champion godfather

Chapter 150 Vol. 6 Nottingham's Skywood debut
Even though Twain didn't say anything, the media, fans, and even the players themselves knew that this was a game that he gave up.He didn't say it because no head coach would say to his players before the game: "Guys, I give up today's game, you can figure it out." On the contrary, he hopes that those who play today The players know that as long as they perform well, they will have the opportunity to get more playing opportunities. This is a game for you to fight for your own interests.

Therefore, usually there is not much playing time, and the players who have just joined the team have ushered in their own performance time.

The starting goalkeeper is the 21-year-old Irish teenager Barry Roche who rarely plays. The central defender is a brand new combination-Clint Hill and Robert Huth. It's been less than a week since they practiced together, and Tang En's deployment of such a central defender combination is very telling.

In addition to using a new combination of central defenders, Twain also made some adjustments to the two fullbacks. Chris Doig, who played central defenders in the previous game, played left back, and the right back allowed John Thompson to rest and get on the horse. Hugh Louis-Jean.

There are still two defensive midfielders in midfield, Branya Gunnarsson still starts, and Eugene Pope is replaced by George Wood.Twain's arrangement is actually preparing for the first round of the League Cup semi-final, because the two people who will appear in the middle of the midfield are Gunnarsson and Wood, and Eugen Pope will not be able to participate due to suspension.

Tang En chose to let Chris Commons play on the left side, and let Stephen McPhail comeo on the right side.His instructions to Commons were to cross more, and to McPhail to cut inside and shoot more.On Ashley Yang's side, Moore has just contacted, and there is no result yet, so he can only make do with it.Brian Cash was completely given up by Dunn. If a team offers a suitable price at this time, he can be let go immediately.

On the front line, Tang En dispatched David Johnson and Freddie Eastwood.Johansen is basically unable to play games now, but he can still be a qualified substitute. As for Eastwood, Twain hopes to use the game to help him improve his state so that he can win for him in the League Cup.

On the bench are goalkeeper Darren Ward, defenders Wes Morgan and John Thompson, midfielder Sergey Rebrov and striker Gareth Taylor.

Looking at such a lineup, it is no wonder that even Forest fans think it is normal to lose this game, because there is a more important League Cup semi-final behind.

The head coach of Reading, Steve Koppel, is an old acquaintance of Tony Twain. His coaching at Brighton failed last season, and Twain also defeated him at Brighton's home court.After that season, Brighton were relegated, but their coach, Mr. "Good Man" Koppel, found a better job-to be the head coach of Reading.

Reading is currently ranked fourth in the league, and it looks like the situation is good.Mr Koppel's career as a head coach also appears to be on the right track.

Koppel has a deep impression of Twain, because after the game last season, he spent two days finally understanding why Twain called himself a "good guy" in the post-match press conference. The conclusion made him very angry, because he was played by this young coach whose qualifications were not as good as his own.

When the two teams played against each other in the first half of this season, his team beat Forest 3-0 at home. The only regret was that Forest was not coached by Tony Twain.This made him feel that victory has become dull.

This time as a guest at the City Stadium, he hoped to use a victory to complete his revenge on Tony Twain.Of course, he also believes that with the strength of the Reading team, facing such a Forest team with almost all substitutes and rookies, winning should not be a problem.

But he was wrong.

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The Nottingham Forest players didn't train together for more than a week, that's right.So more than 20 minutes of the game have passed, and the Forest team has not been able to pose any threat to Reading's goal.But the Reading team also found that they could not easily break through the Forest team's gate.

Originally thought that the two central defenders who had never partnered together would create a lot of loopholes for the Forest team's defense. Although the facts were similar to this expectation, Koppel did not expect that Tang En would actually play a defensive tactic at his home court. !

Eleven people, except for Eastwood, all others have to return to the penalty area to participate in the defense when defending.So it is often seen that David Johnson does not go out in his own penalty area for a long time.

Tang En didn't care about the thrilling and embarrassing scene where the team was beaten by the visiting team at home.Although the victory of this game was not in the plan, the famous Argentine football coach Bianchi once said: "Football games can't be won, and don't lose." Tang En didn't expect the team to beat Reading, but this was not the case. On behalf of him to allow home losses.In order not to distance too much from other competitors, this game must not be lost.

Because the two central defenders are partnering for the first time, it is inevitable that there will be various omissions, so the task of the defensive midfielder is very heavy.Not only must they organize the first line of defense outside the penalty area, but they must also withdraw into the penalty area in time to act as a central defender or even a sweeper.Gunelson doesn't need to worry about Tang En, his experience and ability are completely competent, as for Wood...

Tang En unconsciously glanced towards the upper stage of the stands behind him.

There was a row of VIP boxes, and George Wood's mother Sophia was sitting in it, watching her son's game with Evan.

With her here, Wood shouldn't have any problems, right?

A sharp and hasty whistle sounded, pulling back Tang En's thoughts.He saw a Reading player lying on the ground, it was their top scorer, Bermudian Shaun Goater (Shaun_Goater)!He was also Sun Jihai's teammate at Manchester City last season. He played for Manchester City and scored 86 goals in seven seasons. He is one of the favorite players of Manchester City fans.

Now this veteran striker who scored 01 goals in the 02-28 season to help Manchester City return to the Premier League, and scored nine goals in Reading for half a season, is lying on the ground holding his calf in pain, reaching out for a stretcher.

And the person standing next to him was George Wood with a calm face. Even when the referee showed him a yellow card, he didn't change his expression.

Walker looked at Dunn who had always regarded Wood highly, and Dunn scratched his head.Uh, is this kid overly excited?
The stretcher carried Gott down, and then Dunn saw a mixed-race boy called to his side by Koppel. While listening to the head coach's instructions, he took off his coat and revealed the number and name inside——No. 22, Tyson (Tyson).

"Nathan Tyson, forward." Walker said beside him, and Twain nodded.I didn't expect that Wood's yellow card replaced the opponent's main forward, and it was worth it.It is not so difficult to draw this game.The Reading team is now ranked fourth in the league, and Gort's joining has played a big role.Koppel's tactics were almost entirely built around the tall Bermudian.

Although I don't know the exact extent of Gott's injury, but looking at the way he covered his face with his hands while lying on the stretcher... Tang En knew that the injury this time was probably not serious, and it shouldn't be the kind of injury that caused him to be absent for a week or two.

Wood, you kid... you're really a midfield meat grinder, ace killer.

Dunn didn't know how Sophia felt when he saw his son taking a card, but he was very happy.Because Wood overfulfilled the task he gave him before the game.For defensive players, fouls are normal, and the number of fouls and the number of cards obtained are also important data for judging the ability of the defensive midfielder.

Modern football also requires defensive players not only to be able to shovel the ball at the opponent's feet, but also to be clean like a gentleman. They must not get a yellow card throughout their careers. That is simply God.

Gott's injury gave a warning to the opponents who besieged the Forest team: the boys of the Reading team, whoever dares to make a mistake in front of George Wood, that old man will end up!
As a result, the originally crazy Reading team's offensive gradually subsided, and the two sides entered a stalemate in the midfield.Wood and Gunnarson became the busiest and most photogenic players in the Forest team.

Twain's division of labor between the two defensive midfielders is as follows: Wood has good physical strength and fast speed, and the defense likes to attack, so let him move forward a little and take the first shot.And Gunelsen has rich experience and is calm and calm, so he protects behind Wood. If the opponent breaks through Wood, he will immediately rush forward and entangle the opponent, giving Wood time to return to his position.

Judging from the nearly 10 minutes of the game, the two cooperated quite well, and it didn't look like they had only been training together for half a month.Gunelson also likes the feeling of cooperating with Wood, the two of them seem to have a natural understanding.

"George Wood, a young player in China, entered the Nottingham Forest youth team for training at the age of 17. We don't have any information about his previous football. I don't know if it is because he is too famous to find relevant information, or... there is no information at all. "Mortensen looked at the detailed information of the Forest team players in his hand, and everyone else had introductions and explanations of at least a few hundred words, but this George Wood's file before 2003 was blank. "This is his first game for Forest's first team. Judging by his performance in 10 minutes, this kid is very good! He and Gunnarsson are in front of the central defenders, with no hesitation running and fierce tackles. , built an impenetrable wall. As a player representing the first team for the first time, we can hardly see the slightest tension on his face. The youth training camp of the Forest team is very high, Michael Dawson and Andy Reed After bringing £800 million to the team and leaving, it seems that we don't have to worry too much about their successor."

Maybe Mortensen didn't even know it, but now he has unknowingly become a supporter of the Forest team.This is why he commented on many games with the Forest team.He likes to see Tony Twain's wild performance on the sidelines and his beautiful on-the-spot command, and also likes to watch this team that is full of passion for victory. By the way, he looks forward to seeing what will appear at an unknown time and make him laugh out loud. "Accident".

Even if the game doesn't look good on the scene, he will quickly find the commendable aspects of the Forest team.Before putting it aside, he would have shaken his head and sighed and criticized the lack of enthusiasm for the game.

There is indeed something mysterious about Tony Twain that attracts the people around him, and John Mortensen, a well-known British speaker, is just one of them.

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(There are still 6 hours left, ask for help with the monthly ticket, and try to guarantee the third! There will be an update in the evening.) !)
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