Volume IV The Storm Chapter 25 The Chinese Who Conquered the Forest
No one was surprised when Donn declared in his column that Nottingham Forest were aiming for the Cup this season, but no one agreed, with most agreeing that it was just a self-hype and clumsy performance by the megalomaniacal Donn.
Even Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool dare not openly declare that their goal is to win the European Champions Cup this season, and they describe the trophy that represents the highest level of European club competition as if it were their own.
So, while no one is surprised by this, there are many who think that such arrogant declarations are not worth believing.
"Tony. Don likes to be the center of attention, and every once in a while he doesn't feel comfortable if he doesn't make a move. I understand that, but if you take his every movement seriously, you're going to go crazy - because you don't know what he's trying to do. The Telegraph is a staunch "anti-Donne," and his words in his column are very representative of what some people think of Donn.
But when the first round of the league was over, everyone who still saw it that way fell silent. Because in the face of Nottingham Forest's overwhelming victory, they didn't know what to say so as not to embarrass themselves.
Although none of these people wanted to see Don appear on the TV screen with a smug smile on his face, the language was pale in the face of the facts......
The Chinese media didn't care about the feud between Donn and the English media, and to their delight was that they were in the game, with an eastern face in the Nottingham Forest dugout.
Just when many Chinese are still speculating whether this Oriental is Chinese, Korean or Japanese, Tang Jing's "Sports Weekly" has taken the lead in disclosing the details of this person, and the reason why he can appear in the Nottingham Forest coach's bench - online dating said that although it sounds mysterious, it is really born, and those people can't believe it.
Wasn't Nottingham Forest's win over Wigan Athletic a no-brainer? So everyone paid more attention to the Chinese who appeared in the coach's seat of the British team.
In recent years, it has been common for Chinese players to appear in European teams, and there is little hype value. However, the presence of Chinese coaches in foreign teams has made many Chinese feel incredible.
In the minds of many Chinese fans, there may be one or two talented players among Chinese players who can become excellent players if they are trained, but there will definitely be no high-quality talents among Chinese coaches. Coaching at a club abroad? It's good not to mislead people's children!
It is precisely because of this idea that Tang's appearance caused a sensation in China.
It was as if he had been born out of thin air and fell from the sky, even if he had studied Chinese football deeply and knew him well, he had never heard of such a number one person among Chinese coaches. Not to mention understanding Don's past and coaching resume...... and so on.
In a short period of time, the report about Tang written by Tang Jing in "Sports Weekly" became the only way for everyone to understand this mysterious coach.
Many people were shocked by the information revealed in this report - the person who was able to become an assistant coach at Nottingham Forest, the second in the United Kingdom, had no coaching experience at all, and he spoke to Nottingham Forest manager Tony through online chat. Don knows! No matter how you look at it, it's a plot that only appears in YY Xiaozhong......
As a result, a lot of "irresponsible conjectures" about why Don appeared in the Nottingham Forest team appeared.
Some people think that Tang must be the brother-in-law of the CEO of a large domestic company, and then this company pays money to sponsor Tang to have a good time, but in fact, there is no real talent at all.
This is the most supported conjecture.
Others believe that Tang is a hidden high-ranking person, and the report does not say that Tang En has traveled to China twice. Then it's normal to know Don. What's more, Chinese football is such rubbish, is it worth showing off to have coaching experience in Chinese football? Maybe after Tang Zhen coached in China, Tang En didn't want it.
Others think that Donne, England's most individual coach, is unpredictable about what to do, so even if Don doesn't have any skills, it's only natural for him to choose Don as an assistant coach – because he doesn't do normal things at all.
The last view is from a commercial point of view, that Nottingham Forest is interested in opening up the Chinese market after buying Sun Jihai, so they found such a Chinese coach...... This is a bit nonsense, who would buy something from Nottingham Forest for a Chinese coach? Do you want to come up with a special coach suit?
In short, no matter how "irresponsible speculation" these people are, Don is indeed a member of the Nottingham Forest coaching staff.
So in an attempt to figure out the story behind this – other media outlets don't want to chew on leftover steamed buns from Sports Weekly all day long – countless Chinese media outlets flocked to the Nottingham Forest club.
"Tsk." Tang En shook his head and smacked his lips in the training ground, "Even if Sun came, I didn't see so many blackheads and yellow skins." Don, you're not a little charming! I'm a little jealous......"
The rest of the coaching staff laughed.
Don knew of course that Don was joking, so he just smiled and didn't say anything.
"It's not okay to have these people wandering around outside the training ground all day, it's really affecting our training...... Let's take the time to hold a press conference, Don, and you and I will deal with them. ”
This time Don nodded. He also felt that this way
It's not very good to see - this metaphor is very vivid, they are in the barbed wire fence training ground, like monkeys in an iron cage, being looked at by the curious eyes of the tourists outside, that is not pleasant.
Tang understands the Chinese media's enthusiasm for Tang because he was Chinese. In today's weak Chinese football, a hero is needed too much to boost morale. Although it is not known whether Tang is a hero now, in the eyes of the Chinese media, it does not prevent them from promoting him as a hero - he went to England alone, and impressed the arrogant and famous coach Tony with his true talent and learning. Don, and summon him to his tent. World superstars are awesome, so what? We have Coach Don who specializes in managing these awesome superstars!
Don wiped the corners of his eyes, and this is really a touching story......
So everyone who wanted to interview Tang got such an invitation:
Nottingham Forest Club cordially invites all friends who have come from afar to attend the press conference tomorrow at 3.30pm at the City Stadium.
Tang Jing was naturally also invited, she held this invitation in her hand, looked at the venue, but her eyes were not on Tang, which everyone was concerned about, but Tony. Dawn.
Compared to Don's legendary appearance at Nottingham Forest, she thinks that Tony, who decided to summon him to Nottingham Forest as a coach just because he chatted on the Internet and then flew to China to talk twice. Coach Don is probably more worthy of study...... What is going on in this person's mind all day? Trying out everything you can to surprise the outside world with his decision? If that's the case, look at the reaction from the outside now, and he's succeeded.
Not only the Chinese media, but also the British media are starting to pay attention
Now there are a lot of foreigners around her. However, Tang Jing is convinced that these people are not coming for Tang, but for Tony, who brought Tang into the UK. Dawn. Otherwise, Don had been a youth team coach at Forest for two years before that, so why didn't he see the British media show his attention?
No matter how much the Chinese media makes a fuss, these Brits are not interested in a Chinese coach at all. They only care about the people and football in their own country, and even the other football powers in Europe's big 6, the British media don't care much. In the corner of Europe, English football fantasizes about being called the number one in the world in its own world.
After staying in the UK for so many years, Tang Jing has long understood what English football is, and her mentality has changed from the initial worship of British football to the current cold sidelines.
The defeat in the World Cup, the defeat in the European Cup, is definitely not just the bad condition of the players, the level of the manager is not so simple. Many times, they have something in common with Chinese football......
"I'll tell you, Don. When the time comes, dress a little more formally, and you don't want to wear me a bloated tracksuit...... This body can't do it. At home, in preparation for the next day's press conference, Don was forcing Don to try on clothes. The methods that Shania used to "torture" him at the beginning are now all used on Don.
He had to admit that it was very rewarding to toss a big living person to call back and forth according to his own requirements......
"Do you want to wear a tie?" Don held a dark red tie in his hand.
"I want to fight."
"It's not to see Her Majesty again......"
"It's pretty much the same!" Donn said sternly, "You will not only face the world tomorrow as an assistant coach of the Forest team, but also as a Chinese." Your words and deeds, and the way you dress represent 'China'. It's not good to wear, and it's ridiculous to dress too badly! They will look down on China and think, 'Do Chinese wear clothes like this?' You know, there are still a lot of people in Western countries who don't know anything about China, and they think that Chinese still lived in the fifties and sixties of the last century, or even the Qing Dynasty...... So you are obliged to let those people see what the Chinese are like today! He changed the words of what Shania had taught him in class, and instilled it in Don.
What did Shania say to Donn, "...... You're the manager of Nottingham Forest and everywhere you go, everybody sees you and thinks of you like that. The way you dress, your words and your actions represent Nottingham Forest. If you don't look good and have bad taste, you will make people laugh at the club behind you. They'll say, 'Look, Nottingham Forest's manager is like a hillbilly,' and they're not going to say, 'Tony. Don is a hillbilly '......'"
What did Don hear at the beginning, but now Don has no expression - completely stunned. They hadn't thought of so many complicated things before, but now that they've been reminded and think about it, it seems to be the case......
Although everyone likes to say "I am who I am, I don't live for anyone", it sounds very independent and awesome. But in reality? People are group creatures, they must live in various groups, and there must be something behind each person.
"You are so concerned about China's image......" Tang was stunned for a long time before he said.
"How can I say that I am also Chinese." Don was smug. "It is everyone's responsibility to maintain the image of their motherland!"
Don snorted from his nose and put on his tie. "A question popped into my mind. Now that you are getting closer and closer to China, if one day the Chinese Football Association invites you to coach the Chinese national team, will you go? ”
"Of course not!"
"You just refused...... Didn't you say that you want to preserve the image of the motherland? ”
"Chinese football can't be in the middle
Ah, if you want to talk about sports image, table tennis, badminton, gymnastics or something. Chinese football is complicated enough, let's keep it simple. Besides, I can't afford to risk my career and my money to do such a sinful thing. Tang En sat on the sand, dangling Erlang's legs, judging the positive image of his righteous words just now.
Tang was speechless when he said this. It must be admitted that the person in front of him, who has the appearance of an Englishman, does know more about Chinese football than himself, and he has a deep feeling about the problems of Chinese football.
"How's this one?" Don asked after putting on his suit.
Don looked at it carefully for a while, but he didn't understand it, it was just a show...... Experts are like that. The attitude must be vague, which is a deep expression in the eyes of outsiders; Speaking must be slow, which in the eyes of outsiders is a manifestation of careful wording. People who speak quickly and immediately find out their attitude are frivolous and unlevel in the eyes of others, after all, "a bottle of water is not satisfied, and half a bottle of water is dangling"......
After pretending to look at it for a long time, Tang En finally nodded: "It's okay!" ”
In fact, compared to before, the sports jacket was replaced by a suit, and the crewneck T-shirt was replaced by a white shirt, and then a tie was added.
"Behave better tomorrow and stop being so silent." Don gave his roommate a thumbs up.
On this day, the focus was not on the preparation of the Forest team for the next round of the league, but on the press conference held after 3:30 p.m.
The first Chinese assistant coach to board the 6th England...... Everyone wants to know the story behind this.
After the allotted time came, Don appeared in front of the reporters with Don, dressed in formal clothes.
"If you have any questions, just ask them, but come them one by one. We have limited time, and I don't think you want to waste your precious time maintaining order, right? Let's go. After a brief explanation, Donn called the press conference to begin.
Then the notes raised their hands one by one and asked, and then Tang and Tang answered. Some questions are directed at Don's, and Don occasionally interjects.
The main points of interest are as follows:
First, how Don and Tang, an Englishman, a Chinese, met and were familiar with each other.
Of course, it is impossible for Don and Don to say that they have swapped bodies, which is why they know each other so well. So Don moved out of the online chat again and said that whether the reporters believe it or not, this is their unified answer. No matter how mysterious or incredible it is, this is the "truth".
Second, does Don really have the qualifications and ability to be an assistant coach in the English team.
Naturally, Don won't say that Tang is not qualified, but if the media don't believe him and say that Tang is capable, he can't care. Anyway, time will tell, and these media themselves will know how to judge Don's ability in the future.
Third, there are many capable coaches in the world, and there are also many assistant coaches, such as England, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Argentina, Brazil...... Why did Don choose a Chinese one?
In this regard, Donn's attitude is very tough. If people from these countries can be assistant coaches, why can't they in China? As long as he has the ability, he doesn't care whether his assistant is an earthling or a Martian. He even said the astonishing words again: "If there is a woman of sufficient quality, I don't mind finding her to be my assistant coach!" ”
Originally, the target of this press conference was Don, but Don once again became the protagonist of the conference...... He's really good at "stealing the camera".
Don also answered questions, but very little, and only stood up and said a few words when he was asked to answer by name. Tang Jing has seen this person's speaking style, concise, and will never talk nonsense after what should be said, interview him? It was torture...... Because you're racking your brain trying to figure out how to keep the conversation going.
When Don's answer doesn't satisfy the reporters, Don will come out with a "supplementary explanation". And then the media is now compared to the Chinese Tang who can say one less word than the Chinese Tang, who always likes to work against the media. How cute is Donne......
This press conference has solved many of our questions, but it has also left people with many more questions, which can only be answered in time.
The next day, The Times wrote an opinion piece about the matter. Regarding the Chinese coach becoming an assistant coach of a famous British club, they used an intriguing title "The Chinese Conquer Nottingham Forest".
“…… He won the trust of his colleagues, and he made the megalomaniacal Tony. Don was impressed, the process of his and Don En getting to know him sounded like a modern fairy tale, and the Internet made the impossible a reality...... There are still too many mysteries about this Chinese for us, just like the distant country behind him, we don't really know about it......"
Don handed the newspaper to Don and said to him, "From now on, allow me to call you 'Mystery Man. Don', ahaha! ”
Don took the newspaper, but put it aside. "I think they are right, the real Chinese have conquered this ancient forest." He pointed to Don En who was laughing. "Conquest. Donn the Great. Don smiled even more, he liked it.