Volume 3 Red Forest Chapter 90 Champions Cup Grouping (I)

Nottingham Forest's third round of the Champions League qualification match has been postponed to 14 December due to a clash with England in the third leg of their Champions League qualifying tie with Villarreal, and Forest are now in the first group with six points from two wins from two games.

As a result of qualifying for the Champions Cup. The current Forest team seems to have a vague feeling of being a strong team.

Just when everyone thinks so. Two days later, on August 27. Forest, however, lost 1-0 away to Fulham.

This result was unexpected. After the game, the media described the game as "unpopular". No one thought before the game that the Forest would lose. The odds offered by the bookmakers are all bullish on Forest. Unexpectedly, the Forest team lost to Fulham in the lower middle of the table away.

It is said that this result is unexpected not only because of the gap between the two teams in terms of strength, but also from the perspective of the field. No one expected that the Forest, who had the upper hand after 90 minutes, would lose.

The players in the Forest squad are very motivated and very hardworking. It's just that Fulham's bucket formation has been very successful. After 75 minutes without a goal, Forest's players were inevitably impatient.

Tang Si knew what was going on.

These kids qualified for the Champions Cup, and they were a little too excited. They worked the field, but they didn't use the right place, watching them keep half-runs, steals, and then pass mistakes. Steals, passes, turnovers...... It's no surprise that the game ended up losing. Don didn't lose his temper with the loss, he thought it was a good result. Sometimes it's just a matter of losing. It's better to lose than to lose at a critical moment. He doesn't want his team to go unbeaten in 38 consecutive rounds. And then take the championship. The second season took a big hit. He didn't care about documenting that thing. Nothing is more important to him than the result. If you lose, it's good to win better. He's happy to lose.

This is the case now. If the team continues to win, it is hard for him to say whether there will be some bad ideas within the team, but it will definitely have some impact that is not conducive to the team to continue to move forward. Although it was not intentional. But losing to an underdog in the fourth round of the league was just right – it would have made the hot-headed kids accept reality. Calm down. lest you suffer a heavier blow in the back.

So in the post-match press conference, Donn had this to say: "I don't think it's a bad thing to lose once in a while. ”

Some people will think that he is a dead duck with a hard mouth, but whether it is a hard mouth or not. Don will let them see it later.

Done did not return to Nottingham with the team, but spoke directly to the club's president, Evan Brown. Dogotti flew to Zurich, Switzerland, from London. Take part in the draw for the group stage of the Champions League for the new season at UEFA headquarters.

He also attended the draw for the League Cup. However, that is not at the same level as the draw ceremony of the Champions League. This can be seen as a gathering of the best managers in Europe. And it was a party with a strong smell of gunpowder......

The draw has not yet begun. Those who arrived at the draw site early and knew the landlord coach for a long time would get together to chat. Donn is still new to European football, and he doesn't know any manager here, despite his early arrival. But no one talked to him. So he and Evan sat quietly and watched quietly.

Capello is nowhere near as serious as he is on the edge of the dugout, smiling and chatting with others at the moment. The appearance of wearing eyes is quite elegant.

Rijkaard has had a good season in the last two seasons. His team has soared in popularity in European football. In coach ***, his popularity is also rising day by day. At this time, there were many people talking to him. Don counted it roughly. There will always be five people around him.

Alex Ferguson has a high status in England. In European football, too, as the creation of the Manchester United era, his reputation among the coaches is not low. Of course, within five meters of his place, you will definitely not find the Frenchman Arthur. Wenger.

Arsenal's manager has not yet arrived.

"I thought you'd go up and find a topic to cut into." Evan pointed to the coaches who were in groups of three or five. Naughty cat brother loves to fight!

Don snorted, "I'm not interested. His team was one of 32 teams in the competition. He had come to attend the draw ceremony. I'm not here for a tea party.

Evan laughed: "But I'm really happy that my team can be on this occasion. Two years ago, it was just a plan. ”

"Two more years. It's time for these people to come and talk to us. Donn pointed to the crowds in the hall.

It wasn't that Don seemed out of place, and the crowd outside the door suddenly stirred. The flashing lights were accompanied by the screaming shouts of some onlookers.

There are not many gatherings of coaches that are so frenetically spectacle. Most of the support was calm, just signing autographs or taking group photos. It's never been like screaming like this. Because most coaches don't have anything to make a woman scream......

That's what a superstar player treats when he plays.

Some of the coaches who were chatting next to him were attracted by what was happening at the door, and even Evan got up to look at it. Don snorted below, "Don't look at it. It must be our opponent who plays in such a beautiful way. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. ”

He doesn't squint. Everything that happened at the door had nothing to do with him.

Evan sat down: "It's funny, a manager is more popular than a player. The popularity is still high. ”

The person who entered the door was Mourinho, who was dressed in casual clothes. He didn't say anything about the formation that welcomed him just now, and walked in with a blank face. He glanced at the hall slightly in the doorway. He didn't mind the gazes that stared at him. I found an empty seat and sat down.

But......

As it happened, the vacant seat he found was right next to Donn's place. It wasn't until he came over that that way. Mourinho froze.

At such a close distance. It's too difficult for both sides to turn a blind eye to each other...... Naughty cat brother loves to fight!

Mourinho smiled: "Mr. Donne. Meet so soon. ”

"Hello. Mr. Mourinho. Don also had to get up and say hello.

"Oh. Forget to congratulate you on reaching the Champions League. Mourinho held out his hand.

"Thank you." Don also held out his hand. The two men's hands touched each other and they quickly separated.

"Mr. Donn, I'm suddenly intrigued. You said...... Will we meet in the Champions League? I thought that after the cold noise, the two of them would sit down and there would be nothing more, but I didn't expect Mourinho to ask again.

"You mean the group draw?" Tang Si deliberately pretended to be confused.

"No, this may be too low. The chances of a team in the same national league meeting a group are too small. ”

"Then I don't think we'll ever get a chance to meet."

Mourinho shrugged: "It's a shame. That must be interesting. Then he pulled out his chair and sat down.

The conversation between the two began inexplicably and ended inexplicably.

Don looked at Mourinho, who was sitting next to him and doing nothing. No one took the initiative to talk to this young coach who has been in the limelight in the past two years.

He remembered that he had read some of the comments and reports about Mourinho before, which might be biased, but the popularity of this Portuguese really didn't seem to be very good......

He has just arrived in England in his first season, and he has almost offended all the coaches in English football. Perhaps some people are jealous of Mourinho's current achievements. and reluctant to engage with it......... Whatever the reason, though. Jose Mourinho and now Don have something in common. In front of them was a lively crowd. They were deserted.

Arsenal manager Arthur. Arsene Wenger and AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti are pinching the dots. The two walked into the hall one after the other, and Wenger saw Done. He was happy to come up and say hello, but he ignored Mourinho beside Donne. These two people are deeply contradictory, and they are by no means just rumors......

After the two of them arrived, the lottery ceremony was about to begin. UEFA informs the coaches to enter the stadium. Once they're seated. The media lined up at the back of the hall of the draw ceremony, with long guns and short guns, and began to pay attention to the draw for the group stage of the Champions League for the new season.

At the same time, all over the world, the supporters of these teams are also waiting for the results of the draw. Because it is likely to be the fate of the team they support for a season.

Donn didn't do anything like that when he was a fan, because he didn't have a regular support. But there are quite a few such people around him. Follow your favorite team.

Because it was only the draw ceremony of the Champions League, there was no messy theatrical performance, and after introducing the 32 participating teams, it entered the most critical step - the draw.

Don can't remember exactly what his previous UEFA Champions League group was in the 05-06 season. Anyway, he believed that it would definitely not be exactly the same as he remembered. Villarreal have been replaced by Nottingham Forest, and it would be hellish if they were to do the same.