Godfather Of Champions

Chapter 227: The red forest dust settles (Part 1)

Football, like war, is a morale contest. George Wood successfully defended Henry in this one-on-one, which greatly improved the morale of the forest team players. Let them know that we are not bad with Arsenal. The opponent's captain and the strongest striker did not take advantage of Wood, so Arsenal is the same in front of our Forest team!

And Arsenal quickly made their adjustments. In 67 minutes, Wenger replaced Pennant with Ljungberg for the underperforming Pennant. Although the teenager is a Nottingham native, he received the most boos when he left the field because he was a player trained by the forest team's arch rival Notts County.

Wenger then replaced Bergkamp with Reyes, who was completely restrained by George Wood and Albertini. When Reyes was on the court, Wengla stayed at him and asked him to tell Fabregas: "Calm down."

George Wood's outstanding performance is not only reflected in the one-on-one defense against Henry, but also in the man-to-man defense that has made Fabregas hit a wall several times. The Spanish teenager really has no good way to face such an unreasonable defensive player.

But Wenger still insisted on keeping Fabregas on the court, on the one hand because he does not have a better candidate to replace the Spaniard, on the other hand, Wenger believes that this game is a good exercise for Fabregas. If Cesc wants to be a player like Vieira, such a game is essential. Only after the test can we go further, otherwise it is nothing more than that.

Let him calm down and learn to play more with his brain rather than his body. It will be very helpful for him. After all, Fabregas's body is far worse than George Wood, and such physical confrontation will not be less in various games in the future. If you always encounter a physically strong and defensive opponent and can't perform at your normal level, such a player will not have much success.

The presence of Ljungberg and Reyes increased Arsenal's attack points and changed their previous weak wing. Wenger's team is gradually regaining control.

But the time left for them seems to be running out.

"The game has gone on for seventy-five minutes, the score is still 1:0, Nottingham Forest leads Arsenal at home. The French team has no way to deal with the defensive Forest team. Their turnovers are very serious. Many. If this situation continues, it will only be a matter of time before the Forest gets their first three-pointer of the season."

Well, it looks like it's just a matter of time...

The Forest players must think so in their hearts. Although it is not impossible for the newly promoted horse to defeat the defending champion in theory or in actual combat, the ability to defeat the undefeated defending champion in 42 consecutive rounds still makes these people excited.

Experienced veterans naturally know how to deal with this kind of game, they have experienced various scenes. But there are too few such veterans in the Forest team, and they can't stop the young players' thoughts:

We are about to beat Arsenal! We are about to become the dark horse that overturned the defending champion! The forty-two consecutive rounds of unbeaten will end at our feet!

What a tempting prospect...

Just like Medusa's charming appearance, it makes it difficult for the young people of the Forest team to control themselves, even forgetting that they are still in the fierce competition, forgetting how dangerous their opponent is...

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The game entered eighty minutes, the Forest team still maintained the lead, and the excitement singing in the stands continued one after another.

The forest team's oppressive defense finally appeared cracks and more and more due to the lack of concentration of the executive. The specific performance is that the Arsenal players feel that football can stay under their feet for a little longer. Sometimes the players of the Forest team will not even rush to grab the ball at the first time, but watch them hold the ball before making a decision. Whether to grab or withdraw the card position.

Dunn smelled a dangerous smell from it. He stood on the sidelines, yelling loudly, and constantly waving his arms: "Shoot, smash, smash! Don't give them a chance to get the ball! Bastard!"

Dunn's requirement is that the forwards must implement the oppressive play of anti-grab on the spot, but Viduka and Eastwood are obviously not as active as they were at the beginning of the game. George Woodhay is running non-stop, but can he take care of the entire stadium alone? Albertini is still running, but he is thirty-two years old after all, and sometimes he has more than enough energy.

Ribery, Ashley Young, Barnes, Zimbonda... these people seem to be unable to run. In this game, they continued to retreat and retreat. The physical exertion was indeed Big. But Dunn was still on the sidelines asking them to keep pressing, and could not give Arsenal a chance. Why did the Forest team play well in the first 80 minutes? It is at the expense of physical fitness that Arsenal can't find the rhythm of the game they are familiar with.

Now that there is a problem with physical fitness, Arsenal's rhythm is slowly recovered.

Fabregas also calmed down. He didn't have any hard plans with George Wood. If Wood came up tight, he would pass the ball immediately, and then create a chance to catch the ball through his own running position. Don't make senseless entanglements with Wood in midfield.

Why is a strong team a strong team? Because they are more experienced, because they are more patient...

After the panic in the first half, although Henry did not succeed twice in the second half, Wenger stabilized Arsenal's mood through substitutions. The disadvantage of the scene did not make the Arsenal players panic, they are patiently waiting for their own opportunities.

In the 83rd minute, Pires and Henry did a two-to-one cooperation. Instead of passing the ball into the crowded penalty area, it suddenly passed outside, and Gilberto Silva shot a long shot. ,Taller! This is not the crux of the problem. It should be noted that the Brazilian did not interfere with a Forest player for about three seconds before shooting.

Dunn was very dissatisfied with this situation, and he decided to change.

In the 84th minute, Alan Lennon replaced Ashley Young and continued to strengthen the threat from the side, hoping to use the younger Lennon to suppress Ashley Cole.

Lennon had just switched on and had not touched football yet, and Arsenal launched another attack. Fabregas and Ljungberg made a cooperation. After attracting George Wood's attention, he passed the ball to the Swede, and then he continued to move forward, seemingly to cooperate with Ljungberg and hit the wall twice. George Wood continued to press Fabregas to prevent him from receiving the ball.

Ljungberg really passed the ball back to Fabregas. Under George Wood’s close guard, Fabregas stopped and turned to protect the ball. Arsenal had already attacked the forest team’s penalty area. Fabregas I believe Wood dare not foul here.

Gilberto saw Fabregas holding the ball, and then he pressed it up.

Just now, the Brazilian’s long shot was a wake-up call to the Forest team players, so this time, when he rushed up, Forest team defender Epson immediately approached him. Fabregas also made a cross pass, which made Epson believe it to be true, and took another step. At this moment, the Spanish teenager suddenly knocked the football behind him with his heel, and the football penetrated through George Wood. The forest team's defense line, Henry received the ball unmarked!

No one thought of it. Fabregas was defended by George Wood throughout the game. The players of the Forest team saw Wood entangled with their opponents and did not pay much attention to this side. Their attention was all caught by Gilber. To Silva attracted the past. Across a Wood, with his back facing the offensive direction, how did he see that there would be time there, and how did he know where Henry would appear?

No matter how Fabregas did it, his passing allowed Henry to get his third solo in the game.

If he can't score a goal like this, he is not Thierry Henry!

The Frenchman kicked a shot, and the football quickly slid past Darren Ward against the turf, then hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the goal!

"Pretty! Arsenal evened the score at the last minute!! Thierry Henry! Arsenal's king, this may be a new record goal!!!"

The three stands of the City Stadium fell into silence, only one side of the stand where the away fans gathered was cheered. The Arsenal players were celebrating wildly, while the Nottingham Forest players stood there, unable to believe what they saw. all of these.

They persisted for eighty-five minutes, but still did not hold.

On the sidelines, Dunn, who saw the team lose the ball, hit the plexiglass baffle on the side of the coaching bench. The feeling of anger and disappointment cannot be described in words... He only knows that he is very angry. **** off. How could Epson rush forward so recklessly?

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