Godfather Of Champions

Middlesbrough, who was pushed far from the penalty area by the forest team's defense, could only use long shots to try to open the forest team's door. This may be the best way to break the dense defense. However, their team lacks a player with excellent long-range shooting ability. Sometimes the shots may make Forest fans startled in a cold sweat, but it does not threaten the safety of the Forest team goal.

Dunn was unmoved. He felt that the team's current tactics were very good, which just restrained Middlesbrough's offensive play. As long as McLaren does not move, he has no need to adjust.

The two coaches were sitting in their respective positions and thinking, but the fans in the stands thought the final was boring. The first half was almost over. The Forest team only had one shot. Although Middlesbrough looked fierce offensive, they did not have a good chance. More often, they could only pass in front of the Forest team's defense. The foot, if it moves forward, will soon be broken.

A defense like Nottingham Forest makes Middlesbrough players helpless. The head coach did not give further instructions, so they could only play in the row before the game... The tactics arranged before the game were obviously not suitable for the current forest team.

Only Tangning is still working hard. This is the League Cup final. Just like Dunn said, this is his best chance for a young rookie to become famous and become famous. What is he waiting for if he doesn't perform at this time?

But wanting to be famous, he chose the wrong opponent.

The forest team, which intensively defends and compresses space, is definitely not the best opponent for Tangning to give play to his expertise. The two who sang the opposite stage with him, one was Forest right back John Thompson, and the other was right back, but they looked more like Ashley Young at right back.

Ashley Yang is fast and flexible, and he is not at a disadvantage one-on-one with Tangning. Although John Thompson is far inferior to his opponent in personal ability, he has a very good advantage. This advantage allows Dunn to buy so many people during the winter transfer period, but he did not introduce a right back.

As for Thompson, who changed from a central defender to a full-back, his assist ability cannot be compared with that of Layton Barnes on the other side, and his personal skills cannot be compared to Ashley Young than before him. He didn't seem to have any shining points. But he is the main right back of the Forest team since Dunn took over. Because he plays very cleanly, he is very responsible as a defender. If the cross is inaccurate, if the speed is not fast, he will not go up to assist, and if the technique is not good, he will kick the ball. With him, the right side of the Forest team is safe, so Ashley Young has been able to stage several consecutive passes in the game many times, because he knows that he still has Thompson behind the ball.

In this game, because Ashley Young came back to participate in the defense, Thompson's position was closer to the middle of the penalty zone, preventing the opponent's forward and the offensive home court from taking advantage of this open breakthrough. Of course, in fact, he is here to add depth to the wing defense. Downing’s personal ability is very good. Dunn knows that Ashley Young, a temporary cameo defensive player, will never look down on him, so he arranges Thompson to do it here. The second gate. When Downing brought the ball up, Thompson would help Ashley Young defend. In the face of this dedicated, defensive right back, Tangning really had nothing to do.

"Downing was watched to death by Ashley Young and John Thompson. Now, all of Middlesbrough's offensive methods have been useless. What new plans does McLaren have?" Even Martin in the commentary. Tyler and Andy Gray could see it, and they believed McLaren could not fail to see it.

In fact, it is not difficult to see the problem, as long as the fans who have watched the ball for a few years can see it. The hard part is how to solve the problem. This is the job of the head coach.

"Actually, there are several ways to try to break the dense defense. One is to shoot from a long distance, and the other is to let players with very good foot skills come up, use personal breakthroughs to disrupt the forest team's defense and open up the gap..." Andy Gray said The commentary gave McLaren advice.

McLaren understands these truths, and they are also the head coach anyway. The problem is... he knows that this might break the dense defense of the Forest, but he doesn't have a player who can do it. The best player in the team is Juninho, but he was viciously snatched by George Wood on the court, and he was completely out of shape by tackles regardless of physical strength.

And there is no player on the bench who can take on this important task. Cen Deng had a hand in breaking through, but unfortunately he could only be on the side, and he had to replace Tangning. McLaren believed that Tangning's role was not comparable to that of Zenden. If he were to replace Tangning, it would obviously be a waste of substitution.

Maybe... If Juninho comes on the bench, the effect will be better than his starting game? When the forest team’s defensive lineup has become accustomed to and adapted to Middlesbrough’s starting lineup, they suddenly replaced it with a player who had outstanding personal abilities, excellent skills at his feet, and was able to dribble by himself and create opportunities for his peers. This can completely break the field. The balance on...Unfortunately, such a person is no longer found on the bench in Middlesbrough.

The thickness of Middlesbrough's bench is the biggest factor restricting their promotion in the Premier League. In this important final, it was unexpectedly the problem that made McLaren dilemma.

McLaren now regretted his initial decision. The idea of ​​rushing up to break the deadlock as soon as possible and set the tone of the game has now proved how wrong. He didn't expect Tony Dunn to be such a difficult person. The encounter with Bolton coach Allardys should have given him a wake-up call, but the first-class team, the South locker room... these messy things made him lose his vigilance. He overestimated himself and Middlesbrough, and underestimated Tony

The Nottingham Forest where Dunn and young boys are mostly.

The first half passed smoothly. Apart from the **** fans on both sides, I believe no one will be satisfied with this first half. What kind of game did they expect to see? There are no great shots, let alone exciting goals. Middlesbrough tried his best and could not attack; Nottingham Forest was conservative and passive and did not dare to attack. It consumed forty-five minutes and the referee did not give one second of stoppage time. The whistle ended the first half. field.

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Except for George Wood, the Forest team players who returned to the locker room were all gasping for breath. Forty-five minutes of the first half was really too tired for them. They kept running, sprinting, shoveling, and then getting up and repeating the series of actions just now.

This set of tactics requires a lot of players' physical fitness, so Dunn's training intensity this week is not small at all. In addition to tactical training every day, physical training is essential.

You know, playing for forty-five minutes like this is easy, but playing for 120 minutes like this is not as simple as you might imagine.

Looking at these tired players, Dunn smiled: "How? How did it feel in the first half, guys?"

"Not bad, Boss. They don't have much chance!" Wes Morgan replied, panting, in high spirits. This relieved Dunn.

"I can also see that they don't have much chance. I think McLaren certainly didn't expect us to play with them like this in this game. They must have thought we would press out and attack them-that's what a fool can do." Tang En shrugged, "Keep playing like this in the second half, and they will get more and more impatient. Guys, you have all seen... The super team is just that. There is nothing to worry about, listen to me, we can win the first Champions! We will have more champions in the future! Do you believe me?"

"Believe, boss!" the players replied in unison.

"Very good." Dunn nodded, "Now free to move around, take a good rest. The next game will be more difficult."

It is rare for him to make adjustments, tactical arrangements and the like during the intermission. Because the team is in good condition now, no adjustment is needed. At this time, leaving the time to the players themselves will help them relax. Sometimes the coach needs to keep talking, and sometimes the coach better shut up.

It should be kept talking now...maybe the one next door.

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McLaren looked at the group of players in front of him with a sullen face. The team encountered the tenacious resistance from Nottingham Forest, which no one had expected before the game. Some people even thought this would be the easiest League Cup final. Does anyone still think so now?

Like the Nottingham Forest players, these people in Middlesbrough are also out of breath. In fact, their fatigue is more of a psychological burden. The gap between the fantasy and the pre-match is too big, the opponent's stubborn resistance, the crisis of delay in scoring... As time goes by, this pressure is increasing.

It makes people feel incredible to say that, why do the teams with the advantage of the scene have more pressure than the teams at the disadvantage? But this is football. There are many things on the pitch that cannot be analyzed by common sense.

If possible, McLaren would like to decompress the team. But this is impossible. Now that the team is getting nervous at the critical moment, you say to the players: "Hey, guys! Don't be so nervous, it doesn't matter if this game can't be won, even if we lose, we just need to try our best. Don't care about the result, enjoy football!"

So this is not to decompress the team, it is to open the gate to discourage the team. Which coach will say to players in important finals: "It doesn't matter if you win or lose, enjoy football"? Then he must be an idiot. Doing this often will make the players feel that the coach lacks the desire to win and has no confidence in the players. Over time, his days as a team coach will come to an end.

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