Chapter 95 Immediate Results

When Mourinho saw the substitution adjustment made by Derby County, he was stunned for a moment. Derby County substitution is normal, but Osman is a bit abnormal. Anyone who knows Derby County knows that Ottoman is this. Name, he is not a good star, but he is a big defender of Derby County's backfield.

Metaphorically speaking, he is like Derby's 'Gattuso'.

Gattuso is a member of AC Milan, he is very famous, but Gattuso's skills can definitely be described as rough, and he has no master-level ability in defense, but he is a general in AC Milan's defense, because he has a long time. Running can always give opponents countless troubles.

The same is true for Osman. He is a very important player in Derby County's back line and his constant running brings a lot of trouble.

What impresses him the most is his stamina.

Running all over the field, he is rarely as tired as other players by the end of the game. This is Osman. Derby County made this substitution adjustment, obviously not because of Osman's physical fitness, the only explanation can only be tactical adjustment.

Tactical adjustment?

There are only ten minutes left in the game, and Derby County will definitely not make any major tactical adjustments now, but what is this adjustment for?

Mourinho felt quite puzzled.

At the same time, the reporters in the media booth also saw Derby County's substitution adjustment. When they saw Wansheng choose to replace Osman, they were all very surprised--

"Replace Osman? How is that possible?"

"That Chinese is dizzy? Peter Kennedy? Who is this?"

"Replace Osman with Kennedy. This substitution is really unwise. Now Derby County needs a solid defense. As long as they can keep the goal, they can win the championship!"

"Perhaps Wansheng was a little too nervous at the last moment!"

"It's not right! That Chinese is dizzy, Chelsea will have a better chance! Osman is off. Derby County's defense must be affected, and then it depends on Chelsea's performance!"

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There were different opinions on the media table, and they were not optimistic about Derby County's substitution adjustment.

But the Derby County players didn't feel anything on the field. In their opinion, the intention of this substitution is really obvious. They are not just reporters on the sidelines. They are Derby County players. ability to know a lot.

Peter Kennedy has played a lot lately. Because Maurice was injured, he was often used in midfield alongside Osman, or as a midfielder in a 4321 formation.

Kennedy's defense can't be compared to Osman's "physical change", but Peter Kennedy's composure and better skills are not too bad on defense.

He's also the only player on the team who can take Morris's place.

But now that Peter Kennedy is not replacing Morris, but Osman, the coach's intention is obvious, that is, to make the team play a "dual-core" strategy.

In training, they also experimented with this tactic.

In the 442 formation, the core of the team is undoubtedly Morris. But Morris is often limited by opponents, and each opponent will set up defenses against Morris, so when Morris cuts in. It's hard to get good chances, which is why Morris has been limited.

Although Morris is the most important player in the team, his goals and assists are actually not many.

Morris was the best in the team last season, but this season, in terms of offense and assists, Morris is not as good as Ivan Crewe, Ribery and other players, let alone compared to Van der Vaart. .

But there's a reason for that, and that's every game. Opponents will restrict Morris in particular.

In this case, Morris is still the core of the team, he can still lead the team to organize offenses, and he can still have outstanding performance. This shows the strength of Morris. His performance under Wansheng is absolutely is world class.

So Morris is very qualified as the core of the team.

But you can't put all the pressure on Morris alone. If someone can share this pressure, Morris can have more room to play. The offense of the entire Derby County team can also be smoother. This is the dual-core tactic that Wansheng thought of.

In fact, Wansheng can think of dual-core, and it is also related to Maurice's injury.

After Morris was injured, Peter Kennedy's performance was not as good as Morris's, and the team's performance was still affected to some extent. So Wansheng considered having Peter Kennedy partner with another player as the core in training. Ribery, Ian Taylor and others have all played core roles, but in real games, Derby County has not yet tried to use dual-core tactics.

This is not a self-created tactic. In fact, many teams have tried to do this, with good or bad results. Wansheng also let the team try to do it.

In the case of normal counterattack, dual cores are actually necessary, because one core is enough.

Morris is enough to ensure the team's offense on the field. Even with Chelsea's targeted defense, after Morris is slightly pulled, Chelsea can't make too many restrictions.

But in the current passive situation, Wansheng thought of letting Peter Kennedy play, because Peter Kennedy can also organize offense and perform very well.

Now the whole team is still mainly defensive. If you want to counterattack and find a good opportunity, it is not easy. It depends on some luck. For example, Morris steals the ball himself, or his teammates give the ball to Morris quickly. Another example is football. At the feet of Ribery, Ribery successfully completed the breakthrough... There are many ways to talk about it. In fact, if we really talk about the team's attack, there are only two - Maurice and Ribery.

Peter Kennedy's appearance is different. He can make another attack, and under normal progress, he can replace Morris as the core, so that Morris can be inserted at will, and the running position will be more flexible.

Of course, the latter advantages are only incidental. Wansheng mainly considers the issue of counterattacks. With Peter Kennedy, the counterattacks will definitely be better. If they find opportunities, the team can also pose a threat to Chelsea's goal.

In the eyes of the media and fans, Derby County only needs to stay until the end of the game to win the championship.

But Wansheng has never been a person who entrusts his fate to luck, and he does not think that the team will be able to last until the end of the game. Now the team can completely control the outcome, there is no need to gamble on luck.

Because of this, he replaced Peter Kennedy.

For this substitution adjustment, some players who are not very smart in football can't understand it. Of course, they don't need to understand, but Maurice, Ribery and others all know the meaning of Wansheng. enough. Because they are the core players, the team's offense and counterattacks are all around them.

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No one other than Derby County's own players understood why Peter Kennedy was replacing Osman, and they all saw it as a failed substitution.

Therefore, many media reporters and commentators are criticizing Wansheng.

"If Derby County loses the game, this substitution adjustment is the biggest reason!" A commentator said bluntly.

In the opinion of most people, Derby County should strengthen their defense. It is obviously very unwise to replace Osman. Of course, the game will not change because of their words. With Peter Kennedy on the field, the game resumed.

Chelsea's attack is still very fierce.

Now that the last time has come, they have no other choice. The only way to get an equaliser before the 90 minutes is over is to attack Derby County's goal so they have a chance to win, otherwise they have to lose to Derby County and lose the League Cup.

This is also unacceptable to them.

Chelsea can't accept it, Mourinho can't accept it, and these Chelsea players can't accept it.

Chelsea haven't won a title for a long time. What is in front of us now is a good opportunity, a League Cup championship trophy. If we can win this trophy, this season's championship journey can be regarded as a good start. All Chelsea players are working hard for the championship.

They bombard the Derby County half!

This is more violent than the attack just now. As the game time goes by, it is obvious that the Chelsea players are a little anxious, but their attack is still very well-organized. The wonderful cooperation was also staged again and again, and they also remembered the lesson of the last time of the first half. While attacking, there were always 3 or 4 players behind to prevent Derby County from suddenly stealing the ball and counterattacking.

With such a repressive performance from Chelsea. Derby County also had a counter attack.

But more often, Derby County's ball is not passed half-time. Because even Bolton Reiter has retreated to participate in the defense, if not, maybe the next moment Derby County goal will be broken.

A lot of people feel that Derby's defence is dangerous.

At the same time, what most people fail to notice is that Derby County counterattacks have increased more than before.

Derby County also attacked and counterattacked before, but not many times. Sometimes even if the ball was stolen from the backcourt, it was quickly robbed by Chelsea, or it was a big-footed clearance. Chelsea's ball.

And now unknowingly, Derby County has also played a few decent attacks and counterattacks.

It's just that these attacks and counterattacks did not pose much threat at all, and they were not in the eyes of most people. They believed that Chelsea were still suppressing the situation. If there was a goal, it would only be Chelsea and Derby County's counterattack. It was almost time-consuming because they were destined not to score, at least they failed to penetrate Chelsea's defence a few times.

But on the Chelsea bench, head coach Mourinho frowned.

As a head coach, the angle of watching the game is naturally different from that of ordinary fans. Ordinary fans watching the ball, as long as the opponent does not threaten the goal and the football is at the feet of their own team most of the time, they will not worry about anything, even if the opponent counterattacks several times, it doesn't matter at all, they don't notice it at all, even if they do notice it. It doesn't feel like anything - isn't it normal for the ball to change in football?

But Mourinho saw more. He saw that Derby County's defense was still very solid, and he also saw the role of Derby County's just substitution adjustment in counterattack.

It was immediate!

Before the substitution adjustment, Derby County's defense was very solid. Chelsea only scored one goal in the attack. At other times, there were very few good opportunities. He thought that after replacing Osman, Derby County's defense would always be worse, but In fact, the opponent's defense is still very stable. Although there is no one who is running all over the court, the newly replaced player is more cautious in defense in front of the penalty area. During this period, there was even a successful interception and A direct steal.

That's not the most important thing.

On top of that, Derby County counter-attacked more often, and it was clear that the newcomer could also serve as a starter in Derby's attack.

Mourinho knows Peter Kennedy, because in more than two months, Peter Kennedy has started too many times. Although Chelsea did not play Derby County during this period, Mourinho thought before the game that Peter Kennedy would. Those who start the game will naturally make some investigations.

That's where Peter Kennedy comes in, and that's where he's baffled.

Now that Morris is already on the court, isn't Peter Kennedy's appearance a repeat?

It's like Chelsea, with one Lampard, Mourinho will be happy, but with two Lampards playing at the same time, it will affect the team's performance.

This problem exists in the England team. The 'double Germany problem' is an eternal topic of the England team. Gerrard and Lampard played at the same time and did not play the role they imagined. the problem you want to solve.

Derby County sent Maurice and Peter Kennedy to play together, and Mourinho was puzzled.

But now Mourinho has seen the effect, maybe the Chinese did not solve the problem of the coexistence of the two cores, but in the case of being suppressed by Chelsea, the two cores can play a great role - the counterattack is not complete. When the team is pressed, it is often enough for Morris and Kennedy to go forward, so that there will be no problem of position duplication. When Derby County is advancing, Morris is often the core point.

After all, the ‘dual core’ played a role, allowing Derby County to counterattack more often.

There are many counterattacks, and it is difficult to threaten the Chelsea goal without good opportunities, but the problem is not seen in this way. The young figure on the side glanced.

But he can't deal with it now.

The main thing is that, now Chelsea are one goal behind, with less than ten minutes left, the only option for Chelsea is to attack, to attack like crazy, otherwise they won't have any chance.

So even what he sees now, it doesn't matter because he has no choice.

Mourinho shook his head.

Although he is an atheist and has no faith, he can only pray to God now that Chelsea can score goals in the next time.

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