Godfather Of Champions

A piece of tape was attached to the stitch at the corner of the eye, which was very conspicuous under the rain and night lights, which made George Wood easily distinguishable on the court.

The injury did not affect Wood's performance on the court at all, but made him more fierce. It is as if the lion king who is guarding the lion group and the site is stimulated by injury, but will only be beastly, and will not run with his tail.

Because when he was off the court for treatment, he clearly saw the team being suppressed by Chelsea on the scene. Without his tireless running in the midfield and fierce and effective defense, Nottingham Forest was suppressed by Chelsea's fierce offensive.

Now he needs to correct this wrong situation.

So he worked harder than before the injury.

After he played, the scene immediately changed. Chelsea will not be able to pass through the midfield unscrupulously. Their attack has been stubbornly blocked by George Wood and others, making it difficult to move forward.

With the addition of George Wood, Nottingham Forest slowly regained the initiative in the game.

Makelele still looks like he hasn't recovered. More often, he stays behind the author to assist the work. During this time, the work of midfield defense is divided among several others.

Seeing this contrast, one cannot help but sigh again that George Wood does not belong to the physical fitness of this planet.

"He is a treasure that any head coach can dream of. He has an outstanding body, strict tactical discipline, good mental quality, stable state, and loyalty... He won't be injured! The porter Tony Dunn picked up from the street, let Quan The head coaches of the world are jealous. With him, it will not be surprising how good Nottingham Forest has achieved!"

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Nottingham Forest, which regained the initiative, began to instigate a more threatening attack. Twenty-five minutes from the start of the game, there are not many threats from both sides, and there are very few threatening shots. Chelsea took advantage of George Wood's exit and received treatment once, and Nottingham Forest hasn't even once-if not counting the one in which Bell made a crooked cross.

Most of the time, the two sides compete in midfield.

Chelsea's lineup has four players capable of playing as a midfielder in one go-Lampard, Ballack, Makelele and Essien. Although Essien is a guest at right back, but sometimes he can make up the midfield to help defend. Makelele’s ability needless to say. Ballack and Lampard are both tough midfielders and they will defend when they need to defend. Can execute tactics carefully.

As for Nottingham Forest, George Wood alone covered almost the entire back half of the midfield, plus the active players like Ribery and Lennon. The midfielders of both sides are evenly matched, and they are inextricably divided.

In the 27th minute, Lennon forcibly broke through Ashley Cole on the wing. The football at his feet was shoveled out of the sideline by Cole. Nottingham Forest received a foul.

Since there is no offside foul on the out-of-bounds ball, Lennon almost pressed to the bottom line to wait for the ball, and Ashley. Cole had to follow him to press near the bottom line to prevent Forest from hitting directly behind him. Joe Cole blocks in front of Rafinha, who is in charge of the throw, interferes with him, and prevents him from throwing the football to the goal easily.

Rafinha was not so stupid that Chelsea was targeting someone, so he threw the football to whom. He threw the football directly to Van der Vaart in the middle.

After Van der Vaart stopped the ball with his chest, Makelele leaned forward, the impact of the impact gradually dissipated, and his fierceness did not weaken at all.

Van der Vaart, who was desperately protecting the football, quickly observed the situation on the field and gave up his intention to pass the threatening ball. He gave the football to George Wood who was inserted later. The boss said that the captain will organize the offense in the game, so let him organize it.

Wood didn't stop the ball, but made a pass. The football drew an arc in the air and turned to the left.

Gareth Bale has appeared in that position. As a full-back, he assists frequently and is determined.

Beautifully unloading Wood's pass, Bell kicked in and made a pass. Van Nistelrooy attracted the attention of Terry and Carvalho in front, but he did not prevent Eastwood from shooting a horse and making a powerful dive to the top!

Fortunately, Cech reacted swiftly, coupled with a good standing position, and shot the football just by falling to the ground.

The football jumped out and flew to the right of the goal. It happened to be where Van Nistelrooy and Terry and Cavallo were condensed.

The three huddled together and all wanted to top football, but no one could top it.

The football bounced high on the ground, as if laughing at the three entangled fools.

At this time Ribery appeared like a ghost.

He unloaded the football, flashed past Terry, and immediately kicked the shot!

The football came out of the people and suddenly appeared in front of Cech. At this time, Cech could not help even if he was a fairy—the distance was too close, it was almost at hand.

Before Cech even had time to swing his hand, the football flew past him and flew into the goal behind him!

"The ball scored—"

With a "boom", the red goal in the stands of the Luzhniki Stadium burst into huge cheers.

"This is the second shot of Nottingham Forest in the game, and it penetrated the gate guarded by Cech!"

You know, Cech here is not the Cech with a tank helmet in Dunn's impression. Today's Cech has not suffered that severe injury, and his state has not been badly affected. He is still one of the top three goalkeepers in the world.

"In the Champions League final, the defending champion leads by one goal!"

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The Nottingham Forest players on the field hugged each other and celebrated the goal.

Off the court Tony Dunn was shaking his fists vigorously and gritted his teeth to celebrate the goal.

Not far from him, Grant patted the roof of the coach's bench behind him hard. The problem is still on the sidelines.

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"This is Frank Ribery's sixth goal in this Champions League. It is only one goal short of Cristiano Ronaldo's seven goals! Last year's European Footballer has maintained a very high level this year. Athletic state, if he can help the team win the European Champions Cup again, then this year's World Footballer may not have any disputes!"

Ribery finally broke free from the embrace of his teammates, and he shook his fist vigorously in the stands facing the Forest team fans. Like a band conductor, every time he waved, the fans in the stands raised the volume and called out his name loudly.

"Ribery! Ribery! Ribery-li!!!"

After agitating the emotions of the fans, Ribery turned and ran back. When he passed by George Wood, he reached out to Wood, and the two clapped again.

Dunn, who celebrated his goal off the court, stood on the sidelines, rolled up his hands to form a trumpet, and shouted inward: "Keep the pressure, don't relax! Continue to press and attack!"

Using offense to suppress the opponent, Nottingham Forest does not intend to be too conservative in this final.

Before the Champions League final last year, some people criticized Nottingham Forest's football as conservative and negative football. Even if the championship was won, it was considered to be won by a defensive counterattack. This year Dunn is going to win a champion that will silence all critics-the first defending champion after the Champions League restructuring. The way of clinking the glasses is so that no one can fault it!

Chelsea was a little frustrated with this loss, because the opponent broke through Cech's door with only two shots. In a Champions League final, any loss may cause the players' hearts to fluctuate.

Grant stood silently on the sidelines, like a statue. Who knows what he is thinking?

At this time, his assistant coach Clark walked to the sidelines and loudly reminded the players on the court to concentrate and not let the Forest team take advantage of the victory.

A minute later, Drogba returned the ball after receiving the ball in the penalty area, and Ballack followed up with an angry shot, showing Chelsea's determination not to accept the result. Unfortunately, the corner kick flew directly to the stands.

Grant finally recovered from his thoughts. He whistled and gestured, asking the team to strengthen the offense, temporarily suppressing the opponent's offense, and at the same time stepping up the fight in the midfield, and never let George Wood turn from defense. Pass the ball easily when attacking.

Thirty minutes later, all kinds of exciting scenes emerged in endlessly.

Lampard passed Drogba for a long time, Drogba ferryed to the back, and Pikwe almost took his own goal under the interference of Ballack. The football hit the goal post and fell outside the baseline, shocking all the Nottingham Foresters. Cold sweat.

Chelsea seized this corner kick and wanted to break the Nottingham Forest goal. Both Terry and Carvalho rushed to the Forest goal.

But after the corner kick was taken, it was interrupted midway by Eastwood, who had withdrawn from defense. He took advantage of the Chelsea defenders to return to the defense, he took the ball to the midfield and made a long diagonal pass and passed the football. It was given to Ribery who followed up on the side.

After removing the football, Ribery made a pass.

The football drew an arc in the air, bypassing Essien on the passing route. Van Nistelrooy had the upper hand in the fight with Makelele, leaping high and making a powerful summit!

This time Cech didn't let the football pass by himself, he tried to save the ball.

Ashley Cole, who was driven back from the football, hurriedly cleared the siege, but did not play far, but flew to the top of the arc, and was intercepted by another Nottingham Forest player.

"Alan Lennon!"

Lennon observed that Cech had just gotten up and his center of gravity was not stable, so he took a long shot without hesitation!

The football went straight to the goal post on the right. Although Cech had just gotten up, he still made a high-quality save. He flew out and pushed the football out of the bottom line with his fingertips!

"Cech!!! Great save! Unbelievable save! He proved his strength and tried his best to keep the goal!"

Terry, who had just ran back, hugged Cech who had risen from the ground and patted him **** the back, thanking him for the two key saves.

"If Nottingham Forest scores another goal, this final will be very difficult for Chelsea to play. The morale of Nottingham Forest during this period is quite strong, and the situation is very favorable for them. Chelsea, who are behind, must press out and find a way to make it. With the ball, Nottingham Forest, who is good at defensive counterattacks, has more room to play at this time. Look at this counterattack, it can almost be written into the textbook!"

This counterattack was almost the epitome of the entire first half. Chelsea tried very hard to equalize the score, but Nottingham Forest's solid defense and sharp counterattack made them always shy away, unable to do their best, and the offensive effect was greatly reduced.

Instead, Nottingham Forest completely mastered the rhythm of the field and led Chelsea to run.

The neutral commentators certainly don't want to see a one-sided game, but they must also admit that this is Nottingham Forest that embodies the temperament of the defending champion. "They are calm and not panic, as if everything is under control. In comparison, Chelsea, who lacks Champions League final experience, are more immature. Tony Dunn has injected his own temperament into this team and let this ball The team has a unique soul, and this soul is-they long for any championship, any victory."

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It seems that the first half of the game will end with the advantage of Nottingham Forest. Chelsea's offense poses no threat to the Forest team.

In the forty-second minute, Ribery passed a low ball after the ribs broke into the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy apparently did not expect that Ribery would choose to cross after breaking through instead of hitting directly. The goal, his follow-up was a little slow, although he used the technical action of tackles, he still did not touch the football, the football slammed the goal amidst the exclamation of Chelsea fans.

Dunn was very upset that the ball hadn't scored, and jumped up on the court, holding his head in both hands. If you can score two goals, Chelsea will be dead. He thought so.

Judging from the first half, if Nottingham Forest wins the championship, it deserves it, and Chelsea can't pose any threat to Van der Sar's goal. If Chelsea won instead, it would be unfair.

One minute later, Lampard drove the ball into the 30-meter area of ​​Nottingham Forest and was brought down by George Wood. The referee Mitchell awarded Chelsea a direct free kick. This penalty caused a small protest from the Nottingham Forest players and boos from the Forest fans. Because this position is too dangerous, about twenty-five meters away from the goal, is a very suitable range. Lampard and Ballack both have free kick skills.

The Chelsea team was excited. This is a great opportunity for them to tie the score. Seeing that the first half is about to end, they must not enter the dressing room with a lagging score!

Ballack is standing in front of the football and he is about to take the free kick.

The players of Nottingham Forest lined up a five-person wall under the command of goalkeeper Van der Sar, and everyone is like a big enemy.

After a whistle sounded, Barack kicked the ball high.

"From the perspective of the first half, Barack's state is really unsatisfactory..." The commentator sighed.

Dunn clapped and laughed below.

Finally got an opportunity, the hope of the whole team lies in one person, but that person kicked the opportunity away. This is really a must-have way to reduce morale...

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Dunn got up from his seat. Seeing that the first half of the game was about to end, he began to think about what to do during the intermission. Do tactics need to be adjusted? How to maintain the mentality?

The fourth official next to him walked forward with an electronic bulletin board and held it high. Four minutes of injury time in the first half!

Due to the collision of George Wood and Makelele and the conflict between the players of the two sides, the stoppage time in the first half exceeded three minutes. This somewhat caused dissatisfaction among the fans of Nottingham Forest. Seeing this number, most people chose Boo your opinion on this.

The Chelsea people were overjoyed, this was the last chance of the first half. If you go to the locker room with a lagging score, it will be a heavy blow to the team's morale.

In the forty-sixth minute, Essien, who had been active at the full-back position, showed his almighty side. After receiving a pass from Makelele, he suddenly dribbled the ball forward, quickly passed through the midfield and approached George directly. . Wood's defense.

Of course, George Wood couldn't tolerate the opponent making times under his nose. He rushed forward to organize Essien's continued breakthrough.

At this moment, Essien took a long shot!

Long shots were almost the only way Chelsea could threaten Nottingham Forest's goal in the first half. Drogba was firmly clamped by Pique and Pepe in the first half, with no room to play, and disappeared for a while. So when Chelsea attacked, the people most often appeared in TV close-ups were Lampard, Ballack, Essien, Joe Cole... and other long-range shooters, while Drogba could only As a tactical center responsible for attracting the defensive firepower of Nottingham Forest.

Seeing Essien kicking a long shot, Pikwe threw down Drogba and blocked his body on the long shot route, hoping that luck would be better and the football could be blocked by him.

But this time, things are a little different...

The football shot by Essien did hit Pikwe's body, but it was not blocked directly. Instead, it changed its direction and bounced in the opposite direction of Van der Sar's save. Peppa stretched out his legs when she was about to fly into the goal. The football hit his knee and refracted again, instead of hitting Van der Sar's side, it landed directly in an unattended area!

The penalty area is just as big, but after two refractions of football, is it a coincidence that there is no one at all?

More coincidentally...

"Frank Lampard--" the commentator exclaimed excitedly.

With his roar leaping up from the seat are Chelsea fans and Chelsea coach Grant.

There was no one to guard, the goalkeeper Van der Sar lost his weight and fell to the ground. This opportunity... This opportunity...

Lampard stared at the football leaping in front of him, as if there was a fiery flame burning in his eyes.

How can we let this opportunity go! !

"Lampard shoots angrily--!"

"What a powerful shot-GOOOOAL!!!"

"Frank Lampard!!" All the Chelsea fans on the scene shouted loudly.

"He did it! This is the first Champions Cup final goal in Chelsea club history! From their steel midfielder Frank Lampard! Not long ago, he just lost his mother... with such a goal. Can you comfort his mother's spirit in the sky?"

After the goal, Lampard didn't have the excitement of making history at all. He pointed his hands to the sky, raised his head, and let the cold rain hit his face. The drops of water slid down his cheeks from the corners of his eyes. Was it rain or tears?

Rain is cold, tears are hot.

Did you create such an opportunity for me, mother?

The Blues teammates rushed up to hug the tearful Lampard and pointed towards the sky with him. All Chelsea players have a black veil tied on their left arm. As teammates of a team, they use this way to mourn the mother with Lampard.

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Faced with such a loss, Nottingham Forest really lost his angry temper. On the one hand, this ball is really weird. Who would have thought that after two refractions, it would actually fall into a dead end with no forest team defenders at all? Even more bizarre is that Lampard will appear in this blind spot! Has anyone seen him where before?

Dunn stood in front of the coach's bench in a daze, and all the adjustments that he had just thought were invalidated in this second. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, what is meant by "planning bathing"? This is called "soup"!

Turning his head, he looked at Chris Lak and Don with the same surprised faces, and shook his head helplessly: "This is football. Lampard is so good, we..." His lips squirmed, but he still didn't swear directly. The voice burst out, "... really bad luck." (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)

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