Chapter 30 First Team Head Coach

Bolton Reiter scored the go-ahead goal for Derby County at the last minute. This goal almost destroyed all of Preston's courage and fighting spirit. Although there were still nearly five minutes of injury time, Preston was more of a senseless defense. They even attacked a little. No courage.

Preston did not fight back, and Derby County was happy.

The game time was so exhausted.

Until the end of the game, the score between the two teams did not change. In the end, Derby County defeated the visiting Preston 3:2 at the Pride Stadium, winning an incredible comeback.

At the moment of victory in the game, Wansheng embraced every player who walked off the field.

Everyone seemed happy, they knew the victory wasn't easy to come by.

After the game, Wansheng attended the press conference instead of Gregory. At the press conference, many reporters asked Wansheng questions. They had many questions, which can be basically divided into three categories-

One is about Gregory being admitted to the hospital.

The second is about the victory in this game, they think this reversal is a bit incredible.

The third point is related to Bolton Reiter, who performed well in this game. In the game, Bolton Reiter scored a goal and assisted once. For a teenager who is less than 20 years old, It was a dazzling performance and the Derby County media were delighted to see a talent in the squad.

The reporters came with expectations, but it's a pity that Wansheng didn't have time to waste time with them.

One is that he is not the head coach of the team after all, so he has no obligation to deal with these media reporters. In addition, he is very busy now, very busy. Gregory is in the hospital, Diamares is on leave, and he is the only one in the first team. A person, many things have to be arranged by him.

So he also dealt with reporters' questions.

"Mr. Gregory? I don't know what his condition is. It will take a hospital visit to find out."

"Win the game? You said we had good luck? Thank you for your compliment! We did have shit luck. Maybe I can buy a lottery ticket today and win hundreds of thousands of pounds!"

Wan Sheng responded with a sneer.

"Leiter? He performed very well. As for whether he will be outstanding in the future, you should ask him, not me."

Wan Sheng left the scene after dealing with the reporter's question.

At the same time, he also left many media reporters' comments as "not easy to communicate". They originally thought that when interviewing a young assistant coach, the other party would not rush over to answer questions? But they were wrong. Wansheng didn't show any intention of 'getting ahead' at all, so he didn't want to be interviewed at all.

"This guy is so arrogant!"

"Do you think it's a big deal to command a game to victory?"

"Just a shit luck guy!"

The reporters left at the venue were dissatisfied when they talked about Wansheng, but there were no good words in their mouths. But Wan Sheng didn't care about it anymore. After the game, he arranged for the team to return to the club as soon as possible, telling everyone to continue training tomorrow, and then went directly to the hospital.

In the hospital, he saw Gregory through the window.

Gregory was lying on the bed, his eyes narrowed and he looked weak, and the doctor told him, "Mr. Gregory is not suitable for visiting now."

"How long will it take for him to recover?"

"He already had a heart attack. This time, the mood swings were too great, and the heart muscle suffered some damage. It will take at least half a month to recover, and..." The doctor paused before saying, "I think he will be in the future. There is no way to coach the team.”

"You said he couldn't coach the team? What did that mean?"

"Let me be blunt. Mr. Gregory's situation does not allow him to coach any team at all. Even if he recovers after half a month, he can only choose to resign, otherwise he will lead the team to participate in the game, in that kind of messy environment. If he gets too emotional, it could endanger his life."

Wan Sheng listened, a little confused in his mind.

Gregory can't coach the team? In other words, Derby County is without a manager from now on? That might be good news, but who knows what another coach would be like?

Although Gregory and him have a very general relationship, they are already familiar with him after all, and to change his boss... Wan Sheng also feels a little depressed.

Importantly, the team now has no head coach.

Before the new head coach took office, almost all the work of the first team would be on his head. Wan Sheng had no intention of thinking too much about it. He only knew that during this time, he would definitely be very busy.

...

After the game against Preston, it was almost all about Gregory, and not many people cared about Derby County's loss of the manager, a game win and a surprising performance from Reiter.

Anyone knows how much a temporary coaching change can affect a team. What's more, Derby County has been mediocre since the beginning of the season, constantly hovering around the relegation circle, and the fans have lost confidence. Now temporary. If the head coach is changed, can the team still achieve the goal of relegation this season?

Nobody can know.

So there are a lot of reports and analysis of the current situation in Derby County -

"Gregory's performance in leading the team is average, but the ability of the former Aston Villa manager is still worthy of recognition. With him at Derby County, at least this season, he doesn't have to worry about relegation issues, but his heart disease has already He won't be allowed to coach Derby again. Derby will have to change managers and it won't be easy to find a suitable manager in March..."

"Perhaps Diamares would be suitable to take over as manager, he has worked for Derby County for many years, but he has no coaching experience..."

"Derby County currently only has two assistant coaches, one is Diamares and the other is a young Chinese who has just arrived in the team. Compared to the position of head coach, both of them are too young."

"Derby County wants to avoid relegation, maybe they should consider spending a lot of money to hire a big-name coach..."

"But now even if Gee Smith is willing to spend money, I am afraid that no coach will be willing to take over Derby County. This team is too weak. After a season of integration, Gregory can only bring the team to the relegation level. To the extent, if the new coach of the team, without knowing the team, is likely to lead the team to sink to the second league together..."

For the strength of the team, Wansheng knows better than others.

In the world of football training masters, he can see a lot of player information. Derby County's powerful players are almost all veterans, such as Ian Taylor, Jamie Vicente, and their skills are quite good. It's a pity that both of them are over 30 years old.

Among the players who are in their prime, there are only a few outstanding players such as Morris, Weberson, and Marcus. The others are either too young or of mediocre strength.

The overall strength of the team is poor.

Thirty-six rounds of the league have been played so far, and the reason why Derby County has been in the relegation circle is not only the problem of Gregory's leadership, but also the overall strength of the team. Otherwise, the media will not have a bad performance in Derby County. In this case, Gregory is also considered capable.

So which big-name coach is willing to try for such a Derby County?

Disaster!

But Wan Sheng didn't have time to think about it so much. He's been too busy with work these two days. After Gregory was admitted to the hospital and could not be the head coach, he needed to do Gregory, Diamares and his own Three jobs, these jobs combined, he didn't have time to go to the bar at night to work.

The next afternoon, Wan Sheng was instructing the players in recovery training when a staff member approached him and told the club's chairman, Ji-Smith, to let him go to the office.

Wan Sheng nodded in response, but a lot of thoughts changed in his heart.

Gee-Smith looking for himself? What can I do for myself at this time? Is a new head coach in place? Or is it……

...

After working in Derby County for nearly half a year, he is familiar with everything here.

Everywhere in the club, he has turned around, he knows every corner, most of the club, most of the staff, including Uncle York, who is in charge of the stadium, he has already known, so now he no matter where he goes. Wherever you go, you will maintain a normal mind.

But when he walked into Ji-Smith's office, Wan Sheng still felt nervous, as if he had just come here for an interview.

In the office were Gee Smith in the boss' chair, and Paul Wilcox, the club's general manager, on the sofa.

Wansheng is not familiar with Paul Wilcox, but he knows that this guy is definitely one of the giants of the club. He is in charge of almost everything except the team's training and games. His status is equal to that of Gregory. Under Gee-Smith.

Now that Gregory is hospitalized and can no longer serve as the team's head coach, there are only two stewards left in the team, Smith and Wilcox. When these two get together, what is the purpose of calling him?

Wan Sheng guessed something, and because of this, he felt uneasy.

Sure enough, Ji-Smith spoke first, "Wan Sheng, you know, Gregory can no longer be the team's head coach..." His expression was calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, Wan Sheng His heart rose with his words.

Gee Smith pointed to Paul Wilcox, "I asked Paul, and he said that you are more prestigious than Diamares in the team. It is said that many players listen to you, and yesterday's game, It was you who formulated the tactics for the second half that allowed the team to complete the comeback?"

Wan Sheng took a deep breath, glanced at Wilcox gratefully, and calmly replied, "I think so, sir."

He was even more sure what the chairman had asked him to do.

"very good."

Ji-Smith walked over with a smile, patted Wan Sheng on the shoulder, and said, "In the past six months, you have done a good job at the club. Many people have told me about your work achievements, but what I value most is the Yesterday's game, you made the team attack and scored three goals in a row in the second half, I watched that game and you did a great job."

"You're young, but young people deserve opportunities, and I think now is your chance. Gregory can't coach the team, we have to find someone to take his job and not be worse than him."

Having said that, Ji-Smith took a deep breath and looked into Wan Sheng's eyes, "Wan Sheng, can I trust you?"

Wan Sheng took another deep breath and affirmed, "Mr. Smith, as long as you trust me, I have the confidence to lead the team to achieve the goal of relegation!"

Gee-Smith smiled.

While patting Wan Sheng on the shoulder, he said to Paul Wilcox, "See? I said that Wan Sheng would definitely agree directly. He is a very confident young man."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either." Paul Wilcox came over and said to Wan Sheng, "Young man, I'm not familiar with you. When Mr. Smith said you could take over Gregory's job, I I don’t really believe it, he said that you will definitely agree with confidence. I’m so sorry that I made a bet with him. I lost, but I lost willingly. You got this chance. I hope you can do as you said. Successfully led the team to complete the relegation goal."

After listening to Paul Wilcox's words, Wan Sheng let out a long sigh, thinking that it was really an interview just now, but he still passed, he clenched his fist a little excitedly, and then released it——

I'm about to take Gregory's job as first team manager?

This is really a higher-level job than a high-level assistant coach... This is the real opportunity, what kind of assistant coach, what kind of deputy, if you want to be the head coach, you don't need to look at people's faces, everything is in your own hands. , With his own ability, coupled with the assistance of the football training master, Lao Tzu will definitely be able to do well!

Wan Sheng thought excitedly.

He nodded affirmatively to Paul Wilcox, "Don't worry, I'll do my best, Mr. Wilcox."

Because of his excitement, his voice seemed to pop out of his mouth one by one.

Ji-Smith looked at Wan Sheng's expression with interest. He could understand the excitement of young people getting this opportunity, but he still hoped that Wan Sheng would be more calm. After all, the position of head coach is not something that can be done on impulse. well done.

Gee-Smith thought to himself.

In fact, he doesn't have a better choice, just like those media reports, even if he is willing to spend money to find a big-name coach to coach, the other party is likely to directly reject his invitation, after all, the strength of the team lies in There, no one who rushes to coach can be sure to do well. In contrast, it is better to promote a coach in the club.

Two choices, Diamares and Wansheng.

He originally wanted to give Diamares a try, but surprisingly, he asked a lot of people, and they all believed that Wansheng had a higher reputation in the team, which made Gee-Smith puzzled, after all, Diamares works Longer... Or do young people deserve more opportunities?

In the end, Gee-Smith chose Wansheng.

After the agreement, Paul Wilcox was ready to leave, "Then it's settled, Wansheng, work hard! My only hope is that next season, I don't see Derby County's name in the English Second Division. "

"Of course not, sir!"

Paul Wilcox said solemnly, "It's good for young people to have confidence, but they can't be too confident. I hope you can remember your own words."

Wan Sheng nodded in response and was about to leave. When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around and said awkwardly, "Mr. Smith."

"Oh?"

"I want to know if my salary can be improved by becoming the first-team head coach. This job is too busy, I don't think I will have time to go to the bar at night in the future, so my life will become very tight... "

Ji-Smith was stunned, he and Paul-Wilcox looked at each other, they both laughed, and after laughing, he nodded and said, "Okay, okay, starting tomorrow, you will get twice as much Salary, oh no, triple!"

Wan Sheng thanked him awkwardly before walking out the door under the strange gaze of the two of them.