champion godfather

Chapter 367 Volume [-] Red Forest United City Stadium
The 05-06 season UEFA Champions League group draw ceremony is over, Nottingham Forest was assigned to Group D, the same group also includes La Liga giants Real Madrid, last season's Portuguese Super League champion Benfica, and last season's Ligue [-] runner-up Lille.
For the Forest team, the strength of this group is not weak, and any team will cause them a lot of trouble.
Perhaps only Lille is the opponent they can look forward to.
Real Madrid has almost booked a group qualifying seat. No one doubts this, and no one believes that Real Madrid will not even qualify for the group stage in the end.Then there is one qualifying seat left, which will be produced between the three teams of Benfica, Lille and Nottingham Forest.

When Twain brought Shania to Spain to play in the summer of 2003, he once told Shania outside the Bernabéu stadium that there were only two possibilities for him to enter this stadium: one, he became a Royal The head coach of Madrid stepped into this temple as the owner of the Bernabeu; second, he led the team to the Bernabeu to play, and he is the enemy and opponent of Real Madrid.
I didn't expect the second possibility to become a reality so soon.
Group D is not the group of death that everyone recognizes. European media analyzed Nottingham Forest and Lille as teams with no hope of qualifying. They will be reduced to be used by Real Madrid and Benfica to score points and win goals to fight for the first place in the group. Object.
This point of view had already been brought up when Dunn was interviewed by the media after the lottery was over.
"I don't mind making meat for slaughter, but I hope that the people who are going to cut us will sharpen the knives in their hands first, so as not to break their own knives in time." Tang En did not show the slightest fear and emotion. Worried, on the contrary, in the eyes of the media, Tony Twain was full of confidence.
But on the plane back to London from Zurich, Tang En's frown did not relax.

How does he want to qualify from this group and enter the top sixteen?
Lille, who was on the same level as the Forest team, was an opponent Tang En had to win. He had to win both games to be eligible to qualify for the group stage.This is like relegation in the league. If you can't get enough points on weak teams, then don't expect to be frequently upset on strong teams.
The group stage is a two-legged home and away match. Tang En doesn't seem to be betting on the two games against Real Madrid. The key is to get two victories against Lille.
Time is running out, and he will launch the Champions League strategy when he returns home.
According to the schedule, in the first game of the group stage, Nottingham Forest will welcome La Liga giants Real Madrid at their home stadium...
For Evan, this is good news, because the home ticket revenue and TV broadcast dividends will all belong to the home team Nottingham Forest. The arrival of Real Madrid will definitely make the originally hot football market even hotter, so the money will be a lot of money Roll into the account of the Forest team.

But for Tang En...he frowned even tighter.There are two games left in George Wood's suspension, which will start from the group stage.Without Wood... Tang En has no confidence in being able to block Real Madrid's terrifying attack clusters.Although there are constant civil strife in Real Madrid at this time, any one of those stars has the ability to solve problems alone.Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul, Roberto Carlos, Beckham...these names are really dazzling, but also very headache.
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Back on the first day of training in Nottingham, Tang En said to his team: "Guys, I believe you already know what opponents you will face in the Champions League group stage. Ten days later, we will Real Madrid at the City Stadium. How is it, does hearing such a name make your legs go weak, does it make your heart beat faster?"

Ribery raised his hand: "Boss, my heart is beating faster. But it's not because of nervousness, because my legs are not weak, I'm excited, and I'm looking forward to this game!"
"Yes, boss, we are all looking forward to it!"
"It's interesting to play against a strong team!"
Seeing these players who were gearing up, Tang En remembered that when he went to the bar to chat with Burns yesterday, he met John and the others. He talked about the night of the lottery. Those hardcore fans watched at the Forest Bar.Contrary to Tang En's expectations, when he saw that Nottingham Forest and Real Madrid were the final team, unanimous cheers erupted in the bar.
John said this to Tang En: "Tony, to be honest, we are not interested in watching you play against weak teams now. We just want to watch Forest play against strong teams. The stronger the opponent, the more excited we are." .”
"Do you want the Forest team to lose?" Tang En rolled his eyes.
"No, who said we would lose? We think the stronger the opponent, the greater our chances of winning." John said with a smile, "Tony, this is all the confidence you gave us."
"Real Madrid is not a strong team in the traditional sense."
"Of course we know, that's why we look forward to it even more." John raised his glass, stood up and opened his arms and shouted: "Let's toast the wonderful group of the Forest team! Let's toast the Forest team! To win!"
"For victory! For the forest! Ooooh!!" The people in the bar howled loudly, and Tang En gently shook his head while holding his glass.
Can't let these people down, this puts him under more pressure than winning the championship.
After regaining his senses, Tang En was still on the training ground. He waved his hand to signal the players to calm down.
"Very good, no matter what kind of opponent you encounter, you must not lose your fighting spirit and confidence. Now, let's go to training!"
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In fact, for Twain, facing Real Madrid does not mean that surrender is the only result. In fact, let alone facing Real Madrid, Twain would never raise his hand and surrender when facing any giant in continental Europe. of.
In the past few years, Real Madrid has been in constant civil turmoil, various negative news about the locker room have emerged one after another, and the team's combat effectiveness has been declining year by year. These are all things that Twain can use at that time.
He still remembers that this season was a season in which "Galaxy Battleship" fell apart, officially disintegrated, and retired from the stage of history.Zidane will announce at the end of the season that he will officially retire after participating in the World Cup. Before Zidane, Figo's free transfer to Inter Milan in the summer of this season has already occurred. This is similar to the period in Tang En's memory The history is exactly the same, Tang En can be sure that Real Madrid's era of "galactic battleships, superstars competing for glory" is about to come to an end in his world.
Perhaps it would still be difficult to win Real Madrid at home, but Twain planned to give it a try—his original plan was to defend one point and rely on the tactic of pressing and stalking the whole court, sacrificing offense and physical strength to hold on to the game. Hold on to Real Madrid.
Now he suddenly wanted to try to see if he could win.
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After playing the fourth round of the league, from the end of August to mid-September, without a game, the Forest team can devote all their energy to preparing for the Champions League group stage.
Twain intends to compete against Real Madrid at home, so tactics need to be adjusted.It is almost impossible to defend in this game, because Wood's absence has seriously damaged the Forest team's defensive system, Twain thought it would be better to give it a go instead of this.Anyway, if you just focus on defense, the possibility of losing is also very high. Attacking... if you are lucky, you may still win.
It's just that Tang En has some headaches in the starting lineup. George Wood is not the only defensive midfielder in the forest team, but in Tang En's eyes, he is the only one. Dunn can't believe Gunnarsen's ability. In such a game, he Definitely not going to put the heavy burden of defense on this guy.
When Sun Jihai was bought, he was positioned as a panacea, but facing a team of Real Madrid's level, Tang En did not dare to let Sun Jihai start. Moreover, he knew that Sun Jihai's outstanding ability was not in defense, but in assists.Now the Forest team is not short of manpower on offense, but the problem of midfield defense in the middle is very prominent.
Piqué or Pepe can play as a midfielder, but they are the unshakable central defender combination of the Forest team this season. If one of them is a defensive midfielder, who will be the other central defender?Matthew Epson?Wes Morgan?Don't be able to reassure Tang En.
He got a headache, why the first group match was against an opponent like Real Madrid, wow, a Wood suspension affected the situation of the whole team.However, it is not easy to find a substitute for Wood - you have to find a player with similar ability, who is willing to sit on the bench for more than [-] games a season... A player with such strength must have been robbed by other clubs long ago ?Will he come to the Forest team as a substitute?
In the end, Twain still asked Pepe to mention the midfielder as a midfielder. He had played as a midfielder for a while when he was in the Porto team, and he was no stranger to this position.The center back partner Twain let Piqué and Wes Morgan form a young line of defense.
Whether this combination can defend against Ronaldo and Raul, to be honest... Twain has no idea.
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