There was no goal, but Wood was not upset, as he turned and ran back, high-five Arteta covering him on the way. Ronaldinho looked at the man and saw that his face was as calm as water, without any expression fluctuations at all.

What was he thinking? Wouldn't he feel sorry for the goal that didn't go in? Or rather...... Did he think he had a chance to threaten Barcelona's goal again?

If that's what you think, you're wrong!

Valdés drove the ball out and Samuel Eto'o received it and passed it to Ronaldinho.

The Brazilian is at the heart of Barcelona and he just received the ball, George. Wood leaned in.

"George. Wood was in charge of defending Ronaldinho, which was no surprise at all. If there's anyone in the Forest squad who can cause some problems for Ronaldinho, it's probably the No.13 in front of him. This is the first time Wood has defended Ronaldinho in a game! In last year's Champions Cup final, Wood was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards and missed the showdown with today's No. 1 midfielder! ”

Ronaldinho certainly knows George. Wood made a name for himself on defense, and he didn't dare to underestimate Wood's frontal defense.

After attempting a feint, Ronaldinho noticed that the person opposite was unmoved, he frowned and passed the football to Messi, who was on the sidelines.

Messi was in charge, so Wood didn't run over to join in the fun, he continued to follow Ronaldinho not far away, watching the Brazilian's movements at any time.

Messi on the right flank and Forest left-back Gareth. Bale singled it out, and Eto'o had already cut into the box and was ready to grab the spot.

It seems that Barcelona wants to pass the ball on the side and grab the point in the middle.

Just when the Nottingham Forest players were focused on the defensive in front of goal, Messi made a false shot, but passed the ball back to Ronaldinho in the middle.

Ronaldinho wanted to stop the ball and shoot straight away, but as soon as he stopped the ball, he saw George. Wood appears to himself like a ghost!

The foot that was supposed to be picked up to shoot turned out to be a huge flaw because Ronaldinho briefly lost control of the ball.

George. Wood saw the moment and stabbed the ball at the Brazilian's feet!

"Nice steal! It looks like Ronaldinho has met a strong rival! ”

Ronaldinho was a little surprised, he thought that he had deceived the person in front of him by pretending to break through the receiver just now, but he didn't expect that he had just withdrawn to receive Messi's pass, and he was targeted by him again.

This is the second time this season that he has tasted it – the first being in a group stage away game against Chelsea, where he was looked at by opposition Dutch defender Bolaruz.

In that game, Mourinho asked Bolaruz to press Ronaldinho closely, and even used fouls to interrupt Ronaldinho's rhythm of taking the ball. It was a successful tactic and Barcelona's soul didn't play a role in that game, and last season's European champions lost to Chelsea.

In this game, it seems that Donn intends to copy Mourinho's tactics, but he used to target Ronaldinho with a more ferocious defense, better physical strength and better physical fitness. Wood.

The commentator is not wrong at all, Ronaldinho is a difficult opponent this time. Since the first meeting between the two sides, George. Wood was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and in that game, Ronaldinho was able to dominate Nottingham Forest's front line, and no one could pose any threat to him.

If the Brazilian still comes into this game with the experience of the previous game, Donn believes he will suffer.

After the ball was broken, Wood passed the ball to Mikel Arteta, who did not follow up again and waited honestly from behind.

"George. Wood is a rising star in defence from Nottingham Forest and his career is full of legends. Due to his consistent performances in the squad, he has already been selected for the England squad and has been one of the 23 to travel in Germany. Unfortunately, Eriksen believes in big names such as Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, and as a young man playing in his World Cup for the first time, Wood did not get a minute of playing time. The Spanish commentator was introducing the young man to the Spanish audience, "but looking at his current performance, it should only be a matter of time before he becomes a regular for England." ”

When the commentator introduced Wood, Nottingham Forest were on the offensive and Ronaldinho didn't run back to get involved in the defense, he and George. Wood, like that, stayed where he was. He frowned and looked at the young man not far ahead.

Through these two head-to-head encounters, his heart can already be given to George. Wood's next simple judgment was over.

He has excellent physical fitness, quick and decisive kicks. Calm and calm, will not be easily fooled, once you make up your mind, you will never give up halfway...... Such a back is really difficult to deal with.

He reminded himself of the current head coach of the Brazilian national team, former captain Dunga.

It looks like I'm going to change my strategy.

In the face of this kind of person, if you still want to get the ball more, it will definitely not work to dribble the ball, and the result will either be broken or fouled. This will obviously interrupt the team's attacking rhythm, what is the most effective way to do this?

Pass.

Ronaldinho decided to reduce the number of times he dribbles and the amount of time he holds the ball, passing the ball as much as he can, and if possible, passing it with one kick.

Barcelona have gradually developed their own set of attacking tactics after Rijkaard's arrival, and now they tend to be perfect, and the players have a stable lineup and tacit cooperation. Ronaldinho believes it won't be difficult to do that.

Now is a good time for Barcelona to create a new dynasty, how can it be planted at the feet of a small midfielder?

Nottingham Forest's attack was won by Valdés, who counter-attacked with a hand-tossed ball. Barcelona immediately switched from defense to attack. Barcelona may not have a lot of troops in defense, but when they attack, they definitely don't lack people to rush forward.

The ball was passed again to Ronaldinho.

This time, Wood still pounced, and Ronaldinho looked at the right side of Wood's body, as if he was about to break through from there. When he saw that Wood's body center of gravity was obviously biased to that side, he suddenly passed the football to the other side! Wood didn't react, and stayed where he was and watched the ball fly past him.

This is exactly the kind of "sound and west" type of passing that Ronaldinho is good at.

Seeing this scene, the Catalan commentator became excited: "Ronaldinho's pass deceived George. Wood! This is the real football elf! It was just a warm-up...... Well done! ”

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Don just shrugged his shoulders when he saw Ronaldinho perform like this on the sidelines. He was even glad that Ronaldinho did it, because he couldn't dribble and the Brazilian, who didn't dare to dribble, lost his usual threat. No matter how beautiful the pass is, you also need the cooperation of your teammates, and if you Ronaldinho is in good shape, you can't guarantee that everyone in Barcelona is in good shape.

George. Wood did a great job of the task he had given him.

This kid is growing every day. Against the world's No. 1 midfielder, he is not timid at all, and he is as calm as if he is on the training ground.

Although he himself turned him from a porter to a professional footballer, these concrete things are the result of the continuous efforts of Chris Lak and Albertini. He is very glad that he has these good helpers by his side, which can make him, the "second knife" coach, get to where he is today.

Albertini leaned over and sat down beside Donn.

The two didn't do any talking, just looked at each other and turned their attention to the court again.

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Ronaldinho's pass was given to Messi, and Barcelona's intention for this game was clear: if Ronaldinho's side in the middle was in trouble, the focus of the attack would be shifted to Messi's side. Because the person in charge of defending on Nottingham Forest's side is Gareth, who is young and not yet in his twenties. Bel.

Rijkaard and the entire Barcelona coaching staff studied the footage of Nottingham Forest's game and believed that Bale was a typical "heavy attack and light defense" full-back, who liked to go up and assist, and would not come back immediately after the assist, so that he would create a big gap behind him and be used by Barcelona.

Rijkaard and his coaching staff will look into it, won't Donn?

Donne, of course, knows Bale's characteristics – attacking better than defending. Then why didn't he go to Layton, who was more solid defensively. Barnes, but with Bell? Quite simply, Donne needs Bale's attacking and set-piece ability. However, in order to make up for his defensive shortcomings, Don asked Bale not to rush to attack in the first fifteen minutes after the game started, but to concentrate on defense and withstand Barcelona's rotation of attacks with home momentum.

Now, judging from the situation on the field, Donn's arrangement is very correct. Barcelona continued to attack Bale's wing after the opening, and if Bale still pressed for an assist, the Forest backline would definitely be beaten into a sieve by Barcelona. Usually when it comes to playing, George. Wood could also come over and make up for the void after Bell was pressed, but not today, he had a heavier task.

is also a young man, Messi is much more famous than Bale, the latter is just a little famous in the local area, the former can be labeled as the "successor of Maradona" - although this label is very cheap in Argentina, and at the same time in the 06 World Cup in Germany, there are many "successors to the king", but Messi is currently recognized as the most likely player to reach Maradona's level.

Bale was not at all careless in the face of the famous Barcelona player. He remembered Donn's pre-match advice to him: "...... Defending is something you need to concentrate on doing well in the early stages of the game, watch out for Messi. ”

Ronaldinho's side is currently out of action, and Messi has taken on the burden of Barcelona's attack, and he looks comfortable against Bale, who is slightly nervous. After all, it's a character who has seen a big scene......

Messi controlled his tempo and deliberately lowered his pace to attract Bale to come up and defend. Then the moment Bell leaned in, he suddenly smashed the ball and accelerated to get rid of it!

Bale didn't expect Messi to break through so quickly, he was caught off guard, turned around in a hurry, but slipped under his feet and fell to the ground!

Just as the Catalan commentator was about to shout: "Messi broke through the defense of Nottingham Forest", Messi was blocked by a person.

When it became clear who the person was, the Catalan commentator was silent for a few seconds.

The person in front of Messi is not the George who can't run. Wood, but a former Barcelona academy outstanding player, the main central defender of the Spanish national youth team, and the grandson of the former Barcelona vice-president - Pique.

'Pique, who used to be the pride of La Masia's backline, is now ...... Our opponents. ”

When Messi was not yet a supernova with a reputation in world football, he played in the same youth team as Pique. At that time, they were team-mates, and with them was Cesc Fabregas, who had a good personal relationship, and we talked about our future ideals after training. Play for Barcelona and win everything for Barcelona. It was almost all the dreams of the young people of La Masia at that time.

Messi is certainly a very talented player, but how many of them are not talented who can enter the main squad of Barcelona's youth team? Is Cesc Fabregas, who is now at the new core of Arsenal, less talented than Messi?

And this ...... in front of you Pique.

Messi was in a trance for a moment, but immediately regained his calm eyes, and he seemed to see Piqué smiling at him, and that expression seemed to say, "Come on, boy." Just like we did at the training ground in La Masia...... Let me guard you! ”

Messi slowed down slightly to protect the ball, he is now on the edge of the box, as long as he breaks inside, Pique will never dare to act rashly.

Pique's half-sideways aim at Messi, ready to turn at any moment. He understands Messi's strength and knows how powerful this kid who has had dwarfism since he was a child.

Messi made a feint to cross in the hope of tricking Piquee into losing his centre of gravity. But Piqui was unmoved, continued to lean half-sideways, lowering his weight to stare at the ball at Messi's feet.

Messi's corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of Bale, who had just been shaken down by himself, was getting up and chasing back, he reacted that Piqué in front of him was just bluffing, the real purpose was to delay time, and when Bale came to a front and back attack, he decided not to spend it here with Piqui, but to break through forcibly!

Messi flicked the ball and broke inside diagonally, and Piquee followed and leaned his body up, intending to stop Messi from accelerating.

At this moment, Messi suddenly smashed the ball, made a sharp stop, and wanted to change direction from behind Piqué to break through!

Almost at the same time, Pique also made a sharp stop, planted his left foot firmly on the ground, quickly turned around, and stretched out his right foot to tackle!

Messi saw a leg suddenly appear in front of his eyes, and it was too late to react, the football was stopped by Pique, and he fell in the penalty area due to his habitual surname!

There were huge boos from the stands at Camp Nou, who wanted the referee to give a penalty. But the referee on the penalty line saw the whole process clearly, and Pique's defensive movements were crisp and neat, and there was no foul at all.

After Pique's break, he got up and kicked the ball to Bale, who came back to pick it up, and Bale passed it to his team-mates in front of him, and the Forest team reorganized the attack.

Pique, who had completed his defensive duties, looked back at Messi lying on the turf, hesitated, walked back and extended his hand to the former teammate.

Messi took the hand handed by Pique, got up, and ran back without saying anything. Piquee looked at his back, quickly turned his gaze away, and stopped at his Forest teammates, who were now another attack from the Forest team, and that was what he cared about.

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'Pique's beautiful tackle kept off Messi and now it's a great opportunity for Forest to counter-attack. Just now, many Barcelona players rushed up to prepare for the attack, they probably didn't expect Messi's dribbling to be cut off so easily, and there were not too many people who returned to the defense...... Oh, my God! The man who was dribbling the ball was George. Wood! ”

The commentator was shocked, but he was right, at this moment, it was not Arteta who was taking the ball to participate in the attack, and it was not Arteta who organized the Forest's counterattack, but the unexpected George. Wood.

After Bale passes the ball to Arteta, George. Wood dropped Ronaldinho and sprinted forward at full speed. Arteta had the heart to deliver the ball to his feet with precision.

The rhythm was a bit chaotic when he first received the ball, but Wood quickly adjusted his pace and strode forward with the ball. He has one strength, which Donn later discovered after being reminded by Albertini, is that Wood has a big pace with the ball, but the rhythm of his pace is very good, and ...... He holds his head up and rarely looks down at the ball. This kid has not relaxed his practice of basic skills, and it is all reflected at this time.

Xavi wanted to come up and break Wood's ball, but his body was not a heavyweight with Wood at all, and Wood just turned sideways and separated Harvey from football. During the run, Harvey kicked Wood's leg and both stumbled, but the result was different: Harvey stumbled and fell to the ground, while Wood quickly balanced his body and continued to dribble.

"Stop him!" Puyol shouted in front of Wood, and Marcos rushed forward.

Puyol was also on the back to protect Marcos, and if the Mexican was breached, he would immediately pounce to fill in the position, and he didn't believe Wood's footwork was good enough to get past two people in such a quick dribble!

Just as Marcos rushed up, Wood suddenly passed the ball. He didn't pass to Ribery and Ashley, who were following up at high speed on the wings. Young, but passed to Freddy, who pulled to the line of the big penalty area. Eastwood!

Eastwood picked up the ball and picked up what appeared to be a direct shot on target, a position where he has scored in many of his goals this season. Puyol didn't dare to slack off and rushed to block the shot. However......

Eastwood's shot was fake, the pass was real, and he pushed the ball to Bendtner a little ahead. Zambrotta had been dragging behind, and he knew that Bendtner would be a point of attack for the Forest team, and this time he expected it! The Italians pressed on Bendtner without hesitation, pressing him and preventing him from getting up and shooting.

Unexpectedly, Bendtner didn't mean to shoot, he received a pass from Eastwood and immediately pushed it laterally......

"Two over one!" The narrator exclaimed.

That's right, it's the two-one-one between Eastwood and Bendtner, also from George. Wood begins a continuous triangular pass.

Eastwood came out of the pack and received the ball in the box, but it wasn't offside. Now he doesn't even have a Barcelona defender around him!

Marcos in George. Wood didn't have time to get back into defence, and Puyol was where Eastwood had been, but he had already pounced. Zambrotta is entangled with Bendtner, but football is not here!

Eastwood saw the football rolling over, he looked up at Valdés who was rushing out, and volleyed with his foot, but the moment his foot touched the football, he turned into a pick!

"Shoot! Pretty - the ball is in! Freddy. Eastwood!! He opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest! At the Camp Nou, they stormed the gates of Barcelona! Just ten minutes into the first half, Nottingham Forest led Barcelona 1-0! What an unexpected start...... Tony. Donn said before the game that this game was on his track, maybe this time he wasn't looking away, he was ...... Come on really! ”

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PS, on the whole, the situation after the earthquake is gradually getting better, but in Chengdu, which is only 92 kilometers away from the epicenter, every aftershock can make people feel terrified. Especially when I saw the house shaking, it was as if my heart had stopped beating.

Just as I was hurrying to get out of this chapter, there was another aftershock in Wenchuan, and I was sitting at home in Chengdu, feeling it obviously, the house was shaking. In a panic, he left his computer again and fled downstairs. I wandered below for about forty minutes before I dared to go home and continue to code.

I ask you to forgive me for feeling this way out into words. But I'll try to find time to write new chapters, and I can't guarantee that the update time will be as stable as before, one chapter a day, so I can only do my best. After all, the safety of your own life and that of your family is the greatest.

My biggest hope now is that there will be no more aftershocks in Wenchuan, and the restless earth will calm down, and people's hearts will also be calm. I really feel like I used to be bored now, and the ordinary life of playing farts and games on the Internet every day in addition to code words is too beautiful...... When will you be able to get a good night's sleep, and you can sit in front of the computer and code words for hours on end, without worrying about the sudden shaking of the house and the rumors outside......

Hopefully, that won't be too far away. Because then it means that everything is safe.

Finally, a moment of silence for those who lost their lives, family and friends, as well as their homeland in the earthquake, and to all those who rescued in the disaster area at night - you are the real heroes!

Lin Hai listened to the waves

2008.05.16 in Chengdu.

(To be continued)