Advancing to the top eight of the Champions League was a remarkable achievement for Nottingham Forest, which was not yet a powerhouse team. A few days after that game, the local media in Nottingham were still full of reports and various news about the team's advancement to the top eight. There were also many posts about the Champions League in the fan forum on the Nottingham Forest website. Everyone was in high spirits and many people were looking forward to the start of the next round of the Champions League. Even though Nottingham Forest's opponent was the Serie A powerhouse, Inter Milan, they were not afraid at all.
However, for Tang En, the team advancing to the quarterfinals was probably the most beneficial thing for him.
Before this, Tony Twain was no longer a stranger to the English people. His Nottingham Forest was able to rank second in the Premier League, and it was not entirely due to luck. It could be said that in England, Tang En was already considered a somewhat famous manager. Although he was still called a "genius manager" on more occasions, sometimes people already called him a "famous manager".
However, no matter how popular he was in England, he was not widely recognized in Europe.
For the European football world, his style was very successful in China, but there were a lot of managers who became weak the moment they arrived in the European arena. It was not unusual. After all, domestic leagues and European competitions were two completely different styles.
Many teams could do whatever they wanted in the domestic league, but when it came to European competitions, they were quiet.
However, to be able to enter the Champions League's top eight, it more or less spoke of Tang En's standard. He was different from those coaches who were "experts in internal battles, but amateurs in external battles." Of course, a single Champions League match did not mean anything. It was as brilliant as a meteor, but it was not like managers had not seen it before.
In that case, would Tony Twain become such a meteoric figure?
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Recently, Tang En's cell phone had been ringing non-stop, and it rang at any time and place. In the end, he had no choice but to set it to vibrate. There were always various media outlets hoping to interview him. He knew that it was because of his team's results. It was his first time leading a team to play in the Champions League, and they broke into the top eight in one go. It was really unexpected for many people.
And among those who wanted to interview him, most of them were from outside the UK.
What did this mean? It meant that he had begun to make a name for himself in Europe.
This was a good thing. Tang En was not afraid of becoming famous. On the contrary, he was eager to become famous. Otherwise, why did he decide to abandon everything and walk this path?
However, he still had to selectively accept media interviews. He knew that the more successful he was, the more reserved he had to be. That was the only way to maintain his social status. He had to maintain his habit of rarely accepting interviews from the media. He had to ensure that the outside world would think that he was unapproachable and arrogant. The more they couldn't get it, the more people would want it. The less he accepted interviews from the media, the more the media would pay attention to him.
He remembered sitting in Brian Clough's car and the Don had told him, "Learn to use the media," and he was doing it now.
On this day, after a day of training, Tang En received a call from an unknown number. He was used to it.
The person who called him this time was a UEFA official.
When the person on the other end of the phone introduced himself, Tang En was a little surprised.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Twain. We are not the UEFA Disciplinary Committee. "The woman on the other end of the phone laughed happily.
"Uh …"
"We are just a television magazine organization under the UEFA, responsible for publicity and promotion for the Champions League, UEFA Europa League and other competitions organized by the UEFA. Nottingham Forest is the biggest dark horse in this Champions League. You are also the youngest manager to lead the team into the top eight. We think you are someone worth paying attention to. There are bound to be many people interested in your experience and your team, so … "
Tang En recalled that when he had gone to participate in the draw ceremony for the Round of 16, he had indeed discussed the issue of interviewing him with the UEFA television magazine that specialized in reporting on the Champions League. However …
"I remember the person I talked to for the interview was a man …"
The woman on the other end of the phone laughed again. "Can't you change the person, Mr. Twain?"
For some reason, Tang En felt that every time the woman laughed at him, it made him feel a little awkward. He coughed. "Of course … uh, of course you can. But be careful, madam. You still have two substitutions left. "
The silvery bell-like laughter rang out again.
"You are so humorous, Mr. Twain. Then, shall we talk about the specific interview time? "
"Of course, I think … anytime."
"Well, it's like this, Mr. Twain. This is not a simple interview where I hold the microphone and ask questions, and you sit on the sofa to answer the questions … It's not like this. We hope to show the audience your team and you in all aspects … "
"All aspects?" Tang En listened to the pleasant voice coming from the other end of the phone and had a bad association. "Including … hmm?"
The woman laughed again. "You're so bad, Mr. Twain!"
The voice made Tang En shiver uncontrollably. What a coquettish pout …
"Ah, I'm so impolite. I haven't asked for your name, madam." Tang En sat back at his desk and put his legs on the table. He simply settled down and "chatted" with the lady with the pleasant voice.
"Clarice, Clarice Gloria."
"Ms. Gloria …"
"I'm not old yet, Mr. Twain."
It was as if Twain could see Chris Gloria, who had a very pleasant voice, winking at him. He raised his eyebrows. "Okay, Miss Gloria. Then, let's get down to business. You know, I can't take out too much time for interviews. "
"Yes, we all know that you don't easily accept interviews from the media."
"Yes, so I hope you can draft up an interview and filming schedule and fax it to me. We can discuss the time together. I'll get the team to cooperate with your work, but I also hope that your work will not interfere with our normal training and matches."
"Of course, that's not a problem. Then, we'll fax you the schedule tomorrow. "
"Very well. If there's nothing else, I think I should get off work …"
"Okay, I'll contact you tomorrow. It's been a pleasure chatting with you. Goodbye, Mr. Twain. "
"Goodbye, Miss Gloria."
Tang En hung up but was in no hurry to get up and leave. Instead, he continued to put his feet on the table.
Her voice was pleasant to the ears, but a woman with a pleasant voice was not necessarily beautiful. In fact, Tang En had seen many people with average-looking faces and a voice like an antenna, whether it was in China or the United Kingdom.
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