Chapter 115 Semi-Substitute Lineup

In the Derby County schedule in January, there are a total of 6 games including 2 FA Cups, which sounds like a lot, including the FA Cup is only equivalent to 5 days a game, but in fact, 4 league games and the second game. The FA Cup is all squeezed after the number 10.

Between the 10th and the 31st, Derby have five games to play, the first against West Bromwich Albion.

In the first half of the schedule, the two teams played at the Pride Stadium, so this time Derby County needs to go to the Hawthorn Stadium to challenge their opponents away.

Soon the game between the two teams is approaching.

Originally, this was a match between the first and third in the league. There must have been many media reports in the past. After all, this is related to the change of the top three points in the league, and it is also the top match in the League One.

But in the first two days of the two teams' match, there was not much media coverage of the game. Most of the media covering League One, or purely supporters of the two teams, only briefly mentioned the game, said some recent news about Derby County, said some news about West Bromwich Albion, and who will win the two teams. Negative, or if there is any kind of grievance and contradiction, no one has mentioned it.

For the media supporting Derby, they felt the game was a bit of a 'small game' for Derby, who just won away at Tottenham, compared to West Brom. What is Mwicz?

They feel that the game doesn't matter at all, not to mention that the last time the two teams played against Derby County was the winning side, in short, they did not want to hype the game.

Derby County's hostile media would love to see Derby County lose. Against West Bromwich Albion, Derby County has a good chance of losing, but they have just suffered a loss from Tottenham Hotspur. , even if 'not long-term memory', it is impossible to forget so quickly, so they have become a lot more cautious. Resolutely not to say anything like "Derby County will lose" before the game, they plan to watch it quietly, and when Derby County loses, they will have the opportunity to point fingers.

The West Bromwich Albion media did some coverage of the game, but they thought much the same as the media supporting Derby County - the league's No. 1. They beat West Bromwich Albion in the first half of the match. They just beat Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane again, and such opponents should be more cautious anyway.

As a result, the match between the first and third in the league seemed very bland before the game, as if neither of the two teams were in the top three in the league, but just a match between ordinary mid-level teams in League One.

The media's 'announcement' of the game has been bland and very bland. The two teams are hardly connected, and the two teams are also preparing for the game in a low-key manner. No player or anyone else talks about the opponent before the game.

This blandness continued until an hour before the game.

The FA announced the 18-man squads handed over by the two teams. West Bromwich Albion has nothing to say, Derby County's list is very eye-catching, because four names are missing on the list - Lee Morris, Frank Ribery, Tim Cahill and captain Marcus.

Anyone who follows Derby will know exactly what these four mean to Derby.

Lee Morris is the core of Derby County's midfield. He is the most important player in offense and offense-defense transition. He is also an offensive player. It can be said that as long as Morris plays. He is the most important and indispensable player in the Derby County XI.

Frank Ribery has done well since arriving at Derby County. Especially after the last game against Tottenham Hotspur, his fame in English football has increased greatly. The most famous game in that game is Wansheng. He led the team to complete the reversal at White Hart Lane. Frank Ribe Li was also covered wildly by the media because he was the best player in the game.

In other words, Frank Ribery is the most skilled and famous player in Derby County so far.

Tim Cahill is Derby County's top scorer and the top scorer in League One. His goalscoring index in the league this season is as high as 0.96, which means that every game Cahill scores. Can score 0.96 goals, which is almost equal to one goal per game. With such an excellent goal rate, Cahill is also the second most famous player in Derby County.

Marcus is the captain of Derby County, captain, which means spiritual leader, and he is also the backbone of the team. What such a player means to a team that often adopts attacking tactics can be imagined.

In short, these four players, each of them is very important to Derby County.

If one or two are not on the roster, the media can guess that it is an injury, or that the physical fitness is affected by consecutive games and needs a rest, but if the four are not on the roster, it is definitely not such a problem.

The media were quite surprised.

If you play against a weak team, it is understandable that Derby County sends a semi-substitute lineup to play. After all, Derby County is really strong, and it is not a big deal to use a substitute lineup to play against a weak team.

The key to this Derby County opponent is West Bromwich Albion!

Many media immediately thought of the reason-Derby County had to prepare for the second round of the FA Cup and Birmingham. In order to ensure that the main players had enough physical fitness to cope with the game, they had to take a rest.

This is understandable.

But when it comes to the mouths of many media, it is completely different. They will not consider Derby County, but will only make a one-sided analysis of Derby County's practices, so the normal rotation has become 'Derby County despised West Bromwich. strange'.

"The Chinese did this on purpose, he was humiliating West Bromwich Albion, he was taking revenge!"

"The last time the two teams played against each other, West Bromwich Albion manager Magerson talked about the game saying they would beat Derby County, and now this Chinese is fighting back with 'we can also beat you away with a substitute squad'. ...have to say, the counterattack is strong, but McGuerson must be very upset..."

"Of course, the premise of everything is that Derby County can really win at the Hawthorns, but from a normal point of view, Derby County is probably giving up the game..."

"You must know that their opponent is West Bromwich Albion, third in the league, the Premier League team last season, and they are still playing away!"

"..."

In response to Derby County's semi-substitute lineup, the media began to report vigorously again. They seemed to vent their previous suffocation and commented on Derby County and the game in one breath.

But Wan Sheng didn't care. In fact, he didn't even read the report at all.

The pre-match reports were nothing to read. After submitting the team roster, he knew what the media would say. However, he had intentionally let the four rest for a round.

Not just to prepare for the FA Cup with Birmingham, the key is that there are so many appearances.

They have to make them rotate.

The task of the football training master can only ensure their physical state, but the constant competition will also make the players mentally exhausted. This is what the football training master system and Wansheng can do nothing, so rest is necessary, after all Not every player is a game freak, it's okay to always play.

Another reason is that the team loses the game!

The team currently leads Norwich by 6 league points, and the game against West Bromwich is also the last game between Derby County and the two teams, and the game between Norwich and West Bromwich is yet to be played. Since the start of the game, Derby County has a very obvious advantage in the schedule and league points. Even if they lose this game, they will only have less points advantage and will not affect the team's league ranking. Wansheng is also confident to follow in the next league. return.

But the media wouldn't think so much about Derby County.

In the pre-match interview, some media mentioned Derby County's 18-man roster to Magerson, and obviously fanned the flames and said that 'Derby County may think that a semi-main team is enough to play at the Hawthorns Stadium. Victory over West Bromwich Albion'... This kind of provocation is too obvious. The reporter who proposed it did not expect McGuerson to be provoked, but just wanted to see his attitude.

But what the reporters didn't expect was that McGerson seemed to be "infuriated"!

McGerson's face flashed with embarrassment, as if he really felt insulted, "They think a substitute team can beat us? Even if they are the first in the league, they shouldn't be so contemptuous of their opponents! This is Hawthorn. On the pitch, we are West Bromwich Albion and I want to see how they beat us!"

"But I think in the end our players will tell them that there is a price to pay for despising us!"

Magson said this with a roar, and left the press conference at random. It felt like he was really angry. The reporters present were a little confused. Magson's reaction was indeed what they wanted to see. , but that's a bit too much.

They have a feeling - they seem to be used again...

Actually it is.

McGerson was thinking about how to arouse the morale of the players. As a result, the reporters sent such a gift. There is no better way to arouse the players' fighting spirit than the contempt of the opponent. He only needs to put what happened at the press conference. Talking to the players is more useful than shouting slogans.

On the other hand, in the visiting team's locker room at the Hawthorn Stadium, Wansheng is also giving everyone a final warning.

"I'm not emphasizing anything..."

Wan Sheng stopped pacing, looked up and glanced at everyone, "I've already said what I should say, I didn't ask you to be able to beat your opponents, but what I hope to see is that every one of you is on the court, Do the best you can!"

Wan Sheng said so much, and he didn't put any pressure on everyone.

In fact, as the media said, it is not easy for Derby County to defeat West Bromwich Albion with a semi-substitute lineup. Wansheng is also very clear about this, so he did not tell the players a 'must win', and went to the field. Work hard and try your best, it doesn't matter what the result is.

Derby County lost the game. Compared with the result, Wansheng would like to see what the team's semi-substitute lineup can do. (To be continued ~^~)