Chapter 116 Entering the Finals!

There is a UEFA Cup semi-final with Sporting Lisbon between Derby County and Manchester United now, so it is still a bit early to say that the game is ready, although Wansheng is looking forward to taking away the league title at Old Trafford, But until then, he still has to play well against Sporting Lisbon.

Wansheng made a lot of preparations for this match.

Although the first leg won 1:3 away, the team has two goal advantages and three away goals, which almost guarantees the team to enter the final door with one foot, but the necessary preparation is necessary, according to history. , There will be a miracle in Istanbul in this year's Champions League. I don't know if Liverpool can create a miracle because of his butterfly effect, but what is certain is that the miracle happened in the last life. Who can be sure that Sporting Lisbon can't create a miracle? Beat Derby County to the UEFA Cup?

The most important thing is not to be careless, to have a score advantage, and to have a serious attitude, in order to stifle all miracles.

Even if there is only a small chance, Wansheng does not want other teams to perform miracles on his head, so he is still very serious about preparing for the game against Sporting Lisbon.

While preparing for the game, a lot of things happened in the club.

The first thing to talk about is Wansheng's contract renewal. Kevin Tagore's negotiation with the club did not go well. The club politely refused the transfer rights Wansheng asked for, although he promised to increase his salary and various bonuses. To make up for the lack of transfer rights, but Wansheng is determined to win the transfer rights, especially now the club's attitude makes him even more suspicious-if the new executives of the club are dedicated to developing the team, they should not refuse this request. Come on, if he agrees to renew his contract now, then the club will sell his important players. There was nothing he could do.

Therefore, Wansheng's contract has not been negotiated.

Soon there is new news in the media. This is about the transfer of players from the Derby County club. The two hottest players in the Derby County team are undoubtedly Raphael Van der Vaart and Frank Ribery. Now Their names are linked to several clubs, and there are even 'grass' sources that reveal the 'accurate' content - Derby County Club and Derby County Hamburg Club have privately reached a transfer agreement for Van der Vaart, the only missing Just waiting for the summer transfer window to open and three parties, including Van der Vaart himself, signed.

Seeing this news on the first day of the first day, Wansheng's first reaction was not to believe it.

He felt that the team had nothing to hide from him. It is impossible for the media to get the news faster than himself, but this morning, he saw that Van der Vaart's expression was a little unusual, and he turned to ask about it, but he did not expect Van der Vaart to admit it.

"Boss, I wanted to play with you, but Mr Sam Rush said you wouldn't necessarily be able to stay at the club in the summer, so I agreed."

Van der Vaart timidly peeked at Wan Sheng's face.

Wan Sheng frowned.

He didn't expect the situation to be so bad-if the contract could not be negotiated, he did have the idea of ​​leaving. But now that the contract renewal is still under negotiation, Van der Vaart has been determined to be sold by the club. What does this mean? That is to say. Whether he leaves or does not leave, Van der Vaart will definitely go!

Van der Vaart is gone, who's next?

Ribery? Morris? Ivan Kru? Even Burton Reiter, Baker Alfred?

Wan Sheng angrily went directly to Sam Rush's office, preparing to quarrel with the latter over Vander Vaart's affairs.

Sam Rush's attitude was very friendly. No matter what Wansheng shouted, he explained it seriously. Although he was also a little angry, he was very clear. This young Chinese coach is extremely important in the team. He is expected to lead the team to win the league title and the UEFA Cup this season. No matter what Wansheng's attitude is or how angry he is, he can only try his best to explain it. clear.

With Sam Rush's attitude, Wansheng is also difficult to quarrel with him.

However, he knew the exact news - the club had to sell at least 2 or 3 high-value players in order to make up for the financial difficulties brought by the acquisition of the club to the GSE consortium.

Van der Vaart is definitely up for sale, not just Van der Vaart. It is estimated that there will be a Frank Ribery next, plus a young talent like Alfred or Leighton Baines, so as to collect enough funds, even the funds for the summer transfer preparation Also in it.

In this way, there will be no funds for the summer transfer.

Even with the football training master system. It is impossible for Wansheng to create another Van der Vaart in one summer. Even add a Franck Ribery, which means that next season, the team's strength will definitely decline.

If this is the case, Wansheng can still tolerate it. After all, Pearson and Sam Rush are also helpless, and they have a football training master system. After a summer, Wansheng is still sure to improve the team's strength. Next season will not be worse than this season.

But the point is, Sam Rush clearly told him that even if he agrees to Van der Vaart's transfer, the club's transfer power will not be given to him.

What does this mean?

The matter of buying and selling players will still occur in the future, and the players he cultivated with his heart will also be sold! In the process, what was he taken for?

A money making machine for training players!

Sam Rush's attitude is very clear, that is, to tell him that the club is like this, you have to stay, the club can meet all your requirements such as salary, bonuses, etc., but in terms of transfers, you must listen to the club.

When he walked out of the general manager's office, Wan Sheng held back his anger and kicked the door ruthlessly before he let out a long breath.

At the same time he felt relieved.

Whether to go or stay, I finally have a decision. After leading the team to two championships, he could really leave.

A new stage?

On the contrary, Wan Sheng was a little hopeful.

......

In an interview the next day, Wan Sheng conceded a move for Van der Vaart.

This incident was revealed to the media by the insiders of the club, which was already conclusive, and Wan Sheng's admission was only a confirmation, but it still caused a new round of media hype.

After all, in this matter, 'inside news' and 'grass news' were cited before, and the person who disclosed it did not appear in the field of vision at all. The public is not sure about the authenticity of the news, and Wansheng came out to admit the news, which made the media more certain.

Regarding Van der Vaart's transfer, Wan Sheng just said indifferently, "I have no ability to keep him because the club has to sell him to pay off some debts."

The sale of Van der Vaart by the club has something to do with the GSE consortium's funding problem. It is also true to say "repayment of debt". Wansheng is just looking for an excuse. He will not say anything about the GSE consortium, because of that level of things. It has absolutely nothing to do with him.

What Wansheng has determined is only the transfer of Van der Vaart, and will not talk much about other things.

However, the media had more associations, and they quickly thought of other Derby County talents, so various media began to report the news that Derby County's various talented stars were linked to a certain team. These news filled various sports pages, and even crowded Lost coverage of Derby County and Manchester United games.

This unnerved the Derby County fans.

Originally, they expected the team to win various championships this season. They have already won the Community Shield and the League Cup, and they will soon win the league championship. The UEFA Cup also has a chance. The current situation of the team is very good. Whenever they think about the team's results, they can always feel extremely excited.

But when I wake up from sleep, it seems that the world has changed...

The Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Times. Even the local "Derby County Sports News", "Derby County Life News", and various sports programs are reporting the club's transfer. If a player transfers to the club, they will be interested in paying attention, but This is the club's players to transfer away!

And the core player of the team - Rafael - Van der Vaart!

Frank Ribery!

Leighton Bynes!

All these outstanding players are leaving?

Derby County fans couldn’t sit still immediately. They were originally watching from the sidelines of the American investment in the club. In their hearts, they actually hoped that foreign funds could be injected into the team, so that the team could introduce a few big stars in the summer. But what's the situation now? Contrary to what they imagined, it is the top management of the club who wants to sell the star of their own team!

This is absolutely intolerable!

So on this afternoon, nearly 2,000 Derby County fans gathered and shouted and demonstrated in front of the club, surrounding the entire club. , let the fans shout more intensely. more spirited.

Soon club chairman Pearson and general manager Sam Rush couldn't sit still.

In fact, when they considered selling players such as Van der Vaart, they had already anticipated this situation. They had just taken over the club and sold the core players of the team. This approach will obviously make fans very unhappy with them.

They had thought about facing this situation, so when the moment came. They do know how to deal with it.

Pearson and Sam Rush walked out of the club, and they were immediately surrounded by fans, with more than a dozen security guards closely protecting them.

Pearson took the microphone from his assistant, stood calmly among the fans, and said first, "We are about to win the league championship!"

"And the UEFA Cup champion!"

Hearing these two sentences, the fans calmed down a little and planned to hear what this guy had to say. Then Pearson said, "I have been a Derby County fan since I was a child, and I live in Derby County. Many of you have seen me. I love Derby County, and I am willing to give everything to make Derby County better! Now I I am delighted to be the chairman of Derby County and I hope everyone can believe in me and I will definitely lead Derby County to greatness!"

Motivation alone obviously cannot fully impress the fans, and then Pearson began to explain the transfer issue, "Recently, the media has reported a lot of our transfer news, and now I am here to say for sure that most of them are false, Of course, some real reports cannot be ruled out, but every club has transfers, some sell, some sell. Player transfers are normal in modern football. I hope everyone will not be deceived by these news. Next season Derbyshire is bound to be better than it is now..."

Wansheng stood far away, listening to Pearson's speech to the fans.

He has to admit that Pearson is still a bit eloquent. Van der Vaart's transfer deal has become a normal transfer in his mouth. Get the inside scoop on fans. Really will be deceived by his words.

Just listening to Pearson's words now, you will definitely think that this is a good chairman who is dedicated to the club... But in fact, the club is indeed going to sell its core players, not for the development of the club, but for GSE. Consortium services, in turn, if Ji-Smith did not sell the club, although he had no assets, he would never sell core stars for money. Because he doesn't need the club to make money for him.

Comparing the two, it is definitely better for the 'nothing' Gee Smith to be the chairman, because he only has the club and nothing else.

But these have nothing to do with Wansheng.

He was determined to leave, how Pearson develops the club in the future, and what Derby County will become in a few years, has nothing to do with him at all.

Now all he needs to think about is how the team will win the remaining two championships.

Derby County needs a title, and as a manager, he needs a title, at least in this regard. The two have the same goal. Even if he leaves in the summer, he still has to take these two championships. This is also a gift to the fans before he leaves!

......

Wansheng ignored what happened at the club and put all his energy into the game.

On May 6, Derby County welcomed Sporting Lisbon at the Pride Stadium. This is the second round of the two sides. With two goals and three away goals, Derby County's mentality is very relaxed.

Before the game, Wansheng solemnly reminded everyone to deal with it seriously, not to give the opponent any chance, and to have an advantage. With Wansheng's reminder again, the whole team is very serious about the game.

Due to the match against Manchester United two days later, Wansheng did not send all the main force. Van der Vaart, Leighton Baines and Ivan Crewe were all placed on the bench. Nevertheless, Derby County were on the field. Still has an advantage.

With two goals behind, Sporting Lisbon had to launch a massive attack at the beginning, but Derby County's 'OS-Fast' offensive system. Enough to keep the opponent in a hurry, Sporting Lisbon wanted to attack, but was forced by Derby County very embarrassed.

In this case, the best option is to solidify the defense first, but they have to attack. As a result, in the 17th minute of the game, Bolton Reiter broke the door of Sporting Lisbon with a powerful shot.

"4:1!"

"Burton Reiter helped Derby County continue to widen the score gap! Now Sporting Lisbon has no chance..." The on-site commentator Alfie said excitedly. "This goal is enough to guarantee Derby County secure tickets to the final!"

As Alfie said, after Bolton Reiter's goal, the Lisbon players lost their confidence.

They were already 1:3 behind, and the game was played passively, and the opponent scored another goal. Think about how many chances to win in this situation?

As for miracles? That's probably just luck.

If God was behind them, they could have tried it, but it was clear that Derby County took the game seriously and they couldn't find much opportunity to attack up front.

After losing confidence, Sporting Lisbon's performance was even worse. As a result, they failed to score until more than half of the second half. Instead, the second half opened, and Peter Kennedy, who came off the bench, used a long shot from outside the penalty area. , once again helping Derby County open the score gap.

5:1, the outcome has been decided.

It was not until the 77th minute of the game that Sporting Lisbon scored a face-saving goal, which was also the last goal of the game between the two teams.

In the final two rounds, the score was fixed at 5:2, and Derby County eliminated Sporting Lisbon and approached the UEFA Cup final.

It is worth mentioning that the venue chosen by UEFA for the UEFA Cup final this season is the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, which is the home of Sporting Lisbon. If Sporting Lisbon could eliminate Derby County, they would have had the opportunity to play at their home court. To meet the finals, it is a pity that they were eliminated.

Sporting Lisbon could only watch as the other two teams battled for the UEFA Cup title on their own turf.

The next day, another game also came to fruition, CSKA Moscow eliminated Benfica and became Derby County's opponent in the final. (To be continued ~^~)