When Serona came on, a deafening song rang out at the Camp Nou, and the song turned to boos when the Nottingham Forest players were introduced on the radio. It's like that away from home, and the players are used to it.

As Donn stood in front of the dugout, there was constant boos and curses from the stands behind him. Chris Rac walked over and handed Don the Apple iPod in his hand. Don waved his hand and refused: "No, David." ”

"Those curses ......," Chrislak pointed to the stands behind him.

"Nothing, I don't understand Spanish anyway. That's the benefit of learning one less foreign language......"

That's what I said, but the "***" that is common all over the world, it is impossible for Don not to understand.

But he didn't want to use his headphones today to escape the away boos because it was not an ordinary league game and the opponent was not the dispensable Reading, which was the quarter-final of the Champions League against Barcelona. He had to hear with his own ears how strong the boos were at Camp Nou and feel the fear of his opponents.

Yes, Donn took this as a fear for Barcelona. Why are their boos and scolding so strong? Because they are afraid of what to expect if their team does lose at home to Nottingham Forest...... So the only way to disrupt the Forest game was to boo and insult the Forest.

Don shrugged, old-fashioned.

Chris Rac sat back, he didn't want to stand on the sidelines and be a live target for Barcelona fans, and be scolded along with Donn. Tang En didn't care that it was because he had a good psychological quality, and he hadn't cultivated to that realm.

While Donn and Chris Rac were talking on the sidelines, the players on both sides of the pitch were already shaking hands with each other.

Ronaldinho was followed closely by the camera. He is at the heart of the current Barcelona team. He is also the key figure in the decisive outcome of this game.

In the face of this constantly provocative opponent, the happy Brazilian also put away the smile on his face and shook hands with each other in a serious manner. When he walked to George. When Wood was in front of him, he deliberately took a second look.

Compared to the same team they played against, this Forest team has added some new faces, but most of them he still knows, except for this George. Wood is still a stranger. He had only heard from the coaching staff that he was a fierce defender and told him to be more careful in the game. He didn't know anything else.

One has wheat-colored skin and slightly longer black curls. A handsome young man. Just looking at the appearance, you may be more like a movie actor. Rather than a brutal defensive midfielder. He has the impression that those players in England who play very "dirty". It must be a hideous face, a sideways face, a blue stubble on the chin, a half inch that neatly highlights their character, and stares at you with eyes wide open when it's okay.

The man in front of him has completely upended his previous influence on England players......

He handed out his hand, with George. Wood's hands clasped together.

It's a very strong hand......

"Barcelona hasn't changed much from last year's Champions League final. Nottingham Forest have brought in a number of new recruits. But in this game, Donn sent almost all of the old combinations from last season. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Van der Vaart were both on the bench. After joining the Forest team for half a season, the two have already proven their quality and are firmly in their positions. What is the consideration of Coach Donn putting them on the bench in this game? ”

"That's right...... I think the media is very reasonable. Donn's pre-match remarks were just a distraction. It was going to be a tough game away from home, and he put his main players on the bench. It's actually about protecting these important players and preparing for the next leg back at home in Nottingham. After all, the game was stirred up by a series of pre-match declarations by him, if other players were injured during the game. But it's too much. Everyone knows that Forest have the fewest first-team numbers of any of the 20 teams in England and that they can't afford to toss with injuries. ”

The La Liga guest commentator also has some truth. Take a look at Forest's current squad, with Ayala at the back not eligible to play for Nottingham Forest in this game because he has already played for Valencia in the Champions League.

In such an important game, Donn could only field the young centre-back duo of Piquiga Kompany. This is also the main evidence that makes the Barcelona media think that Donn is talking big. They don't think that these two children alone can defend against Ronaldini, Eto'o, Messi and others.

'Piques is a good player who came out of Barcelona's academy and we recognise his talent, but he is still a bit tender against an opponent like Barcelona in the Champions League. Kompany? As a youngster, he did not do well in the Forest team, but he was too young, not yet twenty years old! Tony. Don really has no one to use. "That was a special guest who was supposed to be in charge of commenting on La Liga matches, because the game was held in Barcelona, so he was invited by the TV station to be a commentator, and his knowledge of the Forest team was reported by the media except for a few game videos. If he really understands, he may not know as much as Tang Jing, who is standing on the table.

"Look at the stitches again, there is no experienced shooter like Van Nistelrooy, and he is a young man! Danish striker Niklas. Bendtner. He has already been selected for the Danish national team...... But the Danish country

Level? "The irony in these words is obvious enough." Isis is a good striker, but he has been inconsistent since he was injured...... And it's just good. I think there's only Frank in this lineup. Franck Ribery is a real star, a great player who can decide the course of the game. Rijkaard must also be able to see that as long as Ribery is killed, Forest's attack will not be a threat. Then against that kid's defence, Barcelona fans will have to think about just a few goals, not whether they can't score. “

This half-commentator completely put George wearing the armband of the Nottingham Forest captain. Wood ignored. Thankfully, this was a commentary and commentary for a domestic audience in Spain, otherwise Nottingham Forest fans would have pointed to the TV and scolded him.

Almost next door, commentators and commentators from England are also lining up for Donne. I feel worried.

This line-up is almost the same as last year's final. Last year, the Forest team did not beat Barcelona, can they beat Barcelona this year? The difference between them and their Spanish counterparts is that they did not ignore George. Wood: "Of course, we have George in this game. Wood. But so what? Wood is a defensive midfielder and his task must be to assist the defence – after all, Forest's two centre-backs are too young – and he is young enough to speak, but his consistency on the pitch has always led us to ignore that he is only 21 years old. Wood's task is to defend, so what about the offensive side? Playmaker Van der Vaart and main centre-forward Ruud van Nistelrooy did not play...... It's a puzzling arrangement. One Ribery alone? Ribery's performance this season has been a slight drop from the previous two seasons...... All in all, it's a lot of worry about this game. We certainly don't want to see England represent Nottingham Forest lose away from home, and no one likes to lose – even in the domestic league. This team is a nuisance......"

While everyone was puzzled by this formation, Don stood on the sidelines. Get booed by hostile fans.

Only he and the Forest coaching staff know why he did it.

Why not use a new player who only joined the team last summer? It's not about saving strength for the second leg, it's not about worrying about those players getting hurt. Don thought otherwise. He spent so much effort before the game to stir up hatred among the players against Barcelona. Let them understand what a huge humiliation it was to lose to this team last year. But these only work for the old players, and for the new players who did not experience the humiliating defeat of last season, such agitation tastes somewhat strangely in their eyes, and the effect is not obvious.

In away games, momentum is the most important thing. Don let people who have experienced defeat come out in order not to waste the momentum that he has instigated. So Ruud van Nistelrooy and Van der Vaart are not injured or sick, and their form has not dropped. Or sit on the bench.

Only those who have experienced that unforgettable defeat will desperately want to win the game and prove themselves again.

While the commentator was there babbling and analysing Forest's loss, the game had already started and the referee's whistle had just sounded as it was Nottingham Forest who kicked off first. was drowned out by the loud boos at the Camp Nou.

Eastwood played Bendtner's kick back to Mikel. Arteta, and ran forward. The Camp Nou, which can accommodate nearly 100,000 people, was greeted with boos for the Nottingham Forest players. But no one will have weak legs in such a situation. Now this Forest team has Donn's characteristic "stubbornness", a bit like a spring, the harder the opponent presses, the more it rebounds.

It may be good that Barcelona fans don't boo, but the harder they boo, the stronger the belief in revenge from the Forest team becomes.

Arteta didn't rush forward after parking the ball. Eager for revenge is eager for revenge, and as a midfield commander on the field, the necessary calmness must be maintained.

He transferred the football laterally to captain George. Wood.

The information that Barcelona learned was - George. Wood is a brilliant defensive midfielder who forms a solid barrier in front of the centre-backs, and his technical characteristics: ferocious tackles, excellent headers, as well as astonishing power and explosiveness, as well as undead physical fitness.

That's all the information, and as for his offensive ability, there is no mention of the information in Rijkaard's hands.

Wood's football rarely stays for more than half a minute, and he is always quick to get the ball out and rarely dribble, either horizontally or vertically......

The Barcelona coaching staff believe that this man will only cause a little trouble for their own attack, and defensively they don't care about him at all. So they focused their defensive efforts on dealing with Ribery.

Arteta's own run after passing the ball caught the attention of Barcelona's midfielder, and from last year's Champions League final, Wood, who was a defensive midfielder, should have passed the ball to Mikel Arteta in front of him, leaving it to the Spaniards to organise the attack. What about Wood?

After passing the ball, you stay in the backcourt to prevent the opponent from breaking the ball and counterattacking.

For more than two seasons, Forest's midfield has been almost exactly the same. The only difference is George. Wood's partner could change, with Albertini first and Arteta later

Van der Vaart this season. If Wood is suspended for a red card, and he gives Albertini or the Chinese player Sun Jihai to do it, Donn will give them the task of focusing on defense - a conservative coach at heart, and if he coaches at Barcelona, he will be knocked out by the discerning fans in less than a month.

So after figuring out the usual routine of the Forest midfield, just cut off George. Wood's contact with other midfielders paralyzed Forest's attack. It doesn't matter who Wood passes to, it's who receives the ball that matters.

this game. Because it was playing at home, Rijkaard fielded his best and favorite 433 formation. None of the three midfielders are specifically responsible for defending, all of them are attacking players. This line-up mainly relies on powerful attacks to suppress the opponent's midfield. So when Arteta got on the ground, the three Barcelona midfielders just let him go and handed it over to the defenders at the back. They believe that as long as the ball is back at their feet, they can keep the tempo of the game firmly in their hands.

Ronaldini ran towards him, apparently trying to break the ball? Wood glanced at his opponent and swung his leg to pass the ball out.

Rijkaard saw this from the sidelines and leaned back in his chair. It's exactly what the intelligence says. George. Wood will do nothing but defend.

Now the matter is simple, it becomes how Barcelona can blast the Forest goal as soon as possible in the "half-time attack and defense", so that they will have a chain collapse.

Ronaldinho saw that the football was passed out, and did not turn back to chase it, and it was not his job to defend. You can't expect an artist to do the work of a mason, can you?

But just as he was about to pass by Wood, he saw Wood running straight forward!

This is...... What's going on?

Arteta after receiving the football. Without taking a single step, he kicked the football back again, and it fell right on George, who was inserted in front. Wood's feet!

"Barcelona want to break down Nottingham Forest with an attack at home. Donn's team didn't want to defend away from home! George. Wood dribbles forward! ”

Arteta abruptly passes the ball back to George. Wood, indeed, was a surprise to Barcelona.

But if they were deceived so easily, Barcelona would not be Barcelona, and they quickly adjusted their defensive goals, this time directly targeting George, who was "not good at dribbling". Wood.

Their idea was simple, Wood wouldn't dribble the ball and it would be easy to break his ball. Fortunately, he cut off Wood's direct counterattack and avoided facing the defensive fierce defender.

Just as Puyol pounced, Wood made another pass. Instead of passing to Arteta, who was closest to him, or Franck Franck Ribery, who was close to him, he made a somewhat surprisingly long diagonal pass of almost 30 metres to send the ball straight to Ashley Young on the right.

"This ...... What a precise pass! The narrator grew his mouth for a long time before he sighed.

He's not bragging, it's a good pass, Ashley. Young hooked the soccer ball with his foot stretched out in a high run.

Seeing this scene, Donn, who was standing on the sidelines, glanced back at the bench, just in time to meet Albertini's gaze, and the two laughed at the same time. The hard work of most of the season has not been in vain.

Ashley. Young caught the attention of the Barcelona players after picking up the ball, and no one noticed George after passing the ball. Instead of running back to defend as is "customary", Wood continued to move forward.

Facing Barcelona's left-back, new world champion Italian Zambrotta, Ashley Young was undaunted to meet him. Then he suddenly smashed the ball inside from a very close distance, and Zambrotta reacted quickly and immediately stuck Ashley sideways. Yang continued the breakthrough route.

No chance?

No, Ashley. Young didn't even think about bursting into the box with the ball. He swept the ball in the middle and passed the ball straight out.

It's not a high ball cross in front of goal, it's a low ball swept across the box......

"George. Wood – OOO! It's dangerous! ”

It wasn't Ribery who rushed to the middle and shot straight away from a distance, not Mikel Arteta, not Eastwood...... It's George, who is least likely to be in this position and makes such a move. Wood.

His direct shot went just over the crossbar and sent Valdés into a cold sweat - he jumped up with all his might, but he didn't touch the football, which looked like it was about to crash into the net, but instead of falling, it flew straight out.

Although the fall from the air hurt a little, Valdés breathed a sigh of relief. If you let people score with the first shot in the opening game, you don't have a face......

"Ahh What a pity! What a pity! "The British commentator was eager to use expletives to show the intensity of his pity." Rare George. Wood fired such a high-quality long-range shot, Barcelona were completely unguarded, and at the top of the penalty area, when Wood shot at goal, there was not a single Barcelona player around! ”

Donn walked back, and Chrislak said to him, "It seems that George is in high spirits today." ”

Don smiled and glanced at the Barcelona coach's bench next door: "Of course, he's been waiting for this game for almost a year." It was his Champions Cup final. ”