champion godfather

Chapter 654 Red Messi's Confusion

On the night of the game, the business of the bars in Nottingham was much bleak. Many bars had prepared beer to celebrate the victory. As a result, almost none of them were sold after the game. As soon as they retreated to the second place, everyone was in no mood to drink. After the game in the evening, the fans who came to watch the game went home one after another, washed up and went to sleep.
Fortunately, the fans of Nottingham Forest haven't learned how to shout "hero" when they win a game, and call "bear" when they lose a game, so they accepted the result of the draw flatly.
Some people in the team worried that Tang En's unexpectedly calm performance after the game was a harbinger of a storm. They were quite nervous during training the next day, but Tang En joked with everyone as usual, showing no signs of venting his anger on the team.
When it came to the last part of the training - when analyzing the game video from last night, Tang En gave the whole team a reassurance.
"You think I will get angry? But why should I get angry? Winning and losing is normal, and a draw is naturally more normal. I know this is a critical moment, but the more critical the moment, the more normal we should be, right? So in the past Let’s just let it go, how to play well in the last few games is what we should consider now. A strong enemy has already come, and it’s useless to think about what to do with Reading, right?”
There was a burst of laughter in the video screening room, and the matter was completely over.
Of course, by saying this, you can't really miss the Reading game.This game must be reflected, so the video of the game still needs to be studied.
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The strong enemy has indeed come.
Barcelona sent the strongest lineup they can currently send to Nottingham, intending to eliminate Nottingham Forest away.
Messi returned from injury, while Ronaldinho was left in Barcelona without any suspense.The Brazilian's days in Barcelona are counting down.
Even at his own home court, Tang En didn't plan to take advantage of the situation to attack and fight a vigorous confrontation with Barcelona.He'd be a fool if he did.So although he has the home court advantage, he still intends to use the usual tactics of defensive counterattack.
In the empty city stadium that day, Tony Twain told Tang that he had thought of a way to deal with Barcelona by the way.In fact, it is very simple, that is, rotation.
Generally speaking, no matter how strong the team is, in the Champions League, the strongest lineup is often used in the Champions League, and in the league, a rotation lineup is used.The difference between the giants and the quasi-first-class teams is that the strength of the two rotations of the giants is almost the same, but there may be a relatively large gap between the two lineups of the quasi-first-class teams.Nottingham Forest is not considered a giant, but it cannot be said to be quasi-first-class, they are a first-class team.Therefore, the strength of the two lineups is not expected to be equal, but the gap is not very big. Even if it is a rotation, it will have a fight against Barcelona.
Twain felt a little helpless considering the rotation in the Champions Cup.He saw the fatigue and instability of the first lineup in the game against Reading, and he dared not use this lineup in the second leg of the knockout Champions League semi-final.Because the difference between Reading's game and this game is only three days, he is not sure that the team's first lineup will undergo earth-shaking changes in just three days. Fatigue and unstable state are the main problems of the current team. enemy.
The draw against Reading made Twain determined to rotate in the Champions League. He is confident that this lineup will exceed Rijkaard's expectations.
Because the first team is so famous in Europe, I personally think that with Twain's conservative style, he will definitely rely on this lineup in such a crucial game.What's more, which normal person would be okay to rotate because of a league draw?
But Tony Twain's mind is not quite normal.
He decided to rotate, the only problem was to explain to the players why they did not appear in the starting lineup for the game against Barcelona - he attaches great importance to the dressing room atmosphere, and this kind of thing that may cause centrifugal force in the dressing room must be avoided.
Ruud van Nistelrooy suffered a slight injury against Reading, and this was a very convincing reason to rotate him.After all, after being drawn by Reading, the league is equally important.
Eastwood will also be replaced. For him, Twain is very simple. He just needs to tell him straightforwardly that because of tactical needs, he will be fine in this game if he rests.
Van der Vaart will also be replaced. When he is not in good offensive form, his defensive help to the team is also very limited.Tang En decided to make an astonishing change in this game, which can be regarded as a gamble.He wants to push George Wood to the core of the offense.
Who is the midfielder with him?Sidwell.
As for the Dutchman, he should know that his recent state is indeed not very good.
The central defender will not make any adjustments, Pepe and Piqué are in good condition and physical fitness, otherwise the Forest team will not have kept a clean sheet in the last two games.
Gareth Bale is replaced by Grosso at full-back.After gradually adapting to the Premier League, Grosso's performance has improved slightly. Although he still has a gap from his state in the Italian national team, he has barely met Dunn's requirements.
The "little monkey" Bell can also say, his own family, just say "tactical needs".Leighton Barnes had some problems with his physical strength, so it was normal not to let him go.
On the right, Twain decided to use Chimbonda, who played a little less in the recent games, but is better than Rafinha in defense.
The goalkeeper is still the experienced van der Sar.Originally, Twain planned that this season Van der Sar would be gradually replaced by Akinfeev because of his age.But I didn't expect Van der Sar to be old and strong this season, and his state was suddenly surprisingly good.Facing Van der Sar, who was in good condition and stable, experienced and more familiar with the team's defense system, Tang En naturally would not take the risk of using Akinfeev.So poor Akinfeev's life after being taken back was not as good as when he played in Russia...
The full-backs are still Franck Ribery and Beckham. These two people have different characteristics, which make the Forest team's offensive tactics more diverse, which is an advantage that can be relied on in the game.
The advantage of rotating this lineup in this game is that there is a slight advantage in physical fitness, but the most important thing is the hunger for the game and the eagerness to express your desire to win.
They are like a pack of crazy wolves, because of the lack of matches, they regard every opponent as a piece of fat, their eyes are shining green, and their mouths are drooling while breathing a smoky stench. He showed his white teeth, and he grinned as if he was smiling... In fact, he was warning the opponent in front of him:
This is our territory, whether to eat or not depends on our mood, if we are in a bad mood, we will eat you.But... most of the time we are not in a good mood!
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"...Compared to the first round of the match between the two teams, Tony Twain replaced nearly half of the starting lineup in one go. This is really incomprehensible. Ruud van Nistelrooy may be inconvenient due to some minor injuries He played, but why did Van der Vaart change? Could it be that Dunn didn't consider offense at all in this game? Then, isn't it a little too conservative to stick to his home court?"
The commentator next to him laughed when he heard the words: "He is such a coach. As long as he can make it to the finals, what's the ugly scene?"
"I think... facing Barcelona, ​​blindly defending won't work. I'm afraid that he won't make it to the final, and he will be scolded for his conservativeness at home. Losing the game with such a negative attitude is a bit of a risk." Personally acceptable?"
"I have a slightly different opinion, maybe his team can? At the Nou Camp, he let Barcelona attack for 10 minutes without scoring a goal..."
"That's because Barcelona didn't have Messi at the time."
"Oh, Messi..."
Messi is on the ball.
The practice of finding successors for Maradona has never stopped since he retired. Argentina has produced many successors of Maradona in the past. up.Riquelme, D'Alessandro, Aimar, Saviola, Ortega, Tevez, Aguero...all did "Maradona II", but the result... Today's weather lol.
From the current point of view, the most promising person to reach the height of Maradona may only be the little man in front of him.He is no longer the rookie who made people shine. Now he is a "phenomenon" in Barcelona, ​​a "phenomenon" in Argentina, and a "phenomenon" in world football.
Rijkaard thought that Tony Twain would let Nottingham Forest's strongest defensive player, George Wood, defend Messi, thus saving other defensive forces to contain Barcelona's overall attack.As a result, the person who appeared in front of Messi stunned him.
Not to mention him, even Messi on the court was a little surprised.
Today's Nottingham Forest is not the dark horse Nottingham Forest that reached the Champions League final two seasons ago. Everyone in this team is an opponent, and Barcelona must study it. Among them, the people they focus on There are two - Frank Ribery and George Wood, one is the core of offense and the other is the core of defense.
Before the game, Rijkaard told Messi that the person watching him in this game must be George Wood, because only George Wood can defend Messi one-on-one, of course it is only possible...
He let Messi use his flexible running position to tear Wood away, and at the same time use his quick feet to lure Wood into fouling, at least let him get a yellow card, so that in the following games, Wood will definitely be out of fear. Getting a yellow card and missing the Champions League final, becoming timid, is a good thing for Messi and for Barcelona.
You must know that Barcelona won the Forest team's final because George Wood was suspended and absent, which led to the forest team's defeat.For George Wood, regardless of his importance to the team, he himself is not willing to lose his qualification for the final again.
Rijkaard felt that his arrangement was very good, until now.
The person standing in front of Messi is not the No. 13 wearing the captain's armband, but Sidwell.
The man who defends Messi is not George Wood!
Messi turned his head and took a look. He found that Wood was in his own position in the middle, and he had no intention of coming up to defend, except for paying attention to this side.
This... what's going on here?
Hey, do you look down on me Messi?Looking for such a... person to defend me?
He looked at George Wood again, and the two stared at each other—George Wood was tall, so he naturally had big eyes, and Messi was short and dainty, but had small eyes.
After all, Wood still had no intention of coming up to help.
Messi decided to break through by himself. He doesn't know what Nottingham Forest means, but since you don't need the strongest defensive players to see me, I will break your defense and let Barcelona score. Don't regret it!
It just so happened that Iniesta came up from behind, and Sidwell's attention was disturbed by Iniesta's running position. Messi seized this gap and made a pass, tricking Sidwell into shifting his focus, and then suddenly moved from the counter. Direction start breakthrough!
It was too late for Sidwell to stop him, the two were too close, he couldn't react...
Nottingham Forest's defensive formation shrinks very tightly, the distance between the midfielder and the defenders is very, very close.For most teams, this defensive formation can fully compress the space at the front of the penalty area and deny the opponent's forwards the opportunity to take the ball calmly.At the same time, due to the contraction of the formation, the distance between the three lines is not far. When it is necessary to counterattack, the football can be quickly and accurately passed to the feet of teammates, without the embarrassment of having no other means except blind big feet.Just like a spring, the harder it is compressed, the stronger the explosive force it bounces off.This is one of the characteristics of Nottingham Forest's defense.
But now, it has become the best stage for Messi to challenge N.
Due to the close distance of the defensive players, once someone breaks in, the defensive players behind often have to steal the ball or get stuck in the first place, and a momentary hesitation may allow the opponent to get in.This is just right for Messi, who is very fast at his feet. He can completely rely on his own instinct to move around and kill a bloody path from the opponent's encirclement.
Just past Sidwell, facing Grosso who came up to steal the ball, he tapped his right foot lightly, moved his body sideways, and brought the football past Grosso's feet.Next, an emergency stop blocked Sidwell who was chasing back, and Piqué came up to defend, but he unbelievably chose to pass the ball in a small space. The football went to the right, and the person walked from the left. Moreover, the person was still walking in the inner circle, flashing past Piqué who had just got stuck in the position and had no time to adjust the center of gravity within the smallest radius, received the football he kicked just now behind the entire defense line of Nottingham Forest, and shot furiously without hesitation !
Fortunately, Van der Sar blocked the angle in time and blocked Messi's small-angle shot from the bottom line, otherwise Nottingham Forest would have conceded the ball in the first 3 minutes of their home game...
There was a sound of breathing in the city stadium, and they were frightened by the magical performance of this little player.One-on-one against the three defenders of Nottingham Forest, and the straight-line distance from the starting point to the shooting point is less than ten meters. The technique in this small space is too good!
Even the commentator praised Messi, who returned from injury, as the number one figure in Barcelona.
At the same time, the doubts in everyone's minds became even worse - what was Tony Twain thinking?Why not let George Wood come up to defend him?
Although the shot was blocked, Messi didn't show much annoyance, he didn't even look at Van der Sar, but turned to look at George Wood.
It was no different from before he broke through. George Wood was also looking at him. After staring at him, George Wood turned his eyes away and ran back to prepare to defend the corner kick.There was no expression on his face that Messi wanted to see, neither surprised nor annoyed, his face was calm as if he was paralyzed...
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After noticing the two eye contact between the two off the court, Tang En laughed.He didn't let George Wood defend Messi. Of course, he had his arrangements. If you want to guess Messi, you can guess it. If you are irritated by this, it will be a surprise.
Anyway, Rijkaard, you don't want George Wood to mark Messi this time, because he has more important tasks to do than contain Messi.It's just that Barcelona is attacking for a few minutes, and he hasn't had a chance to show his mission...
stick to it?Which bastard said I'm going to stick around at home?
(End of this chapter)