Godfather Of Champions

"George Wood! YES! Nice counterattack cooperation! Wood's attack, he ended this attack again! England led Argentina 1-0! Well done!"

A goal in a friendly match may not make the English commentator so excited, but it is an Argentine goal that means something different.

Seeing Wood score a goal, the Crimson Stadium burst into huge cheers, rumblingly rolling over the stadium, stirring everyone's heart.

After Dunn and the colleagues around him hugged, he turned and applauded to Wood.

Today Wood's offensive talent is fully revealed. He can not only be the initiator of the offense, but also the finisher of the offense. He is very different from the reckless teenager who only knew defense ten years ago.

After becoming the England captain, he has scored many goals, some of which are still very important. This is of course related to Dunn being familiar with him and knowing how to use him well, but more importantly, Wood himself has such a belief that he must use his best performance to prove that he is worthy of the captain's armband of the Three Lions.

After the goal, Wood no longer looked as cold as before. He waved his fists vigorously to welcome the hugs of his teammates.

Dunn hoped that he would not be stern and not approachable, so he did. After the goal is a good opportunity.

It seems that since Dunn left the Forest team, Wood has matured a lot.

He should have matured long ago...He is thirty years old, not young.

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Looking at George Wood celebrating the goal, Messi clenched his fists. Although the two did not have a direct dialogue, he still believes that Wood's goal is a challenge to himself.

He took it.

After the game restarted, Messi became active and tried to force a breakthrough many times, but unfortunately not much time was left for him... the first half was over!

Hearing the referee blowing the whistle at the end of the first half, Messi's face collapsed. He remembered Guardiola's exhortation to himself before departure that he could only play halftime in this friendly match...

The English players walked into the player tunnel excitedly, while he stood outside for a while before bowing his head and walking back. In this short minute, he made a decision.

In the dressing room in Argentina, Maradona is making adjustments in the second half. First of all, he needs to replace players who have been clearly told that he cannot play the full court. Fortunately, there are not many players with such special treatment, otherwise he will be distressed. Now-although this is a friendly match, there are still three substitutions.

"Messi." Although Maradona was very upset by being behind by one goal, he still had to abide by the agreement between himself and Guardiola and exchange the treasures shared by the two teams for rest. La Liga has entered the final sprint stage, and the Barcelona club do not want Messi to waste his energy in such friendly matches.

Messi shook his head: "I still want to continue playing, coach."

All the eyes in the locker room were directed at him, this sentence is really beyond everyone's expectations.

Maradona did not expect that he raised his head and looked at Messi.

"We have an agreement with Barcelona." Maradona looked at him and said.

"I know." Messi nodded, but his eyes didn't back down. "I will call Mr. Guardiola to explain after the game."

Maradona knows the reason for Messi's persistence-his performance in the first half was very average. Although he was the core of Argentina's offensive, he did not help Argentina score a goal and did not create several threatening opportunities. England's defense was too successful.

He wanted to prove himself, at least if Wood scored a goal to prove that he was equally good.

Maradona was an unruly character in the player era, and after retiring, he has become more and more intensified to show his unique personality. After becoming the head coach, he somewhat restrained, but he no longer threatened to kill reporters with a shotgun.

Although we have an agreement with Barcelona, ​​but...Since the players themselves insisted, I can't stop them, right?

"Okay." Maradona nodded finally, "but you only have fifteen minutes. I can't make it up for your personal grievances with Wood to stiffen the relationship with Barcelona..."

His last sentence is really redundant. He doesn't care about those at all.

Messi laughed and sat down again.

Since Messi doesn't need to be replaced, there is nothing to adjust, everything is business as usual.

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In England's locker room, Dunn did not praise the England team's performance in the first half, but asked the team to continue to do so.

Of course he also made adjustments. He knew that Messi would not be able to play in the second half. After the biggest threat was lifted, England's defense could not be so tight. More often, England could put a lot of troops into the attack.

But in the second half he and the players in England were stunned.

Argentina’s No. 10 stands on the court right upright...

"Isn't it that Guardiola only allowed him to play halftime?" Dunn asked Walker next to him, "Is it a smoke bomb from Argentina? Damn it, playing a friendly game and colluding with Barcelona to play this set?"

Walker didn't know why this happened. A few days before the game, the media reported that the Barcelona club did not want Messi to play the full game in this friendly match. Guardiola further shortened this time to 45 minutes in half.

So when they saw Messi starting in the first half, they didn't care about the second half. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly...

Wood was also stunned when he saw Messi on the opposite side. At the same time he found Messi staring at him. As an old opponent, he obviously knew what the look meant.

He was just surprised, but not afraid.

Come on, kid.

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After the start of the second half, Messi once became the focus of attention. The commentator is also wondering why Messi is still on the court. It is estimated that Guardiola at this time has already wished to fly to Nottingham to drag him off the court...

Messi, who took the ball, faced England's two defenders. He quickly knocked the ball and twisted, got through between the two and broke through!

"Really beautiful! He is the elf on the football field!" The Argentine commentator exclaimed.

It's a pity that Messi's elf-like figure stopped in the next second.

Because Wood slammed into it relentlessly and staggered under his feet, Messi was knocked off the track and the threat to the goal was greatly reduced.

In the face of Wood's close defense, Messi tried several times but couldn't get rid of it, and seeing the English players who had just been thrown away by him had a tendency to surround him, he had no choice but to pass the football to the wing.

"Aha! Don't think that Wood, who scores frequently, will not be able to defend!'St. George' is both offensive and defensive, and it is sure to be a nightmare for every opponent!" The England commentator was very proud of the result.

Messi was unyielding and soon made a comeback.

This time he didn't meet Wood head-on, but was forced to the outside of the penalty area by three English players, and he could only make a cross. There was no suspense about the result of the cross, and it was pushed out by England's tall central defenders.

But it doesn't matter, the football fell at the feet of the Argentine player Higuain.

Seeing that Messi was still in the penalty zone, Higuain passed the football straight through!

Terry raised his arm to signal Messi for offside, but the linesman did not raise the flag.

"Offside!" the English commentator roared furiously.

"Pretty! Not offside! A beautiful pass!" The Argentine commentator stood up from his seat excitedly. Six minutes into the second half, Argentina finally ushered in their best chance of the game so far!

Messi received the ball sideways, England's right back Glen Johnson dragged the back, he really did not offside!

Now there is no defensive player beside Messi, he is completely unmarked!

Terry realized that he had made a mistake in his judgment and hurriedly turned to Messi.

Messi can shoot directly as long as he swipes his foot, but he glanced at Terry from the corner of his eye, and he decided to choose a more secure way-he faked a real button, and easily replaced the rushing Terry. Then lift your foot again, it's real!

Although Terry didn't stop Messi from shooting, he bought precious time for those behind him.

When Messi’s supporting foot is a little farther away from the football and the shooting leg is pulled up, the football is completely out of control. At this moment, George Wood took advantage of the vacancy and shoveled like a tiger down a mountain, shoveling the football out of the baseline before Messi kicked the football, and Messi’s powerful volley just hit it. The outside of his thigh.

Messi felt as if he had kicked an iron plate, and his inertia made him fall forward, just pressing on Wood.

"Punishment!!" The Argentine commentator who stood up poked his body out, wishing he could reach out and grab the referee's collar and slobber at him.

The English commentator hesitated. He didn't see it very real from the high stands, and the scene just now was not replayed on the small TV screen in front of him. "Messi fell in the penalty area, maybe Wood tackled the ball first?"

It's not that the TV broadcast deliberately refused to replay it, but it was too late for the audience to watch what happened just now. Messi fell in the penalty area. The Argentine players all raised their hands to make a penalty kick, while the English players waved their hands desperately to indicate that it was definitely not a foul just now. They even thought it was Messi's flop.

The referee made the final sentence in the next moment. He stretched out his right index finger and swayed in front of the Argentine players. The meaning was obvious-George Wood did not foul!

Then he made a corner kick gesture, completely cut off the Argentine's thoughts.

Messi hasn’t gotten up yet. If Guardiola was watching a TV broadcast at this time, he would have scolded Maradona, George Wood, the referee, and Tony Dunn all over in his heart—"Do you know? Know what Messi means to Barcelona!!! If he is injured, we will be over this season! Who of you can bear this responsibility!"

Fortunately, Messi quickly got up from Wood, and his expression was as usual, and he looked unharmed.

At this time, the TV broadcast finally got the chance to replay the moment. Everyone can see from the TV screen that Wood's tackle is fierce, but clean, shoveling past Messi's toes, shoveling the ball away, and not even taking it with anyone. If Messi is really injured, it must be because he kicked Wood on the outside of his thigh.

Guardiola and Maradona are both worried about whether Messi is injured, Dunn is also worried about whether Wood will be injured, Messi's kick is really cruel... It's all the power of a strong volley, just like that. Does it hurt to kick on Wood’s outside thigh?

Wood followed Messi to get up from the ground, looking fine.

Terry also came to care about it: "How is it?"

Wood knew what he was asking: "It's okay." He rubbed the area kicked by Messi. It was a bit sore, but it didn't affect the kick.

His thigh muscles were naturally tight when he tackled the ball, so Messi felt like he had hit the iron plate.

Wood looked at Messi beside him, he was rubbing his toes with his head down.

Aguero came up to ask Spanish for a few words. Messi shook his head. It is estimated that the content is similar to the conversation between Terry and Wood.

Although Messi shook his head to indicate that he was okay, there was still some pain in the arch of his foot. He squinted at Wood next to him, who happened to be rubbing his leg.

He suddenly thought this scene was a bit funny, and no one pleased it.

It was the first time that Wood suffered a loss in front of him and was injured-although it was just a trauma-Messi was in a good mood, and the atmosphere of rattling before disappeared at this moment.

He offered to reach out to Wood and shook it in front of him.

Wood was rubbing his thighs, and lowered his head to see that a hand came into his field of vision and shook, so he looked up at the owner of the hand.

Messi is having fun with him.

Wood put down his shorts and handed them up.

The hands of the two people patted and separated.

This may be the only time they have met without the smell of gunpowder in so many years. You know, even when they shook hands before the game, they were secretly fighting.

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Messi finally failed to help Argentina equalize the score within the 15-minute time limit. He did not score a goal himself, nor did he create too good opportunities for his teammates. Perhaps it was the recent continuous battles that made him tired, and he staggered after barely passing two people, a little soft.

By the fifteenth minute of the second half, Maradona replaced Messi on time and watched him walk off the court in a healthy manner. Guardiola was relieved in front of the TV.

The core was replaced, and the strength of the Argentine team was affected. England still defended and counterattacked as in the first half, but their counterattacks were getting more and more sharp.

The Argentines like to tie the score, and this is an opportunity in England's eyes. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Argentine's massive pressure, in the 27th minute of the second half, England used a quick counterattack to make another city, Rooney scored his fortieth goal in the national team.

Obviously Maradona has nothing to do with this kind of defensive counterattack. He is not a master tactician. Half of the credit for leading Argentina to the world championship is because the players under him are so good...

What's more, the coaches in the world who can break the dead and counterattack quickly can count with one hand, and Maradona is obviously not among them. This is a worldwide problem, the scene is not beautiful, but it can win.

What Dunn wants is the result.

As long as he can defeat Argentina, he can silence the opposition who still question his ability.

Not to mention that this is a friendly match. Messi, Aguero, Higuain, and Tvez are all four attackers in the front field, which shows how much the Argentine team attaches to this game.

However, the former world champion with such a luxurious attacking lineup was unable to break through England's defense, and was actually used by England to counterattack with two goals.

From the point of view of possession ratio and number of shots, Argentina dominates, and they deserve to win. It turned out to be like this, Maradona, who was so arrogant, was really upset. Seeing him on the sidelines anxious for Argentina’s offensive, it seems that he would like to be thirty years younger and go to the battle in person. When that happens, no matter how many people in England are blocked in front of the goal, he will also stage a thousand-mile solo ride for five consecutive years. people!

Except for Messi, who has already gone off the field, Aguero and Tvez who are now on the field have been called the successors of the football king Maradona, but they are not the real football kings after all, facing the secret of England. There is no way for a ventilated wall...

Towards the end, the Argentine commentators didn't expect them to beat England. They only hoped that Argentina, with Higuain, Aguero and Tvez, could score a goal, which would save a bit of face for the former world champion.

Dunn won't let them get what they want. The defending formation did not relax because of two goals ahead. He wanted to make the Argentines completely desperate. In the last ten minutes of the game, Argentina came out in full force. The English still did not forget to fight back, which made the Argentine very popular.

The Forest fans cheering for the England team in the stands were in a daze. Is the team in front of the Argentine team at a loss their national team or the Nottingham Forest?

In today's game, Argentina wore their blue and white sword striped shirt, and England wore a red jersey, which is somewhat similar to the home jersey of Nottingham Forest.

Later, even Forest fans sang the Nottingham Forest team song.

"Forest!... The world is in our hands, we are the best team in England! We are invincible and invincible! We are fearless! Because we are the best team! Because the world is in our hands... "

The familiar singing voice appeared above the Crimson Stadium, and Dunn couldn't help but shift his eyes from the stadium to the stands.

The singing voice is getting louder and clearer. The Nottingham Forest players in England were inspired by such singing and their performance became more and more active. The Argentine is getting more and more impatient in such singing, hastily long shots, missed stops, dribbles out of bounds... it's just horrible.

The game ended in singing. The powerful Argentina team did not take advantage of England, which was defending and counterattack. Maradona was unwilling to lose. In an interview with reporters after the game, he said that he did not expect England to choose this way. Tactics, because this is not the World Cup finals, there is no need to care about the results so much...

This was ironic that Dunn didn't even want his face for the result.

Dunn didn't care, he just fancy the result, what is the face? After scraping one layer, there is still another layer. He has more of that stuff.

In fact, this set of today is also the tactic that England will use in the face of strong enemies in the future. Today is just a rehearsal.

Bullying the weak team, let go of the offense and play a beautiful offensive football to please the fans. In the face of a strong team, he shrank away, just like he is in Argentina today.

Dunn is cunning.

"We won, that's enough, I'm very happy!"

The only regret is that Messi played too early. He also wants to test whether he can withstand this set when Messi is playing full court.

At the end of the interview, Dunn walked towards the tunnel. At the yongdaokou, an enthusiastic Forest team fan handed Dunn a red scarf. Dunn thought he was going to sign, but the other party just waved at him: "For you, Tony! Keep a souvenir!"

After speaking, he ran away.

Dunn holds the red forest scarf in his hand. This scarf is very ordinary. You can buy one for 15 pounds at the souvenir store outside the Crimson Stadium.

In the final stage of the game, the magnificent singing sound seemed to linger in his ears. For eleven years, it was engraved on his heart like a brand. It was repeatedly and repeatedly mentioned, every time he thought he didn’t care about it anymore. In the past eleven years, someone has always come out to remind him in different ways-don’t forget the forest, don’t forget the forest...

Dunn hung the red scarf around his neck and walked into the corridor.

How can you forget the forest?

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