Chapter 167 The Dirty Roshenbak (Part 2)

Even the commentator could see how good Eastwood was, would Sporting Lisbon head coach Pacero not see it? So he got up from the coach's seat, walked to the sidelines, and blew two rapid whistles.

Hearing the whistle, the other Sporting Lisbon players did not react, only the midfielder Fabio Roshenbak turned his head to the sidelines. Obviously, the whistle was blown specifically for him.

Pacero pointed to Eastwood, who had retreated to the midfielder, and Rosenbuck nodded. He knew what to do, which was exactly what he wanted.

The head coach asked him to stare at the Forests' most active players.

Because Forests usually do not have a front midfielder, Roshenbuck, as a back midfielder, does not need to be on the sidelines. Eastwood likes to retreat and get the ball, and its actual position is more like a frontcourt libero than a forward. So letting Roshenbuck, the most outstanding midfielder in the team, mark Eastwood, not disrupt Sporting's own defensive formation, and at the same time reduce the pressure on the backline.

This idea is very good, and Roshenbak likes it very much.

But before Roshenbak could implement this plan, Sporting Lisbon lost the goal again.

The Forest team took advantage of Sporting Lisbon to adjust its defense and had a chance to get a short shot. It fought a very efficient counterattack.

Eastwood came out and attracted all the attention of Roshenbak. Ribery, who was originally active on the wing, suddenly changed to the middle and replaced Eastwood's position. In this short period of time, Sporting Lisbon players lost their defensive targets, and Ribery was left without a guard! Albertini did not hesitate and passed the ball in time. After Ribery received the ball, he did not give Sporting Lisbon's central defender a chance to make up for defense. He took a long shot at the first time, and the football flew into the goal of Sporting Lisbon for the second time!

"a_wonderfully_goal!" the commentator shouted. "2:0! Nottingham Forest has expanded their lead again! Sporting Lisbon is in trouble!"

Tang En jumped out of his seat at one time, but this time he was not as excited as scoring the first goal. He just clenched his fists and waved it hard in front of his chest.

"It's so wonderful, David! Home, 2:0!"

Chris Lack smiled and nodded, no matter how he opposed Donn's plan before. But since he agreed, he could only concentrate on doing it well. The current score shows that their efforts were not in vain.

"I think...Tony, maybe we should think about the defense?"

Tang En looked up at the time on the electronic scoreboard. The first half had already begun twenty-seven minutes. He shook his head: "It's too early, David. The second half will decide depending on the situation..."

Sporting Lisbon, who was two goals behind, did not give up the game. After all, there was still a lot of time, which was enough for them to equalize the score. Although it was on the away game, it was too common for professional players to experience away games.

pressure?

Under pressure to play, they must do it. If they can't do it, they are not one of the top three Portugal.

Although Rosenbuck was asked to mark Eastwood, the team lost the second goal. Pacero did not intend to change this arrangement, but just took advantage of the Forest players celebrating the goal. He called Rosenbuck to the sidelines without any extra tactical arrangements, only one sentence:

"I don't care what you use, Fabio. I want you to completely freeze that Eastwood. He can't pose any threat to us! Remember, I don't care what you use!"

Eastwood's nightmare begins.

Roshenbak may be the roughest Brazilian player, but he doesn't need to rely on his skills to make a living, because he is a defensive midfielder, doing the dirtiest, tiring and unpleasant work on the court, and the blue-collar work that is most easily overlooked by fans and club presidents, is the most important and indispensable.

Roshenbak is not a person as elegant and graceful as Redondo who can make the back midfielder an art. His job is very simple - close-fitting pressing. Small movements, fierce tackles, and then foul them at the necessary moments.

After Eastwood was entangled by Roshenbuck, he found that he could not take the ball as comfortable as before. Many times, he received the ball with his back to the opponent's goal. As soon as the football reached his feet, a strong thrust came from behind that made his center of gravity lean forward. Or when he was about to turn around and break through, he felt an extra weight on his shoulders.

He had to deal with the person behind him wholeheartedly. As for how much contribution he could make in offense, it was hard to say. If the ball was lost at Eastwood's feet, it would cause problems in the forest's offensive and defensive transition. Then it was captured and used by Sporting Lisbon, it would likely lead to a reversal in the situation.

Donn realized that Sporting Lisbon wanted to make the Forest's offense easier and easier to be defended by the remaining ten of them by curbing the most active Eastwood.

When passing to Eastwood, Eastwood will face tremendous pressure. A goal concealed under his feet may happen every minute and every second. Don't pass to him... The Forest's offensive routines are only a few. Eastwood can enrich the means of the middle, and the wing is mainly based on Ribery and Ashley Young.

It seems that the head coach of Sporting Lisbon has put a lot of effort into studying his opponents.

Donn looked at Sporting Lisbon head coach Jose Pecero who was standing on the sidelines to supervise the game.

Should I relieve Eastwood's pressure or let the Forests' offense follow the opponent's wishes?

Eastwood received another pass from Ribery. The back of the game, Roshenbak forced him very fiercely, and his body collision almost became a normal defensive move. This time Eastwood didn't want to pass the ball back again, as it would seem too boring!

If you want to force me to submit, I am not as good as you wish!

Eastwood leaned back hard, then made a move to break through on the left, and then he quickly moved the ball from the completely opposite direction, turning around, regardless of whether his move was effective or not!

He didn't look back, and it was impossible for him to look back to confirm whether he had successfully thrown away his opponent, but he thought he had done it. Because he felt that the pressure from behind was not as strong as before, now he could accelerate, accelerate, swipe the opponent away, and go straight into the penalty area! He disrupted their defense and brought the team a third ball! Completely locked in the victory!

The football rolled slowly not far from his feet. Eastwood confirmed that he could take the ball away with just one step. At that time, he had already turned around. The annoying Brazilian could no longer bind him. He would make the city court cheer like a tsunami again...

"beep--!"

A harsh whistle sounded.

The cheers of tsunamis did not sound, and the boo that was overwhelming enough to make the heart stop beating burst out.

The football was still rolling in front of Eastwood, but he fell to the ground by himself. Roshenbuck was about to get up from the ground, and he raised his arms, indicating that the other party was pretending to fall.

Yes, Sporting Lisbon players will be happy to accept this statement, but Nottingham Forest fans will not. Just as Eastwood was about to get rid of Roshenbuck, the fierce and irritable midfielder tackled Eastwood from the side without mercy.
Chapter completed!