Bale's free-kick did not go in, which prompted a loud sigh from more than 20,000 Forest fans in the stadium. They had lost a good chance to equalize the score.
Three minutes later, van der Vaart's long shot was slammed into the post by Čech. Terry kicked it out of bounds when the ball bounced back.
Nottingham Forest really seemed to lack a bit of luck. Both shots were unable to enter the goal even though they hit the goalpost twice.
Twain also found out that his offensive tactics in the middle seemed to have been seen through by Mourinho. Makelele's foul against Wood was definitely not an accident or coincidence.
As long as Wood plugged in, Makelele would rush up to defend against him. It did not happen once or twice, but every single time. If Wood did not come up, Makelele would guard the defensive line next to Essien. As long as Wood came up to participate in the offense, Makelele would mark him closely whether he had the ball or not.
