Even though Tang En had solemnly vowed in his column that George Wood would not go anywhere other than to Nottingham Forest, the media did not believe him. They habitually believed that Tang En, as the manager, must have concealed the truth. The hype about Wood and Real Madrid continued, but Tang En no longer refuted it. He had said what he needed to say. There was no need to tangle with the media on this matter.
Just a week later, a piece of news came from Madrid, Spain that shocked the world of football and made many clubs applaud — the president of Real Madrid, Mr. Pérez Florentino, announced his resignation as president. The direct reason for his resignation was that after losing to Barcelona at home, they did not win in three consecutive games. After the Bernabéu fans booed the team's manager, Rosenberg, away, they booed and pointed their middle fingers at the club president.
Florentino believed that he had to take responsibility for Real Madrid's fall, so his resignation was the only way.
The downfall of the real estate tycoon was three months earlier than Tang En knew. He knew that he and his team had played a role in adding fuel to the fire in Florentino's downfall. If he had not transmigrated, if he had not managed Nottingham Forest, then things might have gone as planned until the end of February of the next year, when Florentino could no longer bear the burden and announced his resignation.
The manager had just left, and now the chairman had also resigned. Real Madrid seemed to be terminally ill. But if it really came to that, perhaps terminally ill was the best solution.
There can be no construction without destruction …
Florentino's downfall indirectly helped the Forest team get rid of the recent week's rumors about Wood's transfer.
Previously, the English tabloids had insisted that the person who was interested in Wood was their club chairman to increase the persuasiveness and authenticity of their news.
Now that the person who was most interested in Wood had stepped down, Real Madrid's interest in Wood naturally disappeared with Florentino's resignation. There were still people hyping up the matter, but no one read it because everyone felt it was boring.
Nottingham Forest, who had regained a stable environment, performed outstandingly in the following games.
The home battlefield, Real Madrid, gave the current Forest team great confidence. They believed that there was no team in the world that could stop their pace. Of course, this was also thanks to Tang En's "psychological training."
In the next two rounds of the league tournament, a high-spirited Nottingham Forest defeated Liverpool at home and Blackburn Rovers in an away game to maintain the pressure on the league's top team, Chelsea.
Then, on December 8th, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Nottingham Forest easily defeated Lille, who was ranked at the bottom of the group, at their home ground. They joined hands with Real Madrid to break into the top 16, but they were ranked second in the group because they scored fewer goals.
The game was hailed as a "great victory" by the Nottingham media after the game. It was not because the opponent was very strong and it was not easy to win. Instead, Nottingham Forest's success in making it to the next round proved that their rise was not a flash in the pan. They had the ability to prove their ability on a broader stage.
Tang En was no longer interested in such a victory. He was not one of those Nottingham people who always reminisced about the glory days of the past. To him, such a victory was merely a step on a new long journey. If he was overjoyed because of such a result, then he could forget about having any great achievements.
My Nottingham Forest is not just for everyone to reminisce about the past. I want to create an era comparable to the Forest Dynasty of the past!
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The league tournament continued. When Chelsea's continued lead was no longer news, but Tony Twain also became well-behaved and there was no news coming out, an unexpected thunder came from the Manchester United Football Club, which was not in good shape recently. Manchester United, which had just been eliminated in the Champions League group stage, had recently suffered even more.
It was more than half a month later than Twain knew. This must also be because his arrival had changed certain things in this world. Subtle, obvious, known to all, unknown to all …
On December 8th, the Manchester United Football Club officially announced that the "Red Devils" captain, Roy Keane, had terminated his contract with the club and left the club.
The news shocked many people, and the repercussions spread throughout the British Isles, including Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. No one expected Keane's farewell to be so sudden. Because on that morning, he also showed up at Manchester United's Carrington training base to train with the team. Before that, the Manchester United manager, Ferguson, claimed that Keane's body was not far from a full recovery. Some media also reported that the 34-year-old Irishman had renewed his contract with the club. All signs indicated that Keane would retire from Manchester United and become an eternal part of Manchester United.
Then at noon that day, Roy Keane and Ferguson, who had finished training, returned to the manager's office together. The two men had a secret talk behind closed doors. No one knew what they talked about. Only that afternoon, the news appeared on Manchester United's official website.
Tang En learned of the news on the office computer. When he confirmed the news three times in a row, the first thing he did was to dig out the phone number of Keane's agent, Michael Kennedy, from the drawer and call to discuss the matter of bringing in Keane.
He was unwilling to let go of the opportunity to get this world-class midfielder for free.
As the team's medical team said, Albertini, who had pulled a thigh muscle at the beginning of the season, had not recovered well. His condition was far from before the injury and could not keep up with the intensity of the team's current multi-front competition. Tang En thought it was necessary to add a midfielder during the winter break. George Wood's card rate had begun to rise steadily in the new season, and he had to consider this.
Roy Keane, who had just terminated his contract with Manchester United, was undoubtedly the best candidate.
"Mr. Tony Twain?" Kennedy was a little surprised to receive Tang En's call. "Although Ian expected that there would be teams looking for him, he did not expect it to be so soon. You're the first, Mr. Twain. "
"Ha, the first. Is there any discount?" Tang En laughed.
Kennedy also laughed. "You'll have to ask Ian to know, Mr. Twain."
The waiting time was not long. Ten minutes later, Tang En received a call from Kennedy. On the phone, Kennedy told Tang En to meet at a restaurant in Nottingham tomorrow afternoon and specifically reminded him that it was an "extremely private" meeting.
Tang En understood what it meant. Was this the discount for the first place?
Tang En was excited for a long time. He felt a sense of accomplishment at the thought that Roy Keane was about to become a key player under him.
Like Albertini, watching those famous players who had once shaken the world of football serve under him did indeed feel like a real-life FM.
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