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Chapter 233 Red Forest Dust Settled

Football, like war, is a competition of morale. George Wood successfully defended Henry in this one-on-one match, which greatly improved the morale of the Forest players.Let them know that there is no difference between us and Arsenal. The captain and the strongest striker of the opponent did not take advantage of Wood, so it is the same for Arsenal in front of our Forest team!
And Arsenal quickly made their adjustments. In 67 minutes, Wenger replaced the underperforming Pennant with Ljungberg.Although the teenager is from Nottingham, he received the most boos when he was off the field because he was a player trained by Forest's arch rivals Notts County.
Then Wenger used Reyes to replace Bergkamp, ​​who was completely restrained by George Wood and Albertini.When Reyes came on, Wengra stopped him and told him to tell Cesc Fabregas: "Calm down."
George Wood's excellent performance was not only reflected in defending Henry one-on-one, but also reflected in the man-to-man defense that made Cesc Fabregas hit a wall several times.The Spanish teenager really has no good way to face such an unreasonable defensive player.
But Wenger still insisted on keeping Fabregas on the field. On the one hand, it was because he had no better candidates to replace the Spaniard. On the other hand, Wenger believed that this game was a good exercise for Fabregas.Such games are essential if Cesc is to become a player like Vieira.Only after passing the test can we go further, otherwise it is nothing more than that.
It would help him a lot to calm him down and learn to play with his head more than his body.After all, Cesc Fabregas's body is far inferior to that of George Wood, and such physical confrontation will not be less in various competitions in the future.If he is always unable to perform at his normal level whenever he encounters a strong and defensive opponent, such a player will not achieve much.
The playing of Ljungberg and Reyes added attack points to Arsenal and changed their previous weak situation on the wing.Wenger's side are gradually taking back control.
But time seems to be running out for them.
"It's 75 minutes into the game and the score is still 1-0. Nottingham Forest is leading Arsenal at home. The Frenchman's team didn't have much to do against Forest, who were pressing down on the defense. They made a lot of mistakes. If this continues, it's only a matter of time before Forest get their first three points of the season."
Well, looks like it's only a matter of time...
The players of the Forest team must think so in their hearts.Although it is not impossible for the newly promoted horse to defeat the defending champion in terms of theory or actual combat, it still makes these people feel excited to be able to defeat the defending champion who has been unbeaten in 42 consecutive rounds.
Experienced veterans naturally know how to deal with this kind of game, they have experienced various scenes.But there are too few such veterans in the Forest team, and they can't stop the thoughts in the hearts of young players:
We are about to beat Arsenal!We are about to become the big dark horse that overthrows the defending champion!The unbeaten streak of 42 consecutive rounds is about to end at our feet!
What a tantalizing prospect this is...
Like Medusa's charming appearance, the young people of the forest team couldn't control themselves, and even forgot that they were still in the fierce competition, and forgot what a dangerous beast their opponent was...
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The game entered 10 minutes, the forest team still maintained the lead, and the excited singing in the stands continued one after another.
Forest's oppressive defense finally showed cracks, and more and more, due to the lack of focus of the executor.The specific performance is that the Arsenal players feel that the football can stay at their feet for a longer time. Sometimes the Forest players will not even rush to grab the ball in the first place, but watch them hold the ball and then decide. Is to grab or retreat card position.
Tang En smelled a dangerous smell from it.He stood on the sidelines and yelled loudly, waving his arms all the time: "Come on! Don't give them a chance to get the ball! Bastards!"
Tang En's request was that the forwards should implement the oppressive style of counter-attack on the spot, but Viduka and Eastwood obviously did not run as aggressively as they did at the beginning of the game.George Woodhead is running non-stop, but can he take care of the entire pitch by himself?Albertini is still running, but he is 32 years old after all, and sometimes he has more energy than energy.
Franck Ribery, Ashley Young, Barnes, Zimbonda...these people seem to be unable to run anymore. In this game, they kept plugging in and dropping back, and the physical exertion was really exhausting. big.But Twain still asked them to keep pressing on the sidelines, and couldn't give Arsenal a single chance.Why did the Forest team play well in the first eight and 10 minutes?It is at the expense of physical fitness that Arsenal cannot find their familiar rhythm of the game.
Now that there is a problem with physical fitness, Arsenal's rhythm has slowly recovered.
Cesc Fabregas also calmed down. He has no plans to fight George Wood hard. If Wood comes up tight, he will pass the ball out immediately, and then create opportunities to catch the ball through his own running position. Absolutely Don't make meaningless entanglements with Wood in the midfield.
Why is a strong team a strong team?Because they are more experienced, because they are more patient...
After the panic in the first half, although Henry failed twice in the second half, Wenger stabilized Arsenal's mood through substitutions.Being at a disadvantage on the scene did not make the Arsenal players flustered. They were patiently waiting for their own opportunities.
In the 83rd minute, after Pires and Henry made a one-two cooperation, they did not pass the ball into the crowded penalty area, but suddenly passed it outside, and Gilberto Silva, who inserted in the back, made a long-range shot. up!That's not the point, it's important to note that the Brazilian didn't have a Forest player to interfere for about three seconds before his shot.
Tang En was very dissatisfied with this situation, so he decided to replace him.
In the 84th minute, Alan Lennon replaced Ashley Young and continued to strengthen the threat on the wing, hoping to use the younger Lennon to suppress Ashley Cole.
Lennon had just been put on and hadn't touched football yet, and Arsenal launched another attack.Fabregas and Ljungberg made a cooperation. After attracting George Wood's attention, he passed the ball to the Swede, and then continued to advance himself.George Wood continued to press Cesc Fabregas, denying him the chance to receive the ball.
As expected, Ljungberg passed the ball back to Fabregas. Under the close marking of George Wood, Fabregas made an emergency stop and turned to protect the ball. Arsenal had already attacked outside the forest team's penalty area. Fabregas I believe that Wood dare not foul here.
Gilberto saw that Fabregas had the ball and followed suit.
The Brazilian's long-range shot just now sounded the alarm for the Forest players, so this time, when he rushed forward, the Forest's central defender Epson immediately approached him.Fabregas also made a cross pass, which made Epson believe it was true. At this moment, the Spanish teenager suddenly knocked the football behind him with his heel. Through George Wood, the football penetrated Breaking through the Forest team's defense, Henry received the ball without marking!
No one thought of it.Cesc Fabregas was helplessly defended by George Wood throughout the game. The players of the Forest team saw that Wood was entangled with their opponents, so they didn't pay much attention to this side. Their attention was all caught by Gilber who came in behind. Torto Silva attracted the past.Across Wood, with his back to the attacking direction, how did he see that there would be a space there, and how did he know where Henry would appear?
Regardless of how Fabregas did it, his pass gave Henry his third solo of the game.
If he can't score such a goal, he is not Thierry Henry!
The Frenchman took a shot, and the football slid past Darren Ward's hands quickly against the turf, and then hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the goal!
"Beautiful! Arsenal equalized at the last moment!! Thierry Henry! The king of Arsenal, this may be a new record goal!!"
The stands on three sides of the city stadium fell into silence, only the cheers sounded from the other side where the away fans gathered. The Arsenal players were celebrating wildly, while the Nottingham Forest players stood still, unable to believe what they saw. all of these.
They held on for 85 minutes and still failed to hold.
Tang En, who saw the team lose the ball from the sidelines, smashed it on the plexiglass panel beside the coach's bench. The anger and disappointment cannot be described in words... He only knew that he was very angry and very angry. angry.How could Epson rush up so recklessly?
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