The United Kingdom is known as the birthplace of modern football, they have a mature professional football system, have a world-famous football league, and it is one of the football powerhouses. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In 1966, they won the World Cup as the host country, becoming the eighth national team to win the Hercules Cup.

Although in the mid-to-late 80s of the 20th century, due to various reasons, English football entered a trough, but in the 90s, an upcoming change is about to make English football renew! This reform brought English football, which had fallen behind at the time, back into the ranks of the great powers. I was fortunate enough to be here during this period and to experience this historic change firsthand.

Living in a city with the largest number of football clubs in the world, they are surrounded by a strong football vibe. As a football fanatic, a former football player, the mood of football in those days was restless, but in order to hide his identity and for Qiao Chuchu's safety, he still tried his best to suppress it and tried not to contact football. But no matter how much you avoid what you are destined to do, it will always find you.

One day, Qiao Chuchu accompanied Zu Qiuyuan to the hospital for rehabilitation as usual, and since his right foot is recovering well, today he can go to the final stage of physical therapy in advance.

The physiotherapy for the occasion was a new physiotherapist named James Doutt, a man in his 30s who was slightly chubby and had a traditional English look.

“Hi，nicetomeetyou，Mr.Niu！ (Hi, nice to meet you, Mr. Niu)" Dr. Dutt held out his right hand to Niu Fen.

“nice… (I'm glad to meet you, too)" Zu Qiu Yuan shook Dr. Dutt's hand and replied nervously in his non-fluent English.

(Next, they all speak in English, in order to facilitate viewing, the following dialogues are directly translated in Chinese)

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Niu. I don't need an injection here. Dr. Dutt made a joke and told him not to get too nervous.

But Zu Qiuyuan didn't seem to understand what he said, and he still looked nervous. It was Qiao Chuchu behind her who laughed, and she took the hand of the foot and asked for the fate, and translated to him what Dr. Dutt had just said.

"Is this beautiful lady your lover?"

"It's... Yes"

"I envy you!"

Dr. Dutt is a big boy who loves to joke, and although he has an unserious face all day long, the level of physiotherapy skills is among the best in the world. Under his treatment, the recovery was very good. Dr. Dutt was very interested in the ancient civilization that came to the Far East, and he often asked him about it, and gradually they established a good doctor-patient relationship, and as a result, his English skills improved a lot.

"Mr. Niu, do you play football?"

"No, I'm not going to kick." For fear that his identity would be revealed, Zu Qiuyuan deliberately panicked.

"In my experience, if you look at your feet, they should be the feet of a football player. Am I mistaken? ”

"But... Maybe I usually do exercise. ”

"No, there's a difference between a footballer's foot and a normal athlete's, and I've never seen it."

"By the way, I'm Chinese, maybe it's different from you."

"I don't see the difference except for the color."

"But... It could be..."I want to argue.

"Well, since you don't admit it, then I'm wrong. Oh my God, it's the first time I've seen my eyes (the clever Dr. Dutt has learned to use these funny idioms from Journey to the West) to look away! I guessed that the other party must be hiding it, but Dr. Dutt, who understood the situation, did not want to force the other party.

"Haha..."Seeing that Dr. Dutt no longer asked, he was relieved.

"By the way, Mr. Niu, are you a fan?" Dr. Dutt suddenly asked the question again.

"Not really, but only once in a while."

"Do you have a favorite team?"

"No, I've only been in England for a short time."

"Haha, that's not bad either. If you already have a home team, you're in trouble. Dr. Dutt seemed a little pleased, and he immediately opened the drawer of his desk, and pulled out two leaflets from it, and put them in his hand.

Zu Qiuyuan took the flyer, but with his English level, which was a little difficult to even have a simple conversation, he could only understand some simple words on the flyer. Seeing his grimace, Dr. Dutt realized that he was a newcomer with limited English, so he dictated the contents of the leaflet instead.

One of the two leaflets is a questionnaire on issues related to football reform in England. The other is a flyer for the Nottingham Forest Football Club Supporters' Association.

Although he heard the contents of the leaflet, he still did not understand what Dr. Dutt meant. To make his intentions clear, Dr. Dutt cites an anecdote.

In the late 70s and early 80s of the 20th century, English football was said to dominate Europe, with English teams Liverpool, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest winning six consecutive European Champions Cups since 1977. Among them, Nottingham Forest has also created an unprecedented miracle.

"In 1977, Nottingham Forest managed to reach the English Football League One (then the top flight) under the leadership of the decorated coach Clough. The following 1977/78 season they won the First Division and the English League Cup double, and the magical Clough simply made all Nottingham fans crazy.

In the 1978/79 season, Nottingham Forest defeated many European powers to win the European Champions Cup and climbed to the top of Europe! In the same year, they also won the English League Cup and finished runners-up.

In 1979/80, Nottingham's whirlwind was still going strong, and they once again took the European Cup into their arms, becoming only the second English side after Liverpool to win back-to-back European Championships. They also reached the final of the English League Cup for the third year in a row, but unfortunately failed to win the third consecutive title. ”

As a die-hard member of the club, Dr. Dutt is particularly proud and excited about his home team's illustrious history. Then he picked up his teacup, refueled his saliva, and prepared to tell the following story.

The warm coffee calmed his excitement, and then he seemed to remember something unpleasant, and his expression suddenly became a little bleak and closed.

"Nottingham Forest will still be strong in the next few years, but they won't be able to play mythology again. The 1985 tragedy at Heisel led to a five-year ban on English clubs. This was a huge blow to English football that was in full swing at the time, and English clubs that lost their qualification to participate in European competitions also lost their attraction to stars, and many stars moved abroad, resulting in a great decline in the strength of the English league and the decline of English football. In the penultimate year of the ban (1989), another FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest was the result of another tragedy..."