Chapter 740 Volume 6 Crimson Young Guards

The transfer fee of 16 million pounds has almost used up half of Nottingham Forest's transfer budget this season. Next, Dunn had to make a choice. Should we use all the remaining transfer fees to buy a heavyweight player, or buy a few players with different strengths and average strengths?

But such a choice is not a problem for Twain.

In his heart, Nottingham Forest is bound to rise, so there is no need for him to spend all his money on ordinary players with mediocre qualifications. He decided to concentrate all the "advantageous forces" and complete their achievements in one battle.

He took a fancy to Valencia's David Silva...

However, he faces a very huge challenge, because the clubs that are interested in Silva are not only Nottingham Forest. Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, AC Milan... In this long list of suitors, Nottingham Forest is not impressive at all.

Twain is determined to spend 30 million pounds in transfer funds to acquire Silva—of course it will be paid in installments. But Valencia does not accept the installment payment model.

Last season, Valencia had a successful first half. But as the league progressed, they were gradually left behind. The team's economic crisis has not yet been resolved, but has aggravated with the advent of the global economic crisis. The Valencia club, which originally declared that Villa and Silva were not for sale, also had to consider putting these two stars on the transfer market.

As soon as the news came out, the wealthy clubs flocked here like wolves smelling blood.

Real Madrid temporarily ranks first in the battle to snap up Villa. On Silva's side, the battle was fierce.

In the end, Nottingham Forest was defeated due to lack of rich background and lack of money.

The failure of the plan to acquire Silva made Tang En see clearly the current situation of the team - the tone was to expect to poach those well-known stars from the outside, it is better to focus on younger players.

He decided to attack those talented teenagers in England.

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When Tang En was still worrying about continuing to expand the team's strength, his friend, "Madman" Stuart Pierce called him. Recommend someone to him.

"I recommend him to you, not because I can get any benefits from this transfer. Tony." Pierce said so. "I just don't want his future to dim - he's out of contract with his former club this summer. But he doesn't want to stay with that League One team. He wants a bigger stage. So do I. Look, I don't think he's going to get any better by continuing to play in League One. There are a lot of teams looking at him now, but I trust you, Tony. So when he asked me for advice, I asked him recommended you."

Dunn heard Pierce talking about it for a long time but still didn't say the name of that person, so he asked, "Which young man is that?"

"Joe_Mattock. Left-back for Leicester City."

Tang En suddenly realized. I have heard the name of this player a lot. The media in England rated him as one of the top ten talented players in England. He was only 18 years old, and he was called into the England under-21 youth team by Pierce. He has accumulated a lot of first-line players in League One. With his team experience, strong body, excellent defense and good assist ability, many clubs are very interested in him. Unexpectedly... Pierce actually sent such a person to his mouth.

"No problem, no problem. Stuart. I guarantee you will harvest a young man who is even better than now." Tang En naturally agreed with all his heart. Is there any reason to let go of such a good thing?

Although the team currently has Leighton Barnes and Gareth Bell. But considering that Bale sometimes needs to comeo at left-wing midfielder, and Joe Mattock is young and can be used as a future investment, this deal will be very good.

Pierce didn't lie. Just two days after he called Tang En, Mattock's agent came to his door.

The next thing is very simple, the two sides negotiated the personal treatment, and then directly signed. Nottingham Forest have snapped up one of England's most promising left-backs for nothing.

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The Forest team also made gains in other positions. Although Nottingham Forest's attractiveness to foreign stars has declined, and they are troubled by financial problems, it is impossible for them to compete with rich people like Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Manchester City for those famous superstars. However, in the eyes of young players in England, Nottingham Forest, which has a good tradition of seeking out, and the head coach with this unique charisma, can still attract them.

At the end of June, Charlton officially announced that their young star Jonjo_Shelvey (Jonjo_Shelvey) has transferred to Nottingham Forest for 2 million pounds. For a player who has not yet reached the age of eighteen, this figure is not low. But at this time last year, Shelvey was worth as much as six million pounds. If it wasn't for the coming of the economic crisis, which made many clubs' investments more rational, it would be impossible for Twain to spend two million pounds to buy the captain of England's under-16 national team.

Although Shelvey is only seventeen years old, she is already well-known in England. When he was at Charlton, he was 16 years and 59 days old when he made his first team appearance. It was to replace the injured Chinese national team captain Zheng Zhi. But before that, he had already won the attention of many clubs. In the 2007 Victory Shield, he served as captain and midfielder, led the England Under-16 national team to win the championship, and scored three goals. As early as his time in Charlton's youth team and reserve team, he became a midfield goal machine.

Tang En didn't buy him because he wanted him to be able to overwhelm the team this season. Instead, he has taken a fancy to his potential and will grow into an outstanding player in the near future. Everything he did this summer was planning for the not-too-distant future, ambush pens, and plant seedlings.

In the battle for Shelvey, the only thing that allowed Twain to beat other teams such as Sunderland and West Ham United was because he was Tony Twain. In the past few years, Tang En has rapidly become famous in the should press. Although many people hate him, there are also many people who like him. Especially because of his preference for young players, he is even called England's "Arsene Wenger". In the eyes of many teenagers, playing football with Tony Twain is very exciting.

Such advantages are not only reflected in Joe Mattock and Yonnio Shelvey.

Victor Moses (Victor_Moses), an eighteen-year-old Crystal Palace striker. Although born in Nigeria, his family immigrated to the UK when he was five years old. At the age of sixteen, he signed a four-year contract with Crystal Palace. Like any African player, he is extremely strong, fast and technically brilliant. The only disadvantage is that although he has a height of 1.85 meters and a strong body, his header can only be considered average.

Such a player became a member of Nottingham Forest this summer. Twain positioned him as a "rotational player for the first team", who needed to switch between the first team, reserve team and youth team at any time.

In addition, Tony Twain also took a fancy to Sunderland's young all-around midfielder Jordan Henderson (Jordan_Henderson). The player can play as a right midfielder, a defensive midfielder and a striker. In the 07-08 season, he once led the Sunderland youth team to the final of the FA Youth Cup. Tang En intends to buy it and cultivate it, but Roy Keane doesn't show any affection for a friend at this time - he is determined not to sell it.

But Tang En was already very satisfied. Considering the "6+5" policy implemented in 2012, Twain's goal of buying players this time is all in England. He believes that as long as these young players are trained well, they will be down-to-earth and have fewer injuries. "a little. Can be talented.

After all, the potential is there.

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Unlike the previous seasons when the Forest team had been busy buying players in the transfer market, in the summer of 2009, just in July, Nottingham Forest Club had already announced that they would no longer buy new players. The team's roster is also officially determined.

The news surprised the media in England.

After all, look at this summer, which players did the Forest team bring in?

John Bostock, Nicholas Milan, Adriano Mock, and Chris Cohen were directly transferred from the youth team. This can only be regarded as tapping its own potential, not the introduction of new players.

Free signing for former Leicester City left-back Joe Mattock £2m for England Under-16 captain Jonio Shelvey from Charlton £3m for Crystal Palace talent Forward Victor Moses.

The introduction of Gabriel Abanglaho for 16 million pounds has become the highest transfer expenditure of the Forest team this summer. He is also considered by the media to be the only player who has the ability to gain a foothold in the Forest team and may have a good performance in the Premier League. Because he has proven his ability in Aston Villa, he doesn't need to prove anything in Nottingham Forest.

The staunch "Twain Black" warrior Carl Spike satirized Tony Twain in his column that this summer seemed like a joke.

"...Married with a supermodel girlfriend, it's lively and exciting, I wish the whole world could see the picture of him kissing Shania. Adding new players to the Forest team is timid, saving the club money on this Money. Look at the people he bought... Only Abang Rahoo I agree with, the others are in my eyes... If Mr. Tang En decides to sell these young people in the future to make a profit , I want to applaud Mr. Tony Twain for his excellent economic vision. Everyone knows that Nottingham Forest Club is having a hard time. Their stadium was thrown in Clifton just after the foundation was laid, as if grinning and laughing The American owner is overreaching. The club needs money now, what should I do? Sell players. Poach young players who seem to have potential from everywhere, train them for a few seasons, and then sell them at a high price... What a good deal Business.

But if Mr. Tang En wants to rely on these players to rise again, or achieve some decent results. I'm so sorry, please allow me to laugh for three minutes first. Could it be that Nottingham Forest has fallen so low in just half a season that they want to pin their hopes on the children who have not yet been weaned? Or could it be said that Mr. Tony Twain's highest goal was just relegation? Then occasionally go to the UEFA Cup... Oh, by the way, hasn't he won the UEFA Cup yet? From this point of view, the possibility is very high! But with all due respect, Mr. Dunn. With your current lineup, even playing in the UEFA Cup may be very difficult..."

This column comment, full of sarcasm, ridicule, mistrust, and even some insults, immediately aroused strong reactions after it was published in the Daily Telegraph.

Everyone knows that Karl Spike and Dunn have old grudges. But his article is still very good, except for those words with strong personal feelings.

Leaving Piqué, leaving Bendtner, leaving Ribéry, leaving Van der Vaart, leaving Arshavin's team, it is too young and too uncompetitive...George Wood is certainly worth it Everyone believes that Gareth Bale and Pepe have already proved their abilities.

But whether Thiago is really suitable for Nottingham Forest is hard to say now.

Tang En's insistence on giving Zikic a chance to continue to prove himself was a bit worrying. After all, he didn't miss people.

Eastwood's ankles and knees are fragile, and he doesn't know when he will be on the operating table again.

Shaheen? The kid hasn't proved in the Forest team whether he has really recovered to the level before the injury, and his performance is not stable. Of course, objectively speaking, this has something to do with the poor state of the Forest team last season.

Petrov? He is a bit old, his speed is not as good as before, and his offensive methods are too monotonous.

Chris Commons? Well, to be honest, we've almost forgotten about him...

Tony Twain was called "England's Arsene Wenger" by some, but there was a big difference between him and Wenger, and Nottingham Forest was not Arsenal either. Even if it is Arsenal, look at the results of their youth army playing on all fronts last season? The league title was not won, the Champions League title was not won, the League Cup was eliminated in the quarter-finals, and the FA Cup was also stopped in the semi-finals... For a team that wants to win the championship, being too young is not a good thing , even if the head coach has twenty-three talented teenagers with a potential of -10, it won't work.

Most of the time, what is needed to win the championship is not talent, nor exciting geniuses, but stable performance and rich experience. Of course, luck is also essential.

If Tony Twain really wanted to rely on these brats to regain his strength, his defending title would be too whimsical!

We don't mind laughing at him hard when he fails, anyway, he now has a nuclear powered heart that can be saved even if he stops suddenly.

he won't die.

Tony Twain is the scourge. The scourge is generally long-lived...

Of course, if Tang En retorts on the grounds that he has a heart problem, we are also happy to see a joke.