Chapter 104 Psychological Warfare

A 1-0 away victory over Juventus, avenging the revenge he lost to them that year, and also consolidating his position as the top spot in the group. But this victory has greater significance - whether it was defeating the Celtics or Atletico Madrid, the media had no special expressions about Nottingham Forest's victory. Only after defeating Juventus, many media posted large titles:

"The Red Forest returns to Europe!"

Logically speaking, Nottingham Forest has been back. They have been confirmed to participate in the Champions League in the last round of last season, even if they are back. But the media now says this a different meaning - the Nottingham Forest, which once dominated Europe and was invincible, has really returned.

Beating a strong team like Juventus proves to everyone that Nottingham Forest is not going to go home after a round trip to Europe this season. They have ambitions and plan to establish a fame in Europe. Beating the seed team Juventus is just the starting point, definitely not the end point.

So it’s no wonder that Tony Don is never believed in humility.   It’s like the story of “The Wolf is Coming”.    When your arrogant and arrogant image has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of others, no matter what you do, they will first think that you must have ulterior motives.

In fact, Tang En is really low-key. He doesn't want to put too much pressure on this team. Times have changed, and the team in his hands has also changed. This team has many newcomers and young people. He is not sure whether these people are still like him, eager to challenge and enjoy it. In addition, the team's strength this year is not as strong as that, so Tang En did not say at the beginning of the season that we want to win any championship.

Rebuilding the team is a process that takes time and cannot be eager for quick success. He is very clear about this.

In fact, being a player in Nottingham Forest is really a happy thing - not to mention winning the championship, there is no pressure.

Ibissevic did not score, and Tony Don shared this pressure with him. Matthias Fernandez was unable to integrate into the team for a long time. There was Tony Don tried to create opportunities for him in secret. Zykic scored few goals? It doesn't matter. Tony told him that as long as he contributed to the team, he would not be dissatisfied even if he didn't score. The media dared to question a certain Forest player? Without waiting for the players to think, Tony's big mouth was already spraying at the unopened media with all his energy.

If you follow the boss, you don’t have to worry about anything. For those players who have followed Donne for several years, Nottingham Forest is the boss, and the boss is Nottingham Forest.

In fact, Don Eun doesn't really want his players to have this idea, because this will lead to his players being "Tony Don Eun Dependence". Although Don Eun never considered leaving Nottingham Forest to spend other places. But this does not mean that there will be no accidents. For example, his heart...

After winning Juventus away, Nottingham Forest, who returned to home, will continue to face Juventus' challenge.

After three rounds of the group stage, Juventus won one draw and one loss, gained four points, ranking second in the group. Atletico Madrid draws two draws and one loss, gains two points. The Celtics became the weakest team in the group, with two losses and one draw, only one point. The last.

However, no one dares to say that the Celtics have no hope of qualifying. Except for Nottingham Forest, this group is far ahead of nine points, all the other three teams may be on the top and may fail.

If Juventus wants to establish its qualifying situation, it is best to win the Forest at the city stadium.

Is Tang En the kind of kind person?

He once again put a thick team at the city stadium and used layers of defense to block Juventus from the goal. The game was very ugly and had no highlights. Both sides' performance was not satisfactory. In the end, Nottingham Forest defeated Juventus 1-0 again with a goal suspected of offside.

After the game, the English media commented: "...Ranieli team didn't even see what the city stadium looked like, so they went home - Tony Donne put in heavy troops to guard it. Juventus could only circle around the periphery, but could not enter the core area..."

Turin media was helpless about Juventus' two 0-1 losses: "...Juventus was defeated by the way they were good at... Nottingham Forest won two 'Italian-style victory'.

He won all four games and won 12 points Nottingham Forest has confirmed the quota for the group qualifying. Donn decided to relieve the pressure on the team and rotate all in the remaining two group games. Joe Matok will have the opportunity to participate in his first Champions League match since his career.

In the league, Nottingham Forest's performance is obviously not as stable as two seasons ago, with ups and downs. They can defeat Aston Villa 4-0 at home and lose 0-3 away to Arsenal.

After all, Nottingham Forest has not fully recovered after experiencing blood transfusion.

After playing the Champions League group stage with Juventus at home, the Premier League also held twelve rounds. Nottingham Forest won seven wins, three draws and two losses, and accumulated twenty-four points, temporarily ranking fourth in the league. And it is only four points behind Arsenal, the number one in the league.

This result can already satisfy Tang En.

November has entered the late period, and the intensive Christmas schedule will soon be coming. Don N's plan is to always hold the top four during this period and at the same time widen the gap with Chelsea in fifth place.

In fact, the impact of the financial crisis on Nottingham Forest is far less than that on Chelsea...

Abramovich's assets shrank by nearly 80% during the financial crisis. During that period, he not only did not invest a penny in the team, but also laid off fifteen scouts to save money. At the same time, there were many rumors in the market. He said he planned to sell Chelsea for a symbolic euro.

Although he finally came forward to refute the rumors and said that there was absolutely no such thing. Chelsea is still under his name. But Chelsea's decline in strength is indeed inconsistent.

Rijcard is a very unlucky head coach. He did not catch up with a good time when he entered Chelsea. This summer, the Premier League club that invested the most in the transfer market was Manchester City. You must not have imagined that the least in the investment - it was Chelsea.

Abramovich asked Rijkaard to compete in the Premier League with his current original player, and at least win a championship trophy, which was somewhat difficult. Not to mention that Rijkaard did not get the player he wanted most, the general Maluda in the team also transferred to Juventus.

Rijkaard never said that he wanted to give up the league. Regarding the current ranking, he just said that there is more than half of the league left. No one will know which team will become the champion until the end.

But he already had a vague plan to give up the league and focus on the domestic cup and League Cup.

Seeing his miserable life now, even Tony Tangen had no intention of fighting verbal battles with him - he really couldn't get up to bully an unlucky guy.

In terms of schedule, although there are intensive games between Christmas and January. Nottingham Forest is not lucky. Now the top five will not meet any team except themselves. For Donn, the difficult game is strong in two consecutive rounds before Christmas. And they are also away games - the 16th round of the league will be Manchester United first, and the 17th round of the league will be Liverpool.

From the 12th round to the 16th round, Nottingham Forest achieved two wins and one draw in three games, with some minor changes in rankings - they squeezed out Liverpool and rose to third. They were only two points away from Manchester United, the second in the league. If they can beat Manchester United away in the 16th round, they will become second in the league, close to Arsenal.

Tang En likes this kind of face-to-face game with direct competitors. This is the fastest way to take effect.

He is not afraid to play Manchester United, even on the road.

There is still a week before the game, and he just finished the league with Middlesbrough, and at the post-match press conference, he took the initiative to talk about Manchester United.

He tactfully stated that it was time for Ferguson to retire: "Yes, I have a good relationship with him. So I said this out of consideration for his health. How old is he? In a few months, he will be seventy years old. I am worried about his heart... You know, I am also a heart disease, and I have a deep understanding of this..."

Throughout the conversation, he showed concern for the old coach Ferguson. It seemed that the relationship between the two was really as "good" as he said.

But if you know these two people a little bit, you won’t take Tang En’s care seriously - he just took the initiative to provoke a psychological war with Ferguson...

Ferguson also actively responded: "I do think I'm at the age of considering retirement. But that's after I won a championship trophy. What? You ask me who is the best coach for my successor? Well... I believe that if Tony Don't Lai does it, it will definitely not be worse than me."

He took advantage of the situation and used the trick to interfere with the morale of the Forest team by "recommending Done as Manchester United coach". The media has been hyping up the topic of Ferguson's successor for decades, and everyone has been on this list - Queilloz, the current Portuguese national team coach, and former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, who is currently at home, is working well in Everton, and even includes the current Inter Milan head coach and the madman Mourinho. Of course, how can this list be missing the best local coach in England in the past decade, the young and promising, and the same outstanding personality.

And. In fact, Don Eun has always been the hottest candidate. In terms of grades, only Mourinho can compete with other competitors. But who has the most hope to come to Old Trafford is not the standard of grades - more often, it depends on how much opportunity this candidate has to leave his current job.

Queroz and Moyes are both doing well in their positions. Mourinho himself expressed that he is not interested in being a head coach at Manchester United. Roy Keane is too young. Only Tony Don is the most suitable place - because almost everyone thinks that he can't really work in Nottingham Forest for twenty years, and he can't raise big fish in the small pond. According to Chinese people, it is "Jin Lin is not a thing in the pool". Tony Don't have an annual salary now is the lowest in the head coach of the five strong teams. It is hard to guarantee that he will not be dissatisfied with the current treatment. At that time, as long as Manchester United gets a high salary, Don't might throw him down Nottingham Forest. To pursue a higher stage...

After all, in the eyes of most people, Nottingham Forest is not a wealthy family, and its attractiveness is naturally not as good as that of the old giant Manchester United. Being Manchester United's head coach is something countless people dream of. When she sends such an invitation to a head coach, how many people in the world can refuse?

Another reason why most people are optimistic about Donn's take over Ferguson's position is that although Donn and the two giants of England football have good personal relationships, Ferguson and Wenger, in terms of personality and coaching style, he is closer to Ferguson than Wenger. If Donn't coach Manchester United, there are no problems in terms of the continuity of the style and the adaptability of the head coach to the team. Ferguson does not have to worry that after he retires, Manchester United will become accustomed to his style of repulsion to the new coach. The smooth transition of head coaches will help the team's performance stability.

In any aspect, Tony Don is the future true emperor of Manchester United...

Ferguson's words brought the "censored" topic of his heir to the table, and the media also hyped it up, which looked quite lively. Although the two teams were still separated by the last Champions League group stage, not many people were concerned about it - Nottingham Forest and Manchester United had already confirmed the qualifying quota.

Don En believes that this is Ferguson's psychological warfare tactics, so he will not be so stupid as to express his opinions on this, because no matter what you say, this kind of problem will be caught by the media and hyped it up. He will fall deeper and deeper in the battle in his heart, and the one who is in trouble in the end is himself. The clever approach is to tease the other party's emotions and then withdraw, making the other party feel uncomfortable, excited, dissatisfied, and have no intention of preparing for the game... Therefore, he did not reply to Ferguson's words, but just prepared for the Champions League group stage and the key battle with Manchester United with peace of mind.

In the Champions League away game to Scotland to play the Celtics, Donn rotated heavily, allowing players to get enough rest time before the intensive schedule came.   Donn made no requests for the result in this game. The first thing that must be ensured is that no one was injured in this game - Atletico Madrid is competing with the Celtics for the ticket to the League Cup.   Atlanta at Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid will not let Juventus go.   Atlanta at the same time, at the Celtics Park Stadium, the Scots will not agree to the request of Nottingham Forest to escape unscathed.

Just as he was about to set off for Glasgow, he received a call from Manchester United club.

——My successor? I believe that if Tony Tang Enlai did it, it would definitely not be worse than me.
Chapter completed!