Chapter 788: Volume Six, Crimson, Unexpected Situation

In the locker room of the visiting team during the intermission, the players are taking the time to rest, replenish water, and wipe off the sweat with towels. Tang En was speaking on the sidelines.

"One goal lead is not enough. You were completely suppressed by Manchester United for a short period of time in the first half. Have you been suppressed by Manchester United?" Dunn walked up and down in the locker room, surrounded by busy players, but they were indeed listening to what Tang En said.

"Every time we attack the frontcourt, we always try to threaten Manchester United's goal in the simplest and most direct way. What is the result? The turnover rate is too high, resulting in losing the ball too quickly, and our people have to retreat just after going up. As I said, in this game against Manchester United, we have to change the habit of preferring direct passes. Manchester United has made arrangements for us to like direct passes. If we pass directly, it will only hit their hands. After attacking the frontcourt in the second half Don't rush to pass the ball forward..."

Nottingham Forest likes to play straight, and the game is fast-paced. These are all well-known, and some teams will do something about them to curb the Forest's offensive firepower.

Manchester United is like that. In response to Nottingham Forest's preference for direct passes, Ferguson asked the team's defense to be offside, and at the same time strengthened the robbery in the midfield. Otherwise, why would he play Hargreaves and Carrick?

The goal scored by the Forest team was actually the result of Manchester United's failure to make an offside. Ruud van Nistelrooy was at the top, and there was no offside problem when Eastwood plugged in behind. As a result, he scored an easy goal without marking. I believe Ferguson will be dissatisfied with the conceded goal during the intermission.

"In the frontcourt we try to keep the football under our feet. If there is no good opportunity, don't rush to pass the ball forward. Don't you have confidence in keeping the ball under your feet? If they shrink too tight, after a few passes If you still can't find a suitable space, then pass the football back, pull them out, don't blindly compress their formation, that is just compressing our own attacking space."

"Nuri."

Shaheen raised his head.

"Your pass in the first half was very good, very good." Dunn praised Shaheen by name, which made Shaheen very happy. But then Tang En changed his tone: "However, you made too many through passes in the first half. Have you counted how many times you made mistakes in these passes?"

The smile on Shaheen's face was a little awkward.

"I'm not blaming you, Nuri. But as a midfielder, you must learn to analyze the situation on the court at all times, and you have to have different countermeasures in different situations. You can't just bury your head and keep passing straight passes. In the game, you are the brains of the team. If the brain is confused, how can the team play normally? In the first half, you made too many mistakes in the forward pass, especially in the second half, which gave Manchester United a lot Opportunity to fight back on the spot. If you realized this earlier, we would not have had a bad scene in the end."

Don't look at Tang En's usual grinning face, but if he really criticizes someone, it can be regarded as "merciless". If the psychological quality is poor, I am afraid that it will fall into a psychological shadow. But in fact, if it was a player he didn't care about, he wouldn't bother to say a bad word. As long as players who can be criticized by him like this, it means that they still have some status in Twain's heart. Once, when Anelka and Twain had conflicts, Twain and he could not say a word to each other, completely treating each other as air.

Shaxin bowed his head when Tang En said it. He knew that the boss valued him very much, but it was really embarrassing to be treated so badly in front of so many teammates.

"We need to be more patient in the second half when we attack... the two wings, don't rush to the front in one breath, pay attention to keeping a distance from the central midfielder, if you rush too fast, you will lose contact with them. Manchester United will very much hope. I saw this scene happen. Freddy did a good job at this point. He always actively retreated and connected the frontcourt and the midfield. Luther did a good job too, standing at the forefront to attract the attention of the opponent force."

After talking about offense, Tang En began to talk about defense. In the second half of the first half, they were pressed by Manchester United without conceding a goal. Dunn was quite satisfied with the team's defense. In fact, for many seasons in a row, what Tang En felt most at ease was always the defense. Nottingham Forest's defense is strong, and it is definitely not blown out of the mouth.

"We did a good job defending. George, your main task in the second half is still defense."

Wood nodded without any objection. Some players prefer to attack, even if he is a midfielder, he also hopes to show their talents in the attack, so as to get cheers from fans and the media. But Wood is not that kind of player. He has no preference for offense or defense, and he does what the team needs.

"Since most of our energy in this game is on offense, the defensive task is more heavy on the back line. I hope you will be vigilant every second of the remaining forty-five minutes and pay attention to Manchester United. Every possible attack. Manchester United will definitely strengthen their offensive in the second half, but our frontcourt players may not be able to provide more help. Sometimes we need to rely on you... In addition, we can pay attention to possession of the ball in the frontcourt, but I don’t think so. I hope to see you repeatedly in the backcourt, it is very dangerous, you know?"

The players on the back line agreed aloud.

"United will definitely attack because they are behind away. This is our chance! Take their space, score another goal and beat them to the ground! No mercy, guys!"

The players laughed.

Playing against Manchester United and thinking of being merciful, that's a madman.

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For the Forest team, although Tang En criticized Shaheen's performance, overall, the atmosphere was very harmonious and relaxed. After all, they are leading now.

But in the Manchester United dressing room, the atmosphere is a little bit bad.

Ferguson lost his temper in the locker room with a dark face, showing off his "hair dryer" glory.

Big names such as Ronaldo and Rooney were so scolded by Ferguson that they dared not take a breath and could not straighten their waists.

"I asked you to make an offside, but I didn't let you miss anyone! Eastwood's obvious back-up, why don't you make an offside if you don't keep up? Hargreaves, you are the barrier in front of the central defender, how can you Let Eastwood escape from the place you are in charge of so easily? What are you going to do with this man? What are you doing watching the ball? They easily made such a big hole in the center defense! You are just a fucking display!"

After venting, Ferguson took a short break and began to tell the team what to do in the second half.

"You have to get the score back, and the sooner the better! If you can't, it will only bring confidence to the Forest team. This game is not the same as we played against the Forest team before. Tony Twain will not shrink in the second half." Let us attack in the second half. They will come out and confront us head-on, and we must be careful not to let them expand the score while trying to equalize. Midfield!" Ferguson only kept his hands on the tactical board, "The midfield is still the most important thing. Yes! If we can control the midfield, we can directly threaten the opponent's goal. If the midfield is controlled by the opponent, you bastards are waiting to cry!"

"Carrick, Hargreaves, the two of you must play a more important role. Shaheen is just a kid. It is a risky move for Twain to let him play the midfielder. Don't worry about George Wood's back, he This game will definitely be honestly staying in the backcourt defense. So you just need to put more pressure on Shaheen, conduct tighter marking, let him lose the ball, make mistakes, and it will destroy his confidence."

The two midfielders nodded obediently: "Understood, boss."

"It's not just in the midfield, you have to fight aggressively in the frontcourt too. Fight hard! That's how opportunities come. As long as we score the equalizer goal, the morale of the opponent will be affected, and then we Continue to attack, continue to rob, don't give me any strength. An equalizer is not enough, at least two goals are needed. 3:1 can ensure that they lose their ability to resist..."

Having said that, Ferguson felt something was wrong. I'm afraid 3:1 won't work either. Did Tony admit defeat so easily?

"Of course, it would be better if you could score more goals. I wouldn't be too many with four or five goals." So Ferguson added.

The Manchester United players all took Ferguson's words as a joke, and used them to enliven the atmosphere in the locker room, which was too dull and serious. Whichever team dares to say that Nottingham Forest scored four goals or five goals, it must be a self-righteous idiot.

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When players from both sides ran onto the pitch one after another from the aisle, cheers erupted in the stands of Old Trafford, which had calmed down a bit, and the intermission was about to pass.

When Dunn came out, he met Ferguson. He noticed that the other person's expression was not good, and he knew that the old man must have lost his temper in the locker room. Such a big man is still so hot, is he really going to retire because he is worried about his body?

Ferguson also saw Tang En, because Tang En was looking at him with a smile, only the blind would not notice. He didn't snort coldly, then turned and left, but went straight up: "Tony, I heard you like to gamble. Do you want us to make a bet too?"

"Um?"

"This game, if you lose. You come to Manchester United to coach next season."

Tang En shrugged: "I don't take part in such boring gambling."

"Because you're afraid you won't win." Ferguson suddenly laughed.

"Don't try to provoke me, sir." Dunn shook his head, "We can make some other bets. For example, if you lose, sell me Ronaldo cheaply."

Ferguson's face changed, but he quickly returned to normal.

"How could I accept such a stupid gamble?"

Tang En spread his hands: "Look, sir. We all have things that we don't want to gamble on, so don't gamble."

Where did Ferguson really want to bet with Twain, he just wanted to interfere with Twain through this kind of thing. For him, psychological warfare is to be fought around the clock, and he will not let go of any opportunity that may cause interference to the opponent. However, Tang En obviously knew this well, so he fought back calmly.

In the end, the two had no choice but to make peace.

Ferguson muttered: "I hope the second half will be wonderful." Then he turned and left.

Tang En also turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

The second half is about to start.

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As Twain said at halftime, Manchester United took advantage of their kick-off opportunity from the very beginning of the second half to launch a fierce attack on the Forest team's goal.

Nottingham Forest was completely suppressed and could only be forced to defend.

Tang En kept roaring loudly on the sidelines, and then used gestures to ask the players to press out, press out.

Ferguson stared at the court with a serious face, forgetting to chew his gum.

The sooner a goal is scored, the better for Manchester United.

Nottingham Forest withstood Manchester United's fierce offensive and did not concede a goal within ten minutes of being besieged by Manchester United. Then Manchester United was slightly weaker, and the Forest team pressed out to play against Manchester United. The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield.

Shaheen was taken care of by Manchester United. Every time he took the ball, he would attract a fierce press from a Manchester United player. If he was not careful, the ball at his feet might be lost.

Manchester United have done this very effectively. The Forest team's offense fell into a quagmire, and Manchester United used this opportunity to play several threatening counterattacks. Shaheen seemed a little helpless, so Twain had no choice but to let Wood and the two flankers consciously lean towards the middle for support. Finally turned the scene back.

Fifteen minutes later in the second half, the two sides were deadlocked at a score of 1:0.

During this period, Ferguson also stepped down from the coaching bench again. The team did not score at the start of the second half as he had hoped. It can be seen that the emotions of the Nottingham Forest players have gradually stabilized. This can't work...

It's not enough pressure...

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Seeing that the situation on the court had calmed down, Tang En heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and walked back to the coach's bench to sit.

1:0 is indeed dangerous, but at any rate they have survived a level.

If they can't attack for a long time, Manchester United must be impatient. At that time, it will be the forest team's chance. As long as there are no surprises, he is confident of taking three points at Old Trafford.

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Shaheen countered on the spot after losing the ball in midfield, but caused a foul. The referee whistled for Manchester United to take a free kick and pulled Shaheen over to give him a verbal warning. The other Nottingham Forest players turned and ran back, ready to defend another Manchester United offensive.

Those Forest players who turned their bodies did not notice the following scene:

Hargreaves was holding the ball and posing for it. The football had just landed, but he bent down and kicked the football out!

Take the free kick!

When Ronaldo received the ball, there was not even a Nottingham Forest player within five meters of him. Wood was far in the middle, and Rafinha was dragging behind. Abang Lajo protested the penalty just now because he I felt that Shaheen did not foul at all, and Rio Ferdinand was suspected of diving.

"Ronaldo has the ball! He's completely unmarked! Empty!"

The Manchester United fans who had just fallen silent in the stands regained their vitality in an instant, and they burst into loud cheers, cheering for Ronaldo.

The players of the Forest team were not prepared enough for Manchester United's quick free kick. Even if Ronaldo received the ball, they were still in a daze. .

They were disappointed. The referee saw that Manchester United was about to take a free kick, so he didn't stand still and whistle. Instead, he dropped Shaheen and Abanglaho and ran forward together. This is obviously an action that works by default.

It wasn't until this time that the players of the Forest team woke up like a dream, and rushed towards Ronaldo fiercely one by one, and at the same time quickly retreated to organize the defense.

But it's too late.

Ronaldo drove the ball into the penalty area at lightning speed, and Rafinha didn't even react on the wing.

Pepe rushed forward to defend, intending to force his Portuguese captain to the outside, unable to directly threaten the goal.

After making a fake emergency stop, Ronaldo suddenly accelerated and dialed the football outside.

Meanwhile, Pepe is out.

He didn't play football because he was pushed aside by Ronaldo one step ahead of time. He stepped directly on Ronaldo's feet.

Ronaldo jumped up with a scream and fell to the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look at the referee running over reflexively, staring nervously at his gesture—he pointed to the penalty spot!

"Penalty! Oh oh oh! It's a penalty! Ronaldo's beautiful breakthrough won a penalty for Manchester United! Nottingham Forest players surrounded the referee, and Pepe kept waving his hands, indicating that he did not foul, yes Ronaldo dived. At this time, he can't care about the friendship of his fellow countrymen..."

Ronaldo covered his feet and curled up on the ground, it seemed that Pepe's feet were not light.

Berbatov rushed forward to hug Ronaldo, and found that Ronaldo was indeed injured, not a flop... quickly raised his hand to signal for the team doctor.

Some other Manchester United players ran to care about Ronaldo, while others celebrated the penalty together.

For a while, there were all kinds of noises in the Forest team's penalty area.

The referee dispersed the Forest players who were chattering and protesting around him and insisted on awarding a penalty kick. At the same time, Manchester United's team doctor ran up to help Ronaldo to the sidelines for treatment. He limped when he left the field, proving that he did not flop just now. Of course, the fans of Nottingham Forest will not let him go-they think that the Portuguese is even pretending to walk, just to deceive the referee.

This penalty cannot be changed. Nottingham Forest can only accept such a result.

Being able to accept it doesn't mean you can be calm. Tang En has been gnashing his teeth off the court since the referee awarded a penalty kick.

"This is Manchester United's home ground. Yes, this is Manchester United's home ground. I understand, I understand better than anyone, this is Manchester United's home ground..."

Just like Mrs. Xianglin, he kept talking like this, and finally recruited the fourth official.

"Can you be quiet, Mr. Dunn?"

"Ah, I'll just shut up and say one last time: This is Manchester United's home ground!"

"Mr. Dunn!"

"Am I wrong? Could it be that this is still our home field?"

The fourth official basically has nothing to do with this rascal. He just glared at Tang En: "I hope you pay attention to your words, every performance of yours will be recorded in the game report..."

Tang En looked at the field, pretending not to hear at all, ignoring the fourth official.

Since Ronaldo was receiving treatment off the court, the penalty was taken by Hargreaves.

Hargreaves easily tricked Akinfeev and pushed the ball into the middle.

"Manchester United finally equalized the score! In the 61st minute of the game, the two sides returned to the same starting line!"

Even if it was just a penalty kick, Ferguson seemed very excited. He rushed down and hugged the assistant next to him to celebrate. Tang En stood on the sidelines posing with a displeased face.

The score was equalized, which is not good news for their own team anyway. What's worse, Manchester United will boost their morale and further threaten the Forest team's goal.

After all, their opponent is not just any cat and dog team, but Manchester United, the overlord of the Premier League, and they are still in their old lair.

When Ferguson bickered with Tang En during the intermission, those words really came true——

Thirty minutes left in the second half, it's going to be exciting...