Chapter 464 Volume 3 Red Forest Looks Like To Win

When Tang En walked back to the arena, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong at the moment.

He didn't react until he saw Rijkaard coming out of the corridor and then looked up at the sky.

He also looked up at the night sky.

The rain has stopped!

He widened his eyes and stretched out his palms, but not a single drop of rain hit his cheeks and palms.

The wind was blowing over the court, and he could even see the dark clouds in the night sky rolling away from here.

The quagmire that bound Barcelona was gone, and God's will changed.

"Damn it...Damn it..." Tang En, who raised his head, muttered.

The weather conditions that were most favorable to oneself became favorable to the opponent.

Without heavy rain, with the drainage capacity of the Stade de France, the stadium will soon no longer be as slippery as the first half. By the time……

This is almost unthinkable.

"Tony, what's the matter?" David Chrislak, who came up from behind, overtook Dunn and found him still standing where he was.

"It's nothing... let's go, David." Dunn didn't want others to know his worries.

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"Dear viewers, welcome to the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League final! The two sides are Nottingham Forest from England and Barcelona from Spain. It is now the second half of the game, the score is 1:0, and Nottingham Forest is temporarily leading."

After the start of the game, Rijkaard replaced the defensive midfielder Edmilson with "Little White" Iniesta. The meaning of this substitution is obvious, that is, to continue to strengthen the offense and completely gain control of the midfielder . Rijkaard believes that the Forest team, which is leading with one less player, will definitely continue to defend in the second half. In this way, it would be a waste for the team to put a midfielder in the midfield. The team's defense creates pressure.

Barcelona also besieged Notting Forest as they did in the first half, while the Forest team huddled in the penalty area to defend. Perhaps for the audience who like Barcelona, ​​this kind of game is very good, because they can see the performance of Ronaldinho and other stars, and see Barcelona playing against each other. They don't even need to feel sorry for Barcelona's defense. Worried - the Forest team has no ability to attack Barcelona's 30-meter zone.

Barcelona had an overall advantage, and the situation where Nottingham Forest was beaten to parry and had no power to fight back also made many Forest team supporters sweat. But Tang En wasn't worried about this at all.

Although the Forest team is on the defensive, only experts can see that their formation is maintained very well, the three lines are compact, and they have not been torn apart by Barcelona's offense. As long as the Forest team remains like this, Barcelona will have no chance. Regardless of their great momentum, it is actually just a lot of thunder and little rain.

Nottingham Forest played this tactic for two seasons, and now it is even more handy in the Champions League final.

"It seems that Coach Twain is determined to wait until the end of the game. This is a situation he is best at handling, even though the second half has just begun..." The commentator's tone was tinged with sarcasm.

Barcelona doesn't seem to have a better way to face the Forest team in the iron barrel formation. Ronaldinho wanted to rely on his personal skills to break through the forest team's three-layer defense, which has almost become an impossible task. With such a dense defense, Eto'o has no room for him to sprint and speed up to get rid of it.

Five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes... Barcelona is getting impatient.

There is one more player than the opponent, but the score is behind, and it is too late to start the game. In the face of this situation, there will be ghosts if you are not impatient.

Huge pressure is hanging above the heads of the Barcelona players. If they fail to win the game in the end, they will become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe. Because they are stronger than their opponents, they have more people than each other, and they have the advantage in the whole game, but let the Forest team win the game with a surprise attack.

Being the favorite to win the championship is not only a kind of honor, but also the affirmation of others, but also a kind of pressure.

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Tang En saw the Barcelona players getting impatient off the court, and the tense nerves on his face finally relaxed. This is a good sign.

As the game time goes by, as long as the Forest team continues to defend like this, then Barcelona will become more impatient, and Eto'o, who is like a powder keg, may choose to act recklessly by himself.

Pretty good! Twain likes reckless opponents and reckless forwards.

He is not at all afraid of opponents who play with their bodies.

The Forest team succeeded in stealing the ball and launched an offensive. Albertini made a long pass to find Viduka, the beacon in the frontcourt. Viduka won when he competed with Max for the header. He put the football to Arteta, who had already inserted quickly, and the Forest team turned from defense to offense.

Defense is not just defense. It is necessary to use counterattacks to continue to harass the opponent, so that Barcelona does not dare to press with all their strength. This is already a cliché. Even if Tang En didn't say it, the players of the Forest team knew how to do it.

Arteta's stop was not very good, allowing Puyol to counterattack, and then Barcelona counterattacked. At this time, when the Forest team turned to attack because of their right hand, the defense in the backcourt was not dense, and there was a lot of space that could be used.

Without hesitation, Puyol pushed a straight line and the football rolled to Iniesta's feet.

When the Forest players were all focusing on Eto'o and Ronaldinho, Iniesta burst out. After receiving the football, he turned around and shook off Albertini. Then facing Piqué's tackle, he deftly pushed the football away and jumped up to avoid it. Only Pepe and goalkeeper Paul Gerrard are in front of him at this time...

"Barcelona's chance! Iniesta...Iniesta! He passed two!"

Pepe's position is very reasonable, and he is very confident in this one-on-one. Iniesta saw that Pepe was retreating cautiously to guard against his surprise attack, so he did not choose to force a breakthrough, but shot directly outside the penalty area!

The football rolled against the turf towards the goal, and Paul Gerrard, who was so focused, finally caught the ball in his arms.

"Paul Gerrard blocked Iniesta's shot! It was a good chance for Barcelona, ​​but Iniesta's shot was too light!"

Pepe yelled from behind: "Don't give them another chance like this!"

But what's the use? It is impossible for the Forest team to stay in the penalty area and not go out within 45 minutes. They always have to attack and press up.

Of course, Iniesta's breakthrough just now may have been terminated at Albertini's place-if George Wood was in that position, he must have fouled without hesitation.

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"Tony, we need to fight back..." Seeing the thrilling scene on the field just now, Chris Lack reminded.

"Of course...if we have spare capacity." Dunn still insisted on securing the defense first.

"Leading by one goal is not safe..."

"Against Barcelona, ​​it's not easy to lead by one goal, David." After speaking, Tang En got up from his seat and walked towards the bench. "Freddy, go warm up."

Eastwood jumped up from his seat, flung off his coat and ran out.

After explaining, Tang En returned to his seat on the coach's bench.

Chris Lark smiled: "Are you ready to change?"

"No, it's just in case. I don't expect Viduka to score goals in front, his role is not to score goals, he is a nail, nailed to Barcelona's defense, so that they dare not act rashly. But if I wanted to make a change and he was the only one who could."

Chris Lark nodded to express his understanding of Tang En's thoughts.

The Forest team's midfield can hardly move, because the current defensive system is still well organized. If players are replaced casually, there may be loopholes for Barcelona to catch.

So if you want to change and make the passive situation less passive, the only place where you can move is the stitches.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Anelka who was sitting on the bench. The French striker has been silent since he was replaced, and he didn't communicate with others during the intermission. He sat alone in the corner, looking very gloomy.

Anelka is actually a good counter-attacker. If he is not the starter, then he should be Twain's first consideration at this time. It's a pity... Van der Sar's red card changed the fate of several people.

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Freddie Eastwood was warming up on the sidelines, his eyes fixed on the court. His full attention is on the game.

When he played for the West Ham youth team, his biggest ideal was to play a real professional game and become a real professional player. Later, in a game against the Nottingham Forest youth team, he was kicked and broke his leg. After that, for half a year, his only wish was to play football again, so he went to an amateur team.

Next, the future that he never imagined appeared in his life one by one...

He was approached by Tang En and became a real professional player. Played in the League One against Sunderland and played a real professional game. In that game, he scored twice and scored the first two goals of his career. Half a year later, the team not only successfully promoted to the Premier League, but also defeated Middlesbrough on penalties in the League Cup. As a main player, he won the first championship trophy in his career.

Today...he warms up on the side of the Stade de France. Will this much-anticipated game become another first in his life?

Now that the team is in a difficult situation, Viduka has only one tactical role in the frontcourt - to contain the opponent's troops, and cannot pose a real threat to Barcelona's goal. What is the reason for the head coach to warm himself up? He will definitely be replaced on the court, what will he be replaced on the court for? If it is still necessary to contain the opponent's forces, Eastwood believes that the strong Viduka can do better.

Obviously, if I play, it must be because the head coach is dissatisfied with the current situation, and there are more requirements for such a score. He hopes to let himself go up and score, to really threaten Barcelona's goal.

What should I do at that time?

Taking advantage of the warm-up time, Eastwood was thinking about how to play to change the situation.

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Iniesta's shot, although not a goal, gave Barcelona's players confidence, and they then launched an even more violent attack on Forest's goal.

Deco swayed the football across the front of the penalty area, and then volleyed with his left foot. Paul Gerrard pressed the football to the ground in a little embarrassment. Then Viduka tackled Van Bommel after losing the ball in midfield, and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Tang En was also dissatisfied with this penalty. Ever since Van der Sar was sent off with a red card, every time the referee made a penalty that was unfavorable to the Forest team, Tang En would yell at the sidelines for a while. This time the slow motion showed that Twain's anger made sense, because Viduka tackled the ball first...

Next, Iniesta made a direct pass from the middle, Ronaldinho was brought down by Pepe when he broke through, and Barcelona won a free kick at the top of the penalty area. His right-footed free kick hit Arteta on the wall and bounced back. Arteta fell to the ground clutching his stomach. Ronaldinho didn't mean to kick the football out, but volleyed the ball. , This time the football went wide of the goal.

Ronaldinho then tricked Chimbonda, who was defending him, with a fine feint on the left side of the box. This action won him huge cheers from the stands. After breaking through Chimbonda, he kicked a cross, and this time goalkeeper Paul Gerrard made another key save-he subconsciously raised his hand and hit the football, which missed the intended trajectory, allowing Eto'o in the middle to pounce. null.

"Paul Gerrard—ah! The tip of the finger!"

Barcelona's offensive was not over yet, and then Van Bronckhorst was pushed out by Pepe in a cross from the wing, and Deco's long-range shot was being firmly saved by Paul Gerrard.

The rain over Paris has stopped, but the wind and rain in front of Nottingham Forest has grown stronger.

"It's not good to be beaten like this." Tang En muttered to himself.

Chris Lark knew what Twain was going to do, he ran directly to the area where the players were warming up, and called Eastwood back. There is no time to waste now.

Tang En turned his head and saw that Eastwood was already standing beside him, but he still hadn't reacted.

Until the gypsy took the initiative to ask him: "Boss, is it my turn to play?"

"Ah...well, yes. Freddy, you come on the field to replace Viduka, single arrow...but your task is different from Viduka's. I want you to go up and score as many goals as possible." Tang En stretched out Index finger, "One, another one, and Barcelona will collapse."

Eastwood nodded with a smile, which was exactly as he had expected just now.

"I will, boss."

"Let's go!" Tang En slapped him on the back and pushed him out.

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"Nottingham Forest made adjustments. Coach Twain replaced Mark Viduka with Freddie Eastwood! This is an offensive substitution! It seems that Tony Twain is not reconciled to leading by one goal, he still wants to To pursue more goals and bigger scores! What a bold move, but the first to make offensive substitutions when the defense is repeatedly tight..."

"A manager who has been in the spotlight in England for his insanity and irresponsible behaviour, and he made us see that again in the Champions League final."

Viduka panted heavily and high-fived Eastwood, and Tang En shook hands with him. Eastwood ran on the field to convey the specific information of the adjustment to the midfielder. Judging from his gestures, it is to let the midfielder pass the ball as low and straight as possible.

The advantage of Eastwood is that its technology is more comprehensive, more flexible, and its qualities are average. The speed is not slow, the shooting skills are superb, the awareness is excellent, and there is a very threatening long shot. Letting him make a single-arrow goal is considered to be the best of his talents.

Within two minutes of playing, Eastwood grabbed a chance in the frontcourt!

This is really "robbed".

The Forest team drove forward with a big foot, and Max pushed the football back to Oleg at the front of his own penalty area. Oleg receives the ball towards Max, but his stop is a bit big.

The astute Eastwood ran towards Oleg when he saw Max jump up to head the ball. Because Oleg's position is the closest to Max, and it is also the most convenient direction to head the ball. Of course there is Puyol on the other side, but Arteta is not far from that place, and Max has his back to Puyol, and it is too dangerous to rub the header.

Eastwood's judgment was completely correct. Oleg received the ball, and because he didn't know the situation behind him, his stop was a bit too big, and he stopped a little far away from his body...

When Max saw Eastwood coming up, he wanted to remind his teammates loudly that it was too late. Oleg only felt that his body was put on a hand, and then he saw a yellow figure running past him!

The ball is broken!

"Nottingham Forest steals the ball up front! Eastwood, who just came on, grabs the ball from Oleg... His stop is so stupid!"

"Eastwood! Chance for Nottingham Forest—"

There were boos from the Barcelona fans in the stands, and these voices were intertwined with the cheers of the Nottingham Forest fans.

Max wanted to stretch his foot to block, but let Eastwood dial the ball through, and he had already entered the penalty area! Puyol quickly came from behind, closing in on Eastwood. Max was not reconciled to being shaken by like this, turned around and chased him back.

Goalkeeper Valdez quickly approached the near corner, blocking the angle of Eastwood's shot.

There were wolves in front and tigers in back, but Eastwood was surprisingly calm. He didn't give the Barcelona players a chance to complete the encirclement, and suddenly shot from a small angle——

"Shoot!"

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdez reacted very quickly. He jumped up and shot Eastwood's shot close to the crossbar with a single palm!

"Valdes - he saved the team!"

When he saw Eastwood's shot being saved by Valdes, Tang En put his head in his hands and almost hit the coach's bench. This is an excellent opportunity. No one thought that the opportunity would come so easily... But it's a pity that I didn't seize it!

"What a pity! Nottingham Forest didn't extend the score and Barcelona escaped. But it sounded a wake-up call for them - when they pressed hard to equalize, Nottingham Forest did not give up chasing the goal , They are still eyeing it! Tony Twain still wants to score more goals to seal the victory!"

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