At half-time, Donn praised the whole team, and also praised Crouch, but he did not praise Crouch for lifting his shirt and dedicating the goal to Eastwood. Rather, he praised Crouch's keen sense of smell...... As for the players' affection for Eastwood, Donn just knows it in his heart. The hype was a bit contrived to Don himself.

He didn't know if Eastwood was watching the game, so he thanked his teammates for saying that, and kept him for the team to tell Crouch and them later.

Forest's ground attack took Everton by surprise, scoring a goal at the end of the first half. Don affirmed the tactical style of play and praised Arteta. He knew very well that the Spaniard was in desperate need of praise right now, so he was not stingy. Arteta did a good job, so why not say something he would like to hear?

In the second half, Donn asked the team to continue to play this way. He's bullying Everton now without Arteta and Forest does.

Once the game began, Forest continued to press the midfield. Arteta used the attack to suppress, while George? Wood will bring Everton's most dangerous player, Tim Brown? Cahill froze completely. He didn't play his best shot at all. With him, Arteta will be able to give full play to his attacking talent and organise Forest's midfield.

Everton don't have Arteta, so they look chaotic in terms of organising their attacks. They knew they couldn't afford to lose the game, but they didn't have a good solution. Cahill often has to choose to shoot from distance after getting the ball, and this kind of attacking efficiency can be imagined to be low.

And what about Nottingham Forest? Continue to go at your own pace, unhurriedly, and everything is in Arteta's control.

Twelve days were not in vain, and during those 12 days, Don made it clear to his players that Arteta was the heart of the team and that everything was about him. It's the same with the game, you all have to listen to him and follow his rhythm. Arteta's rhythm is Nottingham Forest's rhythm.

Today, the results of the 12-day training are well proven on the field.

Although the score did not change, it was still 1:0, but Everton could not take advantage of the slightest advantage on the field, and they could only be played by the Forest team. Looking at such a scene, Donn is full of confidence in the performance of the Forest team next season.

"Look, look at this Spaniard. Tony? Coach Donn's eye for people has to be amazing. Mikel? Mikel Arteta's performances at Real Sociedad have been miserable, with only two clubs interested in him during the winter transfer window – and now they are both on the pitch. David Moyes is still hesitant to look at Arteta's qualities through a loan, while Toney? Don made a direct offer to Real Sociedad and took the player who was not favored. Now, Arteta has repaid the trust that Don has placed in him. He's doing really well! ”

Andy? Gray gave a brief introduction to Mikel? Arteta and the relationship between the two teams now. He can bet Moyes has never regretted it so much as he does now.

Gray guessed right, Arteta's performance made Tony? Don was very pleased, and also let David next door? Moyes sat on pins and needles.

As the second half wore on, Everton's game continued to improve. David Moyes sat in the dugout, his hands on his chest, looking coldly at the pitch. No one knew what he was thinking.

Maybe...... Now he knows that the indecision of the team's board of directors has not only cost him a good player, but will also lose more and more...... in the second half of the second half, Nottingham Forest, under the constant instigation of Arteta, launched attacks on Everton's door again and again. Finally, in the 77th minute of the game, Ribery received Arteta's wonderful pass and scored again.

Worse than the 2-0 scoreline, Everton had no way to regain control of the game, with two defensive midfielders in midfield and no one had a clear idea of how to play. Everyone wants to equalize as soon as possible, but some people want to play a long pass directly from the back, which is quick and direct. Some people think that they should advance layer by layer, play steadily and steadily, and control the ball at their feet before they can attack.

If you don't have the same ideas, you can still play well in the game.

On the contrary, the Forest team, under Arteta, played more and more relaxed. Completely in control of the situation on the field.

With the cheers of the Forest fans, the game finally came to an end. Everton lost 0-2 away to Nottingham Forest.

When the final whistle blew, Moyes looked up and sighed that the rain had stopped. He then strode to the home team's dugout and took the initiative to shake Donn's hand.

"One point short, Tony. I'm not going to let you get it. ”

"Then you need to be careful!" Donn, who won the ball, was in a good mood and replied with a smile.

The two shook hands, and Moyes turned to leave the pitch first, while Done continued to stand on the sidelines, quietly watching the players thank the fans for their support. Having won this crucial battle, Don didn't feel relieved. Because he knows that the season is not yet technical, and any opponent in the next seven league games of the Forest team will need to make them do their best to ensure that they do not fall behind.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, and these four powerhouses have all collided in the final seven league games.

If a win against Everton gives you a sigh of relief and thinks you can lie down and rest, then that's the end of Forest's results.

David Moyes wasn't too frustrated when he shook hands with Done in mind, and Everton, who have one point more than Forest, still have an advantage in terms of fixtures, and their final seven league games are definitely not as difficult as Forest's.

The current Everton, although ranked higher than the Forest team, their strategy is no longer to desperately throw off their opponents. It's about playing your game well and waiting for the Forest to make a mistake.

Moyes doesn't believe Donne's side can't make mistakes, these four opponents are too strong. Don is sure to make a mistake! Mistakes are bound to be made! He will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure and collapse, and at that time, he will not need to exert his strength, and he can easily pull Nottingham Forest far away.

Not only could Don not breathe a sigh of relief now, but he had to tighten the string in his heart even tighter. But he can't show it, and the slightest clue can't be felt by the players. The boys did a great job, and he should praise and encourage them, instead of telling them with a straight face and nervousness that the tough times have just begun.

Donn doesn't know what other managers in the world do – he doesn't really have formal training. His experience of becoming a head coach also seems to be a bit "legendary", and the so-called "legendary" actually means that his path is not so orthodox and wild. So sometimes when he thinks about something, he doesn't think about it from the perspective of a professional football coach, but from another perspective.

Donn is used to putting all the pressure on his shoulders because he is the head coach of the team, the boss of a team. What does it do to be the boss? It's not that I have credit alone, but I have to honor all good things. It's about carrying the black pot for my subordinates, wiping their butts, and someone else bullying me, and the person who stands in front of the younger brothers must be the boss. No matter how bad my people are, it is not your turn to talk nonsense, close the door of the locker room, how I teach them and scold them, that's my business.

It may sound a bit like the gangsters in Hong Kong's gangster films, but that's what Don thinks, and he swaps the football team for a club, and the head coach and boss mean it. It is precisely because he has been in contact with the team for less time than any other coach that he manages the team with this kind of thinking. How does it work? It's good that Nottingham Forest haven't had a single well-documented scandal so far, and there hasn't been any escalating conflict in the dressing room. Why? It's because the team has such a ruffian "boss".

The way he manages his squad is something that has rarely been seen before in English football. Off the training pitch he can joke with any player, no matter what the joke is, vulgar, vulgar, vulgar...... can be opened, and the players can also make jokes about him, and he didn't refuse people with a straight face just because he was the head coach. When the players have difficulties, even if they have trouble that has nothing to do with the game or football, he will definitely solve it, instead of pretending not to know. When the dog's media made a big fuss about his players, he couldn't wait to jump out as if he was scolding himself, giving those media the most fierce response.

Mourinho is similar to Don in this regard, but not the same. Mourinho still has some sense of superiority. Donn didn't, he didn't have a sense of superiority.

The Forest players finally thanked the fans and walked off the field one by one, and when they walked in front of Donn, Donn smiled and patted them on the shoulder: "Well done, hurry back to take a shower and change clothes, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Everybody walked by, he said so. When Crouch walked up to him, Donn looked up at the tall man and smiled, "Pete, how do you feel?" Eriksen is watching from above and you score a goal. He pointed to the private room in the main stand behind him.

(To be continued)