Chris Lack sat in his seat and looked up at Donn walking back. "What did you say to Barnes? I see something was wrong with his expression."

Tang En sat down, turned his head and smiled at him: "Guess."

"How can I guess this..." Chris Lark spread his hands.

"I'll find out soon, David." Tang En did not answer directly.

Back on the court, Leighton; Barnes has never had the chance to go over to find his target. When there is no dead ball, he dare not leave his position without authorization. What if the opponent makes a counterattack?

So Chris Lack did not see what Tangen was talking about, but at this time he could only wait patiently.

Finally, when George Wood put Fabregas to the ground, the referee fouled. Arsenal received a free kick in the middle circle.

The booed the fouls at the Highbury Stadium, but the booed the booed ones were not as big as Wood heard at the Meach Stadium. Arsenal is different from Inter Milan. They have been entangled with Nottingham Forest for nearly two seasons. Arsenal fans are familiar with George; Wood, and have known who he is for a long time.

Wood looked at Fabregas lying on the ground, and instead of stepping up to pull him up to show his friendship, he turned around and ran back.

At this time, Layton; Barnes ran up.

"George, George."

Wood stopped. “What’s the matter?”

"The boss asked me to bring you a message."

Wood turned his head and looked at Donn sitting off the court.

"He asked you to take your position forward."

Wood turned his head and looked at Donne again.

"He said that you can participate more actively in the offense, let you raise your hand to ask for the ball, and then...he asked you to do it!"

Wood turned his head back and stared at Barnes.

Barnes was a little scared by Wood's stare, and he nodded quickly: "Yes, yes. That's what he said, I didn't change a word. He asked me to tell you the original words. He told you not to doubt anything.

He also said... If you succeed, you will be your responsibility, but if you fail, it is his responsibility."

"Okay, I get it." Wood believed Barnes' words, and he had no reason to lie to himself.

Layton; Barnes breathed a long sigh and planned to run back. Just as he turned around, he remembered something and turned his head and asked, "George? You've been practicing offense these days, right?"

Wood nodded.

Barnes smiled: "Then I believe you can do it. Press it up! Give Arsenal some excellence!"

Looking at the smiles of his teammates. Hearing this encouragement, Wood said nothing and turned around and ran away.

Arsenal took advantage of this free kick opportunity to launch a series of attacks, intending to make the scene look better. If you are lucky enough to score another goal, you will completely lock in the victory. Now there are nineteen minutes left before the end of the game, leading by two goals.

The Forest team basically has no chance to tie again. At that time, they can relax when they go to the city court with a 2:0 advantage.

Seeing Barnes pass the words to Wood, Donn gets up from his seat and walks to the sidelines.

Because it was a defensive counterattack, Arsenal did not invest much force in the offensive force. A few people could not pose too much threat to the Forest’s goal. Nottingham Forest quickly regained the initiative.

Football was handed over to George; at Wood's feet. Arsenal's defensive attention was all on Arteta, on Ribery, Ashley; Young, Anelka and Viduka.

Wood got the ball in the backcourt, but no Arsenal player went up to press him. Henry just did it and ran back.

Wood was holding the ball at his feet, and he didn't rush to pass it. Layton; Barnes's words echoed and stirred in his mind.

"...He said that you should participate more actively in the offense, let you raise your hand to ask for the ball, and then...he asked you to do it... If you succeed, you will be your responsibility, but if you fail, it is his responsibility..."

It's light! It's done, how can I do it?

Wood can only "do it" now. He saw that there was no Arsenal player in front of him, but Arteta was given special care. Edou followed him without leaving any steps.

Albertini once told him that if he didn't know who he should pass the ball to, he would pass it to his teammates closest to him.

Arteta is the closest to him now, but can he pass the ball to Arteta? Obviously, he can't pass it to him, and under that level of defense, it's easy to concede the ball.

Although this has more to do with the receiver, should I just watch the ball be cut off? Do I still have to pass the football irresponsibly?

What passes the ball is not just a ball, but also a responsibility. This is what Albertine told himself repeatedly during training, and he always keeps it in mind. Take the ball at will.

Passing the football to a teammate who is not in good position is irresponsible, and this behavior may lead to a big mistake. George is a midfielder, and he knows what this big mistake will be, and he does not allow this situation to happen.

If his teammates easily missed the football, he would be very angry. How could he ask him to do this?

Since it is not possible to pass it to Arteta, then who should I pass it to?

Wood looked around, Ashley; Young was trying hard to get ahead, and Ashley; Cole didn't follow closely.

This may be an opportunity. The only problem is that the distance is too far. Wood is not sure that he can accurately deliver the football to his teammates at a distance of more than 30 meters. His passing level can only ensure that the football is accurately passed to his teammates within ten meters. As for long passes over 30 meters, it was not his job before.

Ribery did not defend the wing, but moved closer to the middle. Unfortunately, his problem was like Arteta. He became a big hit last season. He continued to rise this season and became the target of key defense in the game.

There is not much time left for George; Wood is here to think about everything and then pass the ball, and he has to do something. Since there is no suitable target pass, then...

Wood chose the easiest way - he dribbled the ball forward by himself!

"It's really unbelievable. George, who will pass it right away when he gets the ball; Wood actually dribbled the ball forward! Did Albertini wear the wrong jersey?" The commentator teased Wood with some restraint on the ball.

George's dribbling is a bit clumsy. It's not that he can't dribble the ball, but that he rarely dribbles forward during the game.

Henry hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to go to defend, George; Wood had already run over him. The distance between football and his feet was very suitable, making Henry unable to find a suitable opportunity to step off the ball even if he wanted to intercept the ball.

He has good basic skills. Even George; Wood has become the main force of the first team, and Tang En also asked him to practice basic skills. Because Wood started late, he wanted to achieve greater success in the future.

But he didn't expect that he could only see Wood's back - No. 13 of Nottingham Forest was desperately returning to defense.

Looking at this hurried back, Arteta couldn't help laughing.

Arsenal's attack also ended in the hands of Forest's goalkeeper, and Van der Sar's steady save did not threaten Reyes' shot.

Van der Sar threw the ball with his hand and launched an attack, and this time he threw the ball directly through the half. Arteta headed the ball back to George under Edu's close-knit defense; Wood.

This time Wood did not continue to dribble the ball. Instead, after receiving the football, he passed the ball out again, with the goal being Layton who was inserted in the back; Barnes.

The Forest team's offensive firepower was fully opened on the sidelines, and both full-backs frequently inserted and assisted.

Of course, this was also expected by Arsenal. Wenger knew very well that the wing was the Forest's most sharp offensive method, so he had already set up heavy troops here.

Barnes' breakthrough was curbed, and in desperation he had to pass the football back to Wood and seek another solution.

Before we knew it, everyone regarded Wood as a transit station for offense and defense. Arteta was too deep and was seen by the opponent. Now Wood is the most free person. He can calmly receive the ball without interference and then decide where it will go.

Wood was forced to become the core of the Forest team at the last moment of this game.

Regardless of whether he wants it or not, he can't take off the burden before the game ends.

Wood got the ball, and Fabregas saved. The two of them completed the role s It used to be Wood defending Fabregas. Now it's Fabregas' turn to defend Wood.

Facing Fabregas' defense, Wood was not sure what to do when he saw Arteta running towards him while gestured to him, which meant - let him pass the football over. Then run horizontally to the right.

Wood did not hesitate and passed the ball over, then obediently ran horizontally to the right, with Arteta facing away from Arsenal's goal. Edu was forced to force him fiercely, and he couldn't turn around, but he didn't plan to turn around either.

After seeing Wood running over, Arteta passed the ball back, then he turned around and ran forward, as if he wanted to cooperate with Wood.

Wood thought so at the first time. He planned to pass the football to Arteta immediately, but found that Edu was still pushing it tightly. Wenger knew when Albertini was away.

Arteta is the core of Forest's offensive team. The Brazilian midfielder believes that as long as the Espanyol is defended, Forest's offense can be paralyzed.

Generally speaking…this is very correct to think and arrange.

However, today's game is a bit special.

George; Wood's legs were lifted up, and he saw Edu still following Arteta, so he couldn't just pass the football like this, because Arteta was not easy to catch.

Arnekara came back, and Wood changed his mind temporarily. He passed the football to him.

When the Frenchman received the football, Highbury made a huge boo. In fact, the boo sounded when Wood got the ball, but it only reached its peak after Anelka received the ball.

After Anelka received the ball, Arsenal's defense immediately became nervous. They knew that the person in front of them could threaten the goal guarded by Lehman. This was different from George; the guy Wood who could not shoot.

Duer followed out, intending to stop Anelka from shooting.

Arteta turned to pick up his teammates. The Forest's intention to attack the middle is already obvious.

Anelka wanted to force his breakthrough into Duer, but his earth was cut off by Duer.

The Forest's offense ends here!

"What a pity, Anelka is so unique! It would be better to pass this ball to Arteta..."

"If he passes the ball, then he is not Anelka."

Duer cut off Anelka's ball and prepared to pass the ball to counterattack. The football passed forward, but it was not the Arsenal player who received the ball, but... George; Wood.

When Wood saw Anelka's disconnection, he was already stuck in the route that Duer passed the ball to Fabregas in advance.

Just as Fabregas knew him, he also knew that Fabregas was Arsenal's tactical core, and this kind of pass from defense to offense would definitely be handled by him.

George intercepted the ball; Wood immediately passed it to Arneca.

Anelka looked at the situation in front of him. This time he did not choose to force a breakthrough, but made a breakthrough move and passed the ball to the responding Arteta. Then he quickly stepped forward and wanted to cooperate with Arteta to hit the wall.

Arsenal's defensive players knew very well about his intention. Duer was not fooled and followed Anelka back to the penalty area. As long as he saw this person dead, the Forest's offense would be ended again.

Arteta turned his head and looked at Anelka, which further strengthened the thoughts of Duer and others - to look at Anelka to death, the Spanish boy with his back to our goal was not threatening!

Arteta looked at Anelka, but instead of passing the football to him, he chose a route that no one expected - he pushed the football back to George; Wood.
To be continued...