Godfather Of Champions

Dunn never thought that as long as he returned to the coaching bench in Nottingham Forest, even if he did nothing, the team's performance would immediately be improved, winning consecutive battles and winning the league championship. Children can imagine things like this in their heads, but they can only be nonsense.

The current facts have proved his wisdom-although Nottingham Forest has won a few games, there are still many problems to be solved. For example, the restoration of the team's domineering is placed in front of Dunn, and it is imminent.

If a team does not have the confidence to win, there is no way to defeat a strong enemy. Some weak teams, when facing strong opponents, have the belief that they will not admit defeat. This often allows them to create miracles and create classic battles that defeat the strong.

When Nottingham Forest emerged as a newly promoted horse in English football, it relied on the indomitable strength to resist defeat.

At that time, Nottingham Forest hardly knew what "fear" was. Whether it was facing a strong domestic enemy or a European giant, it had only one idea-"win"!

Now...

"For four seasons, you have been complaining about losing the championship, losing the qualification for the Champions League, and now you are about to lose the qualification for the European League... But I want to say that these are not important."

Dunn looked at the players who bowed their heads and said nothing.

"There is one thing if you don't get it back, then the one you lost before will never get it back. Do you want to know what it is?"

Dunn slapped his heart: "Put your hands here and feel your heartbeat. When I talked about defeating Arsenal, was it beating faster?"

Some people really put their hands up, while some people are a little confused and don't know what to do.

Dunn didn't expect that he would be able to say something to everyone, but he had to bury the seeds. Maybe it will blossom and bear fruit at the right time.

"The game against Arsenal is an opportunity to prove that you are not dead. This time it is not for the outside media to watch, but for you to see!"

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Arsenal Wenger is sixty-nine years old, and his goal is to retire after fulfilling his contract with the club, and his contract with the club is three years away. That means he will be at least 72 years old. What is the biggest regret of his coaching career? That is, never won the European Champions Cup.

There was a season when he was very close to the trophy, but was blocked by one person in the final.

The man was in front of him now, looking at him grinning.

"It's been a long time, Professor."

At the press conference before the game, Dunn and Wenger met. Although one person has just finished his part, the other is just getting ready to debut.

"It's only half a year, Tony." Yes, since Dunn won the World Cup, he disappeared from people's sight.

Dunn shook his head, he didn't mean that.

"I mean seeing you in this situation, it's been a long time."

Dunn pointed to the press conference hall behind the scene, where the reporters were waiting for Wenger to come in.

Wenger understood immediately. As opponents, they really haven't seen each other for a long time.

"I heard that your team is going to beat my team?" Wenger asked.

Dunn smiled: "If you don't even have the heart to win, it's even more impossible to win." He didn't nod directly and said, in front of this old friend and opponent, it is better not to be so rampant.

In fact, his mind is like this. To be honest, he has no idea whether he can win Arsenal. Although a lot of preparations were made in tactics, this Nottingham Forest was not the one it was four years ago after all, and he did not control it 100%.

The reason why he said he wanted to win is just as Dunn told his men-if you don't want to win, how can you play the game?

Wenger shrugged and said nothing. The reporters were waiting for him. Now is not a good time to chat.

He stretched out his hand to shake hands with Dunn, but he didn't expect Dunn to pat his shoulder directly: "Go ahead, professor. We'll see you at the game tomorrow night."

Wenger watched Dunn's back disappear at the end of the aisle before turning around and entering the press conference hall.

As soon as the **** was seated, the reporter's question came: "For Tony Dunn's statement that he will definitely defeat Arsenal, what do you think, Mr. Wenger?"

Wenger smiled. It's really a topic person who can't get rid of anywhere.

"Of course I believe he has that ability." Wenger said "he", not "them". He played a trick on the text, I wonder if anyone with a heart can tell. "But this is our home court."

Yes, it is Arsenal's home court, Wenger will not easily give up victory.

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"The big talk is out, guys."

In the sports news later that day, news about Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest became mainstream, with Dunn and Wenger appearing most in the pre-match press conference. Dunn's words: "Yes, I repeat it again, we will beat the home team at the Emirates Stadium" has also been repeatedly mentioned.

In the last tactical class of the evening, Dunn said to his players after turning off the TV.

"If we can't win, you and I will be a joke for the whole of Britain. I don't want to be a joke for the whole country, because that would be too shameful."

Dunn has never said that "in terms of strength, we should defeat Arsenal", so he said it was "big talk", but no one expressed objection. As long as anyone is a little sane, he knows that defeating Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium is a very, very difficult thing.

But just because this is a big talk, it also made the Forest team be driven to a dead end.

Because just as Dun En said-they were all driven to a dead end by this big talk. If you lose this game, then all the ugly words will be overwhelming.

No one wants to be someone else's joke, to be talked about in a contemptuous tone.

Not to mention professional players?

"Arsenal's style of play is as gorgeous and complex as ever. In their home court, they will definitely continue to play like this. This is our opportunity."

Dunn began to explain in detail the tactics they will use in tomorrow's game for the team. In fact, the players can probably guess it because it is obvious to all that the team has focused on practicing for more than a week. For more than a week, the coaching staff has worked hardest on offensive training with set-pieces. From this point, you should be able to see what tactics the team will use.

To lose the game in a beautiful and vigorous attack and win the game in a tenacious and conservative defense, Dunn will definitely choose the latter. But the risk of the latter is that you are conservative for the eighty-nine minutes, or you may lose the game at the last minute. That is really "losing your wife and losing your soldiers." You lose the game and lose face. More people laughed. When faced with this situation, many people will choose to attack a strong opponent beautifully, and even if they lose the game, they will have an explanation.

But such an idea is indeed the most undesirable. Because before the game started, they had already found their way back and thought about the excuses after losing. How can this kind of team defeat a strong enemy? No wonder some fish belly are always fish belly. A typical timid before a fight.

What does it mean to live after death? What is the last battle? If you don't put yourself in a situation where you can't lose, how can you burst out with powerful energy?

"...On the basis of a solid back defense, we must seize every opportunity for set-pieces to score goals. We are not afraid of possession of the ball, ugly scenes, and less shots, let alone worry. As long as we are more patient than them, Catch the set-piece and make a fuss, we will definitely win in the end!"

"We have practiced set-kick tactics for more than a week, and I hope to see them in the game."

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Dunn did see his team painstakingly rehearsing the offensive tactics of the set kick for more than a week in the game. Because his team actually took the lead.

As soon as Arsenal came up, they assumed the posture of the home team and bombarded the forest team's penalty area. They cooperate skillfully, move flexibly, and pass the ball accurately. The forest team that cooperates as a whole can only shrink the defense. Unfortunately, they lack an impactful center. Although the small lineup is flexible, facing the forest team's copper wall and iron wall, it is not enough.

So despite the ugly scene, the Forest team has never lost the ball. It wasn't until the 37th minute that the Forest team had a good offensive opportunity. After Chen Jian got the ball in the frontcourt, Arsenal players fell to the ground, and Nottingham Forest won a free kick on the right side of the frontcourt.

Bell took the free kick with his left foot to the point behind the goal. Aaron Mitchell nodded the ball to ferry the ball back, and then George Wood, who followed up in the middle, jumped ahead of the others and jumped to the top, throwing the football into a mess. The army pushed in.

In the absence of possession rate and number of shots, Nottingham Forest took the lead in the away game. This surprised many people.

But to their surprise, it was still behind. In the last minute before the end of the first half, Nottingham Forest won a free kick from the same position on the other side. It's still Bell passing. This time, Arsenal's defenders paid attention to the defense in the center, but did not relax their markings on Mitchel. But Nottingham Forest changed tactics.

Football is still directly penalized back. Mitchell and the forest team's central defender Nicolas were still pressing backwards, and the opposing defenders followed them and retreated. Unexpectedly, halfway through the race, Nicolas suddenly stopped and braked and turned out and then ran towards the football. Go, jump high without being marked!

He topped a rebound. The football touched the ground in front of the Arsenal goalkeeper and bounced again. The goalkeeper made a mistake. Football hits the net!

"It's unbelievable!" the commentator cried, holding his head. "At the Emirates Stadium, at Arsenal's home court, Nottingham Forest ended the first half with a two-goal lead! Tony Dunn's fierce pressing, defensive counterattack, and the use of set-piece scoring tactics completely restrained Arsenal's technical flow. law……"

Wenger obviously realized that if he continued to fight like this, he would only lose more and more miserably. Some targeted changes must be made. So at the beginning of the second half, he switched to a forward with a poor footwork, but a stronger impact in front of the goal.

The Forest also slackened after leading two goals in the first half. Ebb and flow, Arsenal got a goal back in the second half.

Then Arsenal's morale was greatly boosted, and a wave of offensive was launched amidst the cheering of the home fans. Dunn quickly adjusted when he saw this. He did not strengthen the defense, but strengthened the strength of the counterattack.

Sure enough, this change is very effective. Feared by Nottingham Forest's sharp and quick counterattack, Arsenal's offensive suddenly stopped. The field is back to balance.

This score has been maintained until the end. Although in the last five or six minutes, Arsenal came out again. However, the Forest team’s counterattack was also very active, making Arsenal very uncomfortable when attacking. They have to face a solid defense in the front and beware of the Forest team’s quick counterattack at the back, giving him a feeling of "powerless". .

In this way, the Forest team achieved a crucial victory.

After this game, some media believe that Tony Dunn's Nottingham Forest has returned to the "Arsenal Buster" character.

Wenger also admitted in the press conference after the game that the Forest team's tactics restrained him. This makes him helpless.

The victor, Dunn, did not get cheap and sold well. He said that he could beat Arsenal just because of better luck.

It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no change between the fifty-year-old Dunn and the previous Dunn. For example, if they were replaced by the forty-year-old Dunn, they would definitely unceremoniously announce their victory as a matter of course.

Standing up and shaking hands with Wenger, Dunn left the press conference site. The team is waiting for him on the bus, unlike the press conference, he has another set of rhetoric for his opponents to say.

"Guys, you did a good job! We scored three points in the away game and went up two rankings. But what makes me more happy than these is that in your performance, I see the desire to win and never give up. The heart of the champion!" Dunn said to the players in the car according to his own heart.

"I hope this game can make you remember that a champion heart that always pursues victory is more important than anything. Now I am beginning to believe that we can return to Europe." Dunn pointed to his players and said "Because you all want to win. And I..."

He pointed to himself again, "I like to work with people who want to win. Nottingham Forest football is a winning football, and so am I." He looked at everyone and laughed.

In fact, he was still very arrogant, but he discarded the showy elements, removed those grandstanding things, and showed fangs that flashed with cold light. He is actually more terrifying...

Does anyone believe it? Arsenal is a lesson from the past.

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