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Chapter 268 Five minutes(1/2)

Seeing Valdes save his shot, Eastwood didn't bother to avoid Puyol's tackle in the back. He was knocked out by the opponent and even held his head with both hands - it was a pity, it was a pity.

As regretful as him, Donn and other Nottingham Forest players were also the same move - holding their heads with their hands and leaning back.

This kind of opportunity to directly intercept the ball in front of the opponent's penalty area rarely appears. As long as you can grasp it, you will basically be sure to score a goal.

If this ball is in, it would be like a reassurance for Nottingham Forest in passive defense.

But fate teased the Forest team at a critical moment, and Valdes's movements looked more like conditioned reflexes than judged by himself.

"Valdes is in very good shape in this game. As the second goalkeeper of the Spanish national team, he showed a level that frustrated the enemy!"

Donn knew that the biggest hidden danger on Barcelona's defense was Oleg, and Eastwood also saw it through his own observations, so he chose to press Oleg, and he succeeded. But he didn't expect Valdes' performance today was so outstanding.

Eastwood's shot made the Barcelona man sweat in a cold sweat until the Forest team came up to serve the corner kick. His heart was still beating wildly.

This time Barcelona made very detailed arrangements for the defense of the high ball, and Forest's corner kick did not form a threatening attack.

If the people in Barcelona think that Forests are just lucky and want to breathe a sigh of relief, then they are wrong.

Immediately afterwards, Forest launched another attack. Arteta cooperated with Albertini in the midfield and then passed the ball directly to the frontcourt. Eastwood won with plenty of physical strength while competing with Puyol, and he took advantage of the situation to get the football.

Then accelerated and broke into the penalty area! Seeing Eastwood entering the penalty area, Puyol had no choice. He turned around a little slowly at the beginning and was stuck behind the opponent. Now he could only try his best to interfere in the back. At this time, he was awarded a penalty kick and was even more unpaid...

"Eastwood! He is very active, Nottingham Forest's chance...his one-on-one shot-"

Unfortunately, the shot was not shot due to the desperate interference and entanglement of Puyor, and was hit by Valdes.

"Valdes! His performance left hope for Barcelona!"

"Ah! It's so fucking damn!"

Tang En almost jumped off the court, as the game time passed, he was also excited.

The only disadvantage of a single striker is that when the arrow character gets the ball, he lacks enough support. He can only use his own ability to drive the ball and shoot. Once he is forced by his opponent, there will be no better chance.

In the final analysis, it is because the Forest team has one less person. If everyone is eleven, Eastwood can at least get one in these two opportunities.

Just now, Barcelona was eager to equalize the score. There were not many people on the defense.

Let Eastwood easily enter the penalty area. If there is a Forest player in the middle of the penalty area at this time, then Eastwood will have a broader room for performance whether it is a shot or a cross, so it will not be forced by Puyol to shoot at a very small angle.

Arteta and Albertini could no longer run, and it was unrealistic to ask them to rush up to pick them up at this time...

Donn bit his lip tightly. Van der Sar was discovered to be the turning point of this game, which had a profound impact on the next few dozen minutes of the game. As time goes by, this impact is developing in a direction that is increasingly favorable to Barcelona.

Tang En originally wanted to have a fair duel with his opponent. Unexpectedly, he was forced to be at a disadvantage from the beginning...

This is what makes him angry. He can accept the referee's decision to score a goal in Jiuli, and then give Van der Sar a yellow card warning, which not only plays a punishment role, but also ensures the smooth progress and viewing of the game.

Now, it's hard for the Forest team to protect themselves with one person, let alone play a good game with Barcelona.

Who ruined the final? Donn believes that it is not his goalkeeper Van der Sar, but the Norwegian referee Hauge.

The situation has not been opened for a long time. Barcelona is also anxious.

After glanced at the game time on the big screen, Rijcard finally decided to give it a try. In the 71st minute, the fourth official signaled Barcelona to substitution.

When Donn saw this news, he turned his attention to Barcelona's bench. He saw No. 2 Beletti and No. 7 Larson get up from there and walk towards the fourth official.

Even the candidates for substitution are exactly the same!

Chris Lack was also watching. He was very impressed that Tang En could even guess who his opponent wanted to change, but he didn't know that Tang En felt completely different at this moment.

"Barcelona substitution, Rijkald used up all three substitutions, he had to try his best! It was a completely offensive substitution, Larson replaced the defensive midfielder Van Bomel. Beletti replaced the poorly performed full-back Oleg.

This may become the last two straws to crush the camel's land...

Don En stood up from his seat. He walked quickly to the sidelines and took advantage of Barcelona's substitution. He whistled into the field, signaling that the players of the Forest team should look at him.

"Stay Etoo and Larson! Pay attention to Beletti's back and insert it, pay attention to the defense on the wing! Don't give them any chance!"

In his memory, it was the two people who changed the game at the last moment of the second half that Rijkaard changed the result. Larson assisted Etoo to score the equalizer goal. Then Beletti and Larson cooperated and inserted into the penalty area from the ribs, then received Larson's pass and shot from the small angle, which penetrated Arsenal goalkeeper Amunia's crotch, and scored a goal to overtake the score.

Don En believes that as long as he keeps his eyes on these three key figures, Barcelona's attack will end here, and the Forest will win, there is no doubt.

He will become the most successful and youngest landlord coach, and his and Forests' names will be engraved in the history of the European Champions League, as well as the history of European football.

Ideals are beautiful after all...

The Forest team quickly adjusted their defensive strategy as Downdi ordered. They strengthened their control over the two wing corridors and strengthened their marking of Etoo and Larson.

As Tang En expected, after not finding a better solution in the middle, Etoo took the initiative to switch to the wing, hoping to use his speed to create opportunities on the wing.

Helplessly, Forest seemed to know what he was going to do in advance. As soon as he switched to the wing, he saw the forest team's defensive attention shifting. He often had one-on-two in the middle. Now he also needs one-on-two in the wing...

Five minutes have passed, so far, I can't see what the two players Barcelona replaced have. However, the Forest team's defense is very good, and Larson is basically unable to turn around because Pepe can't see it, let alone shoot.

Etoo was even squeezed out of the penalty area by intensive defense and could only go to the sidelines.

Beletti? He inserted it, but he could only pass the ball from the outside and fall down his feet.

Iniesta passed the football to Larson. Larson, who was facing away from the goal, could not shoot. The only thing he could do was pass the football out. Etoo saw Larson take the ball and started cutting inside on the wing, intending to cooperate with Larson.

Seeing this scene, Forest's full-back Zimbonda gritted his teeth and ran with Etoo, pressing close to him to prevent him from easily receiving the ball.

For a moment, everyone's eyes focused on Etoo.

But Larson did not pass the football to Etoo who was inserted according to the script in Don En's heart. He swung a fake shot and passed the football to Ronaldinho in front of him!

Is anyone paying attention to Brazilians?

The answer is no.

Albertini ran to the wing to assist Etoo, Arteta was paying attention to Larson, and Pepe was tangling with Larson. Pique was defending Jiuli, and no one noticed Ronaldinho withdrew unconsciously.

The Brazilian didn't wait for the Forest players to react and volleyed the ball!

Paul Gerrard saved hard, but Ronaldinho's shot was too sudden. He had no time to prepare and he couldn't jump on the spot to the football...

"goooooooooooooool—goooooooooooo!!" The Catalan narrator stood up from his seat. They had been waiting for this moment for too long...

"Barcelona equalized the score! Ronaldinho became the team's hero!"

“The efforts of Nottingham Forest were ruined!”

The passionate shouts of various countries in the commentary seat sounded and mixed together.

Barcelona fans at the French court were in full swing. They shouted loudly the name of hero Ronaldinho.

Piao Astronomy Mainland Football.

They worked hard for nearly forty minutes, but now they have all turned into a bubble...

After desperately following Etoo for a sprint, a man like Zimbonda had to fall to the ground and kick his legs hard - he had cramps.

The Barcelona coaching seat and bench were thundering, and Nottingham Forest was dead.

Tang En leaned on the seat and couldn't even scold him.

Barcelona equalized the score according to the "plan", but it was not Etoo, but Ronaldinho! A candidate he had never expected. He focused all his attention on the candidate in his memory.

But Ignore the already dangerous person...

This is his mistake. He has no way to curse.

The situation was surprisingly similar at the beginning, which made him think that the game would follow the script he remembered.

He even thought this was good because the advantage of him and others was that he had advanced memories and knew what would happen later in the game, so he could make targeted strategies in advance.

To this end, he asked the team to strictly guard against Etoo and Larson and guard against the wings - because Barcelona's two goals were started from the wings and completed on the wings...

Smartness is just mistaken for cleverness, and success is time-traveling, failure is time-traveling... What I know in advance limits his thinking range, and he can't jump out, so he can only be led by his own memory.

He leaned on the seat and looked up at the sky. He suddenly remembered that it did not rain from the beginning of the final. It didn't rain in the first half, and it only started to rain in the second half...

He felt a little hurt in his head. He reached out and pressed his temple.

how so……

In the seventy-one minutes, Rijcard made the final substitution and planned to give it a try. In the seventy-six minutes later, Ronaldinho received a pass from Larson and a long shot helped the team equalize the score.

In the following game, the Forest team's momentum suddenly disappeared, and the Forest team, which is mostly young players, was a little unresponsive before facing such a heavy blow.

Albertini was used to the storm and waves in his career, but at this moment he could not do anything except using words to boost morale - he couldn't run anymore, he was too tired.

The Forest team, which had one less, needed ten people to use more running to make up for the disadvantage of the number of people, and the sense of responsibility made Albertini run more than others. Zimbonda fell to the ground with cramps, and he was on the edge of the cramps several times.

In this case, it is too pale and powerless to tell your teammates loudly not to give up. Because everyone's physical fitness has reached its limit, anyone can do it by shouting a few slogans, and it cannot arouse everyone's fighting spirit.

If George Wood is there, he never shouts slogans, but he can use his crazy running to drive the madness deep in his teammates. Many times, actions are more powerful than words, and "doing" is always better than "speaking".

It’s a pity that the person who could make the whole team go crazy with him. He was sitting in the VIP box in the high-rise stands, "sitting on the wall" with his mother and the club chairman.

Logically speaking, even if Barcelona equalizes the score, Forests will not lose. They can drag to overtime and to penalty kicks to win. Although there may be more people cramping and falling to the ground, it is better than losing the game within ninety minutes.

But this concealment of the ball has a huge psychological blow to the young players of the Forest team.

What are they fighting hard for it, and doing everything they want? Isn’t it because they are ahead of Barcelona?

Now this only advantage is gone, and no one cares that they still have the chance to play extra time and penalty kicks. The game is in a daze.

Apart from mechanical defense, I don’t know what to do anymore - I don’t have the ability to attack. What else can I do without physical strength without defense?

Donn doesn't want to be dragged to overtime by Barcelona. He knows that with the team's current physical fitness, it's only a matter of 30 minutes to die in overtime.
To be continued...
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