champion godfather

Chapter 156 Book II The Skies of Nottingham Allardyce the Sly
The stands of the city stadium are already full, and at a glance, almost all of them are Nottingham Forest fans wearing red jerseys.There were only more than 300 Bolton fans who came to the away game to cheer for the Bolton team.

The game has not yet started, and the fans of both sides have just finished a round of "anti-singing", and now they are temporarily silent, waiting for the start whistle to sound before fighting again.The stadium's radio began to play popular songs that Forest fans loved, some were the latest and greatest, and some were "old songs" that were popular in the 80s and 20s.Those old songs witnessed Nottingham Forest's first glory. Whenever they sounded over the city stadium again, the old fans would seem to have returned to [-] years ago. Fear, no one can beat them, they are champions of England, they are... kings of Europe!
Now, the old songs are still there, the city stadium is still there, but things have changed.

This League Cup semi-final has given many fans expectations-do we still have a chance to witness the start of a new round of glory?The Forest team's eternal legend Brian Clough led the team to three League Cup titles. Can Tony Twain, who is generally considered to be the most like Clough, prove his ability with a League Cup title?

Martin Taylor is a tall, white-haired old man. He looks no different from those old gentlemen in London, with a neat suit, meticulous hair, and a peaceful and natural smile.But everyone who is familiar with British football knows his status in this circle.He is the top football commentator in the UK, the top football commentator in Europe, and the top football commentator in the world.His voice is known as "the best sports commentary in the world". His voice is crisp, his words are clear, his commentary style is humorous, calm and neutral but not lacking in passion. There are almost no shortcomings.He is the idol of many sports commentators in the world.

Andy Gray used to be a professional player and became a commentator after retiring.Unlike Martin Taylor, his voice is more passionate, especially when scoring goals.The two of them are considered to be the "golden partner" in English sports commentary. The famous football game "FIFA" series has been commented by the two of them for several generations.At the same time... they are also the most well-known English commentators in China.

If these two men are in a stadium at the same time, there is only one reason - they are here to explain the game held here.

Gray smiled and looked at the man standing in front of them: "John, Sky TV is responsible for the live broadcast of the League Cup. What are you doing here? Be careful not to be photographed by those tabloid reporters, and then make a big splash: BBC ace commentator John Mortensen is going to join Sky TV!"

Gray imitated those reporters and howled in fuss.

Mortensen laughed: "Andy, why isn't it 'Sky's golden partner is going to betray his old club and both join the BBC'?"

Football commentators rely on two mouths and witty brains. They will not lose to anyone in the bickering.

Martin Taylor clapped his hands beside him: "Okay, let me tell you that if you spit on each other for three days, there will be no results. Mortensen, what are you doing here?"

Mortensen has commented on football matches for 31 years, and Martin Taylor has a lot of qualifications. Before the World Cup in Germany, he has commented on seven World Cups in a row. This number is almost unprecedented in the commentary field.

"Watching the ball." Mortensen shrugged.

Taylor was a little surprised by his answer: "John, I remember you are not a Bolton fan?"

"I'm not here to see Bolton, Martin."

"But you're not a fan of the Forest team either..." Gray added to help Taylor from the side. They really deserved to be a golden partner.

"Aren't Forest fans allowed to watch their games, Andy?" Mortensen asked with a smile.

There is really no such statement... Gray scratched his head, and Taylor next to him immediately picked up: "You are very interested in the Forest team, John. I noticed that you have commented almost all of the Forest team's recent games. What makes Do you value them that much?"

"Well, rather than saying I'm interested in Forest, I'm interested in their manager."

"Tony Twain?" Gray asked.

Mortensen nodded: "Martin, you have been explaining the Premier League all the time, and you may not know much about this man. I suggest you pay more attention to him later in the game, and you will find that he is a very interesting person."

"Interesting? What do you mean?" Gray pressed.

"In all aspects." Mortensen smiled and waved goodbye, "Okay, I think the game is about to start, and I'm going to watch the stage."

He turned and left the lounge, and walked towards the corridor leading to the stands.

Gray looked at his back, shook his head, and asked Taylor, "Martin, what do you think? It's so out of the ordinary that Mortensen would come to watch a game of a team he doesn't support when he's not working." , just because that Tony Twain is very interesting!"

Taylor smiled: "What exactly is going on, let's see for ourselves. I have also learned about Tony Twain, but it was for the purpose of explaining this game. I think seeing it with our own eyes will help us deepen our impression." .Let's go, Andy, the work is about to begin."

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John Mortensen sat in the third row of stands, just like the ordinary fans around him.No one knows that this gray-haired man in an unassuming gray coat is the narrator who gives them passionate voices every weekend.

His position was very close to the coach's bench of the Forest team. As long as he stood up, he could see Tony Twain standing on the sidelines.The man had just come out of the locker room, and his team was already on the field ready to play.

This is not the first time Tony Twain has led his team to play against a Premier League team. Mortensen still remembers the FA Cup match on January [-] last year, when the Forest team faced West Ham United at this stadium.Two days ago, he had laughed at Twain's clumsy debut on live TV, but on that day he was attracted by the second half.

The cup competition... seems to be the place where Tony Twain became famous.

Last time it was the FA Cup, this time it was the League Cup, what kind of game will this man bring himself?

The crisp whistle sounded, but it was quickly drowned in the huge cheers - the game has begun!

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What kind of team is Bolton?They are by no means the current popular technical streams, or quasi-technical streams.They are a very traditional British style of play. The team has a tough style, fierce defense in the midfield, and then uses long passes to attack the opponent's defense.

Just look at the two starters on their front line in this game.Kevin Davis, although only 1.8 meters tall, is extremely good at heading the ball.The other is the Dane Henrik Petersen, a typical Nordic player with rough skills but strong stature.

When these two are paired together, the impact cannot be underestimated.

For Twain, the problem with this striker was mainly Kevin Davis' injury and the lack of offensive methods.

Idiots know how Bolton will play - long balls, throwing the ball through the air into Forest's goal and then relying on the headers of Davies and Peterson to create chaos in the box if not a shot .

So Twain selected a central defender combination of Wes Morgan and Robert Huth. These two are not fast, but they are physically strong and have excellent headers. They are the only suitable combination to defend Bolton's striker.As for Clint Hill, he's on the bench.The two full-backs were still John Thompson on the right, and Dunn replaced the original David Oye with the younger Leighton Barnes on the left.Barnes has better physical strength and speed, and he also has the ability to shoot long-range and free kicks with his feet.

In the midfield, Bolton's starters are teenagers Kevin Nolan (Kevin_Nolan) and Ivan Campo in the center, with Okocha on the left and Yanakopoulos on the right. Except for the Nigerian, the other three are good at running And interception, reducing the opponent's offensive space, they seem to have set up an iron fence in the midfield to prevent the opponent's attack from easily passing through.

In response to this, Dunn did not let Rebrov play in the midfield, but arranged a staffing in the midfield that was very similar to Bolton.There are two defensive midfielders in the middle, Gunnarsson and George Wood, on the left is McPhail, who is on loan from Leeds United, and on the right is Ashley Young, who has recently joined the team.

He hopes to use two defensive midfielders to stabilize the defense. At the same time, without an organizational midfielder, the team's offense mainly relies on the two wings. A player with outstanding personal skills and strong individual combat ability in crossing and shooting.

Twain's tactics for this game were still defensive counterattacks - defensive counterattacks at his own home court - Bolton is a Premier League team after all, so it should not be underestimated.

Tang En believes that there is an unbreakable truth on the football field, that is: the victory of the game must be based on a solid defensive foundation.Without defense, nothing else matters.

McPhail and Ashley Young showed strong personal ability and excellent state in training.Regarding the tactical arrangement before the game, Twain told the two of them that the team might not give them too much support on offense during the game, but they would not ask them to come back to defend too much, and they had to rely on themselves on offense. .Tang En encouraged them not to rush to pass the ball after they got it, but to dare to break through, dare to one-on-one, don't be afraid of losing the ball, and fight back on the spot, with Wood and the others behind them.The key is to trust your skills to work against an aging defense like Bolton's.

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