"Fernando. Gago! He scored a crucial goal! It was a goal that pulled Nottingham Forest back off the edge of a cliff! ”

There was a roar of cheer in the stands in the corner of the Emirates Stadium, where fans jumped from their seats, raised their arms and cheered.

The Arsenal players were a little helpless, and Arsene Wenger sat in the dugout and just tilted his head back to express his displeasure.

Donn's celebration lasted only a short time, and while the people around him were still clapping and cheering, he had already pulled Mitchel past him.

"Warm-up, boy." Donn glanced at the Forest Team Nine, who was taller than him.

Mitchel nodded, the expression on his face calm. Now, three years later, he is no longer the nobody who made his debut in the Champions Cup.

"We made a bit of an early substitution and the opponent must have been surprised. I want you to go up and play a bigger role, not just to score goals. Do you know what to do? ”

"I know, sir. It's not my first time playing. ”

Don laughed when he heard him say this, "By the way, you're not a rookie anymore. Also go up and tell them that Sagna and Klich have been positive with assists and let them take advantage of that. He pointed to the sides of the pitch and said to Mitchel. Try to score another goal in a short period of time. ”

Mitchel led the way, and Donn walked to the sidelines to whistle inside the field, gesturing his team to continue the attack.

Donne's substitution so early did not surprise Wenger, not to mention that after they had just scored, it stands to reason that the team's performance at this time is very good, and they should try to ensure the integrity of the squad and not interrupt the team's rhythm. This adjustment should have come after they conceded a goal.

Mitchel came on and replaced Shahin.

Shaheen was a little unhappy when he came off the pitch because it was too early – only fifty-five minutes......

He high-fived Mitchell with a black face, and when he walked past Donn, Don didn't say anything, just reached out and touched the top of his head.

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Judging by that goal, Gago's form was not bad for the game, and Donn put Gagodo in the attack while Wood defended at the back.

As if sensing Donn's intentions, Wenger rose up and gave his latest command. Then Arsenal's two full-backs stopped assisting and stayed honestly at the back.

When Don saw this scene, he scolded his mother in the coach's seat.

The enemy is too cunning!

I wanted to score another goal while Arsenal's position was unstable and take the initiative into my own hands. Now it's a stalemate.

Thankfully, Mitchel was able to keep the ball on the pitch, so Forest were able to play a positional battle with Arsenal.

But Don still seemed a little impatient......

From time to time, he gets up from the dugout and paces on the sidelines, or raises his hand to look at his watch and look at the score on the big screen. As the clock ticked by, Forest's attack still didn't pay off. Arsenal's attack is not aggressive enough, and it looks like Arsene Wenger is also acceptable for a draw at home.

After all, they are now six points ahead, and even if they are tied, they are still six points ahead. For Arsenal, maintaining that six-point gap will almost guarantee their eventual league title.

Arsene Wenger doesn't want to expend too much energy for this game, and there is a Champions Cup game in three days' time, which is the most important thing, and he can't afford to lose.

To that end, after 65 minutes, Arsene Wenger began to make one substitution after another. First of all, he replaced Cesc Fabregas, as the heart of the team, the captain and the absolute mainstay, his task was done in this game, and Wenger did not want to see him injured or exhausted in the final 25 minutes. Cesc Fabregas did not express any displeasure, but he was definitely not happy to accept it. Because he still wants to continue to compete with Wood on the field......

So after seeing the sign held up by the fourth official, he hesitated, shrugged his shoulders and pointed to himself, asking the audience. Arsene Wenger nodded below. He turned his head to glance at George in the distance. Wood, and then walked slowly.

Forest fans were so unhappy with his move that they thought he was deliberately delaying the game, so they desperately booed the Arsenal captain from the away fans' stands.

Fabregas walked halfway to remember that he was still wearing the captain's armband, so he turned back and handed the armband to Senderos, booing even more. But soon those boos were drowned out by the applause of the Arsenal fans, who stood up to see their captain off.

Walking to the sidelines, Cesc Fabregas turned to face the pitch and raised his arms in response to the applause of the fans, but his eyes remained fixed on George, who was standing near the centre circle. Wood. He seemed to be looking at himself, too.

The two men looked at each other as Cesc Fabregas turned and walked back to the bench, where he shook hands with Arsene Wenger. Arsene Wenger patted him on the shoulder and signaled that he was well done.

Don watched Cesc Fabregas go down and was happy. He knew there was hope for a win in this game. Arsene Wenger clearly opted for conservatism as he brought on a defensive midfielder – Denilson, the Brazilian who played in the back.

Arsene Wenger's idea is to let Bregas go down, and Arsenal's attacking organisation and Wilshere are not worried about anything.

However, in Donn's view, Wilshere is not yet able to compare with Fabregas, not because of talent, but because of the gap in experience.

With Wood more than enough to deal with him alone, and with Wilshere frozen, Walcott and Vela and others not being able to play to their full potential, Nottingham Forest will have more energy to devote to attacking. Look for an opportunity to score.

In the following game, Nottingham Forest gradually grasped the initiative in midfield and then began to put pressure on Arsenal's penalty area. Arsenal went on the defensive.

The Forest were attacking fiercely, but they seemed to have forgotten Donn's request at half-time. Raphinha received the ball twice in a row outside the penalty area and dribbled laterally before shooting directly from distance, one kicking wide and the other flying. Much to the displeasure of Donne, who was watching from the sidelines, he rushed to the sidelines and shouted Raphinha's name.

Raphinha was honestly yelled at by Donn and stopped shooting blindly from a distance.

Don then muttered back to the dugout.

"What a waste of opportunity...... Do they still think they are at least three goals ahead? ”

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In the 75th minute, five minutes after Cesc Fabregas was substituted, Nasri was replaced by Aaron Ramsey.

Donn watched coldly as Arsene Wenger made a substitution. Then he made his own changes, with Bentley coming on for Mock.

Mock's mission on the pitch was simple, to use his technical advantage to cause enough problems for Arsenal's left-sided defence.

Since Lennon left, Bentley's right flank has been Bentley's for the most part, and Mock is still a little immature, but on some special occasions he can be more useful than Bentley.

Breakthrough! Breakthrough! Breakthrough!

Before going on the field, Don pulled Mock and told him to forget everything else, leaving only this one thing in his head. Then he came on to break through the Arsenal defence.

He's done that very well, he's not fast in terms of pace, but he's got a good combination of people and balls that makes it impossible for Arsenal defenders to break the ball easily.

For a while, Klich's side became the focus of Nottingham Forest's attack, and the defensive center of gravity of the entire Arsenal team followed to the left. Nasri didn't play long before he quickly became a defensive striker......

They managed to hold on to Forest's onslaught until the 80th minute.

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Don looked at his watch, eighty minutes later, and he still had one last substitution spot left. Several people had some problems with their stamina and seemed to need to be replaced for rest. For example, Bale, his assists are not sharp now, and even if he runs up, he is no longer active in defending, but fortunately, Wood is behind to help him fill in the position, so Arsenal did not seize the opportunity to score.

Don only took Layton with him. Barnes, a left-back, is coming away, and if he is replaced, the attack will inevitably be weakened. Because he needs Barnes' defense.

Is it to let Bale go down and rest, for the Champions Cup in three days' time? Or do you want to switch to an attacking player and continue to strengthen the attack?

After a moment's consideration, Don called Abang Raho from the bench.

He's going to give it a go.

A minute later, the fourth official signaled for a change for Forest, with Abonlaho coming on for Gareth. Bel.

Removing a full-back and replacing him with a striker was a desperate gamble.

As he told his players at half-time: if we throw in the towel here, we won't be in contention for the title.

He wanted to use this substitution to remind the players that he hadn't forgotten that sentence, so he hoped that the players on the pitch would not forget it as well – winning was their only pursuit.

After running onto the field, Abang Lajo took advantage of the dead ball to call everyone over, he clenched his fists and shouted at his teammates: "Boss, let's keep attacking, we must win!" ”

After hearing this, the Forest players all turned their heads to look at the sidelines, and Donn stood there with a serious face.

"What about defense? Bale is down, Raphinha is not a central defender......" Gago was a little worried.

"Don't worry about it so much, let's talk about it first!" Abang Lajo is scrappy.

Wood said, "I'll take care of the defense, you guys don't care." ”

As soon as he spoke, the argument ended, and there was no objection from everyone.

"Then it's decided. Be sure to score, be sure to win! Abang Rajo clenched his fists to cheer up the tired big guy. Guys, Triple Crown, think about it! ”

Gago gasped and nodded: "There are still ten minutes, find a way to score a goal for them." ”

The group set their goal and dispersed.

A minute later, Forest raced into the box, but Ibisevic collided with Almunia during a scramble, and the referee called the team doctor on the pitch.

The Nottingham Forest fans in the stands were still complaining about Almunia deliberately delaying the game, but Don didn't have the time to find a fourth official. He hurried to call Wood to the sidelines to give him a face-to-face lecture.

"Cross! Pass the ball from the air to the Arsenal goalkeeper and pass it to Mitchel! But instead of letting him score, he's not the main attacker, let him grab the back post and then cross the ball. Do you understand? He's not the main attacker, but we want to make the opponent think he's the one who solves the problem. Don kept gesturing to add in a hurry, and one couldn't help but think of the word "hurrying".

Wood nodded, "Understood." ”

"Go tell them about the change, tell Gago that if we cross, we're going to get into the box and leave the middle defending."

"Do I keep it?"

Don nodded: "Yes!" ”

"Okay, no problem."

Wood ran back onto the field and told the team about Donn's adjustments.

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Arsene Wenger called Senderos to the sidelines while Almunia was being treated, telling him to keep an eye on defending Mitchel. Senderos is the only man on the pitch who can compete with Mitchel in terms of header and height. At times like these, Donn will be sure to try to score using the simplest of things – a diagonal pass into the box and a header for Mitchel to head it over. Then just look at the dead Mitchel.

With the resumption of the game, Arsene Wenger began to rejoice with his previous arrangement – Mitchel was indeed the focus of the Forest's attack, and Senderos was not yet at a disadvantage at first.

But then things didn't go right.

Physically, Senderos had been running for almost 90 minutes, and he couldn't keep up with Mitchel, who only came up in the second half. Tactically speaking...... Mitchel isn't the true endpoint of Forest's offense either.

George. When Wood made a successful break at the back, he was on the right flank. He made a cameo at right-back, as he said.

At that time, Walcoat planned to force a breakthrough with his own speed when facing Wood, but unfortunately Wood's accurate positioning made him unable to raise his speed, and the ball at his feet was easily cut off by Wood. He just symbolically snatched Wood's ball in front of him and ran back. And Wood didn't pass the ball to Gago, who was in the middle, as the commentator expected, and he made a move that surprised everyone - he dribbled the ball directly on the wing!

Walcoat didn't expect Wood, a temporary cameo, to carry the ball like an authentic full-back. He watched Wood run past him, completely unresponsive.

When Wood crossed the halfway line, the Arsenal defenders still thought he would pass the ball to Gago in the middle, or Fernandez in front. So everyone's defensive attention was on the latter two, and they watched as Wood continued to dribble along the touchline......

"Ahhh George. Wood is still dribbling the ball! There wasn't a single Arsenal player going up to defend, they were defending Gago, they were putting Fernandez, they were putting Mitchel, they just didn't have a single player going up to defend George. Wood! He's still dribbling the ball! ”

The narrator gets excited. Because every time Wood behaves unusually, the rest of the story is wonderful.

"Don't leave him alone——!" Wenger got up from his seat, threw away the suave temperament of "The Professor", and roared loudly. As a seasoned veteran coach, he smelled danger in Wood's unusual moves.

Among those who got up from his seat like him and felt nervous was Cesc Fabregas, who had changed his clothes and sat on the bench with a towel draped over to chat with his team-mates. At this moment, he couldn't help but leave the bench and walked to the sidelines, staring intently at George who was running like the wind on the side. Wood.

He's got a lot of stamina......

It was the first thought that popped into Fabregas's head. The second is - bad!

The manager's loud reminder changed Arsenal's players, and just as Sagna was about to leave Fernandez behind to defend Wood, Wood passed the ball. He passed the football to Fernandez.

When he saw this pass, Saña suddenly had such a wonderful feeling - he finally passed the ball!

Then he threw the manager's words to Java and turned to Fernandez, in the usual thinking of many players, George. Wood is definitely not going to run for a wide cross.

But they were wrong.

Fernandez didn't stop moving forward after spotting Wood's pass, but continued to accelerate forward, he didn't make a gesture to ask for a pass to him, but Fernandez just felt that he should pass the ball instead of dribbling himself.

So when the football came over, and Sarnia was still following closely behind, he didn't hesitate to push the ball out again, and the target was the open space on the side, and Wood was plugging in at high speed!

"Two over one!?" There was obvious surprise in the commentator's tone, and it was clear that he didn't expect the Forest to open up the situation from here. Since Bale went off, the commentator has said Tony more than once. Donn abolished one of the sides himself. What he saw now gave him an awkward feeling of being slapped in the face.

Wood's style of play is succinct, epitomized by the handling of the ball. He doesn't like to take the ball again and then cross like it like other wide players, even though the best passing time has been lost by that time, and no one knows exactly what kind of habit it is, maybe it's just a desire to keep the ball at his feet for a little longer. He also doesn't like some other wide players who like to cut straight inside.

He watched the football roll towards him and couldn't roll it, so he kicked the football directly in front of the goal without stopping the ball!

Up until this moment, many at Arsenal were lucky – none of them had gone up to defend Wood, just because they thought Wood's crosses must be terrible because no one had ever seen him make any decent crosses......

This time Wood's cross still seemed to suck......

It's very high and floating.

Don looked up from the sidelines, squinting at the silver-white soccer ball that stood tall in the dazzling lights.

The people below even had enough time to fight for position.

Senderos looked up at the ball as he grabbed Mitchel's shirt with his hand to prevent him from slipping away.

After passing the ball, Wood lost his centre of gravity and fell, and he sat on the ground and watched as his pass flew towards the back of the Arsenal goal.

"Watch out for his header!"

Almunia nervously reminded his team-mates in front of goal.

"Watch out for Ibisevic!"

Two centre-backs, one to defend Mitchel and one to defend Ibisevic.

Senderos and Mitchel jumped up at the same time, and the Swiss centre-back felt that he was stuck in his position, but in fact he was only half of his body.

Mitchel still found some space, and he twisted in the air to push Senderos aside.

The ball fell, and Almunia gave up jumping into the air to compete with them for the ball. With a defender there, he shouldn't be reckless.

Mitchel felt himself fly in the air, and he enjoyed it every time he tried his best to jump. He saw the football in the air and the top of Sendros's head, and then he found himself jumping a little higher than his opponent......

He's looking for someone, Ibisevic is already guarded, he can't get there.

Gago, what about Gago?

A yellow figure appeared out of the corner of his eye.

It doesn't matter who it is......

Mitchel shook his head hard!

Sendros is headlit in front!

Instead of flying towards the goal, the ball flew in the opposite direction.

In the crowd, the yellow figure came out of nowhere. Under the pull of Denilson, he still struggled forward, leaned back, stretched his legs, and padded!

Gago felt like he was playing football, but he didn't know what was going to happen next.

Almunia now realizes that he has made a mistake - he should not have let the two big men Sendros and Mitchel stand in front of him, he can't see what is happening in front of him!

When he saw the football flying over, his mind was blank, and he didn't make a save at all, just watching the football fly past him and into the goal......

The ball went in?

The Arsenal players and fans were surprisingly calm in their minds at this moment, and they were just asking themselves.

Did the ball really go in?

With a minute left in stoppage time, the goal went in?

The ball is in!

How is this possible!!

The Emirates Stadium, which had been silent for a moment, suddenly became an erupting crater.

"It's hard to believe it! Difficult-to-be-trusted!! It's unbelievable! The narrator yelled loudly with both hands on the soundproof headphones because he was about to lose his voice.

Donn rushed out of the dugout amid the screams of the Arsenal fans behind him, his arms outstretched, his teeth gritted and he waved and waved. It looks like a psychopath, hysterical.

Immediately behind him, more Forest players and coaches rushed out of the dugout, hugged those around them, and knelt on the ground to thank God.

Eastwood was on the verge of crying with excitement, his eyes were red, and he was screaming as he tugged at the hem of his shirt. No one could hear what he, the gypsy, was yelling at.

Gargo, who had been pulled to the ground by Denilson, glanced at the goal, and when he saw that the football was literally lying in the goal, he went crazy.

His eyes widened, his pupils narrowed, and blood rushed from his neck to his head, staining his face red.

He clenched his fists tightly, feeling himself choking fate by the throat.

“…… If we give up here, we don't qualify for the championship! …… If we can't win against Arsenal, we can't win the league title! If we lose to Arsenal here, we won't be able to win the Champions Cup three days from now! …… If such an opportunity is not worth the gritting teeth of our whole team! So what else in this world is worth fighting for? What else!! ”

The leader's passionate voice rang in the ears of every Forest player. Now they can proudly claim to be the team that deserves to compete for the championship.

He got up from the ground, shook off the entanglement of his teammates behind him, ran to the corner flag, took off his jersey and threw it into the sky. He didn't care if the referee would give him a yellow card, at this time he was like venting to his heart's content. Gago, who is elegant in style, but for the first time he made a gesture of stripping to celebrate after scoring a goal, it seems that the Argentine kid is really very excited.

Even George, who has always rarely let his emotions be exposed. Wood got up from the ground, clenched his fists and swung them hard.

Immediately afterwards, he was hugged by Mitchel, who rushed up.

At the Emirates Stadium, in the heart of the enemy Arsenal, in front of 60,000 Arsenal fans, the Nottingham Forest players were celebrating their last-minute comeaway goal, completely ignoring the mood and feelings of the home team, indulging in catharsis, as if they were the masters of the stadium.

The Emirates Stadium was silent.

On the dugout, Asena. Arsene Wenger held his forehead with his left hand and lowered his head not to see what was happening in front of his eyes.

He had nothing to say about this result. He still has one more thought in his heart - the Champions Cup.

In three days, let's fight to the death, Tony. This time it's a real battle to the death!

(To be continued)