Chapter 113 The Second Round

One win, £100,000 bonus; £1 million for the league title, and £1 million for the UEFA Cup; if Derby County wins all games and two titles from now on, the club will Take out a prize of around £3.5 million.

That's a lot of money.

But compared to the income that the club can get from the two championships, it is only a part of the money. Anyone can calculate this amount. If other clubs win the championship, they will definitely give bonuses to the players. Speaking of how much the bonus is, but in ordinary games, there is generally no bonus, so what is the purpose of Pearson?

Wan Sheng watched the new chairman's performance coldly.

As soon as he thought about it, he knew the purpose of this guy, which was to buy people's hearts.

Just taking over as the team chairman, the club's senior staff made a major adjustment, but after all, they are from the American consortium, it is difficult to get the support of the fans, and the club has not stabilized. At present, they naturally want to buy the hearts and minds of the fans, buy Hearts of the whole club.

For the team, the team is definitely the most important.

So they are here to buy the hearts of the players - in the form of bonuses, of course, it is undeniable that this approach can also make the team work harder to win, but it is not very effective, after all, not every player is Look at those thousands of pounds, especially players like Morris and Van der Vaart who have big contracts with the team. They earn more than this every day, and for games, winning and championships are every Players yearn for a 100,000-pound bonus based on a victory, which is really not eye-catching.

Wansheng believes that Pearson can't just hand out bonuses.

He must have other things to do, such as renewing contracts with some of the club's players, which is currently underway. It can appease the hearts of many players. After all, the end of the season means the beginning of summer transfers. Now that the contract is renewed, there is no need to worry about leaving.

However, these seem to have no effect on Wansheng, on the contrary, he can get an extra bonus.

Pearson will naturally have his share of the bonus, and even the assistant coach Diamares has a share. For those with low incomes such as Diamares, this bonus is more useful. of their last week's salary.

Wansheng is not at all worried that this will make the players' hearts 'toward' the club president.

Just this money. It's a bit delusional to want to buy players' support for him! You must know that most of the players in the team have more than 80 points of reverence for themselves. More than half of the players have more than 90 points, and some of them have more than 100 points. They are elder-level members of the players' union. They are absolutely It is to support Wansheng, and it is impossible to be moved by this amount of money.

If Pearson is willing to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to each player, he might be able to shake Wansheng's position in the team, but only 100,000 pounds per game... This amount of money is really a waste. .

So Wansheng and the players laughed at the prize money. When the chairman was leaving, he also complimented two words such as "Mr. Chairman is so generous", which made Pearson feel that the money was well worth it. But in fact, what he didn't know was that the effect of the money was that everyone would be entertained, share the money, compliment him, and then... no more.

On the contrary, the players feel that the money is deserved. After all, the team is doing so well now, isn't it normal to have a little bonus?

Pearson's approach is actually correct. Sterling can buy people's hearts.

But if he wants to do this, and he is reluctant to spend money, naturally it will not work.

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Just as Wan Sheng thought, after the team returned to the club, news came the next day that several players were informed that they could renew their contracts.

This is good news for the players, but at this time, it is actually very sudden.

Everyone in the team knows that Wansheng's contract renewal has not been completed, and the head coach's contract renewal has not been completed. The personnel changes in the summer are simply unpredictable, and it is a bit sudden to directly step over the head coach to renew the player's contract. Obviously, Pearson and Sam Rush want to renew their contracts to stabilize people's hearts.

The renewal targets they picked are also clear. Those who are strong and famous players.

The first to bear the brunt is Morris.

Morris has been outstanding this season. But because of his position and age, his reputation is not very big. In the eyes of football circles, Morris is very good, but that's all. He is already 27 years old, and he will die in two years. It can be called a veteran, plus he has never been selected for England, and he has not performed well in other clubs, so his value will naturally not rise too much.

And Morris is the core of Derby County. No matter who is the head coach, a player with such strong strength, outstanding performance and low value will choose to stay in the team.

So Morris was the first to get news of a contract extension.

In addition, Vidic, Marcus, Rousey, Ivan Crewe and Kluivert have all received news of contract renewals. Stabilizing the backbone of these teams can stabilize the entire team. Pearson Good deal with Sam Rush.

Wan Sheng ignored the news.

For Wansheng, this has no effect at all. At least now he is the head coach of the team. No matter what the club does, it cannot shake his determination to have the transfer right. And there is a stipulation in his contract that if the owner of the club changes, he can choose to jump out of the contract at the end of the season and take away the 800,000 pounds bonus. This clause is not surprising in the contracts of football coaches and basketball coaches. It is a very normal clause, but Wansheng never thought that one day, he would still be able to use such a clause.

In other words, Wansheng can choose to leave the club directly at the end of the season, without paying a liquidated penalty, and can also get a breakup fee of 800,000 pounds.

So even if the renewal cannot be completed, Wansheng does not have to worry about the time of the old contract.

Now he is not in the mood to pay attention to the actions of Pearson and Sam Rush, and soon the team ushered in Villarreal at the Pride Stadium.

This is the second round between the two teams.

In the first round, Derby County won by one goal away, with a one-goal lead and another away goal. Wansheng also has the confidence to fight against Villarreal head-on. Let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of specific teams and Spanish powerhouses in terms of attack.

This is a rare opportunity.

The average English team is more technically rough than Derby County, while the Spanish team is more technical, not to mention the Villarreal with the core Riquelme. Yar didn't score, but the skill and brilliance of their style of football was on display.

It is precisely because of the superior skills of the opponents that Wansheng wants to fight them even more.

It's not about winning or losing.

Perhaps if I really want to say it, it is a testament to my own tactics and the football I lead the team to play. This is for Wansheng. It's a testament to his ability to teach.

For the entire Derby County, it is also a test of overall ability.

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Villarreal is still very unwilling to lose 0:1 to Derby County at home. They think they are already a strong team. The team has world-class stars such as Riquelme and Diego Forlan. This season The results are quite good, finishing third in La Liga and promising to enter the Champions League next season.

Derby County's results are also good, currently the first in the Premier League, but Derby County is only a new emerging team after all, in Europe. Villarreal is much more famous than Derbyshire.

So they are not reconciled to defeat, their goal can be the UEFA Cup.

After the last round of the contest, Villarreal has some understanding of Derby County. This Derby County team is very defensive and very good at taking chances, their defense is solid, their counter-attack is very fast and very threatening.

But that's all.

After the end of the last round, Villarreal analyzed the reasons for the failure, and they concluded that they had too little experience with the English team. Coupled with the 'misleading' of the English media, leading them to believe that Derby County is a team that is good at attacking football. As a result, Derby County adopted the traditional 'English style of play', rough, brutal and tough. This is a La Liga team. Most uncomfortable, they were completely unprepared for it, and they lost to Derby County.

This time they went to Pride Stadium to play, they made a lot of preparations.

Coach Pellegrini asked them to be tougher. The offense is more targeted. In the face of Derby County's shrinking defense line, they must be more calm and pass the ball to deal with it, so that they will have more opportunities and not be afraid of Derby County's tough defense.

"That's how we play. Don't be afraid of them! They have a lot of young players on the team and they are very good at playing tailwinds. Don't give them a chance, the victory is definitely ours!"

Pellegrini shouted, shaking his fist.

He has to rely on fierce words to improve the team's fighting spirit. He always believes that the team is stronger than Derby County and has a lot of opportunities in the game.

The last game was just a lack of preparation.

Now that they are fully prepared, they are not afraid of Derby County at all.

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Soon the two teams played, and as the referee whistle sounded, the game officially started.

What Villarreal didn't expect was that Derby County launched a massive attack at the beginning and pressed the whole line, as if they were going to score a goal at the beginning, which made them a little flustered, but fortunately Rickel May and other core players stabilized the formation and did not give Derby County a chance.

"Something's wrong..."

Originally, according to the idea of ​​the head coach Pellegrini, Derby County would definitely choose to respond with the same defensive counterattack strategy as the previous game, so that Derby County has the greatest advantage, but unexpectedly, the opponent opened the match. A ferocious offensive was launched, and after several waves of attacks were over, there was no intention of easing, and Villarreal was suppressed for a while, which made their preparations before the game to be useless.

At this time, Riquelme looked at Derby County's offensive and turned to Fran, who was retreating to the side. "The opponent seems to be different from what the coach said..."

"It's completely different!" Fran gasped quickly. He tried to attack a few times just now, but was pushed back by Derby County. That is to say, he ran forward and then ran back, all tired. Out of breath, he ran empty for a long time without any effect at all. "They don't seem to want to shrink the defense at all."

"They changed tactics!" Riquelme affirmed.

"Then what do we do?"

Riquelme rolled his eyes. He is the core of the team, but he is just an ordinary player. It has been less than ten minutes since the game. It is obvious that the coach's tactical arrangement was wrong, and as a result, he is now suppressed. In the face of this situation, he has nothing to do, "Let's play normally! By relying on normal counterattacks, we will not lose to them!"

Riquelme said and chased after the ball.

Fran shook his head on the spot.

Riquelme's fighting spirit is quite high, but Derby County has attacked in several waves just now, and it is obvious that they are very suitable for this kind of attacking style of play. As the English media said, this Derby County is very good at attacking, And the full-court pressing defense can easily suppress the opponent. These are the reasons why Villarreal is currently passive.

Find the reason, but it is difficult to find a solution, because the coach has no relevant arrangements, just relying on Riquelme's fighting spirit to save the situation... It is really difficult.

As Diego Forlan thought, Derby County launched the offensive again and again, and Villarreal was completely overwhelmed. As a result, in the 19th minute of the opening, Derby County finally ushered in a good opportunity.

This is a long-range set-piece opportunity.

In football games, such opportunities are often taken directly to continue the game, but Derby County did not do this. Ivan Crewe came to the ball solemnly, and other players rushed forward to find opportunities.

Ivan Crewe kicked the ball with big feet and hoisted the ball directly into the penalty area!

Realizing the danger, Villarreal hurriedly crowded the defense, but Bolton Reiter took the first step to grab the position, his head was under the football, and the football bypassed the goalkeeper Vieira with both hands and flew into the goal!

"The ball is in!"

“Goooooooooooooooooooooal!!!”

"Burton Wright!"

"2:0, Derby County leads Villarreal with two goals in two rounds!"

With the shouts of the commentator on the scene, the fans of Derby County were boiling. At the same time, Villarreal was in despair. They did not expect that after defending for so long, the opponent still scored a goal. In one round of goals, they were already two goals behind.

So do they still have a chance to win?

Perhaps, for them, the biggest impact was not Derby County's goal, but the fact that the coach's pre-match arrangement didn't work at all. They felt at a loss and didn't even know how to play the next game.

At this time, many Villarreal players subconsciously looked at the coach's bench.

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PS: I have something to do at home recently, I can only write at night, the update is a bit late, sorry. (To be continued ~^~)