Godfather Of Champions

Dunn carried the wine glass and Wood squeezed to the lower left in front of his fixed seat.

Everyone could see that he was pulling Wood here, there must be something to talk about, so no one came forward to interrupt. They drank the wine invited by Dunn and chatted casually. Of course, the main topic was the game that had just ended.

"Have you been here?" Dunn asked Wood after he took his seat.

Wood nodded. "Mom won't let me drink."

"Your mother is correct." After saying that Dunn drank on his own, and ignored Wood.

Wood was a little embarrassed as he sat here and began to focus on the people around him. When those people saw his sight, they would raise their wine glasses to greet him.

Dunn looked up at Wood, who was looking around, and then asked: "Why don't you ask me why I brought you here?"

"Why?" Wood was very obedient and asked immediately. "Why ask?"

"You really...Where did the wisdom in the game go?"

"Are you still thinking about that?" Wood pointed to the yellow card.

Dunn nodded: "I thought about it even more after the game. If we lose, it doesn't matter if you get ten red cards. Now we have won. The opponents in the finals are very good, whether they are Barcelona or AC Milan. Thinking of our midfielder losing a barrier in the finals, I have a headache." As he said, he rubbed his temples.

Wood looked at the head coach who kept rubbing his temples in front of him, his lips squirmed several times, and finally said, "I don't want to... but there is no way..."

"Even if you didn't foul at the time, they might not necessarily score goals, right?" Dunn looked up at him.

"I never believed in'not necessarily.'" Wood answered decisively this time.

Looking at Wood’s firm expression, Dunn sighed, leaning on the back of his chair and spreading his hands: "Well, I admit that I am too greedy. Not only do I want the team to advance to the finals, but I also hope that it will be a complete team, everyone. No injuries and no cards, able to use the strongest lineup to deal with our opponents..."

Wood listened quietly to his fantasies about the impossible.

"George, do you want to play in the final?" Suddenly, Dunn changed the subject and asked.

Wood was taken aback, then nodded.

"I really want to?"

Wood continued to nod.

"Why? I remember that you didn't even know who Riquelme was and didn't care. You didn't have such a passion for football.

"Because mom wants to see me play in the finals."

Dunn put the wine glass beside his mouth down, and he looked up at Wood, as if he didn't believe it.

"She told me before today's game."

"You... asshole..." Dunn whispered.

Kenny Burns came over with the bottle, he put the bottle on the table, and then sat down. "Tony, I think your wine is about to run out."

"Thank you." Dunn picked up the bottle, poured it on himself, halfway through, he remembered, then pointed to Burns and said to Wood, "I don't seem to have introduced him to you. Kenny Burns, Nottingham The forest's two main players who won the European Champions Cup and the Matthews Award winner in England."

Burns smiled slightly at Wood.

Wood turned to look at him and nodded: "Hello, sir."

"Don't be so cautious, boy. I heard Tony talk about you when you were in the youth team. He told us that he picked up a kid from the street who couldn't play football. At that time we all laughed at him. Unexpectedly, after three years, the kid who could not play became the captain of the Forest team."

Wood glanced at Dunn, who was drinking alone.

"George, I heard you found an agent?" Burns was talking to Wood during this time.

"Ok."

"how is he?"

"Fortunately. Very serious..."

"I mean... did he help you contact other teams?"

Wood shook his head: "No, now he only cares about my business contract."

Burns glanced at Dunn and smiled: "Tony is worried about losing you."

Dunn coughed.

"We are also worried about losing you. Let me tell you the truth, your agent, I am not too relieved. I heard that he was not a footballer before, and his knowledge of football is very limited. There are some things that he can only benefit from. Consider, I hope you can make your own decision then."

Of course Wood knew what Burns meant by saying, "I like it here, and my mom likes it too. I don't plan to go anywhere else."

"That's good." Burns smiled at Wood's serious expression. But ah... who can tell the future clearly? He has been in professional football for decades. Even if he retires, he can open a bar here and continue to pay attention to the big and small things in that circle. Now how many people who say "loyalty" can really go to the end like this? Some are voluntary, while others are involuntary. In short, population movements only follow one truth-interest.

Although thinking about so much mess, Burns would not break the "ideal" of young people.

Burns and Wood's conversation was over, he patted Wood on the shoulder, got up and walked back. There are more guests who need him to greet him. The forest bar tonight is really full.

Don't put down the wine glass until Burns left.

"George, I don't care what you think...but I owe you a love."

Wood was puzzled, and Dunn did not intend to explain. Yes, he really owes Wood a love. Wood made Dunn by sacrificing himself. When he leads the team into the French Stadium in Paris on May 17, he will become the European Champions Cup. The youngest head coach to appear on the final court since its inception. Regardless of whether the Forest team can finally win the championship, his Tony Dunn's name will be etched in history.

And the biggest hero behind this? At that time, he can only sit in the stands.

"I will give you a chance to make up for this regret."

Wood shook his head: "The semi-finals are over..."

"Yes, it's over. But only this season is over. Next season, next season, next next season, we all have a chance. This is absolutely..." Dunn stretched out his index finger in front of Wood Shaking, "It's definitely not our only chance. Look at them..." He pointed to the cheerful fans again.

"They take this night as one of their best memories. And we will bring them more similar nights in the future. George, do you know Demi will retire after the end of next season?"

Wood nodded.

"He said he retired at the end of this season."

Hearing Dunn's words, Wood was a little surprised. He obviously didn't know the inside story.

"Did he not tell you? Hmm...I can understand. I persuaded him to stay, but I have no suitable reason. He is not in good health now, and you have seen that he played very few games in the second half of the season... …Later I moved you out, and I told him that I hope he will stay for another year and train you to become a midfielder, both offensive and defensive, as an excellent midfielder as Demi. He agreed. ."

Dunn stretched out his index finger again: "You only have one year, George. I don't want the world to find the core midfielder for the Forest team after a year. Your mother said that she would like to see you appear in the Champions League final. I also hope that."

Wood listened quietly, without speaking.

After saying this, Dunn raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Go back."

Wood got up.

"Not going back to the hotel. Go home, go back to your house. Stay with your mother." Dunn waved. "Go to the locker room to get your things during training tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay. Are you not going back?"

"Me? My nightlife has just begun!" Dunn winked at him.

Wood picked up the juice and drank it clean. "Goodbye, boss."

"By the way, George. Did I tell you that your performance in the game was simply perfect?"

Wood shook his head. "I thought you would criticize me."

"That scared you." Dunn made a face at him. "Perfect, I give you 10 points. I can't ask you to do better. Go back and tell your mother, although you will not appear in the Champions League finals, you are the hero of the team. She will definitely Proud of you."

"Yeah." Wood nodded and turned to crowd out the crowd.

Seeing him leaving, the fans in the bar shouted: "Goodbye George!"

"When I go to the training ground tomorrow, I will ask you for an autograph... Damn, I don't know you will be here today..."

"George! Come on! Come on!"

The door opened, and Wood left the noisy bar, and the atmosphere quickly recovered. Everyone is excited to discuss the game that just ended, or talk about topics that have nothing to do with the game.

Burns sat down next to Dunn again: "I didn't expect you to bring the team captain to the bar. How many coaches would do this?"

"Well... I also made a temporary intention."

"Because of Wood's yellow card?"

"I'm still brooding... But ah, a few glasses of wine, there is nothing to worry about. What if there is no Wood? Whether the opponent is AC Milan or Barcelona, ​​they play the same. If our opponent thinks Nottingham Forest without Wood is vulnerable, I wish they thought so."

"You have done well enough, Tony. Whether we can win the championship or not, you are already good enough."

Dunn pointed to Burns and said, "Is this comfort?"

"No." Burns shook his head. "I understand it as ‘praise’."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Three years, Tony. You did a good job, you are still young, as long as you want to do it, you can work in this business for 30 years. Don't be too eager for a while, take your time."

Dunn looked at the ceiling. Thirty years...it was a long time, he had never thought about the future so far. For him, the "future" is tomorrow, and next year is already far away...

"Um..." He nodded. "You are right, Kenny. Compared to old men like Ferguson and Wenger, I'm still young."

Yes, thirty-seven-year-old Tony Dunn is really young for the coaching profession.

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The next day, the major media reported this high-profile match. Nottingham Forest made the headlines of all sports media, the experience of returning to the Champions League final 26 years later, and the rocket-like rise rate of one step a year are all interesting, and it makes Dunn this There is a legendary color over the young coach.

When the team resumed training in the afternoon, Vilford was surrounded by numerous reporters, and non-English reporters accounted for the majority here. This team has attracted attention from all over Europe.

Of course, most of the media are still concerned about George Wood's yellow card and how his absence will affect the team. For this kind of problem, Dunn avoided talking about it. He didn't want to overstate Wood's role in the team, although perhaps Wood really has such a big role.

There are also some media who have taken a different approach. Hype on the topic of Wood’s absence will make them rejected in the interview, so they simply turned their attention to the final penalty shoot-out.

In fact, Van der Sar was not known as a goalkeeper for penalties. The factors that made him a world-class goalkeeper were his 1.97-meter height and excellent response, agility and ability to block single-handed shots. Skills-these are all performances in sports warfare. On the contrary, in a penalty shoot-out, he has no shortage of painful memories:

In the Champions League final of the 95-96 season, Ajax lost to Juventus 2:4 on a penalty kick. This was his first nightmare from a penalty kick. In the following European Championships in 1996, the Dutch team, which struggled to advance to the quarterfinals, was eliminated by a penalty kick by the French team. In the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup, the Dutch team fell on the penalty spot again. This time, the Brazilian goalkeeper Tafarel, who was good at penalty kicks, was brilliant. Of course, the most painful memory comes from the 2000 European Championships. In the game held at home, the Dutch team lost to Italy. The reason for the loss was still a penalty. Toldo became a **** in the battle and Van der Sar only I can feel sad...With these experiences, it is not difficult to understand how surprised people were when Van der Sar saved Gilberto Silva's penalty at a critical moment.

According to the last photo taken by the photographer, people found that Van der Sar would flip the socks before every penalty kick, then took out a small note from it, looked at it and stuffed it back.

Some media pointed out that this was actually the secret to the final victory of the Forest team, and their speculation was quickly confirmed. After the training, Van der Sar revealed the contents of the note when interviewed by reporters. The results surprised many media-they never expected that Nottingham Forest had prepared so well for this semifinal.

Of course, Wenger, who was going to study Dunn, naturally paid attention to this news. When Van der Sar said it was Dunn’s idea, what else could he do besides shaking his head and smiling?

The mysterious little note became famous throughout the world. Later, in the World Cup finals, the German team used this trick to deal with the Argentine penalty shooters. After the game, German goalkeeper Lehmann admitted that he was inspired by this game...Of course, these are all after the game. Words.

The UEFA Champions League final is on the evening of May 17th, while the final round of the English Premier League is on May 7th. In this way, the Forest team will have up to ten days of preparation time, and they do not need to be distracted by the league or other domestic cups, and prepare for the game wholeheartedly. This may be good news for Dunn's team.

One day later, the forest team's final opponent was freshly released-Barcelona played 0:0 at home and AC Milan, so that they rely on a goal in the first round in the away game to eliminate AC Milan with a total score of 1:0 and advance to the final. .

Everything is no different from Dun En's memory. Barcelona entered the final. The team known as the "Dream 2" team is the hottest offensive football representative in today's football. They will be cheered by fans wherever they go, because they symbolize the best Art football.

But Tang En doesn't care about art or not. For him, no matter how good the game is, it is not as cost-effective as winning the championship. He wants to make proud Barcelona people suffer a big deal in Paris! (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please visit WWW.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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