In the English Championship, Nottingham Forest is a very good defensive team. They only conceded 40 goals in 46 rounds. The only team that conceded more goals than them is Newcastle. Newcastle can actually be regarded as a Premier League team.

The owner of this team is indeed a miser, but he is not so poor that he has to sell his players. The structure of the team basically maintains the lineup they had in the Premier League last season.

Their downgrade was not due to their strength, but to internal conflicts.

In the last game against Nottingham, Wen Sheng discovered that his opponents were just like them, relying on defense to make a living. Wen Sheng himself felt a little ashamed when talking about it. Crystal Palace more or less relied on the numerical advantage, and the bus was closer to the goal.

In addition to this, Nottingham has another characteristic. Their midfield is in a diamond position and they play at a slower pace.

Generally speaking, in a diamond position, the ability of the full-backs needs to be very high, and both defense and offense need to work hard. If there are full-backs like Roberto Carlos and Cafu, the numerical advantage in the diamond-shaped midfield attack will be huge.

Obviously, the counterattack will also be very fierce.

It is a pity that Nottingham does not have Carlos or Cafu, so they can only slow down the pace and often rely on the forward's support activities when playing on the wing.

They don't have that kind of super forward, and the team doesn't score many goals. They only scored 65 goals in total.

Because of these characteristics of Nottingham, Wen Sheng gave Wen Sheng a bold idea. He planned to press the formation in this game, press the opponent from a high position, use "quickness" to deal with the opponent, and look for good opportunities.

The pre-match ceremony ended, the referee's whistle sounded, and the game officially started.

From the beginning, the three lines of Crystal Palace stood very forward.

Nottingham Forest head coach Billy Davis didn't care too much. He had expected that Crystal Palace might get a start at home, but he soon discovered that something was wrong. Crystal Palace's pressure was too high, and the three forwards were supporting it.

The front line kept running, interfering with Morgan and his team's ball play.

"Throw the ball with your big foot! Throw the ball with your big foot forward!"

The celebrities in the stands also found that this opening was very different from the Crystal Palace in the past. First of all, the Crystal Palace under Wen Sheng basically did not rush to start the game. Being conservative was their label. Secondly, this high-position defense was too scary. Crystal Palace

left a big gap in the half.

Everyone was slightly worried, this is not a characteristic of the Crystal Palace.

But the worries soon turned into joy.

Crystal Palace's pressing is so powerful. The midfield and frontcourt are a group of fast guys with strong mobile ability. Nottingham Forest can't find the ball out of the backcourt. It's too embarrassing to kick the ball out of bounds every time, right?

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In the 3rd minute, Nottingham Forest center back Morgan made a mistake when playing the ball in the backcourt. The ball passed directly to the feet of Darnes. Darnes passed it to Kanter in the middle. Kanter passed diagonally to the other side.

Cannell jumped in at high speed and passed the ball in an inverted triangle in the small penalty area, Vardy!

Shoot!

Smith's side dive is just a symbolic action, there is no way to stop Vardy's shot!

1:0!

The huge cheers came to mind at Selhurst Park.

Wen Sheng clenched his fists and shouted "yes!"

The guys on the bench rushed out of their seats. Everyone was worried about whether the new tactics would be successful. This goal released everyone's pressure. The leader is always the right one.

In addition to being overjoyed, everyone's respect for Wen Sheng increased to a higher level.

"Perfect, perfect!" Wright clapped vigorously, chatting with Southgate and others about the goal with a smile on his face.

"What to do?! What to do?!" Davis kept thinking about this question in his head.

He didn't expect Crystal Palace to start the game in such a way. He thought that Crystal Palace would just invest a lot of manpower in the offense with the ball and retreat slowly in defense. Who would have thought that Crystal Palace would press so fiercely without the ball?

?!It just doesn’t give our own team a chance to control the ball.

The players of Nottingham Forest were also panicking because they didn’t know what to do?! Their ability was not enough to allow them to calmly control the backcourt. Not every team can be like Barcelona?!

With an uneasy mood, the Nottingham Forest players restarted the game.

There is nothing to say. The Crystal Palace frontcourt is pressing like a mad dog again. Klein and Hills are pressing very forward. This is not to put pressure on the opponent, but purely to attack from the side. Their role is not

Crossing is mainly for containment and distracting opponents on the wing. Crystal Palace does not have high points and will not often use the cross tactic.

This is something Wen Sheng has repeatedly emphasized. He would rather the player holding the ball use his personal ability to move closer to the penalty area and resolutely avoid making crosses from the bottom.

Before Davis could think of a countermeasure, Nottingham Forest conceded the ball again in the 8th minute. This time it was a mistake by their midfielder Guy Mossy. After the French midfielder received the ball, he was immediately blocked by three Crystal Palace players.

Containment of players.

Mossi has certain advantages in air defense due to his height, but ball control is really his weakness. In a panic, he failed to control the ball well and was intercepted by compatriot Kante.

Crystal Palace's forwards immediately ran towards the center to create space. Mossy was the last barrier between the center back and the midfielder. He was left behind, and the defense could only rely on Morgan and Lynch.

The two central defenders, Morgan, are only 25 years old, and Lynch is only 21 years old. They lack experience. It stands to reason that no matter what the situation, one of them should have one person to attack Kante who is dribbling the ball forward. However, the two of them lacked tacit understanding in the panic.

None of them took the initiative to grab the ball. As a result, Kanter easily brought it to the front of the penalty area and adjusted his pace perfectly.

Shoot!

Small body, big energy, Kanter's shot is full of power!

Kanter unexpectedly chose a long shot, which was another surprise. According to Davis' observation, Kanter is not the kind of attacking midfielder who pushes forward. He is a defensive midfielder and rarely shoots at all. Round 46

No goals were scored in the game, how can he shoot?!

But today Wen Sheng's arrangement is like this. Let Kanter go up front and use his sense of position and wide range of running to help the team press high. He is the most critical link.

The centre-back was confused and goalkeeper Smith was even trying to figure out who Kante would give the ball to for the shot.

But Kanter shot!

The angle of the ball was not tricky, but the force was adequate. Smith's position was not good. Although he flew to touch the ball, the ball still flew into the net behind him!

"N'Golo, N'Golo!" The fans shouted Kante's name crazily!

The club's senior executives and celebrities are almost laughing their faces out in the stands.

Within 10 minutes, two goals were scored in a row. Who would have thought that this would be the case?!

Wen Sheng and Hawking hugged each other.

"Fuck, I don't even know what to say!" Joey shouted excitedly.

"Then don't say anything!" Wen Sheng stretched out his hand and pinched Joey's face hard.

He was so excited that he wanted to vent his excitement. Unfortunately, Joey was too close, face to face, and Wen Sheng couldn't help but pinch his face.

"Ah..." Joey howled miserably, but no one cared about his howl, everyone was crazy with joy.

Davis looked grim. Within 8 minutes and less than 10 minutes after the opening, his team fell behind 0:2 in the away game. This really hurt morale.

Everyone should sympathize with Davis. Billy Davis is a good coach. Nottingham Forest itself is not strong. It can only be regarded as a mid-table level in the British Championship. Moreover, the team, like Crystal Palace, is also extremely young.

The average age of this team is only a little older than Crystal Palace, but Davis has brought this team to the third position in the league, which shows his ability.

But for the two rounds of the semi-finals, Davis was obviously thinking in a conventional way. His thoughts were not much different from Wen Sheng's. They both wanted to defend in the away game and try to score goals, but he underestimated Wen Sheng's attack at home.
Chapter completed!