Chapter 59 Helpless

No matter where George Wood is on the field, his eyes are always on the opponent's No. 22, Brazilian Kaka.

The day before the game and the last preparation just before the game, the coach emphasized that Kaka was his goal in this game. In fact, there is no need to emphasize it repeatedly. He knew in his heart who was the most threatening person of a team. He is a defensive midfielder, and studying the opponent's ace players is one of his jobs. He has no special hobbies, so except for training games, unless he has a business job, he always watches videos quietly when he returns home.

He has to study the opponents of Forest in the league and the opponents in the European arena. Albertini has told him that defending alone cannot last, because as he grows older, his proud body will always go downhill. What should I do then? I will be slowly forgotten on the bench?

Now there is a ready-made example - Chelsea's Marklele.

Now it is not the long-standing stars that have been accused of Wood from becoming the world's No. 1 midfielder, nor is it the physical fitness of Wood, but his consciousness. He still has a lot of room for improvement in this regard.

It is a good idea to play more games, but there are time limits for the game. No matter how powerful a person is, he will only play more than 70 games a year. What about the remaining events and experience? It is to make up for it by watching videos.

Wood knew that he was different from those who had been accepting professional football company selection since childhood. He lacked more than ten years of experience and consciousness accumulation. Although he had a gratifying talent, he gradually caught up. But Wood's goal is not just to catch up.

Do you still remember what he said to Tang En at the door of Tang En? Do you still remember the "gift" when Tang En came out of Wood's house and left?

Become the best player in England.

In addition to paying attention to the running situation of his teammates, Kaka often turns his attention to his opponent, No. 13 of Nottingham Forest, Englander George Wood.

AC Milan is taking a defensive move in this game. Ancelotti doesn't want to take risks. As long as he can get a point away, he will be satisfied. So Kaka is also very far behind, and he is cruising at the front of his penalty area. Waiting for a chance to counterattack - because of his fast speed, if AC Milan wants to counterattack, it will basically be initiated by him and Pirlo. Pirlo relies on passing the ball, while Kaka relies on his invincible land to accelerate the ball.

Nottingham Forest's defense against AC Milan was pressing, so George Wood's position was also raised. The two were not far apart, and they would always appear within each other's sight.

As expected before Kaka's game, he will still be one-on-one with the opponent's George Wood in this game.

Now is the time for AC Milan to defend and Nottingham Forest to attack.

George Wood will also participate in the offensive, but he doesn't have many roles. With Van der Fate, organizing the offensive is the Dutch mission.

He is only responsible for protecting and restraining the other party.

That's why he had time to observe Kaka.

Kaka ignored Wood and ran back to defend.

AC Milan's defensive formation is quite intact, and no matter how the Forest team is mobilized, they are still unrestless. This makes Forest players very troubled. As Ancelotti said that they are Italian teams, and their defense is already deep in the bones. If you really have to make up your mind to defend, Nottingham Forest will find any good opportunities.

The game was deadlocked.

But Don En knew AC Milan was hiding murderous intent.

Speaking of which, what is AC Milan’s most afraid of?

It’s a team like Nottingham Forest. But it’s not the current Nottingham Forest. Because Nottingham Forest is attacking with all its strength...

AC Milan is a headache for an opponent who can't defend it. Just like the Nottingham Forest in the past, no matter how lively you are siege outside, I just don't come out and give you room to attack, and Milan will find it very difficult.

Now? No. Don’t look at the scene that they are a little bit ugly, in fact, the advantage is shifting to the visiting team AC Milan bit by bit.

Don Eun walked out of the coach's seat, stood on the sidelines, made a gesture to keep the team pressing on, and he also shouted George Wood's name, asking him to go up a little, and go up a little more.

He has such a loud voice and exaggerated body language. How could Ancelotti, who is right next door, turn a blind eye?

Seeing Tang En signaling the team to press the attack with an anxious look on his face, a smile appeared on the face of the fat former Milan player, but the smile quickly hid under the wrinkles on his face.

After roaring on the sidelines, Tang En turned around and walked back mutteringly. It seemed that he was very dissatisfied with the current situation on the field.

This is also reasonable. This is his home court, but the team has been unable to conquer for a long time. If you cannot get a three-pointer in the end, it will be a failure, a draw or a loss for the home team. It means half of your body has been pulled out of the Champions League.

Even if you win, try not to let the opponent score. It is dangerous to win by one goal difference... Look. How uncomfortable it is to play at home first.

So, Tang En had a hundred reasons to show his anger here. Even the commentator thought that his anger made sense. "Tony Tang En couldn't sit still. The game lasted twenty-seven minutes, and the score was still 0:0. This was not what he wanted to see, especially in the scene, his attack could not be achieved at all..."

Ancelotti looked at his charts and there was not much time left before the end of the first half. He believed that when it was about to end, it was the time for AC Milan to counterattack. Who wants to draw on the road? Our goal is to win!

Tony Tangen is a coach with a hot temper. So will his team also be more prone to getting angry if their head coach is too impatient? In the situation where they can't conquer for a long time in the first half, will they become impatient at the last moment, using a simpler and more direct offensive method, and at the same time, their own mistakes increase, and after all the players pressed on, the defense was empty...

These are the places where AC Milan can use it.

Nottingham Forest still needs to be pressed?

OK, keep going. Keep pressing. I'm still afraid that you won't dare to come up, Tony Tangen...

Ribery lost the ball when he forced a breakthrough. Pirlo received the ball snatched by his teammate and transferred it to Kaka. Kaka glanced out of the corner of his eyes that Wood seemed to be coming up, so he quickly passed the football back and then cut the run by himself. He was not afraid of Wood running without the ball.

Kaka or Pirlo?

When Wood saw the two people appearing in front of him, he hesitated for a moment.

Kaka runs empty-handed, while Pirlo holds the ball. Should he continue to rush up. Should he take advantage of the opportunity to break Pirlo's ball? Or turn around and run with Kaka? It seems like he is in a dilemma. The distance between Kaka and Pirlo is very "ambiguous". The close one can give George Wood the urge to rob, but it is a little farther away, so Wood cannot guarantee that he will have time to go up.

Just as Wood was stunned, Pirlo passed the ball again.

Overhead! The football passed over Wood's head and fell straight behind him. There, it was the place where he turned around and received the ball!

"Ac Milan's counterattack!" The Italian TV commentator shouted at the top of his lungs, being suppressed for almost half a game. Finally, he waited for this good opportunity.

Yes, a great opportunity!

Since Tang En signaled the team to press the ball and then press it, the Forest's defense was very empty at this time. As long as Kaka catches the ball, he can instantly throw the forest away from the players who are desperately returning to defense. At that time, the sky will be wide... Of course, the first thing he needs to do is George Wood.

Wood turned faster than one thought. Before Kaka could receive the football, he had turned around and rushed towards the Brazilian.

Kaka stretched out his feet to pull the football forward. At the same time, he stuck Wood behind him. The football protected him very beautifully, but...

Kaka sighed in her heart, but still couldn't get rid of this trouble as soon as possible.

The time difference between him and Pirlo is to cause Wood to hesitate. Unfortunately, this person's physical fitness is really an alien level.

He protected the football and started to dribble forward.   It was not bad yet. As long as he stuck the position and dribble the ball, George Wood behind him could not act rashly - tackle? It was basically at least a yellow card.   If you meet a more severe referee, you will directly have a red card; speed suppression? It is difficult to even take a leg when you are blocked in the back. Not to mention sprinting at full speed... If he must do that, he will trip Kaka's leg. When Kaka falls to the ground, he will suffer a little, and at least one yellow card.

Kaka leaned back and hit Wood, and rushed forward with the reaction force. Wood was hit by him and started again. Kaka had already run away.

Pato and Seedorf helped him to pull the forest team's defense line in front so that he could have the chance to penetrate the opponent's heart. At the same time, AC Milan's two sides are also following up quickly. They have invested a lot of troops. Hope they can succeed in one blow.

Tang En stood up from the coach's seat, he seemed nervous...

Kaka felt that Wood was still chasing behind him, and he did not completely get rid of it. He was looking for his teammates to see if they had any follow-ups. He would pass the football out as long as there was a suitable opportunity. He didn't want to get involved with Wood now, although he really wanted to defeat George Wood in one-on-one, but he knew that the team's victory was more important.

Pirlo intercepted. He decided to pass the ball.

But when he swung his feet out, he realized that he was kicking empty!

Kaka's feet were fast, George Wood was not satisfied at all. He took this moment to tackle the football at Kaka's feet!

The football fell to the feet of Nottingham Forest.

Kaka, who was kicking empty, staggered and fell to the ground!

The visiting fans booed, but the referee just waved his hand and signaled Kaka to stand up. Wood did not commit a foul!

After getting the ball, Nottingham Forest launched a quick counterattack without hesitation or temporarily looking for loopholes in AC Milan. For those who are good at playing defensive counterattacks, finding the opponent's defensive loopholes is doing things every minute and every second within ninety minutes.

Wood shoveled the ball out, and Pepe ran up to receive the ball. AC Milan players thought he was going to pass it to Van der Fate, so they temporarily strengthened their supervision of Van der Fate.

Unexpectedly, Pepe suddenly dribbled the ball forward after a fake shot!

AC Milan's midfield defense immediately became disorganized. Gattuso, in front of his young and strong companion, was only 30 years old, but he could no longer keep up with the pace. He planned to stop Pepe with a foul. But he only slightly slowed down the Brazilian's dribbling speed.

Nottingham Forest players who were "hasten back to defense" just now instantly became involved in the offense. Van Nystruei, Eastwood, Ribery and Beckham, who had felt that they had no time to return to defense before... have now become nails nailed in the Milan defense line.

Ancelotti realized that he was fooled in almost one second!

What if the opponent cannot stand firm and wait for an opportunity to attack?

Then find a way to lure them out!

Fortunately, the entire defense line has not moved yet, and all the offensive players are coming up.

This is not good news for Nottingham Forest.

Although Pepe escaped from Gattuso's feet, he was surrounded by the opponent. The prospect could not have to pass the ball. Van der Fate wanted to hit the ball directly behind him and pass the ball in a straight line. When he looked up, he found that the opponent's defensive formation was not dispersed at all. Although Maldini was old, his experience made him stuck on the route Van der Fate wanted to pass the ball, and the ball under his feet just couldn't get out...

If you force the ball, you will either be intercepted directly by the opponent because Maldini has seen through his intentions. Or the pass is too powerful. The teammates cannot receive the ball.

The Dutch sighed and drove the football away.

Seeing this scene off the court, Tang En jumped up, turned around and slapped the coach on the roof of the floor.

The opportunity that I finally waited for was gone.

"Ac Milan is so old..." he said angrily.

He doesn't blame Van der Fate who chose to transfer from the side, because his opponent is too cunning.

Before the game, he told his players. If we want to give us a chance to score, we must draw the snake out of the hole. Unexpectedly, AC Milan is much more experienced than he thought. Even if they seize the opportunity to fight the Forest's counterattack, their entire defense line will not move. If the opponent's defense line does not move, the Forest's attack will be difficult. He originally wanted to pull the opponent's defense away...

He turned his head and looked at Ancelotti. This fat man looked harmless and had a lot of goods in his stomach...

Don't think of Ancelotti so much, and Ancelotti was thinking of Don't end. At first, he really didn't expect that a mistake in Nottingham Forest would be a trap. Now he thinks about it and is a little scared. Tony Don't end is too crazy.

While he was calculating his opponent, his opponent was constantly calculating him.

It seems that if you can get one point in this game, you will be the biggest victory.

AC Milan dares not invest much troops in counterattack, and Nottingham Forest does not have a good way to face Italian-style defense. Sometimes, when facing such an opponent, you need to count on some luck, but unfortunately tonight. Luck is not on Nottingham Forest.

When the whistle to the end of the game finally blew, the Italians clenched their fists and cheered. They got the result they wanted - 0:0.

Ancelotti's face, which had been tense for ninety minutes, finally smiled - it was when she shook hands with Don En.

Tang En naturally had a stern face, said nothing, shook hands like routine and turned around and left the court. He didn't want to see the Italians cheering and celebrating on his territory.
To be continued...