The phrase "enemies and lovers are predestined to meet" could was apt to describe Twain's coaching career over the past few years.
Nottingham Forest against Barcelona and Nottingham Forest against Chelsea] had been played in the Champions League. Whichever team that had become rivals with the Forest team could not avoid a crucial game with the Forest team.
Now, the "honor" had fallen to AC Milan.
Italian media outlets, especially the local Milanian media, were glad to see it happen. They finally found a chance for revenge. The Italians could not forget Twain's attitude toward them after Forest team won last year, which caused them to gnash their teeth.
Because the Forest team was the champion and Twain was the victor, they could only accept the insult no matter how furious they were. Twain was right about what he said. He was an Englishman and did not ask the Italian media to interview him. The Italian reporters who needed the news asked him.
