Tang En found that he had made more than one mistake. The game had been going on for more than 20 minutes. Since Bolton Wanderers took the lead, the Forest team did not immediately organize a counterattack. It was not that they did not want to, but they could not.
The problem lay in the people he used and the formation of his troops.
He let Rebrov play as the striker, originally hoping to use the Ukrainian's speed to create trouble for Bolton Wanderers' slow rear defensive line. He did not expect that the ball in his back field could not reach Rebrov's feet at all. Long passes over to let Rebrov fight for the first point was not the way he was good at playing.
Although from the pre-match list, Bolton Wanderers' four midfielders stood in parallel positions, when they really played, the formation became 3-3-12. Ivan Campo, Kevin Nolan, and Jannacopoulos were mainly responsible for defense behind Okocha. Their presence was the main reason why the Forest team's offense could not be organized smoothly.
If Rebrov played as the striker, he needed the support of the midfield to give him more passes with the ball at his feet and not above his head. But now because of the existence of Bolton Wanderers' three defensive midfielders, the Forest team's offense could not break through the first line of defense. Naturally, there was no support for the forward line.
Twain's other mistake was to let George Wood man-mark Okocha.
Now that he thought about it, Wood's outstanding performance in the last game might not necessarily be a good thing. At least he attracted the attention of the Bolton Wanderers manager, Allardyce. Otherwise, he should have been Twain's surprise soldier to catch the opponent off guard. Wood's performance in the last game was too dazzling. Even if he did not become the most famous young player in Britain, as an opponent, it was impossible for Allardyce not to see it.
It turned out that Okocha was a very important chess piece in Bolton Wanderers' offense. His personal skills often brought unexpected results. But looking at this game, Okocha was more of a "relay station." After the ball came and attracted Wood's attention, he would pass the ball out. It was rare to see him dribble the ball from the midfield to break through and then distribute the ball or shoot himself.
Clearly, Allardyce had specially arranged before the game to reduce the number of Forest's midfield defense at the expense of Okocha, and then Kevin Nolan plugged in from the back to shoot. He succeeded. The Forest team was currently trailing by a goal thanks to his tactics.
Why did they let Kevin Davis, who still had a minor foot injury, and Henrik Peterson, who was originally a substitute but was tall and strong? It was to give Tang En a false impression: I'm going to continue to stick to the traditional strategy of playing high. I want Tang En to place the focus of his defense on defending against high balls in the penalty area, and then let Nolan complete the real killer move!
Their real goal was to get a goal and three points in the away game so that they would have more room to maneuver when they returned to the midfield. At that time, Davis would be able to recover from his injury, and the Forest team, who was trailing in the score, could only be toyed with by Bolton Wanderers.
Looking at the ten minutes of the game after they took the lead, Bolton Wanderers changed their fierce attack at the beginning of the game and retreated to defend. Then they used long passes to harass the Forest team's defensive line.
They wanted to hold on to the 1: 0 score.
No wonder they had to deploy three defensive midfielders with excellent stamina, running ability, and intercepting ability in the midfield! The midfield line retreated to within thirty meters of their own penalty area. The Forest team's forwards, Rebrov and Eastwood, were basically surrounded inside and had no space to play their abilities.
And what about the Forest team's two flanks? Bolton Wanderers put three defensive players in the midfield, which basically took care of the middle of the field and the two flanks on the left and right. Every time Ashley Young and McPhail took the ball to break through, they would face at least two Bolton Wanderers players — a full back and a defensive midfielder.
In this way, even though Bolton Wanderers' middle appeared a little empty, Allardyce was not afraid at all, because he knew that the Forest team did not have an attacking midfielder who could take the ball and organize and break through in the middle. The two defensive midfielders — Gunnarsson and George Wood — were not people who could take the ball and organize.
He had calculated all of the Forest team's arrangements before coming up with this tactical arrangement.
Tang En looked at Sam Allardyce, who was standing on the sidelines with his arms folded across his chest and watching the game. No wonder he was able to take over Newcastle United. He even saw through my thoughts.
The Forest team intended to pass long passes to Rebrov and Eastwood in front, but they let Bolton Wanderers' center backs head them out. Bolton Wanderers were not afraid of high balls. They played like this in the English Premier League, so they naturally knew how to defend.
Tang En looked at the team that was at a loss on offense, and then looked at Allardyce, who was waving his arms and directing the team's defense off the field.
Allardyce was, at most, an upper-middle level manager in the English Premier League. If the Forest team were to enter the English Premier League, Tony Tang En would not be able to avoid playing against all kinds of managers. Ferguson and Wenger, as well as the master tactician Benítez. Such world-class managers were much better than Allardyce.
Tony, if you can't even deal with a character like Allardyce, if you can't even win against Bolton Wanderers, who are ranked in the middle of the English Premier League, then when you enter the English Premier League, you'll also have to avoid relegation early!
Don't treat this game like an EFL Cup semi-final. To hell with the trophy! Treat this game like an English Premier League game! Test if you, as a manager, have the qualifications to establish yourself in the English Premier League, see if you have the ability to lead this team to the future you spoke of this morning!
The players are looking at you, the coaching staff is looking at you, the club chairman in the box is looking at you, the loyal fans in the stands are looking at you, and little Gavin from heaven is also looking at you!
Allardyce … Tang En turned his head again and looked at that man. If you want to defend these three points, then I'll let you defend. I'll see how long you can defend for!
He turned around and walked back to the technical area, asking Walker, "Des, how long has the first half been?"
Walker looked at his watch. "Just thirty minutes. Tony, our offense can't break through at all … "
Tang En reached out to interrupt Walker's complaints, then turned to Peter Crouch, who was sitting on the substitutes' bench. "Crouch, go warm up and follow us to the locker room during halftime!"
Generally speaking, the substitutes who would not be playing for the time being would be led by the coaching staff to warm up on the field during halftime, instead of going to the locker room. There was only one kind of substitute player who would be asked to follow the starting lineup to the locker room during halftime, and that was the person who would be playing at the start of the second half.
Crouch was stunned for a moment. He did not expect to get a chance to play so early.
"Hurry up!" Walker turned around and waved at him.
The tall Crouch suddenly stood up from the substitutes' bench, then sat back down with his hands on his head with a bang. Walker and Tang En turned their heads away. They could not bear to see this scene — he bumped into the awning on the substitutes' bench.
The cameras naturally captured this interesting scene. Andy Gray laughed in the commentary. "Maybe the Forest team should prepare a dedicated seat for Crouch — open a skylight on the ceiling of the substitutes' bench!"
"Hey! Hey! "Tang En shouted." I say … You won't be carried to the hospital on a stretcher before you even play, will you? How do you feel, Crouch? "
Hearing Tang En say so, the substitutes around him could not help but laugh. Crouch covered his head and said in a muffled voice, "Don't replace me, Boss. I … I can do it …"
This time, even Twain burst out laughing.
"You haven't played yet, Peter!"
Crouch went to warm up with a red face.
After Crouch ran far away, Tang En returned to the sidelines. Walker also followed him out. He voiced his doubts. "Tony, Crouch isn't a tall player who excels at headers. Will he be able to compete with those defenders just by playing him?"
"Des, the tallest defender in the Bolton Wanderers team is only six feet two inches (about 1.88 meters). How much difference is there between him and Crouch? A five-inch gap is not so easy to make up for. Besides, I'm not letting him play just to compete for headers. " Tang En looked at Allardyce. He also noticed Crouch, who was warming up on the sidelines. With a height of 2.01 meters, he was too conspicuous. He could not keep a low profile even if he wanted to. "What do you think of a big man who is six feet seven inches (2.01 meters) tall who can ride a bicycle past people?"
"It's a little unbelievable." Walker knew who Tang En was talking about.
"That's right. That big man's ability is beyond the scope of our ordinary understanding. Even if his header ability is not strong, that height on the field is also a deterrent to defenders. His ability to pass the ball to his teammates is outstanding. We can use that to our advantage. Pass the ball to him. He's different from Rebrov. He's not afraid of those English-style defenses at all. Besides, I think he'll make the Bolton Wanderers' defenders feel very uncomfortable … "
Walker did not say anything after listening to this, because Crouch's performance in training was obvious to all. His long legs did make Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, who were defending him, very uncomfortable, not to mention the shorter Clint Hill. They could not keep up with Crouch's pace at all.
Just as he was about to turn around and return to the technical area, Tang En added, "Also, Des. After this game, specially draw up a training plan for Crouch to strengthen his headers. With his height, it's really a waste if he doesn't have an excellent header to complement it. "
Crouch did score a few headers, but that was because of his height advantage. He was still lacking in header skills. Tang En hoped to let this big man become a veritable "aerial tyrant," but that was not something that could be done overnight.
In addition to the problem of the strikers, the Forest team's two sides did not fly up as Tang En had thought before the game. McPhail and Ashley Young had a rare opportunity to break through under the opponent's ferocious tackle, which gave the Forest team a lot of set pieces.
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