Chapter 40

The match between Derby County and Walsall was quite uncomfortable.

Luck didn't seem to be on Derby County's side... nor on Walsall's side, the two teams had a total of 21 shots, Derby County stood 14 times, Walsall happened to be half of Derby County's, 7 times, but the two teams added up and only scored one goal.

During the game, Wan Sheng watched the team take good chances again and again. The striker was not good, the midfielder was not good, let alone the defender. He wanted to go back and have a shooting training.

But luck is still the main thing. Of the 14 shots, two of them were goalposts and one goal. This efficiency seems to be passable, but in fact, the team's chances are very good, of which 5 The two shots were from a single pair of goalkeepers, and there were even two shots in the air, but the result was no goal.

The players are not in good shape, and luck is not on this side. In short, there are really various problems in shooting.

Therefore, in the press conference, Wansheng emphasized luck again. It was a joke, and it was also a little sincere.

It's not that Derby County wins by luck. It can be seen from the number of shots that Derby County still has the advantage on the field. This advantage is reflected in the number of attacks and the number of shots. As a result, Derby County also won. Very happy.

But Wan Sheng was not happy.

After attending the press conference, he went back to the locker room and told everyone to pack up and go home.

It's just a league game, so there's no need to celebrate.

This is his idea.

In fact, everyone is still very happy, after all, it is a league victory, and yes, the fifth victory in the sixth round. At the same time as this victory, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich are also playing in another league game, which is the most watched League One battle. In the end, West Bromwich lost to Norwich, that is to say, Derby County surpassed West Bromwich in points, but they are still not the first in the league, because Norwich has two net more than them. Win the ball.

They are still second in the league.

However, the second and first points of the league are the same. anyway. This is also a small step forward, as long as they work harder, it is very possible to become the first in the league.

This situation puts everyone in a good mood.

On the way back to the bus, Wansheng encountered two reporters as they passed the passageway of the stadium. They wanted to ask for an interview. Wansheng wondered that this should be a "restricted area" for reporters. Usually reporters will be blocked outside by railings. Sweeping the logo on the reporter's microphone, he knew why.

"Daily Mirror" reporter, no wonder he can stay here.

The big media reporters always have some privileges. They come to the home of the League One Walsall for interviews. It is normal to have some privileges here, but Wansheng does not want to be interviewed by the Daily Mirror at all. This big media has long been Into his blacklist, treat this 'enemy'. He will not be polite.

Wan Sheng only glanced at them and walked without stopping. Completely ignoring their questioning, he walked over directly. Facing the interview with the Daily Mirror, he really didn't even bother to say anything about refusal.

The disregard left both journalists feeling severely wounded in their self-esteem.

They are reporters from the "Daily Mirror". They came to interview a small team like League One, but they were ignored by an unknown young Chinese coach. This is really unbearable!

The two stared at Wan Sheng's back, gritted their teeth bitterly.

"As Brand said, this Chinese is really arrogant!"

"He refused my interview before the game. I said it all, but you still don't believe it! Haha, he also said a word to me at that time, and it was you, and even a word was omitted!"

"He's so arrogant!"

"We should teach him a lesson! Let him know that the Daily Mirror is not to be messed with!"

The two kept talking.

Wan Sheng didn't know what the two of them said about themselves. Of course, he didn't care at all. After returning to the bus and waiting for all the players to arrive, they returned to Derby County together.

On the bus, Wan Sheng was thinking about the team's next training.

The team exposed a lot of problems in this game. Before, he thought that what Derby County was most afraid of was that the opponent defended like a turtle, but Walsall did not do that. They took the initiative to play against the team. The team also only won one 1:0, and Walsall's offensive performance was also good. Of course, there is some luck in it. After all, the team can't perform well in every game. Occasionally, it is not good to be out of form. It's normal, this game is like this. The team's offense is not good, and the defense is also very poor. The opponent's constant passing and coordination makes the team's full-court pressing effect not very good. The problem is that the team is a little eager to score goals. , the front line is always too high, and the rhythm is not well grasped. As a result, there are still many loopholes in defense. Walsall's offense is not very strong, but they only need to seize the loopholes, it is enough Breaking through the team's defense, it was Walsall's weak strength that allowed the team to win the final game.

But in the end the process is very dangerous.

If the opponent is replaced by West Bromwich Albion or Norwich, the result is really unimaginable. With the team's performance today, it is not surprising that Wansheng will be scored 3 or 4 goals.

This is also the reason why he is not in a good mood.

He must find problems and solve them. It is impossible to win every game by relying on weak opponents. In that case, when facing a strong opponent, it is almost certain to lose.

So where is the problem?

defense.

As soon as Wan Sheng thinks about it, he knows that it is ultimately a matter of defense. This set of offensive tactics is originally based on defense. When the team's attack is the most threatening, it is also after the half-court stealing and launching a fast-paced fast break. , if the advance is normal, the opponent sets up the formation, and then chooses fast break, it is better to attack slowly, the reason why fast break is not always the best choice for fast break, just let the team adapt, otherwise It's fast and slow for a while. I won't say much about whether the opponent can adapt. My own team will not adapt first.

So defense is the foundation.

From the beginning of tactical training, Wansheng has noticed the problem of defense, so he changed the 442 formation to 4231 or 433, adding a defensive midfielder to reduce the pressure on the back line, which is inevitable. But he found that this alone is still difficult to make up for the problem of defense. Defense is not something that can be done by adding 1 or 2 defensive players. It still requires the cooperation of the entire team.

So how to do it?

Wan Sheng suddenly thought of Arsenal and Tottenham. These two Premier League teams are the best reference. Because they have been playing attacking football, which is their style of football for decades, and now Derby County's tactics are actually very similar to Tottenham and Arsenal.

Their best defense is not a full-court press, but a compression formation.

Compression formation...?

Wan Sheng thought.

After returning to Derby County, Wansheng was thinking about it all night. He was thinking about how to make a 'compressed formation' in line with Derby County. Completely refer to the defensive play of Arsenal or Tottenham. That's totally inadvisable. First of all, Derby County is not the kind of team with excellent skills. The team's skills are incomparable to Arsenal and Tottenham. If the tactics are too technical, the team will not play at all. If you don’t come out, you won’t be able to get used to it in a short time.

If I had to describe it in one word, strengthen the team's defense. We can only choose the method that is 'simple and rude' and must be effective, which is actually contradictory. The most effective is always skilled football. It's really hard to be simple and rude. Like many other English teams, they use their ferocity and physical strength to fight their opponents. This is something Derby County can't do, because They also attack, they play attacking football.

Anyway, this problem is not very easy to solve.

Wan Sheng just sat on the sofa and thought until the door was pushed open and Dali came in with a takeaway meal in hand.

Daly opened the lunch box and handed it to Wan Sheng, "Have dinner yet, your sandwich."

"Thank you." Wan Sheng took it.

Now his relationship with Dali is very strange. It can be said that they are 'friends who have had a physical-physical relationship'. It is this explanation that is strange. After that birthday, the two never had a relationship again. Dali seems to be avoiding it. This, she couldn't accept being too close to Wan Sheng, and wanted to go back to the past. Wan Sheng liked Dali very much, but he thought it would be good to maintain this relationship, so that neither of them would get into trouble.

Just go with it.

But it is undeniable that their concern is much closer than before. Dali called Wan Sheng and knew that he had not eaten dinner, so he packed and brought back two sandwiches.

After handing the sandwich to Wan Sheng, she was ready to take a shower and go to bed.

At this moment, she saw Wan Sheng holding a sandwich in his hand, stared blankly, and whispered in her mouth, "Sandwich... sandwich... sandwich... meat, eggs, and vegetables..."

"What’s wrong with you?"

Wan Sheng suddenly burst out laughing, "Yes! Yes! Sandwiches! Haha! I thought of what to do!"

"Huh?" Daly looked at him incomprehensibly.

Wan Sheng excitedly put the sandwich back into the lunch box and stood up with the lunch box in his hands. He looked at Dali and said excitedly, "Thank you, Dali! Thank you! You helped me!"

"what?"

Before she could respond, her mouth was kissed. She was about to struggle to push it away, but how could the little woman be stronger than the big man? After struggling for a long time, it still didn't work. As a result, she simply enjoyed it and kissed back directly.

Daly revels in this French kiss.

After the kiss, the lips parted, Dali's eyes were a little hazy.

Wan Sheng was still excited, "Thank you, you helped me!" After he finished speaking, he went back to the bedroom with the lunch box and closed the door, leaving only Dali with a blushing face and hazy eyes. standing in the living room.

Daly touched her chest, looked down at her clothes and figure, and then stared at Wansheng's door with gritted teeth, "Bastard! Damn! It's no fun! Go to bed with a sandwich!"

---Second update, there is one more update before 12 o'clock---

---Thanks to DeArJune, Sandstone in the Water, and Ada Death Squad for their support---(To be continued ~^~)