When Tang En declared Nottingham Forest's aim for the season as being the UEFA Champions League champions in his own column, no one felt any surprise. But no one expressed their approval of it either. Most people thought it was the arrogant Tang En once again hyping matters up; a poor performance, that was all.
Even Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool did not dare to publicly announce their season's aim to be the champions of the Champions League, much less speak of the trophy representing the highest level of European Club tournaments like it was their own.
So, even though there was little surprise, there were several people who believed that such an arrogant declaration was not at all trustworthy.
