Chapter 46 Before the final battle

The reporter who asked Mourinho at a press conference whether he was worried about playing against Donne was obviously prescient. While Manchester media were still hyping the aftermath of Manchester derby, Nottingham and elsewhere had already started hyping the final battle between Tony Donne and Mourinho.

"When he was a coach, Mourinho never beat Tony Don."

This embarrassing record for Mourinho was re-cut from the dusty pile of waste paper.                                                                                                                   

Since Mourinho was driven out of Chelsea by Abramovich, such a madman showdown has never been seen again. Later, Done and Mourinho fought in the European war, and Done still has the advantage. But the confrontation in the European war was too difficult to encounter, and during this period, there was also a battle between Mourinho and Nottingham Forest, not only the grudge between Mourinho and Tony Done.

What the media are interested in is naturally the purest duel, and only belongs to the battle between Tony Donn and Mourinho.

What kind of sparks can two rebellious and highly regarded head coaches collided together?

It's exciting.

Now that this scene has appeared in the Premier League again, can the media not be excited?

So, this group of media was like infusing blood, and even the record of the first match between the two people was revealed. It re-produced the grudges and hatreds between the two people to the fans.

"...It is said that Tony Donne has always wanted to invite Mourinho to drink a glass of wine after the game, but Mourinho always rejected this very normal invitation. Why is it unknown? But Donne finally realized this wish. Before the Brazil World Cup, they were both commentators from their respective national TV stations. No one knows what the matter was, and no one sees them drinking together. Donne disclosed this in his autobiography. But he did not say the detailed information..."

"What is the relationship between Tony Don and Mourinho? They are opponents... or the enemy is more suitable. The only idea after they met was to defeat the other party and trampled the other party under their feet and humiliate them. But there was a scene that still makes me unforgettable: After Mourinho left Chelsea, the reporters ran to ask Don't think about this matter. Don't open his mouth and swears. This really surprised everyone at that time. They thought Don't be happy that he had lost a strong enemy..."

"So, friendship between men is one of the most puzzling things. If someone asks Mourinho at this time: Tony Donne's last game of coaching career, do you have any gifts to give him? I firmly believe Mourinho will definitely answer: I will give him a failure."

This is true.

As expected, some media went to ask Mourinho, at the Carrington training base. He caught Mourinho and threw the question to the other party.

"Tony Don will completely withdraw from professional football after the end of this season. Is there anything you need to say about losing such an opponent?"

Mourinho replied expressionlessly: "I will use a failure as his parting gift."

"It's so heartless..." Tang En said with the newspaper.

But he is better. When the reporter asked him how he would treat Mourinho, he said that now is not the time to talk about Mourinho and Manchester United, because they still have a game before, and their opponent is Wolves. The Wolves have already confirmed the relegation quota, and they will definitely be in the Championship next season. Faced with such an opponent who can definitely be easily defeated. Don En still thinks they are more important than Manchester United, and this is the highest level of despising the enemy - not taking the opponent seriously at all.

Don’t Don really take Manchester United seriously? If he really did this, he would never have won so many honors. It is Don’t do anything strategically and tactically to value his opponents.

He just used this to exchange for a psychological battle with Mourinho. As for whether it can work, he doesn't care. Mourinho is also a psychological master, and Don Eun does not put his treasure on it. He still has to rely on tactics to deal with Manchester United and Mourinho.

The Wolves have been relegated early, and they have no fighting spirit in the last two rounds of games. Although it is away, the Forest should be able to win without bloodshed. Such an opponent is not worth spending too much effort. So in the past two weeks, Don Endi's focus is on dealing with Manchester United.

Mourinho's Manchester United team is not as single as Wenger's Arsenal. Arsenal has given people the impression that the offense is like flowing over the past 20 years. It is gorgeous and complex, pleasing to the eye, but it is slightly inferior in terms of confrontation and fighting spirit, which is also the reason why they are not as many as Manchester United in terms of championships. Manchester United continues the style of Ferguson, and emphasizes physical confrontation and speed on the basis of insisting on ground attack. They are more balanced and comprehensive than Arsenal.

Because they have pitifully few shortcomings and are very strong at the same time. Such teams are experienced and have rich experience and strong fighting spirit, they will never collapse easily. They will not be complacent because of the lead, nor will they collapse quickly and be at a loss because of the backwardness.

Such an opponent is the most difficult to deal with.

Nottingham Forest's style just restrains Arsenal, but not Manchester United.

This game will be a real head-on game. If Don Eun doesn't want his last game to be disrupted by Mourinho, he will have to rack his brains.

Don is preparing for his last game, while Mourinho is doing his two players to avoid the ban. At least he avoids the ban in the game against the Forest. He decided to appeal to the FA. Buy time. According to the rules of the FA, players who have shown red cards in the game will not automatically start suspending the game. Instead, they must be reviewed and verified by the FA before the ban will be implemented.

As long as Manchester United club appeals, it can delay time. Just two weeks...it's unlikely.

Mourinho didn't care and just appealed. It was time to be able to make trouble.

At the same time, as an excellent head coach, he could not put all his eggs in the appeal basket. He must be prepared to challenge Nottingham Forest away without Rooney and Evans.

If it was the Nottingham Forest half a season ago, he wouldn't waste time on it. But now it's different, he would never dare to underestimate this Nottingham Forest. Don't look in front of others, he always looks dissatisfied with Tony and Tang En, but he dare not have any contempt in his heart.

The world of football is about strength. The best way to prove one's strength is to win and win. A head coach who has won sixteen important trophys in fifteen years is absolutely not allowed to be despised.

Mourinho is not stupid yet. He knows that it is not easy to defeat Tony. Donne's team. So he is extra careful.

What are the advantages of Nottingham Forest? What are the disadvantages? How are their status in the last few rounds of the league? How are the team's injuries? Have the players' psychology changed with the arrival of the end of the season? Has the news that Tony Donn announced his retirement affect those players at a deep level?

These questions linger in Mourinho's mind, and they all need to be figured out.

He has already known the advantages and disadvantages of Nottingham Forest. After dealing with this team for so many years, he knows Tony Tangen very well. How could he not know yet? But knowing the opponent's strengths and weaknesses does not mean that he knows how to deal with it.

Fortunately, he has two weeks.

As the league is approaching, many people have to be busy with things. Some people are busy making their final efforts for the goal of a season, which may be to win the championship or relegation. Others are to get a good ranking and get a larger share of the broadcast fee after the league ends.

In addition, some people are considering their future next season.

Tang is one of the second type of people.

Two days ago, after Nottingham Forest defeated West Ham United 2-0 away, he received a call. The visitor claimed to be the chairman of Nottingham Forest Club Evan Doggety.

Only by listening to the voice, Tang could tell whether this person was really Evan Doggetti's, because he had not had any contact with Forest Club for seven years, and it was normal for Evan Doggetti's voice to be remembered. But he believed that this person was the chairman of Forest Club, because Tang had told him before that in recent times, Nottingham Forest should contact him to negotiate the contract.

But he didn't expect that the club chairman of Nottingham Forest came to contact him in person...

Should we talk about Evan Dogette’s kindness. Is it good to let him be deeply moved? Or is Tony’s influence in Nottingham Forest Club has so great that even the club chairman has to give him some face?

Don didn't want to delve into this issue, it was not the place where he was interested. Since Evan Doggetty called, it means that it was time to seriously consider leaving Nordsshire and returning to Nottingham Forest.

In fact, Evan Dogette Dotang is still skeptical, but the candidate that Tang En strongly recommends makes him look forward to it. After all, he can still trust Tang En's vision.

It is not clear on the phone, and such important things should not be said on the phone.

Evan Dogette and Don made an appointment. Meeting alone. Then discuss.

After all, Evan also needs to listen to Tang's views on the Nottingham Forest team, and then listen to Tang's future plans. Only then can we know whether the Forest team's future can be handed over to this young coach who has not achieved any outstanding results so far.

Although he listened to Tang Endi, he was not a fool without brains.

If Tang really can come up with something that satisfies him, then there will definitely be no problem in signing a contract with Tang. As for the Nordsshire... just give some compensation. Anyway, a coach's compensation is not high, and Nottingham Forest can still afford this amount of money.

After agreeing to meet Evan Dogerty on the phone, Don ended the call. He began to think about how to say goodbye to Nords. After all, it was the team who gave him a stable platform and allowed him to form the team according to his own ideas, giving him seven years. No matter how bad the initial results were, he had never been driven out of the head coach position. It would be impossible to say that he had no feelings for Nords.

But he had to pursue a bigger stage, a wider sky, and the blue sky above his head was not his goal in the end. Tony knew him, so he gave him such a chance. Prove himself again on a bigger stage, lead the Forest team to regain his lost glory and dignity, and at the same time he also found the dream buried deep in his heart for a long time...

This season, Nords is still ranked in the middle of the Championship League, and there is no hope of upgrading. Moreover, the club executives of Nordsshire do not seem to be willing to advance. For them, their current results are already quite outstanding. Without the support of external funds, they can only position themselves here.

Since the club has no ambitions, go your own way.

Pierce Bruce sat in his office alone, racking his brains for the game two weeks later. This game was Tony Donn's retirement battle. How to report such a gimmick game was a headache for him.

Many media are paying attention to this game now. If there is no good entry point, how can they stand out in such a fierce news competition? Moreover, compared with print media and television media and online media, they are the one with the most obvious disadvantages.

Tony Donn is leaving, and the Nottingham Evening Post specially planned a special topic. Bruce is the chief planner of this topic. He needs to coordinate the personnel and resources of his subordinates to strive to make this special topic the best.

But first he needs to determine a topic and angle.   What way can he use to enter this report to achieve the best effect?

He simply let his hand go from the keyboard, got up and walked to the bookcase, and began to look through the information inside - the previous Nottingham Evening Post. He hoped to find something useful from it.

When he opened the newspaper, a familiar title came to his face.

"We were raped!"

He then realized that he had drawn this newspaper with one stroke. Check the date: January 4, 2003. This was the day when he and Tang En first appeared on the stage...

Tony Tangen in the photo is still very young, and the domineering spirit between his eyebrows and eyes has been revealed. Who could have known that such a young rookie coach with an amazing word would become the best head coach in England's history in the future?

Those people and those things back then...

Bruce suddenly had an inspiration.

Why do you need to only do one special issue?

How could Tony Tangen’s journey over the past fifteen years be accommodated by a mere special topic?

Bruce felt that no matter what those reporters who made great contributions said Tang En's experience, they were not more convincing and legendary than Tang En's own experience.

All he had to do was to dig out every step of Tang En's past fifteen years and show it to readers. Then let them follow this special topic and recall the ups and downs that they have experienced in the past fifteen years.

This is enough. The "chronic history" about Tang En in this future issue will surely become a precious material worth collecting.
Chapter completed!