Chapter 93 Forty-six-year-old Tang En

After playing against Macedonia, England was a bye in the second round of the qualifiers on September 9th, but the team did not disband early, but instead played a friendly match with visiting Australia in London.

This day was also Tony Tangen's birthday. After that, he turned forty-five and rushed towards the age of forty-six.

The internationals from the Forests hope to use a victory to give the boss a birthday gift, but Don Eun doesn't care about the outcome of the game. For him, this is the team's chance to get into the lineup, and he doesn't mind sending a large number of players who have not played in the game against Macedonia.

However, before the match against Australia, Donn had another important thing to do.

On the morning of the race, he drove away from Kearney alone and left London. He followed the A1 motorway back to Nottingham, and then found the barber shop he had visited many times before.

Then he sat quietly on the chair and asked the middle-aged master to dye his hair.

Yes, the most important thing is dyeing your hair.

After working hard for several days, his white hair tends to increase again. The hair he had dyed before has grown, black and white, and it doesn't look good.

For him, dyeing his hair is an important part of maintaining his image. He is only forty-six years old, and he wants to try to make himself look young as much as possible. He is unwilling to give people the impression of "oldness". Of course, forty-six years old is not considered old, but the gray hair on his forehead will give people the feeling that he is already sixty-six years old, which is not good...

"Tony.  " Master Connelly, who dyed his hair, is five years older than him. Since Tang En decided to dye his hair, he has been serving Tang En, and the relationship between the two is quite close. So he can chat with Tang En while dyeing his hair.

"Hmm?" Tang En, who closed his eyes, replied lazily in his nasal voice.

"Happy birthday!"

When Tang En opened his eyes and turned his head slightly. He wanted to give the other party a surprised look, but was stopped.

"Don't move, Tony."

"How do you know my birthday today? I remember I didn't tell you..."

"Ha, as a celebrity, your birthday is no longer a secret, right? Today's Evening Post also used a special page to wish you a happy birthday. Even if you didn't know it before, you know it today." Connery laughed.

Tang En was not in a high mood, and he murmured: "It's all forty-six. It's not something to be happy for me to celebrate my birthday six years ago."

Connery smiled and said nothing. Continue to work on his work.

At this time, Tang En's cell phone rang. He took out the headphones and put them on his ears and pressed the answer button.

"Happy birthday, Uncle Tony!"

Shania's vibrant voice came from the Bluetooth headphones, which made Tang En's mood improve in an instant. Although Shania and Connery said the same sentence, he was also a little surprised.

"It's past two in the morning, right?" There is an eight-hour time difference between London and Los Angeles, and it's 10:20 in the morning.

But Shania said with a smile: "I will wait until this time to call you, otherwise I will not be able to sleep."

Listening to his wife's voice, Tang En suddenly wanted to put his arms around her. He raised his shoulders before he realized that there was an Atlantic Ocean and an American continent between the two. It was probably not enough to describe it as thousands of mountains and rivers.

"It's forty-six, one year older..." Tang En didn't mind having an outsider by his side. He was in love with Xianya on the phone.

"My Uncle Tony is getting more attractive as he gets older! I like old men!" Xianya said angrily. It was as if she was being held in Tang En's arms and acted coquettishly. "What are you doing?"

“Hair dye.”

When Shania heard Tang En say this, she suddenly laughed: "Use this to celebrate your birthday, is this your birthday wish? Uncle Tony?"

"Of course, I'll be able to spend more years with you if I'm a little younger." Perhaps because I realized that this problem was a bit sad, Tang En quickly changed the topic: "Is it hard to film in Los Angeles?"

"It's okay. I'll go to Paris in a few days. I'll see you when the time comes." Xianya was also very clever and did not continue to get involved in that issue.

"Do you stay for a long time?"

"I can only stay for three days..." Xianya's voice was a little disappointed.

Tang En was also a little silent.

The long-term separation prevents them from even living like normal couples, and it is not known how long it will last.

"I read the news that your England team won Macedonia, but it still won a big victory. Congratulations, Uncle Tony!" This question is as sad as "How long can Uncle Tony stay with me?", so Shania also changed the topic. Although she didn't care about football, it was better than talking about those.

The two chatted a little more. Tang En kept urging Shania to go to bed, and she was slow and repeated several times. Shania finally hung up the phone reluctantly and went to bed.

Donne took off his headphones and Connery was finally able to dye his hair here.

"You guys have a good relationship, Tony." Connery said enviously. "I only know how to blame me for not making much money."

"So do you envy the separation of two places, Connery?"

"If I were separated from my wife, I would be happy! Haha!" Connery laughed loudly. Tang En also laughed with him. "No one cares about going to drink. No one cares about going to watch football! Living freely is something that every man like me longs for!"

"Hey, Tony. Can you reveal something about the night game? How do you plan to play Australia?" After laughing, Connery suddenly lowered his voice and asked in Don't hear it.

Tang En smiled: "What else can I play? Those who didn't get the chance to play in the last game will have the chance to make a debut tonight."

"That's right. Australia is not a strong team." It's natural to say this from an English fan. In their eyes, I'm afraid that other teams except England are not considered strong teams. "Then I'll cheer you up in front of the TV tonight!"

"Thank you, Connery."

The two stopped talking, Connery focused on the work on his hands, and Tang En continued to enjoy the leisure time with his eyes closed. Then he fell asleep at some point. He was very tired recently and lacked enough sleep, so he could always fall asleep easily at this time.

But this would not be a hinderment to Connery's work, because even when he fell asleep on the chair, Tang En's head was always in a fixed position and did not hang down.

By the time Tang En was woken up, it was already after dyeing his hair.

"I'm asleep?" Tang En was still a little confused.

Connery nodded with a smile: "I'm sleeping quite heavily, why do I fiddling with you? You don't wake up."

"Uh...sorry." Tang En rubbed his eyes, then looked at himself in the mirror.

With black hair and having just had a nap, she looked much more energetic than when she came just now.    It should be nothing to worry about when she appeared in front of the players and the media in this image.

He grinned at the mirror and made a smile. "The effect is good!" he praised. "If possible, I really want to recommend you to the FA to call you into the national team coaching team, Connery!"

"Ha!" Connery laughed. "Do you go and dye your hair specifically?"

Don Eun took out the money and tipped Connery, "Yes."

Walking out of the store, Don Eun got into his jeep, pulled down the rearview mirror, and looked at his own terrain. After confirming that there were no missing or not, he started the car and drove away and drove towards London.

On the long and boring road, he hummed an English song he learned in middle school.

“happy_birthday_to_you~~happy_birthday_to_you~~happy_birthday_dear_teacher——happy_birthday_to_you…”

Before lunch, Tang En finally rushed back to the hotel. He told Walker in the morning. He had some private matters to go out, so everyone was not surprised that he rushed back from outside.

The players were having a meal, and Done found the coach's dining table to sit down and greet his colleagues.

"Happy birthday!" Walker raised the glass with juice to him. At the same time, he noticed the black hair on Don't have a lot more yesterday, and he guessed what Don't have done.

"Happy birthday, Tony!" Others also raised their glasses to Don En.

"Thank you, thank you..." Tang En returned the gifts one by one.

After seeing Don Eun sit down, Walker smiled mysteriously at Don Eun: "We have prepared a birthday cake for you."

He clapped his hands.

Then the players stood up one after another, clapped their hands together and sang "Happy Birthday Song". Wood and Terry, the two captains and captains, walked in from the door with a small dining cart.

As they sang, they walked through the restaurant lobby of the hotel and walked to Don't have a table.

Wood lifted the lid.   There was a Wembley Stadium-shaped chocolate cream cake.

"Happy birthday, boss." Wood tried hard to make a sincere smile appear on his face, but it looked even more awkward...

Tang En smiled and shook his head: "You have planned it long ago?"

"We accidentally heard from Aaron after winning the Macedonian game." Terry explained.

When Mitcher heard his name mentioned, he quickly raised his hand and waved at Don En. It seemed as if he was introducing him to meet with the audience.

"Don't blame me for being too verbally, boss!" Mitcher whispered loudly, "I was just discussing with David about what gifts to give you on your birthday, and they heard it." He pointed to other teammates around him.

In fact, Tang En is a very friendly head coach. Although there are many rumors outside that are unfavorable to him. But after spending a week with Tang En, the players of these national teams found that the demon-like man was not difficult to get along with... and sometimes they were very easy to get along with. He would never stare at you and scold you. You should pay attention to the difference between the upper and lower levels. If he is in a good mood, he will still take the initiative to joke with you. For example, after winning Macedonia, Tang En started a joke about George Wood in the locker room. It was really interesting to see George Wood, who always had a stern face in front of Tang En's scoundrel face. I'm afraid the only one who can joke with the cold-faced evil star is Tony Don.

Seeing so many players worrying about their birthdays, Tang Endi was filled with a sense of accomplishment. It seemed that he had captured the hearts of these players, and the team was very harmonious.

He stood up and accepted the birthday cakes given to the players. He raised his cup, which was filled with juice.

"I thank you very much, guys. The national team will be temporarily disbanded after this game. The next game is October 16th. I hope that at that time I can see you back to me, healthy and in excellent condition. Arranged so many excellent players is of course also the trouble of the head coach. But I would rather enjoy such troubles, and for me, it is a happy trouble. Everyone can enjoy the game at night! Thank you!"

This is a good opportunity, and he has not forgotten to take advantage of this opportunity to get closer to himself and the players.

He drank the juice in the glass in one go.

In the evening game, as Tang En said, the English national team's lineup was completely different from the previous game.

Even George Wood was pressed on the bench. None of the eleven people started in the game against Macedonia.

Australia does not view this game in this way. Although Britain is their sovereign country in politics, it is not political as football. Being able to defeat England at the New Wembley Stadium is a very attractive result. Australia hopes to give it a try.

Such a game still attracted many fans to watch the game on site.

When Australia is not tacitly engaging in this lineup in England, they are aggressive.

Although Tang En didn't care about the results, he just wanted to examine the performance of these players. But not all the players on the court thought so.

For example, Joe Matok, Bentley, and Abanglaho, the three players from the Forest team, don't want to lose the game on the head's birthday. The birthday cake is a birthday cake, and the birthday gift should be the victory of this game. Even if it's just a friendly match, they don't want to lose.

The concept that Donn had long instilled in Nottingham Forest played a role in inertia at this time. The forest players' habit of unwilling to lose made them work extra hard on the court.

The commentator thought this was the way to perform well in front of Tang En and have the opportunity to be selected for the starting lineup.
To be continued...