Chapter 227 If you want to fight, then give them war (Part 2)

However, Reinkell made a sharp evaluation of Nottingham Forest a long time ago:

This is a young team, full of vitality and vitality, so they are not afraid of any opponents, so they can play a strength beyond our phenomenon when facing a strong team. But it is precisely because they are young and their performance is very unstable.

Therefore, when you want to have high expectations for Coach Donn, they are likely to disappoint you, and when you no longer have any hope for them, they can surprise you.

So... don't believe that any bookmaker's analysis of this team before the game is nonsense.

After winning the first game in February, everyone thought that Don't have to keep up with Chelsea and put pressure on them. They lost to Arsenal at home in the 25th round of the league on February 4.

In the last round, Chelsea tied with Aston Villa away, the points between the two sides were only three points apart. However, in this round, Chelsea won the strong team Liverpool 2:0 at home, while Forest lost to Arsenal at home.

The difference in points between the two teams changed from three-pointers to six points.

At this critical moment, Don't have the most important team in Chelsea. When the Champions League reopens, if you want to try your best to catch up with Chelsea in the league, you are afraid you will be powerless by then.

The team's focus is not constant, but is changing at any time. Now it is the league, and the importance of the Champions League will obviously exceed that of the league after a period of time.

Wenger scored a game back in a match against Donn, his team beat Nottingham Forest, which had already won eight consecutive league games at City Stadium, and ended its eleven consecutive unbeaten rounds since its away loss to Newcastle on November 19 last year.

At the same time, the victory also brought Arsenal's ranking back to the top five of the league, and they were only one point away from Liverpool, the fourth place in the league.

So when Don Eun shook hands with Wenger after the game, Wenger teased him: "The result is not too bad. Ferguson's team is still twelve points behind you!"

"Their game has not been played yet..." Tang En shook his head.

He was not worried about Manchester United. He was just upset that he had failed to seize the opportunity to catch up with Chelsea.

One day later, Manchester United's game ended, and the unlucky Manchester United team, who continued last year's last year's fortune, won Fulham 4:2 at home, narrowing their points gap with the league's second-place Nottingham Woodlands to nine points.

For Manchester United, this may be a good news and gives them hope. For Nottingham Forest, this should be a wake-up call...

Unfortunately, Tony; Don Eun didn't see it. Nine points are still within safe range for him. He now has to focus all his energy on preparing for the Champions League quarterfinals.

On February 11, the 26th round of the league, Forests, who had just finished their winning streak, won a new victory, and they defeated Blackburn 3-1 at home.

But the game process was not as easy as the score. It was not until the last minute of the game that the Forests ensured the victory. After 2:1, they were always in a situation of dealing with Blackburn's counterattack.

Of course. Nottingham Forest supporters would say that this is because Donne sent nearly half of the substitutes to preserve his strength for the Champions League quarterfinals. But it is true that the young Nottingham Forest has shown signs of fatigue when facing three fronts at the same time.

On the evening of February 22, Nottingham Forest, who is visiting Glasgow, the capital of Scotland, ushered in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals.

The football in the city of Glasgow is always associated with religion and politics, which is related to their special environment.

The "time-brand" yearly "is the same-city battle between the Glasgow Rangers, which represents the Protestant and the Celtics, the Derby has attracted much attention.

Although the Scottish Premier League can only rank second in Europe, Glasgow Rangers and Celtics are still strong teams with no slightest strength.

Tang En made very detailed arrangements for the game before setting off.

Fortunately, this game is just an ordinary Champions League quarterfinal.

It's not a "time-brand" derby between the Celtics and the Glasgow Rangers, and Don't represent any religious groups or interests. He doesn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the fanatical Glasgow Rangers fans after getting off the bus.

Of course, if his team eventually beats the Glasgow Rangers. Then he and his players might have to think about this.

This is a city that is crazy about football...

While warming up on the stadium, the players of the Forest Team could already hear booing and scolding from all over the stands. As home team fans, they tried every means to interfere with their opponents.

In this environment, the Forest fans who are far away in Nottingham are really worried about the team they support.

"Don't believe those messy nonsense!" Donn told his players in the locker room before the game, "We are not Celtics, and this is not a 'old brand'! This is just an ordinary Champions League quarterfinals, nothing can represent it.

How do we usually play? How do we play today?”

Before the game, Scottish media announced that they would let England see the "passionate" of the Scots for football. The media in the pro-Rovers also began to exaggerate the city's fanaticism and even listed some sensational data.

For example, the Heisel tragedy in 1984 shocked the world, but what is not well known is that in the "old brand" derby battle this year, there were two attempted murder cases, two butcher knives and stabbing people, one case of hurting people through a mountain axe, nine cases of hurting people by daggers and thirty-five group fights...

Some people even shouted a murderous slogan: "Football matches are modern warfare."

They want to make Nottingham Forest coward before fighting.

But Tang En doesn't take this set.

"...But I tell you all this. It's not to make them think we're afraid of them." Tang En raised his right arm and clenched his fists in front of everyone, "If they want to fight, then give them war!"

The game was very fierce. Although the two participating teams were not as famous as Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​they were also unhappy as Real Madrid and Arsenal, and they were not as good as Bayern Munich and AC Milan.

But in terms of viewing level, this may be the best in the four quarterfinals this night.

Both sides were not conservative and played offensive football. In the first half, the two teams scored three goals, 2:1, and the home team Glasgow Rangers led.

During the halftime break, Don Eun roared in the locker room. Getting a away goal does not mean victory for him, he wants a comprehensive victory - from the number of goals to the overall victory in the score.

"...Those thoughts that they should be satisfied with a away goal are shameful! They are the thoughts that other teams have no future, not from our Nottingham Forest! If the Scots think we are satisfied with the score and the result and will relax in the second half, then they are very wrong!"

"George! Destroy their offense, every line and every point, and provide enough protection for our offense!"

In the second half, George; Wood ran for a long time and appeared in every corner of the court, blocking the opponent's attack.

The statistics after the game proved his efforts: he made thirteen fouls in the whole game, was violated seven times, was presented with a yellow card, had a running distance of 13,000 meters, passed sixty times, had thirty-nine successes, twenty-one tackles, seventeen successes, headed eleven times, ten successes, and eighteen mistakes... He became the opponent who was booed by Hampton Park Stadium.

But the more he hates his opponent, the more he proves his success.

Espn's commentator was surprised by Wood's physical fitness. In this fierce fast-paced and high-confrontation game, he was still sprinting to the last minute of the game, and there was no sign of physical exhaustion at all.

The more he reached the end of the game, the more desperate his sprint-like running speed made his opponent feel.

The Glasgow Wanderers were finally dragged down by Wood's unreasonable physical fitness. Their attack could not be organized because of the fierce George

;Wood may appear in any corner, showing off your shoe nails, or a "reasonable collision" and sticking to it. The offensive player has to put more energy and energy in the face of him than usual. He tightens his nerves to break through the defense. This is simply too tiring! Nottingham Forest's offense suddenly exerted force in the last ten minutes of the game. He took advantage of his opponent's physical strength to score two games in seven minutes and turned defeat into victory!

The booing of Hampton Park Stadium resounded through the night sky of Glasgow, Tony; Don't's bright smile was infinitely magnified under the spotlight.

"…3:2! Three away goals, one victory, Tony; Don't have entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League almost ahead of schedule!"
Chapter completed!