Tang En didn't sleep well for the whole night.

Leaving the familiar bed, he tossed and turned on the wider bed, and there was always an inexplicable dream in his mind. In the dream, he saw himself radiant youth, standing at the door of the city stadium with a travel bag; then he stood next to a green stadium, standing next to him a strange middle-aged man, dozens of young players with childish faces surrounded them and listened attentively; the middle-aged man appeared in his dream several times, and every time he stood beside him, without saying a word, and he looked like a statue; later it was still the green one

In Yin Yin's stadium, the middle-aged man disappeared. This time he was surrounded by a group of young players and told them something. Later, the scene changed and he saw a familiar scene - the stadium he was in during the day, and there was also a middle-aged man standing beside him, standing tall in suit on the sidelines to command the game, while he continued to remain silent. The dream changed, and the man around him became more and more irritable. Finally one day, there was no one around him. An old man stood in front of him, patting his shoulder, and saying something on his mouth, but unfortunately he couldn't hear any sound.

Then... he woke up.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the sky outside was still gray, and a drizzle sound came from outside the window. He got up and sat on the bed, his eyes gradually adapted to the dim room. Looking at the completely unfamiliar furnishings in the house, he still couldn't believe that he had come to England like this and became a football coach, although he was still just an agent... rubbed his hands on his face to make himself more awake. Don Eun jumped off the bed and then pulled the closed curtains.

It was already early morning outside the house, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. The wet road reflected the street lights and car lights, and it was raining.

Such weather reminded him of his hometown, a small Sichuan town, which was also a rainy city. Whether in summer or winter, it was always wet. Seeing such a morning, he felt a little intimate from his heart.

Tang En felt the chill and found that he was still wearing only one shorts. He quickly put on his clothes and went to the bathroom to wash.

The place where coach Tony Donn lives is called Branford Gardens, which is a very ordinary residential area, located in the Wilford district on the south bank of the Trent River. A red brick house that is very common in the UK, a small garden, and that's all. The house is not small for single Donn, but it is definitely not big in Nottingham. The rent of the house is very cheap, and the most important thing is that it is very close to the Forest Team's training base and youth training camp. You can see the gate of the training base hidden in the woods for more than 20 minutes on foot northeast.

Tang En finished washing from the bathroom and planned to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.

When he walked to the refrigerator, he found that the refrigerator door was covered with notes. He opened the door and found a box of milk and a piece of bread. Then he simply stood in front of the refrigerator, reading the notes on it curiously while eating a simple breakfast.

The most eye-catching thing is an A4-sized table. After Tang En took a look at the contents on it, he felt dizzy.

6:30-7:00, morning jog.

7:00-7:20, breakfast.

7:00-7:40, read the newspaper.

7:40-8:00, go to the training ground (notes, match days will be arranged separately).

...

This is a very detailed one-day schedule, with a precise time of minutes and a lot of notes. From the second when he opened his eyes in the morning, the schedule was faithfully executed until he lay back on the bed and closed his eyes and went to bed.

"This damn obsessive-compulsive disorder patient!" For the lazy Tang En, the practice of dividing life in minutes and filling in specific contents one by one is simply a life-threatening life. Every day, life has been set before opening it, what time to what time to what time to what time to do, and what time to do, and even wishing to write the time to go to the bathroom into the plan for overall planning. He finally understood why Kenny Burns was so surprised when he saw him drinking. The previous Tony Tang En was simply a complete workaholic, unruly, stubborn and mechanical... Such a person could live for thirty-four years, which was simply a miracle on earth!

There were also some small yellow, green, and red notes sticking around this white plan. Different contents were written on it. Yellow was the memo, reminding him of any meeting at a certain moment. Green was the phone number he wrote casually. There were not many green notes. It seemed that these calls finally came to Tony Tangen's private phone book. The most red ones were an important plan within a day, and there were every day. Tangen scanned the refrigerator step by step, and finally he found the red notes posted on the refrigerator door yesterday morning.

Apart from the date of the day, there is only one sentence above:

"We must win the first team game coached as the head coach!!!"

After reading so many memos of plan left by Tony Donn, this is the first time he has seen this person use punctuation marks with strong emotional hints when writing, and he uses three at one time.

Looking at the scribbled handwriting on the red paper door that was completely different from the previous memos, Tang En could even imagine what expression and movement this person had when he wrote this sentence. He must have clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, full of expectations and fighting spirit, and used all his strength to leave this oath on the note.

Unfortunately... Tang En thought of what was said in the TV news yesterday that the Forest team lost 0:3 to the weak team Sharvour at home. Did he suddenly come and take away his victory? Tang En thought blankly at the note covered on the refrigerator door.

He must have made the most detailed plan and told his players the day before the game. But what's the use? He still lost the game. There is a saying in China: Plans cannot keep up with changes.

Tang En reached out and lifted the notes on the refrigerator door one by one. In the end, only the red notes with the words "You must win" were left on it.

Then he threw the notes and milk boxes into the trash can, clapped his hands and walked out of the kitchen.

When I returned to the bedroom, it was already bright. Although the rain was still falling, there were more and more pedestrians and vehicles on the road.

Tang En thought that he had just seen on the schedule that he seemed to go to the training ground at 8 o'clock, so he looked down at the watch, and it was exactly 7:40.

No matter how bad and absurd the reality is, he has become Tony Tang after all, and he has to do the job of the unlucky guy instead. Tang Tang is not an irresponsible guy. Moreover, when he watches the game, he never thinks that victory will come out of thin air. He put on his coat, took a black umbrella at the door, then pushed open the door, and walked into the rain.

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The Forest team's training base is also in the Wilford District. The Trent River flowing east-west has made a sharp N-shaped turn here, and a large area of ​​flat land was alluvial. A century ago, it was a large area of ​​fertile farmland and forests. Nottingham is just a small area on the north bank of the river. Now, the city's development has crossed the Trent River, which is already a very large residential area. The Forest team club bought it and built its own training base.

The narrow and long training base is divided into two parts by a small road called "Wilford Lane". The slightly larger area in the north is the youth team training base, which is a youth training camp that can be counted in all England. A little smaller in the south of the road is the forest first team training base, also known as "Wilford".

The rain in the UK is not heavy in winter, but it is very annoying because they keep falling. Tang En doesn't care. After all, it starts to rain non-stop in winter, whether in his hometown or in Chengdu, the city where he works after graduation.

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The old guard of the base Ian McDonald looked at Tony Donn, whose trousers were wet, with some strange eyes: "Tony, what are you doing here?"

Tang En felt that his question was inexplicable. "Come and train."

McDonald said to him: "But Tony, today is January 2, 2003, the team is on holiday, New Year's holiday."

Tang En patted his forehead, and he forgot about this.

Seeing him slap his forehead, McDonald shook his head gently. He must have thought that Don't have his head still not normal due to yesterday's impact.

"I said, why... why is it so quiet here? Happy New Year." Donn smiled at McDonald awkwardly and turned around to leave. At this time, he saw a dark red Audi A6 parked next to him.

The rear door was opened, and a fat old man came down from inside. Tang En's subconscious mind told him that this man was his boss, Mr. Niger Doggety, the chairman of the team. Then came down a middle-aged man, about how old he was, was tall and capable, wearing a fitted casual jacket, holding an umbrella in his hand, mostly covering the chairman's head.

When Dogette saw Done standing on the side of the road, the old man stretched out his arms and hugged Done. "Tony, I read yesterday's news. Forgive me for not calling you. My son just came back from the United States to see me. Are you okay?"

Tang En was a little flattered at the boss's attitude, and he quickly replied: "I think it should... it's okay, thank you, Mr. Chairman."

Nigel lets go of Donn, then points to the middle-aged man standing beside him, and says to Donn: "My son, Evan."

Evan Doggetti took the initiative to extend his hand: "Hello, I'm glad to see you. Mr. Coach..."

The father next to him interrupted his son: "Evan, I have said it many times. Don't call it "coach", but "manager". This is England, not the United States."

Evan smiled at Tang En apologetically: "Sorry, Mr. Manager."

Don Eun also stretched out his hand: "Uh, it's okay. I'm happy to know you, Mr. Dogerty."

The chairman next to him inserted: "My son just came back from the United States. He grew up there since he was a child and felt unfamiliar with England. He is now watching the 'American' who grew up in the NBA."

Evan smiled helplessly and did not refute this sarcasm.

Standing in front of him was the boss who paid for him. Tang En thought of the red note on the refrigerator. He felt that he needed to explain yesterday's failure, even if it was a lie. "Well, Mr. Chairman... I'm sorry for yesterday's failure..."

Unexpectedly, Nigel put his hand on his shoulder and comforted him. "Tony, I don't like failure either, but this is not the responsibility you should bear alone. These two seasons..." Speaking of this, the chairman looked at the distant sky with some cloudy eyes, muttered a swear word in his mouth, and then he withdrew his eyes. "Do it well, don't think too much, I won't put any pressure on you. Happy New Year, Tony." He patted Don't on the shoulder, then turned around and walked into the team's training base with his son.

Tang En stood at the door and saw the chairman's hunched back and his son Evan, who was supporting him and holding an umbrella for him, and he couldn't tell what it felt like at this moment. He accepted the reality of being a football coach as quickly as possible, but he couldn't accept the team emotionally within a day. He didn't know much about Nottingham Forest, except that he knew she had once been brilliant. He was not a fan of Forests.

But the old man patted his shoulder just now, a warm feeling rose in his heart. As a "foreigner", this warmth is precious. He decided to do a good job and do his best. Not only to gamble with the group of drunkards, but also to be worthy of the Chairman's trust in him - although the old man did not know that the person he trusted was not the Tony Donn he was familiar with.

"Happy New Year, old man..."

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Donn, who left the Wilford training base, was wandering on the street. He had no purpose and could not distinguish between the north and the south. The rain had stopped, so he simply used the umbrella as a crutch.

There are several times more pedestrians on the road than when he went out before. Today is a holiday, so it is natural. Everyone comes out in groups to play and go shopping. It’s New Year. However, this festive atmosphere does not belong to Tang En, and now he has no intention of celebrating the festival.

He found it strange that he could understand every English word and every sentence of English. It seemed that this was an instinct. He was as familiar with the language and writing of this country as he was familiar with Chinese, as he was familiar with Chinese language and some life skills, but he forgot about other very important things.

The memory seemed to be broken. He didn't remember how Tony Tangen trained the team and how he arranged the tactics. He was not very clear about his popularity, influence, and reputation in the club. Therefore, he couldn't understand why Mr. Chairman was so kind to him. It was just that sometimes those disappearing memories would come back and stay in his mind for a short time, disappearing again.

But he knew what kind of person Tony Tangen was. He was a regular person, taciturn, serious, and hardworking. In his private life, he was like an ascetic, without any alcohol and no love experience, and never went to the place of love. He went home to rest every day except work, and he rang every rigid hour like the Big Ben at the Bridgehead of London. He liked quietness, and the only thing he could do was to listen to classical music with headphones in his room.

"What a fuck!" After retrieving information about Tony Tangen in the depths of memory, Tangen now couldn't help but curse, "This is simply a person who lived in the medieval era, it's too boring! Why are there such people in the world?!"

Tang En summarized it for himself. Now this body is not his own. It belongs to an ancient medieval man named "Tony Tang En", so he has a physical instinct familiar with English life. At the same time, Tang En's heart is beating in this body, so he has a completely different personality from this physical instinct.

Thinking about it now, he still has to thank him for his experience of making a fool of himself yesterday. Let everyone know that his brain has been hit, so there is no need to worry that anyone will doubt why Tony Tangen's personality has changed drastically.

The tired Don Eun sat on a bench on the street and rested, and then began to seriously consider how he would be a successful coach and live up to the old chairman's trust in him.

He buried his head and thought for a long time, but had no idea. He didn't know how to train the team, nor did he know how to make the team win. He used to play football manager games, but it was completely useless at this moment. He was not familiar with every player of the Forest team, at least he is not familiar with him now. He could not say in a point-by-step manner like watching a TV game: The head coach should send this person to the left, and let that person actively assist... Facing a completely unfamiliar team, Tang En had no idea how to start even if he watched more balls.

What's worse is that he doesn't have much time to prepare now. The team has a day off today and will regroup tomorrow, and then prepare for the third round of the FA Cup in No. 4. Their opponent is West Ham from the Premier League.

The Forest team has now experienced three consecutive losses in the league. The new head coach who just replaced has become a huge ugly person on TV and his morale is extremely low. Although West Ham United has not had a good life in the Super League, it is better than the Forest team.

Tang En smiled bitterly and said, "It's really raining... If this is also the arrangement of fate, then I can only say: You are really shit!"

Don En, who was worried, looked up and saw a large bar around the corner across the street. Looking at the words Pub on it, he decided to go inside for a drink and put all his worries aside for the time being.

"Traveling to England is not useless. At least the bars blooming everywhere are good things." Tang En crossed the road to himself and pushed open the heavy red-brown door.

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"I'm sorry, it's not yet open yet, I forgot to hang the sign at the door..." When the door rang, a middle-aged man wiping a cup behind the bar said with a look up, but when he saw clearly who was the person coming in, he was stunned.

Tang En was also stunned because he recognized that the man in front of him with a cigarette was the one who invited him to drink last night - Kenny Burns. Yesterday, he was very angry and made the bar mess, but he didn't expect to come here again!

Tang En's next reaction was to go backwards, look up at the bar sign, and then walk in and look around. "How the hell did I go along the way?" He couldn't help but curse.

Burns looked at him with interest: "It seems that yesterday's collision caused our Tony Donn to change his personality."

This was a good step, and Tang En followed the situation: "I know, he used to...uh, I never swear, I'm as quiet as a woman. Haven't the door opened yet? Then I'll change the other..." He turned around and was about to leave, and Burns' hearty laughter rang behind him.

"No need to waste your time. There will be no bars opening before 11:30 noon."

Tang En turned around embarrassedly: "I... I rarely come, so I don't know."

"I don't come very often. Today is your second time in the bar. I said that you used to be like the purest Puritan. Don't mind me saying that, do you?"

Tang En shook his head. He was an atheist, he was not religious, and he didn't care what religious camp others divided him into.

Burns walked out from behind the bar and waved to Don at the door: "Since you're here, don't leave. Anyway, I'm bored alone now. How about chatting with me? Of course, I'll invite you to drink."

Now Don Eun is also trying to talk to someone, he blinks: "The purest Scotch whiskey?"

Burns laughed: "Yes, the most authentic Scotch whiskey from my hometown! But don't press your glass on my face."

"Ah! That matter... I want to apologize to you solemnly."

"It's nothing, fighting in the bar is common. People will be more excited when they drink too much, especially when there is a football match..." Burns nodded in understanding.
Chapter completed!