The day after returning from Clough's house, Tang En's team defeated the visiting Norwich City team by 4: 0 at home. The match was impeccable from the scene to the result. Forest had the game under their control from the start. It was one of the few matches in which Tang En had the upper hand in terms of technical statistics and score since he took charge of the team. After the match, even the picky British media could not find a single fault.
The part of the match that best reflected Tang En's outstanding foresight was not a substitution, but the center back he had transferred from the youth team the day before yesterday. The 19-year-old Wes Morgan scored the first goal of his professional career. Although it was only in the 82nd minute, it was the icing on the cake. But for Morgan, the significance of the goal was even more important and valuable.
After scoring the goal, Morgan chose to celebrate with Tang En. He ran all the way from the opponent's goal and hugged Tang En tightly.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you! "He roared in Tang En's ear. Although he had never doubted his ability, Tang En finally gave him the chance to prove himself. How many roads and how many coaches did a person have to go through to grow from a youth player to a professional player, and then to become a star player? And among them, the coach who had led them through the door was very important. Morgan was fortunate to meet such a unique and insightful guide.
Tang En waited for Morgan to finish venting, then pushed him away and smiled at him. "Kid, have you practiced your signature?"
Morgan opened his mouth wide and only knew how to smile foolishly.
"Go back and continue the match, silly kid. And … remember to call me boss in the future. "
Morgan nodded vigorously and ran back to the field.
Walker, who saw the scene from the side, turned back to find Bowyer wiping his eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked loudly. It was too noisy with the cheers around them.
"Nothing, Des. It's just … I've been thinking about this since the beginning of this match. "
"What?"
"I'm very glad that I played under Boss. It's not just because I won two European championships and a Premier League title. I learned a lot from Boss, and these lessons have benefited me for the rest of my life. What about you? "Bowyer asked.
Walker nodded. "Me too. And I believe that many of the players who played under Boss back then would think the same as you. For example, Pearce (Manchester City's assistant manager, later promoted to manager and England's youth team manager), O 'Neill (Scotland's Celtic manager) … "
"You're right. Now I feel that people like Wes Morgan and Michael Dawson are lucky to be able to play under Tony. "
Walker stared blankly at Bowyer. "You're comparing Tony to the boss?"
Bowyer shook his head. "It wasn't me. I've always had a feeling that maybe years from now, all of England will be comparing him to the boss … "
Hearing Bowyer's words, Walker turned around to look at Tang En, who was still on the sidelines. Amid the loud cheers in the City Ground stadium, he encouraged the players who gathered around and then personally pushed them back to the field one by one to remind them that the game was not over, even though the Forest team was already four goals ahead of Norwich City.
"Ian, from what I know of Tony, I'm sure he'll be fine. I don't think he'll agree with you. "
"Why?"
"Because he would rather have people compare him to many years later."
He certainly would not be willing to be someone else's second generation, unwilling to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors, even if that person was Brian Clough. This man was more willing to leave behind an image of his back for future generations to desperately chase after.
The boss must have seen it too, so even though he found that the current Tony Twain was very similar to his younger self, he did not say anything like "You're my successor" in yesterday's meeting.
Big men who had achieved great achievements liked to find successors for themselves when they were old. On one hand, it was the demand of the media and the public, and on the other hand, it was the nostalgia for their past achievements. Pele was like this, and Maradona was no exception. Walker believed that the boss would definitely say in an interview in the future, "Someone is my successor," "Someone is most like me, because he's as handsome as I was when I was young." "I like someone's coaching style, it always reminds me of myself in the past …" But the "someone" that appeared in these words would definitely not be this Tony Twain.
The boss was special, and so was Tony.
"… After five consecutive wins, he only experienced one defeat, and then he won three consecutive games. Tony Twain's performance has proven that he is a true genius. Now that Forest has stabilized their ranking in the top six, it looks like we can cheer for our favorite team in the Premier League next season. "
"… Forest is unstoppable. In the second half of the season, it was like they were reborn. Paul Hart's disciple accomplished what his teacher could not — to make Forest a strong contender for a place in the Premier League. "
"Marlon Hailwood is only four goals away from being the top scorer. In an interview, Forest's top scorer in the second half of the season said that the person he wanted to thank the most was the team's acting manager, Tony Twain. It was Manager Twain who ignited his desire for victory, and he believed that the rest of the team would agree with his view … "
"There are six rounds to the end of the Premier League, and Nottingham Forest is ranked sixth with one game less. The five opponents above them all feel that this latecomer is catching up to them and getting closer. No one dares to make mistakes, and no one wants to make mistakes. The fight for a place in the Premier League next season has entered a white-hot stage. In Forest's next seven matches in the Premier League, four of them will be against the top six teams, and one of them will be against Ipswich, who is currently ranked seventh. With five tough battles in seven rounds of the Premier League, for Twain and his Forest team, this long campaign is definitely not over yet. When the season ends, anything can happen. "
Yes, anything can happen …
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