When Tony. When Donn led LinkedIn Gran to the first European Championship in history, the media in England trumpeted that world football had fully entered the "Don era". During that time, Tony. Donne's popularity in England has even tended to overtake that of the British Prime Minister. Spike, the nemesis, doesn't speak ill of him much anymore. Just think of the scene when he brought LinkedIn Gran back to the country, and the scene of thousands of empty alleys coming to greet him, you can know how unwise it is to speak ill of him at this time...... But Carl. Spikes didn't have to wait long. When World Cup qualifiers resumed, they finally found an opportunity to slam Donn. The imposing England team in the European Championship seemed to have lost all momentum all of a sudden, and it was difficult to move in the qualifiers.

For a while, Tony. Don didn't even have a good position. The media will be bloody and charged with any crime. There are even a number of authoritative media outlets who have gone to great lengths to announce that the FA is seriously considering whether to let Donn go. As for the historical achievement that led LinkedIn Gran only a year ago, it has long been forgotten in the wind.

Competitive sports are so cruel, winning and losing.

What saved Donn was the 2017 Australian Confederations Cup. As a preview of the following year's World Cup, the Confederations Cup, which brings together champions from all continents, is getting more and more attention. As the 2016 European champions, England were invited to participate.

England are playing in the Confederations Cup and are very different from the European Championships a year ago. Veteran players such as Steven Gerrard and John Terry have retired from the national team, and the 25-year-old Wilshere has been entrusted with important responsibilities, and the media have seen him as the queen of George. Wood's successor to the England team.

At this time, the England team is anxious about whether they can qualify from the European zone, and this Confederations Cup is like a relaxing trip. No one was hopeful about their results before the game, and there were rumours that Donn would be sacked by the FA if he did not do well after the Confederations Cup.

It's just that no one thought that Tony. Donn showed his talent at one point, leading a team that no one fancied to go all the way to the final against arch-rivals, Copa America champions Argentina, and lifted the Confederations Cup.

With a win over the likes of Argentina in the final and a Confederations Cup, Donne's position was cemented overnight.

So much so that Carl. Spike sourly said on his show: "Don always gets a good chance in a critical moment, and the Confederations Cup is a good opportunity for him......"

Donn has also completed the renewal and restructuring of the team through the Confederations Cup, and the new England team is younger, sharper and more energetic, and they will not stop because they have won the championship.

In the World Cup qualifiers that followed, they rushed from third to second in their group to qualify for the play-offs. In the play-offs, England overcame Russia to secure a last-minute ticket to the World Cup finals in Australia.

But at that time, when the whole of England was celebrating their qualification for the World Cup, I am afraid that no daring person would have imagined that they would see what they are today - the Australian stadium in Sydney has never been so lively as tonight, like an erupting volcano. It's just that instead of lava, it's passion. The 81,000-capacity Australian Stadium, which hosted the World Cup final, is now full. Snow-white lights shot out from the stadium, brightening the surrounding sky, and the helicopter in charge of aerial photography could be clearly seen hovering over the stadium.

Looking down from the air, the players of the two teams are fighting on the green field in the middle. The stands were full of people, and the heat wave soared into the sky, which can be clearly felt in the helicopter.

More than 200 countries and territories around the world watched the game live, with about 1.2 billion people waiting to watch it on television. And in such a game, there is Tony. Donne's figure!

“…… With less than five minutes to go, England are currently 2-0 ahead of last World Cup champions Brazil! It was an unthinkable pre-match scoreline, and probably there are still a lot of England fans who think they're dreaming......"

"Brazil pressed all over the board if they couldn't equalise in those five minutes......

"Five minutes to go! Hold on for another five minutes! We will win the World Cup for the second time! Our defensive intensity made it impossible for Brazil to attack...... From the very beginning of the game, the initiative fell into our hands! Their tactics were completely dominated by Tony. Don guessed it! ”

Don stood on the sidelines, unable to tell what mood he was in at this moment. His face was calm, not at all worried about Brazil's comeback. ”

"I need to repeat Tony. Donn's resume since becoming head coach – there's only one word in it: champion! Now, the World Cup title is within reach. If England can finally win the world title, it will be very important for Tony. For Donne, there is no more trophy in the world that he has not won! ”

The man who was praised by everyone was standing on the sidelines, with his hands on his chest, looking calm. In fact, his heart had already opened like boiling water. Although he had already set himself the goal of dominating the world, but at this moment, his heart was still beating wildly uncontrollably, as if a mouth would pop out of his mouth, so he pursed his lips tightly, looking very calm and calm...... England are now completely on the defensive, and Wilshere, who provided the second goal for the team, has long been replaced by Donn. England lined up a two-man midfield midfielder. Wood and Michael. Johnson locked the edge of the penalty area with two people, and even if it was a Brazilian team, it was not so easy to attack.

The current situation is also due to the fact that the current head coach of the Brazilian team is not Dunga four years ago. Dunga led the team to a more conservative approach to winning their sixth World Cup before retiring and heading to Europe to pan for gold. He was replaced by former Brazilian under-20 coach Lorenzo, who, unlike Dunga, was a champion of the quintessential Brazilian football tradition, with a penchant for attacking, an emphasis on short passes on the ground, and a determination to restore the glory of Brazilian artistic football.

It's just a pity that his ambition is useless in the face of Don. In the final, Lorenzo, who wanted to play against England, faced England who shrunk and played defensive counter-attacks. As a result, Brazil did not score, but instead called England to use the defensive counter-attack to score two goals in a row, forcing them into a corner.

Instead of continuing to stand on the sidelines to supervise the game, Donn turned around and walked back and sat in the dugout. Beside him, no one was still in their seats, and they all rushed to the sidelines, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle for the end of the game, and then rushed in to celebrate the historic moment with the players on the field.

Everyone else was excited, only he was tired.

He has been under a lot of pressure in the past year, and more than half of this pressure has been imposed by himself. Now it seems that England won the world championship, there should be no suspense. And after that?

Let's go home and celebrate...... Don thought further.

Before the World Cup, the FA had hoped to renew Donn's contract, but he refused. Despite Sean. Barclay's face was very unsightly, but Done still had a showdown - he will not renew his contract with the FA after the end of the World Cup. This means that he will not continue to coach England. This is not news anymore.

As the head coach of the national team, I have won all the championships I can win, so what's the point of staying? Don doesn't want to take LinkedIn Gran to build something great, and he has little interest in the future of English football. For him, bringing LinkedIn Gran is just a matter of satisfying his love for football and a kind of self-challenge. Now that the challenge is all done, he is tired.

While Donn sat alone in his chair and was stunned, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

"It's over! England won the 2018 World Cup in Australia! Congratulations! Congratulations Tony too. Dawn! He led the team to the national team's grand slam of honor - European Cup, Confederations Cup, World Cup! This is truly an enviable achievement! ”

Don then got back up from his chair, raised his hands, and appeared in the camera frame as a victor. Fatigue is not at such a time.

"England are world champions! What an unexpected result! Who would have thought that they would have such a day when they couldn't even qualify for the European zone? Two years ago, Donn led the team to the top of Europe, and two years later, they became the king of the world! ”

"We are champions! We are the champions!! "John. Mortenson spoke incoherently with excitement, only knowing how to shout this familiar slogan.

Around him, the coaches and players ran in ecstasy, and some even left tears of excitement. And what about Donn? He was in a calm mood and was being interviewed by reporters.

The reporters surrounded him, thinking that Don En had achieved the world championship tonight, and he must be in a good mood, and he must have answered all questions. They can also use it to get a lot of news insiders to satisfy a wide audience and readers.

Donn looked at the reporters who kept throwing questions and microphones at him, but just waved his hand and signaled them not to rush.

Seeing his gesture, the reporters really quieted down. That's right, the game is over, there's nothing to rush about, they have a lot of time to ask questions. There's still half an hour to wait for the awards ceremony.

"First of all, I have a list here,......" said Donn, pulling out a folded piece of paper from the inside pocket of his suit, spreading it out, and shaking it to the media. No one could read what was written on it, only a dense patch of text.

"I will refuse to be interviewed by the media whose name I read it."

As soon as this sentence came out, it was as if a bombshell was dropped in the crowd!

What does that mean? At such a happy time, but with a black face and refused to be interviewed? Tony. What is Donn up to? Is his brain cramping again?

And many of the English media only woke up at this time - they were still facing the same Tony. Don, more than ten years have passed, although the wrinkles on his face have increased a lot, and the hair on the top of his head is graying, he is still the unruly Tony who likes to with the media. Dawn.

"The Sun, News of the World......" Donn lowered his head and read out the names on the "blacklist" one after another, these names were the media that had fallen on him in his most difficult time, scolded him the most, and clamoured all day long that he should be removed from the position of head coach of the England national team. At that time, Don also fought back in his column, but his voice was like a pebble thrown into the sea, and he couldn't even splash a wave.

At that time, these media did not think that one day they would come to interview Don with smiling faces, hoping that he would open his mouth and let them report it.

Now, gentlemen, it is time to settle accounts after the fall.

Don had already written down the names of these media outlets one by one, wrote them on the list, and carried them on him at any time. He was preparing for this time. Of course, if he doesn't win the championship in the end, then this list may not come in handy, because even if he refuses to be interviewed by these media outlets, it will not stop him from being scolded for being bloody.

The expressions on the faces of these media members who heard Don read their names suddenly became wonderful. Donn's list included almost all of the English media, as well as several foreign media outlets, including one Chinese, who once described Donn as "incompetent".

After reading this list, Don looked at the stunned group of media in front of him and asked, "Do the others still have questions?" ”

The first to react was a reporter from the Liverpool Echo, who was known for having an anti-Donn representative, Chris Murphy. Bascomby, so he didn't say anything bad about Donn in the newspapers. They were thrilled by Donn's announcement that he would not be interviewed: "You can't do that, Mr. Donn!" ”

"Of course I can, Mr. Journalist. I'm a World Champion! He said awesomely. You're asking for me to be interviewed, not I'm begging you to be interviewed. ”

"You ......" The reporter of the Echo newspaper was speechless for a long time by Don's words.

The "Sun" reporter on the side was more tactful, he would not protest directly, and now a fool can see that Tang En is in the limelight, and there is obviously no good fruit to eat when he is working against him. Although they have worked against each other in the past, as an excellent journalist, seeing the wind and steering the rudder is a basic quality.

He leaned in and said in a very humble manner: "I am a reporter for the Sun, and we will publish an apology letter in the newspaper to give you the most sincere apologies for what we have said in the past...... and his low-voiced attitude made the other media "wake up like a dream" - this is the right way to do it! Use an apology to ease the tension with Donne, and make this man happy after the World Cup. Why didn't they think of it? On the contrary, the people of the Sun newspaper seized the opportunity!

The Sun and other media outlets believe that this is the only way to solve the problem.

But Donn's words shattered all of their dreams: "I refuse to accept any form of apology, and I will not accept any kind of interview with you." ”

He was very resolute and had absolutely no intention of joking or giving in. Seeing a group of media all stunned, he laughed.

"It looks like you don't have any questions to ask. That's good, I have to be with my players. Sorry, let's go. He pushed away the people in front of him, and squeezed out of the encirclement of the chief reporters.

A group of reporters reacted as they watched his back blend into the celebratory crowd. However, in the face of this meritorious coach who has just led the team to win the World Cup, they can only sigh at this time - they really dare not say anything about Tony in their respective newspapers and media. Don's bad words. Who made him a national hero now? Anyone who opposes him is against all England, and even all of England, and is an enemy of the state.

What's more, what makes the media feel even more helpless is that after the World Cup, Don will announce his resignation. Since he is not in the position of the coach, there is naturally no handle for the media to grasp, and there is no talk of "it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years".

Don turned around very chicly, completely cutting off the possibility of the media looking for his surname. Let a group of people can't breathe in their stomachs and suffocate to death.

A group of media outlets sighed helplessly and dispersed.

On this joyous night, none of them were happy.

※※※ Don's bombshell is not finished yet. At the press conference that evening, Tony, who had just taken LinkedIn Gran to his second World Cup, was borne. Don announced a piece of news that surprised everyone:

"I decided to retire. Yes, retirement, not resignation. Not only did I step down from the England manager's position, but I wouldn't have considered an offer from any other team. From this day forward, I'm not Tony. Don coached it. I don't have any plans for the future, I just want to enjoy the World Cup for now. Thank you to my team, thank you to the fans who supported me. ”

When he said this, the reporters in the audience were in an uproar...... Everyone was still looking forward to Don En's brilliance, why did he retire? He's not even fifty years old now...... As a coach, why do you have to retire when you are in the prime of life?

No one knows what Don was thinking. Since more than a decade ago, no one has been able to guess this man's mind. He always likes to be unexpected, when he is scolded for being bloody, he insists on not resigning in the most difficult times, and suddenly announces his retirement at the peak of success.

Maybe he just likes to play with the public like this...... Donn stood up and waved goodbye to the media. Perhaps realizing that this was his last public appearance as head coach, reporters picked up their cameras and pressed the shutter to freeze his figure in the camera.

It's just such a madman, so suddenly say goodbye, although those media have just been taken over by him, it is inevitable that there will be some regrets at this time - what will we do to attract the attention of readers in the future!

(To be continued)