was the only criterion for mastering the scale of the game, and if he didn't think the Forest players had committed a foul, then there was no foul.

It wasn't until the 31st minute that Forest received a yellow card after a series of vicious fouls. Rijkaard angrily applauded the referee's decision from the sidelines, and as a result, he received a cordial greeting from the fourth official: "Mr. Rijkaard, you better watch your words and actions." ”

Isn't Rijkaard Tony? Don En dared to fight the referees to the end, and after being warned, he retracted the coach's seat, only to smash the side baffle on the coach's seat with some annoyance. Outcome......

With a bang, the hard plastic baffle was smashed off the frame and fell to the ground.

Rijkaard doesn't care, he's very angry right now, what's the point of smashing a baffle? Or maybe he didn't see this scene at all, anyway, he didn't look at the "accident" that happened next to him, and continued to chatter and complain in the coach's seat.

When Don saw this scene next to him, he clapped his hands and laughed: "Great! After the match, a private bill was sent to Mr. Rijkaard in the name of the club and he was responsible for the compensation. ”

Chris Rac nodded beside him, indicating that he remembered.

It wasn't long after that yellow card that Forest took the lead. Gago's long-range goal was too late for Cech to save, so he could only look at the "ball" and sigh.

“yes！” Don clenched his fists on the sidelines and shouted excitedly.

And Rijkaard, who was not far away, was about to pound the baffle next to him again, but this time he hit the air and almost flashed to his waist. Only then did he notice that the baffle beside him was gone. "Damn......" looked at the empty frame around him and the baffle below, and he couldn't help but curse.

The game commentator also noticed this small detail, and looking at Rijkaard's surprised and unhappy expression, he laughed: "It seems that the City Stadium, which has been in service for 115 years, is indeed time to retire, and even the baffle of the away team's coach's seat is so unsturdy, it fell off with a light blow from Rijkaard...... Ha! ”

After taking the lead, the singing of the City Stadium became louder. Fans took turns singing the songs they often sang during the game from the stands, including Nottingham Forest's anthem "The world is in our hands", George? Wood's song "He's Our St. George", with Tony? Donn's song "Long Live Tony", Bale's song "Little Monkey", Mitchel's song "Seven Feet Zidane", Ibisevic's song "Super Iby", and Gago's "He's our Redondo...... Of course, there is also Eastwood's song "Robin Hood Forever". Every popular player will have a fan song, which is not exclusive to Nottingham Forest, it is characteristic of all English teams. So it depends on the status of a player in the Premier League, just listen to the fans singing the songs they have written for them during the game.

The Forest team gradually took the initiative on the field during the fans' concert, leading Chel's nose and running.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea were a very tough team, and at that time, Done wasn't going to use the tactics he has against them now, because it would only hurt both sides. But after Rijkaard's "hard work" in recent years, Chelsea has now abandoned its former "blue-collar temperament" and has become a "senior white-collar worker". The new generation of Chelsea players is technically predominant, playing like Barcelona in the past, with a focus on ball control, a subtle combination and a spectacular display from their stars. But they have lost the "fighting spirit" that Mourinho has always emphasized.

That's why Rijkaard's Chelsea are some of the most beautiful teams in the Premier League, but they always don't win the title – he can make Chelsea another Barcelona, but the Premier League is not La Liga.

Chelsea with no fighting spirit, only a glossy appearance, Tony? Don Enke wasn't afraid at all. Encouraged by Donn's half-time break, the team continued to work hard in the second half and continued to use brutal tactics to limit Chelsea's attack. The referee's whistle was indeed soft, and in the end, Nottingham Forest committed 27 fouls, but only received four yellow cards and none of them.

Forest relied on brutal fouls and quick counter-attacks to add another second-half win to a clean 2-0 home win over their first strong rivals on their way to the title, Chelsea.

Rijkaard was outraged by the defeat after the game, believing that the referee's number of crucial decisions in favour of Nottingham Forest were a key factor in his defeat.

Done sneered: "I fully understand Mr. Rijkaard's frustration because he knocked on our away team's dugout. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the reporters. That incident became a tidbit of the game, and it was replayed several times during the live broadcast of the game.

"But I don't have any opinion on the referee of this game. I believe that every decision made by the referee has a reason for him, and as a team, we just have to obey......"

He doesn't say that when his team is treated unfairly by the referee.

Rijkaard wanted to refute something, but he suddenly remembered that the person sitting next to him was Tony? Donn, not Arsene Wenger, Benitez or anything else, closed his mouth again.

He considered himself unlucky......

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A day later, just after Rijkaard had returned to London with his team, he found a bill from the Nottingham Borough of Wilford in his home mailbox.

It was sent to him by Nottingham Forest to compensate him for the away team's dugout that was smashed during the game.

A short letter is also attached to the bill. The letter hoped that he would be able to compensate for the damage, and the tone was very respectful, but it made Rijkaard gnash his teeth - not to mention that he led the team to lose to the Forest team, but also paid for their away team's coach's bench baffle...... How can there be a manager as unlucky as himself?

At that moment, in anger, he crumpled the bill in his hand. But then he unfolded it again, and reluctantly looked at it again.

He had to pay the money because he did break someone's things......

Just, if not Tony? Donn's team, he will pay this money willingly, even guiltily.

(To be continued)