Chapter 5: The European Championship (Part II)

These shining "new stars" have long been famous. So what does Nottingham Forest, a new Premier League team that is not as influential as the giants and cannot afford a higher salary budget, rely on to attract people? Maybe the only one who can win the UEFA Cup next season is the one who will be able to compete in the UEFA Cup...... But among the players who were coaxed by the giants, which one still cares about qualifying for the League Cup? The Champions Cup is their battleground, right?

It's a paradox: Don doesn't like the Forest, and Donn, who is interested in the Forest's invitation, doesn't.

Greece's main centre-back Dellas is a good candidate for a newly promoted Forest team. His performance at the European Championships has been unanimously recognized, and he is considered the last remaining traditional scavenger in Europe. But the problem is that if Donn had made an offer to Roma a month ago, then the Roma club, which had already planned to give up the Greeks at that time, might have given it away, and now that opportunity is gone. If the Forest team wants to, Roma can take advantage of Delas's outstanding performance in the European Championship to ask for a sky-high price, anyway, there are many teams out there who are interested in this big Greek man, and there are many of you Nottingham Forest.

The further the European Championship schedule goes, the less busy the Don and the two become. At the end of the game, there were only a few teams left. It's almost all the people who should be inspected, and the rest are people who can't look at it or definitely can't buy it at the moment.

The Greek team played well, subverting the traditional concept of European football again and again, and making fans grit their teeth with hatred again and again. But in Donn's eyes, although he tried his best to say good things about the Greek team in his column, he didn't fancy a few Greek players. Because he knows very well that even if the Greek team really wins the championship in the end, it does not mean that their players are first-class players in Europe, and they can be on an equal footing with the stars of those traditional powerhouses.

It can only be said that in the more than 20 days of the European Championship, the Greek team is the best performance among all 16 teams, and their players are also the best, and that's all. After the tournament, when the dust settles, it is pointless to discuss whether the Greek team is a first-class team in Europe, and whether the Greek players will be hot.

Maybe others won't agree, but you must know that Don En traveled from 2007, so how many of the Greek players were mixed up later? Almost one could say - not a single one.

β€»β€»β€»When the Greek team defeated France, the Czech Republic and other giants all the way to the final, and met the host again, the whole world was optimistic about Scolari. Either way, Portugal should be the victor tonight. The host, the superb, the world champion coach, and the opponent is the weakest Greece...... Even the hotel waiter where Tang En stayed had a more enthusiastic smile on his face than ever, and took the initiative to talk to Tang En about the final of the night. The Portuguese lad is very confident in his national team, and Donne, out of sympathy, did not shatter his dreams.

Sending off the chattering waiter, Donn stood at the hotel window and watched the Portuguese fans gathered downstairs, dressed in red and green Portuguese jerseys, waving Portuguese state-owned enterprises, passing by in groups and singing songs.

"I don't know what these people's expressions will look like in a few hours. Aren't they afraid to provoke the Greeks by celebrating so much before the game? Don shrugged and turned around to look at Don, who was still taking notes at his desk.

"Come on, Don." He walked over and closed his notebook. "You have to know how to enjoy...... You have to enjoy life before you can enjoy work. Haven't you heard that? It is always used in many advertisements, and it is still very reasonable to admit that this sentence is still very reasonable. Let's go, let's go out for a drink. ”

Don looked up at Don, who shrugged at him: "Being a coach is not something that can be successful by lying in a pile of materials all day long. Go relax, have a chat, and maybe you can find some inspiration. Let's go, let's go......"

Don still didn't move.

"Okay, I don't care what you were like before, in short, if you are with me now, you have to be consistent with me, so that we can cultivate a tacit understanding." After saying that, Don En directly dragged Don out of the hotel room.

On the street outside, Don found one of the liveliest bars at random, and then squeezed in with Don. The bar is overwhelmingly Portuguese, but there are also a handful of Greeks, and it's easy to tell by the shirts they're wearing. Before the game, everyone was able to live together peacefully and take a group photo with a wine glass. In general, the Greek fans themselves are relatively low-key, and they do not feel insulted in front of the elated Portuguese who seem to have won the championship.

Don squeezed to the front of the bar, asked for two balls in English, and then pushed one in front of Don. "Drink, it's not poison."

Tang shook his head: "I swore never to drink. ”

Tang En didn't want to embarrass him, so he brought the glass of wine to him again: "It's just right, I'm still worried that you're going to drink it...... Grunt...... It's so cool! ”

After pouring a big sip of cold beer, Tang Enshuang's hair was about to stand on end, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Seeing him so intoxicated, Don was unmoved. At this time, a voice sounded behind him: "What a coincidence! Hi Tony! ”

Donn opened his eyes and saw Pierce? Bruce stood behind Don and waved at him.

"Hi, Mr. Reporter." He waved his hand, and Don turned his head to look back.

"It's incredible, we're both in Portugal, but we didn't see each other until the final......" Bruce was stunned when he saw Don looking back, and an eastern face appeared in front of him.

"Hello." Don took the initiative to say hello.

"You...... Good. ”

"I forgot to introduce it to you." Don waved to the waiter for another beer, then pointed at Don and said to Bruce, "Tang, Chinese." Well...... You'll see him a lot from today onwards. ”

"Chinese? Your second Chinese teacher? Bruce laughed. He looks so young...... How did you meet? ”

"No, Mr. Reporter." Donne's next words left Bruce dumbfounded in disbelief. 'He's the new assistant coach at Nottingham Forest, my assistant, my partner, my colleague.

Bruce turned his head to look at Don with a calm face, his mouth wide open enough to fit a beer glass.

Don was happy to see Bruce so surprised, he only smiled next to him, and the glass was on his lips and he couldn't pour the wine into it.

Bruce, who finally recovered, shook his head and said to Donn, "Tony, although we all know that you are a bit unorthodox...... But I can assure you, you're definitely the most exaggerated this time! Do you know? No Premier League team has ever hired a Chinese as an assistant coach, let alone at such a young age......

Don pointed to Don behind him, "Be careful, Mr. Reporter. Don understands exactly what you're talking about, he probably knows more about English football than you and I do. ”

Bruce still finds it incredulous: "An Indian fan who reads the news every day probably knows more about English football than we do!" But what's the point? He...... Does he have a coach's license? ”

"I'll let him take the test, just this summer." Don sipped his beer and said lightly.

"So he doesn't have any coaching experience yet?"

"In a way...... You can say that, but it's not entirely true...... "Don thought to himself that Don had more experience working in the youth team than he did.

"No fame, no qualifications, no ...... Nothing. Are you going to let someone like this be an assistant coach of the Forest team?! ”

Don suddenly hated Bruce's tone and attitude when he spoke, even though he knew that it was human nature to doubt Don, after all, he hadn't shown his strength to others. But when Bruce yells at his assistant coach, he is questioning Donn, who he has identified.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that. It's not the qualifications or reputation that judges the quality of coaches, it's such a boring thing. Whether he can be an assistant coach or not, isn't it clear what he actually does at that time? But you, Mr. Reporter, I think you must be drunk, you should go to the toilet and pick your throat so that you can sober up. Don said unceremoniously with a straight face.

Bruce, who realized his gaffe, was stunned for a moment, and then apologized to Don and Don in embarrassment: "I'm really sorry, you said a good ...... I don't know how many drinks I just had. Well, let me go to the toilet and sober up......"

Seeing Bruce's back disappear into the crowd, Tang Encai said to Don, who had been silent just now, "Don, you are being suspected." And, you have to get used to it, this summer, it's not just that once. ”

Tang said lightly: "It's normal, I haven't done anything yet." ”

Looking at that unfazed face, Don felt that this was really not the face he once was. "Don't you feel insulted, and then rush to anger?"

"I'm not like you, I'm not used to arguing with people." Tang He dried the water in the glass, then turned and walked outside. "I'll go back first."

Don grinned behind him with his glass, and somehow he thought of the red note posted on the refrigerator door.

"Gotta win" and those three big exclamation points.

(To be continued)