When Salgado shoveled Ribery's dribble off the touchline, the linesman next to the ball did not signal that it was a Nottingham Forest throw-in, but held the flag flat with both hands above his head.

This is the flag on the sidelines that asks for a substitution.

The fourth official stood on the sidelines and held up an electronic sign: Nottingham Forest request substitution, 13th, 14th.

ESPN's English commentator was surprised to see this substitution, he rarely saw Coach Tony Downe replace George Wood in a game, let alone at such an early stage - in the 67th minute.

If Arteta was brought on to strengthen the attack, wouldn't it be better to bring on the older Albertini? Why replace the young, energetic, run-and-grab George Wood?

Of course, it may have something to do with the fact that he has a card on him. However, it is surprising enough that Coach Donn can make up his mind to replace Wood, who has always been very important.

Indeed, even George Wood was surprised, he stood on the field and looked at the sign in the fourth official's hand, which indicated that the red number "13" was indeed the next game.

It's not often that he's been substituted in the middle of a game, something he's rarely felt since he played in Forest's first team. He was a little overwhelmed, but soon he became a little angry again.

He, George Wood was replaced early!

He can't continue to compete with Zidane on the field!

He...... It's tantamount to losing, losing Zidane's game.

He doesn't care what his opponent is, and what kind of impact he will have on world football if he successfully defends. He knew one thing, Don asked him to watch Zidane, but now he replaced him early, he must be dissatisfied with his work, which means that he has failed.

The scene at the Love Song Stadium a year ago seemed to reappear in front of his eyes. Losing games, the indifferent and dismissive eyes of his opponents, and the home fans in the stands all wearing a mask that mocked him.

"George?" Seeing that Wood was not moving, Albertini called out to him from behind.

Wood then bowed his head and walked off the field, he walked very fast, as if he was trotting all the way, and soon reached the sidelines. But in a bad mood, he didn't even give Arteta a high-five, and walked past his Spanish team-mates.

Arteta didn't think it was ok and couldn't wait to get on the pitch.

Chris Rac saw that Wood's expression was wrong, and he knew that he was unhappy, so he wanted to go up and praise him a few words, but when he stretched out his hand, Wood ignored it, walked straight back to the bench, and then sat down with his ass, and no one cared.

Chrislak shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly.

Donn was focused on the field from the linesman's signal for a substitution, and when Wood came down, he passed by him, but he didn't even look at it. It was as if nothing but a cloud of air was floating in front of my eyes.

Thanks to the developed TV technology, this scene was completely and faithfully presented in front of countless TV viewers.

"George Wood was unhappy with the early substitution of him, and he ignored anyone and sat back on the bench. And Coach Tony Downe doesn't seem to mean to explain anything to him. ”

Chris Rac walked over to Donn, "Hey, Tony. ”

"Ignore him and let him calm himself down for a while." Don knew why Chris Rac had come to him. "Pretend you don't see it, David. Let's analyze how to play the next game......"

Chris Lak sighed: "You let Arteta go up to strengthen the attack, everyone can see this, what else is there to analyze?" But with George, who are you going to use to defend Zinedine Zidane? ”

"Demi."

"He? What about Guti? ”

Donn smiled, "Luxemberg's biggest mistake in this game was to let Guti and Zidane start at the same time. The two of them have similar characteristics, overlap positions, and most of the balls will be passed to the feet of the Frenchman, so what does Guti do? Watch the play on the side. "Defensively, Guti has almost no strength, and offensively he is marginalized, and Real Madrid is equal to only ten people playing against us." Guti is a fountain type player, he is very inconsistent, and today's game ...... I don't think he's in shape. ”

"That's why you are relieved to boldly let Demi defend Zidane?"

"Hmm. They're old rivals, and we don't need to worry about what to do. It's ...... now," Donn looked up at his watch, "Seventy minutes of the game, and we have twenty minutes left to win this game." I've asked Mikel Arteta to bring that to the players and for the next 20 minutes, we're attacking! ”

※※※

Wood sat on the bench and watched the pitch without saying a word, and his teammates next to him were afraid to talk to him, and everyone could tell that he was in a bad mood - it was written on his face. At this time, the best thing to do is to ignore him, otherwise you may suffer if you accidentally say the wrong word.

He saw Albertini, wearing the captain's armband, running to defend Zinedine Zidane, while Arteta, who replaced him, was in charge of organising the attack, and the Forest opened the curtain for the final attack.

Prior to Arteta's arrival, Forest's attack was a little monotonous, relying largely on two flanks, which could easily be blocked by the experienced Real Madrid. Moreover, there are two defensive players in the midfield, and the attacking force is not sufficient, and when it is necessary to invest troops, it is often impossible to put more people up and pose a greater threat to Real Madrid's goal.

Now, with Mikel Arteta, who is more adept at organising attacks, Albertini is back in charge of defending, while the other three in Forest's midfield are all in charge of attacking, and the team's attack has improved.

And Arteta's presence has given Forest more opportunities in the middle, and when Real Madrid find themselves unable to block both flanks, the poor backline will be in a panic.

Donn has always believed that since Claude Makelele left Real Madrid, Real Madrid's squad has gone to two extremes – a world-class attacking squad and an amateurish defence.

Always frizzy and fluffy to defend with amateur moves.

The two full-backs, Salgado and Robert Carlos, were heavy on attack and light on defense.

Sergio Ramos, who is still too immature as a central defender.

If it weren't for their "Saint-Igor", Real Madrid would probably have been hovering near the relegation zone every season these seasons.

Don decided to take advantage of this. No matter how good a goalkeeper is, if he doesn't have the support from the backline, he can't do anything, he just wants to completely mess up Real Madrid's backline, so that it is full of holes, and seize one or two opportunities to kill them.

Mikel Arteta has enriched and varied Nottingham Forest's attack and made Real Madrid's defence even more confusing.

It didn't take long for Donn's substitution to make a difference. While Real Madrid's defence was still focused on the flanks, Mikel Arteta and Albertini combined in the middle and fired home from distance to force Casillas to make a fine save.

While regretting the attack, Donn stole a glance at Wood, who was still staring at the court, and couldn't tell from his expression what he was thinking.

※※※

As the minutes ticked by, the boos for the home team grew.

Donn likes the phenomenon and at the Bernabeu it's not the visitors who are booed the most, but the home team. Either because Real Madrid couldn't win, or because they were ahead but didn't play well, Real Madrid's players often felt overwhelmed by this.

Perhaps Real Madrid is one of the few teams that has more pressure at home than on the road.

The score is still 1-1, and if they are held to a draw by the team that beat the first leg on their home turf, then they will face even more boos. The Real Madrid players became impatient and the movements at their feet began to get bigger, especially Guti.

When Arteta tugged on his shirt to prevent him from dribbling the ball in a defensive attempt, he turned back and headed up with the Spaniard.

Luckily, Albertini appeared between the two in time to separate them, otherwise he might have had to get started.

The referee came up and gave a stern verbal warning to the two men involved in the confrontation, hoping that they would calm down. However, this request is a bit difficult for the Real Madrid players who are booing......

Three minutes later, Salgado tackled Frank Ribery and received a yellow card.

Donn turned his head to look at Real Madrid's coaching box, the Brazilian was still standing on the sidelines, well-dressed, but the anxious look on his face was unobstructed. He wasn't just anxious, he was at a loss.

He doesn't even know how his Real Madrid should play, right?

Attack, please the Real Madrid fans and the president of Real Madrid. However, offensive football is not simply the accumulation of the number of offensive players, Guti has almost no role after he came on the field, and staying on the field has become an unstable factor. And now that the Forest team's offensive has suddenly started, Real Madrid's defense is frequently in a hurry, and he is worried that if he does not strengthen the defense, it will collapse.

Defend? Now that the score is a draw, it has already attracted boos from the Bernabeu fans, and if he is replaced by Pablo Garcia to strengthen the defense, will the boos flood towards him?

To win a game is to win beautifully, and winning a game with an "ugly" defensive counterattack is even more unacceptable than playing beautiful and losing.

Luxenberg really didn't understand what was going on in the heads of the Spaniards, the situation was so bad that it was the time when it was urgent to use the victory to boost morale, as long as it was a victory, even if it was won by defense, it should be encouraged and supported. Why do they demand beauty on the pitch at the trough of Real Madrid's history?

He doesn't understand, he can't accept it, it's completely out of step with the football thinking in his head.

What is the manager's role here? is not to lead the team to train and command the game to win, but to please the audience and the dignitaries on the rostrum.

But I'm a head coach, not a circus clown!

(To be continued)