champion godfather

Chapter 886 The Heart of the Seven Lion King Oolong?

Neither the head coach of Real Madrid nor their players themselves would have imagined that Nottingham Forest would dare to launch an offensive so proactively at the Bernabéu. It seemed that they wanted to attack Real Madrid.

In the opening 10 minutes, Real Madrid had only one shot, but Nottingham Forest, who was a guest, had two shots.The most threatening of these was the first shot at the start of the game, which almost broke through the goal guarded by Casillas.

"Over the past ten years, Real Madrid has proved to us an unbreakable truth-their defense is equal to Casillas alone. As long as he is there, other people on the back line can be ignored." Know whether the commentator is praising Casillas or taunting the Real Madrid defenders.

Compared with the star-studded frontcourt lineup, Real Madrid's back line is indeed a bit bleak.The biggest name here is probably the right back Sergio Ramos.Garay and Luiz are quite satisfactory, and Marcelo is more offensive than defensive. He may be better at left midfielder than left back.

Fortunately, today they have Diarra besides Casillas.The arrival of the French midfielder made Real Madrid's waist stiff. This is the starting point for Real Madrid to regain its glory.A team that can't stand up is talking about wanting to dominate Europe, it's a dream.

This game is actually a contest between two of the world's best defensive midfielders. Unfortunately, the Spanish media are not interested in hyping this topic.They are more willing to predict. Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery, and striker trident brilliant performances.

After all, Michel is the head coach, and his mind is different from that of the media.After seeing that the team was at a disadvantage, he got up from his seat, walked to the sidelines and called Diarra's name, signaling him to strengthen the interception and protection of the midfield.

He is not afraid that the forest team will attack him, he is even afraid that they will not attack.As long as they are willing to come out, there will be space behind them.attack?That is the least of Real Madrid's worries.Who scored more goals?Michelle has the confidence to win.

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Gago took the ball to organize the attack again.In this game, his task is to attack, and Wood is responsible for protecting him.

Diarra posted it. He has a low center of gravity, flexible movements, good explosive power and fast speed. As a defensive midfielder, his physical fitness is impeccable, except that he is not good at heading...

The French midfielder exerted some pressure on Gago from the side. His movements were fast, and Gago couldn't keep up. He staggered and lost the ball!
"Steal the ball beautifully!"

Cheers and applause dedicated to Diarra sounded from the stands.Today's Real Madrid fans like this little French man very much. His presence allows Real Madrid's frontcourt superstars to attack unscrupulously, and they can also appreciate the most beautiful offensive football.Real Madrid fans know the ball, they can boo their passive and conservative team, and they are not stingy about appreciating an outstanding midfielder.

However, their applause and cheers seemed to be given a little early.

Just as Diarra broke Gago's ball, another person hit him from the side.He almost lost the ball under his feet.

Fortunately, his physical fitness played a role in this collision. He protected the football and ran to the other side.

That person is still chasing after him, and it seems that if he doesn't pass the ball, he will keep following him like this.

No need to look back, Diarra knew who the person who bumped into him just now was chasing him now.

"George Wood forced Diarra! This is a head-on collision of two excellent midfielders! Diarra's ball protection is very beautiful, and Wood can't do anything about him for a while..."

Yes, as a defensive midfielder, Diarra's skills are not bad. He can often drive forward with the ball alone, pass several people in a row, and then pass the ball to his teammates.He has confidence in his feet, which is of course a good thing, but this is also one of his weaknesses-as a defensive midfielder, he holds the ball for too long...

George Wood stared at Diarra's dribbling action. When he saw the ball under the opponent's feet went a little farther, he immediately tackled it. Diarra instinctively felt the danger, and he wanted to stretch out his foot to poke the ball Go, but poke a hole.

The football was shoveled away by Wood, and he kicked it on Wood's feet and fell to the ground.

The referee whistled and sentenced Wood to a tackle foul. Wood was a little dissatisfied with the penalty, but he didn't explain anything to the referee, but just got up from the ground and shook his head.

Tang En could see clearly from the sidelines that Wood hadn't shoveled Diarra at all.He was a little upset, and complained endlessly off the court: "At home, at home..."

His petty complaints were ignored, and the fourth official didn't even bother to look at him.

Well, whether it was Wood's foul or not, at least Nottingham Forest prevented a quick attack from Real Madrid.It also confirmed that Twain's analysis of each player in Real Madrid before the game was correct - at the tactical meeting the day before the game, Twain analyzed the characteristics of each player in Real Madrid for the players, and the part about Diarra Twain Tell your subordinates that this person likes to dribble too much in the midfield. He doesn't look like a midfielder, but a midfielder or full-back.This is something that must be exploited.As long as Diarra is closely marked, there is a chance to steal the ball from his feet and then launch a counterattack directly.At that time, Real Madrid would be caught off guard because the midfielder missed the ball!

This time, both Real Madrid and Diarra had good luck. Wood's clean and beautiful tackle was regarded as a foul by the referee. No one in Real Madrid has yet realized that this is a dangerous signal.But what about next time?Their luck will not last forever...

Tang En complained for a while on the sidelines, then walked back.

"They're dead." He said to Chris Lak in front of him while unscrewing the cap of the water bottle.

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Real Madrid formed a 442 formation in this final. The midfielder Diarra is in charge of defense, and at the same time connects the midfield. He has to run non-stop in the midfield, receiving, passing, and grabbing the ball... His role It seems to be more of a core than Ribery.Franck Ribery is also in the middle, but his position is more forward. This is a midfielder close to a diamond shape. He is responsible for organizing the offense and at the same time plays a good role in long-range shooting, directly threatening the enemy's goal.Cristiano Ronaldo is on the left and Higuain is on the right, but the two often switch positions, making opponents confused.They have speed and technique, and they are very impactful.

The two people on the front line are Benzema and Huntelaar.Huntelaar is a pure center forward. His task is very simple, that is, waiting for the pass from his teammates in front, and then trying to find ways to send the football into the opponent's goal.Benzema's position is more active. He cruises beside or behind Huntelaar, linking the midfield and striker.In fact, he is not the kind of shooter who makes the final decision. He has comprehensive skills and can create murderous opportunities for his teammates.

This frontcourt combination is perfect and powerful.It's like a flawless work of art.

It's a pity that such a wonderful marble artwork collided with a monolith headed by George Wood.

Real Madrid launched an offensive again. This time Diarra held the ball for a short time. He looked at Gago, who was about to push forward, and passed the ball to Ribery in front.

Franck Ribery completed the adjustment and control of the football while turning around. This action was done very naturally. There was no scream of excitement in the audience, but it reflected his technical level at this age.

Tang En couldn't help shaking his head after seeing this scene off the court.From the original wing assaulter to today's central organizer, Ribery has not yet fully formed the change under his hands, and realized it in Real Madrid...

As soon as Ribery adjusted the ball, Wood forced him up.

Pepe threatened him before the game, telling him to be careful.It's a pity that in the actual game, the probability of the two of them meeting is not high.The person he really needs to be careful of is not Pepe, but the captain of the forest team in front of him.

After seeing Wood's posture, the French immediately gave up the idea of ​​rushing forward with the ball.That's sensible -- he doesn't have the confidence to break through Wood's one-on-one defense.

He passed the football to Ramos on the wing, and Higuain on the right attracted Bale's attention because of Ramos. Real Madrid's second captain can safely and boldly pass from the bottom.

He accelerated and crossed, and Huntelaar headed the ball.

This time it was Akinfeev's turn to perform.He vacated on the spot, stretched out his right hand, and lifted the football pushed by Huntelaar out of the crossbar.The whole movement seems to be easy to do, but only the most professional goalkeeper knows how difficult this movement is-jumping in place is definitely not as high as a sprint jump, and a header that is close at hand will not give the goalkeeper too much reaction time .All of this can only depend on instinct, the body responds instinctively in the blink of an eye, and then... It depends on God.

Akinfeev did it, deflecting Huntelaar's sure-fire header, and the stands erupted in applause.Real Madrid fans applauded this beautiful attack, while Nottingham Forest fans praised Akinfeev's wonderful save that was not inferior to Casillas.

"The height is similar, the experience is similar. Even their names are similar-Igor. The duel between Casillas and Akinfeev did not disappoint us. This is really a final full of highlights!"

In fact, it was Casillas' wonderful performance that stimulated Akinfeev. He didn't want to lose out in front of his idol.

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"The two teams are going head-to-head. You come and go. So far, this game is pretty good. I'm glad that in such a final, Coach Tony Twain didn't choose to be conservative, so we can enjoy such a game. But I I'm worried that this kind of situation won't last long... If Nottingham Forest takes the lead, they will definitely shrink their defense and start to counterattack. Twain's changes are simply not creative at all... In order to ensure the excitement of the game, I hope to lead It's Real Madrid..."

The commentator was blackmailing Tang En again, which made many Forest fans very upset.

"You damn crow mouth!"

"Shut your mouth! Bastard!"

Those fans who couldn’t go to watch the game raised their fists at the TV. Some of them held wine glasses, and the beer in the glasses spilled out with their violent movements and dripped on the people around them, but no one complained. And no one cares.These people were roaring loudly, as if they could really scold the commentator on the other side of the screen.

"Hey Tony, don't let that bastard get his way!"

"Shoot a goal into those Spaniards!"

"Be ahead of them! What about their home court!"

Then this group of fans who drank too much began to cheer for the Forest team again, and the full glass of beer was spilled, and there was less than half a glass left.But who cares about that?If the beer is gone, you can order again. It would be bad if Real Madrid scored the goal first. If you have too much beer, you won't have the appetite to drink it!

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With Michel's team focused on scoring goals, 15 minutes into the game.The score is still 0:0, and judging from the scene, their opponents are not at a disadvantage.It made some Real Madrid fans in the stands a little irritable - they always do.As long as it is a game at the Bernabeu, if Real Madrid does not score in the opening 10 minutes, or if they have an advantage, sporadic boos will start to sound from the stands.After three or ten minutes, the boos will become one and eventually become overwhelming.Bring huge psychological pressure to the home team players.

Tang En didn't like coaching in this environment, because he couldn't tolerate the fans in the stands booing his own people so unscrupulously.If it were him, he might give the middle finger to the fans of his team in the stands.

But now he's enjoying the boos.At this moment, he knew that the Real Madrid fans would become the No.12 of Nottingham Forest. Those sporadic boos rang in the hearts of the Real Madrid players, and gradually accumulated... until some of them couldn't bear it, it was like a time bomb ——With a bang, it exploded in the camp of its own people.

His team faithfully implemented his tactical arrangements: pressing at all costs and creating a tense atmosphere, so that no matter how superb the skills of Real Madrid's players, they could not afford to play a smooth attack.At the same time, every counterattack in the frontcourt will launch an on-the-spot attack, so that Real Madrid's defenders dare not rush forward.Especially Marcelo and Ramos.

Dunn chose Marcelo as the main attacking direction of Nottingham Forest. He knew that Marcelo focused on attacking and neglecting defense.The attack of the two full-backs has always been a feature of Real Madrid, and one of the reasons why Real Madrid have performed so well this season.

As a result, the game has progressed so far, Marcelo has been eaten by the Forest team, not to mention getting involved in the offense, and even the defense is full of loopholes. If it is not for Diarra's help, he is afraid that he will be defeated by the Forest team. The team burst into a sieve.

"here we go again!"

The narrator shouted.

"It's coming again, damn it!" Marcelo cursed inwardly.

The combination of Bentley and Rafinha makes Marcelo miserable, and Ronaldo will certainly help him, but he is not a full-time defensive player after all, his main task is to attack.

This time when Rafinha passed him, Marcelo fell back helplessly, and then he watched Bentley pass the ball to Gago in the middle instead of Rafinha.What can he do?If he doesn't follow and run back, the football will definitely be given to Rafinha, and then it will be a direct pass from the bottom.

Seeing that the football was passed to the middle, Rafinha also stopped sprinting. He stopped near the sideline and had no intention of continuing to run forward.On the other hand, Marcelona closed in the middle, cooperating with the team's defense to compress the Forest team's offensive space in front of the penalty area.

At this moment, Gago passed the ball, and the overhead ball flew directly to Rafinha!

Marcelo felt that he was being played around by the Forest team like a monkey, and he turned and ran back.

Rafinha is passing the ball to Bentley, Ronaldo comes up to defend and Bentley passes the ball between Ronaldo's legs to Gago.

This time Diarra stopped watching the show, and he rushed to defend Gago.

Gago passes the ball to Wood.

For a while, Nottingham Forest passed the ball continuously at the front of Real Madrid's penalty area, but Real Madrid's players couldn't even touch the ball.

This is simply a great shame.

The sporadic boos from the stands got louder again.

After Wood got the ball, Diarra dropped Gago and rushed towards him.That's the only bad thing about the back midfielder alone, he always has to run non-stop, from one end to the other, and from the other end to the farther end... It's like a blind man who reads this and misses the other. Bud valley.

Wood turned around and passed the football to Bell who plugged in behind.

Bell didn't directly dribble the ball along the sidelines, but after passing Higuain, he cut inside and slanted towards the middle!
He disrupted Ramos' defensive intentions.He originally wanted to get stuck on the sideline and wait for Bell to bump into him head-on, but Bell changed the line.Moreover, Fernandez immediately pressed to the side, right in front of Ramos, so that he did not dare to move to the center - he was afraid that he would run to the center, but Bell passed the ball to Fei, who was completely unmarked on the side. Hernandez.

Franck Ribery returned to the center to pounce on Bale.

Bell didn't even look at who was rushing forward, he flicked the ball to Wood next to him, and continued forward by himself.

After receiving the ball, Wood didn't stop the ball and immediately passed it back.

The two played a two-over-one cooperation in the middle of Real Madrid's penalty area!

This time Ramos finally stopped guarding the wing, because Bell was already about to break into the penalty area.He dropped Fernandez, turned around and ran towards the penalty area, intending to join forces with Garay to keep Bell outside the penalty area.

Bale, who dribbled the ball at high speed, bumped into two people, and the people in Real Madrid's penalty area were turned on their backs!
Fernandez raised his hand to signal Ramos to foul, this position is too sensitive.

The referee didn't make a decision, not because he didn't see Ramos' blocking, but instead he made a movement of raising his hands forward - the attacking side has an advantage, and the game continues!

Just before Bale collided with Ramos, he pushed the football sideways.

Mitchell was in the penalty area of ​​Real Madrid, and Shaheen also ran past. Who was the ball passed to?
"George Wood—"

As the commentator yelled, Wood swung his thick right leg on the line of the penalty area.

Casillas reacted when he saw him swinging his leg, and he threw himself sideways towards the goal post on his right.Both his hunch and experience told him that Wood would shoot directly, but it must be in that direction!

He guessed it right!

This is a direct volley without stopping the ball!
The football flew straight to the direction Casillas was throwing at, without any rotation in the air.

"call--"

The ball was so fast that it even whistled... No, maybe it was the boos from the Real Madrid fans in the stands that created such an illusion.

The speed of the ball made Casillas a step slower.

The football flew first before Casillas' palm arrived.

The ball hit the crossbar with a crisp sound.

This sound made the Real Madrid fans who were on tenterhooks think they could breathe a sigh of relief.

A dramatic change followed in the next instant...

The football slammed hard against the post and bounced back, and Casillas had just arrived at this time.The football hit his back and refracted again, this time flying directly over the goal line and into the goal...

"Unlucky Igor..." Real Madrid's on-site commentator lay on the workbench and wailed.

No. 203 minutes of the game, Nottingham Forest blasted Real Madrid's goal at the Bernabéu Stadium, but this time the goal was... Real Madrid's strongest barrier, San Igor Casilla!

But England's commentator objected: "Is this an own goal? No, no, no! This should be counted as George Wood's goal! What a beautiful goal! How can it be counted as Casillas' goal? George .Wood scored his second goal in this European Champions Cup! This goal helped Nottingham Forest temporarily lead Real Madrid in the final! You must know that this is at the Bernabéu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid! Too Amazing! This series of cooperation made Real Madrid completely out of touch with the ball! Listen to the boos at the scene, this is really the best reward for the Forest team!"

(End of this chapter)