David Moyes didn't expect the Everton fans, not even the Nottingham Forest fans – the goals in the opening game of the new Premier League season would come so quickly.

"It was the first goal of the 07-08 English Premier League, ten seconds! If you haven't turned on the TV yet, you've missed out on such a spectacular goal! It's not a flash of one person, it's a flash of a team as a whole! Tony. Donn's overall football is undoubtedly reflected in this goal! ”

The narrator is quite excited, and record-breaking things are always worth writing about. By the time the game is over, the newspapers, television, radio and the internet will be full of news about the goal.

On the field, the Forest players hugged each other. They were the ones who directed the goal, and Ruud van Nistelrooy knew the exact name of David Beckham's long pass and how fast Arshavin was at Ribery, so he suggested to the crowd during the warm-up that he would take the lead in this way. Ribery is a double safe, and if Arshavin is blocked, it is Ribery who will finish the shot.

This plan was faithfully implemented.

David Beckham's long ball combined perfectly with the pace of Franck Ribery and Arshavin to create the goal.

Ribery was the scorer, but when the goal was scored, Van Nistelrooy was still in the centre circle, and when he saw the ball go in, he didn't pounce on Ribery, but turned to David on his right. Beckham runs.

Together with Van der Vaart, he embraced Beckham and the three of them ran forward in a huddle to join the others.

"David. David Beckham, his first game back in England, reintroduced himself in the opening 10 seconds. The long pass of this foot mark makes us feel as if we are reminiscent of him at Manchester United...... Now he is also wearing the red jersey, but he is already a member of Nottingham Forest...... Anyway, welcome back, David! ”

Beckham raised his arms and smiled brightly as he saw his teammates.

Perhaps some people who don't know the inside story will think that Beckham can dissolve into the Forest team so quickly because he is a world-class star, and many people want to give him this face. Not really. Forest are teams that value strength, just like Donn vs. Beckham's agent, Simon. As Fuller said, "As long as you have the strength and you treat others sincerely, you will be treated as your own person, and you will never be treated badly."

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Moyes sat in his chair and didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He's no stranger to Donn, and he's no stranger to this team. In order to prepare for this opening match before the game, he made very meticulous preparations, and in order to restrain the attacks of the two wings of the Forest team, he also asked the team to actively cut forward on the flanks and suppress the opponent with attacks.

I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it...... Ashley, who is fast and good at breaking down on the right side of the Forest team. After Yang, the strength did not decline. Because they have a David Beckham who can tear through the opposition's defence with just one pass.

Is it the man who runs fast, or the ball that runs fast? Isn't this nonsense, of course it's a ball. Beckham was on the right flank, making it a little uncomfortable for the opposition's defence.

Former defense against Ashley. Yang is okay to say, either rely on offense to suppress, or garrison heavy troops, compress space, and not give Ashley. Young's chance to break through. How do you defend Beckham now? Offensive suppression? After the Forest team broke the ball at the back, they didn't need to press it at all, and handed the football to Beckham and let him make accurate long passes, which matched the Forest's best defensive counter-attacking tactics.

In this way, although there is a lack of a fast wing, the Forest's wide attack is actually more difficult to defend. Because there are more variations.

Moyes, who was still like a stone Buddha just now, finally reacted, he scratched his head, the team was behind ten seconds after the start of the home game, what should I do? It's too early to adjust, and he really has no choice but to wait and see what happens.

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Everton was definitely not a soft persimmon to be pinched casually, and after being led by Forest, the players on the pitch quickly completed their self-adjustment.

Nottingham Forest are the champions of Europe and are already a strong team in the Premier League, and Everton do not think that they can easily beat their opponents even if they play at home. The goal was planned for them, but the team was a bit surprised by the fact that it was so early – despite the careful preparation and full anticipation of the difficulty of the game. But the improvement and strength of the Forest team is still a little unexpected.

Everton, who had completed their self-adjustment, began to try to counter-attack with the cheers of the home fans.

Everton have two people to watch out for in midfield, one is Australian Thiem. Cahill, the other is Mikel, who has just moved from Nottingham Forest. Arteta. Gary Cahill has been in charge of Everton for many years, while Mikel Arteta is the new heart of the midfield that David Moyes intends to build up in the woods for the new season.

As you can see from this game, when Everton attack, football is handed over to Arteta and he is in command.

Cahill, on the other hand, is not a playmaker who excels at attacking play, he is more of a striker with outstanding scoring ability. Arteta, on the other hand, is the quintessential "number four" who came out of Barcelona's training camp, a bit like the "quarterback" in rugby – responsible for passing the ball to launch attacks and controlling the tempo of the team.

Done couldn't be more familiar with Arteta, having played two and a half games under his own hands. He knew that Moyes bought Arteta to build a playmaking core for Everton, and Arteta would definitely be entrusted with this game, so he told Wood before the game that his target for this game was Arteta.

Other people's tasks are assigned by Don, only Wood's task is Don himself, on the one hand, Don is used to this job, used to the way he talks to Wood. On the other hand, if someone else comes, Wood may not be able to listen.

Freezing Arteta was so easy for Wood that Don didn't even tell Wood what kind of person Arteta was, what his technical characteristics were, what his habits were, what his habits were, and what he liked...... The two of them have been training and playing in the same team for two and a half years, don't you know that yet?

Donn only told him: "Freeze Arteta completely." ”

Mikel. Arteta receives a pass from a team-mate. It was a fantastic feeling, and while the man in the blue shirt was his teammate, sometimes he had the illusion that he was a teammate in the red shirt. He has been with Forest for two and a half years, and he has only been at Everton for a month and a half, and he is surrounded by familiar faces who know their playing habits and hobbies in life. And I don't know enough about my Everton team-mates......

He was looking for a passing target, and when he looked up, it was filled with people in red jerseys. It's a habit...... Arteta shook his head, trying to shake off the inexplicable thought.

The Spanish midfielder hesitated and was cut off by Wood.

The intense pain from his body brought him back to reality all of a sudden—he was already a member of Everton. Normally, you can only play one-on-one with Wood in intra-team matches, but now there are at least two live fights in a season.

Wood had just broken the ball and was about to find someone to pass the ball when he was pushed to the ground by Arteta, who had come back to his senses.

The referee's whistle blew and Arteta was awarded a free-kick near the centre circle for a foul.

Despite the foul, Arteta earned thunderous applause at Goodison Park. He announced his break with the Forest team with his practical actions, and also won the hearts of the fans of his new club.

Wood was just about to get up when an extra hand appeared in front of him, and when he looked up, he saw that it was from Arteta.

Wood didn't take his hand, but said with a straight face: "Shake hands and wait until the game is over." ”

Arteta wasn't annoyed, he knew the kid's last name. Once in the game, there are only two kinds of people left in this world - oneself and enemies.

He used to be Wood's own man, but now he is an enemy. He used to be protected by Wood, now he's ......

Hi, what do you want to do so much? Let's race!

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Everton and Forest were locked in a stalemate at half-time, with both sides heavily engaged and battling it out here. Wood was on the fence against Arteta, while Van der Vaart was also on the list. Karlsley and Thomas. Surrounded by Graveson.

Tony. Donn has no grievances about the stalemate, and he'd even love to see it happen, and the last thing Forest fear is a stalemate, especially when they're already ahead.

Slowly wear down the opponent, wear down the opponent's patience and fighting spirit, make them impatient, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack, and the situation will be more favorable if they are two goals ahead.

So the Forest's games weren't very good...... It's all stalemate, can it look good?

But are we going to let the game go on like this?

If it is replaced by the previous Forest team, in such a stalemate, you can only wait for the opponent to be impatient, otherwise the side will not be able to open, and the effect of the attack will be greatly reduced. If the score is not 1-0 for the Forest team now, and then meet a seasoned and cunning opponent, Donn really has no more suitable way.

It's different now, the Forest's wings don't need space to fly.

Van der Vaart was caught between two men and passed the ball to David Beckham on the right. David doesn't break through much, compressing space is useless for him, and guarding his passes is king...... But how do you defend the pass? Pounce on it and entangle it, and don't let him pass it out?

What about the space behind the pounce? Beckham can choose not to make long passes, but to play to teammates on the wing, and then run off the ball, shake off the defense, as long as the football is passed, for professional players, there are dozens of ways to move forward.

Therefore, the player who can only dribble and break through is not scary, but the person who can pass the ball is the most scary......

With Beckham's long pass in place, Moyes has only two paths. One is to compress the space behind the forest and not let the Forest's forwards receive the ball easily, but this can only be limited to words, the format of the game is ever-changing, and the important thing at the back is to maintain the formation and not follow the two strikers around. The second is to create offside. This is the simplest and most used method, with Beckham's long passes being very penetrating, and penetrating can sometimes mean offside.

Everton were offside in the game and the backline pressed high. Arshavin and Ruud van Nistelrooy have been offside twice in a row.

Seeing this, Don got up and walked to the sideline, whistled, and after attracting the attention of the players, made a gesture for the players to continue to insist on the direct pass, while increasing the cooperation of hitting the wall.

Moyes will make him if he wants to make an offside, and the Forest team is now a non-stop direct pass, a direct pass, even if the first nine times out of ten are offside, as long as the last one is successful...... That's the duel!

There was a big risk in creating an offside position, and Moyes certainly knew that Donn was very considerate in sending the risk himself.

Van der Vaart took advantage of a dead ball and said to several midfielders around him: "We will cooperate in front of their backline, don't be afraid of mistakes, there is George behind the goal!" It only takes one success......" he clenched his fists, and everyone understood what he meant.

Nottingham Forest have never been overturned by their opponents with a two-goal lead!

The next game was interrupted and started again in the constant whistle of the referee, and the start was interrupted again. Fouls, offsides...... The stalemate continues.

At half-time, the score was still 1-0, with Nottingham Forest leading away.

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At half-time, Donn praised the team's performance, and although the goal was the work of a few, the score was the result of a concerted effort by the whole team.

Mikel Arteta, in particular, has clearly established David Moyes as the heart of Everton's midfield after a month and a half. But Wood got the job done.

By the end of the first half, Arteta's blue shirt was almost teal, and there were some grass clippings on his face. It looks embarrassing, but Arteta is no stranger to it, as most of Wood's opponents have been the way they have come off the pitch.

Wood didn't look much better.

He was resting in his place as he listened to Donn talk about what to do in the second half. Bell leaned over and gently touched his arm: "George." He whispered.

Wood glanced at him.

"One-on-one with Mikel in the official game...... How does it feel? ”

"You can see for yourself."

"You know I didn't play......" Bell said with a sad face. finally dressed up carefully, but there was no way to appear in front of the national TV audience, which was very demoralizing.

Wood couldn't help but smile as he looked at the little monkey's troubled look.

"It's all my dad's fault, when I went out, he had to hold me and teach me a lesson for a long time, which made me late, it turns out that I really want to start......"

Bell was still chattering quietly when he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Bale, Gareth. Bel. ”

He stood up suddenly: "Huh? ”

This time it caused laughter in the locker room.

Don looked at Bell who "stood out from the crowd" with a smile and a smile, "Did you just get distracted?" ”

"Ah, uh......" Bell scratched his head, "I...... I'm sorry, boss, I'm distracted. ”

"I said if we were still 1-0 after 20 minutes in the second half, I would consider putting you on the pitch and you should be ready." Don had to repeat what he had just said.

"Great!" Bell couldn't help but scream, like a child who got his favorite toy. He made everyone laugh like this.

Bell sat down happily and winked at Wood.

Donn continued: "...... If we can hold on to this score until the second half of the 20 minutes, Everton will inevitably be agitated, and then they will not be able to be as neat and uniform as the first half, and there will be loopholes. Bale, if you play, the main task is not to defend, but to attack, to assist the team on the left side. ”

Bell nodded repeatedly. Although he is now a left-back, he is actually much stronger in attack than in defence, because he was originally a left-sided midfielder. When it comes to defending, Don will rely more on Leighton. Barnes, when it comes time to let go and attack, Bale is undoubtedly the best fit.

It didn't take much time to talk about tactics, the situation was in Forest's favor, and Donn didn't talk nonsense, leaving the rest of the break for the players to move freely and relax.

Beckham is very popular because he never puts up a stand in the dressing room, and after getting acquainted, everyone likes to chat with him. There were a lot of people around him, and Bale squeezed through it, and becoming a world-class star like David Beckham was his goal. Of course, there is no way to improve fame and strength at present, only the appearance improvement is the most convenient and fast.

His hair was smeared with a lot of hairspray and meticulously combed into a moxican hairstyle, reflecting the lights of the dressing room, which was very eye-catching.

"Hey, little monkey, are you going out on a date with your girlfriend?" Van Nistelrooy noticed Bell standing next to him and grinned and tried to touch his head, but let him dodge.

"Hey, don't touch, Luther. It took me a long time to get it done! Bell jumped out of Van Nistelrooy's "black hand".

"It's a mess when you get on the field." Wood said something out of the blue.

It was the same thing his father had said, and Bell glanced at Wood. Wood had black hair, not as long as a woman, but not short, almost shoulder-length. His hairstyle is ...... There is no hairstyle. A simple parting of the hair, from which the hair is split, is parted on the sides of the cheeks. When the ball was played, it was scattered, and with a flick of the hand, they were restored to order. It's simple and hassle-free.

And it is said that this is still Wood's agent Billy. Woods designed the image of Wood - Wood's image is who he is. Woods believes that the world is full of all kinds of pretentious and pretentious stars, and their every action and every sentence seems to be made and said after thinking about it ten thousand times in their hearts. And everyone loves the beauty of this dislocation.

So he asked Wood not to pretend to be anything, and to show what he usually looks like in public. Such a person with a true surname believes that he will definitely win more applause.

"There's hairspray." Bell retorted.

Wood didn't continue the topic either, he didn't say anything and looked away.

The door to the locker room was pushed open, and Chrislak appeared at the door, and he slapped his face: "Okay, guys! It's our turn! ”

Wood was the first to walk towards the door, and the group followed him out of the locker room.

Beckham patted him on the shoulder and winked at him as he passed by him.

Is this encouragement? Bell clenched his fists happily.

(To be continued)