At the start of the second half, as Donn analysed at half-time, Arsenal first tested Pepe. They want to see if Pepe still hasn't adjusted.

It's not just Arsenal that's a concern, it's also a concern for the live TV commentators.

"Tony. Don made no substitutions, and Pepe, who clashed with Akinfeev in the first half, remained on the pitch. It looks like the anger hasn't gone away. I really can't understand it...... With such a serious conflict, Tony, who has always been known for his discipline. Why didn't Don say anything? If they managed to settle the dispute at half-time...... Why do I think Pepe is still playing with anger? As a centre-back, he never communicates with the goalkeeper during the game, and he doesn't even want to look at him. And what about Akinfeev...... When he was directing the game, he called Bale, Raphinha and Woodgate by name, except for Pepe...... It's weird......"

The commentator was puzzled, and the Arsenal players didn't care so much. All they know is that there are holes in the Nottingham Forest defence in front of them.

Everyone remembers how Arsenal put Forest in danger in front of goal in the run-up to the end of the first half. Pepe was distracted from playing the last few minutes, and if it weren't for Wood's timely arrival and Akinfeev's dedication, they believed Arsenal should have gone into the dressing room with a 2-0 score at the end of the first half.

Now, after a fifteen-minute break, it looks like the conflict between Pepe and Akinfeev is still unresolved, which is really good news for the Arsenal players.

Arsene Wenger saw it the same way, standing on the sidelines and gesturing to his players to continue attacking. 1:0 is not very safe, he needs to score another goal.

Cesc Fabregas controlled the ball in midfield and Wood pressed hard and had to get the ball out as quickly as possible. Against an opponent like Wood, an extra second of letting the ball stay at your feet is one more point of danger.

Wood pressed hard, but things were different for Cesc Fabregas. In the past, when Wood pressed him like this, he needed to find the target and route of the pass while dealing with Wood, and he was multitasking, and the ball at his feet was easy to lose.

Now he doesn't have to think about where to pass the football, he knows where Pepe is, and his teammates know that they just need to pass the football there......

So, with the center of gravity lost, Cesc Fabregas stabbed the ball into Pepe's defensive zone.

Now the test for Pepe has come.

How can he ensure that he can perform poorly and convince Arsenal without causing real problems for Akinfeev behind him?

He stumbled slightly, a little late and Bella got ahead of him to receive the ball. It looks like Pepe's form is still not recovering.

But just as Bella was about to wipe in, his body was entangled in a stronger and more powerful body. Pepe strode to catch up, and he pushed Bella out. He couldn't push too hard, he had to make Vela think he was a mess of his defensive rhythm, so he was tough and soft. Bella was very uncomfortable by him, and seeing that his position was getting more and more wrong, he could only pass the football out. He passed behind him, and Walcott appeared where Pepe should be and fired straight at goal!

Akinfeev had already made a save, but a leg flew into the air, and the ball hit the leg and bounced off the baseline.

It was Woodgate who cleared the siege. After seeing Pepe go to Bella, he paid attention to make up for the vacancy left by Pepe. Knowing that Arsenal will be attacking here, it is not a difficult task.

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Don, who saw this scene from the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief, obviously he was also very nervous.

"You're really thrilling enough...... "Chrisrak smacked his lips beside him, his heart hanging all along.

"Hey, hey." Don smiled, "Wealth is in danger." ”

Seeing that the team's goal was temporarily out of danger, Chris Rac also had the leisure to chat with Donn. He was full of praise for Done's performance in the locker room. "Hey, Tony, how did you come up with that way to heat up the team?"

Don focused on the arena and didn't understand: "What? ”

"You first deliberately looked down on them, and then you made them burst into fighting spirit...... That trick was fantastic! ”

Don turned his head to look at Chrislac, who was excited, with a funny expression: "I mean it." ”

"What?" This time it was Chris Lak's turn that didn't get it right.

"You think I said that to motivate them on purpose?" Seeing Chrislak nodding a little sneeringly, Don smiled: "What I said is true. I really want my team to give up. The pressure was so high that I could have my family fight in front of each other in the game, and I couldn't forget it as if it hadn't happened. If that pressure is bad for the team, there's no need for me to keep going. It's just that the players didn't perform well enough to meet my expectations, so I changed my mind on the other hand. ”

"But your performance tells me that this is not the case, you seem to be confident and have calculated everything......"

"Of course I can't let you see through it at a glance. I can't make them think that as a manager, I really want to give up, that would be demoralizing, so I've got to make you think I'm pretending on purpose. Aren't you fooled? If the players think the same way you do, bad things can become good things. Don laughs and explains to Chrisrak, who just wants to punch Don - he fools everyone.

"Then why are you saying it to me now?"

"They can't hear it anyway." Donn shrugged as he pointed to the players on the field.

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The Forest players on the pitch really couldn't hear the conversation between the boss and the assistant coach, their whole mind was on the game, thinking only about how to score one goal and one goal and win the game.

Arsenal's corner did little to threaten Forest's goal, with Cesc Fabregas' corner not even past the first point and was headed out by Wood in front of goal.

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Donn felt a little bad sitting in the dugout after chatting with Chrislak - if he wasn't happy with Pepe's performance, if his team was in an invisible crisis, shouldn't he, as the head coach, get up from his seat, walk around the sidelines restlessly, and shout a few more loudly from time to time?

Thinking of this, he left the coach's bench, walked to the sidelines, and shouted inside: "Fight back, fight back!" ”

He was really afraid that the players would forget to fight back.

Nottingham Forest must cherish every opportunity to attack because they know there aren't many chances like this.

After Wood pushed the ball out, it was Sagna who came up from the wing to get the ball, and he was about to cross, but he was entangled by Fernandez and couldn't get out for a while. Then Wood rushed up and cut off the ball with Fernandez back and forth!

This is the opportunity that Nottingham Forest have been waiting for for a long time!

After Wood broke the ball, he looked up and saw that he didn't follow up with a long ball to kick the ball forward. Instead, he dipped a shot and took the ball out along the wing.

Sania hurriedly returned to the defense, intending to intercept Wood halfway. Just as he was catching up with Wood, Wood made a sharp stop and turned around and passed the ball to Gago, who had already plugged in.

At the same time, Fernandez, who was still tangling with Sagna near the baseline, as well as Bentley on the other side, as well as Shaheen and Ibisevic, who were defending the corner in front of the goal, all rushed forward at this time, and by the time Arsenal reacted, the vanguard of them had already crossed the halfway line.

"Back to the defense!" Cesc Fabregas yelled at his teammates to run back.

"It's Nottingham Forest's counterattack! It's not often that you see this kind of scene in this game! ”

After Gago received the ball in the middle, Cesc Fabregas was the first to press it, and the best defense was to finish their attack now!

Gago didn't go head-to-head with Cesc Fabregas and he passed the ball back to Wood. Wood didn't stop the ball, and directly distributed the football to the wing, and Bale received the ball and ran along the side!

Nottingham Forest's attack was as fast as Arsenal had done before. But they are more concise and direct than Arsenal. If Arsenal's attack is like a classical symphony, then Nottingham Forest is more like rock 'n' roll.

The former gives a standing ovation to neutral fans, while the latter gets their supporters to jump up from their seats and get carried away with waving and chanting.

Bale dribbled along the touchline and Arsenal's defensive centre of gravity tilted towards him. He doesn't break through either, passing the ball to Wood,

Wood then transferred laterally to Gago.

Meanwhile, Fernandez and Bentley suddenly moved from the flanks to the flanks, causing Arsenal's defenders to make adjustments.

At this moment, Gago saw two gaps on the flanks in the middle that could pass the ball and receive runs, and he did not hesitate to distribute the ball to the right wing.

Arsenal's full-backs were temporarily empty on the flanks as they followed Bentley, and Raphinha took advantage of the gap to receive the ball.

"Raphinha is completely defenseless! Arsenal made a mistake! The narrator exclaimed.

Chrissy hurriedly left Bentley and ran to the side to defend Raphinha, and the ribs were handed to Walcott, who was returning to the defense.

Forest's attack was fast, and Arsenal's return was quick. If Raphinha were to force a cross, Ibisevic was not absolutely sure that he would be able to get the ball, so one of Forest's attacks would have been wasted. That's not what Don wants to see.

So Raphinha took the ball and passed it back.

Gago's run to meet him, and Wood moves to the middle. Shaheen roamed around the ribs looking for an opportunity, with Ibisevic coming up front to try to attract the attention of his opponents.

Gago seems to feel that the forward pass is not good, and he intends to pass it back. That's when he heard Don roar from the sidelines, "Don't pass back, Gago!" Forward! Forward! Offensive! ”

Gago could only pass the ball to Wood in front of him, and Cesc Fabregas pounced on it to cut off the ball at Wood's feet.

But Wood did a very good job of protecting the ball and he couldn't find a chance to get his feet.

Wood continues to move the ball.

The ball ran to the left again, Fernandez won the ball in the ribs, Bale cut in from behind him at high speed, attracting Sania's attention, he retreated slightly, and Fernandez suddenly cut inside and into the box!

Nottingham Forest just now just poured their feet on the outside, and it looked like the tempo had slowed down and there was no threat. Now, in the blink of an eye, they showed a hideous smile to Arsenal.

Sagna was shocked and rushed back to defend, but Fernandez stabbed the ball to Bale, who was on the wing.

Bale didn't cross, but slipped along the bottom line into the box!

"Breakthrough! Nice fit! ”

After seeing Bale break through, there was chaos in front of Arsenal's goal.

Ibisevic pushed forward despite Senderos' pull behind him, ready to grab the point.

And Arsenal's defenders also rushed towards Bale, intending to stop him before he could pass or shoot, and use their bodies to block the ball off the line.

Bell saw their intentions, and he wouldn't be stupid enough to give them that chance. Before the encirclement was closed, he swept the ball to the middle with a sweep of his left foot!

Ibisevic crossed in front of Sendros but couldn't get the ball, while goalkeeper Almunia who was interfered with by him fell to the ground without touching the ball, and none of the other Arsenal defenders touched the ball.

The ball slipped through them like that, and then Gago rushed up and shot at it!

The ball flew into Arsenal's empty goal without any suspense...... Almunia was still lying on the ground at this moment, not getting up.

“goooal！ Nottingham Forest equalised! Less than ten minutes into the second half! Gago scored his fifth goal of the season! It was a key goal! ”

Gago was so excited after the goal that he turned to run to Bale, who had passed the ball to him, and the two men hugged each other.

Off the court, Don also clenched his fists and waved them vigorously.

He finally waited for the goal!

"The ball pulled Nottingham Forest back off the edge of a cliff! They avoided the doom of defeat for the time being! With three and a half games left on the road to the league title, this is the strongest opponent. This is also the best chance for the Forest team to close the gap! Tony. Don will not allow his team to lose to Arsenal, even if it is against a strong opponent on the road, and he will ask the team to win as the only goal! Now it seems that Gago did it! ”

Forest looked very excited for the players after the goal, and they flocked to Gago, pinning him down and cheering.

The commentators are not exaggerating at all, this goal is too important for them. The deceptive tactics set up by the midfielders were too risky and left them with very few chances, and if the goal didn't go in, then no one knows where the game would go next. A boulder in everyone's heart fell to the ground.

The Arsenal players stood still, a little helpless. They don't have any special feeling about the goal they conceded, like any goal they would concede in a normal game.

But if one of them listens carefully to what the Forest players are roaring, maybe they won't be able to settle down.

The Nottingham Forest players in the yellow away shirt kept chanting:

"Triple crown! Triple Crown! Triple Crown!! ”

(To be continued)