"The Mad Gang is a very dangerous team, but this just tests our training results for a week." In the locker room before the game, Donn made the final mobilization of the players who had finished warming up. "Remember, fast, simple, direct, and efficient! That's all I have to ask you! Go on the court, guys!"

Now Tang En has replaced Walker and has become the leader in the locker room. He has clarified his tactical thinking style and has a better understanding of the team. Tang En no longer has to hide behind the scenes.

Don Eun returned to the coach's seat after two suspensions. He was full of expectations for this. He liked the feeling of directing the game on the sidelines, and he liked it so much!

When the Forest players ran out of the players' corridor, they heard the huge cheers from home fans. Donn turned his head and said to Walker: "If we can continue to win, we can hear such cheers all the time, and it's even bigger than that!"

"It's not easy to win all the time, Tony..." Walker shook his head.

"It's very difficult to be wrong. But why not try it?" Tang En followed the fans to applaud the players who appeared.

That’s right, if we can win this game, we have to win. If we can win every game, we can keep winning!

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Wilford training base, at the gate. Ian McDonald turned on the radio on time to listen to the 30th round of the league held at the City Stadium today. Every morning on home game day, Don will come to the training base and then chat with Old McDonald at the gate. From the weather to the international situation, they talked about everything, but the most talked between them was football, their own team.

In the last home game, Don Eun promised him that he would bring a victory to his supporters, but unfortunately it was a regrettable draw in the end. Don Eun said this again today, and he asked McDonald to wait by the radio to celebrate the victory, hoping that everything would go well this time.

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The game has been going on for more than twenty minutes, and the Forest team is indeed strictly following Done's requirements to bring the training things to the field. They are completely different from the Forest team that prior to the ball control and more delicate cooperation. Not only the fans on the scene can see it, but even John Motson, who is in charge of commenting on the game, can see it.

"Today's Forest Team is a bit strange. If I had to use one word to describe it... I would use 'stranger'. People are still those people, but they are playing unfamiliar football."

Since the Brian Clauve era, Nottingham Forest has been one of the representatives of English football technology, much earlier than Arsenal. The then Clauve coach had a famous saying that he was disdainful of English football's long pass and rushing tradition: "If God wants us to play football on the clouds, then he should also move the grass up."

Although the Nottingham Forest today is not a long pass, it is very different from the tradition of the Forest team, which emphasizes ball control. The game lasted for twenty-five minutes, and the ball control ratio between the two sides was played on the TV screen so far. Wimbledon, who was visiting, even surpassed the Forest team, 54% vs. 46%.

"It's really strange. In my impression, the Forest team will have a higher ball possession rate than their opponents even if they lose. Although they did not win in the last game, they had a 64% possession rate." Motson explained the 31-year football game. He watched the Forest team rise from an unknown second-tier team to a European champion. He was very familiar with the way the Forest team played.

The Forest team's quick way of passing the midfield was indeed in accordance with Don En's requirements, but this made the ball faster. Often after several passes, there was a problem when the midfielder stuffed the ball to the forward. The forward was not running in place, and the midfield was not passing in place. Then it was cut off by the opponent to counterattack. Fortunately, Michael Dawson performed well and repeatedly resolved the crisis. Dawson, who has officially become the captain of the team, made everyone's eyes shine, and he seemed to have matured overnight.

In twenty-five minutes, the score did not change at all. But Tang En saw a lot of things. Just as he wanted to discuss with Walker, a familiar loud voice rang behind him.

"Tony Donne! What are you doing? Is this the victory you promised to us?"

Donn turned his head and saw Michael's angry face and middle finger.

"When did you change it...why are you anxious? Isn't this a draw?"

"But look at it yourself. What kind of fucking football is your team playing? It's not the football of our Forest team at all! The football tradition of the Forest team is to control the ball! Control the ball!"

It's fucking tradition... Tang En felt very unhappy. Since he came here, there have always been people reminding him of "tradition", but he didn't think that following tradition can bring him any benefits. Can you win by following tradition? So he shouted back at the top of his voice: "Shut up, Michael! As long as you can win, I don't care how you win! The game is only twenty-five minutes, what's your name here? If you call me, let the security guard drive you out!"

Michael shut up, and he was indeed a little anxious. But seeing that his team's offense has not improved for a long time, which fan would not be in a hurry to get angry?

Done sat back and found Walker laughing at him: "Tony, I remember the second time you sat in this position, Michael and the others scolded you, but you didn't dare to reply."

Tang En shook his head and smiled bitterly: "When the team can't start the situation, do you still have the intention to make fun of me?"

"I don't think the situation is too bad." Unexpectedly, Walker answered, which made Tang En look at him with a different look. "We were really confused in the first ten minutes. But so far, the team has basically played training things, the mistakes are decreasing, and the opportunities are slowly increasing. Tony, your trick may be really useful."

"Des, I looked at you differently. I didn't expect you to see this. Yes, our situation is getting better and we can't score the ball for a while because we haven't trained the forwards and the midfield at all. The forwards are not familiar with the midfield's playing style and do not cooperate well enough."

Walker nodded: "I think it's better not to have too high expectations for this game. Maybe we should have to wait for a while to succeed..."

Donn stood up from his seat: "No, Des. I can't wait for a game anymore. I need to win. This game must be won." After that, he walked to the sidelines, took a deep breath, and yelled inside.

"Horse-Dragon!!"

The sound even instantly overwhelmed the noise in the stadium stands.

When Malone Halewood heard the head coach calling his name, he quickly turned his eyes to the sidelines. He saw the head coach roaring at him with his teeth and claws.

"What are you doing?! Didn't you sleep last night or did you not eat at noon today?"

Hailewood shrugged and pointed at himself, not understanding why the head coach said that.

"Run! Run non-stop!" Tang En waved his arms, as if he was swinging a windmill, "I'll find a way to receive a pass from Andy and the others for me, and then shoot! If I can't do it, I'll change you!"

After shouting, Tang En turned back to the coach's seat. Haierwood was stunned for a moment, and then realized: the head coach was dissatisfied with his performance...

Even though he had been working together for a while, Walker was still incredible about Don't have any coaches who directed the game like this...

"Tony, calm down...it's just a game, not a war."

Donne gritted his teeth and said to Walker, "No, this is war!"

If I can't win the ball, I may lose my job. Isn't this a war that concerns life and death?

"Also, I'm very calm. I'm calm like a fucking iceberg." Tang En sat back on his seat and said casually. Walker shook his head, and the genius believed it.

Although Tang En's approach is rough, it is very direct. The failure to connect the striker and the midfield is a legacy of the new training style of play. To completely eradicate it, more training and games are needed, but now it is obviously not too much time for him. It is very time-consuming and extremely means. Since you can't receive passes from each other, you can run without hesitation and always run to the point. As long as you succeed once, you will be a chance.

In fact, although the football played by Nottingham Forest is not satisfactory, they still have many problems. But the one who should complain the most is coach Wimbledon. At this moment, he really wants to scold him loudly. Before the game, he spent a lot of effort to study the Forest’s tactical style and lineup, hoping to defeat his opponent away. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the game, he found that he was facing a completely unfamiliar Nottingham Forest. The targeted training and arrangements a week before the game were useless. Can it not be annoying?

Seeing the head coach of the Forest team roaring on the sidelines, he also decided to do something. So he got up and walked to the sidelines, signaling his team to push forward. Since the Forest team is in poor condition and frequent mistakes, his team has gained a lot of counterattack opportunities. He also has no need to stick to the defensive counterattack strategy arranged before the game, so that the overall formation is suitable for the current situation and put more pressure on the opponent, and may have unexpected results.
Chapter completed!