"Fernando Gago! Fernando Gago! "the commentator roared." A goal at the last minute! Nottingham Forest miraculously overtook the score! They reversed Arsenal at the last minute! God, look at them … they're going crazy! "
Nottingham Forest's players were indeed close to going crazy.
Even Tang En was excited to the point of losing his composure. He hit a new high and firmly "sucked" most of the camera's lenses over.
His loss of composure was not an act to deliberately anger the home fans. He was really excited about the goal. During the halftime interval, he had said that if they wanted to continue fighting for the title, then they had to win this game. His team had done it. How could he not be excited?
After his excitement, Tang En saw Eastwood mumbling to himself at the side. His eyes were red as if he had just cried. He walked over and patted the latter's shoulder. "Why are you crying?"
"I'm not crying … Boss." Eastwood stopped mumbling after seeing that it was the boss.
"What are you mumbling about?"
The Romani blushed and did not say anything.
Tang En's curiosity grew. He shook Eastwood's shoulder. "Say it. What's there to be embarrassed about?"
Eastwood hesitated for a moment before saying, "I, uh, I'm memorizing what you said during the halftime interval, Boss …"
Tang En was taken aback. He then laughed. "What's there to memorize? It's useless even if you memorize it … "
Eastwood chuckled, a shy look on his face. "It's like the Bible. I feel my body full of strength as I recite it, Boss."
This time, it was Tang En's turn to be embarrassed. He scratched the messy hair on his head, not knowing what to say.
"… If such an opportunity is not worth our whole team clenching our teeth and fighting for, then what else is there in this world that is worth fighting for?"
Eastwood repeated it again and then smiled at Tang En.
"Well said, Boss. We clenched our teeth and fought for it, and we won. Do we have the right to be champions now? "
Tang En looked at the smiling Eastwood of Manchester United. His eyes were still red. He must have cried earlier. He suddenly remembered that if Freddy had not retired, he would have won the "Treble" as a player. Unfortunately, these honors had nothing to do with him now.
He did not directly answer Eastwood's question, but asked, "Didn't I say it? Nottingham Forest was the champion. You haven't memorized it yet, Freddy. "
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With three minutes left in the game, Arsenal had to clear their minds and continue playing. Tang En, on the other hand, was no longer as excited as before. He stood by the side of the field and roared incessantly, reminding his players to stay focused and not let Arsenal equalize again in the final moments. Since Nottingham Forest can kill Arsenal in the midfield, why can't Arsenal turn the tables and kill them?
"Calm down! Stay calm! "This was what Tang En shouted the most in the last three minutes. He was afraid that the players would get too excited.
In fact, such a situation almost happened. Fortunately, they had a captain who was always calm and collected.
George Wood kept reminding his teammates at close range and using his own actions to tell them what to do.
Loud cheers rang out in the Emirates Stadium. The home fans were cheering for the team they supported. Perhaps Wenger was thinking that it did not matter even if they lost, because they were still three points ahead of Forest. But no fan wanted to see the team they supported lose the game on the weekend.
Arsenal went all out and Wenger did not say anything. Anyway, there was no difference in losing one or two goals at this time. If they were lucky and scored an equalizing goal, it would be worth it.
In the final moments, Arsenal finally got a corner through a series of shots. Almunia ran up.
After the corner was sent out, Almunia actually headed the ball!
Unfortunately, the ball he headed was high and off the mark, flying out of the end line.
Akinfeev did not want to let go of such a good opportunity to counterattack. He ran behind the goal to ask the ball boy for the ball. He planned to serve quickly and directly hit the ball into the empty goal to score 3: 1.
But he did not get what he wanted. Just as he received the ball from the ball boy, he heard the referee's whistle for three wins.
"The game is over!"
The Forest fans in the stands stood up from their seats and cheered with their arms raised. They had obtained the most difficult victory in an away game. This was a victory worth six points!
"Nottingham Forest defeated Arsenal in an away game and obtained the precious three points. Now they are only three points away from Arsenal and have risen to second place. In the previous game, Liverpool had just been forced into a draw by Manchester United and dropped to third place. Tony Twain has taken another step towards making Carl Spicer eat a table. "
"This was an exciting game. Gago scored twice in this game, especially the goal in the final moments, which saved Tony Twain's heart. He is the hero of this game. If Nottingham Forest can successfully lift the Premier League trophy at the end of the season, then Gago's goal is worth a lot of money! "
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When the whistle for the end of the game sounded, Twain got up and walked out of the technical area. He extended his hand to Wenger from afar and said, "Now I'm in the mood for a drink."
Wenger smiled bitterly and extended his hand.
"I'm not in the mood, Tony."
Twain patted Wenger's shoulder as a form of comfort. "There's still one game left between us. If you win, I'll wish you all the best in winning the Champions League. "Twain's words were sincere without a hint of sarcasm. It was hard to imagine that his goal included the Champions League.
"Thank you." Wenger was the most influential manager in the English Premier League after Ferguson. He had already achieved many honors. His only regret was that he was still unable to lead Arsenal to a Champions League title. "If you win, I'll wish you all the best too."
The two men bade each other farewell with a feeling of heroes cherishing heroes. Wenger turned into the tunnel, while Twain turned towards the field.
Twain quickly walked into the field and hugged every Forest player, thanking them for their wonderful performance in this game. Finally, he found Gago and gave him the most powerful bear hug. A group of reporters surrounded them with cameras, and the two men did not mind at all.
"Well done, Fernando!" Twain patted him hard on the back.
Although it had been five minutes since the goal, Gago was still very excited. His lips trembled and his arms shook in response to the boss. Today, he was the only protagonist in this stadium. He was Nottingham Forest's hero, and it was very likely that he would be Nottingham Forest's hero this season. This was something he never thought about when he first transferred from Real Madrid to Nottingham Forest.
Now, he had completely regarded himself as a member of Nottingham Forest. His time at Real Madrid was a thing of the past, and he did not miss it.
"Treble, boss! You said it! We're gritting our teeth … "Gago, who was rarely excited, stuttered a little.
"That's right, I said it. We'll win the treble. "Twain whispered in Gago's ear.
The excited Gago's body stopped trembling, and he suddenly calmed down.
Twain affectionately stroked his long hair and let go of him.
"Enjoy the night, Fernando." He winked.
As soon as Twain left, Gago was surrounded by countless reporters.
"Can we talk about that goal, Gago?"
"How does it feel to score two goals in a game, and one of them was the winning goal?"
"Can you tell us what you and Manager Twain were talking about just now?"
"Let's talk about the league title. You've just closed the gap to three points …"
"Hey, Gago …"
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Twain, who was walking towards the tunnel, stopped by the side of the field. He looked up at the row of VIP boxes at the top of the Emirates Stadium. There were people in every box. He did not know which one Shania was in, but he knew that she must be in one of them. His most excited performance must have worried her for a long time.
For most of the fans in the stands, watching a game was a great enjoyment. They came here once a week to release their emotions and feel the ups and downs of football.
But Shania was the special one. Watching a game was a form of torture to her. She did not care about the exciting performances of the players on the field, nor was she concerned about the technical and tactical contest between the two managers. She did not even care about whether a particular star player was handsome or not.
She was only concerned about Tony's performance in the game. She hoped that he would not be too excited, lest it affect his heart. She turned a blind eye to the many popular factors in the victory and defeat of football. What world's number one sport? What war in a time of peace? What men's game? She did not care about all that. She only wanted her husband and lover to be able to play out every game safely and healthily.
Twain did not see which box Shania was in, but he waved his hand upward and pressed on his heart. He believed that Shania must have seen it and understood what it meant.
Shania did indeed see it. She smiled and waved at her husband in the box as a response. As for whether Tony saw it … was there a need to ask?
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In the post-match press conference, Twain did not praise Gago alone. Instead, he focused on praising the entire team. This was agreed upon by the players. When they were interviewed in the mixed zone, all the Forest players believed that this team had brought about this victory, and the source of the team's motivation was their boss, Tony Twain. Everyone mentioned Twain's speech during the halftime interval.
This made the reporters very curious. Unfortunately, neither Tony Twain nor the players revealed the details of what happened in the locker room to the outside world. Therefore, "what Tony Twain said during the half-time interval of the league match against Arsenal" would perhaps become a secret that no one would know for a long time.
Twain and the Nottingham Forest players were in a good mood. Wenger was still rather calm during the press conference. Arsenal's players were clearly not willing to accept this result.
Fàbregas kept shaking his head during the interview. It was obvious that he was not satisfied with the result. "A loss is a loss. There's nothing much to say … I don't know what to say either. Let's look at the Champions League. We still have a chance. The initiative in the league is still in our hands. We're still three points ahead of them … "His voice became softer and softer as he spoke. He turned around and walked away, as though he did not believe his own words.
Wilshere did not ask Wood for his jersey, even though Forest still won this time. But he himself was not in the mood to exchange jerseys. He understood Wood's attitude of "refusing to exchange jerseys after his team lost". If someone came up to him to exchange jerseys, he might not directly refuse, but he would definitely not be happy when he did so.
Fortunately, the Nottingham Forest players were celebrating their victory. No one came up to him to ask for his jersey. He also left the stadium, only to be stopped in the mixed zone. The reporters insisted that he say a few words, and he looked a little depressed.
"I don't know if we still have a chance to win the league title. They (Nottingham Forest) are chasing us very closely …" Then he realized that it was not good to say these words after losing the game. He hurriedly tried to salvage the situation. "But no one knows what will happen until the last moment. So, losing a game is not the end of the world … "
Then he hurriedly left.
His and Fàbregas's hurried departure became the exit gesture of all the Arsenal players when they were interviewed after the game. Losing the game at the last moment, and losing at home, Arsenal's players all lost the mood to speak frankly in front of the media. Now they only wanted to leave as soon as possible, then sleep and forget about the game when they woke up, and start preparing for the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.
The best way to forget the pain of failure was not to let time wash it away, but to fill their lost hearts with a victory as soon as possible.
Arsenal's players were very clear on one point, and they had something in common with their manager on this point.
Wenger said at the end of the press conference, "For me, this game is over. I won't think too much about it. The important thing is the Champions League in three days. We will not lose to Nottingham Forest on the same field. "
His expression was serious, in stark contrast to the grinning Tang En beside him.
The next day, the media said that Wenger was under a lot of pressure, while Tang En was relaxed.
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