Godfather Of Champions

The rest of the day is very short, and everyone takes the time to enjoy this moment of peace. Because they will soon face two fierce championship battles.

On the day when he resumed training, Dunn waited for the players on the training ground with a smile, greeted everyone and observed their expressions. The results made him very satisfied. These players did not play crazy, and they kept in mind that there were two key battles waiting for them when they relaxed.

From the 13th to the 17th, Nottingham Forest’s training was not all aimed at Tottenham Hotspur. For this opponent in the FA Cup, Dunn was already familiar with it. At least twice, the two teams can be said to have no secrets. At that time, the competition can be expected to be very fierce, with a kind of thrill to the flesh.

While preparing for the FA Cup, Dunn thought more about the Champions League final.

La Liga is not over yet, but Real Madrid won the league championship is no doubt, although they did not have a chance to win the Copa del Rey, they can still win the double crown is still very impressive.

There are already Spanish media analyzing the odds of Real Madrid winning the tenth European Champions Cup in club history. For this reason, they cited history to prove that Real Madrid is the true man of the Champions League this season. In 2000, Real Madrid eliminated Barcelona. In the end, they defeated Valencia 3-0 in the final and successfully won the eighth place in club history. European championship trophy.

Of course, the English media are not to be outdone. The historical case they cite is also very convincing: In the era of Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest successfully defended the European Champions Cup, which happened to be at the Bernabeu Stadium. It can be said that the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain is their blessed place.

Everyone doesn't seem to care much about the FA Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur’s mind is much simpler than the Forest team. The only championship they can win this season is the FA Cup. If Nottingham Forest does not pay attention to it, it is a good thing for them. They can concentrate on winning. The FA Cup will qualify for the UEFA Cup next season. Their league rankings this season are not ideal. If they want to make more income and more honor next season, only the FA Cup can fight for it.

There are even Tottenham Hotspur fans who said they won the FA Cup and Nottingham Forest won the Champions League. This is the most ideal ending.

But... the finches know their ambitions?

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The game was still a few days away, and Dunn took the initiative to start a war of words, unwilling to be lonely. When interviewed by reporters, he has been talking about the Champions League, what about Real Madrid, what about Bernabeu. But I never mention the FA Cup or the FA Cup opponents.

Later, the reporter who interviewed him couldn't help it, and asked: "What do you think of the FA Cup final that will begin soon, Mr. Dunn?"

Dunn asked strangely: "Do you need to look at it? The opponents we meet at least twice a year, we are not familiar with them anymore. I don't think that one FA Cup will make them like Arsenal. A good team. There is nothing to worry about." He smiled at the reporter, seemingly confident.

Such attitudes and remarks naturally angered Tottenham Hotspur. Their fans must regret that they used to support the Forest team in the final round of the league with Portsmouth to reverse Arsenal and win the championship.

Harry Redknapp is a veteran coach in English football, and he can be regarded as a legend. Now that his team has been insulted by the juniors, he can't help but jump out and say something.

"Of course I hope Coach Tony Dunn thinks that way, because then we have a better chance of winning the championship. I even wish Coach Dunn would continue to think so."

He euphemistically expressed his dissatisfaction by actively showing weakness.

His subordinates are not so restrained.

Fabian Delphi, an excellent player trained in the former Leeds youth academy, moved to Tottenham two seasons ago. Has now become the main player in the Tottenham formation. He told reporters: "I have been looking forward to playing against Dunn's Forest team in such an important game. I made no secret of my thoughts... I just want to beat them!"

"A team at the level of Arsenal? Didn't a team at that level lose the league title? Why do we become that team? Tottenham is Tottenham. We don’t need to be anyone, we can beat Nottingham. Forest." As a central defender who has been with the team to this day, Ledley King not only refuted Dunn’s statement, but also mocked Arsenal, who lost the league title. He is truly a Tottenham veteran and hates the Gunners. Anyone is deep.

"We used to dismount Arsenal, and now we can also dismount Nottingham Forest!" Brazilian goalkeeper Gomez also hopes to get his first championship trophy after coming to Tottenham.

In fact, Spurs and the Forest team have some connections. Because in today's Spurs, there are two former Forest players. One is central defender Michael Dawson and the other is Jermaine Jenus.

The latter has very weak feelings for this Nottingham Forest, because he left the team long before Dunn accepted the team. Originally with the aura of "England's most valuable young player", now the mix is ​​neither red nor black, and is a marginal figure in the team. Michael Dawson, a central defender with great potential, has suffered from too many injuries and gradually lost his position in the national team, but he is better than Jenas. He is still the main player in the club if he is not injured.

Jenus has no feelings for Dunn, he also made a small appearance in the war of words. Dawson was grateful to Dunn for cultivating his affection at the beginning, and did not participate. When it comes to the game, he won't have this kind of thinking anymore. It must be to beat Nottingham Forest with all his strength for Tottenham.

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Dunn disturbed Tottenham, and after being restless, he pulled away and left. Of course his attitude in the interview was pretended. Not only did he not look down on Tottenham, he also attached great importance to Tottenham. In addition to studying Real Madrid these days, the team is doing targeted training on Tottenham.

If there is anything special about the FA Cup, it is because this is the final, and the opponent may explode with greater fighting spirit and energy than usual. This kind of energy can make up for some of the gaps in the strength of the two teams. If the Forest team is not careful, it will capsize in the gutter.

Since Dunn wanted to create the triumph of the Triple Crown, accidents like ship capsize in the gutter were naturally absolutely not allowed.

With two days to go before the game, he asked the team to watch videos of Tottenham’s last five games to get familiar with their opponents, while he analyzed every detail for the players in front of the TV, including Tottenham’s usual tactics. The technical characteristics and shortcomings of each player on the field, how to use these shortcomings in different situations, how we deal with it... etc.

The training time on the field has been intentionally shortened over the past two days, and watching game videos has become a compulsory course for everyone.

Who dares to say that Dunn doesn't value his opponent? If his opponent really thinks so, then there will be a good show.

Watching the video made everyone familiar with the situation of their opponents and fully prepared.

Next, Nottingham Forest just needs to wait for the game to start.

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On May 15th, the Forest team left Nottingham. The whole team drove to London and checked into the hotel to prepare for the FA Cup final on the 17th. This is the first time the team has entered the FA Cup final since Dunn led the team. The club attaches great importance to it. Mr. Chairman has put aside other tasks and rushed to London specifically to cheer the team. Declaring that as long as they win the FA Cup, they will immediately cash in a bonus.

The club chairman uses money to motivate the players' morale, while Dunn uses discipline to ensure the players' state. He asked everyone to go to bed before eleven o’clock in the morning, get up before eight o’clock in the morning, and have an hour’s lunch break at noon. No pork is allowed during the three meals, and no alcohol is allowed in the past two days. And these regulations are not only used to restrain players, all coaches also enjoy this "treatment." It's good to take a break and get up on time, and stop those British men from drinking, but it's worse than killing them.

Dunn told them in an internal meeting of the coaching staff that there is no better way to manage a team than to lead by example. If you ask your people to abide by the rules you set, then you must first comply with it. This is convincing. It's like Wood is always the one who trains the hardest and the most serious in the game, so even if he is not good at words, he has a high prestige in the team. This is the power of "Leading by Example".

For this FA Cup final, he attaches great importance to it, even in a small place, he does not allow mistakes.

After all, this is Tony Dunn’s first time...

He has experienced many firsts in his life, but this first is long overdue.

Even if he has won many championships, he is still a little nervous facing the FA Cup. Some are like talented scholars who have gone to Beijing to rush for the exams. They don't know whether they will be named on the gold list or lost in the Sun Mountain one day later.

Another reason for him to value the FA Cup is simple-this is the second champion of the Triple Crown. If he loses the FA Cup, he will also lose his ideal of fighting for the entire season. This is the same as the league, and failure is absolutely not allowed.

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The day before the game, when the team went to Wembley to adapt to the venue, the head coaches of both sides sat together and held a press conference.

When Redknapp and Dunn were sitting together, they could not see that they had just spat at each other in the media.

The two were polite, Dunn maintained sufficient respect for his seniors, and Redknapp seemed to have forgotten that Dunn had deliberately looked down on Tottenham before.

They only talk about themselves, not about their opponents. This reporter's meeting was held like warm water, which was disappointing. Those reporters who had come by the wind wanted to provoke at the meeting, but two foxes, one old and one young, were not fooled. You tugged you, I tugged mine.

If a reporter insisted on asking a question about Tang En's remarks the other day, Tang En would simply play a rogue and refuse to answer. Anyway, this is not the first time he has done this, and he is very familiar with the road.

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On May 17, there was a light rain in London from early morning. The temperature dropped by four degrees yesterday and the weather was cool. Light rain should have little impact on the stadium, and Dunn still asked the coaching staff to prepare two sets of shoe spikes for the players.

It was still raining when I went to the stadium in the afternoon. Dunn looked at the sky in the distance before getting into the car, the sky over Wembley Stadium was shining, and the rain seemed to be a while.

In the car, Dunn received a text message from his wife, reminding him not to get too much rain and beware of colds when directing the game in the field.

The players are more relaxed, and some people play poker behind. Dunn didn't care about them either, it was good to relax at this time.

Dunn just looked back at the players, and then looked down at the text messages on the phone screen.

If there is anything else that can calm his heart at this tense moment when the war is on the verge, then it must be his wife's concern.

When Wembley Stadium appeared in everyone's field of vision, the players in the car who played cards, closed their eyes, listened to music, and sent text messages all raised their heads and looked at the iconic English stadium ahead.

This is their decisive battlefield.

Dunn also retracted his gaze from the phone and looked at the huge stadium under the dark sky outside the window.

It is not the first time he has played at Wembley, but it is the first time he has played in the FA Cup final. It should feel no different.

He closed his eyes and went through every opponent in his mind. He was convinced that he and the team were ready and the FA Cup must belong to them.

The bus is very well in front of the dedicated passage, and nearby fans have already swarmed up, wanting to see the demeanor of the players for the first time.

Chris Lak was the first to jump out of the car and waved in the rain: "Get out of the car!"

The players filed to get out of the car, and leisurely responded to the shouts of the fans.

Dunn was the last one to get out of the car. He was held by the reporters, and he must be asked to answer a few questions.

Dunn thought of Shania’s text message, and he straightened his face: "Don't ask about the prediction of the game, don't ask about the prediction of the score, don't ask about the tactical arrangements, don't ask about the starting list..."

"Then what else can we ask?" Someone among the reporters protested.

"Ah, are there any problems? Then I'll leave first." After playing around with the media, Dunn turned around and left. He wasn't in the mood to accompany reporters in raincoats and umbrellas in the rain.

"Hey……"

"Mr. Tang En, please stay..."

"He played tricks again!" The reporter complained.

"Well, he better pray that his team will not lose the FA Cup, otherwise I won't let him off easily in the newspaper!"

"I think he'd better pray that his team will keep winning like this, otherwise we won't let him go..."

Dunn didn't hear the vicious curses of the reporters. He walked quickly into the corridor to avoid getting wet.

Even if he heard it, he didn't take it seriously. It is not so easy for those reporters to grasp their own handle. He will not easily give his opponents a chance.

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