It is indeed a bit like David 226; Chris Rac said when he saw Don shake his head again. 'It reminds me of the game we played against Arsenal......

"But they were more thorough and resolute than we were back then." Someone spoke, and Don opened his mouth to gush, "And their offense is much rougher than ours at that time, that is, kicking forward with big feet, relying on two wingers who are extremely fast...... Where the is football? He jerked up from his seat and pointed to the pitch and said to Chris Lack. You look at their defense, you look at their movements, what is Wigan famous for? It's not football, it's rugby! This kind of straightforward play, the defense of frequent body collisions, and the 'running' degree of rugby in counterattacks, it is clearly rugby! Put the blue stripe on their jersey sideways, and that's the rugby jersey! But! That's not what made me shake my head......"

Donn spun around in front of the dugout, waving his arms at Chris Lak and getting emotional.

"What makes me angry is our own performance. Even if Wigan's performance was what we all expected, the game shouldn't have been played like this. Helpless! There is nothing we can do in the face of the opponent's defense! We are not the Nottingham Forest we were a year ago and had to rely on counter-attacks to survive! Now we need to face the enemy and counterattack us, haven't we thought about this? What has the coaching staff been doing all summer? We've practiced our attacking routines in positional warfare a lot in training, and in this game......" he turned around and pointed to the pitch, "those boys have forgotten!" ”

Chris Rac didn't know how to face Donn's anger either, so he could only sigh without saying a word.

After the leak, Tang Enyi sat down and crossed Erlang's legs: "Watch me clean them up at halftime!" ”

'The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half and the Wigan fans were very happy, as were the players. At Nottingham Forest's home stadium, they have yet to concede a goal and they managed to contain two of Forest's flanks. 0：0！ If this score is maintained until the end. Then Wigan Athletic will be the ...... victory"

Don was the last to enter the locker room, his face gloomy and his slamming the door shut. Some players were so frightened by this sound that they almost jumped off the bench.

After this loud bang, there was silence in the locker room.

"You all know I'm angry, don't you?" Don smiled crookedly, but in the eyes of the players, no one would find this smile amiable. After a season under him, everyone knows what kind of temper the manager has. The brighter he smiled, the more intense the storm became.

"Does anyone need me to play the recording of the pre-match interview with the Wigan Athletic manager? Let's listen to it. Isn't it nice to be adored and used as a role model? Donn pointed to the locker room door, "Now you know, how idiots we are!" We're underestimating, aren't we? Don't deny it...... Look at your performance on the pitch, do you only know how to score goals with long-range shots? Or do you think you can win this game in the easiest way? You don't need to struggle to run positions, you don't need to seek cooperation with your teammates, you don't need to use your brains to create openings, you just need to stand in place and do shooting practice one after another. Can you win this damn game?! And what bastard hasn't woken up, raise your hand! ”

Of course, no one will raise their hand.

"Looks like you're quite clear-headed." After the storm, Donn's tone softened slightly, "In the second half, remember the two key points to win: one, set pieces!" Taking every set-piece opportunity is the best way to break the deadlock. 2. ......"

Anelka has been sitting in the corner of the dressing room, and this is the first time he has seen the Forest manager on fire. Undisguised swearing, swear words burst out of his mouth in a steady stream.

Arthur Wenger wouldn't be in the dressing room to reprimand his players like that, and it would be another way to do that. Real Madrid manager Bosque is even less so, he is a good man. Hollier? What's that capable softie...... Ah, and Kevin Keegan, they're all the way.

He didn't play for Manchester United. It was the first time he had seen a manager in the dressing room so wild. He suddenly felt that a manager with this kind of performance shouldn't be on the surface and behind the scenes, right? There must be something to say. A straightforward personality might be easier to get along with?

Just as he was in his mind, he vaguely heard Don call his name, and although he was not sure, he still looked up.

'Your job is to break through the middle and look for opportunities to score.' Don said as he looked at Anelka.

Anelka was still a substitute in this game, and he wondered why Don had suddenly assigned his task, but he didn't ask the question, he thought maybe he had just missed something, but he didn't care. Let me play, I'll play, let me score and score. A few more and see if you can still put me on the bench?

'Their two centre-backs, De Zeeuw and Henjoz, are older and slow to turn, so since they stuck us on the wing, we opened the gap in the middle.

"Let me tell you, Wigan Athletic is just a small hurdle as high as a chair, and if we can't even cross this hurdle, then don't think about the Champions Cup, the league title...... Those are mountains! Let's just look up at the foot of the mountain, go home and wash and sleep - just take a shower and change clothes, and go home to sleep! Are you willing to do that? ”

"No ......"

"Nobody's willing, sir."

"I don't want to take a shower!"

"I don't want to sleep either

The voices of the players finally rang out in the dressing room.

"Then get me serious! This is the new season, the first game of the new season, you can't play it for me! Aren't Wigan Athletic going to be Nottingham Forest's second? Don't they want to be dark horses? Okay, let's teach them and show them that the top flight in England is not as simple as they think! ”

Fifteen minutes into the second half, the Forest players worked hard but the situation on the pitch did not change much, and Wigan's conservative tactics were hard to look at on the road, but they were useful.

Tony Towne called back warm-up midfielder Anelka again and replaced him for in-form Viduka.

Anelka came on five minutes later. Three forced breakthroughs changed the situation.

As Donn said, Wigan Athletic's defensive weaknesses are not on the flanks as they are on the flanks for the most part, but in the middle.

Nicolas Anelka's burst through the middle opened up space for the Forest team, caught Wigan Athletic off guard, and the backline was in shambles.

At this time, Arteta seized the opportunity to make a precise through ball to Bendtner, who was in front, and the Dane leaned on the defending Henjoz with his body and volleyed hard. The ball flew past Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Poli and into the back of the net.

The deadlock on the field was finally broken.

Blue-collar Wigan Athletic held on to the gate for 65 minutes before finally losing it.

The morale of the goal-scoring side was boosted and the scorer was replaced by Nicolas Anelka, who deftly got away from his defender De Zeu without the ball and then latched on to Arteta's well-timed pass and fired low into the back of the net.

2 ■0, the Forest team set the tone of the game.

Although Jewell knew he had lost the match, he kept roaring from the sidelines. Let the players not give up, even if they lose, they have to score a face goal.

This made Don look at him with admiration and a little favorable.

Perhaps Jewell's remarks weren't entirely intended to confuse him, as his Wigan really has a lot in common with his own Nottingham Forest a year ago.

Grassroots teams have held their breath in the Championship and rushed headlong into the UK. After the excitement, after the excitement, calm down and think about it. How to survive when the club's financial resources and player strength are not as good as other teams? Only with this spirit of not admitting defeat: we can lose, but we can't lose this breath, even if the opponent is strong, we must face it head-on.

He loves this Wigan Athletic team. This manager who likes to instill that kind of thinking in the team.

The game didn't end as Jewell had hoped. Wigan Athletic couldn't score a goal against Forest in the end, and their attacking quality was still far behind. However, the players still held on until the last second.

As soon as the final whistle blew, Donn took the initiative to walk to the away team's dugout and shake hands with Jewell. He rarely takes the initiative to shake hands, more often he waits for someone to come up and shake his hand, or simply turns away - that's an extreme sign of being in a bad mood after losing a game he shouldn't have lost.

Chris Rac understands this, so he is interested in Wigan Athletic, who caused so much trouble for the Forest team and let Donn thunder in the dressing room. In the end, it was not surprising that he was favored by Done.

This man is like this, he respects the people he thinks are worthy of respect. Leave no mercy for those you don't think are worthy of respect. The media said that he was arrogant, that he put on a show, that he was ignorant and fearless...... Fortunately, Chris Rac knew that Don was just a man who loved and hated, and of course the more his standards of love and hate were not constant......

At the post-match press conference, Jewell once again praised Donn and his team, but was also proud of his players. “…… They did their best and we lost in terms of overall strength. But I'm hopeful for the team and if we don't give up, by the end of the season we'll be in the Premier League! ”

Donne, for his part, admitted that Wigan Athletic caused a lot of problems for his team in the first half and was optimistic about the team's future this season.

"Coach Jewell believes that his team can stay in England after the end of the season, and I don't agree with him......" At this point, he paused deliberately, and then looked at everyone's reaction with anticipation, and the result made him very satisfied, everyone was surprised, thinking that he was about to make some surprising remarks, and Jewell was also a little surprised. Later, Donn added this sentence with a wicked smile: "I believe that his team can achieve even better results than he expected after the end of the season!" Relegation? Mr. Jewell, you are underestimating yourselves. ”

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was so relaxed and happy at the post-game press conference, but it was rare to see it in the presence of Donn.

"I'm still saying that, it's okay to lose this game, just win it back in the future. Of course, I don't want Jewell to win back against Forest. ”

At the press conference, there was a burst of laughter that was much bigger than just now. In the midst of this laughter, Donn stood up and shook Jewell's hand once more.

"Thank you, Mr. Donne." Jewell thanked him.

"Don't thank me, thank you for your players, Mr. Jewell. They are good. Donn said with a smile.

Now he feels that it is good to be seen as a role model, which gives him more motivation.