This will be Messi's first time playing at Nottingham Forest's new home, so how many stadiums are considered five-star?

Messi leaned over and touched the turf as he stepped onto the pitch to warm up.

Others think that he is just performing some kind of religious ritual, and only those who are familiar with Messi will wonder - Messi never does this before he comes on the field......

Only his familiar teammates cheered at him: "The grass is of good quality, this is not the rotten vegetable field." ”

The treatment Barcelona received at the city's stadium has long been spread around the world, and many people have used it as a talking point. Teammates also know exactly what Messi is doing.

Messi tried to run two steps, but the feeling of potholes and shades did not appear. The pitch is flat and the turf quality is great, just slightly shorter.

Even though three seasons have passed since that game, Messi still can't forget what it was like to play on that pitch. Half of his energy was focused on not getting hurt. Tony. Donne, perhaps the most despicable manager he's ever seen, could have come up with such an idea. He would never play under that kind of coach for the rest of his life, and he felt that every move by Donn was an insult to the beautiful and sacred football in his mind.

For George. Wood, his mood is much more complicated. He admits it would be great if Wood were his teammate, but he was uncomfortable with Wood's defensive gestures that always seemed to be aimed at his legs.

Every time Wood ran at him, he felt a chill in his knees.

However, every time he plays Wood, he gets extra excited. You must know that the person in front of him is an opponent who needs his best to defeat, and every master hopes to have such an opponent in the arena, and the competition between them is the greatest pleasure besides winning the championship.

Since that game. Nottingham Forest never met Barcelona again, and England played Argentina for the first time. Messi is really a little eager to face George at once. Wood, and then beat them.

The fans in the stands began to make their preparations, pulling banners and holding up portraits in the stands, and then began to sing in chorus. They sang England's team anthem, and some even sang Nottingham Forest's cheering song.

Donn chose the venue here in the hope of helping the passionate Nottingham fans. Putting enormous psychological pressure on Argentina.

Although it was only a warm-up game, Donn didn't want his team to lose to Argentina. In his mind, this has nothing to do with the Falklands War, and it has nothing to do with the thirty-year Anglo-Argentine feud.

He's just going to make good on his promises. Nottingham Forest have beaten Barcelona and now it's England's turn to beat Argentina.

George. Wood, England's captain, stood in the middle of the pitch with a triangular flag, waiting to exchange flags with Argentina's Lionel Messi.

John in the stands looked at Wood in the middle of the field and exclaimed, "He looks like a leader......

"Hey, when Wilford watched him do nothing about Cesc Fabregas. I knew he was going to be where he was today! ”

"Stop bragging! But when I saw him dare to throw a punch at first-team manager Coremore, I knew that this kid must have a great future......"

A group of people began to brag about how prescient and discerning they were.

Fat John didn't get involved, he listened and laughed. I think back to the past twelve years ago, when George. Wood is also an unknown player in the youth team. And Nottingham Forest are also struggling in the First Division. Donn was depressed in the youth team.

Who would have thought that one day, Nottingham Forest would become the Treble, Tony. Done will make a name for himself in England. And George. Wood is wearing the England national team shirt again, wearing the captain's armband and shaking hands with Messi?

Wood felt the pressure on his hands increase a little, and he looked at the short man opposite.

Messi was staring up at him, his eyes flashing with excitement.

He knew what those eyes and movements meant, so he stepped up his strength without showing weakness and squeezed Messi's hand tightly.

The thirty-four-year-old Kaka is already old, and the twenty-eight-year-old Messi is at his peak.

The secret rivalry between the two men soon came to an end, and they couldn't always hold each other's hands. Otherwise, some bad rumors will appear in the media the next day......

Wood lost on the edge and England were given kick-off. That's what Don wants.

Nottingham was windy and cool, just the right time for a football match.

Players from both sides stand according to their position on the court and wait for kickoff.

Don also stood on the sidelines, waiting for the game to begin. Like him, there is also Argentina's head coach Maradona.

The referee blew the whistle, and the Anglo-Argentine battle, which attracted the attention of the whole world, kicked off.

Donne's tactics for England were counter-attacking, which surprised many. Although he has always adhered to a defensive counter-attacking style of play at the club. In England, though, his tactics were really attacking. Very strongly. The 4-0, 3-2, 3-1 scoreline was telling, as they scored 32 goals in the European Championship qualifiers. Donn changed his conservative image in the club. Conquered the discerning fans with a constant stream of goals.

But in this game, Don asked the team to recycle collectively and use a quick counterattack against Argentina.

Is he afraid of Argentina with Messi, Aguero, Higuain, Mascherano?

Take a look at England's starting line-up today.

In the frontcourt, Donne shot the attacking combination of Wayne Rooney, Abonlahoh, Walcott and Downing. All four are speed players. Rooney and Abonlaho did not retreat at all in the game, just waiting for a pass from behind.

In the backcourt, Donn did not arrange for man-to-man defense, even if it was a terrible figure like Messi. Wood wasn't on the fence the whole time, either. England use a zone-based defensive tactic, and any Argentine player who gets the ball in England's defensive third will be surrounded by at least two English players, one for a grab. One waits for an opportunity, and as long as the Argentine player has the ball a little further away from his body, the second person immediately breaks the ball with his feet.

This trick has been tried and tested many times in Forest, and now it is also very effective for England.

Argentina's players have been plagued by the English defence and unless they can stick the ball at their feet, the slightest mistake could cost them possession.

Look at Higuain's pullback, the ball bounces off his toes. It's only five metres away from him, so it's not a big problem to stop the ball like this, he only needs a big stride to catch up, but it didn't work today. As soon as the football popped up, it was snatched up by England defender Richards, who was following Higuain.

There is no Messi yet, he thought he would be with George today. Wood has a one-on-one duel in the open, a contest between the captain and the captain. Didn't expect Tony. Don didn't give him such a chance at all. When he got the football, whoever was closest to him pressed up, and he struggled to get rid of the first defender on the ball. The second man appeared within a foot again, and he hurriedly pulled the ball back, only to have the first man roll over and pounce on him, so that he spun in circles.

He struggled to push forward, and finally fought his way out of the encirclement. went straight to the England penalty area, only to find that the pass could not be passed before the penalty line, and the breakthrough could not be broken. After a little hesitation, he was surrounded by English players with the football at his feet.

I finally found a gap in the pass. When the football was brought forward, the linesman raised the flag - the striker was offside!

He wanted to break through on his own, but he hit the iron plate again, and three defenders crossed in front of him, and no matter how good he was, he couldn't succeed every time.

So he shifted to both flanks.

Some of the teammates on the receiving ground had the option to hit the goal directly from a tight angle, such as strikers like Aguero and Higuain. Hart made a save, and it wouldn't be too difficult to keep such a ball as long as it was blocked.

When Messi's ball pass is bigger. Receivers need to run close to the touchline to keep the ball in check, and Argentina opt for wide crosses, the most common means of attack. However, the quality of their crosses was not very high, and the vast majority of crosses were headed out by the tall English centre-back. Occasionally, two of Argentina's three strikers are too short, Tevez is 1.68 meters, Aguero is 1.72 meters, and Higuain is 1.84 meters tall, but he is not good at heading.

Argentina's wide cross wanted their striker to get the ball. It has to be passed lower. However, the low pass cannot bypass the England ground defence, and the high pass can bypass the England central defender. The effect of the Argentine striker on the top is about to be greatly reduced.

Either the top is too high, or the top is off, and even the number of times it reaches the door frame is only a handful.

The Argentine is clearly not suited to this style of play.

They plan to infiltrate with short passes from the middle, and they will run into friction interceptions. England's two-tiered defence was clearly visible from the stands, one at short intervals, like a device for filtering pure water, and when the Argentine offensive penetrated the ground like water, there was nothing clean.

In the end, the Argentine team had no choice but to shoot from a distance, and if it was not blocked by the defenders with their hands and bodies, the football would have been able to fly to the goal. Hart was in great form, saving shots from the woodwork.

Of course, once or twice a moment or two will make the Argentine feel like he's picked up a treasure.

"Joe. Hart pounces on the ball!! ”

Sergio Aguero rushed up with a cheetah, and he almost could have made a follow-up shot, if it weren't for George. Wood shoveled the ball out in front of him...... Aguero crashed into Wood's leg and flew out, slapping the turf hard as he lay on the ground, clearly regretting that he hadn't taken the opportunity.

Forty minutes into the first half, England had very few shots on goal, and 80 per cent of the time spectators only saw Argentina bombarding the 30-metre area around England, with a far lead in shots on goal.

The narrator was a little unhappy with the situation. As arch-rivals, how could they allow Argentina to be so domineering?

"Tony. Don played this game again...... But England is by no means weak, and Argentina is not good. Giving up the attack in this way and completely defending it, Argentina couldn't score with fifteen shots on goal. It doesn't mean they can't get in with 20 or 25 shots. A defensive counterattack without offense has no future! ”

The narrator shouted. The TV broadcast happened to give Don a close-up, standing on the sidelines, expressionless, and no one could see through his intentions.

He has confidence in his team's defense, does he think that a 0-0 match against Argentina here will be acceptable?

The narrator was unhappy with this. The atmosphere of the Crimson Stadium was very satisfying to Donn. Forest fans who are used to seeing Donn play like this at Forest are not surprised, and they know that every time it happens, the balance of victory is tipping in their favor.

So as long as England has a chance to fight back, whether it is successful or not, there will be a cheer from the stands.

That's why Donn chose the Crimson Stadium – the fans here know him. And will not easily give boos to their own people.

Messi quickly discovered why the turf on the Crimson Pitch was short today......

Towards the end of the first half, England intercepted Argentina on a single attempt.

In fact, England has had a lot of counter-attacks before, but there are not many effective shots on goal in the end, and even fewer can pose a threat to the Argentine goal.

But this time was different.

They didn't go straight forward with long passes at the back, and Wood took a look at the situation after receiving the ball. Argentina's central midfielders were a little hesitant and didn't come up to him at the first time. After Wood made a sideways move to pass the ball to the wing, Mascherano cooperated to shift his weight to the side of his body, ready to save on the receiver.

Then Wood put a bag of soccer balls with his right foot. Take another step forward with your left foot and break straight through the middle!

Wood was quick with the ball and ran from the edge of the box to the centre circle in an instant.

The Argentine players scrambled to retreat, while the England players struggled to press.

There were loud cheers from the stands again, and England fans saw what they wanted to see the most.

"Charge! St. George!! The fans roared wildly.

Downing, Walcot and Rooney, Abang Lajo in four lines. Rushing towards four different points, the four-man pull left Argentina's defense full of holes. Wood was running at high speed to observe the situation ahead, Walcott's side was taken care of, who made the "Little Tiger" famous?

He shook his ankle. The outside of the left foot sends the ball to the left wing. Returning Mascherano was going to make a flying tackle to disrupt the pass, but he underestimated how fast the ball would roll on the turf and by the time he flew out, the ball had already rolled in front of his toes.

On hard surfaces with short turf, the soccer ball rolls faster. It sped past Mascherano and rolled to the left.

Downing plugged in at high speed and just caught the ball.

Mascherano, who was lying on the ground at this time, couldn't do anything even if he wanted to defend himself.

Wood's mission was accomplished, but he kept running. Support your team's attack. At the same time, psychological pressure was put on the Argentine defenders, who were already at a loss, thinking that he was waiting for an opportunity to shoot from distance.

This did not happen, and Downing received the football and faced the tall centre-back Fazio who came up to defend him, and forced a break inside after a false shot.

Fazio has a strong body and a great header, but his speed is not his forte. He fell to the ground and stretched out his leg to touch the football, but the football bounced off and hit Downing's calf on the facebone, flying forward. Instead, it helped the opponent break through......

Downing picked up the pace and was able to recover the ball on the low line. Then he didn't hesitate. Sweep the football into the middle of the penalty area!

Rooney ran and so did Abang Lajo. Is it another futile-fire counterattack?

The ball was passed to the penalty spot in the penalty area. There is not a single Argentine defender there.

Downing, who had completed the cross and fell out, did not regret it, staring at the stadium with his eyes shining.

"This is George. Wood! ”

Just now he continued to cut forward to the ground, and Wood appeared in front of the ball. There is also not a single Argentine player around him – who would be going to keep a close eye on an off-ball player?

He volleyed directly against the football!

Argentina's goalkeeper Ustari touched the football, but Wood's shot was so powerful that he reflexively stretched out his left hand and touched the ball with one palm, but he couldn't change its trajectory.

The ball changed its line slightly and crashed into the net!

1：0！

In the first 42 minutes of the first half, Argentina had a whopping 64 per cent possession, with 17 shots on goal but none of them scored. England had just five shots on goal to take a one-goal lead.

That's a defensive counterattack!

Watching the England players hug each other and cheer in celebration, the proud former world champion also had to bow his head.

It may have been a surprise to them, but for the English players, it was a real necessity, and they even thought it came a little too late......