In the midfield, Albertini had long retired from the Italian national team. George Wood was not selected for Eriksson's England team. Even though Ribéry's performance in the English Premier League this season was not bad, he did not attract the attention of the French manager, Domenech. Ashley Young and Aaron Lennon were only representing the England youth team in the competition. Arteta, a player who had been drifting abroad for a long time, had no record of being selected for the Spanish national team.
Forwards. Viduka was still the main striker of the Australian national team. However, Australia basically had no opponents in the Oceania region. Rather than saying he was going back to compete, it was better to say he was going back for a vacation. Nicklas Bendtner was called up by the Danish national team, but it was hard to say if he could play. Perhaps he would only be on the bench for two matches? Peter Crouch, on the other hand, had caught Eriksson's attention. The media had also reported on it. However, he did not appear on the national team's roster for this match.
In this way, only Edwin van der Sar and Viduka had truly left the Wilford training base. The Forest team's lineup was maintained very complete, giving Tang En sufficient conditions to practice their formation and tactics and make targeted arrangements. Compared to the other two competitors, the Forest team suffered the least losses.
When the league tournament resumed on April 3rd, the Forest team would welcome their direct competitor, Everton, on their home ground. That was not going to be an easy match …
Because of Eastwood's absence due to injury, Tang En arranged for a brand new forward combination. Unfortunately, of the four players in the front line, one was injured and two were gone, leaving only Crouch. Tang En could not fully train and coordinate with them during these 12 days. He could only rely on the tacit understanding they had accumulated during their usual training. Although Bendtner was happy to be selected for the Danish national team at such a young age and was eager to play for the Danish team, Tang En also encouraged Bendtner before he left, hoping he would perform well. But in reality? Tang En could not wait for Bendtner to sit on the bench for two full matches. That way, when the national team competition ended, he could still get a healthy Bendtner. The Forest team's forward line only had three players left. They could not afford any more injuries.
For the match against Everton, Tang En would let a healthy Bendtner and a healthy Crouch start. Viduka would sit on the bench, depending on the situation.
In Tang En's view, Bendtner could completely replace Viduka and play the role a strong center forward should have in the team. As for Crouch? Although he was the tallest, he was not a strong center forward. He had good footwork skills, which was particularly important for a two-meter-tall striker.
In the midfield arrangement, the two midfielders were still the same. They were the team's main players, Ribery and Ashley Young. In the middle of the midfield, Tang En made a change that he followed from the UEFA Europa League — Albertini, who had been in continuous battles, was rotated in this match. George Wood, who had been resting for more than half a month because of the UEFA Cup suspension, returned to the starting lineup. His partner was Mikel Arteta, who had only played in the starting lineup for the first time in the last UEFA Cup match.
Tang En played around a little with this arrangement — he used the Everton midfield core from his memories to deal with the current Everton. He believed that it must be something very interesting. However, Twain did not know if Moyes would find it interesting …
Wood's task was simple. In the past, when Albertini was around, he was responsible for protecting the captain's back. This time, it was Arteta's turn. His mission remained the same, which was to protect Arteta's back and insert himself to support Arteta if necessary.
In the rear defensive line, Hierro was rotated, and Matthew Upson partnered with Piqué. The two fullbacks remained the same.
In these 12 days, the Forest Team used this formation to practice repeatedly. And it was not only to deal with the game against Everton. The more important purpose was that the Forest team would use this lineup to play the rest of the season for most of the next eight rounds of the league tournament. They would only make minor adjustments in some areas.
In these 12 days, Tang En and the Forest team's coaching staff used all the time they could and used all the means they could. As early as the day after they lost the match, before heading to the airport, Tang En held a simple meeting with the coaching staff in his hotel room. In the meeting, he very generously admitted his mistakes in strategy. They gave up on the Premier League, and in the end, they did not achieve any good results in the UEFA Europa League. For someone like Tang En, the UEFA Europa League runner-up and the UEFA Europa League top 16 were on the same level. As long as they did not win the championship, it would not be considered a "good result."
Subsequently, Tang En told the coaching staff that the team's goal had changed. It was to return to the Premier League once again. The team was still based on the Premier League. It had to be said that the Nottingham Forest Team's coaching staff might only be ranked in the middle of the Premier League, but everyone was a good person. But no one laughed at Tang En for reaping what he sowed. No one had any complaints about going one round in the UEFA Europa League. For them, the team's collective results were far more important than a single person's glory. As long as it was beneficial to the Forest Team, they would do it without hesitation.
Tang En knew what kind of people these coaches were. Unfortunately, it was still not the time to thank them. After all, their goal had not been achieved.
During the day at the team's training base, Tang En and all the members of the coaching staff led the team's training. They studied how to arrange tactics, ensure the players' health, and pay attention to their physical condition. There were specialized people in charge of countless small details. Tang En only needed to plan one thing. But after losing a few matches, perhaps the effect of his training as a bishop was not reflected in the team's specific training, but in the psychological aspect.
He needed everyone to firmly believe that these few defeats were just a small hurdle. As long as they put in a little bit of effort, they would be able to overcome it. It was no big deal. And for Tang En, this was perhaps the job he was best at.
Tang En did not stay idle when he got home at night. He completely did not go to the bar during this period. When he got home, he studied every opponent for the remaining eight rounds of the Premier League with Dunn, not letting go of any details. Dunn's training task in the youth team was not heavy. After all, the youth team was very different from the First Team. So, he would help Tang En collect a lot of video data of his competitors. After eating, the two would sit in front of the television and watch the videos of the team's matches over and over again.
Even though Dunn was not the manager of the First Team, he was doing the job that anyone in the First Team's coaching staff should do.
After losing the UEFA Europa League, if they did not want to end up with nothing this season, then everyone had to give it their all and fight with all their might. There was no way out now.
It was time to sprint.
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