Chapter 85: The sudden change of the situation

Although this offense did not score goals, the Nottingham Forest players regained confidence. Manchester United's fierce offensive was broken by them, and it would be difficult to trap them again.

Nottingham Forest is a tiger that can be trapped for a while, but cannot be trapped for a lifetime. Ferguson understood this. So when he saw Nottingham Forest attack fiercely, he felt a little worried, not knowing whether it was an occasional counterattack or a continuous attack... He decided to continue to observe.

Van Nistrui took the ball with his back, and Leo Ferdinand pressed it tightly. He was not sure that he would not lose the ball by turning around, but it would be not easy for Ferdinand to easily cut off the ball under his feet.

After controlling the football for a while, Van Nystruei decided to force himself to turn around and break in. As a result, he was knocked down by Ferdinand outside the penalty area.

This is the best result. When Van Nistruy got the ball, it was not easy to break the ball under his feet. The center has super strong ball control ability. Although he is 1.88 meters tall, his feet are very delicate and practical.

Ferdinand fouled and Nottingham Forest won another frontcourt free kick.

This time, the goal is only twenty-two meters away, and the distance is very close. The closer the free kick is, the better. For most free kick players, 25 to thirty meters are probably the best range. If the distance is too close, the football may not be able to get around the human wall. If you want the ball to bypass the human wall, you may fly directly out of the baseline.

Beckham walked up again with the football in his arms, and he had to punish himself. Beckham also walked up, but he did not want to take the penalty, but to cover him.

"David Beckham once again took the initiative to apply for the penalty kick, and he didn't score two free kicks before. Manchester United's wall knew his free kick very well - five people were blocking the front of the goal."

When Beckham bowed to put the football, he became the focus of attention of the whole audience. There were still booing and applause in the stands. Manchester United fans love and hate this person, and their psychological feelings are complicated.

In the summer of 2003, he left here to Madrid, Spain, and from then on, he was separated from his side. Whenever he was unhappy at Real Madrid, there would be rumors that he would return to Manchester United, but he and Ferguson were always denied. It was not that Beckham did not want to go back to Manchester United, but that he knew very clearly that as long as his wife Victoria was still with him and as long as Ferguson was still coaching at Manchester United, he would never be able to go back to Manchester United. Ferguson would not be interested in a player over 30 years old. Unfortunately, he is already thirty-three years old this year.

He feels that he will never have the chance to wear Manchester United's red jersey in his career. After the contract with Nottingham Forest ends, if he can still play football, he will probably announce his retirement in the United States for another two years. Ferguson said that if Beckham had not followed Victoria, he might have achieved higher achievements than he is now. But Beckham doesn't know what a higher achievement is. In addition to national team honors, he has already won all the honors a club player can get.

However... it has never been recognized and respected by more people. When everyone mentions the name of David Beckham, they always think of the first thing they want to do is to think of that flashy star who only knows how to walk the business catwalk. This is also the reason why he chose to join Nottingham Forest.

A season is about to pass, and he has been having a good time in Nottingham Forest. Apart from the injuries, most of him have gained sufficient playing time. The most talked about this season is not about his attendance in any commercial event. It is his performance in Nottingham Forest.

It's really good to use the game against Manchester United to summarize this season.

I love Manchester United, but now I play for Nottingham Forest.

After setting up the football, Beckham got up and retreated.

The Manchester United team in front of me was very strange. There was only one old friend in the wall of five people, Scholes. Giggs was sitting on the bench, and Gary Neville was also sitting on the bench.

This may reduce Beckham's psychological burden a little.

He stood in front of the football, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.

The referee felt that the man wall was too far ahead of the test, so he went forward and asked the man wall to retreat and retreated to his designated position. Manchester United's man wall moved backwards slowly, and Ronaldo moved the slowest in the crowd. He was slick and waited for the referee to turn around. He moved forward a little and stood a lot with a few steps. The Nottingham Forest player reported to the referee and expressed his dissatisfaction. The referee had to turn around and signal Ronaldo to retreat, otherwise he would give a yellow card warning.

Ronaldo returned to the wall again.

This is actually a kind of psychological warfare. This repeated behavior is used to bring some psychological pressure to the player who takes the free kick, causing him to perform abnormally.

But his trick seems useless to Beckham.

Beckham is Manchester United's top 7, and Ronaldo just happened to take over Beckham's mantle. After Ronaldo came to Old Trafford, he quickly conquered Manchester United fans with his own skills, and they played the slogan "There is only one Ronaldo". Until now, he can still be found in the stands at Old Trafford.

This is the showdown between Manchester United's new and old No. 7.

The referee left backward this time. Under his gaze, Ronaldo did not make any changes.

After a whistle, Gareth Bale started running. He did not play football, but just stepped directly from the football. Everyone knew that he was a cover, and Manchester United's land and man wall did not move at all.

Immediately afterwards, Beckham started running!

The familiar posture appeared again at Old Trafford Stadium: the body leaned left parallel to the ground, with arms stretched out, and the left foot, which was used as a support foot, was twisted and almost broke, and the right foot seemed to quickly hit the middle and lower part of the football.

The football soared into the air, bringing a piece of grass clippings. The human wall jumped up at the same time. Ronaldo was tall but did not touch the football. The football that Beckham kicked bypassed the human wall!

The football didn't fly high. After passing the wall, it drilled into the upper left corner of the goal at a very fast speed. Ben Foster rushed into the air. Although he slapped the football with his palm, Beckham's ball had a greater power than he thought. He was not unable to shoot the football. The football changed direction slightly and hit the net...

After about a second of quiet, Old Trafford Stadium finally rang out... the hustle and bustle of cheers and boos intertwined.

"The ball is in!! David Beckham! We haven't seen him perform again at Old Trafford Stadium in five years. Now he is back, but as the enemy of Manchester United, he shot the bullet of revenge at Manchester United's heart! He expelled him from Manchester United in person that year, Ferguson should be able to guess that one day... one day. He will see this scene!!"

The commentator roared wildly, and the players from Nottingham Forest rushed to Beckham excitedly.

But Beckham himself had no smile on his face. He did not celebrate the goal, and he didn't even raise his hand. After seeing the football enter the goal, he turned around and walked back. Although he is now a Nottingham Forest player, he must give his all to the goal to win the league championship, but it does not mean that he will be ecstatic in front of tens of thousands of Manchester United fans after scoring the goal. He scored only because he was a Nottingham Forest player. He chose not to celebrate after scoring because he loved Manchester United. He didn't want to give any misunderstandings to those people.

Nottingham Forest's teammates didn't care what Beckham was thinking at this moment, and rushed over to surround him and celebrated loudly.

Even Donn waved his fists hard off the court to cheer for Beckham's key goal.

Beckham, surrounded by the crowd, still did not celebrate, and his face was still calm without a smile. After the crowd of celebration dispersed, only Van Nistruy hooked his neck and whispered in his ear.

No one knew what they were talking about, but only then did Beckham's face show a little smile.

The two people ran back side by side, and Manchester United's men had already placed the football in the middle circle. They were ready to kick off.

"David Beckham used his iconic free kick to penetrate the goal of his old club Manchester United with his iconic free kick for the first time when he returned to Old Trafford. This is really exciting! Manchester United scored two goals in the new No. 7, and his seniors did not show weakness! Nottingham Forest temporarily lags behind Manchester United 1:2 because of this goal, but this goal gave them hope of equalizing the score. Judging from the overall trend of the game, the significance of this goal of Beckham is not just to help the team get a goal back..."

Extreme Manchester United fans are still booing Beckham, while those not extreme Manchester United fans are in extremely complicated moods at this moment. Applause for him? He scored a goal from Manchester United, and the goal helped Forest get out of the predicament. The importance is self-evident. What about booing him? His mouth cannot be opened. After all, when he was at Manchester United, he brought them countless happy hours, as Keane said in an open letter to leave Manchester United: it was him who made the whole world fall in love with Manchester United.

It's really sad to see him running side by side with Van Nisstrui - they were both once a member of Manchester United, but now they are Manchester United's number one enemy to win the championship.

Van Nistroy raised his hand and waved to the stands where the forest fans gathered. Beckham, who was next to him, hesitated for a moment and raised his hand and waved it.

Ferguson sat in the coaching seat. When Beckham scored, he didn't even raise his butt. Was he mentally prepared for a long time? Or was he indifferent at all? No one knew what the stubborn old man was thinking. He would definitely not admit that it was a mistake to let Beckham and Van Nisstrui go. Because he drove away countless people when he was coaching Manchester United. As a result, some of those people were good, some were bad. Manchester United or Manchester United. The 18 championship trophy stood quietly in the honor room, representing that the club's status in the world is unshakable.

The game continued, and Beckham saved the team's future with a goal when the team needed it most. Now the morale of Nottingham Forest players has been improved. It is completely impossible for Manchester United to use the full attack to suppress Forests.

Ferguson also knew this well, so he asked the team to recycle it and no longer gave the Forest a space that is easy to use. The two sides were entangled in the midfield and attacked and defended each other. It seemed that Nottingham Forest had regained the rhythm of the game, but in fact the initiative was still on Manchester United. Because for the current Nottingham Forest, no matter how many advantages it has regained the scene, the backwardness in the score is still an undeniable reality. Once Manchester United shrinks, the attack opportunities that the Forest can use will be reduced sharply. As long as they deal with Nottingham Forest in this way, they will drag until the end of the game and win 2:1, they can guarantee that Manchester United will win the league championship this season.

After Tangen looked carefully for a while, he discovered Ferguson's intentions.

Manchester United recovered not because they were afraid of their own attack, nor because Nottingham Forest's offense improved, but because Ferguson was going to completely cut off the Forest's offensive route, forcing Nottingham Forest and Manchester United to confront each other head-on. Fighting a positional war and a war of attrition. When both sides were holding each other's control, time quietly passed...

This is not possible. If the game is really dragged to this point, the situation of Nottingham Forest will be very dangerous. Now there are nearly twenty minutes left before the end of the game. In another ten minutes, if the score is still the same, the Nottingham Forest players will inevitably become anxious. At that time, the game on the court will be out of the control of his head coach and move to an unpredictable abyss.

What should I do? I can only continue to urge the players to step up the attack. At the same time, he prepared a backup plan. He called Lennon and Bentner from the bench and went to warm up.

If it really doesn't work, just attack and give it a try.

To win the championship, Nottingham Forest must strive to ensure that it is not lost in the last time, and then score two goals from Manchester United. This is simply an impossible task.

Compared with the tense atmosphere of Nottingham Forest’s bench, the atmosphere on Manchester United’s bench is a little relaxed. After all, even if the game draws, the championship still belongs to Manchester United. Nottingham Forest must meet the conditions at the same time to win the championship. As Manchester United players, they have confidence in their own team. Teams like Manchester United were scored two goals by their opponents at the last moment. Such funny things will definitely not happen to them!

Beckham mentioned the opponent while defending Carrick. It seemed that it was just a slight collision. Carrick immediately fell to the ground, covering his ankle and rolling, looking in pain. Manchester United's team doctor ran up to diagnose Carrick after waiting for the referee's signal.

Beckham said he was friendly and stepped forward to pat Carrick, and then told the referee that he did not intend to do so.

In fact, everyone knows that at this time, Manchester United players will definitely fall to the ground frequently and use all factors to delay the game. The players of the visiting team Nottingham Forest have no other way except to remind the referee. Manchester United will not get overwhelming booing because this is their home court. Fifty thousand of the 60,000 support Manchester United to win the championship.

Taking advantage of this kung fu, George Wood gathered the big guy together.

"We have to find a way to score." Without any nonsense, he said straight to the point. "How about passing the ball directly at more points?"

Van der Fate glanced at him: "That would increase the rate of errors..."

"It's not okay to spread it around outside like this." Gareth Bell was standing on Wood's side.

"Frequent mistakes can also affect morale." Ribery agreed with Van der Fate.

It was divided into two groups so quickly, which was not what Wood wanted to see. He was about to speak, but Beckham spoke on the side: "You can pass more straight and attract their defensive attention to the defense straight and pass the ball on the right, and pass it to me at the appropriate time. I'll find a way to send the ball to the penalty area."

"Crossing?"

"Yes. Crossing."

"But both of their central defenders are very..."

"So they need to focus on the ball directly."

Wood thought for a while. He thought he could give it a try, and nodded and said, "I think he could give it a try."

This simple tactical meeting ended soon.                                                          �

Manchester United's free kick eventually fell at the feet of Forest players.

Pepe took advantage of Manchester United's focus on defense and focused on Van der Fate, Ribery, George Wood and others in the air, and suddenly dribbled the ball forward, forced a breakthrough and was knocked to the ground by Scholes, heading forward for fifteen meters and getting a free kick.

In this stalemate between the two sides, Nottingham Forest indeed strengthened the pass directly, which even fools could see. They were thinking about finding the gap behind Manchester United's defense line. Even if they might be intercepted in the middle, the players of the Forest team were insisting on trying to pass directly.

It's not completely useless.

Arshavin received a straight pass from Van der Fate and almost scored. Fortunately, Ben Foster was focused and blocked Arshavin's shot angle in time, which shocked a group of Manchester United fans to jump out of their seats.

Manchester United quickly responded to Forest's tactical adjustments, and they strengthened their defenses against Van der Fate and Ribery, as well as George Wood's passes in front of their own penalty area.

In this case, Beckham on the right was emptied.

As soon as Van der Fate gets the ball, Osheim will rush up to him regardless of everything, interfere with him, prevent him from having the opportunity to observe the gap on Manchester United's defense line, and then send out a very threatening straight pass.

But this time, Van der Fate did not pass directly, and he flew and suddenly divided the ball to the side.

Beckham received the ball. Rafinha quickly stepped forward and drew from Beckham, attracting the attention of the Manchester United defender, thinking that he would pass it to Rafinha, and Rafinha would go to the ground or cut in. Just as Evra retreated, Beckham made a cross from the spot!

Without giving Manchester United's defense any chance to adjust, Beckham's cross flew over the defenders like a precisely guided missile, and then appeared above Van Nistrui's head!

What an old friend wanted to do, Van Nestrouy knew before he passed the ball. When he saw him receive the ball, he always paid attention to keeping parallel with the defenders around him and was ready to rush out to grab the spot at critical moments.

This moment really made him wait.

Rio Ferdinand was outside helping to encircle Van der Fate and Ribery who were pressing on the penalty area line, and only Vidic looked at him.

Beckham's pass was so comfortable. Whether it was Vidic or Vidic or Ferdinand by his side, the ball was delivered accurately. When Van Nistruei took off, it was perfect, and the time was just right!

Van Nistruy jumped in the air, and he could feel Vidic behind him interfering with him, but the ball in front of him...even if it was interfering, it would be useless!

Getting rid of Vidic's pull, Van Nistroy, who was in the air, suddenly exerted force and headed the ball!

Swish!

Very relaxed...

"What_a_gooooal!! Van Nisstruy - David Beckham's accurate pass made him just jump up and shook his head! Some time ago, Nottingham Forest's attack seemed to be trying to attack the middle, which looked stupid! But this time, Beckham's cross and Van Nisstruy's tacit understanding changed everything! Nottingham Forest tied Manchester United 2:2 away! The second half of the game was so dramatic!"

After Van Nistruy scored, he did not celebrate with a cold face like Beckham. He opened his arms and ran to Beckham who passed and assisted him. A happy smile appeared on Beckham's face. The two friends hugged each other and were quickly overwhelmed by other teammates.

Don En excitedly made a fuss off the court. Who would have thought that Nottingham Forest could tie now when Manchester United led two goals? Do those Manchester United fans all started to celebrate in advance? Now you are asking you to look good!
Chapter completed!