Chapter Fifty-Eight: Dirty Roshenbach (Part II)

Even the commentators can see how good Eastwood is playing, will Sporting Lisbon manager Pecero not see it? So he got up from the dugout, walked to the sidelines, and whistled twice.

Hearing the whistle, the other Sporting Lisbon players still didn't react, only the defender Fabio? Roshenbach turned his head to the sidelines. Obviously, this whistle was blown specifically for him.

Pesero pointed out to Eastwood who had withdrawn to take on the midfielder, and Roshenbach nodded, he knew what to do, and that was exactly what he could not ask for.

The head coach asked him to keep an eye on Forest's most active players.

Because Forest don't usually have a midfielder, Roshenbach, who is a midfielder, doesn't have anyone to mark. Eastwood, on the other hand, likes to drop back to get the ball, and his actual position is more like a free man up front than a striker. So having the team's best defensive midfielder Roshenback mark Eastwood won't disrupt Sporting Lisbon's own defensive formation, while also taking the pressure off the back line.

It's a good idea, and Roshenbach likes it.

But before Roshenbach could implement this plan, Sporting Lisbon conceded another goal.

Forest took advantage of Sporting Lisbon's defensive changes and there was an open opportunity. Played a very efficient counterattack.

Eastwood came out and attracted Roshenbach's full attention, and Ribery, who had been operating on the wing, suddenly switched to the middle and took Eastwood's place, and in this short period of time, the players of Sporting Lisbon lost their defensive targets, and Ribery was unmarked! Albertini did not hesitate to divide the ball in time, Ribery did not give Sporting Lisbon's central defender a chance to make up for the defense after receiving the ball, and shot from a distance at the first time, and the football flew into the door of Sporting Lisbon for the second time!

β€œa_wonderfully_goal!” The narrator shouted. β€œ2:0! Nottingham Forest have extended their lead once again! Sporting Lisbon is in trouble! ”

Donn jumped up from his seat once, but this time he wasn't as excited about scoring the first goal, he just clenched his fists and swung them hard in front of his chest.

"It's wonderful, David! Home, 2:0! ”

Chris Rac smiled and nodded, no matter how he opposed Donn's plan before, but since he agreed, he could only concentrate on doing it. The current score is a good indication that their efforts have not been in vain.

"I want to ...... Tony, maybe we should think about defense? ”

Donn looked up at the time on the electronic scoreboard, and twenty-seven minutes had already begun in the first half. He shook his head, "It's too early, David. In the second half, it depends on the situation and then decides ......"

Sporting Lisbon, who were two goals behind, did not give up the game, after all, there was still plenty of time for them to equalize. Even though it's away from home, the experience of playing away from home is too common for professional footballers.

Pressure?

Playing under pressure, they have to do it, and if they don't do it, they won't be one of Portugal's top three, Sporting Lisbon.

Despite having Roshenbach mark Eastwood, the team conceded a second goal. Pecero has no intention of changing this arrangement, but just now while the Forest players were celebrating their goals, he called Roshenbach to the sidelines, and there was no superfluous tactical arrangement, only one sentence:

"I don't care what you do, Fabio. I want you to freeze that Eastwood completely, so that he has no way to pose any threat to us! Remember, I don't care what you do! ”

Eastwood's nightmare begins.

Roshenbach may be the roughest Brazilian player, but he doesn't need to rely on his skills to eat, because he is a defensive midfielder, who does the dirtiest, most tiring and unpleasant work on the field, and the blue-collar who is most easily overlooked by the fans and club presidents, but the most important and indispensable.

Rosenbach is not a sleek, ethereal man who can play the back into an art like Redondo, and his job is very simple - close pressing, small movements, vicious tackles, and then fouls when necessary.

Eastwood found himself unable to hold the ball as comfortably as he had just now after being entangled in Roshenbach, and many times he received the ball with his back to the opponent's goal, and as soon as the football reached his feet, there was a violent push from behind that that made him lean forward. Or just as he was about to turn around and break through, he felt an extra weight on his shoulders.

He had to put his heart and soul into dealing with the man behind him, and as for how much more he could contribute offensively, it was hard to say. If the ball is lost at Eastwood's feet, it will cause problems for the Forest team to transition offensively and then be caught by Sporting Lisbon and used to make it a comeback.

Done can see that Sporting Lisbon is trying to make Forest's attack easier and easier to defend by their remaining ten men by containing Eastwood, who are the most active.

Pass to Eastwood and Eastwood will be under tremendous pressure and conceding a ball at his feet can happen every minute and every second. Not to pass it on to him...... There are only a few attacking routines for the Forest team, Eastwood can enrich the means of the middle, and the flanks are mainly relied on Ribery and Ashley? Poplar.

It seems that the head coach of Sporting Lisbon has put a lot of effort into studying his opponents.

Donn looked at Jose, the head coach of Sporting Lisbon, who was standing on the sidelines and supervising the game. Pecero.

Will it take the pressure off Eastwood, or will Forest attack go the way their opponents want?

β€»β€»β€» Eastwood received a pass from Ribery again, and Roshenbach in the back pressed very fiercely, and the body collision almost became a very normal defensive action, this time Eastwood didn't want to pass the ball back, so it would seem that he was too seedless!

You want to force me to comply, but I'm not as good as you want!

Eastwood leaned back hard, then made a gesture with his upper body to break through to the left, and then he didn't care if his move worked, he quickly moved the ball away from the exact opposite direction, and then turned!

He didn't look back, and he couldn't possibly look back to see if he had managed to shake off his opponent, but he thought he did. Because he felt the pressure from behind him not as strong as before, now he can accelerate, accelerate, brush away the opponent and go straight into the penalty area! Disrupt their defense and bring the team a third goal! Lock in the win!

The ball was rolling a short distance below his feet, and Eastwood confirmed that he could take the beautiful ball away with him with just one more step, and by that time he had completed the turn, and the pesky Brazilian could no longer restrain him, and he would make the city stadium roar again with a tsunami of cheers...... "Toot! ”

A shrill whistle sounded.

The cheers of the mountains and the tsunami did not ring, and the boos that were overwhelming enough to make people's hearts stop bursting out.

The ball was still rolling in front of Eastwood's eyes, but he himself fell to the ground. Roshenbach was about to get up from the ground when he raised his arms and signaled that it was his opponent who faked the fall.

Yes, Sporting Lisbon players would be happy to accept that, but Nottingham Forest fans won't. Just as Eastwood was about to get rid of Roshenbach, the defensive, hot-tempered midfielder tackled Eastwood from the flank without mercy.

(To be continued)