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At first, the locker room of Nottingham Forest FC was noisy, everyone was busy taking a break or listening to music to relax. When Twain got up from the corner, he quickly settled down.
FirstHalfI won't say anything nonsense. Now the problem we have to solve is not how to defend against Barcelona's offense, but how to get into their ball. ”
When he said it, he turned to look at George Wood.
Some people turned to the back with his gaze.
"George, both attacking and defending, is it difficult for you?"Twain asked with a smile.
George Wood shook his head: "It's okay. ”
AverageTwain glanced at him. "What do you mean?" Is it barely ok, or is it easy? ”
"Mm."George Wood thought for a moment. "When you come back to defense, you may miss some opportunities because you are in the backcourt. other f lmdo not have much left. ”
"Multi-passing pass, stupid. Twain pointed to him. "You are running back and forth in the first half, just like the shuttle. I even wonder if you have any extra energy and time to look up and see the situation around you." Midfield organizers can be competent without endless physical strength. You have to look at the situation on the field, look at the movements of the teammates and opponents, and decide how to deal with the offense…The midfield organizer does not rely on physical strength, but on the brain. "Twain's critical tone is not harsh, but he lets everyone know that he is really criticizing George Wood, not kidding."
Wood nodded, and he felt that he was basically exhausted in the first half of the first half. How to organize an offense? This problem did not stay in his mind. He waited until he got the ball and then looked up the pass route. If there is a chance, he will pass the ball without a chance. Rarely think like Van Der Vaart. So far, most of his passes have been passed directly to the teammate's feet, not the front of the teammate. This kind of ball is not easy to make mistakes, but it does not create too good opportunities. Be aware that basically the attack that can form a threat in the offense is all such a penetrating pass. Always passing to a fixed foot will force the offensive rhythm to stop. By the time the opponent's back line is in a good position, it can easily stop an attack.
In the second half, he didn't have to run back and forth in the front and back, but he needed to put more energy into the defense because Nottingham Forest FC implemented defensive counter.attack. Not defending how counter.attack? Wood himself is the core of the midfield defensive. He is really not used to the other side when he is attacking. He is watching the teammates grab the ball and hand it to his own organization.
"And, although we are defensive counter.attack, defense is important. But if there is no counter.attack for defense, we will become completely defensive. "Twain hasn't let go of Wood yet, and he has raised his own criticism of Wood's defensive problems." "You have been a defensive midfielder for too long, George. Active defense is a good thing. But think about your own tasks first. What are you doing? ”He looked at Wood and asked.
Wood replied: "Organize the offense. ”
"It seems that you have not been confused. If you always keep defensive, defensive, defensive…How to organize the offense? You are just a person, not a monster that can be separated at any time. ”
"What should I do?"George Wood asked.
Twain Look at the rest of the locker room. Some of them are listening intently to their conversations with George. Some are closing their eyes and some are listening to music.
He coughed. Then said to George Wood: "It's very simple. Trust your teammates. ”
George Wood turned his head and looked around. He found that many teammates were watching him.
"Okay, guys!"Twain threw down Wood and patted the slap. Let everyone look up at him. "In the second half, we have to score. This is not at the away game venue, it is a good draw. The defense can't relax, the offense gives me a bit more daring…If I lose the ball, I don't want to see things turning around and running back. You can give me a place to grab the ball. If you can break the ball, you can attack it directly. If you can't get it, you can also interfere with their speed. You know how. do. ”
"The first half of the first half is still ok. In the second half, we put pressure on Barcelona too small, so that's not enough. In the second half, if the group of bastards think we have no spare counter.attack, give them a good look! ”
He punched his fist in the palm of his hand.
On the other hand, Rijkaard is writing and drawing on the Tactics board. He is telling his own people how to break through the intensive defense of the Nottingham Forest FC.
"George Wood obviously needs to organize an offense. If I were Toni Twain, I wouldn't let him continue to focus on defense in the second half, so that's it. The defense of Nottingham Forest FC will definitely be available. Their overall defensive formation is very good. There is no way to break the ground by passing the ball. Sidwell is not a threat to you, Messi. He looked at Messi sitting on the side.
"More breakthroughs in the second half. Break into the search for opportunities and disrupt their defensive formation. The overall fear of this overall defense is that one or several of the opponents have excellent breakthrough ability. ”
He euphemistically criticized Messi for being not excited enough in the first half.
This is true, except for the first three shots, Messi's performance quickly became dull. Some people may guess that he just recovered from injury and the state has not been adjusted to the best condition. But in fact, Messi is just because the expectations of the previous and the subsequent reality are too big, and some interest is gone.
After all, how can Sidwell compare with George Wood's sense of accomplishment?
Messi also knows where the problem is. I have to take it seriously in the second half. Anyway, for whatever reason, George Wood does not defend him, it is a good thing for him.
Recently, the media criticized Barcelona for just leaving "Ronaldinho dependence" and suffering from "Messi dependence." This problem is viewed in two ways. On the one hand, Rijkaard is incompetent, on the other hand, he praises Messi for being too powerful.
When Barcelona is on the offensive, everyone will try to give the ball to this little man. I hope he will make a miracle.
So since Nottingham Forest FC doesn't value me, I will let you regret it! His hands balled into fists.
After the second half of the game resumed, as in the first half of the first half, Barcelona wanted to score and Nottingham Forest FC wanted to score. The two sides attacked and the scene changed.
During this time, Nottingham Forest FC scored three chances to break the door, and Barcelona also had two chances to score in the hinterland of the Forest team. Unfortunately, no one is sure. Instead, the two Managers on the sidelines are scared enough – no matter which side gets the chance to shoot. Both will let the two managers' ass leave the seat. The difference is that Rijkaard just got up slightly, and Twain jumped out of the coaching seat.
After fifteen minutes of exciting offensive, Nottingham Forest FC and Barcelona realized that this attack placed their goal at a very dangerous level, as evidenced by the opportunity to directly threaten the goal five times.
So I chose conservative at the same time.
It's not surprising that Nottingham Forest FC is consistent with their usual style. Barcelona also keeps the counter.attack and people can't understand it.
“Barcelona wants to play Nottingham Forest FC defensive counter.attack?”The narrator was shocked.
Twain laughed at the seat. He knew why Rijkaard was suddenly conservative. After a while, he found that Nottingham Forest FC's offensive strength is not weak, and keeping some of the key games to help win. The manager of the world football, known for his artistic football and offensive football, had to succumb to reality and chose a more secure game defense in the face of his unsettled position.
What makes him happier is not the performance of Barcelona. It is the transformation of George Wood.
One of his favorite things about Wood is that he is very obedient most of the time. After criticizing Wood's performance in the first half, he made a targeted change in the second half.
He no longer allowed himself to struggle between offense and defense. From a certain perspective, he learned to "stand and play." Twain always emphasizes running and playing, but there are exceptions. As a midfield conductor, he hopes that his organizers will be able to have a general style and be calmer. And in terms of a midfielder, there is really no need to charge each time. More often they need to launch an offense directly from the backcourt. Learning how to judge the situation on the field is what George Wood must do.
The Forest team had three direct threats to the Barcelona goal, one of which was initiated directly by Wood and the other two by George Wood. One of his ribs passed straight to Ribéry's chance to make a shot in the penalty area. Although it was blocked by Valdés, Wood's 30-meter direct pass was still impressive – he was still in the middle. In the lap, the Forest team is attacked by the defender if he continues to take it. Barcelona's defense will be organized very quickly, so he will have no better way than the cross. At that time, he looked up and saw that Barcelona's defense line was still retreating, and did not have time to organize a defensive formation, while Ribéry was swimming on the side, but there was enough space in front of him at his speed…
He made a decisive pass and sent the football from the middle to the rib between Defender Milito and Puyol in Barcelona.
Take his power. The speed of football rolling is no doubt. Just like a knife-cutting butter, the football passed between two Defenders in Barcelona. The front is an empty restricted area. There is no Barcelona player and no Nottingham Forest FC player. Just when people thought that this was a mistake, the Ribéry appeared in the high-speed running behind the entire line of defense, he received the ball!
The next step was to shoot without hesitation, but unfortunately he was too aggressive and the angle was too positive and was sealed by Valdés.
But City Ground still burst into applause, namely Ribéry and George Wood.
It was the Twain who was on the field who saw this penetrating pass like a scalpel and couldn't help but stand up and applaud George Wood.
If George just sent the ball directly to Ribéry's feet, then Barcelona's Puyol would be happy to single-handedly with Ribéry, and the Force's offense would be forced to a dead end. The ball that passed to the front of the attacking player seemed to have dug a channel leading to the downstream of the dead water, and the whole attack was alive.
"This is the talent that Demi said from him!"Twain said to the people around him.
"Unfortunately, it is still too little. Chrislake shook his head.
It doesn’t matter. "Dang Dao. "It’s only occasionally flashing at the beginning, and now the number of flashes has been a lot. At last
Twain took his words, "At the end, it will flash, and it will not turn out!"
Wood on the court saw that Ribéry was a little annoyed after wasting this opportunity, but it was more exciting to occupy more of his heart. When he saw the football rolling out of his feet and passing through two Defenders in Barcelona, Ribéry was plugged in. That feeling is completely different from his shovel and shovel.What do I mean by that? One is destruction and the other is construction.
But one thing must be the same – whether it is destruction or construction, he is very excited after success.
Because of Wood's sudden openness, Rijkaard found that although there was no Van Nistelrooy, no Eastwood, no Van Der Vaart, Nottingham Forest FC's offense was still powerful. He is worried that he will be attacked by the Forest team after he continues to attack. Consider the results. Not losing the ball is the most important thing. So he ran to the side of the field and let the team slow down the pace a little, slowly.
As soon as he closed, the Forest team followed suit. Because Barcelona rarely plays counter.attack, if someone thinks they don't have the ability of counter.attack, it's a big mistake. Twain didn't want to "burn up" for eighty-nine minutes around his opponent. The 90th minute was defeated by the opponent's sneak attack. This stupid thing happened to him.
Messi performed well in the first half and also got a chance to shoot, but although he shot over Van Der Sar's ten fingers, he was blocked by Pepe on the door. This is the best chance to score in Barcelona's entire game so far.
Barcelona recycling. The real liberated person is actually George Wood. He doesn't have to put more energy into the backcourt defense. He starts to try to move his position forward. Sometimes it looks more like a front waist than a back. waist.
The game gradually reached the end in the stalemate between the two sides. If no one can score, the score is still 0:0, then Barcelona and Nottingham Forest FC will have to decide to advance to the finals Earth team through overtime, and it is impossible to decide the outcome in overtime. There is only one last trick – a penalty shootout!
No one wants the game to really go to that point, let alone the penalty shootout, that is, overtime, a great test for both physical fitness.
So in the last ten minutes of the game, the two sides again exerted their strength and launched a counterattack.
Messi is re-active, and George Wood has received more balls from the teammates. It has already felt like a "midfield commander tower".
This time, Messi broke through Sidwell. Directly transfer obliquely into the restricted area of Eto'o. Eto'o shot was saved by Van Der Sar.
On the other side, George Wood suddenly broke through the speed on the side. After attracting the attention of Abidal and Yaya Toure, they passed the ball back to Beckham. Beckham made the first pass, Bendtner pressed Barcelona's first high Márquez, headed the ball and was swept by Valdés and slammed on the crossbar.
When it came to the back, George Wood found that Barcelona had a strong shot against him, and he had a decisive shot at a distance of thirty meters. Although flying directly to the stands, Twain and others went to see that George Wood is really in the heart – he does not exclude being an offensive player.
Time passes by, the score is still 0:0.
Rijkaard had already stood on the sidelines and commanded the game, and Twain couldn't sit up from the seat.
He turned his head and looked at the big screen, time: eight minutes and fifty-eight seconds of the game; score: Nottingham Forest FC 0:0 Barcelona.
Beckham was a little tired. He decided to replace him. Lennon's impact might have a miraculous effect at the last moment…
Sidwell can also be replaced and put on Van Der Vaart. Fight at the last minute. However, George Wood will return to the defensive midfield position, and Van Der Vaart's initial status is not known. After all, there are not many events left for them unless they plan to play overtime. .
Forget it, George's performance has already made him satisfied. He can't bring a victory to the team, no wonder he is. After all, as an organizational midfielder, he still has a long way to go.
He called Van Der Vaart and Lennon back from the warm-up area to prepare them for attack.
George Wood came to the side to listen to Twain's two teammates, one of which was the team's original organization, Van Der Vaart. It took him only a second to know the idea of Toni Twain:
I don't want to play extra time, I want to solve the battle in the last few minutes, and my offensive performance obviously can't satisfy him, otherwise why should he change to Van Der Vaart? It is to take over from your own tasks.
What does this mean?
Explain that you have not completed the task.
Messi once again faced Sidwell, intending to break through and attract Pepe to defend, then pass the football behind Pepe and let Eto'o insert.
When he easily passed Sidwell and looked up, the ball under his feet was smashed by George Wood.
It will be nearly ninety minutes. George Wood, no matter how Messi made waves around the forbidden zone of the Forest team, never managed to pass him. Messi had almost forgotten what he once considered to be the most dangerous opponent.
So he passed Sidwell and he was full of Pepe. I didn’t notice the danger at all.
George Wood allowed him to look up and look at it. When he was under guard, he suddenly smashed out in the slash and shoveled Messi's foot!
Nottingham Forest FC didn't have time to respond to Barcelona. Pepe, who had originally planned to prevent Messi, just got the ball from Wood, and he intended to give it to others, but he soon saw that he had just gotten up from the hand. Wood is beckoning to him, and the action is hidden. But he saw it and signaled him to pass the ball.
In the face of Messi, Pepe made a move to take the ball and break through the front. Messi slammed the ball and then passed the football to George Wood, who was running ahead.
"He is the core of the organization, stop him!"Puyol shouted in the backcourt. It was basically Wood's attack on the whole game. The fools knew who was the most dangerous person and the most important person to solve in the Forest team.
This time I did not wait for the Asiana Toure, Xavi first rushed up. He plans to wait for George Wood to take the opportunity to break the ball. Or force Wood to slow down and turn around. Let the Forest team not make a fast break.
George Wood didn't mean Xavi, but he didn't mean to turn around. He watched Xavi pass the football to the foot of Beckham on the right.
Then he bypassed Xavi and continued to run forward.
Spirit flash Nottingham Forest FC started their fast counter.attack. Gareth Bale and Ribéry, who were replaced in the second half of the second half, moved forward from the left.
Xavi turned to look at George Wood's back, and at the same time glanced at the other forward-running Forest player and looked at Beckham, who was close at hand. He finally decided to wrap the ball-handling Englishman and George. Wood handed it to his teammate.
Beckham saw Xavi coming up to know what he meant, nothing more than two: breaking his ball, or trapping him in the same place, the football could not pass.
He didn't give Xavi the chance to complete the mission, and the first time he passed the football to the side of the slanting side. The person picking up the ball is not someone else, it is George who just passed him the ball!
He has moved from the middle to the side, and after receiving the ball, Wood has not taken a few steps, and Yaya Toure has also rushed over. All of Barcelona's defensive players have the same idea: either steal the ball directly, destroy the offense, or block the offense.
George Wood didn't give Toure a chance. He passed the ball directly to the foot of Ribéry.
Ribéry had to take over from Wood, from the left to the middle. When he saw him take the ball, Barcelona's defense line was tense. As Europe Football Mr., he can't ignore it. Whether it's a threatening ball or a shot, Ribéry is a good player.
Iniesta is not good at defending people who have to come up to prepare for the flank, while the person in front of Ribéry is Defender Milito in Argentina.
If Ribéry wants to shoot directly, Milito goes up and blocks. If Ribéry wants to break through, then Iniesta on the side can make him feel scrupulous.
Ribéry has neither shot. There is no breakthrough, he passed the ball.
The ball that was received by all the Barcelona players was George Wood.
Just on the sidewalk, George Wood, who has moved quickly to the ribs, just received the ball and Abidal posted it unceremoniously. Now it’s basically a little in front of Barcelona’s big forbidden zone. How can it be that this place is not tight and let the other party move freely?
Abidal forced him up, and while he was checking Wood, he stretched his foot to pick Wood's ball. Forced Wood to turn around.
Wood turned around as he wished, but he slammed the football with his heel to the back of Abidal.
"David!"
Beckham ran up all the way, just behind Abidal, not offside! Due to the insertion of Gareth Bale, Puyol was suppressed. So Beckham appeared behind other people but was alone in front of Puyol.
Abidal's focus on grabbing Wood's ball may not be noticed, but Márquez is clearly clear. Just before George Wood got the ball, Beckham ran far. When Wood received the ball, he suddenly rushed up.
At first, Márquez thought that Beckham was going to respond to George Wood's return, but he soon found himself wrong. Because Beckham didn't go to Wood, but walked around from the two. At this moment, he jerked forward and wanted to put Beckham offside. He didn't go to see the remote situation, Puyol he was still very relieved.
Puyol is clearly aware of this. He wants to move forward again, making the offside, but it is late.
Half a step, Beckham received the ball without being marked!
Bendtner and Arshavin, who had been interfering with Márquez in the past, nodded their hands and looked back at Márquez. They rushed to the goal!
"Be careful that he passed…"When Valdés had not finished speaking, he saw Beckham picking up his right foot.
Abidal panicked and turned to Beckham, and George Wood stood waiting to watch the show.
Márquez and Milito go back to Bendtner and Arshavin.
Valdés looked at Beckham, but the corner of his eye really focused on the location of the two Strikers in the Forest team…
Beckham is out. It is not the inner arc of the foot. Instead, the outside of the foot volley!
At the same time Valdés pounced to the outside, ready to stop the pass. Just flew out, he was scared to see the football flying over his other side. The speed is too fast, he even has time to turn around and look at the situation behind. But this is not a necessary thing, because he heard the cheers of the audience…
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" The ball is in! ”
Five passes ended the battle.
David Beckham fingered George Wood and screamed at him with an excited smile.
George Wood's outstanding performance in the entire game, as well as the continuous relay of the organization as a passing relay in this offense, made him the target of Barcelona's defense. Frank Ribéry is famous, he takes the ball and Barcelona doesn't dare. No one cares about the veteran Beckham who has been running fast. At most, it is only in the middle of the biography. Our defense organization is so good. He hasn’t had several chances to pass in to Bendtner…
As a result, Beckham came in and took a shot!
"Some people say that Nottingham Forest FC is a nursing home. Hierro walked the old guys like Albertini and Van Nistelrooy and Van Der Sar, and Albertini retired and came back to David Beckham. But who was the Champion Cup last year? Albertini this old guy! What about this year? Nottingham Forest FC fans can start looking forward to David Beckham! ”
The narrator shouted excitedly.
He said this is equivalent to announcing in advance that Nottingham Forest FC has received tickets for the Champion Cup finals.
In fact, there are still three minutes into the injury time.
Twain didn't have time to celebrate this goal with the people around him. He took the excited Van Der Vaart and Lennon and took the time to explain Tactics – he had already explained it, just wait for the dead ball to change. But now I have to change Tactics now.
The backward Barcelona will be like a wounded beast. It may explode at the last minute. If it is taken lightly, it will be eaten. Barcelona only needs one goal, equalize the score, and the Russian team will go from Russia. Nottingham Forest FC became their Barcelona.
Celebrate the victory. Twain replaced Van Der Vaart and Lennon, replacing Sidwell and the scoring hero Beckham. When veteran Beckham came off the court, he received a tribute from the fans.
Toni Twain, after cuddling with Beckham, gave a thumbs up to George Wood on the court, affirming his contribution to the goal.
He was afraid that Wood would have an idea, because Van Der Vaart did take over Wood's offensive command and he needed to do what he did best – defending.
Messi finally met George Wood at the end of the game, but he has been dragged down by the Forest team's overall defense in the previous game – just recovered from injury, how good is physical fitness?
Faced with physical metamorphosis of George Wood. He is "intent to kill the thief, unable to return to the sky."
Eto'o This speed-type Striker has limited space to play without more space. Henry? How many threats can he still get in the side of the Forest team?
Although the second half was up to five minutes, the City Ground sounded a dissatisfied buzz. But the sigh wall of Nottingham Forest FC did not show signs of collapse. The physical strength guaranteed by the rotation is evident at this time.
When the main referee blew the whistle at the end of the game. The entire City Ground, and even half of Nottingham, was covered by cheers.
Toni Twain went to the side of the field and tried to cheer and celebrate. But I was so cold that I was lifted up by the players around me and raised to the top of my head!
"Into the Europe Champion Cup finals three times in a row! Toni Twain engraved his team's name in the history of the Champion Cup, in comparison with Real Madrid CF, AFC Ajax, acMilan, Juventus, Bayern Munich, SL Benfica, and those of the history's most powerful Managers! They are the first to do it in the new century…This is really crazy! ”
It's unbelievable. Too unbelievable! They really did it! ”
Toni Twain was lifted by the players on top of his head. Raise your hand and accept the cheers. Although he has not yet won the Champion Cup, he is now enough to accept the courtesy. Bringing a small team that has been obscured for nearly three decades to the peak is really something that ordinary people can do casually.
"I have to say…Toni Twain is still not flattering, but his results are that everyone is jealous. Those who criticize him, why don’t you want a team that you support to have such a magical coach? He had dug players from all over the world, and most of them were unheard of. And now, they have grown into the Nottingham Forest FC. The sapling grows into a towering tree! ”
"Wood! Wood! Growing into a big tree! Forest ! Forest ! Nottingham Forest FC ! ! ”There wasn't a Forest team's fans on the City Ground stand, and now they sang a song written for George Wood.
"Yes, Frank Ribéry, who played in the French Junior League, became Europe Football Mr.. Pepe, who once faced the ball-free kick in Portugal, is now the core of the Forest team's defense. Gareth Bale, who was almost rejected by Southampton FC, is now the youngest international and scorer in the history of Wales. Eastwood, who had only been able to play amateur football because of injury, almost became the main player of the Forest team…Of course, we can't help but mention George Wood. Who can still think of him as a layman who started to get involved in professional football at the age of seventeen? His performance in this game today can be played nine points! ”
“Why not?”Asked his partner.
"Ah, because he is still young, there is plenty of room for growth. His future deserves our expectations. I don't want to give him a shocking 11 points. ”
These players are surrounded by Toni Twain like George Wood. Celebrate the victory with him. Who cares about the mood of the Barcelona people?
Twain didn't even have a chance to shake hands with Rijkaard, who saw Rijkaard alone alone. He knew that Rijkaard's position was definitely not guaranteed. But he didn't feel sad for Rijkaard. He just looked at Rijkaard's back disappearing into the crowd and told himself many times in his heart:
If I lose the ball, he is the one at that time.
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