Donn is indeed in crisis.

The first half was almost over, and his team was 1-0 down at home. Scolari's old man is different from his two predecessors, perhaps because the personal wishes of the owner Roman Abramovich have played a role, and Scolari has been more controlled on the ball and so-called "beautiful football" since he came to power, and as the new manager, it is natural to curry favor with the president of the club.

But for Donne, what he knows about Chelsea is about to be overturned.

From the start of the game, Chelsea launched a very fierce attack on the road, and the kind of ferocity was completely beyond the expectations of the Nottingham Forest players.

No matter how many managers Chelsea change, as long as the players are still in this group, the hatred between them and Nottingham Forest will not fade in the slightest. It's been just three months since the European Champions Cup final, and it's not long enough for them to forget who their opponents are.

A fierce attack resulted in a goal. Just thirteen minutes into the game, Chelsea were ahead on the road.

At this time, Nottingham Forest did not even have a single shot on goal in the opponent's round after round of fierce attacks.

"Whose home is this?" John. Mortenson asked.

That's Donn's question, too.

The first meeting with Chelsea, who had a new coach, made him feel a little strange. Scolari's last name is as megalomanic as any of his predecessors, but he was honest ahead of this game. Don thought he was holding back his bad ideas.

It was only a first half and the psychological advantage gained from the previous game against Chelsea was slowly disappearing. Donn felt that he should reevaluate the opponent in front of him. Because this Chelsea is no longer Mourinho's Chelsea, but "Big Phil". Chelsea in the Grant era still had the style of Jose Mourinho, and as soon as Scolari came to power, Mourinho's logo disappeared in the same way.

Like what...... With such a positive attitude to the game, the approach of seeking goals is indeed better than it was when Jose Mourinho did...... Roman Abramovich wanted to see beautiful football, so he sacked Jose Mourinho and Grant, who led the team to the Champions League final, and brought in Scolari, who was born in Brazil. But...... With Donn's knowledge of the Scolari in his memory, how long could such a scene last?

※※※ Don now has a difficult problem in front of him. When he was in charge of the Forest team, as long as the Forest team scored first, the probability of winning was as high as 87 percent. This fits very well with Nottingham Forest's tactical characteristics – scoring first and then defending on the counter-attack. If you can score, you will extend the lead, and if you can't score, you won't concede, and 1:0 is also an acceptable result.

And their opponents have only two options in this situation - either they are getting more and more agitated, or they are at a loss and waiting to die.

Now, Donn is in the shoes of his former rivals. Which path is he going to choose?

At half-time he roared at the team, telling them they could not afford to lose at home to Chelsea, and demanded that they play resolutely on the wing. In addition, he asked Eastwood not to always run out of the box to receive the ball, there are five men in midfield, and he will definitely pass the ball to his feet, if he is always too far away from the goal, how can he directly threaten the Chelsea goal?

Eastwood also has its own grievances about this. In the past, he was always paired with strong centre-forwards such as Ruud van Nistelrooy or Bendtner and Viduka, and it was these centre-forwards who did the work to attract the opposing defensive firepower, and he could play freely near the penalty area without much defensive pressure, which naturally increased the threat.

What now? He became a centre-forward, an arrowhead, the object of the focus of the opposing defenders. Under the close pressure of strong defenders such as Terry, he can ensure that the football is not lost at his feet, and it already takes almost all his energy, how can he still shoot and score? What's more, his figure is really not the material of a strong center, and he frequently concedes the ball under the pressure of the opponent.

Don't Don know about these grievances of his? Of course Don knew, but now he couldn't help it. Who told him to put the Danish kid out of the squad in order to punish Bendtner?

Even if he doesn't mention his feud with Chelsea, he won't allow his team to lose to Chelsea, because that would be tantamount to showing Bendtner that his team can't play without him.

"I know you're in trouble, Freddy. We don't let you be the point of attack, you just have to keep the ball and leave the rest to ......" he pointed to Ribery and Van der Vaart, "you two are aggressive and shoot more. ”

It's about Eastwood creating chances for his team-mates who come in behind.

The gypsy nodded, but he didn't know if he would be able to complete the role of this "center". To be honest, he didn't have a lot of bottom in his heart...... "Be patient, you will definitely find the gap in their defensive line." I think Scolari will continue to improve their attack in the second half and they will have problems at the back. ”

Chelsea did continue to attack in the second half and there were holes in their backline. But equally, the Nottingham Forest backline, who were desperate for an equaliser, also had problems.

In this game, Donne's two-back tactics in the midfield were not successful. George. Wood's range of activity is as great as ever, but his running has limited Thiago's play, and he is a little at a loss when Wood does everything himself. This is the first time that two people have appeared at the same time, and it is understandable that they do not cooperate tacitly.

As a result, the play of the two backs is not as good as the effect of setting up a single back. Wood then noticed the fit with Thiago, but the bigger problem came again – some of the balls that appeared between the two men would be very well understood...... Give each other a go! They all thought that the ball was the opponent's, and instead gave it to the Chelsea players.

Chelsea were unceremonious.

Didier Drogba seized on a misunderstanding between the two midfielders and struck straight inside to break through the thin backline with ease before firing a successful shot. In the 65th minute of the game, the visitors Chelsea were already two goals ahead!

The Chelseamen were celebrating on the pitch and Scolari was bouncing off the pitch with his hands raised like a monkey. And Don En was bruised.

Not long after conceding the goal, he made a substitution, with Arshavin replacing Thiago and reverting to the 442 configuration of a single midfielder and two strikers. Returning to a familiar formation, Forest refound their rhythm of the game.

First, Eastwood fed the ball back to Van der Vaart, and the Dutchman followed up with a direct long-range shot that was saved by Petr Cech. Then the corner kick was taken, and Pepe's header hit Ashley, who was standing on the goal line. Cole on his arm. The Nottingham Forest players raised their hands to signal for a handball foul, but the referee did not see it and ignored the protests of the Forest players.

Don pointed to the fourth official in the eye below to protest, but to no avail. The referee could not have stopped the game in progress and awarded Forest a penalty. And even if the TV footage is replayed over and over again proves that Nottingham Forest have suffered, the referee will not change his decision based on the TV footage, which is expressly forbidden by FIFA.

Without a high striker, Donn let the team play less high balls, play more ground coordination, and pass more behind the ball, so as to take advantage of the speed of several players in the team.

Scolari saw Donne's intentions, and he signalled the team's formation back at this very good time - to shrink the defence and not give Nottingham Forest a chance to play with speed behind him.

Nottingham Forest also didn't care about defending anymore, and almost all of them pressed to equalise.

But it wasn't until the 82nd minute that Nottingham Forest equalised with a free-kick. The goal was scored by Gareth. Bel.

Then Forest's counterattack became even more frantic, and Scolari had to bring in his troops, replacing strikers and defenders in an attempt to hold on to that advantage.

At this moment, he doesn't care whether the scene is beautiful or not, and getting three points is the most important thing. From this point of view, Scolari is definitely not the kind of master who listens to his boss and obediently plays "beautiful football".

Donn then sent on Petrov to replace Ribery, who couldn't run. This substitution is very helpless...... He had wanted to replace a defender with a back three and continue to strengthen the attack. But Ribery was too tired to run - he fell straight to the ground with a cramp in his left calf. That never happened at the start of last season, and it seems that the negative effects of that hectic summer are beginning to be felt...... Substitutions did not bring any positive effect to the team's attack.

In the end, Nottingham Forest suffered their first defeat of the season in their first home game of the season, losing 2-1 to Chelsea. The unbeaten run against Chelsea since promotion to the Premier League has come to an end.

Done doesn't value the record, instead he thinks it's a good thing to break it, otherwise his players will have to bear this inexplicable pressure against Chelsea every season.

But losing is definitely not a good thing. The first place in the league was lost, the plan for a good start to the home field this season was lost, and the most important thing was to lose face in front of Bendtner. The defeat in this game was tantamount to telling Bendtner that the Forest team really couldn't play without him...... That's what annoys Donn the most.

In the post-match press conference, a troublesome reporter deliberately asked why Bendtner was not in the squad for this game, because he knew that the Danish striker was neither injured nor in bad form.

Tang En glanced at the female reporter angrily and said, "He has hemorrhoids, can you understand this?" ”

The female reporter teased Tang En but was teased, and glared at Tang En through gritted teeth and sat down.

Leaving the City Stadium, Donn gave Allen . Adams made a phone call to inquire about Bendtner's transfer.

In fact, if the Forest team wins this game, Donn may change his mind and keep Bendtner hard, showing a winner's high profile in front of him. But now that he's lost, then Bendtner has to go, has to go. He can't tolerate a player who laughs at his football and his style in his heart to stay under his nose and look at it every day.

※※※ Bendtner did not appear in the stands to watch the game, as if he was no longer a member of Nottingham Forest from this time on.

He packed his bags in his apartment and waited for the phone call with some trepidation. It's like a daughter eloping with her parents behind her back, and she can't hide her excitement and longing for a better future in her panic. The TV was on, and Nottingham Forest's home game against Chelsea was playing, and he only glanced at it once in a while, not in the mood to care who won and who lost.

Shortly after Chelsea scored his second goal, Juric called him: "They promised to take you away, Niklas. ”

When Bendtner heard his agent say that, he sat down on the couch and had the leisure time to watch the game on TV. After all, it was the red jersey he wore for four years.

Watching his teammates attack frantically on the field, but a little clueless like headless flies, he really didn't know what kind of mood he should be in. It's rare to see Nottingham Forest so embarrassed, it seems that there is no way to score at all, except for a long-range shot is a long-range shot, Ribery and Lennon are forcing a breakthrough, but in the face of Chelsea's gradually shrinking defence, they can't do anything, and after breaking through, they just give the ball to each other.

If you're on the pitch at this time, the midfielder can send the ball to his head and feet, whether it's shooting or playing the ball to his teammates, it will make Forest's attack come alive in an instant.

The TV camera cuts to Donn, who is standing on the sidelines directing the game, waving his arms to signal how far his team can shoot, but it looks like he's gone crazy.

The media once gave Donn the nickname "Joker", which, unlike Aimar, was hostage with an obvious insult. But Bendtner sat down in front of the television today and looked at it, and found that the nickname was really "appropriate."

He's such a clown...... Nottingham Forest pulled a goal back just before the end of the game, but it didn't help the result. Donn walked briskly off the pitch with a gloomy face, and Bendtner turned off the TV and continued to pack his things.

Now, how about Nottingham Forest, Tony. What about Don has nothing to do with him anymore.

※※※ "Alan, what do you mean over there?" "Don doesn't know the latest transfer progress.

"No reply yet."

"I want to ...... Alan, do they think the price is too high? ”

"No, Tony. As your journalist friend said, 30 million to buy the main center of the Forest team for the next ten years is a fair price. Don't worry about things here, leave everything to me. It's a shame to lose the game. ”

Donn grinned, is Alan a subtle reminder that he should focus more on team training and games, rather than intriguing with other clubs, agents, and the father of a certain star in the transfer market?

'We're a team with Chelsea, it's normal for whoever wins and who loses. As long as the winner is ours in the end. ”

Over there, Alan laughed: "Haha! Well, we're all waiting for the final win, Tony. ”

After hanging up the phone, Don went out of the already empty locker room and stepped onto the bus.

"Go back and rest, guys. This game is a reminder to all of us – it's a new season, and last season's double won't say anything. In the carriage, Donn said with his hands outstretched. Forget about the double crown, now we're going to start from scratch! ”

※※※ The day after the end of this round of league games, news came out from two clubs at the same time, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest's young centre-forward Niklas. Bendtner officially moved to Manchester City on a four-year contract with a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds, involving a transfer fee of 30 million pounds.

A soap opera finally came to an end. Someone got it, someone lost it. The one who gains loses something while he gains, and the one who loses loses at the same time...... Nothing.

Tony. Donn declined to comment on the transfer, and his columns in several media outlets were silent. For those who are far away from the inner spiral of the club's squad, no one knows what Donne, who has lost his successor to Ruud van Nistelrooy, is feeling at the moment.

Should he be glad that he had gone to a disobedient bad_boy, or should he be sad that four years of hard work have been wasted?

Some speculate that this silence is proof of his sadness, that one of the players he values most betrayed him, can he not be sad?

In fact, they were all wrong, Don was annoying, two important things were in front of him, which made him frown, where did he have the time to care about the Danish boy? Bendtner is gone, and if he doesn't go, won't the earth turn? Didn't Nottingham Forest win the title? Tony. Don doesn't drink and smoke?

The midweek Super Cup and the embarrassment of having 30 million euros in transfer funds but no one to buy – the transfer window is coming to an end!

But to be honest, when he has occasional free time, he does feel like this past summer is a dream. The people who once listened to him in one team are now wearing the jerseys of other teams, and when they meet again, they are enemies.

Pique, Bendtner...... And those who have long since left, Anelka, Ashley. Young, Arteta.

What will they think of the time spent at Nottingham Forest in the past few years, and what will they say about themselves as a manager?

Most of them won't be good words......

(To be continued)