Chapter 25: Don't Underestimate ...... Soccer (Part I)

George; Wood's matter, so it's settled. Don realizes that his former self has made a big mistake. He didn't look at Wood's physical condition at all, what position his technical characteristics fit in, it was completely Wood's position that he said he wanted to play, and he would arrange him in whatever position. In fact, not to mention this kind of football rookie, some professional players who have been trained since childhood don't know what position they are really good at.

For example, Ivory Coast "Didier'Drogba", who later squeezed Andri' Shevchenko to the bench at Chelsea, first played as a defender. Portuguese striker Nuno; Nuno'Gomes has also undergone several changes in his position on the pitch, from defender to midfielder and from midfielder to striker. Brazil's national team captain Cafu and centre-back Lucio started their careers as strikers before switching to defenders and making a name for themselves. The world-famous striker "Batistuta" (Gabriel 'Batiruta) even switched from playing basketball to playing football, because football makes more money than basketball, and then by mistake created a famous striker in the history of Argentina and even in the history of world football, and Barty himself admitted that he actually didn't like football at all, got off the training field, left the football field, and talked more about basketball with friends at home.

These facts of success gave Don the confidence that he thought he would make George; Wood's switch to a central midfielder was wise and successful. Wood has no talent for playing as a striker, he doesn't know how to catch an opportunity, he doesn't know how to run to get in the air when a team-mate is passing, he doesn't know how to stay calm when facing the goalkeeper alone, and how to shoot on goal......

There are some things that can be done through training, and some things that you can really only understand by yourself, and if you don't have the talent, you will waste your entire career in a position that is not suitable for you.

Luckily, he went to watch the youth team on a whim, otherwise how long would Wood have been on this wrong path? Who knows, maybe two months, maybe four months, and then find out that there is no future and you are abandoned by the team......

The next day's Nottingham Evening Post reported on West Ham United youth striker Freddie in an unobtrusive place; Freddy 'Eastwood was diagnosed with a fractured right calf in the lower leg of her right leg after a Youth League match match against Nottingham Forest, and will miss the entire season and is expected to recover for up to 10 months.

A young player's future may be ruined, but no one cares about it. Since the beginning of football, things like this have happened a lot and are as common as car accidents.

Professional Football ...... It's so cruel and unkind.

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March 11, the competition said.

Nottingham Forest, who have won five in a row, will face Grimsby'town at home to the bottom of the table.

"Thirty-five games, seven wins, eight draws, and ...... losses" Donn smacked his lips as he looked at the stats table in his hand, "a full twenty." Thirty-nine goals scored and seventy conceded. That's our opponent. He couldn't help but whistle, and even caught the attention of many players in the carriage.

"Tony, don't underestimate your opponent." Walker cautioned that it looked more like a routine.

"I know, I know ......" Donn, who has just decided on Wood's future, is in a good mood and is relaxed against a team that is bottom of the league. The team has won five in a row, morale is high, and it is home again, so what reason is there not to continue to win against such a bad opponent?

He got up and turned back to the players in the car and said, "Our opponents are strong!" ”

There was a burst of laughter in the car.

"Don't slack off." Don didn't hold back his laughter when he said this, and the answer to him was naturally a bigger laugh.

"Kill them!"

"Oh!!"

Looking at the high-morale players, Donn sat back down and then shrugged at Walker: "The danger is cleared. With that, he turned his head to look out the window, and he could already see more and more Forest fans on the side of the road, and they were getting closer and closer to the stadium.

As Forest's red bus passes by them, the fans wave their scarves and flags in hand. Don even saw signs in these people singing praises for himself. Two beautiful young blonde beauties put up a sign that reads: Tony, we love you!

Don waved to them through a car window, and the two girls sent flying kisses. With a whistle, he turned his head to stare at them until he could no longer see them. Looking back, Don closed his eyes and was still intoxicated.

**Spicy soft girl, foreign women are open......

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There was obviously a lot more media coverage for this match than any previous one. Nottingham Forest have won five in a row in the league and are unbeaten in seven games after being knocked out of the FA Cup by West Ham. Of course, these are not the only reasons to attract the media. Donn's peculiar experience is also an important factor in attracting the public's attention, and everyone wants to see what else the coach of February of the month will do in the second half of the game against West Ham and the league game against Wimbledon, which many critics consider to be quite representative.

Tony; Don is enjoying what it's like to be a celebrity across the country. From the moment he jumped off the bus, the media's interview microphone reached almost all the way to the door of the locker room. Everyone was asking what the Forest team and himself were going to do in this game, and Donn always smiled and replied: "Everyone will know after the game!" ”

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After the game, everyone will naturally know......

What a wonderful statement this sentence is, and it fully reflects the unpredictability of the game of football and the correctness of the old saying "football is round".

The City Stadium slowly fell silent, but the game wasn't over yet. It was the Grimsby fans of more than a thousand people who were excited, and looking at the scoreboard, they had plenty of reasons to celebrate on someone else's home field.

With four minutes to go, the score is now 2-1 and the lead is the away team Grimsby.

Don sat in the dugout, he had already used up three substitutions, and at the moment there was nothing he could do but sit here and wait for the ending.

That's right, he became the center of media attention, and he could even guess what the media battle would be tomorrow. The long guns and short cannons of the reporters on the sidelines were aimed at him, and the sound of pressing the shutter did not stop. But they were able to take just one picture after eighty minutes, because Don hadn't changed his expression since then - he didn't have any expression at all.

At this moment, Don was trying to maintain this expressionless posture, but the heart in his chest was beating faster. It's nothing to lose, but he's not willing to lose in this game, in this context - everyone thinks they can win, even he didn't doubt it, and everyone sang praises for the good news of his six wins in a row. The result?

What the...... Don couldn't help but want to pronounce the word that started with f.

The Forest team was like a headless fly on the field, and the attack and defense were unorganized. As time passed, the guest Grimsby became more and more calm.

Neither did these Forest players expect that what should have been an easy win would turn out to be so bad. They seemed to be spinning in a quagmire throughout the game, no matter how much strength, how beautiful the coordination, and how sharp the attack, they couldn't play at all.

Donn squinted at the opposing head coach who was standing on the sidelines directing the game.

Paul; Paul Groves, 37-year-old centre-back and head coach of Grimsby. Another player-coach! But unlike Coventry City manager McAllister, Groveis was in the dugout all the time. When he played he was a centre-back and a defensive midfielder, spending most of his time at the back of the pitch and watching the game. He had long since learned to think about the game with his head, which was very helpful for him to move to coaching.

Don didn't expect to lose under this part-time coach, but he had long forgotten that he was also a rookie coach with only seven games of experience.

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The game was full of anticipation from the home side at the start of the game, with Forest scoring in the thirteenth minute and everything was turning in Nottingham Forest's favour. But in the final minute of the first half, Grimsby scored the equaliser. Then, just three minutes into the second half, Forest suffered another blow as Grimsby put the lead in the lead.

The ensuing time was a frantic comeback from the Forest, and Grimsby fully defended and the gates were closed, leaving the Forest helpless. It's 88 minutes now and it looks like the chances of an equaliser, let alone a win, are getting slimmer.

"Eighty-eight minutes!" John; "We all remember the Wimbledon game, where the tenacious Forest scored the winner in the 90th minute, the start of their five-game winning streak," Mortenson reminded. Today, Tony; Can Donn's Forest team still pull off miracles? ”

Kenny in front of the TV; Burns shook his head, there were so many differences between that game and this one. In that game, except for the time when they were scored two goals by Wimbledon, the Forest team played very well at other times, basically controlling the tempo of the game at their own feet. And what about this game? When Forest scored in the thirteenth minute, the pace of the game fell into the hands of the opponent, and the fast passing that Forest showed in the first five games was completely unshowable, what was the result? In order to pursue speed one-sidedly, players frequently hit high balls, and the success rate is so low that it is miserable.

Burns looked at the game from the perspective of his former professional footballer, and he had already pronounced the death sentence for the Forest team in advance. But what made him strange was that the problems that he could see, Tang En must also be able to see.

Why didn't he make any adjustments when the team blindly played long balls, but let the game continue to deteriorate?

There was a dead silence in the bar, fans looking up at the game, and in the final minutes of the game, everyone hoped for a miracle.

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