There was a deafening singing in his ears, and Don couldn't hear what they were singing, and his ears were full of rumbling sounds, like waves crashing on the shore.

In front of you are tens of thousands of waving arms, as if it were a lush Sherwood forest.

Donn finds himself in the familiar city stadium. The stadium, which can accommodate up to 30,000 people, is full at the moment. But he wasn't in front of the dugout on the sidelines, but in the stands.

Intense matches are underway in the pitch below. He looked at the home team's dugout, and he froze for a moment. He saw himself directing the game there.

What's going on?

Don looked down at his hands, but unfortunately he couldn't see any clues from them alone. If the man standing on the sidelines directing the game is Tony. Done's words, so who is he?

Another Tony. Don stood on the sidelines, a little nervous and a little excited. He clenched his fists to his chest and leaned forward, staring intently into the court.

Don followed him and looked in, and then he was taken aback. He recognises West Ham United's away shirt.

Why West Ham?

Looking at Nottingham Forest on the other side, many of the players' faces are a little unfamiliar. Donn didn't find George inside. Wood, Gareth. Bale, Eastwood, Pepe...... Those people, not even Albertini, Van der Sar and Hierro earlier.

What kind of Nottingham Forest is this?

Nottingham Forest are on the defence and West Ham are on the attack. Don, the man with the ball, squinted his eyes for a while before he dared to confirm that it was Joe. Cole. Isn't Cole at Chelsea? When was this West Ham united?

Joe. Kerr is interested in possession in midfield, or rather he wants to show off his skills at his feet in front of opponents. Seeing this, Don snorted coldly. "Idiot!"

In the face of the pressure of the Forest players, he did not play the ball but continued to dribble, trying to take the football out of the encirclement. When the Forest team came up with a third man, Joe. Cole's ball at his feet was broken.

The next scene was familiar to Don, because such scenes often appeared in front of his eyes, and they were not inhabitable.

The Forest player who broke the ball passed the ball horizontally to his team-mate, and then the team-mate passed it straight forward, and the third Nottingham Forest player suddenly stepped forward in a position parallel to the opponent's backline, and the timing was just right, even Donn himself couldn't help but shout "beautiful".

And the fans around him had already raised their arms and cheered.

Forest's strikers received the ball behind the entire West Ham backline, while the ignorant West Ham players raised their hands to signal to the linesman and referee that the man was offside.

The one-on-one Forest striker calmly slotted into the far corner when he faced the goalkeeper, and the ball flew past the West Ham goalkeeper before jumping into the goal......

"Boom ——!!" It was as if a ton of TNT had exploded in my ears.

"Forest Forest! Nottingham Forest !! ”

There was only one voice in the stands.

The loud wave of sound not only pounded against Donn's eardrums, but also against his heart. He felt a dull pain in his left chest, so he touched it with his hand. He didn't feel anything abnormal, but felt the force of his heart beating directly with his hand.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Quite powerful. It was as if the powerful ones were about to rush straight out of the chest.

With his right hand pressed to his heart, Donn's gaze was nailed to the man below.

The man wasn't as excited as the players on the field, at least on the surface...... He just looked up at the stands. Nottingham Forest's anthem was already playing in the stands, and Donn could sing along – the melody was so familiar that he had heard it a thousand times.

"The world is in our hands! We are the best team in England! ”

After looking around, the man spread his arms in such a song, leaned back, and raised his head high, as if enjoying the moment.

Don seemed to hear the man's heart:

I love this sound! I love the taste! I love this exciting scene! I love everything about it! I love football!

Tang En, who was in the stands, couldn't help but open his arms, close his eyes, and listen to the chorus that was tantamount to noise for ordinary people. It's the best in the world......

When Don opened his eyes again, the noise in his ears had receded like a tide, but the sound of the tide faintly came from the window. What catches your eye is not the green field and the crowded stands, but the white ceiling.

This is his home.

He was stunned for about ten seconds before he reacted. He wasn't in the city court, just in one of the bedrooms of his mansion in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

It turned out to be a dream.

Don gently pulled out the hand that had been pressed under Shania's head, closed his eyes and covered his face.

He wanted to put himself back to sleep, and maybe he would be able to return to the City Stadium in 2003.

He already remembered what it was – in the FA Cup on January 3, 2003, Nottingham Forest, who were still in League One (later the Championship), met Premier League side West Ham United, and it was Donn's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest, and he lost 3-2 to the referee.

Don didn't know why he dreamed of a game so far away. But now he's hoping to get back to the atmosphere of that game.

Because he suddenly missed that feeling - in the midst of tens of thousands of cheers in unison, embracing victory with open arms. It's as if the whole world is in your own hands, and you are the master of everything. At that time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was God.

It's a pity that his efforts failed, and when he woke up, his brain was unexpectedly awake, and he couldn't sleep no matter how he slept.

Not being able to find the original feeling made Don a little irritable, he tossed and turned on the bed for a while, and for fear of waking up Shania, he simply got up and walked to the open window wearing only a pair of panties, and the sea breeze stirred the curtain, like the tide outside, rising and falling.

Donn looked out the window at the gray sea.

I don't know how long it took for him to feel an extra piece of clothing on him.

"Be careful not to catch a cold." Shania snuggled up behind him and reminded.

Don raised his hand and took Shania's small hand, feeling his wife's body temperature.

Neither of them spoke again, quietly snuggling together.

It took a moment for Don to break the silence: "Shania. ”

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry ......"

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In fact, although the media did hype the news that Donn was going to become the new head coach of England for a few days, it was just to attract the public's attention, which was a gimmick. None of the more sane reporters would have thought that Donn would really sit in that position. There are a number of candidates for the new head coach of England who have been rumored in the media, Toney. Don is the one with the lowest possible surname. Quite simply, no one believes that the FA will hire someone who can't shut up themselves to run the England team, and even if he wins so many titles, it doesn't work.

The FA has not announced who they are interested in. They just say things like "this is good" and "that's good" when they are interviewed.

The media enthusiastically put the FA on a shortlist, and each candidate had a chance that they might be elected. Tony. Don is at the bottom of the list, probably only five percent of the surname. The evaluation of the veteran expert is "Unless Sean." Barclay is crazy, otherwise he wouldn't have lured the wolf into the house."

This time Sean. Barclays said that the first choice of a coach is in England, so no matter how good a foreign coach is, he can only wait first. However, there are not many people in England who seem to be suitable for this position, and the only one who is recognised as being competent is Everton manager David. David Moyes and England Under-21 manager Stuart. Pierce, Martin. O'Neill is not bad either, but it's a pity that he is a Northern Irishman.

McLaren, as a loser, will certainly not be considered. Although he did have the idea of trying to prove himself again, the FA was lukewarm to him.

Venables has no problem, but he is a little older, seventy-one years old. He himself has made it clear that he is not interested in a place as England manager.

Then the media looked around the Premier League and had to sadly admit that their league was dominated by foreign coaches...... High-level homegrown managers in England are simply rare. Tony. Everyone hated him when Don was there, and now that he is gone, he realizes that he has always been the one who carries the banner of the Premier League's homegrown coach.

In fact, it is not only the media that is not optimistic about Donn becoming the head coach of England, but even the FA is not very optimistic. Barclays called Donn only out of necessity – as the best homegrown coach, even if he has resigned, the influence is still there, and it would be a bit unreasonable for the England manager not to inform him...... So even though I'm not optimistic about it in my heart, I still have to do enough work on the surface, and if the media asks, I have to say: "We think Tony." Coach Donn is the best fit for England at the moment. Twelve trophies in ten years speak for themselves. ”

In his heart, Barclay thinks that if Don really agrees to himself, then either Don is crazy, or the world is crazy.

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"Why are you apologizing to me?" Shania asked softly as she put her arm around Don from behind.

"Remember when I said I was going to resign and stay with you? Now I find out that I may ......" Donn was silent for a moment, his heart still at war between heaven and man. “…… Probably not. So I'm sorry, Shania. ”

Shania, who was lying on his back, rolled her eyes: "I thought you were having an affair!" ”

"Uh......" Don didn't expect Shania to react like this.

"Do you think I'm really being coaxed by your lame sweet words, Uncle Tony? I didn't believe what you said when you resigned. Otherwise, you'd quit your job when you had a heart attack. ”

"I ......" Don was speechless when he realized that Shania was right.

"The real reason you left the Forest team was with Allen. Adams's contradiction is nothing more. Shania let go of Don and told him to turn to look at herself. You never thought you would leave football. ”

"No......" Donn wanted to defend himself.

Shania interrupted him again.

"Alright, Uncle Tony. No matter what you think, I'm satisfied. Shania looked at Don and smiled, and then she quickly changed her face and sighed, "From the moment I decided to fall in love with you, I was mentally prepared for this - I will always get less love. ”

Don hugged the woman in front of him.

"I'm sorry, Shania. Sorry ......"

What else could he say besides this?

He is indeed sorry for Shania, because the love for football in his heart has not really disappeared, so the love that Shania has received must be discounted somewhat.

"Are you going to call the FA executive?" Shania lifted her head from Donn's arms.

Don shook his head. "No, at least not for the past few days."

"Huh? Didn't you come to me to tell me this because you decided to coach England? ”

"I didn't say I had to coach England. That position is not for man......" Don kissed Shania on the forehead. Barclay's phone call only made it clear to him how much he still loves football, but it doesn't mean that Donn is interested in that position. It's time to take a closer look at the previous invitations......

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Shania and her husband spent less than five days in Los Angeles before leaving in a hurry and boarding a flight to Spain.

There is a piece of information that is in absolute secrecy, and if the newspapers of Marca and Ace knew about it, they would definitely fall through the glasses.

That is, Florentino had already contacted Donn the day after the Champions Cup final, hoping that he would be the new captain of the galaxy. At that time, Don scoffed at such an invitation, but now...... He had to come and take a field trip and listen carefully to Florentino's terms.

The two sides had a meal together, talked for a long time, and then Don left Madrid.

He and Real Madrid were destined to be inseparable - Florentino was completely unable to meet Donne's only request: he was Tony in the construction of the team. Don has absolute power, and no one is allowed to point fingers, not even Raul. Neither can Gonzalez.

This was the first condition that Donn made when he met the Spanish real estate tycoon, and Florentino thought about it for a long time before shaking his head.

There's not much to talk about next. This requirement cannot be met, and it is useless to say anything.

Fortunately, it was not publicized before, otherwise both sides would not be able to get off the stage now.

Having left Madrid, Donn and Shania flew straight back to England for the first time since his resignation, and he didn't come to the FA to talk to the FA about coaching the national team. He just went back to Nottingham to attend Tang and Tang Jing's wedding, a very small and private wedding.

At the wedding, Don En didn't forget the joke of the newlyweds, saying that he was the real Yue Lao. Make them bow to themselves.

He had a lot of fun and didn't seem to worry about work at all.

In fact, in addition to Real Madrid, Donn also has an invitation from Juventus and Bayern Munich in his hands. He has to make a decision as soon as possible because the new season is just over a month away, and the Bundesliga has only one month left.

When he returned to England for the wedding, he contacted the two clubs by phone, but neither of them offered the conditions that did not meet Donne's requirements, either he did not give up his rights, or he could not guarantee a sufficient transfer budget - Don had enough of his life at Nottingham Forest, and now that he has changed teams, he must not experience the experience of tightening his belt again.

So Juventus and Bayern Munich also blew it.

Now that Donn looks at the work in his hands, there is only one head coach left for the England national team.

I really didn't expect that the champion godfather-level character would have such a day, and it was not easy to find a job......

(To be continued)