Inspired by Wood's brilliant performance, the confident Foresters rallied to hold on to Middlesbrough's frantic attack in the final moments. Even though it seemed that they were all disgraced and embarrassed, in the end they managed to keep the score of 0:0 until overtime.

It was a watershed moment. Middlesbrough didn't expect the game to go to extra-time, so they went on a frenzy in the final minutes of the game, and in Donn's eyes, although he saw his heart beat faster and his pupils contracted sharply, he saw a taste of dying struggle in the crazy Middlesbrough people.

It was their final madness and when the game went its way into extra-time, the Middlesbrough would no longer have any more strength to threaten my goal. That's what underestimated me and my team!

In 90 minutes, they used too much physical strength and energy to attack. McClaren didn't wait for the moment when the Forest team collapsed, but his own players were under increasing pressure, and the final shot was kicked straight into the stands - it was a clearance for the Forest.

There was a five-minute break between the 90-minute main game and the half-hour extra time, which was not long, just enough for the players who had fought for 90 minutes to sit down and catch their breath and drink their saliva while listening to the coaches' chatter about their tactics. And then immediately they will get up and go back into the fight.

This time was not at all suitable for a detailed tactical set-up, so Don sat everyone around and told them: "Keep defending in extra time, score a penalty shootout, we're going to win!" ”

Simple and clear tactical arrangement, everyone understands. He no longer needs to be encouraged by the spirit of the mission, and now the confidence and morale of the team are high. He didn't need to say anything more.

After the game went into extra time, because both sides had lost so much energy, Middlesbrough could no longer besiege Forest, and Donn began to make planned substitutions to delay time. In the first half of extra time he replaced the exhausted Crouch with Rebrov and in the final minute of the second half with Clint Crouch. Hill replaces Gunelson, who is exhausted and cramping.

By the final moment, in addition to the goalkeepers of both sides, there was only one George in the whole team. Wood can still sprint back and forth. This is also the most important guarantee that the Forest team did not concede a goal in extra time. His physical strength is amazing. McClaren also used the last substitution in extra time and was going to make a last-ditch effort, but Zenden, who had just come on the court, was planning to use his speed to break through George. Wood's time was met with the same problem as Downing's end.

Like McLaren, he thought that Wood, who had run for a hundred minutes, would no longer have the physical strength to entangle with them, but they were wrong, and they were outrageously wrong. George. Wood was like he had been substituted with Zenden, there was no problem with his stamina, and his running speed was not affected. Let Cen Deng also plant his head in front of him.

"Perpetual motion machine George. Wood! "By the end, Andy. Gray simply gave the young man who didn't know what tiredness was, and he gave it such a nickname, which was also an image.

Under the leadership of the "perpetual motion machine", the Forest team persevered to the scene they wanted to see most - to the huge boos of the Middlesbrough fans, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the 120 minutes!

"It's over! Of course, it's just the end of the 120-minute game! After a long battle, the two sides entered the penalty shootout! This is Tony. Coach Donn would love to see the moment, but will his side be able to beat Middlesbrough on penalties? Gray was skeptical, and the coaches were trying to drag the game into a situation they liked to see, only to find out that it wasn't what they wanted it to be – and that's a lot of that. Penalties are a lot of luck to decide the winner......"

*※※ Donn crouched on the turf, holding the squad for the penalty shoot-out with Forest, and around him sat panting players, the game finally reached the moment he had planned. Having held on to his opponent's last-minute frenzy, he has never been more confident than he is now - yes, I can win, I can win my first championship trophy as a coach! If you ask me why, my answer is: No! I just believe I can win!

Looking at the players sitting next to him and being massaged by the team doctors, Donn shook the list in his hand and said: "I've heard this argument countless times, they think that penalties are a game of luck, and that the winner is just luckier than the loser. Now I want you guys to know what shit that is! If penalties are just a matter of luck, then why do we have to practice it every day for a week? Let me tell you what determines the final outcome of a penalty – confidence! Will! That's all! Do you believe you can win this final battle? We've had a tough 120 minutes and we've made it to the end, and now there are still doubts that we can't win? ”

"No, boss!" Despite being exhausted, the players replied loudly.

"Excellent! I know you never doubted it, because you are my players, you are all people who share my belief that the final victory must be ours, and you are all strong-willed warriors who will never be easily shaken! Close your eyes and think about the path you've taken so far this season, the opponents we've beaten and the struggles we've faced...... What kind of game was it when we played Millwall away in the worst of the team's situation? Don followed the rules, the players who closed their eyes frowned and clenched their fists, and the players who hadn't experienced that game also closed their eyes, and Donn didn't care what they thought. Anyway, he didn't have a ...... from Millwall in his team, "stuck in traffic, took the subway, met football hooligans, and in the end we won!" 7：1！ Shut up all those who laugh at us and humiliate us! The teams in the Super League couldn't stop us and we reached the final. How many people thought before this that we would end up at the Millennium Stadium? No one, except ourselves. We've worked so hard to defeat one opponent after another, stepping on their corpses to the throne, and now we're just one step away from that shining crown! What reason do we have to fall here? I know you're tired, some people fight to cramps. Don looked at Gunnalson, who was wearing a team coat and helping the team doctor massage his teammates, who had been bought by former coach Korrymore, but whose professionalism and professionalism led Donn to continue to trust him, and he was glad he wasn't wrong.

"But now...... Even if it's climbing, we're going to climb it! There is no difference between losing at the last step and losing at the first level, both are losers! To win! Be sure to win! Don clenched his fists and roared, gritting his teeth and grimacing his face to make everyone feel his thirst for victory and a title.

Walker watched quietly from the side as Donn made this special "penalty tactical arrangement", according to common sense, most coaches will desperately decompress the players before such an important penalty shootout, telling them to be calm or put aside the victory or defeat or the like, only Tony, he is trying to make everyone understand that only winning is their only way out, let them know that this game must be won, and put pressure on them. Isn't he afraid that the players will be crushed by the pressure? Or is it ...... He trusts his players more than most coaches.

The phrase popped through his mind: "I train them, and they can do it when they need to." Tony's voice was tinged with pride, like a general watching rows of well-trained soldiers walk past him and head to battle. He trained them, he trusted them, and they reciprocated his trust with deeds.

The boss says we can win, then we will win! The boss said that if we can do it, then we will definitely be able to do it!

What the? You're going to ask me why? Why? I can't tell you because we don't know either, but we just believe in Him, just as He believes in us. You don't need to do anything for this reason!

Walker thought that maybe that was the personality of the head coach. Like his leader, Brian. Clough is the same. Although he rarely appeared on the sidelines of the training ground, and did not see each other a few times a week, everyone was willing to follow him, believe his every word, and obey his arrangements. The leader said, "Guys, we need a victory. "Then they're going to try to win that game.

And there are fewer and fewer such coaches these days...... In an age of flamboyant players, coaches are increasingly becoming unskilled workers who command the game but are unable to discipline the team and can be fired by their bosses at any time to scapegoat the team's poor results. If nothing else, does the current head coach dare to slap the main players in the team? Do you dare to punch a player in the stomach for his bad performance? Dare to risk being late before the UEFA Champions League final to get a player back to the hotel to shave?

No, there will never be such a coach again. Because such a person will definitely not last long in today's football environment.

Although Tony didn't dare to slap his players, he didn't dare to let the players shine his shoes. But in some places he is really like the "head"! No wonder Bowyer would say that someone would compare Tony to the "head" in the future.

To win the hearts of your players and make them willing to follow your manager...... It's enviable!

(To be continued)