The second half was just like what Twain said, Arsenal continued the performance of the later part of the first half, attempting to rip through Forest's defense through quick passing.
After Twain's criticism during halftime, George Wood became more energetic in the second half. Fàbregas wanted to keep everything under his control, just like the first half, but he realized it was not so easy anymore.
Wood's man-marking was very impressive as he ran after Fàbregas as if he did not care about his stamina. As for the defense behind him, he left it to Gago. Forest was leading by one goal anyway; it did not matter if they sacrificed Gago's attacking prowess. The key was to freeze Fàbregas out completely.
"Fàbregas receives the ball and he wants to pass it… Ah! Wood's tackle is very timely, he poked the pass from Fàbregas away!" The commentator said.
