In the second half, as Donn said, Arsenal continued their performance in the second half of the first half, trying to tear apart the Forest defence with quick crosses.

George. After being criticised by Donn at half-time, Wood was more positive in the second half. Cesc Fabregas still wanted to take control of everything as he did in the first half, and he found it not so easy.

Wood's close pressing was so strong that he ran after him as if he didn't care about his physical strength at all. As for the defense behind him, it was handed over to Gago. Anyway, the Forest team is now leading by one goal, even if it is sacrificed to Gago's attack. The key is to freeze Cesc Fabregas completely.

'Cesc Fabregas received the ball and he was going to pass it...... Yes! Wood's tackle was timely, he stabbed Cesc Fabregas's pass! ”

Seeing that the football that had just been passed out was stabbed by Wood, Fabregas's reaction was really fast, he immediately went to counter-rob, but unfortunately Wood was faster than him, and he caught up in front of the Spaniard, blocking Fabregas behind him, and then he kicked the football out.

Fabregas nudged Wood in the back, but he didn't push Wood at all. Instead, Wood looked back at him, his face expressionless.

Then Wood seemed to be glued to Cesc Fabregas.

Cesc Fabregas found out that Wood was relying on his physical fitness to steal the ball, so he adjusted his strategy. Instead of receiving the ball and passing it, it will control it, make a few feints, and pass the ball again.

It worked well at first, because Wood's habitual thinking always allowed him to be easily shaken by Cesc Fabregas. But then it didn't work.

Wood left for the trick.

He still pounced on the first shot. But there is still a leg that drags behind, and the center of gravity is not completely thrown out. Cesc Fabregas thought he had shaken past Wood and adjusted his body to pass the ball, but suddenly his center of gravity tilted. fell to the ground.

On second look, it turned out that it was Wood's leg that was dragging behind that hooked him down.

He raised his hand to signal for Wood to foul, and the referee's whistle sounded in perfect harmony.

Wood didn't appeal to the referee for his foul, and he didn't even go to La Fabregas to get up and ran back to defend.

Cesc Fabregas got up on his own and Wood's foul was not hard but interrupted Arsenal's attack. He was helpless about this, and fought Wood many times. He was already familiar with Wood's set.

It was only when he took a free-kick that he could appreciate the sense of uninhibited freedom without Wood's interference.

Next, fouls, small movements, reasonable collisions...... Wood did everything he could, and it was extremely hard to toss Cesc Fabregas - although he was not completely frozen by Wood, he put so much energy into fighting Wood that his passing success rate was not as good as in the first half, and his contribution to attacking organization was also sharply reduced.

Not only that, but he also consumed a lot of energy in the fight against Wood. By then he was out of breath.

Wood, on the other hand, is not red or panting, everything is as usual. His physical strength makes his opponents desperate.

Due to Wood's sudden upsurge, Arsenal had to hand over the task of attacking organising to Wilshere.

The man who defended Wilshere was Gago, who was two levels behind Wood in terms of defensive ability.

As a midfielder for England's young generation at the moment. The man with the best playmaking ability, Wilshere still has a lot of room to play under Gago's letting go, and he has delivered three wonderful passes. Unfortunately, Arsenal's other attacking team-mates didn't take it.

Wilshere was active and the commentator relayed the first half's praise to Cesc Fabregas.

"What a worthy man to be named England's most imaginative and technical midfielder since Gascoigne! He left Gago's hands down and overwhelmed! It is often said that Arsene Wenger has a habit of selling players once they are over 30. Cesc Fabregas will soon be 27 years old, and perhaps Arsene Wenger will start considering Wilshere to replace Cesc Fabregas in the team......

Arsenal's fast-paced attack only stalled a bit and started again, but this time their core was changed from Cesc Fabregas to Wilshere.

Forest's goal is back in the air. Don sat down and muttered, "Dual-core? ”

He thought about it for a moment. Fabregas's physical exhaustion from being tossed by Wood was very fast, and it should not be able to slow down for a while. Wilshere's ability is really outstanding, and it is a bit difficult for Gargo to defend him...... After all, Wilshere is also the top spot in England's future midfield.

If this can't go on, Wilshere must also be contained.

So he walked to the sideline and took a deep breath.

"Joe-Ji!!"

That's loud enough...... Maybe in order to cooperate with him, at that moment. The singing of the city stadium suddenly became quieter.

Wilshere's heart shook suddenly.

Don then sat back in the dugout, and Wilshere found himself in front of him replaced by George Brown. Wood ......

Wilshere turned his head to look behind him a little confused, he wanted to go to the captain Fabregas, and then he saw Fabregas bending over and gasping for breath, and Gago standing next to him.

He realized something was wrong......

The subsequent match commentator was deeply aware that Wilshere was still a little far from Cesc Fabregas...... He never said anything like Wilshere replacing Cesc Fabregas.

Under Wood's close defence, Cesc Fabregas was able to do his best to pass the football to his team-mates, and although the success rate was not as good as in the first half, it was finally passed. Wilshere was closely watched by his team-mates on the national team. It's hard to even get the ball. Under Wood's strong rampage. The ball at his feet is always easily lost.

Fouls, small movements, reasonable collisions hovering on the edge of unreasonableness......

Wood applied the same tactics he had against Cesc Fabregas to Wilshere.

It didn't take long for Wilshere to throw in the towel. He didn't dare to let the ball stay at his feet for a little longer, and after receiving the ball, he passed it to Cesc Fabregas. Without Arsene Wenger's instructions, he returned the central position to the captain himself.

Seeing Wilshere throw in the towel, Wood ran back to mark Cesc Fabregas.

After tossing for so long, Arsenal's attack has not improved. The thunder is loud and the rain is small. They didn't get a single goal. The score was still 1:0, and the home team Forest took the lead.

Nottingham Forest forced out to grab it for a while, and when it was halfway through the second half, they simply recovered.

The change came as a bit of a surprise to Arsene Wenger, who studied Tony carefully. Donne's, knowing that he will never be willing to be conservative when he is leading by one goal, but chooses to continue to chase and score another goal to rest assured. Why is it that you are retreating 1:0 now? And judging from the scene, the Forest team is not necessarily at a disadvantage. Are they really giving up the opportunity to expand their advantage in vain?

In fact, Don also has his own troubles. He knew Arsene Wenger was going to bring down his team with this fast-paced style of play, as he had done to others before. So now that you are ahead, you should adopt a more conservative strategy and save some stamina.

At the same time, he began to make substitutions. Cohen replaces Fernandez and Mock replaces Bentley.

When the commentator saw this scene in the commentary seat, he blurted out one word: "Defend and counterattack!" ”

It's so familiar that you can close your eyes and know what the next game will turn out to be.

Nottingham Forest retreated into the half, occasionally harassing the Arsenal defence. Arsenal besiege Forest's penalty area. But there was a lack of better scoring opportunities...... The time passed quietly.

In fact, it's not too much.

Nottingham Forest's contraction defense made Arsenal a little uncomfortable. When Forest's players are crowded around the penalty area, their excellent cross-cutting combination is a bit useless.

Arsene Wenger realised that he would only be unlucky in the end if he continued on the siege – Nottingham Forest could score another goal with just one counter-attack.

Thinking of this, he temporarily adjusted the team's ground tactics. No longer besieging the Forest team, but slowly falling in the back and advancing layer by layer. There is no rush to hit the goal of the Forest team and force the Forest team to pull out.

The Forest team has a reservation to attack. But not very enthusiastic about attacking. Defense remains the number one priority.

The time of the game went very fast in the process of the two coaches' wits and wit, and it was already eighty minutes in a blink of an eye.

Arsene Wenger now faces a choice: whether to let the game end with this result, or to try for a goal in the final ten minutes.

Even if Arsenal lose the first leg 0-1, it is acceptable, after all, there is only one goal difference, and it is still good to return to the home stadium.

If you go all out to get a goal, get an away goal, the score is still 1:1, and the team is already half in the semi-finals.

Both results seem to be good......

Wenger was lost in thought.

The benefit of the first option is that the game is insured. It looks like Nottingham Forest lack the quality to score again. Arsenal won't have a problem if they want to lose by just one goal. The disadvantage is that the decision on whether to advance or not is left in the future that no one knows, and it is not safe.

The advantage of the second option is to try to take the initiative into your own hands in the first round. The downside is that it is likely that the goal will not be scored but will be scored. Although Arsene Wenger has studied Donne for many years, there is one thing he still can't study thoroughly: Tony. Donn's capriciousness. This person's personality is completely unruly and the same is true for doing things. He wasn't sure if the fatigue shown by the Forest team before would be deliberately faked, so he pressed it out in order to induce himself to be fooled...... Then he was successfully attacked by the other party.

Just when he couldn't make up his mind, Don made a substitution.

Arsene Wenger turned his head to look. The man standing on the sidelines being inspected by the fourth official was Aron, who was more than two meters tall. Mitchel.

And he wants to replace the earthling......

The fourth official held up an electronic sign:

No. 15 Nouri. Under Shahin. No. 9 Aaron. Mitchel on.

Wenger scolded "cunning" in his heart. If he adjusts his strategy in advance and lets the team attack. Don's hand was clearly for him. Removing a midfielder and adding a tall centre-forward will increase Forest's attacking power. In the final moments of the game, simple and crude tactics such as wide crosses or long passes can do wonders.

It seems that Don himself can't take it anymore and wants to extend the score in the final moments......

The substitution prompted Arsene Wenger to make a solid decision, with Arsenal preferring a one-goal defeat on the road rather than a last-minute defeat turning a two-goal defeat.

In the last ten minutes, the situation on the pitch was reversed. Forest attacked aggressively, while Arsenal dropped back to defend. As Wenger had predicted, Donne's side played high in the final ten minutes, with the ball hoisting in front of the Arsenal goal, keeping Almunia and the Arsenal defenders busy. Another time Mitchel fell in the penalty area caused controversy, the Nottingham Forest players insisted that the Arsenal players fouled Mitchel while defending and pulled Mitchel down, and the Arsenal players thought it was nonsense, how could someone as tall as Mitchel fall with a light touch? It must be a fake fall!

The two sides are at loggerheads, with the Arsenal players deliberately stalling for time. The referee made the final decision, which was neither a foul nor a fake, and the stands burst into shrill boos.

Until the last second, the indiscriminate bombardment of Nottingham Forest had little effect. The narrator blamed this on the fact that they broke out too late, and it was too late to remember to fight back until the last ten minutes. But from Donn's face, you can hardly see any dissatisfaction. It seems that he also accepts the 1:0 result.

When they shook hands with Arsene Wenger, the two men smiled and looked friendly as if it had just ended not a Champions Cup quarter-final, but a pre-season warm-up game.

"See you at home, Tony. Arsene Wenger extended a "warm invitation" to Donne.

Don just smiled and didn't say anything.

After the match, Wilshere hesitated for a moment and decided to go to George. Wood changes jerseys. Although he was stared at in the game and did nothing, as a player who also played for England, he still admired Wood. The reason for his hesitation was that he knew that Wood had a strange temper and especially didn't like to swap jerseys.

But when she finally made up her mind to go to Wood for a jersey change, she was surprised to find that Cesc Fabregas had already taken the lead.

The Arsenal captain stood in front of the Nottingham Forest captain after making a gesture to exchange jerseys. Without saying a word, Wood raised his hand and took off his jersey and handed it to the other party.

It was so crisp that Wilshere was dumbfounded.

When Cesc Fabregas came back from changing his shirt, he leaned in and asked in surprise: "Didn't you say he ......?" Wood, "Don't like exchanging jerseys with opponents?" ”

Hearing this, Fabregas also looked surprised: "Who did you listen to?" ”

"Uh...... They all say so. Wilshere couldn't tell where the rumor came from, but he did have the impression.

Fabregas laughed at the sight of him: "He just refused to exchange shirts with his opponent after the Forest lost. ”

Wilshere breathed a sigh of relief.

Cesc Fabregas saw through his thoughts and patted him on the head, "Don't be complacent, Jack. You don't even have a chance this season. ”

"Huh?" Wilshere didn't get it yet.

"There are two games left and we will win. Cesc Fabregas said the words confidently, donning Wood's shirt and walking away.