The players took the team's bus back to the hotel to rest, and the next morning they were dismissed for the holiday. Don, on the other hand, used the excuse of distraction to act alone. Although he did not scold in the locker room, nor did he criticize Matthew who angrily criticized the mistakes. Epson didn't even express disappointment with his team's performance in the final moments. He just wished everyone a good holiday and announced the disbandment.

He sat in the dressing room and waited for the singing Arsenal fans outside to disperse before he came out. There was not a single fan in the stands of the City Stadium, except for the cleaners who were still working. There were a few fans gathered in the square outside, but they didn't care about the middle-aged man who walked out the door slowly.

Walking out of the court, Donn, standing at the edge of the square, didn't know where he was going, he didn't want to drink, he didn't want to go to find a girl. He just stood on the side of the road, planning to walk casually, calm his mind, and then seriously think about the mistakes he made today, the shortcomings of the team, and plan the future direction of the team by the way.

The Premier League has been played for three rounds and his side have yet to taste victory, think of the invincible Nottingham Forest side in the First Division (now the Championship...... Don doesn't know if others will have such thoughts, won the lower league championship and was promoted to the Premier League, full of joy and expectation, as if walking in the clouds, but in half a month, the team was beaten by the opponent and fell from the clouds, and the gap in that mood was only afraid that it was even bigger than this.

No matter how many players the team bought over the summer and how much it spent, Donn doesn't think his team has what it takes to handle multiple fronts. It's not about bench thickness, it's about inexperience. Neither this young Forest team nor he has the experience of facing multiple fronts at the same time, and fighting one front is enough to give Donn a headache.

He had to choose one and give up the others.

The answer is almost the same, the league is the most important at all times, and the league's results are the foundation. What's the use of winning all the domestic cups and ending up in the Championship? Suffice it to say, cup results represent the present and past, while league results represent the future of the team.

But when I think about finally reaching the League Cup and participating in European competitions for the first time, it would be a pity to give up like that.

For Donn, playing in European competitions is more exciting than playing in domestic leagues, because there will be new opponents and more people to follow.

Another point is that European competitions can increase the chances of meeting and playing against other European powers. While Forest are yet to do anything in the Premier League, Done can't wait to take on the European giants that were previously only seen on television.

If the league results are not good, you will not be able to qualify for the European competition, and the Forest team cannot play the League Cup every year...... The Champions League is Donne's highest pursuit.

However, the qualification for the League Cup, which was finally obtained, cannot be given up in vain, at least from the group stage, enter the round of 32, and prove their strength.

Although Forest are the champions of the English League Cup, they will have to play in the League Cup qualification round first because it is the second cup competition in the country, and according to the schedule, Forest will host Czech Republic side Ostrafa (ostrava_banik) on September 16. Then, on September 30, the Forest team visited the Czech Republic to play the second leg of the qualifying round. Only after passing the qualifying test will the Forest team be able to participate in the main event, and when the time comes, it is not yet known who their opponents will be, but no matter who it is, Donn is confident that he will fight them.

Nottingham Forest may certainly not win the UEFA Cup, but we have to make our voices heard and tell the whole of Europe that we have been here and that we will come again...... the next day the newspaper put Arsenal on the front page, and the photos of Thierry Henry for the goal, Cesc Fabregas for the assist and Arsene Wenger for the manager have become the headline. As a team that set a new record, it's no exaggeration to say that they have been praised.

However, the Nottingham media only briefly mentioned Arsenal's new record, with more attention on Forest, who were felt by almost everyone to give them hope in yesterday's game. Although they did not maintain their previous record of 42 league games unbeaten, they have bigger goals.

“…… Let the record-breakers go and we've got an exciting new forest. "This is Pierce. Bruce's opinion piece in the Corriere della Sera spoke to a lot of people.

The next day, the team resumed normal training. The first part of the training session was to watch the game – Don showed the players the footage of the game against Arsenal the day before yesterday, and then played with David. Chris Lak analysed and discussed the details of the game with the players, not to criticize the meeting, to point out everyone's problems, so that they can improve in training and pay attention to themselves during the game.

It's a "training style" that Don has picked up within the team this season. By watching the video of the last game, you can find out the problems of the team and also discover the strengths of the team. But Don also has one person to thank for this idea - Don. It was when he saw that he would watch the video when he came home all day that Don would discuss the game video with him, and then he thought about the situation of the team and came up with this idea: why not gather the players to watch the game video and discuss the gains and losses together?

Wouldn't it be better to know a lot of the details of the game at the time, but maybe forget about it afterwards, so wouldn't it be better to let everyone rewatch it through the video? What's more, you can also play a certain clip repeatedly through the remote control, freeze frame, and focus on commenting.

This kind of teaching method is common in the courses of the Coach Association, but Don has not received real systematic coaching training before, so he ignored it.

Even though I lost, the atmosphere was still relaxed when I watched the video. Unless Don is particularly angry, even critics will try to use ridicule as much as possible, which is easier for the players to accept, and at the same time can bring the relationship with the players closer. As a manager, he doesn't have any other advantages, but he can get along well with the players, maybe it has something to do with the fact that he was a fan before.

When talking to the players about yesterday's game, he didn't mention the word "record" at all, as if it was just an ordinary league game. David. Chris Rac was in charge of the main commentary, with Donn adding, and the two worked together to tell the players about yesterday's biggest mistake.

"Here...... This is ......" Donn pointed at the TV screen with his remote control, which showed Epson throwing his position and pounced on Gilberto. "Matthew, are you and that Brazilian attractant?"

Hearing the head coach say this, there was a huge burst of laughter in the video room. Epson shook his head vigorously in laughter: "No, sir, my surname is normal. ”

There was another louder laugh.

"Actually, when I saw this the day before yesterday, I was like: Oh my God! Matthew must be crazy, what attracted him to that Brazilian? I don't even want my place......"

The laughter was non-stop.

"Alright, Matthew, explain to me what you thought at the time?"

The laughter subsided, and Epson scratched his head: "Uh, I don't know either...... All I had in my head was the idea of not letting him shoot, and then I ......"

Don nodded, not dwelling on the reason. "The centre-backs need to be calm, you should be like Hierro, you see he was ......" Donn pointed to Hierro in the corner of the screen, "calm and motionless!" That's the experience! ”

Hierro raised his hand: "Boss, I was actually too tired to run. ”

"Hahahaha!"

This time, even Don En laughed. Of course he knew Hierro couldn't run at the time, and he was joking on purpose to relieve the pressure on the young team. Three consecutive rounds of league games without a win, I believe everyone is under pressure.

(To be continued)