Volume IV The Storm Chapter 6 New Work Possibilities
From England's first game until they were eliminated by Portugal, Donn sat on the bench and never stopped slamming Eriksen.
And as the World Cup progresses, and as England plays more and more games, more and more people are starting to feel that Donn's criticism is justified. Because in this World Cup, Eriksen England team has not played a convincing and good-looking game, and it is a fluke to win the game.
1:0 win over Baraquay with an own goal from the opponent.
The 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago didn't want the score to be so smooth and easy.
After a 2-2 draw with Sweden, England only played a good first half of the pitch and lost Owen.
The 1-0 knockout of Ecuador was even more frustrating for all the English, and if it weren't for Beckham's direct free-kick and two help at his own goalpost, the Englishman would have gone home after the quarter-finals.
"This is the strongest England team in 30 years?" Donn commented in the game, "It's so hard to play a small country in South America, what's the strength? I only saw David Beckham playing alone, Frank Lampard? I'm sorry, but he's in terrible form at this World Cup. If there were a number of shots on goal after the game, he would have been the highest. Of course, I don't think it's a matter of the players, they can't always make sure they're at their best. Even at their best, they need a landlord who knows how to use them to get the most out of them...... It's obviously a manager's problem."
Finally coming back, Donn still pointed the finger at Erikson.
He believes that Eriksen also understands in his heart that no matter what the final result of this World Cup is, it will be certain that he will leave after the end of the class.
According to the FA tradition, the England national team will always find someone to take full responsibility for the defeat in the end. And then the media hyped it up and convinced the masses of it. That is, they are very good at making excuses for their failures.
For example, in 1998, David Beckham, it was unfortunate that people always said that if Beckham had not been sent off at that time, what would have happened, and he could have beaten Argentina. Donn scoffed at this argument from the start. If the Argentines were so good at winning, they wouldn't be the best team in the world, England were all there to say they had a chance to beat Argentina in 90 minutes, but they weren't necessarily going to win. Beckham's red card has become a fact, and England's loss has also become a fact, and the combination of these two makes Beckham a sinner who is pointed out by thousands of people. They always need a scapegoat, whoever it is. Grab it and don't let go.
It wasn't until David Beckham later sent England to the World Cup finals with a free-kick against Greece before the 2002 World Cup, that he was forgiven and respected by the whole of England, and he turned from a man into a god again.
With this "lesson learned", it's no surprise that Donn lashed out at Eriksen in the end and received more support.
In the last match against Portugal. Eriksen replaced the injured David Beckham early and the England captain limped off the pitch. Return to the bench. He worked in George. Wood sat down next to him, and then Wood cried when he saw this popular idol admired by thousands of people beside him!
Seeing this scene, Don muttered in front of the microphone, "It's all over...... Eriksen is now starting to bring in new players to give them experience and get a feel for the game......"
Replacing David Beckham was Forest right midfielder Ashley. Yang, he did not perform well after he came on the court, and there was no stage fright. This was a great relief to Don. The players who go out of Nottingham Forest must be different from everyone else, and that's because their manager is also a very unusual person.
Ashley. Young was fortunate that he also played for England in the World Cup, although he didn't have much time. And as also from Nottingham Forest, or his captain George . Wood wasn't so lucky. He was selected for the England national team. He didn't play a single minute of the game, except for 21 minutes for England in the pre-World Cup warm-up game.
At this moment, England are in a tough battle on the field. He focused his attention on Beckham next to him. The captain of this national team, the heartthrob, the idol who is worshipped or jealous, cried so weak and helpless at this time. He hid his face with his hands, tears sliding down his fingers.
The TV camera cut to Beckham's side several times, and as a teammate sitting next to him, George Beckham. Wood was also photographed inside.
Wood's attention was all on Beckham. Before he entered the national team, he knew this man, and before he started playing football, the only name he could call Earth Star was David. David Beckham. He has always felt that this career is successful, and having a wife and children is a sign of success, but he didn't expect that there would be such an unbearable side at this time.
Watching Beckham cry so carelessly in front of the public, he suddenly thought of that Champions Cup final night in Paris, France. He wasn't crying at the time, but he felt he could understand Beckham's feelings.
He hesitated, but put his hand on Beckham's shoulder.
It's a bad thing to lose......
Beckham felt a warm hand on his shoulder, and he turned his head to look at George, who was sitting behind him with a serious face. Wood.
He wiped away his tears. Sitting on the chair from the ground, he watched Wood squeeze out a smile and didn't say anything.
In the end, the Portuguese eliminated England by penalty kicks, and Rooney thought that he had stepped on the crotch of Portuguese player Carvalho and was sent off by the referee on duty, which was the last straw that crushed England. And Wayne Rooney's teammate at Manchester United is Cristiano. Ronaldo's rise to the plate for Portugal at that sensitive moment was seen as a betrayal by the English, leaving them furious. Of course, in the commentary of the game, Donn surprisingly did not comment on this sudden incident. He hadn't opened his mouth for a while.
He actually felt that neither side was right, Cristiano. Ronaldo is wearing a Portuguese globe coat at the moment, and it is understandable that he asked the referee to give Rooney a red card. But the angry Englishman doesn't care about it, and Donn doesn't want to waste his saliva on the broadcast of a game doing such a pointless thing.
He just felt that it was the same red card, and Beckham was much more unlucky than Rooney......
Wayne Rooney will certainly not be criticized by the media, and it is not the "purebred England boy" that Ferguson needs to carefully protect, but the "traitor" Cristiano. Ronaldo.
Of course, if it was not the same as Donn, Ferguson suddenly had a dizzy mind and wanted to give up Cristiano. Ronaldo, and Pauline Wayne. Rooney's dialect, Nottingham Forest don't mind accepting such a public enemy of England.
Even if you are reluctant to solve Sir Alex Ferguson's problems.
England was eliminated, no one would feel good, and there was a silence in the live broadcast room. Mortenson and Alain. Shearer was silently packing up his things and finishing his broadcast of today's game.
Don En's things are very simple, and the materials he has prepared are all in his head.
He took off his headphones, looked at the silent busy staff around him, and then looked at John. Mortenson.
"Is this the end of my action?" His questioning broke the silence in the workshop.
Morteson looked up at him, "No, Tony. The World Cup is not over yet."
"But I don't think anyone will be interested in the next games, right?"
"Of course, maybe. However, we paid for the broadcast rights of those competition venues, and sold the advertisements, and if we don't transfer the land, the advertisers will definitely eat our land."
Donn nodded.
Alan. Shearer suddenly** between the two of them: "Tony. I think it's weird. How can a man like you stay silent and say nothing when there is a conflict on the field? He was referring to Rooney and Cristiano. Ronaldo between things.
Don shook his head, "Because my opinion is different from yours, I think it's better not to speak."
Mortenson knew what Donn meant, and he understood: "Hmm...... You big mouth still knows when to say and when not to say...... I really thought you were stunned without fear of heaven and earth."
Just now Mortenson scolded Cristiano in the commentary. Ronaldo is a "liar", "traitor", "despicable villain", and his tone is very harsh. Don didn't touch the moldy head.
"I can't stand against the whole of England, John. That doesn't make me any more money."
"You're so vulgar, it's money when you open your mouth and close your mouth." Morteson laughed.
England went home early, England fans were disappointed, and after the game, there was a lot of disappointment about Cristiano. Ronaldo's criticism began to rage. The English media overwhelmingly condemned the young player who betrayed his teammates in the game, seeing that the gesture had the intention of driving Ronaldo out of Manchester United and out of England. Even the local media of other countries have followed suit, for example, some people in the Chinese media have the same tone as England, claiming that Xiao Xiaoluo "betrayed his friends for glory", "betrayed the club", "betrayed sportsmanship", and "sorry for his surname"...... Wait a minute.
Donn was reluctant to talk about these things in front of the English press because he was an Englishman and there were some things that he couldn't say. However, he didn't have to worry about anything in the Chinese media, and in his article he scolded the Chinese media who followed the criticism of Xiaoluodi, thinking that these criticisms were "no excuse for the crime of wanting to add".
“…… Ronaldo was a local player for the Portuguese national team at that time. He naturally represents the interests of the Portuguese national team on the pitch, what does this have to do with his 'betrayal of the club'? …… What is the violation of sportsmanship by reminding the referee to card a foul player? In this way, there are many unsportsmanlike players in the world, and the Barcelona players who let the referee give Van der Sar a red card in the Champions Cup final are also unsportsmanlike in the eyes of some people? Although I'd love to hear them say that. But I'm still going to say that they are bullshit....... As for saying I'm sorry for the alien surname 'Ronaldo', it's even funnier, are you someone's mom and dad? Don't you blush when you say such a sensual thing? ”
His article directly targeted the Chinese sports media, which immediately caused an uproar in China, but Tang En just ignored the article, and the follow-up impact had nothing to do with him, and he didn't have the leisure to go to the domestic portal to build a BLog and fight with those boring people, because these words can't be exchanged for money. He's helping others do free publicity.
China's domestic turmoil is a bit of a farce, and being born in England doesn't seem like a farce. Looking at the meaning of England and the fans, they really want to put Cristiano. Ronaldo drove England out of England completely.
Especially after media reported that Wayne Rooney had beaten and scolded his Manchester United team-mates in the dressing room after the game as scum, things were even more intense.
——I_netever_p1ay_ith_him_againI_am_going_to_*ing_sort_him_out.
- I will never play with this kind of scum again.
This is Rooney's original words. The word "scum" in his words naturally refers to Cristiano. Ronaldo. He put his own folly behind him and put the blame for England's defeat on his team-mates at Manchester United. The effect is obvious, for Rooney's mistake, the English media lightly exposed it, to Cristiano. Ronaldo chased after him.
In such a situation, when more than one media outlet mentioned the issue to Donn, he finally did not hold back, publicly stating that if United were to sell the talent, then Nottingham Forest would be willing to accept it.
'Of course I know where he is now, but it has nothing to do with our team because Wayne Rooney is not a Forest player and his opinion will not be used as a reference for me. All I know is that Ronaldo is a talented player and my team needs that kind of man. Of course...... I'm not digging into the wall. I mean, if Mr Alex Ferguson finds it difficult to have Rooney and Ronaldo in the same dressing room. I am willing to be the first to share this pain for him. What the? Real Madrid are equally interested in him? Then I want to remind him, don't go to Real Madrid, it's not for him, it's the best place for him or England."
Before Don could say this, Ferguson jumped out of the way. Claiming that the club had just renewed Ronaldo's contract before the World Cup, and he would not go anywhere but Manchester United. The old lord risked going against all of England and supported Ronaldo. Just like after the 1998 World Cup, he insisted on reusing Beckham under intense pressure. For the people he values, he always protects them at all costs and gives them room to grow. For that reason alone, Don respects this old handsome man very much...... However, when the two sides meet together, these respects have to be thrown aside.
England have been knocked out, and the rest of the World Cup has nothing to worry about for the English people, except for one thing to keep an eye on. That's the question of where the World Cup belongs.
Finally, at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Italy defeated France on penalties and won the World Cup, the highest honor in world football, for the fourth time.
That final was pretty much the same as Donn knew, with Zidane taking the lead with a spoon penalty. Then Materlaci equalised from a corner. In extra time, Zidane, a generation of masters, unexpectedly bid farewell to the World Cup and his professional career in a way that no one expected. He headbutted Materacci and was sent off with a red card, leaving France with one man less powerless to recover and being dragged into a penalty shootout by Italy and ultimately defeated.
Don was pleased with the result. It's not that as he remembers, he doesn't care about those things anymore. He was happy that Italy had won the title with their defence, which he liked to see, and it made his Forest team less lonely.
Barcelona won the European Champions Cup, which once made people think that artistic football reigns supreme in the world, and defensive football is ugly and impossible to win the championship. Now Italy have slapped these people with their local champions and told them in important matches. Defense is still the most important thing.
As for Zidane's downplay...... Don can only sigh.
A legendary figure has bid farewell to his legendary career with the most legendary defense.
Don has no comment on Materach......
This is the end of this World Cup.
Donn ended his first TV review job perfectly. Afterwards, he was highly praised by Mortenson, who thought it was fun to cooperate with him in the commentary game. And asked him if he was interested in stepping down as head coach in the future and coming to the BBc show. Of course, this was declined by Don with a smile, he still likes to be the head coach, judging others in the stands, how can he have a sense of accomplishment to charge into the battle himself?
But Mortenson's words didn't open a door for Donn, but he pushed a window open. He knows how talented he is at it, and maybe he can step down from the head coach position and become a TV commentator...... Take 10,000 steps back and say that now he is not afraid of losing his job as a head coach, because he can no longer starve to death because of losing the game and losing his job.
Of course, that doesn't change his quest for victory. Because now he is not pursuing victory to save his job, but to declare war on those who look down on him and wait to see him even more laughing after he provokes UEFA, slapping them in the face.
After the World Cup, the players took time to go on vacation, they did not have much time, as one of the first of the five major European leagues to start. England kicks off in mid-August and the team trains earlier than in other countries.
This time, in the special project of the new season of the British magazine "World Football", the comment on Nottingham Woodland is - this is a strong team.