At half-time, Donn praised the team's overall performance and asked the team to continue playing like this. On the other hand, Mourinho will not be easy, he has to care about Quaresma's injury on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to figure out how to break the Nottingham Forest defensive counter-attack. But what else can be done other than to get the team to step up their offense?

Inter Milan are a bit demoralized. Quaresma has also suffered such a serious injury because the odds are not in their favour – news from Kombie has confirmed that Quaresma will miss all games this season and it is difficult to say when he will be back next season.

But in Mourinho's mouth, this matter has become a good way to boost the morale of the team. He used Quaresma's fight for the team to break his leg to motivate the players, telling them that there was no way back, and that if they didn't work hard and didn't get up, they could only roll back to Milan. And Quaresma's injury would be pointless this time.

and Tony. Like Donne, Mourinho is a scendiary manager who is good at doing that. The Inter Milan player, who was still a little sluggish, made his words agitate like a wolf pack.

And just like that, they played.

Inter Milan intensified significantly after the start of the second half, and they laid siege to Akinfeev's goal as if they were not thinking about defence. In that case, Nottingham Forest are naturally happy to play defensive counter-attacks.

However, Cesar was brilliant and saved two shots from Nottingham Forest in quick succession. With him in the back to keep the door open, Inter Milan's attacking players are relieved.

Down the ground was furious that his team had missed two must-score chances. He was keenly aware that the second half was different from the first. The first half was a backwater, only Quaresma's injury could lift everyone's spirits, and the second half set off a bloody storm as soon as it came up, which could not help but make people vigilant.

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Ibisevic is under siege and has too many defensive responsibilities to do, while he is not fast and is not ready to counter-attack. Donn decided to replace him, and he did so immediately. He didn't want to waste time, what if he scored a goal for Inter Milan in such a little time?

Since it is necessary to counterattack, it is best to change the speed of the striker, and now Donn has two options. One is the experienced goalscorer Eastwood and the other is the faster Abang Lajo. Eastwood isn't slow, but certainly not as fast as Abang Lajo, and his ability to take chances in front of goal is his versatility in shooting. Abang Laho's advantage is much simpler: speed. His speed like the wind allows him to tear through opposition defences with ease and face the goalkeeper.

But what about after facing the goalkeeper? Abonraho is not a great shooter and is likely to miss out on one-on-one situations with the goalkeeper, while Cesar has been in good form this game and always makes some incredible saves. Spanlajo's repeated squandering of chances will only bolster Inter's confidence and diminish Nottingham Forest's determination to play a quick counter-attack.

After weighing it up mentally, Donn opted for Eastwood, a pure-blooded goalscorer who was a little less quicker but had better skill in front of goal.

When calling Eastwood to his side, Donn looked at him and smiled, "When I need help, you're always the first to think of you, Freddie." ”

'We need to score, boss.'

"You're not going to let me down, are you?"

"I warmed up on Fina this morning, chief." Fina is the horse Eastwood rides, and when he was a pony, Eastwood rode it on the roads of the eastern suburbs of London to warm up, and now he is in the prime of life, and Eastwood has been in excellent form for the past two seasons.

"Then I'm relieved. As you say, go up and score. Don patted him on the shoulder and handed over the job to Don, who would be in charge of explaining the tactics to him.

Don asked Eastwood to move more on the pitch, not to be confined to the middle, and not to think too much about defending and just to focus on scoring goals. You have to shoot more, no matter where you are, to have a chance to score.

Eastwood nodded in understanding, and the fourth official held up a sign on the sidelines signaling a substitution.

Ibisevic walked off the pitch to complete the handover to Eastwood, and both of them were applauded by Forest's fans. Despite not scoring goals, Super Ibby was very hard defensively, with a couple of crucial header clearances, and his unselfish character helped the team's overall defence.

And Eastwood's play, everyone knows that this is Donne's "offensive signal". Eastwood is not good at defending, but he is good at scoring goals, and his body and fitness do not allow him to sprint back and forth in the game from one penalty area to another, let alone play physical confrontations with opponents in defence.

Eastwood ran onto the field with his right hand raised above his head, drew a circle, and eventually pointed forward. That's what it means to continue to defend and counterattack. All the Forest players saw it.

Don has made a substitution, but Mourinho's side is still on hold. First of all, he didn't know what effect Donn's adjustment would have now, so it was right to observe first; Secondly, due to Quaresma's unexpected injury, he has lost a substitution spot for no reason, leaving only two cards to use when he needs it most.

He just told the players at the back to be offside. One way to deal with defensive counter-attacks is to create offsides, so that the opposing attacking players frequently fall into the offside trap, so that the opposing passers no longer dare to pass through the ball easily.

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After Eastwood came on, Nottingham Forest's counter-attacking quality improved. Gypsies can control the ball at their feet, they can break through, they can shoot from distance, they are very well-rounded. Such a striker can do what it takes several people to do.

The Forest counter-attack was dominated by long and through balls, which had a high error rate, but once it was successful, it could allow Eastwood to face Cesar directly.

Eastwood didn't come back either, just cruising up front, waiting for an opportunity. If a teammate misses a pass, he grabs the gun on the spot, lets it go if he can't get it, and continues to wait for the next opportunity. He believes in the midfield's interception ability and he won't miss chances.

The Forest players in central midfield also have a lot of trust in Eastwood's ability, and they don't worry about their ball being passed and no one takes it, they just send the ball forward.

Wood intercepted a pass from Inter Milan and passed the ball to Shaheen, who then continued the through ball. And this time they succeeded!

Samuel made some big tackles, but the ball slipped past his feet! Eastwood slapped right behind Burdisso on the other side, but was not offside and cut diagonally to catch the ball.

"Freddie. Eastwood!! A nice pass and an anti-offside! ”

But this is not a death sentence for Inter, because there is still some distance between the passing route and Eastwood, as long as Cesar strikes in time to block the line and angle, and he continues to play magically, it is not impossible to save the team in one attempt.

Julio. Cesar made his choice – he was going to get as close to Eastwood as he could and block his shot. At the same time, he mentally recalls some of Eastwood's technical traits – as a striker, he likes to shoot hard rather than skillfully. It's easy to do, block the angle, no matter how much effort you put in, unless you shoot the goalkeeper through, you won't score.

Shaheen's straight pass, Eastwood slashing in diagonally, and if he wants to shoot, he will need to change his direction after receiving the ball, which is good for Inter's defence.

Cesar slowed down a bit as he didn't think he would be able to get the ball in front of Eastwood, and he couldn't use his hands once he was in and out, which would limit his play considerably. He intends to let Nottingham Forest's no.11 receive the ball first and then block his shot.

'Eastwood was about to receive the ball and now he was outside the box and Cesar had blocked his angle. Will he dribble past the Brazilian goalkeeper? ”

"Over his ——!!!" There was a tsunami of shouts from the stands, all eager to see Eastwood wipe past Cesar and send the ball into the empty net, and by the way, admire the desperate expressions on the faces of the returning Inter players – as long as the goal is scored, Inter need to score at least two goals to secure progress.

But Eastwood made a move that none of them expected.

At the same time as the diagonal insertion to the football, the gypsy faced Cesar sideways, and the right calf led the team to tiptoe upward......

The ball flew over the head of Cesar, who was already lying low and ready to pounce, and flew straight towards the empty goal behind him!

"Shoot! Pretty! Pretty!! ”

Cesar was guarding against Eastwood's powerful volley, but who would have thought that the opponent would come with a volley, and it was too late for him to jump up from the ground to pounce on the ball, so he could only half-kneel on the ground and look back at the football that was still in the air in surprise.

Eastwood ran to the other side, ready to celebrate with his arms outstretched.

He knew that there was no way anyone could stop the ball, not even the crossbar post.

Cesar watched the soccer ball crash into the net, and finally fell to the ground on one side, and a chill ran through his heart.

The graceful arc seems to make all sounds disappear and time stand still, but when the football falls into the goal, the city stadium comes alive like an erupting volcano.

"Brilliant shot! An unexpected pick. Cesar is in great form, but Eastwood, who has only been on the pitch for a short time, is in better form than him! The goal went from passing to running to the final shot, with a clear line and an easy goal. Eastwood is like in normal training, and when he picks a shot, you don't see any extra movement on his part. Neat! ”

"Aha! Don't think I'm only going to volley hard! After the goal, Eastwood flew on the pitch with open arms, and his mouth did not forget to express his pride.

"Still chewing gum? You're not afraid to swallow that thing! "Teammates flocked to it.

"Hey, if you don't pat me on the head, I won't!"

"Hahahaha-"

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In stark contrast to the excitement of the Nottingham Forest players, the frustration of the Inter Milan players was that they could not score a goal by besieging Nottingham Forest, but instead scored a goal. How else is this game going to be played? Now they have to make sure they don't concede any more goals and score at least two more goals to advance. Even if it's 1:1, they will be eliminated because of the lack of away goals.

Mourinho, as the head coach, stood in place, also a little helpless. It stands to reason that the goal was conceded when Samuel made a bad tackle, but he couldn't blame anyone. Because if it goes on like that, it will be a matter of time before Nottingham Forest scores. Originally, he just wanted to score first before the opponent scored, so as to change the balance of power on the field and take the initiative of the game into his own hands.

Now it's all in the soup, it's all in the soup!

Is it really going to lose to Tony again? Donn's that guy in his hands?

Mourinho clenched his fists, he was not reconciled.

If you want to win against him, why is it so difficult!

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Mourinho then brought Cambiasso off for Adriano and Mario again. Balotelli replaced Samuel, who had made a mistake, and gave it a go like a madman.

Donne, on the other hand, replaced Shaheen with Woodgate, and the trick was repeated, with five defenders and three central defenders. As the clock ticked on, so did his odds. As long as Inter don't score two goals in a row at the last minute, even if they accidentally let them score a goal, Forest will advance.

He's so utilitarian that he couldn't be more utilitarian......

In the final moments of the game, Forest gave Inter three free-kicks in a row at the edge of the box due to excessive defensive action. This made Don so nervous that he couldn't sit still anymore, and he got up from the dugout and paced to the sidelines, nervously watching the game.

He knew that Balotelli was a master of free-kicks, and he studied under Mihajlovich, which should not be underestimated. He doesn't want to let himself be a foreshadowing for the birth of a genius boy, he prefers to be a demon who strangles a genius boy.

Balotelli's first free-kick hit the post and flew out of bounds, leaving the Forest fans in the stands in a cold sweat.

Jose Mourinho was just as nervous, and he gritted his teeth on the sidelines as he stared at Balotelli. At this moment, what he sees most is probably Balotelli's "two-goal fame", right?

From the second free-kick, Balotelli kicked the ball against the wall. The cunning Nottingham Forest player made the most of the opportunity, and Eastwood, who was smothered in the chest by the football, fell to the ground, moaning in pain and unwilling to get up.

Inter Milan wanted to continue attacking, but in a moment they rushed to put football at the feet of the Forest players. Barnes kicked the football into the stands with a big kick. Then the team doctor entered, and it was logical to drag on the time.

Jose Mourinho mocked the scene off the pitch: "I bet if Barnes didn't kick the ball out and decided to play a counter-attack with the ball, Eastwood would have jumped up right away. ”

He's not bad at all.

Nottingham Forest is so "unsportsmanlike"......

Eastwood matters tossed for five minutes, and shortly after the restart, Inter were awarded another free-kick.

There are still three minutes of stoppage time, and even if five minutes are given in stoppage time, there are still eight minutes left. It was not easy for the Inter players to score two goals in those eight minutes. What's more, their opponent is still Nottingham Forest, who are good at defending.

This third free-kick was a testament to how impatient the Inter players are at this moment. Balotelli kicked the ball straight into the sky, 108,000 miles away from the goal.

Six minutes of stoppage time did not bring good luck to Inter Milan as they frantically laid siege to Forest's goal, even goalkeeper Giulio. Cesar rushed up to play as a scorer in a corner. It doesn't help.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, the City Stadium was instantly covered with loud cheers. They finally avenged the revenge they had taken a season ago by knocking out Inter Milan in the best way they could.

At the end of the game, Nottingham Forest fans excitedly sang their own songs in the stands to mock Mourinho:

"You'll never win Tony! You'll never win Tony! What a pathetic man! Tony appears in your dreams and you have a nightmare! You open your eyes, and Tony is still smiling at you and smiling at you! ”

Amid the commotion, Mourinho came over to shake Donne's hand.

"Did you step on shit today?" He asked.

"Why do you ask?"

"Good luck......"

Don burst out laughing.

"As long as it can win you, it doesn't matter what the reason is." Tang Encai doesn't care if it's luck or not. "I only care about the outcome."

In fact, when Mourinho was at Chelsea, he was considered "a little shameless", but when Toney. After Donn, a "shameless" person, turned out, he couldn't do it. So it's normal for Don to have that winning streak.

(To be continued)