Chapter 39: The Cunning Allardyce (Part II)

There are a lot of coaches who like to restrain the performance of young players on the field, and they wish they could arrange every second of action for the players themselves, and then let the players follow it, meticulously, and not make a mistake. They always tell the youngsters in their tactics or training that they are not allowed to carry the ball too much, "not to be one-on-one", "not to force breakthroughs", "not to pass the ball...... Not allowed this, not allowed that. If a player doesn't come according to his request, he loses his place on the pitch in the team.

The original talented young genius was stifled in this way.

Donne, on the other hand, likes to encourage young people to play freely, and is happy to see those young people suddenly change their coach's instructions and solve problems in their own way. Give them confidence, and they will reciprocate with results that make Don happy. The football version of the peach.

Up front, Donn continues to keep in-form Freddie in good form. Eastwood started alongside the technically good Rebrov for the first time in six games and Donn hopes his skill and pace can cause some problems for Bolton's older, slower backline.

Thirty-two-year-old French veteran Bruno. Ngoti, thirty-year-old Anthony. Barnes (anthony_barness), 32-year-old Simon. Charlton (simon_charlton), 20-year-old Nicky. Hunter (nichy_hunt). That's the back line for Bolton's game. Such an experienced defence, but with the constant onslaught of the young Forest team, who doesn't know what will happen. You know, the oldest in the Forest's starting line-up is their goalkeeper Darren. Ward and striker Sergei. Rebrov is only twenty-nine years old.

Donne's intention to send such a young team is also here, it doesn't matter if you have no experience, you can make up for it with physical strength. But just ten minutes into the game, he felt that the situation was critical.

The team gave Bolton three free-kicks in a row in front of the box! Every time Bolton's youngster Nolan stood in front of the ball and prepared to take a free-kick, Done's heart beat faster.

All three free-kicks were taken by George. Wood gave it, he was still too young and lacked experience in the game, and there were two of them that shouldn't be given. Fortunately, Nolan's free-kick did not score, otherwise conceding in the opening ten minutes would have been too much of a blow to Forest.

"Wood!" But this situation still made Don have to remind the rough boy loudly, he pressed down with his hands, "Calm down!" Don't take it lightly! Just stick to each other! ”

In fact, it should be shouted from the sidelines of the training ground, but who made Wood still have too little training. No wonder he has been asking for more training on his own, and he is also very aware of his problems.

After yelling, Donn turned back to the dugout, and Walker said to him: "Tony, you have to calm down, the game is only ten minutes into the game, don't be in such a hurry......"

Don took a sip and nodded, "You're right, Walker. But our opponents are not simple......" He glanced at the visitors' dugout, where sat a dark-skinned, square-faced man, Sam. Allardyce (sam_allardyce). "Allardyce is a very cunning fellow."

According to Donn's memory, Bolton began to regain his recovery, and it was at the hands of this guy. He led the team to the Premier League, successfully relegated for three consecutive years, and later led the team to the League Cup. He is a coach of a considerable level, so it was only natural that he became the head coach of Newcastle, a quasi-powerhouse, and by the way, his predecessor at Newcastle was Glenn, who almost overturned Donn in the FA Cup last year. Rod.

Walker laughed, "But why do I think you're more cunning than him?" ”

Don scratched his head, he knew what Walker was referring to. In his pre-match interview, Donn was confident and ambitious, claiming to crush the visiting team Bolton Wanderers with attacking football at home. As a result, the locker room door was closed, and the first thing Don said when he opened his mouth was: "Defense, guys, I want you to know the importance of defense!" ”

As a result, judging from Bolton's starting lineup, they were really affected by Donn's "offensive battle" remarks. Kevin. Although Nolan is good at interception, his talent in attack is also not to be underestimated. Walker believes Allardyce started the 21-year-old Nolan, rather than a true midfielder, and is looking for some opportunities in the middle - in addition to tackles, the youngster has excellent passing and set-pieces, as well as long-range shooting ability.

"Nolan is actually evidence of Allardyce's cunning." Donn watched the game while chatting with Walker. "I would have been happier if he had chosen to start Djokaeff, but unfortunately he used a balanced Nolan ......"

Just said this, Nolan used technology to break through Gunelson, and at this time he was already at the top of the arc of the big penalty area!

What about Wood?

Tang En couldn't help but stand up.

Okocha! Wood was keeping an eye on Okocha, who was five metres away from Nolan, in other words...... Wood is also almost five meters away from Nolan!

In front of Nolan now is Wes. Mogan and Robert. Hut's back line, he has plenty of room to swing his leg and shoot from distance!

"Fuck ......" Donn scolded unconsciously, then jerked up his voice, "Don't let him shoot!" Damn ......"

Before the words fell, Nolan took a long shot from outside the penalty area!

Wess rushed forward. Mogan tried to block the sudden shot with his body, and the ball hit his shoulder and jumped, exactly in the opposite direction of Forest goalkeeper Ward's save! There was a huge cheer from the south stand of the City Stadium!

Kevin. Nolan! "Martin in the commentary box. Taylor shouted.

Next his partner Andy. Gray roared in a louder voice, "Nice long shot!" In the Premier League, Kevin. Nolan has already scored four of these long-range goals for us! Now in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, his goal gives Bolton the lead away! ”

Donn watched from the sidelines as the ball flew into the Forest's goal, and Ward, who was misguided, was helpless. He slammed his fist on the ground in annoyance, then got up and turned around and walked back to the bench, Walker was helpless about the goal, if he didn't stop it, maybe he wouldn't be able to get in!

Don stood in front of him, spread his hands and said, "Twelve minutes, we are behind. I told them about the importance of defending for 10 minutes before the game, and it turned out that we conceded goals earlier! We were talking about Nolan and he scored! ”

Walker shook his head: "Tony, think the other way around...... It's not necessarily a bad thing to concede so early, we have 78 minutes to recover. ”

Turning to look at the Bolton players running wildly on the pitch to celebrate their goals, and the more than a thousand cheering Bolton fans in the south stand, Donn gritted his teeth and said: "You're right, Dees. But no one likes to concede a goal...... Now, how are we going to fight our defensive counterattack? ”

Walker didn't answer because he didn't know how to answer. Yes, how can the Forest team, which accidentally conceded a goal, adhere to the tactics of defensive counterattack? If you press it up and attack? Bolton have three defensive players waiting in midfield.

Thinking about it, Walker realized that Donn was right. He turned his head to look at Bolton manager Sam, who was celebrating a goal with his assistants in the away dugout. Allardyce. Nolan had three long-range shots in the twelve-minute game, apparently he had specifically told him before the game...... This person is indeed very cunning!

(To be continued)