Chapter 79 The Cunning Allardyce (Part 1)

The stands at the city stadium were already full. At first glance, almost all Nottingham Forest fans were wearing red jerseys. There were only more than 1,300 Bolton fans who came to cheer for Bolton away.

The game has not yet begun. Fans of both sides have just finished a round of "singing" and are now temporarily halting, waiting for the whistle to sound before the start of the game. The stadium radio began to play popular songs that Forest fans like, some are the latest and most popular, while others are "old songs" popular in the 1970s and 1980s. Those old songs witnessed the first glory of Nottingham Forest. Whenever they ring over the city stadium again, old fans will feel like they are back twenty years ago. Their Forest team defeated one opponent after another, fearless, and no one can defeat them. They are the British champions, they are... the king of Europe!

Now, the old songs are still there, and the city court is still there, but things have changed.

This semi-final of the League Cup gave many fans expectations - do we still have the opportunity to witness the start of a new round of glory? Forest's eternal legend Brian Clauve led the team to three League Cup championships. Tony Don, who is generally believed to be the most like Clauve, can prove his ability with a League Cup championship?

Martin Taylor is a tall, gray-haired old man. He looks no different from those old gentlemen in London. He has a straight suit, meticulous hair, and a calm and natural smile. But everyone familiar with British football knows his status in this circle. He is the top football commentator in the UK, the top football commentator in Europe, and the top football commentator in the world. His voice is hailed as "the best sports commentator in the world". His voice is straightforward, his pronunciation is clear, his commentary style is humorous, calm and neutral, but he is passionate. He can hardly find any shortcomings. He is the idol of many sports commentators in the world.

Andy Gray used to be a professional player, but after retirement he became a commentator. Unlike Martin Taylor, his voice is more passionate, especially when scoring goals. Their cooperation is considered to be the "golden partner" in English sports commentary. The famous football game "fifa" series has been the two of them for several generations. At the same time... they are also the most well-known English commentator in China.

If these two people appear on the same court at the same time, there is only one reason - they will explain the game held here.

Gray looked at the man standing in front of them with a smile: "John, our Sky TV station is responsible for the live broadcast of the League Cup. What are you doing here? Be careful to be photographed by those tabloid reporters. Then he made a big fuss: bbc ace commentator John Motson plans to join Sky TV!"

Gray imitated the reporters and screamed in fuss.

Motson smiled: "Andy, why isn't the golden partner of Sky TV intending to betray his old club and join BBC'?"

Football commentators rely entirely on two words and extremely smart brains. When it comes to quarrels, no one will lose to anyone.

Martin Taylor clapped his hands next to him: "Okay, I said you will not have any results when you spray your saliva for three days. Motson, what are you doing here?"

Motson explained football matches for 31 years. Martin Taylor has not had any qualifications. He had already explained the World Cup for seven consecutive times before the German World Cup. This number is almost unprecedented in the commentary industry.

"Look at the football." Motson shrugged.

His answer surprised Taylor: "John, I remember you are not a Bolton fan?"

"I'm not here to see Bolton, Martin."

"But you are not a fan of the Forests..." Gray added to Taylor next to him. They are really worthy of being golden partners.

"Can't you watch their game if you're not a Forest fan, Andy?" Motson asked with a smile.

There is really no such statement... Gray scratched his head, and Taylor next to him immediately continued: "You are very interested in the Forest Team, John. I paid attention. The Forest Team has almost always been explained by you in the recent matches. What makes you value them so much?"

"Well, rather than saying I'm interested in the Forests, I'm interested in their head coach."

"Tony Don?" Gray asked.

Motson nodded: "Martin, you have been commenting on the Premier League, and you may not know much about this person. I suggest you pay more attention to him in the game later, and you will find that he is a very interesting person."

"It's interesting? Which aspect do you mean?" Gray asked.

"All aspects." Motson smiled and waved goodbye, "Okay, I think the game is about to begin, I'm going to the stands."

He turned and left the lounge. He walked towards the corridor leading to the stands.

Gray looked at his back, shook his head, and asked Taylor: "Martin, what do you think? This is so abnormal. Motson would come to watch a game that was not the team he supported when he was not working, just because that Tony Don was very interesting!"

Taylor smiled: "What the hell is, let's just look at it yourself. I have learned about Tony Donne, but that's the homework done to explain this game. I think seeing it with my own eyes will help us deepen our impression. Let's go. Andy, the work is about to begin."

John Motson sat in the third row of stands. Like ordinary fans around him. No one knew that this man wearing an inconspicuous gray coat and gray hair was the commentator who offered their passionate voices every weekend.

His position is very close to the coaching seat of the Forest team. As long as you get up, you can see Tony Donn standing on the sidelines. The man has just walked out of the locker room and his team is already preparing for the game on the court.

This is not Tony. Done has led his team to play in the Premier League team for the first time. Motson still remembers the FA Cup last January 4, when Forest played against West Ham United at this stadium. Two days ago, he had ridiculed Done's slutty first appearance on live TV, but on that day he was attracted by the second half.

The Cup...it seems to be the place where Tony Don't become famous.

Last time it was the FA Cup and this time it was the League Cup. What kind of game will this man bring to himself?

A crisp whistle sounded, but it was soon drowned in the huge cheers - the game began!

What kind of team is Bolton? They are by no means popular technical or quasi-technical streams. They have a very traditional British style of playing, the team has a tough style, fierce defense in the middle and backcourts, and then use long passes to attack the opponent's defense line.

Just look at the two starters on their forward line in this game. Kevin Davis, although he is only 1.83 meters tall, is extremely good at heading. The other is the Danish Henrik Peterson, a typical Nordic player with rough skills but strong height.

These two people are paired together, and the impact cannot be underestimated.

For Donn, the main problem with this front line is Kevin Davis' injury and single offensive methods.

Fools know how Bolton will play - a long pass to the rushing, sending the football from the air to the Forest team's goal, and then relying on Davis and Peterson's heading ability, even if they cannot form a shot, they can cause chaos in the penalty area.

So Donne lined up the central defender combination of Wes Morgan and Robert Hutt. Both of them were neither fast, but they were strong and headed well, and were the only suitable combination to defend Bolton's forward. As for Clint Hill, he was on standby on the bench. Two full-backs were still John Thompson on the right, and Donne replaced the original David Oyes with the younger Leiden Barnes. Barnes's physical strength and speed were better, and he also had the ability to shoot long shots and free kicks with strong feet.

In the midfield, Bolton's starting lineup was young players Kevin Nolan (kevin_nolan) and Ivan Campo in the center, Okocha on the left and Jannakopoulos on the right. Except for the Nigerians, the other three people are good at running and intercepting, reducing the opponent's offensive space. They seemed to set up an iron fence in the midfield to prevent the opponent's offense from passing easily.

In response to this, Donn did not let Rebrov be the midfielder, but arranged a staffing configuration very similar to Bolton in the midfield. Two defensive midfielders Gunnarson and George Wood, on the left is McFair who was loaned from Leeds United, and on the right is Ashley Young, who recently joined the team.

He hopes to stabilize the defense through two midfielders. After he does not have an organized midfielder, the team's offense will mainly rely on two sides. McPhil and Ashley Young are the kind of players who can drive the ball by themselves, then cross, shoot, have outstanding personal skills, and have strong individual combat capabilities.

The tactics set by Donne in this game are defensive counterattacks - defensive counterattacks at his home court - Bolton is a Premier League team after all, so he should not be underestimated.

Don En believes that there is an unbreakable truth on the football field, that is, victory in the game must be based on a solid defense. Without defense, nothing else is free of discussion.
Chapter completed!