Godfather Of Champions

On the night of the game, the business of bars in Nottingham was bleak. Many bars had prepared beers to celebrate the victory. As a result, almost none of them sold after the game. All of them were unsalable-a draw made the team rank from No. As soon as they retired to second, everyone was in no mood to drink. At the end of the evening, the fans who went to watch the football went home and went to sleep.

Fortunately, the fans of Nottingham Forest haven't learned how to shout "heroes" after winning a game and yelling "bears" after losing a game, so they just accepted the result of a tie.

Some people in the team worried that Dunn's unexpectedly calm performance after the game was a precursor to the storm. The next day of training was quite anxious. As a result, Dunn looked as usual and joked with everyone, and there was no sign of venting the team's anger.

Waiting until the last part of the training-when analyzing the video of the game last night, Dunn gave the whole team a reassurance.

"You think I will get angry? But why should I get angry? Wins and losses are very common, and draws are naturally more normal. I know this is a critical moment, but the more critical the moment, the more we should maintain our peace of mind, right? So in the past Let’s go, how to play the last few games well is what we should consider now. The formidable enemy has already come, and I wonder what is going on with Reading, right?"

There was a burst of laughter in the video screening room, and the matter was over.

Of course, by saying so, you can't really miss Reading's game. This game must be reflected, so the game video still needs to be studied.

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The powerful enemy has indeed arrived.

Barcelona sent the strongest lineup they can send to Nottingham, intending to eliminate Nottingham Forest away.

Messi returned from injury, Ronaldinho was left in Barcelona without any suspense. The Brazilian's days in Barcelona have entered a countdown.

Even at his home court, Dunn did not intend to take advantage of the situation to attack and fight Barcelona with a vigorous attack. If he really did this, he would be a fool. So although he has the advantage of the home court, he still intends to use the usual defensive counterattack tactics.

At the empty City Stadium that day, Tony Dunn told Tang that he thought of a way to deal with Barcelona. It's actually very simple, it's rotation.

Generally speaking, no matter how strong the team is, in the Champions League, the Champions League is often the strongest lineup, and in the league, the rotation lineup is used. The difference between giants and semi-first-class teams is that the two sets of rotations of giants are almost the same, while the two lineups of semi-first-class teams may have a relatively large gap. Nottingham Forest is still not a giant, but it can't be said to be a quasi-first class, they are a first-class team. Therefore, the strength of the two lineups is not intended to be used, but the gap is not very large, even if it is a rotation, there is a fight against Barcelona.

Dunn was also a little helpless considering rotating in the Champions League. In the game against Reading, he saw the fatigue and instability of the first lineup, and he dared not use this lineup in the second round of the Champions Cup semi-final in the knockout system. Because Reading's game is only three days away from this game, he is not sure that the team's first lineup will undergo a drastic change in just three days. The fatigue and unstable state are now the largest of the team. enemy.

The draw against Reading made Dunn determined to rotate in the Champions League, and he was confident that this lineup would be beyond Rijkaard's expectations.

Because the first team is too famous in Europe, I personally think that with Dunn's conservative style, he will definitely rely on this lineup in such a critical game. What's more, which normal person would be okay to engage in rotation because of a league tie?

But Tony Dunn's brain is not very normal.

He decides to rotate, the only problem is to explain to the players why they did not appear in the starting lineup against Barcelona-he attaches great importance to the dressing room atmosphere, this kind of thing that may cause centrifugal force in the dressing room must be avoided.

Van Nistelrooy suffered a slight injury in the game against Reading, and this is a very convincing reason to rotate him. After all, after being tied by Reading, the league is equally important.

Eastwood will also be rotated. For him, Dunn is very simple, just tell him straightforwardly, because of tactical needs, he will be OK after the rest of the game.

Van der Vaart will also be replaced. When the offensive state is not good, his defensive help to the team is also limited. Dunn decided to make a surprising change in this game, which can be regarded as a gamble. He wants to push George Wood to the center of the offense.

Who is the midfielder with him? Sidwell.

As for the Dutchman, he should know that his recent state is indeed not very good.

The central defender will not have any adjustments, and Pepe and Pikwe are in good condition and physical fitness, otherwise the Forest team will not lose a goal in the last two games.

The full-back was replaced by Grosso. After gradually adapting to the Premier League, Grosso's performance rebounded slightly. Although there is still a gap between his status in the Italian national team, he has barely met Dunn's requirements.

"Little Monkey" Bell is also easy to say, his family, just say "tactical needs". Layton Barnes had some problems with his physical strength, and it was normal not to let him go.

On the right, Dunn decided to play a bit less recently, but his defense is better than Rafinha's Zimbunda.

The goalkeeper is still an experienced Van der Sar. Originally, Dunn planned that Van der Sar would gradually replace Akinfeev because of his age. But I didn't expect Van der Sar to be old and strong this season, and his state is suddenly surprisingly good. Facing Van der Sar, who is in good condition and stable, and who is more experienced and familiar with the team's defense system, Dunn will naturally not risk using Akinfeev. So the days after poor Akinfeev was taken back were not as good as when he played in Russia...

The wing midfielders are still Ribery and Beckham. These two individuals have different characteristics, which makes the Forest team's offensive tactics richer and more diverse, which is an advantage that can be relied on in the game.

The advantage of rotating this lineup in this game is that there is a slight advantage in physical fitness, but the most important thing is the hunger for the game and the eager desire to show their desire to win.

They are like a group of crazy wolves. Because of the lack of the number of matches, they regard each opponent as fat to the mouth, their eyes are shining green, and their mouths are spitting out a smoky stench while water is flowing. Bare his white teeth, grinning as if he was smiling... In fact, it was warning the opponent in front of him:

This is our territory. Whether you eat it or not depends on our mood. If you are in a bad mood, we will eat you. But... we are not in a good mood most of the time!

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"... Compared with the first round of the two teams, Tony Dunn changed nearly half of the starting lineup in one go. This is really incomprehensible. Van Nistelrooy may be inconvenient because of some minor injuries. He played, but why did Van der Vaart change? Didn’t Dunn consider offense at all in this game? So, is it a bit too conservative to defend so firmly at home?"

The guest critic next to him laughed at the words: "He is such a coach. As long as he can make the finals, what is the ugly scene?"

"I think... facing Barcelona, ​​blindly defensive is not feasible. I am afraid that he will not succeed in reaching the finals by then, and will be scolded for being conservative at home. How many will lose the game with such a passive attitude? Personally acceptable?"

"I have a slightly different view, maybe his team can? At the Nou Camp, he let Barcelona score ninety minutes without scoring a goal..."

"That's because Barcelona didn't have Messi."

"Heh, Messi..."

Messi is getting the ball.

The practice of finding a successor for Maradona has not stopped since he retired. Argentina has produced many Maradona successors in the past. Some were hand-picked by the king himself, and some were deducted by the media or fans. Up. Riquelme, Dale Sandro, Aimar, Saviola, Ortega, Tvez, Aguero... have all been "Maradona II", but the result... The weather today is hahaha.

From the current point of view, the most promising person to reach the height of Maradona may only be the little man in front of him. He is no longer the impressive rookie, but now he is a "phenomenon" in Barcelona, ​​a "phenomenon" in Argentina, and a "phenomenon" in world football.

Rijkaard thought that Tony Dunn would let George Wood, the most defensive player in Nottingham Forest, defend Messi, thereby saving other defensive forces to contain Barcelona's overall attack. As a result, the people who appeared in front of Messi surprised him.

Not to mention him, even Messi on the court was a little surprised.

Today's Nottingham Forest is not the dark horse Nottingham Forest that reached the Champions League final two seasons ago. Everyone in this team is an opponent, and Barcelona must study it. Among them, they will focus on the research. There are two-Frank Ribery and George Wood, one is the offensive core and the other is the defensive core.

Before the game, Rijkaard told Messi that the person watching him in this game must be George Wood, because only George Wood can defend Messi in a one-on-one, of course it is only possible...

He asked Messi to use his flexible running position to pull Wood away. At the same time, he used his characteristics of quick kicks to induce Woods to foul. At least he got a yellow card, so that in the following games, Wood will definitely be afraid of it again. He got a yellow card and missed the Champions League final and became daunted. This is a good thing for Messi and Barcelona.

We must know that Barcelona won the final of the Forest team because George Wood was suspended and absent, which led to the defeat of the Forest team. For George Wood, regardless of his importance to the team, he himself is not willing to lose the qualification for the finals again.

Rijkaard felt that his arrangement was wonderful, until now.

The person standing in front of Messi is not the number 13 wearing the captain's armband, but Sidwell.

The person defending Messi is not George Wood!

Messi turned his head and took a look. He found that Wood was in his own position in the middle. Apart from paying attention here, he had no intention of coming up to defend.

This...what is going on?

Hey, look down on me Messi? Find someone like this... to defend me?

He looked at George Wood again, and the two of them came with big eyes and small eyes—George Wood was a burly figure and naturally had big eyes, and Messi was short and sharp but small eyes.

After all, Wood still didn't mean to come up to help.

Messi decided to break by himself. He doesn't know what Nottingham Forest means, but since you don't need the strongest defensive player to see me, I will break your defense and let Barcelona score the goal. Don't regret it!

It just so happened that Iniesta copied it from the back. Sidwell's attention was interrupted by Iniesta's running position. Messi seized the gap and passed the ball, tricking Sidwell to shift the center of gravity, and then suddenly turned from the back. Start a breakthrough in direction!

It was too late for Sidwell to stop, and the two got too close, he couldn't react...

Nottingham Forest's defensive formation has shrunk very tightly, and the distance between the midfielder and the defender is very, very close. For most teams, this defensive formation can fully compress the space at the forefront of the penalty area and does not give opposing forwards a chance to take the ball calmly. At the same time, due to the shrinkage of the formation, the distance between the three lines is not far. When a counterattack is needed, the football can be quickly and accurately passed to the feet of the teammates, without the embarrassment that there is no other means except for the blind bigfoot. Just like a spring, the harder the compression, the stronger the explosive force. This is one of the characteristics of Nottingham Forest's defense.

But now, it has become the best stage for Messi to pick N.

Due to the close distance of the defensive player, once someone breaks in, the defensive player behind will often have to break the ball or get stuck at the first time, and hesitate to let the opponent get in. This is just right for Messi, who is very fast at his feet. He can completely rely on his instinctive reaction to make a **** way from the opponent's encirclement.

Just wiped Sidwell, facing Grosso who came up to steal the ball, he lightly buckled his right foot and moved his body horizontally to bring the football past Grosso's feet. Next, an emergency stop blocked Sidwell, who was chasing back, behind him. Pikwe stepped up to defend, but he unbelievably chose to divide the ball in a small space. The football went to the right and the man walked from the left. Moreover, people walked on the inner circle, and within the smallest radius, they flashed past Pique, who had just got stuck in position and had no time to adjust the center of gravity. He received the football that he had just kicked behind the entire defense line of Nottingham Forest, and he shot his foot without hesitation !

Fortunately, Van der Sar blocked the angle in time and blocked Messi’s small angle shot from the bottom line, otherwise Nottingham Forest would lose the ball in the first three minutes of his home game...

There was an inhalation sound on the City Stadium, and they were frightened by the magical performance of this little player. One person singled out the three defensive players of Nottingham Forest, and the straight-line distance from the starting point to the shooting point was only ten meters. The technique in this small space is amazing!

Even the commentators praised Messi, who returned from injury, as the number one player in Barcelona.

At the same time, the questions in everyone's minds became even worse-what does Tony Dunn think? Why not let George Wood come up to defend him?

Although the shot was blocked, Messi didn't show how annoyed he was. He didn't even glance at Van der Sar, but turned to look at George Wood.

Just like before he broke through, George Wood was also looking at him. After staring with big eyes, George Wood turned his eyes away and ran back to defend the corner kick. There was no expression on his face that Messi wanted to see. He was neither surprised nor annoyed. His face was calm as if facial paralysis...

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After noticing the two conversations between the eyes of these two people off the court, Dunn laughed. He didn't let George Wood go to defend Messi. Naturally, he had his plan. Messi, if you want to guess, you can just guess. If you are irritated by this, it would be a surprise.

Anyway, Rijkaard, you don't want George Wood to specifically target Messi this time, because he has more important tasks to do than to contain Messi. It's just that Barcelona has attacked in the past few minutes, and he hasn't had a chance to show off his mission...

Stuck? Which **** said I'm going to defend myself at home? (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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