Donn stood on the sidelines of the No. 1 field at the youth training base, watching Andrew lead the man watering the field. Then he looked up at the sky, which was cloudy, but not raining.

"Damn, I can't believe the weather forecasts at home and abroad!" Don cursed quietly. "Is this light to moderate rain?"

Don looked at his watch, and with almost an hour to go before the start of the game, he motioned to Andrew that they could stop watering.

"Don't pour it? Are you sure, Mr. Donn? Andrew asked loudly as he stood in the middle of the field with a bubbling water hose in his hand, wearing a raincoat and long rain boots.

"I'm sure! Pretty sure! If you pour it any more, we and Arsenal will have to play water polo instead! ”

Andrew heard Donn's answer, waved his hand, and the staff gathered their tools and left the court. Don went up and stepped on it, it was slippery, like it had just rained. He is very satisfied with Andrew's work.

Although before the mid-90s, especially in the Graham era, Arsenal had a tough and brutal style of play, insisting on a boring "1-0 doctrine", football was flying in the air most of the time, which was not good at all. But since the Frenchman Arthur. After Arsene Wenger arrived, the situation was turned upside down, the French brought artistic football, emphasizing the spectacle of football, paying attention to the coordination of short passes on the ground, emphasizing the play of individual skills, and now Arsenal plays the most beautiful football in England, which is praised by the world.

However, the team that likes to play like this has higher requirements for the venue, and the slippery, muddy, and potholed football field is definitely not a suitable stage for Arsenal to perform.

※※※ Fat John and Thin Bill They have arrived, and there are quite a few people coming, and these people can almost fill a small area of the stands if they are placed in the city stadium. They stood in two rows outside the barbed wire, taking up most of the length of the pitch. While not everyone wore the Forest's red jersey like Fat John, they all wore red scarves, and some even made a slogan overnight and hung it on barbed wire. It has Tony painted on it. Donn's cartoon avatar, though not quite like it, still stands out - his hair is messy because it has not been well cared for. Next to the avatar is written this sentence:

Hey, Tony! Let's win one more game!

As soon as the wind blows, the portrait floats up and looks like Tony. Don roared at the court.

Looking at these enthusiastic fans, Donn smiled and shook his head, then walked over and talked to them through the barbed wire. These people were regulars at the Forest Bar, and Don knew in his heart that they were his most loyal supporters. Just like every player has a group of fans and a fan group, Donn is not a player, but he has his own fans...... It feels so good to be liked and recognized...... They got together and chatted for more than 20 minutes, and the youth team players came to the pitch one after another, and then went to the dressing room under the leadership of Chris Lak to change their jerseys and come out to warm up. John: They started cheering on the kids. Although youth team games are often watched by loyal fans, the number of them today still surprises and excites the players.

Just as the kids were stepping onto the pitch to warm up, their opponents arrived.

With the sound of car horns, a red and white bus turned from the asphalt road next to the stadium. The logo of the Arsenal Club is painted on the body, as well as the name. The bus passed the stadium and headed for the parking lot. Don glanced at John, said goodbye to John, and turned back to the home team's dugout - a few folding chairs for the coaches and a long wooden bench for the players to sit on.

Soon, someone from the Arsenal youth team walked in through the main entrance. Donn saw several familiar faces in the crowd - Franceske. Cesc Fabregas, Gal. Gael 'Clichy, Michael. Michal 'Papadopoulos, Filipe. Philippe 'Senderos.

The owners of these names have all occupied a place in international football since then, and now their oldest is eighteen years old, and the youngest is only fifteen. After the players, it is the coach who walks into the field.

Arsenal youth coach Riam. Liam 'Brady to Tony. Don walked over and held out his hand to make friendly gestures to his opponent. He was a Arsenal legend, having played for Arsenal from 1975 to 1980, as the heart of the team's midfield at the time, the brains of the pitch, and now the Gunners' youth director. But Donn didn't know the man, and he was very surprised by the tall man standing not far behind Brady, with silver and gray hair, a big protruding nose, like a serious version of Mr. Bean, the head coach of the Gunners, the French professor Arthur Bean. Wenger.

How did the first-team manager get here? A flash of doubt flashed through Don's mind.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Donn. Hopefully the game will be a good game later. Brady said the "three nos" greetings that were not nutritious, uninnovative, and useless. He didn't take Donn seriously, and he didn't take the Forest team seriously. What about having some of the best youth facilities in the UK? We at Arsenal have one of the best youth systems in the world.

"Uh-huh...... Donn's mind was full of "why is Wenger here?" "What is his purpose here?" "Who is in charge of Arsenal in this game?" He responded coldly to Mr. Brady's courtesy.

This naturally did not feel very pleasant in the eyes of Arsenal legend Mr. Brady, who thought that Don looked down on the Arsenal youth team and himself, so he didn't say much, turned around and walked back. Donn's eyes were still on Wenger, and when he saw that Wenger had one more person next to him, he reacted - Mr. Brady had already returned, did he just say something to himself? Ah, hell, it looks like I've offended another person...... Arsene Wenger was chatting with Brady about something, his eyes fixed on Cesc Fabregas on the pitch. Donn understood that the French must have come to examine the performance of a few young men.

Eighteen-year-old French defender Klicy moved from Cannes this summer and has already made Premier League appearances for Arsenal's first team, but only a limited number of times, and Arsene Wenger has also played for him in the youth team in order to maintain his competitive form. In the same situation as Clichy, there is also the tall Swiss centre-back Senderos.

Of course, Donn has reason to believe that the biggest purpose of Wenger's trip to Nottingham is to visit the Spanish child who has just been bought for a month - Francesco. Cesc Fabregas.

Cesc Fabregas, who is a little skinny, is warming up on the pitch and he looks confident and not frightened. And...... He's only been in the team for a month and he looks like he's been at Arsenal for 10 years. It is clear that he will be the heart of this team and the key figure in this game.

Are there anyone in the Forest squad who can guard him at the moment? Donn scratched his head as he looked at the Forest players warming up on the other side of the court.

Arsene Wenger's arrival has caused some stirring among the fans watching the game from the sidelines, a celebrity in the Premier League and a world-class manager. John: In addition to supporting Forest, some of them are also Arsenal supporters, because Arsenal played well and attacked.

Someone whistled excitedly: "Look! It's that Frenchman! ”

"Why is he here?"

"Whatever! Maybe we can ask him for an autograph after the game......"

"Stupid!" Fat John interrupted the lively discussion and said, "Now that he is our enemy, don't be so enthusiastic!" I'm so humiliated by you! Come, shout with me - Forest Forest! ”

"Forest! Forest!! A group of men raised their arms and roared at the top of their voices.

※※※ Mr. Brady wanted to go on the field to personally guide the team to warm up, but just after stepping onto the court, he suddenly heard a roar of fans from outside the field, his heart trembled, his feet slipped, and he sat directly on the ground!

"What a fuck! Ah......h "What kind of rotten stadium is this?"

Arsene Wenger, who was standing next to him, wanted to reach out to help Brady when he saw the soles of his feet slipping, but he was still a step too late, and the youth team director fell to the ground in front of him very funny. Looking at the way the players on the pitch wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, Wenger showed a hint of a smile. "Riam, get up. This must have been deliberate on the part of the Foresters. He took out a clean towel and handed it to Brady, "Wipe your face first, then your butt." ”

In fact, Wenger has long noticed the problem of the field, look at the expressions of the players warming up on the field, and then look at the dirt and turf that is constantly turned up...... He's been in the Super League, but ...... No other team seems to have done as well as the Forest team - it looks like they're not warming up themselves.

At the end of the warm-up, both sides returned to their respective coaches' seats to receive the coaches' final advice.

(To be continued)