Chapter 22: The Need for Victory (Part II)

When everyone gradually stopped laughing, Don looked at these people and said seriously: "Although we didn't beat Arsenal in the end, I think you should have seen it...... How embarrassed are we to keep the defending champions? I'm not lying when I say that the Forest team is not afraid of any opponent, right? ”

"It's not!" The players replied loudly.

"Next time, if we're lucky, we'll be able to beat them. It's the same against other opponents, Forest are just promoted, but we're all on the same starting line as them...... Has anyone cast doubt on our future because of that draw the day before yesterday? ”

Everyone shook their heads at the same time.

"Well, I didn't either." Don nodded vigorously, then slapped his face, "Go out and warm up, let me do some recovery training!" ”

When Don was the first to push open the door and walk out, he was taken aback. There were a lot of fans outside the training ground, many times more than usual, and these people didn't make a noise, only to let out a cheer when they saw Donn and the players walk out.

Although the first day of training after the game is generally completely open, as it is basically a recovery day, and there is nothing to keep from the media, it is the first time that Donn has seen so many fans gathered on the sidelines of Forest's training ground.

What they were going to do, Don didn't have to think about it. He looked back at the players who were still surprised and said, "This morning's training session is cancelled, guys, go get them autographs, don't refuse their requests." He pointed to the lovely enthusiastic fans.

In the corner, a BBC 5 reporter smiled at the camera: "It looks like Tony is setting a new record. Done's team. ”

Arsenal's new unbeaten streak is a big deal, but for Donne, once that game is over, the whole thing has nothing to do with him.

It no longer cares if Arsenal will really extend their unbeaten run to 49 games as they remember in history, and then be ended by Manchester United.

There wasn't much time left for him to care about others, and on the 28th, Nottingham Forest visited Goodison Park to challenge David Moyes' Everton side.

Donn remembers how he met and talked to Moyes at a reception at the Coaching Association. Although he was also a young coach, Moyes at that time was not only young, but also promising, while Don had nothing, a nobody who had just lost his job as head coach.

It's different now, Don led the team to win last season's League Cup, entered the European arena, led the team to the Super League, and although he only led the team to play half a season, he was named the best coach in League One that season after last season. He was just as young and just as promising.

It was a contest between two young men. After winning last season, Moyes also made a special phone call to congratulate Donne, who may be his best relationship among the Premier League coaches, but there is no friendship to talk about in football.

Everton started three rounds of the league, and they have played one less game and are in 13th place with one win and one loss. The first round of the game was against Manchester United - the game was pushed to the third of August after the fourth round. David Moyes has put all his energy on preparing for the game against Manchester United, although Donn doesn't think the team will be able to pick up three points at Everton's home stadium.

Duncan of Everton. Alex Ferguson (duncan_ferguson) scored two goals alone and was the hero of the team. The two goals on Forest's side were completed by two different people, with striker Viduka scoring the team's first goal. He wasted a one-on-one chance in his last game against Arsenal and instead scored a beautiful header in this game when the opposition had to be closely marked. The team's second goal was scored by veteran Hierro, who was the first choice for the team to take the penalty kick by Forest, and he scored it to level the score 2-2.

The score remained until the end and it was another draw.

The result of the match was 2:2.

If you look at this result, a draw away from home to Everton seems to be a satisfactory result. But when you think that the Forest team has drawn three games in a row, it doesn't feel like it...... It's clear that it's just a layer of paper away from victory, but it can't be broken. The average promoted horse season has just started four rounds, scored three points and lost just one game, which seems to be a good result. But for Donn, a draw doesn't help, all he needs is a win. And he firmly believes that as soon as the first victory comes, then more victories will follow.

The question is...... When will victory come for the first time?

At the post-match press conference, in the face of questions from reporters, Don expressed his trust and support for the players as always, praised the team's performance, and boasted that he was very satisfied with his current results, and as a promoted horse, he was content to lose only one game...... The media were fooled, commenting in their own article:

Tony. Donn is happy with his team's performance!

The Forest team still has a long way to go, but they're doing a good job so far!

Nottingham Forest's goal this season should be relegation!

The Premier League and the Championship are completely different leagues, and Tony. Coach Donn is feeling a lot of pressure!

…… And all that.

Such a comment made Don himself feel funny when he saw it, but he couldn't wait for it. Why? Because it can confuse his opponent in the next round...... Because of the national team competition, after the four rounds of the league in August, there will be a 12-day break. The Premier League will be back on September 11.

Don knows exactly what his team needs right now.

Victory.

He needs a win to bolster the confidence and morale of his players, and he needs a win to decompress himself. Otherwise, no matter how nice the mouth is, if you don't win in a row, the players will have ideas in their hearts. He's a new team now, what brought the players together? Certainly not the love for this team. Rather, it was because of the victory over glory that Don promised them when he recruited them. If it's always a draw, a draw, a draw...... Even if they follow Arsenal's example, what is the use of going unbeaten in 44 consecutive games - all of them - all draws?

He told the players that he has great goals, that he is after winning and that with him there is a chance to get honours...... Okay, now it's time to prove it.

In the fifth round of the league, Nottingham Forest hosted Manchester City. This team isn't a soft persimmon for Donn to pinch casually, but neither he nor the Forest team can afford to wait any longer......

(To be continued)