Chapter 114 Transfer Period
For ordinary people, January represents the arrival of the new year, represents the holiday, and represents the snow. But for European professional football clubs, January represents the busy transfer period.
Is there anything to add to Nottingham Forest? In addition to Gareth Bale's serious injury, Nottingham Forest's injury was relatively mild, which is related to their good physical reserves during the summer preparation period. The intensive events during Christmas did not drag down the team's physical fitness, so naturally there would not be many inexplicable injuries.
Tang En rarely buys people during the winter transfer period unless it is forced. There are many restrictions on players who buy halfway through this time, and at this time, they can’t buy any players with good quality and low price. The good players have all moved in the summer, and the rest are either too high, or have limited levels, or cannot participate in the Champions League. In addition, players who join the team in the middle often don’t have time to be familiar with the team style and have to play games immediately, so their tacit understanding with their teammates is not as good as those who join in the summer, which has affected the performance of the entire team.
Done had long told Evan and Allen that the Forests would not buy anyone in January, so there was no need to buy it.
If Joe Matok is loaned out, he may have to buy a left-back to supplement it. But now, Matok has performed quite steadily after playing several times. He is worthy of being the head coach of England's under 21 national team, Stuart Pierce, who is recommended to his players. It's good that there are people above... I can pick up the cheap ones!
Donn already plans to focus on training Matok as the Forests' future left-back main force.
Not getting tonic in the winter does not mean that their people will not be jealous of other teams.
After passing AC Milan in the summer, no one has mentioned introducing George Wood. Everyone knows that the kind of loyal ministers in the English football world who have lived a long life, such as Manchester United's Scholes and Giggs, Chelsea's Terry and Lampard, Liverpool's Gerrard and Carragher... It's almost a fantasy to buy such people. Although George Wood is still young, he has become one of the "loyal ministers".
Wood is naturally a non-sale product from Nottingham Forest, and other players do not have this label.
With his stable and outstanding performance in Nottingham Forest over the years, Allen Lennon has won more and more attention from other teams. This season seems to be a good time to take him out of the city stadium, because his direct competitor Bentley in the national team was brought to the team by Donne. The media all think that Lennon will be a little dissatisfied. Although he has not shown it, it is really a bit breathing to be able to finally take another competitor to the team's main position.
Two clubs have announced their interest in Lennon. One is Tottenham Hotspur in England. They wanted to introduce Lennon before Lennon went to Nottingham Forest. Unfortunately, Lennon chose Tony Donne at that time. Tottenham Hotspur is still "unswerable" towards Lennon and is still thinking about it now.
The other one is Valencia in La Liga. Joaquin and Vicente, the former Spanish Golden Wings, are about to reach 30 years old, and frequent injuries have affected their attendance. After David Silva was sold to Real Madrid, they lacked the renewal of their strength on the wing. So Valencia's senior executives who finally survived the economic crisis turned their attention to Lennon, who was good at breaking through assists on the wing.
In response to rumors that these two clubs wanted to buy Lennon land, Don Eun responded to—"No sale!"
Just kidding. There are only a few people on the side that are rotated, two on the left and two on the right. What should I do if one is sold, and the other one is suddenly injured? Moreover, Lennon played football in the Forest youth team, which is also cultivated by the Forest youth training camp. He can also play a role in the qualification registration for the Champions League. He also has feelings for Nottingham Forest. Such a player has no unforgivable mistakes. Tang En basically won't move.
Kompany and Pepe still have many teams who want to buy every year. After Pique left, they were the mainstays of Nottingham Forest’s defense line. Although Woodgate is also good, in terms of level and physical fitness, they are still a bit worse than the previous two.
Tang En also had the same attitude towards these two people - not to sell.
What did Nottingham Forest make a fortune? The backbone of the defense has sold the land, how can they continue to make a fortune?
Some teams are interested in Layton Barnes, not a giant team. They are just teams in the middle of the Premier League. Don't refuse this. Because Gareth Bale has confirmed that he has bid farewell to this season, it is impossible to sell another left-back during the winter transfer period. But in Don't, Barnes is not a non-selling product. If Matok grows up in the future, Barnes will definitely be ranked third among the team's left-backs, which will not be of any benefit to him at that time. He is only twenty-five years old now, and it is best to sell it at this time if he wants to sell it.
When rejecting the price of those teams, Tang En also added: "In the winter transfer period, we will not consider selling the left-back."
As Donne gradually began to play as a double midfielder this season, Thiago also made a lot of contributions in offense. So his playing opportunities exceeded last season, and he even ranked ahead of Shahin with a slight advantage. Thiago's performance was excellent, and it also attracted the attention of other teams.
Benfica, Portugal, hopes to recall the old player, and Villarreal of Spain also hopes to get him. Don Eun doesn't want to sell it yet, thinking that he has not found a suitable successor. When Don Eun decided to sell a certain player, he must have determined the candidate player in the same position so that he will not be disrupted by some unexpected situations. You should know that there are many inexplicable accidents in life...
At the beginning of the season, Done left John Bostock in the team because he felt that the team was fighting on multiple lines, and Bostock would not miss the opportunity to exercise. But after half a season, he found that he was wrong. Due to tactical adjustments, Bostock's chances of playing sharply decreased. And he only played in the midfield. Among the four midfielders, his strength and experience were ranked last, so he naturally had the least chance of playing. This would not be conducive to his growth. Bostock had also talked to Done alone. Of course, he did not say that he planned to transfer to Nottingham Forest. Instead, he hoped to seek opportunities to play in the form of loan to gain experience.
Donn thought carefully for a long time and finally agreed to his decision. Adriano Mok, Nickras Milan, and Victor Moses were all loaned out, performing well and badly, but it was better than wasting his years on a bench.
After January, Nottingham Forest received three applications to rent Bostock, one of which was to enjoy the right of first refusal after renting. The club was shot directly by Don En. He had not yet wanted to sell Bostock. This kid had a great future, but it took time to train him.
The two remaining clubs in the end were Fulham and West Ham United. Done agreed all of them, and the rest depends on which Bostock wants to choose, and nothing else is wrong.
Chris Cohen, a low-key player who has been tempered and gradually showed his strength, has been favored by many teams after one and a half seasons of outstanding performance. He and Matthias Fernandez performed on the left and continued the Forest's tradition of paying attention to wings and having excellent wings. Fernandez occasionally has to play a guest appearance as a midfielder. Cohen is also a versatile player who is good at wings and middles, but Don fixed him on the wings because there are too many people in the middle...
His performance did not disappoint Don Eun's expectations, worked diligently, and never complained about sitting on the bench. He scored two goals and six assists in half this season. At the beginning, he was regarded as the second Chris Commons, both of whom had the same name. Media and expert fans thought that Cohen's result in sitting on the Forest team was to sit on the bench for several years and then left helplessly. But he thought that Commons impressed the Forest coaching staff with his correct attitude and strength. Not only did he stay in the Forest team, but he also became a landlord player in rotation with Fernandez.
There is one thing that can explain Chris Cohen’s current level very specifically and intuitively. In the famous football manager game FM2011, which has just been launched for two months, Cohen’s potential is 152. This potential value is not high, and it is not outstanding compared to those Mavericks who are often over 180. However, his data allocation is quite scientific. In the position of the left forward, the values are very good in terms of several key data required. The current ability of 145 makes his crossing and passing 16. There is 15 skills, 14 stopping, 18 endurance, 14 speed, and 19 teamwork.
The general feedback from such players is that low potential and high energy are very useful. Other numbers are not good-looking, but their actual performance is excellent.
Si and Nottingham Forest are cooperative relationships, and they can have the most direct and detailed observations of the players of the Forest Team. So the data given are generally the most authoritative. Many players like to buy players of the Forest Team when playing FM. Because no matter what their data is, they are very useful. This may be a favoritism of Si? There are even rumors among the players that Tony Tangen is playing FM to coach the team to dig Mavericks everywhere...
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Don Ever always values players who seem ordinary but can always play a role that ordinary people don’t notice. Zykic’s personality is obviously much better than his predecessor Bentner. He has been in the team for several years and has always been very low-key and never causes trouble.
Just such a low-key person is now like a light bulb in the dark, and he is so catching bugs...
Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Atletico Madrid, Espanyol and Italy's Fiorentina, Naples are all interested in introducing this frontcourt lighthouse that can not only score goals themselves, but also create opportunities for teammates, and play a great role in enriching the team's offensive tactics.
Although the most eye-catching transfer rumors in the transfer market every year are those superstars' transfer rumors, in fact, most of the transaction volume in the transfer market comes from these second-tier players.
Of course, Tang En would not be willing to sell Nikkichi. It is really hard to find an excellent center now.
But Alan Adams found him.
Tang En has figured it out. It is probably not a good thing if Allen takes the initiative to find him. It is not that the club is financially in a tight position. His plan to apply for a few players to enhance his strength is forced to break down; it is that the club is financially in a tight position, so the team needs to buy a few people to relieve it; or he hopes that Tang En will pay attention to controlling the team's salary budget...
The relationship between the three giants of Nottingham Forest has always been very subtle: Evan and Allen’s relationship is not to mention, they are partners who have worked together until now. Evan and Tony are also friends who hit it off at first sight, but they can get to know each other. Tony and Allen… are a bit complicated. On the one hand, they are colleagues, so they naturally have to work together. For example, many times, Allen goes out to talk about players. Occasionally, they can also joke together and talk about everything. The atmosphere is very harmonious; but on the other hand, due to work, Don and Allen are restrained, so they naturally do not have too much affection for each other - Don’t have to spend money and Allen wants to make money, which is the basic contradiction. In addition, sometimes Don’t always feel that Allen uses money as a cover for too much intervention in team affairs, which makes him a little unhappy.
This is of course the way of management in Evan, and everyone restrains each other. Instead, it is more stable.
But no matter how others muttered, he couldn't control it.
Allen obviously knew what Tang En thought of him, so he joked that as soon as he saw Tang En, he pointed out his purpose: "I know what you are thinking in your heart, Tony. You guessed it right."
Tang En looked at him angrily.
“Evan and I both think you should seriously consider the offers from those clubs for Nikic.”
"I need a center, Allen."
“Can’t Bosnians do it?”
"He almost..."
"Then let's train him. Tony. We all believe you have this ability."
Tang En spread his hands and bent his fingers, warming up first like a magician was about to perform some magic trick: "Look, Allen. I have nothing in my hands now." Then he clenched his hands. He waved quickly in the air and spread them out again. "Or there is nothing."
Don Neng, who had no hands, said to Allen: "I'm not a magician, I can make anything come out."
"Tony, Milan and Moses are back next season. How do you plan to arrange your ground forward?" Allen asked without caring about Don Eun's sarcasm in a different way.
"Luther will retire, and Milan, Moses and Abanglaho can play as a winger or attacking wing forward."
"We have no shortage of people in the midfield."
Tang En shook his head: "I plan to change the formation." He planned to tell in detail how to change, but when he saw Alan's face, he was bored - he talked endlessly. This American who became a monk halfway through may not understand much.
Allen sat down and said to Donne sincerely: "Tony, you know, we never asked you to sell core players. But I really don't think that Jikic is the kind of indispensable person. He has performed well in the past two seasons, so suddenly many clubs are interested in him. I am a businessman, and I know that when a product is most valuable, I should sell it decisively, otherwise I can't sell it even if it depreciates. Selling Jikic can bring income to the club and reduce the wage burden. I think this is a very good business."
Tang En snorted in his mind, of course the businessman only talks about business.
But he did not contradict Alan. At least one thing Alan said is right - Zakic is really an indispensable and irreplaceable player. And in his new team, he really doesn't need too many forwards...
But he needs a step down… “Give me a few days to think about it, Allen.”
Alan Adams smiled: "I'll wait for your news, Tony."
Chapter completed!