champion godfather

Chapter 787 Volume 1 Crimson 0:[-]
Ferguson felt that everything was under his control, but it was Nottingham Forest who scored first.

After 10 minutes of the game, Nottingham Forest's formation was slightly withdrawn. Manchester United believed that this was a signal for the Forest team to give up the frontcourt to play a defensive counterattack, so they began to press forward and seize the initiative.

When they just reached the midfield, they encountered resistance beyond imagination.Nottingham Forest didn't go back to defending the entire half in one go, they just didn't overwhelm the center line like they did in the previous 10 minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo's dribbling was flanked by Rafinha and Abanglaho. He planned to force a breakthrough, but when he looked up and saw George Wood standing not far away, he temporarily changed his mind.

The football was passed to Carrick in the middle, and Ronaldo ran forward, wanting to have a one-two with Carrick.However, Carrick's posture for receiving the ball is not very good. To pass the ball to Ronaldo, he has to adjust more.It was this that made him entangled by Wood.

If forced to turn and pass, he could be cut off.So Carrick passed the football back.

After Ferdinand received the ball, Ruud van Nistelrooy tried hard to press from above. He wanted to pass forward, but found that there was no suitable target. Almost everyone had Forest players nearby.He can't hold the ball for a long time, so his space will only be forced smaller and smaller by the players of the Forest team, and finally the ball will be intercepted.In desperation, he passed the ball to his partner Vidic next to him.

Vidic also met his opponent - Eastwood.

Nottingham Forest did not reclaim directly as Ferguson thought. On the contrary, they launched an active press in every corner of the pitch.

This really made the Manchester United team not expect it.

After observing carefully for a few minutes, Ferguson found that the overall formation of Nottingham Forest had not recovered, and was still in an attacking posture.But the old man is hesitating, he is not sure if this is Tang En's trick to lure the enemy, or something else...

He intends to continue to observe.

After another 5 minutes of observation, Nottingham Forest scored.

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No. In the 20th minute, Ferdinand received a return pass from his teammates in the backcourt. He wanted to pass it to the teammate closest to him.Hargreaves retreated to respond.But Shaheen from Nottingham Forest also retreated with him...

He can't pass the ball to a player who is being pressed close to the opponent and has his back to the attacking direction.So he chose to make a long pass forward with his big foot, allowing Berbatov and the Forest team's defenders to compete for the top.

Berbatov successfully snatched the football down in front of Woodgate.He intended to pass the ball directly to Tevez in the air, but the ball was cut by George Wood's diagonal thrust.

Seeing the captain steal the ball, Abanglaho and Lennon, who were helping the defense in the second half, changed their roles in an instant, from defense to offense, and instantly inserted into the opponent's half.

But Shaheen, who followed Hargreaves into the opponent's half just now, withdrew back to meet George Wood.After Wood passed the football to him, instead of rushing up, he stayed where he was.Due to the confrontation between Old Trafford and Manchester United, only Wood's midfielder is responsible for the midfield defense, so the requirements for defense are relatively higher.Generally, there are no special requirements, and he will not step forward to participate in the attack.

After Shaheen got the ball, he turned around and took two steps forward, and distributed the football to Abang Lahuo on the right.

Abang Lahuo relied on his own speed to break through Evra, and the two became entangled on the wing.

Tang En stood up from the coach's bench, shouted Abang Laho's name loudly, reminding him not to be too clingy to the ball.

Maybe he heard Tang En's shout, maybe he just found it difficult to break through Evra so simply and rudely.Anyway, Abanglaho passed the ball.

He passed the ball directly to the other side of the pitch and Lennon caught it.

The Forest team did not pass the football into the penalty area as simply and rudely as Ferguson thought. If there was no suitable opportunity, they would rather pass it back and forth outside, looking for a gap.

Home. Neville's defense was impeccable, and Lennon did not force a breakthrough cross. He passed the football back to Leighton Barnes' feet!

Even the full-back Barnes, who seldom assists, came up. How is this a defensive counterattack posture?
Barnes came up, but Wood still didn't come up.

Barnes crossed the football to Shaheen who pulled back to meet him. Shaheen looked at the side, and Rafinha was also on the side.When both Barnes and Rafinha rushed up, Manchester United's defensive attention was naturally drawn to the wing.After all, they all know that Nottingham Forest's wing attack is world-famous.

Shaheen turned his body to the right, trying to pass the football to Rafinha, and Ronaldo had to follow up and prepare to defend.Several other Manchester United players, including Evra, turned their bodies towards that side, like sunflowers following the sun...

But Shaheen only turned half of his body, but suddenly passed the football straight to Eastwood in front of him!

Hargreaves lunged at Eastwood, feeling that he was still in control.Because Eastwood received the ball with his back to the offensive direction.As long as he is not allowed to turn around, he can only pass the football back again.

Hargreaves lunged forward, intending to stick to Eastwood from behind.Unexpectedly, Eastwood had no intention of stopping the ball at all. He supported Hargreaves with one hand sideways, then flicked his left ankle, and passed the football directly to Ruud van Nistelrooy behind him!
Hargreaves' attention was drawn to the pass, and he didn't notice that after the pass, Eastwood turned and wiped inside.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is the top center forward. Although he is old and has suffered serious injuries, he is still a dangerous figure in the eyes of opponents.Because he is a center forward who can still control the football under heavy siege, with such a frontcourt offensive fulcrum, the Forest team's offense has unlimited possibilities.He can not only shoot himself, but also attract the attention of the opponent's defense and create opportunities for his teammates.For example this time...

Before he received the ball, Vidic and Rio Ferdinand had already rushed to him at the same time, one left and one right, intending to clamp him.

But Ruud van Nistelrooy had no intention of getting the ball himself and scoring.He made the same choice as Eastwood - with a flick of his ankle, he passed the football straight across.

Eastwood hit the horse!
He swung his left leg, which he was not very good at, and volleyed vigorously without stopping the ball!
The kick was a little off, but it fooled Ben Foster just right. The football scratched the inside of the goal post, made a strange crisp sound, and then flew into the goal!

But Ben Foster didn't respond to this powerful shot that was so close at hand, he just turned his head and watched the football enter the goal...

"A beautiful match! Nottingham Forest leads Manchester United 1-0 in the away game! Eastwood is in good condition!"

Old Trafford, which was still very noisy just now, suddenly fell silent for a moment, and then there were huge boos.

Amidst the boos, Eastwood slid on his knees and sprinted towards the corner flag.His passionate celebration also ignited the enthusiasm of the Nottingham Forest fans, who sang a song written for Eastwood: "You have Rooney, we have too! He's a gypsy! He lives in a caravan , ride a horse to warm up. If you look down on him, he will tell you to look good! Use the goal! Use the goal! Our Gypsy Rooney! O la la, o la la!"

With Manchester United fans booing and Nottingham Forest fans singing, Old Trafford has really become a "theatre".

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Seeing Eastwood slam the football into the goal, Tang En jumped up on the sidelines as excitedly as if he was the one who shot the goal.He waved his fist vigorously, demonstrating to the Manchester United fans in the stands, and he was naturally booed more violently in response...

"Ha, it looks like Tony Twain doesn't want to please the Manchester United fans. He really doesn't want to go to Manchester United to coach."

Ferguson was a little annoyed by the conceded goal.He kept muttering, but he was not chewing gum, but cursing viciously.

"Our central defense is useless! Are they all wooden stakes? Just watch the opponent play a two-for-one in the middle of our penalty area! And score a fucking goal! Why didn't Hargreaves foul? He was in What are you thinking?"

In fact, what annoyed Ferguson more than the loss itself was that he found out that the situation had never been under his control, but in the hands of the young man next door...

He has a sense of frustration.

Although he has a good personal relationship with Twain, he also very much hopes that Twain will coach Manchester United.But when it comes to the game, he is a stubborn old man who does not want to lose. He hopes that he is still the master of the whole world, the best head coach in this sport, smarter than anyone, and always ahead. Keep everything firmly in your hands.No one can defeat him unless he doesn't want to do it himself.

For more than 20 years, he has enjoyed sparring with Wenger because most of the time he has the upper hand.He also enjoys fighting Kevin Keegan, because the poor good old man is nearly driven mad by himself.The arrival of Mourinho did not shake his status in the Premier League, because in the end Mourinho's departure proved that he was not qualified to be a "strong player" in the Premier League.

He became the head coach of Manchester United before the establishment of the Premier League. I am afraid that he has experienced as many ups and downs as other managers put together.He fought with countless famous coaches, but he always had the last laugh.Mark Hughes, George Graham, Kenny Dalglish, Souness, Kevin Keegan, Arsene Wenger, Mourinho, Benitez, Scolari, Eriksen, Rijkaard...but he was the Premier League manager of the decade, not any of them.

He also enjoyed the confrontation with Tony Twain.But this coach, who is nearly 30 years younger than himself, made him feel really old.

He should have seen through Tang En's trick earlier...

Ferguson finished scolding Hargreaves and stood up from his seat. He was going to direct the game from the sidelines.

Tang En noticed that Ferguson got up from the coach's bench for the first time in this game. He turned his head to look at the old coach, and smiled at him when the old coach also noticed him.

Ferguson's expression was not very good. He ignored Twain, stretched out his hand and called Neville over while the players of the Forest team were still celebrating their goals, and gave him an opportunity to face-to-face.

Tang En finished applauding from the sidelines, then turned around with a smile and walked back.

According to previous management, after the Forest team takes the lead, it will shrink the line of defense and then hit the opponent's counterattack.If Ferguson still thinks so in this game, then Manchester United will be even more unlucky.

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But it was obvious that Ferguson was much smarter than Tang En thought.

Through this conceded goal, he discovered Tang En's true intentions - Nottingham Forest didn't want to play a defensive counterattack at Old Trafford, but played offensive football uncharacteristically.It looks like they intend to beat Manchester United on offense.

Ferguson fought bravely.

Since you want to attack, then have fun!
Ferguson adjusted the team's tactics, strengthened the defense and interception in the midfield, and strived to control the midfield.In this game, whoever controls the midfield will greatly increase the chances of winning.

When the game restarted, the most scenes that fans saw were the fierce fighting and the ups and downs of the two sides in the midfield.

After Tang En found out what Ferguson meant, he also strengthened the defense in the midfield. Shaheen retreated and kept on the same line with Wood's position, making Forest's center look less empty.Rhombus 442 becomes parallel 442 again.Under Ferguson's pressure, Dunn was forced to temporarily give up his plan to continue the attack in the away game.

Anyway, leading by one goal, he is not in a hurry, and slowly grinds with Manchester United in the midfield.

For the rest of the second half, Manchester United gradually gained the upper hand, but their threatening shots were too few.Berbatov and Tevez were trapped by the strong overall defense of the Forest team. After Manchester United pressed up, it objectively caused Nottingham Forest's defense to shrink. The space gained by Berbatov and others was greatly reduced. , They can only head-on with Forest's strong central defenders near the penalty area.

It can't open the situation in the middle, but the two sides are very active.

Rooney and Ronaldo made frequent breakthroughs on the two sides, which caused a lot of trouble for the Forest team's defense.A large part of the reason Nottingham Forest was forced to shrink defensively was also on the two of them.

Rafinha is strong offensively and weak defensively, and Abanglaho is not a defensive player. Wood had to go over to cover his position many times, which was considered to limit Ronaldo's sharp offense.

With United onslaught, Nottingham Forest's defensive heritage played an important role.No matter who is facing such a solid line of defense, they will feel headaches.Even Ronaldo and Rooney.

As a result, Manchester United did not score until the end of the first half.The score is still 1:0, with Nottingham Forest leading.

When Ferguson left the coaching bench, his face was gloomy. The staff around him knew that in the locker room during the intermission, those players were going to be unlucky.Don't look at him being 69 years old, he will never show mercy when it's time to swear.

And when Tony Twain, who was leading the way, left, his expression was not much better.He was not dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field, but worried about the second half.Ferguson will definitely not be willing to accept this score and result, and he has already seen through what the Forest team wants to play, so he will definitely make adjustments to this during the halftime break.How will I fight myself?

He originally planned to score two goals in the first half, but the current situation is very dangerous for the Forest team. 1:0, that's really not a good score...

(End of this chapter)