Chapter 96 Locking the Victory

Mourinho's surprise is understandable, Wan Sheng himself had never thought of using a 'dual-core' strategy in the game before.

The 'dual-core' tactic seems simple to say, but in order to train to be effective, the players on the team must cooperate extremely well.

With two cores, many players don't know how to play, especially when the football reaches the frontcourt, the positions of the two cores will be repeated, but if there is only one player, it means one less player. This is a very contradictory problem. This requires a tacit understanding of the players of the whole team, and everyone knows when and how to play, so that the 'dual-core' can play the best.

But in reality, this is very difficult to do.

Even if the entire team is a big-name player, there are still many players. Playing football follows the rhythm, just like a famous game called 'lu ah lu'. In a competition, someone always has to lead the rhythm. This is the core. If there are two people with separate rhythms, it may be chaotic. It is not easy to play well. Of course, unless of course, for Derby County, if it is a small team, it does not need such complicated tactics.

So Wansheng never thought of using this tactic before the game.

He was just a "flash of inspiration" just now. Under the passive situation of the team, he wanted to maintain defense and counterattack, but it was not easy to do. The only thing he could think of was to let Peter Kennedy play.

This is a bit risky, but when Peter Kennedy is on the field, the defense is not too bad, so Wansheng is still playing, it is always better than watching the opponent attack his own team again and again and keep worrying about the goal.

Now that the tactics have had an immediate effect, Wansheng is still very satisfied.

Just when most were expecting Chelsea to score another goal to tie the game and make the game even more exciting, what they didn't know was that both managers were thinking about the threat from Derby County.

But on the field. Clearly Chelsea has the upper hand.

They had more possession and attacked more, and they still dominated Derby County in the big picture, and most of the time football was passed in and out of Derby County's half, making Derby County's defense look dangerous.

The game is still not good for Derby County.

However, Derby County played very calmly. During this period of time, Chelsea continued to attack, but they did not find any good opportunities in front of the goal, let alone natural goals. Many people saw this situation. All think Derby County has a good chance of staying until the end of the game.

Chelsea players didn't pay attention to Derby's counterattack on the field, in fact, they have no heart to think about it like Mourinho now, they have to score in the next few minutes, otherwise, they will lose If the game is dropped, whether Derby County can score again is out of their consideration, for the losing side. There is no difference between losing one goal and losing two goals.

Chelsea are so anxious to score goals, and Derby County will naturally have more opportunities.

In the 88th minute of the game, Derby County intercepted the ball in the backcourt. After a quick succession of three-legged passes, the ball was handed over to Morris.

When Maurice got the ball, two Chelsea players came over, one was Robben and the other was Lampard.

Robben's defensive ability is average, but a Lampard is enough to give a headache, so Morris didn't even think about it and planned to pass the ball, he glanced around. One kick to pass the ball to the center circle.

Looking at the direction of the ball rolling, I saw Peter Kennedy, who came off the bench, received the pass.

When Peter Kennedy received the pass, Chelsea didn't care too much, because Morris was the core of Derby County's midfield. Other Derby County players who can attack include Ribery, Ivan Crewe, etc. Not including Peter Kennedy, who came in as a substitute for Osman, so Chelsea players take it for granted. Peter Kennedy would choose to pass the ball to his teammates.

So the Chelsea players kept paying attention to the Derby County players around them as they retreated.

But Peter Kennedy didn't choose to cross or pass the ball back steadily. He didn't even listen to the ball, and suddenly passed the ball overhead.

This caught Mark Lelay in front of him by surprise!

Makelele, running back and keeping an eye on the football, thinks the same way as any other Chelsea player. I don't think Peter Kennedy will fight back on his own, and will definitely come with a lateral pass. Either pass to the wing, or transfer to Morris, but he didn't expect the opponent to pass such an over-the-top high ball, which made him unable to defend at all.

The only thing he can do is to follow the trajectory of the football to the landing point.

The football's landing point was about ten meters before the big penalty area. This position was already considered dangerous. What made Makelele even more shocked was that he saw a white figure rushing in quickly.

"Peter Kennedy! Very decisive pick! Burton Reiter, he's very fast! This is a great opportunity for Derby County!"

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, clenching his fists and staring.

This is the team's best chance in the second half. Can Bolton Reiter seize it?

In fact, he didn't expect Peter Kennedy to suddenly pass such an exquisite pass. Peter Kennedy's ability is not bad, but there is nothing outstanding. Wansheng sent him to play a 'dual-core' counterattack. He just wanted to let the team have more offense, that's all, what he didn't expect was that Peter Kennedy played so well this time.

The timing of this pass is too good, the pass is too precise!

Now that Bolton Reiter has a chance, whether the outcome can be determined in advance depends on this time!

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Carvalho was standing next to Bolton Reiter, he was closer to the landing point, but he was facing the ball diagonally and was running backwards, but when he realized the football was coming, he couldn't keep up. Tightly making a clearance in advance, he could only watch the opponent unload the ball.

Immediately following, Carvalho pounced directly!

Carvalho knew he had to perform, and now all he needed to do was stop the opponent. In fact, Carvalho is still under a lot of pressure now, because his performance in this game was not good, and he failed several times in defense, especially the one with Kluivert. He was shaken twice. Second, the team's goals conceded has a lot to do with his defensive failures.

Next, his defensive performance is definitely not good, it can only be regarded as barely qualified. In the second half, when the team attacked, he just stood behind and watched, more often, his role was to make Chelsea's backfield look like an extra defender... that's all.

Carvalho knows this, so he wants to show something.

Stop the ball, maybe you can make a contribution to the team.

If the team can tie the score next, then he must have a share of the credit - look, Carvalho completed a successful interception at a critical moment. Meritorious service for Chelsea, so Chelsea have the possibility of tying the score.

On the other hand, if the defense fails, Carvalho can hardly imagine it. After the game, the media will definitely say, "Chelsea's loss of the League Cup has a lot to do with Carvalho's defense. Derby County scored both goals. His defensive mistakes..." He would be the culprit of the team's losses.

It was these that put pressure on Carvalho.

"Burton Reiter-!!" The on-site commentator was already shouting Reiter's name, and many fans also exclaimed when they saw the good opportunity of Derby County.

Bolton Reiter also noticed Carvalho's interception. He is no stranger to Carvalho, having played against Chelsea twice, he knows that the Portuguese central defender is difficult to deal with. To let him stick it up, it is difficult for him to dribble the ball straight into the penalty area.

At this moment, Leiter glanced around and found that only Ribery on the wing kept up, but the distance was a little too far, and the pass was likely to miss the opportunity.

He immediately changed his mind!

I saw Leiter suddenly raised his right foot and shot a strong volley at the football!

This is at least 25 meters away from the goal, and Bolton Reiter is definitely not the kind of player who is good at long-range shots. So Carvalho never thought that Leiter would choose to shoot, and when he reacted, it was too late to intercept.

The same goes for Chelsea goalkeeper Cudicini.

He could never have imagined that this big man with a height of 190cm or more would suddenly shoot from the outside of the penalty area. When he reacted, his action was a beat slower, but the angle of Leiter's shot was not bad.

result--

"Burton Reiter—!!"

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!" The football flew past Cudicini. One head rushed directly into the net.

Everyone stared blankly at the football in the door and didn't respond for a long time.

From the beginning of the second half until now, Chelsea has always had the advantage. Especially in the second half, Chelsea's ball control and attack have the majority of the advantages. But just when many people thought that Chelsea might tie the score, Derby County scored instead! ?

There was even a brief silence at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, which was home to tens of thousands of people.

Subsequently. Cheers erupted violently!

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Looking at the football in the door, Bolton Reiter was also stunned.

Just now, he was absolutely improvised and simply had no choice to shoot.

If he has the skills of Van der Vaart, Ribery or Kluivert, he will definitely choose to break through Carvalho to find a single-handed opportunity, but he knows that his dribbling ability is not strong, if he is posted by Carvalho Even if you can protect the ball into the penalty area, it is difficult to find good shooting opportunities.

He didn't want to waste his chances, so he opted for a direct shot.

Unexpectedly, the ball went in like this? He glanced at the goal several times and listened to the voice in his ear, and then he reacted. He jumped up and rushed to the side of the court in excitement, kneeling directly on the grass, his fists kept hitting the ground.

Anyone can understand Burton Reiter's excitement.

You can tell from his appearance, and this is the League Cup final, and it is not easy to score a goal against Chelsea, but more importantly... This is the goal that decides the outcome of the game!

The rest of the Derby County players were equally excited, all rushing towards Bolton Reiter, hugging each other frantically and celebrating.

At this point, they already knew that there was no suspense in the outcome!

The game can be announced early, and they can also declare early to win the League Cup!

"Unbelievable! Derby County striker Burton Reiter scored the fatal goal for the team, this goal extended Derby County's lead, and now the game is almost 89 minutes, the difference between two goals is enough to decide everything, we can Congrats in advance to Derby County for winning the League Cup!"

"The goal just now was a very decisive cold shot from Bolton Reiter! Maybe he can shoot from his position, but in that case, most players will definitely choose to continue to dribble the ball. Because of this, Kava Lue and Cudicini were a bit slow to react, Cudicini failed to save the ball, and Reiter sealed the victory for Derby County ahead of time!"

"...It must be mentioned that the assist belonged to Peter Kennedy, who came off the bench. It looks like I was wrong. I thought it was a wrong substitution before, but Peter Kennedy made a precise kick. His passing proved himself, he played for ten minutes and provided an assist for the team, which shows that Wansheng's substitution choice is very wise."

"Now, we can congratulate Derby County in advance for the League Cup winner!"

Following the commentator's words, the screen switched to the celebration screen of Derby County players, which gave the impression that the game was over and Derby County was celebrating the championship.

Chelsea players on the other side were selectively ignored because everyone knew they had no chance.

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