The real Tony Twain did not respond to Twain's invitation on the spot because he did not know how to choose. He now had a stable and well-paid job. As long as he continued to work hard, it would not be a problem to become a regional manager or even a general manager in the future. He cherished his second life. God had given him a perfect family, which was his biggest constraint.
He thought his future was like that. It was written in the plan. But when he met his other self and listened to him talk about Nottingham Forest's current situation, and then asked him, "Do you want to return to Nottingham Forest?", he admitted that he had wavered.
Now there was a chance for him to go back and live his previous life again. No, not live again. Because he knew very well that he could not become a manager even if he went back. He was a newcomer and not the real Tony Twain.
Did he not love football? Wrong. Of course he loved it, whether it was in the past or now. The perfect combination of hobby and work was the life of the old Tony Twain. Asking him to go back now. He was a little tempted.
Twain did not ask for an immediate answer. When they were bidding each other farewell after dinner, he said to his fake self, "Think about it. I'm going to stay in China for a few more days anyway. This is my phone number in China and the one in England … You know. Please give me a call as soon as you have an idea. "
He said this to look good. Twain was not sure if the other person would follow him to England. He always felt that he had snatched someone else's body, status, glory, and money. Now he was asking someone to help him. It was really shameless.
The next day, Twain took Shania on a sightseeing tour to the south. They visited Qingcheng Mountain, Emei Mountain, and Leshan Mountain. When they passed by his hometown, he used the excuse of taking Shania to eat the most authentic tofu pudding to sneak a look at his biological parents. Seeing their busy figures on the dam, he was sure that the two elders were healthy and in good spirits. He was finally relieved.
As for visiting … forget it. Shania was always by his side, and Tang En did not want her to feel suspicious. In addition, visiting would only cause trouble for the two elders. Anyway, the fake Twain must be doing better than him. They would not think that there would be any problems with their son.
Who would have the leisure to think that their son's soul had transmigrated to another world and possessed another body?
As long as his parents felt that their "son" treated them well, Tang En would not have any objections.
Leaving his hometown, Tang En and Shania embarked on a trip to Yunnan's Shangri-La.
It was a journey that left Shania in awe. When they boarded the flight back to England from Hong Kong, she still couldn't forget what she saw in Shangri-La. She had never had as much fun as she did during this period of time.
If Shania was happy, Tang En would naturally be happy too. But he still had a regret — until he left China, Tang En did not call him or respond to his invitation.
Could it be that he had decided to stay in China? What happened in England had nothing to do with him? Had he completely accepted his new identity?
In that case, he would have to worry about where to find a suitable assistant manager … Well, maybe David Kerslake in the youth team was good, but if he was transferred to the first team, who would be in charge of the youth team? Forest's youth training system was very successful. Before he found a suitable candidate, Tang En did not want to touch anyone in the youth training department. That was the foundation for Forest's continued development.
Assistant managers did not become famous as easily as players and managers. It was difficult to appoint someone to be an assistant manager. The most common way was to find one from his own coaching staff. But Tang En had high requirements for an assistant manager. He had to know what he was good at and what he was not good at. He also had to know what the manager was good at and what he was not good at. He had to know how to cooperate with the manager's work and help manage the coaching staff and the players at the same time. In addition, it would be best if he was familiar with the team.
It was like Superman.
Was he making things difficult for him? Tang En believed that was not the case. What was "outstanding"? If he could not do it, he would not be considered outstanding. At most, he would be considered qualified. After understanding Tony Twain's past and looking at his room full of books and notes, Tang En felt that the person was completely up to his requirements.
He had originally thought that he would never be able to find the person again, so he did not take it to heart. But when he saw the disappeared Tony Twain appear in front of him in a different body, he could not suppress the wild rise of the idea in his heart. As people who had inexplicably swapped bodies but still retained their respective memories, what would it be like if we worked together? I understand your past, and you understand mine. I am now in your position, and you are in my position. I am you, and you are me.
Was this not the highest realm of teamwork?
But it was useless to say all this now. The real Tony Twain did not reply to him, and he did not know what the other person was thinking.
It was not Tang En's habit to put all his eggs in one basket. There was no reply from here. After returning to England, he would start to get busy. If he could not find an assistant manager for a while, he would first do all the work himself. Then, he would slowly plan. The UEFA European Championship was about to begin. When the time came, he would have to go to Portugal to watch the whole process and choose suitable players for Forest.
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As soon as they returned to England, Shania bid farewell to Tang En reluctantly. Although she did not like her aunt, it seemed that she was still a little afraid of her. Since she did not like being with her aunt, why did she come to England?
Tang En shrugged. He could not figure it out. If he could not figure it out, then he should not think about it.
After sending Shania off, even though the team was still on holiday, Tang En's working hours had already begun. He made a special call to Evan Doughty, who was in the United States with his wife and daughter.
It was actually nothing much. He just told Evan about some of his plans before the season and asked the club to cooperate. In June, he needed to go to Portugal to watch the games live and personally observe the various players. He could not let the money come out of his own pocket. The other thing was some personnel matters. For example, Tang En hoped that the club would increase the number of scouts. Old Moore had completely retired. Currently, the club only had two scouts, which was obviously not enough. It was said that the scouting database system that he had originally proposed was nearing completion. This required more scouts to continuously add detailed information on players from all over the world into the database.
All in all, as a new team in the Premier League next season, Nottingham Forest still had a lot of things to prepare.
Evan's answer was that Tang En could make all the decisions regarding the team. If there was a need for scouts, he could post the recruitment information himself and inform the club when he signed the contract. Tang En did not have to fork out a single cent for the expenses of watching the games in Portugal, including the purchase and sale of players. However, after deciding on which players to buy, he had to draft a list for Evan and Allan. They had to know where the club's money was spent and whether it was worth it.
Of course, Tang En understood.
Evan fulfilled his initial promise not to interfere with any of the team's matters. Tang En alone had the final say.
After seeing Evan's sincerity, Tang En put down the biggest burden in his heart. However, he was also very clear about what allowed him to have all this — results. If he led the team to consecutive defeats, lost the FA Cup, lost the EFL Cup, lost the EFL Cup, lost the EFL Cup, and lost the EFL Cup as well as the Premier League, then no matter how much the club's chairman liked him in private, there was only one ending that awaited him — dismissal.
In the transfer market before every season, the team's boss spent money and wanted to see results. Playing beautifully was not the result that the club's boss wanted to see. Otherwise, he might as well spend a few dozen pounds to buy a home game ticket for Arsenal. What he wanted was results, results from his own team: the glory of being the champion and the huge profits that came with it.
Take someone's money and do things for them. It was the same everywhere.
Tang En was very clear about this. So, after carefully studying the UEFA European Championship schedule, he began to prepare the itinerary and the list of players that needed to be paid attention to.
It would be more difficult without an assistant manager. Originally, he had wanted to pull along Old Moore, who had been a football scout his entire life. However, the old man was getting on in years and not as energetic as before. It was fine for him to wander around Nottingham, but it was hard for him to fly across the sea to Portugal.
There was only one person, and his time and energy were limited. He had to plan his itinerary properly.
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