Chapter 59 Best of November

The problems of the domestic media did not cause Wansheng any trouble, and his mind quickly returned to various competitions. In the second half of November, Derby County was quite dense. They had two UEFA Cup group matches, A League Cup and a league to play.

Fortunately, the UEFA Cup is a point system in the group stage, and nothing can be decided in a game, which gives Wansheng enough confidence to use rotation.

(PS: In 2004, due to the large number of teams participating in the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Cup was reorganized. After two qualifying rounds, there were a total of 40 teams, and the group stage was carried out in eight groups with 5 teams in each group. , the top three in the group can all qualify, and enter the round of 32 together with the third place in the eight groups of the Champions League.)

Five days after the match against Chelsea, Derby County ushered in a new UEFA Cup opponent Basel, Switzerland. This team has a draw and a loss in the first two rounds. There is still hope for the group stage, but it is also very small, and Derby County has one victory. Yiping, there is still a guarantee of qualifying results, so Wansheng really adopts rotation, and some substitute players who are difficult to play have had a chance.

In the end, Derby County defeated Basel 1-0 at home.

A victory can explain a lot of problems, and it can also change the attitude of many people. In the last UEFA Cup, Derby County drew with Schalke 04. As a result, a bunch of media talked about Derby County’s European experience. Insufficient and other problems, but after this game, this kind of voice disappeared. Derby County sent a substitute lineup and defeated Basel, leaving the media speechless.

Now Derby County fans can really hold their chests up wherever they go. The team has the same points as Chelsea in the league and ranks second in the league behind one goal difference. Unbeaten in all competitions so far this season, this result has made Derby County fans excited. Some media have fallen in love with Wansheng's five-body body, and being able to bring a newly-promoted horse to this level is definitely a reflection of his ability to lead the team.

Not only the unbeaten competition in all competitions, the young Chinese coach can also lead the team to a 4-0 victory over Arsenal, and he is winning at the same time. It can also make the game play pleasing to the eye. Even Derby's defense looks better than the average team's, that's how the media and fans feel.

After the game, many media continued to tout Derby County.

Now Derby County is one of the hottest teams in England, and they are even more concerned than Arsenal and Liverpool.

There are also many people who have started to study the 'OS-Fast' tactical system of Derby County. This tactic is absolutely new, a bit similar to the combination of Juventus and Arsenal style, focusing on rhythm and speed, and the transfer between players. It also plays beautifully together. But from a technical point of view. It's still not as good as Barcelona's tactics, but the tactics of a newly-promoted Premier League team can be compared with Barcelona, ​​the world's top football technology, which is a remarkable thing in itself.

In these media reports, Derby County did not have time to enjoy the thrill of being praised, and soon they ushered in the League Cup, which is a contest with Aston Villa.

The League Cup is already in the top 16 competition, and after this game, you can enter the quarter-finals. So it's good luck that I haven't encountered a giant team so far, although Aston Villa is also a powerhouse in the Premier League. However, Wansheng doesn't think the game will be too difficult, because Aston Villa's league results are not very good, they will definitely focus on the league, in terms of cup competition, for a club like Aston Villa , not winning the championship is the same as not participating, so there is no need to waste energy in the cup.

Sure enough, in the game, although Aston Villa sent the main lineup, their fighting spirit was not high.

It was a match at Villa Park.

Derby County is playing away from home, but there are only more than 20,000 players on the scene, which is only about half of the stadium's 42,000 seats. There are many vacancies in the stadium. Aston Villa's performance It seems to be similar to the fans' emotions towards the game. They just defended blindly in the game and did not take the initiative to do anything. As a result, Derby County easily scored a goal in the second half and ended the game 0:2 away.

After this victory, Derby County successfully reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

After the League Cup with Aston Villa, Derby County ushered in the UEFA Cup group stage, which is also the last match of the group stage, the opponent is Scotland Hearts.

The full name of Hearts is Midlothian Hearts Football Club, one of the two Soviet Super League clubs in Edinburgh (the other is Hibernian). This name is quite unfamiliar to many fans, and their achievements are also the same as their names. Similarly, there is nothing conspicuous at all. After the three rounds of the group stage, Hearts only drew one point and was basically eliminated early. On the contrary, Derby County has three wins, two wins and one draw with seven points. The qualifying places are locked in advance, so this game is almost meaningless for Derby County, but to be honest, Hearts still has a chance, because Feyenoord is only a win and a draw, so as long as they beat Derby County, at the same time Feyenoord lose the game, then they still have a chance.

Of course, even so, it's only a theoretical possibility, because Hearts conceded a lot.

To Harts' advantage, the game was played at the Tyne Castle, but Wansheng was agitated about it. For a game that didn't matter, he had to go to Scotland. If he had a choice, he would rather give up the game directly. , but unfortunately UEFA does not allow this, so he still has to lead the team to play against Hearts.

Hearts is not a strong team, and Wansheng has never heard of this name in the last life.

This life... was only known after the grouping ended.

If he hadn't met in the UEFA Cup, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to know the name, especially the full name is a bit too long. When translated into Chinese, he rashly looked at it and thought it was a Chinese team. It's Derbyshire, and you can imagine the attitude.

In this game, Wansheng kept almost all the main players in Derby County, and brought a full-replacement team and a few youth players to participate in the game.

The name of the Tyne Castle Stadium is very good, but in fact it is not as good as the Pride Stadium. There are only more than 15,000 seats, and the number of fans present is really limited.

However, many Derby County players who came to the game, especially a few young players who only have a name in the first team, are still very excited. They only train with the first team occasionally on weekdays. In the Premier League and European competitions, they only reported their names and had no playing experience at all. Now that they can play in European competitions, such opportunities are rare.

If you can perform well, maybe it can attract the attention of the head coach?

This kind of thinking gave several young players a lot of motivation to play. Actually. What they don't know is that even if they perform well, it is difficult to impress Wansheng, because in the football training master system, their ability data is clearly displayed, and even their talents are on the surface. There are players who have training value. Wan Sheng has long been promoted to the first team. And not let them stay in the youth team.

Wansheng naturally won't tell them this. In his opinion, it's enough to give them a chance to play. Although it is difficult for these young players to land in the top league, if they work hard, they can still play in the second league. , giving them a chance to play. Let them add some experience in the competition, and then they can choose to transfer and leave. Joining other clubs, this is their career path. After all, not every professional player can succeed, but low-level players absolutely occupy the majority.

There are successes and there are failures, that's the reality, that's how professional football is.

However, these young players also performed really well. Although Derby County's tactics were in a mess, and they also played a combination of youth players and substitute players, in the end Derby County defeated Hearts 2:1 away. At the same time, It also proves that the strength of Derby County's bench is actually not too bad.

But Wansheng thinks this may be down to his own coaching skills.

Even if it is an indifferent game, the coaching skills will play a role. The 3 or 4 attributes of many skills are superimposed, which is not a big deal for top teams, but for players who are worse, the effect is obvious. Players have several attributes to improve, coupled with the effect of some offensive and defensive skills, the team will naturally not play too bad.

But that's all.

Wansheng will not focus on such a game until now. His opponents are Chelsea, Manchester United, and the top teams in Europe, not like Hearts, who send a substitute team to win easily. team.

The game is over and the UEFA Cup group stage is over.

Derby County advanced to the round of 32 with the first result of the group, and Wansheng also breathed a long sigh of relief. At least before Christmas, he does not have to worry about European competitions.

However, the Derby County team did not have any rest time.

Back to Great Derby County, after only one day of rest, the team ushered in a new round of the league. This is the last game at the end of November. Derby County played away to Portsmouth.

Portsmouth is not a strong team, but Derby County did not underestimate the enemy. The team played very seriously. As a result, they defeated the opponent with three goals on the road, and several consecutive away games and consecutive victories. Many media lamented Derby County’s performance in the away game. Performance, but really speaking, Derby County is actually doing quite well at home.

So far, the November events are all over.

At this time, many talents discovered that Derby County had won seven of eight games in four league games, one League Cup and three UEFA Cup group matches in November, and the other was also a draw. Time, eight games, an average of one every four days. Originally, some media saw that Derby County had such an intensive schedule and thought that they would have some problems, but Derby County did not have any problems, no matter who played the main lineup, On the bench, no matter whether the opponent is the strong Chelsea or the weak Scottish team Hearts, Derby County has performed quite well. In all competitions, Derby County has all advanced.

League, second!

League Cup, enter the quarter-finals!

League Cup, into the top 32!

So far, Derby County's results can be said to be perfect, which shows the level of Wansheng's leadership, which is absolutely impossible for ordinary coaches to do.

Some people who watched the rise of Derby County couldn't help showing a gratified smile. In their opinion, the success of Wansheng just proved their vision. When Derby County was in the second league, they expressed their support for Wansheng. In a blink of an eye, Derby County has now stood on the European stage and at the top of the English football pyramid. The speed of this rise is absolutely amazing.

Before Derby County was in the second league, Berko Kleisman, who explained Derby County games, often mentioned Derby County, and he was proud of it--

"I watched Derby County's performance improve step by step. At that time, I thought Wansheng would be successful! But now, I still can't believe that he can bring Derby County to such a good result."

"As I've said before, he's a great coach! The second-tier stage is not for him, and I expect him to do better."

"Maybe Derby County can win the title this season? Maybe ... but I don't know what it would be like to see Derby County win the title, for example, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea."

"But one thing is for sure, Wan Sheng, this young man from China, did a great job in England!"

"..."

Other commentators kept mentioning Derby County, and various media also put Derby County's name in the report every day. Just after November, Derby County became the hottest team in England.

On the sports front pages of The Sun and Manchester Sports Daily, there are photos of Wan Sheng standing on the sidelines, waving and directing the game. The reason why the two major media reported this is precisely because Derby County was on the 11th. The results of the month, selected by the FA, gave Wansheng the best coach of November without any suspense.

Maybe he has a contender, Mourinho, but Chelsea lost to Derby, so the best manager belongs to Wansheng. (To be continued ~^~)