At the post-match press conference whereby, the press waited to watch the verbal sparring between the two managers, Mourinho took the initiative to praise the Forest team's performance . He gave special praise to Gareth Bale's performance after being brought on .
However, he did not admit that his team had performed badly . He thought that they were just a little unlucky .
Seemingly to prove that his words were true, Twain also praised Chelsea's good performance and said that their unbeaten record for ten rounds was not due to luck . It was because they were a truly strong team .
But then, Twain switched and said he was even prouder of his players because Chelsea had done so well . Everyone had done a great job .
He even took the trouble to mention every player individually to praise them by name . But he did not especially draw attention to Bale . He stressed that it was not an individual victory . Rather, it was a team victory .
He deliberately dialed down the spotlight on Bale .
Some players could withstand the tremendous pressure on the field, but might not easily cope with the praise and expectations outside of the field . Bale was still young, and Twain wanted to protect him .
Even so, Twain could not manage the media's frenzied speculation about the young player after the game .
At 16 years and 105 days old, he had scored his first professional goal for his team . He had just broken the new record for the youngest player to debut in the history of the football club and the Premier League with the Manchester City match . And now he had now broken new heights as the youngest goalscorer in the history of the football club and the Premier League . Before this, the record had been held by the Everton's young player, James Vaughan in a match against Crystal Palace on April 11 of this year . Vaughan was only 16 years and 271 days old when he scored the goal .
Bale's goal made everyone review the changes in the Premier League's youngest ever goalscorer record in recent years:
The first was Wayne Rooney, who made his mark in the Everton versus Arsenal match on October 19, 2002 . When he scored that goal, he was only 16 years and 361 days old . After that, on December 26 in the same year, the young Leeds United player James Milner broke the new record at 16 years and 357 days . Two and a half years later, James Vaughan, once again a young player from Everton, set the record at 16 years and 271 days .
And now Bale's goal had pushed the record up by another 166 days .
At 16 years and 105 days, perhaps the new record might not be toppled for a very long time .
Therefore, Twain's thought of wanting to protect Bale was good . But because of the goal, Bale had gained the same level of attention that Wayne Rooney had received in that year .
The next day after the game, every newspaper headline was dedicated to the young man . The feud between Twain and Mourinho lost to Gareth Bale's shot .
All the Welsh people claimed that they had gained another genius while the English discussed the new record enthusiastically .
On the surface, it seemed like everyone was delighted . Only Twain was between laughter and tears when he looked at the overwhelmingly large photograph of Bale .
Dunn consoled him . "Gold will shine sooner or later . When you took him away from my team, you should have known that this day would come . Unless you had no faith in his ability . "
Dunn consoled him . "Gold will shine sooner or later . When you took him away from my team, you should have known that this day would come . Unless you had no faith in his ability . "
"Are you trying to console me?" Twain rolled his eyes at Dunn and sighed . "Whatever . Looking at this from a different perspective, this is what Bale has to experience . "
Just as he was speaking, Twain's cell phone rang .
Twain looked down at his turned-over phone and suddenly laughed . "A message from Eastwood . He told me he watched the game with Chelsea and couldn't wait to get back to the team . He even said he knew what I'm worried about now because Sabina already predicted it . He said that if he'd played that last free kick, the result would have been the same, but I wouldn't have to worry about anything!"
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After training started again, Twain read the Romani Gypsy's message in front of all the players, who all laughed .
"Finally, he asked me to thank all of you on his behalf . He loves all of you . "
The players whistled .
"Good job, guys . We've taken the first place in the league . Was anyone too excited to sleep last night?"
Bale raised his hand .
Bale raised his hand .
He immediately drew everyone's attention . Everyone laughed when they saw that it was Bale .
"You need more practice, Gareth . It's only a game! If you're too excited to sleep after winning, then you have to live with insomnia for the rest of your life . "
The laughter became even louder .
Bale's head hung lower .
Upon seeing that, Twain cleared his throat . "All right, everybody, listen up . From now on I want you to forget yesterday's game and put all your energies into a new battle . Our opponent is . . . "
Everyone knew which game he referred to, so they answered in unison . "Benfica!"
After that shout, everybody laughed . This was a team they had defeated in the past . They did not feel any pressure at all .
"Very good; we just beat them not long ago . Now we're going to defeat them again!"
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Since Leighton Baines was injured, Twain put the young Gareth Bale in the starting lineup for this game in Portugal .
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Since Leighton Baines was injured, Twain put the young Gareth Bale in the starting lineup for this game in Portugal .
Before the game, Twain joked to Bale, "You may be the youngest player in a starting lineup the history of the Champions League . Are you nervous?"
Bale shook his head . "Still okay, chief . "
If Bale had said that he was not nervous with certainty, Twain might worry about it . Instead, his mind was set at ease . "Go ahead, don't think about anything else . It's just a game . "
The jeers of tens of thousands of Benfica fans on their home ground did not make Bale's legs go weak . He was already a professional player who had been baptized in fierce battle . He was no longer a child who had no confidence because others laughed at his appearance .
In the game, Nottingham Forest experienced a tough ninety minutes and won 1:0 against the group's qualifying competitor, Benfica . Their double victories over Benfica helped the Forest team stabilize their ranking with seven points and second place in the group .
Real Madrid, who defeated Lille in their away game, was at the top .
In this game, everyone on the Forest team kept up their condition from the game with Chelsea . No matter what difficult situations they faced, they never gave up . They held on by the skin of their teeth in the team's most difficult situation and did not let their opponents breach their goal . On the contrary, when Benfica was kept back, they succeeded with a sneak attack and completely reversed the situation on the field . Then the game submitted to the pace of the Forest team . Forest played well and with ease . Benfica became more and more impatient . Finally, they had to swallow the bitter fruit of their failure .
At the post-match press conference, Twain faced a room full of Portuguese media and said with conceit, "Until now, I believe many of you here were still skeptical about our strength and still believed that Benfica's loss to Nottingham Forest in the previous game was an upset . An unexpected fluke . Now, we've proven you wrong . It would have been an upset if Benfica had beaten us!"
At the post-match press conference whereby, the press waited to watch the verbal sparring between the two managers, Mourinho took the initiative to praise the Forest teams performance . He gave special praise to Gareth Bales performance after being brought on . However, he did not admit that his team had performed badly . He thought that they were just a little unlucky . Seemingly to prove that his words were true, Twain also praised Chelseas good performance and said that their unbeaten record for ten rounds was not due to luck . It was because they were a truly strong team . But then, Twain switched and said he was even prouder of his players because Chelsea had done so well . Everyone had done a great job . He even took the trouble to mention every player individually to praise them by name . But he did not especially draw attention to Bale . He stressed that it was not an individual victory . Rather, it was a team victory . He deliberately dialed down the spotlight on Bale . Some players could withstand the tremendous pressure on the field, but might not easily cope with the praise and expectations outside of the field . Bale was still young, and Twain wanted to protect him . Even so, Twain could not manage the medias frenzied speculation about the young player after the game . At 16 years and 105 days old, he had scored his first professional goal for his team . He had just broken the new record for the youngest player to debut in the history of the football club and the Premier League with the Manchester City match . And now he had now broken new heights as the youngest goalscorer in the history of the football club and the Premier League . Before this, the record had been held by the Evertons young player, James Vaughan in a match against Crystal Palace on April 11 of this year . Vaughan was only 16 years and 271 days old when he scored the goal . Bales goal made everyone review the changes in the Premier Leagues youngest ever goalscorer record in recent years: The first was Wayne Rooney, who made his mark in the Everton versus Arsenal match on October 19, 2002 . When he scored that goal, he was only 16 years and 361 days old . After that, on December 26 in the same year, the young Leeds United player James Milner broke the new record at 16 years and 357 days . Two and a half years later, James Vaughan, once again a young player from Everton, set the record at 16 years and 271 days . And now Bales goal had pushed the record up by another 166 days . At 16 years and 105 days, perhaps the new record might not be toppled for a very long time . Therefore, Twains thought of wanting to protect Bale was good . But because of the goal, Bale had gained the same level of attention that Wayne Rooney had received in that year . The next day after the game, every newspaper headline was dedicated to the young man . The feud between Twain and Mourinho lost to Gareth Bales shot . All the Welsh people claimed that they had gained another genius while the English discussed the new record enthusiastically . On the surface, it seemed like everyone was delighted . Only Twain was between laughter and tears when he looked at the overwhelmingly large photograph of Bale . Dunn consoled him . Gold will shine sooner or later . When you took him away from my team, you should have known that this day would come . Unless you had no faith in his ability . Are you trying to console me? Twain rolled his eyes at Dunn and sighed . Whatever . Looking at this from a different perspective, this is what Bale has to experience . Just as he was speaking, Twains cell phone rang . Twain looked down at his turned-over phone and suddenly laughed . A message from Eastwood . He told me he watched the game with Chelsea and couldnt wait to get back to the team . He even said he knew what Im worried about now because Sabina already predicted it . He said that if hed played that last free kick, the result would have been the same, but I wouldnt have to worry about anything! ※※※ After training started again, Twain read the Romani Gypsys message in front of all the players, who all laughed . Finally, he asked me to thank all of you on his behalf . He loves all of you . The players whistled . Good job, guys . Weve taken the first place in the league . Was anyone too excited to sleep last night? Bale raised his hand . He immediately drew everyones attention . Everyone laughed when they saw that it was Bale . You need more practice, Gareth . Its only a game! If youre too excited to sleep after winning, then you have to live with insomnia for the rest of your life . The laughter became even louder . Bales head hung lower . Upon seeing that, Twain cleared his throat . All right, everybody, listen up . From now on I want you to forget yesterdays game and put all your energies into a new battle . Our opponent is . Everyone knew which game he referred to, so they answered in unison . Benfica! After that shout, everybody laughed . This was a team they had defeated in the past . They did not feel any pressure at all . Very good; we just beat them not long ago . Now were going to defeat them again! ※※※ Since Leighton Baines was injured, Twain put the young Gareth Bale in the starting lineup for this game in Portugal . Before the game, Twain joked to Bale, You may be the youngest player in a starting lineup the history of the Champions League . Are you nervous? Bale shook his head . Still okay, chief . If Bale had said that he was not nervous with certainty, Twain might worry about it . Instead, his mind was set at ease . Go ahead, dont think about anything else . Its just a game . The jeers of tens of thousands of Benfica fans on their home ground did not make Bales legs go weak . He was already a professional player who had been baptized in fierce battle . He was no longer a child who had no confidence because others laughed at his appearance . In the game, Nottingham Forest experienced a tough ninety minutes and won 1:0 against the groups qualifying competitor, Benfica . Their double victories over Benfica helped the Forest team stabilize their ranking with seven points and second place in the group . Real Madrid, who defeated Lille in their away game, was at the top . In this game, everyone on the Forest team kept up their condition from the game with Chelsea . No matter what difficult situations they faced, they never gave up . They held on by the skin of their teeth in the teams most difficult situation and did not let their opponents breach their goal . On the contrary, when Benfica was kept back, they succeeded with a sneak attack and completely reversed the situation on the field . Then the game submitted to the pace of the Forest team . Forest played well and with ease . Benfica became more and more impatient . Finally, they had to swallow the bitter fruit of their failure . At the post-match press conference, Twain faced a room full of Portuguese media and said with conceit, Until now, I believe many of you here were still skeptical about our strength and still believed that Benficas loss to Nottingham Forest in the previous game was an upset . An unexpected fluke . Now, weve proven you wrong . It would have been an upset if Benfica had beaten us!
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