Chapter 57 Central TV
In previous years, there were only three teams that could compete for the league title - Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool. The former two were regulars competing for the championship, and Liverpool fought for it every year, but they never succeeded.
This year is different from the past. There is another team competing for the Premier League title - Chelsea. All the media must admit this, because Chelsea was the second in the league last season. After continuing to supplement their strength this season, they have The ability to compete for the league title, at least they are more reliable than Liverpool, who shout for the league title every season.
So the teams competing for the league championship have become four - Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. These four teams are also called the 'Premier League semi-finals' by the media. In their view, the championship will definitely be from here. It is decided among the four teams. Even if other teams perform well, they are unlikely to be compared with these teams. Many things determine the gap between other teams and these four teams. so that they won't have any chance.
But after more than ten rounds of competition in the league, Derby County stood out.
A newly-promoted horse, even if the results in the first few rounds of the league are good, the media will not care. In their view, this is a 'dark horse', that's all, but after more than ten rounds, Derby County is still ranked second in the league. Three league points behind the top-ranked Chelsea, especially after this home victory over Chelsea, anyone must admit that Derby County has the ability to compete for the league title!
Compared with the 'Premier League semi-finals', Derby County is not well-known, but the strength that Derby County has shown so far is surprising. In terms of lineup strength, they are not worse than the average Premier League powerhouse. In terms of performance, they have defeated even more. Chelsea, with the same points as Chelsea. Only one point behind and second in the league, such a result is enough to make Derby County become a 'possible league title team' in the eyes of the media.
It's not just the media who see it this way, everyone sees it this way. After the game, many Derby County fans were talking about whether the team could compete for the league title.
"We lost the first place in the league. We definitely have a chance to win the championship!"
"Premier League champion! It's hard! But I hope Wansheng can do it!"
"The championship is a bit far for us. We can see what Wansheng can achieve. No matter what the final result is, I support Wansheng!"
"..."
That's the voice of the fans.
As far as Derby County itself is concerned, many players also feel that the team has a chance. Before, they didn’t even dare to think about the league championship. The highest goal Wansheng talked about was only ‘to qualify for the Champions League’. But now against Chelsea. Many players have begun to look forward to the league championship.
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At the end of the game, Wansheng and Mourinho hurriedly shook hands and rushed into the stadium to celebrate the victory with the players, while Mourinho went directly to the press conference.
After the game on weekdays, Mourinho likes to go to the press conference, because usually Chelsea are the winners, and go to the press conference to see the league of the hostile media reporters. It was quite a pleasant thing, but today is different. Chelsea lost the game, but Mourinho was still very unconvinced by the loss. Chelsea only scored one goal in the whole game, and it was the first half. Score a goal.
So Mourinho put the blame for the loss on Derby County's style of play.
"I'm disappointed because in this game only one team is playing to win and the other is to keep a clean sheet."
"I've heard Derby County are the best at attacking, but all I see is defending, defending and defending, they're not playing football at all, as our country says, they take a bus and park it in front of the goal , everyone's goal is to block the goal. That's the way the game starts and it's the end that's the same."
"The result was a bit unfair, we played very good attacking football but only scored one goal and they scored two with two sneak attacks. I'm not complaining about my players, I'm happy with their performance , of course a shot on goal is not satisfactory."
"If I paid £40 for a ticket to watch this game, I would be very disappointed because there is only one team playing football."
After these words, some reporters began to rebut Mourinho, as Derby scored two goals and won, and Derby was blown away by a point in the first half.
To this Mourinho said, "That penalty kick that was blown? No, I don't think so. It was the referee's decision. We should respect the referee's decision."
Many reporters were stunned when they heard this.
They were amazed at the thickness of the Portuguese's skin. You must know that Chelsea had a few games before. Even if they won, Mourinho did not forget to sneer at 'the referee who made a penalty against Chelsea'. Now the referee has made a decision that is beneficial to Chelsea. The penalty has become 'to respect the decision of the referee'?
Mourinho obviously won't comment much on this issue, and then he started talking about Derby County, he praised the performance of Derby County's frontcourt players, "The other two goals are very beautiful, I also see Got a great player, Raphael van der Vaart, I noticed him in the summer, only to get ahead of Derby County, but now I hope to bring Van der Vaart to Stamford Bridge, he will be A must for Chelsea!"
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It was the first time Mourinho did the public poaching at the press conference. Generally speaking, Chelsea made offers in private and secretly, but now Mourinho is doing this, obviously because he is very interested in Van der Vaart. .
This also made some media reporters elated. Does this mean that Chelsea are about to start poaching Derby County?
Van der Vaart!
Regardless of whether what Mourinho said is true or false, Chelsea must be able to buy Van der Vaart, and their appeal must be much stronger than Derby County. Many media reporters already know that the next game is in addition to the game. , what else to report.
When Wan Sheng came to the press conference, Mourinho had already left and the two did not meet, but it does not impress that Wan Sheng knew what Mourinho said, and naturally a press officer would tell him the news , but he didn't care what Mourinho said at all.
Attack the Derby County defence?
This is what the losing team does. Especially for a guy like Mourinho, he naturally pushes the responsibility of losing and expresses his dissatisfaction with the game. As a winner, Wansheng doesn't care at all.
As for Mourinho talking about Van der Vaart or something. Wan Sheng had already prepared in his heart. After Derby County's outstanding performance, he knows that many outstanding players in the team will be seen by various clubs, but even if they are seen, it will be a matter of next summer to transfer and leave, and the winter transfer team will definitely not sell people. Yes, Wansheng has already made it clear to the players in this regard. There is only one meaning he wants to express - if he wants to leave. Yes, the club will release it next summer, but this season must be good.
Wansheng is not worried about how this will affect the club, because everyone knows that Derby County can't retain people now, but at the end of the season, if Derby County can win a few championships, it will be enough to retain some players. heart, right?
When Wansheng walked into the press conference scene. Immediately became the focus of the audience, after Derby County beat Chelsea. The league points catch up with Chelsea, such a result is really outstanding, it is simply unexpected.
While everyone was surprised by Derby County's results, they had to ask, 'How on earth did he do it? ’
Many people are curious.
Wan Sheng sat comfortably on the rostrum and replied, "I tell the players, we are a strong team! The strong team is not only about strength, but also has the heart of a strong team. Will admit defeat, will work hard until the last minute of the game."
"That's what this game is like. In the first half, we were blown out of a penalty and we were one goal behind. The opponent was Chelsea. No one dared to say that we could equalize in this situation, but I told the players that we are a strong team. Gotta hold on to the end, and now that we've done it, I'm not surprised at all..."
After talking about this, Wan Sheng once again talked about the goals for this season, he said with a smile, "I think, after this game, our goals should be set farther, I only planned to lead the team to qualify for the Champions League, But now I find that winning the championship is also a very interesting thing."
Hearing this sentence, no one in the audience was surprised.
Regarding Derby County's goals for the new season, Wansheng has talked about it several times. The first time was at the beginning of the season. At that time, Wansheng said that the team's goal was to qualify for European competitions, that is, the top six in the league; then Derby County All the way to the top six, Wansheng turned the goal into qualifying for the Champions League; and now that Derby County has beaten Chelsea, anyone must admit that Derby County is capable of winning the league title.
As for whether they can do it, it depends on their next performance and the performance of their competitors, but one thing is certain, that is, Derby County has the ability to win the championship.
So when Wan Sheng said this, no reporters refuted it. They took it for granted that even those hostile media from Derby County must admit that the young Chinese in front of him have been quite successful this season. The highest league championship stage, on the contrary, feels normal.
That's what results bring.
After leaving the press conference, Wan Sheng returned to the locker room, with the entire team excited for the home win.
When Wan Sheng walked in, the locker room was a mess.
When the players saw their head coach appear, they all fell silent. No one spoke. They just looked at Wansheng, which meant waiting for Wansheng to say a few words.
Wan Sheng looked at everyone with a smile and asked, "How does it feel to be a strong team?"
"Very good!" Many people answered loudly.
After this game, many players' reverence for Wansheng has increased a lot, especially the new players, who are expected to break through the 80-point mark. Compared with 100 reverence points, 80 points is nothing, but 80 points is nothing. The point actually represents the player's absolute trust in Wansheng's ability to lead the team.
"It's really good. It's very important to have trust in the team and your own ability, and it's also very important to have the heart of a strong team. As long as you believe in yourself, believe in the team's ability, and never give up in the game, then we have confidence. Meet any opponent head-on!"
"Now, I can say it clearly - our goal is to win the league title!"
"I said this to the reporters at the press conference just now. Now I want to ask you, do you have the confidence to fight for this championship with me!?"
Wan Sheng waved his arms and asked loudly.
If Wansheng had said about the championship before, few players would have responded, but after winning this game. The confidence of the team has greatly increased, and everyone is scrambling to shout out--
"Have confidence!"
"We will definitely win the league title!"
"Go to hell with the other teams! The championship must be ours!"
"..."
With the shouts, Wansheng and the players, everyone felt a power surge in their hearts, and they could feel one thing. That's when they've really become a strong team now. Has the confidence and fighting spirit of a strong team.
This makes them confident, makes them stronger, and makes them brave to move forward!
When they think of the league title, they feel even more excited - like Chelsea can win the league title, and they beat Chelsea, and now the league points have caught up with Chelsea, so they must also win the league title!
This is confidence!
Wan Sheng looked at the expressions on everyone's faces. Also very satisfied. A lot of realistic things are in front of him, which makes him not dare to set his goals too high, but now he has no scruples, because the whole team is full of confidence, and now he can try his best to think about what he can strive for. want.
He believes that as long as we work hard, the team will definitely achieve better results.
They are already on their way to winning the league title!
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The English media covered the match between Derby and Chelsea the next day.
The media that supports Derby County and those who are hostile to Chelsea, the report is nothing more than a big compliment of Derby County. By the way, mocking Chelsea.
Neutral media also praised Derby County's performance, and by the way talked about Wansheng's remarks about 'fighting for the league title'. Some wealthy coaches also expressed their views on this. For example, Ferguson said sarcastically, "It seems that we have another competitor."
Having said that, the disdain on the old Sir's face was undoubtedly evident, and he probably didn't think Derby County was capable of winning the championship in his eyes.
Wenger smiled and congratulated Derby County for their victory, and at the same time expressed his envy to several outstanding players in Derby County, but he didn't say anything about Wansheng's remarks about competing for the championship.
Other coaches have nothing to say, after all, their teams are not even qualified to win the championship.
At the same time, Wan Sheng is sitting in the office, writing and drawing on the tactical board. This is a habit he has come to the team in the morning. How to improve the tactics and make the team play better? A long-term job, when the club's press officer Richardson stood in front of the door and knocked twice.
Wan Sheng looked up suspiciously.
Richardson said directly, "Mr. Wan Sheng, a Chinese reporter has requested an exclusive interview with you."
"Rejection!" Wan Sheng said without hesitation.
He has always directly refused interviews with these media reporters. Whether it is a domestic or foreign reporter, after setting a precedent, there will be more things, and he has no time to accept some unnecessary interviews, which means nothing to him, just Just create value for the interviewed media.
But Richardson continued, "It's Central TV, which is said to be very influential in China..."
"what?"
"Central TV," Richardson repeated.
"CCTV?" Wan Sheng was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it, he was still looking forward to it.
This is CCTV. It's not a salary wave, it's not a search pot, it's CCTV. For an ordinary person, being able to be on CCTV is definitely a great honor, even if those stars want to show their faces on CCTV It's not easy. Now CCTV actually wants to interview itself?
Wan Sheng thought about it carefully, and finally nodded in agreement.
It is rare to get an exclusive interview with CCTV. Even if you lead the team and lead a team in the Premier League with good results, it is not easy for the domestic media to be on CCTV. If you can show your face on CCTV , it is still very beneficial for oneself to increase domestic fame and establish some positive images. (To be continued ~^~)