Chapter 41: The Dilemma (I)

When to see Keane dunk George? Wood, and then blasted the ball into the Forest's goal, Ferguson burst down the dugout with his arms raised. This is the time he was waiting for, waiting for the moment of celebration!

Don sat back in his chair and whispered, "Fuck ......"

Isn't he scolding George? Wood, but only to express his disappointment after conceding the goal.

In the five minutes without Wood, Forest, with one man less, held on to the tide of Manchester United's attack. The team's performance at the time gave Donn confidence in the game. Unexpectedly, when Wood returned to the pitch, Forest and Manchester United were equal in numbers, they conceded a goal instead!

Behind the dugout was the Old Trafford fan stands, and the cheers of the Red Devils fans swept by, blowing Donne's hair and disrupting his mood.

"Tony, are we going to do something?" Assistant coach Chris Rac leaned in and asked.

Don shook his head, "No, it's only twenty minutes too early to make adjustments...... Our plan doesn't say not conceding United to a goal at Old Trafford. It's just a pity ......"

It's a pity that there was a twenty-minute draw.

※※※ Surrounded by his teammates, Keane enjoyed his glorious moment. And George? What about Wood?

He rose from the ground alone, surrounded by Manchester United players cheering for the goal, and in a red color, he was out of place in Forest's yellow away shirt.

Wood's eyes swept over the faces of the Manchester United players celebrating the goal in front of him, and finally stopped at Keane's face.

First he had a nosebleed with a shot, and this time he scored the ball in front of him.

Roy? Keane...... I don't care if you're my target or not! Now, you are my enemy! I won't let you be so proud in front of me!

Keane didn't care about the thoughts of a loser, and he didn't even look back at Wood with a black face.

"Manchester United took the lead, and Nottingham Forest held off for twenty minutes before losing the back of the net. Roy? Keane was outstanding today, even better than he had in previous games...... Let's guess, is it because of the opponent of this game, Nottingham Forest, that makes him excited? ”

A grim-looking Roy appears on the screen? Keane, let the narrator's "excitement say" look like the donkey's lips are not on the horse's mouth. But in fact, Keane was really excited about this game.

Ferguson saw it well off the pitch. With only 20 minutes to go today, Keane had two shots on goal and he seemed to want to score and now he did.

The Scotsman doesn't think about why Keane is so excited, he just knows that Keane benefits when he is excited. With a goal in hand and a home game, this game was even better.

Nottingham Forest are not underdogs, as you can tell from the list of strong teams that have been on their toes. Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle ...... Manchester United can't afford to be as unproductive as their arch-rivals Arsenal.

Every time he sees Nottingham Forest's centre-back Pique, Ferguson feels pity. Such a brilliant young centre-back was snatched by that man! Now he has become his own opponent!

As soon as he thought of this, Ferguson was angry. He glanced at the dugout next door, where Forest's young head coach was sitting in his seat, discussing something with the assistant coach, his eyes fixed on the pitch.

Seeing this scene, Ferguson suddenly remembered something, so he also turned back to his assistant Portuguese Queiroz: "Carlos, remember those newspapers you read yesterday?" ”

Queiroz nodded: "Of course I do, boss." ”

"Tell me, what you see from the field is that the Forest team is a team with internal contradictions that could fall apart at any moment?"

Queiroz shook his head: "No, I don't see any signs of that, boss." ”

Ferguson hummed and didn't speak again.

Although the stories in the newspapers were all made up, Ferguson did not think that what the reporters said made any sense. There must be something wrong with Nottingham Forest...... Maybe it's big, it's small.

So, losing streaks helps them expose these problems...... ※※※ Cristiano? Ronaldo, Portugal's golden boy, is good at dribbling, has excellent skills at his feet, and is one of the few players in football today who can conjure magic with his feet.

Coupled with his handsome appearance, he captured the hearts of countless fans as soon as he arrived at Old Trafford. Wearing the number 7 shirt left by David Beckham, he moved back and forth between the left and right sides of the pitch, breaking through opponents with dazzling techniques and winning cheers from the Theatre of Dreams. The banner on the North Stand appears every time a home game plays:

There is only one Ronaldo!

And Frank? Franck Ribery is now just an "older rookie" for everyone, unlike Ronaldo, who has a stable position in the Portuguese national team and Manchester United, although he can play in the main team in Nottingham Forest, the call of the French national team is still far from for him now.

Ribery was beaten by Cristiano? Ronaldo pressed in the second half, wanting an assist but couldn't, and he was suppressed along with Forest's left wing-back Leighton? Barnes.

The French kid admits that the opponent is very powerful, very powerful, and he does not dare to slack off when he duels with this Ronaldo, because maybe it is just a second of negligence, which will allow the opponent to drill through with the ball, and then directly danger the rear.

He needs someone to back him up, certainly not full-back Leighton? Barnes, because Barnes also needs to be careful to pull on the side to find a link with Ronaldo, Rooney, who is the best of the young people in various countries.

This is the big team, and they can easily bring together the best young people from all over the world.

But the Forest team also has the best!

Cristiano? Ronaldo looked down on the scarface in front of him, whether it was fame, technology, achievements or looks, he was far from himself.

The leading Manchester United team played relaxed as a team, including Ronaldo. He stopped the ball less than three metres in front of Ribery and began to pedal his bike, which was very fast, and his feet flew around the ball quickly, but he did not break through to either side, it was just a feint.

Ribery was deceived by the opponent's rapid shaking and took a step back, but he didn't see Ronaldo break through with the ball, but stood there and looked at him and smiled!

It's definitely not about a friendly smile. Growing up, Ribery had been treated countless times with the exact same expression because of his looks, because of his poverty, and he knew what it meant—ridicule!

Damn it! This Portuguese kid looks down on me!

It's not a football game anymore! It's a war! I'm going to make you pay, what shit Ronaldo!

Ronaldo pedaled again, this time flicking the ball outwards and Ribery quickly pounced. Seeing that he moved, Ronaldo slammed the ball from behind him to the inside with the heel of his right foot, intending to burst past Ribery.

Franck Ribery is no clumsy centre-back and he is not slow to turn at all. As soon as Ronaldo turned, he followed suit, trying to get in his opponent's path. Ronaldo's reaction was quicker, he saw Ribery's shadow flickering, and he knew what was wrong, this time with a knock on the heel of his left foot, knocking the ball back from behind him to the right!

This time, Ribery was completely out of the way, as his body was still in the process of adjusting, and he could only watch as his opponent who had mocked him burst through his side with the ball and walked away.

"Ronaldo crosses!"

Ruud van Nistelrooy jumped up to head the ball in goal, only to be headed out by Pique. Training with Hierro, Pique's progress is the same as that of George? Wood is just as obvious.

Pique, though, pushed the ball out, but he didn't go too far with the interference of Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Roy? Keane rushed up again. The commentator was right, Keane was really excited today, and it was rare to be so close to the opposition penalty area in previous games.

George? Wood's eyes widened when he saw Keane rushing up: Do you still want to come?!

"Roy? Keane is here again! Yes...... George? Wood! ”

Wood jumped up in front of Keane, risking being hit in the face by Keane's spikes, and Keane picked up his feet, and saw that there was suddenly a dark shadow in front of him, and then the football was gone!

Keane didn't continue his shot, but he didn't close his foot, and after Wood pushed the ball out, his arm was kicked by Keane, but he didn't do anything and rushed out after landing on the ground, and the ball was not cleared far away, Gary? Neville is running towards football.

Young George? Wood is obviously better than Gary? Neville was quick, and he managed to kick the ball forward before Neville, which was a great opportunity for Forest to launch a counter-attack, but the referee's whistle sounded.

Eastwood, who had just run out, heard the whistle and waved helplessly, he didn't know what was wrong.

Don even ran from the coach's bench to the sidelines, loudly complaining about the referee's inexplicable decision: "The offense is advantageous!" Offense advantageous! Damn it!! ”

(To be continued)