Chapter 84: Eve of the Storm

"Welcome back to Old Trafford Stadium and watch the second half of the two sides. This is the last round of the English Premier League in 2007-08, and the champion will be produced on this stadium. It seems that the home team Manchester United has the advantage, they are two goals ahead of Nottingham Forest. In the first half, Tony Don't have any decent chances. As long as Manchester United plays normally, the lead of these two goals will not be shaken..."

Judging from the situation after the start of the second half, Manchester United can be regarded as "normal performance". They continued their performance in the first half and continued to use their full attack to continuously put pressure on the Forest team's goal.

Nottingham Forest wanted to fight back at first. They planned to use offense to suppress the opponent's attack as Tang En said during the break and regain the initiative in their own hands.

As a result, Manchester United almost scored again with two offenses, and Forest immediately became impotence again. Because the pressure of two goals was placed on top of his head, Forest always worried that the score gap would be further widened. The gap between the two goals is still a fight, three goals and four goals? Then you will really lose your fighting spirit.

They thought so, but they were not wrong. But they did not expect that being afraid of losing the ball again was no different from losing the fighting spirit.

When Donn saw his player being forced to recover the first half again, he stood up from his seat, shocking Chris Lak next to him.

"These bastards!" Chris Lack cursed fiercely when he heard Donn stand up.

There is a square area in front of each coach's seat drawn with white lines. This is the command area where the head coach directs the game. Every head coach cannot step out of this area to act, otherwise he will be warned by the referee. Those who fail to change their skills may be directly invited to the stands.

Tang En was on the white line at this time and looked inside the field. Just after the two sides changed sides in the second half, the Forest team's halftime was in front of his coach's seat. He could easily direct the game with yelling.

Gareth Bale took the ball again and he passed the ball to Ribery. Ribery wanted to lead forward but was disturbed by the opponent and left the sideline. And when Don En annoyed, the ball did not touch the boundary that the Manchester United player had physically left, but he took it out by himself...

Tang En frowned, not getting angry yet. He planned to continue observing.

Ronaldo received an outbound ball thrown by his teammate, cooperated with Scholes to hit the wall, and then drove forward. Bale wanted to block him, but he shook the position away with his dazzling foot technique. Ronaldo broke into the penalty area again. This time George Wood came up without hesitation to tackle Ronaldo's earth and knocked over Ronaldo.

Boos sounded again in the stands, accusing George Wood of letting go this time was a "brainful foul."

The referee did not satisfy the wishes of the group this time and then blew another penalty kick. He just signaled that it was a corner kick.

The referee and the lineman were both clear-headed. Although this time it looked fierce, George actually just hit the ball, and then couldn't stop the rushing, hitting Ronaldo who was also unable to stop - or in other words, Ronaldo who didn't even want to brake.

Although he was only sentenced to one corner kick, Don Eun was very dissatisfied. Because Manchester United's attack exposed the problems on the Forest's defense line, if Manchester United continues to attack like this, even a wall of iron may collapse.

The corner kick was taken, and Vidic headed the ball to grab the point. But under the interference of Pepe, he flew away.

While Van der Sar lowered his head and waved the ball, Don opened fire off the court.

He pulled the tie tie tied to the neckline and took a deep breath. He shouted at the field: "Garreth Bale! If you are not in the state, I can replace you now!"

Just so happened that as the Forest team was preparing to kick off, Old Trafford Stadium was a little quieter, and Donn's roar was accurately heard by the players on the field. All Forest players, including Bale, turned their heads and looked at Donn, who was roaring with his arms waving and roaring on the sidelines.

"I forgot what I said during the halftime break so soon? Are you huddled in the backcourt and be a turtle? Do you don't want a championship anymore, don't you? Do you want to have a flawed season? All the fucking stuff is over! I don't care what you do, in short, I don't want to see us being beaten in front of the goal again! Don't you feel embarrassed!?"

Tang En beat his chest and stamped his feet, and almost rushed to the court to grab the players' collars one by one and shake them hard. While shaking, he also roared in their ears with his bloody mouth. He sprayed the swear words and spitting stars into the other person's ears.

"See me a way to get forward on both sides, don't always huddle behind! George! Be tougher in the midfield and harden me, don't let Manchester United control the midfield so easily. What is your task? Whose territory is the midfield?! What are you doing? You are George Wood! Not a soft boy. Wood! You are hard, harden me! You are the waist! A man's waist is the most important thing!"

With a roar and curse, Don Eun waved his arms wildly on the sidelines and urged the players to move forward. Don't worry about Manchester United's scary offensive. Because if you are always afraid that this offensive will score goals, then you can only crouch behind and get out for the rest of your life until the end of the game. Manchester United is happy to see this scene. Anyway, they lead two goals anyway. But Nottingham Forest cannot accept it. They must find a way to change this situation and must take risks. Don't always worry about concealing the ball and not daring to act. It is impossible to expect to reap the results you want without paying any price.

Tang En's angry scolding on the sideline attracted everyone's attention, and his "glorious image" instantly spread throughout England and even the world through live TV.

Ferguson was attracted by Tang En's sudden outrage on the sidelines. He turned his head and Tang En was still roaring relentlessly. It seemed that he was really forced to do so.

If he loses his calmness, then Manchester United will have a chance. At that time, Manchester United seized the gap that the Forests pressed and scored another goal, and the game will be completely announced to be over. No matter how furious Tang En is, there is probably no way.

Tony Donne's large-sized blowout is still useful. Nottingham Forest launched the offensive again, no longer afraid of Manchester United's full attack, and seemed to have put aside the fear of losing the ball again.

Of course, the counterattack started from the midfield. George Wood intercepted the ball from Scholes' feet. Carrick wanted to come up and counterattack, but hit a block. George Wood leaned him behind him, just to prevent him from touching the ball, and then passed the ball to Van der Fate.

When Van der Fate dribbled the ball, O'Shea wanted to come up and press. Manchester United's idea was very simple, which was to prevent Forest from passing through the midfield easily. If Forest was forced to use long passes to organize the offense, Manchester United's defensive pressure would be much lighter.

Van der Fate was unwilling to get involved with O'Shea here. He turned around and passed the ball to Beckham. After Beckham got the ball, he directly passed the ball to Ribery on the left side of the court.

At this time, whether it was Van der Fate, George Wood, or Rafina, Gareth Bale, they all stepped forward and entered Manchester United's half.

It is completely different from the previous Nottingham Forest, who is timid and afraid of continuing to lose the ball.

Facing multiple attack points at once, Manchester United suddenly didn't know how to deal with it. Nottingham Forest was suppressed by them for most of the game, so they all forgot how fierce Nottingham Forest was.

Ribery suddenly cut inside from the wing, and after the Manchester United defender came up, he passed the ball to Van der Fate, who had already followed up.

Van Nystruei and Arshavin were lying in the opponent's penalty area at this time. They were ready to respond to Van der Fate and pass the ball directly.

However, Van der Fate chose to shoot himself long-rangely. He shook his feet and suddenly shot from a long distance. The football flew to Manchester United goal against the turf. Ben Foster rushed over and did not touch the football. Unfortunately, the football did not roll within the goal range. He rubbed the post and rolled out of the bottom line.

This offense made Manchester United fans feel hearted in their throats.

Fortunately, Nottingham Forest did not score, which gave them a chance to push the Forest back - if they really thought so, they would be very wrong.

Manchester United attacked and was cut off in the midfield again. The Forest's midfield suddenly became much tougher, which made Manchester United a little at a loss.

In fact, it was not that Forest was not tough before, but was suppressed by Manchester United and retreated to the penalty area. Even if the ball was cut off, there was no way to send the ball out directly. It was facing Manchester United's attacks one after another.

It's different now. The Forest's midfielder launched a fierce robbery near the center circle. Don't underestimate the approach of pushing the pressing range to 20 meters. Such a small change immediately made the Forest's situation change drastically. The place where the ball intercepted is closer to Manchester United's 30 meters area. The success rate of the offensive ground has also increased, and Manchester United can immediately feel the pressure this change has brought them...

After Van der Fat made a long shot, Ribery also made a long shot, which was within the range of the goal frame and caused a corner kick.

Seeing the team's offense improve, Tang En turned around and went to the coach's seat without any peace of mind. Instead, he continued to supervise the battle with his hands and feet on the sidelines. This period of time is actually the most critical. The Forest team took advantage of the qi to attack. If Manchester United defended it, slowly regained the disadvantage in the field. At that time, as time goes by, there will be little left. The gap between the two goals will become a natural barrier in front of Nottingham Forest. Even if Tony Tang En wants to go against the will of heaven, he may have to rely on God's possession.

So at this moment, no matter what, he must score a goal. He doesn’t care what the players on the field do, whether they are fake falls and scoring penalty kicks, or open goals, he only needs the result - a goal!

He yelled on the sidelines like crazy: "Goal! I need to score!!" He completely ignored his identity, even more impatient than the most loyal Nottingham Forest fans in the stands.

He had already thrown his tie to the ground, his shirt collar was open, and the sweat on his chest emitted a slightly dazzling white light under the afternoon sunlight, and his head was covered with the messy black hair that was scratched by him. Coupled with his extremely exaggerated body language, this is not like a head coach? It is almost like a gambler who is red in his eyes and eager to turn the tables...

Ronaldo tried to dribble the ball with his own personal strength to get the ball again for Manchester United, and he raised his hand to ask for the ball. When Hargreaves really passed the ball to him, the ball in front of him was broken by George Wood from the back. He didn't expect George Wood to be so fast!

Wood used this move around the front defense more and more purely. In fact, there is no secret. It is because he is so strong that he is abnormally physically compatible, and he can use the characteristics of this move to the limit - fast!

After cutting Ronaldo's ball, Wood did not rush to pass the ball. Although Van der Fate is the team's current offensive planner, he also has an obligation to share the work for Van der Fate.

He decided to do it himself.

Ronaldo kept harassing behind his back and attempted to counter-rob. As a defensive player, Wood's ball protection level is world-class. Ronaldo wants to intercept the ball from behind without fouls, and there is basically no chance, especially when Wood is focused on protecting the ball.

After Wood protected the ball, he observed the situation slightly, and suddenly accelerated and drove forward.

He dribbled the ball very suddenly. He saw that the two Manchester United players had no coordination and drilled through it until they were twenty-eight meters away from the goal and was stopped by Osheim with a foul. George Wood won a free kick for the Forest.

Gareth Bale wants to go up and get the penalty.   Because in most cases he is the team’s number one free kick free thrower.   Besides…

Bell looked at the red stands around him. This is Old Trafford. How would David face this opponent in his heart? At least until now, Beckham was silent, with almost no smile on his face.

He felt that such an embarrassing thing would be better not bother Beckham.

He picked up the football from the hand and walked to the place where Oshei was fouled. Just as he was about to put down the ball, one hand pressed on the ball.

"I'll do it." Beckham said to Bell who was surprised with a smile. "I know you are the number one candidate, but... today I think I'll give me free kicks in the frontcourt, is it OK?"

He said so sincerely. He didn't show any airs. Can Bell refuse?

He handed the football to Beckham and retreated.

The TV commentator who saw this scene above was excited: "This is really an exciting scene! We waited for most of the half and finally waited for the first free kick in the frontcourt of Nottingham Forest. It seems that the person who wants to take the penalty is... David Beckham!"

The old Trafford's stands split into two factions for the first time, one group attacked Judas frantically. The other group was hesitating whether to remain silent or applaud Beckham in return to Old Trafford.

"I didn't arrange for him to take the punishment." Tang En finally got rid of his crazy form, and he explained to the people around him.

Ferguson sat on the chair and looked at the man on the field with a serious face. He used to be his proud disciple.

Beckham set up his football and Manchester United's walls were arranged, so he dared not relax at all. Five people stood in front of him and prepared to take the call.

The referee blew his whistle. No extra moves, Beckham started shooting after running!

The football hit the wall, and cheers and sighs sounded at the same time in the stadium stands.

The referee's whistle also sounded.

"The wall of man moves ahead of time, free kicks are severely punished!"

Beckham set up his football again, assisted and shot.

This time the football bypassed the human wall, but Ronaldo, who was jumping up when he flew over the human wall, rubbed his head with his head. The football finally rose above the goal and did not fly into the gate guarded by Ben Foster as he wished.

This time, the booing in the stands was a little louder. Maybe he was gloating about Beckham's two consecutive corner kicks.

"It seems. David is a little unable to let go of his old club goal."

Van Nistruy ran up. He pressed his hand on Beckham's head: "David, is it okay?"

"What's wrong with me?" Beckham asked back.

"Then your two feet just now..."

Beckham smiled: "Who can guarantee that he can enter every free kick?"

Van Nistrui felt that Beckham was right, but it was indeed the case. “Uh… I thought you were a little bit against Manchester United…” He continued to say something without any good.

"This feels really wonderful..." Beckham took over his words, "When I was playing in Real Madrid, I didn't have the chance to play against Manchester United. I didn't expect that the transfer came here, Manchester United and Real Madrid had met. Are you worried that I can't let go, which will affect my condition?"

Van Nistruy did not nod or shook his head, but he agreed.

"I love Manchester United, I love it very much. Maybe someone will not believe it when I say it. But I really love Manchester United. It was Manchester United who trained me to become a star." Beckham said seriously, "But these have nothing to do with today's game. Next time there is a free kick opportunity, I think... I will try my best to seize it."

He patted his friend Van Nistroy's head, turned around and ran back.
Chapter completed!