While the attack did not result in a goal, it allowed the Nottingham Forest players to regain their confidence. Manchester United's fierce offensive was broken, and it would be difficult to trap them again.
Nottingham Forest was a ferocious tiger. It could be held down for a while, but not for a lifetime. Ferguson was aware of that. So when he saw Nottingham Forest fiercely attack, he was a little worried and wondered if it was an occasional counterattack or a sustained attack... He decided to continue observing.
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Van Nistelrooy took the ball with his back against Rio Ferdinand, who stuck close. He was not confident that he would keep the ball if he turned around, but it was probably not easy for Ferdinand to effortlessly tackle the ball under his feet.
Van Nistelrooy controlled the football under his feet for a while and decided to forcibly turn around to break through. As a result, he was unsurprisingly knocked down by Ferdinand outside the box.
