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Chapter 245 Red Forest Tit for Tat

Chelsea players and fans certainly have reason to doubt the referee's penalty. They can say that it was rainy and slippery. Ferreira didn't tackle Ribery at all. He slipped and fell, or that Ribery flopped off ball.But their doubts and even protests can't change the current result.

Only 1 minutes into the game, right-back Paulo Ferreira was sent off by the referee for a tackle behind the back, and a penalty was awarded to Nottingham Forest.

Ribery, who was tackled, was lying on the sidelines and was being treated by the team doctor. It seemed that his condition was not very serious.Ferreira stood up, looking at the red card raised high by the referee, his eyes confused.He is now in a mess in his head. Not only was he sent off with a red card, but he was also given a penalty kick to the opponent, which put Chelsea at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and scores.

Mourinho, who saw the scene off the court, pursed his lips tightly. Ferreira was brought from Porto by him, and he was one of the most trustworthy players in his new club. After all, he was an old subordinate.Therefore, he left William Gallas and Glenn Johnson unused, and insisted on using Ferreira, just hoping to let his own people occupy the main position of Chelsea's first team and make him a solid coach.But I didn't expect that Ferreira, who performed so well in Porto and was so eye-catching, was unable to adapt to the style of English football when he arrived in London. He played worse than one game after another, and in the end he simply lost confidence.

Maybe it's time to let go of Ferreira...

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"Red card! Penalty kick! Look at the chaotic scene... Paulo Ferreira's performance was a mess! The poor Portuguese couldn't keep up with Ribery's rhythm and speed. A foul to end this lost game."

Looking at the stern expression of the referee, Ferreira didn't even have the strength to defend himself, he turned around and walked off the court with his head down.

For Nottingham Forest, when the team doctor told Don Ribery that there was nothing wrong with his ankle, he let out a sigh of relief.With his outstanding performance, the Frenchman has become the absolute main force of the Forest team. If there is something wrong with him, the Forest team's offensive power will be greatly reduced.

Now that Franck Ribery is fine, and Chelsea not only lost one player, but were also awarded a penalty kick, the situation is very favorable for the Forest team.

Eastwood put the football on the penalty spot and stepped back for a shot.

Standing in front of him was the talented Czech goalkeeper Cech, a big man with a height of 1.9 meters [-], with strong skills and quick reactions.When he stood in front of the goal with open arms, the goal seemed to be completely sealed.

There is still a little luck left in the hearts of the Chelsea people-the penalty kick is not a [-]% scoring rate, and it is rainy and slippery. Maybe Eastwood slipped and shot away because his feet were not stable?
But Eastwood soon popped their fantasy bubble himself.

After the referee's whistle sounded, he made a powerful and quick run-up, and then volleyed vigorously!
Cech judged the wrong direction. He tried his best to rush to the right of the goal, but the football flew to the middle.

"The goal is scored! 1:0! Nottingham Forest is leading Chelsea at home!"

There was a huge roar from the stands of the city stadium. They were still shouting Brian Clough's name just now, but now they are stamping their feet and clapping their hands to cheer for Freddie Eastwood.

While the Forest team celebrated the goal, Mourinho pestered the fourth official and protested to him about the referee's unfair penalty.The fourth official warned Mourinho to be careful, don't talk nonsense without conclusive evidence, not to mention that the referee is the rule on the field, and his penalty cannot be changed.

Tang En didn't care what Mourinho's intentions were. After celebrating the goal with the members of the coaching staff, he simply stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle.Now his team is leading by one goal, and the opponent has one less player. The situation is in his favor. What he needs to beware of is Mourinho's counterattack, reminding the players to maintain a normal mind.

When the players stood on the field again and prepared to kick off, Tang En yelled on the sidelines to attract the attention of the Forest players. Then he pressed his hands down and made a "steady down" gesture.

The most dangerous moment is often just after your team takes the lead. It is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to equalize the score due to lack of unity of thought and lack of concentration, which will have a huge blow to morale.

Tang En didn't need to do anything other than stabilize his players. The team is currently in good condition. He just needs to quietly wait for Mourinho to make adjustments first.

Mourinho quickly made his own adjustments. He replaced striker Kežman with William Gallas.Now the first thing he needs to consider is that he can no longer lose the ball, not how many goals he can win the Forest team...

The core of Chelsea's midfield is Lampard, but his main role is not to organize the ball, but to score by himself.It can even be said that Lampard is completely successful because of Mourinho's tactical arrangement.

Tang En asked Albertini to defend Lampard in this game, mainly to prevent Lampard from scoring after he stepped in.Lampard is not an organizational midfielder. If you let him pass the ball or something, his threat value will be discounted.

It turned out that Tang En was worried that Albertini would not be able to deal with it alone, but now he no longer has this worry.Chelsea lost one player and were forced to replace a striker with a defender. The pressure on Forest's defense was much less.So he adjusted his strategy. George Wood still defended Drogba with Piqué, while Lampard handed over to Albertini and Matthew Epson.

With one player missing, Chelsea resolutely played a long pass from the backcourt to find Drogba. After losing the ball, Forest's defensive pressure suddenly increased.

What is there to say?

Nothing technical, but effective.This is the case with the long pass in England.

Drogba's body and header ability allow him to act as a very qualified center forward.Because Kežman was replaced, Lampard stepped in more frequently, almost equivalent to a striker. Drogba would always hold the ball and find Lampard.Piqué didn't have the upper hand in a head-to-head confrontation with him. He lacked too much experience and suffered a little physically.Moreover, if Wood and Piqué defend, they will also face a coordination problem.

Terry kicked the ball with a big foot in the backcourt, and then looked for Drogba.

The African leans against Piqué to keep him from coming around him, and jumps to catch the ball.Piqué, who was squeezed behind him, could only helplessly watch the African jump up and head the ball.

Lampard received the ball under the interference of Albertini. Instead of going in the middle, he took it diagonally to the right.Drogba, who just passed the ball to Lampard, turned around and ran to the goal, ready to receive Lampard's pass.

George Wood looked at the situation and decided to follow Dunn's instructions and follow Drogba into the penalty area.

The Forest team's defensive attention was put on Drogba and Lampard, but the front of the penalty area was empty.Lampard sent a cross in time, the goal was not Drogba in front of the goal, but Joe Cole outside the penalty area!

"Chance for Chelsea!"

Joe Cole suddenly appeared in the middle and caught Nottingham Forest by surprise. Epson turned and pounced on him, but the distance was too far to block Joe Cole's shot.

Seeing Joe Cole swung his right leg facing the football, Mourinho stood up abruptly from the coach's bench, staring at Nottingham Forest's goal with wide eyes.

"Directly... volley—!!"

Joe Cole's long-range shot is very crazy, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't work, when it works, it must be a world wave, and when it doesn't work, there is no threat.So this time, is it working or not?

The football flew over the head of Matthew Epson who blocked the shot, flew over the fingertips of the leaping Darren Ward, and flew over the goal crossbar... The shot was high!

There was a huge sound of breathing in the city stadium, and this shot just flew out of the crossbar, which was indeed thrilling.

"Damn it! You missed someone again!" Dunn complained on the coach's bench. It's a blessing that he didn't concede the ball. "The energy in the back line is not concentrated enough, David, this is our old problem."

"Tony, I don't think this problem can be solved through training, but there are two ways that may be very effective. First, keep accumulating game experience and know when to pay attention; second, during the intermission Use your growls and spit to wake up those boys." Chris Lack laughed.

Tang En scratched his head: "I'm afraid it will be too late after the intermission."

He got up and walked to the sidelines, then took a deep breath, and shouted at the stadium: "Keep an eye on your people! Don't let him disappear from your sight! Keep an eye on them! Kill them!"

He punched his palm.

When Joe Cole shot the football, Mourinho thought the ball was safe, but he didn't expect it to fly past the crossbar.It was seen that he leaned back in the chair suddenly, stomped his feet vigorously, and tilted his head and cursed silently.

He happened to see Tang En standing on the sidelines and roaring loudly.

Kill us?

He squinted at Tang En, frowned and pouted.

Don't think that if we lead by one goal and have one more player than us, we can win the game.

He also got up and walked to the sidelines, and then extended two fingers to the two full-backs, pointing in the direction of the Forest team's goal, signaling them to actively advance.Don't worry that the space behind will be used by the opponent. If the Senli team dares to attack from the side again, we will use our offense to press them back!

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For most of the rest of the first half, Chelsea, who had one less player, had the advantage. They suppressed the Forest team's indiscriminate bombing in the half.The Blues, who were behind and one less, seemed to be angered.

Twain firmly believes that there is a team with a personality of what kind of head coach there is.Although there was a lion in the team logo of Chelsea in the previous Ranieri era, it was limp like a cat.Now this Chelsea team, since Mourinho took over, the Portuguese personality has gradually been imprinted on it.Unrestrained, supercilious, arrogant... such a team can burst into a stronger fighting force in adversity - because they will never allow to be defeated by a newly promoted team.

Twain knew this, that's why he loudly reminded the players to pay attention after Joe Cole's shot. This was a sign of Chelsea's counterattack.

The current forest team has angered a ferocious beast, and it is the most dangerous moment.Chelsea's offensive wave after wave, Drogba created a lot of trouble for the Forest team's defense.With this inexperienced line of defense, it is really difficult to completely defend against Drogba and Lampard.

"Lampard shoots from long range! Darren Ward saves it!"

"Drogba header! Tricky angle, so close! Darren Ward has given up... ah! But the post helped him!"

"Joe Cole...beautiful technique, pass! Facing Matthew Epson, backheel pass! Frank Lampard - this time it's Piqué! The Spaniard blocked Lampard's shot with his body A strong shot! He was lying on the ground and couldn’t get up. The referee Ball was signaling the team doctor to come over... This was really a fierce game. Chelsea shot one after another, making the Forest team completely breathless! George. The midfield of Wood and Albertini also lost control under the powerful attack of the Blues, Chelsea's attack is almost unimpeded! Nottingham Forest lost their most important piece of position, it seems that the situation is not good."

While Piqué was being examined by the team doctor on the field, Dunn called Albertini over, and told him in very simple English words and gestures: "After stealing the ball, try to drive forward with your big foot. The ball is controlled and passed up layer by layer. Chelsea is tight in the frontcourt and grabs fiercely. The second the football stays at our feet, the threat to our goal is one second longer. Play simple, see tall players Crouch? Send him all the balls!"

Albertini nodded, indicating that he understood.So Tang En patted him on the shoulder and sent him back.

With the support of the team doctor, Piqué stood up clutching his chest, walked off the field with a bent waist, and may need further treatment.Maybe it’s just a ceremony—even if the injured player is fine, he must leave the field first accompanied by the team doctor, and then stand on the sidelines, waiting for the referee’s permission to enter the field.

Chelsea's Joe Cole runs towards the corner, ready to take the corner.

Tang En stood on the sidelines, watching nervously in front of the crowded and chaotic goal. Piqué's departure would definitely be used by Chelsea... Sure enough!He saw Mourinho also waving vigorously on the sidelines to greet Carvalho and Terry behind him to go up.

"This bastard..." Tang En muttered in a low voice, and then he also shouted loudly: "Crouch! Go back, go back and defend!"

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