Along the banks of the River Trent, coming to West Bridgford, on one of the bends as it passes through Nottingham, stands the centenary image of the stadium The City of the City. For all nostalgics, this is a very special field, scene of great memories of Nottingham Forest. It is the home of the exploits of the mythical team trained by Brian Clough, who would win the league title and two consecutive European Cups, in the club’s heyday. It was the football of the 80s, nothing to do with today, but the European ‘battles’ will always be remembered in Nottingham. They are part of the spirit of the city, which now, after many years, finally has reason to celebrate with its football team.
The stands of the City Ground will return tonight to have the image of big matches. They face Manchester United, in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal, and you have to go back a long way to see Forest in a position to dream of a new final or a title.
The resurrection with Evangelos Marinakis
After a long time sank due to financial problems and fell into the pit of the Championship, even in the relegation places, the slow evolution of the team, with a strong economic injection from its owner, the Greek Evangelos Marinakis (also the owner of Olympiacos), brought this award to a fan base that never stops dreaming of their club.
The Forest seasons of Brian Clough, with English soccer legends like Peter Shilton, Kenny Burns, Trevor Francis either Tony Woodcock. The years in which he won a league, the 78, and two European Cups, the 79, against Malmoe, and the 80, against Hamburg, at the Bernabéu. Those acts are forever etched in the collective imagination of this city in the Midlands and Forest, which today, with Steve Cooper As a coach, an expert in working with young people, he allows himself a new joy.
The City Ground, a fortress
Nottingham Forest finally returned to the Premier last year, after 23 years wandering in the lower categories and placed City land where its past belongs. This year Forest took another small step to maintain itself, and strengthened itself with the Brazilians Danilo and Scarpa. They have turned their stadium into a small fortress once again, as they have not lost here in the last eight games. And, just in case the bad results come again, the club decided a few years ago that one of the stadium’s stands should bear the name of Brian Clough, who also has a bronze statue in the center of the city, in the old market square, so that no one will forget what the ‘reds’ achieved under his command. These are not only memories of their achievements, but also chapters of the best history of English football
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
