Chapter 164: Volume 2: The Sky of Nottingham, The New Forest (Part 1)

By winning the first round of the League Cup semi-final against Bolton, Twain gained not only a victory, but even higher prestige. Now the whole UK knows that Nottingham Forest has a talented coach. He is young, but he led a team that was ranked fourth from the bottom of the First Division to the semi-finals, and won the semi-final against the Premier League team. .

After Forest scored the first goal, the scene of him being overwhelmed and celebrated by the players was included in the "2_Good_2_Bad" sub-section of the Sunday edition of "Today's Match", which is only available on the Sunday edition. The small column of the TV series generally only focuses on the essence of the Premier League, and rarely shows pictures from other leagues. But the fact of Twain was so interesting, so the editors added this to the highlights.

The show's presenter, BBC personality Adrian_Chiles (Adrian_Chiles), paired the footage with his free-flowing lines, and the result sounded hilarious, making an already fun event even more fun.

"The goal is scored! This is really great, hey... hey! Hey! Freddie, you went to the wrong place... ah! Someone~~ help me~~~~ Okay, Tony Twain maybe The only manager who doesn't want his team to score goals..."

The host and guests burst out laughing.

So everyone knows that there is such a head coach in England-he is the happiest after his players score goals, and he is also the most unlucky.

It wasn't just Tony Twain who improved his reputation, but also his Forest team and those young players who performed well.

George Wood only played two games for the Forest first team, but some teams have already asked the Forest team for a price.

This was a matter of buying and selling players. Evan Dalgety kept his promise and did not intervene. Instead, he let Dunn handle it himself. Tang En's attitude is very firm - not to sell!

He knows how bad the midfielder will be in a few years. As long as Wood continues to play like this, his value will soon rise. Now someone offers to sell? He is no fool. Besides, the club just signed an eight-year contract with Wood, is it just a display?

In fact, Dunn wasn't worried about Wood's loyalty. The club had helped him so much, and this kid knew it in his heart. He knew whether he should choose to stay or leave. But this matter made Dunn start to care about another thing for Wood——George Wood might have a broker to help him handle his personal affairs and financial management.

The players union can also help the player, negotiating contracts for him and the club, and dealing with some financial issues. Although this can avoid being exploited by those 10% gentlemen, but... Has anyone ever seen a big star whose contract is managed by the players union?

Twain believed that Wood would definitely become a big star, but there was one premise - to be under him, not to transfer to other teams.

He is not opposed to players looking for an agent, because they need such a professional to help them with financial management and public relations. The head coach is not a god, and everything has to be considered for the players. These things are what the agent should do. What he hates is the kind of agent who, for his own benefit instead of the player's benefit, desperately drives the player to conflict with the club and the head coach, asks for a salary increase endlessly, and threatens the team with a transfer at every turn.

Why do you hate it? It's not that you don't want players and agents to make money. It's just because they want to fight against the head coach Tony Twain. They will violate Twain's interests, which Twain cannot allow.

Therefore, if Wood wants to find an agent, he must find someone he can trust. If possible, it is best not to be a big-name agent. He does not have much energy in this circle and will not mess around with nothing. But at the same time, he was able to work hard to pack for Wood, and the business operation was very successful, allowing Wood to earn a lot of money, allowing their family to live a life without worrying about food and clothing...

Is this requirement a bit high?

Tang En shook his head and decided not to think about this question for now.

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Finding an agent can take your time, the game does not wait for anyone. A week later, Twain led the highly motivated Nottingham Forest to fight at Bolton's home stadium, the Reebok Stadium. Although his team lost to the opponent this time, they scored a valuable goal. The rules of the semi-finals of the League Cup are different from those of ordinary cup matches. If the two sides are tied, the away goals will not be considered, but the overtime will continue. If there is still a tie in the overtime, it will be the turn to compare away goals. , The team with more away goals wins. If the same goes for an away goal, then a shootout will be played.

Nottingham Forest beat Bolton 3:1 at home, went to the away game, Bolton team tried very hard to beat Forest, they did, but still to no avail. When the final whistle sounded, the big screen scoreboard showed the final score - 2:1. Bolton won the game but lost the entire semi-final.

The person who scored the key goal for the Forest team was Gao Lao striker Crouch, who was loaned from Aston Villa. His career at the former club was in a deep winter. There are goals. Seeing the big man's outstanding performance on the field, and constantly using his excellent skills to create opportunities for his teammates, Andy Gray in the commentary could not help but admire Twain's ability to train players. In terms of stimulating the potential of players and helping them build self-confidence, he is indeed unique. There was Rebrov before, Eastwood after, and Crouch now. It's no wonder that he is so popular and supported by the players. Can the players not love a head coach who can revitalize players who have fallen into a trough?

The final whistle blown by the referee also became the prelude to the carnival of Nottingham Forest players. They celebrated reaching the Carabao Cup final at each other's home ground. Although the League Cup is useless in the eyes of the Premier League strong teams, the only function is to train young players and reserve teams, but for Nottingham Forest, a declining powerhouse that has been struggling in the low-level leagues for many years, breaking into the League Cup final is not only It means that they will have a chance to win a championship.

More importantly, it brings back memories of years gone by. More than two decades ago, Nottingham Forest wore red jerseys and swept English football and continental Europe, but now, that formidable team seems to have been lost in the dust of time, just when the people of Nottingham thought they would never again When the red forest couldn't be seen, Tony Twain brought that team back through time and space!

"The game is over! In stark contrast to the dejected Bolton players, the ecstatic Nottingham Forest players! They reached the League Cup final for the first time since they were runners-up in 1992! Twelve years have passed , the venue for the League Cup final has changed from Wembley to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and the Red Forest is finally back!" Andy Gray's emotional comment at the end of the commentary made people feel like he was a Nottingham Forest fan , but in fact he is an Everton supporter.

Yes! We're back! Nottingham Forest is back!

Those Nottingham Forest fans who could not go to the scene to watch the game, but could only follow the game in front of the TV and radio, uttered a cry that could be heard all over England.

"On February 29th, Cardiff Millennium Stadium! Let us look forward to the League Cup final between Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough! Will Middlesbrough win the second League Cup in their club history, or How about Nottingham Forest winning the trophy for the fifth time and becoming the team with the second most championships in the history of the League Cup? Guys, we will see the outcome then!"

The forest team's celebration was crazy, but when they entered the locker room, Tang En put on a straight face. Now is not the time to celebrate like this.

"Guys, I'll give you ten minutes to shower and change before we drive out of here. If you want to celebrate with champagne, wait until the night of February 29th!"

After he said that, everyone calmed down and went to take a bath and change clothes honestly.

Then Dunn turned around and went to the press conference. As the winner, he was eligible to make Bolton's coach Sam Allardyce wait in the press hall for a while.

It's almost a rule that the winner is the star of the press conference. Twain faced the most questions, and most of them revolved around the fact that the Forest team reached the League Cup final again after 12 years. Tang En was in a good mood, and he wasn't bored by these repeated questions. However, he was also very smart, and he didn't reveal the slightest plan for the finals at the press conference, and he didn't even tell the media about his goal.

Of course he hopes to win the championship, he has reached the finals, and he said "we have a learning attitude" and "just try our best, we worked hard, and the result is not important"... What's the point of such hypocritical words? Of course we are here to compete for the championship, and failure to win the championship is failure!

But there is no need to tell the media if this is the case.

Although Allardyce, who lost the game, was a little frustrated, he also praised the performance of the Forest team at the press conference and said a few good words to Twain. It is really impressive that he can achieve such an achievement at such a young age. admire.

After he said this, the reporters focused their attention on Tang En's age again. Indeed, thirty-five is too young for a manager who has led his team to the League Cup final. He is even a year younger than the Bolton player Djorkaeff who played on the field! The reporters who discovered this became excited, this is a good hype topic!

Tang En's reaction to this was very flat: "Since the players are fifteen years old and can represent the club's first team and the national team at the age of sixteen, why can't the coach be younger? I don't think age is a problem, the key is to lead the team Achievements. Whether you are 76 years old or 26 years old, as long as you can lead the team to victory, you are a good coach!"

His words appeared in the newspaper the next day, and everyone knew that there was such a victory-oriented head coach.

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