Chapter 42 Escape from Death

Tang En soon stopped considering what step the relationship between him and Shania should be. He was once again troubled by the intensive schedule and the team's ups and downs.

On November 15, Nottingham Forest went north to the cold Newcastle and lost 1:2 away.

On November 24, the Forest team, who returned to their home court, after a hard battle, defeated Everton 3:2 and finally held the third place in the league.

Judging from the standings alone, the Forest team's performance is not too bad. Apart from the gap between the top two, they are still in the No. 1 Group.

But only those who are truly familiar with Nottingham Forest know how dangerous the situation is now.  Every game wins always go through twists and turns, and it is terrifying to win.   An injury is like an inescapable nightmare that cannot be dispelled, always following the pace of the Forest team moving forward, preparing to pounce on and take a bite when the Forest team is tired.

Tony Don himself had the illusion that he was walking on a tightrope.

He didn't know when the team would collapse if they persisted so much. From last summer to the end of this year, his players had no time to rest. Their physical strength had reached a stage of collapse. How to spend the cold winter? He had no way to do it.

You have to grit your teeth to win. If you relax a little, you may be defeated by a thousand miles, but if you are always tense, you may collapse earlier...

"...I admire Tony Donn's training methods, and I admire Nottingham Forest's fighting spirit and will to win.   Reverse West Ham United and Manchester City won, defeated Liverpool at the last moment and reversed Everton to win... After the game against Everton, Tony Donn proudly claimed that only his team in the world could reverse and win continuously.    But I think he was playing the swelling face and fat man - which head coach would hope that his team would reverse and win in every game? I bet that Tony Donn would not be able to determine the lead of two goals in each game, and then easily win with a big score..."

Experts in the TV station are analyzing the current situation of the Forest team. Although Tang En always said to the outside world that his team is in good condition, everything is normal, and the team's performance is not bad. But even fools can see that he is just holding on to the storefront.

A discerning person can tell at a glance that the team is in crisis. Tang En did this simply because of his personality.

Yes, this kind of crisis does not mean that it has encountered Waterloo continuously and its points ranking has declined. But that situation is likely to become the tomorrow of Nottingham Forest. Now the team is walking a tightrope. If you accidentally make a mistake, then there will be a deep abyss below...

Don Eun flew to Minsk, Belarus, with an extremely tired team to face the local team. This is a key battle related to whether Nottingham Forest can finally qualify in the group. If he is the defending champion and has not even made a breakthrough in the group stage, then he and his team will really become a laughing stock in the world.

No matter how bad the team is now, Tang En would never allow such a thing to happen to him.

So he sent the strongest lineup that can be sent. Pepe, who was slightly injured, started and made sure to ensure that the team's defense is worry-free.

At the end of November, Belarus was already white, with white snow covering this Eastern European country. When the team went to adapt to the venue, they found that the venue could not adapt in advance. A thick layer of snow covered the stadium, and bulldozers were dispatching to shovel snow.

Until the day before yesterday, it was still snowing here, and it was heavy snow. Although it stopped yesterday, the thick layer of snow was still shocking. Tang En frowned at the venue in front of him.

Bolisov's Dynamo Stadium in Minsk is not an artificial turf course like Russia. If the geothermal and drainage system are not good enough, tomorrow's game will be a mud pond...

The players shrank their necks and looked at such a stadium in a daze. Can this kind of venue really allow them to perform at their best?

At the pre-match preparation meeting, Tang En also knew that the game was difficult, and he talked more than just about tactics. Now there is no need to talk about it. He just told the players that no matter what difficulties they encounter, he must win this game: "...I don't care what method you use, even if you hit the ball with your hands. As long as the referee doesn't see it!"

Now the Champions League is not only related to his face. After the financial crisis affected Forests, the Champions League game also directly involved economic interests - if you win the ball, you will get UEFA bonuses and dividends. The more games you play, the more the bonuses will be, and the final share of the TV broadcast fee will be higher. If you are eliminated in the group stage, then the financial losses of Forests will be huge.

Thank God, it didn't snow on the day of the game, although dark clouds kept swaying. But the snow that Don En was most worried about never landed above their heads. Until all the lighting at Dynamo Minsk Stadium was turned on at night, the sky was still calm and there was no movement.

Yesterday, the snow was shoveled away and all the snow was piled around the stadium, surrounding the green stadium layer by layer.

Tang En felt a little relieved.

At the beginning of the game, Bolisov used a long shot to wipe the goal and warned the visiting team that they were determined to make a point, that they were not easy to squeeze soft persimmons.

In the cold weather, Bolisov's players move freely and lively. They performed better than they did at home in Nottingham Forest. In the other hand, the Nottingham Forest players. Except for Al Shavin, a Russian player, everyone else was a little uncomfortable with the weather here in Bolisov. It was so cold... It was so cold that even if they warmed up for twenty minutes before the game, their bodies seemed to be stiff.

The ground is slippery, and a little force will appear. Even if you have a chance to shoot, you will directly shoot the football into the stands behind the goal because of the slippery support foot.   Boe hit the football, but the shot was soft and weak.

The 55,000 fans who came to cheer for the home team squeezed the stadium stands so much that their enthusiasm could even melt the snow under the stands. There were also some tough fans barely, riding on the stands railings, waving scarves in their hands. They clapped loudly and shouted for Bolisov. Every move of Bolisov players would bring them a shocking cheer. What's more, when the players of the Forest team took the ball on the side or played corner kicks, there would always be white snowballs falling from the sky, smashing against the players, cracking into countless pieces and splashing out. If this snowball was packed with a lighter, mobile phone, coins, etc., and hitting people, it would be unimaginable.

The fans and the team brought double force to the Forest team, and the team was unable to enter the game for a long time. The offense seemed a bit messy.

In the first half, Bolisov basically bombarded the Forest team in half. The Forest team had no ability to parry and had no power to fight back.

But finally, I barely suffered a draw and had not conceded the ball.

In the second half, Bolisov began to recover, and the Forests also started to fight back, and the two sides were in a stalemate near the midfield.

In the 70th minute, Van der Fate accidentally fell to the ground because the ground was too slippery when receiving the ball in the frontcourt. The football was also directly given to the Bolisov player next to him. How could Bolisov let go of such a big gift? They immediately organized a counterattack, and then entered the forest team's penalty area through a series of quick passes. They cooperated with two passes and one in front of the goal to deceive Van der Sar. They easily pushed into the empty goal.

The Minsk Dynamo Stadium suddenly gave off a tsunami-like cheer, shaking everything on the stadium, as if the sky was about to collapse.

Looking at the dazzling white light in front of him and listening to the roar in his ears, Tang En only felt his heart tightening. It seemed as if a needle had been stabbed. He gritted his teeth and stood there without moving.

Mrs. Bolisso was caring, while the players in Nottingham Forest were depressed. In such weather, such opponents, such away games... they were a little helpless.

Just when everyone was at a loss, they heard Tang En's roar from the sidelines: "What am I saying? You must win! You must win! I will never accept other results besides victory! Never! I don't care what method you use..."

He suddenly turned around and called out Rikic: "Five minutes!" He opened his left hand and said, "You only have five minutes to warm up, I want you to come back immediately after you finish warming up. Go!" He pushed the big man.

Rikic stumbled to warm up. Five minutes later, he stood in front of Don En again.

"We want to change the tactics, and ground cooperation and two wing breakthroughs obviously won't work. I don't mind making the game scene a little ugly. The traditional British style of play is just right for such a situation. Do you know what you should do after you go up?" he asked at Jikic.

The Sevilla performed mediocrely except for scoring a goal at Manchester City. He did not meet people's expectations. His unfitness to the rhythm of the Premier League made many people feel that this was once again missed by Donn after Grosso. He was also under a lot of pressure. He was a substitute in Valencia, but he still served as a substitute when he came here. He urgently hoped to prove again that he had not been depressed by his cold bench in Valencia.

He nodded vigorously: "Attack them in the penalty area."

"Give good use of your height and bounce! After going up, tell them that there is a ball to upload to your head. Wherever you are, the ball will be passed!"

After pushing Skiic to the field, Done continued to stand on the sidelines. Now the temperature of Bolisov's night has dropped to below zero, but Done feels a little hot. He feels a little sweat on his forehead. His chest and back are also sweating outwards. The shirt is soaked. He has to open his black coat and unbutton the buttons on the shirt two.

A gust of cold wind poured into his mind. He felt a little relaxed and comfortable.

If the team loses away to Bolisov... Don En dares not think that such a situation will happen to him. He must not let it become a reality.

A few minutes after changing to Jikic, Donn replaced Lennon with Beckham. The situation was obvious. He wanted to use a cross from the wing and header from the middle to serve the customer service venue and weather conditions.

After doing all this, he basically had no tricks.                                                                                                                         �

Tang En looked up at the dark sky.

His eyes suddenly became confused, and a coldness came from his face. The cold feeling came directly from his face to his heart - it was snowing.

The snow that had been held in for a day finally fell down, and it quickly filled the sky above the city and the stadium.

Is this the destiny?

Tang En felt that the needle-like pain in his heart became more and more obvious. He gritted his teeth and stared at the sky. The white snowflakes were already visible to the naked eye under the light.

A low cheer came from the next door, and Bolisov's players and coaches saw snow. Everyone knew that the game was developing in a situation that was increasingly beneficial to them. Bolisov's head coach was already planning whether to compete with Dynamo Kiev for another group qualifying spot.

"Nottingham Forest looks like it's going to be in a bad mood." The espn commentator announced in a very calm tone that the end of the Forest team was approaching. "Once it starts to snow, the team's performance will only be worse. I think their players are almost frozen, right? The ground is full of water, the drainage system of the Minsk Dynamo Stadium is really bad, but the Belarusian team obviously does not have these worries. They are very familiar with this venue. Playing football in the snow is as normal as breathing. What is Tony Donn thinking? Maybe he hopes his team can have a home court at an altitude of 3,000 meters..."

"I don't accept failure!" While the opponent was slowing down and preparing to send a free kick, George Wood said to the two full-backs, with his expression serious. There seemed to be a fire burning in his eyes. "You all go up and take the attack. Leave it to me behind!"

"Is it okay?" Rafinia was a little worried. Bolisov's counterattack was still vivid.

"There are more than ten minutes left. What's the difference between losing one ball and losing ten balls?"

Bell nodded first: "I understand!"

Rafinia also expressed her opinion: "No problem!"

Bolisov's free kick was slightly higher than the crossbar, causing cheers in the stands.

"Bastard! The Belarusian teams are bullying us!" Tang En jumped on the sidelines and cursed. "Put it out! We are the defending champions! We can't lose to such a team! You have to run even if you can't run! If you don't run at this time, you won't have a chance to run in the future!"

He knew the physical strength of the players and knew that today's game was played under such a field, which consumed more physical strength. But now that he was like this, he could only make the players grit their teeth and persevere. If you admit defeat here, this season will be over.

In any case, you must qualify in the group stage!

The Forest's full-backs began to assist frequently, and the assists were stronger than ever before. Sometimes Pepe would drive the ball to the frontcourt and participate in the attack. George Wood stood alone in the backcourt, waiting for Bolisov's counterattack alone.

Rafinia dribbled the ball forward and saw that the opponent was about to cut off his ball. She quickly passed the ball to Beckham. She ran forward, hoping to have a two-way pass with Beckham.

David Beckham did not pass the football back to him. He stood there and suddenly made a cross. He was ten meters away from the penalty area. He made a diagonal pass of forty-five degrees!

Jikic was entangled with the opponent's defender. When he saw Beckham making a pass, he suddenly came out and jumped high after sprinting!

"He's too high - gooooal!! In the 80th minute! Nottingham Forest equalized the score!!"

Tang turned around and punched him on the side of the shed on the coach's mat.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, but he no longer paid attention to such trivial matters.

"It's not over yet!" He just vented his nervousness, and turned around and shouted into the field with his teeth and claws, reminding the players to continue their efforts.

Jikic also knew what the team was doing now. He did not celebrate his goal freely. Instead, he picked up the football from the net. He was surrounded by a group of teammates and ran back.

"Bomb high altitude! Pass the ball! Blast them to the ground door for me!" In the subsequent game, Tang En jumped and jumped on the sidelines as if he was crazy, and kept spitting dirty words out. He had no way out, just like he warned the players, if he didn't go crazy, he would probably not have this opportunity in the future...

Bolisov had to give up the idea of ​​defeating the Forest at home and first tried to make a good defense. Two central defenders were used to guard against Jikic, and Beckham also received additional care. Next, Bolisov's players began to try their best to delay the game.

I fell to the ground in pain when I touched it a little.   The cramps fell to the ground one after another. I had to turn the ball twice.   The ball thrown outside the boundary will definitely wait for the full-back to come up before sending it...

Every time I see a player who is "injured" and fall to the ground. After the Forest team kicks football out of bounds out of sports morality, Tang En's chest undulates violently on the ground, and there is anger that rushes out. He can point a spark and explode immediately.

This is not the first time he has seen the game using the rules of the game so "reasonably" to delay the game time, but after experiencing it personally, he feels very unhappy and unhappy... the unhappy things are almost blown up.

Bolisov's player fell to the ground while fighting against the Forest players. Pepe did not see the situation behind him. After breaking the ball, he passed it to George Wood in front.

The Bolisov player was still lying on the ground with his wrists covered and he was still moving.

The players of Nottingham Forest did not see it, but Bolisov's players saw it. In fact, the last stage of the game. Except for the defense, they were basically paying attention to their own players' situation. As long as someone fell to the ground, Hulala raised his hands, signaled that his people were injured, and asked the players of the Forest team to kick the football out. The players of the Forest team really promoted sports ethics and kicked the football out politely.

But this time, when the player raised his arms and asked George Wood to kick the football out. After letting their players receive treatment, George Wood was unmoved at all. He easily passed by the opponent's players. Bolisov's players were still a little unable to believe what was happening in front of them.

When George Wood passed by another person, no matter how Bolisov's player on the opposite side signaled him, no matter how many people in the stands booed him with dissatisfaction, as long as he did not hear the whistle of the referee stopping the game, he continued to drive the ball forward and attack!

When he passed the second person, Bolisov's people finally understood. Nottingham Forest did not intend to carry forward any sports spirit this time!

A rushing up and trying to use a fierce and rough foul to drop Wood's ball over and forcefully suspend the game.

Wood did not give the opponent a chance to foul, he passed the football to Bale on the wing and then jumped up and dodged.

Bale seemed to be hesitant, and the player Bolisov on the opposite side asked him to kick the football out while retreating to defend.
To be continued...