Chapter 71 Preparing for the League Cup

Derby County is taking the time to do recovery training to adjust the state of the players so that they can perform better in the game. With the joint efforts of the whole team, the recovery training effect of two or three days is still very good. However, in order to reduce the pressure on players who often play, on January 1, the first day of the new year, Wansheng chose to make some rotation adjustments in the away game against Bolton. Ivan Crewe, Frank Li Berry didn't start, the center back pair became Vidic and Alfred, and the captain Marcus had a round of rest, so the captain on the field became Peter Kennedy.

It's not the first time Peter Kennedy has been captain. He was captain on the field last season when Marcus and Morris couldn't play, but at that time Derby County was still in the second league, and the captain on the field was natural. It's not very valuable, and now the team is in the top league and has become a strong contender for the league championship, and Peter Kennedy himself is not the absolute main force of the team. Under such circumstances, Peter Kennedy is still very good as the captain on the field. pressured.

Fortunately, there is no objection to Peter Kennedy being the captain. One is that he has been in the team for a long time. Although he is only a midfielder now, his popularity in the team is not bad, and he is also a veteran player. In addition, Peter - Kennedy is replacing Morris as the core of the midfield. His position is just right to be the captain. With the captain's armband, he can also better command the team.

Obviously, Peter Kennedy is still under some pressure, and his performance in this game has also been affected, but fortunately, there were no major mistakes. Under the framework of the team's defense-oriented fast break football tactics, he was more than usual. The steady performance made the team's defense impregnable.

The only thing is that the team's goal came too late.

It was not until the 83rd minute of the game that the two teams scored the first goal. The hero of the goal was Leighton Bynes on the wing. He plugged in and pushed the ball horizontally to Rousey, who ran out of neutral and knocked on Bolton's door with a cold shot.

1:0, the score was overwritten.

This is Rousey's first goal for Derby County this season. After scoring, Rousey was extremely excited. He and every teammate hug each other. That kind of enthusiasm is really a bit crazy, but everyone can understand Lu Xi's feeling. As a team's 'magic oil' substitute, Lu Xi usually plays in the middle and backcourt, and it is not very important on the court. He is very difficult He got a chance in front of the goal and in this game he replaced Ribery as a left midfielder. Just found such an opportunity. In particular, this goal is the only goal of the two teams at the end of the game, which almost directly determines the outcome of the game. Such a crucial goal is worth thousands of dollars. In addition, it is the first goal of the season. No wonder Lu Xi is so excited. .

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines and applauded.

Originally, he thought that this game would be a draw with Bolton, but he didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly, Lu Xi actually helped the team score a goal, and the result was really good. Victory is always the best.

Lu Xi's goal also became the only goal in the game, with this goal. Derby County finally beat Bolton 0:1 away to get their third victory in the Christmas war.

Soon after three days, Derby County welcomed Newcastle United at home.

After 90 minutes of the game, Derby County defeated Newcastle United 1-0 at home. The only goal came from Kluivert, but also because of this goal, Kluivert collided with the opponent's goalkeeper, and then again. He limped when he stood up, and then the team doctor found that his muscles were slightly strained, and he had to take a truce for a period of time to recover.

Kluivert's injury is nothing, the muscle is slightly strained. If you say too much, you can rest for a month, and it may be better after a week. What worries Wansheng even more is that at the end of the game, Van der Vaart was with him. When the opponent was fighting, he fell to the ground and was carried off the field on a stretcher.

His pained expression seemed very serious.

After the game, Wansheng didn't matter at all. After letting Diamares attend the press conference in his place, he went directly to the hospital to check the situation. After he got to the hospital and asked the doctor, he took a long breath. Van der Vaart was only injured in his calf. A heavy kick made the surface a little bloated, and there was no major problem. This kind of trauma was enough for a week to recover.

However, Wansheng did not announce the news after considering the upcoming schedule. When he returned to the club for an interview with the media, he just said solemnly that Van der Vaart needed a period of treatment, and the specific recovery time is still uncertain.

As a result, various media have speculated on how long it will take for Van der Vaart to recover, and some hostile media have once again brought out the”Derby County injury crisis” to talk about the possible decline in performance for Derby County.

Up to now, this is no longer a rhetoric, and even some ordinary players have begun to worry about Derby County's results.

Although Derby County won all four games on Christmas Day, Derby County is also facing serious injury problems, Morris needs to be sidelined until at least March to return, plus now Kluivert and Van der Vaart , Derby County directly lost three generals.

Morris can't play, the impact on Derby County has been very strong, and the very strong evidence is the score of Derby County in recent times, although they have been winning, but various '1:0' and the constant big before Christmas. The score to win is still a very stark contrast.

If Van der Vaart can no longer play, Derby County can almost be described as 'unavailable' in the middle, and Derby County's results can almost certainly be affected by then.

In this kind of discussion, Derby County did not care, and many players breathed a long breath. In any case, the four consecutive league games after Christmas have ended, and the next schedule is also very dense, but at least it will not be three days. In the two games, the team also had a rest period.

Wansheng decisively gave the team two days off.

The whole team had two days off, and Wansheng naturally also had two days off, but he lamented that he was born to be busy, and it was difficult to really relax. Taking advantage of the vacation time, Wansheng went directly to London and found his mentor Ben -Professor Hawker, asking a series of questions about writing papers, publishing, etc.

This is related to his master's degree at the University of London and his own desire to publish some research results.

For his research in the professional field of kinesiology, Wansheng is still very fulfilled. It is like some professional researchers who have achieved some results in their own field, and naturally want to share these results for the first time, which means that results of the research. It is also the result of his own work.

The only difference is that Wansheng's purpose is not for money or fame. He simply wants to publish his research results, which are difficult to really apply in real life. That is to say. Even if other sports professionals from other teams knew about his results, it would be difficult to apply them to team training because it was purely academic.

Just like some "world problems" in mathematics, solving these "world problems" is naturally a dazzling achievement, but it is difficult to have any real use in life.

Ben Hawker can still help Wansheng in the publication of the paper. He can give some good advice. However, he was even more surprised by the progress of Wansheng's research.

When he learned about Wansheng's research direction, he always felt that it was impossible to achieve, and it was impossible to make any progress. He didn't expect that Wansheng had really researched something, so he discussed with Wansheng in this regard. Fan, Wan Sheng also explained some progress in general, Ben Hawker just listened to the content and thought it was very novel, so then he started to 'Wan Sheng to resign as head coach. Going back to academia and being a professional researcher’ offers some advice.

"You are a genius!"

"What good is being a football coach. Decades of your life are enough to change the world!"

"You will be the Einstein of the new century!"

"..."

Wansheng can only roll his eyes a few times. Even if he has achieved results in research, his main business is football coaching, and these research results are also based on the football training master system, which is based on training players. If he resigns from the position of head coach and does research professionally, even if he is very confident in his own mind, Wan Sheng feels that he will not be better than others. After all, there are many geniuses in the scientific world, and he does not think he has anything outstanding. The place.

More importantly... His dream is to become a top football coach. Now, he is making steady progress towards his dream, and naturally he will not stop inexplicably.

After returning to Derby County, the team soon reconvened for training and began to prepare for the League Cup semi-final with Liverpool.

However, there is still an FA Cup game to play before that. The opponent is Wigan Athletic, and Derby County is playing at home. For this game, there is nothing to prepare for. The home game is against a second-tier league team. Derby County is up and down There is no pressure.

Unexpectedly, the accident still occurred. At the 21st minute of the game, Ivan Crew was injured and ended up on the court. Wan Sheng watched Ivan Crew walk off the court and wrinkled. raised his eyebrows.

He didn't care what the media said before, but the situation the team faced was really tough.

In the slightly cold winter, frequent competitions still cause frequent injuries to the entire team, and occasional bumps on the field can easily lead to injuries.

Ivan Crew's injury does not seem serious, but there are always players injured, which still reminds Wansheng that injuries must not be underestimated.

In the end, Derby County won the game 2-0, but Ivan Crewe's injury still made Wansheng lose the joy of victory. After the game, he asked the team doctor about Ivan Crewe's injury. , The team doctor's answer made Wan Sheng take a deep breath, "It's just a minor injury, it will recover in a few days."

Despite this, Wansheng was still worried about the team's injury problem. In the next two days, Wansheng continued to pay attention to the physical condition of the players during training, and also asked Walton Cooper to do some mental work for the players. Relieve players' mental pressure on frequent matches.

Body and mind, two-pronged approach, he believes it will still have a certain effect.

At present, the injury has indeed caused a lot of impact on the team. Van der Vaart has not fully recovered, and Ivan Klui is injured again. It is difficult for Kluivert to participate in the January competition. In addition to the previous Murray The team suffered heavy losses in the frontcourt.

Fortunately, there are still five days left for the next game, and Wansheng called Van der Vaart and Ivan Crewe the next day to let them start recovery training.

The injuries of the two were not serious. The doctor advised them to rest for a few days before returning to the team for training. However, Wan Sheng knew that if they could do recovery training, they would definitely recover faster. Just relying on rest and the human body's own recovery ability, which requires It will definitely take a lot more time.

He also wants them to catch up with Liverpool in the League Cup.

The League Cup with Liverpool is already in the semi-finals, and the match is no longer a decisive match. The two teams have to play home and away games to decide which team will advance to the final. Taking this into account, Wansheng still wants to be in the first place. Get enough advantages in one round, otherwise the team's situation will be even more dangerous if they have to face the pressure of two big battles.

Wansheng did not disclose the injuries of Van der Vaart and Ivan Crewe, and it was also for the game against Liverpool.

So there was a lot of speculation in the outside media. Most of them believed that Van der Vaart and Ivan Crewe would not be able to play in the first round against Liverpool, because the time they were injured was too short, even if the injury was small. , and also need to recover for at least a week. Those who have just recovered from injury will definitely not be able to play. Generally, players are injured until they recover and start playing again, no matter how long it takes ten days.

What's more, Van der Vaart's injury seems to be quite serious. Although Ivan Crew seems to be slightly injured, he has just been injured and it will be difficult to play in less than a week.

Wansheng did not respond to these speculations.

It was not until the day before the game that Derby County held a regular press conference that the media reporters saw Wansheng again.

Wan Sheng sat on the rostrum, frowning slightly, his face dignified. During interviews on weekdays, the reporters saw Wan Sheng with a smile on his face and looked very friendly. Although no one really thought that, Wan Sheng's youth and expression still gave people a lot of goodwill.

Today is different.

Looking at Wan Sheng frowning on the stage, the local media reporters in Derby County were full of concerns, and the expressions of other media reporters also became much more solemn. Maybe there are some hostile media, who are gloating about the situation and want to know the specific situation, but on the surface they are sure will remain serious.

When the press conference officially started, Wan Sheng's expression became more solemn.

Seeing this expression, the media reporters knew what questions to ask. Sure enough, the first media reporter to stand up asked about the team's injuries.

Wan Sheng grinned, the smile was a bit fake, and then he said, "There is no problem with the team at the moment, Rafael and Ivan are both recovering very well, and they can both start tomorrow's game... "

The reporters below the stage listened in a daze.

They couldn't believe what Wansheng actually said "recovered very well"... How could it be possible! ? If you recover well, will you still have this expression? Does it seem so fake when you smile?

There must be something wrong!

Although what Wan Sheng said was recorded, even those local Derby County media reporters did not believe what Wan Sheng said at all. They thought it must be a smoke bomb used to confuse Liverpool coach Benitez. (To be continued ~^~)