Godfather Of Champions

However, Lineker made a sharp assessment of Nottingham Forest long ago:

This is a young team, full of vigor and vitality, so they are not afraid of any opponents, so they can play a strength beyond our phenomenon when facing a strong team. But because they are young, their performance is very unstable. Therefore, when you want to have high hopes for Coach Dunn’s team, they are likely to disappoint you, and when you no longer have any hope for them, they can surprise you. So... don't believe any bookmaker's analysis of this team before the game, that's nonsense.

After winning the first game in February, everyone believed that Dunn's team should continue to pursue Chelsea and put pressure on them. They lost to Arsenal at home in the 25th round of the league on February 4.

In the last round of the match, because Chelsea and Aston Villa drew a tie, the points of the two sides were originally only three points away. But in this round, Chelsea won the strong team Liverpool 2-0 at home, but the Forest team lost to Arsenal at home.

The points gap between the two teams has changed from three points to six points.

At this point, Dunn’s team failed to make a difference to Chelsea. After the Champions League reopened, if they want to catch up with Chelsea in the league, I’m afraid they will be powerless.

The focus of the team's work is not static, but changing at any time. Now it is the league. After a while, the importance of the Champions League will obviously surpass the league.

Wenger got a game back in the contest with Dunn. His team defeated Nottingham Forest, which had already won eight consecutive league games at City Stadium, and also ended Nottingham after losing to Newcastle on November 19 last year. Forest has been undefeated for eleven consecutive rounds. At the same time, this victory also brought Arsenal's ranking back to the top five in the league. They are only one point away from Liverpool, the fourth in the league.

So when Dunn frowned and shook hands with Wenger after the game, Wenger teased him: "The result is not too bad, Ferguson's team is still 12 points behind you!"

"They haven't played this round yet..." Dunn shook his head.

He is not worried about Manchester United, he is just annoyed that he has repeatedly failed to seize the opportunity to catch up with Chelsea.

One day later, Manchester United's game ended. After the New Year, Manchester United, who had continued last year's bad luck, won Fulham 4:2 at home, reducing the points gap between them and the league's second Nottingham Forest to nine points. For Manchester United, this may be a good news, let them see hope. For Nottingham Forest, this should be a wake-up call...

Unfortunately, Tony; Dunn didn't see it. Nine points are still within a safe range for him, and now he has to concentrate all his energy on preparing for the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

On February 11, the 26th round of the league, the Forest team, which had just ended their winning streak, won another victory. They defeated Blackburn 3-1 at home. But the game process was not as easy as the score. It was not until the last minute of the game that the Forest team ensured the victory. After 2:1, they were always in a situation to deal with Blackburn's counterattack.

Of course, the supporters of Nottingham Forest will say that this is because Dunn has placed nearly half of the bench to save his strength for the Champions Cup quarter-finals. But it is true that the young Nottingham Forest has shown fatigue when facing three fronts simultaneously.

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On the evening of February 22, the Nottingham Forest in Glasgow, the capital of Scotland, ushered in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals.

Football in the city of Glasgow is always connected with religion and politics, which is related to their special environment. The annual "time-honored brand"-the same city battle between the Glasgow Rangers representing the Protestants and the Celtics representing the Catholic Church-Derby has attracted much attention.

Although the Premier League can only be ranked second in Europe, the Glasgow Rangers and Celtics are still strong teams that should not be underestimated.

Dunn made very detailed arrangements for this game before departure.

But fortunately, this game is just an ordinary Champions Cup quarter-final, not an “old brand” derby between the Celtics and the Glasgow Rangers. Dunn’s team does not represent any religious groups or interests. , He doesn’t have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the fanatical Glasgow Rangers fans after getting off the bus.

Of course, if his team eventually defeated the Glasgow Rangers, then he and his players might have to consider this.

This is a city crazy for football...

When warming up on the stadium, the players of the Forest team can already hear boos and screams from all parts of the stands. As home team fans, they do everything possible to interfere with their opponents.

Playing in this environment really made the Forest team fans in Nottingham sweat for the team they support.

"Don't believe those messy nonsense!" Dunn told his players in the locker room before the game, "We are not Celtics, and this is not a fucking'old brand'! This is just an ordinary Champions Cup eight. In the one-finals, nothing can be represented. How we usually play, we still play today."

Before the game, the Scottish media announced that they would let England see the "enthusiasm" of the Scottish and Lans for football. The pro-Wanderers media also began to exaggerate the city's enthusiasm, and even listed some sensational statistics. For example, the Heysel tragedy in 1984 shocked the world, but what is not well known is that in this year's "old-brand" Derby, there were two attempted murders, two butcher and hacking cases, and they opened the mountain together. Axe wounding cases, nine dagger wounding cases and 35 gang fights...

Some even shouted out the murderous slogan: "Football matches are modern warfare".

They want to make Nottingham Forest timid before fighting.

But Dunn doesn't eat this set.

"...But I tell you this, not to make them think we are afraid of them." Dunn raised his right arm and clenched his fists in front of everyone. "If they want war, give them war!"

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The game was very fierce, although the two teams participating in the competition were not as well-known as Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​they were also not as good as Real Madrid and Arsenal, and they were not as good as Bayern Munich and AC Milan. But in terms of viewing level, this may be the best one of the four quarter-finals of the night.

Both sides are not conservative, playing offensive football. Only in the first half, the two teams scored three goals, 2:1, the home team Glasgow Rangers lead.

During the intermission, Dunn roared in the locker room. To get an away goal doesn't mean victory to him. What he wants is an overall victory-from the number of goals to an overall victory in the score.

"...Those who think that they should be satisfied after scoring an away goal are shameful! It is the unpromising ideas of other teams, not our Nottingham Forest! If the Scots think we are very satisfied with the score and the result, the second half will Relax, then they would be very wrong!"

"George! Destroy their offense, every point on every line, to provide enough protection for our offense!"

In the second half, George Wood ran for a long time, appeared in every corner of the court, blocking the opponent's attack. The statistics after the game proved his efforts: 13 personal fouls, 7 violations, a yellow card was shown, a running distance of 13,000 meters, 60 passes, and 30 successes. Nine times, twenty tackles, seventeen successes, eleven headers, ten successes, and eighteen turnovers...he became a booed opponent by Hampton Park. . But the more he was hated by his opponents, the more he proved his success.

The eSPN commentator was surprised by Wood's physical fitness. In this fast-paced and intense competition, he was still sprinting until the last minute of the game, and there was no sign of physical exhaustion. At the end of the game, his sprint-like running speed made his opponent feel desperate.

The Glasgow Rangers were finally worn down by Wood's unreasonable physical ability. Their offense could not be organized because of the fierce George; Wood may appear in any corner and show you the spikes, or once " "Reasonable collision" and stalking, the offensive players have to pay more physical energy than usual when facing him, and the nerves are tightened to break through the defense. This is simply too tired! Nottingham Forest's offense suddenly exerted its strength in the last ten minutes of the game. When the opponent was weak, he went down two cities in seven minutes, turning defeat into victory!

The boos of Hampton Park Stadium resounded through the night sky of Glasgow, Tony; Dunn’s brilliant smiling face was infinitely magnified under the spotlight.

"...3:2! Three away goals, one victory, Tony; Dunn's team has almost entered the Champions League quarterfinals ahead of schedule!"

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