Even though Raúl's current condition could not be compared to before, and Ronaldo had already gotten fat enough to be out of human shape, the two players were superstars who could decide the win or loss of a match given just three seconds of time and some space. Forest did not have any such players. Tang En could not guarantee that his players would be able to, without the least bit of slack, pin down the two throughout the entire 90 minutes of the match.
Additionally, Forest's current center back combination in the match had rarely been partnered.
Following an in-depth analysis, Tang En felt that it was much too tough, even on their home grounds, to defeat Real Madrid in Forest's current situation.
Every day after getting home, Tang En would sit with Dunn and look through recordings of Real Madrid's matches, hoping to find a weakness to exploit.
