Chapter 69 Protagonist Mode

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye the Manchester City-Derby game is about to begin.

After the Derby County team called the bus into the Manchester Stadium, assistant coach Diamares led the team to warm up, and Wan Sheng attended the press conference.

Both teams were relatively low-key before the game. Even though there were a lot of reporters, there was no grievance between Wan Sheng and Keegan, so the press conference was very harmonious. Prepare for the game, etc., and don't talk too much about sensitive topics such as whether you can win.

Such a press conference is disappointing. Wansheng doesn't care so much. After dealing with the media, he followed a Chinese reporter to a commentary position on the third floor of the stadium, where various cameras have been set up. , Seeing Wan Sheng coming, the interview started as soon as possible.

At this time, I don’t know how many fans in China are watching the live broadcast from one end of the world, and the picture of Xinlang Sports is also aimed at Wansheng.

Wan Sheng was very calm, he had long been used to standing in the public eye.

But thinking about it at this moment, about millions of domestic fans are watching him, and he is also very uneasy. Thinking about the number of fans, England fans are really weak. Xinlang broadcasts an important game, and there are millions. In comparison, the ratings of ordinary leagues in the UK are much worse. For example, games like Derby County, even against Chelsea, can be watched online by 500,000 fans in the UK. That's pretty good.

Of course, from an economic point of view, the ratings in the UK are more valuable, because the sports TV programs of the Premier League live in the UK are basically charged online, which is why the Premier League teams can get so many TV broadcast fees every year, but From a long-term perspective, Xinlang's free website traffic can also create great peripheral benefits. There is nothing comparable between the two, it can only be said that the domestic and European environments are different.

At this time, Wansheng was standing in front of the big camera, with the Manchester Stadium in the background. Fans were entering the stadium one after another from the passages on both sides. There were two teams of players warming up on the field.

A young host came over with a microphone. It was Li Chun, the narrator of Xinlang's live broadcast arrangement. With a smile on Li Chun's face, he handed the microphone to Wan Sheng's mouth to ask questions.

But Wan Sheng took the microphone without waiting for him to speak, and said with a smile to the camera, "I think there must be a lot of fans who support me in front of the TV screen now, and I feel a little uncomfortable when you think of you being able to watch the show for the first time. happy."

"The fans are the foundation of football's development. There are so many supporters. Domestic football will definitely develop. This is my confidence in domestic football. Of course, for me, the important thing is the current game. This is us and Manchester City. The match is the first time this season. Christmas has just passed. In the eyes of the English, this period is the intensive season of the Christmas war, with 4 games in 10 days. It is a challenge for every team and a challenge for us. It's the same. This is our second game. We just finished the game against Liverpool yesterday. The team is somewhat tired. There are two games in two days. Every player who played the whole game yesterday will be a little tired. We have done some recovery Sexual training, but it's hard to say what effect it has, especially mentally, two games in a row, players will have a kind of mental pressure..."

"Nevertheless, we came with confidence. I also believe that my players can play consistently and try to beat Manchester City for another victory."

Wan Sheng said with confidence on his face.

Li Chun never said anything, but he stood aside happily. What he didn't expect was that Wan Sheng could act so calmly in front of the camera. You must know that Wan Sheng was younger than him, and it would not be easy to do just that.

However, after Wan Sheng finished speaking, Li Chundao was finally able to interject a sentence. As a commentator, of course he had to ask Wan Sheng questions to continue the interview.

"Can you tell me what you think of Manchester City?" His question was short, direct, clearly prepared beforehand.

Wan Sheng said, "Manchester City is a strong team in the Premier League. Since they were promoted to the Premier League in 2002, their performance has been stable and there is no risk of relegation. Such a team is difficult to deal with, even a strong Premier League team. It’s hard to say that you can definitely beat a team like that.”

"...their head coach Keegan is a respectable opponent."

Wan Sheng added another sentence.

Hearing such a short answer from Wan Neng, Li Chun was a little depressed. When Wan Sheng said so much just now, when he mentioned Manchester City, he said something like this?

In fact, this question is not aimed at Manchester City. After all, Manchester City has few fans in China (Manchester City's performance has not been very good before 2007, and there are basically no domestic fans), the question is aimed at Sun Jihai, who plays for Manchester City. A well-known player in China can be regarded as the best professional football player in Europe.

The answer did not meet expectations, Li Chun simply asked directly, "What do you think of Sun Jihai?"

Wan Sheng said, "That's a very good player with comprehensive personal abilities, especially in terms of defense."

This evaluation is quite satisfactory. For a Manchester City player who is between the main force and the bench, it is quite good, especially Wansheng. Derby County's current results are enough for Wansheng to be qualified to evaluate any player. The English media know that if Sun Jihai can get such a complimenting evaluation, it will definitely immediately break the news that 'Wansheng is interested in Sun Jihai and may be introduced to Derby County in winter'.

Li Chun continued the topic of players. He asked Derby County players Wang Xiaolei and Dai Lin, "Is it possible for these two young players to represent Derby County in the future?"

Wan Sheng thought about it and said, "Wang Xiaolei's ability is very good. In fact, I considered letting him enter the first team in the summer as a substitute for Karachi, but the labor certificate is a key issue."

Wansheng didn't say anything else.

In fact, Wang Xiaolei and Dai Lin have been on loan all the time. Wang Xiaolei's performance is not bad, while Dai Lin's performance is average. The improvement of their abilities is not small. This is mainly a matter of experience and mentality, so Wansheng is only slightly right. After all, the two do not have labor certification. It is difficult to play for Derby County.

This answer made Li Chun very happy. In fact, in interviewing Wan Sheng, the most important thing is to let him evaluate some domestic players. In the match between Derby County and Manchester City, the key player is Sun Jihai. The second is Wang Xiaolei and Dai Lin who belong to Derby County.

Next, Li Chun asked Wansheng to say something about the Premier League title race this season. Wansheng will not shirk this problem. Derby County ranks second in the league and is naturally a member of the championship, so he said, "For us, the biggest competitor is Chelsea, and Chelsea has performed quite strongly this season. But I believe we can surpass them. The whole team will work on it.”

"But other competitions are also very important to us, the League Cup, the UEFA Cup, and even the FA Cup that is about to start, we have to try to fight for these. For me, for the whole team, It's a tough challenge."

Although he said it was a challenge, Wan Sheng's face showed calmness and calmness.

I heard this speech. Li Chun really feels that this young man next to him who is younger than himself... Really domineering! Lead a newly-promoted team to the Premier League and be eligible to compete for the league title. Logically speaking, it's pretty good, but he also said that he wants to fight for other championships, which means "as long as we can fight, we have to fight hard"... This is a giant club after all , or a newly promoted horse? ?

......

The interview with Xinlang Sports took more than ten minutes. By the time Wan Sheng returned to the locker room after the interview, the warm-up had already ended, and it was less than ten minutes before the start of the game.

At the end of the day, Wan Sheng encouraged everyone and repeatedly stressed that they should not be injured. Then the players walked out of the locker room and entered the court, and the game was about to start.

For domestic fans, watching this game is naturally to see the performance of the 'Chinese' of the two teams, but Wansheng is the head coach, and the head coach will not have any 'play' in the game. , just look at Sun Jihai's performance.

Still, the camera lens frequently pointed to Wansheng.

Wan Sheng was watching the game seriously from the coaching bench. He didn't do anything, but the camera kept switching. Almost as long as the game wasn't intense, or it was interrupted for some reason, the camera would come over. In terms of sports, Wansheng is the absolute protagonist of this game.

As the protagonist, even doing nothing can have some impact.

Now Wansheng is in this protagonist mode.

When the game between the two teams started, the field was calm. Both sides were testing in the opening game. Manchester City did not attack very violently at home. Derby County stuck to the defense and did not perform strongly in the opening.

Sun Jihai touched the ball twice, but then passed the ball out.

There's not much to say about this opening.

The camera was pointed at Wansheng, and Wansheng watched the game with a blank expression, then turned around and said a few words to the assistant coach Diamares next to him.

Seeing this scene, Li Chun analyzed, "Wan Sheng is watching the performance of Manchester City seriously. He needs to analyze the strength of Manchester City at the beginning. After all, this is the first time the two teams have played against each other this season. While analyzing, He also had some discussions with other people..." But what Wansheng and Diamares were actually saying was, "Is there any chewing gum, give me a piece."

As time went on, the game became more and more intense. In the thirteenth minute, Manchester City hit a wave of threatening goals. The ball was passed to the left side of the penalty area, but the striker Anelka did not score the ball. Missed the post and flew out of the bottom line.

For the fans of the two teams, watching this wave of offenses is threatening and exciting, but for Li Chun, who is in charge of the commentary, the focus is on Sun Jihai's performance in the offense, "Sun Jihai passed the ball twice during the period. A very important member of this attack!"

After praising Sun Jihai, the camera quickly pointed to Wansheng, but Wansheng's expression remained the same, but he was looking at the stadium seriously.

Li Chundao, "For the head coach, it is very important to maintain a stable mentality in the game. Obviously Wansheng is very experienced in this regard. Even if Manchester City played a threatening attack, he maintained a good mentality."

Manchester City carried out a wonderful attack, and Derby County quickly responded, this time with the cooperation on the left, Ribery and Van der Vaart made four consecutive passes, approaching Ribery to hoist the ball outside the penalty area. To the left, Bolton Reiter followed with a sprint to the top.

"Headed goal!"

"...Unfortunately, the ball was saved by goalkeeper James!"

It's a pity that the ball didn't score, and the camera switched to Wansheng's screen again, but Wansheng's expression remained unchanged, Li Chun continued to analyze, "When his team played wonderfully, Wansheng was still very calm, which shows that in the game He had the arrangement before, and in his opinion, it is normal for the team to play such an offense..."

"That's what a successful manager has about the team and the game."

As Li Chun continued to switch topics between Sun Jihai, the game and Wansheng, the time gradually passed, and the audience had reached the 40th minute. At this time, Manchester City full-back Wright Phillips made a mistake and he was on the sidelines. Lu didn't stop the ball, and was directly tackled by Ivan Crewe. The attack and defense reversed instantly. Derby County launched a fast break. The football was passed to the right side of the penalty area, where Van der Vaart stepped in and shot directly.

Football goes straight to the far corner!

Manchester City goalkeeper James struggled to save, but Van der Vaart's shot angle was too tricky. As a result, James could only look up and watch the football fly into the net from his hand.

The ball went in.

Van der Vaart helped Derby County rewrite the score!

When the goal was out, Li Chun was as enthusiastic as those British commentators. He yelled at the goal and immediately said excitedly, "Vander Vaart! The Dutch striker scored again! He helped Derby County rewrite the score! At the current position, His goals in the Premier League are only two less than Arsenal's Henry! This goal also proved his sharp shooting skills. On the right side of the penalty area, he scored a goal from a dead corner, which made James react but couldn't save at all. ball!"

Then the camera pointed to Wan Sheng, and Wan Sheng stood up and applauded with a smile, but that performance did not seem to be the excitement of scoring a goal.

Li Chun said immediately, "It seems that Wansheng is not surprised by this goal. It can be understood by thinking about his confidence in the interview before the game. Perhaps in Wansheng's view, it is not surprising that Derby County defeated Manchester City, after all. Derby County is second in the league, Manchester City are also doing well, but there is still a big gap with Derby County..."

If Wan Sheng knew about Li Chun's commentary on Li Chun's expression in the first half, and what he said after scoring a goal now, Wan Sheng would definitely sigh, "This is what you call your own support media!"

In fact, in the first half, he didn't think much about it at all. Sitting on the coach's bench, he just watched the game steadily. He was not in the mood to think about the situation or confidence. He just played a league game yesterday. , What he is worried about is the physical state of the players. For two consecutive days and two games, even he himself feels a little tired.

The team didn't prepare anything for the game before the game, so they did some recovery training, that's all, and then the two sides played against each other at the beginning of the game. He was sure that the same was true for Manchester City, because in the Christmas League, all the teams played together. Yes, they have two games in two days, and it is the same with Manchester City. There is no interval between games at all, so what can they do to prepare?

So calm and calm can't be talked about at all, but I have some confidence in the team, but it is definitely not as complicated as Li Chun said... (To be continued ~^~)