160 Wizardly Twain Part 2 (1/2)
Chapter 160: Wizardly Twain Part 2
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As soon as Tang En entered the south locker room, he saw the giant oil painting – even if he did not want to see it, it was hard to miss it, as it took up almost half the wall and was very eye-catching. He had no appreciation of the arts, and had nothing to say in the face of such an oil painting. However, he felt it was out of place in the stadium locker room.
Since this was the only place in the south locker room that was different from the north locker room, and other people had used it to write articles, Tang En might as well do it again today...
He pulled out a neatly folded red cloth from his backpack and unfolded it. A huge team flag appeared before everyone. When they saw such a large team flag, someone in the locker room exclaimed, but soon the voice died down. Tang En indicated to Crouch and Ward, the team's two tallest players, to hang it over that painting.
While the two men were busy doing so, he explained to everyone, ”Before me, there was a master, who said that the wall was the source of all the curses. According to my on-site survey just now, I think he was right. At that time the master suggested that the stadium to commission a huge oil painting to block the bad energy, which proved to be successful from the beginning. But... the Feng Shui of this place is terrible! Very hard to change! It's difficult to change, unless the entire stadium is demolished and rebuilt ...”
Some of the players gasped, and it appeared that they were convinced by Tang En's words.
Tang En continued his speech: ”The master could only choose to use the oil painting as a temporary protection, so today, we will use our team flag to block that energy of 'resentment' that has penetrated through the oil painting! Our Forest team's red flag is our lucky banner. It can break the curse and bring us good luck!”
He he finished speaking, he turned his head to see that the team flag had been hung high up and affixed to the wall, just blocking the painting. ”Very good! Now for us, there is already none of the 'south locker room curse'! You don't have to worry about being cursed. The ones who should worry are our opponents, because we're going to defeat them!” Standing under the huge team flag, Tang En opened his arms and said loudly with confidence.
”The Boss is right.” Eastwood stood up, saying, ”The day before yesterday, when we set out from Nottingham, my wife specially did a divination, and the prediction showed that the result of this game is also our victory!”
Tang En looked at his disciple, who was turning to the players to advocate how powerful his wife's divination was, and that even the local counselors would come to consult his wife about the outcome before the election ... Tang En did not know if what this Romani gypsy said was true, but he did want to thank him.
”Okay, guys!” Seeing that this matter was settled, the assistant manager Walker also spoke, ”It's time for you to go out and warm up, we've delayed long enough ...”
Tang En corrected his wording, ”We have let those northerners wait long enough.”
The locker room broke out with the players' happy and light laughter. Tang En knew his plan had worked. Dressing in a disguise and play-acting could also help the team build up confidence.
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When the team went out to warm up, Tang En was busy working on the tactical board in the locker room. He might not know it yet, because their getting off the bus and warming up were much later than the opponents, but whatever was going on in Nottingham Forest's locker room had become the focus of many media and fans. There was a story that began to circulate among the reporters - Tony Twain had used the Eastern Feng Shui that he had learned in the locker room to help his team break the curse of the Millennium Stadium south locker room. If it succeeded, then his team and Middlesbrough would be on the same starting line!
This was a rumor that got the media excited. If it is true, then Twain will become the first manager to use this unnatural means to help the team. If the Forest team really wins in the end, will McClaren complain about his opponents' use of this practice? If he does not complain, it does not matter, as we can lead the topic in that direction during the post-match press conference….
If the Forest team did not win the championship, the reporters could also ask Manager Twain how he regarded ”his get-up and play-acting” before this game – no victory meant that it was ineffective, and that meant he was just hamming it up. Thus, they could then ask him if he should have spent so much effort on this, rather than on the tactics for the team.
In short, regardless of the final outcome of this game, and no matter who would get the title, the media had a topic that they could use. And, at that time, there would be a good show!
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