Godfather Of Champions

"Now Nottingham Forest is attacking. After the second half of the game, they acted very proactively and started to threaten Arsenal's goal frequently!"

Wood is not very involved in the offense. In this game, he was placed in a defensive position by Dunn. His role is to prevent the opponent from attacking. So there is nothing wrong with him now, he stands behind as if he is watching a play.

Arteta took the ball through the midfield, and then Berry made a cooperation and the two crossed over. Ribery went to the middle, and Arteta ran to the side. Whose feet is the football?

No one took the ball.

Arteta passed the football to Ribery when he switched positions with Ribery, and then when the two crossed, Ribery shifted the football directly to the right side of the stadium, where it was Ah. Shili • Yang's site.

"Ashley Yang, a beautiful stop!"

Ashley Cole stepped forward to defend this young player with the same name. He did not dare to neglect.

Zimbanda is plugging in behind, ready to set the edge. Ashley Cole saw it, Ashley Yang must have seen it too, he dribbled the ball inward, leaving room for Zimbanda to insert later, Ashley Yang hesitated , Still followed Ashley Yang's side, as for Zimbanda, he left it to his teammates to clean up.

Ashley Young continued to dribble the ball horizontally, and Zimbanda told running from behind him that he did not intend to pass the ball, nor did he intend to change into the penalty area. He was dribbling the ball to the center, and Arsenal's defenders formed a wall in the penalty area to prevent his sudden direct pass on the one hand and prevent him from shooting.

Ribery was very close to him, and the two made a crossover, this time it was Ashley; Yang switched to the middle, and Ribery went to the right. The football came to Ribery when they switched positions. In the foot. Then just when everyone thought Ribery would continue to dribble to the side, he suddenly made a pass with his right foot!

Viduka jumped high and headed for the goal! Lehmann was brave and pushed this very powerful shot out of the crossbar.

The Forest won the first corner kick in the second half, which was also their second corner kick in the entire game.

Pique and Pepe both ran up, ready to fight for the top, while George Wood and Layton Barnes stayed behind to guard against counterattacks.

"Look at them!" Lyman raised his arms and shouted loudly, chaos in front of his door. "Push it out!"

Arteta stood by the corner flag, ready to kick off.

"This is a corner kick from Nottingham Forest, and it is also their opportunity."

The referee blew his whistle to signal that the corner kick was ready.

Arteta makes a run-up and crosses!

The ball is fast and flat, with a small arc, go straight ahead!

When Arsenal's defensive attention in the penalty area was focused on big men like Pepe, Pikwe and Viduka, Ribery suddenly shot out from the diagonal sting, rushed forward, and then swung the header!

"GOOOOOOOAL!!!"

The city stadium is boiling and the home team scored!

"Nice header! Frank Ribery! He suddenly jumped in. No one was defending. The header was very powerful! Nottingham Forest took the lead at home!"

Dunn stood up from his seat with his arms high, and when he needed to score, the goal arrived as expected. Is there anything more perfect than this?

Corner kicks, free kicks... All set kicks are practiced repeatedly in their usual training, especially before important games. Today it has paid off.

He seemed to have seen the gate of the French Stadium in Paris, slowly opening before his eyes.

"2:1! Nottingham Forest leads the total score and there is an away goal. They are getting closer and closer to the final!"

There were huge cheers from the stands, and the fans of Nottingham Forest were surrounded by great happiness.

Ribery ran to the corner flag and hugged Arteta, who was passing for him. Scoring a goal in the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, for Ribery two years ago, but could not even think of things.

On the other side, it was very upset to see Wenger who had lost the ball sitting on the coach's bench and waved his hand vigorously. But he was not in a hurry, because now the second half has just started five minutes, they still have at least forty minutes to equalize. Nottingham Forest only scored one goal at Highbury Stadium. Now it’s good news for Arsenal. As long as Arsenal scores one goal, it will not only equalize the total score, but also offset the Forest’s away goal advantage. , The two sides are back to the real starting line.

But now these things are just predictions that exist in Wenger's mind.

He needs the players to make this happen.

Wenger got up from his seat and didn't need to shout anything. The Arsenal players on the court knew what to do. Everything was arranged during the intermission.

Just lost a ball, not to the point of being exhausted.

The players of Nottingham Forest celebrated the goal. Ribery hugged everyone and ran back to hug head coach Tony Dunn.

Dunn congratulated him with a smile, and then asked them to go to the court to play again.

"Good job, guys. Go back on the court, defend! Remember, defend! Our next task is to defend, don't let Arsenal take the opportunity. Don't let us score goals, stick to the last second!"

Dunn felt that he was a bit long-winded, there was no way, the closer he got to success, the more nervous he was. If possible, he really wants to smoke a cigarette to relieve stress, but smoking is not allowed here.

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The players returned to the court obediently, and the Arsenal guys have placed the football in the center circle for kick-off.

"If Arsenal want to advance to the finals, attack with all their strength and try to equalize the total score early is the only way. I think... Wenger must already have a way."

He does have a way. After the game restarted, Arsenal unexpectedly gave up the wing attack and instead played hard in the middle. This is a violation of common sense, even the commentator finds it incredible. But Dunn, who was sitting on the coach's bench of the home team, scolded Wenger for being cunning.

Wenger knew Wood's current situation and what Dunn was most worried about.

Attacking the mid lane, using Wood as a target, and concentrating the firepower to let Wood lose sight of one another, increase his defensive pressure and increase the possibility of his foul.

Wenger must think that Wood will be afraid of playing defense because he is worried about taking the cards, he dare not use his best? In this way, his team will have more chances to break through the defense, thus equalizing the score.

If there hadn't been that conversation at the last minute of the intermission, Dunn would definitely think so.

But... It was precisely because he knew that Wood would not change his playing style just because of a yellow card or something, Arsenal's tactics made Dunn even more worried.

Wenger hopes to use Wood as a breakthrough point to score and tie the score. Dunn only worried that Wood would receive a yellow card for fouls in the face of uninterrupted offense.

Arsenal's players deliberately lean on Wood and seek breakthrough opportunities here, even with some intent to lure him into being fooled.

Wood didn't flinch. Soldiers came to block, the water came to cover, and he accepted everything.

Tang Enke, who just saw this scene off the court, could only bite his lips nervously.

"This bastard..."

Dunn squeezed this sentence out of his mouth. David; Chris Lac next to him didn't know whether Dunn was the Arsenal coach Wenger or that George Wood who refused to listen to advice. .

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When Wood once again blocked Arsenal's attack with a foul, Wenger stood on the sidelines and waved to the court dissatisfied. He couldn't understand the referee's delay in playing cards. He was also using this method to put pressure on the referee, hoping that he would play to Wood.

At the same time, there are Arsenal players who are putting pressure on the referee. However, the referee only verbally warned Wood, and did not intend to play the cards.

"George!" Van der Sar called from behind, "Don't forget what the boss told you..."

Wood ignored Van der Sar. He turned his back to the goalkeeper and said nothing.

When next time, Arsenal's army was under pressure, before Wood stepped forward to defend, Arteta tripped Henry first.

The referee's whistle sounded again, and his whistle sounded frequently during this period. Arsenal attacked fiercely, the forest team's central defense pressure is very heavy.

Wood looked at Arteta in surprise.

"Don't think I can't defend, George. I'm also a defensive midfielder. Don't look down on me." Arteta turned and smiled at Wood.

Then, taking advantage of the opportunity to line up the wall, Arteta turned and shouted to the teammates around him: "George needs support, guys. Defense is not his business alone! There is no conscious point on him!"

Peppa laughed from behind: "George locked the front door alone. We can only head the ball if we want to behave."

"Then you come up here, Pepe. Arsenal's goal is very clear. They want to use the pressure of the yellow card on George to cause trouble for our defense. Don't give them such a chance! They want to play, we play with them. !"

When Arteta said so, George Wood kept looking at his midfield partner.

After finishing the order, Arteta found Wood looking at him, and smiled: "You used to protect me. Now it's my turn to protect you once."

Henry's free kick hit the wall and did not pose any threat to Van der Sar's goal.

After that, Arsenal obviously discovered the changes in Nottingham Forest. They wanted to rush Wood, but they would always meet people such as Arteta, Ribery, and Pepe. In short, Wood could not face it directly. The firepower of the opponent. Arsenal's offense was once again at a deadlock, Wenger's wishful thinking did not start.

Dunn, who saw this scene off the court, laughed. This is his team, this time it is his Nottingham Forest...

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The game time went quickly in the entanglement of the two sides. When people were still immersed in the suspense of whether Arsenal could equalize the score, no one noticed that it was only ten minutes before the end of the game.

George Wood has rarely fouled, because his defensive pressure was spread to other teammates. Arsenal faced the Forest team, who was determined to fight back, and there was no good way. They can fall back and forth on the perimeter and play beautiful passes, but Nottingham Forest is not moved. They stay in their positions and do not go out. Let Arsenal pass from outside, and then again. Try a long shot occasionally.

Wenger chose to attack the middle in order to make Wood under the influence of the yellow card. However, in a football game, it is not wise to attack the middle, it will only block all of his offensive lines. In this afternoon, Arsenal will not even mention equalizing, it is possible to lose the game directly.

Wenger knew that this could no longer be done. Although it is a pity that he can't use Wood to do something about it, the critical moment now is to tie the score. All the bad things must be changed and the game returned to the familiar track of Arsenal.

Wenger stood up and made a gesture to the court.

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Dunn replaced the mediocre Viduka and Eastwood. Unlike the first round, this substitution is not to delay the game.

Because Arteta has to help Wood defend, the Forest team's midfield is out of control. Dunn replaced Eastwood in order to regain control of the midfield, topping Anelka to the forefront, while Eastwood was mainly responsible for connecting the midfield.

Just put Eastwood on the field, before it had time to regain control of the midfield, the Forest team suffered a heavy blow.

Henry suddenly made a force near the center circle and broke Ashley; Young's ball, Arsenal took advantage of the opportunity to directly counterattack in the front court, the Forest team's defense was caught off guard, and they were very embarrassed in the face of Henry's breakthrough.

Arteta was to protect George; Wood was the first to rush to intercept, but after all, he was not the person to do this specifically, he was easily swayed by Henry.

George Wood came to tackle from the side. This time Henry didn't mean to induce him to foul. He gently pushed the football aside, then jumped to avoid Wood's tackle from the side. .

"Nice dodge! This is Henry's level!"

Wood did not give up, he got up from the ground and continued to chase.

Repeatedly because he was held back for nearly one game, the depression in Henry's chest broke out at this moment.

Before the game, news about his troubles with the club's contract renewal was spread throughout the world by the media, and Arsenal fans even doubted his loyalty. And he himself is tired of his time at Arsenal. Being pressed by Manchester United in the league and unable to win the UEFA Champions League... Is it time to change places? But he is also the captain of Arsenal and the king of Highbury. He doesn't mean that he can walk away.

What he told his agent was to wait for the Champions League to end before discussing the contract renewal. The result of the Champions Cup determines his stay...

This is Arsenal's best result. We have reached the semi-finals for the first time and we must not stop there!

Henry took the ball to the extreme, he rushed to the penalty area of ​​Nottingham Forest, George; Wood chased after, and in front was the defense line composed of Pepe and Pique.

He lifted his foot and pretended to shoot, tricked Pikwe to lose the center of gravity and moved the ball away. At the same time, he caught Wood firmly behind him and broke into the penalty area!

"Henry passed the entire defense of Nottingham Forest alone! He entered the penalty area, George; Wood dare not foul!"

Pepe flashed out from behind Pikwe and blocked in front of Henry. Henry used a change of direction to easily dodge the shooting angle, and then under Wood's interference. The French striker kicked the ball!

The shot was very tricky. Van der Sar tried his best to pounce towards the far corner, but he didn't touch the ball. He could only watch the football fly into the goal behind him...

"Ooo! Thierry • Henry! A wonderful breakthrough! A wonderful goal!! With Arsenal's delay in starting the situation, he alone pulled the team from the abyss of elimination Come back!"

No matter how exaggerated the commentator used to praise this goal, this is indeed an amazing goal.

Four people in a row is not difficult for Arsenal's Henry, but this scene happened at the most critical moment of the Champions League semi-final, and it was legendary.

"He is the King of Arsenal, he saved the team, he is Thierry; Henry—!"

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