Chapter 116 Tang En's Christmas Tree

Aaron Mitchel was transferred to the first team, which proves that Nikic's transfer work has officially begun.

Allen picked several teams with the highest bids and accepted their applications. As for Jikic himself, he had no special opinion on transfers. He is not the kind of loyal minister who wants to be loyal to the Forest team. If the opponent can offer better conditions than in Nottingham Forest, he will naturally not refuse. Mitcher, who is the same height as him, was suddenly transferred to the first team. He also knew that the leader did not mean to keep him, so it would be meaningless to stay.

The three clubs that Allen Adams accepted the offer are Newcastle in the Premier League, Hamburger in the Bundesliga and Villarreal in La Liga.  These three clubs all quoted 10 million pounds.   No wonder Allen came to look for Donn. It was really attractive to be able to offer 10 million pounds at this time.

The negotiations went smoothly, and finally Nikic chose Villarreal to go to La Liga. The team gave the best personal treatment, and they also had the strength to compete for the annual Champions League qualification.

Three days later, Nottingham Forest and Villarreal officially announced the completion of the transfer, and Nikic switched to a yellow submarine for 10 million pounds. The price of Donn bought Nikic was 10 million euros, but now it has become pounds, equivalent to 10.8 million euros. In today's economic environment, it is already very good to make a small profit.

At least it means that Tang En's vision is fine, and the person he bought did not lose money.

After Zickic left, his No. 9 jersey stayed, and Don gave it to Mitcher.

When handing over the jersey, he still said sternly with a stern face: "The number does not represent anything, and No. 9 is not a symbol of the main force."

Mitcher had become accustomed to the tone and attitude of the leader, and nodded, "I know, boss. I will work hard."

Tang En grinned, just pretending to be a smile.

Jikic left. He scored 21 goals and 25 assists for the team in two and a half seasons at Nottingham Forest, which was not ugly. However, his two seasons with the Forest were the two darkest seasons in the Forest, without a single championship or an honor. He came empty-handed and left empty-handed.

In the hearts of Nottingham Forest fans, Zykic's status is absolutely impossible to compare with forwards such as Van Nystruei and Eastwood. He didn't even leave any classic moments worth savoring, and just left.

Not long after finishing the transfer of Zakic, Bostock also accepted Fulham's loan contract. In this contract, Donne specifically destined to be a - when Fulham plays against Nottingham Forest, Bostock is not allowed to play.

This clause in the contract is not unfamiliar with La Liga, but it is rarely done in the Premier League. Don En does this a bit "shameless", but he doesn't want the Forest team to be beaten to the ground by the players he trained. The "tragedy" of Etoo's match against Real Madrid in Mallorca must not happen to Nottingham Forest.

Former Real Madrid player Pablo_garcia once talked about this clause, which he called the "stick clause". It shows how much he hates this clause.

Tang Encai doesn’t matter what his reputation is. As long as it is useful to him, it is good!

Fulham doesn't care about this. Anyway, they think there is only half a season left, so this time they have a chance to meet the Forest team. If they don't let the game go, they won't let the game go.

Bostock has a little bit of a problem - he hopes to give full play to his level when playing against the Forests to attract more attention from Donn. It is convenient for him to compete for the main position next season.

This is exactly what Tang En is most worried about... He is afraid that the players who are on loan will play with the mentality of proving themselves to their old clubs, performing more than 200% and becoming a star player in the defeat of the Forest Team. So this possibility must be strangled in the infancy.

Bostock finally accepted this condition - what if he doesn't accept it? Either accept it, or you can only stay in the team and continue to sit on the bench. Sometimes Don Eun is a kind friend. But most of the time, he is a hateful devil.

During the winter transfer period, Nottingham Forest sent away two players and did not introduce one. Don En believes that the current lineup is enough to cope with all the next games.

On January 16, Nottingham Forest challenged Everton away. In this game, Don showed everyone his new formation for the first time.

Moyes carefully studied the performance of the Forest team in recent games before the game. He felt that Tang En would stick to the offensive strategy. But he didn't guess that Tang En would actually change the formation.

All along, no matter how Tang En changes, he will always stick to some points: 1. Pay attention to defense; 2. wing offense; 3. Double forward; 4. Mid-back.

4231.  This is the formation adopted by the Forest team in the game against Everton.

The four defenders are Joe Matok, Pepe, Woodgate and Nkuru. This is still normal. But in the midfield, he did not set up a midfielder for the first time!

It’s not George Wood who didn’t play, Wood was not injured or sick, his condition was fine, and he was not suspended. How could he not play? It’s just that his position on the court has changed.

He is no longer a simple midfielder. He and his partner Thiago both move forward, and from a midfielder to a central forward. Don’t underestimate this change. The responsibilities that the midfielder and a central forward need to be responsible for are different. The midfielder focuses on defense, while the central forward is more responsible for the linkage between defense and offense. A greater role is needed in offense.

Although the Forest coaching staff has been focusing on cultivating George Wood's offensive ability since several seasons ago, his position has always been a midfielder. More requirements for defense.

Now that the position has changed, he can attack with ease. This is a rare breakthrough for Wood or the Forest.

In the midfield, he and Thiago were responsible for organizing offenses and also shouldering the heavy responsibility of defense. They can be said to be the busiest person in the team.

The "3" ahead of them are Cohen, Fernandez and Abanglaho. Cohen and Abanglaho are on the left and right sides, while Fernandez is placed in the middle, giving full play to his ability to pass the ball and shoot from a long time, which can not only complete the last pass for the team's offense. At the same time, they can also score by themselves. They are said to be front midfielders, but they are not organizational front midfielders, but more like scoring.

This is also one of the reasons why Donn uses Fernandez instead of Shahin. Shahin is slightly inferior to Fernandez in scoring ability.

Abonrajo will not surprise anyone when he plays on the right side, because he has played this position many times in Aston Villa, and it is not the first time he has played an attacking right forward in the Forest team.

The forward who was in the front was Ibisevic.

At the same time, Don En asked the two full-backs to actively assist.                                                      �

Although in normal training, the coaching staff has often let Wood play in the forward position, but this is the first time in actual combat. So the coaching staff of Nottingham Forest has always been very nervous about the progress of the game. They have to see if the content of the training site can be fully utilized in the game.

Wood was a little uncomfortable at first, and he always had to run back and become a midfielder. So Tang En shouted loudly on the sidelines and asked him to return to his position.

Retreat is allowed. After all, the central vanguard needs to take into account both defense, but if you are not allowed, you will not come up if you retreat.

Thiago took on the responsibility of organizing the offense when Wood was still trying to adapt to the new role. He used to play this position and could get into the role immediately without adapting.

At the beginning of the game, it can be seen that the entire Forest team tried this formation and tactics for the first time in the game, because they were all adapting...

Moyes didn't understand why Tang En suddenly used this tactical formation that his own players had not yet fully adapted to. But he wouldn't think about this kind of incomprehensible things. Since the Forest team has not yet entered the rhythm of the game, I'm not polite!

He directed the team to launch a rapid offensive in front of the Forest team's goal. Finally, in the 17th minute of the game, their forward genius James Vaughan showed his talent outside the penalty area. After receiving the pass from his teammate, he originally planned to break into the penalty area. However, he was intercepted by Thiago outside. Thiago's tackle did not completely stop Vaughan. He staggered and quickly adjusted his center of gravity. Before Wood came to tackle the tackle, he suddenly shot vigorously! The football flew through Akinfeyev's ten fingers like a shell and rushed into the goal!

"World Wave!" the commentator shouted excitedly, "When Wayne Rooney scored an almost identical goal in the game with Arsenal when she was still at Everton! Vaughn's performance has long forgotten about Rooney, as Everton's main striker. He has scored eleven goals so far this season! The future is unlimited!"

The goal ignited the atmosphere of the Goodison Park Stadium, and Everton fans set off blue waves in the stands, as if a storm was falling on the sea.

Tang En was a little depressed. This is the difference between a talented player and an ordinary player... An ordinary player can only raise his hand to surrender when facing the joint interception of Thiago and Wood, while a genius can seize the fleeting opportunity and shoot the ball into the goal from the cracks.

This is definitely not the fault of his coach...

Now that the team is behind, should we exchange for the 442 they are most accustomed to? With the current staffing configuration of the Forest team, it is not impossible to change to 442. Abanglaho can be a forward. Cohen can play on the right side.

But Don En said firmly, "No!"

4231 must persevere. He firmly believes that after the adaptation period, it will be Everton's turn to be unlucky!

The power of 4231 has been undoubtedly reflected in training, but it is just how to successfully exert this power in actual combat.

The key is George Wood. If he can't enter the role, it will affect the performance of the entire team.

Donn believes that Wood's football wisdom will not be that bad. After all, he is a local man Albertini is optimistic about. Who is Albertini? The midfield commander, who is famous for his football wisdom!

After struggling on the court for twenty minutes, George Wood finally gradually adapted to his new position. But he had his own understanding - he was not fixed in the central-range position, he was more flexible, similar to the traditional "box_to_box" player in England. He could perform well and active on both the defensive and offensive ends.

Such a player has a large range of activities and requires higher physical fitness. However, physical fitness happens to be Wood's strength, so he doesn't have to worry about such a back and forth. Sprinting will make him lose his physical strength in the second half of the game. This is just right.

Tang En laughed after seeing this scene off the court. Although it was different from what he had arranged, it was better.

Let him use the most suitable method he found to compete, maybe he will do better than all of us think.

Wood began a performance of running from one penalty area to another.

He intercepted Everton's offensive, he organized the Forest's offense, and he kept appearing where he was needed. He was energetic and looked like Superman.

"George Wood tackled Vaughan's dribble! Did he foul? No, a clean tackle!"

"George Wood's straight pass is so beautiful! It penetrates Everton's defense! Unfortunately, no one can catch it - it's too much force..."

"He tried to shoot from a long time, but he was above the crossbar!"

"Oh oh oh oh - George Wood!! He once again strangled Everton's counterattack!"

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Nottingham Forest's tactics are formulated with two midfielders as the core, and the core characters of two of the center forwards are naturally George Wood. Wood. Wood is alive, and everything is alive.

In the 40th minute of the first half, Wood intercepted Tim Cahill's ball in the midfield and handed it to Thiago, who was then assigned to Cohen on the wing.

Cohen made a cross from the wing. Everton's goalkeeper Tim Howard made a mistake in his judgment and did not touch the football, so he let the ball leak out from him!

How could Ibissevic let go of such a good opportunity? He threw away Joseph Yabo, who was defending himself, jumped up and pushed the ball into the empty goal!

This is the advantage of a double-center forward. You can counterattack on the spot and launch a counterattack immediately without delay, and you will not give your opponent the opportunity to counterattack in the midfield.

During the break, Don En affirmed the players' performance in the second half of the first half and asked them to continue playing like this in the second half. Everton could not resist the Forest team, which launched its full strength.

As expected, Everton resisted for a while in the second half and then the situation on the field was controlled by Nottingham Forest. The five midfielders were not good-looking. The characteristic of this tactic is to control the midfield and kill the enemy's counterattack in the opponent's half, while oppressing their defense line, pressing step by step, striving to gain an advantage in the field, thus turning the advantage into a victory.

He deliberately used Everton as an experimental product. Opponents who are too strong are afraid of accidents. Opponents who are not strong enough are not qualified to make experimental products, so teams like Everton are ranked in the middle, performing stably, and having the qualification to compete for the Champions League have become the best choice.

Poor Moyes...

In the 80th minute of the game, Nottingham Forest always beat Everton in the second half, the scene of playing in the game finally came to an end.

This time, Fernandez involved the running position and opened the gap. Thiago passed the ball directly and made a pass. Ibissevic successfully scored his 14th goal in the league this season, with a total of 16 goals.

There are four goals left before the bet to win. This is no problem for Ibisevic now.

In the end, Nottingham Forest defeated Everton by two goals from Ibissevic. But in fact, the real reason for winning was Donne's "Christmas Tree". The well-known Christmas tree formation is AC Milan's 4321. However, Donne's 4231 also looks like a Christmas tree, so Donne simply calls himself "my own Christmas tree". It is "unique", "the only one in the world", "the other 4231 is not called a Christmas tree formation, only my 4231 is the Christmas tree."

The game statistics show the reason why Everton lost the game - the ball possession rate Nottingham Forest is 50% long, the pass success rate is 79%, the steal success rate is 89%, and the shooting success rate is 14 times, and ten hits the target. Compared with Everton, there are only six shots, three of which hit the target. He is completely at a disadvantage.

At the post-match press conference, Moyes admitted this reality helplessly: "They have completely grasped the situation and they deserve to win..."

Tang En was very proud: "I'm very happy to see this kind of scene, and we won no doubt."

A reporter asked why he gave up on his abnormal behavior and spent several seasons of 442.

Tang En spread his hands: "Why? Can't the 2:1 score and three-pointer answer your doubts?"

"But your football style isn't it defensive counterattack and 442?"

"That's what you think.   The same style after my style - victory.   The only thing that wins and championships are my football style, and the rest are just means to serve this result.                                                                                                    

"For victory and championship, I can do whatever it takes."
Chapter completed!