Chapter 177 The dust settles (Part 1)

Although Nottingham Forest's defeat of Manchester United was not a surprise, the media were still surprised by the result. The general opinion was that the Forest would fall behind under the attack of the four major powerhouses, but they did not expect that they would beat Manchester United instead.

The news from Maine Road Stadium was the same good news for Donn as their home victory over Manchester United - after blocking Liverpool, Manchester City tied Everton again. In this way, although the 33rd round of rematch has not been played, Forest has completed a reverse over Everton. They ranked above Everton with 55 points with 56 points and rose to fourth place!

Since March this year, Kevin Keegan, who was unable to lead Manchester City, was dismissed. The person who replaced him was Stuart Pierce, the then assistant coach, who became the guardian head coach of Manchester City. The club has never stopped looking for a new coach. But after they searched for a round, they found that the candidate who was really suitable for the club was right in front of them - Pierce is the best head coach of Manchester City. There is no need to find someone outside.

In eight games, Manchester City scored fifteen points under his leadership, achieving the best result of Manchester City in the past ten years of the Premier League. If there is no accident in April, it should be Pierce's.

The Manchester City team he led has a new look and is no surprise at all that he can draw two teams from Liverpool.

Pierce walked out of Nottingham Forest, and Donne has no evidence that Pierce deliberately helped the Forest. After all, Manchester City also needs to survive and also need to work hard for the League Cup spot. But he still kept his gratitude to Pierce in his heart. If he had the opportunity to see him in the future, he must thank him in person. Regardless of whether he accepted it or not.

Arsenal tied with Chelsea away, and this result basically means that unless a miracle occurs, Chelsea has won the league championship trophy this season.

There was an extremely brilliant start. In the end, it fell into this kind of field. The whole Arsenal team felt uncomfortable. They urgently needed a way to vent, just like a crater.

On April 23, after just seeing Manchester United away, Forest won another opponent in the city - Liverpool. Donn also put in a lot of effort in this game, although he knew that Benitez might not be able to do his best in this game, because Liverpool is still facing the Champions League final. The Champions League final is obviously more important than the league.

But knowing it in my heart does not mean that I have to relax my requirements. Don Eun’s tactics and lineup are exactly the same as the home victory over Manchester United.

As expected, Liverpool did not rank the main force in this game. And only half of the main force. Benitez is keeping his strength in the Champions League final.

The Liverpool players' minds did not seem to be in this game.  No suspense, Donn led the team to avenge his defeat at Anfield in the first half of the season.   A 1:0 win over the absent-minded Liverpool.

After the game, Donne, who had a cheap hand, shook hands with Benitez, wished him a happy victory in the Champions League.

"I think AC Milan may underestimate the opponent, Mr. Benitez. You will have a great chance to win the championship." He blinked at Benitez.

Benitez couldn't understand Don't mean, but he still smiled politely to thank him.

After sending Benitez away, assistant coach David Chris Lack walked up quickly and said to Don: "Everton is flat again."

Donn turned his head to look at Chris Lack.

His assistant nodded: "The news just came from Goodison Park Stadium. The game over there was over, 1:1. They were tied by Birmingham. They almost lost the game. Five minutes into the first, Birmingham's Husky scored the goal, and it was not until the 86th minute that Everton equalized the score by Duncan Ferguson.

After listening to Chris Lack's retelling, Don shook his head and said, "What a pity. If they lose, I will have a good sleep tonight... But that's not bad. David. Moyes can't stand it anymore, Everton can't stand it anymore."

Chris Lack nodded vigorously, agreeing.

Don N't was right. After this game was over, they all played one game less, and Forest ranked fourth with fifty-nine points. Everton scored 56 points after a consecutive draw, ranking fifth, two points higher than Liverpool, sixth, but three points behind Forest. Even if they scored the same score with Forest, they would be ranked under the Forest because of their goal difference. So these three points are not just a difference in the victory or defeat of a game.

After a season of fighting and entering the final sprint stage, there are many people who can't stand it. Everton is just one of them.

On April 26, the 33rd round of the league was supplementary, Forests challenged Chelsea away. This may be Everton's chance. As long as Forests lose to Chelsea away and Everton defeats Arsenal away, they will score the same point, and there will be a chance to compete in the last three rounds. However... It is not impossible for Forests to lose to Chelsea away. The possibility may be not low. But with Everton's current goal of winning Arsenal away... it is really difficult.

Tony Donn certainly knows this.

He does not expect to defeat Chelsea in the right shape at home. What's more, his team beat Mourinho at home in the first half of the season. The coach definitely hopes to return to Stamford Bridge to find the field. So the Forest team's goal in this game is not to win, but not to lose. Be patient with Chelsea. Don't be afraid of not being able to score or draw - he just wants to draw. When Chelsea gets impatient by his rogue tactics, he will definitely win a point in this game.

What about Mourinho? I'm afraid he's making a profit when he draws Arsenal at home. But he's definitely not happy to draw Nottingham Forest at home.

Tang En likes to do things that make his opponent unhappy, which is his principle. He is not a good person who is considerate about his opponent.

In the away game, Forest used a tactic that was more conservative than Chelsea's last game against Arsenal, and hoarded heavy troops in his own half. Don En's goal was very clear - to hold on to one point.

Chelsea naturally did not want to miss this opportunity of revenge and continued to attack the heart of the Forest from the beginning of the game. The Forest used Wood's large-scale running and tough physical fitness to interfere with Chelsea's midfield organization.

Chelsea's ace Robben is a player who needs space to make him sprint and make him make various fake moves. The Forest team hoards heavy troops in the backcourt, with the goal of not giving Robben and Duff such space. Without space, Robben and Duff's threats will be minimized. The two sides cannot fight, and the middle is facing intensive defense. In this case, if you want to score a goal, you need not only strength, but also a lot of luck.

But unfortunately, luck did not stand on Chelsea's side today.
Chapter completed!