City Square Stadium.

The stands were packed, and Nottingham Forest fans were looking forward to the game, shouting Nottingham Forest's name, shouting the names of their favorite stars, and shouting all sorts of slogans for victory.

The two teams are already in their positions and just waiting for the game to start.

Livermore stood in the middle.

His face flashed with determination and ferocity, and he looked at the other side with a look that seemed to be looking at a life-and-death enemy.

Livermore was also a little excited, he hadn't started for a long time, the last start was back last season, and it was only that one, and he didn't want to look back on the performance.

Now it's different.

Thinking back on the hard work of the past decade and the expectant and trusting look in his head coach's eyes, Livermore hopes the game will start soon.

He didn't want to wait a minute.

Livermore looked at the dugout, at the seated figure, and he was even more desperate for the game to begin.

Finally, the long-awaited whistle sounded.

The competition has officially begun.

"This is the 29th round of the Championship, Nottingham Forest take on Millwall at City Square!"

Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott began the introduction, "As the first game after the international break, the fans are already looking forward to it. Nottingham Forest are a team to keep in the spotlight, but perhaps even more intriguing fans are Millwall, whose news always catches the eye after Christmas. ”

"For example, their young Chinese manager, for example, their good results after Christmas, and of course, the latest news – David Livermore has started!"

The camera pans to Livermore.

"Livermore is a very physical player, his technique is very rough, his combination is not very strong, he has not been outstanding for several seasons, but the new manager of Millwall, perhaps thinking that Livermore has potential, despite the fact that he is 24 years old, is still favored by the new manager."

"Livermore started this game and we should pay attention to his performance......"

Paul Scott's words seem neutral, and you can hear it from his tone, and he is not optimistic about what Livermore can do.

The same is true of Hart.

Hart has been in charge of Nottingham Forest for three seasons, having previously been in charge of Norwich City in the Championship and has studied the Championship opponents thoroughly.

Millwall is no exception.

Hart can almost name all the players at Millwall, Livermore's playing time is relatively short, but five seasons ago, many media called him a 'future midfield talent', when Livermore was only 19 years old and was already able to play for Millwall's first team, so he would naturally be on Hart's list of players.

Livermore spent five seasons explaining what it means to be 'from genius to scrap', and Hart doesn't think 'scrap' has a chance to become 'genius' again.

That only happens in movies and novels.

So Livermore is not a player who can pose a threat to Nottingham Forest.

As a manager, Hart is concerned about the whole, and Millwall are still very strong in the whole team, especially in the period after Christmas, their results are quite good, as a mid-table team, only one draw is surprising, and the league table has risen rapidly.

Millwall is not to be underestimated.

But Hart is still confident and he has plenty of reasons to think Nottingham Forest will win.

One is to play at home, the advantage of playing at home is too great, the team will play better in a familiar place, and the voice of fan support will also make the players on the field more motivated.

The second is that the other party's situation is not good.

The news in the media before the game is very bad for Millwall, and all kinds of negative news will definitely affect the opponent's state.

In addition, Hart doesn't think that the young coach on the other side will have any coaching ability, and he has a lot of advantages in terms of on-the-spot command.

Finally, again, David Livermore.

Hart couldn't understand why the other party chose to let Livermore start, in his opinion, this player can only be used defensively, and there is no role in offense, and the opponent is equal to one less offensive player.

It's so good for Nottingham Forest!

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The Nottingham Forest players are basically in line with Hart's.

Even though most of them didn't know Livermore, Hart didn't make it a point out that Livermore wasn't a threat, and they saw a lot of it in the pre-game reports.

David Livermore?

A brute bull with a strong body and poor technique!

Defensively, Livermore can still play a little bit of a role, but offensively, Nottingham Forest don't care at all.

The same is true for the reflection on the game.

Due to the emphasis on defense, Livermore, as a midfielder, stayed in his own half of the court most of the time and did not run too far forward.

Fifteen minutes before the game, he didn't even receive the ball in front.

The Nottingham Forest players were even less concerned because Livermore's performance was exactly what they imagined.

As time passed, the competition became more intense.

The pace of the game accelerated, the speed of the transition between attack and defense between the two sides accelerated, and the fast-paced situation also made the fans feel shocked.

Nottingham Forest completed a wave of attacks, and the goal conceded on the wing immediately turned Millwall to counterattack.

Millwall's attack was launched on the wing.

Joey Healy dribbled the ball over the halfway line and then called the ball to Jody Morris, who saw the tempo was a bit quicker and passed it back to Marvin Elliott.

Elliott took two steps before winning the ball and immediately made a long pass to the right.

Josh Simpson received the pass and, seeing that there was no chance, made another diagonal pass to keep up with Darren Ward.

Millwall's successive passes showed caution on the offensive end.

However, in fast-paced games, players will automatically speed up, and after receiving a pass, Darren Ward sees the opposing striker coming to scramble, and immediately drives the ball forward with a big kick.

The ball landed a little bit up front, with Jody Morris unable to catch up and striker Neil Harris too late to run back as the opposition defender stopped the ball in front of the box.

In dangerous positions, defenders do not dribble the ball.

He quickly handed the ball to his teammate, but just then, Jody Morris burst out and grabbed the ball again.

Suddenly the situation became tense.

But Jody Morris didn't have much chance, and Nottingham Forest's players were almost all in their own half, and just using crowd tactics could make the goal very solid.

Jody Morris stopped the ball, deflected to the right to dodge the interception, and when he saw that there was little chance, he decided to hang the ball forward.

Just as he was about to pass the ball, he noticed Livermore, who was following him.

Morris couldn't help but think of what the head coach said before the game, "If you have the opportunity, you can choose to pass the ball to David and try it, his long-range shot is powerful enough to pose a threat to the opposition goal." ”

Zhang Yang is just a suggestion.

The game is changing so quickly that no other player can take special care of David Livermore, and that would be a waste of chance, but try it now because Livermore is unguarded.

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No one was defending Livermore.

This is not a mistake, but a last resort.

Millwall had several players plugged in, and the attention of Nottingham Forest's defense was drawn to Jody Morris, Neil Harris and others, and when Livermore stepped in, no one took the initiative to rush over.

First, it's too late.

The second is that they have other 'more important' defensive tasks.

The Nottingham Forest players thought so, and they didn't feel Livermore could pose a threat, but they were relieved when they saw Morris pass the ball to Livermore, and they defended more closely against others.

Almost everyone who noticed this scene was waiting for Livermore to pass the ball.

Everybody thinks so.

Livermore rarely had a shot on goal, and he almost dribbled the ball himself, so he would certainly give the ball to his teammates.

But this time Livermore didn't!

The moment he received the pass, Livermore was a little excited, and the game experience told him that it seemed that he should leave it to someone else, but ten days of training told him that he should go it alone.

Now's your chance!

Livermore couldn't help but look at the Nottingham Forest goal, there was a distance of about 25 to 30 meters between his position and the fans, which was still relatively far for the average player.

But Livermore wanted to try.

And he did.

With everyone on the pitch watching, he kicked the ball forward, and the ball rolled forward at a slow pace.

Many were stunned.

Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott let out a 'flutter' laugh, "What is he doing?" Passing? ”

Other media reporters also said, "It must be a mistake!" ”

"Probably he wanted to pass forward, but he didn't have the strength to kick it!"

"Mistaken!"

"That's interesting!"

But the next moment they couldn't laugh.

Livermore took a small step forward and immediately trotted over, then swung his right foot back hard.

"Bang!"

There is a strong collision between the top of the foot and the football.

After a slight deformation, the ball rushed towards the Nottingham Forest goal at a breakneck speed.

Everyone was stunned!

"Danger!"

By the time Nottingham Forest realised the danger, the ball was already rushing towards the goal.

No one can stop it.

Even Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper Barry Roche didn't even react when the ball burst into the box, because a second before he didn't expect the opponent to shoot.

Nottingham Forest fans are desperate.

The next moment, the ball hit the post with a 'bang' and then popped out of bounds.

Many people are still watching the football flying out of bounds.

"Hoo ......"

Nottingham Forest fans, players, and manager Hart all let out a long breath.

It was only a moment, but it was as if they had gone through a long time, from disdain to surprise to despair to hope.

It's great that Millwall didn't score!

It was too dangerous just now!

Nottingham Forest finally escaped, and many people can't help but be a little afraid when they recall the scene just now, as long as they are a little less lucky, the score will be rewritten.

So they looked at Livermore a little differently.

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