Chapter 220 White Handkerchief (Part 1)

When Salgado shoveled Ribery's dribble from the sideline, the sideline who was next to the ball did not indicate that it was Nottingham Forest's outbound ball, but raised the flag in his hand and held it on his head.

This is a flag saying that there is a request for a substitution on the sidelines.

The fourth official stood on the sidelines and raised an electronic signboard in his hand: Nottingham Forest requests a substitution, down No. 13 and up No. 14.

Seeing this substitution, ESPN's British commentator was surprised. He rarely saw Coach Tony Donn replace George Wood in the game, not to mention that it was so early - the 67th minute.

If Arteta is replaced to strengthen the offense, then isn’t it better to replace the older Albertini? Why should I replace George Wood, who is young and energetic, able to run and grab?

Of course, it may have something to do with him. However, Coach Tang En was able to make up his mind to replace Wood, who he has always valued, which is indeed enough to be surprised for a while.

That's true, even George Wood was surprised. He stood on the court and looked at the sign in the hands of the fourth official. The red number that indicated the outcome was indeed "13".

He rarely has the experience of being substituted in the middle of the game. Since he played in the Forest First Team, he has rarely felt this way. He was a little at a loss, but soon he became a little angry again.

He, George Wood, was replaced early!

He couldn't continue to compete with Zidane on the court!

He...is equivalent to losing, losing Zidane's game.

He doesn't care what kind of person his opponent is, and if he successfully defends it, he will have an impact in the world football world.

He knew one thing. Don En asked him to watch Zidane, but now he replaced him in advance. He must be dissatisfied with his job, which means he failed.

The scene at the Love Song Stadium a year ago seemed to reappear in front of him. The game failed. The opponent's cold and disdainful eyes were all wearing a mask that mocked him.

"George?" Albertini called him from behind when he saw that Wood was not moving.

Then Wood lowered his head and walked down the field. He walked very quickly, as if he was jogging all the way, and soon arrived at the sidelines. But in a bad mood, he didn't even slap Arteta with his high fives, and then walked past his Spanish teammates.

Arteta didn't care and couldn't wait to run to the stadium.

Chris Lack saw Wood's expression wrong. He knew that he was unhappy, so he wanted to go up and praise him for a few words, but when he reached out, Wood ignored it, walked straight back to the bench, and then sat down, without paying attention to anyone.

Chris Lack shrugged helplessly.

Tang En focused his eyes on the court since the linebacker signaled to substitution. When Wood came down, he passed by him, but he didn't even look at it. It seemed that just a ball of air was floating in front of him.

Thanks to the developed television technology, this scene was presented to countless TV viewers in full and faithfully.

"George Wood was very dissatisfied with replacing him in advance. He ignored anyone and sat back on the bench. Coach Tony Donn seemed to have no intention of explaining anything to him."

Chris Lack walked to Donn. “Hey, Tony.”

"Don't pay attention to him and let him calm down for a while." Donn knew why Chris Lack came to find him. "Pretend that he didn't see, David. Come on. Let's analyze and analyze how to play in the next game..."

Chris Lack sighed: "You asked Arteta to go up to strengthen the offense. Anyone can tell that, what else can you analyze? But if George is replaced, who do you plan to defend Zidane?"

"Dimi."

"Where is he? Guti?"

Done smiled, "The biggest mistake in Lucemberg's game was that Guti and Zidane started at the same time. Their two characteristics are similar and their positions overlap, and most of the balls will be passed to the Frenchman's feet. So what is Guti doing? Watch the show next to him.

"He spread his hands. "Defense, Guti almost contributed no strength, and was marginalized in offense. Real Madrid had only ten people playing against us.

Guti is a fountain player. His condition is very unstable. In today's game... I think he is not in the state."

"So you are relieved and bold enough to let Demi defend Zidane?"

"Well. They are old opponents, so we don't need to worry about what to do. Now it's..." Tang En raised his hand and looked at his watch, "The whole game is 70 minutes. We still have twenty minutes to win this game.

I have asked Arteta to bring this meaning to the players on the court. In the next twenty minutes, we will attack!"

Wood sat on the bench and looked at the stadium without saying a word. The teammates next to him didn't dare to talk to him, and everyone could tell that he was in a bad mood - it was written on his face.

The best way at this time is to ignore him, otherwise you may suffer if you say a wrong sentence by mistake.

He saw Albertini running to defend Zidane with his captain's armband, and Arteta, who replaced him, was responsible for organizing the offense, and the Forest kicked off the final attack.

Before Arteta came on the court, Forest's attack was monotonous and basically relied on two sides, which would easily be blocked by the experienced Real Madrid.

Moreover, two defensive players were placed in the midfield, and the offensive force was not sufficient. When it was necessary to invest more people, they often could not pose a greater threat to Real Madrid goal.

Now that the replacement of Arteta who is better at organizing offense, Albertini comes back to be responsible for defense, and the other three players in the Forest midfield are responsible for offense, and the team's attacks have improved.

Moreover, Arteta's existence also gives Forest more opportunities in the middle. When Real Madrid finds that they can't block the two sides, the bad defense will be in a hurry.

Don En always believes that since Marklele left Real Madrid, Real Madrid's team composition has gone to two extremes - a world-class attack lineup and amateur defense.

Always fucked and used amateur movements to defend Elgra.

Two full-backs Salgado and Robert Carlos, who are both strong offense and lightly defending.

Sergio Ramos, who is still too immature as a central defender.

If it weren't for their "Saint Igor", Real Madrid might have been hovering near the relegation zone every year in recent seasons.

Tang En decided to seize this and make great use of it. No matter how powerful a goalkeeper is, he will be powerless to get support from the back line.

He wanted to completely disrupt Real Madrid's defense line, thus making them full of loopholes, and seize one or two opportunities to kill them.

Arteta makes Nottingham Forest's offense richer and more varied, making Real Madrid's defense even more confusing.

Soon, Tang En's substitution showed its effect.

When Real Madrid's defensive attention was still on the wing, Arteta and Albertini cooperated in the middle and then shot from a long shot, forcing Casillas to make a wonderful save.

While feeling regretful for this attack, Tang En secretly glanced at Wood. The boy was still staring at the stadium, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking from his expression.

The game time passed by minute by minute, and there were more and more booes dissatisfied with the home team.

Don En likes this phenomenon very much. At the Bernabeu, the most booed ones are not the visiting team, but the home team. Either because Real Madrid cannot win the ball, or they are leading but playing poorly.

Real Madrid players often feel at a loss about this.

Perhaps Real Madrid is one of the few teams that have greater pressure at home than away games.

The score is still 1:1. If they are beaten to the Earth team in the first round at home, they will face greater boos. Real Madrid players became impatient and their feet began to grow bigger, especially Guti.

After Arteta pulled the jersey in a defense to block his dock, he turned around and pushed up with the Spanish compatriot.

Fortunately, Albertini appeared between the two in time and separated them, otherwise he might have to get started.

The referee came up to warn the two people in conflict, hoping that they would calm down. However, this request is a bit difficult for Real Madrid players who are booing...

Three minutes later, Salgado tackled Frank Ribery and received a yellow card.

Don En turned his head to look at the coaching seat of Real Madrid. The Brazilian was still standing on the sidelines, dressed in a well-dressed manner, but the anxious expression on his face was clear at a glance. He was not only anxious, he was also confused.

He didn't know how to fight Real Madrid, right?

Offensively, please Real Madrid fans and Real Madrid chairman. But offensive football is not simply a cumulative number of offensive players. Guti has almost no effect after playing, and staying on the court has become an unstable factor.

Moreover, after the Forest's offensive suddenly started, Real Madrid's defense line was in a hurry, and he was worried that he would collapse if he didn't strengthen his defense.

Defence? The score is now a draw, which has attracted booing from Bernabeu fans. If he replaces Pablo and Garcia to strengthen his defense, will the booing be overwhelming to him?

Winning requires winning beautifully. Winning with an "ugly" defensive counterattack is more unacceptable than playing beautifully but losing.

Lucemberg really doesn't understand the thoughts in the minds of the Spanish. The team is in such a bad situation now. It is the time when it is urgent to use victory to boost morale, as long as it is victory.

Even those obtained through defense should be encouraged and supported. Why do they still demand the beauty of the scene at Real Madrid's historic trough?

He didn't understand, he couldn't accept it, it was completely inconsistent with the football thinking in his mind.

What is the role of the head coach here? It is not to lead the team to train and command the competition to win, but to please the audience and the nobles on the rostrum.

But I am the fucking head coach, not the clown in the circus!
Chapter completed!