The stands at the City Stadium were already full, and the two teams were warming up in the middle of the stadium, and the fans erupted in cheers one after another. Tony. Donn sat alone in the locker room, looking at the blank tactical board and muttering to himself.

"Guys, what kind of game is this? I know that the record of twenty-five years ago is too far away for us, and many of you were not born at that time. But that's the glory of Nottingham Forest, and now someone is coming to take away the glory that belongs to us, you ...... Willingly? ”

Speaking of this, Don En stopped, thought for a moment, and then shook his head and said, "No, it's too hypocritical." ”

He coughed, frowned and waved his hand: "Arsenal are a strong team, they haven't lost in forty-two games now!" Are you scared? Do your legs and feet go limp? ”

"No...... What a bluff. Don denied it again.

"Uh-huh! We...... This season, we haven't had a great start. With only one defeat and one draw in two league games, and now they are facing opponents like Arsenal......"

This time, as soon as it was started, Don vetoed it.

He felt a little nervous, and everything he felt at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff half a year ago was back.

But today and that day are different, it's just an ordinary league game.

Why should I care about this record that has nothing to do with me? Even if Arsenal were to take away three points or a point and set a new record, what would they have to lose? We and Arsenal are not direct rivals on the way to winning the title, even if we lose one game, it is very reasonable, after all, we are too far from Arsenal at the moment...... If I'm smart enough...... I would tell the players to try to relax and not think about messy things that have nothing to do with the game. Whatever the outcome is, we just need to learn something from the game against Arsenal and that's enough.

But ...... "Tony. Mr Donn, what do you think of Arsene Wenger's unbeaten streak in 42 Premier League games against Forest? ”

"Mr Donn, as a record setter, do you have anything to say when you meet Arsenal in this crucial game?"

"Arsenal are very strong, so what are their plans for this game against Forest?"

"Thierry Henry has been in great form lately, do you have any special arrangements for Coach Done for Forest?"

"As Arsenal, who have equalled the record set by Forest, do you think Arsenal are a great team?"

'What do you think of Arsene Wenger? Are you going to learn from him? ”

…… When he thinks about these problems, he can't make himself "smarter". He Don is not a person who does not know what to do, but this does not mean that he can endure such insults and contempt, and remain silent, like a castrated person shrinking his head.

He hates to be looked down upon, he hates to be ignored, he hates to be stepped on to elevate others. He was only thirty-five years old, but his actual age was even younger!

He is still a young man, and if he is a young man, he will be impulsive, reckless, and just want to say what he is in front of.

There's nothing wrong with that, it's a football game, it's not a political show. If you feel uncomfortable, you will fight back, if you are looked down upon, you will slap them, and then pinch their cheeks and make them look us in the face. If we want to win, why give up trying, just because ...... Is the opponent stronger than us?

Fart!

I've never been afraid of anyone, whether it's Arsene Wenger or Alex Ferguson in the dugout next door, and my team shouldn't be afraid of any team, whether it's Arsenal or Manchester United standing across from them!

There was a crunch of spikes hitting the ground in the hallway outside the door, and Donn knew his players were back warming up. So he let go of his clenched fists and waited for the players to push open the door and show them a confident, scrappy manager.

※※※At the same time, I am in another changing room.

and Tony. Like Donne, instead of going out to check on the players' status when the team went out to warm up en masse, Wenger stayed in the visiting dressing room alone, trying to slow his heart down.

He was nervous...... Or rather, he was excited. At such a juncture, when a new history could be created in 90 minutes, he was as nervous and excited as a novice.

When he led the team to a 38-game unbeaten streak last season, he was also nervous and excited, but it was far less intense than this time.

At the home of the old record holders, facing the keepers of the record, as long as they don't lose to them, Arsenal will be written in history as the new record setter. And he - Arthur. Arsene Wenger, a Frenchman, will be the chief director of the record, leaving a mark on his coaching career. Compared to this result, a league championship even seems a little insignificant.

Arsene Wenger, a Frenchman, paced back and forth in the spacious, somewhat outdated dressing room.

The tactical play of this game is already in place, and I believe that his players will do the same, and there will be no problems in executing the game. The team is in perfect shape and has beaten countless strong opponents. There is no rival who can stop the iron hooves of this army.

The only regret is that the game was not in Highbury.

What threat can the Forest pose to him? Arsene Wenger remembers travelling with the youth team to Nottingham for a regular FA Youth Cup game. It was during that game that he met Tony. Donn, and made an impression - you know, not every coach you have played has been able to occupy a place in the heart of this somewhat arrogant Frenchman.

What I said to him after the game didn't expect it to become a reality so quickly.

Is there anything he should watch out for? Tony. What kind of problems will Donn, who he can't see, cause Arsenal in the course of the game?

Unknown.

But there is one thing Wenger is sure of: as long as the team plays at their own pace, victory will not be too far away. They have played like this in the last 42 games and will continue from the 43rd percent, and it will not be any different because they have played against Nottingham Forest.

Dense footsteps rang out outside the door, and Wenger stopped, sat in his place, and waited quietly.

※※※ "Does anyone know what special significance this game has?" Don asked, holding up his hand.

"That record, right? Coiled...... Forty-two games unbeaten? The players replied, some in the affirmative, some in the unsure. Donn was right, what does a record from 25 years ago care about the current Forest, and what does it have to do with the players who only joined the team this summer for various reasons?

If he wastes precious time here and babbling about how brilliant the former Forest team was, I'm afraid that more than half of these people will yawn. Because those things have nothing to do with them, they are not interested. It doesn't play a role in boosting morale at all...... "No, today's game doesn't have any special significance. Donn shook his hand, "It's just a normal Premier League game." What does the record of more than 20 years ago have to do with us today? ”

Someone shook their heads, agreeing with Donn's statement.

'With only four days between the second and third rounds, we're pressed for time and we're being pestered by the damn media asking what we think of Arsenal...... Joke. What does it matter to us if Arsenal can break that record? I want you to win today's game, but it's not a boring reason to stop them from breaking the record. It's because it's a Premier League game where you win with three points and lose without a point, Arsenal is our opponent, how can there be a team that doesn't want to beat the opponent? We didn't start very well, with one defeat and one draw, and we couldn't afford to give the opponent three points generously at home. When I say I'm going to beat Arsenal, do you think I'm talking big? Dreaming in the white? ”

Donn looked around the players in the dressing room, carefully observing their expressions, hoping to find out what was going on at the moment.

Albertini shook his head, he didn't speak much English yet, only a few simple words: "No, coach." ”

Hierro's English is slightly better than Albertini's, perhaps because of the presence of English players in the Real Madrid squad – when McMaraman first arrived at Real Madrid, he was responsible for introducing him to the team's traditions, introducing his team-mates and arranging his life.

"Even teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona are not undefeated. I wouldn't be surprised if Arsenal lost this game in the end. The Spanish veteran said this, and although he still had many problems with grammar and pronunciation, it did not prevent everyone from understanding what he meant.

"In football, anything can happen." Viduka didn't talk much, but he hit the nail on the head.

Don fixed his gaze on Wood's face, hoping that he would be able to express his opinion in front of everyone. Wood looked at Donn, then opened his mouth and said, "You say you want to win this game, we're going to win it." ”

His words made everyone in the locker room laugh: how can it be so easy?

Don also smiled and nodded, "Good, George." I'll tell you before every fight that I need this win. ”

(To be continued)