Chapter 112 Records (Part 2)

After another week of running-in, the Forests faced Aston Villa at home.

The starting lineup of Nottingham Forest in this game is no different from the previous away challenge to Blackburn in the league. But Donn saw hope in the game - the players' running and passing and cutting cooperation are becoming more and more tacit, which shows that his insistence on training in terms is successful and correct.

However, the game was not smooth. Amid the deafening singing of home fans, Forest team originally planned to take advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack on Aston Villa and strive to score the first goal.

Unexpectedly, the visiting team scored the first goal. Just four minutes into the game, Aston Villa's Swedish international Melberg (olof_mellberg) blasted the goal guarded by Darren Ward with a long shot. The goal put the city court in silence in an instant.

As the singing began, our team lost the ball. Many people had not even found the seats. They heard the cheers from the audience fans' stands, and turned around in surprise to look at the scoreboard.

0:1! The home team Nottingham Forest is behind!

Is it going to repeat the result of the previous round of the league? Will the Forest return to the Premier League be a two-game losing streak in four years?

The camera was aimed at Tony Donn, who was sitting on the coach's seat. Since January 2003, this man quickly became the favorite coach of Forest fans. The secret is that he can always bring victory to Forest fans when needed. As the youngest head coach of the Premier League this season - only 35 years old - many people are questioning his ability and whether he can lead the team to the Premier League.

Turning his head to look at David Chris Lack sitting next to him, Donn didn't say anything. He habitually thought that Deswacker was sitting here. Walker said that his ability was not suitable for Premier League events, so he needed to exercise himself.

So what about Tony Donn? He didn't doubt his ability, it was a necessary confidence, even if it seemed a little blind sometimes... but the current situation forced him to start proving himself again.

So he turned his head again and said to Karislak: "There is nothing to worry about. We have 86 minutes to equalize... and overtake the score."

Assistant coach Chris Lack nodded. Done was right. Conceding a goal in four minutes of the game is actually the best situation when it is a foregone conclusion to fall behind. It is better than conceding a goal four minutes before the end of the game.

Aston Villa was a little conservative after leading, obviously they could lead one goal in the first half and didn't even expect that... Melbery was a central defender, and he rushed up and scored from a long shot. He would not often see such scenes as he rushed forward and scored from a long shot.

The Forest seized the opportunity of Aston Villa relaxing a little, and launched a big counterattack at Donn's instructions, bringing the rhythm of the game back to its feet.

Finally, in the 38th minute, the Forest's wave after wave of offense put huge pressure on Aston Villa's defense line. Ribery made a sharp breakthrough on the left and then made Aston Villa's central defender Raulson make a mistake in his busyness. He pushed the ball into his own goal!

Own goal!

The city courts set off a craze.

Ribery, who made the first-class contribution, was surrounded by his teammates and congratulated him on his outstanding performance. This young French man, who has become the main player of the Premier League from the French Division C, upgraded as fast as he dribbled the ball on the court. He also won the hearts of Forest players at a faster speed.

"Beautiful job!" As an assistant coach, David Chris Lack looked even more excited than Donn. He rushed out of the coach's seat and jumped high.

Don En just stood up and raised his arms. Ribery's performance was as expected, of course... In the future, if he wanted to be selected for the French national team and become Zidane's successor, how could he not even be able to deal with such a game?

The commentator of Sky TV shouted Ribery's name and praised Don Eun: "Oh my God! Where did he find this genius? Frank Ribery! A month and a half ago.   It was still an unknown little character. Now, he is a 'scarface' (scarface)!"

Based on the scars on Ribery's face and the name of the famous Hollywood violent movie, the commentator created a nickname that followed Ribery until he retired - Scarface Star!

It sounds pretty good, right? Ribery likes it very much, too.

The final result of this game was 1:1. Ribery's active performance on the left side made many Forest fans dispel their suspicion of him. They could only worship Tony Donn's eyes on people.

A newly promoted team won their first Premier League points this season, so there is only a local market in Nottingham. After Nottingham, no one cares whether the Forest team has lost again, nor does anyone care about Ribery's outstanding performance. Now almost all England are singing praises for a team and a person - on August 22, 2004, at the Forest team tied Aston Villa, Wenger's Arsenal reversed Middlesbrough 5:3 at home, tying the record of the most unbeaten in the English top league set by the Clauve era Forest.

Before this game, the Premier League CEO awarded a small Premier League champion Gold Cup to Arsenal in recognition of their unbeaten record last season. The trophy is engraved with the words "Arsenal, 2003-2004 champion, 38 games, 26 wins, 12 draws, and 0 losses". At the same time, Henry also received the "Golden Boot" award for the top scorer last season.

All this seemed like a celebration banquet for Arsenal, and the troubles caused by the Middlesbroughs were soon submerged in the cheers of the Arsenals.

Arthur Wenger was proud, and Arsenal was ahead of him. They seemed almost invincible. All opponents were to bow down in front of the Gunners.

Dugu Qiubai’s feeling... I wonder if the Frenchman Wenger has experienced it?

After the game, Arsenal's official website made a special topic, listing the scores and opponents of the forty-two games, as well as time, to commemorate the brilliant path the team has taken. Then under the line "42, Arsenal 5-3 Middlesbrough, 22-08-2004", there is a row of red characters:

25-08-2004, Nottingham Forest-Arsenal, 43?
Chapter completed!