This is a story about the pursuit of victory.

　　——“I believe only in victory. I pursue nothing but winning; whether it’s all-out attack, total defense, or counterattacking, I don’t care as long as I can win. What is the ultimate goal of professional football? In my view, it’s victory. The ultimate pursuit of victory is the championship. I am a coach. I don’t want to lose my job or be forgotten. There’s only one path for me: to lead my team to win match after match, championship after championship!”

　　The protagonist is not a likable person.

　　——“…We conducted a survey that Tony Dunn the coach considered extremely boring. In random street interviews, 93% of people chose ‘I hate Tony Dunn’, while only 7% chose ‘He’s alright, I like him.’ Notably, no one chose ‘Who is Tony Dunn? I don’t know him.’ Mark, do you now understand why Coach Dunn found our survey so boring?” Laughed Spike, a reporter from The Daily Telegraph, during a BBC interview.

　　But there are also people who are madly in love with him.

　　——When interviewed, Tony Dunn was forced to talk about that recent street interview by The Daily Telegraph. His response was: “I’m glad that 7% of Nottingham Forest fans in England support me.”

　　And he himself doesn’t seem to care what people think of him.

　　——“What do you want me to say? Admit that I’m unpopular, that I get booed and flipped off everywhere I go. You think I’d be afraid? Wrong! The ones who are afraid are you, because I can bring victory to my team and supporters. I don’t care how many people hate me, wish me dead. I won’t change myself just to spare the feelings of losers. Want to feel better? Simple—come and beat me.”

　　His love life draws attention.

　　——“Our reporters took these photos outside Coach Tony Dunn’s house, clearly showing Shania Twain entering his home at 8:43 p.m. and not coming out all night. But Coach Tony Dunn firmly denied it, insisting that what we photographed was just the latest inflatable doll he ordered.”

　　He is the team’s number one star.

　　——“…Becoming the spokesperson for world-famous clothing brands, shooting commercials, attending fashion award ceremonies, endorsing video games, having a supermodel girlfriend, earning seventeen times more from ads than from his salary, writing columns for several print media, publishing an autobiography (in the works), and rumor has it he’s even planning to make an inspirational movie based on his own experiences! Can anyone tell me what’s so ‘inspirational’ about his story? Wait… Do you think I’m talking about David Beckham? Absolutely not! I’m talking about Coach Tony Dunn…”

　　He knows Chinese football well.

　　——“…I heard that Bora gave four books to their coach Mr. Carter before your national team’s warm-up match. Then the team lost 1:3 to a ragtag MLS side. Mr. Carter’s new excuse for losing is that Bora gave him ‘losing’ books before the match. Here’s my suggestion: find out which book caused you to score. Which one? Of course, the one that led to your goal. Then tell me the title, and I’ll send you ten copies of that book before every match, so you can win 10:0 every time!” — Excerpt from Tony Dunn’s column in a well-known Chinese sports newspaper.

　　The media both love and hate him.

　　——“He has columns in at least four major print media, earning a hefty fee each week for writing a few hundred words of nonsense or just insulting someone. Meanwhile, we rack our brains and rewrite our drafts three times to satisfy the boss. In his columns, he curses all media as ‘sons of bitches’ and declares that he hates the media most. But whenever he makes news, we swarm like flies to cream. Why? Because readers love to see his news, love to see him curse. I bet Coach Tony Dunn knows this very well—he says he hates us, but he knows he can’t do without us now. Likewise, we can’t do without him. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?” said Pierce Bruce, a reporter from the Nottingham Evening Post, with a helpless expression when talking about Tony Dunn.

　　But no matter what, his players are his most loyal followers.

　　——Gareth Bale: “No, no, we never feel pressure playing away games. Because all the pressure is on the coach. As long as we see him standing on the sidelines, we feel certain we’ll win. Even football hooligans are as meek as lambs in front of him!” (He burst out laughing at this point.)

　　Forest captain George Wood gave the most straightforward answer: “We follow him because he brings us victory.”

　　The most charismatic, successful, and controversial coach in English football history—Tony Dunn’s legendary story!

　　This summer, making a grand debut.

　　Stay tuned.

Volume One: The Sleeping Forest

Chapter One Tony Dunn?

　　The deafening noise assaulted his brain, the volume so loud it could cause deafness. A blinding white light shot into his eyes, his temples throbbing painfully.