Chapter 51 We Are a Strong Team!

What happened in the first half was actually quite simple. Derby County was blown off a penalty by the referee, and then Chelsea took advantage of the last minute to score a goal.

The entire first half, Derby County was almost on the defensive, for the first time this season, their 'OS-Fast system' has become more and more mature since Derby County were promoted to the Premier League, and this game, Derby County What County shows is the ability to defend and counterattack. Even the media who are dissatisfied with Derby County's performance must admit that Derby County has done a good job in defense, and their only chance of being blown away is almost equal to a score. The ball, if not for the influence of the referee's penalty, maybe Derby County is leading now.

However, the most satisfied is Chelsea, because they are the real leading party. The London commentator who supported Chelsea happily made a conclusion about the outcome of the game, "There is no suspense in this game! Since the beginning of this season, Chelsea has scored the first goal. Under the circumstances, the results of the game are all Chelsea wins! This goal is the watershed of the game, and the outcome is no longer in suspense!"

"And this game will also become an important game for the championship. Chelsea has been unable to open the points gap before, but when the game is over and Derby County is 6 points behind, it will be difficult to recover!"

"Don't forget, this is Derby County's first defeat of the season and their unbeaten streak is about to be broken..."

"..."

The London commentator kept talking, and after listening to his words, you can really think that Derby County must have lost the game, but in fact, the first half of the game has just ended, and the supporters of both sides are still arguing in the media table of the stadium. Stop, one side supports Chelsea, and most of them are Chelsea supporters. There are also some Derby County hostile media, the other side is Derby County local media and some other big media, when Chelsea meet Derby County, Derby County also has a lot of supporters, these media may not purely support Derby County. But they are definitely against Chelsea.

on the field. The teams of the two sides are at war, and in the media booth, reporters are also arguing about who wins and who loses.

The media supporting Chelsea first shouted for the lead. They believed that the game was already in the 'Chelsea rhythm'. Needless to say, in the second half, Chelsea will definitely win. The only difference is whether Chelsea will score again in the second half. As for Derby County? Totally impossible.

"In front of a mighty Chelsea. Derby has only one way to go!"

Afterwards, the media supporting Derby County continued to refute, and used the penalty to say that "Chelsea's lead depends on the referee" and "If it was a penalty, the score would be completely different now".

The two sides are right on each other.

Journalists are all professional jugglers, even when interviewing reporters. They are the best at fighting. Whether it's 'blindfolding' or 'positive debate', they are all good at it. The battle was evenly divided.

Finally, an old reporter said. "Even if you talk about it, it's useless! We'll just wait here for the second half to start, and the game will tell."

As an old reporter with a neutral camp. Standing up to persuade is still very effective.

The two sides disliked each other and wanted to argue the result, but they were really tired, so those who got off the donkey down the slope closed their mouths, but they were still not convinced.

However, in this regard, the media reporters who support Chelsea still have some advantages. After all, Chelsea is the leading party. No matter what the media supporting Derby County say, it will not change the fact that they are at a disadvantage in the score, and many of them are only against that The penalty kick was blown out of dissatisfaction. Even if they supported Derby County, they felt that Derby County had no hope. After all, Chelsea scored the first goal.

As the other party said, "Chelsea scored the first goal this season, and there is no game without victory..." This is the fact of the first thirteen rounds of the league, and it is also the media accusing Mourinho of utilitarianism. one of the important reasons.

When Chelsea takes the lead, they will strengthen their defense, start to play slowly, and the defense will be more stable. If the opponent does not pay attention to defense, and there are loopholes in the backcourt, Chelsea will have an opportunity. If the opponent also pays attention to defense, Then it's better to delay the time, after all, Chelsea are one goal ahead.

This is Mourinho's 'utilitarian' football style!

In fact, if I really want to talk about this, Wansheng is no different from Mourinho. His 'OS-Fast' defense is often used, especially after the team takes the lead, he will retreat to defend. Prepare to defend and counterattack. In the end, everything is for victory. It’s easier to win in this way. It’s just that Derby County can play beautifully even in defense, so the media consciously ignores their football is sometimes passive. Think of Derby County as a very attacking team and group them with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

But Wansheng now knows that 'defense wins' no longer makes sense for Derby County.

Derby County are the laggards.

At the end of the first half, after returning to the locker room, Wan Sheng had been thinking about how to play to have a better chance. When Chelsea scored the first goal, it would be very difficult to win again. What kind of tactics Chelsea play, he can clearly think about it with his ass.

But Chelsea's utilitarianism is on the bright side. The opponent is to play a defensive counterattack, and the defense is tighter than in the first half. Now it depends on what Derby County does.

How to do it?

Of course attack!

But how to attack becomes a problem. First of all, the defense must be stable, and the opponent should not be given too many opportunities to counterattack. Another point is that the offense must also be threatening, but if you want to be a threat when advancing the offense, you must invest a lot of energy. Doing the offense well at the same time is a bit of a fantasy.

This is where Wansheng is troubled.

Suddenly he remembered a game last season, it was a game with Ipswich. Ipswich is a very good defensive player. What troubled Wansheng before the game was how to break the opponent's defense. Derby County's strength was limited at the time, so he chose to increase the long-range shot 'by luck'.

Long-range shots are a bit 'luck', but there are 'long-range boost' and 'shooting' bonus effects, and it can't be said that it depends on luck, if you keep shooting long distances. There are still plenty of chances to score.

What's more, the victory or defeat of a football game itself has some elements of luck, just like in the first half, everything is almost under control, and the result is a penalty by the referee. Changed the whole situation. Then Chelsea took the lead, and Derby County's backward passive situation can be said to be caused by bad luck.

No matter how good the tactics are, it depends on luck whether you can score or not.

If long-range shots are added, the team's formation does not need to attack too far forward, and it can also take into account the defense. In this way, it is possible to deal with an opponent with a very tight defense such as Chelsea. The effect should be no worse than the regular promotion to find opportunities.

Wansheng decided.

There is a decision. The mood will relax a lot.

In the dressing room of the home team at Pride Stadium, the atmosphere in the Derby County team is still depressing. The team rarely has such an atmosphere at halftime, but now that the team is behind, everyone is not in the mood.

When Wan Sheng walked into the locker room, his expression was serious, and he paced several steps in the middle, walking slowly. It was obviously thinking like that, and a lot of players were watching. Waiting for Wansheng to say something.

Wan Sheng finally stopped, his face relaxed.

He didn't say anything, but the change in his expression made all the players who saw him breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, many players have not recovered from the blow in the first half, but seeing the relaxed attitude of the coach, they seem to have found the backbone and become less worried about the game.

Wansheng naturally understands his influence on the entire player.

This involves a bit of inner learning.

It is meaningless to say that it is so complicated. In short, as the head coach, he is the spiritual pillar of the entire team. When the team falls behind, he must be relaxed to give everyone confidence. It is this game, everyone's performance is not bad, the reason behind the lag has a lot to do with luck.

Now he needs to reassure everyone and come up with effective tactical strategies so that everyone can regain their confidence.

"I want to ask you a question: Are we a strong team? Can someone answer me?"

Wan Sheng looked up at everyone.

Everyone looked over, they didn't quite understand why the coach asked such a question, are we a strong team? of course! We are second in the Premier League!

But most people just thought about it and didn't say it, because they felt that this answer must be incorrect, otherwise the coach would not ask, but some players said it directly, "Of course, boss, we are the second in the league. We just finished our five-game winning streak in the league! The papers say we all have a chance to win the league!"

Wan Sheng looked over, it was Alfred.

"You're right, Baker." Wan Sheng smiled at Alfred and turned to everyone, "But do you know what a strong team is?"

"Isn't the grade good?"

Many people had doubts, but before they asked, Wan Sheng continued, "A strong team is more than just good results! For a strong team, the most important thing is to have a heart to keep winning! It's courage. It is belief! No matter what happens, we will dare to deal with it and try to seize every opportunity to win! This is the reason why strong teams can play well.”

"That's all I want to say."

"The papers said we were 'dark horses', what did 'dark horses' mean? You all know that. But I'd say it's no compliment, it's sarcasm! Yes! Look at those dark horses, Everton? Tor Turnham Hotspur or West Ham A dark horse, but will it fall immediately next season? I would say, it has a lot to do with belief, they don't have the heart to win!"

"Have faith and never admit defeat. This is the only strong team! The strong team is to create miracles, not to give up in the face of difficulties. Our strength is not bad, but Chelsea is stronger, but football games are never about strength. We were blown away by a penalty, they were one goal ahead, it's nothing! Nothing!"

"The 38th round of the league, plus the UEFA Cup, various cup competitions, so many games, we will encounter many things, do we just admit defeat every time we meet? No, no, no, what we have to do is to continue Work hard! We have a chance before the game reaches the last minute!"

"We just want to make the impossible possible and accomplish miracles in the eyes of others!"

"If we can do this, we are a strong team!"

In the locker room, everyone knows that Wansheng is boosting morale, but when they hear these words, they still feel full of enthusiasm and energy. As football players, who doesn't want to create miracles, who doesn't want to pursue victory? Before they just couldn't see hope, but now they at least see the goal that needs to be worked hard, that is to persist until the last minute of the game, fight to the death with the opponent, persevere, persevere!

They have to prove they won't give up, Derby County is a strong team!

Seeing the heat in everyone's eyes, Wan Sheng also knew that his words had an effect, which was what he wanted to achieve, but it was not enough to boost morale alone, he had to come up with an effective strategy, and just support it with fighting spirit Going to the game, that's a reckless behavior, Derby County is not a reckless person, what he has to do is to make the chances of winning better.

Next, Wan Sheng talked about his style of play in the second half.

Some new players such as Van der Vaart were surprised when they heard that long-range shots should be used as the main offensive method. It was the first time they heard that long-range shots could be used to attack, while other old players did not have much. Thinking about it, in the second league last season, they used similar tactics and won a big victory.

The strength of the team back then was different from what it is now, and it was amazing to be able to score like that.

So they have confidence in this style of play.

At the end, Wansheng also spoke to Van der Vaart, Maurice and others about Chelsea's weak points, "Maybe their central defender Paul Ferreira is the best breakthrough point..."

He said so.

Wansheng is just a reference to the situation. In his impression, Paulo Ferreira has not performed well since he arrived at Chelsea, and he cannot adapt to the fierce collisions in the Premier League. Although he will not leave Chelsea in his future career, Moulini has not been able to do well. After O's departure, he can only be used as a substitute, and he is a substitute with few appearances.

Now he is still the main defender, Chelsea is doing very well as a whole, so this weak point has not been revealed.

But if it hits this point, it may bring unexpected surprises.

However, Wansheng still only talked to Morris and Van der Vaart, that is, the positions of the two of them are most likely to have a head-on conflict with Ferreira, and both of them have good dribbling abilities. If it is to complete the breakthrough directly, it is likely to find a good shooting opportunity. (To be continued ~^~)