"Well... I'm just going to do it temporarily."

"Because of that yellow card in Wood?"

"I'm still worried... But after a few glasses of wine, I'll have no worries. So what if I don't have Wood? The opponents are playing the same whether they are AC Milan or Barcelona.

If our opponents think that Nottingham Forest without Wood is vulnerable, I would love them to think so."

"You've done well enough, Tony. Whether we can finally win the championship, you're well enough."

Don pointed at Burns and said, "Is this a comfort?"

"No." Burns shook his head, "I understand it as 'praise'."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"It's been three years. Tony. You're doing well, you're still young. As long as you want to do it, you can work in this industry for thirty years. Don't be too anxious and take your time."

Tang En looked at the ceiling. Thirty years... It's so long. He never thought of such a long future. For him, the "future" is tomorrow, and next year is already far away...

"Well..." he nodded. "You're right. Kenny. Compared to an old man like Ferguson and Wenger, I'm still young."

Yes, Tony Donn, thirty-seven years old, is indeed very young for the head coaching industry.

The next day, major media reported on the highly anticipated game. Nottingham Forest made the front page of all sports media.

Twenty-six years later, his experience of returning to the Champions League finals and his rocket-like growth rate every year are very interesting, and it even covers the young head coach Tang En, a layer of legendary color.

When the team resumed training in the afternoon, countless reporters surrounded Wilford, and non-English journalists accounted for the majority here. The team has attracted attention from all over Europe.

Of course, most media are still paying attention to George Wood's yellow card and what impact he will have on the team after his absence. For such issues, Tang En avoided talking about it.

He didn't want to over-express Wood's role in the team, although maybe Wood really had such a big role.

Some media also took advantage of other tricks, and hyping Wood's absence would make them rejected in the interview, so they simply turned their attention to the final penalty shootout.

In fact, Van der Sar was not a goalkeeper who was good at saving penalty kicks before. The factor that made him a world-class goalkeeper was his height of 1.97 meters and excellent reaction, his agility, and his ability to block single shots - these are all manifestations in sports wars.

On the contrary, in a game like a penalty shootout, he has no shortage of painful memories:

In the final of the 95-96 Champions League, Ajax lost 2:4 to Juventus, which was his first time having tasted the nightmare of penalty kick. In the next 1996 European Championship, the Netherlands team, which was difficult to advance to the quarterfinals, was eliminated by the French team.

In the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup, the Netherlands fell to the penalty spot again. This time, Brazilian goalkeeper Tafarrel, who was good at saving penalty, shone brightly.

Of course, the most painful memory comes from the 2000 European Championships, when the Dutch team lost to Italy in the match held at home.

The reason for the loss was still a penalty kick. Toldo became a god in the battle, and Van der Sar could only be sad... With these experiences, it is not difficult to understand people's surprise when Van der Sar saved Gilberto Silva's penalty kick at a critical moment.

According to the photojournalist's last photo, people found that Van der Sar would flip his socks before each penalty kick, then took out a small note from it, looked at it and stuffed it back.

Some media pointed out that this is actually the secret to the Forests' final victory, and their speculation was quickly confirmed. After the training, Van der Sar revealed the content on the note during an interview with a reporter.

The result surprised many media - they didn't expect Nottingham Forest to prepare so well for this semi-final.

Of course, as a study of Don Eun-di Wenger, he also paid attention to this news. When he saw Van der Sar say that this was Don Eun's idea, what else could he do besides shaking his head and smiling bitterly?

The mysterious little note was famous throughout the world.

Later, in the World Cup finals, the German team used this trick to deal with Argentina's penalty kickers. After the game, Germany's main goalkeeper Lehman admitted that he was inspired by this game... Of course, these are all later stories.

The final of the European Champions League is on the evening of May 17, while the final round of the English Premier League is on May 7. In this way, the Forest team will have ten days of preparation time. They do not have to distract themselves for the league or other domestic cups.

Prepare for the battle wholeheartedly. This may be good news for Tang En's team.

A day later, the opponent in the Forest's finals was released - Barcelona played 0:0 with AC Milan at home, so they relied on a goal in the away game in the first leg and eliminated AC Milan with a total score of 1:0 and advanced to the final.

Everything is no different from Don En's memory.

Barcelona entered the finals. This team, known as "Dream Team 2", is the hottest offensive football representative in today's football world. They will be cheered by fans wherever they go, because they symbolize the best artistic football.
Chapter completed!