Chapter 23: In addition to offense, it is also attack

Since it will be the Champions League game three days later, and it will be away, on the same court. So the Forest did not return to Nottingham, but continued to live at nine o'clock to prepare for the mid-week Champions League quarter-finals.

In order to relieve stress for the players, Tang En sacrificed valuable training time and gave the team a day off.

Players can freely choose whether to stay in the hotel room or go out to shop. However, Tang En will continue to study the game video with his colleagues in the coaching staff and prepare for the last game of the third game.

Players can relax, and be coaches, especially those who are head coaches cannot relax at all.

Shania wanted to have a meal with Tang En, but she didn't have time. She was so busy that she was in a daze. Even when chatting on the phone, she could only chat in a hurry. Shania could hear obvious absent-mindedness from Tang En's voice and response. At this time, Uncle Tony's body and heart did not belong to her, and his mind was full of "football".

Shania was very jealous, but she had no choice.

She would never really ask Tang En to retire and spend the rest of her life with her. Because due to her own career, she could not be with her husband for half of the year, so when she was able to be with Tang En, she didn't care about being divided into half of her husband's love. She even felt guilty and felt that she was sorry for Tang En, so she admitted that she suffered some grievances.

So she once again reminded Tang En to rest on the other end of the phone and hung up the phone.

Tang En waited for Xianya to hang up the phone before she came to her senses and began to wonder if she had performed too badly just now.

"My wife's phone?" Chris Lack, who was unable to study the video, heard the sound of pushing the door and turned his head and asked.

Tang En nodded.

"Actually, if it's time for a meal, there's still some?" Chris Lack simply turned around and said to Don Eun. "Call back and ask her."

"There are, there are, but I'm afraid of being distracted." Tang En shook his head and rejected the assistant coach's advice.

Chris Lack smiled and said, "I really envy you, Tony. Look at the woman in our house, I never call to care about me."

"You are all old husband and wife." Tang En sat down next to him with a smile. Continue to watch the video.

"It is because of the old couple who are old and envious of you... I feel like you are newlywed every day."

"That's just because we don't have a few days to spend all year round." Don Eun smiled bitterly. "Okay, stop talking about women, talk about Arsenal's games. Our physical fitness is not as good as theirs..."

"Do you want to rotate, Tony?"

Tang En was silent for a while, considering whether he really wanted to rotate. He still hoped to play with the strongest lineup in such a Champions League game. But after two consecutive games, he was using the strongest lineup. This third game...

"Change a few positions." After thinking for a long time, Tang En said. "Shahin is not physically fit, change it. We will be in double striker."

“442?”

"Well..." Tang En pondered for a while. He turned to ask his assistant, "You said, what kind of posture would Wenger think we should take in this game?"

Chris Lack frowned and thought for a while. He thought for a while. Don Eun didn't wait for his answer. He stretched out a palm and said, "Come on, let's analyze our strengths and weaknesses in the next one. First, they are physically better than us. They are two consecutive home games, while we are two consecutive away games. Second. They have home advantage, and the referee's penalty will definitely take into account the impact of this. We may be stared at more severely in the game, but they are the opposite."

Speaking of this, Chris Lack interrupted: "Who made you always emphasize in front of the media that our football is rough and rough. Rijkaard came and Chelsea could only cry and go back."

Tang En scratched his head embarrassedly.

He coughed and continued, "Third, well...third, they were only one goal behind in the first leg.   The gap was too small, so small that it could almost be ignored.   Arsenal is a team that is good at attacking, and one goal behind is nothing to them.  I believe that losing 0:1 away was also intentional by Wenger."

"What is the fourth?" Chris Lark asked.

"No fourth place anymore." Tang En clapped his hands. "These three points are enough to put us at a disadvantage in all respects. The outside media are not optimistic about us. From the end of the first round, they have been advocating that Arsenal will inevitably advance, and we can only be eliminated. Now that we have won Arsenal in the league, they have found a more reason. What do we say we decided to focus on the league and give up the Champions League..." Speaking of this, Tang En sneered and said in Chinese: "How can the sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

Then he continued to change to a language that Chris Lack could understand and said: "I think Wenger would think so. I'm not good at physical fitness, but I'll definitely choose to be more conservative with Arsenal. Even if they scored a goal, there are overtime and penalty shootouts to play. Anyway, if you want to advance, it's absolutely right to be more conservative."

Speaking of this, Tang En suddenly laughed: "But this time I want to give him a surprise."

At the tactical meeting at night. The players who had been relaxing during the day were sitting in the conference room provided by the hotel and listening to the head coach's speech.

No one lingers outside. The team’s discipline is not a problem.

"We will not play defensive counterattack the day after tomorrow, and we will not play the whole game." Tang En stood in front of a group of players and said loudly that the conference room was a bit big and a team was not satisfied. He had to raise the volume, otherwise the voice would be emitted in this empty large conference room, causing some people to be unable to hear it clearly.

"Let's attack!" He waved his hand.

A small commotion occurred in the conference room, but it quickly subsided. They knew that the boss must have a reason for this arrangement, but it would be enough to listen to it anyway.

"Now everyone outside thinks we are exhausted, but we have to tell them through this game - we still have the energy! They didn't expect that we would choose a strong attack away game, so we would give them a surprise! We tried to confuse them at the beginning! So our tactics in this game should be simple and effective, so I decided to reduce one midfielder for this."

Shahin already knew that he would be replaced. The head loved both midfielders very much and attached great importance to the wing, so he sacrificed a midfielder. It must be him, the front midfielder.

"Aaron, Mi will start instead of Nuri."

Mitcher nodded, and Shahin nodded too. Both of them accepted the arrangement.

"We play 442. With Aaron at the height of the goal, we need to play more wings. In addition, George and Fernando, you two should not always be in the back. You should actively press forward to create pressure on Arsenal's defense and make them lose sight of the other. Pay attention. What I am talking about is a strong attack, which means you have to press Arsenal's strong attack from beginning to end. You cannot let them take the initiative in the game, and you cannot let the game enter their rhythm. You must break them up from the first second."

"As long as we can get into the game faster than them at the beginning, we don't need to worry about their attack!" Tang En said to his men confidently, "They will not have a chance to threaten our goal. So the two full-backs should also actively assist. The first goal is the key!"

"Fabregas will be left to George to take charge. Fernando, please pay a little attention to the others."

"Anyway, remember that the day after tomorrow is attack! Attack, offense, offense and offense. In addition to offense, it is also attack!"

He rarely says this. He usually says, "Defense, defense, defense, defense, and defense, besides defense, it is also defense."

After the meeting, the players returned to their rooms one after another. However, they were discussing this arrangement on the way back to the room, and they were also interested in the idea of ​​being the leader. They rarely tried to play against Arsenal? They used to face Arsenal in the past, Done would put himself in the weak side in most cases and chose to counterattack. He used rough fouls and defensive actions, as well as tireless physical fitness to fight Arsenal's exquisite offense.

For this reason, media have always demonized Nottingham Forest. The two teams are indeed very contrasting - Arsenal's football is beautiful and beautiful, just like enjoying a classical concert, which is refreshing. And Nottingham Forest's football is much more utilitarian, not very good-looking and not likable. Apart from their own supporters, there are only a handful of neutral fans in the world who like Nottingham Forest.

Now, this situation may change in two days. Tony Donn is finally going to put aside the conservative style. He has a dignified attack with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Nottingham Forest players also have the opportunity to prove to the outside world that they are not inferior to Arsenal, and they are not born conservative. It is indeed a tactical arrangement that can arouse their enthusiasm.

In the next day and a half, Tang En focused on offensive drills, attacking from the side and attacking from the middle lane. No media knew about the training situation, Tang En once again declined all forms of interviews.

This has allowed the media to find new evidence to criticize him.

"...Tony Don once again rejected our interview and shooting requirements. It can be seen that he is very nervous. Although it is Arsenal who is behind. Everyone is optimistic about Arsenal's advancement. There are many conditions that are more favorable to them. And coach Don't know this tension is also a strong proof. "

"Actually, Tang En himself is not confident, otherwise he would not have done any closed training."

"In the last league game, the players of their own team had a conflict in person during the game. They just fists and feet were close to each other. Tony Donn must have been tossed in the past few days, right? The team's pressure will lead to a collapse. I think Nottingham Forest is not far from collapse."

"After the game, I asked Pepe what happened when he had a conflict with Akinfeyev during the game. He said nothing big, we were all for victory, and now the conflict has been resolved... Look, how formulaic answers are. I have interviewed countless players and encountered many internal strife in the game. Their answers are almost exactly the same as this one, so I suspect they all used the same answer template."

"There is no problem inside the Forest team? Ghost believe! Tony Don is under great pressure as if he will have a heart attack at any time. His players almost fought in the game. If they weren't for their luck in reversing Arsenal at the last moment, I really don't know if Don't be admitted to the hospital again."

"Is there really no conflict between Pepe and Akinfeyev? Will the performance of the two of them in the live game really affect the morale of the team? Will Don't Tang really let Pepe go to the bench to 'rotate rest'? I think there are too many highlights in this game."

"...Anyway, I'm optimistic about Arsenal, they have too many advantages. Nottingham Forest? I only saw a group of defeated soldiers who were dragged down by pressure and physical strength. Don't have the energy to integrate this team again. How can I think about tactics?"

The media is so popular, and their demagogues are so strong that even the Forest fans are a little confused about the situation - is there really a big problem within our team? Are we really going to be eliminated from the Champions League? Is Tony Don't such a strong head coach really unable to control the Forest's locker room anymore?

Just as such concerns and the media's constant lowliness, Nottingham Forest ushered in the last game of their three consecutive games with Arsenal.

The last game that determines fate.

Behind Nottingham Forest is a deep abyss, and they have no way to retreat. If they are eliminated, then all the efforts put in before this season and the winnings that have been gritted in their teeth will lose their meaning.

There are also league champions? I'm so sorry, our goal is three champions. FA Cup, English Premier League, and European Champions League, none of these three, no champion can be left behind.

On the night of the game, the Emirates Stadium and the surrounding area were brightly lit, and fans of the two teams rushed to the stadium with anticipation.

The official music of the European Champions League was being played on the live broadcast, making people's blood surge. I wish the match of Mars hitting the Earth would begin soon.

At the same time, in the locker room, the coaches of both sides are making final preparations for the team to play.

Wenger looked at his players and looked calm: "We lost two games, we can't lose any more. If we lose again, we will lose all this season..."

Maybe some people may find it strange, even if they lose the Champions League, won’t there be a league? They are still three-pointers ahead of Nottingham Forest, so how could they be turned over so easily?

But they didn't know Wenger's mind.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         �

"Arsenal has never won the Champions League in history, and I hope you can make that embarrassing history truly become history this season."
Chapter completed!