Chapter 652 Volume 5 Red The Throne Changes Owner

"...The semi-finals of the Champions League are about to begin. This season, England has three more teams in the semi-finals. This is a great renaissance for English football. Although our national team was eliminated in the European Cup qualifiers, But in terms of clubs, the Premier League teams are still strong, which shows that our league is still the world's number one league..." "The Sun" was previewing the Champions League, and after some meaningless touting, the topic returned to the right track, "Manchester United and Chelsea will play the English derby in the semi-final of the Champions League, and Nottingham Forest will not be easy, their opponent is Barcelona!"

"Chelsea's league championship dream this season is definitely hopeless. They can devote all their minds to the Champions League. This is bad news for Manchester United. In the league, Nottingham Forest is very tight with them. The difference between the two teams is only one point, and Manchester United is temporarily ahead."

"After Nottingham Forest eliminated Real Madrid, they ushered in another giant in La Liga. Barcelona was suppressed by Real Madrid in the domestic league. Rijkaard's only chance to save himself was the Champions League. Not to mention... Nottingham Forest and Does Barcelona have old grudges?"

In the end, the Sun did not let Tony Twain's team go.

Although there are still a few days before the semi-finals of the Champions League, for the three English teams that have reached the semi-finals, their focus has clearly shifted to the Champions League. Although the competition in the league is fierce, there are still four rounds after all. The Champions Cup is a home and away elimination system, and a mistake in one of the games may be fatal.

Against this background, the thirty-fifth round of the Premier League has begun.

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In the game that has ended, despite facing the Champions League, Chelsea, who used a rotation lineup to play Everton, still won. They beat Moyes' team 1-0 in an away game.

Arsenal won 2-0 at home against Reading immediately following the end of the game.

Before the games between Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Manchester United, the league standings looked like this:

Manchester United is still first, eighty points. Nottingham Forest is still second, with 79 points. Arsenal third with 73 points. Liverpool is still fourth, with 72 points. Chelsea are fifth with 67 points. With this victory against Everton, they have widened the point gap with Everton, who is sixth in the league.

The rankings haven't actually changed at all. Because apart from Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, the point difference of other teams is not one point or two points. Arsenal won the ball, and there is still a gap of at least six points between them and the top two in one more game. Their hope of winning the championship is very small.

For Henry's departure, changes in the top management of the club, and the first season of player renewal, it is not easy to achieve this result.

In the match between Arsenal and Reading, the Forest players watched the first half in the car and the second half in the locker room of the City Stadium.

The victory over Reading was no surprise at all, and the players weren't surprised at all. After watching the game, Chris Rack urged them to go out to warm up and prepare for their game.

Tottenham are not considered a weak team, and it is more advantageous for the Forest team that they are at home this time.

Today is April 19th, and Nottingham Forest's away game against Barcelona is the night of April 23rd. It stands to reason that Tang En should use the rotation system like Chelsea, but he didn't.

He didn't know how Ferguson's side arranged it. Manchester United's game time was later than Nottingham Forest's. It happened to be the end of the game and kick-off there. He hasn't got Manchester United's starting roster for that game yet, but the Forest team has sent someone to the scene. If there is any news, he will tell Chris Lack on his mobile phone, and Chris Lack will pass it on to him.

At this point in the league, the enemy's intelligence collection is becoming more and more important.

Going back to the match at the City Stadium, Tony Twain deployed his full lineup at his home stadium, and if nothing else happened, this lineup would be the starting lineup for the Camp Nou.

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, central defender Pepe and Piqué teamed up. The left back is Gareth Bale who is better at attacking. The right back is Rafinha who also focuses on attacking. The midfielders are in parallel positions. George Wood and Van der Val Special is in the middle, one focuses on defense and the other focuses on offense. The left midfielder is Ribery, the right midfielder is Beckham, and the forwards are Ruud van Nistelrooy and Eastwood.

Rotation is to allow players to have a better rest, but it does not mean that they cannot fight when it is time to fight. Now is the time to fight. Twain is not willing to lose either the league or the Champions Cup.

He believes the same goes for his players. Honor and money, who doesn't want it?

The head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, Joel, did not expect that Tony Twain would send all the main players to play in the home league when he was about to face the semi-finals of the Champions Cup... He was caught off guard by Nottingham Forest.

In the opening 25 minutes, Nottingham Forest scored two goals. The players of the Forest team were full of fighting spirit. Chen Sheng chased after the cheers of the home fans like a tsunami, and they took a 3-0 lead before the end of the first half.

This is the second time Joel has been surprised. After seeing Tang En deploying the main lineup, he was stunned for a while, but soon laughed again. Because he felt that Tang En's use of the rotation lineup was actually more detrimental to him. At least those players would use 200% of their strength to show themselves in front of the head coach. Worrying about being injured before the semi-finals of the Champions League and not working hard, in this way, I have a chance.

But how did he know, what did the scoundrel Tony Twain tell his players before the game?

"...Ah, I know you guys are worried about getting injured before an important game, and I'm worried too. But I don't want to lose the league title, so what should I do? It's actually very simple. I actively look for opportunities as soon as I come up, and strive to end the first half In the game, let the opponent no longer have the idea of ​​dying, we are naturally safe. The longer the game drags on, the less we can score as soon as possible to establish an advantage, the more the opponent will move around, and at the same time, the stronger their resistance is, this It is very bad for us. So... in the face of a vicious opponent, what is the safest way to do it? Not to hide, but to kill them with the power of thunder as soon as they come up! The only one in the world who will not The people we threaten are the dead."

So, the poor Tottenham were beaten helplessly by the Forest team in the first half. After a gust of wind and rain, they realized that they were three goals behind!

The Dutchman Martin Jol's face was livid on the sidelines. Tottenham can be regarded as a traditional powerhouse, but they behaved like a newly promoted team that has never seen the world in the city stadium. This season, the club's top management has invested a lot of money, but his performance in leading the team has become inversely proportional to this investment - thirty-four rounds of the league have passed, ranking twelfth, 21% away from the goal of the UEFA Cup Many, this season is destined to end dismal - this fact makes the club's top management very dissatisfied. He knew that his superiors meant to fire him, and those people were actively contacting Juan Ramos, the head coach of La Liga powerhouse Serbia, intending to replace him after the end of the season. But he just doesn't resign, he still wants to prove himself... how to prove it? At least to win in the last few rounds, it's a good thing to go, right?

In the locker room at halftime he yelled at everyone in the locker room. He wanted to imitate Ferguson or Twain's hair dryer, arousing the fighting spirit and shame of the players. But it is too unprofessional for him to do this, he is not this type of head coach at all... He did not arouse the fighting spirit of the players, but made the atmosphere in the locker room even more embarrassing-some people knew that Joel was in the heat The days of the spurs are not long, so they don't listen to the head coach at all.

After the start of the second half of the game, Tottenham Hotspur still did not show anything that could turn the game around, such as morale, skills and tactics... Nothing, except for Joel who kept getting up from the coach's bench and walked to the sidelines to roar. Besides, there is no other way. Because he knows that he has lost control of this team-this is very sad, and what is even more sad is that he can only accept this fact.

Twain began to make planned substitutions, allowing important players to rest to avoid injuries, and then let more hungry rotation players enter the battle to continue to destroy Tottenham.

The players were full of fighting spirit, but because Tang En replaced all the core players, the offense seemed a bit disorganized and they fought on their own. George Wood, who took over the playmaking role after van der Vaart went off, had a few flashes, but only a few flashes. For him who has been a defensive midfielder for a long time, he still lacks a set of tactical ideas of his own. His offensive organization method itself is very random and has no rules.

The Forest team did not score any more goals in the second half, but Tottenham scored a face-saving goal at the last moment, which had no effect on the result of the game. The Forest team easily won the home game.

In another game played at the same time as this game, Liverpool defeated Fulham 2-0 away, with 72 points, catching up with Arsenal and leaving Chelsea behind. Although there is no hope of winning the championship, considering that Liverpool can only play in the UEFA Cup in the past few seasons, fourth in the league is now enough to make Benitez's coaching position stable.

Benitez is known as the "King of Cups", and Liverpool's performance in the past two decades has also proved that they are better at playing cups. The fit between the team and the head coach is quite high. No wonder Benitez helped Liverpool regain the Champions League in his first season in Liverpool, and established his position at Anfield in one fell swoop.

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After the game, Tang En praised the team severely. Just like he scolded people for losing a game before, he was also in high spirits when he praised people. The words and expressions used in the actions are extremely exaggerated, making everyone feel refreshed after listening to them. The only difference is the degree of coolness.

After bidding farewell to the players, Twain, Tang, and Chris Lack continued to stay in the locker room of the stadium. They want to watch the live broadcast of the game that will start soon-Manchester United will challenge Blackburn away.

I rushed back to the hotel or watched it at home to waste time, so I just watched it in the locker room. Anyway, there is a TV in the locker room, not to mention that this is the stadium of their own club. As the team's head coach and assistant coach, it is justifiable for them to watch TV here.

So, when the game started over there, the crowd in the city stadium gradually dispersed, the lights went out one by one, the noise disappeared as the fans left, and the stadium returned to tranquility. Victory is already something that other people talk about. For these three people in the locker room, that is the past tense. Now they are more concerned about other people's winning or losing.

One hundred and fifteen minutes later, the locker room door was knocked open.

Before the people came out, Tang En's excited voice had already arrived: "I invite you to drink! Haha, it's so cool!"

The sound of the TV was mixed with his laughter: "... the game is over... Ferguson's face is very ugly, his players are about to suffer again... he was tied away by the non-threatening Blackburn, and in Nottingham Forest Having already won against Tottenham, Manchester United relegated to second place!...Eighty-two and eighty-one, there is still a difference of one point, but the order of the first place and the second place is changed...At this moment, in this world The happiest person is probably Tony Twain..."

The celebratory singing of the Ewood Park home fans coming from the TV is the best reflection of this commentary.

Chris Rack smiled redly. Although he was not as straightforward as Tang En, he was just as happy. No one expected that Manchester United capsized on Black itself. This draw can be regarded as an "unexpected gift" for the Forest team. Originally, the coaching staff believed that as long as the winning streak was maintained, the final should be the last match in the league. Round, when Nottingham Forest challenged Manchester United away.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United could not bear the pressure of leading, and a big problem occurred in Blackburn, which is the least problem-prone. A draw is enough to make Ferguson fly into a rage.

When the three of them were watching the live TV broadcast, the TV station gave close-ups of Ferguson roaring on the sidelines many times. Whenever this happened, Tang En would laugh.

Although Tang was not as exaggerated as these two people, he still had a smile on his face.

After working hard for a season, no matter what kind of opponents and what kind of situation we faced in the final stage, we still insisted on clinging to Manchester United. These efforts were finally not in vain. Finally, the leader Manchester United staggered, allowing our team to complete the overtake!

In this way, as long as they maintain a complete victory in the remaining three rounds, the league champion will be in their hands!

The opponents in the next two rounds of the league, Reading and Aston Villa, are not strong teams. As long as the Forest team is united and careful, there will be no problem with six points. Then it will be the last round to challenge Manchester United away. It will be a very intense game, like sparks hitting the earth. But Tang had the confidence to win. This Nottingham Forest team was born for victory and championships. The stronger the opponent and the more dangerous the situation, the more amazing the energy they unleashed.

This is indeed a game worth celebrating.

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Half an hour later, at Kenny Burns' Forest Bar, a large number of excited fans who could not sleep after watching the match between Manchester United and Blackburn gathered, Tony Twain and his two assistants were also among them.

Tang En climbed onto the table with a full wine glass and stood where everyone was looking up. Below was a group of fans who were also looking forward with wine glasses.

Chris Lark was also holding wine, while Tang was holding soda water—he still didn't drink, and Tang En didn't persuade him either.

Tang En, who was blushing, raised his wine glass. The people below watched his movement, and made a "woo woo" sound.

"Guys, this one... for Blackburn - Cheers!"

"To Blackburn, cheers—!!" The people who were as red as him responded in unison. These same people, nearly a month ago, were here to scold Blackburn who won against Nottingham Forest...

There was the sound of clinking glasses, and the golden wine sprinkled the whole room.

In the last game of the Premier League on this day, Manchester United was tied away by the "giant killer at the end of the season" Blackburn under the circumstances that no one expected, and they will lose the top spot starting from the twenty-ninth round of the league on March 9 Letting go, it was Nottingham Forest led by Tony Twain who took their place.

With just three rounds to go before the end of the season, the Premier League throne has changed hands.

Nottingham Forest are three rounds away from their second top-flight title in club history.