Godfather Of Champions

Chapter 1054
When the referee blew three whistles, the Crimson Stadium erupted.They fulfilled their wish with a victory as a gift to Tang En who was about to leave.

Only Manchester United players and fans were sad.In this happy environment, it seems very lonely.

Twain wanted to shake hands with Mourinho after the game to complete the etiquette. He knew that Mourinho was not a patient person.But as soon as he got up, he was hugged by David Chris Lak next to him. The assistant coach didn't say anything, just hugged him.

A group of reporters rushed up next to them, shooting wildly at them.

When Tang En finally broke free from Chris Lak's embrace and turned to look for Mourinho, he was surprised to find that the other party was still standing outside waiting for him!
Tang En pushed aside the reporters and reached out to Mourinho.

"I thought you were gone, Mr Mourinho."

Mourinho, who lost the championship, looked very bad, and obviously he was also in a bad mood.He shook Tang En's hand, and then let go.

"I just don't want you to write in your memoirs that Jose Mourinho is a guy with no manners or manners. I should go and congratulate you on another win. I'm glad you retired today."

After saying this, Mourinho didn't care about the reactions of others, let alone Tang En's expression, and turned around and left the noisy stadium cleanly.

Surrounded by reporters, Tang En watched Mourinho's leaving back, feeling complicated for a while.He definitely did not feel the slightest joy because he defeated this old opponent. On the contrary, he suddenly felt sorry for Mourinho.

The sky was getting dark, and the surrounding flashing lights brought Tang En back to reality.He looked at the reporters around him, ignored them, and walked straight to the court.In the middle of the pitch, his players are waiting for him.

In the stands, [-] fans were chanting his name loudly.

"The game is over, Nottingham Forest won and Manchester United lost their title. But none of that matters, what matters is that someone very important and special to us is finally saying goodbye..." John Mortensen, who was in charge of explaining the game, said emotionally.

He still remembered his first "encounter" with Tang En.At the City Stadium, after a bad first half, Twain was knocked to the ground by his own players, and then left the field. This became a big joke in English football after the current round of the league.He himself was in charge of commentating that game, but he was laughing and staggering in the commentary booth at that time, and he was merciless in irony.

I really didn't expect that he would call Twain friends in the future, comment on England games with Twain, and witness that young man step by step becoming one of the most successful head coaches in the world and the godfather of Nottingham Forest.

Amid the shouts of 6 people, Tang En walked into the center of the stadium and gathered with his subordinates.

"Boss, why don't you go?" Gareth Bell asked with tears in his eyes.

Tang En just smiled and shook his head.

"I don't think there is any problem with your health, really. We can still work together for a few more years, shall we leave together then?" Bell continued to ask without giving up.

Tang En stretched out his hand to touch the little monkey's head, and said to him: "It was the same feeling when I sent off Demi and the others, but they still left. This is life, little monkey. You always have to face parting, it's no big deal. Besides, aren't we saying goodbye forever?"

Bell bit his lip and stepped aside, not speaking.

Balotelli looked at Dunn, hesitant to speak several times.Tang En saw his intentions, and said to him: "Stay or leave, it doesn't matter. As long as you like. You are a genius, Mario. But genius is not suitable for all situations. I'm leaving, your way you Go yourself."

Patting Balotelli on the shoulder, Dunn turned to Mitchell again.

He looked up at Mitchell's face.The kid seemed to be making faces at him, wanting to cry and laugh at the same time.

"Aaron. I still want to say that you should strengthen your strength training. I hope you will be more comprehensive..." He smiled a little at this point. "What do I still say, anyway, I won't be your coach next season. If you can't break through the blockade of those strong defenders, it's not me who should worry, ha!"

Tang En laughed, but Mitchell cried.

Tang En ignored his snot and tears streaming together, and patted Mitchell on the waist forcefully.Turned around to find someone else.

He didn't want to make his parting look sad. There are more than half a hundred people, so is it necessary to make it like this?

So he circled around each player in a very chic way, talked to this person a few times, and then went to talk to another person.

As he did so, the chants from the stadium stands continued.Not a single one of the [-] Nottingham Forest fans left the field, but the Manchester United fans followed the Manchester United team in all directions.

The two large screens in the stands of the stadium were replaying Tang En's short documentary.

Live TV broadcasts are still going on.

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Shania is waiting in the dressing room to appear on the catwalk for the last time, but her mind is not on work right now.In her hand, she held a mobile phone, which was playing the picture on the TV.That was the scene where Tang En bid farewell at the Crimson Stadium.

Thanks to the ever-changing technology, she can still watch live TV here.In this way, I accompanied Uncle Tony to the last journey of his career.

The voice of the commentator on the phone is very clear.

"I don't want to repeat the achievements of Tony Twain here. I just want to appreciate the scene in front of me - more than 6 fans stayed in the stands, unwilling to leave. Twain and his players Together, he spoke to them one by one...What does this remind me of? A retiring general was reviewing his troops and his officers for the last time. He shook hands with them one by one, thanking them for their support and work over the years..."

Shania was fascinated by the picture on the phone screen. Twain was surrounded by the players, and the reporters surrounded them.The fans were on the outermost perimeter, singing and calling the protagonist's name.

The hair stylist is behind her styling her hair and doing the final preparations.There were other models in the dressing room, but Shania acted like no one else, and didn't care what others thought of her.

This scene should be very sad, but Shania has a smile on her face, just like the man in the middle of the screen.

"Okay, dear." The hair stylist signaled Shania to raise her head and look at the overall effect in the mirror.

The woman in the mirror couldn't tell that she was almost 30 years old. She had long, smooth shawl hair with curls at the end, looking youthful, lively and mischievous.

Shania made a grimace, and then turned off the live TV on the phone.

It's time for her to show up.

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Tang En walked in front of Wood, this was the last one.

Looking at his captain, Dunn didn't know what to say.Wood is sensible and obedient, and there are some things that he doesn't need to repeat, what should be said has already been said before.

What is there to say now?
Looking at Tang En standing in front of him, Wood didn't know what to say.But he didn't say nothing, he wanted to say too much, and he didn't know how to start it for a while.

When it came time to say goodbye, he was always so clumsy.

No matter when facing Demi or facing Tang En.

In the end, Tang En didn't say anything, he just put his hand on Wood's shoulder and squeezed it hard.

After saying goodbye to the players, he said goodbye to the coaches, from the team doctor to the assistant coaches, shaking hands or hugging one by one.

At the end, he hugged Freddie Eastwood and whispered in his ear: "Don will come to take over my class. He is an excellent head coach. But he needs excellent assistants. Stay and help him." ?”

Eastwood nodded and agreed.

Tang En, who got the promise, let go of the other party and turned to Chris Lark.

"Come out with me or stay here, it's your choice, David."

Chris Rack looked at the people around him and said to Dunn, "I've changed my mind, Tony. Nottingham Forest is a good place. I want to stay here."

Tang En laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "The right choice."

After finishing all this, he said to the two assistant coaches: "I will hold a press conference in a while, and I won't go to the locker room. There will definitely be many reporters blocking me today. You don't have to wait for me to come back, the players have packed up Just drive back to the hotel and disband on the spot. As for me, I will go home by myself."

The two nodded at the same time, and had no objection to Tang En's arrangement.

Seeing that both of them agreed, Tang En walked out with confidence.After taking two steps, he turned his head and looked behind him. The players and coaches were still standing there, showing no intention of leaving.

Tang En waved to them: "Go back, don't catch a cold."

Then he walked forward again, this time without looking back.

Along the way, the fans shouted deafeningly, the flags and banners with his face painted on the stands kept shaking, Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli sang "...it's time to say goodbye" It's time..."

Tang En just walked towards the entrance of the corridor. Behind him were players and colleagues who were standing still.In front of him was a large group of reporters carrying video cameras and cameras. They were shooting while stepping back, and the flashlights illuminated the road under his feet in white.

When he walked to the entrance of the corridor, many fans on both sides of the stands suddenly sprinkled a lot of confetti, and the swarming confetti made Tang En raise his head.In the crowd he saw several familiar faces.

Michael Bernard, Fat John, Thin Bill, and even Kenny Burns, the bar owner.When he saw Burns, he suddenly became interested, stopped and approached and asked, "Over the years, you only left the bar when the city stadium was about to be demolished. Why are you here again today?"

Burns said to him: "City Stadium has torn down an era, and so is your departure, Tony."

Tang En stopped talking, waved to him and them, and continued to walk towards the corridor amidst the confetti.

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Joe Mattock sighed: "This is the last time I see the boss appearing in front of me in this capacity..."

Wood stood at the front of the team, and when he heard Mattok's words, he suddenly had the idea of ​​rushing forward.But until Tang En disappeared into the corridor surrounded by reporters, he did not put it into action.

He suddenly felt that he was very timid, not a tough guy.

He is a coward who can't show his feelings unscrupulously in front of the public.

He was not as good as Mitchell, who was willing to cry in front of Tang En, and Bell, who said "won't you go" to Tang En.

As a captain, he is really not qualified at this time...

Seeing that Dunn completely disappeared from the field of vision.David Chrislak's voice sounded, but this time he was weak with a loud voice.

"Go back, guys. Go back, take a shower, change and get out of here. Your vacation begins."

Some players began to walk off the field, Wood raised his head and found that the fans in the stands were also slowly leaving the field.But he knew that these people would still gather in the square outside the stadium.The departure of a special person will not end like this.

He pulled off the captain's armband, held it in his hand, and walked off the court with his teammates.

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Michael Bernard, who walked out of the stadium, did not intend to stay any longer. Even though many people had gathered in the square, they still shouted Tang En's name, and the scene was very lively.

"Let's go back to the bar for a drink, guys," Michael said to his mates.

"Aren't you going to stay and send Tony off?" Skinny Bill was a little surprised.

"We've already delivered it." Michael pointed to the direction of the door and said, "The Tony who will walk out of this door later is not the head coach Tony Twain. I want to go back and have a drink. I shouted a game, and my mouth was dry. Dry tongue."

"Me too," Burns said beside him.

The two enjoy high prestige in the hearts of this group of fans. Since they all said so, there is no objection.

"Okay, let's go back and have a drink, for..." Fat John suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Cheers to the past 16 years, and bid farewell to those people and things in the past 16 years." Michael raised his hand.

He waved goodbye to the Crimson Court.

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Pierce Bruce has no time to stand aside, pretending to lament that "an era is over".From the final whistle to the present, he has been busy, so busy that he has no way to stop and think about it carefully - this is Tony Twain's last game!

Like the rest of his peers, he centered on Tony Twain, followed him to the west on the field, bid farewell to the players and fans, and then came to the press conference hall together.Seeing Tang En sitting in front of a table full of microphones, mobile phones, recording pens, and interview machines, he had time to think about the half hour that just passed.

The Forest team won the game against Manchester United, and Tony Twain maintained his unbeaten record against Mourinho in his coaching career.None of this is the point.Thinking back now when Twain bid farewell to the players and coaches in the center of the court, he felt that Twain's influence would not diminish with his departure, on the contrary, his influence here might continue stronger.

After Cruyff left Barcelona, ​​he was still the godfather of Barcelona. He always published various articles and comments about Barcelona in the media.He praised Barcelona for its good performance, and criticized Barcelona for its poor performance. He has the right to say who to choose as the head coach, which player should be sold and which player should be bought. His advice is always something that the Barcelona coach cannot ignore... …

But unlike this flying Dutchman, Bruce felt that Twain's influence would not be displayed through the above situations.

In fact, judging from Tang En's performance after his first retirement, he probably wouldn't mention Nottingham Forest much after his retirement this time, as if the name "Nottingham Forest" had never appeared in his life.He will definitely not interfere with the Forest team's team building policy, nor will he dictate the Forest team's employment strategy. Whether the Forest team plays well or not is someone else's business to him.He is so strange, expressing his feelings for the forest team in such an indifferent way, it seems that only the farther the distance is, the more pure the feelings in his heart will be.

But despite this, looking at today's scene, his position in the hearts of Forest fans is still unshakable.I believe it will be the same in a few years.He didn't have to say anything, he didn't have to do anything.But as soon as someone mentions his name, that invisible influence starts to show.

Robin Hood has been dead for more than 900 years, and his influence is still there. He has been praised repeatedly and incorporated into literature, scripts, and games.Tony Twain is also treated in the same way, right?

Bruce, who was in a daze, was woken up by the press release officer's "The press conference is now beginning", and the originally noisy room immediately fell silent, and everyone was looking forward to it, waiting for Tang En to deliver his "Farewell Speech" ".

Mourinho had left, where he was interviewed by several Manchester media outlets while most of the reporters were still on the pitch, then hurried off.The huge stage was left to Tang En alone.

What a considerate opponent...

Tang En looked at the expectant reporters below and cleared his throat.Just this action made those people sit up straight, stick their heads forward, and prick up their ears.

Dunn is happy.

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The catwalk event is over, and Shania just came out of the curtain call holding hands by the designer, and now she is standing in front of the background board, accepting interviews from reporters.

"Yes, it's true that I want to quit the modeling industry and the entertainment industry. I made this decision after serious consideration." For the first time, Shania admitted in front of the media that she had been fired a long time ago. fact.

"It's a complete withdrawal, and I won't come back in the future."

Shania fiddled with her brown hair, her face without makeup was completely different from the iceberg beauty on the catwalk.With a gentle smile on her face now, she patiently and meticulously answered every question from the reporters, without the slightest hint of impatience.

"After the launch I will spend time with my husband and daughter first, and then think about things in the future... Maybe become a fashion designer."

Reporters still want to pursue the real inside story.For them, the answers that can be seen in the media are of no value, and the real correct answers are those that you will never know.

"The real reason for quitting?" Shania didn't show boredom to the questioner. Instead, she showed the young male reporter a smile that could stop the other person's heartbeat for a second.

"It's simple, I'm pregnant."

When Shania said this lightly, everyone present hadn't reacted yet.With inertial expressions on their faces, they waited for the real answer to come out.Not a single one realized that the real answer had emerged.

"Ah..." The reporter who asked the question was the quickest to react. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but only made one sound.

Shania looked at the quiet reporters and blinked mischievously. This scene is really interesting.She really succeeded in scaring all the reporters.

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"...I have nothing to say."

In the press hall of the Nottingham Crimson Stadium, Tang En said this to the reporters who were full of expectations.

"I know that many people like me, and many people hate me. I never thought of relying on something to change your opinion of me, even today. I will report on me tomorrow as you usually report. Anyway, I I won’t go to see it either. I’m retiring tomorrow anyway.”

Dunn spread his hands.He saw many of his enemies in the crowd.Such as Carl Spike, such as Chris Bascombe.Now he won't bicker with these people anymore, he doesn't need to hype at all, and he doesn't need to attract the firepower of the media in order to relieve the pressure on the players.From today onwards, he can finally completely unload the heavy burden on his shoulders, and sleep until dawn like an ordinary person.

"I just want to say goodbye to you all."

After saying this, Tang En actually stood up and wanted to leave!

The reporters panicked, how could they let him go away like this?We have prepared a lot of questions, where did he go to ask?After this door, he is not the head coach of Nottingham Forest, and he can no longer answer the questions of the reporters.

A group of reporters got up from their seats and kicked over the chairs, trying to prevent Tang En from leaving.

"I still have a question, Mr. Tang En!!" Chris Bascombe raised the notebook in his hand and shouted loudly.It was densely written with words. "You can't just leave like this, the press conference is not over yet!"

"I said it's over." Dunn smiled at the Liverpool Echo reporter who hoped he would die.

"But we have the right to ask questions. You are a public figure..." Bascombe was still struggling.

"I also have the right to refuse to answer."

Tang En shrugged.

Carl Spike originally wanted to shout a few times, but after seeing Bascombe's end, he moved his lips a few times, but no sound came out.

Tang En didn't leave directly through the side door. He stepped off the stage and walked towards the gate from the middle aisle of the press seats, intending to leave directly from there - it was closer to the gate of the stadium.

The reporters stood up one after another, but none of them really dared to go up and hold him back to ask questions.

On the contrary, everyone is making way for him intentionally or unintentionally.

Just as he was about to walk to the door, Pierce Bruce suddenly shouted: "Goodbye, Tony!"

He raised his hand in the air, and wanted to wave goodbye to Tang En, but then he remembered that Tang En couldn't see his back to him.

Hearing these words, Tang En didn't look back, nor did he stop. He just raised his right hand, waved it behind him, opened the door and walked out.

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Through a short corridor, it is the lobby of the main entrance of the stadium.Tang En accidentally found a person there.

"Mr. Fasal? Shouldn't you be by Shania's side?"

The smiling person standing in front of Tang En was Shania's manager, Fasal.It's no wonder Tang En felt strange and asked aloud.As long as Shania is working in other places, Fasal will never leave her.Why did he appear in front of her now? Could it be that Shania came back from work early?
Thinking of this, Tang En tilted his head and looked behind Fasar, expecting to see that familiar figure.

"Don't look, Mr. Tang En." Fasal said to him with a smile. "Shania is still in Paris. If there are no accidents, she should have just finished her last catwalk."

"Then you..." Tang En became more and more confused.

"I'm here to tell you good news. Since Shania couldn't leave, she could only let me come. I'm afraid that if you change someone, you won't believe it."

Having said that, Fasal handed Tang En a piece of paper.

"The results of the hospital's examination."

Tang En took the thing suspiciously, glanced at it, and saw his wife's name in the column of persons under investigation.

Before he could continue watching, Fasal's voice sounded again: "Congratulations, Mr. Tang En. Your wife is pregnant."

Tang En didn't suddenly raise his head to stare at Fasar, but just buried his head there in a daze.He couldn't believe what he heard.

"Shania went for a check-up two months ago. She was pregnant. But in order not to affect your work, she didn't tell you. Instead, she stayed until now. Who will give you a retirement gift?"

Fasal noticed that Tang En's hand holding the checklist was trembling. He suddenly remembered that the man in front of him had a heart attack. If he couldn't stand the stimulation, he would have a heart attack...

Fasal didn't dare to think about such a thing, he quickly called out: "Mr. Tang En, are you okay?"

Only then did Tang En raise his head, looked at Fasar, and grinned: "I...it's okay...very good..."

After saying this, he calmed down: "I'm fine, thank you for telling me such good news, Mr. Fasal."

Fasal originally thought that Tang En would say a lot more excitedly, but he didn't expect Tang En to leave after finishing this sentence.

He instinctively asked, "Where are you going, Mr. Tang En?"

"go home."

Tang En walked out of the hall as he spoke.

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"I think all the police in Nottingham are here!"

One fan, held outside by a police wall, complained.

It's no wonder these people complained. Originally, the fans planned to get in touch with their idols up close.But these policemen, as if facing a formidable enemy, forcibly separated the fans and gave way to a five-meter-wide passage, leading from the gate of the stadium to the parking lot.

With the lessons learned from John Lennon, they can't guarantee that there will be some radical fanatical fans who will suddenly assassinate Tang En because they don't want him to leave, and "stay" Tang En forever.This is not a joke, so the local police are on the verge of an enemy, for fear that there will be a Mark David Chapman (the murderer who assassinated Lennon) among these fans.

When Tang En appeared in front of everyone, the fans in the square burst into loud cheers.They became agitated, and the police present were overwhelmed by the surging crowd.

Seeing this scene, Tang En was not surprised. He stood on the steps and waved to the excited fans.Then he lowered his head and walked down the steps, walking out through the crooked passage.

BBC5 broadcast the scene to the world.

Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of people, their king stepped down the steps of the throne and stepped on a red carpet to the outside of the palace.The crown was left on the throne by him, and the resplendent palace did not make him have the slightest nostalgia, and he turned a deaf ear to the voices of his subjects.

In the turbulent red crowd, he was so calm dressed in black.He folded the list in his hand and put it in his pocket, and patted it lightly.Then he took out his sunglasses and put them on, and walked slowly through the excited crowd with his head held high.

Those sixteen championship trophies, those 16 years of ups and downs, the days when he was admired by thousands of people, and the endless debates surrounding him, were all left behind by him step by step.

More than 1000 years ago, defeated the returning Roman conquerors.

In triumphal glory, in a procession of stirring hearts.

There are trumpeters, musicians, and exotic beasts from the conquered land in the team.

And carts laden with treasure and captured weapons.

The conqueror rode in a triumphant chariot.

Prisoners of war sat in chains in front of the cart.

His sons and daughters, dressed in white robes, stand with him in chariots or follow him on horseback.

A slave holds a golden crown and stands behind the conqueror.

Whisper a warning in his ear:

All the glory is just passing away.

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PS, the first update today.The second episode will be released at [-]:[-] p.m., together with the epilogue and postscript. Thank you again for your support and company over the past two years.We bid farewell for a while, just for a better reunion in the future.

Thank you to everyone who walked here with me!Thank you to those who left!Thank you to all the friends who follow me Lin Hai Ting Tao, let us meet again in a month! !

(End of this chapter)