Chapter 462 Volume 3 Red Forest Unexpected

Maybe after the game, Dunn would remember to explain to Anelka why he was replaced instead of Viduka, or someone else.

Because the Forest team insisted on playing high balls on the field, they needed Viduka, a powerful center forward with excellent header and strong body, and Anelka should not do this job. Eighteen minutes into the game, his more work was just supporting Anelka and waiting for an opportunity to make up shots.

Perhaps in other games, Viduka appeared as Anelka's assistant, just like the relationship between red flowers and green leaves, Anelka is a red flower, and Viduka is a green leaf. But in this game, when it was necessary to use high-altitude bombing to open the gate of Barcelona, ​​Viduka became a red flower, while Anelka inevitably became a green leaf.

Naturally, Twain will not replace Viduka, the main attacker, nor will he replace any player in the back line. The four midfielders are very balanced. They need to compete with Barcelona's powerful midfielder. One less person will Break this balance. After much deliberation, only Anelka can be changed.

Herein lies the problem.

This is a paradox.

Only Anelka can be changed.

But Anelka didn't want to be replaced. He considers himself the core and a well-deserved N0.1. Eastwood's nine-month injury gave him the opportunity to become the core of the team's offense. He seized it firmly and used one goal after another to prove his value and strength. The head coach trusted him, even if Eastwood, his favorite player, could not shake Anelka's absolute main position after returning from injury, he also used his own goals to repay the head coach's trust.

It looks beautiful, the generals are united, and the three armies work hard. They have created a series of myths: the second place in the league, the final of the Champions League...

Anelka finished second in the league and finished in the top four in the Champions League. If the Forest team can beat Barcelona "upset" in this game, then he will gain his second Champions League trophy. This time he is no longer a forgotten man, he is the core of the team and the hero who won the championship. He will usher in the second spring of his career, which is another peak of his...

What a wonderful future.

But all these bright prospects were shattered by this substitution.

In such an important game, in the home court of the team he played for, in front of those Parisians who had laughed at him, he was replaced by the coach only 18 minutes into the game.

He understood Tang En's substitutions so well - he was not an important figure in the head coach's mind, and could be sacrificed or replaced at any time.

Anelka, who has a eccentric personality, would not consider the factors behind this substitution. He only knew that he was replaced and abandoned at an important moment.

He walked past Tang En with a sullen face, without shaking hands with the head coach, communicating, or even raising his head to say hello. Just like that, he passed by the head coach whom he once called his "most admired" in the interview, walked straight into the player tunnel, and disappeared from the hustle and bustle.

Returning to the locker room, Anelka did not shower and change, but took out his mobile phone from his locker and called his brother and manager.

No TV cameras will record what happened at this moment, and Anelka will not mention it to anyone after the game, including Twain.

Holding the phone, Anelka appealed to his brothers: "I want to leave."

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Ten minutes later, when Anelka changed his clothes and returned to the sidelines, Tang En remembered to take a look at him, and then quickly turned his gaze to the court. He had no intention of taking into account Anelka's reaction and mood to this substitution.

With one less player in the Forest team, he had to change his strategy. Move the position of the goal back, try to stabilize the defense during this period, and even...he will keep defending in this game, defending until overtime and penalty kicks.

Nottingham Forest's stormy opening week was a thing of the past as Van der Sar was sent off. Newcomer Paul Gerrard is not a reassuring guy.

When the British commentators introduced him, they were amazed that under the forest team's strong appearance, they had such a fatal weakness-their bench strength was too weak.

Paul Gerrard made no more than four appearances a season. Van der Sar's stable performance has brought the Forest team the current results, and also made the substitute goalkeepers unable to find their game status. At this time, Tang En had no choice but to bite the bullet and let Paul Gerrard, who had little experience in the game and had no experience in the Champions League, become the goalkeeper of the Forest team to block Barcelona's shot. It's really a double edged sword...

"Paul Gerrard, this season's European Champions Cup for the first time..." Speaking of this, the British commentator sighed. "I don't think he is a player who can perform miracles and become famous in one battle. His career has been lackluster...I think no matter what the result of this game is, Coach Twain will have to seriously consider the issue of a substitute goalkeeper. As a league Second, they have a world-class goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, but the backup goalkeeper is only at the championship level, which is really unacceptable."

Barcelona took advantage of this opportunity to launch a fierce offensive against the Forest team's penalty area. In these ten minutes, the performance and situation of the two teams were completely reversed compared with the previous ten minutes. Barcelona created a staggering seven shots, while Nottingham Forest had none.

Spain's overlords showed what the real Barcelona should look like. The Catalan commentator also teased the Forest team: "They showed us what real English football looks like...haha!"

Viduka went back in and acted as a central defender with a header to clear the siege. What kind of offense can the Forest team expect? Ten people huddled in the penalty area to resist the indiscriminate bombing of the Barcelona people. The rain drenched their bodies. The yellow away jersey was stained brown and green by the mud and turf. The three colors were mixed together, looking extremely embarrassed.

"Barcelona's players have gradually adapted to the field, and they can already make wonderful cooperation and dribbling here that amaze the audience. This is the Barcelona we are familiar with!" The commentator shouted excitedly.

Just now, Ronaldinho used a breakthrough from the front of the penalty area to upset the Forest team's defense, so embarrassing! It's a pity that his shot missed the post at the last moment. Despite this, Barcelona's performance was still praised by the vast majority of fans, and they themselves were not as anxious as before. After all, the number of people was one more than that of the Forest team. The substitute goalkeeper of the Forest team was not strong. , they had enough time to score, lead, win...

Therefore, after ten minutes of indiscriminate bombardment, seeing that the Forest team was forced by them to shrink back, the front of the goal was now monolithic, and there was no way to speak. The experienced Barcelona slowed down their attacking rhythm. Instead of continuing to put pressure on the Forest team, they recovered slightly in order to pull out the Forest team's players and look for loopholes again.

The Barcelona players seemed full of confidence. They slowly played the technical football they were used to, and pulled the Forest players through constant kicks and admirable passes and cuts.

Watching Ronaldinho show off his skills in front of Arteta, but Arteta couldn't even touch the ball, really made Forest fans sad. At this time, everyone will miss the person who is already sitting in the stadium box.

If he was there, when Ronaldinho dared to show his footwork in front of him, the Brazilian must be greeted by a pair of sneakers with studs.

Before we knew it, everyone was used to thinking and looking at the game in a "George Wood on the court" way.

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For Demetrio Albertini, it was destined to be a Champions League final he will never forget.

In fact, before the final opponent came out, after the Forest team successfully entered the Champions League final, Albertini hoped that the opponent of the Forest team in the final would be AC ​​Milan. He wanted Galliani and Ancelotti to see what he could do at a high level.

Perhaps, he hopes to pay tribute to the team he has played for for 14 years in this way-in the finals where Wood was absent, he showed his best side.

But Barcelona eliminated AC Milan.

Before this game, Albertini fully anticipated the difficulty of the final. He knew what kind of team Barcelona was, and it was a giant at the same level as AC Milan. There is no reason to underestimate them, and with Wood's absence, he needs to share Wood's work with Arteta in the midfield. But when Van der Sar was sent off, the actual difficulty of the game was beyond Albertini's expectations.

He has long been used to the feeling of playing with George Wood by his side... When Wood is not on the court, he and Arteta share his work alone, which is still very difficult, let alone Wood used to be alone One person does the job. What kind of monster is he? Even Albertini, who usually has the most contact with Wood, would feel confused.

But now is not the time to lament these things here, Wood will not appear in this game, no matter what the reason is, and no matter how difficult the team is now, he will not fall from the sky to save his teammates. He was sitting in the brightly lit VIP box, watching the game quietly.

Therefore, this game does not belong to Wood. If you still think about Wood, then it is disrespectful to the other ten teammates.

This is my fight, my game, mine, Dmitrio Albertini's.

"Barcelona keep passing, they're not rushing forward. Nottingham Forest's defense is very tight and they don't have too many chances. Deco takes the ball, he does a feint of a breakthrough and passes the football away. Ronaldinho!"

As the commentator's voice increased, the cheers in the stadium stands also increased.

This bunny-toothed Brazilian is the new icon and leader of Barcelona. Everyone is happy to see the football at his feet.

Ronaldinho leaned sideways on Arteta, and he stepped on the football with his outside foot. This is one of Ronaldinho's signature moves. Passing, or dribbling, keeps the ball as far away from the opponent's legs as possible.

Arteta tried very hard to steal the ball, but Ronaldinho leaned on him, unable to exert his strength.

Just when everyone was waiting to see Ronaldinho show off his superb personal skills again, when Ronaldinho looked up to observe the movement of his teammates, Albertini suddenly killed him from the dead corner of his observation. He came out and stabbed the ball under his feet with lightning speed!

Ronaldinho shook his head violently, and he saw the back of Nottingham Forest No. 4.

"Albertini broke the ball from Ronaldinho's feet, Forest counterattacked! ... He didn't mean to pass the ball, he was dribbling, continuing to dribble, forward ..."

Even though Ribery and Ashley Young were running ahead, Viduka was also on hand to receive the ball. But Albertini did not pass the ball, he chose to break through with the ball himself.

When facing Edmilson, Albertini simply flicked the football to the side, and the opponent quickly came up and stuck to Albertini, preventing him from taking the football over easily. He's been cornered, but he's still dribbling forward.

Ashley Yang saw the captain running in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and turned to the middle. Cover for your captain's support.

Sure enough, after seeing Ashley Young's running position, the Barcelona defenders who were going to swarm up to the wing to intercept the Albertini ball, both Max and Puyol chose to stay in the middle, leaving only Edmilson and Van Bronck Horst went to defend Albertini.

No matter how the opponent interfered from behind, Albertini stubbornly brought the football to the left side of the Barcelona penalty area, in the area guarded by Van Bronckhorst. After the two people surrounded him, Albertini slowed down, protected the football, and waited for others to pull up for support.

Barcelona would not give him such a chance, Van Bronckhorst hooked Albertini to the ground cleanly.

Of course, the referee also called him a foul cleanly.

Van Bronckhorst shrugged and stepped back. Albertini stood up from the ground and beckoned the players to come up. This was an opportunity for the Forest team to attack. The set piece was repeatedly rehearsed before the game and was specially used to deal with one of Barcelona's most powerful weapons.

"In the 38th minute, a free kick from outside the penalty area, this is Nottingham Forest's chance, and it's a chance that Albertini dribbled the ball for more than 40 meters. Let's see...how the result is."

The commentator fell silent, and players from both sides were concentrating on the penalty area. Barcelona's players were busy defending, while Forest's players mixed into the penalty area to wait for an opportunity to score.

Arteta wanted to take the free kick, but Albertini refused. He wants to seize the opportunities he creates for himself.

Viduka, Pepe, Piqué, the forest team's best header players, rushed to the goal, and suddenly felt like they stood out from the crowd. In comparison, Barcelona's tallest Max was sandwiched between them, like a poor hot dog.

This is a very common foul. The Barcelona players don't think that the forest team can do anything without one person. The defense in the penalty area seems a little loose, and the two-person wall in front of the ball is not very close. .

Albertini took a closer look at the situation in the penalty area, stepped back and prepared to take the penalty.

He didn't make a run-up, kicked on the spot, and the football flew around the ineffective wall formed by the two players and flew towards the Barcelona goal.

When the football flew up, Barcelona's defensive players didn't even run much, they saw a yellow figure in the penalty area flashing across Barcelona's goal like lightning!

"Pepe! Ah-ah! GOOOOAL! GOOOOOAL!! GOOOOOOAL--"

Facing the header from the tall central defender who suddenly came up from behind, Valdes didn't react at all. He just jumped, then turned his head and sent the football flying into the goal he was guarding!

Puyol was deceived by Albertini's arc kick. He thought the football would fly in, so he rushed towards the goal. Unexpectedly, the football hung an arc halfway and flew outside, just in Puyol. The defensive area that Joel is in charge of. When he saw Pepe jumping in from behind to hit the goal with a header, and then turned around and jumped back to block it, it was too late, he was a head shorter than Pepe!

"Pepe! This season, Tony Twain used the special genius clause to obtain a labor permit from the FA. The Brazilian central defender finally got Twain rich rewards. He proved himself with this goal. A well-deserved 'special talent'!"

"Nottingham Forest, who were playing with ten players, scored the first goal and they took the lead! It's unbelievable!"

"Oleg should be responsible for the conceded goal! He didn't notice Pepe who was in the back at all. It is not wise to let Puyol fight for the header."

"Aha! This is Tony Twain's team, they will never admit defeat! When everyone is not optimistic about them, they can explode with shocking energy! 1:0, our team from England took the lead Barcelona! And there are only ten of them!"

The commentators from all over the world became excited. After waiting for 38 minutes, they finally got the first goal of this final. What they didn't expect was that it came from Nottingham Forest, who was one player behind and was at a disadvantage. ...

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