Chapter 38: sunshow

After the first half, Tang En looked a little bad and walked straight back to the locker room. He was not blaming the players for their poor performance, but because of his bad luck.

The goal that Chelsea equalized the score was really...it made him speechless. There were so many people in the penalty area, and Lampard's long-range shot was really in.

He thought it was unthreatening and reckless shot, but in the end he scored the goal. Can he get better?

However, after entering the locker room and seeing the players coming back one after another, Tang En still smiled again. He could not let the players be affected by their emotions.

"You guys did a good job, we were just a little bad luck." He comforted him. "I still played like this in the second half, scoring goals and scoring more goals. One goal is not enough." He raised his index finger and shook it.

On the other hand, Mourinho was also praising his men, saying that they played well and did not panic after falling behind, which made him very relieved.

"But, it's not my request to get a point here." Mourinho stretched out his index finger and shook it, "We are the league champions for two consecutive seasons, but this opponent has never won.

Tell me, I think this is a shame for all of us. In the second half, we will still attack. If Nottingham Forest wants to attack us, we will let them see what the outcome will be against us!”

"In addition, the opponent's Zimbonda received a yellow card, and used it in the second half to focus on his point." Mourinho made a fork at the right back of Nottingham Forest.

The arrangement of coaches on both sides during the intermission was very simple, because there was no problem with the tactics used in the first half. The concealment of the ball was planned, and the goals were scored.

So there is no need to make any adjustments. All the coaches need to do is to continue to boost morale and continue the tactics and state of the first half in the second half. Please consider adjusting after the situation occurs.

After the second half of the game started, the situation in the game was the same as in the first half. No one could completely suppress anyone, and both sides had a chance.

It can also be said that the two teams are evenly matched...

"Two years ago, if we said Nottingham Forest and Chelsea were evenly matched, we would definitely be ridiculed.

But now looking at the game, what else can I say? A year ago, we named Nottingham Forest as a dark horse. It would be out of place to say that they were dark horses this season. Tony Don successfully brought this team to this point.

Next, they should set out towards the championship, right?"

When Motson said this, Mark Laurenson didn't say anything. Because this is a well-known fact, he couldn't argue with anything.

Two years ago, everyone mentioned what expressions did Nottingham Forest look like? Disdain, strange, nostalgic...what now?

You can hate him and his team very much, but you can't ignore the achievements he has achieved.

"Chelsea's offensive is concentrated on our right side." Chris Lack said to Donn around him.

"I saw it." Tang En nodded.

In the first half, Chelsea's offensive was mainly concentrated in the middle, because both Albertini and Van der Fate were points that could be used. Albertini was older and his health was not as flexible as before.

Facing those tough guys in the Chelsea midfield, there are always times when they are missed. Van der Fate is even more dedicated to attacking and does not participate in defense, so the Forest's midfield is indeed a breakthrough point.

Isn't Lampard's goal just to score in the middle? If George Wood is there, at least someone will run over to fill this position. Instead of watching Lampard kick out the ball outside the penalty area and be helpless.

In the second half, they concentrated on the Forest's right attack, and obviously found a breakthrough point that was more favorable than Albertini - Zimbonda, who also had a yellow card.

Recently, the Forest team has been scared by red cards because of conflicts with Reading and the head coach "successfully criticized" the English referees after the game. The Forest team has become the target of "care" for the referees.

If you don’t pay attention, it may be a “yellow card”.

So during this period, the club reminded the players, asking them to pay attention to their actions during the game and not be foolish birds who hit the gun during the crackdown.

Of course, Zimbonda knew that he had a yellow card on him. If Chelsea took turns to bomb his place, he really couldn't guarantee that he would not only block the opponent's attack, but also not foul.

Since you know the other party’s intentions, you must make corresponding countermeasures.

Tang En called Sun Jihai back from the warm-up place and explained to him what to pay attention to after playing. Sun Jihai knew that it was time for him to show off.

"I know this task is a bit heavy..." Tang En explained to Sun Jihai in English, "Almost all of Chelsea's offensives are placed on our right side. Now Zimbonda has a yellow card, so he can't continue to leave him on the court.

You understand, Sun?"

In fact, Tang En can speak Chinese. If he and Sun Jihai communicate in Chinese, there is no problem at all, but that is private. In the team, Tang En still insists on communicating with Sun Jihai in English.

He didn't want Sun Jihai to think that he could have a Chinese-speaking coach. He could abandon English as a means of communicating with others.

Sun Jihai nodded. “I know, boss.”

"Don't let the referee catch the handle. Don't give Chelsea a chance. Go." Tang En patted Sun Jihai on the shoulder and sent him to the sidelines.

"Nottingham Forest replaced Zimbonda with a yellow card on his body and replaced Chinese defender Sun Jihai. Sun had played for Manchester City for many years and is now transferred to Nottingham Forest.

It is said that Coach Tony Tangen can communicate with Sun in very fluent Chinese. Sun once lamented the standards of Tangen's Chinese. "When Motson was broadcasting Sun Jihai's appearance, he also said an interesting story about Tangen.

Sun Jihai plays on the right back on the court, mainly responsible for defense. Currently, Chelsea's offensive is fast, and Tang En is not in a hurry to attack.

He is really a good land panacea. Wood was suspended and he played as a midfielder without a back midfielder. Zimbonda needed to avoid the risk of red cards. He went up to play as a right back. Tang En believed that if a left back was needed, Sun Jihai could complete the task.

"Is it that I want to strengthen the right-wing defense when I replaced Sun Jihai?" Mark Laurenson finally found a place to criticize. "I don't think the Chinese are as capable as Zimbonda who was replaced. Sun is a good substitute, but it's just a substitute.

Whether it is playing as a midfielder or a full-back, he is not so reassuring. I can understand if Zimbonda replaced him because he was worried that he would get the second yellow card and was sent off by a red card.

But can you resist Chelsea's attack by replacing Sun, who is not capable?"

"If Manchester City's main full-back was not injured... his strength was not as bad as you think. Mark?"

"But he has suffered serious injuries after all."

After Laurenson said this, Motterson could not find a reason to refute it. Indeed, since Sun Jihai suffered that serious injury, he not only lost his main position at Manchester City, but also his strength has been affected.

In fact, Sun Jihai knew very well how much he had. There was no need for Mark Laurenson to remind him of serious injuries.

After the Chinese men's football team failed to compete for the German World Cup, Chinese football fell into a comprehensive trough. Whether it is the domestic league team or the individual players who are studying abroad like themselves.

After all, they are Chinese people, Chinese players. Who doesn’t want to perform better when they are outside, and on the one hand, they seek the greatest benefits for themselves. On the other hand, they are trying to win the best interests for the Chinese?

Chinese football is in a downturn, and football is almost a joke in China. As a football player, he can't help but feel like he loses his lips and teeth are cold. He still hopes to use his own performance to give domestic fans a shot of a heart-warming agent.

The appearance of Tang, the Chinese assistant coach, has given many people hope, but no wins in three acting head coach games. There are a lot of sarcastic voices in China immediately.

Chinese people always have habitual inferiority complex for their own football, so they take failure for granted...

Sun Jihai admits that Chinese football is not performing well, but what can a person do?

He can't bring back Chinese football, nor can he change the stubborn problems of Chinese football. The only thing he can do is to train well in the club, strive to perform on the field, and let those who have not been disappointed with Chinese football.

Robben dribbled the ball and rushed towards Sun Jihai, and Lampard and Shepchenko were also cruising near Robben.

Chelsea really value him.

Sun Jihai dared not neglect. He lowered his center of gravity and did not rush to face Robben's dribbling. As a veteran who has been in England for many years and has rich experience, even if Tang En didn't tell him, he knew how to deal with Robben.

Robben is a man who dribbles the ball quickly and needs to do movements while running, and needs space to get rid of acceleration. As long as he can press down his speed, he can stop controlling the ball. The threat is one-third less.

Sun Jihai would not be foolish when he saw Robben making moves and then stretched out his foot to intercept the ball. That way, it would be irreversible once he was beaten.

All he needed to do was follow Robben back and use his slowness to suppress the opponent's speed. As long as he forced Robben to a dead end, he would not have any threat.

The idea was very good, but unfortunately Robben didn't give him such a chance. After he made a move to cut in, he suddenly knocked the ball outward, and then turned around and broke through!

Sun Jihai was caught off guard and staggered by Robben. It was time to see Robben breaking free from him. Albertini rushed out of the diagonal stab and kicked Robben's football kick out of the sideline.

In order to completely get rid of the cautious Chinese defender in front of him, Robben's move was a bit big, and the football was a little farther away from him. It was just this distance that allowed the more experienced Albertini to catch it and successfully cleared the ball.

Robben, who had a vain trip, had a bit of regret. When he broke through Sun Jihai, he focused all his energy on his opponent in front of him, and he did not notice that Albertini had already made up for defense.

Sun Jihai stood up and prepared to thank Albertini.

Unexpectedly, Albertini gave him a thumbs up first: "Beautiful job, Sun. If that kid is a little bit smaller, he will not be able to get over you."

Sun Jihai smiled.

The commentator Laurenson was another point of view. He found evidence from this defense that could prove his point: "Look, John Sun had no choice but to face Robin's local speed breakthrough.

If Albertini hadn't rushed over to make up for defense, he would have been broken through by Robben."

Robben stepped on the grass under his feet hard. Just now, because of his sudden acceleration, the grass in this place was overturned. He will also break through here many times. If the grass is not good, it will affect his sprint.

After putting the turf, he looked up at the serious oriental man.

Next time you won't have such good luck...

"Robben got the ball again! Shepchenko raised his hand next to him to ask for the ball, but the Dutch had no intention of passing the football out. He faced Sun Jihai and wanted to break through!"

It’s not that Robben didn’t see Shepchenko beside him. Instead, he was very confident in his breakthrough. He relied on speed to compete in the Premier League and rarely met his opponent. Facing Sun Jihai, he had absolutely confidence in breaking through and then threatened the Forest’s goal.

He planned to break through, but Sun Jihai was very cautious and would never take any rash steps. Robben planned to repeat the same trick. As a result, when he just started to do the inward cut, Sun Jihai suddenly stepped out of the foot and stopped the football slightly left Robben's foot!

"oh_yes! Beautiful defense!" When Laurenson criticized Sun Jihai just now, Motterson shouted without saying a word, "Take beautiful, no foul! Nottingham Forest took the opportunity to launch an attack! Robben fell to the ground to ask for a free kick, but the referee ignored him!"

This time, it was Laurenson's turn to remain silent.

As the game progresses, everyone has seen that Tang En will definitely not fail this time.

Since that serious injury, Sun Jihai's performance is indeed not as good as before, but his fighting spirit and professional spirit have not been affected by injuries. These have made up for some of his abilities.

Sun Jihai, who is not in the yellow card, dares to fight more than Zim Bonda. Chelsea faces such a desperate but cautious defender. There is nothing we can do about it.

After the on-court situation, after Chelsea gained the upper hand, it gradually became a situation where Nottingham Forest regained the advantage.

Facts have proved that Sun Jihai's appearance effectively alleviated the defensive pressure faced by the Forest team.

Nottingham Forest attack became more and more powerful, and Bale was even more instructed by Don En to advance frequently in this game. After an attack, he was not in a hurry to return to defense.

Instead, he waits for an opportunity to attack again in the frontcourt. Many times, he looks more like a full-back than a full-back.

Even central defender Kompany had a good show of dribbling the ball several times.

The central defender couldn't help but go up to join in the fun when the team was in a good situation. He was doing his best. Only Sun Jihai was left in the backcourt. It was not that his offensive ability was not as good as the above-mentioned people, nor that he didn't like to participate in the offense.
To be continued...