Chapter 792: Volume Six, Crimson, New Year

This is the first private Christmas for Tang Jing and those people she can only get in touch with during interviews. She feels very curious, but she is quite calm on the surface, deeply hiding her career as a reporter. Habit.

She knew that George Wood didn't want reporters to interfere in his private life. A short-sighted British tabloid once disclosed that Wood's mother had worked as a cheap prostitute in the slums shortly after he became famous, with a sarcasm in his tone. For this matter, George Wood and Nottingham Forest teamed up to permanently block that media, and did not allow any news about the Forest team and Wood to appear in the media, otherwise they would send a letter from the lawyer.

This is different from the "blocking" of Tang En's fight between husband and wife, this is for real. Sure enough, Nottingham Forest has been insulated from that media since then.

When Tang En came in from the door again, his whole person changed, he was no longer the sad and unhappy appearance before. Finally, this Christmas was a decent one.

During the dinner, he occasionally joked about the mysterious relationship between Tang Jing and Tang.

When dealing with Tang En's jokes, Tang stayed silent, while Tang Jing seemed quite generous.

Now Tang En no longer lives next door to Tang En. While Tang En and Shania are enjoying the two-person world, Tang also has his own private space, so if he and Tang Jing do something together, Tang En will also won't be too surprised...

The only thing that surprised him was that Tang's sullen personality was able to develop a relationship with someone like Tang Jing who was extroverted, careless, and a pseudo-strong woman template. It's really unbelievable...

Tang En felt that these two people didn't match at all... As far as Tang was concerned, if he didn't have close contact for a long time, others would not be able to see his strengths at all. So what does Tang Jing like about him?

Tang En felt that the current men and women really made him incomprehensible. But he forgot that his "marriage made in heaven" with Shania also caused other people to shake their heads and say "I don't understand"!

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This "New Year's Eve dinner" for Westerners was a little different from previous years because of the addition of newcomer Tang Jing, and it had a different taste.

Tang Jing was a little cautious at first, but then gradually let go.

Tang En's eyes would glance at Sophia from time to time. Sophia was holding his arm at the door, and the bird was still leaning on his shoulder, he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.

He still remembers how he felt when he saw Sophia for the first time, when the whole Snington ghetto was gray - gray sky, gray cracked streets, gray walls, gray roofs, including people's expressions It's all gray...

Only the mother sitting at home peeling potatoes is colorful, lively, and full of tenacious vitality.

Looking at it now, the light on Sophia's body is gradually fading. Is it because the surroundings have already been colored, or is it because Sophia's own light of life is weak?

Tang En knew that this woman liked him. But he evaded and declined. Thinking about it now, would it be too cruel to a weak woman by doing this? But Twain also couldn't accept the view that sympathizing with someone meant loving her. That was actually a kind of torture for me and Sophia.

Fortunately, Sophia is a sensible and intelligent woman, and she takes a back seat in front of Shania who is more suitable for Tang En. Just snuggling outside the house for a while today is enough to satisfy her.

In this world, good people are not always lucky, and a good person's life may not be safe...

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After eating and staying for a while, Tang En and his party bid farewell to Wood and his mother Sophia.

Tang En drove Tang and Tang Jing back to his residence on Bradford Garden Street, and then went home by himself.

When sending Tang and Tang Jing to their destination, Tang En didn't forget to tease them with his lips: "Hey, Miss Tang Jing, it's very dangerous to be alone with a man."

"It's dangerous to be with you." Tang Jing countered not to be outdone. Since he stopped working as a reporter, he no longer had to look at Tang En's face. Because there is no relationship between them who needs to rely on whom, this is a great thing for Tang Jing - she finally doesn't have to pretend to be a "grandson" in front of this domineering man.

"Ha!" Tang En laughed, "I have a wife and a family, so I'm better than a lonely old virgin, right?"

"It's fine if I go back with you, but tomorrow you can wait to see the news about you spending the spring evening with your mysterious Chinese lover in the Sun newspaper, Mr. Tang En."

Tang watched the two bickering, feeling a little helpless.

"Okay, you're ruthless!" After having a wife, Tang En had to pay attention to the image of his private life. For example, Shania has not been around for a long time, but if Tang En has a physical need, he will no longer call the call girl.

"Good night, I wish you a happy Spring Festival together!" Before leaving, Tang En still didn't forget to take revenge on Tang Jing, and then quickly drove for a walk.

"This old hooligan!" Tang Jing could only spit at the buttocks of the car that was quickly going away.

She and Tang had indeed basically established a relationship as lovers, but the relationship hadn't progressed to the point of going to bed and having sex together.

Don laughed silently from behind. If Tang En was "old", wouldn't he all be buried in the ground?

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Tang En drove the car and didn't go directly back to his home in the northeast of the city. Instead, it went around the city center.

After eight o'clock in the evening, the place is still very lively. Young male and female couples, close friends, relatives and family members all gather in the municipal square, waiting to enjoy the fireworks show that will start in a while.

Tang En had nothing to do, so he simply parked the car in the parking lot and sat in the car to enjoy the fireworks. Anyway, there's no need to go home so early. Facing a dark and deserted house of hundreds of square meters alone, spending Christmas with ghosts?

There was a cheer from the crowd as the first fireworks exploded in the night sky.

More and more fireworks rose into the sky, bloomed, and the commotion became louder and wider.

Tang En didn't have a face full of happiness like those young people. He was just looking at the fireworks in the sky - when would he be watching the fireworks here, with someone beside him exclaiming excitedly?

The new year will be in a few days, and when the calendar turns to 2011, if I make a wish, what kind of wish should I make?

The sound of fireworks and explosions came one after another in my ears, and there was a lot of people's voices. Tang En closed his eyes, and mentally made a wish that he didn't know when it would come true——

Hope to spend Christmas and New Year with Shania one year.

Damn! Lao Tzu said that he is also a married person, why is he still like a shameful lonely person when he was in college on this day when the family should be happy together!

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After a Christmas that had four flavors of ups and downs, Tang En didn't have much time to be sentimental. The next day his team will face Birmingham at home, or work is the most important thing.

When he returned to the training base to start his day's work, Tang En still kept making fun of Tang in private, asking him if he had a good time last night.

Tang ignored Tang En who had a lewd smile on his face, and went to concentrate on his own affairs, making Tang En feel annoyed.

It's been a Christmas, and apart from some less professional players looking tired, everything is business as usual. However, Dunn had already secretly made a note of who played too crazy. They will not be included in the squad for the match against Birmingham.

Nottingham Forest's home game against Birmingham was the eighteenth round of the Premier League. This was also the first time that Tang Jing sat in the VIP box instead of the media seats below to watch the game.

The match ended with Nottingham Forest beating Birmingham 2-0. The left-back Donovan_Slijngard, who was loaned from Ajax to Birmingham, gave the Forest team a gift three minutes into the game. He used A wonderful own goal lob helped Nottingham Forest open the scoring. Not long after the start of the second half, Eastwood hit the football into the net after passing two people in a row, showing his killer demeanor, and also helped the team freeze the score at 2:0.

The game was perfect both in terms of the result and the process. The Nottingham Forest fans had a rare moment of enjoyment - their team dominated their opponents throughout the 90 minutes, and Birmingham had only one shot in the entire game, and it was not on the frame. Except for fouls, their players were completely unable to stop the Forest team's offense. They could only be completely reduced to supporting roles in the game, and they could not cause any trouble for Akinfeev at all. So much so that the TV commentators were worried that Akinfeev would feel too cold during the game...

And Nottingham Forest scored 22 shots! The ball possession rate, pass success rate, cross success rate, steal success rate and header success rate all have an advantage. Every player on the field played very well, which led to such a wonderful game.

Every Forest team fan who left the city stadium was in a happy mood. Tony Twain and his players gave them the best Christmas present.

Playing against Manchester United, still playing against Liverpool, and now playing against Birmingham is a matter of course, turning this game into a half-court offense and defense.

Some experts analyzed whether this was a signal that Nottingham Forest and Tony Twain were about to transform?

Tang En didn't give any explanation. Two days later, on December 28, he led the team to the Riverside Stadium and beat Middlesbrough 1-0.

Although only one goal was scored, it was another thoroughly controlled game. All statistics are overwhelming.

This made many experts who once saw the Forest team not very pleasing to the eye were surprised. Exclaimed that the current Nottingham Forest can not only win but also play well, which is quite a bit of Arsenal's style.

But they're all bullshit. Dunn would not admit that the Forest team did not learn from Arsenal. Careful people will find that although Nottingham Forest's ball possession rate and other technical statistics have increased, some of their traditional things are still not lost. For example, emphasize the first counter-grab on the spot. If the counter-grab is unsuccessful, quickly shrink the defense, and never give the opponent space and time to gallop across his own half to find a chance to score. This is something Arsenal's Arsene Wenger rarely or even never uses.

When attacking, Tang En can pursue beauty and momentum, but when defending, he suddenly turned into a German, rigorous and meticulous to the point of being harsh.

On offense, he allowed the players to make mistakes and even waste opportunities. On defense, anyone who made a mistake would be scolded by Tang En.

The outside world is puzzled by the changes in the Forest team, but the Forest team coaching staff is not surprised at all. Because this is the final result of Tang En and their hard work for several seasons.

As early as the 2006-07 season, Tang En had the idea of ​​controlling the game. But during the period, such and such things happened intermittently, and it was not completed until now. Nottingham Forest has the confidence and ability to win against any opponent in a way that not only ensures efficiency but also pleases the audience.

Reporter Pierce Bruce once again acted as the mouthpiece of Nottingham Forest and Tony Twain. He wrote an article to praise the Forest team's current way of playing, thinking that Nottingham Forest fans have one more thing to enjoy and show off while enjoying the victory-our team can also play to make everyone cheer Soccer!

Of course they didn't have any opinion on Tony Twain. In fact, based on Tang En's success in the Forest team in the past few years, and his qualifications in the Forest team since 1996. No fan will have any dissatisfaction with him. It's just that when they are arguing with Arsenal fans or Barcelona fans, they only take action if they can win the championship, and the fans of the other two teams can also ridicule Tony Twain's team as "the most noisy team." A football that every monkey can fall asleep to."

Watching the team in the stands firmly control the initiative of the game from the beginning to the end, playing and manipulating the opponent at will, and always rest assured that the feeling of being able to score suddenly without worrying about the opponent pressing yourself is really great ...

So will Nottingham Forest stick to their new style of play?

Tang En gave his answer with practical actions.

In the last month of 2010, Nottingham Forest achieved excellent results of five wins and one draw in all six games, especially in the games against the traditional two strong Liverpool and Manchester United. , The home game against Liverpool was almost complete, which made people feel that it was not easy.

So Nottingham Forest won the best team of the month, and Twain won the fifteenth best coach of the month since he coached the team.

On New Year's Day, January 1, 2011, when he just received this award, Twain led the team to a difficult 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers.

After the New Year's Eve, the players' condition suddenly became bad. At the beginning of the game, Twain planned to win the game by controlling the ball. Later, it was discovered that the players were not in good condition, so they temporarily changed their minds and went back to the old business. The Forest team is most familiar with and good at the defensive counterattack that almost does not require deliberate training.

In the end, relying on Abang Lahor's goal between offside and non-offside in the counterattack, he defeated Blackburn very, very hard and scored three points.

In this game, the Forest team's game was not beautiful at all. It was so different from the previous games. But the game was won in the end, and Tang En had confidence when facing the reporter: "No! I never said that my team should stick to that style. I don't care if the team plays well or not, as long as it wins. That’s fine! It’s a fool to play well and lose the game.”

So The Times later lamented: "Blackburn's excellent performance almost revived the curse of 'the best player of the month must lose next', but Tony Twain used his methods to minimize this possibility. He It's still the same him, everything changes in the new year, but Tony Twain hasn't changed..."