Don discovers that he has made more than one mistake. The game went on for more than 20 minutes, and since Bolton took the lead, Forest did not immediately organize a counterattack, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't...... The problem lies in his use of personnel and the arrangement of troops.

He asked Rebrov to play as a striker, hoping to use the Ukrainian's speed to cause problems for Bolton's slow backline, but he didn't expect that the ball in his backfield could not be passed to Rebrov's feet at all, and the long pass to let Rebrov fight for the first point is not the way he is good at playing.

Although judging from the pre-match list, Bolton's four midfielders were in parallel positions, but when they really played, this formation became 4312. Ivan. Campo, Kevin. Nolan and Jana Kopoulos are mainly responsible for defending behind Okocha, and their presence is the main reason why Forest's attack cannot be organized smoothly.

If Rebrov plays as a striker, he will need support from midfield, giving him more balls at his feet rather than overhead passes. But now because of the existence of Bolton's three defensive midfielders, Forest's attack cannot break through the first line of defense, so naturally there is no support for the forward line.

Another mistake Donn made was to make George . Wood man-marks Okocha.

In retrospect, Wood's performance in the last game may not necessarily be a good thing. At the very least, he caught the attention of Bolton manager Sam Allardyce...... Otherwise, he should have become a surprise soldier for Don to fight the other party by surprise. Wood's performance in the last game was so dazzling that even if he didn't become the most famous young player in England, it would be impossible not to see Allardyce as an opponent.

It turns out that Okocha is an important piece in Bolton's attack, and his individual skills often bring unexpected gains. But looking at this game, Okocha is more of a "relay station", the ball passes, after attracting Wood's attention, he passes the football out, and it is rare to see him break through with the ball from the midfield, and then divide the ball or shoot himself.

Apparently Allardyce had set up specifically before the game to reduce the number of Forest's midfield defence at the expense of Okocha. Nolan cut in from the back row to shoot. He succeeded, and Forest are currently one goal behind thanks to his tactics.

Kevin, who still has a minor injury on his foot. Davis and the original play on the bench, but the tall and strong Henrik. Why did Peterson start? It's to give Don a false impression - I'm going to continue to stick to the traditional tactics of holding high and hitting high, let Donn put the focus of defense on the high ball in the penalty area, and then Nolan will complete the real killer move!

Their real aim is to get a goal and three points away from home, so that there is more room for manoeuvre when they return to midfield, and when Davies's injury is also good, the Forest side who are behind the score will have to be played by Bolton.

Looking at the 10 minutes after they took the lead, Bolton changed the onslaught that the game had just started, retreated across the board, and then used long balls to harass the Forest defence.

They want to hold on to the 1-0 scoreline.

It's no wonder that there are three defensive midfielders in midfield who are very physical, running and intercepting. With the midfield line within 30 metres of their penalty area, Forest strikers Lebrov and Eastwood were essentially enclosed inside, with no room to play to their abilities.

And what about Forest's two wings? Bolton's three defenders in midfield basically took care of the middle of the pitch and the left and right wings. Ashley. Young and McPhail face at least two Bolton players – a wing-back and a defensive midfielder – every time they break through with the ball.

Although Bolton will look a little empty in the middle, Sam Allardyce is not afraid at all, because he knows that the Forest team does not have a forward midfielder who can play the ball in the middle and break through, and the two defensive midfielders - Gunnelson and George. Wood is not a man who can play with the ball.

He made this tactical arrangement after calculating all the arrangements of the Forest team...... Donn looked at Sam, who was standing on the sidelines, watching the game with his hands on his chest. Allardyce. He is truly the man who can take over Newcastle...... His own thoughts were seen through by him.

Forest were going to play long passes to Rebrov and Eastwood up front, but Bolton's centre-backs were allowed to push it out. Golf Bolton is not afraid, they play like this in the Premier League, so they naturally know how to defend it.

Donn looked at the team that was struggling on offense, and then at Sam Allardyce who was waving his arms off the pitch to direct the team's defense.

Sam Allardyce is at best a mid-table manager in the Premier League, and if Forest are in the Premier League, Tony. Don has played against a variety of managers, including Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, as well as tactician Rafael Benitez...... Such a world-class manager is much better than Sam Allardyce.

Toney, if you can't even handle a role like Sam Allardyce, if you can't even win against Bolton Wanderers in the middle of the Premier League table...... Then in the Premier League, you will also be relegated early!

Don't think of this game as a League Cup semi-final, to hell with the trophy! Just treat this game as a Premier League game! Check out your qualifications as a manager to establish yourself in the Premier League and see if you have what it takes to lead this team to the future you spoke about this morning!

The players are watching you, the coaching staff is watching you, the president of the club in the box is watching you, the loyal fans in the stands are watching you, and little Gavin in heaven is watching you from above!

Allardyce ...... Don turned his head again, looking at the man. If you want to hold on to these three points, I'll let you keep them, and I'll see how long you can hold them!

He turned and walked back to the dugout and asked Walker, "Des, how long was the first half?" ”

Walker looked at his watch: "It's just thirty minutes." Tony, our offense can't open at all......"

Donn reached out to interrupt Walker's grumbling, and then to Pete, who was sitting on the bench. Crouch: "Crouch, you go warm up and follow us to the locker room at halftime!" ”

Generally speaking, substitutes who will not be playing for a while will have the coaching staff lead them to warm up on the pitch at half-time, rather than going to the dressing room. There was only one type of substitute who would be asked to follow the starting line-up to the dressing room at half-time, and that was the one who was going to be on at the start of the second half.

Crouch was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to get the opportunity to play so early.

"Go!" Walker turned back and waved at him.

The tall man Crouch slammed to his feet from the bench, then sat back with his head covered with his head covered with a "bang". Walker and Donn tilted their heads away, unable to bear to see the scene - he hit the awning on the players' bench...... Naturally, the camera captured this interesting scene, Andy. Gray laughed in the commentary: "Maybe the Forest should have a special seat for Crouch - open the skylight on the canopy on the bench!" ”

"Hey! Hey! "I say," called Donne...... You're not going to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher before you even play, are you? How are you feeling, Crouch? ”

Hearing Don say this, the substitutes around him couldn't help but laugh. Crouch covered his head and said in a muffled voice, "Don't replace me, boss, I'm ...... I can do it......"

Now even Don burst out laughing.

"You haven't played yet, Pete!"

Crouch blushed and went to warm up.

When Crouch ran away, Donn returned to the sidelines, and Walker followed, and he asked his doubts: "Tony, Crouch is not a tall player with a good header, can he play against those defenders?" ”

"Dees, the tallest of Bolton's defenders is only six feet two inches (about 1.88 meters), how much worse is Crouch? The five-inch gap is not so easy to bridge. Also, I didn't just put him on the pitch just to fight for the header. "Don looked at Allardyce, and he also noticed Crouch warming up on the sidelines, his height of two meters and one meters is too conspicuous, and he can't keep a low profile." What do you think about a big man who is 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 meters) tall can still pedal a bicycle? ”

"It's kind of incredible." Walker knew who Donn was talking about.

"That's right, that big man's abilities are beyond the comprehension of us ordinary people. Even if he doesn't have a strong header, that height is a deterrent to defenders on the field, and his ability to play the ball to his teammates is outstanding. We can take advantage of that. Passing the ball to him, he's not like Rebrov in that he's not afraid of those English defences. And, I think he's going to make Bolton's defenders feel very uncomfortable......"

Walker didn't say anything more after hearing this, because Crouch's performance in training was obvious to all, and his long legs really made Weiss who defended him better. Mogan and Robert. Hutter was uncomfortable, not to mention the shorter Clint. Hill - they couldn't keep up with Crouch.

Just as he was about to turn back to the dugout, Donn added, "Also, Dees." After this game, Crouch was given a plan to enhance his headers. It would be a waste if he didn't have excellent heading ability. ”

Crouch did score a few headers, but that was because of his height and he lacked header skills. Don wants to make the big man a veritable "air tyrant", but that won't happen overnight.

Aside from the forward issues, the two sides of the Forest team also didn't fly as Donn thought before the game, with McPhail and Ashley. Young had a rare chance to break through under the opponent's ferocious pressing, but gave the Forest team a lot of set-pieces.

(To be continued)