Before the start of the game, the constant singing of the City Stadium could not be heard, and the stands were silent. Players from both sides stood on the edge of the center circle, lined up, and bowed their heads for the recently deceased Brian. Clough observed a moment of silence.

Donn stood in front of the coach's bench and watched it all.

Pierce. Bruce told him yesterday that since resigning as Forest head coach, Brian Brown. Clough's mental state has always been bad. His affection for this team is not something ordinary people can imagine, eighteen years, his most glorious years are closely related to the name Nottingham Forest, just like Ferguson and Manchester United, Wenger and Arsenal now. But the birth of the Premier League completely shattered the football philosophy that Clough insisted on. Even if the Forest team is not relegated in the first season, it will be difficult to escape the fate of falling apart after all. Why? Because the Forest team at that time had no money, no matter how many titles they won, there was no money. The way the team ran back then was completely different from what it is now.

What Clough is most proud of is shattered one by one by brutal commercial football. He believes that there is only one boss in the team, and that is himself, and no matter how famous a star is in the Forest team, he has to be his little brother. He is the king of the Forest team, he has the final say, and the director and chairman of the club have no right to dictate what he does. Keane didn't perform well and slapped him to the ground at the door of the locker room, or he could hang goalkeeper Cross up and beat him out of anger, and because he hated the same-surname love, he locked the same-name player Fasanu in the locker room and scolded him...... Of course, he also once sent two fans to the hospital in order to protect the players, and punched the fans who rushed into the stadium to celebrate the victory with the team.

This style of work is almost extinct in today's football world, and commercial football is increasingly emphasizing the value of stars, and the managers are ...... The profession known as "manager" in England is also gradually transitioning to "coach". More and more Premier League clubs are starting to use dedicated marketing managers to run their clubs, and managers are only responsible for leading the team in training and directing games, and even buying and selling players has changed from "taking ideas" to "giving advice".

The club doesn't need a maverick manager, and Clough is unique because it's almost impossible for anyone to replicate his classics in today's football. Not even the "madman" Mourinho.

Clough, who felt that he was slowly not keeping up with the times, finally chose to retire, even though he was only 58 years old, an age that was not too old for a coach by any means.

After retiring, Clough was soon investigated for allegedly accepting kickbacks in Sheringham's transfer, and was exhausted and his reputation damaged. In the end, the investigation showed that the evidence of Clough's receipt of kickbacks was conclusive, but the FA took no further action and the matter was closed. Maybe it was because of the fact that Lao Shuai's body had deteriorated that he chose to be silent.

Later, it was heard that Clough had been diagnosed with stomach cancer soon after the liver transplant last night, but Clough refused to go to the hospital for surgery until he was bedridden and his grandson was crying and begging his grandfather at the bedside, and he agreed to go to the hospital for treatment.

He firmly believed that there should be no bigger stars in the team than the manager, and he insisted that he was the only one in the club who could decide everything, but all his ideas were shattered by the reality of football today, and all the glory he had won in the past was a thing of the past, and he had to retire at the age of 58, and he had to rely on alcohol to kill time and anesthetize himself...... This kind of man always said to him, it's too hard. On the bus back to Nottingham, Bruce sighed.

This made Don think of another person at that time, who was also talented, arrogant, unruly, and extremely controversial...... Former four-star American General George S. Patton. Patton died shortly after the end of World War II, did not sink in peace, retained his most perfect image, and was worshiped by countless descendants. And what about the head?

One day, when all the glory I have pursued and obtained is far away from me, will I be like the leader?

Don Dun, who was deep in thought, suddenly shivered, and felt a chill on the back of his neck. He reached out and touched it, wet...... It's raining.

Damn, how could I be stupid to think about that kind of question like a philosopher?

Donn shook his head, retracted his thoughts, and turned his gaze to the court.

The moment of silence ended, and shouts erupted again from the stands at the City Stadium, but this time it was not the name of one of Forest's favourites, but the legend of a generation, the King of the Forest, Brian Brown. Clough's name. In the drizzle, it was impossible to tell whether the water marks on the fans' faces were tears or rain.

There is a sentence that Tang En has never been good to say to others, but from yesterday to today, what he has seen, heard, and thought, he has said this sentence to himself in his heart I don't know how many times:

The era of the leader at Nottingham Forest is completely over...... is this Chelsea team a strong team now?

If Don were to answer, he would probably say "yes" without hesitation. Because he knows how many trophies the best Chelsea team in history has won.

So is Jose Mourinho, who is in charge of this Chelsea team, a successful manager?

By Donne's own standards, Mourinho is certainly a successful manager, as he has won six titles at Chelsea.

But...... These are all "later" things, and the current situation is that Mourinho has just arrived in London, with the aura of European champions, leading a mercenary army to play six league games, four wins and two draws, without a single defeat. What the future holds, no one knows. Don is now unsure that Jose Mourinho's side will win the league title this season because of his addition.

Ahead of this game, Chelsea are just two points clear of league leaders Arsenal, who travel to Manchester City and Chelsea take on promoted Nottingham Forest. In Mourinho's eyes, the three points in this game should have been planned.

Maybe not many people in English football at this time knew about Jose. Jose Mourinho, but Don knows it well because he has a few more years of memory.

He knows who Mourinho is and what his coaching style is. Playing against this guy makes him feel more comfortable playing against the coaches in the Championship because of the familiarity.

Mourinho would be surprised to know that Don had read his autobiography no less than three times, given that his autobiography "Jose, Made in Portugal" has only been released in Portugal for a month and there is no official English version yet. Of course, what Tang En saw was translated on the Internet later, because he was very interested in this coach with a unique surname, so he watched it many times, so that he could recite some parts of it.

Jose Mourinho has never been a coach who pursues beautiful football and artistic football, his idol is the tactician Capello, and 1:0ism is what he insists on.

Chelsea, who are now playing against Forest, are such a team.

Jose Mourinho's emphasis on the team as a whole, with a particular emphasis on individual physicality, speed and strength are new concepts he has instilled in Chelsea. He is efficient, he pursues victory, and he doesn't care what he uses to defeat his opponents. From this point of view, Don is very similar to him.

In this game, Chelsea fielded the strongest squad they could put out, and there was a rush on the road, Mourinho clearly did not have promoted Nottingham Forest in mind.

Done believes the footage of his team's game against Arsenal will allow Mourinho to look through it before this game and recognise that Forest are a defensive-minded team. After all, the promoted horses are like this, and when facing strong teams, they will always only defend, hoping to hold on to a pitiful point. Of course, Forest's win over Manchester City was their only league win this season, and Mourinho may look at it but not take it to heart as he equally looks down on Manchester City and the incompetent Kevin. Keegan. This game is made a special case and has no reference value.

This Chelsea team is indeed more than one level stronger than Nottingham Forest.

Goalkeeper Pete. Petr Cech (peter_cech) has already been the main goalkeeper of the Czech national team at a young age, and he has shone in Portugal this summer. The right-back is Paulo Paul, the best right-back in Europe last season, brought by Jose Mourinho from European champions Porto. Pacos Ferreira (paulo_ferreira) and England international Wayne at left-back. Bridge (wayne_bridge). The centre-back was captain John. John Terry (john_terry) and the Portugal international, also brought to London by Jose Mourinho. Carvalho (ricardo_carvalho). In midfield, Mourinho, who values defence, will certainly not give up on Makelele (claude_makelele), and the French veteran is like a wall in midfield. Partnering Makelele is Chelsea's Iron Man Frank. Frank Lampard (frank_lampard). Robben (arjen_robben) didn't even make the squad because of an injury, so the left wing-back started with Joe. Cole, Donne's old acquaintance, and on the right is the Irish fast Madamien. Duff (damien_duff). Up front are two newcomers who have only joined the team this season – Serbia and Montenegrin striker Kejman (mateja_kezman), who has been in the Dutch league and cannot find an opponent to seek a new challenge in the Premier League, and Didier, the Premier League transfer champion who brought Abramovic from Marseille for £24 million this summer. Drogba (didier_drogba).

Forest, on the other hand, have made some changes to their original line-up.

Crouch replaced Viduka as the starting striker, and Freddy. Eastwood partner. There are no changes in midfield, or Ribery and Ashley. Yang separated left and right, George. Wood and Albertini defend the middle. At the back, there was just a change in the centre-back combination, replacing the aged Hierro with Pique.

(To be continued)