Chapter 42 Madrid

After four days of training at Nottingham Vilford Training Base, the team set off from Birmingham to Madrid, Spain.

Don En is familiar with the capital of Spain. He has been here many times.

From the airport, the atmosphere of the European Champions League final can be seen everywhere.

Promotional flags and posters for the Champions League were erected on both sides of the road, extending to the hotel where they stayed.  I haven't been to the Bernabeu yet, but I can imagine what would be going on there.

There are two team flags flying over Madrid along with the Champions League flag. It is obvious that Real Madrid has far more flags than Nottingham Forest. If the final is held in a neutral stadium, the team flags of both sides should be the same. But now it is in Madrid, this is the so-called home court advantage.

Real Madrid reached the final of the Champions League held at the Bernabeu, which is a very exciting thing. The entire Madrid North City is immersed in such an atmosphere - Real Madrid fans believe that the probability of Real Madrid winning the championship is as high as 85%.

Of course, they have reason to think so, because this is at their own home court. Playing at the Bernabeu Stadium is also a great motivation for Real Madrid players, which can make them burst out with stronger energy. You should know that in the history of the European Champions League, this situation has not often happened - the final venue is the home court of one of the teams.

When the Forest team arrived in Madrid, the bus they were riding passed by the city center and could see many Real Madrid fans gathered together. As the final approached, such crowds could be seen everywhere on the streets and more and more.

Seeing their bus, Real Madrid fans waved to them friendly. There was no way to see the tense atmosphere of tension at all.

But Tang En knew clearly that if the Forest team caused enough trouble for Real Madrid in the game, the expressions on these people's faces would not be friendly.

It’s not that he had heard the overwhelming booing sounds of Bernabeu. For guys like him who chased him wherever he went, he had long been used to booing.

"Look, look at them laughing at you, wave your hand.  When the game comes, you won't see such a friendly smile."

Tang En told the players in the car that a burst of laughter immediately sounded in the car.

The bus turned into the hotel gate, and the reporters had been waiting here for a long time.

Journalists from all over the world gather in Madrid in the next few days. Bring back reports from the frontline to fans.

The players of the Forest Team don't care about the reporters when they get out of the car and walk straight into the hotel. Some of the most popular and popular players will be called out by the reporters and have a few interviews. However, when Tony Don't get off the car last, the reporters immediately let go of the players and run towards him.

When Tang En saw the reporters who were rushing towards him, he seemed to see the wolf pack with salivating and green eyes, and he whistled.

"Mr. Done. This is your first time to compete in the Bernabeu?"

"I don't know, I don't remember."

"Can you predict the outcome of the game?"

"Sorry, I never predict the results and scores before the match."

Tang En said this, but the reporters didn't think so. They had their own way to take out Tang En's thoughts.

"Mr. Tang En. First of all, congratulations to your team on winning the double championship in the domestic league and cup. Then... are you still confident of winning this third championship?"

"Since we have reached the final, are we here to win the runner-up?"

Tang En spread his hands out.

He said before that he never predicted the results of the game, but wasn’t this result allowed him to say it in person? The reporters laughed satisfactorily.

"What do you think of Real Madrid? Real Madrid also won the league championship this season..."

"Real Madrid is very strong, they are the strongest team in Spain. I am very happy to meet such an opponent in the finals. Instead of whatever cat or dog." He seemed to have expressed enough respect for Real Madrid.

"Now you have the hope of winning the Great Triple Crown. Are you worried that such pressure will lead to the team's misperforming performance?"

Tang En smiled: "I'm worried that they won't sleep well at night, I'm worried that they will get injured in the game, I'm worried that the flight back to the UK will be delayed... But I just don't worry that they will perform abnormally. I'm performing abnormally? What is that?"

He was surrounded by many reporters, dealing with it easily and being extremely relaxed. If his female fans were by his side at this time, he would definitely scream excitedly for him.

"It seems that you are full of confidence, Mr. Donne. We all know that Frank Ribery was once brought to England from the French Second Division, but he eventually betrayed you..."

Tang En interrupted the reporter's question: "I'm sorry. This matter has been going on for many years. If it has nothing to do with this game, don't ask."

"Uh... are you worried that he will fight back in the final?" The reporter hesitated and asked a question that seemed to be related to the final.

"He was originally a Real Madrid player, why did he talk about a counterattack?" Don Eun paused at the expectant reporters. "He is an excellent player. He has always done a good job in Real Madrid. I am very pleased that I did not see the wrong person at the beginning."

After saying that, he pushed away the reporters, squeezed into the security guards, and walked into the hotel with protection.

"Mr. Tang En! I still have problems..."

"Coach Tangen, Coach Tangen!"

The question about Ribery suddenly reminded him of the past. He didn't like this way of recalling the past in public. He turned a deaf ear to the cry behind him and quickly walked into the elevator opposite. He turned around and looked at the crowd outside with no smile on his face. Until the elevator door closed in front of everyone's eyes, he still had the same expression.

This expression clearly told the reporters that he was angry and the interview ended here.

In fact, many times, he almost forgot about Ribery's person. Because after going to Real Madrid, the two had never contacted each other again. The letter Ribery left to Don Endi was their last contact, and the letter was torn apart by Don Endi in the morning breeze of Vilford.

The English media are always arrogant and leave England. They don’t report it. The big things in domestic football can be on the headlines, but they don’t care what happened in foreign football. Therefore, it is not easy to learn about a player in the Spanish Football League from the English media.

As soon as the final result came out, he thought of Ribery. His feelings for this kid were very complicated. On the one hand, he liked Ribery very much, after all, he brought him from France to England and then cultivated him. There was always feelings. On the other hand, he was still worried about Ribery's behavior of abandoning him. Although the newcomers have been replaced by old players in Nottingham Forest, and there are not many players left with Ribery. Don N still wants to seize this opportunity and teach Ribery a lesson.

Ribery is still a main player in Real Madrid. Although he is 31 years old, his role in the midfield is still very large. As he grows older, his speed has declined year by year, but his skills, experience and fighting spirit have effectively made up for the shortcomings in speed. Van der Fate has long left Real Madrid, but Ribery is still the main player. This can somewhat show the difference in the status of the two of them in the Forest team at that time - Ribery is the core, while Van der Fate is just the main player.

Taking the elevator to the 11th floor, Chris Lack was waiting for him at the elevator door. Seeing him come out, he raised the key of the room card in his hand: "1101, your room."

Tang En took the room card.

Chris Lack asked again: "Did you say anything to Ribery when you met him?"

Don Neng shrugged: "If his team loses to us, I will hug him. If he wins...ah, damn it, it's too unlucky to say such things before the game!"

He walked into his room with the room card.

Ribery was undergoing massage therapy in the physical therapy room in Valdebaibas, and his back was a little sore. He didn't want to affect his chances of playing in the finals, so even though the team doctor didn't say anything, he still insisted on massage and relaxing.

Lie on the bed and quietly enjoying the service of the masseur. Ribery narrowed her eyes and suddenly felt sleepy.

When the final opponent decided, his memory deep in his mind began to become restless.   There have been more active these days.

He thought of the days and nights he had been in Nottingham Forest.

His career before Nottingham Forest is not worth mentioning, and he is almost forgotten. For him, he will not object to saying that his career started in Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest...

How many years have it been since he left there? It has been almost five and a half years.

Since he left the forest, he has never met this team on the court. He didn't expect that his first encounter is in the final of the European Champions League. It's really a blessing.

When thinking of Nottingham Forest, we must not help but think of the pilot, their landlord - Tony Donne. Today's Forest players must still call him that. In Spanish clubs, they don't call him such a head coach.

With the boss's temper, he can stay there for ten years. It turns out that only English football can do this.

Although Donn doesn't know much about Ribery's life in Madrid. Ribery continues to pay attention to him. For example, he knows that Donn recently laughed at the last time in a bet with Spike on a bet on the table, and also knows that Forests just won the FA Cup.

Even if he doesn't deliberately pay attention, there are always news in the media. Spanish media don't report on the things in foreign football, but Tony Don is the special one. He can always arouse the pursuit of the news media and tease everyone's interest.

In fact, Ribery was full of expectations for this reunion with Nottingham Forest. He really wanted to play against his former boss on the court, which was a different kind of relationship. As for what it was, he couldn't say.

Just when Ribery was really about to fall asleep, the physiotherapy massage was over.

The physiotherapist gently patted his shoulder and woke him up from half-sleeping: "Frank, come on the day after tomorrow!"

Tang En discovered a very interesting phenomenon, which can somewhat explain his image in the world football circle.

Perhaps this phenomenon can only change when he and Juventus are playing against each other - because the old woman and Nottingham Forest are both conservative and utilitarian, but stable and despairing.

In the past few days, many world football celebrities have expressed their opinions on the final of the Champions League. They are unwilling to be lonely and appear in major media.

Some people call Don Eun’s team a thief: “…those thieves care not about playing football, but about winning. For them, only winning is what they need, and they can do anything to do. I think they are killing the life of football… It’s a pity that we will see such a thief in this year’s Champions League final.”

Some people have obvious subjective emotions, just because they play better. "Michel Gonzalez's football is a refreshing artistic football. As one of the former Real Madrid Five Eagles, he once served as a director at Real Madrid's youth training camp. He knows the connotation of Real Madrid's football... Such a coach is obviously much better than asking world-renowned coaches from outside. When Michelle took office two years ago

, Everyone compared him to 'Real Madrid's Guardiola'. Now I am very happy that he is walking on the road that Guardiola has taken. Although I am a Barcelona fan, I also want to stand up and applaud the football Real Madrid plays now. "The person who said this is Barcelona's godfather Cruyff. Although his team was eliminated by Real Madrid, he still gave the applause to his arch rivals, which shows that Real Madrid is really beautiful now.

After a while of detour, they found the correct trajectory of Real Madrid football again.

Frank Ribery, former World Footballer, European Golden Ball winner, joined Real Madrid during the winter break in 2008-09. Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid in 2012-13. In addition, they also have the best forward combination in European football - 31-year-old Hunteral and 26-year-old Benzema, and 26-year-old Higuain. Such an offensive combination is the capital and basis for their offensive football.

Nowadays, Real Madrid has superstars with box office appeal and tactical styles that advocate offensiveness. No wonder Cruyff can sincerely praise it.

Let’s look at Nottingham Forest, George Wood is already the number one star in the team. What makes Espanyol funny is that the number one star in this team is a midfield butcher, which just shows what the characteristics of this team are...

Ibisevic is the team's number one scorer, but he is still one level worse than Benzema, Hunteral and others. As for those in the midfield... let alone those people.

What does this Nottingham Forest fight with the star-shining Real Madrid?

What does it depend on not relying on conservative utilitarianism?

If Donn dares to fight against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, everyone in the world except him will think he is dead!

So once Tang En wants to be conservative and utilitarian, he will be criticized by thousands of people. If he is not utilitarian or conservative, everyone thinks he will definitely lose the game.

Look at this truth, no one thinks there is anything wrong with this, because it happened to Tony Donne.

So does he want a championship or a reputation?

Don Eun threw the newspapers aside. This question was so idiotic that he refused to answer.
Chapter completed!