Chapter 42: Self-Defeating (Part II)
Evan in the box. When Doggty saw what was happening on the field, he suddenly remembered the first time he went to the youth team to find Toney, and saw the kind of training going on on the training ground β a group of people in a small circle, and then Wood had Wood go back and forth in the middle to grab the other person's passes, and the person who was grabbed had to go to the penalty for running in circles. At that time, there were many people who were punished, and he still remembers a young man running out and saying to the coach: "It was too close, and the ball was cut off by Wood before it could be passed!" β
It's really similar to today...... Jana Kopoulos stood still waiting for the ball to pass, while he adjusted his feet to kick the ball straight in front without stopping. This impulsive silly boy is so easy to be fooled!
"George. Wood rushes to the opposing half to press! β
Jana Kopoulos soon realized that something was wrong, as he was destined to miss the pass. Nolan's passing power is not great and not fast, while George. Wood's speed was so fast that they didn't expect it!
Outsmart oneself!
The panicked Greek was about to step forward to receive the pass, but Wood was a step ahead of him. He lowered his body and slid over, taking advantage of the speed and momentum of the continuous sprint...... Hit the soccer ball before the Yannakopoulos!
Jana Kopoulos stretched out his foot to block the danger of being tackled by Wood, but the football rolled past his lap...... "George. Wood makes a steal! Gray exclaimed, "Nolan is careless! His pass was too light...... How could he pass such an irresponsible ball when he was forced to do so by the opponent? β
"Forest strikes back! The ball went through the defence...... Eastwood! β
The sky above the City Stadium once again erupted in a huge cheer! Their top scorer for January received a tackle from Wood. Because it was Nolan's return pass that was broken, Bolton's entire defence did not react at all to the tackle and watched as Eastwood received the ball unmarked and then picked up his right foot facing the goal...... Legendary Coach! Legendary Shooter! The gateway to a glorious future...... It's up to me to kick it off!
βwhatββaββgoalββοΌοΌ Genius Strike! This is Freddie. Eastwood's second goal of the game and his fifth in three games since joining Nottingham Forest! β
The city stadium shook, and Donn felt like he was in the crater of an erupting volcano, and he couldn't stand!
"George. Wood made consecutive steals, snatched from the back to the front, and finally managed to cut off Nolan's pass! Eastwood is shrewd where it should be! An eighteen-year-old, a twenty-year-old, counting the 19-year-old Ashley who made the penalty in the first half. Poplar! Nottingham Forest's young stars are on the rise! β
After the goal, Eastwood had planned to go to Wood, who had provided him with an assist, and took the opportunity to show him friendship. But Crouch, who was next to him, stretched out his long legs and blocked him, holding him hard, and then more teammates rushed up and surrounded him in the middle. He couldn't see the situation outside at all, what happened to that taciturn kid? Is he in this group? Or are you still standing outside?
"Poor Kevin. Nolan, who made a mistake in the first half and gave Forest the chance to equalise from the penalty spot. In the second half, it was his bad pass, which was sent to George. Wood's chance to assist! Today is not his luck! β
Seeing that his love was about to make such low-level mistakes in a row, Allardyce was so angry that he turned to the Frenchman sitting on the bench and shouted: "Djokaeau, get ready to play!" β
He decided that Nolan was out of shape for today's game. The only thing that made him wonder was why he was able to score with a shot at the beginning, but then his form plummeted?
Kevin. Nolan would have felt aggrieved if he had known that he had been substituted because of this mistake. This is not a mistake...... His plan was flawless and seamless! It's just that the 33rd is too fast! If he changes his team, changes his opponent, his plan will be successful, definitely!
He stood there with the frustrated Nijlian and the fallen Janakopulus in front of him, and the Greek fought Wood against him, only to injure himself. He lay on the ground clutching his ankles, his expression pained...... Faced with such a situation, they have nothing to say.
And what about the "murderers" who caused all this?
George. Wood ran towards the celebratory crowd, but after a few steps, he stopped. He would love to celebrate the goal with those guys...... But he didn't know how to fit in, laughing happily, yelling excitedly, waving his arms excitedly...... Just like those people.
He was the one who made the goal, the assist, but now he seems like an outsider.
Bolton, who were behind the scoreline, replaced the "erratic" Kevin with Djokaeff. Nolan, who was disappointed with Sam Allardyce's decision, walked straight to the players' tunnel after being substituted, did not shake hands with the manager and did not return to the bench. Don noticed this scene, and the general was out of harmony? This is good news for the next leg of the game for Forest.
Allardyce didn't care about Nolan's mood now, he had already used up one substitution, but he was facing the dilemma of using another one - Jana Koopous was injured, and the team doctor's advice was that it was best not to let him insist and substitute immediately.
This made him hesitate for a while, he originally wanted to replace Kevin, who was injured. Davis. Unexpectedly, now Yannakopoulos's unexpected injury disrupted all his deployments.
He decided to let Yannakopoulos hold on a little longer and see how the game was formed.
The team doctor verbally comforted the Greek, sprayed him with painkillers, and told him to return to the pitch again.
The game continued.
Although on the pitch the celebration of the Nottingham Forest players was over and the game was back on track. But the fans in the stands were still celebrating the goal. Wood rushed from the back to the front, pressing for a goal-tackle and finishing with a goal-pack, and discarded two opponents - one was substituted, the other limped up - and the fans sang the praises of Wood, who had unwittingly become the darling of the City Stands, even though few had heard of him before the last game.
Sam Allardyce is hoping his squad can quickly regain morale before resuming their offensive against Forest. How can Bolton Wanderers also be a Premier League team, how can they lose to a team that is in the middle of the first division?
Just two minutes later, however, his team suffered another blow.
Nottingham Forest have scored again!
This time, it was the Forest who took advantage of Bolton's pressure to bomb indiscriminately and played an efficient counter-attack. Wes. Mogan drove up front and Rebrov stopped the ball and hoisted it into the Bolton box. Jaskolenen and Crouch rushed towards the ball at the same time.
If the Bolton goalkeeper were facing Eastwood, he would have had more than 50 per cent chances of getting the ball because he could use his hands and jump up to confiscate the ball when it bounced high.
But now the person who grabbed this opportunity with him is Crouch, who is two meters and one meters tall!
That's not a 50 percent to 50 percent chance! That's eighty percent against twenty percent!
Crouch looks closer to the ball than Jascolainen is to the football, and the Bolton goalkeeper will get the ball...... But he stretched out his long legs!
Jascolenen saw the ball suddenly fly in front of him, over his head, and then crash into the empty goal behind him amid the thunderous cheers of the city stadium!
3οΌ1οΌ Nottingham Forest lead by two goals at home!
Even more lethal than that goal was the timing of the goal - less than two minutes from the last goal conceded, and another goal conceded just as Bolton was rallying for an equaliser.
This third goal came so quickly that it completely blinded Bolton. Even if the veteran Djokaeff comes on the field, it won't change anything in the slightest - they are lost!
Listening to the singing in the city stadium and looking at the red wave in the stands, Allardyce took a sip unwillingly and reluctantly accepted the result.
Replace Davies, replace Okocha and bring on a defensive midfielder and a centre-back...... The arrogant Premier League coach had to bow his head in front of first-division side Nottingham Forest and throw in the towel.
(To be continued)