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Chapter 32 Welcome to Hell 1

Originally, when the Forest team went to Inonu Stadium for a warm-up, there would be a press conference. This was the last press conference attended by both coaches before the evening game. The reporters could ask some questions about the recent situation of the two teams and the evening game.

All the British and Turkish media prepared a lot of questions and were waiting to bombard the two head coaches.

As a result, at the end, the Forest team did not wait for the warm-up to the stadium. The press conference had to be held as scheduled, and only Besiktas head coach Etugrul_saglam (ertugrul_saglam) attended the event, which became a one-man show for Besiktas head coach.

Zagrem is 37 years old this year, one year younger than Donn. Due to his outstanding performance in leading Kayceli, he was invited by Besiktas Club to replace the former famous French star. Former Fulham head coach Jean Tigana. Zagrem is an outstanding representative of the young coach of Turkey now. In Turkey, he is also considered the future successor of the Turkish national team head coach Trim.

Don En doesn't know much about this person. Apart from knowing some of the most basic information, he has no deep understanding of the head coaches of the Premier League.

When Zaglum was interviewing many reporters at the stadium, Don was making the final tactics in his room. He completely forgot about the press conference.

So when he received a call from Pierce Bruce, his surprise was not something he could do.

"What? Press conference?" Tang En looked up at Tang and found that Tang was also looking at him. It seemed that both of them had forgotten.

"Ah... As for why the team didn't warm up... I asked them all to go to bed, free activities that couldn't sleep... Hey, are you talking to me on behalf of the Turks? Mr. Journalist? No? No, then don't ask such boring questions. The fact is that we didn't go. We didn't plan to train. I think rest is more important than getting used to the venue now... Hey, are you planning to hold a press conference on the phone?"

Bruce on the other end of the phone laughed: "Mr. Done, I think this statement is good. I'm alone in the press conference."

"You have no problem asking the other coach?"

"I have asked others for my questions... The reporters from England are not very emotional, and not many people raise their hands to ask questions. Mainly Turkish reporters are asking questions."

"Huh, why? Don't they always think that the press conference is short?"

"If you come today, they will be very enthusiastic. Mr. Donne." Bruce continued to laugh.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm overwhelmed by business and it's inconvenient to come for an interview." Tang En glanced at Tang and found that he was continuing to study tactics again. He also wanted to end the call early, so he asked, "Do you have any questions, Mr. Journalist?"

"Ah...uh, I think..." Bruce on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment. "Forget it, all the information is sharp, and I can't even ask the sharp questions. There may be problems after the game... Then I won't disturb your work, Mr. Tang En."

"Hehe, thank you very much. Goodbye." Tang En couldn't help laughing when he heard Bruce say this.

Bruce is right. The question that can make reporters feel excited must be a sharp question for the head coach. Most head coaches will not like to answer such questions. But Don is slightly different from them. He will treat this as an opportunity to tease the reporter, and the result is that both the teased and the teased people are satisfied.

Seeing that Tang En hung up the phone, Tang said without raising his head: "I forgot that there is another press conference in the morning..."

"It's okay." Tang En waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if you don't go to the press conference."

"What do you say when the reporter asked this question before the game that night?"

Tang En spread his hands: "What do you mean? Just forget it. It's not a big deal, if you forget it, forget it. Can they still not let us compete? Come on, let's continue..."

"I don't know why the Forests didn't come to adapt to the venue, nor why their head coach didn't come to attend the press conference." Zaglum was angry by the idiotic problems like the reporter. "I'm not the head coach of Nottingham Forest. These problems have nothing to do with me. Even if I want to satisfy you, I can't do anything."

The press conference was normal at the beginning, because Don En did not come, and the reporters asked some questions related to Besiktas, such as the formation at night, and a player did not play. Are you confident in winning the game...

Originally, the head coaches of the two teams attended. So the length of the press conference was set according to the relationship between the two head coaches. Now there is only one head coach, and everyone will finish the questions prepared. Next, the press conference began to develop in a direction that Zaglum did not want to see... Everyone asked him some questions about the Forest Team and the Forest Team head coach Tony Don.

For example, "Do you know Tony Donne?" "How do you think the Forest team is strong?" "How do you feel against the defending champion?"... These questions are acceptable. Although Zaglum was a little dissatisfied with the reporters who began to ask him questions about the Forest team, he still answered politely and gracefully.

He finally broke out until a British reporter stood up and asked him: "You think the Forests didn't come to adapt to the venue, and whether Tony Donn was not attending the press conference, was it an insult to your team?"

"Insult? What is insult? Do you think that not attending this press conference is an insult to me and my team? I think this question is too confusing. What does others have to do with me? I am Besiktas' head coach. If there is any question about Besiktas, I would be happy to answer. But I refuse to answer the questions with Nottingham Forest and their head coach."

After he finished speaking with a stern face, the atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward.

Later, British journalists were silent collectively, and only a few Turkish journalists came to smooth things out after a while. The British media obviously did not care about how the Turkish team was. They came here just because of Tony Don and Nottingham Forest. Since Tony Don and Nottingham Forest did not come, there was naturally no need to ask questions.

The press conference ended in a hurry in the deserted state. Besiktas's head coach Zaglum was already a little nervous at the moment, but he was even worse by the British media. He was in a bad mood and needed to vent his anger.

The British media is British, and Nottingham Forest is a British team. Then defeat Nottingham Forest in the evening game to vent his anger! In addition, although he fiercely refuted the "insult statement" of British journalists at the press conference. In fact, he does think that the collective absence of Don and the Forest team is a sign of being a big shot and lacks basic respect for their opponents.

The British are always so arrogant and rude. Do they still think that the colonies are everywhere around the world and the rice flags are always flying in the sunshine?

It's so ridiculous. This time it's our home court. What qualifications do you have to be a big shot in front of the home team? British!

During lunch, Donn was having a slow meal in the restaurant, while observing the spirit and expressions of the players entering and leaving the earth. This time the result was much more satisfying than the time in the morning. After a morning of sleeping, everyone's physical fitness and spirit were restored. Chris Lark chatted with the coach at his deskmate loudly, which proved that.

After lunch. After a simple lunch break, Tang En asked the team to go to the hotel gym to exercise their bodies so as not to get too rested and their bodies would not be able to move on.

Just as the team was warming up in the gym, Tang En saw many reporters in the hotel lobby. He knew that these people were unwilling to accept the morning press conference and came here to interview him. But he had no intention of quarrel with the reporters now, so he waved his hands to the reporters who rushed in and signaled not to accept the interview.

"There is only one problem!" a reporter shouted. "Mr. Tang En, there is only one problem!"

Tang En curled his lips: "Farewell. You have a question, he has a question, everyone has only one question, and it's time for the game. If you have any questions, there will be a simple interview before the game. Let's ask again. Of course, I will not be absent from the post-match press conference."

After he said this, British journalists laughed.

"My players need quiet space, so I don't want to be disturbed by the media. I hope everyone can cooperate and don't bother other guests at this hotel." He made a gesture of invitation and went upstairs by himself.

As for whether the hotel will ask the security guard to drive away the uninvited guests, and whether the service purpose will be based on the requirements of the passengers in check-in, he will ignore it.

There is very little dinner. Eat some casually. You can’t eat too much, because you will exercise vigorously later. Eating too much will affect your condition and performance.

After a simple dinner, the team got on the bus collectively and set off for Inonu Stadium to prepare for a later game.

Gareth Bell still felt like he was not awake. He sat in the last group of the bus, lowered his head and kept silent, not listening to music, nor chatting with the people next to him. He seemed to be asleep again.

Eastwood touched him: "Stop sleeping, little monkey, cheer up! If you let the boss see this, the starter will be gone!" Donne had announced the starting list of the evening game before setting off. Gareth Bale's name is among the eleven people - he is the starter of the Forest team in this game.

"Ah...I feel like I'm having a jet lag now..." Bell responded listlessly, thrusting his waist slightly.

"Stop sleeping, the more you sleep, the more you want to sleep. You need a little stimulation..." Eastwood reached out to scratch Bell's limbs, but before his hand was put on, Bell kept laughing, causing a car of people to look back at them.

"Uh..." Eastwood raised his hands and explained innocently beside Bell who was laughing endlessly: "I did nothing..."

"Okay... stop laughing!" When everyone turned around, Eastwood pushed Bell to calm him down.

Bell burst into tears, he wiped his eyes, and said in surprise: "Hey, I'm not sleepy!"

"Thank you for tickling me, Freddy." He sincerely thanked Eastwood.

The Gypsy said angrily: "I didn't touch you!"

"Hehe.  " Bell scratched his head a little embarrassedly.   "I'm very ticklish, so..."

Eastwood smirked and suddenly reached out to Bale.                                                        �

Eastwood quickly raised his hands: "I did nothing..."

Chris Lack turned back and said to Donn sitting next to him: "It seems that the players are in good spirits."

Tang En nodded and grinned: "Of course. But I hope they can still have such spirits after seeing the enthusiasm of Turkish fans. Otherwise, it will not be easy for us to win."

He glanced in front of him, behind the layers of buildings. The ceiling of the Inonu Stadium, Besiktas' home court, was looming.

Inonu Stadium is the home stadium of the Turkish national team, and its status is similar to Wembley to England and Bernabeu to Spain.

Istanbul has three stadiums famous in Europe for their fears of terror: Ali Samiyan Stadium in Galatasaray, Sukuru Sarakogru Stadium in Fenerbahce and the Besiktas home in Inonu Stadium.

For Turkey's enemies, this is a place they never want to step into for the second time. The fanatical atmosphere and suffocating air impressed all the visitors who played here.

At this stadium, Beckham had unpleasant memories. When he was the captain of the England national team, he once kicked a penalty kick under the huge boo and interference of the fans at home, and then the players on both sides could not wait to clash on the court. This conflict and riot continued until the end of the game. In the passage in the locker room, the players on both sides fought and were involved in the coaches and the security guards on both sides.

So... will this competition repeat the past scene?

This is the first time Nottingham Forest has come to Türkiye to compete. It is also the first time that Don En has come to Türkiye to direct the game. The home fans will cause great trouble to the team, Don En is not sure at all now.

The bus finally arrived at the Inonu Stadium, escorted by the police car. In the square outside, the Forest team had already seen the enthusiasm of the Turkish fans. After they saw the Forest team's bus coming, they all raised their middle fingers to the Forest team players in the window to "satisfaction" and shouted "world common language" - "fuck".

Compared with the arrogance of Turkish fans, the Forest Team fans who came from afar were surrounded by Turkish police, waiting for entry from a distance. This is called "protecting the personal safety of the visiting team fans", but in fact, it is to prevent the Forest Team fans from cheering on their team and let the Forest Team fully feel the pressure exerted by the home team fans.

Many players were attracted by the Turkish fans outside and turned their heads to look. Seeing them turn their heads, the Turkish fans outside shouted even more happily. Even in the enclosed carriage, they could still hear the screams and scolding outside.

The square was full of people. With police cars leading the way and quarantine, it took only 200 meters to reach the parking area for ten minutes.

It was a little quieter here, and there were not many unrelated people except the reporters. But as soon as the car got off, the noise of Turkish fans in the distance and in the stadium was still clearly audible. The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

In such an environment, the coaches urged the players to go to the locker room to change clothes and warm up. Tang En just simply returned to a few questions outside and said goodbye in a hurry.

The players were still discussing the "enterprise performance" of Turkish fans when changing clothes. Obviously, some people have been through the battlefield for a long time and don't care about such things. But some people still care about it...

Donn did not stop them from discussing such topics, but Chris Lack kept urging them to change their clothes and go out to warm up as soon as possible.

Soon, all these people left, and Tang En was the only one in the locker room. He was different from other head coaches. He didn't go out to warm up with the team, but just stayed in the locker room. No one knew where he was doing, maybe he was venting his nervousness, maybe he just closed his eyes and rested, or did nothing. Some media have speculated that if he had a sneak shot of a camera in the locker room, he might have taken pictures of interesting things.

But today, the protagonist is not Tang En.

The players walked out of the corridor in groups, just stepping out a door. The deafening boo and a fanatical atmosphere of hostility came to their faces. Those with poor psychological quality stopped directly at the door.

The Inonu Stadium can only accommodate 20,000 people, but the sound made by Turkish fans made the Forest players think that they were facing 200,000 people. All the heartbeats involuntarily followed their booing and increased the frequency.

On the front stand at the entrance of the corridor, there is a huge banner, which is strangely below the stand. On the white background cloth, there is red English. The undried pigment slides down from top to bottom because of the banner hanging, and red marks are drawn on the cloth, as if they are dripping blood. The content of the slogan is really shocking.

The white banner was written in red paint:

welcome_to_hell.
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