Godfather Of Champions

It is always dark early in winter in Britain. After five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was completely dark. The street lamps light up one by one, and the neon lights of the bars on the street work earlier than they are. They are hung on the transparent glass windows, reflecting the splendid brilliance, giving people an illusory feeling, and they are really like alcoholics. The sight in the eyes.

Burns’ Forest Bar is at the corner of the street, at the intersection of two streets, where bars and various Pubs gather. Burns’s bar is the best business and the most famous, not only because of its good location, but also because it is located in a place where Forest fans gather.

The forest bar knows what kind of fan site it is just by hearing its name. The main colors inside and outside the bar are red and dark red. There is also a huge forest team logo on the outer wall, which can be seen from far away. Before and after the game, fans of the Forest team like to come here for a few drinks, chat with other people, and even have heated arguments. People who don't have a ticket during the game will watch the pay-TV broadcast of the forest team game here. At this time, the bar business is most prosperous.

Dunn has been waiting for Walker in the bar, and he even ate dinner in the bar. When business was not too busy, he sat in the corner and chatted quietly with Burns. Burns congratulated Dunn on his performance in the second half of the FA Cup, and then regretted the two draws. During this time, there will be fans who come here to drink, Burns will greet them, and someone will recognize Dunn, and then come up and say hello politely. When everyone is not drunk, these British guys are still Very good.

Walker didn't come until he had eaten. He was not like Dunn who was single. He could deal with it wherever he wanted. He is a man with a wife and children.

"The man who loves the family is here." Dunn saw Walker appear at the door and pointed to him and said to Burns.

Burns greeted him with a smile, brought Walka over to sit with him, and then went to the bar to fetch the beer himself.

"What's the matter? Tony." Walker took off his coat and hung it on the back of the chair.

"It's boring, find someone to chat with." Dunn lit a cigarette for himself. He didn't pass a cigarette to Walker. That kid didn't smoke and was a habit of professional players.

"I don't think Mr. Tony Dunn is like someone who would find someone to chat because of boredom." Walker smiled and took the wine from Burns. "Thank you Kenny."

"Uh, that's right... I'll go find a woman."

The three men laughed knowingly.

"Seriously, I do have something to look for you, and I also want Kenny to give me an idea." He waited for Walker to take a sip before speaking. "Before telling you what I think, I want to ask you a few questions, Des."

"Please speak."

"As a fan and spectator, what kind of game do you like to see? Don't think about it, just say the answer..."

"Uh..." Walker froze for a moment, and then replied: "I think there should be a lot of stars, the two sides are evenly matched, you come and me, the kind of exciting game, right?"

"That's the battle?" Dunn asked.

Walker nodded: "That's right... it's also true. The two sides play offensive football. Many, many beautiful goals..."

Dunn laughed: "You are so cruel."

"what?"

"Des, you can embarrass the guards and goalkeepers by saying that." Burns was also smiling beside him.

Walker understood. Although it looks good on offense, it is a painful thing for defensive players who play on the court. "Uh, Tony asked me to speak from the perspective of fans and spectators..."

"Okay. Now you are from the perspective of yourself as a player, what kind of game do you like? Don't think about it, just say it intuitively."

"Of course we won easily, the kind of game without suspense." This time when Dunn asked the question, Walker gave the answer.

"That means it's fine as long as you win, don't worry about the process." Dunn asked.

"Uh, it's not about the process, you want to win easily... but you're good to say that, as long as the winning game is a good game. When I played football, sometimes I wish I could not sweat for 90 minutes, sometimes I would rather pay all the price myself, as long as I get a victory in the end."

Dunn snapped his fingers when he heard Walker say this. "Well, now is the last question. Dess, if you are the head coach of a team, which of the above two games do you like?"

Walker stopped asking this question, and he opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer. Dunn looked at Walker's rich and changeable expression with interest, and he seemed to be engaged in a psychological struggle. After a while, Walker shook his head honestly: "I don't know, I have only been a coach for half a season."

Burns knocked on the table next to him: "Tony, stop selling it. Tell me what you think?"

Dunn said to the two of them: "The last three games have touched me a lot. Three games have one loss and two draws. We have the advantage. If technical statistics can determine the final result, we should have won three consecutive victories. It's not three wins."

Walker knew what Dunn was about to say, and he coughed. "Tony, we really should have won the first game, but the reason for losing was not this, but the referee. The referee made us eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup."

"Well, except for the first game. Two league games... You can see Kenny, we are completely in the upper hand, no matter what point we are supposed to be the final winner. The result?" Dunn Leaning back on the back of the chair, spread his hands, shrugged, and spit out a cloud of smoke. "Ka..." He originally intended to say that after Capello took charge of Real Madrid, the famous "ball control theory" repeatedly criticized by the Spanish media, but immediately remembered that this was four years ago, when Capello was still there. Rome, playing Italy's most beautiful and attacking offensive football. At this time, they told them that Capello promoted the uselessness of possession and allowed a team like Real Madrid to play extremely conservative and ugly football. They certainly didn't believe it.

But... wait! Dunn had a plan in his heart. He didn’t know whether this "ball control theory" was clearly put forward before Capello, but football should have known this for a long time, but he didn’t seem to have heard of any expert. He summarized and carried forward. Since I'm now four and a half years ahead of the world, why can't I summarize it and officially launch it? Four years later, maybe Capello has to say: "I really admire Tony Dunn’s "ball control is useless"." This is my original Dunn’s, Master Capello, don’t ruin it. Yeah.

As soon as he thought of this, Dunn became excited, and it felt so cool to play with history between his hands.

"It's like this..." Dunn started his work to promote this theory. First of all, he had to get everyone to approve this theory emotionally. "I know that fans like to watch good games, to attack and to score more goals, but what do you think is the winning rate of such a game?"

"Arsenal played very well, and they are now ranked first. Manchester United are five points behind them." Walker retorted.

Dunn rolled his eyes, and when he asked this question, he knew Walker would answer himself like this. Now this Arsenal is indeed considered a different kind in the whole of England. Today's Premier League has more and more teams playing technically, but no one can play it to the extreme like Arsenal. "Professor" Wenger is a great coach, Dunn never denies this, even though he is not an Arsenal fan. However, he also clearly remembers who this season, the last Premier League title winner of the 02-03 season is. It's Manchester United, who is five points behind Arsenal. Dunn of course cannot use this fact to refute Walker. He can only change his perspective: "Five points are nothing. I think Manchester United is still very hopeful to win the championship after the end of the season."

Walker chuckled, and Burns whistled beside him. Dunn knows they don't believe it, Arsenal is in great shape now, and Manchester United is in decline. He is not going to convince these two people either, anyway, what he wants to say is not this. But... he doesn't mind using this thing to make a profit.

"Okay, I know you don't believe it. Let's make a bet. I bet Manchester United will become the Premier League champion at the end of the season. The bet is... whatever you choose." Dunn is confident.

"OK, I also gamble." Walker said first, and Burns took his words. "Walker and I bet on Arsenal to win the championship. If we lose, I will be open for one day for free, and Tony, you will come to me for a drink later. No need to pay a penny."

The bet is good. Dunn happily said, "I will drink you poorly, Kenny."

"I don't mind. But if you lose, Tony, you have to fulfill my request."

"No problem. What's the requirement?"

"Um..." Burns thought for a while, "I haven't thought about it now, I will tell you when I have an idea."

"Okay, one word is final."

The bet is so settled. Dunn continued to promote his "original" theory to them, "Today's football, besides Arsenal, can you tell which team is the top of the art football by playing beautiful offensive football?" Dunn Dare to grin, because he knows that Barcelona is still in chaos at this time. Ronaldinho did not go to Barcelona and Messi was not famous yet. Deco was still playing under Mourinho in Porto and later swept Spain and The European offensive football frenzy is far from coming.

"Don't say five years, how many can you cite within ten years? I don't want those teams that have a high reputation but have not won any honors. To reach the top means to win the championship."

Walker and Burns thought for a while, and there are indeed few. Arsenal, whom they admire, have not won the championship this season.

"That's right. Modern football is more utilitarian. This is a fact. I think there is nothing wrong with it. Because I am a coach, I look at the problem from the perspective of the head coach. I don't want my team to be praised for playing in the future. How beautiful it is, mastering the initiative in the game, playing offensive football, exciting the fans and the media, and then... we can't win anything. Again, I am the coach. What criteria is good or bad for evaluating a coach? Very simple— —Results, achievements, victories, championships. A coach who cannot lead the team to victory is definitely not a good coach. No matter how good his tactical style is, no matter how gorgeous his team is, he will not succeed." Dunn thought of it. Rijkaard, the 06-07 season is the beginning of the collapse of Rijkaard's artistic football, which also shows that it is impossible to achieve long-term success by relying on artistically gorgeous football. "How can I win? I think it is impossible to rely on those beautiful footballs, at least it is impossible to use it on the forest team."

"Ah, Tony, are you a conservative coach?" Walker said, pointing to Dunn.

"No, I have no school. I only win. I only pursue victory. As long as I can win, I don't care about all offense or defensive counterattack." Dunn feels that this is how he is better than all-day noisy and offensive football. Defensive football, or nonstop defensive football is the strong point of the kingly bullshit. He has jumped out of the realm of pursuing the surface style of football...

"Professional football... I mean professional football. It is not something that school kids play for fitness, or a pastime for playing on the streets. What is the most important thing about professional football? What is the ultimate goal? In my opinion, it is victory and the pursuit of victory. The ultimate is the champion." Dunn set the consistent pursuit of his coaching career in a small bar in Nottingham, and established his own style. "I am a coach. I don't want to lose my job or be forgotten. There is only one way to go, which is to lead the team to victories and championships!" He raised his voice.

"Tony, are you drunk?" Walker's smile disappeared and he asked cautiously.

"No, I'm sober." Dunn shook his head, then poured half a glass of wine, "Do you think I was wrong?"

"Uh, no..."

"That's great. I told you the essence of professional football. Des, didn't anyone tell you before? Why do you think we do professional football? To keep fit? To entertain yourself?" Dunn made one With a sneer expression, "I tell you... What are the twenty-four first-tier teams fighting back and forth every weekend? Twenty super teams fight for ten months in a year. Why do you live and die? To win! For the championship! If it is not for victory, why should we train the team, why spend a lot of money to buy those players? Football in this era and football more than a hundred years ago are two completely different sports... "

Hearing Dunn's words, Walker and Burns were silent. Not to mention that it is different from more than a hundred years ago, it is also very different from 30 years ago. Twenty-four years ago, Nottingham Forest set off a red whirlwind on the European continent. A team without a strong economic foundation and no high reputation won the highest glory in European football-the European Champions Cup for two consecutive years. Later this experience was called the "Nottingham Miracle". Why is it called a "miracle", because it is increasingly difficult to reproduce in modern football. In today's European football, which team without a solid economic foundation and no financial backing can win the European Champions Cup? No, not one. This is the difference between now and before.

Walker sighed: "Maybe you are right, Tony. The establishment of the Super League has changed everything..." He thought of the forest team he played for.

Nottingham Forest can still be considered a strong team even in the late 1980s. They reached the FA Cup final for two consecutive years, once lost to Tottenham due to bad luck, and once lost to Manchester United. However, after the establishment of the Super League, lack of financial support, the forest team without the British pound plummeted. Even if the magical coach Brian Clough who can lead the team from a second-tier team to a European champion for three years, he cannot compete with the pound tide. . He and his team eventually became victims of the new era.

"It's the TV broadcasting that changed everything." Dunn said, "The emergence of TV broadcasting fees has changed everything." Since learning about his situation, Dunn has supplemented his understanding of English football from the Internet. Barely a **** "British fan" who knows the history of English football.

The development of English football can be roughly divided into several stages: the establishment of football this sport; the establishment of football clubs and football leagues; the establishment of football leagues...Then the next sign is the intervention of television.

In 1955, when the newly established British Independent Television Company (ITV) proposed to the English Football Association and the Football League to buy some of their selected league games at a price of 1,000 pounds per game, a new era began. You know, at that time, the ticket revenue of a first division league was only an average of 3,000 pounds.

Television officially entered the world of football, and then gradually achieved the dominance of the world.

Then came 1992, the establishment of the English Premier League, which marked the beginning of another era. Because the original intention of this league is precisely because the big clubs are dissatisfied with the law of equal distribution of TV broadcasting fees, they need more money, and they deserve more money.

The Premier League saved a company of one person. The Sky Television (SKY), which had a debt of 47 million pounds a year, successfully bought the broadcasting rights of the Premier League in the first five years and made a profit of 67 million in the first year. . It is precisely because of relying on football to earn the sea, that Murdoch suddenly wanted to buy the Manchester United club. He did have that strength, and it was brought to him by the Premier League represented by Manchester United.

The famous big clubs earn more and more, but the small clubs gradually lose their living space. Wealth is always in the hands of a few people. Nottingham Forest was relegated after struggling for a season in the Premier League. Since then, there have been many ups and downs, but it is difficult to return to the glory days.

More than half a century ago, TV needed football, but now football needs TV. This is the biggest difference between the two eras and the sadness of countless small clubs.

Of course, Dunn is not a strong man who is full of mouths and mouths in Gang Man. He doesn't want to go against the sky. Regardless of whether this era is good or not, whether it is sad or not, if you can't overthrow it, then obey. Dunn feels that in this increasingly utilitarian world, the pursuit of victory and championship is a kind of thought that conforms to the development requirements of the times and reflects harmony and progress. There is nothing wrong. Human memory is a very wonderful thing. What can be remembered in competitive sports. After a few years, only the winner will be talked about. The loser has nothing but one or two insignificant comforts.

Dunn was not such a fan, he also likes beautiful art football, Brazil, Ronaldinho, Zidane, and Kaka. What caused such a huge change in his thinking? In fact, in the final analysis, it is related to the status quo after Dunn's crossing. Dunn is always worried that one day he will be fired by the chairman, and then lose his job, lose his source of life, and starve to death on the street... He is very insecure, and this feeling is very strong, and will linger with him at any time. Dunn realized that if he wants to completely drive away this sense of security, he must lead the team to achieve satisfactory results. What is a satisfactory result? Naturally it is victory. Dunn’s subconscious thoughts are very simple: as long as he wins, he has a job, and if he has a job, he has nothing to worry about. Survival is the only truth in this world. Everything else is illusion, illusion...

He didn't know that even if he didn't have a job... With the high welfare of Britain, he would live a little, and he would be able to live without worry. Of course it would be impossible to find a woman for entertainment.

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