Chapter 37 Three...Champions
This is a report from the Daily Mirror.
In the report, they claim that Derby County's 'falling apart' is imminent, and the reason is, of course, 'Derby County is doing too well', 'Derby County has a lot of players who are very good', 'Derby County can't keep talented players', etc. The "Daily Mirror" report on Derby County was not among the concerns of Wansheng, but soon many other media followed suit and began to report, all kinds of reports said that Derby County players were seen by other clubs , it would be as if Derby County were about to split the next day.
In this case, Wan Sheng is also a little worried about the media's claims. After all, the media reports will still have a certain impact on the players' hearts. He doesn't care, it doesn't mean that ordinary players don't care. What's more, the media reports still have some truth. , it is difficult for him to ensure that the players in the team have no other thoughts.
But when it comes to 'falling apart', Wan Sheng just finds it funny.
It is impossible for Derby County to 'fall apart', at least now, when he is in charge, it is impossible at all, the reason lies in the reverence the players have for themselves, he can say for sure that as long as the reverence value exceeds '100', Even if a team comes to poach, they won't want to leave.
So the whole team still has a framework guarantee.
Now the players in the team whose 'reverence value' exceeds 100, there are Bolton Reiter and Ian Taylor in the frontcourt, Morris, Ferdinand, Ivan Crewe in the midfield, and Lulu in the backcourt West, Leighton Baines, Alfred, Marcus, almost the entire back line of players, all have more than 100 reverence for themselves, plus they have just come to the team, it is basically impossible to have them. For Kluivert, Vidic, Karachi and others who have left their minds, Wansheng doesn't have to worry about any team 'falling apart'.
There are only a few players in the team who probably have the heart to leave, the most notable of which is Frank Ribery, who has been in constant transfer rumors.
before summer. There were a lot of transfer rumors about Frank Ribery. At that time, the name was associated with the 'Gunner' Arsenal. Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger seemed to want to buy Ribery to replace Pires. The person is old, but for whatever reason. Ribery finally did not choose to leave.
previous game. Ribery has performed quite well. Now Derby County is playing in the Premier League, and naturally it has received a lot of attention, so more clubs are interested in Ribery.
That includes Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
In recent times, Ribery is the most rumored transfer rumor, and his name is always associated with Bayern Munich, which makes Wansheng somewhat worried. He was not worried about Ribery leaving. In fact, if Ribery wants to leave, no one will be able to keep him, but he can only leave next summer. No one can say what the situation will be, but if it affects his current performance, it will not be forgiven. .
So at the end of the day's training, he brought the players together. He said solemnly, "You all know what's going on outside. I don't know what you think, but whoever of you wants to transfer and leave will have to wait until next summer, when I won't stop it. But no matter what you have No matter what you think, you can't affect the current state, otherwise my team will not have an absolute main force..."
This is a warning to the players.
"In addition, I found that many people are discussing our goals for this season..." Wan Sheng took a deep breath, stared at each player, and continued, "I said before, our goals in the league It's about qualifying for the Champions League, and I believe you won't think it's a joke now about this goal, right?"
Hearing Wan Sheng's words, everyone burst out laughing.
When Wansheng started to say that the team's goal was to qualify for European competitions, many players did not believe it in private discussions. After all, Derby County was only a newly-promoted horse, but as the league progressed, they played against various Premier League teams. The same is true for the team of the Premier League. Even Liverpool, the Premier League semi-finals, have not won on the road? Therefore, striving for qualifications for European competitions and for the Champions League, which is the so-called top three and top four in the league, is actually nothing. This goal is not unrealistic, but it is not difficult to achieve.
Everyone feels this way.
But now what does the coach mention about this?
In the doubts of the players, Wan Sheng said seriously, "Actually, I still have a goal that I haven't told everyone. I'm afraid that if I say it, you will find it unrealistic... But taking advantage of this opportunity, I have to Speaking of which, I can also be sure that if we can achieve this goal, each of you will be famous next summer, and whether you stay or want to leave, you will get bigger contracts..."
Many players watched Wansheng with bated breath.
Wan Sheng stretched out three fingers and said seriously, "This season, my goal is to win three... championships!" He took a long breath and explained, "No matter what championship, I want to win three , so the League Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Cup, or even the league, I will not give up, some of you often start, but some can only start occasionally, or come off the bench, but it doesn't matter, because according to this goal, For us, every game is a fight, it's very important..."
"So, I hope you can take every game seriously, no matter what those outsiders say, we have to work hard for our goals, as long as we can do it... I believe that Derby County next summer will be completely changed. It's like, like they say, we've got more than one Wayne Rooney!"
After Wan Sheng finished speaking, he looked at the surprised expression of the players and left.
After he left, no one left immediately. Instead, he was silent for a while, and with a 'coax', he discussed enthusiastically.
"Three champions! How is that possible?"
"So challenging!"
"I believe what the boss said, the boss has always done what he said!"
"As long as we work hard!"
"If we can win three championships, we will all become big stars! That is the triple crown! No, we have already won a Community Shield!"
"What is the Community Shield? If we want to win the league, the FA Cup and the Europa League, we can win the three championships. This is the triple crown!"
"I will definitely be a big star by then!"
"..."
In the discussion of everyone, the whole team was full of laughter. Diamares felt very strange in this state. In fact, he did not think Wansheng should say such a goal, which would put pressure on the team. When Wan Sheng said that, he even had to interrupt. Seeing the discussion and atmosphere in the team, he felt a little incredible. Don't these players feel pressured?
Diamares was a little confused.
Naturally, he didn't know what Wan Sheng was thinking. In fact. Wansheng is not afraid of pressure at all. The reason is that most players in the team trust themselves very much. There are nine players with a reverence value of more than 100. These players are the backbone of the team, and they are the ones who control the mainstream voice. Those players who don't trust themselves too much will also be full of confidence driven by the mainstream voice. So he doesn't worry about pressure or anything. As long as you say it yourself, it is equivalent to setting a goal for the entire team. In the general direction of the entire team, you will definitely work hard according to the goal you stated.
This is the benefit of high reverence.
However, Wan Sheng said that he has other thoughts, and that is to change the topic. If the team always talks about who is favored by which team, it will have a negative impact on the atmosphere in the team, and give them a goal. Let them work hard, even if some people are careful. It can't affect the entire team, that's his purpose.
The next round of the League Cup is coming soon.
After Wansheng established the goal, the whole team knew that the team would not give up the League Cup, so when Wansheng determined the starting lineup and let Rousey, Lichtsteiner, Peter Kennedy and others who rarely start, play, They also look forward to the game very much, and don't think 'they can only start in such a game', so this game, the Derby County team played very well, completely suppressing the challenger from the beginning to the end. Romwich, in the end, Derby County defeated West Bromwich Albion 4-1 at home to advance to the next round of the League Cup.
Derby County also had some celebrations at the Pride Stadium after the game.
Although some media claimed after the game that 'a League Cup can't prove anything', what Derby County fans saw was that Derby County did not feel 'falling apart' at all, but instead looked positive and worked hard to win. The team is happy.
The day after the game, Derby County took a day off, then quickly gathered to train and start preparing for the next game.
Next is the UEFA Cup group stage, which is already the main match of the UEFA Cup. Derby County was assigned to Group A, with Schalke 04, Basel and Feyenoord in the same group.
Derby County's first game was against Feyenoord.
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While Derby County prepares for the next round of the UEFA Cup, Ribery is also thinking about his future. He did not choose to leave in the summer, but now he is moving.
It's not that he is dissatisfied with Derby County or Wansheng, but the outside world is too tempting. Bayern Munich found him privately and hoped that he could join Bayern. This temptation is not for ordinary players, especially German players. , French players can refuse.
For German players, Bayern Munich is definitely the club they most want to enter, and for French players, because the Ligue 1 league is very general, even the Lyon club, which is currently the best performer, is difficult to retain its stars, so Bayern in the Bundesliga. Munich is the first choice.
For Ribery, Bayern Munich is also more attractive than Arsenal.
When his agent Bernez told him that Bayern Munich wanted him to join, Ribery felt very moved, but he still had his own ideas. He didn't leave Derby County in the summer, he just felt that he would stay in Derby County one more time. The season is good for him, and now he will not choose to leave in the winter, so one is sorry for the Wansheng who is optimistic about himself, and the other is that the real famous stars rarely transfer and leave in the winter, only the summer transfer is the first choice. .
Ribery's reply to Bayern Munich is to see it next summer, but this incident still has some impact on his heart. He was eager to become a big star, get a big contract, and have a high popularity. These are in Derby County. It is definitely impossible to do, no matter how good Derby County's performance is, it is only a small club, and it cannot be compared with a giant like Bayern Munich.
Because of this, Ribery wants to have a better performance in the game to prove his ability and value, and make Bayern Munich more interested in him.
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The first round of the UEFA Cup group stage started, and the entire Derby County team went to the Netherlands to challenge Feyenoord. This Group A game attracted many people's attention, because Feyenoord has performed very well in the past two years, and Derby County is the hometown. One of the most talked about teams in England this season.
The media believes that Derby County will be very difficult to play on the road.
Feyenoord are quite strong. They are regulars in the Champions League. They have always played well in the UEFA Cup, and they are sitting at the Derquape Stadium. Naturally, they have a greater advantage, but Derby County should not be underestimated. After all, they are currently Second place in the Premier League.
He made a lot of preparations for Wansheng, and tried to win the first round of the UEFA Cup group stage. Before the game, he also mobilized the players. This is already the UEFA Cup main match, and Europe is really concerned. Competition, he believes that every player will be full of fighting spirit.
Wan Sheng thought about many situations, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Ribery's performance was a little strange.
In the 31st minute of the game, Ribery broke through two people in a row on the left. After cutting inside to the middle, he shot across the penalty area and directly broke the Feyenoord goal, helping Derby County take the lead. The performance is quite gorgeous.
However, Wan Sheng felt a little strange.
Because in the past, many times when Ribery dribbled the ball on the wing, he had the opportunity to pass the ball to his teammates, so that the team would get more chances, but he did not do that, but like this time, he himself Completed the goal alone, nothing to do with teammates or anything.
Although it felt a little strange, Wan Sheng smiled and applauded, after all, Ribery helped the team score.
Ribery's ability is still quite good. He dribbled the ball to find opportunities, and then cut in the middle and chose to shoot directly. This kind of performance is quite normal. After all, his overall ability is close to the evaluation value of 90. Behind the almost almighty Raphael van der Vaart, and even a little higher than Morris.
Many commentators are also praising Ribery.
"Goal scored! Franck Ribery! He scored on his own!"
"Ribery is Derby County's best full-back and there were rumours that he would be leaving for Bayern Munich, which shows how much attention he is at the moment!"
"As a full-back, he can always contribute to the attack, even scoring goals by himself now..." (To be continued ~^~)