Chapter 182 Volume 2 The Sky of Nottingham Forest, Start Speeding Up!

Thanks to Britain's highly developed media and paparazzi, the bet that Dunn used his hair to bet with England's famous BBC football commentator Mark Lawrenson quickly became a national topic.

Such an interesting head coach can always attract the attention of the public. The Nottingham Evening Post made a good deal.

Now that Coach Twain has made it public that he wants to make a bet with Lawrenson, Lineker will also focus on this matter in the next episode of "Today's Game". Amid Lineker and Alan Hansen's malicious laughter, Lawrenson publicly responded to Twain's invitation to gamble on the show—he promised to gamble with Tony Twain, if the Forest team did not As he said, if he continues to stay in the First Division but is promoted to the Super League, then he will have to shave off his proud beard.

The next day, Tang En responded quickly in his column. Tang En praised Laurenson's courage, and enthusiastically recommended to him which brand of razor was more useful, from traditional ones to electric vibrating self-veneer... There were all kinds of models and prices.

This gamble has attracted the attention of many people, including of course the Forest team's own people.

Even the old guard Ian MacDonald would ask Dunn loudly when he came to work at the training base: "Hey, Tony! We all hope that Lawrenson shaves his beard. You are confident that you can beat him, right?"

"Of course I do, Ian. I don't intend to change my hairstyle." Then the two looked at each other and laughed.

Of course, not everyone supported Tang En. There are also quite a few people who think that Twain is just bluffing. The season is still a few months away. How can he say with such certainty that his team will be promoted to the Super League?

No matter how you look at it, what Mark Lawrenson said is all right. Although winning the League Cup is something that the Foresters are proud of, but there is no reason for them to think arrogantly that the Foresters will have the last laugh in the long league, right? You must know that the Forest team is now ranked seventeenth in the league. Of course, this ranking is also because they have played two less league games than other teams.

Skeptics and critics couldn't figure out a question: Where did Tony Twain get so confident? What he coaches is not the strongest team in the world, but the ordinary League One team Nottingham Forest.

Tang En was not interested in explaining this matter to them. He devoted all his energy to his work. The League Cup is over, the team's goals and plans need to be changed, and the coaching staff must formulate a new schedule.

The time has entered March, and there are still two months before the end of the league. In eight weeks, the forest team will play 16 rounds of the league. On average, there are two games per week. Considering factors such as making way for the national team and the FA Cup at the same time, such a density is staggering. This is the main reason why Lawrence and others are not optimistic about the success of the Forest team.

Twain himself knew very well that he had long been familiar with this league table and could almost memorize it.

After the training and inspection of the League Cup, Tang En's main lineup has already been determined. Two months have passed, and the team's running-in period has gradually passed. He believes that there is no need to work harder on tactics. For a period of time starting in March, the team's training subjects are mainly physical fitness and physical training, and the training volume has been increased to improve the physical fitness of the players. To cope with intensive competition.

Physical fitness, this is what Dunn repeatedly emphasized. In modern football, without physical fitness, everything is useless. This is the basis of all tactics.

The favorable factor is that the morale of the team is very high now, and the atmosphere in the locker room is very good. Tang En didn't need to worry about off-court issues.

The League Cup is a staged goal, and the final league is another staged goal.

Before one goal was achieved and another goal continued, Tang En thought it necessary to gather the team together and give them "ideological and political lessons"—of course, this was a joke. The main thing is to unify the team's internal thinking at such a critical moment when the league is about to enter the final sprint, clarify everyone's goals, boost morale, lift up spirits, and do our best.

Although training and tactical factors are very important, Twain believes that a real master coach must be an expert in psychological adjustment, and is very good at mobilizing the atmosphere of the team and solving the psychological problems of the players. There is a saying that he forgot where he saw it, but he was deeply impressed and agreed with it:

Third-rate coaches look at players, second-rate coaches look at tactics, and first-rate coaches look at psychology.

The more important the moment, the more important the role of the psychological level. Think about the Chinese national team in 2001, the same people, but in the end they reached the World Cup finals. In the past 44 years, there have been countless situations that were more favorable than that one. The Chinese team failed without exception, except for the 2002 World Cup. What changed the Chinese team, which has always liked to "overturn the ship in the gutter" and "qualify for a draw but will definitely lose"? Milutinovic's tactics don't have many amazing things, but his level of psychological adjustment can definitely reach a world-class level. He emerged in endlessly, and his magical psychological adjustment methods changed the mental outlook of the Chinese national team, inspired their fighting spirit, improved their abilities, and created miracles that had never been done before—yes, miracles. Since then, the whole country celebrated like October 7, 2001, and the scene of being popular overnight has never happened again.

It was also when he got to know Milutinovic that fans Twain took the psychological role of football very seriously. Because in front of him is a living example. Isn't this evidence strong enough to turn the muddy Chinese team into a team that is united and persistent?

Now, as a coach, Twain has many opportunities to practice the role of "psychology" in football.

So, on the first day when the new schedule was implemented, on a sunny morning, before the training session started, Twain appeared on the training ground and spent half an hour speaking to the players. Des Walker and members of the coaching staff Stand behind him and listen.

"How does it feel to win the League Cup, guys?" Tang En, standing in front of the players, asked as if he was greeting friends.

"Very good, boss!"

"Excellent, boss!"

"I haven't been able to sleep for several nights! As soon as I close my eyes, it's the final day..." Some people complained like this.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Tang En laughed with the players, which did not stop them from being so indulgent on the training ground.

"That's right, it looks like you're all in a good mood." After everyone finished laughing, Tang En continued. "But now I'm going to start worrying about another issue." Speaking of this, Tang En paused for a moment, playing tricks and arousing the interest of the players.

"Someone must start thinking: What's the problem that worries me? Thank God we don't have serious injuries, losing streaks, low morale. What else could be wrong? Well, honestly. Said I'm a little worried now if you guys are as motivated as you were a month ago. We just won the Carling Cup and no matter where we finish this season, next season we will definitely be in the UEFA Cup. You have a chance to be in the European Cup… …Oh no, showing your talent in front of the world. That's very, very exciting! Am I right?"

Some of the players nodded.

"So, I am now worried that after you win a championship, you will lose the motivation to move on. Think of the remaining 16 rounds of the league as 'garbage time', thinking that the goals of all of us this season have been completed, and we can breathe a sigh of relief , Relax and relax! Is that so?" When Tang En said this, he had already seen many people shaking their heads, and some people were repeating the pronunciation of "No" softly, so he asked loudly at the end.

Unsurprisingly, all responded equally loudly, "No! That's not it!"

"The wind is so strong that I can't hear clearly..." Tang En said in his ear.

"No one thinks like that! Boss!" This time, the players almost shouted. "nobody--!!"

Tang En let the group of boys go, and nodded in satisfaction. "The voice is very loud, it seems that you have enough sincerity. Then someone can tell me, since we have won the League Cup and booked a place in the European competition next season, why do we have to train hard for the next two months? What about the match? What is our goal? Weiss, tell me." Tang En named Morgan.

"To get promoted, boss! We are going to the Super League, we should have gone at the end of last season!" Morgan replied decisively, and he was too impressed by the painful experience of losing in the play-offs last season.

This answer was exactly what Tang En wanted. But when he turned his head and saw the silent George Wood, he suddenly shouted: "George! Tell me, why do we have to fight hard for the next two months and win?"

When everyone heard Tang En call Wood's name, they were all curious about what reason this usually taciturn teammate would say at this time, and they all turned their heads to look at Wood at the back.

George Wood looked up at Tang En, but did not answer his question. He doesn't seem to like speaking his mind in front of so many people.

Tang En refused to let go, and continued to look at him, and the two looked at each other in front of everyone, until one side couldn't hold on and lost.

Wood lost. He lowered his head and said, "Only if you win the game will you get the bonus."

After holding back such a sentence for a long time, the teammates around laughed. Tang En also laughed, but after laughing, he said seriously to the others: "George is right. You have all seen the prize money for the League Cup champion. Our chairman is not stingy at all." He was telling the truth. After winning the League Cup, in the dressing room of the Millennium Stadium, the excited chairman Evan Doughty promised everyone - including players and coaches - a bonus of 5,000 pounds on the spot. The money was in everyone's hands two days later. Not only the players and coaches who participated in the finals, everyone in the club got the championship bonus, the difference is only in the amount of money.

"So, if we can be promoted to the Super League after the end of this season, I think Mr. Chairman will be happy to pay another sum of money. As for how much each of us can get, it will depend on the next two years. Performance in a month!"

Hearing that there is money to take, the players cheered for a while.

Dunn was very satisfied with the players' reactions, no matter who they were facing, this trick was always the most effective. Who doesn't like money? Who doesn't want to take extra money? From this perspective, George Wood's answer was what Tang En wanted most.

"Very well, now I believe that you really have enough motivation to move forward!" So he shrugged.

The players laughed, and even Walker and the others standing behind Tang En also laughed. A head coach who can joke with the players like this is rare... Most coaches always hope that they can maintain enough majesty in front of the players, with a face, so that the boys are afraid of him and dare not refute any of his words. Through high-pressure means to establish their own authority in the team.

But Tony Twain is different. He is very young. He is familiar with the thoughts of many young people. He knows who among them likes to listen to Oasis songs, and likes to secretly go to the bar for a drink or two—as long as it is not too serious, Twain will also Not going into too much detail, just a reminder. He was honest with the players, not calling them "players" but "guys", he never tried to show his authority, but everyone listened to him. He seldom gets angry, but everyone is afraid of him being angry, for fear that they will be called by him to play against the reserve team. The reason is "because you played much better than the third-tier team"...

The players treat him like a friend, and such a relationship sometimes makes them ignore the gap in their identities. But when Tang En needed them to work for him, these people would not complain at all.

This head coach... With such a team, it's no wonder he can lead the team to win the League Cup. Collymore overindulged the players and he didn't have the support of the players. And Paul Hart is serious. Although Dunn was Hart's student, he had already surpassed his teacher.

Because he has his own unique things...

"Guys, do you like me?" Tang En asked suddenly.

"I like it!" was the expected answer.

"That's great! You all know about the bet I made with that Lawrence, right? I said... Everyone doesn't want my head to be shaved, right?" Tang En asked expectantly.

"No, boss!" Eastwood responded loudly. His answer made Tang En very happy, and he was about to praise the gypsy. Unexpectedly, Eastwood immediately added with a smile: "Actually...boss, we all think it would be nice for you to change your hairstyle!"

"Ah... you bastards!" Looking at the players who were laughing together, Tang En cursed helplessly. "The chatting time is over! Go back to the court for training! I'm going to drill you hard! I'll ravage you! You won't have the energy to think about these bad ideas! For the next week, physical training, increase the volume, and practice twice a day!"

"Wow!" The players wailed.

"Understand your situation, kid!" Tang En said with a sinister smile.

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Two days later, City Stadium. Huge cheers from the stands resounded through the night sky of Nottingham, the song "The World is in Our Hands" was sung repeatedly, and the applause lasted for a long time. 27,000 fans once again witnessed the victory that made their hearts surge.

"...The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game! 2:0! Tony Twain's team played a wonderful game at the City Stadium, and they convincingly scored three points from Gillingham Counting the thirty-fourth round of the league three days ago, Nottingham Forest won two consecutive victories after three consecutive draws! What is even more incredible is that after experiencing the fierce battles in the semi-finals and finals of the League Cup, Tony • Since Twain took over this team, his team has not lost a game in the league!" John Mortensen's passionate voice sounded again on the TV, he was influenced by Twain at the same time , And unknowingly became the favorite commentator of the Forest team fans-because he always said good things about the Forest team.

"Amazing Coach - Tony Twain!" "After the game, the Nottingham Evening Post also published Pierce Bruce's praise article, almost making Twain the spokesperson of victory. Bruce told the Forest fans about every victory Twain has won since he took office, and every time it was exciting. Of course, the climax was winning the League Cup, but Bruce did not forget to tell those fans that they can continue to look forward to it. The Forest team's season is not over yet. One of the three teams in the Premier League.

Since March 6th, after the thirty-fifth round of the league, there has been such a piece of paper in the home team locker room of the city stadium. It is pasted on the most prominent position on the wall, and it reads: "Nottingham Forest special train, Arriving ahead—the English Premier League! Arriving on time—May 9th! Estimated—it is possible to arrive earlier!”

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