Godfather Of Champions

"Welcome to Calderon! What you are watching is a match in Group C of the 10-11 UEFA Champions League group stage. The two teams are facing Atletico Madrid and Nottingham Forest. The two sides have never had a previous match record. For each other , Is a blank paper. Nottingham Forest beat the Celtics 1-0 at home in the first group match, while Atletico Madrid shook hands with Juventus in the away game. From the point of view of points, Nottingham Forest temporarily Leading. But this is Calderon, at the home of Atletico Madrid, Nottingham Forest cannot be taken lightly!"

The Calderon Stadium at night is brightly lit, with towering lights coming from all directions, shining the stadium white. In the dark city, this is the place where light converges. Fans walk through the narrow streets and flood the stadium continuously. The noise seemed to be taken by the river into the ocean, and the stadium slowly became full of voices. The entire south of Madrid is plunged into a frenzy.

People here don't care about buying a ticket with a whole day's income, just to rush in and roar and vent for ninety minutes, and then leave with satisfaction or unfulfilled feelings, and go home to sleep. For them, football is not a pastime after life, it is almost the goal of life.

This is an avid stadium, and any visiting team will be under tremendous pressure here.

"But we **** grew up under pressure! There is no pressure to play away? I don't believe in such nonsense." Dunn was doing the final pre-war agitation for his team in Calderon's visiting team locker room. "As professional players and professional coaches, all of us will face various pressures. Calderon is a mere calderon, I don't care about it. Atletico Madrid wants to use their home court advantage to make us feel scared, tell me , Are you scared?"

"How is this possible, Boss?" Eastwood stood up and spread his hands. "Who do they think they are? King Kong? Godzilla? Or Jurassic dinosaurs..."

Dunn hurriedly gestured to tell him not to say anything, otherwise the protagonist during this period of time before the game would be replaced.

"Okay, Freddy. I know your determination. This game is about whether we can qualify for the group... In fact, every game is about. So I ask you to do your best! Aguero is the key player. , The entire back line cheered me up, guarded strictly, and completely frozen him. If I thought Aguero didn’t grow up after the game, you would win! His speed is very fast, so I asked The back line is not allowed to be easily pressed. The full-back assists should also be reduced as much as possible. Don't give Atletico Madrid a chance to attack quickly. Pay attention to protect each other's open space. George."

Wood stood up.

"If Aguero retreats to the midfield, you will go up and defend. If you want to foul, stay far from the penalty area."

Wood nodded.

After explaining Wood’s matter, Dunn said to the team: “Stick to the side when attacking. There is Camacho in the middle. That’s a trouble. Go around him and wait until he is attracted to the side to help defend. George You and Thiago are waiting for an opportunity to plug in."

Dunn played Atlético Madrid away with a double defensive midfielder lineup. He almost gave up the tactics of attacking in the middle and mainly used the wing. On the one hand, he played the best wing of the Forest team in order to exploit his strengths and avoid weaknesses on the court. To prevent Madrid from attacking. He deliberately compressed the distance between the two players in the midfield and the defense line very close, not giving Aguero and others a chance to make trouble in the frontcourt.

The next attack depends on how useful Matthias Fernandez and Lennon can play on the wing.

Dunn glanced at Fernandez. His translator was not allowed to enter the team's most private place-the dressing room, so he could only rely on the player's experience and intuition for the team's tactics. Guess it.

Dunn also doesn't speak Spanish, but he speaks Chinese fluently. It's a pity that Fernandez, a Chilean, doesn't understand...

But this game Fernandez is the key, and he must be very clear about what he should do.

He called Fernandez by name.

He still understood his name, Fernandez raised his head.

Dunn drew his position on the tactical board, and then he used a black marker to draw a straight line on the circle representing Fernandez, and drew it to the opponent's restricted area. He looked at Fernandez with his eyes.

The Chilean nodded and said he understood.

Dunn then divided two lines at this point, one continued to walk near the bottom line, and a dashed line was drawn near the bottom line to the door. The other one suddenly folds to the penalty area from that point, and then pulls out a dotted line to point to the goal.

Dunn kept looking at Fernandez during the painting process, and he nodded before continuing to paint.

After painting these, Fernandez has basically understood what he is going to do. Then Dunn said to him in very simple English: "No defense."

Fernandez still understands the two simple English words "No" and "defend". He nodded and said, "Yes."

Dunn raised the volume and said to him: "Attack! Attack!" (Attack! Attack!)

Fernandez was taken by Dunn and raised the volume of his answer: "Yes! Yes!"

"OK!" Dunn gave Fernandez a thumbs up.

After doing this, Dunn clapped his hands: "Okay, guys. Keep one thing in mind in this game-I don't need a draw or defeat, I just want to win! I captured Calderon on the away game and won Atletico Madrid!"

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At the beginning of the game, Atletico Madrid relied on this to be their home ground and launched a fierce attack on the hinterland of Nottingham Forest. The offensive wave after wave, it seems that it will never stop.

Dunn stood on the sidelines with his hands around his chest, coldly watching the changes in the field. He is not in a hurry. He is quite assured of Nottingham Forest's defense-as long as it is a single-minded defense, there are very few teams in the world that can break Forest's goals.

Maybe Barcelona can?

But it's just speculation, it will only be clear after the two sides meet.

Five minutes later, Atletico Madrid returned without success, they slowed down a bit. While guarding against the forest team's quick counterattack, the next wave of offensive climax is brewing.

Nottingham Forest fought back.

The attack launched from the midfield directly passed the football to the wing and handed it over to Matthias Fernandez.

Atletico Madrid players have expressed some concern about Fernandez. But more often they focused on George Wood.

The latest intelligence tells Atletico Madrid’s head coach Pellegrini that George Wood has been in very good shape recently, and what makes Forest’s opponents a headache is that this player in the back midfielder now has a hand behind it. Offensive unique skills. The so-called "open guns are easy to hide, and hidden arrows are hard to defend", Fernandez's good defense, George Wood's midfielder who doesn't know when he rushes to get a cold kick for World Wave is too annoying...

Fernandez started his performance on the sidewalk.

His speed is not too fast, but his technique is very good. In La Liga, where technology is emphasized, he is also outstanding.

Dunn gave him the greatest degree of freedom in this game, allowing him to play at will under the premise of bottom or inner cutting. And he is not required to defend, this is Fernandez's favorite place.

He first used his start to quickly get out of Simao, then suddenly passed the ball when facing Greek right back Sethalidis, and then hit the bottom. Abangraho passed the football in the first time, two over one!

Next, Fernandez didn't wait for the defending center defender Ze Castro to come up, he passed the football in, and the goal was the high center Zikic who was up to 2.02 meters tall!

In this game, Dunn did not play Eastwood, a technical striker, nor did he start with Ibisevic, who came in in good shape. Instead, he went to two extremes-one is the extremely fast Abangrajo and the other. It is the extremely tall Zhikic.

Pablo, the highest of the Atletico Madrid center-backs, is 1.92 meters tall, but he was injured a month ago and he has not recovered yet. This game didn't even make the big list.

Atletico Madrid’s first two central defenders are Ze Castro of 1.83 meters and Heitinga of 1.80 meters.

Dunn decided to make a big fuss at the height of the opposing central defender, using Zikic's bounce and header to cause trouble for Atletico Madrid.

He succeeded!

"Zikic jumped high... header!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL——"

When Zikic jumped up, no one around him could compete with him in height. Fernandez's pass was also very comfortable. He didn't even need to adjust his posture anymore, just tilt his head slightly in the air. , And then make a swing!

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Leo Frank is already very good at being able to react at such close range. He threw himself out and was a step late, only to watch the football into the goal...

"Nottingham Forest scored a goal in the sixth minute! This is their first attack since the start of the game, the first shot! They are ahead! Atletico Madrid has suffered a heavy blow!"

They were really shocked. Losing the ball so quickly at the beginning is definitely not in their tactical arrangements. How to fight next?

Atletico Madrid suddenly had no idea.

Offense?

After a few minutes of hesitation, Atletico Madrid launched a fierce offensive again. Amid the voices of the home fans, their offensive waves almost drowned the goal guarded by Akinfeev.

Dunn's brows danced from the sidelines. He likes to be beaten by others, while being beaten, while looking at each other in a quizzical way, and then give him a cold shot.

Why would he arrange a double midfielder, just waiting for this moment to come. It's just that this moment came much earlier than he expected...

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The next game completely entered the track of Nottingham Forest. Atletico Madrid, who lost a goal, attacked quite fiercely, and they forgot about it in the frenetic atmosphere at home.

Even Pellegrini didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this-he originally told the players to stick to the offense at home and try to use the home court advantage to win Nottingham Forest and pave the way for the group to qualify.

Fernandez, who was cruising near the midfield, looked at the lively backcourt and chose to continue cruising. The boss didn't seem to be there to make him come back to defense. He certainly knows the situation the team is facing now, so he also knows that his personal skills will be the key to the team's counterattack.

So he continued to cruise in midfield with peace of mind.

The opportunity reappeared towards the end of the first half.

Fernandez received the ball from Barnes and ran along the wing with the ball. This time he successfully attracted the attention of two Atletico Madrid players. Heitinga and Camacho double-teamed one after another. He did not choose to blindly play, nor did he forcibly cut in. Instead, he found the pass between the two people and stabbed the football from Heitinga’s legs...

Hurry up, Abangraho!

Since it is inserted afterwards, it is not offside at all. Take advantage of Atletico Madrid's heavy pressure, when the rear defense is empty, come again!

After receiving the ball, Abangraho accelerated, relying on his own speed to throw away Aguero, who was behind his ass, and chased him all the way back. Then he faced goalkeeper Frank and cheated him to the ground with a fake action.

What is there to hesitate in the face of the empty door? Push!

"GOOOOOOAL——Second goal! In the 41st minute of the first half, Nottingham Forest made a classic quick counterattack! It can be written into the textbook! Fernandez, who assisted with two goals, was the performance of the Forest team in the first half. The most outstanding player, his two passes brought two goals for the team! Perfect performance!"

Dunn and his colleagues applauded the goal off the court. He was far from happy with Fernandez who saw his best form of the two goals leading Atletico Madrid.

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During the intermission, Dunn praised Fernandez's performance, and his complimented face seemed to bloom. Although there are too many English words that he does not understand, he can still know what "GOOD" and "VERY_GOOD" mean. He finally started to have this idea-his choice to transfer to Nottingham Forest may not have been a failed adventure.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid strengthened its marking of Fernandez. As a player who was still playing in La Liga last season, Atletico is no stranger to him. This somewhat limited Fernandez's play. Even Camacho has paid attention to repeatedly interfering with Fernandez's possession of the ball.

Under such circumstances, Dunn instructed Wood from the sidelines to actively plug in and participate in the offense. There is no need to always defend behind.

This hand disrupted Pellegrini's arrangement at halftime. If Camacho is going to stop Wood, then Fernandez must be handed over to full-backs and full-backs to defend. This is equivalent to sacrificing the team's offense on the right side. How can one equalize the score with one leg? The attack from the center was stuck to death by Thiago, Wood, and Pepe.

At the beginning of the first half, Aguero was still waiting for the support from the midfielder. Later, he found that all the passes from the midfielder were cut off by Wood and Thiago. After the meeting, he tried to withdraw the ball and then he fell into a trap. Wood watched closely.

George Wood was judged to be a person who could defend Messi one-on-one, and Aguero had no choice but to silence the entire first half. Despite the fact that Atletico Madrid has a lot of offensive opportunities, Aguero never got that kind of particularly threatening shot.

In the second half, Wood was about to go up and attack, his chances increased slightly, but he was entangled by Pepe and Thiago. Even without Thiago, with Pepe's ability, Aguero will not be disadvantaged in singles.

Aguero met a strong enemy today...

In the past two years, due to Aguero's outstanding performance, Atletico Madrid is almost Aguero's one-man team. The advantages and disadvantages of this are obvious. When Aguero is in good shape, Atletico Madrid can almost see who kills who, but once Aguero is frozen, Atletico Madrid immediately becomes a second-rate team.

In this game, Dunn froze Aguero, the core of Atletico Madrid.

Coupled with the explosion of Fernandez, the arrival of victory is not surprising at all.

Aguero only ushered in the light in the last five minutes of the game. His two consecutive shots almost broke the city guarded by Akinfeev. It is a pity that such a morale boosting performance came too late. It is a little bit for changing the score. No use.

In the end, relying on Fernandez's two assists and the double defensive counterattack tactics, Nottingham Forest won the group's third-tier team Atletico Madrid at 2-0 away. With two wins in two games, they have already appeared in the competition with Juventus to qualify for the group. If he can continue to win like this, then this group will really be like Dunn said-become the death group of the other three teams.

Pellegrini was a little frustrated at the press conference after the game. He admitted that Nottingham Forest's goal in the sixth minute disrupted all the team's deployment. So that in the next 84 minutes, his team was in a completely passive situation, led by Tony Dunn's team.

And what about Tony Dunn?

"It's just a wonderful night, we won. Fernandez found the status, I have no other requests."

A reporter asked him what he thought of when he finished the game with Atletico Madrid and will soon face Juventus.

"It is always exciting to see old friends." Dunn smiled very charmingly. It seems that the opponent is really his old friend.

After this game, the media can start to formally hype the "two heroes" of Nottingham Forest and Juventus. (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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