Godfather Of Champions

Ferguson felt that everything was under his control, but Nottingham Forest was the one who advanced the ball.

After ten minutes of the game, the Nottingham Forest formation recovered slightly. Manchester United thought this was a signal that the Forest team wanted to give up the defensive counterattack in the frontcourt, so they began to press on the offense and seize the initiative.

When they just pressed into the midfield, they encountered resistance beyond imagination. Nottingham Forest did not return to the entire half-time defense in one breath, but did not overwhelm the center line as it did in the previous ten minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo's dribble was hit back and forth by Rafinha and Abonraho. He was planning to force a breakthrough, but when he looked up and caught a glimpse of George Wood who was standing not far away, he temporarily changed his mind.

The football was passed to Carrick in the middle. Ronaldo ran forward, trying to make a two-by-one match with Carrick. However, Carrick’s posture in receiving the ball is not very good. To pass the ball to Ronaldo, he must adjust it a bit more. It was this one that made him entangled by Wood.

If he turns and passes the ball forcibly, he may be broken. So Carrick sent the football back.

After Ferdinand received the ball, Van Nistelrooy tried very hard to press from the top. He wanted to pass forward, but found that there was no suitable target. Almost everyone had Forest players nearby. He can't hold the ball for a long time, so his space will only be reduced by the players of the Forest team, and the ball is finally intercepted. In desperation, he passed the ball to his partner Vidic next to him.

Vidic also met his opponent-Eastwood.

Nottingham Forest did not directly reclaim as Ferguson thought, on the contrary, they launched an aggressive press in every corner of the stadium.

This is what the Manchester United team did not expect.

After careful observation for a few minutes, Ferguson found that the overall formation of Nottingham Forest had not recovered, and it was still an offensive posture. But the old man hesitated, he was not sure if this was Dun En's strategy to lure the enemy, or something else...

He intends to continue to observe.

After another five minutes of observation, Nottingham Forest scored.

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In the 20th minute, Ferdinand received a back pass from his teammates in the backcourt. He wanted to pass it to the teammate closest to him. Hargreaves all retreated in response. But Shahin of Nottingham Forest was withdrawn with him...

He can't pass the ball to a player who is tightly pressed by the opposing player and has his back facing the attacking direction. So he chose to pass with a big foot forward, allowing Berbatov to compete with the guards of the Forest team.

Berbatov succeeded in grabbing the football before Woodgate. He intended to pass the football directly to Tevez in the air, but the football was cut off by George Wood's diagonally.

Seeing the captain cut the ball, Abang Raho and Lennon, who were just helping the defense in the second half, changed their roles in an instant. They switched from defensive to offensive, and then immediately inserted into the opponent's half.

But Shaheen, who had followed Hargreaves into the opponent's half just now, withdrew back to take in George Wood. After Wood passed the football to him, instead of rushing up, he stayed where he was. Due to the confrontation between Old Trafford and Manchester United, only Wood has a midfielder in charge of midfield defense, so the requirements for defense are relatively higher. Generally, there are no special requirements, and he will not go forward and participate in the offense.

After getting the ball, Shaheen turned and took two forwards, and gave the football to Abang Raho on the right.

Abang Raho relied on his own speed to push Evra hard, and the two were entangled on the side.

Dunn stood up from the coach's bench and shouted Abang Raho's name to remind him not to stick the ball too much.

Maybe he heard Dunn's shout, maybe he just found it difficult to break through Evra so simply and rudely. Anyway, Abang Raho passed the ball.

He passed the football directly to the other side of the field and Lennon received the ball.

The Forest team did not pass the football into the penalty area as simply and crudely as Ferguson thought. If there is no suitable opportunity, they would rather pass back and forth outside, looking for space.

Neville’s defense was impeccable, and Lennon didn’t force a pass. He passed the football back to the feet of Leighton Barnes!

Even the full-back Barnes, who has few assists, came up. Where is this posture for defensive counterattack?

Barnes came up, but Wood still didn't come up.

Barnes crossed the football to Shaheen who was pulled back to meet him. Shaheen looked at the wing and Rafinha was also on the edge. When Barnes and Rafinha both rushed forward, Manchester United's defensive attention was naturally drawn to the wing. After all, they all know that Nottingham Forest's wing attack is well-known in the world.

Shaheen turned his body to the right and made a gesture to pass the football to Rafinha, and Ronaldo had to keep up and prepare to defend. Several other Manchester United players including Evra turned their bodies to that side, like sunflowers following the sun...

But Shaheen's body only turned halfway, but suddenly he passed the football straight to Eastwood!

Hargreaves rushed to Eastwood, he felt that the situation was still under his control. Because Eastwood received the ball with his back to the offensive direction. As long as he is not allowed to turn around, he can only pass the football back again.

Hargreaves jumped on, intending to stick to Eastwood from behind. Unexpectedly, Eastwood didn't mean to stop the ball at all. He leaned sideways to support Hargreaves with one hand, then flicked his left ankle and handed the football directly to Van Nistelrooy behind!

Hargreaves' attention was attracted by the pass, and he didn't realize that after the pass, Eastwood turned and wiped it inside.

Van Nistelrooy is the top center forward. Although he is old and has suffered serious injuries, he is still a dangerous man in the eyes of opponents. Because he is a center who can still hold football under his feet in a heavy siege, with such a frontcourt offensive fulcrum, the forest team's offensive possibilities are endless. He can shoot himself, but also attract the attention of the opponent's defense, creating opportunities for his teammates. For example, this time...

Before he received the ball, Vidic and Rio Ferdinand had already lunged at him at the same time, one left and one right, intending to trap him.

But Van Nistelrooy didn't even want to take the ball by himself and then score. He made the same choice as Eastwood-flicked his ankle and passed the football straight across.

Eastwood hit the horse!

He lifted his left leg, which he was not very good at, and volleyed directly without stopping the ball!

The ball kicked a little bit off, but it deceived Ben Foster just right. The football was scratched on the inside of the goal post with a weird crackle, and then it flew into the goal!

Ben Foster didn't make any response to this extremely powerful shot that was so close at hand, he just turned his head and watched the football into the goal...

"A beautiful match! Nottingham Forest leads Manchester United 1-0 away! Eastwood is just right!"

Old Trafford, who was still noisy just now, suddenly became quiet for a moment, and then there was a huge boo.

In this hiss, Eastwood knelt on his knees and slid towards the corner flag. His passionate celebration also ignited the enthusiasm of Nottingham Forest fans, who sang a song written for Eastwood: "You have Rooney, and we have! He is a gypsy! He lives in a boxcar , Ride a horse to warm up. If you look down on him, he will make you look good! Use goals! Use goals! Our Gypsy Rooney! Oh la la, oh la la!"

On one side, Manchester United fans booed, and on the other, Nottingham Forest fans chanted. Old Trafford really became a "theater."

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Seeing Eastwood scoring the football vigorously, Dunn jumped on the sidelines with excitement as if the person shooting the goal was himself. He shook his fist vigorously and demonstrated to the Manchester United fans in the stands. Naturally, he responded with another more violent boo...

"Ha, it seems Tony Dunn doesn't want to please Manchester United fans. He really doesn't want to coach at Manchester United at all."

Ferguson was a little annoyed at the goal. He kept muttering, not chewing gum, but cursing viciously.

"Our central defense is almost useless! Are they all wooden stakes? Just watched the opponent play two and one in the center of our penalty zone! He even scored a goal! Why didn't Hargreaves foul? What do you want?"

In fact, what irritated Ferguson more than the loss of the ball was that he found that the situation was not in his own control, but in the hands of the young man next door...

He has a sense of frustration.

Although he has a good personal relationship with Dunn, he also hopes that Dunn will coach Manchester United. But when it comes to the game, he is a stubborn old man who is unwilling to lose. He hopes that he will still be the master of the whole world, the best coach in the sport, smarter than anyone, and always ahead. Keep everything firmly in your hands. No one can beat him unless he doesn't want to do it himself.

For more than twenty years, he has enjoyed a fight with Wenger, because most of the time he has the upper hand. He also enjoys fighting Kevin Keegan, because this poor old man was almost driven crazy by himself. Mourinho's arrival did not shake his position in the Premier League, because in the end Mourinho's departure proved that he wanted to be a "strong man" in the Premier League but not qualified enough.

He became Manchester United's head coach before the establishment of the Premier League. He has experienced as many storms as other coaches combined. He fought with countless famous coaches, but he always had the last laugh. Mark Hughes, George Graham, Kenny Dalglish, Souness, Kevin Keegan, Arsenal Wenger, Mourinho, Benitez, Scolari, Eriksson, Rijkaard... but he was elected the best coach of the decade in the Premier League, not any of the above.

He also enjoyed the tit-for-tat confrontation with Tony Dunn. But this coach, who was nearly 30 years younger than himself, made him feel really old.

He should have seen through Dun En's tricks sooner...

Ferguson finished scolding Hargreaves and got up from his seat. He was about to get off the court to direct the game.

Dunn noticed that Ferguson got up from the coaching bench for the first time in this game. He turned to look at the old coach, and smiled at the other when he also noticed him.

Ferguson's face was not very good-looking, he ignored Dunn, and while the Forest team players were still celebrating the goal, they reached out and called Neville over and gave him the opportunity.

Dunn clapped on the sidelines, then turned and walked back with a smile.

According to previous management, the forest team will shrink the defense line after leading, and then hit the opponent's counterattack. If Ferguson still thinks so in this game, then Manchester United will be unlucky.

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But it was clear that Ferguson was much smarter than Dunn thought.

He discovered Dunn's true intentions through this goal-Nottingham Forest did not want to play a defensive counterattack at Old Trafford, but uncharacteristically played offensive football. It seems that they intend to defeat Manchester United on offense.

Ferguson fought bravely.

Since you want to attack, then have a good time!

Ferguson adjusted the team's tactics, strengthened the defense and interception in the midfield, and strived to control the midfield. In this game, whoever controls the midfield has a much greater chance of winning.

When the game restarted, the scene that fans saw the most was the fierce battle between the two sides in the midfield.

After discovering Ferguson's meaning, Dunn also strengthened the defense of the midfield. Shaheen's position retreated and kept in line with Wood's position, making the forest team's midway look less empty. The diamond 442 becomes parallel 442 again. Under Ferguson's pressure, Dunn was forced to temporarily give up his intention to continue the attack on the away game.

Anyway, a goal lead, he is not in a hurry, and slowly and Manchester United in the midfield.

In the rest of the second half, Manchester United gradually gained the upper hand, but their threatening shots were too few. Berbatov and Tevez were trapped by the strong overall defense of the Forest team. After Manchester United came up, it objectively caused the shrinkage of the Nottingham Forest line of defense. The space obtained by Berbatov and others was greatly reduced. , They can only head-on with the strong central defenders of the Forest team near the penalty area.

In the middle, the situation is not open, but the two sides are very active.

Rooney and Ronaldo frequently broke through the two wing lanes, which caused great trouble to the forest team's defense. Nottingham Forest was forced to shrink the defense in large part because of the two of them.

Rafinha is strong on offense and weak on defense. Abang Raho is not a defensive player either. Wood had to make up for several times, which was considered as limiting Ronaldo's sharp offense.

In the case of Manchester United's onslaught, the defensive tradition of Nottingham Forest played an important role. No matter who is facing such a solid line of defense, it will have a headache. Even Ronaldo and Rooney.

As a result, until the end of the first half, Manchester United did not score. The score is still 1:0, with Nottingham Forest leading.

When Ferguson left the coaching bench, his face was gloomy. The staff around him knew that those players were going to be unlucky in the locker room during the intermission. Don't even think he is sixty-nine years old, he will never show mercy when he should be swearing.

And when the leader Tony Dunn left, his face didn't look much better. He was not dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the court, but was worried about the second half. Ferguson will definitely not be willing to accept this score and result, and he has seen through what cards the Forest team wants to play, then he will definitely make adjustments to this during the intermission. How do you challenge yourself?

He originally planned to score two goals in the first half, but the current situation is very dangerous for the Forest team. 1:0, that's really not a good score... (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters, author support, and genuine reading!)

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