The singing in the stands of the City Stadium continued, and the minutes ticked by. West Ham had a bit of a counter-attack in the closing stages of the game and they didn't want to end their trip to Nottingham in such an awkward fashion.

It's a pity that West Ham, who replaced Defoe, lost the last attacking arrow and could only put Joe; Cole went up. Joe; Kerr is not the material to be a striker. He was at home in midfield and once he got into the box, he was overwhelmed. Michael; Dawson defends Joe like this; Cole is handy, and he doesn't need Donn to worry about anything off the court.

On the contrary, it was West Ham who pressed it out and gave Forest more opportunities to counter-attack. Don sneered in his heart when he saw the anxious Rod on the sidelines waving his arms to signal the team to press up. It's all this time, what's the use of you pressing up. Worried that one ball advantage is not enough? Why did you go earlier?

Donn decided to use the second substitution of the game. He warmed up David; Johansen called to his side and motioned for him to come on for Leicester and take turns with Hellwood to attack the West Ham defence. Because Don found a problem. West Ham's second-half centre-back Gary; Brin's actual position on the pitch is to drag a centre-back, often at the back of the line throughout the day, which is clearly a good opportunity to use to play quick counter-attacks. So Donn asked Johansen to come on the pitch and give Reed a message: "What a straight stop." Don't be afraid of offside, just take a chance and you can kill them! ”

The fourth official raised his cards again, and Johansen replaced Leicester.

When Leicester walked to the sidelines, Donn reached out to him: "Well done, Jack." Let's go to the locker room and take a shower. ”

Lester stretched out his hand but shook his head: "No, I don't want to go back to the locker room at this time, I have to be with everyone." ”

Don smiled and shook him: "Then you can stay here." ”

By this time, Donn was still full of confidence in winning this match. It's strange that no one told him that this game was going to win, and in his memory, he had never heard of this game, he didn't know what the final score would be and what the result would be, but he was so adamant that they would win. Where does this faith come from?

Maybe it's the fans in the stands who keep singing, maybe it's the players running the field, maybe it's Des sitting behind him and supporting him; Walker, perhaps...... It's something else.

He closed his eyes slightly, and the excitement he had been feeling before could finally be calmed down. For the first forty minutes, he seemed to be in a dream, and his feet were not solid ground, but white clouds. Did he really lead a first-division team to force a Premier League team into such a mess? I'm not playing a football manager game, am I? Running on the field and executing their own orders are not rigid data, they are living people. He wasn't talking to a bunch of high-drinking fans in a tavern, it all really happened, and his set of things was able to defeat the enemy.

Don felt that this was his biggest gain.

When he reopened his eyes and saw the full stands and the players running back and forth on the pitch, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

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Johansen's presence exemplifies Donn's talent and talent in on-the-spot command. He had only been on for half a minute when he had a great opportunity. Unfortunately, the Jamaican shot wide against James.

Watching the football roll over the post, the Forest fans let out a loud sigh that there was not much time left in the game, and if the goal had been scored, it would have taken advantage of it to win West Ham. All Forest fans were looking forward to how the victory would be celebrated in the evening.

Don also regretted it, he squatted on the sidelines with his head in his hands and sighed, living like a fan, without the calmness of being a head coach at all.

Got up again and looked at the electronic scoreboard, there were three minutes left. The fourth official has not yet indicated how many minutes of stoppage time will be, but after Bowyer and Defoe got into such a fight, it should have been five minutes to make up. There are eight minutes left and two goals to score...... It seems to be a bit difficult.

At this time, he resented the referee again. If Dawson's goal hadn't been blown out, they would have eliminated West Ham with just one goal now.

While he was frustrated by it, the Forest team had another great chance!

It's Reid again, it's another slash in midfield, Johansen starts beautifully, receives a ball in front of the penalty area, and then kicks the ball into the goal!

Soccer ball hits the net!

But this time, without waiting for the Forest players and fans to cheer and celebrate, the linesman became the protagonist. He raised the flag flat and pointed to the far end, and the meaning was obvious - Johansen was offside.

Johansen was puzzled by the decision, pointing to his "what" and "what" to the linesman, who did not answer his question, but simply raised the flag and looked ahead. It was as if Johansen standing in front of him was air.

Other Forest players also gathered around to question the linesman's judgment. There were loud boos from the stands, this time no longer against their own team, and the object of the fans' dissatisfaction was the referee.

On the contrary, Donn on the sidelines did not show any excess.

After seeing the ball being offside by the referee and the side referee, the fourth official on the sidelines turned his head to look at Don, the dangerous man did nothing. He just turned to the coach's seat and opened his arms and shook his head helplessly.

Donn's "docile" performance made even his partner Walker find it strange.

He saw Don walk back and sit down beside him. "Tony, are you alright?"

"What can I do......" Donn glanced at the players who were still arguing with the linesman, "Des, we lost this game." With such a referee, you can't do anything. ”

Sitting in his chair, Donn buried his head in his arms, looking depressed.

Yes, I calculated the reaction of the opposing coach, I calculated the performance of my own players, I completely suppressed the opponent tactically, and I inspired the confidence and fighting spirit of this group of players. But the only factor that didn't take into account the referee, there are always such and such accidents on the football field, and today it was my turn.

Walker didn't know what to say when he saw Donn so depressed. They had a wonderful start in the second half, but they didn't expect to have to accept defeat in the end. Tony...... I think you've done a great job. Who would have thought we would see such a team before half-time? There are some things that we can't grasp......"

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The referee upheld his offside decision for the ball. West Ham manager Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief, along with more than 1,000 West Ham fans. They felt that today's game was simply an adventure in the dense jungle full of dangers, and in the end they narrowly escaped with death.

That was the final result of this game, 2:3, with Forest losing to superteam West Ham United at their home turf.

When the referee blew the final whistle, it was clear that the Forest players were not happy about their performance. Donn even saw tears in Dawson's eyes on the sidelines. He worked so hard and didn't get a well-deserved victory.

Rhodes, who had celebrated the victory with his own people, wanted to shake hands with Don and say a few words, but he turned his head and did not find the head coach of the home team in front of the dugout. Tony; Don has made his way to the players' lane.

Des; Walker was busy comforting the players, but found that Donn actually walked straight to the sidelines without shaking hands with the opposing head coach. Going to stop him: "Tony, where are you going?" ”

"Go back."

"You have to shake hands with the opposing manager!"

"You helped me hold it." Don didn't look back, and continued to walk inside.

"But you're going to a press conference! I can't replace you anymore......"

Don stopped, turned to look at Walker and nodded, "Okay, I'll go." ”

Looking at the stubborn back, Walker sighed. I really can't help him. He noticed that Rhodes was looking at him, and quickly made an apologetic smile and stretched out his hand to the other party.

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