Volume 3 Red Forest Chapter 105 A Yellow Card (I)
When Anelka put his index finger to his mouth and made a gesture of "closing the sound", for a moment the Bernabeu stadium was really quiet, but then there was a louder boo.
Real Madrid fans hated the French striker to the extreme. They didn't mind raising their middle finger in front of the arrogant Frenchman and scolding the Spanish national curse.
Nottingham Forest's cheers rang out from the bench, but they were harsh and clear in the boos across the stadium.
Forest's substitutes stood on the sidelines to applaud Anelka, while coach Tony Downe waved his fist in celebration...... No, he's not celebrating, he's demonstrating to the Bernabeu.
Leading Real Madrid is not enough to excite Donn, who has already done the same thing once at the City Stadium.
Ahead of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu wasn't a margin of advantage, and Donn enjoyed the thrill of knocking his master down with a punch on someone's doorstep.
So seeing Anelka put his index finger to his mouth to shut up the Bernabeu fans was equally refreshed.
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"I didn't expect it to be Nottingham Forest who took the lead at the Bernabeu! Just five minutes into the game, the Englishman from afar scored a goal! It's so fast! ”
ESPN's commentator was right, it's normal to be ahead of Real Madrid, but it's surprising to take the lead in such a short period of time on the kick-off.
"I believe that this Nottingham Forest team beating Benfica twice is definitely not an 'upset' as Portugal says."
At the bottom left of the screen, Real Madrid and Nottingham Forest are in first and second place, but the number of points is already the same - 10 points.
The TV camera then gave Tony Downe a close-up of Tony Downe standing on the sidelines for about five seconds, his face no longer filled with the excitement and joy of the goal, replaced by a serious face.
'The youngest manager to lead the Champions League at the Bernabeu. Tony Don always seems to be shrouded in a layer of fog that we can't see through. ”
Unbeknownst to the TV commentator judging his close-up, Don stood on the sidelines for a moment before turning and walking back to the dugout.
"The game has just begun, David."
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After the restart, Real Madrid was not stunned by the goal, but quickly launched a frantic counterattack.
After all, it is an old giant team, no matter what kind of trough they are facing now, the background is still there. If you are stunned by a ball like this, then it is too fake.
Wood is once again busy, and moments like this have risen to the top of the Premier League as Forest's strength has increased, and it has become rare. When the Forest team is weak and often pressed to play positional battles, George Wood is the most eye-catching player, which is one of the reasons why he quickly became famous in the short two years since his debut.
More balls were sent to Zidane's feet, and it seems that they don't trust Guti too much.
More of the attack is concentrated on Zidane's side, which means more pressure on George Wood.
As the game went on, whether Wood admitted it or not, Zidane made him feel bad again.
When you're facing this French bald head, there's always a way to get past you, and if you can't, he'll pass the ball out right away, without giving you too much time to break the ball.
It's not just a gap in technology, it's a huge gap in experience.
Zidane took the ball when he was facing Wood, made a feint to break through with the left-hand ball, Wood rushed out, and then Zidane calmly distributed the ball to the right side, and Salgado inserted it again in the back row......
It's not just Wood who is under a lot of pressure, it's also young left-back Gareth Bale and right-back Zim Bonda, so it's fair to say that everyone at the back is under a lot of pressure. Because the defence is so young, and they are facing a world-class attacking lineup.
Salgado didn't break through Bale, but after drawing Bale near the baseline, he passed the ball back.
Behind him, is the right-back David Beckham!
"Watch out for the English!" The narrator exclaimed exaggeratedly.
Beckham didn't stop the ball, but met Salgado's return pass and crossed directly!
The football drew a precise arc in the air, almost hitting Ronaldo's forehead, who was not good at heading!
"Ronaldo's header...... wooow! ”
It was close at hand, but Van der Sar made an incredible save and single-handedly lifted Ronaldo's header!
"What a pity! If the goal had been headed by Morientes, it would have been scored......"
Ronaldo crossed his hands on his hips and looked at Van der Sar who got up from the ground in disbelief, he thought the goal was decided.
In fact, Done's heart flew when he saw Beckham's kick-up cross - it was in his throat, and the moment he saw the ball hit Ronaldo's head and then flew towards the goal, it was almost like a heart coming out of his throat.
Thankfully, Van der Sar's brilliant play brought Donn's heart back to square one. But it's still fluttering fast.
After taking the lead, Don experienced the thrill of a heart attack at any time.
1:0 is too unsafe......
However, the Forest team must now stick to the defensive counter-attack, hold on to the onslaught of the opposition, and wait for another chance to sneak up on the attack.
This is not only a test of the endurance of the players on the field, but also a test of the heart of Donn as a manager.
Soon Don was no longer able to sit in the dugout, so he stood up, held on to the roof of the dugout, and continued to keep a close eye on the situation.
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This is not the first time Forest have faced a situation of being held down, having tasted that in the league against Chelsea.
It hurts, but they have to bear it.
It's also a game experience.
On one occasion, after Zinedine Zidane was broken through and a corner kick was created, Albertini pulled back George Wood.
His hand slipped and he almost missed Wood's arm, only to find that Wood's arm was covered in sweat.
"George."
Wood turned to look at his captain.
"Let's change, I'll defend Zidane."
Wood, who had always been very obedient to the captain, shook his head this time. "No, Demi. The boss said I was going to defend......"
"But......" Albertini was tempted to say, "but you can't help it," but he swallowed it again, a little too devastating.
George Wood was not a fool, he knew what Albertini was trying to say, and he gasped: "He's really good. But the boss said, let me defend him. Unless you replace me, he's mine. ”
With that, he ran past Albertini and returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense.
Albertini looked at Wood's back and shook his head, and ran back.
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Chris Rac noticed that Albertini had pulled Wood to talk, and he looked at Donn.
Don shook his head and said nothing.
So Chrislak turned his gaze back to the field.
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The situation is not getting better, Zinedine Zidane is still active, Real Madrid are still pressing the Forest team in the penalty area, and there is a great sense of regaining their lost dignity and form in this game.
Don got up from his seat again, and he walked to the sideline. Van der Sar was preparing for kick-off, and he laid out the ball twice, delaying the game from the first half.
Wood stood on the right side of the center circle, and not far from him was the Frenchman.
Donn took a breath, then jerked out Wood's name, "George——! ”
Not just Wood, almost everyone in the Forest squad heard it, even some Real Madrid players, and they all looked at Donn.
"Have you forgotten what I told you? Entangle him! Donn pointed at Zidane, "No matter what method you use, unscrupulous means!" Play hard! Give me a fucking unscrupulous means!! ”
He punched himself in the palm.
If Zidane can be injured and Wood doesn't even eat a yellow card, it may be the most perfect result in Donne's mind.
It's unlikely, though......
Real Madrid's right side was on the side of the dugout, and Beckham listened to Donn's English clearly, and he looked at the away manager with little grace and frowned.
Zidane also looked at the sidelines, he saw Don pointing in the direction where he was when he shouted, and there was a good chance that it had something to do with him. It's nothing more than letting that kid look at himself, and this kind of thing has been seen a lot in Zidane's career. That's what almost every head coach would say to his team's main defender.
It's just that Forest's No.13 looks too far behind him, and so far everything is in his hands, and he doesn't feel that this game is too difficult. Except for one goal conceded – but it was just an accident. Look at the moment when the Forest team is completely dumb.
Since they took the lead, they haven't even had a shot on goal until now, and they have all retracted into their own half. As long as Real Madrid continue to attack like this, an equaliser is a matter of time. As long as the score is equalized, things will be simple, the opponent will definitely collapse because of this, and Real Madrid will be greeted by a big home victory!
(To be continued)