champion godfather

Chapter 859 Qualifications for the Champion of the Heart of the Seven Lions
"Fernando Gago! He scored a crucial goal! This goal brought Nottingham Forest back from the brink!"

The cheers filled the stands at a corner of the Emirates Stadium, where fans all jumped from their seats, arms raised in cheers.

The Arsenal players were a little helpless. Sitting on the coach's bench, Wenger just looked back and expressed his dissatisfaction.

Tang En's celebration only lasted for a short period of time. When the people around were still applauding and cheering, he had already pulled Mitchell by his side.

"The warm-up is over, kid." Tang En glanced at No. [-] of the forest team who was taller than him.

Mitchell nodded with a calm expression on his face.Fast forward three years now, and he is no longer the nobody who made his debut in the Champions League.

"Our substitution was a bit early, and the opponent must not have expected it. I hope you go up and play a bigger role, not just scoring goals. Do you know what to do?"

"I know, boss. It's not my first game."

Tang En laughed when he heard him say this, "By the way, you are no longer a rookie. Also, go up and tell them that Sarnia and Chrissy's assists are very active, let them make more use of this." He pointed to the court The two sides said to Mitchell. "Try to score another goal in a short period of time."

Mitchell took the lead and went. Tang En went to the sidelines and whistled to the inside of the field, using gestures to direct the team to continue attacking.

Wenger did not expect Twain to make such an early substitution, let alone right after they scored a goal. Logically speaking, the team was performing very well at this time, so we should try our best to ensure the integrity of the lineup and not interrupt the team's rhythm.This adjustment should have appeared after they conceded the ball.

Mitchell came on and replaced Shaheen.

Shaheen was a little unhappy when he left the field, because it was too early - only 55 minutes...

He clapped hands with Mitchell with a dark face, and when he walked past Tang En, Tang En didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand to touch the top of his head.

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Judging from that goal, Gago was in good form in this game. Twain let Gagodo participate in the attack, while Wood defended from the back.

As if aware of Tang En's intentions, Wenger stood up and issued the latest instruction.Then Arsenal's two full-backs stopped assisting and stayed in the backcourt honestly.

Seeing this scene, Tang En scolded his mother on the coach's bench.

The enemy is too cunning!

I wanted to take advantage of Arsenal's unstable position to score another goal and take the initiative in my own hands.Now it's a stalemate.

Fortunately, Mitchell was able to hold the ball for the team on the field, so the Forest team could still play positional battles with Arsenal.

But Tang En still seemed a little impatient...

From time to time, he got up from the coach's bench, walked to the sidelines, or raised his hand to look at his watch, and then looked at the score on the big screen.Time passed by every minute and every second, and the Forest team's offense still had no effect.And Arsenal's offense is not active enough. It seems that Wenger is acceptable for a home draw.

After all, they are now leading by six points, even if they tie, they are still leading by six points.For Arsenal, being able to maintain this six-point gap will almost ensure that they will eventually win the league title.

Wenger didn't want to consume too much energy for this game. There will be a Champions League match three days later. That is the most important thing, and he absolutely cannot afford to lose.

To this end, after 65 minutes, Wenger began to replace one after another.First of all, he replaced Cesc Fabregas. As the team's core, captain, and absolute main force, his mission in this game has been completed. Wenger does not want to see him injured or exhausted in the last 25 minutes .Fabregas didn't express any dissatisfaction, but he definitely didn't take it lightly.Because he still wants to continue to compete with Wood on the court...

So after seeing the sign raised by the fourth official, he still hesitated, shrugged and pointed at himself, and asked the off-court.Wenger nodded below.He turned his head and glanced at George Wood in the distance, and then walked down slowly.

The Forest fans were very dissatisfied with his move, thinking that he was deliberately delaying the game time, so they booed the Arsenal captain desperately in the away fans' stands.

Fabregas walked halfway to remember that he was still wearing the captain's armband, so he turned back and handed the armband to Senderos, and the boos were even louder.But the boos were soon drowned out by applause from the Arsenal fans, who rose to send their captain off.

Walking to the sidelines, Fabregas turned around, faced the court, and raised his arms in response to the applause of the fans, but his eyes were always fixed on George Wood, who was standing near the center circle.He seemed to be looking at himself too.

The two looked at each other, Fabregas turned and walked back to the bench, he shook hands with Wenger.Wenger patted him on the shoulder for a good job.

Tang En felt happy when he saw Cesc Fabregas leave the field.He knew there was hope for this game.Wenger obviously chose to be conservative, because he replaced a defensive midfielder-De Nilson, a Brazilian who played as a midfielder.

Wenger's idea is that if Albregas is off, Arsenal's offensive organization still has Wilshere, he is not worried about anything.

But in Twain's view, Wilshere is still unable to be compared with Cesc Fabregas. It's not a matter of talent, but a gap in experience.

Wood is more than enough to deal with him alone, and after Wilshere is frozen, Walcott, Bella and others cannot play their full abilities, Nottingham Forest will have more energy to invest in attacking.Look for scoring opportunities.

In the next game, Nottingham Forest gradually took the initiative in the midfield and began to put pressure on Arsenal's penalty area.Arsenal went on the defensive.

The Forest team was very aggressive, but they seemed to have forgotten Tang En's request during the halftime break.Rafinha received the ball outside the penalty area twice in a row and then took the ball horizontally and then took a long shot. One kick was missed and the other shot flew.This dissatisfied Tang En who was watching the game off the court. He rushed to the sidelines and shouted Rafinha's name loudly.

Rafinha became honest after being yelled at by Tang En, and no longer blindly took long shots.

Tang En then returned to the coach's bench muttering.

"Such a waste of opportunities... Do they still think they have a lead of at least three goals?"

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No. 5 minutes after Fabregas was replaced 705 minutes later, Nasri was also replaced by Ramsey.

Tang En watched Wenger make a substitution with cold eyes.Then he also made his own adjustments, and Bentley was replaced by Mork.

The task of Mock playing is very simple, that is to use his technical advantages to create enough trouble for Arsenal's left wing defense.

Since Lennon left, the right flank of the Forest team has been dominated by Bentley most of the time. Moke is still a little immature, but in some special occasions, he can be more effective than Bentley.

breakthrough!breakthrough!breakthrough!

Before going on stage, Tang En pulled Mo Ke to make him forget all other things, leaving only this one thing in his mind.Then play to break through Arsenal's defence.

He did this very well, he is not fast in terms of speed, but his combination of man and ball is very good, making it impossible for Arsenal's defenders to steal the ball easily.

For a while, Clichy's side became the focus of Nottingham Forest's offense, and the defensive center of gravity of the entire Arsenal team followed to the left.Nasri didn't play for long, and soon became a defensive midfielder...

They successfully defended the Forest team's offensive wave after wave until No. 80 minutes.

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Tang En looked at his watch. Eighty-ten minutes had passed, and he had the last substitution left.Several people had some problems with their physical strength and seemed to need to be replaced to rest.For example, Bell, his assists are no longer sharp, and even if he runs up, he will no longer actively return to defense. Fortunately, Wood is behind him to help him fill the position, so Arsenal did not seize the opportunity to score.

Tang En only brought Leighton Barnes, a left back, to the away game. If he was replaced, the offense would definitely be weakened.Because he needs Barnes' defense.

Is it to let Bell go down to rest, and take an early rest for the Champions Cup three days later?Or replace it with an attacking player and continue to strengthen the offense?

Tang En thought for a while, and called Abang Lahuo from the bench.

He's going to give it a go.

After 1 minute, the fourth official signaled the Forest team to make a substitution, and Abanglahuo replaced Gareth Bell.

Removing a full-back and replacing him with a striker was a desperate gamble for Twain.

Just like what he said to the players at halftime: If we admit defeat here, then we will not be able to continue to compete for the championship.

He hopes to use this substitution to remind the players that he has not forgotten this sentence, so he hopes that the players on the field will not forget-victory is their only pursuit.

After Abang Lahuo ran onto the field, he called everyone over while the ball was dead. He clenched his fists and shouted to his teammates: "Boss, let us continue to attack and we must win!"

After hearing this, the Forest players all turned their heads to look at the sidelines, where Twain stood there with a serious face.

"What about the defense? Bell is going down, Rafinha is not a central defender..." Gago was a little worried.

"Don't worry about it so much, let's talk about scoring first!" Abang Lahuo was full of fighting spirit.

Wood said: "I'll be in charge of defense, you don't care about it."

He ended the argument as soon as he spoke, and no one objected.

"Then it's settled. We must score goals, we must win!" Abanglahuo clenched his fists to encourage the tired big guy. "Guys, Triple Crown winners, think about it!"

Gago gasped and nodded: "There are still 10 minutes, find a way to score them a goal."

A group of people dispersed after setting their goals.

Another minute later, the Forest team entered the penalty area, but Ibisevic collided with Almunia during the fight. The latter fell to the ground and the referee called the team doctor to play.

The Nottingham Forest fans in the stands were still complaining about Almunia's intentional delay of the game, but Twain didn't have the time to find the fourth official to argue.He seized the time and called Wood to the sidelines to teach him the opportunity face to face.

"Cross! Pass the football through the air to Arsenal's goal, pass it to Mitchell! But not let him score, he is not the main attack, let him go to the back point, and then ferry the ball over. Got it ?He is not the main direction of attack, but we want our opponents to think that he is the one who solves the problem." Tang En kept making quick gestures, making people unable to help but think of the word "busy".

Wood nodded: "Understood."

"Go and tell them about this change, and tell Gago that if we make a cross, we will resolutely insert into the penalty area, regardless of the defense in the middle."

"Should I guard?"

Tang En nodded: "Yes!"

"Ok, no problem."

Wood ran back to the field and informed the whole team of Tang En's adjustment.

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While Wenger was taking advantage of Almunia's treatment, he called Senderos to the sidelines and asked him to pay attention to defending Mitchell.Senderos is the only Arsenal player who can compete with Mitchell for headers and height.At such a time, Tang En would definitely use the simplest method - pass a diagonal pass into the penalty area, allowing Mitchell to compete for the header - to try to score.Then just watch Mitchell die.

After the game resumed, Wenger began to feel relieved about his previous arrangement - Mitchell had indeed become the focus of the Forest team's offensive direction, and Senderos struggled for the top at the beginning, but he was not at a disadvantage.

But then things went wrong.

In terms of physical strength, Senderos has been running for almost 10 minutes, and he can't keep up with Mitchell, who came up in the second half.Tactically... Mitchell isn't really the end point of Forest's offense either.

When George Wood succeeded in stealing the ball in the backcourt, his position was on the right.He really went to play the right back as he said.

At that time, Walcott planned to force a breakthrough with his own speed when facing Wood. Unfortunately, Wood's accurate positioning made him unable to increase his speed, and the ball under his feet was easily cut off by Wood.He just snatched Wood's ball in front of him symbolically, and ran back.And Wood did not pass the football to Gago in the middle as the commentator thought. He made a move that surprised everyone-he dribbled the ball directly from the side!
Walcott didn't expect that Wood, a temporary cameo, would dribble and assist like an authentic full-back.He watched Wood running past him without reacting at all.

When Wood charged across the halfway line, the Arsenal defenders still thought he would pass the ball to Gago in the centre, or Fernandez up front.So everyone's defensive attention was on the latter two, just like this they watched Wood continue to dribble along the sideline...

"Ahh! George Wood is still dribbling the ball! Not a single Arsenal player stepped up to defend. They were defending Gago, Fernandez, and even Mitchell, but no one stepped up to defend. George Wood! He's still dribbling!"

The narrator gets excited.Because whenever Wood does something out of the ordinary, the rest of the story will be exciting.

"Don't leave him alone—!" Wenger stood up from his seat, threw away the gentle and elegant temperament of "Professor", and shouted loudly.As an experienced old coach, he smelled danger from Wood's abnormal behavior.

Like him, Fabregas got up from his seat and felt nervous. He had changed his clothes and sat on the bench with a towel to chat with his teammates.At this moment, he couldn't help but left the bench, walked to the sidelines, and stared intently at George Wood, who was running like the wind on the wing.

His physical strength is really good...

That was the first thought that popped into Cesc Fabregas' mind.The second one is - Oops!
The coach's loud reminder made the Arsenal players change their minds. Just when Sagna was about to leave Fernandez to defend Wood, Wood passed the ball.He passed the football to Fernandez.

When seeing this pass, Sania suddenly had such a wonderful feeling - he finally passed the ball!
Then he threw the head coach's words to Java, and turned around to pounce on Fernandez. In the inertial thinking of many players, George Wood would never run to cross from the wing.

But they were wrong.

Fernandez found that after Wood passed to himself, he did not stop moving forward, but continued to accelerate forward. He did not make any gestures to himself to ask for a pass, but Fernandez just felt that he The ball should be passed, not dribbled.

So when the football was passed and Sania was still following closely behind, he pushed the football out without hesitation. The goal was the open space on the side, and Wood was plugging in at high speed!
"Two over one!?" The commentator's tone was obviously startled, obviously he didn't expect the Forest team to open up the situation from here.Ever since Bell left the field, the commentator has said more than once that Tony Twain has abolished a side.What he saw now gave him an embarrassing feeling of being slapped.

Wood's playing style is very simple, which is concentrated in handling the ball this time.Unlike other wide players, he likes to take the ball again and then pass it in. Although the best passing opportunity has been lost at that time, no one can tell what kind of habit this is. Stay on your feet for a while.He also doesn't like to cut inside directly like some other wide players.

He watched the football roll towards him, and kicked the football towards the goal without stopping the ball!

Until this moment, many people in Arsenal were still lucky-none of them went up to defend Wood, just because they thought Wood's crossing skills must be terrible, because no one had seen him make any decent crosses... …

This time Wood's cross still seems to suck...

Very high, very floating.

Tang En raised his head off the field and squinted his eyes to stare at the silver-white football high above under the dazzling lights.

Those below even have enough time to scramble for positions.

While looking up at the ball, Senderos grabbed Mitchell's jersey with his hands to prevent him from slipping away.

After passing the ball, Wood lost his center of gravity and fell out. He sat on the ground and watched the ball he passed fly to the back of Arsenal's goal.

"Watch out for his header!"

Almunia nervously reminded his teammates in front of the goal.

"Attention Ibisevic!"

Two central defenders, one to defend Mitchell and the other to defend Ibisevic.

Senderos and Mitchell jumped up at the same time, and the Swiss central defender felt that he was stuck in his position, but in fact he was only halfway stuck.

Mitchell still found a space, and he twisted his body in the air, pushing Senderos aside.

The football fell, and Almunia gave up the idea of ​​jumping directly into the air and fighting for the ball with them.With a defender around, he shouldn't attack rashly.

In the air, Mitchell felt himself fly, which he always felt when he jumped as hard as he could, and he enjoyed it.He saw the football in the air, he saw the top of Senderos's head, and then he realized that he was jumping a little higher than the other party...

He's looking for someone, Ibisevic is covered, he can't get there.

Gago, where is Gago?

A yellow figure appeared in the corner of his eye.

Whoever it is...

Mitchell shook his head vigorously!
Senderos head-empty in front!

Instead of flying towards the goal, the football flew in the opposite direction.

Among the crowd, the yellow figure appeared out of nowhere.Under the pull of Denilson, he still struggled forward, leaned back, stretched his legs, and padded!

Gago felt he hit the ball, but he didn't know what would happen next.

Almunia now realizes that he made a mistake-he shouldn't let the two big men of Senderos and Mitchell stand in front of him, he can't see what happened in front of him at all!
When he saw the football flying over, his mind was still blank, he didn't make any saves at all, just watched the football fly past him and entered the door...

Go in?
The Arsenal players and fans were surprisingly calm at this moment, they were just asking themselves.

The ball really went in?
Goal scored with 1 minute left in stoppage time?
The ball is in!
how can that be! !
The Emirates Stadium, which had been silent for a moment, suddenly became an erupting crater.

"It's unbelievable! It's unbelievable! It's unbelievable!" The narrator shouted loudly, pressing the soundproof earphones with both hands, because he was about to Can't hear my own voice anymore.

Twain rushed out of the coach's bench amidst the screams of the Arsenal fans behind him. He opened his arms, gritted his teeth, and waved vigorously.It looks like a mentally ill person, hysterical.

Immediately behind him, more forest team players and coaches rushed out from the coaching bench. They hugged the people around them and knelt on the ground to thank God.

Eastwood was so excited that he was about to cry, his eyes were red, and he screamed while tearing at the hem of his clothes.No one could hear what the gypsy was shouting.

Gago, who was pulled to the ground by Denilson, glanced at the goal habitually. When he saw that the football was really lying in the goal, he went crazy.

His eyes widened, his pupils narrowed, and blood rushed from his neck to his head, staining his face red.

He clenched his fists tightly, feeling himself strangled by the throat of fate.

"...if we give up here, we don't qualify for the title! ... If we don't win against Arsenal, we don't win the league title! If we lose against Arsenal here, the Champions League is three days away I can't win!... If such an opportunity is not worth our team's gritting our teeth to fight for! Then what else in this world is worth fighting for? What else is there!!"

The passionate voice of the boss rang in the ears of every Forest player.Now they can proudly claim that they are a team qualified to compete for the championship.

He got up from the ground, shook off the entanglement of his teammates behind him, ran to the corner flag, took off his jersey, and threw it into the sky.He didn't care if the referee would give him a yellow card, at this moment he seemed to vent his heart out.It was the first time for the elegant Gago to undress to celebrate after scoring a goal. It seemed that the Argentine kid was really excited.

Even George Wood, who has rarely shown his emotions, stood up from the ground, clenched his fists and waved vigorously.

Immediately afterwards, he was hugged by Mitchell who rushed up.

At the Emirates Stadium, in the heart of the enemy Arsenal, in front of [-] Arsenal fans, the players of Nottingham Forest are celebrating their overtake goal at the last moment. They don't care about the mood and feelings of the home team at all. Indulge in venting, at this moment, it seems that they are the masters of this stadium.

The Emirates Stadium was silent.

On the coaching bench of the home team, Arsene Wenger held his forehead with his left hand and lowered his head not wanting to see the scene that happened in front of his eyes.

For this result, he has nothing to say.There was one more thought in his mind—the Champions League.

In three days, let's fight to the death, Tony.This time it's a real fight to the death!

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PS, I wrote a long chapter, and I can finally ask for a monthly ticket with a little confidence.If everyone enjoys watching it, let's smash the monthly ticket!

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