Godfather Of Champions

"George Wood got his third yellow card, so that he will be automatically suspended in the next round. If the Forest team... we mean if the Forest team can really eliminate Arsenal and reach the final , Then they will also lose an excellent defensive midfielder and a captain..."

The sound of understanding came from the TV in the box, and Evan Dogetty, chairman of the Forest Team Club, turned his head and glanced at the right seat.

Sitting there was George Wood's mother, who was staring at her son on the court below.

Can she feel what her son was thinking at the moment she hit Henry?

"Madam..." Evan said to her, "Your son is very good, very good. I am sorry for this yellow card..."

Sophia turned to look at him, shook her head, and replied with a polite smile: "It's okay, Mr. Chairman. This is his job."

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George Wood seemed to quickly forget that he had just received a yellow card.

As Dun En said, the game is not over yet, and it is not yet the time to be frustrated or painful because he will miss the next game...I don’t know if there will be a next game. Reasons for pain.

Arsenal's free kick did not pose any threat to Nottingham Forest's goal, and Henry's shot went wide.

Next, the players of Nottingham Forest absorbed this lesson and never blindly pressed the offense. However, Arsenal mustered the last strength and took advantage of the momentum just now to launch a continuous offensive against the Forest team.

Only this time, under the leadership of George Wood, the Forest team's defense performance was very stable. There are not many opportunities for Arsenal to directly threaten the Forest's goal, and more often they are forced to shoot from the outside.

If you want to score goals in such an offense, you can only count on two points: first, the defensive players of Nottingham Forest make mistakes; second, God help.

The first point is unlikely, let alone the second point.

Wenger and Dunn are now on the sidelines, and their assistants are busy behind them, and both teams are preparing for the penalty shoot-out.

After George Wood pushed Ashley Cole's cross to the sideline, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the 30-minute overtime.

"The whole game is over and the penalty kick is officially entered! No one can beat anyone in the 120 minutes of the match. The winner can only be determined through this cruel method."

The players lay on the turf and took time to rest. The team doctors massaged the players who were about to take penalty kicks.

Wood was sitting on the ground. He was at the highest height now, because everyone around him was lying down. He is not on the penalty list and he does not need a massage to recover. Dunn is busy in front of him. He is giving individual psychological counseling to everyone who is preparing to kick a penalty kick to help them reduce pressure and build confidence.

At the same time, the goalkeeper coach took Van der Sar to explain in detail the habit of each of Arsenal's penalty kicks. Perhaps because he thought it might not be remembered, he also stuffed a note into Van der Sar's hand.

"This is..." Van der Sar was puzzled.

"The boss's idea." The goalkeeper coach pointed to Dunn behind him. "He asked us to carefully study the characteristics of each opponent's penalty kick, and then write it on it. If you can't remember, or can't match the number, just Look at this...Anyway, the rule doesn't say that you should not read the note."

Yes, this was Dunn's idea, and it was Arsenal's main goalkeeper Lyman that made him think of it.

Before this game, Dunn had a "penalty kick" in his plan. He made preparations for a penalty kick against Arsenal, and allowed the players to practice penalty kicks during training. Later, when he was looking at the Arsenal player list, he suddenly thought that Lehmann was the main goalkeeper of the German team in the 2006 World Cup. He squeezed out Kahn's main position. From this point again, Dunn thought of the quarter-finals between Germany and Argentina in the World Cup. At the end of the game, the winner was decided by a penalty kick, and the German team’s winning secret was-the goalkeeper coach gave it. A small note from Lyman. The penalties of all the Argentine players are written on it. Lehmann checked his seats according to the characteristics written on the note, and then responded by saving penalties consecutively, and finally sent the German team to the semi-finals.

After the game, that piece of paper became a subject of scrutiny and hype by the big media.

Dunn remembered this "story" from this, and now he decided to copy it intact, and then use it against Lyman's Arsenal. To this end, he asked the goalkeeper coach to study the characteristics of all Arsenal players’ penalty kicks, summarize them, and write them on a note. If the penalty kick is really decided, it will be given to Van der Sar and let him do the same.

This really came in handy.

Van der Sar listened to the goalkeeper coach's explanation, opened the note, and sure enough... The above described the characteristics of almost every Arsenal player's penalty in very simple words.

He thought it was amazing, and he couldn't figure out how the boss thought it. I don't know if using a small note in a penalty kick is cheating, anyway, he has never tried this method before. In the past, everyone said that penalties test the goalkeeper’s experience and reaction speed. Now it’s a test of whether the coaching staff behind has done meticulous work in the early stage. He only needs to rush out according to the note written on this note, such as Lower left, upper right, middle...

I really don't know if this is good or bad for the goalkeeper, but...now I can't care about that much, victory is more important.

Van der Sar put the note carefully in the goal socks, not daring to let others see it. He is also not sure if this is against the rules...

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Dunn finally finished the ideological work of every player on the roster, and he got up and saw George Wood sitting on the grass resting.

He walked over, then squatted down in front of Wood. "Um... George, did you know that I'm not angry at all when I see you get a yellow card for a foul."

Wood looked at Dunn without speaking.

"Thank you." Dunn patted Wood's leg, stood up and walked away.

As soon as he left, Albertini came over and sat cross-legged in front of Wood.

"George, I'm very curious what you think at that moment...no, don't tell me." He reached out his hand to signal Wood not to speak, "That's the way you chose... You know how many players in the world dream Will I be able to participate in the Champions League final? Even when I was playing in AC Milan, there were many excellent teammates around me. They were superb and were world-class stars, but there were still many people who could not even enter the Champions League final. ."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Demi..." Wood stuttered when he saw Albertini with a serious face.

Unexpectedly, seeing him like this, Albertini laughed instead: "What are you afraid of? You **** kid who is not afraid of anything... If it were me, in that case, I would make the same choice as you. . Good job, George." He touched Wood's hair and smiled at the young man in front of him. Just like seeing a child who has grown up day by day, my heart is full of pride and sense of accomplishment that outsiders cannot understand.

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The assistant coaches of the two teams handed in their respective penalty kick lists, and the referee checked them one by one. After confirming the correctness, irrelevant personnel would be cleared from the court.

George Wood stood up from the ground again, and walked to the referee with Henry. They had to make a "guess side" about which team would kick the penalty first. While he and Henry were guessing the coin, his teammates walked to the middle circle, where they put their arms around each other's shoulders, leaning close to each other, relying on their hands to transmit strength and belief, and face nothing. Knowing the future.

Wood won this contest with Henry and he chose to kick the penalty first.

The first person to play in Nottingham Forest is Eastwood. The Forest team is good at golfers, and Eastwood is the first pick. As long as he is on the court, he must be the penalty awarded in the game. Main penalty.

Facing Lyman, Eastwood pushed the ball very calmly in the middle and hit the football.

The City Stadium cheered as Eastwood waved his fist.

Arsenal's first appearance is defender Lauren. Although Arsenal’s first penalty shooter is Henry, Henry has a habit-he never kicks his own penalties, so in most cases, Arsenal’s actual first penalty shooter is the Cameroonian defender. . In the penalty shoot-out, putting Lauren first and Henry the last is a double insurance.

Van der Sar saw Lauren come out, and while the opponent lowered his head to place the football, he took out the note and glanced quickly, then stuffed it back.

"Lauren took the penalty... the goal!"

Two thousand Arsenal fans cheered. Van der Sar slammed a punch on the ground. According to the note, he judged the right direction, but he was almost able to set aside a football...

But this also confirmed his idea of ​​punting the ball according to the note.

Nottingham Forest's second player to play is forward Anelka. He pushed the lower left corner, and the football quickly rolled over against the turf. Lehman judged the right direction, but the angle was too difficult. The football hit the goal post and bounced into the goal!

"The score is now 2:1! Nottingham Forest is leading temporarily..."

After the goal, Anelka threw his fist to Lehman in a demonstration, then retreated.

Van der Sar took out the note again. Arsenal's second person to come up was the Dutch teenager Van Persie. He raised his eyes to look at Van Persie, then looked down at the note, which read: lower right.

The right of the shooter is the left for the goalkeeper.

Van der Sar put the note back in, and he knew what to do.

Standing in front of the door, watching his compatriots, Van der Sar slowly opened his arms, like a wall.

Van Persie glanced at the referee, heard the whistle and started a run-up, then pushed! Van der Sar flew to the left when he kicked the football. As expected, the football shot by Van Persie flew straight towards him...

"Van der Sar! He saved Van Persie's penalty! It's so beautiful!"

Dunn, who was watching nervously in front of the door, jumped up from the sidelines, their work was successful, and his idea worked! The most important thing is that Nottingham Forest now has the upper hand in the penalty shootout and also has the upper hand psychologically. The balance of victory has gradually leaned towards him.

Van Persie looked at Van der Sar, who saved his penalty, with a frustrated expression. Unlike Henry, his penalties often lack changes. He doesn’t shoot a spoon or deceive the opponent’s goalkeeper with fake moves. His shots are just like his temper. Van der Sar caught it, or let the Forest coaches caught it.

The third player to play in Nottingham Forest was Frank Ribery. The Frenchman was equally calm in the face of Lehmann. His shot directly made Lehmann judge the wrong direction.

"Goal! Then the pressure is on the Arsenal players..."

The third Arsenal player to play is Fabregas.

The Spanish teenager calmly kicked the penalty. Van der Sar judged in the right direction, but slowed down a bit, allowing the football to get in from his hand.

But this time, Van der Sar wasn't annoyed to beat the ground because he was confident.

The fourth appearance of the Forest team is teenager Gareth Bale. This is the first time he has participated in such an important game. It seems that his expression is a bit too serious. This kid who can make a breakthrough in the game against Chelsea was nervous when facing the penalty kick in the Champions League semi-final.

Bell placed the football twice, and when he saw him doing this, Dunn couldn't help but opened his mouth. He could even hear his heartbeat in this noisy environment. An ominous premonition slowly emerged...

Bell made a run-up and shot! Lehman judged the right direction, but he couldn't reach the football, it was too far...

"Ah-young Bell kicked the ball directly into the stands! He missed the penalty!"

There was a burst of cheers from the Arsenal bench, and it was clear that their joy must be based on the pain of their opponents.

Bell raised his hands and grabbed the hair on the back of his head, tears in his eyes. No matter how you look at him, he is still a child who has not grown up.

Van der Sar walked up to touch his head, "Don't worry, little monkey. Go back and wait to celebrate the victory." When he said this, he looked at the oncoming Arsenal fourth penalty shooter-Brazil People Gilberto Silva.

He was replaced by Wenger at the end of the game, and his role was to kick the penalty. Before Lauren, Gilberto was Arsenal's No. 2 penalty shooter, and the level of penalty kicks cannot be underestimated.

But Van der Sar was not afraid, he was confident.

Bell walked back to the team with tears in his eyes. He was naturally greeted with warm hands, and no one complained that he missed the ball.

Van der Sar stood in front of the door, tightening his gloves.

Gilberto heard the referee's whistle and started a run-up, Van der Sar was unmoved.

The Brazilian kicked the ball!

Van der Sar didn't jump out, he fell on the spot, the football hit his leg and bounced out!

"Van der Sar-a beautiful save! He was right! In the middle, Gilberto's shot was saved by the Dutch goalkeeper!"

There was a huge cheer on the City Stadium again, this time almost deafening!

Gilberto, who missed the penalty kick, was dejected and Van der Sar raised his arms in front of him, like a general returning from victory.

"The situation is not good for Arsenal. If Nottingham Forest scores the ball next, then Arsenal's fifth man will not have to play because they have already been eliminated..."

Henry stood at the forefront of the team, ready to play the most crucial goal. But whether he can go up and play depends on Lyman's performance.

The last person to play in Nottingham Forest was the team's second penalty shooter Mikel Arteta. If he can kick the ball in, then the game will end here and the Forest team will qualify for the Champions League final. If they do not score, Arsenal will have a chance to decide their own destiny-Henry kicked the football, the two sides scored the same, continue to kick the penalty; Henry did not score the penalty, Arsenal will still be eliminated.

For a while, everyone felt the tense atmosphere, which started from the penalty kick and spread to the audience.

The Arsenal fans are no longer noisy, and the fans of Nottingham Forest are also holding their breath, for fear that it will interfere with Arteta's performance.

"Perhaps this is a goal that determines the fate of the two teams. Arteta is now shouldering a heavy burden..."

Dunn stared at Arteta closely, wishing to see every little movement of him in his eyes. But Arteta did nothing, and after placing the football, he stood up and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.

Just as nervous as him is Arsenal coach Wenger, who also stared at the goal, the two look surprisingly consistent.

Enter, the forest team's paradise.

If you don't enter, Arsenal's salvation.

In or not in?

Arteta turned to look at the referee, as if waiting for a car with a shining signal. A crisp whistle sounded, especially clear in the quiet city stadium.

"Arteta runs... he shoots! The goal is—the goal is in!!"

The city stadium, which was silent just now, erupted like a volcano with the scream of the commentator.

Lehmann judged in the right direction, but it was a pity that Arteta's kick was too tricky, and he couldn't reach it...

"Nottingham Forest made it to the Champions League final! They did it! One year after upgrading from the English Champions League, they qualified for the Champions League, and another year later, they reached the Champions League final! Everything is like two That summer sixteen years ago, the Red Forest of Brian Clough moved from here to a glorious era!"

The stands shook, and everyone was jumping and cheering with their arms high.

The players on the bench had long been unable to restrain themselves and rushed to the court, while Dunn was hugged by Chris Lak.

"We made it, Tony!"

"It's unbelievable. The biggest dark horse in the Champions League this year has been blacked to the end. They eliminated countless strong opponents all the way, Benfica, Glasgow Rangers, Inter Milan... Now it is Arsenal! Tony Dunn's team did it. Things that people can't even think about..."

The Nottingham Forest players on the field rushed into the penalty area long ago, pressing Arteta and Van der Sar under them, celebrating this great victory madly. As the newly promoted horses last season, after they became the dark horses in the league, they became the darkest dark horses in the Champions League this season. These young players are creating a future that no one dares to think of.

"Congratulations to Nottingham Forest, this familiar name will once again appear in the UEFA Champions League final... I have a feeling of going back in time. The young coach Tony Dunn made another history, he led the team to the Champions League. The youngest coach in the final!"

After embracing Chris Lak, Dunn walked to the court. He raised his arms and enjoyed his glorious moment. In his ears, cheers shook the world, and looking up, the night sky seemed to become extremely brilliant.

No, it doesn't seem to be, it's really brilliant...A bunch of bright fireworks rose above the city stadium, crackling, lighting up everyone's excited smiling faces.

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