England's players quickly learned what their head coach had said at the press conference, even though the fastest news outlets hadn't picked it up at the time.

Because Gerald told Rooney, who was in the same room with him, what the boss had said. Although one is a Liverpool player and the other is a Manchester United player, and Wayne Rooney was once a player for Liverpool's city rivals Everton, this does not affect the friendship between the players.

Rooney was so surprised by his attitude that he told another team-mate, John from Chelsea, to tell him. Terry.

Soon the news was spread all over the world, and the players of Nottingham Forest naturally knew about it. But no one could figure out why the boss said that. There are two ways to deal with it if you don't understand. The Nottingham Forest players are more familiar with Donn, and they feel that there must be a reason for such an obvious anomaly, but they don't know exactly what the reason is.

The non-Nottingham Forest players are angry that they have been looked down upon by the boss - how can we say that we have fought all the way to the quarter-finals, why do we value France so much and have no confidence in us?

These people felt the manager's contempt, and of course they couldn't be angry with Don directly, but they had their own way of proving the boss wrong. That is to beat France in the tournament and let the leader see who is more likely to win the championship!

The England players who were holding back the fire in their bellies were working very hard in training, and Donn saw it in his eyes and snickered in his heart.

Assistant coach Chris Rac was perhaps the only one who knew what Donn's plans were, and he was a little worried: "You're not afraid of losing your prestige in the locker room?" Or do they lose their fighting spirit? ”

"This group of people is proud, such a blow will not make them lose their fighting spirit. As for authority? Once they beat France, I'm only going to be higher in the dressing room. Don said firmly. "It's a radical method. Also, if I say that, it can also paralyze the French team. The French are arrogant. I like arrogant Frenchmen. ”

Donn is right, the French are really arrogant. Donn's compliments soon appeared in the major French media, and they spared no effort to reprint Donn's words from one place to another, and readers were very happy to see that the British would say good things about us, and that was the most unruly Tony. Dawn! It looks like our football has really conquered the other side of the channel!

However, Donn's main concern is not what the French fans think, but what the French players think.

Benzema's reaction did not disappoint him. The somewhat arrogant striker welcomed Donn's words: "...... I'm thankful for Tony. Done's praise. I also think we deserve that kind of praise...... What's better than a compliment from an opponent? ”

Root. Alfa and Benzema don't quite play well, but he agrees with Benzema. It's nice to be complimented by his opponents.

There are other French players and they all have the same idea. They don't think about whether the opposing manager has any meaning in doing so. Because they've been doing really well lately, and they won't be surprised if they get any kind of compliment.

Donn's words at the press conference gave the Frenchman confidence in the team's prospects, and optimism was swaying through everyone's hearts. There are even media headlines like this: Thank you Tony, but we must be the ones who go to the Bernabeu in the end!

Only Ribery felt that something was wrong. He knew that Tony. Don never praises an opponent for no reason, even if it's a team that does deserve it. As soon as he says something nice about someone, then he is unexpectedly the other person will be unlucky......

So he continued to do things in the newspaper to "destroy his own prestige and increase the morale of others". Remind the French team to be careful with England and be careful with Tony. Dawn. But no one listened to him.

The head coach of the French team, Claude Claude. Puel (claude_puel) was also worried about whether it was Tony. Donn's intrigues. But he paid attention to the English media in the last two days. I found that the top was almost scolding Don on the ground. It's almost going to rise directly to the point of greeting Tang En's eighth ancestor.

Puel felt that Don couldn't have deliberately made it out to make people scold, and it must be his sincere words to praise the French team or something. It's just that the unruly man doesn't care about the media scolding him, and working against the English media is also one of Donn's hobbies.

Not to mention, according to the revelations of some well-informed English media, within the England team. There are also many players who are dissatisfied with Tang Endi's confusion. Think they've been slighted by the manager, Tony. Donn's place in the locker room is being challenged.

If this is something that Don did on purpose, then the price is too high, right? In case of self-defeating, lose the trust of the players. No matter what intrigues he had, he couldn't pull them out. No one with a normal IQ would risk off their own players.

From this analysis, he came to the conclusion that there was no conspiracy in England. It seems that the new tactics he brought to the French team have indeed been recognized by the world. Now the French team can hold their heads up and accept any compliments without being ashamed of it.

"Claude. Puel is a very thoughtful manager, but he has about the same experience as me in the national team. In terms of results, his coaching career at the club was not a success either. Before he went to Lyon, Lyon had been the hegemon of Ligue 1. When he became Lyon's manager in 2009, Lyon had nothing to do with the Ligue 1 champions. Although the teams he coached were all playing beautifully. I can get a lot of praise from the media, but what's the use of just playing well? ”

In the coaching staff meeting, Donn is analysing the head coach of the French team.

"He made his debut at Monaco in 1999 as a manager. A year and a half later, he became a scout. Another year later he went to Lille as head coach. He spent seven years there before becoming Lyon's head coach in the summer of 2009. After the 2014 World Cup, he succeeded Didier Deschamps as head coach of the French national team. The French team performed very well in the qualifiers. However, Mr. Puel has not won a trophy since taking charge of Lyon. ”

There was disdain in Donn's tone. It's no longer the tone of adoration for Puel at a press conference.

"I think Mr. Puel lacks the heart of a champion. It's been too long. So much so that he forgot how to win the championship. And the road that the French team has traveled from the qualifiers to the present is too smooth. Like flowers in a greenhouse, such a team will be overwhelmed if it gets into a little trouble. Puel also lacks the experience to deal with such troubles in international competitions. This is something that we must grasp and exploit. ”

"The morale of the team is good and the fighting spirit is very high. This will surprise the French. Once they're in the mess, that's our chance to win the game. Don clenched his fists and waved.

'In the game, we have to be more aggressive! But I'm not worried about that......" I think of the angry eyes of the players when they look at him in training. Don wanted to laugh. 'You can't be afraid of fouls, against a team like France, the rougher we move, the worse they play. Dealing with art football? What I have is experience. Don laughed.

The coaches, who had long been familiar with him, laughed along. When he was in charge of Nottingham Forest, his team was always placed on the opposite side of artistic football, whether it was Barcelona, Real Madrid or Arsenal, he won more than once. Quarter-final against France. It's a godsend.

If it's Italy, Donn might be seriously considering what their chances of progressing to the semi-finals are.

The day before the game, Donn was interviewed by reporters in an interview once praised the French team for playing "advanced football, beautiful football". At the same time, he also praised the head coach Claude Claude for bringing this change to the French team. Puel, who said that he brought a breath of fresh air to world football, has become a fan of Puel himself. His words, of course, once again upset British journalists. And let the French flutter.

In the evening's tactical meeting with the players, Don could still feel the unfriendly gaze of the players. In the hearts of those people, they must be equated with "traitors", right?

But he still wants to add fuel to the fire.

'Tomorrow we will face a very strong opponent. After he said this, he paused deliberately. There was silence in the conference room. But Don knew that these people must be booing him in their hearts.

"They came in front of us with a winning record. They play football that fans love and that leads to victory. It's a game that will be about whether or not we're in the semi-finals, but I don't want to put too much pressure on you. ”

Don was so serious that it was impossible to guess if he was joking.

"I wish you all the best of luck and we do need some luck to play a team like France......

Don didn't go on saying anything that upset the players. He knows that he is too much, and blindly talking about how strong the French team is, maybe it can really wear down the morale of the team.

No more dwelling on the topic of how strong the French team is. Donn began to explain to the players the tactics they would use for tomorrow's game. In fact, England's tactics are very simple. It's no different from before. Donn just emphasized that he should be bolder and more open when defending.

The players' minds are not on this, he now has an evil fire in his heart, he can't wait to go to the game right away, kick the arrogant French guy on the pitch and pee on his ass, and kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!

After the tactical meeting, the players left the room. Only George. Wood was left behind by Donn.

"You don't seem to be indignant that I'm looking down on you, George. Donn sat casually at the conference table, looking at Wood across from him.

"I know what you're going to do. Wood said.

"Hah!" Don laughed. "I kept you here to tell you. Don't tell them about it. Now it seems that I am worried in vain. ”

Wood stood up. Since it's just this thing, there's no need to waste time. He's going back to the house to rest. As he was leaving, he asked Don at the door, "Can we win tomorrow's game?" ”

Don shrugged: "Of course. We've won! ”

Wood didn't ask anything more, opened the door and walked out.

Don spent a moment alone in the empty conference room. Then he got up and left.

Almost at the same time. Tactical meeting of the French team. Puel is asking his players to follow the same tactics as their previous team for tomorrow's game.

The tactics of the French team are very simple, and the nervousness of the big game is not visible on the faces of the players, everyone is smiling, and there are even people secretly chatting below, doing things that have nothing to do with the tactical meeting.

Puel certainly sees this in his eyes, but he doesn't think it's a bad thing. He prides himself on his players being able to keep their composure ahead of the quarter-final against England. He's getting more and more confident about tomorrow's game.

'As long as we keep the form and performance in the first few games, it won't be a big problem to win against England. After talking about the tactics, Puel added. "You know, our goal is to be the champion!"

This night. England's players fell asleep with anticipation of tomorrow night's game and anger at the Frenchman and the boss. The French players, on the other hand, fell asleep in a relaxed mood for the next day's match.

Donne, who praised and complimented the French team, stayed up until half past three in the morning. In his room, he watched all the matches of the French team again, compared them with the notes he had made, checked if there was anything missing, and looked for new weaknesses of the French team.

In fact, with his current body, he can't stay up late like this, but Shanya is not around, and no one can control him. For the European championship, he also fought hard.

Don doesn't know if he'll be able to stay for another four years until the next European Championship. But he didn't miss the opportunity in front of him to think about what kind of habits he would have in four years.

Football is a sport full of luck and no one can say that his luck will be better next time. It would be foolish to pin your hopes on the next four years. He was a firm believer in George. Wood was able to perform at his highest level in the final, and for that to end, he must try to provide Wood with such a stage.

In addition, as a club manager, he has all the club honors he can get. In the national team, it was a blank. He doesn't go after worthless Olympic gold medals, and as the head coach of the national team, it's all about the European Championship and the World Cup.

Since England are now the best and strongest England team, there is no need to aim for runners-up.

This time, if you don't break Loulan, you won't return it!