Volume 8 The Clouds Are Light and the Wind is Light Chapter 54 Old Antiques (Today's First Update)

Mourinho definitely didn't underestimate Nottingham Forest and Tony. Donn, so he wasn't surprised when Forest launched a fierce attack on their home turf.

But despite this, the difficulty of this game still gave him a lot of headaches.

Nottingham Forest are hell-bent on beating Manchester United on their home turf and bidding farewell to their boss with a victory. They played as if they were the ones who needed to fight for the league title.

Manchester United are unlikely to concede victory in this game, and if they lose to Nottingham Forest, the league title will be largely lost. Who wants to fall before the finish line?

The game was deadlocked from the start. The battle between the two sides in midfield was fierce. The game George. Wood and Chen Jian were originally going to attack, but the strong pressure from Manchester United forced them to temporarily switch to the defensive. Similarly, with Wood and Chen Jian sticking to the middle, United's attack could not advance and threaten Forest's goal.

The midfield was unable to organise an effective attack, but the Forest team did not panic. They have other methods, such as a long pass and a hanging.

Wood and Chen Jian retreated their positions and turned them into midfielders, basically nesting in front of the back line and not going up, organizing the attack when taking the ball to see the opportunity to see the front on a long pass, Mitchel is two meters and one meters tall, and he is as eye-catching as a lighthouse in the front court, looking for him with a long pass, and then he ferries the ball down, or directly controls it, anyway, in addition to having outstanding height, he also has excellent foot skills, and it is not a problem to control the football at his feet.

Balotelli, on the other hand, roamed past Mitchel, waiting for an opportunity to shoot.

Comparatively speaking, Manchester United without Wayne Rooney are slightly inferior in terms of impact, even if they want to play long balls. Their forwards looked too thin in front of Forest's centre-backs...... To deal with Manchester United, Donn spent two weeks making his squad "tougher". The style of play is hard, and the small movements should also be hard. So in the first half of the game, it seemed that the focus of both teams was not on how to attack, but on how to stop the opponent's attack with foul actions that were not seen by the referee...... As Donn's last game in charge, this first half was anything but spectacular. There are relatively few high-quality attacks on both sides. However, the fans in the stands still watched with relish and enthusiasm. Manchester United fans care about whether their team can win the title, so they don't care what the scene is, they are not Real Madrid and Barcelona fans, they are the first to look good and the second to score. Nottingham Forest fans aren't the kind of people who want to be pretty, otherwise Donn would have been sacking 38 times in his first year in charge – once in every league game, and if they can win, they think it's a good thing.

Only a minority of neutral fans will find this game a bit boring to broadcast to the world, but the fierce collisions are still a bit of a sight to behold. In football, of course, it is impossible to score goals every minute, nor can there be wonderful shots and magical saves every minute, a real fan will not let go of every small detail on the field.

There are a lot of small details in this game...... When Balotelli kicked a free-kick high, the camera did not give Balotelli the penalty kick, but immediately cut to Donn in the dugout. In the camera, Don En tilted his head sharply, revealing a regretful expression. Then the camera panned to Jose Mourinho, who was expressionless and didn't seem to be worried about his side conceding first.

Next George. Wood had a kick-to-foot with Manchester United's midfielder Adrien, who was three years younger than Wood, was defeated and lost possession in front of the United penalty area. Mourinho, who saw this scene, changed his face off the pitch and complained to the assistant coach next to him.

Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, took the opportunity to launch an attacking attack that was their most dangerous attack in the first half. Wood passed the football to Chen Jian, who took a long shot but dunked the football and looked at Gareth on the left side. Bale, stuffed the ball straight into the middle. Mitchel leaned on United centre-back Evans to control the ball and Balotelli cut in front of him to catch the attention of the United defenders. Just when everyone thought Mitchel was going to pass the football to Balotelli, Mitchel suddenly knocked the ball behind him with his heel, and there, Gareth. Bale is in the box, not offside, and unmarked!

Such a good opportunity, Bale did not hesitate, and shot with his feet!

The ball went straight to the near corner, but fortunately Manchester United goalkeeper Rufey got his attention and quickly fell to the ground to shoot the ball off the line.

The attack erupted in huge cheers and applause from the stands, and it was one of the few bright spots of the first half. Donn was saddened by the goal, while Jose Mourinho got up from his seat – he couldn't sit still in the face of Forest's fluid attack.

In fact, for Manchester United, as long as they can keep the draw, they can win the title. But Mourinho never had that possibility in his head. He knows how much energy Don has, and if he sets the plan at the level of "winning if he keeps the draw", then the final result is likely to be his own failure. Only by setting the goal as a win can the team really achieve the result they want.

United then made a change. Just because Forest are at home and the attack is fierce, Manchester United will shrink back. He asked the team to press out and use one or two high-quality attacks to frustrate the Forest's spirit.

But less than 10 minutes into his adjustment, the whistle sounded at the end of the first half.

※※※“0:0! Jose Mourinho should be happy with the scoreline. As long as his team draws in the final round of the league, they will be able to win the league title on goal difference. "Narrator John. That's what Mortensen said, but Mourinho certainly doesn't think so.

In the dressing room, Mourinho was relentless in his criticism of his team's performance in the first half.

"Do you know what kind of game it is? It's a game that makes us heroes or laughing stock this season! ”

Mourinho lost his temper with his players, partly because he felt humiliated by the fact that these players were far less combative than Forest's players in the competition against Donne.

In contrast, Donn praised his team's first-half performance in the dressing room.

Although there was not much quality in the first half, it was Nottingham Forest who had the upper hand overall. Donne's hard-hitting style of play for the team has made it difficult for Manchester United.

Don didn't say much other than praise. It's like this is an ordinary league, these people are professional players, they have played countless professional leagues, they have been trained in this area since they were sensible, and although the opponent is a little stronger and more meaningful, such a game should still be able to cope with it. It's a pity that I can't continue to lead them.

He left the rest of the time to the players and pushed the door open and walked out.

In fact, Donn has a lot to say, but he can't say it, he is afraid of disturbing the mood and state of the players. If the players lose because of him, he really doesn't know how he will face this crowd.

Tang En came to the corridor alone, the staff there saw him, Tang En also saw them, he waved his hand to those people, signaling that it was nothing, what should I do, I was just here to breathe.

With Donn's prestige here, he said so, and no one dared to come up and disturb him.

So in the noisy court, he gained a moment of tranquility.

At this time, Don suddenly wanted to smoke. He has stopped smoking since he had a heart attack, and now that he has just quit smoking for exactly 10 years, it stands to reason that he will not smoke again and will not want to smoke again. But today, he has such a ** and wants to light a cigarette for himself.

Pat the pocket, and of course there was nothing in it.

Don smacked his mouth.

Although he will return to the stadium in the future, it is absolutely impossible to be the head coach. When parting, do you feel nostalgic? Don found out that he was not nostalgic. Maybe it's because my feelings for this stadium are too shallow. If it were a city stadium, maybe he would be quite nostalgic. Before the city stadium was about to be demolished, he drove his car to make a final farewell and met Kenny in the twilight. Burns, chatted with him for a while.

Now this modern and beautiful stadium can't make him feel the same way.

He still remembers that when he first arrived, he always scoffed at the "smell of history" as synonymous with decay and backwardness, so he looked down on the old facilities and buildings in the club. Unexpectedly, one day, he also began to miss those "old antiques...... It's because I've become the same old antique as those old antiques.

Since it is outdated and backward, it is necessary to retire from the stage, and it is not disgraceful to retire at this time...... ※※※ When Donn returned to the locker room, the players were already ready to play under the command of assistant coach Chris Lack. Donn waited for them to come out at the door of the locker room, patted them on the shoulders one by one, and escorted them to the court.

The second half was no different from the first. Despite Mourinho's demands that his side step up their attack, Forest's defence remains solid. Forest also continued to insist on harassing Manchester United's back with long balls in the first half, preventing them from pouring out.

As time went on, United's offensive began to wane a bit, as they felt that even if they ended up with an average, the league title would be theirs.

A draw is actually what Manchester United want, and in front of the champions, even if they can't win against Nottingham Forest, they are not afraid of anything. But on Mourinho's side, it is indeed an absolutely unacceptable result. Not to mention that the idea of a draw is too dangerous, even if it is a personal vendetta, Mourinho will never allow his team to draw with Forest.

Donn retired after commanding this game, if the result is a draw. Wouldn't I be able to defeat him for the rest of my life?

That's not going to work!

Jose Mourinho stood up from the dugout and roared loudly to the singing of the Forest fans in the stadium, allowing his team to step up the attack, attacking from both sides.

Jose Mourinho was not happy with the draw, and neither were the Nottingham Forest players with the 0:0.

When Mitchel was in an unmarked position, but Balotelli ignored it, choosing to force a shot himself and shoot the ball straight away, Mitchel couldn't stand Balotelli's behavior and complained to him loudly: "What are you doing? I'm in a better position, don't you see? ”

Balotelli ignored him, just holding his head in his hands and regretting that he had missed a chance.

His attitude made Mitchel very unhappy, anyway, Balotelli's popularity in the team has always been very average. He chased after him to reason a few words, but Woodra stopped him.

"That bastard, don't you know we have to take the lead to win now?" Mitchel complained to Wood.

"You don't need to talk about this kind of thing." Wood gestured to the sidelines, and Mitchel glanced at him and shut up.

They all saw the leader get up from the dugout and walk to the sidelines.

The next second, I saw Don roaring in the arena.

"Mario! What are you doing?! You should pass the ball! "His voice can still be heard in such a noisy environment, it really makes people wonder if he has a megaphone in his body." PassPassPassPass!! Pass the football to a better teammate! You're not a kid anymore, do you still need me to teach you this kind of thing! ”

In fact, he yelled so many words, the players on the field may not be able to hear it clearly, but it expresses an attitude - Lao Tzu is very angry!

Balotelli is not very popular in the team, even George. Wood doesn't give face, but he still has a lot of respect for Donne. Seeing Don lose his temper, he knew that it must be because he didn't pass the ball just now, but chose to shoot.

So he waved his hand at Donne, which meant that he would pay attention next time...... Don then went back to the dugout and sat down.

It's a small detail that the narrator Mortenson relishes.

"Tony is still the king here, even if he doesn't mean to show it. But seeing how honest Balotelli was under him, no one doubted that he was king. ”

Balotelli, who had been taught by Donn, was really much more honest, and when he had the opportunity again, he passed the ball many times and never dared to eat alone again.

※※※ There is really nothing to sing about in this last game. For Manchester United fans, it's nerve-wracking.

As the time of the second half of the game passed, there were more and more exciting scenes on the field. This may have something to do with the requirements of the coaches of both sides, and the two teams fought against each other.

Brilliant shots are starting to come and of course more saves are happening. This must have made the neutral fans happy.

It's just that although the scene is lively, the score is still 0:0. No one scored.

In between, Nottingham Forest hit the post once, while Manchester United hit the crossbar once. Luck seems to be bad for both teams.

The time of the game also passed quickly in the wonderful attack between the two sides.

It looks like the game will end with a score of 0:0.

If that is the case, the United will be dancing with joy as they successfully defend their title. Only Jose Mourinho is upset because he will never get a chance to beat Toney again. Don is gone......

(To be continued)