Chapter 9: The Judge is the Protagonist (Part II)

Defoe, who was responded to by Bowyer's unfriendly response, also seemed to be a little angry, and West Ham next attacked. Joe Cole passed the ball to Defoe, Bowyer was reaching out to ask, but Defoe buried his headband, and was finally tackled by Dawson, never paying attention to Bowyer's echo.

Watch the football get easily by the players of the Forest team and then play on the counter-attack. Bowyer, who was in midfield, was not the first to go up to block, but ran straight to Defoe, who had just risen from the ground.

"Are you blind? Can't you see that I'm looking for a ball? He yelled at Defoe, who was six years younger than him.

Not to be outdone, Defoe said: "Then what did you do when I asked you for the ball?" ”

The two exchanged insults on the pitch, completely ignoring the reality of the game going on.

"You bitch nigga!" Bowyer slapped Defoe in the face, knocking him to the ground. There was a huge boo from the stands, which did not mean dissatisfaction, but heckling. Forest fans cheered for the two.

Dawson, who was not far from the two of them, hurriedly rushed over to pull the angry Bowyer away, only to avoid his next punch and kick to Defoe. The referee's shrill whistle followed, and the West Ham players rushed to the scene of the incident after a brief moment of stunnedness, while everyone else in the Forest team was watching the show. Reed even watched the manager's reaction off the pitch first.

Unexpectedly, he was very surprised to see the manager.

Donn was surprised because he remembers Bowyer and his team-mates getting into a brawl in the middle of the game on 2 April 2005 during Newcastle United's Premier League match against Aston Villa. Before that, I had never heard of this guy also playing his own teammates on the field. Don believes that after today's game, this matter will be a household name overnight after the media hype. So will the Newcastle incident ever happen...... He had never felt that his presence here would make any difference in the future, but now he felt it firsthand.

Future...... Not as sure as he thought he was.

Regardless of what Donn thinks, Forest fans are happy. They immediately changed the lyrics of the song they had just written: "Lee; Bowyer was a great boxer, a beautiful left hook, and Defoe went to the ground! The referee is counting the seconds, oh yes! ”

Rod slammed a bottle of water on the sidelines on the sidelines: "This damn idiot! "The team is already in a tense situation at the moment, and it will be even more difficult to get sent off one person.

From the commentary bench, Morteson screamed, "Bowyer punched, he knocked Defoe beautifully!" But he seems to have forgotten that this is a football game, not boxing. That disgusting Bowyer is back, he has absolutely no idea where he is going, West Ham will pay for it, and they will certainly have one less. It was an unbelievable scene and I believe his punch would have made the front page of the newspapers after the fight, and it was the first time I had seen a player attack his teammate during a match! Plum; Bowyer made history and he will be forever 'remembered' for it! ”

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Don quickly put his fears of the future behind him, stood up and walked to the sidelines, giving a thumbs up to Reed, the "invisible hero" who caused the scene. Then he let the team press forward properly, Joe; Cole is frozen, West Ham midfield without Bowyer is no longer scary, Defoe is a pure victim in this brawl and will not be punished, but his mentality and state will also be affected, if Rod is smart enough, Defoe will not be on the field for a few more minutes.

West Ham's attack is no longer threatening. The rest of the time will depend on how the Forest team can recover all the points they have lost, ball by ball.

The referee sent a hand-to-hand blow to Lee; Bowyer showed a red card, and there was no suspense. There was loud laughter and boos from the stands, and Bowyer turned to the pitch with a furious look on his face, ignoring his West Ham team-mates. Rod was also unhappy with Bowyer's actions, and he stood on the sidelines, allowing Bowyer to pass him and walk into the empty players' corridor. At this moment, Bowyer, who has just moved from Leeds United, is alone.

Defoe was helped to the sidelines by the team doctor for examination and treatment. The referee motioned for players from both sides to scramble for the ball near midfield.

The situation on the field for this game is basically decided, but Don has not returned to the coach's box. He stood on the sidelines, his hands on his chest, waiting to celebrate the goal at any moment.

He believes the final victory of this game will definitely belong to his team, as the second half has been going according to his plan so far and there is no chance of any more accidents.

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West Ham, who played with one man less, had to be fully recovered, and the in-form Forest players became particularly difficult to defend against in their eyes, and many times had to resort to fouls to stop the opponent's frantic attack. And that gave Jace, who came off the bench in the second half, a chance to perform. Both direct free-kicks were of high quality, one flew off the crossbar and the other was saved by James in a frenzy.

Seeing these two free kicks, Don couldn't help but hug his head on the sidelines and sighed. In the words of Fu Biao in "Big Shot": "It's just a little bit, it's just a little bit!" ”

In the 80th minute of the game, the Forest finally had a chance to kill.

Reid's dribbling cross on the flank was replaced by Gary in the second half; Brin goes over the line and Forest wins a corner.

As long as Jace is on the pitch, set-pieces are certainly his prerogative. He held the ball in the corner flag area and then stepped back, clinging to the billboard, with the Forest fans stand behind him. Countless hands patted him on the shoulders and cheered him up. The fans shouted excitedly, "Jace! Send the ball straight in! You can do it! ”

Jace looked back and smiled at the shouting fans. Fans often talk about difficult things as if a three-year-old would do them, but it's a way for them to express their emotions and they always expect a lot from the players they like. The fans shouted like this, indicating that they had let go of the barriers they had on the Forest players.

Dawson was cruising outside the box, but he soon heard Donn shouting from the sidelines, "Michael, what are you doing outside?" Let me in! Go to the door! ”

Dawson is tall and has an excellent header. At the age of nineteen, he has grown a height of one meter nine, and he is indeed a threat from the air in front of the opponent's goal. He obediently ran in, which immediately made James nervous.

"Look at him! Look at him! Don't let him jump...... Damn it! Before James could finish his sentence, he heard the referee blow the whistle. And Jace sent the ball out.

In charge of defending Dawson was West Ham's starting centre-back Ian Ian; Pierce, who is also 1.91 meters tall, is the only one who can compete with Dawson in height.

But in terms of bounce, he was much worse, Dawson still jumped high under the bag of two people, and a beautiful header to hit the goal!

James was helpless in the face of a shot from close range, and he watched as the ball flew into the goal!

"Boom!" The City Stadium is boiling again.

"Michael; Dawson! It was his first goal for Forest! A nineteen-year-old centre-back! ”

"Well done!" Don shook his fist as he saw the ball fly into the net.

The Forest players also threw on an excited Dawson, ready to score. But at this moment, everyone heard the referee's hurried whistle, and he stood in front of the door, pointing to his feet, where Ian lay there; Pierce!

"The goal is invalid! What a surprising situation...... Michael; Dawson's goal was disallowed. The referee thought he was holding down Ian in the take-off battle; Pierce. But apparently...... Well, what seems to be happening on the sidelines? With Mortensen's voice, the TV camera cuts to the sidelines, the Forest's dugout.

Don kicked away the water bottle that was placed on the sidelines, furious. In his opinion, this was a goal that could not have been better, but it was inexplicably blown out by the referee. This venting action attracted him the "care" of the fourth official.

"Mr. Donn, you'd better restrain yourself. I don't want the referee to come and give you a red card, and I don't think you want that either? The fourth officer walked up to Donn and reprimanded him harshly.

At this time, Donn wanted to swear, but he was pulled back by Walker.

"I'm sorry, I promise it won't happen again......" Walker struggled to drag Donn back as he turned his head to apologize to the fourth officer.

"Let go of me, Des! That damn referee was trying to find a balance...... "Don wasn't willing to give up. This time Walker simply covered his mouth.

"Shut up, Tony! Do you want us to lose the most important people? The game isn't over yet, we still have a chance! "At this moment, the Des, who always smiled and looked like a good old man; Walker scolded his boss with a serious face, and Don was stunned. Then he straightened up and scratched his head, "You're right, Des. I almost missed something big. Thank you for reminding me. ”

Then he turned around and returned to the sidelines and shouted to the court: "Don't take it to heart, keep attacking!" We still have a chance......" In the end, he couldn't help but vent his frustration in his heart, "Kill them!" ”

When the fourth official heard Donne's words, he looked at him sideways, and finally didn't come to trouble him.

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"Michael; Dawson looked frustrated. His first goal for Forest's first team was gone. But he's a good lad, a centre-back with a lot of potential, and I'm sure he'll be a star in the England backline. Morteson prophesied about Dawson's future, but for now it did nothing to comfort the young man's heart. He doesn't have any illusory thinking about becoming England's defensive star right now, he just wants to help the team win against West Ham. It would have been a very good opportunity just now......

Dawson can swear by his future that he definitely didn't fight for the top just now. If Pierce really fell to the ground because of physical contact with himself, there is only one explanation - Pierce is too good at pretending.

Bastard! Dawson clenched his fists, and the defender faked a fall!

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Don continued to stand on the sidelines, his hands folded over his chest.

So far, the game has been satisfying for him, as it has helped him solve several problems: first of all, his new style has been fully displayed and accepted by everyone. Secondly, it helped him establish enough prestige in the team. In the end, he found confidence and direction on his own.

If you want to say the only regret......

Donn looked up at the electronic scoreboard in the West Stand.

With less than seven minutes remaining, the score was still 2-3, and Forest, who dominated the second half, were still one goal behind West Ham United in the Premier League.

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