If I can't win, I'll jump into the sea!

This phrase made headlines in almost all the sports pages of the media in England in the days that followed, and even made headlines in some media outlets. The fact that the English media hyped up the topic so frantically was actually a riposte to previous provocations by the Italian media.

When the Italian media published the photo, Don once told the truth in an interview, which was not as understood by Italians. But the Italians didn't listen, and they chose to be deaf. Entangled around this photo, Cheng Xin and Nottingham Forest can't get along.

It's a kind of psychological warfare before the big game. However, as parties to psychological warfare, both Nottingham Forest and Donn are very annoyed by this behavior.

The most ruthless thing in Don's life is to be so insulted.

In response, he gave it to Pierce the day after the photo was published. Bruce called and told him to publish the quote.

Sure enough, after this "one-sentence interview" was published, it caused an uproar in England and Italy, and other countries even turned the headline around with the mentality of watching the excitement.

It's not over yet.

When I first saw this article, some Italians ridiculed it in the media as just another braggathing by the big-mouthed Donn, who always wrote empty promises, and everyone was used to it.

Another day later, BBC TV announced that they had just been with Tony. Don signed an agreement.

According to what Donn said earlier, if his team loses to AC Milan in the Champions League final, he will go to the sea. The agreement was based on this situation, and the TV rights to the BBC television station for the exclusive live coverage of the jump were sold. The agreement will come into effect at the end of the final and the Forest team will be determined to lose. If Forest wins, then BBC TV will get the exclusive broadcast rights of the post-80s Shaolin Abbot Network to the famous online video site YouTube. The print media was sold to three companies, the Nottingham Evening Post, a super-tabloid newspaper with wide influence in the UK, Europe and the world, and the third to China's Sports Weekly, which Tang Jing had stolen from other Chinese media outlets.

After these signing news were revealed at the same time, it was undoubtedly a bombshell thrown at the Italians. The Italians, who had been laughing at Donn's bragging, were all silent.

And all over the world, Tony. Donn made a name for himself as the first soccer coach to promise to jump into the sea if he lost, and sold him the entire time he did......

"He (Tony. Don must be crazy......" After a brief collective "silence", Italy's newspaper "Roma Sport" issued the first Italian voice on the matter.

“…… We saw a Hollywood-like comedy movie, and the Italians didn't expect Tony. Don would do it so well. After the news of his sale of his diving live broadcast spread, we saw the entire Italian media collectively lose their voices...... "From the BBC's "Today's Event" that night. Zhou Yue Edition".

"Actually, this is very much in line with Donn's surname, he is always doing amazing things that make us feel incredible, I don't know what he has in his head all day long, and he can always come up with so many strange things to attract attention. It's a pity that he doesn't go to the entertainment industry to develop - for show, he is better at it than those stars in the entertainment industry. This passage comes from the blog of a well-known football commentator on a well-known Chinese portal.

For a while, the whole world was talking about it, what league, what championship final...... Football itself doesn't care anymore. The Times even published a commentator's article on this matter, in which there was a very representative sentence:

“…… Compared with the suspense of the final and the championship itself, everyone is actually more concerned about Tony. Don can jump or not, and how. I think there will even be quite a few people trying to see Tony. Donn jumped into the Aegean Sea and bet on Forest to lose at a bookmaker. Of course, I admit that I am one of those people......"

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Donn's most hated man was sitting in front of him, squinting at him with his legs crossed and a goblet of red wine in his hand.

On the coffee table between the two were scattered several documents, which were the contracts he had signed with the media.

"I don't have a problem with anything else, why would you go to The Sun?" Don stared at Billy, who was sitting across from him. Woolks.

"They offer the highest prices, and they're the most comfortable at doing this kind of thing. Didn't you say you wanted to make as much influence as possible? I can't think of any other print media better suited to do this kind of thing than The Sun. Woods took a sip of wine and spoke to Donn slowly.

"Of course I do. But anyone can do it, and I'm very unhappy with The Sun. Don said with a straight face.

Woolks shrugged, "I don't think that's the tone of a good person who comes to help, Mr. Donne. ”

"I didn't call you to help......"

Don was halfway through his words when he saw Woods pointing behind him, "Of course I can't refuse Lovely Shania's request." But are you going to complain that Shania shouldn't have come to me? ”

Shania's somewhat angry voice came from behind Donn, "You told me to go to Mr. Fassar, but he has been too busy lately, so I used my personal connections to find Mr. Woods. I'm sorry to find someone you don't like, Uncle Tony. ”

The content is an apology, but you don't hear the apology in the tone. Don quickly got up and waved his hand to Shania who was making him coffee: "Ah, I didn't mean that......"

It's a real headache, who made Woods and Shania still have that kind of relationship?

These two people cooperate tacitly, and they can only admit that they are unlucky. "Well, how can I thank you, Mr. Woods," he said. ”

Billy. Wools covered his heart with his hand and made a flattered gesture with a look of surprise: "Ahhh It's rare to hear Mr. Donn speak to me in such a gentle tone, am I dreaming? ”

Tang En coughed in embarrassment, and the other party gave up.

"Do you want us to talk about George's contract, Mr. Donn?" Woods said with a grin.

"Then I'd rather tear up these contracts." Don said with a straight face.

"Oops, just kidding, why take it so seriously?" Wools shrugged, frustrated by Donn's incomprehension. "Just if you owe me a favor, Mr. Donn. I'll ask you for it when I need it. ”

"As long as it's not George's contract, I'm happy to do it."

Don wasn't talking about the scene. When the picture came out, he was so angry that he tore up all the newspapers that published it in his home, and then he was thinking about how to give the Italians the most effective counterattack. Thinking about it, he thought of himself and Pierce that day. Bruce's words on the phone - if I can't win, I'll jump off the Aegean Sea!

A thought popped out of my mind irrepressibly, and everyone saw what happened next. It was also his idea to contact the media, but he had just planned to tell them that he would jump into the sea if he lost, and invited them to be witnesses.

When Shania heard this, she said that this was a great opportunity, so why not make better use of it? She proposed to split the reporting rights of each media platform and sell them separately, which could not only make money, but also play a more sensational publicity effect than simply announcing the media, and better revenge on the Italian media.

Don accepted the suggestion, but he wasn't good at this kind of negotiation with the media, and Shania volunteered to recommend her agent, Faisal. Who knew that Fassar had something to do temporarily, and there was no time. Then Shania had to go to Woods, of course she knew about the grudge between Don and Woods, but perhaps because she respected Mr. Woods very much, she hoped that Uncle Tony could settle the old suspicion with Woods, so she went to ask Woods for help.

She had expected Wools to refuse, and she had prepared a lot of arguments for it. Unexpectedly, after hearing the intention, Wux nodded and agreed without hesitation, and Shania was surprised that things went smoothly.

With Wooks' connections and energy, this is a very beautiful thing to do, and even the release time of the signing news Uks has made very detailed arrangements. As a result, when these news were published by the media one after another, Donn saw the scene he wanted to see the most - the Italian media collectively lost their voices, dumbfounded, and had nothing to say.

This is of course very relieving, but if he wants to be more relieved, he still needs to work his own.

If he can't beat AC Milan in the final, he has to jump into the sea, which is no fun thing, he will be the laughing stock of everyone and will be talked about in a few years.

And if he can defeat AC Milan, he can repay the anger he received before. When the time comes, no matter how much he humiliates those Italian media, no one dares to have any more complaints. Because the winner always has the right to speak.

Wools put the cup down and stood up, he was about to take his leave.

He held out his hand to Donne: "I have done everything I can." Mr. Donne, I don't want my own players to play for clubs that become a joke all over Europe, so it's up to you for now. If you can't win, everything you've done to me these days will become a grave you have dug for yourself. ”

It was rare for Woods to speak to himself in such a serious tone, and out of gratitude for his help, Don also reached out and shook hands with Woods. "I'll have to correct you, Mr. Woods. I never dig my own grave, I dig everything that the enemy has booked with me, and I don't do useless work. ”

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Nottingham Forest have secured their ticket to the Champions League final and are just one step away from Donne's goal for the season, and everyone is excited, but Donn must let his men calm down for a while.

Because on May 5th, the 37th round of the league came.

All three matches were scheduled on the same day. Manchester United's Manchester Derby with Manchester City was the first to be featured, followed by Chelsea's London Derby with Arsenal, and Nottingham Forest's away game against Aston Villa kicks off at the end of the game.

Many are saying that the final results of these three games will have a direct impact on the league title this season.

Don doesn't take this round of the league too seriously. Away at Aston Villa, he has already made up his mind to make a big rotation - basically the squad that has just been in the Champions League semi-finals has a big sense that most of them will not be in the starting line-up for this game again.

With no plans to compete for the illusory league title, and with a solid third-place spot, Don certainly won't risk injury to his players to play. It's a good time to get other people to exercise more.

With five hours to go, Donn announced his starting line-up – something he rarely does, and this time it seems to be really relaxed.

Forest's goalkeeper is still Edwin van der Sar, who is the main force that cannot be beaten. Donn actually wanted to rotate too, but Akinfeev, who was bought before the season, was loaned back to CSKA Moscow and was not recalled. Paul. Gerrard's recovery after surgery was so unsatisfactory that experts told Donn that Paul was likely to end his career early as a result.

It's not good news, and Don hasn't given up yet. As he said, when he went to Athens, no one in the forest team should be missing. He was still waiting for Paul to return, even though time was running out.

The centre-back is Wess. Mogan and Ayala partnered, and the left-back was replaced by Gareth. Bale, right-back became Sun Jihai, George. Wood still started this game, and Downe was a little cautious in the back of his mind. He allows rotation, but that doesn't mean he loses.

Then, Mikel Arteta and Van der Vaart were not in the starting line-up, replaced by Albertini, who had not been in the squad for a long time and was just three games away from retirement. Donn wants the veteran Italian to find his form, as he said he wants to give Albertini the best farewell game, which means that Albertini will definitely play in the Champions League final if he is substituted because of his poor form...... It's not a good thing for everybody.

Two flanks, Petrov on the left to replace Ribery and Ashley on the right. Young was injured and Lennon continued to start. Up front, Bendtner and Nicolas Anelka.

In the final stages of the season, Anelka was given frequent opportunities to play, which some people could not understand. In fact, it is very simple, because the Forest team wants to sell him, so they naturally need to let him perform more, so that the Forest team will have the confidence to open up with other clubs in the transfer market.

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On the day of May 5, Manchester United took on local rivals Manchester City away from home, and the game attracted much attention. Done and Jose Mourinho watched the game in full. Jose Mourinho very much wants Manchester United to lose, but alas...... The end result disappointed him.

Manchester United struggled to get the three points on the road, 1-0, and that scoreline says a lot about it. But no matter how unsightly the scene is, the three points in hand are real. At the press conference after the match, Ferguson's already red face was even redder.

The frustration and pain of just exiting the Champions Cup were washed away in this game. There's nothing more enjoyable than beating a rival in one season. There is an interesting phenomenon in European football that fans can accept the loss of a heavyweight title such as the league title and the Champions Cup, and even if they have nothing in a season, they can be forgiven, as long as the team they support can beat their local rivals in the local derby.

It was not only the victory over Manchester City that made Ferguson so happy, it was normal for him to win Manchester City, and there was no need to be so happy, which would give people the illusion that "Manchester United's victory over Manchester City is not easy, which is why Ferguson is so excited".

Another important reason was that he kept the pressure on Chelsea by claiming a crucial win at a crucial moment in the league title race with Chelsea and continuing to hold a two-point lead over Chelsea. If Chelsea are crushed by pressure and lose in the next game, United will be a fine cry away from the league title.

Later in London, Chelsea's crucial clash with Arsenal officially began.

The game was quite intense, and both sides had their own reasons to fight hard.

Arsene Wenger certainly didn't spur the whole team to give it their all because he wanted to help Manchester United stop Chelsea. He is now in a tight battle for a fourth-place in the league with Liverpool, who are currently just one point ahead of Arsenal, who kick off an hour before Arsenal's game and were still 0-0 when Arsene Wenger's side stepped onto the pitch. If that score is maintained at halftime, Arsenal will only need to beat Chelsea to overtake Liverpool and become fourth in the league and secure a place in the Champions League.

Not to mention Chelsea, who will be pulled away by Manchester United in the final sprint if they can't win the game. That's not what Mourinho wants to see.

Just ten minutes into the game, news came from Fulham, southwest London, that Fulham had scored!

Fulham, playing at home, leads Liverpool 1:0!

The news was a shot in the arm for Arsenal, who put more pressure on Chelsea at their home turf.

Thirty-three minutes later, Chelsea could no longer withstand Arsenal's wave after wave of attacks, and the goal of Cech was lost. Gilberto. Silva was the scorer of Arsenal, 1:0, Arsenal lead!

While Arsenal were taking the lead, Nottingham Forest were warming up at Aston Villa's Villa Park stadium, and when Donn heard the news in the dressing room, when the players returned, the first thing he said was-

"I've changed my mind, guys. We must win this game! ”

He remembers Jose Mourinho mocking him for not even having a chance of "almost winning the league title", and now that things are so good, he doesn't mind giving it back to Mourinho and his Chelsea as it is.

When all three games were over, the dust settled, and the league standings became like this:

Manchester United are still at the top of the table with 85 points after winning the derby.

The second and third positions have changed.

Chelsea fought back in the second half to score the equaliser, but could not change the final scoreline. A draw by Chelsea would not have been a good result, and if they lose to Chelsea again, Arsenal's season could be over. Arsene Wenger and Arsenal were united in their efforts to fend off Chelsea's attacks while actively seeking counter-attacking opportunities. The game came to an end in the midst of such entanglement between the two sides, and the result was 1-1, with no one beating anyone, but neither team beating anyone - neither team got the result they had hoped for.

It was clear from the expressions on the faces of the two managers Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho after the game that they were in a bad mood. At that time, Mourinho did not know the result of the Nottingham Forest game, and if his face at that time was "cloudy and light rain", then after knowing the result of the Nottingham Forest game, it immediately became "thundershowers accompanied by short-term gusts of wind".

Why is Mourinho so angry, because he knows that by doing so, there will be changes in the league table that he does not want to see.

Nottingham Forest picked up three points in a narrow 1-0 win away from the bench to Aston Villa. As a result, the second place in the league has become Nottingham Forest, who have 82 points. Chelsea, who drew with Arsenal, are third with 81 points.

Although there is no difference between second and third, neither can win the league title, and both can participate in the Champions Cup next season. But Mourinho can't tolerate being Toney. Someone like Done weighed on his head – something that made him angrier than losing the league title.

(To be continued)