Chapter 54: The first half of overtime

When Real Madrid got a penalty, Shania in the Bernabeu VIP box kept holding her hands together, putting her chest, lowered her head and muttering to herself. Her beautiful face turned pale and her forehead was covered in sweat. Although she closed her eyes, her long eyelashes were still trembling slightly.

"Lord, merciful and omnipotent Lord, I do not ask you to forgive my sins, nor do I pray to you for wealth. I only wish my husband good health and good health forever..."

She closed her eyes and kept murmuring like this. As for what happened on the court, she had long been no longer concerned. She just wanted her husband to finish this game safely. Whoever wants to take the championship or something will take it!

Just as Shania kept praying, Don Eun was sitting in the coaching seat, lowering his head to calm his emotions. He could feel his heartbeat very fast, and he had to let the frequency of this heartbeat drop. He knew it would be impossible to end the game within ninety minutes.

He still has two substitutions. Now he is glad that he replaced Shahin with Kompani before and formed a formation of three central defenders. Even if Pepe was sent off, there were still two central defenders, and the defense line was not obviously short of people.

Real Madrid still has a substitution quota, and they are better physically than them. Should I try my best to attack and defeat Real Madrid in the 30-minute overtime, or should I defend against Real Madrid to the end and drag the finale to the penalty kick?

Tang En doesn't want to scold the referee now, he doesn't have that time - of course he has to scold him. If it weren't for this referee, he could now start to consider how to go on stage to receive the prize. But if he wants to scold him after the game, he will scold him no matter if he loses or wins. He won't give him any face at that time, even if Evan Doggetty comes to persuade him, he will not recognize him.

Don En thought for a while and decided to continue looking for a chance to score in overtime. He would never retreat. He wanted Real Madrid to know that even if the Nottingham Forest was missing, it would be a tough problem for them!

After equalizing the score, Real Madrid's morale was high. After the game started again, they launched a tide-like offensive on the Forest's goal. Nottingham Forest had only one person missing, it could only fully recover on the field, and even gave the 30-meter area to Real Madrid. They just wanted to defend until the end of the game.

Nottingham Forest's defense was not blown out. Real Madrid's morale was high. They did not get any chance to win. Five-minute injury time passed in a blink of an eye, and the referee finally blew the whistle to the end of the ninety-minute game in a boo.

Before overtime, both sides had only five minutes of rest time, so when they walked back to the locker room, they were basically gone. So everyone stayed in the stadium to rest. The players of the two teams gathered in front of their coach seats, enjoying the massage and relaxing, while listening to the head coach's tactics of arranging overtime.

The players of Nottingham Forest sat in a circle, and Don squatted in the center of the circle. He looked left and right.

The players seemed a little tired, but they were angry because they were treated unfairly. So they were not so obvious.

"I feel relieved to see you have such expressions." Tang En nodded.

He was right. If he saw a group of dejected players, then this overtime would be difficult to play. He had to arrange additional overtime tactics. Fortunately, there is no need now.

"We have one missing person, but it doesn't matter. This is not a reason to let us give up the game. I believe you don't want to give up this game, right?"

"No!" someone replied loudly.

"Who the fuck wants to give up the game? I want to give Real Madrid some greatness!"

"Not bad. We want to give them some excellence!" Tang En clenched his fists and waved them in front of the players. "There are thirty minutes left! I ask you not to stick to it, and press it out appropriately and impact their defense line. Try to get them in overtime!"

"We have to change some new forces to go up. Bentley, please take a break."

Bentley, who was called to his name, was a little unwilling to give up, but he could not refute the boss's arrangement. He could only nod his head lightly.

Mok, who was warming up, was called back. This was his first time playing in the Champions League final. He was a little excited and was not very honest while sitting on the ground.

"Mok, your mission on the field is to harass the opponent's defense and cause trouble for them.  If you have time to get the ball, you can break through.   If you don't have time to pass the ball again.   Your physical strength is better than their Marcelo, this is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Mok nodded vigorously.

Don Eun glanced at him and continued, "If Mitcher is in the penalty area, you will pass the ball to him after you break through, and I don't care how it passes it. In short, you have to send the football to him, and you can do whatever you want on your head or feet."

Mok continued to nod. If he sticks his tongue out again, he will be a loyal hound.

"On the defense line, our full-backs slightly reduce the number of assists - at least in the first half. Our plan is to continue to defend and counterattack in the first half of overtime, focusing on defense. Let Real Madrid attack first and consume their physical strength. Save us. You must defend these fifteen minutes. You must definitely not concede the ball. This is the key, you must remember. Next. We will start the offense again in the second half. Don't hesitate when it's time to attack, boldly invest the troops, and the full-backs must also boldly step forward. Although we practiced the penalty yesterday... I don't want to see this scene. If they can be solved within 120 minutes, don't be polite!"

Tang En punched the palm of his hand.

"George and Fernando, you should take turns to participate in the offense in overtime. Nouri was replaced, and the task of organizing the offense can only be handed over to you."

"Okay, boss." Gago responded.

Wood just nodded.

The tactics were basically arranged, and Donn paused, with only a few left in five minutes.

"Okay, guys. This is the last thirty minutes, the last thirty minutes of a season. We have been treated unfairly just now, but I heard from me that the best way to retaliate against such injustice is not to siege the referees on the court, but to slap them with victory! When we win, we will be fine no matter what we say. You want to revenge on them. Then win the game first!"

"If you are tired, just grit your teeth and hold on! I don't want to see anyone get discouraged at this time. You must know that you are a whole and an indispensable whole. Any of you give up the word first will cause great trouble to your teammates..."

Speaking of this, Tang En suddenly remembered that Pepe, who was sent off for impulse, was he considered giving up first?

Tang En looked at the players in front of him. Some of them were already exhausted because they had run for more than 90 minutes. The Forest team had one less person than Real Madrid, and in the next thirty minutes of the game, they would definitely be more tired than Real Madrid. He was really worried that the team's physical fitness would collapse at the last moment.

"Uh..." He scratched his head and his hair was messy. "Pepe's fate was an accident..." He was worried that the players would push the blame to Pepe in their hearts. "An irreversible accident. Do you remember what I said before the game? Compared with Real Madrid, we are a whole. Now there is one person missing in this whole, what should I do? It's very simple." He spread his hands, "Everyone of you who are still on the court has to run a little more distance than usual, do more things than usual, and accumulate every little distance and some things!" Tang En stretched out his hand as if he had grabbed something, and then pinched it hard.

"We are still eleven people with them!"

This last sentence makes everyone's blood flowing up. They just felt that the game was difficult because they were missing one person and suddenly regained their confidence. The boss said that, as long as each of us runs a little more than usual. Do more, then will not make up for the loophole of Pepe being sent off and one person missing?

What is team spirit?

At this moment, they experienced it personally.

This is team spirit!

Tang En looked back at the corridor, where he caught sight of Pepe. The boy did not go back to the locker room, and was still on the sidelines to pay attention to everything happening on the court.

Although his impulse caused the team to be in trouble, he couldn't blame him, and he had to make the team unable to put the blame on him. The Forest team must unite, otherwise they would not be able to reach the top of Europe and become the great Triple Crown.

Chris Lak came over: "Tony. Time is up..."

Then Tang En stood up from the ground, "Go on the court, guys. Don't forget that you are eleven now... no, twelve... not right." Tang En thought about it, "The coach's seat, the bench, the fans in the stands, and the Nottingham Forest fans who can't come to Madrid and can only watch this game in front of the TV. They are with you. The number of people in your land is far more than Real Madrid. What else should I be afraid of? Guys? The people who should be afraid of should be them!" Tang En pointed to the Real Madrid players who were also getting up to prepare for the game.

The players all laughed, and they really had nothing to worry about. The psychological impact Pepe had on them had long disappeared.

"Okay, come on the court to teach them a lesson!" Tang En clapped his hands and walked off the court.

He saw Pepe again, who was looking at him. The rules did not allow him to return to the stadium, even on the sidelines. He could only be at the entrance of the corridor. He was like a thief.

If Pepe had calmed down at the beginning, he would have done so himself now.

After the overtime starts, Real Madrid players are in high morale and siege the Forest goal. It seems that the excitement of equalizing the score has not passed. Tang En is not in a hurry, just watching Real Madrid besiege the Forest goal from the sidelines.

This is all his expectations.   There is basically this trend in overtime - you attack halftime and I attack halftime.

In the first half, Nottingham Forest had to withstand Real Madrid's offensive, even if the scene was ugly, it wouldn't matter.

During this period, Real Madrid's offensive was thriving, and once he kicked the football on the Forest's goal post and almost entered the goal.

Another time, after Ronaldo broke through Rafinia, he chose a small angle to shoot directly. The football hit the side network, which made the TV broadcaster and the fans think the ball had entered. There were huge cheers in the stands, and the commentator blurted out: "The ball has entered!"

At that moment, Tang En could feel his heart stop beating. Fortunately, he soon found that Ronaldo held his head with his hands, looking very upset.

"..." Tang En cursed weakly. "Why are you so excited to hit the border net..."

In the first half, Nottingham Forest was difficult to score Real Madrid's half. Real Madrid pressed all the way. Amid the shouts of home fans and everyone's voices, one after another, attacking the Forest's goal.

Real Madrid fans in the stands shouted collectively: "Lalala! The magical Huanito! Lalala! The magical Huanito!!"

This shout that should have been remembered in the seventh minute of each game, and it rang again in the seventh minute of overtime. Real Madrid fans obviously also let go of their previous arrogant mentality and thought it would be easy to deal with Nottingham Forest. Now they need the spiritual help of Vanito.

Juan Vanito was once the No. 7 of Real Madrid. In the 1970s and 1980s, Vanito's fighting spirit was a spiritual symbol of Real Madrid at that time. He always fought at the last moment and never gave up. In order to win, he dared to kick the lineman and punch Matteus... Later, he died in a car accident in 1992. Real Madrid Club held a grand funeral at the King level for him. Before him, only the great chairman, Mr. Santiago Bernabeu, had enjoyed such funeral treatment.

At this moment, Real Madrid fans felt danger. They knew that the enemy in front of them could not be defeated by showing off their feet, heel passes and the artist's temperament. Premier League teams always have a fighting spirit that can make their opponents feel scared.

Real Madrid fans want Nottingham Forest to know that we Real Madrid only have artists, they can only play with fancy foot techniques. We are also bloody and we will fight!

Gago took the ball in the midfield and took a slower foot. He was immediately pulled down by Higuain from behind.

Gago, who fell to the ground, raised his hands to the referee to signal the other party to commit a foul. Higuain had already run back quickly, and the background reminded people of George Wood - he always protested and turned around and ran away after the foul.

It seems that Higuain, a good baby, was also red in his eyes.

The Spanish commentator also completely put aside the position that the commentator should be fair and fair, and kept cheering Real Madrid during the commentary.

"Come on Madrid! Nottingham Forest made a pass mistake! This is a good opportunity... Oh, it's stopped! It's a pity to be hugged by Akinfeyev!"

"There are five minutes left before the first half of overtime... Real Madrid is now besieging Nottingham Forest's goal... This is a handball! Why doesn't the referee judge? This is obviously a foul!"

"George Wood knocked down Ribery. He should have received a red card! Even if it was a yellow card, he was sent off! Nottingham Forest's football is so ugly!"

"If the Forest team really wins the championship, I can only say that such a championship is absolutely not convincing. Look at their performance in these ten minutes! All of them are retracted to defend in the penalty area. Should football be like this? There are constant fouls... If you ask me to describe this final, I can only say: 'Ankle, ankle, ankle, ankle, ankle, ankle!' What else? It's gone!"

"Intentionally hurt people. Attacking the lineman, dirty and obscene tactical arrangement, if such a team wins the European Champions League, it would be an insult to the Champions League with the highest honor!"

These indignant Spanish commentators almost called Don En a bitch-raising bastard.

On the other hand, England's commentators were worried about the future of Nottingham Forest. Real Madrid's offensive is too strong, and Don Eun blindly defends. Not to mention that he can't defend the team, it will also seriously damage the team's morale.

"I always think the Forest team should strike back appropriately, but look at them now that they can't even get through the midfield..."

"After all, this is the Bernabeu. Don En should not underestimate the energy of Real Madrid in this stadium. Now Real Madrid has been forced into a desperate situation. Listen to the shouts of Real Madrid fans in the stands... What are they shouting? Vanito! This is a famous tough guy in Real Madrid's history!"

"I'm worried about Tony Don't's heart. Can he still stand in the face of this offensive?"

In fact, Tang En is not only able to stand firm, but also stands steadily. Although Real Madrid's offensive is very fierce, Tang En keenly saw that there are not many times they can truly threaten the goal in their offense. This is how the so-called thunder is loud and the rain is small.

As the first half time is over, if Real Madrid cannot score, they will be in trouble in the second half. They have consumed too much energy and their momentum is gradually declining.

Tang En had a sneer on his face. He finally heard the referee's whistle.

"The first half of the overtime game is over, and Tony Don't have a rest! Both sides don't rest.   The 15-minute contest in the second half is directly held.  In a sense, this is the last fifteen minutes that determines the title. If neither side can score, it will be a penalty kick! Before the game, Real Madrid was considered to be stronger than Nottingham Forest and deserved victory, but the final was dragged to the 105th minute. I admit that I was a little surprised."

"I still don't like Forest.   After fifteen minutes, how much physical strength does the Forest team have left one person? This is a very noteworthy question.   Michel obviously also saw it.   Every player of Forest team in the first half of overtime was running desperately to make up for Pepe's disadvantage after leaving the court.   Nottingham Forest has not conceded the ball so far, which is also related to the efforts of their players.                                                                                                                                                                                             

The commentators made predictions for the second half of the overtime, and none of them were optimistic about the exhausted Nottingham Forest.

Even an iron man like George Wood went to the sidelines while both sides changed sides to ask for water to drink.   It seemed that he was exhausted, and his jersey was like it had just been fished out of the water, gasping for breath, constantly filling water into his mouth.

"George." Tang En leaned over, not very close to him in order not to attract attention.

Wood heard the head coach's whisper, and he turned his head to look at Done.

"Uh..." Tang En scratched his hair, "I have always had a problem, I have been holding it in my heart for ten years."
To be continued...