Volume 3 Red Forest Chapter 153 Five Minutes
Seeing Valdés save his own shot, Eastwood didn't bother to hide from Puyol's tackle behind, he was knocked out by the opponent, and got up with his head in his hands - what a pity, what a pity.
Just as sadly as he was, there was Donn. and other Nottingham Forest players. Almost all of them are in one movement – holding their heads in their hands and leaning back.
This kind of opportunity to break the ball directly in front of the opponent's penalty area to counterattack is rare, as long as you can grasp it, basically the goal is nine out of ten. If this goal is scored, it will be equivalent to a reassurance for Nottingham Forest, a passive defender.
But fate played tricks on the Forest at a crucial moment, and Valdés' movements looked more like a reflex than a judgment of his own judgment.
"Valdés was in very good form in this game and as the second goalkeeper of the Spanish national team, he showed a level that frustrated the enemy!"
Donne knew that the biggest hidden danger in Barcelona's backline was Oleg, and Eastwood could see it through his own observations, so he chose to press Oleg, and he succeeded. But I didn't expect Valdés to perform so well today.
Eastwood's shot sent the Barcelona people out in a cold sweat, and the heart was still beating wildly when Forest came up to the corner.
This time Barcelona made a very careful arrangement for the high ball defence, and Forest's corner kicks did not form a threatening goal.
If the Barcelona locals thought the Forest team was just lucky. If you want to breathe a sigh of relief, then they're wrong.
Immediately after, the Forest team attacked again. Mikel Arteta played a wall-to-wall link with Albertini in midfield and then passed straight up front.
Eastwood won with plenty of fitness in the battle with Puyol. He conceded the ball and then burst into the box! see
To Eastwood into the penalty area. Puyol had no choice, he turned a little slow at first and was stuck behind the opponent, and now he can only interfere as much as possible in the back, and at this time the rash tackle was awarded a penalty......
"Eastwood! He is very active and the Nottingham Woodland opportunity ...... He's single-handed! Shot-"
It's a pity that the shot didn't hit the angle under Puyol's desperate interference and entanglement. Knocked to the ground by Valdés.
"Valdés! His performance left Barcelona with hope! ”
"Ahh What a fucking damn one! ”
Don almost jumped up when he watched from the sidelines, and as the time went by, he was also excited.
The only disadvantage of a single striker is that when the arrow figure gets the ball, there is not enough support around him, he can only rely on his own ability to attack the ball and shoot, once he is forced by the opponent, there is no better chance.
In the final analysis. Or is the Forest team one less man. If everybody were eleven, Eastwood would land these two chances. At least one can be added.
Just this time on a one-handed basis, Barcelona were in a hurry to equalize, and there were not many people at the back. Let Eastwood easily enter the box, if there is a Forest player in the middle of the box at this time can follow up in time, then Eastwood has more room to shoot and cross, so as not to be forced by Puyol to shoot at a small angle and barely shoot.
Arteta and Albertini are out of the running and it would be unrealistic to ask them to rush up and pick them up at this time......
Donn bit his lip tightly, Van der Sar was the turning point of the game, and it had a very deep impact on the next few tens of minutes
Impact. This influence is spreading over time in a direction that is becoming more and more favorable for Barcelona.
Don wanted to have a fair duel with his opponent, but he didn't expect to be forced to be at a disadvantage from the start......
That's where he gets angry. He can accept the referee's decision that the goal is valid and then give Van der Sar a yellow card, which not only serves as a punishment, but also ensures that the game is played smoothly and enjoyed. It's good now. It will be difficult for the Forest team to protect themselves alone, let alone play a good game against Barcelona.
Who ruined the final, Donn thinks it was not his goalkeeper Van der Sar, but the Norwegian referee Hauge.
The situation cannot be opened for a long time. Barcelona are in the same hurry.
Glancing at the game time on the big screen, Rijkaard finally decided to give it a go. Seventy-first minute. The fourth official signaled for Barcelona to make a substitution.
When Donn saw the news, he turned his attention to the Barcelona bench. He saw 2 ■ Belletti and No. 7 Larsson get up from there and walk towards the fourth officer.
Even the substitutions are exactly the same!
Chris Lak was also watching, and he was impressed that Donn could even guess exactly what his opponent was going to replace. But I didn't know that Don was feeling something else entirely at this moment.
"Barcelona substitutions. Rijkaard has used up all three substitutions and he's going to give it his all! Completely attacking substitutions, with Larsson replacing defensive midfielder Van Bommel and Belletti replacing poor full-back Oleg, could be the last two straws that broke the camel's back......
Donn got up from his seat, walked quickly to the sidelines, and took advantage of Barcelona's substitutions to whistle on the field, signaling the Forest players to look at him.
"Stare Eto'o, stare Larsson! Watch out for Belletti to plug in and watch out for the wide defense! Don't give them a chance! ”
In his memory, it was Rijkaard's late second-half substitution that changed the outcome of the game, with Larsson setting up Eto
Oleti scored the equaliser, and then Belletti and Larsson made a link-up before receiving a pass from Larsson in the penalty area
The shot from a tight angle went through the crotch of Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia and scored the goal.
Don thinks as long as he stares at these three key people. That's the end of Barcelona's attack, Forest will win, no doubt.
He will be the most successful and youngest head coach. His name and that of the Forest team will be etched in the history of the UEFA Champions League as well as in the history of European football.
The ideal is a beautiful place after all......
The Forest team did as Don Grace commanded. The defensive strategy was quickly adjusted, and they tightened their control of the two wide corridors and strengthened their marking of Samuel Eto'o and Larsson.
As Donn had predicted, after finding no better way in the middle, Eto'o switched to the wing, hoping to use his position to create chances on the wing.
Helplessly, the forest seemed to know what he was going to do in advance. As soon as he switched to the wing, he saw the Forest's defensive attention shift. He often has a one-on-two in the middle and now needs a one-to-two on the wing as well......
Five minutes have passed, and so far it is impossible to see what the effect of Barcelona's substitution of two people has helped. However, the Forest team did a good job of defending. Larsson was basically unable to turn around by Pepe, let alone shoot with his feet.
Samuel Eto'o was pushed out of the box by a dense defence. Only go to the side road activities.
Belletti? He plugged in, but he could only pass the ball on the perimeter.
Iniesta passes the football to Larsson. With his back to goal, Larsson couldn't shoot and the only thing he could do was pass the ball out again.
Eto'o saw Larsson take the ball and began to cut inside on the wing, intending to link up with Larsson. See this scene. Forest full-back Zim Bonda gritted his teeth and ran after Eto'o, pressing close enough to prevent him from receiving the ball easily.
For a moment, all eyes were on Eto'o.
But Larsson didn't follow the script Donn had in mind to pass the football to Eto'o. He duffled a shot and passed the ball to Ronaldinho in front of him!
Does anyone pay attention to the Brazilians?
The answer is no.
Albertini runs to the wing to help defend Samuel Eto'o. Mikel Arteta is keeping an eye on Larsson. Pepe was tangling with Larsson and Piquee was defending Gyuli, and no one noticed that he unwittingly withdrew to Ronaldinho.
The Brazilian didn't wait for the Forest players to react and volleyed the ball!
Paul prepares for time, and jumping on the spot is not even a football ......
"goooooooooo - gooooooooooo stood up in their seats, they had waited too long for this moment......
"Barcelona equalised! Ronaldinho became the team's hero! ”
"Nottingham Woodland efforts are in ruins!"
The shouts of various countries and places in the commentary table became one. Mixed together.
Barcelona fans at the Stade de France are boiling. They shouted the name of the hero Ronaldinho.
The Nottingham Forest players stood on the pitch in disbelief, watching the nets in disbelief.
They worked hard for almost forty minutes. Now it's all in vain......
A man like Zimbonda had to fall to the ground and kick his leg hard after a desperate dash after Eto'o had done so hard - he had cramps.
There was thunderous cheering in the Barcelona dugout and on the bench, and Nottingham Forest was lifeless.
Don leaned back in his seat, unable to even curse.
Barcelona equalized according to the "plan", but it was not Eto'o who scored, but Ronaldinho! A candidate he hadn't thought of at all. He put all his attention on the selection of people in his memory. but ignores the already dangerous characters...... It was his mistake, and he couldn't scold it.
At first, the situation was surprisingly similar, making him think that the game would go according to the script he remembered, and he even thought it was good.
Because the advantage he has with the others is that he has a memory of the foreground, and he knows what will happen later in this game, so he can do it early
out of targeted strategies. To do this, he asked his team to guard against Samuel Eto'o and Larsson, as well as on the flanks – as both of Barcelona's goals were scored from the flanks and down the flanks......
Being smart is mistaken by being smart, success is also crossed, and defeat is also crossed...... Knowing in advance limits the scope of his thinking. He couldn't jump out, he could only be led by his own memory.
He leaned back in his seat and looked up at the sky. He suddenly remembered that it didn't rain from the beginning of the final, and it didn't rain a drop in the first half. The heavy rain only started to fall in the second half......
He felt a little pain in his head and reached out and pressed the sun**.
How so......
Seventy-one minutes, Rijkaard made a final substitution, intending to give it a go. Five minutes later, on 76 minutes, Ronaldinho latched on to Larsson's pass and fired from distance to equalise.
In the next game, the momentum of the Forest team suddenly disappeared. Forest, who are predominantly young, were a little unable to react to such a heavy blow.
Albertini was accustomed to storms in his career, but at the moment he could do nothing but use words to boost morale—
— He couldn't run, he was too tired. The Forest team would have needed ten fewer men to make up for the numerical disadvantage with more runs, and the sense of responsibility allowed Albertini to run more than the others. Zim Bonda cramped and fell to the ground, and he was also on the verge of cramping several times.
In this case. Shouting to your teammates not to give up is too pale. Because everybody's physical strength is at its limit. Anyone can shout a few slogans, and it can't arouse everyone's fighting spirit.
If George brings up the deep madness of his teammates. Many times, actions speak louder than words." It's always better to do "than to say".
It's a pity that the person who can make the whole team crazy with him is sitting in the VIP box of the high-rise grandstand at this time, and his mother. And the president of the club "sat on the wall" together.
It stands to reason that even if Barcelona equalizes. The Forest team is not going to lose. They can drag it out until extra time and drag it out until a penalty shootout.
Although there may be more cramps and more people going to the ground, it's better than losing the game in 90 minutes. But the goal was a huge psychological blow to Forest's young players.
What are they fighting for, sparing no physical strength, and fighting all for the ground? Isn't it because they are one goal ahead of Barcelona?
Now that only advantage is gone. Nobody cares that they still have a chance to play extra time and take penalties. Lost soul in the game.
I don't know what to do except defend mechanically - I don't have the ability to attack. What can you do without physical strength, without defense?
Don doesn't want to be dragged to extra time by Barcelona. He knew that with the team's current fitness, it would only be a matter of 30 minutes before he went into extra time.
He has to step up his offense, and defense is useless at this point.
He called out Bendtner from the bench.
The last card continues to be used for front adjustment. Don was going to break the boat, and he didn't care about the boring things he remembered about what the game was like and what it was going to be. All he knew was that if the game went to extra time, the Forest would be over.
He needs to score goals.
"Nixla, don't warm up, you can play now. We're running out of time. You remember, to play is to score goals, to get in by all means
Score me! I don't care what you do, as long as you can score goals! If you want to hit the ball with your hands, don't let that bastard referee see it! If you want to fake a fall to earn a penalty, give me a wrestle! ”
Just as Don pulled Niklas on a successful raid, Ronaldinho and Deco made a successful attack on the edge of the box
Hit the wall fit. Just when everyone thought Ronaldinho was going to use his skills to break into the box, he sent a diagonal pass, this time aiming for Eto'o from the wing to the middle......
"Eto'o - Eto'o! The ball is in! The goal went in - God, they scored two goals in five minutes and reversed the score! ”
The stands suddenly erupted in a tsunami of cheers. Scared Donn on the sidelines.
He went next to assistant coach David.
Donne's eyes widened when he looked back at the Barcelona players who were frantically celebrating their goal. They pressed Samuel Eto'o down the ground on top of the pack, while the Forest players stood blankly on the pitch.
"What the...... What the hell! ”
Behind them, on the bench, the players hid their faces and hugged their heads, not wanting to look at their elated opponents.
Bendtner stood beside Donn and asked stunned, "Boss...... Do I need to play? ”
Don turned his head to look at the court, gritted his teeth and said, "Up!" ”
Then he turned back to Bendtner and said, "Remember what I just said to you?" ”
Bendtner nodded.
"Just do that!"