Chapter 26: The End of Provocation (I)
Don stopped talking, and quiet returned to the locker room, but there was still a torrent brewing in the lull. After a while, the wheezing in the room grew heavier, and Don knew the time had come.
"Alright, guys, you can't win with just blood. We also need to use our brains. He tapped on the tactical board, "I think you've seen what the football Millwall is like." Who else is going to show footwork in front of them? No one, good. ”
"In the first half, they tried their best to press the whole court, and it worked well, so we couldn't react a little bit. But I'm going to say the manager of the other side is an idiot. Their fitness has been problematic and the second half is destined to be ours. Learn to use the width of the pitch, we move more and pass through and play a little bit simpler. They want to fight us to the death in midfield, don't give them that chance, get through midfield quickly...... They love to play golf, so we play with them! Taylor! Donn looked at Gareth, who had just returned from the reserves. Taylor.
'In the second half you go up and replace Johansen. Attention everyone! He raised his voice, "High ball if you get the chance!" Their centre-backs can't compete with you at headers, and Darren is the best at the ball. Ward (Darren'www.xstxt.orgark'Phillips) is too young to threaten you with anything. Donn looked at Taylor and said that everyone could see that the key to the team's victory in the second half was this guy.
"As for the other one...... That bastard in Muscat is only 1.78 meters tall, which is ten centimeters different from you. That guy's header level...... Far worse than his ability to break someone's leg! However, the task I gave you was not to win against him in terms of headers. I want you...... Get him down! Do you understand what I mean? ”
Taylor thought for a moment, then nodded: "He has a yellow card on him." ”
Don grinned, "You're smart, big guy. Find a way to get him down, but don't hurt yourself. Remember, it must be realistic! If you get a yellow card for a fake fall, I won't sympathize with you. He pointed his finger away.
Taylor nodded again: "I understand how to do it." ”
Entrusting Taylor with a heavy responsibility in front of the whole team is a means for Don to buy the hearts and minds of this team. The so-called hit the board first and then give the sugar.
After assigning the task to Taylor, in fact, everyone knows what the tactics of the Forest team are in the second half: use Taylor, who is 1.88 meters tall and has excellent heading ability, as a bridgehead in the attacking frontcourt, whether it is for him to shoot or make the ball, he must pass his head first.
"Rebrov, your task in this game is not to organize the attack, but to shoot and score. Taylor will soon be watched by the opposition and he will draw the full defensive attention of Millwall, and you will have to follow him at his side at all times. When he gets the ball down, you have to get second in front of Millwall's players and then ...... I don't care what method you use, blast the ball into their door for me! ”
Rebrov nodded vigorously.
"Next...... Eugen. Pope, you should reflect on that stupid yellow card in the first half. If I had a midfielder, I would have replaced you now. Donn said as he stared at the German youngster. Pop lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him. "But lucky boy, we don't have any other midfielders but you and Guinalsson. You still have to stay on the field, but watch your actions and don't ask for a red card for me! ”
"I ...... I see, boss. Pop replied in a low voice.
"Gunelson, Pope has a card on him, you help him more in the second half, you two join forces to see Cahill to death! Don't give him a long-range shot like he did in the first half! Don shook his fist. In the first half, it was because Pope and Gunnarson did not close in time that Cahill was able to get to his feet calmly.
"Yes, sir." The Icelander replied with a blank face.
"As for their captain......" Donn closed his eyes and paused slightly, from now on he was going to say goodbye to the past once and for all. Dennis...... Let me give you one last ride!
"Thirty-seven-year-old man, don't be afraid!"
※※※ While Don was assigning tasks to the players and arranging tactics, Des. Walker ran out alone to see what was going on on the pitch. The scrambling stands have regained calm, but at first glance there are still a lot of empty seats, so they must have been taken away by the police or taken directly to the hospital...... There were three rows of heavily armed riot police on each side of the visitors' stands, and there were occasional verbal fights between fans across the three-story wall, but the situation has largely subsided. It seems that the second half can be played normally.
Just as the referees also came out of the referee's lounge, Walker looked at them with an inquiring gaze, and the fourth official nodded to him: "The second half of the game can continue, Mr. Coach." ”
Walker smiled: "That's great news. "If the referees decide to cancel the second half and postpone the game, it will be Nottingham Forest who will be hit the hardest. Dawn.
Seeing Walker's reaction, the fourth official stopped and said to him, "I think that's good news too, Mr. Coach." I also hope that in the second half we all saw a game and nothing else. So, please tell your manager to calm down on the sidelines. ”
Walker shrugged: "Are you going to say the same thing to the Millwall manager and their fans again?" Mr. Referee. ”
The fourth official didn't know how to answer this question, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I will report everything about this game to the FA truthfully." Goodbye, Mr. Coach, and good luck to you. He turned and left.
Looking at the man's back, Walker laughed and said loudly, "You should wish Mr. McCleily good luck!" ”
He turned and walked towards the locker room, pushed open the door, and found that Don had almost finished speaking.
"Tony, the second half is on time." He brought the best news to Donn.
Don smiled: "Yay! Guys, you don't have to worry about having nowhere to vent your anger! Remember what I said? ”
"Remember, boss!" The players replied loudly.
"Close your eyes and think back to how they treated us in the first half! What do you guys come up with? How do you feel? "Donn is like a wizard who lures these players to the state he wants.
Michael. Dawson clenched his fists and trembled slightly: "I...... I want to go up and race! Chief! I want to shut up those bastards! ”
"Then go ahead! them! Donn and Walker stepped out of the way, and the players rushed out. Let them understand...... Provoke us! ”
After kick-off in the second half, the Millwall fans in the stands booed in the slightest, and even insulting Gavin could be heard. Instead of battling with the fans in the stands behind the dugout, Donn stood on the edge of the pitch with his hands in his pockets and watched the game in progress with a serious face.
It looked like he was worried about the outcome of the game because his team was down by one goal. McClairy sat in the dugout with Jiro's legs on his feet, ready to enjoy a good show.
A...... Who's the show?
Cahill tried to break through the middle with the ball and was locked out of the gate by Gunnarson and Pope combined. Gunelson, who broke the ball, passed the ball to Andy on the left flank. Reed. Reed's long ball was his strength, and he followed Donn's instructions and went straight to Gareth in front of him. Taylor.
The man who is defending Taylor now is not Muscat, but the young Mark. Phillips, both in experience and physically, he can't compare to Taylor. Before the two of them could jump, they had already lost first - he was squeezed in front of Taylor and couldn't grab the landing spot at all!
Now that Taylor has not entered the box, it is impossible to hit the goal with a direct header. While fighting Phillips for position, he saw Rebrov running up from behind, and Wise was following him closely, should he pass the ball to him?
Rebrov was running forward when Reid passed the ball to Taylor, but the experienced Wise guessed the Forest's tactics almost instantly and followed. This creates a lot of trouble for the Ukrainians to move next.
Stopping the ball? Likely to be cut off by Wise. That little man's feet are too fast! And now there are not many people in the Millwall backline, and he would have liked to go straight to the defenders who were too close to each other and then face the goalkeeper, but now it seems that he should not think about it.
In order to prevent Wise from breaking the ball, he had to stop the ball on the side, so that although he kept possession, he also lost the best opportunity to attack.
What is he going to do?
Collymore is gone, and Rebrov originally thought that his time in the Forest team was over, but he did not expect that the words and changes of the new head coach in the last game gave him a new life. Yes, although he was originally a goalscorer, he did not achieve the results worthy of the striker title at Tottenham Hotspur, and the same was true for Forest. Just as he begins to doubt his abilities, Donn tells him to move his position back twenty meters and you will see a completely different world.
(To be continued)