Chapter 18: Crash?

Nottingham Forest now seems to be walking on a narrow path that can only be passed sideways by one person, with an abyss on both the left and right. As the footsteps moved, no small stones rolled down, and the echoes echoed in the abyss, getting smaller and smaller.

In such an environment, if you don't pay attention, you may fall and fall down, and then you can't even find your bones.

In short, Nottingham Forest now doesn't have even a millimeter of room to make mistakes. You can't lose the Champions Cup, let alone the league. Who told them to aim for a treble this season?

This away challenge to Arsenal, Don didn't care about the rotation and sent the strongest squad he could.

At the Emirates Stadium, Nottingham Forest are facing a surge of Arsenal attacks. Largely similar to the last Champions League game, Arsenal's attacking tempo left Forest tired on the pitch.

Due to the need to win the game, Donn did not choose conservative tactics, unlike the last Champions League game. Nottingham Forest opted to defend and counter-attack in their last Champions League game because they already had a one-goal lead in hand. Now that the score is still 0-0, there is little value in being conservative - he doesn't need a draw, and he can't accept any outcome other than a win.

Therefore, in this game, Donn asked the team to attack actively, even if they were a little dizzy by Arsenal's rapid attack, they could not retreat, but actively fought against Arsenal in the midfield.

That's what Wenger would like to see the most. Nottingham Forest will be using up a lot of energy in such a scramble.

In fact, Don is also aware of this, Arsenal want to drag down the forest. However, now he has no choice but to try to get rid of Arsenal before he is dragged down.

"George! George! Don kept shouting Wood's name off the court, signaling him to grab the ground a little harder and not be afraid of fouls.

Gago is also very the field, and he has developed a "desperate Saburo" style that can't run to death at Real Madrid. Now he is learning from Redondo in the Forest team, but this spirit is deliberately kept by Donn.

The opponent is using the same tactic. The Forest team played harder than the last game. In addition to the fact that they cannot choose to be conservative, Arsenal's advantage of playing at home cannot be ignored.

Arsene Wenger's side showed their technical finesse and tacit understanding in this game, while the whole Forest team was very tired and lackluster in the face of Arsenal's attack.

After 29 minutes of the first half, the Forest defence finally showed a gap and was keenly grasped by Arsenal. Bella suddenly thrust diagonally. Appeared unexpectedly behind the entire Forest defence, not offside!

"It's not offside! Bella catches the ball! ”

Pepe was still raising his hand to signal for Vela to be offside, while Akinfeev had already dropped the ball. There was a huge cheer over the Emirates Stadium.

In the midst of cheers, Bella shoots low with her feet!

The ball passed under Akinfeev's armpit and bounced off the far post into the back of the net......

"The ball is in! Nice anti-offside! Fantastic assist from Cesc Fabregas!! Amid the tsunami-like shouts, the live announcer had to raise his voice and shout along with the fans. "Arsenal are leading at home! This gave Tony. Donn's Nottingham Forest hits hard! ”

After conceding the goal, Akinfeev was a little angry, he walked over and yelled at Pepe: "Bastard! Why didn't you defend just now? ”

Pepe was also clearly angry, and he rudely pushed his teammate away: "It's offside!" ”

"Whether it's offside or not. You should give me the back, too! You bastard! Akinfeev was a little angry when he was pushed by the question, seeing that the two people were about to rush forward and have a tragedy of cannibalism, fortunately, the surrounding teammates rushed up to separate the two people.

Don was so angry that he almost vomited blood when he saw this scene on the sidelines. He kept scolding: "These bastards! Shame on the live broadcast! ”

Arsene Wenger, on the other hand, sat in a chair with a slightly concealed schadenfreude smile on his face. Forest infighting? It's an uncommon joke. It looked like the Forest were about to let the pressure crush them.

Even the narrator was excited: "Oooo The Nottingham Forest players clashed. Or a conflict between oneself and one's own people! Now I have seen it! I've been commenting on the Premier League for almost ten seasons, and I've played no less than 50 games for Forest, and I've never seen such a fierce clash between their own people! Tony. Donn always boasted that his team was the most united team in the world, and there was very little negative press in the media about their dressing room. But today...... It's all happening naked in front of all of us. It's really a rare time in a hundred years! I'm now already looking forward to Tony after the game. How did Don deal with the influx of reporters......"

"What are you doing?" Meanwhile, on the field, Forest's players are trying to calm down the two "angry bulls".

"Calm down!"

"Don't make a fuss, did you all take the wrong medicine!"

Wood was between the two. One by one, push them away. But the two of them broke away from Wood, and they still had to relent.

The Arsenal fans in the stands erupted in gloating boos and laughter after a brief moment of stunned disbelief – any team of fans loves to see their opponents make a fool of themselves in front of them.

The laughter and boos sounded harsh to Donn, more harsh than the one who scolded him in front of him for "you ***".

He finally stopped muttering alone, but rushed to the sidelines and roared inside: "It's live now." Bastards! LIVE!! ”

His voice was drowned out by the loud boos of the scene, and he was not heard. It attracted special attention from the camera. The telecast gave him a long close-up. In the camera, he clenched his fists, his face was crimson, his eyes were wide open, and he looked really angry.

Shania, who saw this scene in the box, also got up from her seat a little nervously, and whenever Don was excited, Shania would be so worried.

Don roared in vain on the sidelines. Until he returned to the dugout out of breath and went up to ask for water. There were also no results. Chris Rac muttered as he handed him the water, "Is it too much pressure?" ”

Don took the water bottle and didn't put it in his mouth. Instead, he looked at Chris Lak in a daze, and looked at the latter a little hairy. He suddenly stopped drinking. didn't go to the sidelines to continue scolding, but sat down with a butt and stared at the field without saying a word, as if he was distracted.

At the last moment, it was George. Wood unleashed his "coercion" as captain. Grab Pepe and Akinfeev by the placket and let them be honest.

"It's a game now, and we have to play when it's over!"

Even the referee intervened, calling two people to his side and giving a verbal warning. Tell them that even if they are teammates in the first team, he must be given a yellow card if there is a violent physical altercation.

The anger of the two of them is a little smaller. But they still don't look at each other.

They walked back to their places without saying a word.

Taking advantage of the infighting in the Forest team just now, Wenger also got up and walked to the sidelines, beckoned Fabregas over, and gave him a good opportunity.

"They have a problem with themselves. This is our chance. Next, move on and assist Pepe for this point. ”

Fabregas nodded as he sipped his water.

After returning to the pitch, Arsenal did adjust their tactics. Take Pepe here as the main direction of attack. Pepe was obviously affected by the conceded goal and the altercation, because the ball was leaking from him, and he really didn't actively return to the defense, maybe he deserted at that moment, or for some other reason, it was always his mistake that caused Vela to shoot the ball easily. For a while, the Forest team was in danger in front of the goal.

Seeing this, Donn also got up from the dugout, shouted Wood's name from the sidelines, and gestured for him to fill Pepe's position. It was only after Wood was ordered to leave that the Forest defence regained its footing in Arsenal's stormy attack.

Thankfully, there wasn't much time for Arsenal in the first half. Even if there was infighting in the Forest team, there were only three minutes of stoppage time. The referee quickly blew the whistle for the end of the first half, much to the dismay of Arsenal fans, who believed that Nottingham Forest would miss twice before giving Arsenal a minute.

Still, the Arsenal players were happy to go back to the dressing room as they saw their opponents collapse – and there is nothing more demoralizing than when the players of the team clash with each other during a match, because it is so humiliating......

Just look at the way the Forest players walk off the pitch without bowing their heads. They wished the game was over and they had escaped from the Emirates Stadium as soon as possible.

Donn dragged at the rear. He stood alone on the sidelines for a while. Only then did he slowly walk towards the road.

This back, it seems, is very tired.

Shania saw this in the box. And his face sank.

Tony on the sidelines. Don, if you go through such a fierce game, you will come home as if you are ten years old in an instant. He already had a heart problem, and the pressure was still so great...... She was genuinely worried.

The Forest players in the dressing room were silent. Akinfeev and Pepe are far apart, and no one looks at anyone.

Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, someone looked up and saw the head.

They didn't see the angry look on the leader's face, not even the calm before the storm.

Don glanced at everyone, his gaze moving slowly, and it seemed to take several minutes to look at each other, and there was dead silence in the locker room. Chris Rac is not the kind of person who can tolerate this kind of atmosphere, and he tried to open his mouth several times to say something, but eventually gave up.

He felt that the atmosphere was not quite right.

Don finally spoke, "I think I've miscalculated one thing—I'm happy to gamble with people in that exciting way, but forget about your tolerance. It wasn't my intention to put you under the same pressure as I did, as you all know...... Well, I want to be able to take all the pressure on myself and let you play without worry. Now it looks like I was wrong, ridiculously wrong. He kept shaking his head in denial, his expression painful and tired.

"So I'm not going to put any pressure on you in this game, you can play as you please...... As for eating the table, you don't have to worry, I have my own way. ”

With that, Don sat down in his chair and let out a long breath.

"Igor and Pepe don't have to have any knots, I don't blame you for this, I know you are all thinking about the team, so ...... Things are in the past. He clapped his hands, as if he really didn't pay attention.

"I now realise that the treble is not an easy thing to do, especially in a situation like ours, and it is a pipe dream to win the treble. The ridicule out there makes sense, I'm Tony. Don is always used to talking big, but thank you for making my big words come true every time...... But this time is different, the triple crown is indeed ...... Hard. All right! He got up from his seat again and raised his voice, "I throw in the towel!" We don't deserve the Treble! Let's go home and sleep after this game, don't think about anything, let's try to win the Champions Cup and the FA Cup. ”

"Let's let go of the pressure! Losing to Arsenal in this game is nothing remarkable! As long as we eliminate them in the Champions Cup, we will take revenge! ”

After Don finished speaking, he found that the locker room was still deadly silent, even quieter than before. He asked curiously, "What's wrong?" Why don't you speak? Am I not right? Hey, I'm doing your best, guys! I'm trying my best to decompress you! Is that what you guys have in this attitude? What are you watching me do? What is not talking? He suddenly shouted and cursed, his breath growing heavy, and glared at everyone in the room.

"Say something! Like, 'Okay, we've given up on the league' or something! ”

"Nope. Wood stood up. "I don't want to give up on the league. He just looked at Don like that.

Pepe hesitated and stood up: "Boss...... I apologize to you for what happened in the first half...... I just saw the ball and my brain was a little hot......"

"That's why I'm here to decompress you, isn't it?" Don spread his hands and shrugged.

"But that's not what I want...... "Pepe shook his head, "I'm like George, I don't want to lose the title." ”

"Boss...... None of us said we were going to give up the league, so why would you say those words? "I apologize to Pepe, I was a little impulsive in the first half, but now it's okay. We're only one goal down, so why give up? ”

More and more people are standing up to express their wishes. None of them wanted to give up, they all wanted to win the championship. Finally everyone stood and surrounded Donn in the middle.

Don looked left and right.

"It's weird that you suddenly don't want to lose this game again?"

"We didn't say we were going to lose, boss!" Someone corrected the mistake in Donn's words.

"Do you really want to win?" Don asked suspiciously.

"Does anyone want to lose?" Wood asked rhetorically.

When Don heard Wood's words, he raised his hands to his chest and lowered his head to signal everyone to stop talking. He was silent for a moment, then said, "Very well, then from now on you will completely forget what I just said!" Forget the damn 'give up the league' and 'wash and sleep'. Let's lay out the tactical ...... for the second half against Arsenal"