Godfather Of Champions

Barcelona's corner kick did not pose any threat to Nottingham Forest's goal. In front of George Wood, Pepe, Pique, and Bendtner and other "superiors", Barcelona, ​​who is not good at headers, can't take advantage of it.

Barcelona also knew this, so they took a low and fast corner, but George Wood rushed to the top.

This is his first appearance in a TV close-up, a successful defense, but it is not Messi who is defending. He was blocked by poor Mexican defender Marcos.

Messi was outside the penalty area and did not go in to join in the fun. He knew that Barcelona was not good at headers in set-pieces. This ball was likely to be topped by the Forest team. In the worst case, it was directly confiscated by Van der Sar. But if he comes out, he can grab the second shot from the outside and form a second attack, continuing to maintain pressure on the Forest team's goal.

The football did flick to his side, but was nodded off by a faster guy.

Frank Ribery is in the limelight this season. He snatched Messi's ball, making the City Stadium cheered for the first time. Messi’s previous brilliant performance made the Forest team fans very suffocated. Now it’s good, they also have someone to be proud of!

Ribery nodded the football with his head, then speeded up to chase the ball, immediately throwing away Messi. When Messi reacted again and turned to chase, it was too late.

Ribery succeeded in stealing the ball, and the Forest team instantly switched from defense to offense. At this moment, both Rijkaard and Messi clearly saw George Wood, who was still in the penalty area with a header to clear the ball, shot out like an arrow from the string-and ran to the front field!

Ribery faced Barcelona's black midfielder Yaya Toure's frontal defense without taking a few steps. He didn't entangle with Toure, and pushed the football to the side by one point and then moved forward.

The person who responded to his pass was Arshavin, who had withdrawn. Although he received the ball, he turned his back to the attacking direction. Under Abidal's close defense, it might not be easy to turn around.

He didn't have any thoughts to turn around. Yaya Toure was taken out of the area by Ribery, while he was waiting for someone.

Like Ribery, after passing the football, he also turned and ran forward. Since this was a counterattack after a corner kick, the Barcelona players had not had time to run back to organize the defense, so Abidal did not chase the ball, but retreated with Arshavin. This gap in the midfield was ripped out. .

So who are the people like Arshavin and the past goal of the pass?

"Wow, George Wood!" the commentator exclaimed.

He really didn't expect that George Wood would rush so forward when he counterattacked. His current position is no different from a midfielder. After receiving the pass from Arshavin, he did not stop, but drove the ball straight forward.

"Vander Vaart used to do this work... At that time, George Wood was behind him to protect him, now..." The commentator suddenly understood. "It turns out Tony Dunn wanted George Wood to be the midfield organizer of this game!"

"This is crazy..." the commentator sighed.

For him, facing the powerful Barcelona, ​​using the best defensive person to do offensive work is indeed a bit crazy.

Seeing that Ribery had almost entered the area where the defenders were responsible, Yaya Toure resolutely abandoned the Frenchman, turned and rushed towards George Wood, who was rushing with the ball.

He knows that this person, like himself, is a defensive midfielder, and organizing offense is not their specialty. As long as he puts some pressure on him, he will be in a hurry...

He just pounced, but George Wood passed the ball. He stabbed the toe and passed the football to Ribery in front.

When the three people passed and cooperated in this way, neither the Barcelona players nor the Nottingham Forest players had time to get to the position. Arshavin was the player who stayed in front when the Forest team defended corner kicks, and Barcelona was also near the penalty area. Only Yaya Touré and Abidal, and Gabriel Milito.

After receiving the ball, Ribery made a momentum pass. Milito, who was waiting to be blocked in front of him, drew a little bit, but he didn't hesitate to shoot from the spot!

The football quickly rolled towards the goal against the turf. Fortunately, Valdes had been guarding Ribery closely and was not surprised by his direct shot. He fell to the ground and pressed the ball firmly under him.

Seeing that the offense was not completed and the football was directly confiscated by the opponent’s goalkeeper, George Wood, who had just rushed to the front of the penalty area, didn’t hesitate to turn around and sprint back - he had to prepare to defend, although not against Messi. But to defend others in Barcelona.

He is not Van der Vaart or any other midfielder who has partnered with him. After an offense is over, he can stay in the frontcourt and wait for the second offense. It is impossible for Sidwell to cut the football off for him and give him the offense. All his energy is used to defend Messi. So offense and defense have to rely on him.

When Valdes saw George Wood running, he knew that the key player in Nottingham Forest must be him, not Ribery. Now that Wood hasn't had time to return to his defensive position, then... he threw the ball and launched a quick attack.

Yaya Toure received the ball, and Ribery next to him just made a defense and gave up. He didn't want to waste his energy here. Toure passed the football to Harvey, who just ran back, and his mission was completed. George Wood had just ran through the middle circle.

Harvey obviously also knows that Wood is the key, he will not give the opponent the opportunity to return to his defense zone to reorganize the defense. While Wood was still back on defense, he quickly passed the football.

Messi got the ball again, and the few Barcelona fans in the stands of the City Stadium cheered. They wanted to see Messi perform another good show with several people.

Messi did not satisfy their desires. Such performances can only be achieved under extreme conditions. Most of the time, the offense is still more threatening by passing and running.

He passed the football to Iniesta. He did not choose to make a breakthrough on his own, and there is another reason that he can't say-facing Sidwell, he really can't be interested in breaking through...

Iniesta's direct pass was intercepted by Pepe, and George Wood just ran back. Pepe's blocked ball rolled to his feet, turned around and threw himself into the attack again.

There is no time to rest and breathe. George Wood tirelessly runs back and forth on both ends of the court. A midfield organizer like him is really rare...

"Both sides have a very fast pace of offensive and defensive transitions! This game is good!" When the commentator discovered that Tony Dunn's team didn't really want to blindly defend his home court, he became excited.

Judging from the game in these few minutes, this Champions Cup semi-final does have this sign. But the narrators should be cautiously optimistic about looking forward to Tony Dunn...

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Five minutes after Nottingham Forest and Barcelona attacked, they drew back. The scene of the game became Barcelona's advantage, and the time ratio of possession once reached 67%. Nottingham Forest once again offered their magic weapon to defend and counterattack.

At this moment, the narrator really wanted to slap himself. For the Barcelona fans, this game may indeed look good, but for the majority of neutral fans, the one-sided game does not attract much interest.

Tony Dunn sat on the coach’s bench, rubbed his chin and said to the two assistant coaches next to him: “George Wood still needs to accumulate more experience as an organizer in the game... He performed well at the beginning. When the team contracted the defense as a whole, he didn't know what to do. If Demi sees George's performance now, he must hate me, right?"

Chris Lak grinned silently beside him.

Tang Ze said: "With Van der Vaart and Ribery, he really does not have more opportunities to get in touch with this kind of work. I don't think we can rush to train him."

Dunn nodded: "This is just the beginning, not the end."

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When the three forest coaches were discussing George Wood's future, Rijkaard frowned over there, and the frown became tighter.

There is no secret to Tony Dunn’s tactics. Everyone knows that he can defend and counterattack. So before he came to Nottingham, he let the team do targeted training-how to break the dense defense.

What he didn't expect was Tony Dunn's special use of George Wood. In addition to not defending against Messi, there is no big difference in normal games. In other words, Nottingham Forest's midfield defense still needs to rely on him. But in the offensive, he actively cut forward and participated again and again, which caused Rijkaard David a headache.

When Barcelona was doing defensive tactics drills, the imaginary enemy was Van der Vaart or Ribery, and the last time it was Arshavin. Who would have thought that George Wood would be pushed to the position of midfield organizer by Dunn in this game?

After many years of practice, Wood's basic skills have long been very solid. The results of his training are reflected in the game and it is a headache for opponents. Because of good basic skills, you can't easily cut off his ball. His dribbling and passing are very simple, which is the most useful in actual combat-because he will not waste fleeting opportunities just because he has to play fancy skills. , As long as he sees a chance, he will pass the football out without delay in a second. This is easy to say, but difficult to achieve-players with excellent skills tend to want to show off their skills.

Originally, George Wood's level was normal at other times, and it could be contained by changing opponents to guard him. But the current situation is very suitable for Wood's play. Because Nottingham Forest is a defensive counterattack, their offense pays attention to one word-fast!

For those midfielders who are full of aura and excellent skills, maybe they will hesitate when taking the ball back, or use a set of beautiful skills to win the audience's loud applause, but the opponent? The defense was in place quickly. Then a fast break turned into a positional battle of siege.

George Wood will not let the coaches have that kind of worry. When the Forest team counterattacks, after he gets the ball, his first choice is always to pass the ball-as long as there is a chance, pass the football out and use the fastest speed. Through the midfield, hit the opponent's hinterland directly, without any muddle. If there is no way to pass, he takes the ball forward by himself, and at the same time observes the surrounding situation and looks for the passing point.

He did not, like some midfielders, waited in place for his teammates to plug in if there was no suitable point for the ball. Although his teammates plugged in, the opponents also returned to the defense in place. And he may lose the ball because of holding the ball for a long time and being surrounded by opponents.

His possession of the ball will disrupt the opponent's defensive plan, and the opportunity will come out naturally.

This is why Dunn uses George Wood as the organizer of this game. With this kind of defensive counterattack, this kind of opponent, this kind of game, there is no more suitable candidate than George Wood.

Faithful implementation of the head coach's tactics, excellent physical fitness, calm and calm mental quality, and stable performance, why does any person the head coach dreams of appearing in Nottingham Forest?

Rijkaard clenched his fist at the thought of this. There are many factions in the dressing room, but talented players always have such problems. Ronaldinho lingers in the sensual place, Deco has bigger requirements... Why doesn't he have a George Wood?

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Barcelona is really strong, their offense suppressed Nottingham Forest, so they can only defend and have no spare attack. The overall defense of Nottingham Forest is not paper-thin, and Barcelona's offensive is thundered and rainless, and it is impossible to break the defense.

Messi is really great, no matter how great, he is only one person. In the Copa del Rey against Getafe, five people have repeated Maradona's classic goal, but it is because Getafe's defense line is too long. Now, you can let Messi pass one after another calmly. Nottingham Forest is not stupid enough to open the defense line back and forth and create opportunities for Messi to pass several people.

Trying to compress the defense line as much as possible, Sidwell followed Messi every step of the way, with one or two people on the flanks protecting him at any time. If Messi plans to single out the entire defense line of Nottingham Forest, let him sigh in this thick "sigh." "The Wall" was crushed to pieces.

If he is smart and does not have the delusion of defeating the opposing team on his own, then the overall defense of Nottingham Forest is not just for Messi alone.

The first half calmed down after the two sides fought fiercely for a while, and the game returned to Tony Dunn's most familiar and best track.

There is no way for anyone to take it. The score is 0:0. The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half.

As soon as the whistle sounded, Dunn got up and left the coaching bench. In front of the TV camera, his face was expressionless, making it hard to guess how he was feeling at this moment.

"At home, there was no goal in the first half, or 0:0. Is Tony Dunn satisfied or dissatisfied?"

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