Chapter 56: The Core Role of Morris

In the East Midlands, there are two teams, Derby County and Nottingham Forest, which belong to the town of Greater Derby County and Nottingham Forest County, which were less than half an hour's drive away.

The two teams have a lot in common.

In terms of historical glory, Nottingham Forest is definitely stronger than Derby County. The greatest glory of Derby County is that it has won the English top league championship once, and Nottingham Forest has won the European Champions Cup twice.

But the past glory of the two teams actually has one thing in common, that is, the head coach who led the two teams to success is Brian Howard-Clough.

Many people know the brilliance of Nottingham Forest. They know that Brian Howard Clough, who led Nottingham Forest, is a legend of Nottingham Forest and one of the greatest managers in England's century-old history, but few people know it. , In fact, Brian - Howard - Clough is first famous in Derby County.

When Brian Clough first became head coach, he was completely unknown. It was because of his six years in Derby County that he led Derby County to the top league and led Derby County to the top league championship, which made it known to people. Brian Clough, a capable head coach.

Due to conflicts with the chairman and the board of directors, Brian Clough left Derby County. For the next three years, he went to various clubs, and it was always a failure. Then he went to Nottingham Forest and began to succeed in Nottingham Forest again.

In other words, Derby County and Nottingham Forest are not only in the same East Midlands, but also have a long history of glory.

Generally speaking, the more they are in the same area and have various origins, the more intense the competition between the two teams will be, and the fans below will look at each other like sworn enemies. But in fact, there is no deep conflict between Derby County and Nottingham Forest.

Perhaps this has something to do with their 'being fallen from the end of the world'.

Nottingham Forest was once brilliant, but it fell very quickly after Brian Howard Clough left; Derby County's glory was short-lived, but they have been wandering between the top and second leagues.

But now both teams are League One teams.

This is also considered to be 'the same fallen people'. Both clubs are always in a bad situation. The hostility between each other is much less, and some fans even hope that the other club can rise up - at least let the East Midlands area, there can also be a strong team in the top league!

It is for this reason that many media advocated for the 'East Midlands Derby' before the game, but the fans responded very little. There was no obstacle for the Derby County bus to drive into the city stadium, and there was nothing between the fans before the game. Fiery breath. As if it was just an ordinary game.

Actually. The relationship between Wansheng and Nottingham Forest coach Hart is still very good. In the coaching circle, the best relationship with Wansheng belongs to the Nottingham Forest coach.

The two met when Wan Sheng went to Nottingham Forest for an interview.

In that interview, Wan Sheng failed to get the results he wanted, but his sense of Nottingham Forest manager Hart was not bad - at least the other party did not laugh at him, nor did he question his resume.

It's not easy anymore.

At that time, Wan Sheng went to various clubs for interviews, and many interviewers laughed at him for being "over-the-top". Or he simply refused, or even suspected that he had fabricated his resume. After all, his resume is a bit scary.

Hart did not, he politely told Wan Sheng the reason for his refusal.

This also makes Wansheng very fond of Hart.

Before this game, the two teams also talked on the phone, but they just talked about private life and friends, and it had nothing to do with the game, but when they got to the game, the two became real opponents, and there was no friendship anymore. Word.

Before the game, the head coaches should shake hands with each other, which is a courtesy handshake.

The camera captured the footage.

Wan Sheng and Hart walked away as soon as they touched their hands. The two looked at each other, shook their heads and separated. The feeling was really the same as the enemy. The narrator chuckled and said, "It seems that Wan Sheng and Hart didn't get along well...but we can look forward to the game..."

Often the head coach's "unhappy getting along" means that the two teams do not get along faster. What's more, this is a derby battle, and the intensity of the game can be imagined.

......

The starting lineup sent by Wansheng is exactly the same as the previous game against Sunderland, and there is no change in every position.

In the last game, this lineup played well, but in the end they lost the game. The media felt that Wansheng would definitely change the lineup, but they did not expect that the starting lineup of Derby County remained unchanged. Seeing the starting list and lineup of Derby County , Some media reporters feel incredible.

"Doesn't he want to win?" some wondered.

But Wansheng doesn't see it that way. The team lost at home in the last game, but it has nothing to do with the lineup. It really can be attributed to luck. He believes that such a starting lineup is no problem.

The team's formation is biased towards attacking 442. The reason why I say this is because the two full-backs are Frank Ribery and Weberson, and the midfield and midfield partners are Ivan Crewe and Maurice. Defensive Ferdinand and Osman did not play.

The core of the team is Morris.

As long as Morris is stable, this lineup can play a strong offensive ability, but it is also weak in defense. This aspect can only be made up by the team's overall tactical defense and the individual ability of the players.

The recent tactical adjustment, Morris has become the star of the team.

In fact, Maurice's performance on the court is often not conspicuous, and his personal ability is not too outstanding, but his strong point is that his overall abilities are not bad, and he has been performing very stable, the overall situation. The view is very good, and the technology is relatively good. One of these qualities may not be a big deal, but together, it is very remarkable.

Morris, as the core, drives the offense and defense of the entire team. He is the most important player in the team. As long as he can perform steadily, he can give others the opportunity and space to perform. The team's performance will certainly not be bad.

Morris also felt that Wansheng attached great importance to him.

during last season. Morris is not the core player of the team. He is used by Wansheng as an ordinary avant-garde. At that time, Morris was worried about his position. At that time, he felt that Wansheng did not value him, at least not as much as he did. On the young teenager Burton - Wright. But Morris is determined to stay in Derby County. Because he saw himself growing under Wansheng's training.

Now that Morris has received so much attention, everyone in the team is a little envious, because they know that as long as Morris has a stable performance, as the core of the team, he can easily become famous.

It's not difficult to be at the heart of media coverage, at least within the second-tier league.

under such attention. Morris also felt the pressure. His training has also worked harder, and he hopes that he can do better, at least not to let Wansheng who fancy him be disappointed.

In fact, Morris doesn't have much extravagance. After all, he is 25 years old, and he is still playing in the second league at the age of 25. It is almost impossible to become a real world-class star, such a player. In a professional career, it is very good to be able to play in the top league.

But now Morris has become the core of the team's offense and defense. In particular, Derby County ranked second in the league, and he naturally received a lot of attention from the outside media.

In the game against Nottingham Forest, Morris kept in mind Wansheng's instructions to himself, "Be stable! Everyone else can come forward to fight, but you are the core of the team's offense and defense, and your performance must be stable! You are on the field. There is only one word to remember, and that is stability!"

Morris understood Wan Sheng's words.

Before, he was the core of the attack. His job was to organize the attack. The purpose of the attack was to break through the opponent's defense and find opportunities to score goals. But the core of the team's offense and defense is different. In addition to organizing the offense, he also needs to pay attention to the rhythm of the team and the defense of the team. To do this job well, it is not enough to organize the offense. What he needs more is stability. play, try not to make mistakes.

It is not easy to be stable.

Derby County’s tactics are still mainly attacking. If you want to be stable, you can’t rush forward. Similarly, the team also needs to take the initiative to attack, and it can’t always stay behind and let teammates rush past. The most important thing is to grasp the speed.

Morris tried to do that.

In the previous two games, Morris kept looking for experience, summed up the lessons of failure, made failure his own game experience, and improved his performance a little bit. Now Morris can do a good job.

Derby County's tactics are still mainly attacking, but under the leadership of Morris, this attack is different from before.

Derby County's previous attack can only be described in one word, that is 'fast', the attack speed is fast, the counterattack speed is fast, as long as the football is at the feet of the Derby County players, they must be careful when they suddenly pass the ball to the front, even Passing to the penalty area, this is the speed of the attack.

Now Derby County's offense can also be described as 'fast', but professionals who have studied football can find other more suitable words to describe it as long as they look at it for a while, and that is 'rhythm'.

When launching the attack, Derby County was still fast, but their speed was no longer aimless, for the sake of fast and fast attack.

Now they can grasp a certain rhythm.

The whole team is centered on Morris. When attacking, they will be fast. Sometimes after stealing the ball, and seeing the opponent's tight defense, Morris will also make some return passes appropriately, or simply slow down by himself. dribbling slowly, which limits the team's rhythm, but when attacking, Derby County can play that kind of fast football, this change of rhythm makes their attack very sharp .

To describe Derby County's current attack, it is 'be as fast as you want, and you can slow down if you are slow'. Compared with the previous football that could only be played 'fast', the overall attack control ability has increased a lot, and the effect of the attack is also improved. Definitely better.

In the face of such Derby County, Nottingham Forest also played a headache.

Their impression of Derby County is still last season. The game was also at City Square Stadium. At that time, Derby County only knew about defense, and then took advantage of a gap to use a counterattack to score an advantage, and finally won the game. , Although they lost the game, the feeling of that game was completely different from now. At that time, they were suppressing Derby County's attack. As long as they can play well, they still feel that they have a good chance.

Now the situation is reversed. They were pinned down by Derby County.

Even though the head coach Hart reminded them to strengthen their defense before the game, and now Derby County has changed tactics, they did not expect Derby County to have such a big change.

Especially when they attack...sometimes fast, sometimes slow, they play very uncomfortable!

Many Derby County fans have also noticed the change in the team's attack, if they let them describe it. That is, the team's offense seems to be more variable. At the same time, this variability also makes it harder for opponents to deal with, and they look better.

......

Nottingham Forest coach Hart sat on the bench, watching the game on the pitch, frowning.

He carefully watched Derby County's recent game video before the game and found that they have been using new attacking tactics, so he also arranged the most advantageous tactics. That is the defensive counter attack.

Teams in England are always on the counter-attack. The same is true for Nottingham Forest. Defensive counter-attacks and long passes are definitely their old skills. The best tactic, and the best tactic now, has become the most effective tactic to deal with the opponent. This is really a very good situation.

But Hart was not careless at all. He naturally knew that Derby County could rank second in the league after nine rounds, not just relying on a surprising set of tactics. Their attack is still quite sharp, which can be seen from their goal numbers.

It is not easy to beat Derby County on the counter-attack. So before the game, he told the players to pay more attention to defense and disrupt the opponent's fast offense with a solid defense.

But now the defense is really not very useful.

Derby County's attacking rhythm is clear, and the transition between speed and slowness makes Nottingham Forest players very uncomfortable. Hart did not expect such a situation. As a result, when he saw that the team was passive, he couldn't think of a way for a while.

......

The commentator of the City Square Stadium also saw the passive situation of Nottingham Forest. This is all because Derby County played very well, and the defense was very strict. The rhythm of the attacking kick was clear, and the game was greatly enhanced. The threat of Nottingham Forest fans has also increased significantly.

If you look at the game from a neutral point of view, the commentator must say, "Derby County played so beautifully!"

But he can't say that because he is the commentator at City Square, and his commentary is for Nottingham Forest fans.

So he can only say, "Nottingham Forest is a bit passive, Derby County are taking our players off guard with a vile attack..."

This made some other fans who heard the broadcast a little bit confused... What the hell was Derby's offense? That is very beautiful, very ornamental, okay? . . .

Wansheng didn't know that Morris was the core, driving the team's attack with a clear rhythm, which made the team's attack very interesting, and let Derby County win the recognition of many other fans and even the media. In fact, he arranged tactical considerations. It's all about practicality, not whether the game is good or bad, that doesn't matter to him at all.

But it is certain that the team has the upper hand now, and Wansheng hopes that this advantage will lead to goals.

Wan Sheng was sitting on the coach's bench and kept talking, "Don't have any bad luck..." He was really afraid that, like the last game, the team had the upper hand for a long time and would not enter. The ball was taken by the opponent.

That was really bad luck.

Fortunately, the luck of Derby County was not that bad in this game. In the 34th minute of the first half, the goal finally came.

The goal was an assist from Ivan Crewe.

However, the player who deserves the most credit is Ribery. Ribery dribbled the ball on the wing and suddenly cut inward to the middle. This erratic dribbling really gave Nottingham Forest's defenders a headache. They kept up with Ribery, but Failed to stop Ribery from passing the ball to the lateral Ivan Crewe.

Ivan Crewe slammed the ball into the left corner of the goal, and Cahill followed and volleyed the ball into the net with his outside instep.

For this goal, Nottingham Forest really can't do much. They are not very adaptable to Derby County's fast and slow football. As a result, they have to deal with Ribery, who has outstanding skills on the wing. Their defensive attention is almost all on Ribery. , Cahill and others, with the change of the football twice, still failed to prevent Ivan Crewe from passing the ball to the dangerous area.

So Nottingham Forest players feel very powerless.

Although it was just a goal, it was still a big blow to their morale. Before, they thought about delaying the game. As long as the opponent doesn't score, it doesn't matter how well they play, but now that the opponent has scored, delaying can't delay it , they felt at a loss for a while, and didn't know how to continue.

Fortunately, head coach Hart stood up in time to let the team stabilize the defense, which allowed them to hold the goal in the first half and postpone the game until halftime.

But after half-time, Hart still had no idea how to deal with Derby County's attack with a sharp change in rhythm.

The technical content of this attack is really high compared to the level of the League One team. He couldn't think of how Derby County would be able to play such football after a summer of adjustment. If they played every game It can be done like this, isn't it easy to gain an advantage in every game?

Think about Derby County's second-place finish in the league, and Hart is relieved.

No wonder they have such good results!

This Chinese young man is really amazing, it is not surprising that he can adapt them to such offensive tactics, and his results are very good. (To be continued ~^~)