Chapter 209: Multiple Choice Questions (I)

"The scorer – Raul; Gonzalez!! ”

Wearing the white No. 7 jersey, Spain's former golden boy ran to the sidelines with open arms, thumped his right hand twice on the Real Madrid crest on his chest, and then made a "V" gesture.

Zidane, who assisted him, happily ran to him.

In the stands behind the superstars, there was a surging crowd of whites.

George, the loser; Wood stood on the pitch and stared at the celebratory Real Madrid players, who had more reason than anyone else to feel the pain because he could have prevented the goal from happening at his own expense......

Albertini ran up from behind, rubbed Wood's hair vigorously, and said nothing.

Donn sat in the dugout, and when he saw Zidane easily pass Wood, he had already expected this result, so he didn't even get up.

Why does he feel that 1:0 is not safe? Because he knows how difficult it is for Real Madrid to not score a single goal at the Bernabeu. The lead had to be extended, but before he could do so, the advantage was gone.

The telecast again gave him a five-second close-up, Tony; Donn's face remained expressionless.

Chrillak, who was next to Donn, looked very annoyed.

After Real Madrid's equaliser, the odds continued in their favour. Nottingham Forest had to retreat and give up attacking altogether, only to fend off Real Madrid's onslaught in the final moments of the first half.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the fans at the Bernabeu Stadium were full of optimism for the second half. Nottingham Forest fans, on the other hand, watched with concern as they bowed their heads to the players.

What kind of impact will it have on the team's morale after the equaliser?

Donn went back to the dressing room and looked at the players, who were all hurrying to rest. He closed the door with his hand. Then walk up to the tactical wrench and wipe it clean.

"I remember saying before the game that our defense was a full-court pressing-style defense. Donn redrew Real Madrid's line-up. "But I didn't see it, did anyone see it?"

The players looked at each other, apparently angry again.

"More often than not, what I see is ......" Donn drew eleven circles in the Forest half, "such a defense!" He crossed the eleven laps hard.

"Eleven people huddle in their own half, waiting for the opponent to attack, are you all a bunch of shrunken turtles!"

"Just one goal ahead. Just shrink back and hope to hold on! Who told you? Me? ”

A group of players were scolded with their necks bent, which really looked like turtles with shrunken heads.

"What does it mean to be in full court? Are you all members of the youth team, and do you need me to explain? Don finished venting his dissatisfaction in his heart, and his tone softened slightly, "Second half...... Pressing all over the field, defending from the front.

One, two, three, four! "Donn started in a straight line from the front and lined up one by one to his second half.

'I don't want to see a lost goal where everybody turns around and runs back. Break the ball in front of the court and play a counterattack on the spot. Can go up a few people, go up a few. We don't need a draw.

You have to know that this is not a game about qualifying or not, but qualifying, even if we lose to Real Madrid, we can qualify! It's a race about our own honor! We lost to them at home.

Do you want to lose here again?! ”

Donn gritted his teeth and glared at the players with a hideous face.

"Tony, were you a little ...... just now We haven't lost yet, after all. At the start of the second half, Chris Rac asked Donn, who was sitting next to him.

"The score wasn't the real reason for my anger. That's just an excuse.

"I'm upset that the players themselves are playing against our pre-match plan, I allow the players to play on the pitch, but if their free play is wrong, I will criticize them."

It's as simple as that. ”

"Then Wood ......"

At halftime, Donn didn't say anything in particular to Wood, and he didn't leave Wood alone in the locker room when he was about to play, without praise or criticism.

It seemed to completely ignore his defensive performance against Zidane, and the goal conceded.

Chris Rac didn't think it was like Donn's style, because Donn's preference for Wood was well known.

"There's not much to say...... He worked hard, but the difference in quality was there. And something...... It's not something that can be made up for by working the pitch. ”

Chrislak was even more strange: "You don't comfort him either? He's been silent, more silent than before, and I think that conceded hit him a lot. ”

Don En smiled: "It's not a three-year-old child, you want me to comfort everything...... I think it's good that he's had a smooth career. It's also a good thing to have some setbacks on a regular basis. ”

In fact, one of the most important reasons Donn didn't say it: he didn't know what to do now. Wood was shown a yellow card, for the heart of the team's defence.

It's like carrying a bomb that will suddenly explode without knowing when, which is a hidden danger.

But to change or not to change, Don is hesitant now.

Instead, it is equivalent to removing the barrier in front of the back line, allowing Real Madrid's attack to quickly reach the most dangerous places.

If Wood gets a second yellow card, there will still be no important barrier in front of the back line, and Forest will have one less man on the pitch, which is a more serious situation.

In a simple analysis, Don should choose to make substitutions, which should minimize the loss. But things on the football field are not so simple to analyze and understand.

First, Wood doesn't necessarily get a second yellow card; Second, whether replacing Wood at the beginning of the second half will have any bad impact on Wood, after all, it is tantamount to denying a player's performance on the field in front of everyone.

All of the above are uncertainties, and the possible consequences of making judgments and acting on uncertainties are also uncertain.

All these messy uncertainties came together, and Don hesitated.

He stopped talking, staring at the court with a solemn expression.

Donn's scolding in the dressing room at half-time paid off, and Forest's performance in the second half was much different from the first, with the players stepping up their tackles up front and counter-attacking on the spot after conceding the ball.

Real Madrid suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

That's what Donn wants to see, and the Real Madrid players have to focus more on how to deal with Forest's frantic pressing than on how to play a good combination and score.

Real Madrid has always been afraid of this kind of pressing, they put too much emphasis on beautiful possession, emphasis on attack, but there are no players who can protect this beautiful air and attack, the only one Makelele was abandoned by them, and now Real Madrid has paid the price of being empty-handed for two consecutive seasons, and if there is no accident, they will continue to be empty-handed this season.

The rise of Nottingham Forest and they have an excellent midfielder – George; Wood is inseparable, and when Wood is in stable form, the rest of the Forest team can rest assured of attacking boldly.

They don't have to worry about getting caught up in the opposition's pressing, because Wood is better at grabbing than the opposition, and they are not afraid of conceding the ball.

Real Madrid don't have that ability right now.

What the? Gravison, you say?

In Donn's eyes, the Dane was nothing to mention. When he was at Everton, Graveson could still shine, and coming to Real Madrid was basically a step backwards.

In fact, this phenomenon is very interesting, many players who have performed well in other teams immediately disappear as soon as they arrive at Real Madrid.

For example, the aforementioned Graveson was a central midfield that could organise attacks when he was at Everton.

and Uruguayan defensive midfielder Pablo, who only moved to Real Madrid this summer; Garcia, when he was at Osasuna, was the most "dirty" defensive midfielder in La Liga last season, known as the "butcher", but when he arrived at Real Madrid, he suddenly couldn't find his way.

Similarly, Baptista, who is at the heart of Sevilla and is one of the most eye-catching players in La Liga, has come to Real Madrid with a performance that has fallen from heaven to earth.

As a defensive midfielder, Gravison is more than a notch behind Makelele in terms of positioning, anticipation, movement and defensive skills. Donn even thinks that Gravison at Real Madrid is not as good as George at Forest; Wood.

He seems to have suddenly gone from being an all-round midfielder who could organize attacks and play accurate passes, to a reckless man who could only tackle and foul.