Forest won the Carabao Cup, which was a big deal for Nottingham. Although there is still a sworn rival in the same city, that doesn't stop Forest fans from driving the Forest bus all the way from Cardiff to Nottingham.

This is quite a grand welcome ceremony! You must know that it was when the Forest team won the European Champions League that there was such a scene - fans spontaneously gathered outside the Derby County Airport and drove to follow the team bus.

Now in decline, Nottingham Forest has long forgotten the taste of the championship, and even the glory of the European championship has gradually faded. At this time, how can Don let them relive this classic moment without going crazy? So although it is only the lightest Carabao Cup title of England's three titles, Nottingham Foresters have also given enough enthusiasm.

Champion! No matter what the championship is, we just want the championship now! Nottingham Foresters are fed up with not having a championship!

Pierce. Bruce published an impassioned article in the Nottingham Evening and Sera that afternoon. In it, he wrote: "...... Only the winner can make us remember that we were once kings of Europe! We were once brilliant! But the difference is that now we don't have to linger in the dreams of the past, we have a new pride - Tony. Coach Donn and his Nottingham Forest! ”

Almost all of Nottingham's local media – with the exception of those who support Notts County – have front-page coverage of Forest's post-triumph victory. For the Forest, who were on the verge of relegation in the first half of the season, it was like a thrilling rollercoaster ride, with ups and downs, pain and joy.

It's not just the local Nottingham media, but the rest of the media are taking it very seriously because they became England's first domestic champion this season. Barb. Miss Lucy was almost too busy to keep her professional smile...... In just two days, the Forest Club received requests for interviews from 56 media outlets, including several from abroad.

If a family queues up, it is estimated that they will have to wait until the end of the season. Moreover, this kind of celebration-related activities are too long, which will seriously affect the team's preparation for the league. Don is in and Alan. After Adams consulted it, he decided to hold a press conference to meet all the media demands.

The press conference worked well, and Forest's image was further enhanced, with a young manager and an American boss in the spotlight, plus Forest's saga so far this season – the 'rising Nottingham Forest' will be the talk of the town for a while in England.

Of course, not all the good things Donn and Evan heard.

For example, the "football critic" who published an opinion piece on the official website of ESPN - Jon. Mr. Carter. In his post-match commentary, he complained about Middlesbrough, arguing that Forest had won the title in a very ugly way. They were unenterprising in the game, playing conservative and backward football, and even won the championship. It was a disgrace to the League Cup final. In the end, he also mocked Forest's position in the First Division:

"Who can imagine a team that doesn't play in the top flight of their home country to represent a country in the UEFA Cup? Let Nottingham Forest go to the UEFA Cup, what will people in other countries think? They will surely laugh at England for not having a team that can take a shot! Don't you believe? We'll see! ”

In addition, Mark was not optimistic about Donn in the final stage of last season. Laurence also spoke again about Forest's prospects on "Today's Game", and he is still not optimistic that the team can be promoted to the Super League at the end of the season. The reasons seem eloquent and convincing – because Forest have spent so much energy in the Carabao Cup that a smart manager will definitely give up on the league after all, they have already qualified for next season's League Cup. UEFA has not said that teams in a country's second tier cannot participate in the UEFA Cup.

The former Jon. Carter, Donn's name had never been heard of before. He rarely appears on ESPN websites, and traditional media do not have the man's name. He felt that as a "champion coach", he was very unhappy that he was pointed at and scolded by a nobody. So he went and asked Pierce. Bruce: "Which bastard came out of nowhere?" ”

Bruce told him the answer - Jon. Carter is not well-known in English football critics, and this is perhaps the first time he has commented on real-life football. Because he has been publishing articles on ESPN in the past, commenting on various soccer games, such as how "FIFA07" can surpass "Pro Evolution Soccer Series", "Champion Soccer Manager Series" or "Soccer Experience Series", which game is more playable...... This kind of article.

His understanding of real football and his argument that it is seriously behind the times may all come from the information he got in the process of playing football games, and then processed it with "assumptions" and then took it out and sold it.

Although Don is also a big fan of various football games, that doesn't mean he will feel close to this stranger he has never met in person. Donn, now a little famous, suddenly wanted to vent all his previous grievances about being besieged by the media on the poor Carter player, so he wrote an open letter full of dry humor and exaggerated satire, as well as "Chinese-style English" that the British found very new and unintelligible, and asked Brusden to publish in the Nottingham Evening Post as a response to those who didn't understand anything and liked to talk nonsense, and spit when they didn't agree with their own ideas - he gave Mr. Carter a code name, which he called " Trolls".

Jon, who was sarcastically mocked by Donn. Carter was naturally unwilling to be humiliated, so he also published an article on ESPN to fight back. Don was not in a hurry to reply, as if he was eager to fight him. Every now and then, he threw a few hundred words in the Corriere della Sera to continue the mockery of the "troll" who claimed that Nottingham Forest played football that was a century behind world football.

In fact, the reason for the verbal argument between the two in the media is very boring, whether to pursue good-looking offensive football or to pursue utilitarian football that can bring championships, this topic has been "chattering for half a century" in Donn's own words, and there is no need to continue to discuss. But Donn's stunning rhetoric and humor in his reply feasted the audience's eyes. So this has become another focus of English football for a period of time.

Because the people who play football generally have a low level of education, there are even many people who are not fluent in standard English. Therefore, a head coach like Donn, who can write sharp articles on his own, and also make good use of various rhetorical techniques, has been sought after by many people.

For example, the British Plain English (plain_english_campaign) has announced that English footballers should pay tribute to Tony. Don learns because his metaphors are always just right and impressive. Because they often complain that many people in football speak unintelligible: "The 'philosophies' of football people have always caused us a big obstacle, they are used to talking first and thinking later. ”

The two sides are engaged in a lively war of words, and the president of the Nottingham Evening Post is also very clever to perceive that this is an opportunity to make a big fuss. So he borrowed Pierce. Bruce's mouth invites Don to start a column in their newspaper. No fixed form, no fixed number of words, no fixed time...... Whenever Don has an idea about something or someone and wants to say it to everyone, he can publish it in his column. The newspaper paid Tang En a manuscript fee according to the number of words, and if the contract expired and the two parties felt that they could continue to cooperate, then it could be renewed.

Don thought it was a good idea, and he desperately wanted a platform to express his views, and every time he had to hold a press conference, how inefficient it was...... The two parties negotiated the contract term and treatment, and immediately signed the agreement. In this way, for the first time in his life, Tang Enping has his own media column, and he has a manuscript fee to receive.

Tony, who received the Nottingham Evening Post's manuscript fee. Donn is on fire, Jon. Carter was quickly defeated. So this relationship is boring, just to unilaterally show Donn's level of ridicule The verbal battle is officially over. As on the football field, Donn was victorious in the war on the media.

Jon. Carter is a small character who is not famous, and he is soft-spoken. For the other person, Don will have to deal with him in a different way. He didn't criticize Mark. Laurentison's views on his team's prospects, but in his column, he made it clear that Mark Murphy was the only one. Laurentian:

“…… Just as many people used to say that Nottingham Forest could not win the League Cup, just as many people asserted that Nottingham Forest would have to be relegated a few months ago, and now there are people who have jumped out and said that 'Nottingham Forest cannot be promoted'. While I'm always dismissive of such claims, I don't want my players to think I'm acquiescing to this nonsense. So I very sincerely and seriously invite Mark. Mr. Laurentian made a bet with me – I bet that my team will be in the English Premier League next season. If I win...... Remember what Mr. Laurentian said last season? I'd love to see him shave off his beard. If I lose, I'll shave all my hair! ”

(To be continued)