Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Aerial Duel (I)
"Niklas? Bendtner, six feet two inches (about 1.90 meters) tall, weighs 176 pounds (about 80 kilograms). He is currently the main striker of the Danish under-17 national team, and was once known as the 'Ibrahimovic of Denmark' in Denmark. Several Premier League clubs were interested in him this summer, but in the end, Nottingham Forest's Tony Toni was interested in him. Don managed to sign him. It is said that Coach Donn promised him more first-team appearances, but apart from a few warm-up games, this was Bendtner's first competitive appearance for Forest. Donne brought on a centre-forward who was more central than Crouch and was not content to be tied with Chelsea at his home turf. β
With Bendtner on the pitch, Nottingham Forest's style of play has become clearer and simpler. It is a long pass to find Bendtner, who is 1.90 meters tall and has a much better header than Crouch. Albertini rarely carries the ball forward, instead attacking with his pinpoint long balls once he has the ball, and all the rest of his energy is spent on Frank Lampard.
β»β»β» Carvalho looked at this childish child standing in front of him, and unconsciously gave birth to a kind of contempt in his heart.
Is it handsome to have long hair?
Underage boy, let me tell you...... You're still too tender!
With a long pass from Forest's backfield, Bendtner stepped back to catch the ball, but Carvalho came out of the side, jumped high in front of him, and pushed the ball back.
After landing, Carvalho also glanced back at Bendtner, although there was no expression, but Bendtner clearly felt the contempt of the other party!
This curly dog looks down on me!
Chelsea's attack on George? Wood stopped here, and Drogba found that he was in trouble. The kid he had beaten in the first half seemed to have found another way to defend him. The Spaniard interfered with him from behind, while Wood pounced in front of him and tried to cut off the line between him and the passer.
The improvement with Albertini is obvious, in the past the big picture and anticipation were Wood's big weaknesses, but now in judging the opponent's offensive intentions, Wood has slowly found a feeling.
Duff broke through Ribery on the flank, and he was about to pass to Didier Drogba, but Wood went around the front to poke the ball away. After the break, Wood passed the ball to Albertini, who attacked again with a long pass.
This time, instead of retreating, Bendtner leaned directly in front of Carvalho, stuck in position and waited for the ball to come.
Carvalho found himself being held close by the other and tried to walk around to Bendtner. But he soon discovered that the seventeen-year-old boy in front of him was unexpectedly strong.
He didn't squeeze this kid at all!
Football came, there was no time to adjust Carvalho's position, he could only jump behind Bendtner, the consequences can be imagined, the Portuguese central defender who was robbed of a favorable position did not even rub the skin of the ball, and the football let Bendtner take away.
Bendtner passed the ball to Eastwood, who had been cruising around him, and the Gypsy did not hesitate to receive the football, adjusted slightly, and hit the goal with his feet.
'Long shot - Cech! Nice save! β
Czech international Petr Cech flew wide to keep Eastwood out of the way and Forest won a corner.
"Looks ...... Nottingham Forest, who are 13th-placed and second-placed Chelsea, are on par with each other, and given the home side factor and the number factor, the spectacle may be justified. But let's think of Arsenal's 'draw' with Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest's win over Manchester City, these two games, we can see, Tony? Donn's team is fully equipped to talk to strong teams on an equal footing. Yes, I'm not exaggerating, such a Nottingham Forest and what we thought in recent years are completely two teams. At least they weren't afraid when they faced a strong team. β
In London, in bars and pubs near Stamford Bridge, Blues fans gathered to watch the game yelled at the TV: "Nonsense! They're one more person than us, and if they're still scared, they're going to go back to the First Division! β
β»β»β»The Shaolin abbot after the 80s ...... There was another huge sigh from the stands at the City Stadium.
At this time, there was a little scuffling in front of Chelsea's goal. Bendtner clashed with Chelsea centre-back Carvalho after header.
When Bendtner headed over the ball just now, it was Carvalho who was pressed under him. He believes Forest have committed a foul and the referee should have awarded Chelsea a free-kick. Originally, he appealed to the referee, but Bendtner glanced back at him contemptuously, and Carvalho was immediately dissatisfied. He took a big stride and crossed an angry face in front of Bendtner's eyes, the tips of their noses almost together. Not to be outdone, Bendtner glared at each other. Although no one on either side spoke, everyone could feel the momentum of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.
Of course, the players from both sides nearby would not give them the opportunity to "the rain is really coming", and rushed up in a swarm to pull the two apart. The referee's whistle also sounded, and he rushed into the crowd, separated between the players on both sides, raised his right hand, and the whistle in his mouth kept making a rapid and high-pitched sound.
"Bastard!" Albertini shoved Bendtner out of the crowd and glared angrily, "What are you doing?!" Calm down! β
Although Bendtner still had anger on his face, he couldn't stiffen up when he looked at the captain in front of him, and muttered: "He looked down on me first......"
"Score his goal, and he will know that he is awesome!" Albertini clenched his fist and pounded it, then put his arms around Bendtner's neck, "Don't let the boss down. β
Hearing this, Bendtner looked up at the sideline dugout, where the head coach was staring at him...... He was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"I listen to you, Captain."
Albertini grinned, "Remember, Nick. The best way to fight back against your opponent's disdain is to score their goals! He threw his fist against Bendtner's solid chest.
Here Albertini pulled Bendtner, and over there Carvalho and the referee competed.
"He's the one who pressed me!" Carvalho repeated the words to the referee in English, who was not fluent in English, but Bol simply shook his head and then pulled out a yellow card to show the Portuguese.
"Ah, Carvalho also got a yellow card! The Chelsea players looked a little excited, but Bol was unfazed and insisted on his decision. It looks like Chelsea's game today was a mess! β
Mourinho waved angrily as he watched the referee show Carvalho a yellow card but did not hold Bendtner responsible.
What the hell is the home of this!
β»β»β» "Bendtner was too anxious to prove himself. "Assistant Coach David? Chris Rac said to Donn.
Don nodded in agreement. After freezing this kid with a heart higher than the sky for a month, he was like a hungry golden lion. Seeing Albertini pull Bendtner and point to him, he immediately stared at Bendtner, and when the boy nodded and hung down, he laughed, and then muttered in Chinese: "If you want the hound to run fast, you have to keep it from feeding!" β
"Huh?" Chris Rac thought he was speaking to him and answered.
"Ah, nothing." At this time, Don especially hoped that the person standing next to him was Tang, so that there was someone who could understand his words. And when they stand on the sidelines discussing tactics, they don't have to worry about being overheard by enemy spies - don't think that spies on the football field are something that only exists in YY novels, anything is possible on the sidelines of the football field. Remember Donn's opponent in the first season play-offs, the scheming Neil? Volnock? This old guy once assigned spies to eavesdrop on the opponent's tactical set-up.
The Chelsea players who surrounded the referee to argue their case dispersed, knowing that there was no way to change the referee's decision, let alone a yellow card, not a red card...... Shouting around the referee and stomping his feet is nothing more than scratching his hair.
After the restart, Mourinho shouted from the sidelines for Carvalho to give up his mark on Bendtner and take on the Forest's roma. Bendtner was handed over to the equally tough captain John? Terry.
Don made a change, but Mourinho did not make a substitution, because the red card of Ferreira in the first half caused him to unexpectedly lose a substitution, so now as long as the situation is still under control, he will not make easy substitutions.
Even if Duff's performance looks poor, he is not in a hurry to change.
Duff's performance was really poor, he was completely suppressed by Ribery, who was not as famous as himself. Ribery took Donne's request of himself to heart: attack, you have to be able to go up; Guard, you have to be able to come back.
He's young, he's got good physically, he's fast anyway, so he's sprinting back and forth on the left side again and again. Is Duff an Irish fast horse? I'm not afraid of speed!
(To be continued)