George Wood was in charge of the defense as always, acting as a bodyguard on the court. With Woodland growing rapidly, Albertini doesn't have to put too much effort into defending. Now that he is thirty-four years old, it is impossible for him to retreat and defend and attack like before, and as he gets older, his physical fitness and physical condition are not as good as before, but the accumulation of experience and that stability and calmness make him more suitable to be a midfield playmaker.

Don is a favourite of Albertini's mid-length passes, and before Arteta, the Forest team's attacking play was mainly based on this brilliant but unobtrusive mid-length pass to tear apart the opposition's defence.

However, in this game, Inter Milan attaches great importance to Albertini, as an old rival, they naturally know Albertini's strength, not to mention that the current manager of Inter Milan is Mancini.

Albertini "old friend".

When Roberto Mancini was a sensation as a young coach at Lazio, Albertini played under him for a season, but the relationship between the two men was not good. In fact, Albertini and Mancini worked very well together at first, but then their relationship deteriorated rapidly, not because of the position on the pitch, but because Albertini felt that Mancini lacked respect for himself.

Albertini was a very straightforward man and he had a lot of heated arguments with his coaches. But there was no one between him and Donne, why? Because during this season and a half of contact, he thinks that Donn is a sincere person, and Albertini himself is sincere, so he also likes to be sincere to him, and Donn just fits his aesthetics.

Coming back to the game, although Albertini felt that Mancini did not have enough respect for him personally, judging by the first ten minutes of the game. At least on the pitch, Mancini values the former anetbsp; Cambiaso was in charge of marking Albertini, and this was only a superficial phenomenon, in fact, Mancini demanded that when Albertini got the ball, the Inter Milan player closest to him must be pressed as soon as possible and not give him the opportunity to control the pace of the game. As a former coach of Albertini, Mancini knows that if Albertini is allowed to control the rhythm of this game, then Inter Milan can only be led by the nose no matter how strong it is.

It's just that. As a gentlemanly manager, Mancini is clearly not as scoundrel as Tony Towne, and he doesn't have a midfield grinder like George Wood, so putting pressure on Albertini isn't enough.

Just after ten minutes, after Albertini got the ball, Cambiaso wanted to come up and defend, but George Wood ran over very "untimely" and flicked between Cambiaso and Albertini, and the Argentine was forced to reduce the avoidance. Just like that, Albertini got his foot and passed the ball out.

Thirty-five metres long pass, target Frank Ribery.

Cambiaso glared angrily at Wood, who suddenly appeared in front of him, then turned and ran back to participate in the defense. Albertini, who had passed the ball, also ran up to meet the attack, while George Wood, who had provided him with protection in the back, stopped at the back and waited for the next attack.

Running forward, Albertini suddenly stopped, turned back and winked at Wood, thanking him for the protection he had just provided quietly.

Wood kept a straight face and didn't respond. What about the game. Seriously, can't you......

Albertini was used to the childish behavior, and turned around and continued to run.

Ribery was kicked off the touchline by Zanetti, who returned in time, to earn time for the rest of Inter's players.

The Inter captain shouted for his teammates to come back and the Nottingham Forest captain waved his team to press up.

"George!" Albertini beckoned to Wood, "Come up!" ”

Wood turned his head from side to side to look at the fullbacks running past him, hesitating.

"Come up!" Albertini beckoned again. Shouted loudly.

Although Donn is interested in Wood's defensive ability, as his teacher on the field, Albertini prefers Wood to be more well-rounded, like himself when he was younger.

Defending isn't the only thing you can do, George.

This time Wood hesitated and ran up, he didn't really know what he was supposed to do when he came up. When he's in the backyard, he's at home, he has a clear mind, he knows what his task is, and he knows what he should do. But once you cross the halfway line, face the opposing defensive formation. When he saw the other party's earth gate, his brain was a little insufficient, he lacked experience in this area, and he didn't know how to deal with it. Perhaps he needs to be more proactive in training and in games to gain experience in this area.

But Albertini wasn't going to give Wood a chance to get used to it. This is the rhythm of professional football, if you can't keep up, you will be eliminated!

Albertini received a pass from teammate Leighton Barnes and as soon as he turned around, he saw Cambiasso rushing up.

"Don't let him shoot and pass the ball comfortably!" Zanetti shouted in the back.

This stadium must be familiar to the people who shoot at the young man who is still wearing the number 4 shirt of AC Milan, right? Long shot! Deciduous balls!

Albertini picked up his feet in the face of Cambiaso.

Will we see that familiar downward arc again in this stadium?

Cambiaso jumped up desperately and went sideways to block it.

But! Albertini tossed the ball sideways to George Wood, who ran up!

George Wood was stunned for a moment. Inter defenders have rushed up. Because it was too close to the penalty area, the defender who came up to defend was the central defender Materacci!

Shots? Wood's mind went blank. He was completely unprepared. Don't shoot? Seeing the opposing defender come up and he's also a defender, he knows what that means.

If the defender rushes up and is cut off by the opponent, then it is a lethal counterattack, and what was supposed to be a Forest chance will immediately become a chance for Inter.

Coach Donn didn't say that Wood should be involved in the game, only told him to be in charge of defending, especially from set-pieces. Now that Albertini has disobeyed Donn's orders and called Wood up to join the attack, who is responsible if something goes wrong because of this?

Wood didn't want Albertini to take the blame for himself, so he couldn't let the football get off his feet. Looking at Materach, who rushed up violently, Wood subconsciously flicked the football outward......

Materaci watched the ball roll past his feet, but couldn't stop it. He wanted to simply knock over No. 13 by the trend, anyway, no matter what means he used, he wanted to stop the opponent's attack.

With the idea of "the ball can't be passed", Materlaci folded his hands in front of his chest and slammed into George Wood.

Wood was hit by Materach's solid sturdy, but what was the result? Materach didn't see Wood lying on all fours like him before falling on his back, but shook slightly and steadied himself again.

He looked at Wood in disbelief, and fell like that, forgetting to reach out to protect his ground. Who is he Materach? was deliberately bumped into by him, how many people can be like no one? He couldn't believe that this would happen, but now there was such a person in front of him!

Materachi fell, the obstacle in front of Wood was gone, he looked at the ball rolling under his feet, didn't think about anything, went up and picked up a kick!

When Donn saw Wood "bump" into Materach, his eyes lit up and he leaned forward, as if expecting something. But then he saw Wood kick the ball into the back stands with all his might, and sit back down.

"Ah, this damn 'Future Soldier'!"

The Inter Milan fans were on the verge of jumping out of their throats just now, but luckily Wood didn't let that heart really jump out of the way when he was unguarded. However, they were more determined to dislike Wood, who they believed had knocked down Materach before the shot.

But it's ridiculous, anyone with a discerning eye can see who came to the door.

Wood was still annoyed by his poor shot, and Albertini smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done, George!" ”

"But I'll ...... the ball"

"No, I'm not talking about shooting. I mean, you ...... before you shoot," Albertini couldn't help but laugh out loud as he watched Materacci pull him up from his team-mate. If you're playing at AC Milan, that's one performance and you're already getting everyone at the San Siro right now." He winked at Wood.

"But I just want to be in the Forest team ......"

Albertini patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him not to say anything. Well done, go back to defense."

Wood obediently ran back, but Albertini didn't follow back to defend. He looked at the back in a daze.

- I just want to be in the Forest team......

- I just want to be in Milan......

How can you make a vow when you are young?

He bowed his head and ran back.

"Demitrio Albertini controlled the rhythm of the game at Nottingham Forest, and his fake shots and real passes caused chaos in the Inter Milan defence, and even George Wood, who usually doesn't go forward easily, because of his one shot, it's a pity, if he is allowed to play this kick himself, I'm afraid Giulio Cesar will not be able to do anything. At the age of thirty-four, he shows no signs of old age and is as good as ever. It's really nostalgic to see this back in this stadium...... "The Italian commentator of ESPN lamented.