After a detailed examination, the team doctor team handed down the conclusion that Eastwood's knee after two surgeries was in good condition and could start physical exercise, and after about a month of training according to the plan, he would be able to initially meet the requirements for playing.

Donn was very satisfied with this, and dedicated it to Professor Constantine and the chief surgeon Stephen; Albert made a thank you call.

Then, to be on the safe side, Donn had the team doctors set a date for Eastwood to be back on the field of play at the end of February.

Anyway, I have been waiting for nine months, which is not less than a month and a half.

So, every day, Eastwood showed up on the training ground on time like the rest of the team, and then the team practiced together, and he himself was led by a dedicated coach to carry out recovery training, starting with the simplest laps, and the places he frequented most were the strength room and the physiotherapy room.

Occasionally, when his feet are itchy, he will also bounce a few balls on the sidelines to relieve his hunger. However, it will soon be stopped by the coach in charge of his physical recovery training.

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The January schedule is not very intensive. All teams are busy recruiting at this time to strengthen themselves for the second half of the season. Nottingham Forest, who have been on the transfer market in the past few seasons, have been quiet this month.

Because he lost to Toney in the goalkeeper battle; Donn's Nottingham Forest, Manchester United have been plagued by problems at the back for a season and a half. This season, Ferguson finally found a replacement for Van der Sar - young goalkeeper Ben who plays for Stoke City; Foster (ben_foster).

Then, in the left-back position, Manchester United brought in Patrick, the young main player of the French Monaco team; Evra (patrice_evra).

With Manchester United eight points off Chelsea at the top of the table, Ferguson is reluctant to give up this season, having managed to reverse when he was twelve points behind Arsenal, let alone eight points.

Don reminded Donn to be careful of United's comeback in the second half of the season, but he didn't take it too seriously and now all his thoughts are on the Champions League last-16 tie that resumes in a month's time.

After the group stage, 16 teams have been decided to participate in the next stage of the competition. The sixteen teams then have to be disrupted to rematch and decide on each other in a draw.

When Don went to the draw ceremony again, he was no longer an unknown pawn, he became the target of many coaches' active conversations, and news reporters also focused more on the young and promising Champions League coach.

The UEFA Champions League TV magazine has even booked an interview with him – after the Champions League resumes.

Compared with the last time, there were fewer people at the lottery ceremony, and it was a little deserted. Among those who did not come was Alex, whom Donn was familiar with; Ferguson, Manchester United's first half of the season was really unfavorable, Keane terminated his contract with the team, and the Champions League group stage was eliminated, and the Manchester United dynasty built by Ferguson seemed to have come to an end......

Of course, these are other people's family affairs, and Don doesn't care.

He cares about the results of the draw.

He was pleased with the result of the draw this time, as the Forest team drew a top draw.

In the quarter-finals, Nottingham Forest played away and then at home against Glasgow Rangers, a Scottish Premiership side.

Many coaches cast envious or jealous glances at Don. He was smiling happily, but Don had a frown on his face, as if he had drawn a strong team.

The results of the draw for all teams are as follows:

Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan.

Real Betis against Liverpool.

Real Madrid against Arsenal.

PSV Eindhoven vs Lyon.

Chelsea v Barcelona.

Glasgow Rangers take on Nottingham Forest.

Ajax against Inter Milan.

Werder Bremen against Juventus.

There was no suspense, no surprise, Chelsea and Barcelona were divided together by UEFA people again.

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Back in England, Donne's side were spurred on by the good news and won two league games in a row, winning 2-0 away at Portsmouth and 3-2 at home to West Ham United. Donn's request to the team is to score as many points as possible before the Champions League resumes, so as to lay a solid foundation for the future double-front battle.

As for the FA Cup...... In this chicken rib event, Don used it as always to train newcomers. He didn't say it was giving up, but giving the players more opportunities to get on the pitch. Therefore, those who rarely have the opportunity to play will try their best to perform themselves, but the results are getting better and better, so that he can't give up even if he wants to.

On January 28, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Nottingham Forest defeated Bolton Wanderers 1-0 at home and successfully advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.

This is Tony; Downe's best FA Cup result in his managerial career, having lost to Manchester United in the fourth round last season, is unclear how far the team can go this season, the only thing that is certain is that every time the team advances, they create new 'bests'.

Fast forward to February, as Nottingham Forest have a winning record in all competitions in January, Tony; Done was in the media spotlight for a while, having been named Premier League Manager of the Month for January, his side were named Team of the Month, while his Anelka won the Player of the Month award for consistent goals.

With three accolades in one, Donn's career is on the rise.

Of course, there will be people who sing his opposite tune at this time, saying that whoever won the best of the previous month will definitely lose in the first game of the month.

And Donn once again proved himself to be a "magic coach" who specializes in breaking all kinds of spells.

Nottingham Forest's 2-0 home win over Fulham in the round of 24 of the league on 1 February not only left his critics and those waiting to see his jokes speechless, but also avenged the team's defeat away to their opponents in the first half of the season.

(To be continued)