It's hard to explain – the fans are more confident of winning than the players on the pitch, they don't know what's going on in the dressing room, and they are confident that the team will win even though they're behind.

Why?

Presumably because of the previous series of excellent performances of Donn's team, fans willingly believe that they can accomplish everything that would normally seem difficult to do.

What happens if the team fails the fans in this game?

No, this game can't be lost, shouldn't be lost, and won't be lost!

He turned and walked to the dressing room, he wanted to make amends before the second half began, to show them how much these fans believed in them, and how to face the more than 20,000 Forest fans in the stands if we lost? Although they will still be in the stands, singing and applauding us in the wind and rain, shouting "come on" and "it's okay, we still have play-offs...... But can we ourselves accept this trust and tolerance with peace of mind?

But when he strode back to the locker room, he almost knocked down the player who pulled the door.

Opening the door, the first person to come out of it was Ashley. Yang, he was a little surprised when he saw Tang En, but he quickly straightened his face and said to Tang En very seriously: "Boss, don't worry!" We won't let them run rampant in the second half! You know...... None of us want to lose! We all want to go to the Premier League! ”

"That's right, boss! If you're still angry, just look at how we played in the second half! "More players came out.

"We're not going to lose to that bitch West Bromwich Albion!"

Before Don could react, Walker's voice rang out inside, "What are you guys still grinding about?!" Get on the field! ”

The men hurriedly threw down the confused Donn and ran to the court.

Donn looked at Walker who walked out of it quickly, and asked strangely, "Des, what's wrong?" ”

Walker laughed, "I told them you were very, very angry and very, very disappointed in them. Tell them that you personally decided to move in almost everyone, but they failed to live up to your expectations when it mattered...... I called them all cowards who couldn't afford the pressure and responsibility, and then their eyes went red. ”

Looking at the man who was about to leave the team, Donn felt for the first time that he was not his vassal, he was a good, dutiful assistant coach, his left arm and right arm.

"Thank you, Des."

"Why thank me? It was my last game as an assistant coach at Forest and I don't want to leave myself with any regrets. Walker shrugged, and then he looked back at the locker room, which was no longer empty. It's me who should say thank you, Tony. In the first half of the season, I asked myself repeatedly: 'Is there never a chance to see Forest back in the top flight here?' It was a mess and I couldn't convince myself to stay...... Now, thank you. ”

Don stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go, Des." Forty-five minutes to go. ”

"Hmm."

After the second half of the game resumed, the rain was still falling and the field was still slippery and muddy, but the spirit of the Forest players was completely different. Overcoming psychological barriers, they moved freely and gradually showed their true strength.

The leading West Bromwich Albion were clearly a bit slack at the City Stadium, and after fifteen minutes of the break, they entered the game much later than Forest, and it was evident from the frequent errors of the Forest's frantic pressing after the opening kick-off, that they were not used to the sudden up-and-coming pace of Nottingham Forest.

West Bromwich Albion don't have any talent or stars in their squad, they rely on the whole team. Donn's Forest, on the other hand, have a number of talented young players.

The young players are not in good shape and their mental quality is not strong. These are their shortcomings. But they also have strengths – they are easily motivated, they are easy to burst, they dare to show themselves, and sometimes their outstanding individual abilities can change the course of a game or even determine the final result.

Ashley. Young was Nottingham Forest's absolute mainstay in right midfield for the second half of the season, with his speed and excellent individual skills on the right flank, combined with a fearless heart. He is a player who is trusted by Donn. Despite West Bromwich Albion's man-to-man tactics against him, they managed to keep him in the first half. But as soon as the second half came up, he was like a different person compared to the first half.

West Bromwich Albion's players don't want to be able to defend him one-on-one unless you play with two or even three people at the same time to break the ball at his feet. He has been blotting down the right flank, threatening the opposition defence time and time again.

"Forest put their main attack on their right, Ashley. Young became Forest's most active man in the second half! It looks like West Bromwich Albion's backline is on the verge of overwhelming...... If it weren't for the slippery field, Ashley. Young had at least three chances to cut into the box......"

Morteson was telling the truth. West Blomwich Albion's head coach Gary. Megsen (gary_megson) couldn't sit still anymore and decided to pull a defender from the middle to assist Neil. Clement (neil_clement) defends that active Ashley. Poplar.

Seeing this change, a smile finally appeared on Don's face. It's a set of tactics they've rehearsed over and over again before the game. Young's efforts led opponents to think that Forest would focus on the right flank, but it was actually Ashley. Yang was just a feint. The real killer move of the Forest team is to move widely, and then gradually attract the opponent's defensive force to the left, suddenly a long pass is transferred, the football is transferred from the left side of the opponent's defense to the right, and then a quick attack is launched to directly threaten the opponent's goal.

To that end, the team has to train on long balls every day. Yang and Chris. Commons pass and receive the ball back and forth on both sides of the pitch, and they have to be able to pass the ball no more than four metres off the ground on the run, and try to stop a teammate's ball in just three moves before breaking through with the ball.

It's just that the mentality of the Forest players in the first half was not right, and this tactic basically didn't play.

Now it's finally useful!

Chris, who seemed to have been silent on the other side for a long time. Commons did nothing, and his opponent slowly let his guard down.

West Bromwich Albion's left wing-back Neil. Clement and defensive midfielder Volwalker (ronnie_wallwork) came up to defend Ashley. Young, not far from them is centre-back Paul. Robinson was waiting for an opportunity. So the two or three people on the wing are like a small cage, so that Ashley. Yang has not returned.

This has been proven by the facts.

Ashley. Young couldn't show off his footwork on the slippery field, and after a little carelessness, his ball was broken. But Forest fans are not worried about conceding this goal, because after half a season, they all know that there is a moving wall in the midfield of Forest!

"West Bromwich Albion broke the ball! They want to break fast...... George. Wood!! Every time the name was called, Mortenson's voice would jerk up, "Beautiful! Nice tackle! ”

Volwalker had barely turned around when he saw Forest's No.33 sliding sideways and shoveling the ball in front of him off the touchline. The idea of fast attack was stillborn.

West Bromwich Albion then took a throw-in, but the ball was cut off by Wood around the front of the defence and he didn't let the ball stay at his feet and quickly passed it to Ashley in front. Poplar. It seems that the Forest team is still going to play here, Meghson is not worried, his own people are still piled up here, and the opponent will not have any space to make moves and cooperate.

But...... What he didn't expect was Ashley, who looked very alone from the beginning to the present in the second half. Yang suddenly got up and kicked the ball to the other side of the court!

"Beautiful and precise transfer! Chris. Commons received the ball and West Bromwich Albion was completely empty! ”

There was a huge cheer from the stands at the City Stadium and the fans' wait finally paid off, it was a great opportunity!

Seeing this, Donn stood up from the dugout, clenched his fists and leaned out—he was ready to rush out to celebrate.

When West Bromwich Albion's players turned around and found that there was no defender in front of Commons, they opted to shrink the penalty area and let another midfielder, Andy Albion, turn on the team. Johnson (andy_johnson) goes after Commons with the ball.

They are trying to guard against Cummons' passes, after all, if you shoot directly at goal, the angle is not big, and the chance of scoring a goal is far less than that of a cross in front of goal.

It's a pretty decent defense. But Cummons clearly didn't intend to do what they had envisioned, and took two more steps, only to find that his opponent was not pressing on the first place, but retreating...... Commons decided to take the plunge and adjusted the ball at his feet and shot from outside the box in the drizzle and shouts of the Forest fans!

The goal looks a little high, West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Russell. Hult (russell_hoult) didn't dare to slack off, he jumped into the air, stretched out his hand but didn't touch the football!

The ball suddenly fell behind him and flew into the net against the goal crossbar!

(To be continued)