Forest have suffered two straight defeats in the league, with the most immediate effect being a drop in the rankings.

In the past, Donn played FM games, and there were times when he led his team to consecutive victories. He thinks that the team has won streak and is in first place, so why should it fall to second place in the standings by a lot of points, right? As a result, I went to look at the league standings and found that the difference between the second place and him was only three or five points. At the time, he was quite surprised, just that the computer was too bad.

Now in reality, Don deeply feels that it is not a trick of the computer, but a fact in a football game.

When his team started the season with a five-game winning streak and a nine-game unbeaten streak, he thought he would pull a lot of points from first and second place. But unexpectedly, after losing two games in a row in the league, the Forest team fell from first place to third place.

Arsenal, who had been biting their butts, took the opportunity to occupy the top spot in the league, while Manchester United, who were tied with them on 26 points, were relegated to second place because of their goal difference less than Arsenal. Manchester City and Forest are on the same number of points, both with 25 points, and Manchester City are also in fourth place due to a smaller goal difference than Forest.

In fifth place is Liverpool, with 21 points from 11 games.

In sixth place is Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, a team that has been in full swing in previous years but is now in a lot of trouble. The contradiction between Abramovich and Mourinho's sword, the contradiction between Mourinho and technical director Grant, the contradiction in the dressing room...... In short, there are many contradictions. Had it not been for Chelsea's thrashing of Manchester City 6-0 at home in the 11th round, there was speculation that Mourinho's days at Stamford Bridge would be coming to an end.

The current situation at Chelsea is that everyone thinks Jose Mourinho is going to be out of the league for the next round of the league, but whenever the next round comes, it is found that he is still the one sitting in the Chelsea manager's position.

At the start of the season, City's surprise burst saw them squeeze into the top four. But Donn didn't have this team in his sights. He knows best what kind of coach Eriksen is. What an upstart team like Manchester City lacks is sufficient foundation and consistency, and their lack of this will inevitably lead to ups and downs in a long season, and the most important thing for a team with the ability to win the title is to be "consistent", and a team that is not consistent enough will be eliminated in the middle of the season. In Donn's view, Manchester City will inevitably fall behind in the next league games. Their 6-0 defeat away at Chelsea was a sign of that.

Donne's concern is the traditional powerhouses of the Premier League – Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Only these four teams can pose a huge threat to Forest's goals this season.

Incidentally, before this season, Donn wrote in his column that the team's focus this season is the league, and he didn't say that he wants to win the league title. But everybody knew that was what he meant. After winning the Champions Cup, it is also a normal goal to win the league title.

With the experience of last season, no one will laugh at Donn for being a fool this time, but will pay more attention to it, so the resistance of the Forest team in the league is also getting bigger and bigger - since you said you wanted to win the league championship before the league started, you are so arrogant and look down on us, then we will show you in the league!

Forest, who have lost two in a row in the league, have given their opponents a chance. I want to take the opportunity to open up the difference with them. Because this period of time can be described as the Forest's devil's schedule - here, the "devil's schedule" does not mean that the Forest team has a dense schedule of games, which requires two games a week or three games a week, but because the Forest's opponents in this period of time are not weak. From the tenth round onwards, the home game is played against Manchester United. Away to Liverpool, these two have already been lost. In the 12th round, they will play Tottenham Hotspur at home, in the 13th round they will host Chelsea, and in the 14th round, they will play Arsenal away in London. The 15th round hosts Manchester City.

Take a look at the schedule. As soon as the schedule came out, many people looked to the period between October 20 and December 1, which is a time when the Premier League's major powers have frequent conversations and classic battles continue to be staged. The majority of fans are looking forward to such a time slot coming sooner, and then they will have a number of exciting games to watch. The Premier League broadcaster also understands the mood of the fans very well, so when arranging the schedule and broadcast schedule, the game time of these strong dialogues is all staggered. In this way, fans can watch the whole game without losing a beat.

The fans are cool. The Forest team is miserable.

There is still the Champions League group stage to play during this time. And because they didn't win their first two games, if they don't want to let the embarrassing thing like "the defending champions don't qualify from the group" really happen, they must play well in the next three games, and winning is the only way out. Under the pressure of fighting on two fronts, it is really hard to say what will happen.

In the twelfth round of the league, Forest went away to Tottenham Hotspur, and compared with several other opponents in the Devil's schedule, Tottenham Hotspur is still a weaker team. It's the only time Forest can earn a breather in the devil's schedule if they can beat Tottenham. It will effectively stop the team from sliding further. A place to survive in the grip of the great and powerful.

But if they lose to Tottenham...... The situation can become very dangerous. Jose Mourinho's Chelsea will not pass up the opportunity to beat the Reservoir Dogs, not to mention that he desperately needs to secure his position with a win. Although Don was skeptical. With Abramovich's personality, even if Mourinho wins the Champions League for him, he may still be fired if he has a bad temper.

There is no reason for Arsenal to let Forest go on their home turf. In the past two seasons, the rising city of Nottingham Forest has been full of scenery, covering the scenery of a group of traditional powerhouses. Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea have all lost to Donne. Although the personal relationship is not bad, Wenger will not have any special care in the game...... No, Arsene Wenger's special care is to beat this "megalomaniac" friend on his own home turf.

With the pressure of having to win, the Forest went to north London. In the end, they withstood the pressure at White Hart Lane and won a beautiful 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

It was a crucial victory, so Donn was quite excited to celebrate the victory at White Hart Lane, in front of many home fans. This also drew some criticism for him after the game. Some people think that his arrogant behavior is disrespectful to his opponent. Don doesn't care about that, such criticism is as common to him as eating and. He'll also throw all these critical voices behind his ass like excretion.

Some media just want to make a name for themselves by scolding him, and he won't give those people that opportunity.

Donn still rotated for this game, but not all 11 men, as half of his main squad rotated to give the team an away win at Tottenham and a warm-up for the Champions League in midweek.

Midweek, November 6th. Nottingham Forest will host Besiktas, who have proven to be the weakest team in the group, at their home stadium. If you want to determine the qualification spot early and lay a solid foundation for the "devil's schedule" in the league smoothly, this game must be won. So even though it was a home game and the opponent's strength was not strong, Don still decided to send the main force and welcome the opponent with the strongest lineup, after all, "it is a guest from afar......

Ahead of this match, Donn hadn't forgotten that there was one more thing to wrap up.

Eating the dinner that Shania had cooked for him. The two were watching sports news on TV, broadcasting the midday "update": Turkey's Besiktas had arrived in Nottingham.

While the two of them were watching the news, the red iPhone that was placed on the coffee table after Donn turned it on again emitted a pleasant musical sound, which was a very popular pop song "God is a Girl" from the German band "Dancing Elves" (groove_coverage).

The eyes of both men were immediately attracted by the mobile phone. Tang En didn't get up to pick it up right away, but Shania bit the spoon and smiled evilly: "The beautiful creditor has come to the door." ”

Don glared at her. Only then did he get up and answer the phone.

Instead of going upstairs with his phone, he sat on the couch and picked it up. "Hello? Yes...... Have you all been to Nottingham? Well...... Tonight? Right now? Don glanced at the table with some embarrassment, "But I haven't eaten yet, ma'am." Please let me eat? Uh...... "This time Don glanced at Shania instead.

To his disappointment, it was. Shania was eating with her head down, not noticing his eyes.

"Uh......" he snorted again.

Shania finally spoke, "It's okay, Uncle Tony. There you go. Then she looked up and smiled at Donn, "But go early and come back early, be careful of those reporters." ”

Don nodded, agreed to the offer on his phone, and asked where to meet. Then put on your coat and carry your phone in your pocket. Use your phone to call Randy two more times and ask him to pick him up.

Before the taxi arrived, Don sat down at the dining table and began to eat.

Shania was a little surprised: "Didn't someone invite you to dinner?" Why do you still eat it? I can't eat it for a while. ”

"I have a big stomach to eat, and people give me the nickname 'Big Stomach King'. Don patted himself on the stomach. Compared with when he just crossed, this body has a small belly, and his body is slowly getting better. So it's not false that he said he could eat it.

Shania didn't laugh better than Donn, she reached for the remote control and changed the TV screen to the news station.

"When did you care about international affairs?" Don laughed.

Shania Bai glanced at him: "Just now." ”

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, and just then the car horn sounded outside the house. Here comes the savior.

Tang En hurriedly took his leave. Out the door.

In the car, Tang En remembered that he had forgotten to ask the name and appearance of the owner of the mobile phone, and how to recognize it when he arrived at the meeting place?

But got out of the car. He soon realized that he was overthinking.

As soon as I got out of the car, a young woman dressed up next to me passed, "May I ask what it is...... Tony. Mr. Donn? ”

Don felt strange why this stranger knew him, and he nodded, "I am." You are ......"

"I am its owner. After confirming her identity, the woman's tone of voice was not as cautious as just now, and she pointed to the red mobile phone in Don's hand to introduce herself.

"Ah......" Don looked at the woman in front of him a little, he wanted to see what the crazy fans who dared to smash themselves with their phones looked like. Under the neon lights of the street, Don noticed that the woman in front of him had black, shiny curly hair. has good facial features, although she is not a beautiful woman in the city, she is worthy of a dignified description. He had to sigh once again that fans are the most wonderful creatures in the world, and they can't be guessed by common sense at all.

Look at her dressing up, carrying a delicate bag, and stopping on the side of the road, she is a "lady show".

In the face of such a woman, you can imagine her face painted with oil paint. Raising your middle finger in the stands, pouting and yelling "fu", doing something like throwing your phone down and smashing the back of someone's head?

It was rude for Don to stare at the other for a long time, but he himself was so shocked by the contrast between the two images that he didn't notice it. But the other party's face has sunk, but because the beloved mobile phone is still in the other party's hand, it is inconvenient to attack. She coughed, "Mr. Donne! ”

"Ah...... Oh! I'm sorry. Don retracted his gaze, and then reacted - why should I apologize! Isn't the other party going to apologize to himself in person tonight? "Hmm. I just didn't expect it to be so ...... A beautiful lady turned out to be a fanatical fan who smashed my head with her mobile phone, and she couldn't accept this cruel reality for a while, and she lost her mind. But this ...... Damn it. He whispered an expletive, "You know I'm Tony. Don, but I don't know who you are. That's not fair, right? ”

"Asking a lady's name, and swearing in front of a lady, is as impolite as staring at her. Mr. Donn. The other party responded in a cold tone.

"Hey. Hearing this, Don turned around and walked towards Randy's taxi parked on the side of the road, without hesitating at all and pretending.

The other party didn't expect Tony either. Tang En is a person who turns his face when he says he will turn his face, and hurriedly chased after him: "Aren't you going to return my mobile phone?" ”

"I'm sorry, ma'am. I said that if you apologize sincerely, I will pay it back. But you don't even want to tell me your name, and I don't bother to bother with you so much. This phone is ......," Tang Enyang raised the phone in his hand, "I have it in my collection." "Finished. He opened the door and was about to step inside.

The woman was quick-eyed, and tucked her delicate palm between the crack in the door, and if Don were to close the door, he would surely catch her hand.

"Well, well, I apologize, I sincerely apologize to you, and in order to fully show my sincerity. I'll also treat you to dinner. She gestured to a Turkish-style restaurant not far behind her. "The tables are all booked. ”

Don turned his head to look at her and asked, "Can you tell me your name now?" Lady? ”

The woman said with some reluctance, "Sila. Akyol. ”

Donn retracted his foot from the car, and then said to Randy, who was sitting in front of him watching the show, "Sorry, Randy, it looks like you're going to have to wait a little longer." ”

Randy laughed, "It's okay, you can go about your business, Tony!" ”

Don then closed the door and turned to look at the other person: "Ms. Akyol......"

"I'm not married, and I'm young. ”

"All right, Miss Akyol. I can't equate you with a football hooligan......"

"I'm not a football hooligan! Only the British Empire produced and exported such things. She scoffed.

Unexpectedly, Don En didn't mind her ridiculing her motherland, and he didn't retort, just nodded: "Well, it's just an ordinary fan who is too fanatical." I'm grateful that you've kept your promise, so now ......," Don put the phone in his hand, "I'm going to fulfill a man's promise as well." It's yours again, Miss Akyol. ”

With that done, he pulled open the door again, intending to sit inside. This time, the other party didn't put his hand in the crack of the car door, but looked at him strangely: "Didn't I make it clear?" I said I was going to invite you to dinner as a sign of my sincerity. The places are all booked, don't you believe me? Tony. Mr. Donn. ”

Don closed the car door and poked his head out, looking surprised at Sila. "I'm sorry and thank you for your sincerity," Akyol said. Of course I believe you, Miss Akyol, and I have no doubt in the slightest about the sincerity of such a beautiful young lady as yours. Don smiled at her, it was the first time the two had smiled. I've been keeping a straight face before.

"Oh, I see, it's because I'm a Besiktas fan and you're Nottingham Forest...... Coach, it's not convenient to eat together, right? It was only when she said this that Cila suddenly realized that the other party was the head coach of the opponent she was supporting.

Don shook his head: "No, what status I am has nothing to do with what status I eat with. He thought for a moment. "I can't have dinner with me just because, um, because...... There are also people waiting for me to eat at home. We were having dinner when you called......"

Speaking of this, Akyol nodded, with a look of sudden realization, Don knew that she was going to misunderstand, and sure enough, he ......, "I understand, it turned out that Mr. Don's wife was waiting for you." I understand that. "Sila. Akyol clapped his hands. "Then I'll ...... Well, is it convenient to leave your mobile phone number, Mr. Donn? ”

"Why do you want my phone number, you won't be interesting to me, will you? Miss Akyol? Don grinned and teased, since the other party could misunderstand him. He doesn't mind taking the opportunity to fight back either.

"Who likes a man with a wife?" Akyol gave Don a blank look. "I just...... Hmm, just think Mr. Don isn't as rumored to be, um......"

Don smiled: "Hey, how about me as rumored?" ”

"Horns on the head. A demon with wings on his back, a tail behind his buttocks, fire-breathing eyes, sharp teeth, and a tongue longer than a woman's braids. When Akyol tilted his head and said this, his little girl-like expression was very cute.

"Do the Turkish media say the same thing? The media in the world are just as uncreative......" Donn sighed. "If I were a real demon, the Forest wouldn't have played so hard at the Inonu Stadium. ”

"But you won in the end, and our interference didn't affect you at all! I know that you British media call Turkey's stadiums 'Hell'. But you didn't come back alive. What is it that you say you are not a demon? ”

Randy, the driver who was eavesdropping in front of him, couldn't help but laugh when he said this. Donn glanced at him and turned back to say goodbye to Akyol: "It's a shame you're not a Forest fan, Miss Akyol. I think I kind of like you...... Ah, don't get me wrong, it's not that kind of like. Just changed your opinion of you, just as you changed your opinion of me. Nice to meet you, my phone number ......" he told the other party his mobile phone number.

"Alright, goodbye. Beautifully Miss Turkey. Don said to Sila, who was standing on the side of the road. Akyol waved his hand. He then motioned for Randy to drive.

"Goodbye, Mr. Demon. Akyol was holding a red iPhone. Wave to Donne. Will we ever have the chance to meet in the future? Probably won't be there anymore...... No, it's easy to meet him, and if you read sports news and newspapers a lot, you'll definitely see him often......

Sitting in the car, Randy, who was driving, suddenly asked, "Tony, why didn't you explain when she misunderstood you and Shania?" Randy was one of the few people who knew that Shania lived in Don's house, and he knew who Shania was and the relationship between the two of them, so he thought it was strange.

Don leaned back in the seat, turned his head to look at the night scene outside the window, and muttered, "How do you explain it?" This kind of thing can't be explained in one or two sentences. If she wants to misunderstand, let her misunderstand, and I don't care what others think of me. ”

Don turned back to see Randy in the rearview mirror open his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

"What do you want to say?" He asked.

"No, nothing...... It's just that I think that young lady just now is very cute. ”

"Concentrate on driving your car, women with a full head will run red lights. ”

Randy laughed twice in front of him. "You have to trust me, Tony, I'm a seasoned driver. But Tony, how do you say it, he's also a big guy, and he always takes my taxi in and out...... It's not good for the image. ”

"What's so bad? I'm too lazy to find a parking space on my own, and I'm too lazy to worry about the mess of car washing and maintenance. It's nice to be out on the phone and you're here......" Donn said as he looked at Randy in the rearview mirror. "I'm lazy, and you don't know, Randy. ”

Randy knew it in his heart. Don is lazy, he's taking care of his own business.

"Thank you, Tony. ”

"Huh?"

"Thank you for letting me see Forest lift the trophy again. ”

"Hah! Champion? I'll get it if I want! How much you want! Don and Randy burst out laughing in the car.

When the door is opened. Shania saw that the person who opened the door turned out to be Tony. Don was surprised. She turned her head to look at the quartz clock hanging on the wall: "Half an hour...... You guys eat a meal so fast? ”

Don didn't bother to answer her question, but took off his coat, walked in, saw the empty table, and turned around and asked, "Where's dinner?" ”

"I'm done, the rest ......" Shania saw Don walk into the kitchen and open the refrigerator, "don't look for it." Poured all over. ”

"Ah......" Don let out a wail, "it's not right to waste food, Shania. ”

Shania got up from the couch and stopped watching TV, she tilted her head and followed into the kitchen: "Haven't you eaten yet?" ”

"I didn't eat it. Don rummaged through the fridge reluctantly, but he couldn't find anything to eat except a few beers.

Sania didn't speak, just stood aside. Put your hands around your chest and tilt your head to look.

Don noticed Shania's eyes, and he turned his head to look at her and asked, "Look at what?" ”

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Shania's face: "It's nothing, are you hungry?" I'll do it for you! What do you want to eat? Omelette toast, macaroni in tomato sauce? Baked potatoes? ”

Then, without waiting for Donn to answer, she had already put on her apron and busied away. He was still humming a minor tune that Donn didn't understand.

This time it was Don's turn to stand by and look dumbfounded.

- I see! It turned out that Mr. Donn's wife was waiting for you at home.

- Actually, not my wife. It's just that...... Just a tenant who lives with me......

On the second night's game, many Turkish fans travelled from Istanbul thousands of miles away to Nottingham to cheer on Besiktas. However, Nottingham Forest, who occupied the right time and place, still swept the leaderless Besiktas 8:0 at their home stadium. Didn't give any face.

Forest's frustration in the league was poured out on Besiktas, with an 8-0 score for the largest margin in the Champions League, previously held by Juventus in 2003 and Arsenal this season, while equalling the record set by Monaco in 2003 for a single team to score eight goals in a single game.

The cheers at the City Stadium were a point bigger if they didn't score a goal, and by the end of the day, they were already so big that even the TV commentators couldn't work properly. The atmosphere is no less than that of the Inonu Stadium in Istanbul.

The fanatical Forest fans used their actions to tell the Turkish fans that they didn't have to throw debris into the stadium and didn't need to set off fireworks. They can turn the City Stadium into a veritable hell for the visiting team with their singing alone.

On the second day of this match, numerous media outlets reported on the huge score that appeared in this game.

The Turkish media lamented that Besiktas, a domestic powerhouse and one of the top three, was so unbearable in the UK that he was slaughtered by eight goals by the opponent. "That blood even flowed from the English Channel, staining the Bosphorus and the entire Black Sea. This day is the Day of Shame for Besiktas! ”

Nottingham Evening Post columnist Pierce. Bruce wrote an article praising the "great victory": "The Demon Donn is in charge, and the hell is bleeding on its home turf."

In the midst of the exclamation, only the "Sun" announced that they had a more amazing news than 8:0: "Tang Ende's second gossip girlfriend mysteriously appeared before the game!" 》

They had expected Don to hold a press conference to criticize or clarify like the last time, but this time Don ignored them at all, which made them feel bored. Except for a few media outlets that reprinted the news. Everyone is still more interested in the 8-0 match.

Sunny morning. Shania Yang held the "Sun" that she had just retrieved from the outside in her hand, and smiled at Donne: "Gossip girlfriend." Uncle Tony! Or the second one! ”

Tang En rolled his eyes at her: "When did our family start subscribing to The Sun?" ”

Shania wrinkled the tip of her nose and snorted a few times: "If it weren't for the dedication of the reporters at The Sun, how could I possibly know about Uncle Tony's latest developments!" She looked down at the pictures in the newspaper again, "There are no photos of you talking and laughing in the restaurant......

"Because we've never eaten together. Don spread his hands.

"Why not? Exotic beauties. ”

"I gave her my phone back, saying that there was still someone waiting for me to eat with me at home, and I ran back. As a result, you poured all the food! Don puffed out his eyes and pretended to be angry.

Shania didn't argue, just looked at her Uncle Tony with a grin.

On the evening of the game, Donn received a text message. The caller's name is not displayed and the number is completely unfamiliar.

"Mr. Devil, the next time you have a chance to come to the Inonu Stadium, please be sure to prepare your helmet. The hosts were very welcoming. ”