Chapter 41 Successor

Shania also noticed recent media reports. She is not blind or deaf. She also knows what fans do in the stands and on the training ground. If you ask her what she thinks, of course, it is a selfish hope that Tang En will stay with her. But after spending more than ten years with her husband, she also knows that the only one who makes the decision in the end is her husband. So she chose to remain silent obediently.

At this time, she could only choose to trust her husband.

"I have to hold a press conference in a few days to announce the issue of staying or leaving." At dinner, Tang En suddenly said, which surprised Shania. You should know that when the media was in a hot topic a few days ago, Tang En was silent at home.

She noticed something keenly.

"It's time to understand all this." Tang En said.

Her guess is right.

But Shania didn't ask such words as "What is your decision?" She just nodded and said nothing.

Tang En was not surprised by Shania's reaction, so he did not take the initiative to explain what he would say at the press conference.

There is such a tacit understanding between the two.

The question of Don't En's stay and stay obviously affected the team's performance. In the away game on the weekend, Nottingham Forest almost lost at home at Fulham. Fortunately, Balotel used a beautiful free kick to break through Fulham's goal in the last moment, and tied the score to 1:1, which saved the team a point. Also because of the draw in this game, their ranking did not continue to rise, but remained at seventh.

In this game, Forests was able to finally draw Fulham due to their luck. Whether from technical statistics or actual situations, Nottingham Forest was at a general disadvantage. If it weren't for the Fulham forward who could waste opportunities too much, even if Balotelli scored a goal, they would have just failed.

Perhaps the Fulhams did not expect the Nottingham Forest to be so sluggish. They were a little overexcited.

For example, there was once a ball that was almost empty. It was harder to score such a ball than to score. The forward of Fulham was excited and shot hard, directly pulling the ball to the stands behind...

After the game, Tang En confessed in an interview that he and his team were both lucky today, which was his original words, and he used three "very very" in a row.

However, he did not criticize the team's performance.

Because he knew that the team's abnormal performance was related to him. If the crew of a fleet did not know that their most beloved captain would be able to stay and continue to lead them to enjoy themselves, then they would feel suspicious and shaken, and they would naturally affect their combat effectiveness in battle.

Tang En originally thought that his silence could minimize this impact. He turned out to be wrong. He had to give his crew a decision to let them know what the future would be like.

A reporter asked: "I heard that you promised at the training ground and would give the fans who hope you stay?"

Don Eun did not deny it, but nodded: "Yes. I will announce this at a press conference when I return to Nottingham."

The reporter didn't expect that Tang Endi answered so readily, and he was afraid that he would hear it wrong. He quickly asked again: "Are you talking about going back to Nottingham and announcing your stay after the end of the season?"

Tang En nodded and didn't continue to say anything. But this is enough. The media are all excited by Tang En's answer. As for the game... who cares?

In the car back to Nottingham from London. Donne found that Evan Dogette was there, and he took the initiative to come to him.

"David..." He looked at Chris Lack, who was sitting with Donne.

Chris Lack is a smart man. He knew that Evan had something to say about Tangen, and it was related to Tangen's stay or leave. So he stood up and gave his position to Mr. Chairman. He reached the back position, next to Eastwood.

As Chris Lack gave up his seat, Donn did not say a word, but just looked up at the two people who were exchanging seats.

When Evan sat down, he was not polite and said straight to the point: "Have you made a decision, Tony?"

Tang En nodded.

"I guess it's not a good decision for me. Can I advise you to take it back?"

Don Evan shook his head: "If you still want my friendship, Evan. You don't do that."

Evan Doggetty turned her eyes forward with some disappointment.

Seeing Evan Dogerty so disappointed, Tang En couldn't bear to be so indifferent. So he comforted him: "In China, there is a saying: 'The old ones don't go, the new ones don't come'. The same is true for the Forests and you. How can you have new surprises if I don't leave," said He said.

Evan Dogette doesn't care about the oriental proverbs, he only cares about one thing: "But I can't imagine that you, the old guy, will have any new surprises when you leave.   I have been searching for more than four years, but I haven't found it."

Tang En smiled. It seemed that it was very simple to make Evan accept the fact that he left. Just find him a suitable heir.

"Of course, I have a candidate who is very suitable to be the new head coach of Nottingham Forest. I am very optimistic about him. He can definitely lead the Forests back on the road."

Evan Dogerty was frightened by Tang En's evaluation, because the rebellious Tang En rarely used such explicit and exaggerated words to describe a person, so his mind looked for those world-class coaches.

"Is it Mourinho?"

This is the only answer he can come up with, because of his similar temperament, this person may be the only one who can make Tang En optimistic about it.

Unexpectedly, Tang En shook his head.

“Not.  ”

He did not explain to Evan why Mourinho was not, he just mentioned his candidate.

"It's Tang."

This name made Evan stunned for a moment. He was not surprised, but... he didn't even think of who this "Tang" was.

Tang En saw the doubt in his eyes, but it didn't mean it. It was normal for the club chairman to not remember it. At that time, Evan was in high spirits, and he didn't care about the people and things around him.

"Do you remember when I brought him to the club at first. Do you hope you will give him a job?" Donn slowly told Evan the story. Anyway, it took nearly two hours to drive from London to Nottingham, and he had time. The road was boring, and it was interesting to tell stories.

Only then did Evan remember: "That Chinese youth?"

Donn nodded: "He started as an ordinary youth team coach, and has worked as a youth team manager, first-team coach, first-team assistant coach.   Seven and a half years ago, he left the club and went to Nords to be the head coach. Now Nords is in the middle of the English Championship rankings."

When Evan heard the name "Nords County", he frowned. When he heard that it was only the mid-range team in the Championship, his brows became tighter and tighter.

Evan's reaction naturally fell into Don't's eyes.

"Tony, this guy..."

"Do you think he is not famous and has a good resume?"

Evan nodded, this is what he thought. He was deeply touched by the unfamous land-based coaches who could not control the locker room. There were a few big-name stars who could control the locker room? Almost none of them could not control the locker room, so there were many factions in the locker room. The team fell apart, and what combat power there was? A bad resume meant that there was no brilliant results. This could not convince the public, and it was impossible to believe that the team could have a brilliant future under him. What's more, there was no brilliant results. It also meant that there was insufficient experience in dealing with big scenes. Not to mention that Nottingham Forest is a Premier League team with a goal in Europe. At such a level, is the head coach of a mid-English Championship team able to cope with?

"Not all head coaches need to rely on their own fame to manage the locker room. It doesn't matter if the resume is not good, because a piece of white paper is better for painting." Tang En said so. "Before I won the first championship trophy, my resume was not as good as Tang."

In fact, Tang En's resume when he debuted was really not good. He lost the hope of the team's promotion to the Premier League in the most critical game, and then he was dismissed and returned to the youth team to coach. Then when he became the first-team coach again, he only had half a season of first-team coaching experience. But this person created the most glorious eleven years in the history of Nottingham Forest Club.

If Evan had not been famous for Tang En at that time, and had not seen good resumes, he would have probably never had such glory as Nottingham Forest.

"And Don has enough strength. All he lacks is a better stage than Nords. Think about the Nottingham Derby in January. His team performed well, at least forty-five minutes ahead of us. I believe that as long as he gives him time, he will definitely draw a wonderful picture for you."

"A Chinese..." Evan was still a little worried, or he was unwilling to be convinced by Tang En.

"Is there any problem?" Tang En raised his eyebrows. "Chen Jian is also a Chinese, but he is our main force now." In fact, Tang En said to Evan very much:

I am the real Chinese. Tang is a pure British. You don’t believe in Chinese. You just don’t believe in me? But I have won so many championships...

Of course, it is impossible to say such words, and Tang En just said a few words in his heart. He expressed disdain for Evan's superficial view.

Then Evan fell into a long silence. The car was driving fast and steadily on the highway. The players and coaches in the car were doing their own things. Some were wearing headphones and listening to music, some closed their eyes and took a nap, and some were playing with game consoles and mobile phones on their hands.

Tang En adjusted the back of the chair slightly and lay back, intending to replenish his sleep in the car. Just like he said, he is prone to sleep now. In order to keep his brain awake, he seized the opportunity to rest.

Evan seemed to have not noticed Don Eun and continued to be silent. Don Eun didn't care whether the club chairman was right beside him, and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When the bus arrived in Nottingham, Donn also woke up. He found Evan Dogette sitting next to him, and he looked like he was waiting for him to wake up.

"What are you thinking, Evan?" he asked.

Hearing Tang En's question, Evan seemed to have woken up from deep thoughts, and turned his head to look at Tang En: "I'm wondering whether the heir you recommend is willing or under your shadow..."

Tang En grinned, and he had not considered this issue. For Tang, his arrangements might be a bit domineering and unreasonable, because he always considered the problem from his own perspective, but he didn't seem to think about it from Tang's perspective - a young coach with no proud experience suddenly became Tony Tang En's successor, such pressure was enough to crush many ordinary people with poor psychological qualities.

However, after having been in contact with Tang for so long and having the same ulterior motives, Tang En firmly believes that Tang is not an ordinary person.

"In the first few years, there may be such an impact..." Tang En murmured. "But it will be better. Take your time, Evan. The Forest team will still have a long way to go in the future..."

Evan sighed, feeling that he was not convinced of the stubborn person around him.

"Okay, when is it better for me to go find him?"

"Wait until the season is about to end, it's too early for media rumors to cause things to change." Don't be happy that Evan finally decided to accept Don, so that his heart would be relieved half.

What about the remaining half?

When the bus drove into Wilford, Evan patted Donn on the shoulder before getting out of the car: "When do you think it's better to hold a press conference? Tony? The club can arrange it for you."

"Uh..." Tang En opened his mouth and looked at Evan Dogette's back as he got out of the car, thinking that he must be very proud because he scored a goal...

When he thought of the fans' expectations and the slogans flying in the stands, Tang En felt that it was much harder to deal with the fans than to deal with the boss...

This is also the truth. We have to talk about feelings to fans...
Chapter completed!