Chapter 80: The person who can rob (Part 1)

Tang En found that he made more than one mistake. The game lasted for more than twenty minutes. Since Bolton led, the Forest team did not organize a counterattack immediately. It was not that they didn't want it, but that they couldn't...

The problem lies in his employment and deployment of troops.

He asked Rebrov to play the striker, hoping to use the Ukrainian speed to cause trouble for Bolton's slow defense line, but he didn't expect that the ball from the backcourt could not be passed by Rebrov at all. The long pass was made to let Rebrov compete for the first place, which was not the way he was good at playing football.

Although judging from the pre-match roster, Bolton's four midfielders were parallel positions, but when they really started playing, the formation became 4312.  Ivan Campo, Kevin Nolan, and Youngerkopoulos were mainly responsible for defense behind Okocha. Their existence is the main reason why the Forest's offense cannot be organized smoothly.

If Rebrov plays a forward, he needs the support of the midfield, giving him more balls under his feet instead of passing over his head. But now, because of the existence of Bolton's three defensive midfielders, the Forest's offense cannot break through the first line of defense, so naturally there is no support for the front line.

Another mistake that Donn made was to let George Wood mark Okocha.

Thinking about it now, Wood's performance in the last game may not necessarily be a good thing. At least he attracted the high attention of Bolton coach Allardyce... Otherwise, he should have been the surprise attacker who caught Donn's opponent by surprise. Wood's performance in the last game was too dazzling. Even if he did not become the most famous young player in the UK, as an opponent, Allardyce would not have been able to see it.

It turns out that Okocha is a very important piece in Bolton's offense, and his personal skills often bring unexpected gains. But looking at this game, Okocha is more of a "relay station" and the ball comes. After attracting Wood's attention, he passes the football out. He rarely sees him breaking through the midfield, then passing the ball or shooting by himself.

Obviously, Allardyce specially arranged it before the game, at the expense of Okocha, to reduce the number of defenders in the Forest's midfield, and then Kevin Nolan inserted the shot in the back row. He succeeded, and the Forest is currently one goal behind. It is thanks to his tactics.

Why did Kevin Davis, who was slightly injured on his feet and Henrik Peterson, who was originally a substitute, but tall and strong, start? It was to give Don An an illusion - I would continue to adhere to the traditional tactic of holding high and playing high, so that Don An would focus the defense on the high ball in the penalty area, and then Nolan would complete the real killing move!

Their real purpose is to get a goal and three-pointer away, so that they can have more room for maneuver when they return to the midfield. Davis' injury will be quicker, and the Forest team, which is behind in the score, will be played with by Bolton.

Looking at the more than ten minutes of their lead, Bolton changed the rushing and storming that had just begun the game. He retreated from the entire line, and then used long passes to harass the forest team's defense.

They want to hold on to this 1:0 score.

No wonder they have to rank three defensive midfielders with excellent physical fitness, running ability and interception ability in the midfield! This midfield line retreats to within 30 meters of its own penalty area, and Forests' forwards Rebrov and Eastwood are basically surrounded and have no room to display their abilities.

What about the two wings of the Forests? Bolton put three defensive players in the midfield, and basically took care of both the middle and left and right sides of the field. Ashley Young and McPheele will face at least two Bolton players every time they get the ball and break through, a full-back and a defensive midfielder.

In this way, although Bolton's middle will appear a little empty, Allardyce is not afraid at all, because he knows that the Forests do not have a midfielder who can get the ball and break through in the middle, and the two defensive midfielders - Gunnarson and George Wood - are not people who can get the ball and organize it.

He made this tactical arrangement after calculating all the arrangements of the Forest Team...

Donn looked at Sam Allardyce, who was standing on the sidelines, watching the ball with his hands on his chest. He really deserved to be the one who can take over Newcastle... He saw through his thoughts.

The Forests planned to pass the ball to Rybrov and Eastwood in front. But Bolton's central defenders pushed it out. Bolton's talent is not afraid of golf balls. This is how they play in the Premier League, so they naturally know how to defend.

Donn looked at the team who was helpless in the offense, and then looked at Allardyce, who was waving his arms off the court to direct the team's defense.

Allardyce is at most a top-level head coach in the Premier League. If the Forest team arrives in the Premier League, Tony Donn will inevitably fight with various head coaches, Ferguson and Wenger, as well as tactical master Benitez... Such a world-class head coach is much better than Allardyce.

Tony.  If you can’t even handle a role like Allardyce, if you can’t even win Bolton in the middle of the Premier League rankings... Then in the Premier League, you will also relegate early!

Don't regard this game as the semi-final of the League Cup, let the trophy go hell! Just treat this game as a Premier League game! Check whether you, the head coach, are qualified to gain a foothold in the Premier League and see if you have the ability to lead this team to the future you mentioned this morning!

The players are watching you, the coaching staff is watching you, and the club chairman in the box is watching you. The loyal fans in the stands are watching you. The little Gavin from heaven is also watching you!

Allardyce...Donn turned his head again and looked at the man. If you want to hold these three points, I will let you guard it, I will see when you can guard it!

He turned around and walked back to the coach's seat and asked Walker: "Des, how long has the first half been?"

Walker looked at his watch: "Just thirty minutes. Tony, our offense is completely unblocked..."

Donn reached out to interrupt Walker's complaint, and then went to Pitt Crouch, who was sitting on the bench: "Crouch, you go warm up, follow to the locker room during the halftime!"

Generally speaking, those substitutes who will not play for the time being will ask the coaching staff to warm up on the court during the halftime rather than go to the locker room. There is only one substitute player who will be asked to go to the locker room with the starting lineup during the halftime, that is, the person who will be on the start of the second half.

Crouch was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that he would get a chance to play so early.

"Go quickly!" Walker turned around and waved at him.

The tall Crouch suddenly stood up from the bench, then sat back with a "bang". Walker and Donn turned their heads away, and couldn't bear to see this scene - he hit the awning on the bench...

The camera naturally captured this interesting scene. Andy Gray laughed in the commentary: "Maybe the Forest should prepare a special seat for Crouch - open a skylight on the ceiling on the bench!"

"Hey! Hey!" Tang En cried, "I said... you won't be carried to the hospital on a stretcher before you even got on the court, right? How do you feel, Crouch?"

Hearing Tang En say this, the substitutes around couldn't help laughing. Crouch covered his head and said in a muffled voice: "Don't replace me, boss, I...I can do it..."

Now even Tang En burst into laughter.

"You haven't played yet, Pete!"

Crouch blushed and went to warm up.

When Crouch ran away, Donn returned to the sidelines, Walker followed him out, and he asked his doubts: "Tony, Crouch is not a tall player with excellent headers. Can he compete for those defenders by letting him play?"

"Des, the highest among the Bolton defenders is only six feet and two inches (about one meter eight eight), how much difference is with Crouch? The five inches gap is not so easy to make up. In addition, I let him play on the court not just to compete for a header. "Donn looked at Allardyce, and he also noticed that Crouch was warming up on the sidelines. It was too conspicuous and could not be low-key. "What do you think of a big man with a height of six feet and seven inches (two meters and one) who can ride a bicycle?"

"A little incredible." Walker knew who Tangen was talking about.

"Yes, that big man's ability is beyond the scope of our ordinary people's understanding. Even if he is not strong in heading, his height is a deterrent to the defender on the court. His ability to do balls for his teammates is very outstanding. We can take advantage of this. Passing the ball to him is different from Rebrov, and he is not afraid of those English-style defenses at all. Moreover, I think he will make Bolton's defenders feel very uncomfortable..."

Walker didn't say anything after hearing this, because Crouch's performance in training was obvious to all. His long legs really made Weiss Morgan and Robert Hutt, who were defending him, very uncomfortable, let alone Clint Hill, who was shorter-height, they couldn't keep up with Crouch's pace.

Just as he was about to turn back to the coach's seat, Donn added: "In addition, Des. After this game, he specially formulated a practice plan for Crouch to enhance heading. It would be a waste if his height does not have excellent heading ability to cooperate."

Crouch did score some headers, but that was because of his height advantage, and he still lacked in heading skills. Tang En hoped to make this big man a veritable "air dominant", but that was not something that happened overnight.
Chapter completed!