Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: Chairman Doughty
Chapter 3: Tony Twain'S Past
Chapter 4: Training Class
Chapter 5: This Is Professional Football
Chapter 6: Down By Three Goals
Chapter 7: The Show In The Changing Room
Chapter 8: In The Name Of Victory
Chapter 9: The Referee Takes Center Stage Part 1
Chapter 10: The Referee Takes Center Stage Part 2
Chapter 11: We Were Raped Part 1
Chapter 12: We Were Raped Part 2
Chapter 13: Newsworthy Twain Part 1
Chapter 14: Newsworthy Twain Part 2
Chapter 15: George Wood’S Family Part 1
Chapter 16: George Wood’S Family Part 2
Chapter 17: Off To London Part 1
Chapter 18: Off To London Part 2
Chapter 19: The Hearing Part 1
Chapter 20: The Hearing Part 2
Chapter 21: Coventry City Part 1
Chapter 22: Coventry City Part 2
Chapter 23: The Manager Seated On The Viewing Platform Part 1
Chapter 24: The Manager Seated On The Viewing Platform Part 2
Chapter 25: The Crisis Of Two Consecutive Draws Part 1
Chapter 26: The Crisis Of Two Consecutive Draws Part 2
Chapter 27: Tang En’S Manifesto Of Victory Part 1
Chapter 28: Tang En’S Manifesto Of Victory Part 2
Chapter 29: Crazy Gang Wimbledon Part 1
Chapter 30: Crazy Gang Wimbledon Part 2
Chapter 31: Must Win Part 1
Chapter 32: Must Win Part 2
Chapter 33: Final Hit Part 1
Chapter 34: Final Hit Part 2
Chapter 35: Hello, My Fair Lady Part 1
Chapter 36: Hello, My Fair Lady Part 2
Chapter 37: Natural-Born Manager Part 1
Chapter 38: Natural-Born Manager Part 2
Chapter 39: Don’T Give Up, Kid! Part 1
Chapter 40: Don’T Give Up, Kid! Part 2
Chapter 41: Don’T Underestimate… Football Part 1
Chapter 42: Don’T Underestimate… Football Part 2
Chapter 43: Chinese Teacher Part 1
Chapter 44: Chinese Teacher Part 2
Chapter 45: Nice Guy Mr. Coppell Part 1
Chapter 46: Nice Guy Mr. Coppell Part 2
Chapter 47: George'S Fans Part 1
Chapter 48: George'S Fans Part 2
Chapter 49: The Real Legend Part 1
Chapter 50: The Real Legend Part 2
Chapter 51: Premier League Part 1
Chapter 52: Premier League Part 2
Chapter 53: Premier League Part 3
Chapter 54: Hodge’S Honor Part 1
Chapter 55: Hodge’S Honor Part 2
Chapter 56: Hodge’S Honor Part 3
Chapter 57: The Visiting Team, Millwall Part 1
Chapter 58: The Visiting Team, Millwall Part 2
Chapter 59: The Visiting Team, Millwall Part 3
Chapter 60: The Football Hooligans Part 1
Chapter 61: The Football Hooligans Part 2
Chapter 62: The Football Hooligans Part 3
Chapter 63: Is Football More Important Than Life And Death? Part 1
Chapter 64: Is Football More Important Than Life And Death? Part 2
Chapter 65: Is Football More Important Than Life And Death? Part 3
Chapter 66: Fight With One'S Back To The River Part 1
Chapter 67: Fight With One'S Back To The River Part 2
Chapter 68: Manager Vs. Manager Part 1
Chapter 69: Manager Vs. Manager Part 2
Chapter 70: The Footsteps Of English Premier League Part 1
Chapter 71: The Footsteps Of English Premier League Part 2
Chapter 72: Picking Up Trouble Part 1
Chapter 73: Picking Up Trouble Part 2
Chapter 74: Tang En’S Holiday Part 1
Chapter 75: Tang En’S Holiday Part 2
Chapter 76: The Holiday Is Over Part 1
Chapter 77: The Holiday Is Over Part 2
Chapter 78: The New Manager Part 1
Chapter 79: The New Manager Part 2
Chapter 80: The Reception Part 1
Chapter 81: The Reception Part 2
Chapter 82: To Stay Or To Go? Part 1
Chapter 83: To Stay Or To Go? Part 2
Chapter 84: Accidental Success Part 1
Chapter 85: Accidental Success Part 2
Chapter 86: Investing In The Future Part 1
Chapter 87: Investing In The Future Part 2
Chapter 88: I Will Return Part 1
Chapter 89: I Will Return Part 2
Chapter 90: Beautiful Tackle Part 1
Chapter 91: Beautiful Tackle Part 2
Chapter 92: The Arsenal Match
Chapter 93: Let Me Play Part 1
Chapter 94: Let Me Play Part 2
Chapter 95: A Fateful Showdown Part 1
Chapter 96: A Fateful Showdown Part 2
Chapter 97: The Idiot Collymore Part 1
Chapter 98: The Idiot Collymore Part 2
Chapter 99: Tang En And Edward Part 1
Chapter 100: Tang En And Edward Part 2
Chapter 101: One-Time Handshake Part 1
Chapter 102: One-Time Handshake Part 2
Chapter 103: Walker’S Farewell Part 1
Chapter 104: Walker’S Farewell Part 2
Chapter 105: Gypsies Part 1
Chapter 106: Gypsies Part 2
Chapter 107: Welcome Back Part 1
Chapter 108: Welcome Back Part 2
Chapter 109: The Discipline Of The Team Part 1
Chapter 110: The Discipline Of The Team Part 2
Chapter 111: Twain’S Return Part 1
Chapter 112: Twain’S Return Part 2
Chapter 113: Tang En’S Return Part 3
Chapter 114: Another Encounter With Millwall Part 1
Chapter 115: Another Encounter With Millwall Part 2
Chapter 116: On The Subway Train Part 1
Chapter 117: On The Subway Train Part 2
Chapter 118: The Hard-Nosed Millwall Part 1
Chapter 119: The Hard-Nosed Millwall Part 2
Chapter 120: Provocation Part 1
Chapter 121: Provocation Part 2
Chapter 122: The Consequence Of Provocation Part 1
Chapter 123: The Consequence Of Provocation Part 2
Chapter 124: Press Conference Part 1
Chapter 125: Press Conference Part 2
Chapter 126: Big Mouth Twain Part 1
Chapter 127: Big Mouth Twain Part 2
Chapter 128: The Media’S Pet Part 1
Chapter 129: The Media’S Pet Part 2
Chapter 130: Merry Christmas, Tony Part 1
Chapter 131: Merry Christmas, Tony Part 2
Chapter 132: Christmas Present Part 1
Chapter 133: Christmas Present Part 2
Chapter 134: The Rookie Reports Part 1
Chapter 135: The Rookie Reports Part 2
Chapter 136: This Is Eastwood! Part 1
Chapter 137: This Is Eastwood! Part 2
Chapter 138: The Winter Transfer Part 1
Chapter 139: The Winter Transfer Part 2
Chapter 140: Wood’S Debut Part 1
Chapter 141: Wood’S Debut Part 2
Chapter 142: There'S Someone Up There
Chapter 143: The Future Of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Part 1
Chapter 144: The Future Of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Part 2
Chapter 145: The Future
Chapter 146: The Cunning Allardyce Part 1
Chapter 147: The Cunning Allardyce Part 2
Chapter 148: The Better Interceptor Part 1
Chapter 149: The Better Interceptor Part 2
Chapter 150: The First Half Part 1
Chapter 151: The First Half Part 2
Chapter 152: Backfired Part 1
Chapter 153: Backfired Part 2
Chapter 154: New Forest Part 1
Chapter 155: New Forest Part 2
Chapter 156: Efl Cup Part 1
Chapter 157: Efl Cup Part 2
Chapter 158: The Curse Of The South Changing Room
Chapter 159: Wizardly Twain Part 1
Chapter 160: Wizardly Twain Part 2
Chapter 161: Wall Part 1
Chapter 162: Wall Part 2
Chapter 163: A Crack Part 1
Chapter 164: A Crack Part 2
Chapter 165: Who Is Afraid Of Who Part 1
Chapter 166: Who Is Afraid Of Who Part 2
Chapter 167: Penalty Shootout Part 1
Chapter 168: Penalty Shootout Part 2
Chapter 169: Want To Make A Bet? Part 1
Chapter 170: Want To Make A Bet? Part 2
Chapter 171: Time To Speed Up, Forest Train!
Chapter 172: A Timely Loss Part 1
Chapter 173: A Timely Loss Part 2
Chapter 174: Pressure Part 1
Chapter 175: Pressure Part 2
Chapter 176: Of Course We Will Win Part 1
Chapter 177: Of Course We Will Win Part 2
Chapter 178: The Red Forest Part 1
Chapter 179: The Red Forest Part 2
Chapter 180: The English Premier League’S Footsteps Part 1
Chapter 181: The English Premier League’S Footsteps Part 2
Chapter 182: The Free Babysitter Part 1
Chapter 183: The Free Babysitter Part 2
Chapter 184: The Flow Of Time On The Other Side Part 1
Chapter 185: The Flow Of Time On The Other Side Part 2
Chapter 186: The Two Tang Ens Part 1
Chapter 187: The Two Tang Ens Part 2
Chapter 188: The Assistant Manager Candidate Part 1
Chapter 189: The Assistant Manager Candidate Part 2
Chapter 190: The Uefa European Football Championship Part 1
Chapter 191: The Uefa European Football Championship Part 2
Chapter 192: Gerard Piqué Part 1
Chapter 193: Gerard Piqué Part 2
Chapter 194: The Future Of Youth Players Part 1
Chapter 195: The Future Of Youth Players Part 1
Chapter 196: The Disruption Of Tony Twain Part 1
Chapter 197: The Disruption Of Tony Twain Part 2
Chapter 198: Start All Over Again Part 1
Chapter 199: Start All Over Again Part 2
Chapter 200: Forest In The Transfer Market Part 1
Chapter 201: Forest In The Transfer Market Part 2
Chapter 202: The Old Soldiers Part 1
Chapter 203: The Red Forest Chapter 11 The Old Soldiers Part 2
Chapter 204: Get Ready Part 1
Chapter 205: Get Ready Part 2
Chapter 206: The List For First Team
Chapter 207: The Premier League Kickoff Part 1
Chapter 208: The Premier League Kickoff Part 2
Chapter 209: Record Part 1
Chapter 210: Record Part 2
Chapter 211: The Fateful Matchup
Chapter 212: This Is My Team Part 1
Chapter 213: This Is My Team Part 2
Chapter 214: The Start Of The Match Part 1
Chapter 215: The Start Of The Match Part 2
Chapter 216: Adjustments Part 1
Chapter 217: Adjustments Part 2
Chapter 218: One On One
Chapter 219: Forgone Conclusion Part 1
Chapter 220: Forgone Conclusion Part 2
Chapter 221: Need To Win Part 1
Chapter 222: Need To Win Part 2
Chapter 223: Victory Part 1
Chapter 224: Victory Part 2
Chapter 225: The Chief Part 1
Chapter 226: The Chief Part 2
Chapter 227: Clough The Second? Part 1
Chapter 228: Clough The Second? Part 2
Chapter 229: Unlucky Ferreira Part 1
Chapter 230: Unlucky Ferreira Part 2
Chapter 231: Going Toe-To-Toe Part 1
Chapter 232: Going Toe-To-Toe Part 2
Chapter 233: Entanglement Part 1
Chapter 234: Entanglement Part 2
Chapter 235: Air Battle Part 1
Chapter 236: Air Battle Part 2
Chapter 237: The Madman Part 1
Chapter 238: The Madman Part 2
Chapter 239: The Entertainment Circle? No
Chapter 240: Read The Headline Part 1
Chapter 241: Read The Headline Part 2
Chapter 242: The Unstable Forest Part 1
Chapter 243: The Unstable Forest Part 2
Chapter 244: Newcastle And Shania Part 1
Chapter 245: Newcastle And Shania Part 2
Chapter 246: We Will Definitely Win Part 1
Chapter 247: We Will Definitely Win Part 2
Chapter 248: Angel Of The North Part 1
Chapter 249: Angel Of The North Part 2
Chapter 250: Wood’S Struggle Part 1
Chapter 251: Wood’S Struggle Part 2
Chapter 252: Heavy Responsibility Part 1
Chapter 253: Heavy Responsibility Part 2
Chapter 254: Going Head-On Part 1
Chapter 255: Going Head-On Part 2
Chapter 256: Roy Keane Part 1
Chapter 257: Roy Keane Part 2
Chapter 258: In Trouble Part 1
Chapter 259: In Trouble Part 2
Chapter 260: A Show Of Genius Part 1
Chapter 261: A Show Of Genius Part 2
Chapter 262: The Lead Of The Theatre Of Dreams Part 1
Chapter 263: The Lead Of The Theatre Of Dreams Part 2
Chapter 264: Wood Learned To Be A Star Player Part 1
Chapter 265: Wood Learned To Be A Star Player Part 2
Chapter 266: A New Goalkeeper Part 1
Chapter 267: The New Goalkeeper Part 2
Chapter 268: Merry Christmas Part 1
Chapter 269: Merry Christmas Part 2
Chapter 270: The New Sponsor; An Ambassador Part 1
Chapter 271: The New Sponsor; An Ambassador Part 2
Chapter 272: Mr. Two Trillion Dollars Part 1
Chapter 273: Mr. Two Trillion Dollars Part 2
Chapter 274: Derby Part 1
Chapter 275: Derby Part 2
Chapter 276: Poaching Part 1
Chapter 277: The Red Forest Chapter 50 Poaching Part 2
Chapter 278: Agent Part 1
Chapter 279: Agent Part 2
Chapter 280: A New Contract, A New Player Part 1
Chapter 281 - A New Contract, A New Player Part 2
Chapter 282 - The Star Of Tomorrow Part 1
Chapter 283 - The Star Of Tomorrow Part 2
Chapter 284 - A Win-Win At The Fa Cup Part 1
Chapter 285 - A Win-Win At The Fa Cup Part 2
Chapter 286: Burst Part 1
Chapter 287: Burst Part 2
Chapter 288 - The Uefa Europa League Champion?
Chapter 289: Wood And Eastwood Part 1
Chapter 290
Chapter 291 - Dirty Rochemback Part 1
Chapter 292 - Dirty Rochemback Part 2
Chapter 293 - Wood’S Revenge Part 1
Chapter 294 - Wood’S Revenge Part 2
Chapter 295 - Unacceptable Part 1
Chapter 296 - Unacceptable Part 2
Chapter 297 - What Comes Around, Goes Around Part 1
Chapter 298 - What Goes Around, Comes Around Part 2
Chapter 299 - The Fate Of The Romani Part 1
Chapter 300 - The Fate Of The Romani Part 2
Chapter 301 - As Expected Part 1
Chapter 302 - As Expected Part 2
Chapter 303 - Time To Hurtle Part 1
Chapter 304 - Time To Hurtle Part 2
Chapter 305 - Against Everton Part 1
Chapter 306 - Against Everton Part 2
Chapter 307 - Fallen Behind Part 1
Chapter 308 - Fallen Behind Part 2
Chapter 309 - A Job Well Done Part 1
Chapter 310 - A Job Well Done Part 2
Chapter 311 - When The Dust Settled Part 1
Chapter 312 - When The Dust Settled Part 2
Chapter 313 - We Are Back Part 1
Chapter 314 - We Are Back Part 2
Chapter 315 - A Sunny Holiday Part 1
Chapter 316 - A Sunny Holiday Part 2
Chapter 317 - Pepe Part 1
Chapter 318 - Pepe Part 2
Chapter 319 - So Long, Brazil
Chapter 320 - Work Permit Part 1
Chapter 321 - Work Permit Part 2
Chapter 322 - An Exceptional Talent Part 1
Chapter 323 - An Exceptional Talent Part 2
Chapter 324 - Forward Line Problems Part 1
Chapter 325 - Forward Line Problems Part 2
Chapter 326 - About Anelka
Chapter 327 - Impressions Part 1
Chapter 328 - Impressions Part 2
Chapter 329 - China Sun
Chapter 330 - From Youth Team To First Team Part 1
Chapter 331 - From Youth Team To First Team Part 2
Chapter 332 - Eight Million Part 1
Chapter 333 - Eight Million Part 2
Chapter 334 - The New Season Part 1
Chapter 335 - The New Season Part 2
Chapter 336 - The Injury Part 1
Chapter 337 - The Injury Part 2
Chapter 338 - The Captain’S Armband Part 1
Chapter 339 - The Captain’S Armband Part 2
Chapter 340 - Bright Red Part 1
Chapter 341 - Bright Red Part 2
Chapter 342 - The French Forward
Chapter 343 - Role Model Part 1
Chapter 344 - Role Model Part 2
Chapter 345 - Heart-To-Heart Part 1
Chapter 346 - Heart-To-Heart Part 2
Chapter 347 - The Tournament Part 1
Chapter 348 - The Tournament Part 2
Chapter 349 - A Captain Like You Part 1
Chapter 350 - A Captain Like You Part 2
Chapter 351 - The Champions League Grouping Part 1
Chapter 352 - The Champions League Grouping Part 2
Chapter 353 - Round One: City Ground Part 1
Chapter 354 - Round One: City Ground Part 2
Chapter 355 - Who Had The Red Card? Part 1
Chapter 356 - Who Had The Red Card? Part 2
Chapter 357 - Ups-And-Downs
Chapter 358 - The War Between Two Men Part 1
Chapter 359 - The War Between Two Men Part 2
Chapter 360 - The War Between Two Men 2 Part 1
Chapter 361 - The War Between Two Men 2 Part 2
Chapter 362 - The War Between Two Men 3 Part 1
Chapter 363 - The War Between Two Men 3 Part 2
Chapter 364 - A Dedication To Eastwood Part 1
Chapter 365 - A Dedication To Eastwood Part 2
Chapter 366 - It’S Not Over Yet Part 1
Chapter 367 - It’S Not Over Yet Part 2
Chapter 368 - A Goal To Fame Part 1
Chapter 369 - A Goal To Fame Part 2
Chapter 370 - We’Ve Won Part 1
Chapter 371 - We’Ve Won Part 2
Chapter 372 - Goodbye, Ian Part 1
Chapter 373 - Goodbye, Ian Part 2
Chapter 374 - Fifa Virus Part 1
Chapter 375 - Fifa Virus Part 2
Chapter 376 - A Starry Night Part 1
Chapter 377 - A Starry Night Part 2
Chapter 378 - Hiss— Part 1
Chapter 379 - Hiss---- Part 2
Chapter 380 - A Yellow Card Part 1
Chapter 381 - A Yellow Card Part 2
Chapter 382 - Multiple Choices Part 1
Chapter 383 - Multiple Choices Part 2
Chapter 384 - White Handkerchiefs Part 1
Chapter 385 - White Handkerchiefs Part 2
Chapter 386 - Wood At Bernabéu? Part 1
Chapter 387 - Wood At Bernabéu? Part 2
Chapter 388 - A Meeting Off The Field Part 1
Chapter 389 - A Meeting Off The Field Part 2
Chapter 390 - Hello Roy Part 1
Chapter 391 - Hello Roy Part 2
Chapter 392 - Keane, The Man Part 1
Chapter 393 - Keane, The Man Part 2
Chapter 394 - Keane, The Man Part 3
Chapter 395 - Santa Claus Part 1
Chapter 396 - Santa Claus Part 2
Chapter 397 - “A New Player” Part 1
Chapter 398 - “A New Player” Part 2
Chapter 399 - If They Want War, We’Ll Give Them War Part 1
Chapter 400 - If They Want War, We’Ll Give Them War Part 2
Chapter 401 - The Pride Of A Professional Footballer
Chapter 402 - Advancement Part 1
Chapter 403 - Advancement Part 2
Chapter 404 - An Official Publicity Part 1
Chapter 405 - An Official Publicity Part 2
Chapter 406 - Call Me Clarice Part 1
Chapter 407 - Call Me Clarice Part 2
Chapter 408 - What Relationship? Part 1
Chapter 409 - What Relationship? Part 2
Chapter 410 - The Number You Have Dialed Is Not In Service Part 1
Chapter 411 - The Number You Have Dialed Is Not In Service Part 2
Chapter 412 - The Night Before A Tough Fight Part 1
Chapter 413 - The Night Before A Tough Battle Part 2
Chapter 414 - Thank You
Chapter 415 - Giuseppe Meazza.San Siro Part 1
Chapter 416 - Giuseppe Meazza. San Siro Part 2
Chapter 417 - A Pivot And A Long Ball Part 1
Chapter 418 - A Pivot And A Long Ball Part 2
Chapter 419 - You Are Inter Milan’S Players! Part 1
Chapter 420 - You Are Inter Milan’S Players! Part 2
Chapter 421 - The Price Of Defense Part 1
Chapter 422 - The Price Of Defense Part 2
Chapter 423 - Looking On The Verge Of A Loss Part 1
Chapter 424 - Looking On The Verge Of A Loss Part 2
Chapter 425 - This Is My Way
Chapter 426 - George And Demi’S Future
Chapter 427 - Famous
Chapter 428 - “I”
Chapter 429 - A Hidden War
Chapter 430 - Highbury
Chapter 431 - The Arsenal Style
Chapter 432 - Make A Guess
Chapter 433 - The Core
Chapter 434 - Nothing Is Too Deceitful In War
Chapter 435 - Three Days Later
Chapter 436 - Round Two
Chapter 437 - Weigh The Options?
Chapter 438 - Arsenal’S King
Chapter 439 - The Last Option
Chapter 440 - Penalty Shoot-Out
Chapter 441 - Come Have A Drink With Me
Chapter 442 - A Favor Owed
Chapter 443 - Go Watch The Game Live
Chapter 444 - Relax
Chapter 445 - Providence
Chapter 446 - The Cycle
Chapter 447 - Unexpected
Chapter 448 - After Taking The Lead
Chapter 449 - Looks Like Victory
Chapter 450 - Five Minutes
Chapter 451 - Do As He Likes
Chapter 452 - A New Beginning
Chapter 453 - A New Future
Chapter 454 - Going Home
Chapter 455 - Finding What Was Lost
Chapter 456 - A Chance Encounter In The Air
Chapter 457 - Special Guest Commentator
Chapter 458 - A New Job Possibility
Chapter 459 - A New Potential Change In The Players
Chapter 460 - An Invitation From Ferguson
Chapter 461 - Ferguson’S Decision
Chapter 462 - The King Of The Goal Area
Chapter 463 - New And Old Players
Chapter 464 - Whatever Can Happen Will Happen
Chapter 465 - Lofty Aspirations
Chapter 466 - Rafael Van Der Vaart
Chapter 467 - Poor Hamburger…
Chapter 468 - Welcome To Amsterdam
Chapter 469 - The Darkening Night
Chapter 470 - Did You Do It Or Not?
Chapter 471 - Tang En’S Mockery
Chapter 472 - The Invitational Tournament
Chapter 473 - What A Small World
Chapter 474 - A New Friend And An Old Acquaintance
Chapter 475 - Declaration For The New Season
Chapter 476 - Absolute Strength
Chapter 477 - The Chinese Man Who Conquered Forest
Chapter 478 - A Taste Of Celebrity
Chapter 479 - Watch Your Foot
Chapter 480 - What'S Going On?
Chapter 481 - A Rowdy Style Of Play
Chapter 482 - Stadium Violence
Chapter 483 - Good News, Bad News
Chapter 484 - Suspension
Chapter 485 - Returned Soul
Chapter 486 - The Storm Chapter 34 Brewing Transformation
Chapter 487 - The Reserve Team
Chapter 488 - Other Than Offense, It'S Still Offense
Chapter 489 - Reciprocity
Chapter 490 - The Sun Show
Chapter 491 - Extreme Dissatisfaction And Absolute Regret
Chapter 492 - What Had Happened And Was About To Happen
Chapter 493 - David’S Plans
Chapter 494 - The Meeting
Chapter 495 - Vacation In Madrid
Chapter 496 - If It Had Not Been For Him ...
Chapter 497 - A Bombshell
Chapter 498 - Character Determines Fate
Chapter 499 - Demetrio’S Farewell Game
Chapter 500 - Drunken Babble
Chapter 501 - The Role Of A Veteran
Chapter 502 - The Best Draw There Is
Chapter 503 - Win Back What Was Lost
Chapter 504 - Come To Collect The Interest
Chapter 505 - George Wood’S Final
Chapter 506 - Open The First Record
Chapter 507 - A Powerful Enemy
Chapter 508 - He Is Indeed Powerful
Chapter 509 - The Victor Has Yet To Emerge
Chapter 510 - The Contest
Chapter 511 - The Perilous Forest
Chapter 512 - You'Re All Wrong
Chapter 513 - The Pretty Tenant
Chapter 514 - Kill
Chapter 515 - Thirty-Two Seconds Of Heaven And Hell
Chapter 516 - Almost
Chapter 517 - A Good Opponent
Chapter 518 - Meet New Friends And Encounter Old Enemies
Chapter 519 - Woox’S Secret
Chapter 520 - The Sleeping Beauty
Chapter 521 - Romance Of The Three Heroes
Chapter 522 - The Countdown Begins
Chapter 523 - Kill Them
Chapter 524 - Contrary To Expectations
Chapter 525 - George Wood’S Football Philosophy
Chapter 526 - Halftime Interval
Chapter 527 - The Charge Of The War Chariot
Chapter 528 - We Can Win
Chapter 529 - Take Down The First Bout
Chapter 530 - Pepe’S Worry
Chapter 531 - Romance Of The Three Kingdoms?
Chapter 532 - 0.1% And 100%
Chapter 533 - The Soldiers At The City Walls
Chapter 534 - A Head Start
Chapter 535 - Forty-Five Seconds
Chapter 536 - Forty-Five Seconds
Chapter 537 - Fortune’S Fool
Chapter 538 - A Confrontation
Chapter 539 - We Wait Till We Reclaim What Is Ours
Chapter 540 - I’Ll Jump Into The Sea If We Don’T Win
Chapter 541 - Twain’S Revenge
Chapter 542 - The League Tournament Ends
Chapter 543 - A Supporting Character
Chapter 544 - A Friend From Afar
Chapter 545 - The Gatecrashers
Chapter 546 - A Confident Answer
Chapter 547 - The Night Before
Chapter 548 - Are You Ready?
Chapter 549 - Don'T Let The Trophy Wait Too Long
Chapter 550 - Albertini’S Pass
Chapter 551 - Like A Fallen Leaf To The Ground
Chapter 552 - A Battle Of Wits And Valour
Chapter 553 - The Bodyguard
Chapter 554 - Trump Card Against Trump Card (Part 1)
Chapter 555 - Trump Card Against Trump Card (Part 2)
Chapter 556 - The Arrival Of The King
Chapter 557 - A True Champion
Chapter 558 - A Victorious Return
Chapter 559 - An Ending And A Beginning
Chapter 560 - Michael’S Farewell
Chapter 561 - The Young Men Of Wilford
Chapter 562 - The Tsar’S Arrival
Chapter 563 - A Strong Base With A Steady Stream Of Players
Chapter 564 - The Loaded Thai
Chapter 565 - The Merry Men
Chapter 566 - Mendes’ Gift
Chapter 567 - Wood'S Substitute
Chapter 568 - New And Former Owners
Chapter 569 - The Business Of The English Premier League
Chapter 570 - A Fiery New Beginning
Chapter 571 - A New Record
Chapter 572 - An Identity Transformation
Chapter 573 - Good Beginning
Chapter 574 - Four Consecutive Wins And A War Of Words
Chapter 575 - Benítez
Chapter 576 - Face To Face With The Enemy
Chapter 577 - Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain
Chapter 578 - Stop Defending
Chapter 579 - The Uefa Super Cup
Chapter 580 - A Talent Show? No, Thank You
Chapter 581 - Behind The Scenes Of The Talent Show
Chapter 582 - An Old Friend Is Coming
Chapter 583 - Manager Roy
Chapter 584 - The Disparity In Strength
Chapter 585 - Everyone Must Respect The Opponent
Chapter 586 - It’S Getting Explosive
Chapter 587 - Why Is That?
Chapter 588 - It’S Just A Joke
Chapter 589 - Normal Atmosphere
Chapter 590 - The Night In Istanbul
Chapter 591 - Welcome To Hell
Chapter 592 - Welcome To Hell Part 2
Chapter 593 - A Messenger From Hell
Chapter 594 - Welcome To Your Hell
Chapter 595 - The Cell Phone
Chapter 596 - Someone’S Waiting At Home
Chapter 597 - This Is An Important Game
Chapter 598 - A Cold And Rainy Night
Chapter 599 - Desire To Win
Chapter 600 - A Little Bad Luck
Chapter 601 - Undefeated Yet
Chapter 602 - The Kiss
Chapter 603 - A Little Lonely
Chapter 604 - A Public Apology
Chapter 605 - Outside The Squad List
Chapter 606 - Mcclaren’S Good Luck
Chapter 607 - The Destined Result
Chapter 608 - The League Tournament Resumed
Chapter 609 - Just A Regular League Game
Chapter 610 - Back To Top Three
Chapter 611 - A Perfect Year
Chapter 612 - A Good Football Foundation Started From Young
Chapter 613 - 9527
Chapter 614 - The Dark Horse Prince
Chapter 615 - Ah, Life Is Full Of Ups And Downs
Chapter 616 - Return To The Team
Chapter 617 - The Visiting Team: Ac Milan
Chapter 618 - Helpless
Chapter 619 - Guests From The Far East
Chapter 620 - About Dreams
Chapter 621 - One Step Closer
Chapter 622 - The Troubles Of The Forest Merry Men
Chapter 623 - Not Going Anywhere
Chapter 624 - You’Re Under Pressure, I’M Under Pressure
Chapter 625 - Likes And Dislikes
Chapter 626 - Ribéry Again
Chapter 627 - Guti
Chapter 628 - Real Madrid’S Core
Chapter 629 - Anger
Chapter 630 - Still Undefeated
Chapter 631 - Mr. Ten Percent
Chapter 632 - Change In Dominion
Chapter 633 - Fierce Competition
Chapter 634 - Messi’S Confusion
Chapter 635 - The New Playmaker
Chapter 636 - The Amazing Forest Team
Chapter 637 - About Professional Ethics
Chapter 638 - The Target For The Double
Chapter 639 - The Final Showdown At The Top Of The Theatre Of Dreams
Chapter 640 - The Older The Ginger, The Spicier The Ginger
Chapter 641 - Ronaldo In Full Swing
Chapter 642 - Decisive Battle In The Second Half
Chapter 643 - Before The Storm
Chapter 644 - Sudden Change Of Situation
Chapter 645 - Create History
Chapter 646 - Start Dating?
Chapter 647 - Preparation For Battle
Chapter 648 - A Thing Like Love
Chapter 649 - Modesty Is Not A Virtue
Chapter 650 - The Tactical Meeting
Chapter 651 - Win To Show Them
Chapter 652 - Tough Guys
Chapter 653 - A Dramatic Scene
Chapter 654 - I Won’T Agree
Chapter 655 - A Stalemate
Chapter 656 - Mightiness Revealed Again
Chapter 657 - All Hail The Double Winner!
Chapter 658 - His Majesty The King
Chapter 659 - Cat
Chapter 659.1 - The Busy Summer Begins
Chapter 660 - Poach And Be Poached From
Chapter 661 - The Mallorca Holiday
Chapter 662 - That’S It
Chapter 663 - Twain’S Many Troubles
Chapter 664 - The China Trip
Chapter 665 - So Tired
Chapter 666 - Enough Face Has Been Given
Chapter 667 - Stupid And Awesome
Chapter 668 - Money Versus No Money
Chapter 669 - A Former Genius’S New Life
Chapter 670 - Goodbye, Gerard
Chapter 671 - Double "Wood" Is "Woods", And Triple "Wood" Can Be Counted As
Chapter 672 - New Capital, New Season
Chapter 673 - Wealth Of An Entire Nation
Chapter 674 - Chaos
Chapter 675 - The Imposing Manner Of The Strong
Chapter 676 - Bendtner’S Ambition
Chapter 677 - To Part On Bad Terms
Chapter 677.1: A High Asking Price
Chapter 678 - End Of An Affinity
Chapter 679 - Aerial Overlord
Chapter 680 - Forty And Confused
Chapter 681 - Jealous
Chapter 682 - Goodbye Kiss
Chapter 683 - I Love You, Do You Love Me?
Chapter 684 - Remnant
Chapter 685 - Only A Matter Of Time
Chapter 686 - We Dare You
Chapter 687 - Before The Kickoff Whistle
Chapter 688 - Aerial Overlord
Chapter 689 - Forty And Confused
Chapter 690 - Jealous
Chapter 691 - Goodbye Kiss
Chapter 692 - I Love You, Do You Love Me?
Chapter 693 - Remnant
Chapter 694 - Only A Matter Of Time
Chapter 695 - We Dare You
Chapter 696 - Before The Kickoff Whistle
Chapter 697 - The One Who Has Left Me, Disturbs Me
Chapter 699 - Possessed
Chapter 700 - Wishing Good Luck
Chapter 701 - Chilly
Chapter 702 - Winter Has Arrived
Chapter 703 - The Distance Between The Dream And Reality
Chapter 704 - Strong And Resolute
Chapter 705 - Accidentally Caught A Cold
Chapter 706 - Carl Spicer’S Hardcore Fan
Chapter 707 - High Technological Inflatable Doll
Chapter 708 - A Narrow Escape
Chapter 709 - Eight Months!
Chapter 710 - Powerless To Stage A Comeback
Chapter 711 - The Imminent Passing Of 2008
Chapter 712 - A Dream Too Realistic
Chapter 713 - Relief
Chapter 714 - The Core
Chapter 715 - Determined To Hang On To You
Chapter 716 - 45 Million Years Of Love
Chapter 717 - Here Comes The Wolf
Chapter 718 - Tony Twain’S Tactical Class
Chapter 719 - Little Red Riding Hood And Her Uncle Wolf
Chapter 720 - The Original Dream
Chapter 721 - The Purge List
Chapter 722 - His Majesty Has Returned
Chapter 723 - Wedding Invitation
Chapter 724 - Call Me Uncle
Chapter 725 - The New Season After The Honeymoon
Chapter 726 - Self-Reliance
Chapter 727 - The Setting China Sun
Chapter 728 - The Young Guard
Chapter 729 - The Future Belongs To The Young
Chapter 730 - The Death Of An Idealist
Chapter 731 - Before The Start Of The New Season
Chapter 732 - The Juvenile Footballers
Chapter 733 - Newborn Calves
Chapter 734 - The Final Moments Of 2009
Chapter 735 - Wolf
Chapter 736 - He’S Back
Chapter 737 - Plans For The New League Season
Chapter 738 - What Is Chinese Football?
Chapter 739 - A Lame Joke
Chapter 740 - World Cup In South Africa
Chapter 741 - George’S Maiden Appearance
Chapter 742 - St. George’S Protection On England
Chapter 743 - St. George'S World Cup
Chapter 744 - A Pair Of Forest Wingers
Chapter 745 - Super Ibi’S Troubles
Chapter 746 - The Drifter
Chapter 747 - Let’S Make A Wager!
Chapter 748 - Players Come And Go
Chapter 749 - Leaving The Life Of Football
Chapter 750 - Integration
Chapter 751 - A Temptation From Italy
Chapter 752 - Robin Hood And The Forest
Chapter 753 - A Sigh
Chapter 754 - Football At Nottingham Forest
Chapter 755 - I Feel Really Satisfied!
Chapter 756 - Once Every Goal
Chapter 757 - The Group Of Death
Chapter 758 - Happy Birthday Uncle Tony
Chapter 759 - Travelling With Tony Today
Chapter 760 - The Manager Killer
Chapter 761 - Anyone And Us
Chapter 762 - Tony’S Little Scheme
Chapter 763 - Chain Reaction
Chapter 765 - Conquering Calderon
Chapter 766 - Fight The Old Lady Again
Chapter 767 - Change
Chapter 768 - Counterattack Counterattack
Chapter 769 - Grind To Death
Chapter 770 - Psychological Battle
Chapter 771 - My Successor
Chapter 772 - Who Will Become Tony Twain The Second?
Chapter 773 - Strategies Against Manchester United
Chapter 774
Chapter 775 - Unexpected Situation
Chapter 776 - The Crazy Stoppage Time
Chapter 777 - Red War
Chapter 778 - Coupled Up
Chapter 779 - The New Year
Chapter 780 - Transfer Window
Chapter 781 - An Ibrahimović Good At Headers
Chapter 782 - Twain’S Christmas Tree
Chapter 783 - An Out And Out Conspiracy
Chapter 784 - Coming From A Thousand Miles Away For Revenge
Chapter 785 - José And Tony
Chapter 786 - Dry Wood And Fierce Fire
Chapter 787 - Outer Instep
Chapter 788 - Missed Out On A Golden Opportunity
Chapter 789 - Be Crazy Together!
Chapter 790 - Swift Counterattack
Chapter 791 - Two Away Goals
Chapter 792 - The Post Match Spat
Chapter 793 - Relive The Past Experience
Chapter 794 - Poor Quaresma
Chapter 795 - The Chip Shot
Chapter 796 - Before A Big Game
Chapter 797 - Heavyweight Skirmish
Chapter 798 - An Army Burning With Righteous Indignation
Chapter 799 - The Taller Trees In The Woods Are Liable To Get Their Tops Blown Off
Chapter 800 - Come Out If You Dare
Chapter 801 - One Goal And A Red Card
Chapter 802 - The Second Red Card
Chapter 803 - Snap My Fingers
Chapter 804 - A Gift For Barcelona
Chapter 805 - Pomo
Chapter 806 - Aaron’S Troubles
Chapter 807 - Adapting To The Field
Chapter 808 - Do I Need To Take Off My Pants?
Chapter 809 - Two Identical Leaves
Chapter 810 - The Puppet Master
Chapter 811 - The Loudhailers
Chapter 812 - Aaron Is A Fool
Chapter 813 - A Blunder
Chapter 814 - Panic And Lost
Chapter 815 - Piqué
Chapter 816 - Who The Hell Is This Kid?
Chapter 817 - A Giant’S Waltz
Chapter 818 - A Last-Ditch Struggle
Chapter 819 - Well Done
Chapter 820 - A Scoundrel Realized His Ambition
Chapter 821 - The End Of The Season
Chapter 822 - Goodbye, My Friend
Chapter 823 - A Crimson New Beginning
Chapter 824 - Everyone’S On Their Way
Chapter 825 - Two Years Later
Chapter 826 - Destiny
Chapter 827 - A Legendary Tribute
Chapter 828 - Not Friends
Chapter 829 - Whoever Started The Trouble Should End It
Chapter 830 - Tony’S Decade
Chapter 831 - Trust
Chapter 832 - Gerrard’S Challenge
Chapter 833 - Don’T Be Happy Yet
Chapter 834 - Happy Tenth Anniversary
Chapter 835 - Do Not Touch The Tiger’S Ass
Chapter 836 - The Loser Eats A Table
Chapter 837 - Lost The Game And Money
Chapter 838 - Three Battles
Chapter 839 - The Real Target
Chapter 840 - Regarding The Possibility Of Exchanging Jerseys
Chapter 841 - Behind A Successful Man
Chapter 842 - Collapse?
Chapter 843 - This Season
Chapter 844 - The Crucial Goal
Chapter 845 - Qualifying For Championship
Chapter 846 - One More Match Remaining
Chapter 847 - Other Than Attack, It’S Still Attack
Chapter 848 - Unexpected Advantage
Chapter 849 - To Win The Championship
Chapter 850 - Sprint
Chapter 851 - A Letter From The United Kingdom
Chapter 852 - The Foolish Old Man
Chapter 853 - The Old Guard Is Still Standing Strong
Chapter 854 - Our City Ground Stadium
Chapter 855 - A Suboptimal Situation
Chapter 856 - I Am Ready, What About You Guys?
Chapter 857 - The Stubborn One
Chapter 858 - The Special One
Chapter 859 - The Explosion In Silence
Chapter 860 - The Final Three Minutes
Chapter 861 - After Getting The Crown
Chapter 862 - Please Eat The Table
Chapter 863 - A New Journey
Chapter 864 - One More Needed
Chapter 865 - Confess
Chapter 866 - Madrid
Chapter 867 - Red Cloth
Chapter 868 - Chen Jian’S Troubles
Chapter 869 - A Wonderful Night Begins
Chapter 870 - The Heart Of Champion
Chapter 871 - The Final Game Kicks Off
Chapter 872 - Own Goal?
Chapter 873 - This Looks Bad
Chapter 874 - Countermeasures
Chapter 875 - A Wonderful Goal
Chapter 876 - A Dramatic First Act
Chapter 877 - Conflict
Chapter 878 - The First Half Of The Overtime
Chapter 879 - The Clinching Shot
Chapter 880 - Tony Don Twain
Chapter 881 - On This Night
Chapter 882 - Showing His Hand
Chapter 883 - The Storm Before The Night
Chapter 884 - A Storm Brewing
Chapter 885 - Traces Of The Wind
Chapter 886 - The World Cup
Chapter 887 - A Call From London
Chapter 888 - It’S Not Easy To Find A Job
Chapter 889 - A Change Of Manager
Chapter 890 - The New Manager Of The Three Lions
Chapter 891 - Old Partner
Chapter 892 - Momentous Changes
Chapter 893 - An Exhibition Game
Chapter 894 - England Team C
Chapter 895 - Nottingham Forest And England
Chapter 896 - The Days Since Twain Left
Chapter 897 - Back Home
Chapter 898 - Welcome Home, Tony
Chapter 899 - : The Determination To Win
Chapter 900 - Principles
Chapter 901 - First Victory
Chapter 902 - All Good Things Must Come To An End
Chapter 903 - A Well-Behaved Man Strikes Back
Chapter 904 - Unable To Be Interdependent Forever
Chapter 905 - : Two Atomic Bombs
Chapter 906 - The Two Buddies’ Troubles
Chapter 907 - Rather Forget About The Past
Chapter 908 - This Is An Unsatisfactory Answer
Chapter 909 - Nothing To Do With Forest
Chapter 910 - Here Lies My Legend
Chapter 911 - Twain’S Trouble
Chapter 912 - National Team Call Up Completed
Chapter 913 - The New Captain Of The Three Lions
Chapter 914 - Why Are You Running?
Chapter 915 - This Damn Thing Is Over
Chapter 916 - The New English Team Sets Sail And Soars
Chapter 917 - Forty-Six Years Old Twain
Chapter 918 - I Want A Child
Chapter 919 - Reunion With Bale
Chapter 920 - A Decision On The Sidelines
Chapter 921 - Entrapment
Chapter 922 - Top Of The Group
Chapter 923 - End Of The Season
Chapter 924 - The Drama
Chapter 925 - Qualified For The Next Round In Advance
Chapter 926 - The Group Draw For The Final Series
Chapter 927 - An Old Enemy
Chapter 928 - This Is Counter-Attacking Football
Chapter 929 - Win The Game Like The Forest Team
Chapter 930 - Grave News
Chapter 931 - I Must Go To Spain
Chapter 932 - George’S Persistence
Chapter 933 - The Squad List That Cannot Be Changed
Chapter 934 - Greedy
Chapter 935 - I Will Be Back
Chapter 936 - The Reveal
Chapter 937 - Twain’S England Team
Chapter 938 - The Match That Ended In Advance
Chapter 939 - The First Step Towards Conquering Europe
Chapter 940 - Next Opponent
Chapter 941 - The Damned Group Of Death
Chapter 942 - An Unlucky Year
Chapter 943 - Feud
Chapter 944 - The Sunlight Is So Blinding
Chapter 945 - Momentary Oversight
Chapter 946 - Don’T Be Impatient, George
Chapter 947 - A Bright Future
Chapter 948 - I Want To Come On
Chapter 949 - Super Invincible Mazinger Z
Chapter 950 - After The Big Battle
Chapter 951 - A Check-Up
Chapter 952 - Mystical Destiny
Chapter 953 - Extremely Relaxed
Chapter 954 - Reappearance
Chapter 955 - Opponent For The Quarterfinal
Chapter 956 - The Powerful French Team
Chapter 957 - Never Return Until The Battle Is Won
Chapter 958 - Starting Lineup
Chapter 959 - The Storm Approaches
Chapter 960 - A Two-Goal Lead Is Not Enough
Chapter 961 - Watch Out For The England Team
Chapter 962 - If You Hate Me
Chapter 963 - Italy Will Also Do The Same
Chapter 964 - The Encounter
Chapter 965 - Tickets
Chapter 966 - Are You Nervous?
Chapter 967 - Nepotism
Chapter 968 - Like A Sleepwalker
Chapter 969 - Qualified To Be In The Starting Lineup
Chapter 970 - That Old Fox
Chapter 971 - The Silver Fox’S Decision
Chapter 972 - Counter Every Move
Chapter 973 - Two Minutes
Chapter 974 - Five Minutes
Chapter 975 - One Minute
Chapter 976 - Two Years Later
Chapter 977 - A Child
Chapter 978 - Teresa
Chapter 979 - After Retirement
Chapter 980 - My Legend Is Still Here （Part 1）
Chapter 981 - My Legend Is Still Here （Part 2）
Chapter 982 - Visiting Michael
Chapter 983 - At 50, I Know The Decrees Of Heaven
Chapter 984 - I Have Decided To Retire
Chapter 985 - It Is Decided
Chapter 986 - Twain And Sophia
Chapter 987 - Everyone Has Their Own Worries
Chapter 988 - You Really Want To Retire?
Chapter 989 - The Conditions
Chapter 990 - Nottingham Forest’S Circumstances
Chapter 991 - Are You Coming Back, Tony?
Chapter 992 - Please Come Back, Tony
Chapter 993 - Hey George
Chapter 994 - He Is Back
Chapter 995 - Mr. Xia
Chapter 996 - I’M Going To The Forest
Chapter 997 - The Barcelona Derby
Chapter 998 - A Bigger Stage
Chapter 999 - The Past And Present Twain
Chapter 1000 - The Legend
Chapter 1001 - An Unfortunate Opening
Chapter 1002 - Balotelli
Chapter 1003 - Thoughts Of An Ordinary Man
Chapter 1004 - Long Live Your Majesty
Chapter 1005 - The King Without A Crown
Chapter 1006 - A Man Should Not Let A Lady Go Home Alone
Chapter 1007 - Inside First, Then Outside
Chapter 1008 - New Force
Chapter 1009 - Another Derby
Chapter 1010 - No Derbies, No Football
Chapter 1011 - Dunn’S Devil In His Dreams
Chapter 1012 - After The Derby
Chapter 1013 - Losing Competitiveness
Chapter 1014 - Find The Heart Of The Champion
Chapter 1015 - Shankly’S Decision Back Then
Chapter 1016 - Shankly’S Decision Back Then
Chapter 1017 - Leave? That’S Really A Problem
Chapter 1018 - A Successor
Chapter 1019 - An Era Is About To Come To An End
Chapter 1020 - Shania’S Good News
Chapter 1021 - Retirement
Chapter 1022 - Sixth In League
Chapter 1023 - Before The Last Game
Chapter 1024 - God To God, Dunn To Dunn
Chapter 1025 - After Achieving The Goal In Advance
Chapter 1026 - Dusk And Dawn In Wilford
Chapter 1027 - Last Training Session
Chapter 1028 - I Haven’T Lost Yet
Chapter 1029 - There Is Only One Tony Twain
Chapter 1030 - Old Antique
Chapter 1031 - This Is Fate
Chapter 1032 - The Final Curtain
Chapter 1033 - Epilogue: When I’M Sixty Years Old
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Drama, Historical, Sports, Tragedy Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 1033
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
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Chapter 28: Tang En’s Manifesto Of Victory Part 2
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All of them seemed to be deep in thought. Tang En stared at the empty bottle. "What were we talking about just now?"
"The essence of professional football," Walker reminded him.
"Good, the essence of professional football is victory." Tang En took Walker's bottle and finished drinking the remaining beer. Burns saw the table had many empty glasses and stood up to get more drinks.
"Eh, you don't sound bad, Tony. However, why can't the beautiful offensive football achieve victory and championship?" Walker still had an opposing opinion.
Tang En nodded his head. "All right. I will use the facts to convince you. Let me take the most represented World Cup as an example and look at it from long ago to now and ignore those that were too far apart. Since the powerful Brazil national football team won in 1970, what teams won next? In 1974 it was Germany. Were they thought to play well? Did German players ever have nice tactics? Netherlands national football team was the one that displayed art football. They played total football and had started a fresh genre. The great Michels, the great Cruyff and the great Netherlands. However, what was the result? They were the runner-up. In 1978, Netherlands national football team persisted with total football and continued to be the runner-up that lost to the host, Argentina. Can you say that Team Argentina played better than Team Netherlands? In 1982, at Italy, similar to Germany, the Italian players used their unstable defending skill and a player that used to fix the match to get the championship. Would you say they played a good match? Did people treat the Italian team as the representative of offensive football? Certainly no. Then follow the World cup in 1986…Well, that was somewhat a weird one."
There was logic in what Tang En said, and Walker would certainly agree with him. This is because the Mexico World Cup had some bitter memories for Englanders, as Maradona's hands of God and he went across five times and constantly remained an unforgettable disgrace in an Englander's heart. Although Maradona might be considered lofty by many Chinese and people from other countries, he was just a cheater in most of England's eyes.
"…that championship belongs only to Maradona, not Argentina. Let us recall a more recent year. For the World Cup in 1990, Argentina was the runner-up and the championship belonged to Germany. Penalties, penalties, penalties… and that is what I remember. What does this show? Do penalties represent offensive football?" Tang En started to laugh. "In 1994, how is the Brazil Team referred to in their country? 'The most conservative and ugly team out of all Brazil's past national teams'. Pereira was never a manager that advocated offending, and Santana was the true godfather of Samba football. However, what was the result of that World Cup? He helped Brazil bring back the World Cup that had been lost for 24 years. No matter how ugly the finals turned out to be, he was still the manager of the champions! His position and status were stable, which proves the point that people only recognize champions. Next, in 1998, without the presence of Zidane, would the French National Team be the champion? Apparently the answer is no. Can the French National Team be called the most elegant team with Zidane's existence? Ronaldo and Brazil would never approve that. By the way, the French National Team getting into the finals was not even due to Zidane. Ok, the last one will be 2002…" Tang En looked at Walker's excited face, and he was about to say something. "What do you want to say?"
"Nothing much, I just want to remind you that the Brazil National Team got the championship at last with 3R and offensive football!" Walker has finally found some useful evidences to refute Twain's whole set of strange thinking. "Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Cafu. Look at their names and the football that they played."
Tang En laughed aloud. Burns was holding two big glasses of beer as he asked Walker strangely, "What happened to Tony?"
Walker shrugged his shoulders. "I have no idea. I only said that the champions of the 2002 World Cup was the Brazil National Team that played offensive football."
Burns smiled and handed the beer to Walker, and put the other in front of Tang En. "Are you two fighting about this?"
Tang En stopped laughing once he saw the beer. He sat straight and took up the glass and drank at least one fifth of the beer in one go. He then wiped away the froth on his mouth and decided to give Walker a lesson since he had reached the main point.
"What you have said is true. In that year, the Brazil Team was very strong and their attacking formation was considered the top. 3R was an excellent kind of offensive tactic, and with their wonderful performance, it was indeed perfect. Their reward was the glittering trophy. Ronaldo even broke his curse of six goals. It all looked like proof of them to breaking through and become the champions."
Walker nodded his head to show agreement, and he smiled to see how Tang En would rebuke this.
"However… do you know how the Brazilian National Team got the 18 goals?"
Walker was speechless, as he had not paid attention. At that point in time, all he did was to cheer for the English Team.
"Ok, I would tell you that 70 percent of the goals did not even exceed five passes. The number was very reasonable, more would be too tedious and may even miss the chance." The number "70" was randomly made up by Tang En, but it was close enough. Tang En had read some professional football magazine detailing how the National Team of Brazil attacked. The article used data from some British investigating organization. Tang En could not remember the exact numbers, but he was sure about the five passes.
"So what does that mean?"
"What does that mean?! Oh god… this is the classic example of modern football! Any goal that exceeds five passes would be too tedious… low productivity and futile. The beautiful art football emphasis is on more traps and passes right? However, the National Team of Brazil used the actual actions to tell us that there is no need to trap the balls under the feet all the time, and there is no need to have more passes. Brazil's possession percentage at that World Cup was not at the advantage side at all. The goals from Brazil at the 1970 World Cup were classic, but it is not suitable for all the matches and all the teams. That was a special penalty under that circumstance." Twain always felt dismissive about that goal from Argentina after the incessant 24 passes at World Cup in 2006. Despite the outside view this goal, he persisted his opinion. "More passes just mean that the team has low attacking productivity. With 50 continuous passes and in between displaying players' excellent footwork and moves. Also, the team would make sure that the opponents would not touch the ball at all and then shootout which would give you the score of 1:0. What about my team? During your 50 passes, my team could shootout after every 5 passes and then the score would be 10:0. So which one do you think is better?"
Walker was speechless again. He opened his mouth and was not sure what to say. Actually the answer was indeed obvious, everyone would choose the latter. However, Walker just could not accept Tang En's theory and his logic. He found it somewhat strange, but he was unable to identify which part did not make sense.
"You think the Brazilian Team was very offensive, and I do agree with you. However, this offensive football was somewhat different from what we understood as offensive football. Scolari's National Team of Brazil was very different from the traditional Samba football. It is more toward European style, more modern, more direct and more detrimental. Modern football emphasizes productivity, as it has always needed to change constantly from attacking to defending and vice versa, and it is much faster as well. Long periods of continuous trapping and passing actually do not satisfy the requirements of modern football." Actually, Tang En wanted to use Brazil's Kaká as an example to explain why he was called modern frontal, and difference of playmakers such as Rui Costa and Riquelme. However, Kaka was still playing at Sao Paulo in Brazil and the Europeans knew nothing about him. Thus, using him as an example did not apply.
"More traps and passes mean a higher chance of making mistakes. Modern football tactics require making minimum mistakes and causing the opponents to make more mistakes. We go through tight defences to snatch the ball, and this means that the opposing team has the same chance of snatching our ball from the time when we started possessing it. So just by using three passes and two traps to shoot into the goal is the most economic, practical, and productive way." Due to the effect of alcohol, as an "amateur", Tang En had given the two real professional footballers a lesson about the modern football tactic.
"So you are saying that high possession rate is actually useless?" Walker asked in a shock.
Following what Walker asked, Tang En explained the "useless possession theory" completely. "I think having unnecessary possession time is not helpful at all. Possession of the ball just needs to last until the moment when the goal is shot in. The five passes thing is just a nice idea that means wasting time and productivity. My ideal kind of football is practical, simple, and direct, which has the highest probability of winning. The most ridiculous and unacceptable strategy is having many passes and bringing the ball to the opponent's goalmouth just to have it kicked back to its own backfield." Tang En was thinking of some online blogs he had come across outlining tactics from various countries that included their traditional ways and footwork. Looking at one board of messy and disordered passing routes, Tang En started to laugh aloud after her realized it belonged to his favorite Brazilian National team.
Afterwards, this team Brazil National—which was regarded as the most powerful team in the earth, was referred to by Pereira as a team that was 30 years ahead of other teams and had the most powerful team players like Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Adriano Galliani and Kaká—was not even the semi-final winner and was shamefully out.
The other team, Argentina National, had 24 continuous passes and then got a goal in one of the group matches. The playmaker, Juan Román Riquelme and many of Maradona's "successors" got the same result as Brazil and was stopped at eight wins. All the teams that highly praised offensive football all got knocked down at the 2006 Germany World Cup. The championship instead went to Italy, because they had a more stable performance and a better defense.
"I have to repeat this again, perhaps the fans would enjoy watching those kinds of matches that have many continuous passes. But I do not like them at all. I only like the goals and victory. Beyond that, I would not concern myself with how that goal was made. There is a saying, the good thing comes with a better outcome."
Tang En finished what he wanted to say and started to drinking non-stop, as all the talking had made him really thirsty.
Walker recovered from the shock. "Tony… I really think what you said is too extreme, you are totally thinking that possession of the ball is rubbish…"
"No no no, I did not completely reject possessing the ball. I just feel that there is a need to change the way of playing if one is not able to score. Looking back at the last two matches that we played, more control over the balls did not bring us goals and victory. Since the ultimate goal for matches and attacking in a match is to win, why do people always focus on the wrong things now? By over-emphasizing on perfect traps, what makes them think that this can enable the team to score? This is so ridiculous. Shooting depends on quite a bit of luck, and 80 percent possession will never guarantee eight goals. My football is simple and precise and only focuses on the result. Des, I really think the way of training for Forest needs to be changed, and we should spend more time on thinking how to score instead of how to control."
Des was quiet. He looked like he was thinking deeply.
"I am the main manager for the Forest team, and I have to be responsible for the results of the team. If it was just a normal match between two other teams, I believe that we would all like to see the two teams have balanced ability and have lots of offensive play. I like that, too. However, what if it's a Forest match? What do you hope to see? You want to see Forest win, don't you? As long as Forest wins, nothing else would matter."
While Tang En was speaking, there was a commotion at the door as a group of fans was coming in to have some drinks and talk. Tang En looked back and saw the familiar faces of Michael and his gang. He said to Walker, "Look at Michael. They're always against me. So if you are unsure with what I said, you can ask for their opinion."
After that, Tang En took his glass and approached to them.
The big guy beside Michael saw Tang En first and he shouted, "Hey, did our main manager quit his job and become a barkeep now?" Then suddenly all eyes were were on Tang En.
Tang En felt thankful for this guy as the effect was exactly what he wanted. His tone was unkind. "I come here for drinking, fat fellow."
The big guy twitched his mouth. "What do you want from us?" His companions were all watching.
"Enough guys. I am not here to argue or fight with you today." Tang En waved his hands as he looked at their suspicious faces. "I just have one question for you guys."
"Why should we answer your question?" the big guy tried to rebuke.
"It's up to you to answer it or not. So my question is, as football fans, what kind of match do you enjoy to watch the most?"
All of them looked confused and had no idea why Tang En was asking the question. "Good matches, of course," someone answered.
"What is your definition of good matches?" Tang En did not know where did the voice had come from, so he stared at Michael while he loudly asked.
"More goals, perfect coordination, and magnificence!" the voice yelled back.
Behind him Walker shrugged his shoulders and shook his head at Burns.
"What if this does not make the team to win?" Tang En asked even louder.
That voice was then silent.
Tang En turned and said, "What if the magnificent kind of playing that you like does not lead to goals? Will you guys still like your team? Will you still go to the stadium and cheer for them every weekend? For what?"
"Because we love football, and we support Forest!" That big guy spoke, and many agreed with him.
Tang En scorned, "Then why did you stop supporting Forest when the results were not that good recently?"
"Because you did not get good results!" The big guy pointed at Tang En, as if what he said he had kept in his heart for a very long time. Others echoed their agreement.
Burns heard this answer and smiled. The people had unknowingly fallen into Tang En's trap.
"But you just said that what you supported is the team and that includes the time when the results are not so good. English fans are always loyal to their team, right?"
This made everyone speechless.
"That…that is for the honor, for our honor!" It took the big guy quite long to think up a response.
"For honor?" Tang En glared at him and asked. "Such a nice word to hear from your mouth. So I ask you where does the honor come from? Does from the sky, does it?"
The fat fellow was completely speechless. He was not that slow and stupid, and he could see why Tang En had asked, but he had already fallen into his trap.
"Let me tell you where the honor comes from!" Just as if Tang En was coaching during a match, he shouted, "The honor comes from victory! From the championship! The losing team has no honor to be shown and his fans have no honor, either. Only victory can bring you the honor!"
Walker said to Burns, "Tony drinks too much."
Burns nodded his head in agreement.
Tang En did drink a little bit too much that night. He had many things to say, and he wanted to say them all and to let everyone know. When he used to drink at bars in Chengdu, people would always laugh and look down at what he said, and that always end with a chaotic fight.
Now he was standing there, hoping that what he said could be agreed with and approved of by others.
"I have no doubt of your love to Forest. But I am also certain that no one would keep loving and supporting a team unconditionally that always lost. I despise losing, and I truly hope my team is always the winner after every match! This is the only way we will have the freaking honor to give you all! Honor does not drop from the sky if you just say it. It has to come from victory!"
After shouting this long message, Tang En felt more relaxed and then asked, "Tell me now, what kind of match do all of you prefer?"
The leader of the gang, Michael finally spoke. "What kind of nonsense are you talking about, Mr Twain? Of course we like victory. We'd like the team to be back in the Premier League after this season. We'd f*cking like the team to be the champions for the next season and then be the UEFA champions!"
Tang En looked at this "enemy" and laughed. "It seems like great minds think alike, Michael." Then he opened his arms widely and shouted to all the fans in the bar, "That's right! Victory! Champions! This is how I like my football. As long as I am the manager, the team will pursue victory. All for the victory! All for the championship! A team that cannot win is a lousy team, and the manager that is unable to lead the team to the championship is f*cking lousy!"
"Absolutely correct!" Someone took up his glass bottle and jumped on the table, waving his arms and shouted loudly. "I am f*cking loving victory and championship!" His words got everyone's enthusiastic reply.
Tang En saw everyone's zeal about what he said about winning and, holding his beer glass up high, said, "I will pay everyone's bill tonight. For victory! Cheers!"
"For victory!"
"Wow, wow..! For victory!"
"For the f*cking victory!"
"Cheers!!!"
The bar became like some crazy party with everyone holding their glasses high up, reflecting their extreme excitement and hysterical faces from the beer in the glasses.
Walker slowly shook his head as he saw Tang En opened his arms as if he wanted to hug the entire bar. "Ian told me that Twain is good at hyping the vibe in the locker room, but I think he is not hundred percent right. Tony is good at creating hype any time, anywhere."
"Agree," Burns took up his glass and bumped it with Walker's. "I like this slogan. For victory, cheers."
"Cheers!"
The drunks were still howling for "victory" and having a carnival with the alcohol. Twain turned back and walked over.
Walker put his hands up as if he surrendered. "I lost to you, Tony. I will support your tactics and just follow your idea of creating a team just for winning."
Tang En smiled proudly and looked at Burns.
"Tony. Eh, you know that I am a loyal Forest fan. A confirmed loyal fan who does not want to see his team lose, right?"
"I hear you. Kenny, Des, thank you so much."
"Not so fast, Tony. If your team does not winning and improve, I believe everyone here will throw you to the street naked," Kenny laughed.
"HAHAHA, I would never let that happen."
Burns hit Tang En's chest using his fist. "Please do a good job, Tony."
Without any further words, Tang En understood the expectation from a loyal and old fan.
"I will. My hope is for Forest to be in the Premier League next season. Then I will treat you to drinks."
Total Chapters in book: 1033
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2906048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 14530(@200wpm)___ 11624(@250wpm)___ 9687(@300wpm)
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