Chapter 137 Volume 2 The Sky of Nottingham Merry Christmas, Tony (Part 1)

To the disappointment of the excited media, Millwall did not make the response they hoped for. The chairman and head coach of Millwall kept silent about this matter. Maybe they themselves knew that they were wrong... But the media were very upset. They spent so much effort, what did they get in the end? It just made a head coach who is still unknown!

Sometimes when the media calm down and think about it, they feel as if they were being used by Tony Twain...

Because who is the only one who benefits in this matter? It was Tang En with the big mouth. Not only did he lead the team to sweep Millwall 7-1 at the Newden Stadium and advance to the semi-finals of the League Cup, but he also successfully increased his popularity. Pierce Bruce's report on the subway made Tang En has become very popular among the fans, and now almost everyone in the UK knows that Nottingham Forest has a head coach who dares to confront the football hooligans in order to protect the team, and those dangerous football hooligans are surprisingly honest in front of Twain .

His only punishment was a bill to pay for the broken plastic screen next to the visiting bench at Newden Stadium.

After the investigation, the Football Association believed that Coach Twain did not act excessively. As for the war of words between the Forest team and Millwall, it was a personal grievance between the two clubs, and the Football Association would not intervene. Otherwise...Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, Manchester United and Bolton, Manchester City and Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton, West Ham and Millwall, Nottingham Forest and Notts County, Manchester United and Arsenal...these clubs If the FA has to take care of all the grievances between them, then they won't be able to do other things within a year.

The investigation report is quite unfavorable to Millwall's home fans. They believe that the Millwall club did not stop the excessive behavior of the fans in time, which led to the fan riots in the stands. At the same time, after the incident, the chairman of the Millwall club shirked his responsibility, which disappointed the Football Association. In view of the fact that Millwall fans have repeatedly caused trouble for their stadium in history, the Football Association imposed a penalty of 15,000 on the Millwall club. A fine of 1,000 pounds, and ordered the Millwall club to improve the atmosphere at home, strengthen the supervision of fans, and strictly prohibit similar fan riots from happening again.

Fortunately, no one was killed in this riot. If someone died, the punishment is definitely not just a few fines. London is preparing to bid for the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games, and the slightest negative impact may have immeasurable consequences. Judging from this background, the Football Association's attack is still relatively light...

Due to the impact of the League Cup schedule and Christmas, the 24th round of League One was postponed to February 27, 2004, so the Forest team had nine days to prepare for the next round after the League Cup, which gave Twain precious time. Just like when he first took over the forest first team, after playing the FA Cup, he also had 14 days of training time.

Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's fate. These two long preparations gave Tang En time to get familiar with the team and also gave the team time to breathe a sigh of relief.

The hype from the media did not affect the team's training, because Twain conducted closed training and did not allow any media to approach the training base.

Rebrov was basically fixed in the midfield position by him. It seemed that Dunn was playing 451, a lone striker. But it's not that simple. When Dunn was watching the football, he held such a view: formation is no longer the most important part of football. When talking about tactics, the era of first talking about formation has passed, and the era of sweeping the world football with a formation that has remained unchanged for thousands of years has long passed. The formation map submitted to the TV broadcaster before the game and then played on the screen is meaningless to the team. A real coach should make appropriate adjustments at any time according to the game situation, and the formation is just a reference.

It seems that Nottingham Forest has now abandoned the 442 they played last season and changed to 451, but when it comes to real games, sometimes this formation is still 442, but it has changed in some places. For example, Rebrov is still a striker, but his position is delayed and he is a hidden second striker. This not only prevents Rebrov from being trapped in the opponent's siege, but also effectively uses his good skills and good at dribbling and scoring. The threat of plugging in the back row is even greater.

A seemingly simple position adjustment allowed Rebrov to score in two consecutive games. That's what great coaches do sometimes, when ordinary changes lead to great results. Don't imagine that football tactics are so complicated. If it is too complicated, the coach himself will get dizzy first, so the approach of smart people is often to simplify things that originally seemed complicated.

Brian Clough, for example, is very good at doing this. He once said to Roy Keane, who made his Forest debut: "Don't think too much, lad. You go up, pass the ball to the guy in red (the traditional color of Nottingham Forest) and run forward, just So simple."

Roy Keane has always kept this sentence in mind throughout his career, and faithfully implemented the tactical instructions given to him by the old man. In this way, he played from the new star of Notting Forest all the way to the Irish national team and the Red Devils Manchester United. Became the captain of Ireland and the leader of Manchester United.

Keane's football was as simple as that and he succeeded.

Twain also hoped that his players could understand tactics more simply, as thinking too much on the field would be counterproductive. For example, his request to Taylor is to fight for the first point, and then either shoot or pass, and don't think too much about the others.

The requirement for Rebrov is to follow Taylor. Pay attention to the second point. After catching the ball, whether to pass or shoot, or pass, is up to him to judge.

The head coach cannot replace the players to play football, so it is impossible to explain every move of the players clearly, and more needs to be understood by the players themselves.

That's why we say: first-rate players play with their brains, second-rate players with their bodies, and third-rate players...can't play.

Solskjaer is known as a "super substitute" because he can always contribute the most important role to the team in limited playing time. Ferguson once praised him as a player who "can read the game off the court and has super comprehension". You must know that substitutes are often more difficult than starting players, because they are usually not given much time, and it is impossible for them to spend tens of minutes to enter the rhythm of the game. When they are required to play, they must be effective quickly. Therefore, they are required to enter the game state as quickly as possible and understand the situation on the field immediately... These are basically impossible for those who do not know how to play with their brains. completed tasks. Therefore, why there are so many substitute players, but very few are called "super substitutes".

In addition to the team's tactical drills and the adaptation of the players to their new positions, Twain has another task.

When the league resumes, it will be after Christmas, and he will start thinking about replacements for Dawson and Reed from now on. Except for Reid, no one in the Forest team can play left midfield. Tang En realized that he was really lucky. Reed hadn't suffered any injuries in this year, and he participated in every game. Then we have to search around for the left midfielder. The value should not be too high, and the ability must not be bad. Tang En, who is not good enough, doesn't like it. He doesn't want to buy players just for the sake of surpassing. He has even bigger goals. Waiting for him beforehand.

For Tang En, there is good news. Leeds United's performance continued to decline, and the stock price fell again and again. The team is now panicking. Around Elland Road Stadium (Elland_Road, home of Leeds United), there are rumors that "once the team finally falls into the first division, the club will declare bankruptcy and all players will be listed for sale".

Tang En knew in his heart that this was not some rumor. His chance has come. So he once again "in a private capacity" invited old scout Mr. Ian Stuart Moore to visit Leeds, focusing on lobbying Aaron Lennon (Aaron_Lennon) who has not yet signed a professional contract with Leeds United. , I hope he switches to Nottingham Forest. Twain's advice to Moore was, "We must convince Lennon. If you can't convince him himself, you must also convince his parents and family members. If necessary, use money to buy him off. In short, you can't let him sign with Leeds United. Tell him The current situation of Leeds United made him seriously consider his career future, and promised him that the Forest team will be promoted to the Super League this season. If the final promise is not fulfilled, the Forest team will voluntarily give up his ownership, and he can go wherever he wants. The team. This condition can be written into the contract, if the Forest team does not comply, Lennon can sue the club and Twain himself in court."

Of course, if Lennon's family is a staunch Leeds fan and loyal to the club, and the team values ​​Lennon very much and prepares a lucrative contract for him, resulting in the failure of the acquisition, Twain also has a backup plan, but it will cost more money only. He believes that there is no one in Leeds United, which is in deep financial crisis and on the verge of bankruptcy, who cannot be bought with money. The 8 million pounds he earned from selling Dawson and Reed gave Twain the right to look forward to players that he could only watch but not touch before.

In fact, in terms of offensive players, Twain's shortlist has a long list of names. There are far more offensive talents than defensive talents in today's football. Even if Reed leaves, it won't have much impact on the team. The biggest impact is actually the departure of team captain Michael Dawson.

Dunn always believed that Tottenham Hotspur's willingness to pay 8 million pounds was mainly to buy Dawson, and Reed was just an "extra", or half sold and half given away. Because there are too few good defenders now.

Dawson is gone. With the forest team's central defender combination, maybe the upgrade is not a big problem, but what should we do after the upgrade?

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