Chapter 301: Volume 3: Red Forest Power (Part 2)
When the Forest team launched this attack, Villa coach O'Reilly was about to drink water. Because he was concerned about the situation on the field, he put the water bottle near his mouth and did not move. When he saw the football being pushed into the goal by Eastwood, his first action was to angrily smash the level in his hand on the ground, and he didn't even bother to drink the water, so he turned around and cursed. And his opponent, Tony Twain, rushed to the sidelines with his arms raised high, shaking his fists to demonstrate against the full-stacked stands of the visiting team opposite.
The fans who were still celebrating unscrupulously just now are all misfired now.
"...Freddy Eastwood told the Villa fans with practical actions that a two-goal lead is not safe!" commentator Martin Taylor expressed Tang En's heartfelt feelings.
In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. The two sides dispatched troops, especially Villa's coach David O'Reilly, who must have made a perfect defensive arrangement against Eastwood during the intermission. Gypsy never got another chance like they did in the first half.
At the same time, the forest team's defense led by veteran Hierro is solid, and Villa's Colombian striker Juan_Pablo_Angel (Juan_Pablo_Angel) and Peruvian star Nolberto_Solano (Nolberto_Solano) have no chance to make waves. Although he is old and his turning speed is too slow, Hierro's experience and early blocking still resolved several Villa team's offenses.
He is still Tang En's most trusted central defender, but unfortunately his physical condition prevents him from playing for the entire season... Perhaps Hierro was introduced a year late, and Tang En is doomed to be the greatest central defender in the history of the Spanish national team and Real Madrid. Among the defenders, there is only this short one-year fate - Hierro and the Forest team signed a one-year contract, and the Spanish veteran has no intention of renewing his contract - but what can be done, a year ago the Forest team was still there The First Division is struggling. At that time, Nottingham Forest could not attract the attention of people like Hierro.
The game reached a stalemate, the score was fixed at 2:2, and it hadn't moved for a long time.
Tang En began to make adjustments. He replaced the exhausted Albertini. The Spaniard Mikel Arteta, who was transferred during the winter transfer period, finally appeared in the league on behalf of the Forest team.
This is definitely not a warm-up for the newly joined team to adapt to the atmosphere of the game. This is a winner who needs to let him go up to help the team break the deadlock. Arteta knew in his heart what Twain meant by the substitution. He had been placed with high hopes, but isn't this always the case for professional players? He doesn't care about the pressure of those expectations because he knows he won't let his coach down.
I'm not a kid who needs to prove myself, I've proven myself in Glasgow, Scotland, and now I just need to contribute.
From Arteta's first touch on the pitch, that familiar feeling returned to him, something he had failed to find in half a season at Real Sociedad. He understands the football style here, he is familiar with the rhythm of the game here, and he knows what he should do every minute and every second on the field here... Maybe, wandering outside all the year round, from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, from France to Scotland , has already made him feel unfamiliar with Spanish football, but he has a slight affinity for the faster-paced English football?
Because Arteta played as a substitute for Albertini, he naturally had to take on the responsibility of organizing the team's offense, so more balls were passed to him.
After a brief warm-up and familiarization, Arteta began to pass the ball forward and actively participated in organizing the offense.
After giving a few good passes in a row, his confidence quickly returned. The Forest team's offensive began to pick up. Unlike Albertini, Arteta's dribbling and passing are more imaginative, and he will always make wonderful passes from places that others would not expect, and how short the pass is, the ball reaches his feet, and the Forest team's offensive routine will be different. It is richer, instead of blindly splitting the side and bottom, they can try to cooperate from the middle.
With 10 minutes remaining, Arteta and Ribéry managed to trick the entire Villa defense. At the front of the penalty area, Arteta did not pass the ball immediately after taking the ball, and seemed to be waiting for someone. At this time, Franck Ribery advanced from the left at a high speed. His move attracted the attention of Villa's right back de la Cruz. He had to retreat to prevent Franck Ribery from breaking through himself this time.
But instead of passing the ball to Ribéry, Arteta...
"Arteta! Direct pass! No, not Ribery, but... Eastwood!"
Arteta faced Franck Ribery, but passed the football to Eastwood who was diagonally behind him!
The Gypsy was originally in an offside position as Villa's defenders moved forward, but Ribéry's sudden drive forced Dela Cruz to drop back so that Eastwood was no longer offside , Arteta seized this moment in time and passed the football to Eastwood behind the two central defenders.
Faced with such an opportunity, Eastwood, who was in good shape in this game, could not be wasted. He turned around and raised his foot to shoot!
"Its_GOOOOOOOOOAL!! THIRD GOAL! It's Eastwood's first hat-trick of the season! Beautiful! Freddie Eastwood beat Aston Villa all by himself, he's the man of the game The best player of the year, deservedly... the best!"
Twain jumped up from his seat. This goal made him so excited not only because of their comeback, but because he saw Arteta's flash of inspiration and Eastwood's explosion. Such a rich harvest from a game, who is happy if he is not happy?
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After the game, Eastwood became the focus of media coverage. Compared with George Wood, the story of the Gypsy is also quite legendary, and the media soon discovered that there was another story between Eastwood and George Wood, which greatly stimulated the gossip of the English tabloids heart of.
Eastwood became a celebrity on Fleet Street, and the Forest team appeared again on the sports pages of many media.
Now Tony Twain's team has 43 points and is still clinging to Liverpool in front. They are evenly matched in points, and it depends on who can't bear the pressure first and loses.
The forest team has already begun to speed up, and they are going to challenge the strong players above them one by one.
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