Chapter 47: God’s Return to God, Tang’s Return to Tang

Don saw Evan Doggetty appear at the entrance of the cafe very on time, and the agreed time with them was exactly the same as a second. Evan Doggetty did not bring anyone, nor did he see anyone like a reporter near him, and Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Evan Doggetti stopped at the door and looked around. Don did not raise his hand to indicate where he was. Doggetti quickly found him. He walked straight towards Don and sat down opposite him.

The waiter followed up and asked politely what drink the gentleman needed.

This is not a very famous cafe. Such an ordinary cafe is full of streets and alleys and is not eye-catching, so Evan Doggetti chose such a place. Doggetti ordered a cup of very ordinary coffee. Today he did not come here to taste the coffee, but discussed the future of Nottingham Forest with the Chinese in front of him.

It's really interesting to say that hiring a Chinese as a coach is probably never a precedent in European football. Their football level is very low, so what excellent head coach can be produced in such an environment?

If Don knew what Evan Doggetty was thinking, he would definitely feel amused and amused. He was a real British man, and the Tony Donn he trusted the most was indeed a Chinese man. If Donggetty didn't know what Mr. Doggetty would feel if he knew the truth?

Is it important to be a Chinese or a British?

As long as you have the ability, what is the difference between people from which country?

After the waiter brought the coffee, the meeting between the two officially began.

"I really didn't expect that the Chinese boy would have such achievements today." Evan Dogette sighed at Tang opposite him. He was not pretentious. In fact, when Tang En introduced him to Tang, he really didn't expect that this Chinese boy would not even have the coaching certificate to be able to be like this today. Face to face him, he might coach Nottingham Forest.

"Frankly, Don. Although Tony agrees that you will take over, I have some doubts. You know..."

"I know, I lack some experience in coaching top teams." Tang took over the conversation. He was not angry because he was treated like this, because it was a fact. After working in football for more than ten years, as the head coach for seven years, he had already understood what the only truth in this world is - results represent strength, and strength represents everything. He has no commendable results now, so he will naturally be despised.

"Ha. Just know." Evan Dogette smiled dryly. "Tony is very optimistic about you, I think he has his own reasons. We don't want to talk nonsense. Can you let me hear your plans for the team's future? If you coach the Forest, where will it be taken?"

Regarding such a question, he has been thinking about it in his mind since Tang En came to him and asked him to take over as the head coach of the Forest Team.

Now there is a basic answer.

“I think Nottingham Forest needs to be demolished and rebuilt.”

Tang's first sentence surprised Evan Dogette. He originally thought that it would be enough to take a break on the basis of Tang En's stay. Maintain stability and his grades would naturally improve. But he didn't expect that the Chinese man's first sentence was to completely overturn everything before.

"Why? Isn't the foundation that Tony left you good enough?"

Tang smiled: "He didn't leave anything for me." Seeing Evan Dogette a little puzzled, Tang asked. "In addition to introducing a Chen Jian during the winter transfer period, has he made any requests for you to buy people?"

Evan thought about it carefully and did not. Apart from buying Chen Jian, Tony never said what player he wanted to buy. Logically speaking, the team's strength is not good, and winter is a great opportunity to add tobacco, but Tang En was abnormal and had no movement in the transfer market. The media were paying attention to Nottingham Forest throughout January. Nottingham Forest remained silent in the transfer market.

Evan just thought it was strange at the time, but he didn't expect the real reason behind it. Now that he was reminded by Tang, he realized that it was because of this?

"And is he always cleaning up the players inside the team?" Seeing Evan's expression, Tang knew that he was right, so he asked again.

Evan looked up at Tang, and the Chinese guessed it right again. If Tony hadn't revealed anything to him in advance, then maybe he and Tony were thinking the same...

Pull down and rebuild?

But do you really need to get to this point?

Evan Doggetty felt a little heartbroken when she thought of knocking down everything she had built before.

In fact, Tang En did not reveal his thoughts to Tang because he did not want to interfere with Tang's plans. However, from what Tang En did, Tang had guessed what Tang En was doing. Paving the way for his superiority.

What a meddling guy...

"There is still the will of Tony and Done, but Tony and I are completely different styles of head coaches, and his team may not be suitable for me. Mr. Dogerty, do you know why in the past four seasons, no matter how many head coaches you change, you can't get the team's performance back to its previous level?"

"Teacher coaches are replaced too frequently?" Evan Dogerty understood this way: the head coaches are replaced too frequently. The tactical thinking is not unified. The players are at a loss and their loyalty to the head coach is reduced. The results are naturally worse.

Tang shook his head: "The root cause is that you later changed the landlord coaches are not Tony. Tang An. Tony coached for eleven years in the Forest team, starting from the youth team and going to the first team. This team has long been deeply imprinted with him. It is useless to change people casually. The players do not accept the things of others besides him. But if I take over the team, the situation will be different. Tony cannot come back to put out the fire. If the team wants to develop longer, it must start over. This is why Tony does not buy new players during the winter transfer period, but has been cleaning up old players - he is paving the way for me."

Evan Dogette was very surprised to hear Tang's rhetoric. He didn't expect Tang En to think so far. At the same time, he had to look at the Chinese's abilities differently.

"Tony has always hoped that the team can get rid of their dependence on him and get rid of his imprint. He has been thinking this way since the time of his heart attack. But he has always been unable to do so, and now he feels it is a good opportunity."

Nottingham Forest is Nottingham Forest. Not Tony Donndi Nottingham Forest.

Tang Ke still remembers this sentence.

When he thought of Tang En and then to himself, Tang suddenly became full of confidence in himself, and a sense of heroism was stirring in his heart.

He said to Evan Doggety: "Mr. Doggety. Doggety. Doggety want the team to be called a 'traditional Premier League team' in a few years? Doggety want to see the team appear in the European Champions League every season? I can't assure you that I can win the championship trophy after a few years in office, nor can I guarantee that I can win the 12-year championship like Tony Donne. If you just want a championship, I can't promise anything. But I can lay a solid foundation for your team, which is the foundation that will lead the Nottingham Forest to the rich. Mr. Doggety. Doggety like to ride a roller coaster or move forward with a down-to-earth?"

Dogette really didn't expect that he was the one who came to take the exam for Tang, but now he was the one who took the exam for him.

But he had to face the questions raised by this person. Because that was exactly the problem in his heart.

Tony Donn led the team to win twelve championships in eleven years, but they were still called nouveau riche.  I was quite dissatisfied before, could I not be able to play with Tony Donn and Nottingham Forest? As a result, after leaving Tony Donn and Nottingham Forest, it turned out that after leaving Tony Donn and Nottingham Forest, I really couldn’t play with.

What is the reason? Why did Manchester United leave Ferguson? Can it remain in the semi-finals of the Premier League? And Nottingham Forest plummets?

It really seemed like I had taken a roller coaster, and it was only a moment from the peak to the trough.

Should we have the championship in front of us or the long-term future?

"Don't the wealthy families rely on winning the championship?" he asked with some reluctance.

"The giants need championships, but only championships cannot become rich people." Tang explained to him. "Chelsea in Mourinho's era won many championships, but does anyone admit that they are champions? Now you have many championships. It's time to meet another condition."

Evan Doggetty didn't ask Don what the conditions were, because the conditions were sitting opposite him.

"I want to move forward with my feet down to earth." Evan finally answered Don's previous question and answered the questions in his own mind.

Tang laughed.

From 1996 to 2019, he went around a long way.   Back to the starting point.

Tang En immediately learned about the place where Tang and the club signed, because it was Tang who called him to tell him.

On the phone, Don thanked Tang En.

"Thank you, Tony."

"You said this, but I feel embarrassed, Tang." Tang En was very embarrassed. "This position is yours, I just give it back to you."

"According to my previous performance, I will be at that position for at most half a season. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have changed like this now. So I thank you, not just because I was able to coach Nottingham Forest again. If I hadn't met you, I might have passed like that in my life."

Tang En and Tang both remembered the soul of this body before January 1, 2003.

A brief silence appeared on the phone.

This is not an embarrassing silence. Both of them seem to be trapped in their respective memories and enjoy this silence without interruption.

If he and I hadn't had that "accident", we should have lived an unrelated life, right? What exactly is it? I can't explain it clearly. In short, they have all undergone irreversible changes. No one can tell whether this change is good or bad for them.

Those notes posted on the refrigerator. The "must win!!!", the familiar face of the streets of Chengdu holding a book and waiting to cross the street, the brother who couldn't sleep like himself in his hometown. The images in the past were all mixed together and could not tell each other.

"I have nothing to say, Tang. I can only wish you good luck. But you must be careful. Once you perform badly, I will scold you in the media without any politeness."

Don's chuckle sounded from the other end of the phone.

"I hope I won't give you that opportunity."

After the call was over, Tang En was still in a daze with his cell phone.

After sixteen years, he finally returned the team to Tang, and the last trace of guilt in his heart was gone. The dust returns to the dust, and the soil returns to the soil. No matter what, the good ending is a good thing.

What will happen to Nottingham Forest next is not something he can control. He just hopes that everything is fine, hopes that Don will succeed, and hopes that he has read the wrong person.

I have been the captain of this team for twelve years, and I will leave quickly while I am not yet feeling aesthetically tired, and I can still leave a legendary back for the world.

Tang put his phone aside and looked at the stack of paper on the table again. This is the contract signed with Forest Club just today, and it will automatically take effect after the end of the Championship season.

Nottingham Forest will inform the Nottingham Forest that they must pay Nords a compensation. Don is not worried that Nords will not let go. They can't even keep the players who hope that they can't keep them, so naturally they can't keep themselves. The reason is the same.

But the fans of Nordsshire may be angry for a while.

Since he joined Nottingham Forest Club in 1996, he has only become the owner of Nottingham Forest since he started working as a chore. He suddenly felt like he was in a dream. Are he really going to coach this team?

I coached briefly once in 2003, but the team was poor at that time and he was also a rookie. He still has not achieved any proud results today, while Nottingham Forest swept across Europe under the leadership of another self and became an existence that must be looked up to. Is he capable of leading such a team back on the road?

Thinking of this question, Tang smiled bitterly. He is still worried about this, and he is really useless. Regardless of whether he has the ability or not, he has signed the contract. He can't get off the bus halfway through it if he does it well or not.

He put the contract together and put it into the opened drawer. Then he stood up and stretched.

Being Tang En's successor is such a challenging job. I wonder how people and history will evaluate him as his successor in a few years?

Will he and Tony be like Passley and Shankley?
Chapter completed!