Barcelona's corner did not pose much of a threat to the Nottingham Forest goal. In George. In front of Wood, Pepe, Pique, and Bendtner and other "masters", Barcelona, who is not good at heading, cannot take advantage at all.

Barcelona also knew this, so their corner was low and fast, but it was still won by Georges. Wood rushed to the front and went out.

It was his first television close-up, a successful defence but not a defensive Messi, who was held back by poor Mexican centre-back Marcos.

Messi was outside the box and didn't go in to join in the fun, knowing that Barcelona are not good at heading from set-pieces, which is likely to be pushed out by Forest, and at worst it will be directly confiscated by Van der Sar. But if he comes out, he can grab the second spot of the gun by staying outside, and then form a second attack to keep the pressure on the Forest goal.

The soccer ball did bounce to his side, but it was knocked off with a head by the faster one.

Frank. Ribery is in the limelight this season. He snatched Messi's ball and made the city stadium burst into cheers for the first time. Messi's wonderful performance made the fans of the Forest team very breathless, and now they also have people to be proud of!

Ribery nodded the ball off with his head, then accelerated himself to chase the ball, and instantly shook off Messi. By the time Messi reacted and turned around to chase, it was too late.

Ribery broke the ball successfully, and the Forest team switched from defense to attack in an instant. At this time, Rijkaard and Messi clearly saw George, who was still heading in the penalty area. Wood shot like an arrow from a string - and ran forward!

Ribery didn't take a few steps to face Barcelona's black midfielder Yaya. Toure's frontal defense, he didn't get entangled with Toure, and he continued to move forward by himself after scoring a point to the side.

The person who answered his pass was the retreating Arshavin, although he received the ball, but he turned his back to the attack, and under Abidal's close defense, it may not be easy to turn around.

He didn't have the heart to turn around. Yaya. Toure was taken out of the area by Ribery, who was waiting for someone.

Like Ribery, he turned and ran forward after passing the ball. Since this was a counterattack after a corner, the Barcelona players had not had time to run back to organize the defense, so Abidal did not chase the ball, but retreated with Arshavin, and the gap in the midfield was pulled out.

So who are the targets of Arshavin and others and the passing past?

"Wow. George. Wood! The narrator exclaimed.

He really didn't expect that when he fought back, George. Wood would have rushed up front like this, and he was in the same position as a midfielder. After receiving Arshavin's pass, he did not pause, but rushed forward in a straight line.

"This was all done by Van der Vaart before...... At that time, George. Wood was behind to protect him, and now ......" the narrator suddenly understood. "It turns out that Tony. Don wanted to get George. Wood is the playmaker in the midfield! ”

"It's kind of crazy......," the commentator sighed.

For him, against the strong Barcelona. It's a bit crazy to use the people who are best at defending to do the offensive work.

Yaya. Seeing that Ribery was almost in the area where the defenders were responsible, Toure resolutely abandoned the Frenchman and turned to George, who was running wildly with the ball. Wood pounced.

He knew that this man was a defensive midfielder like himself, and organizing attacks was not their specialty. Just put some pressure on him yourself. He'll be scrambling......

He just pounced, George. Wood passed the ball instead. He poked his toe and passed the ball to Ribery in front.

When the three of them pass together, it doesn't matter if it's a Barcelona player or a Nottingham Forest player. Before they could get into position, Arshavin was the player who stayed in front of the Forest team when defending corners, and Barcelona was the only player near the penalty area. Toure and Abidal, as well as Gabriel. Milito.

Ribery received the ball and then made a powerful pass, and Milito, who was in front of him, dodged a little, but did not hesitate to shoot on the spot!

The ball rolled towards the goal on the turf, but fortunately Valdés had been keeping a close watch on Ribery and was not surprised by his direct shot. Falling to the ground, the ball is firmly under him.

Seeing that the attack was not successful, and the football was directly confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper, George, who had just rushed to the front of the penalty area. Without the slightest hesitation, Wood turned and sprinted back – he had to be prepared to defend, not Messi, but the rest of Barcelona.

He is not Van der Vaart or any of the other midfielders he has partnered with, so he can stay in front and wait for a second attack after an attack. Sidwell couldn't help him break the ball and give it to him to attack. All his energy is going to be spent defending Messi. So it's up to him to attack and defend defensively.

Valdés sees George. Wood was running. It is known that the key figure of Nottingham Forest in this game will definitely be him, not Ribery. Now Wood hasn't had time to get back to his defensive position. So...... He threw the ball in his hand and launched a quick attack.

Yaya. Toure received the ball, and Ribery, who was next to him, just made a defensive appearance and gave up. He didn't want to waste his physical strength here. Toure passed the football to Xavi, who had just run back, and his mission was done. At this time George. Wood had just run the middle lap.

Xavi also clearly knows that Wood is the key and he won't give the opposition a chance to return to his zone and regroup. While Wood was still on the back guard, he made a quick pass of the ball.

Messi got the ball again, and the few Barcelona fans in the stands of the city stadium cheered and wanted to see Messi perform again in a row of several people.

Messi is not satisfied with their ground, that kind of performance is only possible in extreme conditions, and most of the time, the attack is still more dangerous to achieve by passing and cutting the run.

He passed the football to Iniesta. There is another unspeakable reason why he did not choose to break through on his own - in the face of Sidwell, he really has no interest in breaking through......

Iniesta's through pass was intercepted by Pepe, and George. Wood ran back just when Pepe's block ball rolled to his feet. He turned around and threw himself into the attack again.

There was not the slightest time for rest and respite, George. Wood runs tirelessly back and forth across the pitch, a rare midfield playmaker like him......

"The pace of the transition between attack and defense on both sides is very fast! It's a great game! "When the narrator found Tony. Donn's side don't really want to get excited when they're holding on to their home stadium.

Judging by the few minutes played, this Champions League semi-final does show signs of this. But for expecting Tony. In the case of Donne, the commentators should remain cautiously optimistic......

Nottingham Forest and Barcelona played each other for five minutes before retreating. The game was dominated by Barcelona. At one point, the ratio of time spent on the ball reached 67 percent. Nottingham Forest once again offered their counter-attack.

At this moment, the narrator really wants to slap himself. For Barcelona fans, the game may have looked good, but for the majority of neutral fans, the one-sided game did not attract much interest in any way.

Tony. Don sat in the coach's box, touched his chin and said to the two assistant coaches next to him, "George. Wood still needs to gain more experience as a playmaker in the game...... It was good at the beginning, but when the team shrank defensively, he didn't know what to do. If that guy Demi sees George's performance now, he must hate me to death, right? ”

Chris Rac grinned silently beside him.

Don said: "There's Van der Vaart and Ribery here. It is true that he has no more access to this kind of work. I don't think I'm in a hurry to train him. ”

Don nodded: "This is just the beginning, not the end. ”

Just at the Forest team three coaches were discussing George. Wood's future, Rijkaard frowned, and the frown tightened.

Tony. There are no secrets to Donn's tactics. Everybody knows he's going to defend, he's going to defend and counter-attack. So before he came to Nottingham, he gave the team a targeted training on how to break down the dense defence.

What he didn't expect was Tony. Don vs. George. Wood's special use. When defending, in addition to not defending against Messi, he is not much different from the usual game, which means that Nottingham Forest's midfield defense still needs to rely on him. But when it comes to attacking. He actively and decisively stepped forward again and again, which gave Rijkaard David a headache.

When Barcelona did defensive tactical drills, the hypothetical opponent was Van der Vaart or Ribery, and at the very least, Arshavin. Who would have thought that George. Will Wood be pushed into the playmaker position by Donn in this game?

Wood's fundamentals have been practiced for many years, and the results of his training are reflected in the game, which is a big headache for opponents. Because of the basic skills, you can't easily cut off his ball, and his dribbling and passing are very simple. It's most useful in practice – because he doesn't waste a fleeting opportunity to play tricks, and he will pass the ball out whenever he sees an opportunity, without missing a second. It's easy to say, but it's hard to do – players with great skills often have a tendency to show off their skills.

Originally, George. Wood's level is just as good at other times, and it can be curbed by a different opponent who keeps a tight eye on him. It's just that the current situation is perfect for Wood's play. Because Nottingham Forest is defending and counter-attacking, their attack is all about one word - fast!

In the case of those midfielders who are full of spirit and skill, they may hesitate to counter-attack with the ball. Or play a beautiful trick to get the crowd out loud. And what about the opponents? It has long been quickly back in place. Then a quick assault turned into a positional battle of the siege.

George. Wood doesn't let the coaches have that kind of worry when Forest are on the counter-attack. When he gets the ball, his first choice is always to pass the ball - whenever he has the opportunity, he passes the ball out and passes through the midfield as quickly as possible, directly into the opponent's hinterland, without any delay. If he can't pass the ball, he carries the ball forward himself, while looking around for a passing spot.

He didn't wait for his teammates to plug in if he didn't have the right exit point, as some midfielders do, and although his teammates did, the opponents also got back in place. And you may also lose the ball because you hold the ball for a long time and are surrounded by opponents.

With his dribble, he disrupted the opponent's defensive plan, and the opportunity would naturally come out when the time came.

That's why Don used George. Wood is the organizer of this game. Such defensive counter-attacking tactics, such opponents, such game situations, there is no better way to play such a game. Wood is a better fit.

Faithful execution of the manager's tactics, excellent physical fitness, calm mental quality, stable performance, any manager's dream figure, why did he appear at Nottingham Forest?

Rijkaard clenched his fists at the thought of this. There are many factions in his dressing room, but talented players always have problems of one kind or another, Ronaldinho lingers on the **, and Deco has greater requirements...... Why he doesn't have a George. Wood?

Barcelona were really strong and their attack kept Nottingham Forest at bay, leaving them defensively and unable to attack. Nottingham Forest's overall defense is not paper-mâché, and Barcelona's attack is thunderous and rainy, and it can't break the defense at all.

Messi is really powerful, no matter how powerful he is, he is just one person, and he repeated Maradona's classic goal in the Copa del Rey against Getafe, but it was only because Getafe's defense was too long, which allowed Messi to calmly pass one after another. Nottingham Forest would not be stupid enough to pull the defence apart and create opportunities for Messi to get past several men.

Compressing the defense line as much as possible, Sidwell followed Messi inch by inch, with one or two people on the flanks at any time to protect him, and if Messi planned to single-handedly challenge the entire Nottingham Forest defense, he would be smashed to pieces on this thick "wall of sighs".

If he's smart and doesn't have the delusion of beating the opposing team on his own, then Nottingham Forest's overall defence isn't just against Messi alone.

The first half calmed down after a period of intense play-and-match between the two sides, and the game returned to Tony. Don is most familiar and best at the track.

There is no way to take anyone, and the score is 0:0. The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

As soon as the whistle blew, Donn got up and left the dugout, his face expressionless in front of the TV cameras, making it impossible to guess how he was feeling at the moment.

"At home, we didn't score in the first half, it was 0:0. Tony. Is Don satisfied or not? ”