Chapter 202 Champions Cup Group (Part 1)

Due to the conflict between the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers with Villarreal and the third round of the Premier League, Nottingham Forest's third round of the league was moved to December 14th and the Forest team is now winning two games and has six points, ranking in the first group.

Because of the right to qualify in the Champions League, the Forest team now seems to have a vague feeling of a strong team.

Just when everyone thought so, two days later, on August 27, the Forest team lost 0:1 to Fulham away.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations. After the game, the media used "unpopularity" to describe this game. Before the game, no one expected that the Forest team would lose, and the odds offered by the bookmaker were optimistic about the Forest team.

However, the Forest team lost to Fulham, who was ranked in the middle and lower reaches of the away game.

The surprise of this result is not just the difference in strength between the two teams. From the scene, no one expected that the Forest team, which had the upper hand in ninety minutes, would lose.

The players of the Forest team are very active and very hardworking, but Fulham's iron barrel formation is very successful. After the Forest team did not score a goal in the 75 minutes, the players inevitably became impatient.

But Tang En knew what was going on.

These kids qualified for the Champions League and were a little overly excited.

It was very strong on the court, but it was useless. It was not surprising that they kept running half-running, stealing, then making mistakes in passing, stealing, and passing mistakes in passing... It was not surprising that they lost the game in the end.

Tang En did not lose his temper at this loss. He thought the result was good. Sometimes he just needed to lose. It was better to lose at this time than to lose at a critical moment.

He doesn't want his team to be unbeaten for 38 consecutive rounds and then win the championship, and his second season plummeted. He doesn't care about recording, and nothing is more important to him than the result.

If losing is conducive to better winning, he is happy to see the loss.

This is the case now. If the team wins continuously, it is hard to say whether there will be some bad ideas within the team, but it will definitely have some impacts that are not conducive to the team's continued progress.

Although it was not intentional, it was just right to lose to a weak team in the fourth round of the league - it could allow the boys with hot hair to recognize the reality and calm down, so as not to suffer a heavier blow in the future.

So at the post-match press conference, Tang En said: "I don't think it's a bad thing to lose occasionally."

Some people think that he is a stubborn duck, but Tang En will let them see whether he is a stubborn person in the future.

Done did not follow the team back to Nottingham, but directly went to club chairman Evan; Dogette flew to Zurich, Switzerland in London to participate in the draw of the new season Champions League group stage held at UEFA headquarters.

He also participated in the League Cup draw ceremony. However, the draw ceremony in the Champions League is not of the same level as the Champions League. This can be regarded as a gathering for the strongest head coach in Europe, and it is a gathering with a strong smell of gunpowder...

The lottery ceremony has not yet begun. Those head coaches who have already known each other will gather together to chat when they arrive at the lottery location in advance.

Tang En is still a new player in European football. He has no known head coach here. Although he came very early, no one chatted with him. So he and Evan sat on the side and were quietly spectators.

Capello is far less serious than he is on the coach's seat, and he is smiling and chatting with others. He looks quite elegant with his eyes.

Rijkald has been in a thrilling spring in the last two seasons, and his team's popularity has soared in European football. In the coaching circle, his popularity has also increased day by day. At this time, many people talked to him, and Tang En roughly counted.

There will always be five people around him.

Ferguson has a high status in England and in European football. As the founder of the Manchester United era, he has a high reputation in the coaching circle. Of course, within five meters of where he is, you will definitely not find Frenchman Arthur; Wenger.

The Arsenal land coach has not arrived yet.

"I thought you would go up and find a topic to get started." Evan said, pointing to the coaches who were thronged in groups of three or five.

Tang En snorted: "I have no interest." His team is one of the thirty-two participating teams. He is here to attend the lottery ceremony, not to hold a tea party.

Evan laughed: "But I'm really happy that my team was able to appear in such an occasion, just a plan two years ago."

"In two years, it's time for these people to come and talk to us." Tang En pointed to the people in the hall.

Not a Tang En seemed out of the crowd, and the media outside the door suddenly became turbulent. The flash was made, accompanied by some screams and female voices from watching fans.

There are not many such fanatical scenes at the coaches' gatherings, and most supporters are calm, just signing autographs or taking photos. There is never a loud scream like this.

Because most coaches don't have anything to make women scream...

This is the treatment of superstar players when they appear.

Some of the coaches who were chatting next to him were attracted by the matter at the door, and even Evan got up and looked over. Tang En said yelling below: "Stop watching, it must be our opponent who appears in such a glorious manner.

Chelsea coach Mourinho."

He looked straight. Everything that happened at the door had nothing to do with him.

Evan sat down: "It's so interesting. A head coach is more popular than a player. He is more popular."

The person entering the door was indeed Mourinho in casual clothes. He walked in without any expression on the welcome situation just now.

I glanced at the hall slightly at the door, and didn't mind those eyes watching him, so I found an empty seat and sat down.

But……

It was a coincidence that the empty space he found was next to Don En's position. When he came over, he realized this. Mourinho was stunned for a moment.

At such a close distance, it is too difficult for both sides to turn a blind eye to each other...

Mourinho smiled: "Mr. Done, we will meet so soon."

"Hello, Mr. Mourinho." Don Eun had to get up and say hello.

"Oh, I forgot to congratulate you on entering the Champions League main game." Mourinho stretched out his hand.

"Thank you." Tang En also stretched out his hand, and the two of them quickly separated when they touched each other.

"Mr. Don Eun, I was suddenly very interested. You said...will we meet in the Champions League?" I thought that after the greetings, the two of them would not have anything else to sit down, but Mourinho asked again.

"You mean the group draw lots?" Tang En deliberately pretended to be confused.

"No, this may be too low. The chances of teams in the same national league encountering a group are too small."

"Then I don't think we will have a chance to meet."

Mourinho shrugged: "What a pity. That must be very interesting." Then he pulled open the chair and sat down.

The conversation between the two began inexplicably and ended inexplicably.

Don En looked at Mourinho who was sitting beside him and did nothing, and no one took the initiative to come up to talk to this young coach who was in the limelight in the past two years.

He remembered some of the comments and reports about Mourinho he had read before, and perhaps it was biased, but the popularity of the Portuguese seems to be really not very good...

He had just arrived in England for his first season and almost offended all the coaches in the English football circle.

Perhaps some people are jealous of Mourinho's current achievements and are unwilling to contact him... But if they don't manage it, Mourinho and Donn now have something in common. There is a lively crowd in front of them, and the surroundings are deserted.

Arsenal head coach Arthur; Wenger and AC Milan head coach Ancelotti came at the junction. The two walked into the hall one by one. Wenger came up happily to say hello when he saw Donne, but turned a blind eye to Mourinho beside Donne.

These two people have deep conflicts, and it is definitely not just rumors...

After the two of them arrived, the lottery ceremony was about to begin. UEFA notified all coaches to enter the court. After they took their seats, the media lined up at the end of the lottery ceremony hall, and on the rack of long guns and short cannons, and began to pay attention to the Champions League group draw in the new season.

At the same time, around the world, supporters of these teams are also looking forward to the draw results, because this is likely to be related to the fate of the team they support for a season.

Tang En never did such a thing when he was a fan because he did not have a team he had a fixed support. But there were many such people around him, following the team he liked.

Because it was just a draw ceremony for the Champions League and there was no messy literary performance. After introducing the thirty-two participating teams, we entered the most critical step - draw lots.

Tang En can no longer remember what the UEFA Champions League grouping in the 2005-06 season was. Anyway, he believes that he will definitely not be exactly the same as what he remembers.
Chapter completed!