Chapter 160: Volume 2: The Sky of Nottingham, First Half (Part 1)

Twain knew that George Wood was born to be an excellent professional player, because he could faithfully fulfill the tasks assigned to him by the coach. As a defensive player, what quality is more important than this?

He asked Wood to protect Rebrov. Due to the constraints, what he said at the time was not clear and detailed. As a result, the kid quickly understood his idea, and he did it well. So good you can't ask him to do more. Yes, for Wood, you can't ask him to not only protect Rebrov, but also continue to stare at Okocha, and then take the ball to pass five players in a row, and then pass the football to his teammate in the face of an empty goal to complete an assist. ...

The premise of Wood's position is inseparable from Rebrov, and Gunelson took on Wood's original task-marking Okocha. Fortunately, Bolton's focus is now on defense, and his burden is not too heavy.

Kevin Nolan scored a goal in this game. He was supposed to be in good form, but he ran into George Wood. That's right, the Ukrainians are uncomfortable being entangled by him, but he himself is even more uncomfortable being entangled by Wood!

Not to mention that he can successfully steal the ball every time he defends Rebrov, even if he grabs it, he will immediately face Wood's close press. George Wood completely defended him like Okocha, making him unable to turn around and pass people, and the ball under his feet would be poked off if he moved slowly.

This kid is too fast! Not just running speed, but also reaction speed, kicking speed... all speeds!

And what annoyed him even more was that Wood did not receive new instructions from the bench, but increased the tasks himself. When Bolton took the ball and was ready to attack, as long as Nolan received the ball, he would go up and press, making them unable to organize the offense effectively.

"Kevin Nolan can't turn around! Although he is being marked by George Wood alone, I bet he must feel that he is surrounded by people!" Andy Gray commented, and he also started to treat that George Wood Get interested. "Ah! Nolan made a pass back, and Bolton's attack was terminated again... What Bolton's three defensive midfielders could do, George Wood accomplished alone! What an amazing young man! Where did Tony Twain come from? found him?"

"It is said that Wood himself ran to find Twain for recommendation. He had never touched football before..." Since Wood's outstanding performance in the first game, the media's attention to him has increased greatly, and his previously unknown information has also become more popular. They were gradually dug out. "What a genius..."

Mortensen in the stands saw Wood's performance like this, and remembered the last game he explained. This young man... He is no longer a rookie who made himself unable to reveal other details after playing in the first game. Tang En, who was on the sidelines, must be very happy to see Wood's performance like this, and he must also have a headache - how will he deal with the interest of various clubs in George Wood in the future?

You must know that major clubs are now paying more and more attention to defensive players, especially defensive midfielders. Look at Chelsea, Claude_Makelele is thirty years old, and they bought him from Real Madrid, why? It just lacks a sniper who can make crazy interceptions in the midfield.

Look at Real Madrid after Makelele was driven away. Although Beckham joined, the performance has not been improved, but the more they play, the more they go back. Without Makelele's running and intercepting in the midfield, Zidane could not attack with peace of mind. Pavon and Erguera also lost the barrier in front of them. The defense line directly faced the opponent's firepower. No wonder you don't lose the ball! When Makelele was in the past, he had never heard of Real Madrid's poor defense. Since Makelele left, the argument that Real Madrid's defense is amateur level began to appear, and it gradually became everyone's consensus.

This is the importance of Makelele, who is unremarkable, inconspicuous, doing dirty work on the court and earning low wages. When Real Madrid realizes that this kind of person is truly indispensable in the team, it will be difficult to find a replacement...because the whole world lacks that kind of good midfielder. Gravesen and Pablo Garcia proved to be failed introductions and could not replace Makelele's role in Real Madrid. It wasn't until the 06-07 season that Capello brought in three defensive midfielders in one breath - Diarra, Emerson and Gago, that he barely played the role of Makelele, and it was not always effective. The defense still requires eleven members of the team to do it, while before they only needed Makelele.

Mortensen was worried about Tang En, but Tang En didn't care at all. He knew that Wood would not leave Nottingham Forest for at least three years... because the Forest team was actively looking for a way to save his mother. Dunn knew exactly who Wood was. He believed that Wood also understood in his heart that he was able to achieve his current success because he was in Nottingham Forest, which was willing to give young players a chance, and because he met Tony Twain.

Changing teams at a young age, there are only a handful of people who can succeed in the end. Defensive players are not like offensive players, one mistake can kill your entire career! Forwards who miss scoring opportunities can wait for the next pass from their teammates, but what about the defensive players? There is so little room for error...

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The first half of the game gradually came to an end in the stalemate between the two sides. Nottingham Forest's attack in the last ten minutes put a lot of pressure on Bolton, but they withstood and did not concede the ball. This made Nottingham Forest very happy. depressing thing.

Tang En was already very satisfied with this. The most important thing was for the team to regain their fighting spirit and confidence. As for the tie before the end of the first half... that was an unexpected gain.

Nolan found that after he was blocked by the silent No. 33 several times in a row, he lacked confidence in facing him again! Now when he saw Wood, he wanted to pass the ball quickly, and it was the same this time... Campo passed the ball to Nolan, and then ran forward by himself, hoping to attract the forest team's defensive attention for Nolan. Unexpectedly As soon as Nolan saw Wood rushing forward with a murderous look, he panicked. He passed the ball back sideways, but Ivan Campo was no longer in that position!

Ashley Young easily received the ball "passed to him" by Nolan, and now he only has Simon Charlton, whom he has broken through once, in front of him!

"Pass error! This is terrible!"

Campo, who ran to the front, found that the ball had passed behind him, and quickly turned around to chase it, but it was too late. Ashley Young starts!

Simon Charlton came up to defend him, hoping to use his experience to get stuck, but he looked so clumsy in front of the agile Ashley Young, the young Forest No. 18 made three consecutive changes of direction on the run , shaking Charlton unconscious, and exposed his back to the other party. Next, Ashley Yang was naturally not polite, he went around from behind the opponent, and then changed direction and inserted into the penalty area!

Huge cheers erupted from the stands.

Now Ashley Young can shoot or pass, it all depends on his mood...

Bolton's goalkeeper, Jasklainen's first choice is to block Ashley Young's shot, and Bolton's central defender Hunter's first choice is also to block his shot. Ashley Yang swung his right leg and hit the goal!

Hunter rushed up, desperately slid the tackle, hoping to block the shot... But his opponent didn't kick the football, but suddenly buckled it into the middle. This not only deceived Jasklainen, but also deceived to Hunter.

Hunter, who couldn't stop the car, knocked down Ashley Young!

In the restricted area!

The whistle sounded!

"Ashley Young fell to the ground! This is a penalty, there is no doubt! The first half is coming to an end, and the Forest team won a penalty dramatically!" Martin Taylor shouted. There was a tsunami of cheers from the stands of the city stadium, and even the camera lens was shaking!

Tang En, who saw this scene from the sidelines, jumped up suddenly, turned around and hugged Walker who rushed forward tightly.

This is really an unexpected harvest!

"This is completely the perfect display of Ashley Young's personal skills! Tony Twain has brought another talented boy from Watford! Five consecutive changes of direction... Poor Simon Charlton, poor Tony Key Hunter, poor Bolton!"

Martin Taylor added for his partner Gray: "Poor Watford, for £700,000, they not only lost a good young player, but also added strong support to their competitors in the league."

The Nottingham Forest players ran to the new team-mate, hugging him, congratulating him and cheering on his performance. He brought a turning point for the team with his personal skills, this is the best way to integrate into the team!

The cheers gradually subsided, and Freddie Eastwood stood in front of the penalty spot with a football in his arms. He is the number one penalty shooter in the team appointed by Tang En.

He placed the football carefully on the white dots and backed away.

Everyone... everyone in the stadium stands, on the sidelines on the coach's bench, in front of the off-court TV, and in front of the radio held their breaths.

Tang En stood on the sidelines, his hands tightly clenched into fists, his knuckles turned white.

Eastwood looked up at the goal, and what came to his mind was the scene in Wilford in the morning, Tony Twain said to him: "Freddy, we will definitely win this afternoon's game, because this One game is the starting point of that future!"

Is that... the future?

You are a legendary coach and I am a legendary shooter?

sounds good!

"beep!"

"Eastwood runs up... shot! Center!"

Jasklainen misjudged the direction, he jumped to the right, but Eastwood pushed the ball to where he was standing... The football flew into the goal!

"GOOOOOOOAL!!"

The stands went crazy again, this time the shaking of the TV camera was even worse than before.

"YES! YES! Nottingham Forest equalized! Their relentless attack finally paid off! Freddie Eastwood, his fourth goal in three games in a row! Terrible killer, who now How dare you say that he is an amateur player with a broken leg?!"

After scoring the goal, Eastwood rushed to the coach's bench. His goal was Tony Twain who was celebrating the goal with the coaching staff!

Now I take your word for it, Boss! We will have a future like that!

When he was still three or four meters away from Tang En, he jumped into the air and rushed towards Tang En. Twain, who had just turned around, was caught off guard and was pressed down by Eastwood, and then more players rushed forward. Twain and the coaches behind him finally couldn't hold on any longer, and they all fell to the ground. People piled together, the scene is quite spectacular!

It is rare for a player to throw the head coach down after scoring a goal, and then all the players press on him, but it happened twice to Tony Twain... Seeing this scene, Taylor and Gray thought it was no wonder Mott Sen would say this guy is funny, it seems he is very popular with the players.

Mortensen in the stands was surrounded by cheering Forest fans. He laughed when he saw the "human pyramid" in front of the coach's bench.

poor tony...

The person who came out to save Tang En at this time was the referee, and the crazy Forest players finally returned to the court under his interference. And when Tang En was pulled up from the ground by Walker, the suit on his body was already wrinkled, his white shirt was dirty, a button was squeezed out, his hair was disheveled, and his face was flushed... Uh, it seemed dry. Something bad like that.

Seeing him like this, Walker couldn't help laughing.

"Damn it!" Dunn panted and waved his hands, "I want to add this to the team rules: It is forbidden to celebrate by overwhelming the head coach and building a pyramid after scoring a goal! My clothes!" He spread his hands to Walker showed his "tragic situation", but it caused even bigger laughter on the coach's bench and the bench.

He shared the same opinion with Martin Taylor in the commentary. He said with a smile: "I think Mr. Twain should suggest that FIFA prohibit players from celebrating in this way after scoring a goal, especially when the pressure is high. When the guy at the bottom was the head coach..."

Gray next to him couldn't care less about the live broadcast of the game, so he lay down on the table and laughed.

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The forest team who equalized the score wanted to pursue the victory, but the referee saved Bolton, and he blew the whistle to end the first half.

"1:1! Judging from the process, this first half must have dissatisfied both sides, but judging from the result, this is a very fair score. Tony Twain and Sam Allardyce will definitely take advantage of this The 15-minute intermission has been adjusted, let us take a break and look forward to a more exciting matchup in the second half!"

"See you in fifteen minutes."

Martin Taylor took off his sound-proof earphones, and he was suffocated by the hustle and bustle of the city stadium.

"The atmosphere of the city stadium..." he murmured, "... how many years has it been since I saw it?" The knowledgeable Taylor couldn't think of this question for a while.

"Hey, Martin! I think that guy Mortensen is right. Twain is indeed a very interesting guy. I have commented on football games for so many years, and I have never seen a player collectively call the head coach after scoring a goal. Under him! Tony Twain is so popular with the players, he must have cast some kind of magic! Just like Harry Potter!" Andy Gray, who had just taken off his earphones, was eloquent as if he was commenting on the game Absolutely.

Taylor smiled: "If Coach Twain knew magic, he wouldn't have had to draw with Bolton in the first half. With a wave of his wand! We won!" He waved his hand. "Let's go, Andy, let's go have a drink, maybe we can meet Mortensen. He knows more about Twain than the two of us combined. Whether Tony Twain can do magic or not is up to you." You'll know when you ask him."

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