Chapter 35 War of Words (One Hundred and Six/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

<>　　Although they are opponents, Changsheng admires Tony Twain.  mHe doesn't want to be a time traveler, and there are no system plug-ins to help him.

He relies on his keen vision and excellent execution ability to lead Nottingham Forest to regain its glory.

And Changsheng actually agrees with what Twain said in the interview.

He doesn't like to imitate him in a swarm. Lazio's football is suitable for Lazio, but it may not be suitable for all teams.

Everyone imitates Lazio, which makes the football world monotonous. As the saying goes, a single flower does not bloom in spring, but a hundred flowers bloom.

The current football world is becoming more and more polarized.

He doesn't like this kind of football world either.

Of course, he thinks so not because those teams that imitated him defeated Lazio and won the championship - in fact, Changsheng is not afraid of these poor imitators, Lazio beat them easily.

Changsheng just simply doesn't like such behavior.

The football world he likes is a world of various styles competing for splendor.

For example, he and Mourinho, although he has never expressed his love for Mourinho, Mourinho insists on his own football philosophy and resists himself, so he is also an opponent worthy of respect.

His football has obvious personal imprints.

This is something that many coaches nowadays do not have. They just imitate. If this is popular today, they will learn this. If that is popular tomorrow, they will abandon what they learned before and learn that.

And Tony Twain's football obviously also has his unique imprint.

In addition to the uselessness of defensive counterattacks and ball control, it is tenacious and tough.

This is just like Tony Twain.

To study the opponent, naturally, you can't just study what his tactics are. It's better to know what kind of person their opponent is.

This is even more important than tactics.

Because if you know who your opponent is, then you can infer his habitual performance from his personality.

You can directly grasp the essence of the problem.

A head coach, what kind of on-the-spot command and pre-match arrangement he makes are more or less related to their personality.

For example, a cautious head coach will never choose to play against an opponent who is good at attacking in a game.

Those with arrogant personalities are more likely to make mistakes.

So what kind of person is Tony Twain?

He is a contradiction.

This is Changsheng's conclusion.

He looks arrogant. But in fact, he is very cautious, and he also has a tough side.

His tough side has been reflected in his team. As a defensive team, Nottingham Forest is very tenacious in defense. This tenacity effectively helps Nottingham Forest defend.

At the same time, his caution is reflected in why he chooses defensive counterattacks.

As for arrogance...

Changsheng thinks that this may just be a shell he puts on himself.

Tony Twain has the titles of "New Madman" and "Clough II" in English football.

Because Brian Clough, the former legendary coach of Nottingham Forest, led Nottingham Forest to win the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, completing the great four-game jump of "still in the English Second Division in the first year, the champion of the English First Division in the second year, the Champions League in the third year, and defending the Champions League in the fourth year".

This head coach is known for his rebellious personality.

It can be said that he is the master of the "madman" coach.

And Tony Twain can get such a nickname, and naturally we can also see his style of doing things.

Tony Twain has indeed done many things in the English football world that make people shake their heads.

He often uses his big mouth to spit at people. He stirs up trouble everywhere. He offends his peers. He offends reporters, and even offends the Football Association.

But he knows how to control his degree, and each time he offends, he does not offend deeply.

And once he makes a mistake, he will admit it with a good attitude.

Especially when it comes to the Football Association, because of his temper. He has been suspended eleven times in his seven-year coaching career, an average of more than once a year.

Every time he was suspended, his attitude of confession was very sincere.

But when the suspension period expired, he forgot about it. The next time he was sent to the stands for provoking the referee on the sidelines, and then he confessed his guilt and accepted the punishment...

And so on.

Changsheng analyzed it over and over again, and thought that Tony Twain should be a utilitarian like himself.

I chose -taka because this kind of football can help him win better.

Then Tony Twain chose to defend and counterattack because he thought it would be easier to win.

Facts have proved his correctness.

When everyone is holding high the banner of offensive football, going against the current and choosing to defend and counterattack can indeed deal well with those offensive football teams.

A person who is somewhat similar to me...

Changsheng thought, this is difficult to deal with.

Because he himself is the most difficult person to defeat in the world!

Really narcissistic...

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With Tony Twain's personality and temper, it is naturally abnormal not to stir up some trouble before the game.

So before Nottingham Forest challenged Lazio away, Tony Twain fired at Lazio.

"Lazio is the main culprit for why football is so boring now. Football should be colorful, but now football is only black and white... It's so boring! And it's so boring to always have one team win the championship. When the football world lacks Without competition, what is the need for this sport to exist? Fortunately, in the past two years, Lazio has finally been pulled down from the altar. We have seen Lazio achieve nothing in two seasons. I think this Lazio is like this. That’s normal…”

Tang En tried to anger Chang Sheng.

If Chang Sheng is easily fooled, then he is not Chang Sheng.

Because Chang Sheng had played this trick before. In order to anger his opponents, he would say anything. He really had no taboos.

So it's also very annoying.

In order to win, Chang Sheng naturally doesn't care about these things.

Now Tony Twain's behavior made him feel as if he was seeing his younger self.

After Tang En said these words, media outlets across Europe were reporting and reprinting them frantically. They just wanted to see how Chang Sheng responded.

This is a naked slap in the face!

Can you endure it with your ever-victorious temper?

Of course, judging from Chang Sheng's style in recent years, it's hard to say. Maybe he can really endure it?

at the pre-match press conference. After listening to what the reporters said, Chang Sheng smiled: "Mr. Tony Twain's logic is a bit unclear. Lazio did not enjoy being a teacher and spread this tactic all over the world. Other teams want to imitate us. Could it be that they want to learn from us?" Can we still stop it? Or should I say, 'Please be careful when learning Lazio's tactics, so as not to disgrace this great tactic'? No. And I strongly disagree with Mr. Tony Twain. A Lazio that doesn’t win the championship is not a normal Lazio. If Tony Twain doesn’t believe it, I welcome him to give it a try!”

In the past, Chang Sheng rarely responded to verbal spats. Now that he is a famous coach, he will not fight back if someone attacks him. That would be too embarrassing for the other party. The other party can hype themselves up with this matter. Increased his popularity.

This kind of thing is of no benefit to Chang Sheng. He won't do it.

But for Tony Twain, Chang Sheng was an exception.

His counterattack was quickly reported by major European media.

This is the first round of the match between the two sides, so far. Always victorious is slightly better.

Because what he said is very reasonable, others should learn from Lazio. Lazio really couldn't stop it.

Therefore, it is unreasonable for Tony Twain to use this matter to criticize Lazio.

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After the verbal battle in the first round, the official match is about to begin.

Lazio faced Nottingham Forest at home.

This game also attracted the attention of all Europe - in fact, as long as Lazio plays in the Group of Death game, it can basically attract the attention of all Europe.

No matter how many people feel disdain for Lazio, this ironclad fact fully illustrates Lazio's status in European football.

European media called this game a showdown between the former European hegemon and the strongest dark horse.

The former European hegemon was, of course, Lazio. The reason is because Lazio has not won the Champions League for three seasons.

Nottingham Forest actually won two Champions League championships in a row long ago, but they are not yet the European hegemons, and their history is too long. Many people have forgotten it now.

If Nottingham Forest hadn't returned to the Champions League again, many fans probably wouldn't know that this little-known team was actually a team that had won two Champions League titles...

Today's Wanda Stadium is packed with seats.

The fans came to watch the excitement and hope Lazio won the game.

The professional reporters in the media gallery came to see the door.

They want to see how the team that was once known as Europe's strongest offensive team will perform when facing the strongest defensive team in Europe today.

In a conflict of contradictions, which one wins with the sharpest spear or the strongest shield?

No matter which side wins, this game may bring some changes to the pattern of European football.

Nottingham Forest has certainly received a lot of criticism and disdain during their rise, but their results are in the eyes of everyone.

The defensive counterattack has been used to the extreme, and the performance and results are not inferior to those of offensive football. This is a result that everyone can see.

So if Nottingham Forest can rely on their defensive counterattack to defeat Lazio away from home, will there be more defensive counterattack teams in European football?

By then, it will no longer be a world dominated by offensive football.

And if Lazio wins, everyone can clearly see how Nottingham Forest failed, proving that their path is unworkable.

In this way, European football will continue to be dominated by offensive football.

This is the profound significance of this seemingly ordinary game.