Godfather Of Champions

Nottingham Forest equalized the score at the end of the first half and caused a huge mental shock to Liverpool. Fortunately, the first half ended, giving them the opportunity to adjust their emotions during the intermission, otherwise the game would be so. If you continue, maybe Nottingham Forest will score another goal soon.

This is not a joke, countless instances have long proved that after losing the first ball is the most dangerous moment, it is easy to be beaten up by the opponent to even the two cities. The morale and confidence of the losing team will be severely hit, and it may almost collapse.

Liverpool certainly will not just collapse like this, they have staged a major reversal in key games countless times. Dunn also knows this. Benitez will definitely sum up the first half of the game during the intermission, and will comfort people and boost morale, so as to avoid any further blows in the second half.

What Dunn has to do is to make Benitez's efforts at halftime go to waste.

He didn't tell his people to strengthen the attack in the second half, but continued to deal with the opponent like the first half.

Maintaining the status quo. This is the wisdom of the ancestors.

"Regardless of whether we are leading or behind, defense is very important. I believe that at the beginning of the second half, Liverpool will play with us slowly. Benitez is a'stable' coach and he will not let his team. Easy to take risks. All Europe knows that apart from defense, what we are best at is counterattacking sneak attacks. The goal at the end of the first half strengthened our image in their hearts. This is good." Dunn nodded vigorously, "Bei Nites will not let his team bombarded at the beginning of the second half because he was afraid of our sneak attack. So we were safe at the beginning of the second half. As long as the tie is held, as the game progresses, even Benitez didn’t give instructions. Liverpool’s players will become impatient. They will not accept the score of a draw. They will want to beat us in 90 minutes and can’t wait. That’s our chance. Remember.”

Dunn raised his right index finger and said, "We must wait patiently for the opponent to start to be impatient and start a large-scale attack before we counterattack. At other times, solid defense is the most important thing."

"Then, it's a set kick. To increase the quality of a set kick, even if it doesn't score a goal, it must pose a certain threat to the opponent and let them know how strong our set kick is. In this way, they will not dare to foul in dangerous areas easily. , That is our opportunity."

The threat of set kicks is not limited to directly scoring from set kicks. If the opponent is afraid to set you too much and dare not foul because of the fear of giving you too much set kicks, then it will also pose a great threat to the opponent’s goal. .

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Unlike the Nottingham Forest side, Benitez did not arrange tactics for the team at the beginning. As Dunn thought, he was really soothing and boosting morale. Because the loss of the ball at the end of the first half was indeed not a small blow, forty-five minutes of hard work, it depends on taking the lead into the locker room, everyone is happy. At the last moment, I was equalized by the opponent...

The Liverpool people can be considered to understand the feelings of their opponents who have been reversed repeatedly.

After pacifying the hearts of the people, Benitez began to arrange the tactics for the team in the second half.

This time, contrary to what Dunn thought, the first words he said to the players were: "Start the second half, attack."

Hearing this, the spirits of the Liverpool players were lifted.

"Tang En will definitely think that we are afraid of their sneak attack, so we dare not increase our offensive force, dare not press on the strong attack, their defensive strategy is step by step, and there will be no changes. Therefore, from the beginning of the second half, we will increase our offense Strength, overwhelming attack. Disrupt their defensive rhythm, take advantage of the chaos and score again. They must not think of it, they must."

Benitez used two "certainties" with a certain tone. Dunn, who he understands, is very conceited, and once he completes his judgment and makes a decision, he will walk to the end. If he thinks that he is a stable person and will not take risks easily, he will definitely think so firmly, and then use this as a basis to specify the forest team's response strategy.

This is one point that can be exploited.

The Forest team thought that Liverpool would not dare to attack with all their strength after the start of the second half, and they still have to retain the strength to counterattack, so what if we attacked with all their strength from the beginning of the second half?

"In addition to strengthening long-range shots from the center, the two wings actively pressed on to suppress the Forest team's wing attack. The key to victory or defeat is the first half of the second half. No matter what method you use, you must score! "

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The second half of the game restarted, and the two sides changed places to fight again. The fans who had rested for fifteen minutes also revived and became active again.

Contrary to Dunn’s expectation, after the kick-off, Liverpool cut off the offense of the Forest team, did not deal with the midfield at all, and directly hit the football to the front. If it were not for Kuyt's inaccurate shooting and too far away from the goal...

Two minutes later, the Forest team's offense returned without success and Liverpool made a comeback. Riise resolutely stepped in from the second half, the long-distance attack and his teammates made two-to-one cooperation on the wing, and then crossed, Kuyt hit the ball, but under Pepe's personal interference, he topped it.

Liverpool is attacking, which is in line with Dunn's halftime statement. The players of the Forest team are defending step by step. They see a lot of situations like this, and there is nothing to fuss about.

Besides, Kuyt is good at any position, but he can't be a forward, his shooting ability is too bad.

Next, it's Liverpool's offense and time for the Forest team to hold on.

During the period, the Forest Team organized several counterattacks, but because the troops invested were not enough, it did not cause any substantial threat.

Liverpool is still attacking, constantly attacking...

From the hot air at the Louis II Stadium, Dunn gradually smelled something wrong.

Liverpool's offensive was too fierce and far exceeded his expectations. In particular, Benitez allowed two full-backs to frequently add assists, as if he was completely ignorant of the Forest team's counterattack.

This was not the case in the first half. In the first half, no matter how Liverpool attacked, their two full-backs rarely assisted the frontcourt. They came up once in a while and went back soon, just sprinting back and forth.

It's better now, and a few times after seeing Riiser go up, he didn't go back at all, just waiting for the opportunity ahead.

This is completely a scene of "soldiers oppressing the territory"!

Benitez is not afraid of being attacked by the forest team in the emptiness behind him?

He turned his head and looked over. The Spaniard was sitting on the coach's bench, surrounded by his assistants, still seeing nothing.

He felt that something was not quite right, but why was it wrong, what effect it would have on him, and what effect it would have on Liverpool, he couldn't say for a while. He also needs time to observe and analyze.

Dunn left his seat and walked to the sidelines with his hands around his chest and frowned to observe the situation on the court.

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Gerrard is holding the ball. Opposite him is George Wood, a teammate of the England national team.

The failure of the World Cup is over, Gerrard's position in the national team has not been shaken, McLaren trusts him very much. Beckham of the Forest team was not so lucky. After being selected for England at the last minute of last season, he was defeated again after being injured in two games.

George Wood was also recruited into the national team every time, but he never got a chance to start. In the World Cup, George did not get a minute of game time. After Erickson was gone, McLaren took the stage, and George Wood still couldn't gain the trust of the coach. Although he is the main force in the Nottingham Forest, England's best rookie, last season's English Premier League best local player, one of the captains of the European championship team, was selected into the best eleven of the UEFA Champions League. In the England national team, he still did not get a chance to prove himself. Erickson did not give it to him, nor did McLaren.

Regarding the latter, some people say that Wood was implicated because of the personal grievances between McLaren and Tony Dunn. What is the truth? no one knows.

Since he is a teammate of the national team, Gerrard naturally knows Wood's greatness. During the training of the national team, his defense made many people insurmountable.

Gerrard didn't take dribbling as his specialty. He had played Wood one-on-one, without even thinking about it.

His task is very simple, to attract Wood, and then pass the football out, get rid of George Wood's mark by passing the ball. No player in the world can prevent a team from passing the ball, even George Wood, who is called a "monster" by the media.

Gerrard saw Wood pushing towards him, so he passed the football. Wood did not follow the ball, he continued to follow Gerrard. The rest of Liverpool have their own forest team to deal with. Gerrard is Wood's goal in this game.

Gerrard is not worried about being frozen, because Alonso can organize the offense. He was considered dead, just because he lost one offensive point, it does not mean that Liverpool's offense will be paralyzed.

His task is to pull Wood out of the defense zone and then give his teammates a chance.

Alonso saw Wood following Gerrard in the running position, he took this opportunity to divide the ball to Torres.

Torres did not break through outside the penalty area, but took a long shot. The football was shot out of the baseline by Van der Sar and Liverpool won a corner kick.

Gerrard ran to take a corner kick. Wood returned to the door to participate in the defense. Although they are teammates of the national team, they have never fought side by side together. In Wood's few games for the national team, he must have replaced Gerrard.

Gerrard drove the football out, he found Agger, but was robbed by George Wood before the Danish defender.

Although he is not as tall as Agger, he has a better bounce than Agger. Coupled with his card position, Agger has no chance in front of Wood.

Liverpool's offense is not over yet. Wood pushed the football out, and after receiving the ball, Mascherano assumed a posture for a long shot. The players of the Forest team have been repeatedly urged by Dunn, so they must pay attention to prevention. Seeing Mascherano stretch his legs, Pepe pressed out for the first time, preparing to use his body to block the opponent's shot.

But Mascherano did not shoot directly, he rubbed the football while Pepe turned his back to him. The football crossed the crowd in the penalty area and flew to the right.

That's where Gerrard is!

Gerrard, who finished the corner kick, had not had time to run back to the center when he saw Mascherano pass the football over. Before catching the ball, he looked back at the linesman behind him, not offside!

After stopping the football with the chest, no one on the Forest team has time to defend. There are people in the penalty area. Gerrard chose to draw the football vigorously towards the goal, so that if no one blocks, he will go straight into the goal. If someone blocks, then it is almost impossible to block the goal...

The football flies all the way to the goal, during which no one is blocking its way. Except... Van der Sar appeared in the right place and made a timely save. Gerrard's long-range shot is powerful and amazing. Van der Sar didn't intend to hug the football with his hands. He wanted to hit the ball directly to the bottom line. But helplessly, the ball was too fast and too powerful. Van der Sar's action was not finished yet, and the football slammed into it.

The result of not finishing the ball move is that Van der Sar leaned back to the goal, but the football flew straight into the sky.

Everyone, including the TV camera, followed the football up and down...

The Liverpool players who reacted desperately squeezed towards the goal, hoping that when the football fell, they would be pushed into the goal. The players of the Forest team are naturally trying to block each other out and keep them from approaching.

Wood looked up in the crowd. The football had risen to the top and was falling. Van der Sar was still in the goal, struggling to get up.

Heading from this position is dangerous because he is facing the goal. When he jumps up, the opposing player will definitely interfere underneath. At that time, it would have been a header to clear the siege, and it may become an own goal.

But it will definitely not work if you don't clear the siege. Once the football falls, there will be chaos in front of the goal. Anyone who touches it at that time may knock the football into the goal close at hand.

How does it end?

Wood looked up at the falling football while leaning back. This pose...

George Wood suddenly jumped high from the crowd, his body leaned back, not to header to clear the siege, but...barb to clear the siege!

The football was kicked by his right foot and flew directly out of the sideline!

"George Wood! Barb relief! It's beautiful!"

This action won a lot of applause for Wood, and the fans of Nottingham Forest collectively chanted the name of their captain to applaud him for this relief.

But Dunn, who was standing on the sidelines, didn't mean to be happy at all, his brows tightened.

He turned his head and looked at the next door. It was at this time that Liverpool coach Benitez walked out of the coaching bench. Obviously he was sorry that he hadn't scored the goal just now, or was... still a little dissatisfied?

Benitez did not wave his arms from the sidelines or shout loudly. He just stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, as if he was not interested in all this before him. But if he is really as calm as his appearance shows...Why should he step out of the coaching bench?

You know, this is the first time he left the coach seat in this game and appeared on the sidelines.

Dunn turned his head for a while, then laughed. He turned and walked back to the coaching bench and said to assistant coach Chris Lak: "Go tell them, let them strengthen their offense and stop defending." (To be continued, if you want to know what happened, please visit www.qidian.com, More chapters, support authors, support genuine reading!)

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