Chapter 125 Two away goals
"George Wood dribbled through! He broke into the penalty area! Facing the defense of Samuel and Cesar... He shot! Oh, it's a pity that the football hit the post... Wait! Matthias Fernandez! He asked Burdiso's defense and volleyed sideways - goooooooooooal!!"
The football hit the ball hard on the net, and Cesar flew to arrive, and it was useless...
Fernandez, who scored the goal, seemed very excited. He ran to the corner flag, pulled his jersey and roared. He could finally express his depression.
Although he was the one who scored the goal, the person who received the most attention was indeed George Wood. The TV broadcasts cut the close-up shot to Wood as soon as the ball entered, which made some viewers mistakenly think that George Wood was the one who scored the goal...
"Fernandez helped Nottingham Forest score a goal that led again, but the most exciting part of this goal was not his follow-up shot, but George Wood's previous shots of several people. Unfortunately, he was not very lucky and the football hit the post. Otherwise, this would definitely become one of the memorable goals in his career!" The commentator praised George Wood.
Even Tony Donn below felt sorry for Wood's failure to score, and then he remembered that he should applaud Fernandez's supplementary shot...
Who is the happiest person to see Wood perform like this? It is not the excited commentator, nor the Tony Donn whom he could not believe what he saw when he saw. Donn, nor the Nottingham Forest fans, but Albertini sitting in the box above the court.
When Demi saw Wood dribbling the ball in the midfield, he had already stood up from his seat. When Wood shot his last shot at the goal, he couldn't help but shout "goal" in advance. Unfortunately... the football ended up hitting the post.
But this is not the most important thing. Albertini was very happy that he saw George Wood who was completely different from what he had seen before. It can even be said that he was even better than the George Wood he originally envisioned.
Albertini hopes that Wood can become a midfielder who can control the offensive and defensive rhythm of the entire team, just like Pirlo of AC Milan. But judging from his performance in this game, he is approaching the combination of Kaka and Pirlo...
You can use passes to dispatch the team, and you also have the ability to drive the ball forward. This is simply terrible...
The person who watched the ball with Albertini also had his good friend, AC Milan's iconic character, Paul Maldini, who had retired. He saw Albertini so excited and laughed: "It seems that you have a deep relationship with Nottingham Forest."
"Apart from Milan, they are them." Albertini continued to applaud. "After all, I got it where...uh."
He originally wanted to say that he won a Champions League championship there. This was something he had never dared to think about. Suddenly he realized that the champion was stolen from the person beside him.
Martini didn't care: "It's okay. The champion belongs to the better player. I feel very sorry... Last summer, Galliani did not bring Wood to San Sirolai."
Albertini laughed: "He will become Paul Maldini of Nottingham Forest."
He finally finished the several minutes of applause and sat down again. The on-field and field match also started again.
Maldini shook his head, not very convinced of it: "Nottingham Forest is not AC Milan."
Albertini seemed to think what his friend said was reasonable: "In other words, if Tony had been in Nottingham Forest all the time, then I think George would have stayed there anyway."
"I was wondering...Galliani was thinking about digging Wood, but why did she never think about this method - digging Tony Donn and George Wood together."
Hearing Maldini say this, Albertini burst into laughter. “Don’t you know the personal grudge between Tony and Galliani?”
"I heard a little. But I think... this kind of thing is insignificant in some aspects. If AC Milan can offer better salary and other conditions than in Nottingham Forest. I think even if Tony Donn and Galliani have any unpleasant things, it should have disappeared?"
Albertini continued to laugh, while shook his head: "You don't know Tony yet, Paul. He is sometimes emotional, and personal feelings represent everything. In addition, AC Milan can't give him anything except a higher salary, and he... As far as I observe, he is not a person who likes money and land in particular."
Maldini has different opinions on this: "At least we can give him a higher transfer budget. I know that he not only has no money to buy people in Nottingham Forest, but also needs to sell people to make money for the club. Have you ever seen such a Champions League head coach? If I were working in that kind of place, I would have resigned long ago..."
"Paul, do you think President Galliani and Berlusconi will allow Tony to buy the players they want to buy, and they both don't interfere like good kids?"
This sentence made Maldini stunned. He did not consider this kind of thing, and what Demi said was completely right... In AC Milan, the person who really decided to buy a player might be Galliani, or a negotiating expert Braida. It might be his father Cesar Martini, and it might even be Berlusconi, but it wouldn't be the head coach anyway.
Seeing that his friend stopped talking, Albertini patted him on the shoulder: "Although there is no money in the Nottingham Forest, Tony can do what he wants, live like a king. He can make a lot of money in AC Milan, wearing a golden crown and looking like a king. But there are many things he can't decide. This difference is decisive. So don't think of such an impossible thing. Paul. We don't want Chairman Berlusconi to leave office. Watch the game carefully."
When Albertini and Maldini discussed in the box why Donn and Wood couldn't come to AC Milan, the game had already been on the same ten minutes.
Mourinho was very angry at the goal conceding. In the past ten minutes, he left the seat and stood on the sidelines with a serious look on his face.
He knew how powerful the Nottingham Forest counterattack was, and he was sure that his players knew it. So what was the problem?
It was George Wood.
After not being in the Premier League for a few years, Wood became more and more powerful... This is a good show of dribbling the ball and crossing several people in the Premier League. Mourinho has never seen it before. Suddenly, he broke through and did not pass the ball, causing Inter Milan's defense to collapse across the board. Everyone's attention was on Wood, and instead ignored other Forest players. In the end, the goal was lost...
Did Inter Milan lose to Nottingham Forest's overall tactics, or did George Wood's personal performance?
This is really a difficult question to figure out.
Since that's the case, what is Mourinho angry about? Of course, he was angry that he actually conceded two goals at home! What does it mean to let Tony Don score two away goals? This means that they have already reached the quarterfinals half of their bodies!
But what's the use of being angry now? The ball. They have scored. They can only find a way to score a few more goals to minimize their away goal advantage.
However... facing Nottingham Forest's Defending Counterattack, is Inter Really confident of scoring more goals in the remaining twenty minutes?
Tony Donn crossed his legs off the court. He now enjoyed this situation.
Inter Milan's voice in the stands behind him became much smaller. It seems that Inter Milan fans were hit hard by Nottingham Forest's second ball...
The 1:2 score and the Forest team's two away goals are like a huge stone, pressing on the hearts of those people. When they want to open their mouths and shout something for the team, they will feel chest tightness and shortness of breath and silent.
In fact, what they couldn't understand the most was why the Nottingham Forest suddenly became unrecognizable after just changing to another head coach. They had seen the previous confrontation. They were not unaware of the staffing strength. It is logical that compared with the previous confrontation, the current personnel configuration should be worse than that of Nottingham Forest.
How come such amazing energy can burst out when it reaches Tang En's hands?
The man who always likes to provoke a war of words before the game and is ridiculed by the media as a clown. Could it be that there is really a mysterious halo?
I know Tony Donn's TV commentator very well announced that the game has entered a dull period.
"Nottingham Forest leads away and has two goals. Can anyone tell me what reason does Tony Donnn have to defend? And once Nottingham Forest is determined to defend, there are not many teams in the world that can break their goals. Maybe Inter Milan will count as one? I don't know. But I'm sure one thing - Inter Milan must work hard and try to score. Even so. Even if they beat Nottingham Forest 3:2, Tony Donnn will leave Meach with a smile..."
Such a problem is facing the supporters of Inter Milan, which really makes them feel uncomfortable. No wonder the voice of Meacha Stadium has become much smaller.
Inter Milan players, as if they had taken medicine together, launched a fierce attack on the goal of Nottingham Forest, wave after wave, wave after wave.
George Wood never had the chance to show his offensive talent again. Even Ibissevic almost became the third central defender, frequently heading the ball in front of the goal with his physical advantage.
Mourinho replaced Giuseppe Rossi, who was flooded by the human forest of Nottingham Forest. At the same time, he kept waving his hands on the sidelines to signal the team to press forward and then press forward. At this time, he didn't care whether there would be a large amount of empty space behind the team, because Nottingham Forest was powerless to counterattack!
After Adriano came on the court, he won some opportunities for the team, but unfortunately there were too many people in the penalty area of Nottingham Forest...
While sieging the Forest team, Inter Milan also compressed their own offensive space to the lowest level. This was really not conducive to their shooting. As the game passed, more Inter Milan players began to try long-range shots.
When the injury time was in the game with ten minutes left, the voices of Inter Milan fans suddenly increased. Although the score was still 1:2, they were unwilling to give up. Even if there was not much time left, they had to fight until the last moment. Now their highest wish has changed from "winning" to "equaling".
Even if it was such a wish, Tony Donn didn't want them to realize it. He replaced Fernandez with better defense than that. He replaced Shahin with Woodgate. He fought 541. Three central defenders. The idea of defending to the death was obvious.
Inter Milan still did not break through the goal of Nottingham Forest until the injury time. It seemed that the game was about to end in this way, but the situation on the court suddenly changed!
After Ibrahimovic received the football, Adriano, Quaresma and other teammates with relatively good positions raised their hands to ask him for the ball, but he didn't pass by, and directly chose to force a breakthrough and cut inside.
Just as he stepped into the penalty area line, he tripped by Thiago!
At the same time, there were harsh boos at the Meacha Stadium.
Everyone turned their heads nervously to look at the referee. At this moment, his gesture might have determined the fate of the two teams...
"He pointed to the penalty spot!! God! Inter Milan survived death!!"
Inter Milan players may have just complained that Ibrahimovic was alone again at the critical moment, but now they all cheered and rushed towards the Swedes and hugged him.
Thiago, who had been gestured to the referee since the beginning, had been shaking his fingers to indicate that he had not committed a foul. It was Ibrahimovic who pretended to fall, was angry. He rushed up and grabbed the referee's hand, telling him that it was a fake fall!
Not only Thiago was angry, but other players of the Forest were just as angry, and they rushed towards the referee. They surrounded him.
No one can understand why the referee made such a penalty. Not to mention whether Ibrahimovic had fallen for a while, no one could tell whether this matter was not replayed in slow motion. After all, the incident happened too quickly. But they all clearly saw that the physical contact between Thiago and Ibrahimovic was outside the penalty area...
Even if Thiago fouls, it should be a free kick, not a penalty!
The players were angry on the court. Tang En pulled the fourth official off the court to express his dissatisfaction: "Where is the hell of this penalty?"
"Please pay attention to your words, Mr. Tang En."
"Then please pay attention to the referee's eyes! He is awarded a penalty at the last moment! He is really good!!"
Seeing that Tang En cursed more and more, Tang was afraid that he would be reported to the referee by the fourth official and then sent him out directly. He quickly winked at Chris Lak, and the two rushed up to drag Tang En back to the coaching seat in the next life.
Tang En was still scolding: "He is very talented! He is very talented! His bladder is swollen!"
"This is a very controversial penalty. You should know that giving the lagging side a penalty at the end of the game requires courage... The referee must have some conclusive evidence, but let's take a look at the slow motion replay... Oh, it's indeed outside the penalty area! This is a misjudgment!"
What's the use of the commentator saying this? Once the referee decides the penalty, it will not change it easily.
He stood at the penalty spot, waved his hand with a stern face to disperse the Forest players surrounding him. Inter Milan fans were already singing praises in the stands.
Tang En snorted: "Forget it! Even if they equalize it, we have two away goals!" He decided not to care about the fourth official anymore, otherwise if he really cares about himself, it would be more than worth the loss... No, he had no "gain" at all, and he had all "lossed".
The Forest players on the court saw that they requested no matter what the referee requested. Not only that, Thiago, who was fouled and Woodgate, who was the loudest in the protest, also received yellow cards respectively.
They can only choose to accept such a result. Exit the restricted area.
Mourinho was very happy that the team was lucky enough to get a penalty in the last moment. But he did not show too obvious. At this time, he and Donn had the same idea as he scored - even if the goal was scored, he would not equalize the score at the right time. The fact that Nottingham Forest already had two away goals was like the result of this penalty. It cannot be changed.
Ibrahimovic took the penalty kick himself, and he scored amid the booing of Nottingham Forest fans and the cheers of Inter Milan fans, tied the score 2:2.
After the goal, Inter Milan players hugged each other excitedly to celebrate the survival of the disaster. The players from Nottingham Forest were still pulling the referee, wanting to tell whether the penalty should be awarded. But this time their tone was much better, so there was no need to worry about getting a yellow card. Because the score could not be changed.
Everyone in Inter Milan is celebrating, with Mourinho being the exception.
Donn found that Mourinho seemed to be looking at him, so he spread his hands to the other party and shrugged, deliberately mocking him. Sure enough, Mourinho quickly removed his eyes.
When Don En saw Mourinho like this, he forgot that he had just equalized the score with a penalty kick, and smiled.
In any case, he maintained his personal unbeaten record against Mourinho. As long as this record is recorded for one day, he can remain strong when facing Mourinho. When Mourinho wants to turn over, he will be caught and knocked down by him and will never turn over.
The game ended in a noisy environment. Nottingham Forest still chattered and complained about the referee's "bold penalty" at the last moment when he left the Meacha Stadium, while Inter Milan fans expressed concerns about the team's fate in the second round.
Chapter completed!