During the halftime interval, the players heard the long-lost roar again. Twain, who was angry with the team's performance, spat at them.
"When we scored 3: 1, you must have thought in your hearts: What are you afraid of? We're still leading by two goals! When we scored 3: 2, did you also say in your hearts: What are you afraid of? We're still leading by one goal! If we score 3: 3 with them in the second half, how are you going to feel? Did I get it wrong or did you get it wrong? This is the UEFA Europa League qualifying round, not a f * * king warm-up game! Get your mentality right and be serious! If we lose to such a team, then when you go back, each of you prepare a rope and hang yourself from the crossbar! "
The words were harsh, but if he did not do so, how could he make that group of heartless little bastards feel threatened? After winning a game against Chelsea, they were so elated that they did not know what their surname was. Where was the demeanor of a strong team?
The Forest team's performance in the second half was indeed very different from the first half. In terms of the strength of the two sides, Nottingham Forest was definitely stronger than Ostrava. Even with the home field factor, the Forest team had no reason to stumble here.
The home team, Ostrava, who had equalized the total score to 2: 3, seemed to see the hope of entering the UEFA Europa League proper. At the beginning of the second half, they launched a storm-like attack on the Forest team's goal. But this time, their attack could not enter the Forest team's penalty area so easily. Wood and Albertini erected an impregnable wall in front of the center backs, especially Wood. It was especially so for Wood. His and Albertini's positions were not completely parallel to each other. Instead, they were slightly dislocated. Albertini was slightly forward, while Wood was slightly behind him. From their positions, one could see the division of labor between the two on the field.
Albertini not only had to attack, but he was also responsible for organizing the attack. And Wood only needed to intercept the opponent's attack behind Albertini. For George Wood, who had made rapid progress, it was not a difficult task to complete.
The Czechs soon discovered that the England team, which they could easily pinch in the first half, had completely changed. Their offense could not get in at all, and their defense was in danger at the same time …
In the 68th minute, Nicklas Bendtner, who was in the starting lineup for the game because he scored a goal against Chelsea, scored his second goal of the season. This time, it was not a header, but a furious shot after breaking through the opponent's defenders.
Forest had pulled the total score to 4: 2, but this was clearly not enough to satisfy Tang En. He continued to roar off the field, telling his players to score, score, and score more goals.
Crouch, who replaced Eastwood, met Tang En's request. He used an unconventional header to widen the score gap to 5: 3. With two away goals, the total score was 5: 3. With 20 minutes left in the game, the Forest team had completely locked in a spot in the UEFA Europa League.
Next, Ostrava lost his fighting spirit, and Tang En began to make frequent substitutions to familiarize the players, who rarely had the chance to play, with the feeling of the game.
Aaron Lennon replaced Ashley Young and Ribery was replaced by Chris Commons.
By the end of the game, the score of 2: 2 had not changed. Nottingham Forest successfully got their ticket to the UEFA Europa League.
But Tang En did not forget to rush onto the field to celebrate the victory. For him, getting into the UEFA Europa League was just the first step in a long journey. If he got carried away at this time, how could he tell his players to stay calm?
So, when the game ended, he directly turned to the home team's technical area and took the initiative to shake hands with the other side.
"Congratulations to you. The side that performed better won the ticket to the UEFA Europa League." Despite losing, the opposing manager still congratulated Tang En politely.
"Thank you. In fact, your performance was also outstanding. It's just that we were luckier." Tang En said polite words that even he did not believe. His face was filled with a humble smile. But after saying goodbye to the other side, he turned around and looked at the players who were still swapping jerseys with their opponents. He clenched his fist and waved it hard in front of his chest.
The UEFA Europa League! Although it was not as eye-catching as the Champions League, it was still a European competition. There would be many opportunities to meet strong European teams. Playing against these strong players was what Tang En was most looking forward to.
Champion?
I'm not dizzy yet. What was Nottingham Forest's goal in the European competition this season? To cause a complete mess for those European powers!
Europe, here we come.
This time it's for real.
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The news of the Forest team successfully breaking into the UEFA Europa League attracted the attention of the English media. After all, it was another veteran team returning to the public eye. But most of the media were cautious about Nottingham Forest's UEFA Europa League prospects. They felt that the Forest team, who had been absent from European competitions for a long time, could no longer keep up with the pace. They even brought up the painful memory of the Forest team losing to Bayern Munich 7: 2 in the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals in the 95-96 season to support their view that the Forest team was not optimistic about the Forest team.
Tang En chose to fight back against these doubts in the column, but he did not write a lengthy rebuttal point by point. The latest issue of Tang En's column attracted many people's attention because of his title and text.
The title was: The UEFA Europa League is only the first step to the throne of the Champions League.
There were only two words in the full text: As the title says.
The contract that Tang En signed with the Evening Post stipulated that his fee was based on the number of words. So, in reality, Tang En did not receive a single cent for the article, but it allowed the Evening Post's sales to quadruple. All the readers went there for the arrogant column. They could almost see Tang En's expression as he held his head high and looked down on everyone as he said those words.
Even Lineker's online column mentioned the matter the next day. He felt that Tang En's simple "As the title" was the perfect counterattack. If he said another word, it would not do.
Everyone was talking about the article. Everyone was talking about Tony Twain. He might be the first manager to lead a newly promoted team and declare that they would win the Champions League title.
Mourinho was arrogant because he had won the UEFA Europa League title, the Champions League title, and led Porto to win the Portuguese Treble. He had the right to be arrogant.
But Tang En? Other than a useless EFL Cup title, what else did he have? It was an eye-opener for a person with nothing to be so arrogant.
More and more people became interested in the youngest manager in the English Premier League.
When the Forest team trained the next day, there were more media than usual surrounding the training base. This shocked the chairman, Evan Doughty, who drove to the base.
After parking the car in the parking lot, he saw Tang En, who had just shaken off the reporters and was walking in. He hurriedly called out to him, "Tony, what's going on?" He pointed to the door.
Tang En smiled and said, "Evan, don't you read the newspapers?"
"Of course I do, but what has it got to do with this … Ah! I know! "Evan Doughty clapped his hands and laughed." Is it that 'As the title says'? It feels good. I like it very much! "
"Do you think I did this on purpose to refute the media?" Tang En asked.
Evan shrugged. "I'm not sure about that."
"Evan, do you remember the future we planned in the Indian restaurant with Allan?" Tang En looked at the clear sky.
Evan smiled and nodded. "Of course I remember. How could I forget?"
"It's getting closer and closer," Tang En said with certainty.
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