Until now, Forest have rarely targeted African players in the transfer market, and although Donn knows that most African players are cheap, he would rather use more expensive European players than buy Africans, why?

It is because of the conflict between the tournament and the club matches in this country. The biennial Africa Cup of Nations is different from other continental cup competitions in that due to its location, their matches are not held in the summer of the northern hemisphere, where most of the national leagues rest, but in the winter when the national leagues are played! So, if a team has too many African players, then in January, the team will have most of the players out of the team, how will the game be played? Don is not without such an experience, when playing Fm land, because there are many African players and South American players in the team, in some key matches, but because these people returned to China to compete, they couldn't even make up the list of eleven.

Luckily, it was a game, and Don didn't do it again like this in reality, which would have cost him his own life.

Don has never thought about being a national team manager, so it's natural to consider these issues from the club's standpoint. As the saying goes, "** decides the head", that is, what to say in what position, what to think about what to think.

However, because these two national team games are not friendly matches or warm-up matches, the national teams attach great importance to these two games, so Tang Endi's wishful thinking did not start.

In the end, Branjanelsen, who was a substitute for 10,000 years at the club, still played two games as a substitute in the Icelandic national team, and did not get a minute of playing time. Where does it start to stay in shape?

Ashley Young played two games for England under 21 for a total of 140 minutes, Allen Lennon for the 18-year-old national team for the full two games and Van der Sar for the Dutch national team for two games and 180 minutes. Gerard Pisi played all two matches for Spain's under-21 national team.

Franco Ribery made his international debut and put in an impressive performance until the 87th minute when he was substituted to the cheers and applause of the Stade de France. Ribery was triumphant, and Don gritted his teeth in front of the TV. He could tell from some clues that Ribery was running out of energy by the end of the game. Ribery came off the bench in the next game, but also played almost twenty minutes.

As the main stroke of the Australian national team, Mark Viduka naturally has no possibility of coming off the bench, and it is also a full 180 minutes.

Niklas Bendtner played two full matches for Denmark. 、

While most of them are doing well in the game. Bendtner and Viduka both scored, and Ribery also had the first assist of his international career, which became the subject of scramble in the French media after the game.

But Donn only saw the first day of training after these people returned to the team.

This day's training is focused on recovering fitness, and three days later, Donn will rotate in the league. Players who play on the national team day are rested. The target has shifted from England to the Iberian Peninsula.

Madrid, the capital of Spain.

Ribery was thrilled to be playing for his country for the first time, and he couldn't have imagined himself one season ago. At that time, he was still at a loss about his future on the docks in a small town in western France, not knowing if it was the right thing to do as a professional footballer.

A single phone call from Nottingham Forest changed the course of his life.

From the familiar of France to the complete stranger of England, he has broken through the sky. Not only did he play in the top league, but he also quickly became the main player of the team. He has made a name for himself and is now a member of the French national team. No one laughed at his looks anymore, the scars on his face

They all focused their eyes on his legs.

That's the life he wants.

So when he represented the national team, even if he was physically exhausted in the end, he was still gritting his teeth and persevering. He didn't want to be substituted because he couldn't run, and in that case, he would have a flaw in his first national team game.

Of course, as a price to pay for returning to the club. Don told him that he couldn't even make the squad for the next league and had to stay at home to rest.

Ribery is not alone, along with Piquee and Ashley, who are not in the squad

Who is the opponent in the league, how strong is it, what will it be like in the end, and will the points ranking slip...... Don doesn't care about these questions at all. It's a long season, and even if it's blocked here, they still have a chance to pull it back later.

But against Real Madrid. Donn didn't want to miss it. He wants to ensure that all aspects of his team are in good condition and use the strongest squad to go to the Bernabeu as a "guest".

In addition to the "revenge" factor, Donn also has a small wish in his heart, a small wish as a fan - he wants to play Zidane at the Bernabeu once before Zidane retires.

Because of his arrival, a lot of things in the world have gone awry, and Don doesn't know if Zidane will continue to be on the pitch after the end of the season. But he knew there weren't many opportunities to play against Zinedine Zidane. This time the draw was a clever way to put his team and Real Madrid together, and there was no reason for him to miss out on those two games.

In the first game, at their home stadium, the remnants of the Forest team lost to Real Madrid. This time, coming to the away side, Don can field the best team he can field, he wants to challenge, he wants to see if he has what it takes to beat this Real Madrid.

Before taking on Real Madrid, Forest will need to deal with mid-ground opponents in the league.

November 19th. Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 to Newcastle at St James' Park. League points stagnate.

Although no other players have been injured in international matches, although he has let those players who have not recovered their strength rest at home in Nottingham. But he couldn't solve the dilemma of a week and a half of empty training base in Neville's blessed land. His main players were emptied. He couldn't even train the whole team on the tactical side, so he had to let the rest of the ground do simple physical and technical exercises.

Then, three days after the players returned to the team, they went north to Newcastle United and hastily assembled to challenge opponents with strong home advantage.

After losing by only one goal, Don has to thank the players for their fighting spirit.

A 3-2 defeat at home to Arsenal at Wigan Athletic kept Forest in second place, but the gap between them and Chelsea had widened to five points – with Chelsea winning with a 3-3o home win over Blackburn.

Done has exposed his lack of experience and, after a winless run of two games in a row, can now only watch as Chelsea reopen the narrowing gap.

However, no matter how much he regrets it in his heart, he must smile in front of the players, encourage and comfort them when they lose.

"Alright, let's forget about the past games." In the away dressing room at St James' Park, Donn smiled and said to his men, "There's more important games ahead of us. Two months ago, we beat our opponents at home, and now we're going to go to their home stadium to get back the lost ground! ”