The legend begins with 44 days of bad luck

Eleanora 2022-01-08 08:01:23

For someone who has only liked football since the 1994 World Cup, there are only two things that impress Brian Clough, the legendary coach in the history of British football. One is that he once led Nottingham Forest to win two European Champions Cups. Looking at the decline of Nottingham Forest now, I feel that this person should be able to dominate Europe. The second is that he used to talk about Ferguson, "I have two things, but he only has one-I'm not talking about testicles." He refers to the European Champions Cup. Before his death in 2004, Ferguson had only one. . However, to be able to say such things, Brian Clough should be an outspoken person who wants to come. Coupled with the achievements in the football circle, the story of the blunt person should be wonderful. The movie "Devils United", although only a segment of Brian Clough's coaching career, and a failed segment, is already exciting enough to feel the legend of his life.

In 1974, Brian Clough bid farewell to Derbyshire and coached Leeds United, the overlord of English football during this period. Before that, Leeds United’s coach Don Rivery had just taken over the coach of the England national team. The film quickly informed the audience of the entangled relationship between the two clubs and the two coaches through Brian Clough's unobstructed attack on Don Rivery on the TV station before he took office. Leeds United’s supremacy in the league was ended by Derby County, which had just been promoted to the league, and Brian Clough regarded Don Levy as a mortal enemy, that is, the upstart coach took over the position of the mortal enemy and coached the traditional strong team. Thinking about the scene where the two teams attacked each other from coach to player, this time Brian has to come to coach. How to deal with the relationship with his teammates is first of all worrying. Sure enough, Brian, who was strong and low in EQ, ignored the feelings of Liz's former ministers and completely denied Tang's previous coaching methods and tactics, which aroused the players' backlashes. Faced with this situation, Brian didn't know how to communicate in depth, but instead looked for them. There were a few disciples who came to Derbyshire in the past, which aroused even greater conflicts. In the end, Leeds United had a terrible performance. Brian quickly dismissed get out of class. It took 44 days from taking office to leaving.

In the plot, the film combines Leeds United’s present with Derbyshire’s past flashbacks, clearly showing Brian’s personality and his grievances with Don. Looking at Brian's story, I can hardly avoid thinking of Mourinho. The two seem to have something in common. They are both small characters in the past. They are more or less sensitive in their hearts and often seem arrogant to the outside. And Bryan’s sensitivity and grievances in this film were dealt with more dramatic. When Don, who was famous in Europe, led Leeds United as a guest in Derbyshire, because he did not shake hands with him, it caused Bryan’s resentment over his life. . And it was precisely with this arrogance that he proved his pride, he led Derby County to enter the first division, and then won the championship, it can be described as proud. At the same time, the film also focuses on Bryan's arrogance and the cost at this stage. This arrogance makes him full of charisma and agitation, which can give the team and fans the greatest inspiration. But at the same time, this arrogance has two sides. Because of this arrogance, he has repeatedly brought troubles to the team; because of this arrogance, he will do his best to fight against Leeds United before the important game of the European Champions Cup. The players were exhausted physically and mentally, and even some were injured. They won the battle but lost the battle. Because of this arrogance, when he came to coach at former rival Leeds United, he didn’t know how to deal with interpersonal relationships and made himself more and more passive. In the film, it doesn't require him to be so exquisite. A little attention to the other party's feelings may be able to avoid such a dilemma. And this arrogance also brought him the biggest price-and it is also the most important emotional clue in this film-to have an affair with his assistant Pete Taylor, causing their friendship to suffer a heavy blow, and it is this friendship. The twists and turns make the film more prominent the growth process of a man.

A person’s growth has always been independent of age. You can’t say that a man in his 30s and 40s is fully mature. Just like Blaine, from Derbyshire to Leeds United, he is the arrogant and disregarding Blaine who is different from other people’s feelings. But in Derbyshire, he has a "nanny", an assistant Pete Taylor who complements his personality. Pete’s personality and Brian seem to be different. He has a gentle personality and is not ostentatious. At the same time, he is traditional and cautious. It is he who helps Brian find players, handles many specific matters, and corrects Brian’s bias as much as possible. . However, when Brian, who was overwhelmed by the victory, not only tried to threaten the board with players in Derby County, but also went to Leeds in breach of contract after accepting invitations from other clubs, Pete couldn't bear it. The outbreaks of gentle people are often more intense, and Pete even chooses to break off relations with Brian and live his own stable life. Without Pete, Brian’s positive side can’t be played, but the negative side destroys everything. Therefore, this man finally grew up in frustration and realized that he is not an unbeatable football emperor. He can be rebellious, but also has to Learn to get along with sincere friends. Brian pleaded guilty to Pete and knelt emotionally in front of Pete's house. It can be said that he knelt down to show the man's true temperament. He is such an emotionally exposed guy, who will gnaw off his teeth and be cute and kind. At the end of the film, the two reunited their dream combination, took over a small club called "Nottingham Forest", and miraculously led the team to Europe, winning two consecutive Champions Leagues, and later Success also starts from the moment when the friendship between the two people is restored and becomes stronger. This is a movie that fans can’t miss. The story inside and outside the club is full of fun and drama, and even if you are a non-fan, it’s a tasteful experience to see the life ups and downs of a middle-aged man with a personality like Brian. The friendship that has stood the test warms people's hearts.

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  • Luther 2022-03-27 09:01:13

    Read a chapter of the novel, it's just poetically dirty, the movie has a couple of great shots, and I decided Easter was going on vacation to Brighton! !

  • Jess 2022-03-24 09:02:47

    Those who like English football absolutely love this movie

The Damned United quotes

  • Brian Clough: Things are going to be a little different around here... without Don.

  • Sam Longson: His salary's 300 quid a week? You can't pay a footballer that!

    Brian Clough: That's the way things are going, Uncle Sam...