Now the situation situation of the Forest team must be adjusted immediately, Albertini alone in the middle will certainly not be able to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of Sporting Lisbon. Jose? Pecero reacted so quickly that Donn even thought that Roshenbach and George? Wood's clash was orchestrated by him, otherwise why did Sporting Lisbon adjust their tactics just after Wood was down?

Visitors Sporting Lisbon have put their attacking focus in the middle of the pitch and are looking to use their numerical advantage to force Forest's central defence. The middle of the pitch is different from the wings, and this is the most dangerous area, but it is also the most difficult to attack. Almost all teams will hoard heavy forces in the middle when defending, and direct the opponent's attack to the wings.

A wide central midfield is more difficult to defend than a narrow flank, and if something goes wrong, the opponent's attack will face your own goal from the best angle and the best position. On the wing, the attacking side needs an extra procedure - passing the ball from the wing to the middle.

It has to do with why the role of the midfielder in a team is so important. The midfielder is the last line of defence in front of the centre-backs and is the key to adding strategic depth to the defence. If the midfielders are not qualified, then they will expose their goal to long-range fire from the opposition for a long time, and it will also make the defensive pattern of the central defenders useless - a defense without depth will always be penetrated with a straight ball. Think about how embarrassed Real Madrid were in the game without Claude Makelele, and you can see the role of a good midfielder.

George? Such is the role of Wood on the field, with him by his side, Albertini can rest assured that the assist, even if it is defensive, the pressure on the Italian veteran will not be too much.

Now without Wood, who is tireless in running and always in time to be in the right place, the pressure on Albertini has skyrocketed. He has had to face the onslaught of Sporting Lisbon in a very short period of time, and even if he has a lot of experience, it is inevitable that there will be holes.

Gunnelson was called upon to come on in place of Ashley? Young, strengthen the defense and stabilize the defensive line in the middle of the midfield. Ribery, on the other hand, moved to the midfield position.

With such an adjustment, Don has already made up his mind to hold on until the end of the game.

For Sporting Lisbon, Pecero also made a substitution after making a change in the direction of the main attack. Roshenbach confirmed that he could not continue to play, and his ankle is estimated to have been torn according to the team doctor's preliminary diagnosis. At the same time as Wood stomped up, Roshenbach turned around and the two forces twisted together, and that was the result...... If Roshenbach hadn't wanted to get rid of Wood with a bad stomach, but just jumped up quickly to dodge, maybe it was just a hard injury such as abrasions and bumps, but he wanted to play yin, but he was yin by Wood. It's really a loss of rice to steal chickens, and it pays off the wife and the soldiers.

Sporting Lisbon did not make a substitution immediately after Roshenbach's departure, but waited about three minutes. During these three minutes, they sacrificed their numerical superiority in order to wait for one person.

When the person takes off his vest and stands on the sidelines, waiting to play. Don then saw who he was.

He thought this person was a little familiar before, but he couldn't remember who it was at first sight.

On the back of the green and white jersey is the name of the player who will be playing: Nani.

Nani.

Nani?!

Don was shocked.

How did he end up here? How did he end up here at this time?

Any FM player may not be unaware of the name "Nani". But he doesn't have the impression that Nani will appear in the first team of Sporting Lisbon so early...... Could it be that his arrival made Nani's debut earlier?

Sporting Lisbon's manager Pesero's dispatch of Nani was also out of desperation, and Roshenbach's injury departure and two-goal deficit away from home made him simply decide to take a desperate gamble and go all out. Nani has been very, very good in the youth team but has no first-team experience, so he was sent on in the hope that his drive would surprise the team.

Now that the Forest team has abandoned the flanks and intends to stick to the middle, Sporting Lisbon will send a young kid who can attack on the left and right flanks, has excellent skills, and can break through even if one person is deep in the encirclement.

When Nani touched the ball for the first time, Donn was convinced that it was Nani in front of him. His admirable dribbling left the Forest's defence porous, and without George? Wood, it's not just one person missing, maybe the Forest team is missing two people.

Percelo's task for Nani is simple, go to the left and right, wherever there is a chance, get the ball and break through resolutely, disrupt the Forest defence, and then wait for an opportunity to pass or shoot.

This arrangement is a big threat to Nottingham Forest, and it is very targeted.

Even if Gunallson is replaced, the improvement in defense is not much. After all, on the one hand, Gunnelson has too few opportunities to play, and his form cannot be maintained, let alone he is still in a hurry. On the other hand, it is because his strength is far from the level of the current game. Replacing him is also a helpless move.

Before the end of the first half, two substitutions had already been used. There is nothing Donn can do about this situation, he can only sit on the sidelines and continue to see where the game goes.

He can't use all three substitutions right now, he has to keep one in his hand just in case...... the shouts of the Sporting Lisbon fans in the stands are louder, and as long as Nani gets the ball, the away fans from afar will become very excited. Nani didn't disappoint either, with sharp breakthroughs making the Forest backline particularly embarrassing.

Albertini watched Nani play on both flanks, but there was nothing he could do to stop him.

The Forest's defence has been in a hurry.

Donn looked at the game time, there were seven minutes left before the end of the first half. As long as he makes it to halftime, he believes he will find a way to deal with the situation.

But the question is, will Sporting Lisbon, who are crazy to seize this opportunity to recover the score gap, give him the opportunity to wait until halftime to adjust?

As the clock ticked by, Donn stood on the sidelines, anxiously waiting for the whistle to blow at halftime.

Nani received another pass from his teammates.

Facing Leighton? Barnes' defence, Nani looked confident. He seems to have been born to see the big players, and his team's current two-goal deficit on the road has not only not disheartened him, but has only boosted his fighting spirit.

Upper body dangling to the left, Layton? Barnes followed suit, and at the same time, Nani flicked the ball to the right and was about to break through!

How could it be that you got what you wanted?

Barnes struggled to change his center of gravity and turned to Nani. He saw Nani raise his foot to cross, so he desperately flew to block the cross. This time, he could no longer stop Nani's backhand...... Nani saw Barnes fly out to block his pass, and immediately turned the pass into a dunk and dunked the ball into the box!

"Nani! He broke through! ”

When a point is breached, the impact spreads to the entire surface.

Barnes was breached, and the Forest defence had to react in a chain reaction, with Hierro going to fill Barnes' place, Matthew? Epson went to fill in Hierro's position, Zimbonda was given the box to play as a central defender, and Albertini had to drop back to help defence.

Hierro and Gunnarson rushed up to defend Nani from two different directions, but Nani passed the ball before the encirclement was closed, and instead of targeting Brazilian striker Lederson from the goalkeeper waiting for his cross, he suddenly crossed into the open space behind a crowd - in the penalty area, near the penalty spot.

Everyone's attention was drawn to Nani's breakthrough, and they all only noticed the front of goal, but no one paid attention to their back. Now, this loophole has Nani caught on, and it also made Ugo, who was plugged in from behind? Viana (hugo_viana) clutched in his hands.

"Ugo? Viana! No suspense, the ball went in!! ”

Viana's powerful shot made its way through the crowd, and when Van der Sar, who was blocked from view, saw the football in his field of vision, it was too late to make any save, he watched the ball fly past him and into the goal, and then the away fans behind him erupted in a huge cheer!

"Sporting Lisbon made it 1:2! It's not over the first half yet, it looks like the outcome of this game is not predestined, they still have a chance! Nani! The 18-year-old was an eye-catcher, his breakthrough created a scoring opportunity for Viana and there was absolutely nothing the Forest defence could do with him! He had never played a game for the first team and his first appearance was in such an important League Cup quarter-final, and he was perfect! This team that once bred Louis? Figo, Simao, Quaresma, Cristiano? Ronaldo's Portuguese powerhouse has another star on the wing! ”

※※※Some people are happy, and some people are worried.

Cheers from the Sporting Lisbon bench and dugout reached Forest, and Donn angrily cursed, turned back to the dugout, and sat down. Well, now his heart doesn't have to hang in the air. Anyway, Sporting Lisbon has already scored, and it's too late to say anything.

Nani! Nani...... I knew I had you brought you from Portugal to England last summer!

You bastard boy, you're famous, I'm out of luck.

The first half ended a few minutes after Sporting Lisbon equalised, and despite the fact that his team were still behind, Nani was in a good mood and did not expect his first appearance to be so impressive. Don looked at the elated Portuguese boy, pouted, and turned to walk to the locker room first.

(To be continued)