Chapter 911: Volume 7: Heart of the Lion King, Go Home

Some media used "Tony Comes Home" as the title for this game.

Tang En's home is indeed still in Nottingham. He has been busy with the national team recently. He has been staying in a hotel in London, and he really hasn't been home much.

Shania is not here, so there is no need to return to that deserted home.

go home……

Tang En muttered in his mouth. He knew in his heart that Nottingham probably didn't want to be his home anymore.

When Dunn arrived in Nottingham with the team by bus, he was besieged by the media. These days, he is either hiding in the hotel to make up the big list, or hiding in the Kearney base, and the media can't get in touch with him at all. Well now, in Nottingham he has no escape. This time, we must ask some very exciting news.

The team will stay in a hotel in Nottingham and prepare for the next day's game. As soon as the bus heard about it, the reporters waiting at the gate rushed up, blocking the road between the bus door and the hotel gate.

When Tang En jumped out of the car, the microphones with long poles passed over the heads of the crowd and stretched out above Tang En one after another. The cameras and cameras were all facing him, and the security guards and policemen at the scene were on the verge of a formidable enemy.

The other players couldn't help but whistle when they saw this scene.

A group of people gathered together and whispered again.

"I thought these people were all here to interview us... This battle is even better than the main force."

"Don't dream, these people are here for the boss."

"Sure enough, he is the focus of the news."

"Has the coach's big mouth said anything lately?"

"Nothing."

"You can attract so many reporters without saying anything?!"

"Fool, this is Nottingham. He's home."

The scene was noisy, and Dunn didn't hear the whispers of the players. He was busy with reporters.

"Coach Twain, coach Twain! How does it feel to be back in Nottingham again?"

"It feels good." Tang En replied with a deadpan face, making it obvious at a glance that he didn't take the question seriously at all.

"Can you explain why you chose not to renew your contract with Nottingham Forest Club?" This question is always of the most interest to reporters. Although there are many rumors, none of them have been confirmed. They still want to hear the real answer from the mouth of the person involved.

"It's nothing to talk about." Tang En refused to answer. He didn't want to talk about his conflict with the club, but he didn't want to completely freeze the relationship with the club. After all, he had a relationship with the club for eleven years. Some things should just be kept a complete secret.

"Some people say that you have conflicts with the top management of the club..."

"It's nothing." Tang En's nonsense came out as soon as he opened his mouth, without even a stumbling block.

"Then is it because..."

"I'm sorry, but I refuse to answer all the questions about Nottingham Forest." Tang En's expression was not very good. It's time to let these reporters know how to advance and retreat.

"But Mr. Tang En, your team is going to play against Nottingham Forest. This is also a question related to Nottingham Forest. You don't answer..." A reporter smiled and picked out the logic error in Tang En's words.

"What I mean is that I won't answer any questions." Tang En glanced at the man, and squeezed into the hotel lobby under the double protection of security guards and police.

The reporter who wanted to molest Tang En just now was stunned, his expression on his face was very stiff.

"Wow——" a player whistled. "so cool!"

Carl Spike couldn't stop laughing when he saw this scene in the crowd. He turned his head and smiled at the camera: "Tony Twain is really back." He was completely relieved that the arrogant Twain was back, and he didn't have to worry that Twain, who had been dormant for two months, would change under the control of the Football Association. Become a toothless tiger. That would be no fun.

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The news of Tang En's return to Nottingham became the headlines of the day. Photos of him squeezed into the hotel surrounded by many reporters appeared in newspapers and on the Internet. Wearing a black suit and sunglasses, he really looked like the godfather of the underworld.

Burns held the newspaper and looked at Tang En on it in a daze.

How does it feel to be home?

He really wanted to ask Dunn that. However, it is estimated that Dunn will not come to his bar again. After becoming England's head coach, he will be closely watched by the media 24 hours a day, and he has no time to come here to chat with friends. Besides, whether you can find someone to chat with when you come here is another matter.

"He still looks so cool." Fat John next to him leaned over to take a look at the photo.

Bill and his group are gone, so they are probably discussing to make banners and slogans.

"But he offended the media. When he left the Forest team, not many media spoke well of him." Burns responded.

"Hey." John laughed, "If Tony cared about what other people think, he wouldn't be Tony."

"That's not necessarily the case." Burns shook his head, "Tony will definitely care about tomorrow's Crimson Stadium."

These words also hit John's mind, the smile on his face disappeared, and he remained silent. Just pick up the wine glass and gulp down the wine.

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It is very rare for Tang to announce that tomorrow will be a day off after training, so that the players can take a good rest. He didn't give a reason. The players didn't have any other ideas except being strange. It's a good thing to have a vacation, and they couldn't wish for it.

Tang collected the tickets for tomorrow's game without explaining.

Originally, such a game was not worth watching at all. But he is interested in Tang En, so he wants to go to the scene to see what kind of moth Tang En will make here.

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Although this was a friendly match, Dunn still held a tactical meeting at night.

Since the team only had one day to practice together, it was basically impossible to practice any tactics, so Tang En didn't arrange any complicated tactics. Continue to use the 442 in the parallel position and hit the side road. These tactics are the most basic and simplest, and even players with no tacit understanding can cooperate, because they have received such training since childhood.

At the meeting, Twain reiterated the significance of this game to those players. It implies that they will go all out and get good results.

It seemed that he was patiently preparing for this match. Seeing him like this, the players who had been skeptical about Tang En's ideas before had to take it seriously - tomorrow's game is really a great opportunity...

"They won't guess that we will take this game seriously." Dunn thought for a while and confirmed his statement. "This is just an ordinary game. Although the media hyped it fiercely, the focus is not on the game. I hope you will seize this opportunity."

He looked at the players, how many of these people truly trusted him and planned to follow him, he would know after this game.

Of course, he didn't expect everyone to fight against Nottingham Forest. He didn't have such a reputation in the national team, and the players were not obedient puppets. But what he needs are those who listen to him and have fighting spirit and dare to fight. As for those who are unwilling to do so... Sorry, the door of the national team is permanently closed to you.

This warm-up match is a good opportunity to scare the chickens and monkeys. Liwei is not only achieved through victory.

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At the same time, on the other side, Martin O'Neill is also discussing with David Chrislake how to deal with the England team.

"What do you think England will do in tomorrow's game, David?" O'Neill asked.

Chris Rack knew Tang En well, and when he was guessing what Tang En would do, he was right to ask him.

Chris Lack was silent for a while, and then said: "The outside world thinks that the point of view of this game is not the game itself, but off the field. We want to use this game to test the team lineup and the state of the new players after joining. He is a marginal character, too weak. But my idea is exactly the opposite of theirs."

O'Neill looked at him with interest, motioning for him to continue talking.

"Tony Twain is not a person who will follow common sense. This game is the first game he leads the team. It is very important. If he wants to make his work a little easier in the future, this game cannot go through the motions. I I think he will ask his team to give it their all." At this point, he paused a little, as if thinking about whether the following words were correct.

"Then... the goal is to defeat us." He still said this conclusion.

O'Neill did not object to his statement that seemed like a fantasy, but nodded approvingly: "It's the same as I thought. Tony needs a game victory more than us, even if it's just an insignificant friendly match. The media Keeping an eye on him, he's under a lot of pressure, and even a game like this needs to prove his ability with a win."

O'Neill was very happy that Twain could also have such pressure, so that he would not feel that he was the only fool in the world.

"Although they will go all out, there's no need for us to do the same. Twain doesn't have to worry about his men being injured, we have to worry. So for this game, we still stick to our plan - inspecting the team."

Chris Lark agreed to the arrangement with O'Neill. Dunn needed victory, and he needed it urgently. To win, he could do whatever it takes, but Nottingham Forest didn't need to accompany him crazy. It is one aspect of this game to examine the player's status, and it is also important to avoid injuries.

In fact, deep down in his heart, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the Forest team losing to England. Anyway, the Forest team didn't expect this friendly match to change anything. This not only saved themselves, but also gave Tang En the result he wanted. Everyone was happy.

But O'Neill's subsequent words interrupted his dream.

"Even so, I don't think his England three-team can beat my Nottingham Forest."

Chris Lack turned his head to look at the head coach in front of him. It was the first time he heard O'Neill say "my Nottingham Forest" in so many days.

In front of other opponents, O'Neill would not say such words. It seems that this person was also inspired with a sense of crisis when facing the team's former head coach. Just like the lion king guarding his own territory, even in the face of the provocation of the former lion king, he is unwilling to back down. Is it instinct or a sense of responsibility? Chris Lark doesn't know.

Tang En wanted to establish his status in the England team, and he didn't want to lose this game. Martin O'Neill was unwilling to live in Tony Twain's shadow because he didn't want to lose to Twain's England. It can be said that the former is for survival, while the latter is for honor.

The relationship between these two people is not bad in private, but they will never show mercy because of this.

He suddenly looked forward to tomorrow's game.

What will the Crimson Stadium look like tomorrow?

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The game was played in the afternoon, and the temperature in Nottingham at the end of July was still very high. The kick-off time for this game was 4:30 pm. At that time, the temperature dropped slightly, but it was still very hot.

Despite the hot weather and the scorching sun, it couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the fans who came to watch the game. The special significance of this game attracted almost all Nottingham Forest fans to watch the game, and at the same time, the broadcast vehicles of the media almost completely surrounded the Crimson Stadium.

Seeing this scene in the bus, Pepe smacked her lips and said: "It's time to catch up with the European Champions Cup final...it's crazy."

"They're all here to see the boss, right?" Bell leaned in front of the car window, looking at the fans below.

"Welcome him or boo him?" Gago also joined in the fun, but as soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent.

"Uh..." Gago was a little embarrassed. "Well, I didn't say anything."

He did express everyone's concerns.

"Don't think so much, get ready for the game." Wood said from the side. Maybe he wanted to let Gago stop thinking about it, but everyone felt that the atmosphere was even colder...

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When the England bus arrived at the stadium, most of the fans were in. However, Tang En still attracted everyone's attention when he got out of the car. The media rushed here, and he heard some sporadic boos.

He's no fool, he knows who the booing is about. He could only pretend that he didn't hear, and walked quickly to the corridor with his head down.

There were also reporters who asked behind their buttocks: "Coach Twain, coach Twain! How does it feel to go home?"

This time Tang En didn't even have to answer hypocritically. He walked into the corridor as if he didn't hear, and threw the reporter away.

go home?

It's not easy to come back to this house...