Chapter 473: Volume 4: The Storm, New Job Possibilities

From England's first game until they were eliminated by Portugal, Twain never stopped criticizing Eriksson while sitting in the commentary.

And with the progress of the World Cup and the increasing number of matches in England, more and more people began to feel that Twain's criticism was very reasonable. Because Eriksson's England team has not played a convincing and good-looking game in this World Cup, and it is a fluke to win.

The 1:0 victory over Baraque relied on the opponent's own gift.

The process of defeating Trinidad and Tobago 2:0 was not as smooth and easy as the score.

2:2 and Sweden shook hands and made a draw. The England team only played a good first half and lost Owen.

The 1-0 elimination of Ecuador made all the English people feel tired. If it weren't for Beckham's direct free kick and two assists from his own post, the Englishman should have gone home after the quarter-finals.

"This is the most powerful England team in the past 30 years?" Tang En commented in the game, "It's so hard to beat a small country in South America, what's so strong? I only saw Beckham playing alone, Lampard? I'm sorry, his form in this World Cup is terrible. If there are statistics on the number of missed shots after the game, he must be the highest. Of course, I don't think this is the problem of the players, they can't always Make sure you are at your best, and even at your best you need a coach who knows how to use them to get the best out of them... It's obviously a coaching problem."

In the end, he came back again, and Tang En still pointed the finger at Eriksson.

He believes that Eriksson also understands in his heart that no matter what the final results of this World Cup are, it is certain that he will leave get out of class after the end.

According to the tradition of the Football Association of England, the defeat of the England national team will eventually find a person who is fully responsible, and then the media will hype it to convince the public. In other words, they are particularly good at making excuses for their failures.

For example, Beckham in 1998 unfortunately became the protagonist of this tragedy. The English always said that if Beckham hadn't been sent off at that time, what would have happened, and he could have defeated Argentina. Tang En scoffed at this statement from the very beginning. If the Argentines were so easy to beat, they would not be a strong team in the world. The well-managed England team only said that they had a chance to beat Argentina within 90 minutes, but it was not certain that they would win. Beckham's red card end has become a fact, and England's loss has also become a fact. The combination of the two makes Beckham a sinner accused by thousands of people. They always need a scapegoat, and it doesn't matter who they are, and they won't let go.

It wasn't until Beckham used a beautiful direct free kick against Greece before the 2002 World Cup to beat Greece and send the England team to the World Cup finals that he was forgiven and respected by the people of England and changed from man to man again. Become a god.

With the "lessons learned from the past", it is not surprising that Dunn's criticism of Eriksson ended up getting more support.

In the last game, against Portugal. Eriksson replaced the injured Beckham ahead of time. The England captain limped off the field and returned to the bench. He sat down next to George Wood, and Wood saw the popular idol admired by everyone He even started crying beside him!

Seeing this scene, Tang En murmured in front of the microphone: "Everything is over... Eriksson is now starting to replace new players, let them accumulate experience in the competition and feel the atmosphere of the competition..."

The forest team's right forward Ashley Young replaced Beckham. After he played, he performed well and did not suffer from stage fright. This made Dunn very pleased. The players who came out of Nottingham Forest must be different from others, and that's because their manager is also a very unusual person.

Ashley Young is lucky. After all, he also represented England in the World Cup, although not much time. George Wood, who is also from Nottingham Forest and is also his captain, is not so lucky. He was called up to the England national team but didn't play a minute, except for 21 minutes in England's warm-up match before the World Cup.

At this moment, the England team was struggling on the field, and he put his attention on Beckham next to him. The captain of the national team, the heartthrob, the idol who is admired or envied, is crying so weak and helpless at this time. He covered his face with his hands, and tears could not stop slipping from his fingers.

The TV broadcast cut to Beckham's side many times, and as a teammate sitting next to him, George Wood was also photographed.

Wood's attention was all on Beckham. Before he entered the national team, he knew this person. Before he started playing football, the only star he could name was David Beckham. He has always thought that a man who is successful in his career and has a loving wife and son is a sign of success, but he didn't expect to have such an unbearable side at this time.

Watching Beckham cry so recklessly in front of the public, he suddenly thought of the night of the Champions League final in Paris, France. He didn't cry at that time, but he felt that he could understand how Beckham felt at this time.

He hesitated for a moment, but still put his hand on Beckham's shoulder.

The taste of failure is really bad...

Beckham felt a warm hand on his shoulder, and he turned his head to look at George Wood sitting behind with a serious face.

He wiped away his tears, sat down on the chair from the ground, watched Wood squeeze out a smile, and said nothing.

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In the final game, the Portuguese eliminated England with a penalty kick. During the game, Rooney thought he stepped on the crotch of the Portuguese player Carvalho and was sent off by the referee on duty. This was the last straw that crushed England. And Rooney's Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo stood up for Portugal at that sensitive moment, only to be seen as a betrayal by the English, which left them furious. Of course, during the game commentary, Tang En unexpectedly did not make any comments on this sudden incident, and he did not speak for a while.

He actually felt that both sides were right. Cristiano Ronaldo was wearing a Portuguese jersey at this moment, so it was understandable for him to ask the referee to give Rooney a red card. But the furious Englishman wouldn't care about this, and Twain was unwilling to waste his saliva on such meaningless things during the game broadcast.

He just felt that he was also sent off with a red card. Back then, Beckham was much more unlucky than Rooney...

Rooney will definitely not be criticized by the media. What Ferguson needs to carefully protect is not the "purest English boy", but the "traitor" Cristiano Ronaldo.

Of course, if, contrary to Twain's knowledge, Ferguson suddenly became dizzy and wanted to give up on Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Wayne Rooney, then Nottingham Forest would not mind accepting such a public enemy of England.

Even if you are reluctant to solve Sir Alex Ferguson's problems.

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England was eliminated, no one would feel good, and there was a silence in the live broadcast room. Both Mortensen and Alan Shearer were silently packing their things and finishing today's game broadcast.

Tang En's things are very simple, all the materials he prepared are in his head.

He took off his earphones, looked at the silent and busy staff around him, and then at John Mortensen.

"Is my action over here?" His question broke the silence in the workshop.

Mortensen looked up at him. "No, Tony. The World Cup isn't over yet."

"But I don't think anyone will be interested in the next games?"

"Of course, maybe. But we paid for the broadcast rights of those games and sold the advertisements. If we don't transfer them, the advertisers will definitely eat us."

Tang En nodded.

Alan Shearer suddenly inserted between the two of them: "Tony, I find it very strange. How can a person like you keep silent and say nothing when there is a conflict on the court?" He refers to Rooney and Cristia The matter between No. Ronaldo.

Tang En shook his head: "Because my opinion is different from yours, I think it's better not to speak."

Mortensen knew what Tang En meant, and he expressed his understanding: "Well...you still know when to say something and when not to say it, you have a big mouth...I really thought you were a fearless young man .”

Just now Mortensen scolded Cristiano Ronaldo as a "liar", "traitor" and "scumbag" in the commentary, and his tone was very severe. Tang En didn't touch that bad luck.

"I can't stand against the whole English society, John. It won't make me any more money."

"You're so vulgar, you're paid for opening and closing your mouth." Mortensen laughed.

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England went home early, and England fans were extremely disappointed. After the game, criticisms about Cristiano Ronaldo began to rage. The English media overwhelmingly condemned this young player who betrayed his teammates during the game. Seeing that his posture meant that Ronaldo would be kicked out of Manchester United and England. Even the media from other countries have followed suit. For example, some people in the Chinese media have the same tone as England, claiming that Ronaldinho "betrayed his friends for glory", "betrayed the club", "betrayed sportsmanship", "sorry for his surname"... …etc.

Tang En was unwilling to talk about these things in front of the English media, because he was an Englishman himself, and it was inconvenient to say some things. However, he doesn't have to worry about anything in the Chinese media. In his article, he scolded all the Chinese media who followed Ronaldinho's criticisms, thinking that these criticisms are "there is no reason to blame Ronaldinho."

"... Ronaldinho was a player of the Portuguese national team at that time. He naturally represented the interests of the Portuguese national team on the field. What does it have to do with his 'betrayal of the club'?...Reminding the referee to give cards to fouled players violates sports ethics In this way, there are many unsportsmanlike players in the world. In the Champions League final, those Barcelona players who asked the referee to give van der Sar a red card, in the eyes of some people, are they also unsportsmanlike? Although I would like to hear They say that, but I still want to say that what they said is bullshit.... As for saying sorry for the alien surname 'Ronaldo', it's even more funny. Are you a parent? Don't you blush when you say such a nasty thing?"

His article directly pointed the finger at the Chinese sports media, causing an uproar in the country. However, Tang En just posted the article and ignored it. The subsequent impact has nothing to do with him, and he is not so leisurely. Go to domestic portals to build a blog and chat with those boring people, because these words can't be exchanged for money, he is doing free publicity for others.

The turmoil in China is a bit of a farce, but what happened in England is not like a farce. Looking at what the English media and fans mean, they really want to drive Cristiano Ronaldo out of England completely.

Especially after the media reported that Rooney beat and scolded his Manchester United teammates as scum in the locker room after the game, the matter became even more intense.

- I_can_never_play_with_him_again. I_am_going_to_fucking_sort_him_out.

—I will never play football with this kind of scum again.

These are Rooney's original words, and the "scum" in his words naturally refers to Cristiano Ronaldo. He brushed aside his own folly and blamed England's loss on his United team-mates. The effect is obvious. For Rooney's mistake, the English media dismissed it lightly and did not mention it, while they chased after Cristiano Ronaldo.

Under such circumstances, when more than one media mentioned this issue to Twain, he finally couldn't hold back and publicly stated that if Manchester United planned to sell this talented player, then Nottingham Forest would be willing to accept it.

"Of course I know his current situation, but it has nothing to do with my team, because Rooney is not a Forest player, and his opinion will not be used as my reference. I only know that Ronaldo is a talented player. The team needs such a person very much. Of course... I am not poaching. I mean if Mr. Ferguson finds it difficult to deal with the relationship between Rooney and Ronaldo in the same dressing room, I will be the first to share the burden for him. This kind of pain. What? Real Madrid is also interested in him? Then I want to remind him, don’t go to Real Madrid, it’s not suitable for him, the Premier League is the best for him.”

Before Twain finished speaking, Ferguson jumped out and declared that the club had just renewed Ronaldo's contract before the World Cup, and he would not go anywhere except Manchester United. The old man took the risk of going against the whole of England to support Ronaldo. Just like after the 1998 World Cup, he insisted on reusing Beckham under tremendous pressure. For the people he values, he always protects them at all costs and gives them room to grow. From this point alone, Tang En respected this handsome old man... But if the two sides met together, these respects would have to be put aside.

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England has been eliminated, and the rest of the World Cup has nothing to pay attention to for the English people. There is only one thing worthy of their attention. That is the question of ownership of the World Cup.

In the end, at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Italy defeated France on penalties and won the World Cup, which symbolizes the highest honor in world football, for the fourth time.

That final was similar to what Twain knew. Zidane used a penalty kick to give France the lead, and then Italy's Materazzi used a corner kick to equalize the score. In the overtime game, a generation of master Zidane unexpectedly bid farewell to the World Cup and his professional player career in a way that no one thought of. He headbutted Materac and was sent off with a red card. The French team, with one less player, was powerless and was dragged into a penalty shootout by Italy, which finally failed.

Tang En was very pleased with this result. It's not that it's the same as he remembers, he doesn't care about those things long ago. He was delighted that Italy had used their defense to win the title, which he liked to see, and it made his Forest team less of a loner.

Barcelona won the European Champions Cup. It once made people feel that artistic football dominates the world, and defensive football is ugly, and it is impossible to win the championship. Now Italy slaps these people with their champion, telling them that in important games, defense is the most important thing.

As for Zidane's fate... Tang En could only sigh.

A band of legends bid farewell to their legendary career with the most legendary defense.

Regarding Mate Laqi, Tang En does not comment...

That's how the World Cup ended.

Tang En ended his first TV commentary work perfectly. Afterwards, he was highly praised by Mortensen, and he thought it was very cool to cooperate with him to explain the game. And asked him if he was interested in resigning as the head coach in the future and coming to the BBC to develop. Of course, this was declined by Tang En with a smile. He still likes to be the head coach and criticize others in the stands. How can it be more fulfilling to charge forward by himself?

However, Mortensen's words did not open a door for Tang En, but opened a window. He knows his talent in this area, and maybe after he really retires from the position of head coach in the future, he can also work as a TV commentator...Take a step back and say that now he is not afraid of losing his job as head coach, because he has It is impossible to starve to death because of losing a game and losing a job.

Of course, that doesn't change his pursuit of winning. Because now his pursuit of victory is not to keep his job, but to declare war on those who look down on him and wait to see more jokes after he angered UEFA, and slap them in the face.

After the World Cup, the players took the time to go on vacation. They didn’t have much time. As one of the earliest leagues among the five major European leagues, the Premier League will kick off in mid-August, and the team’s training time is also longer than other country earlier.

This time, in the new season special project of the British "World Football" magazine, the comment on Nottingham Forest is-this is a strong team. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in

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