Eighty-nine minutes. Andy of the Forest team; Reid orchestrated what was perhaps their last threat in the second half. A beautiful one-two in the box, David; Johansen and Malone; Hailewood has attracted the attention of almost all Grimsby players, Eugen; Pope unexpectedly cut back into the box and then he received Reid's through ball and faced the goalkeeper alone!

The whole stadium, the Forest fans all over Nottingham, stood up, they waited for the miracle to happen!

Including Donne, who was still like a puppet just now, also rushed down from the coach's seat, hoping to celebrate the goal by taking advantage of the situation.

But...... Eugen; Pope's powerful shot went wide of the goal.

"Woo-!" The loud sighs couldn't hide the fans' disappointment.

Tang En even threw the suit he was holding in his hand to the ground, and he did not hide the anger and disappointment in his heart. Although this defeat was largely caused by himself. The only thought in his heart now is that after Lao Tzu goes back, he must let Pope practice shooting well!

The photojournalists on the sidelines were excited to see Donn's impulsive performance, and they were waiting for this moment, and their fingers pressed the shutter again to bring Donn's flamboyant action into the camera.

"This is the best chance! But Eugen; Pop wasted it! Listen to the sighs inside the City Stadium...... The miracle didn't happen again, Tony; Coach Donn's good fortune has come to an end! ”

As soon as Donn dropped his clothes on the ground, the head coach of Grimsby next door jumped to his feet, and his team had survived the catastrophe and victory was within reach. I didn't expect to get three points in this game, maybe that's the precious three points that will determine whether they end up staying in the first division or relegating to the second division this season!

Pope, who missed the crucial shot, lay on the ground in disappointment, covering his face with his hands, and he didn't even dare to look at the angry and disappointed eyes of the fans. For him, he lost a golden opportunity to become a team hero and make all the fans fall in love with him overnight. And such an opportunity will not appear in front of him as a defensive midfielder next time.

With Pope deflecting the almost inevitable goal wide, the Forest team lost their fighting spirit and confidence all of a sudden. They looked absent-minded on the pitch for the rest of the game, as if they were hoping for an early end to the game. Helewood spread his hands helplessly up front, and no one passed the ball to him. Although he scored a goal in this game, he was unable to save the team.

Don picked up his clothes from the floor, then walked back to the dugout and sat down.

"Des, you know what? Yesterday I just lectured a boy here who doesn't know what the sky is, warning him not to underestimate professional football, otherwise he will be punished. Now I'm making the same mistake as he is......" he muttered in a low voice. "The blame for this game is entirely on me and I lost ...... Speechless. ”

Des patted Donn on the shoulder and comforted, "Tony, it's good to have a winning streak. But no one never experiences failure, look away a little. At this moment, he looks like a seasoned coach, and Don is just a player who has just been substituted and is deeply disappointed with his performance.

A minute later, the referee on duty blew the final whistle. Expectations were high before the game, and the unanimous Forest team lost 1-2 at home to Grimsby, who are bottom of the league. For outsiders who don't know Done, it wasn't his first defeat in charge of Forest's first team, but for Donn himself, it was his first defeat – the FA Cup game against West Ham that he still insists he won the game only to lose to the referee.

Hearing the whistle, Donn got up from his seat, and the players walked into the players' corridor from him with their heads down, and Walker was reassuring the people one by one that their disaster was over and his own ...... We're just getting started.

He glanced at the media on both sides of the corridor. It was a tough "game" and he had to brace himself to deal with the vitriolic media. Those people are waiting to see him laugh.

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Press room at City Stadium after the game.

It's not the first time Don has been to this kind of place, and some of the reporters who interviewed him have been able to recognize him from the crowd. For example, he saw Pierce again; Bruce.

Sitting next to Donn was his opponent in the game, Grimsby head coach, 37-year-old Paul; Groves, three years older than himself. He led the team to win the game, was in a very good mood, and accepted questions from reporters with a smile on his face. But it was not him who was the protagonist of this press conference.

After answering a few very common questions, he was left out in the cold. Almost all of them focused their firepower on Tony; Don's side.

"Tony; Coach Donn, what do you have to say about the game that you agreed to win easily before the game, but it ended in failure? "The biggest dissatisfaction with this game was the local media in Nottingham, so the questions they asked were sharp and unsentimental. Don't look at the previous praise of Don En as the best coach, as long as he loses, he will turn his face and deny people.

Tang En glanced at the reporter who asked the question, and his face was furious. However, it should be the local Nottingham media, because this reporter's English accent has a strong Nottingham flavor. "I don't have much to say, if you lose, you lose. Grimsby's manager did a good job and his side deserved to win. ”

This perfunctory answer obviously did not satisfy the media, so someone stood up and asked: "But you and your players were full of confidence before the game, and there were people who gave interviews to guarantee that the team would win on a winning streak......"

"Bullshit!" Tang En suddenly burst into a foul mouth, and the audience was stunned. "Whoever says this, go to whomever you seek. I've never said on any occasion that we can win easily and win six in a row. Are you an idiot? Donn stood up and leaned over and asked, "How do I know how the game will turn out yet, how can I say something like a winning streak?" Do you know football? ”

The reporter didn't expect Don to suddenly get angry, he stood there for a moment, not knowing what to say or what to do. Tang En sat back down, changed his sitting position, crossed Erlang's legs and said, "Okay, next." ”

Pierce; Bruce followed Robson to interview Donn, and although he embarrassed himself twice, he still looked at the person in front of him fairly and objectively from the perspective of a journalist, with advantages and disadvantages. As for the expletiveness at the press conference, he believes that this is the reason why Don En is under too much pressure after the loss. Having interviewed him and believing he knew his motives better than anyone else, Bruce decided to turn the awkward situation around him. So he stood up.

"Ahh Don didn't wait for Bruce to speak, he spoke first, "James; Bond has something to say. ”

There was finally some laughter at the scene, and the embarrassment just now was wiped away.

Bruce didn't mind the nickname Donn gave him, and he asked with a smile, "May I ask Coach Donn, what impact will the loss of this game have on the team's promotion plans?" ”

This question is decent, but Don likes this kind of question now, and he doesn't need to be angry with reporters. "There will definitely be an impact, but it's hard to say whether it's good or bad. Just like we don't know what the final score will be before the game even starts, the season isn't over yet, and we don't know what the specific impact of this defeat will be. ”

Don was tired of this media mobing, and in fact he didn't know what tricky questions he would be asked if he continued. He wasn't very good at dealing with the media, so he kicked the football at the feet of the victor next to him.

"Guys, I think you're a little mistaken. It was Grimsby who won this game, not my Nottingham Forest. The winner should be the main character, right? So...... If you have any questions, just ask Mr. Groves! I'm sorry, I have to go. After saying that, he ignored everyone's surprised eyes, turned around and walked off the stage, and quickly left the scene.

Bruce stood still, looking at Don's back as he fled in a hurry, and shook his head with a wry smile.

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Don returned to the locker room to find that the team was all there, and none of them were gone. Looking at the dejected player, Donn smiled. His mood suddenly improved.

Think about what it was like at half-time in the defeat to West Ham two months ago. You know why Don is happy. The team and players who will be in a bad mood after losing will have a future, on the contrary, if they are still smiling and nothing happens when they lose, Don is estimated to pick up a chair and smash the locker cabinet at this time.

"Alright, guys. Don't be so frustrated, we just lost one game. It's not like we've lost the whole season, but when we lose the season, you're going to cry again. Don clapped his hands and motioned for him to come back.

Michael; Dawson stepped up as captain, and he apologized to the bishop who trusted him for the failure. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by Don with a gesture.

"The responsibility for the defeat is all on me, you didn't have any problems, you did a good job. That's all I have to say. Now go out and take the car back to the hotel, take a hot shower, change into clean clothes, and do whatever you want. Finding that no one moved, Don sighed, "Well, no one is allowed to leave the hotel tonight, all go to bed on time at ten o'clock, there will be no holiday tomorrow, and the team will train in isolation for a week until the next game...... Oh no, until you win. ”

"Oh no!" The players finally reacted, they didn't expect it to be this kind of punishment.

Don En smiled: "Since you don't want to do this, then hurry up and get in the car for me!" ”

A group of players quickly jumped up from their seats and rushed out of the locker room. When Dawson passed by Donne, he wanted to apologize to the head coach by the way, but let Donn slap him out. "Put away your apologies, Michael. Have a good holiday and come back to train for games. ”

Soon, there were only three people left in the locker room.

Tony; Donn, Dees; Walker and Ian; Boyd.

"Tony, I see you're in a better mood?" Walker cares about his partner. "Did something happen at the press conference?"

Bowyer shook his head: "When he first stepped through this door, I didn't think he looked very good. You're because of the team, right? ”

Don nodded: "It's just a loss, I don't care about recording this kind of thing." The key is that I see good things in these players, this defeat was just an accident, we didn't go off track and the team is still on the road to the Super League. Let's go, don't think about the past games, and go to the pub in Burns together in the evening to relax and drink. ”

Locking the door, the three of them walked side by side to the bus outside the stadium.

After five wins in a row, Forest suffered a defeat. But for Don himself, it was just the start of another five-game winning streak.

Some people will only feel sorry for themselves in the face of failure, or they will be depressed, as if the end of the world is coming. And some people face failure, but they can find what they need from failure. So what awaits the former will be one game after another, more defeats, and the latter will be greeted with new victories.

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