Godfather Of Champions

How many people still remember Dunn's remarks in the newspaper after the World Cup in South Africa six years ago?

The Argentine won the world championship, and when the major media and football celebrities congratulated them, Dunn made a discord.

"I admit that Messi has won the three championships, but it is too early to say that he is the'new king'. Argentina can win the World Cup because they did not meet England. Barcelona can win the European Cup, That's because Nottingham Forest is not..."

He questioned Messi's "new ball king" status, even if Maradona himself has given the ball king hat to Messi. In Dunn's view, the person who can be called the king of the ball must have absolute dominance in his era, and his light must eclipse everyone else and make it the benchmark of the era.

Messi hasn't reached that status yet.

Because of George Wood, Nottingham Forest with George Wood can end the Barcelona dynasty early, and so can England with George Wood.

It's just a pity that Dunn has proved his words at the club level, but the England national team has never had the opportunity to play against the Argentine national team.

But don’t worry, now the opportunity is here!

On April 4th, at Nottingham Crimson Stadium, England will welcome their friendly opponent-Argentina!

When choosing a warm-up opponent for the European Cup, the English Football Association totally listened to Dunn. So Dunn named Argentina.

Maybe others have forgotten what he said in the past, but he still remembers it.

"I want to let them see if I'm talking big."

This game aroused great interest from fans of the two countries and also attracted the attention of fans from all over the world. Because the grievances between them are well known to the world.

Originally, the well water between England and Argentina football did not interfere with the river. But in the 1986 World Cup, a man made the two sides have a grievance that lasted for decades.

And this man is now Argentina's coach-Diego Maradona.

As a result of the 1982 Anglo-Marathon Island War, the two countries formed a bridge. The passionate youths playing football are always patriotic, so they also want to defeat their rivals on the football field. The Mexico World Cup gave the two teams such a chance-in the quarter-finals, Argentina played against England.

It was a game that was permanently recorded in the history of the World Cup, and too many classic moments were born.

Argentina scored their first goal. Maradona, a small man with a height of only 1.68 meters, was able to compete for the top spot in front of the tall England goal Hilton. He scored the football... Unfortunately it was a handball. The referee did not see Maradona's concealed action and declared the goal valid. Although the English players argued strongly, but to no avail, they had to accept the result.

Then Maradona hit the most exciting goal in World Cup history-more than five people in a row. Other fans are all talking about this goal, only the English people are indignant-they think that if there is no handball before, the players in England will not be disturbed, and naturally there will be no subsequent "continuation." Five people".

Unfortunately, there will never be ifs on the football field.

Because the Falklands War intensified the antagonism between the two countries, Maradona did not recognize his handball. In the end, he was forced to say, "That is God’s punishment to the English, half by God’s hand, half by Diego's head". His refusal to admit his mistakes made the English very unhappy, and the two football teams became enemies.

Although the Falklands War has been over for a long time, the grievances on the football field have been inherited.

People like to say "Football is a war in an age of peace." This sentence is true. For England and Argentina fans, every time their teams meet is a life and death war.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, England and Argentina met again. Beckham's red card, Simeone's sly eyes and exaggerated performance, and Irving's turnout, Argentina's exquisite free kick coordination.

In the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, England and Argentina were divided into the death group. As a result, Argentina, which was regarded as the favorite to win the championship before the game, did not even qualify for the group. Many people saw Batistuta in front of the TV screen. The tears in the live broadcast and Beckham's full self-redemption after he scored the penalty kick.

Every time England and Argentina meet, there is always such a spark.

They are well-known enemies in world football.

When Dunn was an ordinary Chinese fan, he was very interested in this kind of match between enemies, such as England and Argentina, England and Germany, Brazil and Argentina... Not to mention the rivals at the club level. Having said that, just an example can speak of one day and one night.

He thinks that what best reflects the essence of the football game is this fierce confrontation, full of countless stories. So when the FA gave him a list of candidates, he didn't even look at the other teams, and directly ticked the name of Argentina.

If some teams want to meet them in international competitions, the probability is not high, it depends on luck. Since it is a warm-up match, you can pick opponents at will, Dunn naturally picks a team that can arouse his interest.

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The British and Arab wars, even if it was just a friendly match, the media in England and Argentina are also very concerned.

As the game got closer and closer, the English media once again took out the "hand of God" to say things, and it was far more powerful than before.

In the past, the head coach of Argentina was not Maradona, and that period of time was just a post-dinner talk. Now it's different. The coach who led Argentina to England was the Argentine national hero Diego Maradona who humiliated England with the "hand of God" and "five consecutive people" thirty years ago.

An English reporter ran to ask Diego, how would he comment on the original handball after thirty years?

Maradona pretended to be surprised: "Has it been thirty years? Ah, that's really a good memory even when I think of it..."

"Don't you feel guilty for scoring deceptively?"

Maradona shook his head and said: "No. We and you are enemies on the football field. Defeating the enemy by all means to win is the ultimate goal. I still feel that what I did was right."

Even if the former ball king is fifty-five years old, his temper and character are still a headache.

"If my handball was seen by the referee and the goal was cancelled, I would have no objection. But he didn't see it, so the goal was effective. It's that simple." Maradona faced many English reporters, Shrugged and spread his hands.

An English journalist really couldn’t stand Maradona’s "cheeky" attitude. He asked a very sharp question: "Mr. Maradona, have you ever thought that you have opened one for many Argentine players? Bad head? So we can often see those well-known Argentine stars who use their hands instead of feet and heads on the court to help their team score goals. For example, your son-in-law Aguero, and your favorite Messi ..."

Maradona was a little unhappy, but luckily he didn't have a shotgun at hand. He just lowered his face and said: "'Hands of God' is very common in South America, and it is not the patent of Argentine players. In addition, I don't think that Argentine players are very common in handball..."

He refused to answer any other questions, pushed the reporters away, turned and entered the room, and then closed the door with force.

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Dunn was holding the newspaper, and there were reports on Maradona that the reporters were "siege". The English reporters were happy to describe Maradona as a **** who hated all the people in England. For example, he refused to admit that he was against the spirit of sports competition when he scored with his hands, and he repeatedly declared that he would still choose if he did it again.

Is an Englishman gritted his teeth when he sees these remarks?

Dunn was laughing.

"I like him, ha!" Tang En didn't care about the expression of Shania next to him, which sounded very ambiguous.

"Then you can hug him and show your love in person." Shania curled her lips.

"But I won't be friends with him." Dunn shook his head, "Two mavericks and rebellious people can only hurt both sides when they get together. This kind of person can only look far away." He looked at Shania next to him. "You won't be jealous of men?"

"I have even eaten the jealousy of football, what can't be the vinegar of men?" Shania pouted.

Dunn smiled and put her in his arms.

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The English media even went to Argentina to ask Maradona what he thought of something that happened 30 years ago, which made the Argentine media feel "too much bullying" and "unreasonable".

So they also "happily" recalled Tony Dunn's despicable things. For example, making the City Stadium look like a bad vegetable plot, trying to figure out their core, new player Messi, and use despicable means to eliminate Barcelona, ​​and get cheap and sell well.

He also declared that "Messi can end up holding a broken leg in five minutes." Of course, this was purified by the Argentine media. His original words were actually "If I really want to use that method to deal with Messi, I can guarantee that he won't stay on the court for even five minutes." .

Look, even the Dutch can't stand it anymore. Cruyff once publicly criticized Dunn’s actions for stifling football and art. He also called on FIFA to pay attention to protecting the fewer and fewer football artists today. "Why are there fewer and fewer players who can bring us joy now? This obviously has something to do with everyone imitating Nottingham Forest..."

After the Champions League final, he publicly supported Pepe, who was sent off for crazy beating, declaring that "if there is a reason to play, I think it's okay to beat people. If it's me, maybe he will do it too."

The media in Argentina talked about Tony Dunn's "spots and bad marks". In fact, they don't pay attention to Tony Dunn at all. If it weren't for this game, they wouldn't care what Dunn said and did.

Just as the Argentine media frantically discredited Dunn, a new advertising poster appeared in the center of Buenos Aires.

This is an advertising poster for Ray-Ban sunglasses. The Argentine man in the picture is not unfamiliar, because his photos have often appeared in street newspapers during this period-Tony Dunn is dressed in black, holding a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses in his hand, leaning against the iron On the railing of the bridge, looking into the distance, it looks cool, like a godfather of the underworld.

Next to him is the ad slogan: Ray Ban, the choice of a real man.

A few days later, in the same downtown area, a new poster was also erected not far from this billboard. The brand that appeared on it this time is Gillette razor. The spokesperson is still Tony Dunn. He holds a Gillette razor with a gleaming blue light on his lips, while he himself looks at the bustling crowd and traffic under the advertisement. The black and white poster is very "cool".

The ad slogan is: sharp and sharp.

Then the third billboard was erected again, this time it was Dr. Martens, a famous British shoe brand, and the spokesperson was Tony Dunn. Wearing the personalized shoes involved by Dr. Martin, Dunn looks like he doesn’t want to be a football coach, but more like an explorer. He is not wearing the black suit of the first two advertisements. The underworld boss looks far away from him. , A casual jacket and jeans, very suitable for Dr. Martin's men's shoes. This dress made him look many years younger than his actual age, and Dunn liked this kind of youthful dress.

The advertising slogan is very commensurate with Dunn’s working style and temperament. It’s no wonder that Dr. Martin would contract Dunn as an endorsement:

confidence. stubborn. never give up.

Advertisers are not at all worried that Tony Dunn's bad reputation will damage these two global brands. Because the main sales strategies of these two brands are to highlight their unique personalities in this mediocre society, people like Dunn who have recently become popular in Argentina are really good spokespersons. Just like the villain of a movie is often liked by many fans, Tony Dunn will definitely find a soulmate here.

In fact, Maradona's personality is also very satisfactory. If his size and appearance are better...

The Argentine media must be very depressed after discovering those advertisements, because their efforts to hype have brought Dunn more advertising endorsement revenue...

Even the English media regarded the appearance of Dunn's large advertisement in Buenos Aires as social news and repeatedly broadcast as their counterattack.

This thing does make onlookers amused, but not everyone finds this kind of thing funny.

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When Dunn was still the club's head coach, this situation was rare. It only happened to players who left Nottingham Forest and switched to his team.

That is: when Dunn was fighting with the opposing team, how could the former Forest player feel so embarrassed...

For example, before the game between Forest and Barcelona, ​​when the two sides attacked each other, Pikwe was embarrassed.

Now most Nottingham Forest players have the opportunity to "enjoy" such treatment.

As long as they are not England’s international footballers, they have the opportunity to represent their national team against England. If Dunn didn't know which of the tendons was wrong and started a war of words, then as a player who had been in a trench with Dunn would feel very embarrassed.

This time it was the hapless Gago.

There are very few Argentine players in Nottingham Forest, only Gago. How could he be forgotten as the only Argentinian who has received Dunn’s teachings in the battle between the media on both sides?

Fortunately, he does not have to continue to experience such suffering, because he was not called to the national team by Maradona, and he did not have to play in this friendly match. Since he doesn't need to play, he doesn't need to accept questions that embarrass him. He declined to comment on this game because he will not participate in this game.

Those headaches, let his national teammates face it...

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Argentina did not fly to England as a whole team. Maradona arrived in Nottingham with the players in the Argentine domestic league, and then flew to Nottingham after the internationals playing in the European leagues finished their respective leagues. Gather with the team.

As Argentine players who also played in Spain, Messi and Higuain arrived in London together with Aguero, and were immediately surrounded by "enthusiastic" reporters.

"Messi! Messi! Can you answer a question?"

"What do you think of Tony Dunn, Messi?"

"It is said that he once wanted to break your leg during the game. Is this really the case?" The rumors are terrible...

"Messi, will you play against England? Is it true that Barcelona only wants you to play half the game?"

If you don't know the inside story, those who surround Messi are crazy fans.

Messi didn't want to answer such questions. He lowered his head, covered his face with his hands, and squeezed out quickly. The two teammates who arrived on the same plane with him were like bodyguards, sandwiching him.

After finally getting rid of the crazy group of reporters with the help of airport security, Messi was still a little afraid.

"It's just a friendly match, not a World Cup match. Why are those people..."

"Have you forgotten who our opponents are? England and Tony Dunn." Aguero complained beside him. Messi's popularity is too high, and he hurt Chi Yu. He was originally a celebrity with a twinkling star, but when he was squeezed out, he almost squeezed his sunglasses. Now he can't wear it properly anymore. It looks embarrassing and embarrassing. After adjusting for a long time, he was crooked and he simply stuffed his sunglasses into his backpack.

Higuain also said next to him: "This game can't be regarded as an ordinary friendly match in any way... At home in England, you have to be prepared to be booed in the whole game."

They hurriedly fled to the car sent by the Argentine team to pick them up, only to take a breath.

"Anyway, I only play halftime..." Messi didn't care about the boo.

"Hey, are the media rumors true?" Higuain is a little envious. Being able to be so demanded by the head coach shows that he is very, very valued and is the core of the team. He obviously does not belong to that kind of player.

"Mr. Guardiola is afraid of me getting hurt."

Aguero laughed next to him: "It's better to keep you off for a minute. Have you forgotten who your opponent is?"

A name appeared in the minds of the other two people in an instant, and his lifeless face appeared with the name, like a carved wood, lifeless, but you must not take it lightly. There are many people falling at his feet. If you don't want to get injured in such a friendly game, you have to be careful.

Messi got excited instead.

"George Wood!" He clenched his fist. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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