The stands at the City Stadium were full, and as far as the eye could see, they were almost all Nottingham Forest fans in red jerseys. There were just over 1,300 Bolton fans who came to cheer for Bolton Wanderers away from home.

The game has not yet started, and the fans of both sides have just finished a round of "duet songs", and now they are temporarily resting and waiting for the opening whistle to blow again. The stadium's radio began to play popular songs that Forest fans loved, some of which were the latest and hottest, while others were "oldies" that were popular in the seventies and eighties. Those old songs witnessed Nottingham Forest's first glory, and every time they resounded over the city stadium, the old fans felt as if they had gone back to twenty years ago, where their Forest team had triumphed over one opponent after another, fearlessly, no one could beat them, they were the English champions, they were ...... King of Europe!

Now, the old songs are still there, the city stadium is still there, but things are no longer there.

The Carabao Cup semi-final has given a lot of fans to look forward to – will we have a chance to witness the start of a new round of glory? Forest forever legend Brian. Clough led the team to three League Cup titles and is widely regarded as the most Clough-like Tony. Will Done be able to prove his worth with a League Cup title?

Martin. Taylor was a tall, white-haired old man, who looked no different from those old gentlemen in London, with a crisp suit, meticulous hair, and a calm and natural smile. But anyone familiar with English football knows what his status is in the circle. He is one of the best football commentators in the UK, one of the best in Europe, and one of the best football commentators in the world. His voice has been hailed as "the best sports commentary in the world", with a crisp voice, clear words, humorous commentary style, calm and neutral but not lacking in passion, and there are almost no shortcomings to be found. He is the idol of many sports commentators in the world.

Andy. Gray was a former professional player who became a commentator after retiring as a player. and Martin. Taylor is different, his voice is more passionate, especially when it comes to scoring goals. The two of them are considered to be the "golden partners" in English sports commentary, and the famous football game "FIFA" series has been the voice of the two of them for several generations. Meantime...... They are also the most well-known English-speaking commentators in China.

If these two men are on the same pitch at the same time, there is only one reason – they are here to explain the games that are taking place here.

Gray grinned and looked at the man standing in front of them: "John, the League Cup is broadcast live on our Sky TV, what are you doing here?" Beware of being photographed by those tabloid reporters and then hyping it up: BBC ace commentator John Brown. Mortenson is going to join Sky! ”

Gray shouted as the reporters fussed.

Mortenson smiled: "Andy, why isn't it 'Sky TV's golden partner who plans to betray his old club and join the BBC'?" ”

Football commentators rely on two mouths and witty brains, and no one will lose to anyone in the fight.

Martin. Taylor clapped his hands next to him: "Okay, I said that if you spray like this for three days, it won't get any results." Mortenson, what are you doing here? ”

Mortenson commentates on thirty-one years of football, while Martin. Taylor is also not shallow, he has commented on seven consecutive World Cup games before the World Cup in Germany, which is almost unprecedented in the commentary world.

"Watch the ball." Morteson shrugged.

His answer surprised Taylor: "John, I remember you're not a Bolton fan, right?" ”

"I'm not here to see Bolton, Martin."

"But you're not a Forest fan either...... Gray added to Taylor, who is a golden pair.

"Can't you watch them if you're not a Forest fan, Andy?" Mortenson asked with a smile.

There really isn't such a thing...... Gray scratched his head, and Taylor next to him immediately picked up: "You're interested in the Forest, John." I've noticed that almost all of Forest's recent games have been played by you. What makes you value them so much? ”

'Well, it's not so much that I'm interested in Forest, it's that I'm interested in their manager.

"Tony. Dawn? Gray asked.

Mortensen nodded: "Martin, you have been commenting on the Premier League, and you may not know much about this person. I suggest you pay more attention to him in the game later, you will find that he is a very interesting person. ”

"Interesting? What do you mean? Gray asked.

"All aspects." Mortenson smiled and waved goodbye, "Okay, I think the game is about to start, I'm going to the stands." ”

He turned and left the foyer and walked towards the corridor leading to the stands.

Gray looked at his back, shook his head, and then asked Taylor, "Martin, what do you think?" It's so unusual that Mortensen would come to watch a game when he's not working, just because of that Tony. Donn is fun! ”

Taylor smiled: "How it goes, let's just see for ourselves." Tony. I've seen it before, but that's the homework I did to explain the game, and I thought it would help us get a better impression of it. Let's go, Andy, the work is about to begin. ”

※※※ John. Mortensen sat in the third row of the stands, like a regular fan next to him. No one knew that this gray-haired man in an inconspicuous gray coat was the narrator who gave them passionate voices every weekend.

His position is very close to the Forest dugout, and as soon as he gets up, he can see Tony standing on the sidelines. Dawn. The man had just come out of the locker room and his team was already on the pitch ready for the game.

It's not Tony. Donn is leading the team to a Premier League side for the first time, and Mortensen remembers the FA Cup game on January 4 last year, where Forest faced West Ham United. Two days earlier, he had mocked Donn's clumsy debut on live television, but on that day he was drawn to that second half.

Cup...... It seems to be Tony. Donn's place of fame.

Last time it was the FA Cup, this time it's the League Cup, what kind of game will this man bring to himself?

A crisp whistle sounded, but it was soon drowned out by a loud cheer - the game was on!

※※※What kind of team is Bolton? They are by no means the technological streams that are now in vogue, or quasi-technologists. They play in a very traditional English style, with a tough style of play, fierce in central midfield and then a long ball to attack the opposition defence.

Just look at the two starters up front in this game. Kevin. Davis, although only 1.83 meters tall, is extremely good at heading. The other one is the Danish Henrik. Petersen, a typical Nordic player with rough technique but strong height.

These two people are matched together, and the impact should not be underestimated.

For Donn, the problem with this front line is mainly Kevin. Davis's injury, and the offensive means are single.

Fools know how Bolton will play – a long ball that sends a ball through the air to the Forest goal, and then relies on the headers of Davies and Peterson to cause chaos in the box, if not to produce a shot.

So Donn expelled Wes. Mogan and Robert. Hut's centre-back pairing, neither of whom is fast but physically strong and has excellent headers, is the only suitable combination to defend the Bolton forwards. As for Clint. Hill, he's on the bench. The two full-backs, on the right are still John. Thompson, left Donn with the younger Layton. Barnes replaced the original Dave. Oye. Barnes has a bit more stamina and speed, as well as the ability to shoot from distance and take free-kicks.

In midfield, Bolton's starting point was teenager Kevin. Nolan (kevin_nolan) and Ivan. Campo in the center, Okocha on the left, and Jana Kopoulos on the right, except for the Nigerians, the other three are good at running and intercepting, reducing the opponent's attacking space, as if they have set up an iron fence in the midfield to prevent the opponent's attack from passing easily.

In response to this, Donn did not put Rebrov as a midfielder, but instead deployed a personnel configuration very similar to Bolton in the midfield. The middle two defensive midfielders, Gunnarson and George. Wood, on the left is McAquar, who is on loan from Leeds United, and on the right is the newly joined Ashley. Poplar.

He wanted to solidify the defence with two midfielders, and without a playmaking midfield, the team relied mainly on two wings, McCaul and Ashley. Yang is the kind of player who can break through with the ball by himself, then cross and shoot, with outstanding personal skills and strong individual combat ability.

Donne's tactics for this game are still counter-attacking - defending and counter-attacking on their home turf - Bolton are a Premier League team after all, and they should not be underestimated.

Donn believes there is an irreversible truth on the football field, and that is that the victory of a game must be built on a solid defensive foundation. Without defense, nothing else.

McPhail and Ashley. Yang has shown great individual ability and excellent form in training. In terms of the tactical set-up before the game, Donn told the two of them that the team might not give them much support in attack during the game, but they would not be asked to come back to defend too much, and they had to rely on themselves offensively. Don encouraged them not to rush to pass the ball after they got the ball, to dare to break through, dare to one-on-one, not afraid to lose the ball, and fight back on the spot, with Wood behind them. The key is to believe that your skills will work against Bolton's ageing defence.

(To be continued)