Chapter 16 The Head Coach Sitting in the Stand (Part 2)
The next game was very smooth for the Forests. Coventry's offense was not worth mentioning in front of the defense line led by Dawson. McCaulist could only work hard on the court, but could not adjust the team's tactics as a whole. This is the fatal weakness of the player and head coach: he did not know the true face of Mount Lu, because he was in this mountain. They could not understand the current situation on the court from a macro perspective, had no time to calmly think about countermeasures, and had no way to make adjustments in time. The storm on the court was changing rapidly, and if hesitated, the opponent would seize the opportunity.
When Donn saw McCallister's identity position, he thought that maybe he could take advantage of this. Now that his team is leading by one goal, he wants to see what McCallister can do.
The different places of the two determine their different horizons and their way of thinking about problems is different, and may ultimately determine the different results of the game...
At the end of the first half, the visiting Forest team temporarily led Coventry with one goal. The fans in the stands gradually dispersed. They had to take advantage of these fifteen minutes to replenish their physical fitness, and then excrete them by the way to make all preparations for the second half of the battle.
Tang En also decided to go back to the locker room to arrange the tactics for the second half. Through the half-time observation, he felt roughly confident. However, before leaving, he had to find something for the two people around him, so he couldn't let them follow him to the locker room.
"Well, two gentlemen. Do you think the environment we were in in the first half was awful?"
The two looked at each other, wondering what Tang En meant by saying this.
Seeing that they were not enlightened, Tang En described it to them: "The fans who always make big fuss, maybe they had drunk a lot of alcohol before coming. They were full of energy and full of anger. They only supported their team, but unfortunately their team is behind by one goal now, so their temper must be very bad, plus the catalysis of alcohol... I think they should drink two more drinks during the fifteen minutes of the halftime break, right? Then if their team can't start the situation in the second half, they will be full of energy and blood. If they find three spectators next to them who are not supporters of the team, what will happen?"
The two quickly argued: "I am not a Forest fan, but in fact I support Manchester City..."
"I'm an Oxford fan, that's the team in the fifth league..."
Tang En shook his head: "Even if you use the stadium broadcast to tell them, it's useless. You should know that fans in an angry state are irrational. Don't believe it? Do you want us to experiment?"
One of them quickly stopped Tang En: "I don't think it's necessary. I also think it's not a good thing to sit among a group of fanatical home team fans to watch the game."
"I think you should protest to Coventry, at least let them change us to a relatively neutral stand - the stand close to the Forest Team."
Hearing Tang En say this, the two became alert. Tang En had to explain: "Don't worry, do you think I will command the game through the fans? That's incredible."
The two looked at each other and nodded: "Okay, let's go find the people from Coventry."
"Thank you so much. You made a completely correct decision." Tang En turned and walked towards the stands, "By the way, the FA allowed me to enter the locker room of my team during the halftime break?"
"If there is no special explanation, it is OK."
"Thank you, you can go to the door of the locker room in fifteen minutes to find me. Goodbye." Tang En waved his hand and walked into the passage.
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There is a large lounge inside the main stand, which sells all kinds of drinks and food, where fans can have a short break, drink a beer or two, eat a piece of baked sausage, and chat with friends. But be careful not to have any conflicts with obviously drunk people, because that kind of person is dangerous, especially when the team they support is in a bad condition...
Don Eun quickly walked through here with his head down. He didn't want to be recognized. His team was ahead of Coventry, and their fans were now full of fire.
After passing through the lively hall, there is a deserted alley... It leads to the visiting team's locker room. But Tang En saw a stadium security guard at the intersection and a sign next to him, which read: Passing here is prohibited.
"What's going on?" Don Eun asked the security guard standing in front of him strangely.
The security guard pointed at the sign, which meant "You can't read it yourself", and this attitude is not very friendly.
"Very good." Tang En nodded, then raised his foot and kicked the sign to the ground, then stepped on it.
The security guard was anxious. He wanted to come up and pull Tang En, but he was led down by Tang En. "Uncle, I have practiced for a few years at least." When he was very young, he practiced boxing and kicking skills in his hometown with those who were performing on the street for several years. At that time, the movie "Shaolin Temple" was popular all over the country. Tang Enmeng dreamed of being a martial arts star like Jet Li, making a lot of money, and making hundreds of thousands of people worshipped him to death. But later he found that he was not that material, so he gave up. Although he did not become Jet Li's second, dealing with such a paper tiger was still no problem.
Ignoring the security guard lying on the ground in a mess, Tang En strode to his team's locker room and then pushed the door open.
It was obvious that the players were waiting for him. When they saw Tang En come in, everyone raised their heads and were full of expectations.
This kind of look... Tang En knew what was on his shoulders.
"You did a pretty good job in the first half, but be careful of their counterattack in the second half. Let's analyze it in detail..."
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Two members of the FA Discipline Committee found Coventry's chairman, revealed his identity, and the seating problem was quickly resolved. The Chairman promised to sit with Nottingham fans in the second half and ensure their personal safety.
The two people who completed the task looked at it early, and they decided to go directly to the door of the locker room to wait. They were still worried about what the football coach who didn't look serious would do... Tony Don't always bring them strong uneasiness, as if he was not a football coach, but a MI6 agent who used it to hide his identity...
When they passed that intersection, they looked at the signs on the ground strangely and the words "No access here" on it. They didn't understand what was going on. However, since they had fallen to the ground, it probably was invalid. So they walked over by the sign.
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"...If the second half is still not able to start the situation for fifteen minutes, I think McCallister will definitely make adjustments. He will ask the assistant coach to replace Gary`Mcshefrey, although this person is still slightly injured. As for who will be replaced, it depends on the performance of the players on the field." Done still put the tactical board aside and talked endlessly. Walker, who was listening next to him, admired him, and Bowy smiled.
"And you..." Tang En pointed to the players and said, "At any time, you must remember: 1:0 is the most unsafe score in the world. A goal lead will give the opponent endless imagination and impulse. If you want to kill their energy in the cradle, you must score more goals and more goals! We will counterattack in the second half, so that they can push them out to attack. How long is the pass. Ian?"
Jace stood up.
"Can you tell me what's going on in the turf on the court?"
"The soil is very loose, and it feels like it's not strong enough." Jace thought the coach was blaming his set-pieces in the first half, but the quality of the set-pieces was not high. "It's very slippery."
Done nodded: "How long shots the whole team is, and at the same time, pay attention to defending the opponent's long shots." Then he turned to Walker and said, "Des, let the players go out to warm up every ten minutes. If they scored within fifteen minutes of the game, we should not change anything and insist on defending and counterattacking. Let everyone be patient. This is their home court, and they will definitely not be willing to tie with us. As the game goes by, they will definitely push out and continue attacking. This is our opportunity. You must seize every possible opportunity. Wasting and squandering those opportunities in the game will be punished."
He looked at the players in the locker room and had a headache. Because the requirements of English football are different from other places, he can only bring five substitutes in each game. Except for the substitute goalkeepers that must be brought, the range of choices may be too small. This is what Done is very unhappy about English football. Serie A and La Liga can bring seven substitutes, so why is England so special...
"Yian, if there are any unexpected changes, you can discuss with Des. We played very well in the first half, just keep playing like this."
He looked down at the time. It was almost done. The remaining time was left for the assistant coaches, and he had to go out.
"That's it, I hope we can take three points home in forty-five minutes."
After saying goodbye to everyone, Tang En turned around and went out of the door. Then he walked into the stands with the two people waiting for him outside the door.
"Did they promise to change our seats?" Tang En asked when he found out that he was not going back.
"Yes, we sit with Nottingham fans."
"You are really trustworthy partners..." I couldn't tell whether Tang En was praising the other party or sarcastic, but neither of them cared about it. After only a few dozen minutes of contact, they had become accustomed to this person's sarcastic and mean style.
Speaking of which, being sarcastic is also one of the reasons why Tang En is not likable in China. He always tells the truth and speaks reasonably, but the truth and the truth are often not good...
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The three of them came to the Nottingham fan stands, and most of the fans had already sat down. The area of the awning in this area was limited and they could not take care of the entire stand. The front several layers were directly wet in the rain. Tang En looked at the fans who were huddling their necks in the cold rain in winter and whispered: "Get aside. Coventry is glad that they don't have to go to the Forests home game anymore, at least this season."
He walked straight to the front row and stood in the rain with the other fans. The two guys next to him were in great danger. They shrank their necks and jumped hard: "I said, Mr. Tang En. The seats they arranged for us are not here..." One of them pointed to the place covered by the ceiling.
Tang En glanced at the two of them: "If you want to go, go, I want to be with my fans."
"I'm afraid this won't work. We can't let you get too far away." The two of them seemed embarrassed.
"Then you guys stay here and be with me." Tang En pointed at his feet and laughed in his heart. He finally found a suitable opportunity to retaliate against these two people.
The two looked up at the sky that was still drizzling, and sighed, only accepting the result.
The conversation between the three attracted the attention of the fans around. Forest fans quickly discovered that the person coming here was their head coach Tony Donne.
"Mr. Tang En?" A strong fan walked towards him and asked in a puzzled tone. After seeing Tang En's appearance clearly, he shouted in surprise: "It's really you! Are you in trouble?" He looked at the two people standing beside Tang En's side unfriendly.
This fan who doesn't look like a good person made the two of the FA Discipline Committee feel a little nervous. Fortunately, Don Eun relieved them: "No, there is no trouble. I'm discussing with two of my friends where to watch the game. Is there anyone here?"
"It was originally there, but now it's gone."
"Okay, let's watch it here."
I heard that the head coach of the Forest team is here, and fans from other corners of the stands rushed up. They shouted Tang En's name, honorary title, or nickname, and expressed their inner respect to the acting head coach. Because his team played a soul-stirring second half in the last game. The most discussed topic between fans and Tang En was that game. Although the referee terminated the Forest team's progress, in the hearts of the fans, the head coach Tony Tang En, who led the team to score four goals in West Ham in the half, is still a hero.
Tang En was very happy that he had such a position among the fans, which once again proved that he was suitable for the football coaching path. He did not show off his airs as a head coach and refused to leave people thousands of miles away, but instead chatted loudly with the fans in the noisy stadium, chatting and laughing wildly, which was so unhappy. The two poor FA staff were squeezed outside, huddling their necks to resist the invasion of cold rain, but no one cared about their feelings at this time.
So when the game started, the people sitting around Donn became Forests fans, and the two people on the Discipline Committee were squeezed into two rows of seats. They stretched their necks and paid attention to Donn's every move. Before coming to Coventry, Palios specifically told them to be careful of Tony Donn, who was a cunning guy.
That's right, very cunning!
Now these two people nodded at the same time.
Chapter completed!