Chapter 95: We and You

Captain George Wood announced his contract renewal and the team beat Manchester City 2:0 away. The combination of these two things made Nottingham Forest's morale rise unprecedentedly and full of confidence.

The opponent of the Celtics, who is about to be welcomed in the Champions League group stage, also said in an interview that there is no problem with winning at home.

Tang En asked Tang to give him a roster, and the names on it were people who expressed this idea to the media or were overly confident in their daily training. Then, in the starting list of the first Champions League group stage of the new season, none of these people were on the list.

The problem of overconfidence is the most serious in the midfield and backcourt. Shahin, Bostock, Bentley, Kompany and Rafinia are all on that list.

Therefore, the Celtics saw another team in Nottingham Forest on the road - goalkeeper Akinfeyev; central defenders Pepe and Woodgate, left back is Joe Matok, and right back is Nkuru. The ever-captain of the midfield, St. George Woodrey continued to start unshakably, and his position was unshakable. The person who partnered with him was Thiago. The right forward was Lennon, and the left forward was Cohen. The forward line was partnered by Van Nistrui and Abonrajo.

The failure to start Ibisekic was to protect him and relieve him of pressure.

The Celtics absolutely dare not say that they can easily win against such a Nottingham Forest. In fact, since Don Ever likes to take frequent rotations, the strength of each of his lineups is not far different. Any set can be said to be the main lineup, and sometimes under his clever words, the lineup that is not favored can burst out with amazing energy... In this regard, it is considered Portsmouth in the 2007-08 season. They thought that Nottingham Forest, who had largely rotated the main lineup, was easy to bully, and planned to defeat this arrogant team and that arrogant head coach at home. They almost succeeded, but in the end, they were furiously fucked seven goals by Nottingham Forest.

With these lessons from the past, no one dares to underestimate Nottingham Forest's second lineup...

The Celtics set up a defensive counterattack lineup away, striving to wait for an opportunity to attack on the basis of keeping a steady point.

Don Eun expected his opponent to do this. But Nottingham Forest is no longer a team that only defended and counterattacked. Although his lineup lacks midfield organizers like Shahin. But George Wood's offensive progress is enough to reassure Don Eun.

This midfield configuration also has another advantage - the midfield places two defensive midfielders, and cut off the opponent's route to counterattack from the middle. When placing the formation, the two people stood side by side in the back, while the two wing forwards were very forward, almost reaching the winger's position, and it seemed that the distance was very far. But in fact, this was not the case in the game. Because Wood and Thiago always take turns to step forward, and the two wing forwards will also retreat to respond, so there is no risk that they will be cut off if they are too far away.

Tang En has always asked the players to run flexibly. So his roster does not represent the actual effect. On defense, he requires everyone to strictly abide by tactical discipline and not do anything that should not be done. But on offense, he gives the players the greatest freedom, allowing them to play freely under a tactical framework. As long as he can score, he doesn't care how the ball is scored...

Back to the game itself.

The Celtics arranged heavy troops in the middle and back court, just like a spider laying a net of heaven and earth, waiting for the Piaotianyi to be unable to escape. Then they used counterattack to kill them.

Tang En is not a fool either. He asked the team to push forward properly, but the defense line was still moving. One of the benefits of letting Joe Matok and Nkuru start was that these two new players were much more obedient than those old fryers - yes, Bale had evolved into old fryers! He knew he was cheating.

Tang En did not ask for assists in the full-back. But he asked the central defender to insert the back. He was originally two midfielders, but he kept inserting forward in the game, causing the Celtics' defense to be uneasy. Especially Wood. His speed and body made him extremely threatening when he inserted forward, let alone his straight passes becoming more and more sharp...

After only thirty minutes of the game, Wood had two straight passes through the Celtics' heavy defense line. Unfortunately, neither Van Nistruy nor Abonlaho were able to receive his ball.

But the Celtics were also smart and immediately adjusted their defense line. They further contracted the defense line, leaving no room for straight passes for Wood.

After seeing it on the sidelines, Tang En stood up from the coach's seat and made his first adjustment in this game.

He let Van Nystruey hit the front, Abanglahola go to the side, empty the middle, and then...increase the long shot.

George Wood, Thiago, Lennon, Cohen, Abonraho, and even Van Nistruy will try to shoot long shots whenever they have the chance.

Although the long-range goal rate may be the lowest of all goalscoring methods. But the Celtics created such a good opportunity for Donn, and it would be too wasteful if he didn't have to - after the Celtics' defense line contracted, a considerable gap was formed at the front of the penalty area. There were several times when Wood got the ball at that position, no Celtics players rushed up to defend the first time. It gave the Nottingham Forest players too many adjustment opportunities.

What are you waiting for if you don’t shoot in this situation?

It's also the Celtics' unlucky.

Wood, who was usually not good at accurate heads, shot two long shots in the goal frame one after another. Although he did not score, he caused huge cheers to burst into the stands of the city court.

The Celtics reacted too slowly to this and they still didn't rush up to contain Wood's long shot.

So Wood scored the third long shot.

"Ohhh-George Wood!! Beautiful long shot! Fast speed, great strength, sharp angle! His shots are getting better and better! Nottingham Forest leads 1:0 at home!"

After scoring the goal, George Wood was surrounded by his teammates and ran to the sidelines to enjoy his own cheers.

"This is the best gift he has given to the club after renewing the contract! He continues to perform in a stable state, making his opponent desperate... Such a person has renewed his contract with the Forest for five years, Tony Tangen must be the happiest person in the world!"

Tang En stood up and applauded Wood's goal. At the same time, he turned his head to Tang Xiao next to him and said, "Your efforts have worked. His current long-range shooting level is a very different from when I first met him."

Tang also clapped: "It was his efforts, I didn't do anything... Demi was right. He is also a genius in this regard."

Speaking of Demi, Donn was a little lost. If there were Albertini dialect among the people around him, I wonder how happy the Italian would be...

After scoring the goal, the game was much easier for Don and the Forest.

The core of his tactics is to let himself lead and then fight back against his opponent... This tactic is very vulgar, but it is the most effective.

Now it depends on what your opponent's mentality is.

If the Celtics feel that losing a goal away is nothing, then continue to defend and wait for a counterattack opportunity. Maybe by the last moment of the game, it is really profitable. This is more uncomfortable for Don Eun - 1:0 is the most unsafe score in the world. He must keep the team on alert for the rest of the time, and he is nervous. While constantly besieging the Celtics, he must also be wary of the opponent's counterattack. This kind of game is too tiring for the players. If he can choose, he doesn't want to play the remaining game like this.

Another possibility is that the Celtics are unwilling to lose away, and they want at least one draw. Then they will try to attack in the remaining games. This is Don En's favorite way of dealing with each other. He can go back and forth with his opponent on the court... Of course, it's not about playing against the opponent, but only a fool plays against the team that wants to score. He defends and counterattacks. The roles of the two teams are adjusted to each other.

In his heart, he still likes to be humble others...

This time the Celtics did not do what he wanted. They chose to continue to defend and wait for an opportunity to attack.

So Tang En had to stand on the sidelines to supervise the game and asked his players not to relax their vigilance.

During the halftime break, Tang En repeated this request to everyone. He analyzed the current situation for the team, and then asked them not to underestimate the enemy, not to take it lightly, and not to relax their demands on themselves. The back line is still not allowed to push forward, and he is wary of the opponent's quick counterattack.

In this game, he pressed all the players who were confident and conceited on the bench. From the player's mentality, he was not worried about anything.

Now you just need to pray that there will be no inexplicable accidents on the court.

At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics planned to take advantage of the start of the game and the opponent was not very focused, and the reactionary attack was fierce and equalized the score. But Tony Donne had expected it. Nottingham Forest did not show "inattention" but instead used the trick, hitting the Celtics several counterattacks and almost scored the goal.

Now the Celtics are honest and retract and never come out.

The second half was quite dull. Nottingham Forest bombarded the Celtics' penalty area, and because he lacked some luck, he could not score. The Celtics' few counterattack opportunities could not threaten Akinfeyev to guard the goal.

Nottingham Forest eventually beat the Celtics 1-0 at home, giving them a good start to the Champions League death group trip.

At the post-match press conference, Celtics head coach Rhode Stewater said helplessly: "This is football. I think the draw is a fair and reasonable result..."

Tang En almost laughed out loud - Which eye of your old man is more suitable for this game? He then said slightly sarcastically: "I'm not very satisfied because we only won one goal."

A reporter then asked: "Group C is a recognized death group. Does being able to defeat the Celtics mean that Nottingham Forest has the lead in the group qualifying path?"

"I never think about this issue. As long as we can continue to win, we will definitely qualify.  I would rather focus on the opponents in the quarterfinals."

Scottish journalists may not be quite adapted to Tony Donn's habitual arrogance, but English journalists are used to it. They changed their question: "Which two teams do you think will appear in this group?"

Tang En tilted his head and looked at the reporter: "If I say everyone has hope to qualify, are you definitely dissatisfied? I think I'm trying to evade you?"

His words were the truth, and with Tony Don't have a personality, he could hardly say anything happy. So he next said his answer: "Nottingham Forest and any team."

What a tone! The three teams in the Death Group have all become his foil...

But no one finds it strange. If Tony Tangen is not arrogant, it may make people feel abnormal. The Tony Tangen they like to see is such a Tony Tangen.

A group of people were excited to prepare for the next day's report title:

"Tony Don't Looks at No One"

"Donn looked down on Juventus!"

"Tang En booked a group qualifying quota in advance"

...

etc.

Of course, Tang En could pretend to be arrogant in front of the media, but that was a way for him to confuse his opponents. Sun Tzu's Art of War says that "the war is never tired of deceitful", and the same is true in the football world.

In fact, his real idea is that any opponent in this group is a threat to the team. But there are also different levels - the most threatening team is Juventus, followed by Atletico Madrid, and the third is the Celtics he just won.

However, Don Eun is not very worried about the morale and status of the team playing Juventus - the only team that has not won in the European Champions League two years ago must win this time! Everyone thinks so.

Playing Atletico Madrid is a challenge for the team. This is an opponent they have never met before, not to mention that there is also a silver boot scorer Aguero in the South African World Cup.

As for the Celtics... they will be the last round of the group stage when they return to home. If the Forests qualify, they will not care about what they play. If the Celtics want to qualify or win a place in the League Cup, they will inevitably launch a fierce attack at home. At that time, the Forests will just play their best defensive counterattack.

After the game, the media's attitudes towards this game were mixed. Nottingham local media unanimously praised Nottingham Forest's performance, saying that they won a key victory and made a good start in the death group. Although the score was not high and the scene was not exciting, three-pointers were the most critical.

This game strengthened their confidence and they could once again look forward to the feeling of the team standing on the top of Europe...

Of course, many media also sneered at Tony. Done is completely "habitually arrogant". With the current Forest team, it is not certain whether they can qualify from the group stage, let alone longer-term things. The Celtics, who are recognized as the weakest in the group, only won 1:0 at home. What's the face of saying: "The team that qualifies will be Nottingham Forest and any team"?
Chapter completed!