champion godfather

Chapter 672 Show them the five red rolls!
When it was daylight on May 21st, Tang En was woken up by the sound of water pattering outside the window. The raindrops made a continuous sound on the glass window. Only then did he notice that it was indeed raining today.Yesterday's weather forecast only said that there might be rain, so the tactical meeting asked the team to make two-handed preparations. Fighting in a rainy environment and a sunny environment requires different preparations.

When the window was opened, the cold morning wind poured in from the window on the eleventh floor, and Tang En, who was bare back, shivered.The air conditioner is on in the house, but the temperature difference between inside and outside is not big.If it doesn't rain, the weather is very suitable for the final.

In the hazy rain and fog, the spire of the hotel where Chelsea is staying in the distance can no longer be seen, and the huge figure of the Luzhniki Stadium is looming.Tang En stretched himself, turned off the air conditioner, got dressed and went to wash.

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In the afternoon, the outside of the Luzhniki Stadium gradually became lively.

Fans from both sides from the UK are flocking to the stadium, and vehicles from many TV media are also driving in one after another.There are also construction machinery such as cranes busy hanging the team flags of the final teams on the outer wall of the main entrance of the stadium, so as to separate the fans of the two teams, so that these excited crowds can enter the stadium from two channels according to the teams they support. , so as not to cause confusion - everyone knows what England fans do after drinking too much.

The banners of the sponsors were planted all over the square around the stadium, fluttering in the wind in the pattering rain.

Some people just treat it as a tour, while others pour all their enthusiasm into it.

"The third time! The third time in a row!" Skinny Bill stood in front of the main entrance of the Luzhniki Stadium, looking up at the giant Nottingham Forest team logo hanging directly above the gate and shouted excitedly.

"It's a shame Michael wasn't with us..." someone behind him sighed.

Fat John patted him: "He has his own life. We also have our own life. Our life is here to witness the team win the championship trophy again! Then Bill should shout 'fourth time, fourth time 'It's gone!"

"Ah ha ha--"

"Nottingham Forest - Champions! Nottingham Forest - Champions Champions!"

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Built half a century ago, the stadium is now home to two Russian Premier League teams - Spartak Moscow and Torpedo Moscow.Today, it tentatively belongs to two teams from England - Nottingham Forest and Chelsea.

When Pierce Bruce followed the journalists to enter the arena, the fans had already started to check their tickets. Under the patrol of a large number of police officers and meticulous security protection measures, the order of the scene was fairly orderly.But Bruce knows that the real test is actually the beginning of the game and after the end of the game. Someone on the losing side will be emotional and do some bad things because they can't accept the cruel reality. If there is some alcohol and the opposing fans verbal provocation...that would be a disaster.

Some journalists from England got together and ate the free fast food provided by the stadium, while enthusiastically discussing whether the Premier League is already the number one football league in the world, and then the topic quickly turned into whether English football is the number one football league in Europe. one.

Bruce had no interest in such topics. He didn't eat the free dinner provided by the stadium, but just took the carton of milk to drink. He wasn't hungry, just a little thirsty.At the same time he looked around, at the stadium stands that were gradually filling up.This is a comprehensive stadium, which used to be the main venue of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. There is a red plastic runway outside the stadium, so that the stands are a little far away from the stadium. For spectators from England, they may not be used to it. .But Pierce has no such troubles. As a reporter, he has followed the team all over the world and has seen all kinds of stadiums.This summer, he will follow the team to China to experience that mysterious country.

Someone in the group recognized Pierce Bruce. With the rise of Nottingham Forest in European football, the reporter of the "Nottingham Evening Post" who has been following Nottingham Forest has also become famous and famous in the reporter circle. , is no longer the former unknown intern.

They enthusiastically invited Bruce to join in to discuss this topic-how strong is English football?

Bruce thinks the group is pretty stuffed—they're all holding leftover fast food boxes—what's the point of talking about that?
So he poured cold water on him mercilessly.

"Two teams from England reached the final of the European Cup, but the irony is that our England team did not even reach the final stage of the European Championship."

As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent.It's really not fun to watch other people's homes being lively this summer.

"Hey, Pierce. You're talking more and more like that bastard Tony." Some people still expressed their dissatisfaction, after all, it's really annoying to interrupt other people's interest in conversation.

"Are you mean?" Bruce asked rather than angry.Because he thought of the Tang who was brought to Wilford by Tang En three years ago. At that time, he was as taciturn as an autistic patient. At one time, those British who knew nothing about China thought that all Chinese people were This virtue.

We've all been influenced by that man...

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That person was sitting in the team bus at this time, waiting at the gate of the stadium for the police car to lead them into the designated parking area.Others were busy with their own affairs, some were listening to music, some were resting their eyes with closed eyes, and some were waving to the fans below.As for him, he was observing the Lenin statue in the square.

As a post-[-]s generation, seeing Lenin's portrait still feels a little different.

Ah, Lord Lenin again, although your red flag of communism has not been planted all over the world, but my Nottingham Forest red is about to become the main color of European football in this era.Come, let the whole of Europe, the whole world tremble under our "red terror"!Wow ha ha ha ha……

Tang, who was sitting next to him, noticed that Tang En suddenly laughed, and he turned his head strangely and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Tang En looked at Lenin outside and smiled, "I had a dream: overnight, the whole world turned red."

Tang thought for a while: "That would increase the number of hypertensive patients..."

"Idiot!" Tang En scolded, but Tang pulled him out of his beautiful vision.He found that the sky outside had darkened, and all the street lights around the stadium were turned on.Through the tall stadium walls, the lights inside the stadium overflowed, illuminating the entire sky.

It was still raining, but Tang En wouldn't worry about bad weather all night like he did when he led his team to the Champions Cup final for the first time.Love it, my team is fighting around the clock!

"Warm up, warm up! It's a bit cold tonight, don't let your joints get rusted by the rain! Turn on your physical activity!" Chris Lak's loud voice rang out from the door of the locker room, which has become the norm before every game. of a custom.

Under his urging, the players didn't dare to stay in the locker room for a second longer. After changing their clothes, they ran out, passed through a corridor, and got into the rain.

"Tony." Chris Rack called out when he saw that everyone had left and only Tang En was left in the locker room.

"Huh?" Tang En didn't even lift his eyelids, and sat in his chair to rest his mind.

"It's raining harder and harder outside."

"I see. Thank you, David."

Chris Rack nodded, turned and ran out.

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By the time Chris Lack came out of the locker room and onto the field, Don was already overseeing the players' warm-ups with the other coaches.He walked to Tang's side, watched the warm-up situation for a while, and then shook his head: "This turf is really bad."

Tang nodded: "It's raining like this in a hurry to change the turf."

"Even if you don't change the turf, it sucks." Chris Rack grinned, "artificial turf... really disgusting."

Due to the special weather in Russia, the maintenance of natural turf in each club stadium is a big expense, and in winter, because the natural turf cannot survive in cold weather, most teams play on clay. This increases the possibility of players being injured.After considering these circumstances, UEFA approved the Luzhniki Stadium to use artificial turf for games a few years ago. Since then, this stadium has become a "devil's home stadium" in another sense.

Due to the particularity of artificial turf, the law of movement of football on it is very different from that of natural turf, so many teams who are used to playing on natural turf suffer a lot when playing on this field.In addition to the fact that artificial turf is more likely to injure players than natural turf, the other biggest difference is that football rolls faster on artificial turf, and the rebound law is different. It is more slippery than natural turf. It's no different than a skating rink.McLaren's England lost to the Russian team in the European Championship qualifier away. In addition to its own problems, the artificial turf also helped the Russians a lot.

Therefore, before this game, the two participating clubs negotiated with UEFA regarding the turf of the Luzhniki Stadium, believing that the UEFA Champions League final on artificial turf is not conducive to the highest level of both sides, the excitement of the game and the championship. The gold content will be greatly reduced.

So after negotiations between UEFA and Moscow, the artificial turf of the Luzhniki Stadium was finally replaced with natural turf before the game.It's just that how long the hastily paved turf can last in this heavy rain and how effective it is is really a big question mark.

"I can only hope that the drainage system of this stadium can play its best role..." Tang murmured.

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When the players finished warming up and returned to the locker room from the court, everyone was drowned.Neat stacks of dry towels and dry jerseys are already placed on each of their chairs.

"Don't catch a cold, dry yourself quickly, and put on dry clothes." Chris Rack walked into the dressing room, also wet, and yelled before wiping the water droplets on his face. A dedicated assistant coach.

"How's the venue?" Tang En was asking Tang.

"It will have some bad effects on the game." He didn't say "it will have a bad effect on us", because he knows that this bad effect is aimed at both sides of the game.

"There's nothing to worry about. We have headaches, and the neighbors also have headaches." Tang En shook his head, not taking the weather seriously.He is now in a much more relaxed mood than when he faced such a situation before.

The locker room was messy and noisy, everyone was busy changing clothes, and some people turned on the music to relax.Twain, Tang and Chris Rack were also chatting casually. Was there any tension before the finals?If a Nottingham Forest fan suddenly broke in, seeing this scene must be disappointed with the team's performance, right?
But when Tang En finished chatting with the people around him and stood up from his seat, it was all over.

The players quieted down consciously, and the loud rock music stopped abruptly.

"Okay, okay, guys." Dunn waved his hand, signaling for everyone to sit down. He didn't want anyone to stand taller than him.

"It's another final. Hey, why did I say 'again'?" Tang En made everyone laugh as soon as he opened his mouth.Of course, they didn't laugh because they were imitating Zhou Xingchi's lines, but because their actual situation was indeed the case—since they followed Tony Twain, they always faced various finals, and they were always destined to be champions .

"We are always destined for championships. We returned to the Premier League for four seasons and reached three Champions League finals. When we were still in the First Division, we won the League Cup and won the League this season. World football There aren't many teams that rob championships like us, but I don't want you to feel tired after winning these championships, because..."

Tang En paused for a moment, he had to whet the appetite of this group of people.

"Since the restructuring of the European Champions Cup, there has never been a team in football that can achieve the great cause of winning the trophy for two consecutive years. I said it is a 'great cause', absolutely no exaggeration. There is a big difference. I personally think that the defending champion is more difficult than winning the championship for the first time. Why? Because we have become the target of public criticism and the target! Those people are squatting in the corner where you can’t see with a shotgun, trying to take advantage of your inattention It's a pity that we didn't get knocked down by them, we made it all the way to the finals... there was no controversy, we made it to the finals for the third year in a row! That's an amazing feat, guys! But if we can do it three times in a row Breaking into the finals and winning the championship trophy twice in a row is even more remarkable!" He waved his arms vigorously, and Tang En's "Showtime" came.

"Why not? No team has done it yet, why don't we do this 'No.1'?! Come to think of it, long after this game, people will say about Nottingham Forest: 'They are The first team to successfully defend the championship after the restructuring of the Champions Cup! 'It is also a champion, we will win the best and most distinctive championship! There are many teams in the world who can win the championship, but they are different from us, because We are Nottingham Forest! Even if we win the championship, we are better than those teams! What is so great about winning the championship? We not only want to win the championship, but also win the historical record!"

Some of the players below were already whining. This wasn't booing Tang En, but because he couldn't control his excitement and wanted to scream.

"It's been 53 years since the European Cup, and there have been countless teams and players who have won it. But today, you have the opportunity to engrave your name on that trophy forever, in the history of the Champions Cup, and in European football. history! As long as you win the championship."

Tang En looked at the people around him, he was very satisfied with their emotions.

"Do you hate champions?" he asked aloud.

"No!" The players also answered loudly.

"Are you afraid of champions?"

"No!"

"Do you feel sorry for your opponent because you won too many championships?!"

"how is this possible!"

"Then go win! Go win and show them!"

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PS, some book friends asked why they didn’t see the plot about the Wenchuan Earthquake in the book review area. Although I have explained it repeatedly in the book review area, in order to avoid trouble, I will focus on answering here. I hope that there are still doubts Friends of the puzzle:

As for the catastrophe that happened in the real world, I was powerless as an ordinary person, and there was nothing I could do. Those days are still deep in my heart.Someone said I forgot?That is absolutely impossible. It is impossible to forget such a thing, even if you want to.

But in the world I created, I am a god and can control many things, including the movement of the earth's crust...

Therefore, in the world of "The Godfather of Champions", there will be no 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake, and everything will be normal.Not 10 dead, millions displaced, separated, homeless.People from Sichuan, people from Gansu, people from Shaanxi... all Chinese people don't live in fear all the time.

That Sichuan guy named Chen Jian is probably working hard now, planning a bright future for his unborn child.And another Sichuan kid with the same name as him sweated like rain in North Wilford, trained hard, and worked hard for his ideals.

So, that's it, the world of "The Godfather of Champions" has no earthquakes and no deaths.

Thank you for your support and for understanding my decision.

(End of this chapter)