Chương 418: A Pivot and A Long Ball Part 2

Anelka's arrival added new avenues of offense for Twain in the middle. When the opponents put their defensive attention on how to prevent the Forest team's assaults from the flanks, Anelka's speed and skills could sometimes be used with Albertini's exquisite direct pass to rip apart the opponent's defenses. And what was different from the flanks was, once the Forest team ripped apart the opponent's line of defense in the middle, Anelka would directly face the goal and goalkeeper! At that time, with Anelka's ability, his one-on-one face off with the goalkeeper often yielded a goal.