Chapter 140 A good show about genius (Part 1)

The penalty kick that appeared in the 31st minute of the first half hit the Forests very heavily. In the following time, Nottingham Forest players seemed a little listless. They were led by the opponent in the away game by 30 minutes, and the opponent was still Manchester United. How should they play in this game?

Some people thought of the league they lost to Liverpool, and they were beaten 0:2 in the first half, and the team collapsed completely...

The same is true today. Only George Wood is still running, but he seems too insignificant in front of Manchester United's powerful midfield.

When the whistle at the end of the first half sounded, the cheers of Red Devils fans rang out in the stands at Old Trafford Stadium, as if they had seen a victory within reach.

Tang En did not rush back to the locker room, but stood on the sidelines and watched his men enter the corridor. All the Forest players who were playing lowered their heads when they passed by the head coach - they themselves felt that the 45-minute game was really bad today...

Ferguson on the opposite side also did not rush back to the locker room, but stood on the sidelines with a smile on his face. When a Manchester United player passed by him, he would pat the opponent's shoulder.

The two head coaches, one with expressionless face and the other with spring breeze on their faces, are as strong as the scores on the electronic scoreboard.

When only the substitute players from both sides were warmed up on the court, Don Encai and Ferguson walked into the player corridor one after another.

Pushing open the door, Tang En almost thought he had walked into the empty room by mistake, silently as if there was no one.

Looking at the dejected players, all the speeches that Tang En had prepared disappeared without a trace. At this time, it is necessary to change a strategy.

He coughed and reminded everyone in the room for his own existence. This attracted the attention of many people.

The goal was achieved. Tang En raised his wrist and looked at the watch, pretending to be surprised: "Is there something wrong with my watch? The game is over? David, are you okay with the following watch?"

Chris Lack knew what Donn was going to do, so he shook his head: "No need, Tony. Now it's just the end of the first half."

"The first half is over? Are you sure?" Tang En asked with wide eyes.

"I'm sure." Chris Lack nodded.

"Well..." Hearing this answer, Tang En looked at the players, "It seems that my performance is normal, and there is no problem with my memory. Since that's the case..."

He paused for a while with a long tone. “Since we have forty-five minutes, what are you doing, gentlemen? They were all sad, making me think I had walked into the wrong room and remembered the wrong time. Is the game over? No! So why are you like this? Or…” He waved his hand to the door of the locker room and raised the volume, “You don’t think we will have any improvement or opportunity in the second half. Is this the game over?! Answer me!”

Someone among the players responded sporadically: "No...boss..."

"In my team, I will never allow a coward who wants to think he is sure to lose before the game is over! If anyone has no confidence in himself and his partners, he can raise his hands now, and there is not much time left before the winter transfer period!"

No one raised his hand.

"Why? No one raised his hand? Then when you were silent just now, were you all sleeping? Okay. Let's throw this problem aside for the time being..." Tang En waved his hand and really threw it away. "Fifteen minutes after the halftime break, I don't want to waste talking nonsense. Yes, we are in a bad situation now. We are still two goals behind in the away game, and it seems that it is difficult to get back to life. But these are not the reasons why we want to give up this game. In fact, we have no reason to give up the hope of winning. "

Hearing the head coach's tone slowed down, the players raised their heads and raised their heads by Tang En just now.

"Frank." Donn turned his body to a corner of the locker room and looked at Ribery and said, "You are a full-back or even a winger. Remember you are just assisting Barnes in defense. I won't criticize you for giving the opponent a chance to cheat a penalty, but you have to know. You are an offensive player, and defense is not your first task. Look, you have been entangled with Ronaldo several times and have to fight back. What if we successfully intercept the ball at this time, what should we do if we have to make a counterattack?"

Tang En's tone was not strong and was well-reasoned. Ribery nodded frequently when he heard it, and was full of passion on the court, thinking about how to win the single-handed challenge with Ronaldo, completely forgetting the team's overall tactical needs. Now looking back, I really don't think about what I did.

"We all know that in addition to creating opportunities for our goals, the wing attack is also an important role to suppress the opponent's wing attack. So, Frank, you retreat too hard. It is equivalent to letting the opponent suppress our attack on the left..."

When Don said this, Ribery fully understood. He was completely led away by Ronaldo.

"I understand, boss. I won't make them so comfortable in the second half!" he said, clenching his fists.

Donn nodded and turned to Wood again: "Then... George. Remember your mission before the game?"

Wood nodded.

"But you have too little support for the wing defense.   If you are more active, Ribery will not be so pressured."

Wood opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but he immediately gave up on the idea and said nothing. Albertini next to him spoke to him: "Boss, I'm not... Actually, Keane put too much pressure on George..."

Donne nodded that he knew, but he then said in Albertini: "Anyone who plays with Keane will be under great pressure. Do you think Arsenal captain Vieira is not under great pressure? Same. Roy Keane... is just such a person. So, George, the same thing, if you can't complete the task I gave you, I will replace people."

To Ribery, Donn said it was kind of pleasant, but he was the one who preferred him the most. He was so strict that he was unkind. If it were ordinary players, they would have been muttering about this unreasonable arrangement, right?

But Wood didn't, and there was no change in expression on Wood's face, and he nodded: "Okay." His tone made people feel that he must have not heard Tang En's words, but just responded casually.

Tang En didn't repeat the question: "Do you understand?" and turned around and said to the players of the team:

"Guys, you should know that football is a group sport. Whether it is offense or defense, it is not something that can be decided by one or two people. So... you also need to help Wood." He smiled, "Don't let Wood be Superman alone, I need eleven Superman!"

"This is too simple, boss!" Eastwood stood up with his hands.

"Do you have any good advice, Freddy?" Don looked at him.

Freddy nodded and said seriously: "Just put your underwear outside!"

Even Veduka, who was usually serious, couldn't help laughing after hearing his forward partner say this. His laughter was like a signal flare in the quiet room, and everyone - including the players and coaches - laughed loudly... The suffocating and boring air in the locker room just now swept away with everyone's laughter.

When the head coaches of both sides reappeared on the sidelines and waited for the second half to kick off the whistle, Donn glanced at Fergson, and the old Scottish man had a faint smile on his face. His face was full of redness.

When Tang En felt uncomfortable when he saw this face that always had a faint smile, he quickly turned his face back.

There are still forty-five minutes left, don't laugh too early. Sir Ferguson...

After the second half, it seemed that it was a replica of the first half. Manchester United took advantage of the home court to launch a tide attack on the Forest's goal, wave after wave, and the Forest was in a very embarrassing situation.

Ribery remembered that Don Eun said at the halftime break, but when he found out that the football could not be passed at all in front, he hesitated for a moment or ran back... Counterattack? Then we must not concede the ball first.

Seeing that the team's situation had not improved, Don Eun stood up from the coach's seat. He walked to the sidelines and waved to the court and shouted: "George!!"

Wood heard Don Eun call him, but he didn't look back. He knew what Don Eun called him for.

Keane pressed more frequently in the second half, which seemed to be Ferguson's instructing. Scholes and Roy Keane, coupled with Rooney and Van Nystruey who took turns to retreat, were really too nervous to defend in the middle.

Wood has never experienced such a game feeling - when facing Roy Keane, his spirit will be highly nervous. He cannot have time to take a breath. Any negligence may lead to fatal results. He has no mind to consider other issues, and he only has Manchester United's No. 16 in his eyes.

Donne understands the current situation of things very well. Because he still remembers that when Keane announced his retirement, his number one rival in the Premier League...or his opponent Patrick Vieira once paid tribute to the Manchester United captain, saying that Keane is the greatest midfielder he has ever fought. He must raise all his energy to stimulate his 100% energy in the game against Keane. He likes the thrill of being fully devoted to fighting with masters.

Done didn't know if Wood would like this feeling, but he was sure to play a life-and-death official game with Keane, who was in good shape, so that George would grow more than three months more than he was working hard in the training ground.

There is a saying that has been buried in Tang En's heart. He did not say to anyone: Even if the game really lost, as long as the process meets Tang En's expectations, he will not complain. He can still withstand the pressure of losing even.

What he showed was to inspire the players' fighting spirit, and it was not as unbearable as people imagined.

Failure is the only way to victory... Of course, valuable failure is required.

"Roy Keane got the ball, but he couldn't shoot... He was always following George Wood, and Wood was inseparable from him. This should be the tactical arrangement of coach Tony Donn."

Keane saw George Wood coming up and immediately passed the ball to Ronaldo on the wing. Wood rushed towards Ronaldo again when he saw this. The Portuguese saw him coming and pass the ball back to Keane. The central defender Pique stepped forward to make up the position, but was passed the ball behind him. Fortunately, Forest's right defender Leighton Barnes received it in time in the penalty area, interfering with Rooney and knocked the ball away.

Seeing this scene just now, Tang En shook his head off the court. This is not possible, no matter how fast a person is, he can't run the ball.

Wood stood beside Keane, watching goalkeeper Darren Ward give Barnes a thumbs up, thanking him for retrieving it in time and relieving a threat. A sudden light of inspiration flashed in his mind.

Why can't this be possible?

So he walked up to Albertini and said his thoughts concisely. Albertini quickly understood Wood's thoughts. He thought about it for a while, then nodded: "Although this method was not arranged by the boss, I think it can be tried."

Then he turned around and told everyone about Wood's idea. Not everyone agreed. Some people were hesitant because George Wood had never been a full-back in training, and Espanyol Pique had never been a midfielder.

Taking advantage of the dead ball time. Albertini said to several teammates who need to participate in this plan: "I don't think there is anything to hesitate about. Look at the score, we are already behind two goals. If we can't curb Manchester United's offense, we will have no chance to fight back. George's idea is very good, Pique. Have you played the midfielder before?"

The Spanish boy shook his head: "No, Demi."

"Then why not take this opportunity to try it?"

"But this is an important game..."

"Don't worry about that, this is not a cup final. Okay, I said it's decided. Pique. Usually you still play as a central defender. If you see Keane coming up to get the ball, you push it out and force him. Then Barnes, you get the central defender in the penalty area and leave the side corridor to George. Is it okay? Do it as you go!" At the critical moment, Albertini showed the ability and courage that a captain should be, and allocated the new tasks in two seconds. Of course, this also has something to do with his English proficiency. He always avoids using long sentences with complicated grammar. Instead, he uses phrases to express his meaning, so everyone is easy to understand.

No one has any objection to him doing this, because everyone knows how much Coach Tony Donn values ​​the Italian captain. Sometimes the relationship between them doesn't look like a simple coach or a player...

Don Eun saw his players gathered on the sidelines and quickly separated, not knowing what happened. Then when Manchester United attacked the ground again, he was surprised to find that Pique was at Wood's position!

"Backstick!" He couldn't help but scream, and Chris Lack next to him asked, "Is there any problem? Tony?"

Tang En quickly shook his head: "No, no. No, this is very good..."

He still remembers that Pique could not play in the first team of Manchester United. Ferguson felt delayed in the game of the reserve team and was loaned to Zaragoza in La Liga. He also faced the dilemma of not being able to play in the game at the beginning. However, the contract between Manchester United and Zaragoza stipulates Pique's appearances - 20 games must be played in a season, so Zaragoza arranged Pique to play in the last few minutes of the game, and also treated him as a panacea, so he would let him play wherever he was short. For example, the midfielder.

Originally, Pique could only play right back and center back, but in Zaragoza, he was forced by the environment, and the third position of the back midfielder was also developed.

As it turns out, Pikui did a good job in the midfielder, although his favorite is the defender...

Unexpectedly, Pi Kui's third position would appear in the Premier League two years ahead of schedule!

Pique, who played the midfielder for the first time, was completely rushing the ball to put it on the shelves. He was a little at a loss when facing Keane and was easily shaken away. Fortunately, Albertini made up his position in time to resolve the crisis.

Pikui made a gesture to the captain apologized, but Albertini smiled and said to him: "The first time is inevitable. Actually, there is no difference. You just need to pay attention to your movements. The defense outside the penalty area is different from that inside the penalty area. Don't make a foot easily and stick to him tightly!"

Pikui nodded and said he knew.

On the other side, Portuguese genius Cristiano Ronaldo was surprised to find that his opponent had changed. Leighton Barnes went to the penalty area and seemed to be a central defender, and that scarface...

Ribery wants to come back to assist in the defense, so he pays attention to it, "assist". Although frequent running ups and downs make him feel tired, he can still continue to persevere.

Wood looked up and saw Ribery running towards him, "What are you doing?"

"What the boss said, assist in the defense..." The Frenchman secretly pointed at Manchester United No. 7.

"No need." Wood refused Ribery's kindness in a stiff tone, "Who will attack when you come back? Go up." He pointed to Manchester United's backcourt and said.

Ribery wanted to refute, but her mouth opened and closed, then turned and ran back.

Cristiano Ronaldo was next to Wood, and he clearly heard the conversation between him and Ribery. The boy didn't even look at him when he was talking. The Portuguese suddenly felt a sense of resentment in his heart - looking down on me? Do you think you can defend me by just one person? OK, come and try it!

When Keane took the ball to face Pique again, he suddenly saw Ronaldo wave to him hard on the wing and let him pass the ball.

With such an obvious pass intention, the idiot knows to defend in advance!

Keane ignored it and chose to pass it to Scholes. Scholes then gave Giggs on the left side. Giggs' cross created a chance to head the ball for Van Nystruey, but he was swayed.

This seemed to give Ronaldo a chance to express his dissatisfaction. He waved his hand and was a little unhappy that Keane didn't pass the ball to him. Keane glanced at him, then turned around and ran back.

Don En laughed below. Ronaldo, who just joined Manchester United, was proud of his dribbling skills, was handsome, and the head coach valued it. He was quite arrogant and dissatisfied. His relationship in the locker room of Manchester United was extremely bad. At that time, there were many negative news about him, and even Ferguson was rushed back to his hometown in Portugal for a while because of fighting with his teammates. It was once rumored that he was going to transfer and leave Manchester United.
Chapter completed!