Chapter 286 Volume 3 Red Forest Mr. Two Trillions (Part 1)
The Christmas gift Allen gave Tang En was still a super-valuable gift bag. Tang En himself had never thought of cooperating with SI Company, but he did not expect Allen to do it. This not only brought a new sponsor to the club, but also made Twain himself the spokesperson of the game.
Of course, the announcement of cooperation with SI will have to wait until Christmas is over, and then there are more things to be busy. At the press conference, the production of the new cover of the game package, the shooting of the game promotion print advertisement...etc.
Unlike other leagues in Europe, the English League does not have a winter break. Although Eriksson, the head coach of the England national team, proposed a winter break a few years ago, the Football Association did not adopt it. Not only is there no winter break, but around Christmas is the time when the Premier League schedule is the most intensive. Think about the forest team playing two consecutive games on the 26th and 28th. Such an arrangement occurs at this time of year every year.
The Christmas reception inside the Forest team has passed, and the calendar has turned over for the new year. The time has come to 2005. In the blink of an eye, Tang En has been here for two years. Two years is neither too long nor too short. Tang En now is completely different from Tang En on January 3, 2003. . He was a fake coach at that time, and now he has slowly grown into a qualified head coach.
At the beginning, he didn't know anything, but he pretended to be the head coach of the team based on his previous football manager games, watching various football-related news reports, and the fantasies in his head. Because he was lucky, Coupled with a little bit of talent, he didn't leave class halfway and live on the street.
Now he no longer regards himself as a fake who doesn't understand anything. He believes in his ability and believes that he can lead the Forest team to success.
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On January 1st, before the Forest team played against Bolton at home, the Forest team introduced the first player in the winter transfer period - goalkeeper Van der Sar came to report, and Twain attended the press conference with him. Of course, before going to meet the media, Tony Twain, the head coach of the team, had a conversation with Van der Sar in his office.
Van der Sar was brought by his agent. Tang En saw the Dutchman who came from London at the door of the office. He was exactly the same as he remembered, tall, low-key and calm.
"Welcome to Sherwood Forest in Nottingham, and welcome to join our red bandit gang. I'm Tony Twain, the leader of this gang of bandits. You can call me the boss, or you can call me the boss, Tony... or anything else." Whatever, as you like." Dunn's self-introduction made Van der Sar feel fresh and new. He had been to many teams in his career, and he had never seen a team's head coach introduce their team and team like this. Newcomers are welcome.
The Dutchman was a little surprised and didn't react. The assistant coach next to him, David Chris Lack, said with a smile: "This is his style, just get used to it."
It was only then that Van der Sar stepped forward to hold Tang En's outstretched hand, "Hello, boss..." Calling someone who is only one year older than him "boss" is really uncomfortable for the Dutch.
"I'm glad you chose the forest, Edwin (Edwin_Van_der_Sar). I believe you didn't come here with the idea of retirement?" After shaking hands with Van der Sar, Tang En got straight to the point.
Van der Sar nodded: "Of course. If it's for retirement, I can definitely go to Ajax."
Hearing Van der Sar's answer, Tang En nodded, and then pointed outside the door: "Yes, I think so too. We all know why you chose. There are a lot of media outside now, did you see it just now?" ? The parking lot is full."
Van der Sar nodded knowingly.
"Many of those people questioned the transfer between us, they said that Forest would only spend money on old guys who were no longer wanted, or that Edwin van der Sar was retiring for himself. Prepare for the future life... Wait, they all seem to be serious. We just need to prove to them in the future games that they are wrong. I am an ambitious coach, and you, Edwin?"
Van der Sar smiled and said: "Me too, boss."
"Very good, we will cooperate very tacitly! I will take you to meet your teammates in a while. The press conference is very short, and there will be no meeting with the fans. After the press conference, you can go to the locker room and everyone I'm getting acquainted, and then...do you need to go back to the hotel to rest?"
Van der Sar shook his head and said, "No, I can go directly to training." He thought this was a small test for Tang En on the new players, and if he wanted to make a good impression on the new coach, he had to show some diligence.
Sure enough, Dunn was very satisfied with Van der Sar's answer, and he clapped his hands: "Then let's go to the press conference first, and if those journalists are made to wait, who knows that they will scribble on the newspaper What."
Van der Sar found that this head coach was indeed different from any coach he had come into contact with before. He was very humorous and very young, only two years older than himself.
Tang En then introduced Chris Lak to the Dutchman, and led him into the press conference.
Although it is the New Year, there are still a lot of media coming, because this is the most famous transfer involving players in English football so far during the winter transfer period. The 34-year-old Netherlands goalkeeper did not choose Manchester United, but defected to Nottingham Forest. In any case, it is impossible that there will be no response at all.
Sure enough, it was the same as Tang En said, most of the media were the focus of reporters' questions about Van der Sar's decision to change clubs when he was 34 years old.
Van der Sar's answer was in line with Tang En's expectations - to say some nonsense that sounded good on the surface, but actually said nothing. No opportunity will be given to those media who like to tamper with other people's speeches.
Tang En was sitting next to him with a smile on his face all the time. Now that his most troublesome goalkeeper problem has been solved, he can't think of anything else to worry about.
There are stable Viduka and Eastwood partners on the forward line. Although Bendtner and Crouch can only serve as their substitutes, in Tang En's eyes, everyone has the strength to start the game.
Not to mention the strength of the midfielder, George Wood is now popular, Albertini is always strong, and there are Ribery, Ashley Young, Alan Lennon... the weaker here may be Chris Commons and Branya Gunnarson.
There is a veteran Hierro on the back line. Although his number of appearances has gradually decreased, his experience is still the team's most valuable asset. Piqué was gradually growing into the main central defender. Twain kept his promise when he signed with him and gave him opportunities to play. Piqué also quickly seized these opportunities and gradually showed his strength.
Now the goalkeeper position has also been joined by strong reinforcements. Van der Sar is still in good condition despite being 34 years old. In two to three years, Twain no longer has to worry about the goalkeeper issue.
After finishing the press conference, Dunn led Van der Sar to the locker room, where the players who participated in today's training were arriving one after another. While walking on the road, Tang En introduced the team and players to Van der Sar: "...In general, everyone is easy to get along with. Have you heard any negative news about the forest team's locker room?" He looked Van der Sar hesitated, knowing what the Dutchman thought, "That is just a story made up by the media. You will know when the time comes, and I guarantee you will soon like this team."
Before they reached the door of the locker room, the two heard loud chatter and laughter from inside.
Tang En smiled at Van der Sar, then opened the door and appeared in front of everyone.
"Guys, let me introduce you to a new partner——Edwin Van der Sar." Tang En waved his hand, motioning for Van der Sar to come up and greet everyone.
"Hi, everyone." Van der Sar greeted his new teammates generously. As the captain, Albertini was the first to stand up to welcome him. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that we became teammates, Edwin."
Van der Sar once played for Juventus in Serie A for a period of time, and he played against Albertini's AC Milan a lot. Although it has been rumored that Juventus and AC Milan are the holy alliance of Italian football, but in terms of competing for the championship, the two sides have no alliance at all.
Van der Sar is also very happy to be able to meet "old friends" who are fairly familiar here-even if they were not counted before, they are now.
It is obviously much better than Twain to have Albertini come out to take on the responsibility of bringing newcomers into the group. So when everyone came up to say hello to Van der Sar, he retreated quietly.
The atmosphere is good, except Ward, who will be replaced, came up politely and shook hands with Van der Sar before retreating to the corner.
As for the depressed Darren Ward, Dunn also had plans. Let's see if any clubs are interested in him during the winter break...
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Tang En has not waited for an offer from a club that is interested in Darren Ward, but has waited for a lot of offers related to George Wood.
In the twenty-first round of the English Premier League that ended on January 2, Nottingham Forest beat Portsmouth 1-0 at their home court. Wood's performance is still stable. In fact, his performance has always been like this, but a goal against Manchester United changed all this and made him attract more people's attention.
This is really ironic... A defensive player has fulfilled his duties seriously and no one praises him, but there are many criticisms. But when he scored a goal, he immediately received praise from all directions, almost blowing him to the sky. Defensive players have to prove their abilities by scoring goals, because most people think that only scoring goals is the most exciting thing in football.
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