Chapter 105 Oh, It's Been Pitted!

Something is not right! ?

If Derby County didn't care about the FA Cup, how could their main players appear in the 18-man squad?

David Plitter frowned.

He has always been a prudent person, and he will not easily believe the news from the outside world. Many things must be considered calmly before making judgments. Perhaps it is this personality that has made Tottenham Hotspur's performance steadily improved. Ve-Plitter needs to make a sober judgment again.

Did Derby County really give up the game, or was it just rhetoric?

David Plitt is not sure, maybe Derby County just put the main force on the list, not necessarily a starter, just staying on the bench, but does it make any sense? Of course, it is also possible. He can only think so now, because Tottenham Hotspur's 18-man squad was reported to the FA yesterday, and it is impossible to temporarily change the lineup.

"They just came along and sat on the bench. Derby County didn't have many good players, they just didn't want to lose too badly!"

David Plitt thought so.

......

At the pre-match press conference, David Plitt and Wan Shengfen sat on both sides of the venue to be interviewed by media reporters.

David Plitter showed confidence.

Even if he has doubts about Derby County's 18-man squad, he also knows what to do at this time, that is, keep the doubts in his heart and show confidence in the outside world, so that the outside world will have a high evaluation of Tottenham Hotspur. Gives confidence to the team.

He has repeatedly emphasized, "Tottenham Hotspur has always been a team chasing the FA Cup. This is our tradition. The FA Cup is very meaningful to every English team and to Tottenham. Tottenham has a special meaning, even if the team's current league performance is not very good. But we still will not give up the FA Cup."

This is a bit of a cliché.

However, the Tottenham Hotspur media likes to hear someone talk about Tottenham Hotspur’s historical honor. They can use this to report. Tottenham Hotspur fans also like to see this. The team's current performance is not good. Remember the team's glorious FA Cup history. Still a little comforting.

Soon a reporter asked about the game.

David Plitt replied, "This is Tottenham's first FA Cup game of the season, we will try to win, there is a lot of confidence in the team. I also believe that in white At Deer Lane, our players will give the fans victory as a gift."

He had a smile on his face all the time, and his expression was calm and natural.

But actually. David Plitt speaks the 'official language'. It didn't take much to say these words. Instead, he focused his attention on the other side of the venue, where Wan Sheng was also being interviewed.

The questions asked by the media reporters to Wan Sheng are very similar to those of David Plitt. The difference is that some reporters began to question whether Derby County’s giving up the FA Cup was 'violating the honor and tradition of the English team'. Wan Sheng immediately asked back in doubt. , "Who said we were going to give up the FA Cup?"

He definitely shook his head. Resolutely, "I know very well what the FA Cup means to the English team. So we will also try to do our best in the FA Cup..."

After a firm vote, Wan Sheng said of their rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, "They are a traditionally strong team in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur's honor in the history of the FA Cup is amazing. Our The players are looking forward to playing against them."

"Although this is the White Hart Lane Stadium, we also have a chance to win!"

"We have beaten one opponent after another in the league. Now that we meet Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup, I believe that my players will also be able to play better. In any case, we will try our best to win!"

Wan Sheng's expression and tone were firm, showing full confidence in the game.

But whether it was the media who knew Wansheng from the audience, or David Plitter, who was watching Wansheng's speech on the other side, they didn't care at all. In fact, when he heard Wansheng say this, David Pulitt Leeteuk let out a long sigh.

David Plitter got to know Wansheng after some time. According to him, often the young Chinese head coach takes the game seriously, as long as he talks about it before the game, he will say something like 'we will be the winner', 'We are here to take away the victory', 'Victory belongs to Derby County of course', as for the current saying 'We will try our best to win', it is not enough in comparison. It's a bit of a sign of weakness. As for the tone and firmness he showed when he spoke...that's probably for media reporters to see. We can't just say 'we have to give up the game' at the pre-match press conference. ?

David Plitter was relieved again.

He felt that his previous guesses were still a bit of a fuss. What if there were various main players on the 18-man roster? It is estimated that it is just sitting on the bench to meet the scene. It is said that China is a country that attaches great importance to face. They value face more than anything else. This Chinese coach probably just didn’t want the team to lose too badly and lose face. So many main players entered the squad.

"What a strange country."

David Plitter shook his head with a smile.

......

After the press conference, Wan Sheng returned to the locker room. At this time, the players had just warmed up and returned. When Wan Sheng walked into the room, everyone looked over.

"Guys, I think all the preparations are almost done, all we have to do now is to go and beat them on the field!"

Wan Sheng said directly.

Then he began to make the final exhortation of the game. For each player who played, he made a serious exhortation, and the players also listened carefully.

They were already looking forward to the game.

Every player in the team knows Wansheng's plan, which is to confuse Tottenham Hotspur and make them slack and careless about the game, so that they will have a better chance to beat their opponents. The players have no special opinion on this. They have great trust in Wansheng, they just do what Wansheng says.

But they were very upset when they saw those media reports.

The media is full of talk of Derby County giving up the FA Cup, saying Derby County goes against the tradition of English teams, Derby County has a 'utilitarian' football, completely abandons the history and honor of English teams, etc. Wait. Even if they knew the reason, the players were still very upset, and now they are going to the stadium to prove whether the team has given up the FA Cup and whether they have given up the tradition of the English team.

What would the media say if they knocked out Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane?

They were already eagerly looking forward to it.

......

The White Hart Lane Stadium was full of people.

There were more than 30,000 Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands shouting and cheering for Tottenham Hotspur. This is much more lively than the average league. Just because this is an FA Cup match in England, many fans like to watch the FA Cup match higher than the league. On the other hand, more than 3,000 Derby County fans came to the scene in the stands on the east side of the stadium.

In fact, Derby County fans were a little depressed before the game.

The news reports were full of Derby County dropping the FA Cup, and they also decided that the team would drop the FA Cup. After all, reason tells everyone. League results are the most important thing for Derby County at the moment.

Derby County fans have nothing to complain about.

The team's results are good enough. They are currently No. 1 in the league, and they have a six-point gap with the second-placed Norwich, which makes their position very stable. As a result, Wansheng's coaching ability has been fully recognized by Derby County fans. In the hearts of many fans, Wansheng is already the most important person in the Derby County club. Whatever decision he makes, fans just feel it makes sense. Close and unreasonable support.

Just like the current FA Cup game, Derby County gave up the game. Although the fans were a little depressed, they still supported it. Although there was no hope for the victory or defeat, more than 3,000 Derby County fans entered the White Hart Lane Stadium. Support the team's game -- even though it's going to be a loss in their opinion.

This is inevitable.

Comparing the strength of the two teams, Tottenham Hotspur is not a star and a half better than Derby County. Although Tottenham Hotspur has a poor record in the Premier League, their lineup is there, and there are millions. , and even tens of millions of players are in their squad, and Derby County? At present, the most valuable may be Cahill, who was transferred in the summer. With his continuous goals in the league and the top scorer in the League One, Cahill's worth has risen a lot. It is estimated that there are now three or four million. Pounds, other outstanding players, such as Franck Ribery, Lee Morris, are even worse in comparison.

But it's only three or four million pounds...

Tottenham Hotspur has several such players on the bench, let alone the main lineup. There is such a big gap between the two teams. Even if Derby County is in good shape, they want to beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Turnham Hotspur can be described as a 'miracle'.

So it actually makes sense for Wansheng to drop the FA Cup.

What's more, what if you try your best to win Tottenham? The FA Cup is indeed a 'hotbed of unpopularity', but winning Tottenham Hotspur does not mean that they will win the FA Cup. They will meet stronger opponents later, even Manchester United and Arsenal. If the team wants to win the FA Cup, it is estimated that it can only be a dream.

Instead, the league can look forward to it.

The league is not the FA Cup, but as long as Derby County is promoted to the Premier League, then they can watch the team play against the world's top giants Manchester United and Arsenal at their doorstep. It is better than winning one or two FA Cups. Much more important.

So Derby County fans are thinking that Wansheng made this decision very wisely.

This proves that he can calmly analyze the team's situation, and they have more confidence in Wansheng, so even if this game was doomed to fail, they came to the scene to cheer for the team.

Derby County fans think so.

They cheered the team from the stands despite believing the game was going to be lost. But when they saw the players of the two teams play and Derby County made the starting lineup, their voices became much smaller, and many people showed surprised expressions.

Tim Cahill, Lee Morris, Frank Ribery, Ivan Crewe, Rich Ferdinand, Leon Osman... This is the full force of Derby County Lineup!

how could it be possible! ?

Doesn't it mean that the team has to give up the FA Cup! ?

At the same time, the reporter and the match commentator were also very surprised. Taking advantage of the introduction of the two teams' lineups at the beginning of the game, the on-site commentator commented in confusion, "Derby County sent all the main lineups to the field? They don't seem to give up the game. …”

The media commentator who supported Tottenham Hotspur was also a little uneasy when he saw Derby County's starting lineup, but he soon gritted his teeth and commented, "Even if Derby County did not give up the game, they would definitely not be Tottenham. Tottenham's opponent!"

"Tottenham Hotspur is a traditional strong team in the FA Cup, and Derby County is just an ordinary team in League One, not to mention, this is White Hart Lane!"

It was more like he was convincing himself.

The reporters in the media booth are still a little dazed. Many people still don't understand what's going on. They don't understand why Derby County, who gave up the FA Cup, will send all the main players. Is it because Derby County doesn't want to lose too ugly. ?

Many people think so.

Tottenham Hotspur coach David Plitt, who was sitting on the home team's bench, has gritted his teeth. Seeing Derby County's starting lineup, he already understood it all.

As a coach, even if only acting as a coach, David Plitter would know very well that when a team sends a full lineup, it means that they will try their best to win the game, and there will be no other than that. Any other explanation, that is to say, the news of Derby County giving up the FA Cup before is completely a smoke bomb. They have no idea of ​​giving up the FA Cup at all, but they want to play with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Have a big fight.

David Plitt gritted his teeth, he turned his head and glared at Alex Ingleps, and said, "This is what you judged, Derby County completely gave up the game!?"

"But you also believed it."

Alex Ingleps was also a little surprised, but he still had an expression of indifference on his face, "And even if they send their entire main lineup, what if they want to fight us? They are just a It's just a League One team."

"A League One team that can rank first in the league...just?"

Alex Ingleps shrugged, "I don't think that Chinese will have any real skills at all. I think they are ranked first in League One, but they are just lucky, so they are not afraid at all. , they take the game seriously or not, the result is the same, we are much better than them, and we play at home. David, I can't think of anything to worry about you!?"

David Plitter was speechless.

If he could vent, he would definitely stand up and yell, 'Oh, I've been tricked! ', he was 'partnered' by the Chinese coach from Derby County and Alex Ingleps.

But as a coach to maintain his demeanor, he can't do that.

On the contrary, he hoped that what Alex Ingleps said was true - that Chinese really has no ability, and Derby County ranked first in League One, it was purely by luck.

Now it's too late for him to do anything, that's all he can think about. (To be continued ~^~)