The BBC reporter smirked and said to the camera, "Let's see what Mourinho has to say."
Mourinho, who was being interviewed in the hotel he was staying at, appeared on the screen. He was wearing his signature black trench coat and looked cool. "Clough? I know. His praise makes me happy. But like Tang En, I don't like being someone's successor. I'm very disgusted with the 'Clough's Successor Battle' that you've hyped up. If you could use your time to do more useful things, I believe the world would be more peaceful. In addition, I think it is unfair to talk about a coach who has won a European Championship with a coach who has not won anything. "
Tang En was unfriendly to Mourinho, but Mourinho did not back down. It looked like he was pitying Tang En, who was compared to him, a successful manager. In fact, he was mocking Tony Twain's managerial career for not having achieved anything.
David Kerslake, who was in front of the television, looked at Tang En, as if he wanted to see how Tang En would react. But Tang En did not do anything. He just turned off the television and said to Kerslake, "Alright, David, let's continue to study Chelsea …"
Tang En looked calm, but the media did not think so. Before Mourinho came to England, they had been counting on Tang En to increase the newspaper's sales. Later, when Mourinho came to England with the halo of a Champions League winning manager, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. His big mouth and insolent personality became the media's new favorite. Now that these two managers with such strong personalities had met, how could it be calm and peaceful?
This was just the prelude to the war of words between the two.
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The media's thoughts were not bad. Tang En would not be willing to let others look down on him. Even if this person was Mourinho, who had won a Champions League title, and even if he liked this manager full of personality when he was a fan, they were now opponents. He did not want to show his respect for him in front of his opponent.
Moreover, what did Tang En respect for Mourinho? In the past, it was because he was a fan that he felt good to see such a different manager. Now that he had become such a different manager, there was no need for him to respect others. It was enough for him to respect himself.
Before the second day's match, many reporters mentioned Mourinho's evaluation of Tang En in interviews. They wanted to hear how Tang En would respond to Mourinho, and Tang En did not disappoint them. Of course, he knew that the reporters might be trying to get some juicy information from him, but he was also using the media.
"Of course, an EFL Cup winner is no different from air in the eyes of a UEFA Champions League winning manager. We have to understand the mentality of a champion manager looking down on home-cooked food after eating a luxurious meal. So before the next luxurious meal, the champion coach will definitely not eat home-cooked food. I hope he won't starve to death before the second luxurious meal. "
A reporter mentioned Tang En's words in an interview with Mourinho. To this, Mourinho's answer was brilliant. "Country people always think that the nobles eat a luxurious meal, but in reality, for the nobles, it's just a home-cooked meal they eat every day."
The official match had not even started, but the war of words between the two managers was already reaching its climax. This made the media and the public who were watching the show exclaim in delight. Although Clough's death was a sad matter for the English football world, everyone thought that even if Clough left, they would not feel lonely after seeing the two young managers' tit for tat.
"Perhaps the achievements of these two managers are not as good as Brian Clough, but their mouths are very much like Clough's heirs." Lineker commented on the two managers in his online column.
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Clough's death and the battle between the two who were considered by the public to be Clough's heirs made this match the focal point of this round's English Premier League. Even though the match between the second-ranked Chelsea and the thirteenth ranked Forest was not the focal point based on the current league rankings.
In fact, Tang En felt that the boss's departure would not have much of an impact on the current Forest team. After all, it had been too long since his era. Who knew how many people had changed in the Forest team. How many people in the current squad still had special feelings for Clough? Just like that record, players like Piqué and Bendtner did not even know there was such a record before this.
Therefore, like the last time, he did not trumpet Clough's contributions to the Forest team and his achievements in the team before the match. He believed that if these people cared about the team, then they would know what they needed to know in the past two days. The glory that the Forest team had once achieved did not require him to nag incessantly like a gossipy woman.
In the City Ground stadium's locker room, the players returned from their warm-up and sat in their respective seats, changing their clothes as they waited for the fixed program. Tang En would say a few words to the players at this time before every match.
"Well, there have been a lot of things happening to the Forest team recently. I believe everyone has seen it. But these have nothing to do with today's match. We all know that this is no different from any other league match. It's just that our opponents are slightly stronger. But how much stronger can they be? Did Arsenal take advantage of us on our home ground? "
Eastwood shook his head and exclaimed, "Of course not!"
"So, Chelsea's fate is the same. But this time, I don't want to see a last-minute mistake. If there must be a mistake, I'd rather come earlier. But do you want to make a mistake? "
Everyone shook their heads.
"That's right. No one wants to make a mistake. So, everyone, keep your spirits up! That Portuguese looks down on us. Did you see what he said about us? 'Country bumpkins.' Tsk tsk, country bumpkins! Hierro, is Real Madrid a country team? "
Hierro shook his head. "That's impossible."
"Demetrio, is AC Milan a country team?"
Albertini also shook his head. "No, coach."
"Very good. I admit that Chelsea, which has a Russian tycoon as its boss, is richer than us and looks more like a noble lord. But don't forget who came from Nottingham, the hero bandit Robin Hood! If the Chelsea lords just stayed in their impenetrable Stamford Bridge castle and did not come out like turtles, I don't think we would care about them. Now that they have come knocking on our door, don't blame us for not being polite. This is Nottingham. This is a dangerous forest. Let the arrogant Chelsea see our prowess. Let them … never return! "
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