Chapter 61 The Script

Warnock is full of confidence, and he sees little threat from Derby County.

Derby County had won three consecutive victories before, but in Warnock's view, it was more based on luck. Both victories depended on lore, and the last victory also depended on solid defense.

Watching the video of Derby County's recent game, Warnock has come to a conclusion - Derby County's attacking ability is not strong.

What's so great about a team led by a young head coach in his twenties that is all about scoring goals on the counterattack? What's more, this young coach has been scorched by the local media of Derby County recently, and he probably doesn't have the heart to lead the game.

Warnock thought.

He sat on the Sheffield United coaching bench, watching the game just started. This time, it was Sheffield United's attack. An attack made three consecutive passes. The football reached the front of the penalty area. The team's forward completed a long-range shot. Unfortunately, the kick was a little too high, and the football flew directly over the crossbar.

"Why are you in such a hurry to shoot..." Warnock shook his head.

However, there was a smile on his face. In his opinion, the game was going on according to his script, and Derby County on the field could only defend, and even they could not do well in defense due to external influences.

Watching this attack, Warnock is even more confident.

That look with a smile also let others see his confidence in the game.

The big camera pointed at Warnock, and the on-site commentator commented happily, "The attack just now failed, Russenhogg failed to hold the ball, but Mr. Warnock seemed very calm and composed, obviously he was very interested in the game. Take it easy, don't care about a failed shot..."

But that's just the beginning.

The game didn't really follow Warnock's script.

Derby County's defense is doing very well, their formation is very solid, and the constant running and interception of players in the backfield has brought a lot of resistance to Sheffield United's attack.

Since the opening wave of attack, Sheffield United have not been able to get another shot for 15 minutes in a row.

On the contrary, Derby County, which is mainly based on the "defensive counterattack" tactics, played several waves of excellent advancing attacks, and also used several counterattacks to frequently threaten Sheffield United's gate.

There was no more smile on Warnock's face.

He was still sitting on the coach's bench, but his legs kept on tiptoe, as if there was something under his butt, and he couldn't sit firmly at all.

...

Derby County coaching bench.

Wan Sheng looked at the field with a smile, his face was very relaxed, as if everything had nothing to do with him, he was just a bystander, enjoying a football match.

For this game, he is very confident.

It can be said that this is the easiest game since taking charge of Derby County, he knew before the game that the game will not be difficult, and the situation on the field is much better than expected.

After more than 20 days of training, the team has generally adapted to the tactics.

Coupled with the overall improvement of the players’ individual abilities and their three consecutive victories, the entire team is not comparable in terms of strength or fighting spirit more than 20 days ago. Now they meet Sheffield United, a mid-level League One team. , Even on the road, he doesn't think the other side can threaten the team.

The only uncertainty is how many goals the team can score.

Of course, there is no 100% victory in football games. Even if it is a Premier League giant, it is very likely to fail against the last League One relegated team. Not to mention, Derby County is also a mid-level League One team.

But Wansheng has an 80% certainty that the team will win.

There are many reasons for winning, such as fighting spirit, strength, tactics, etc. Derby County has an advantage in many aspects, and the 80% win rate superimposed by these advantages is enough.

A football match is a gamble with an uncertain outcome.

Eighty percent hope of victory is enough.

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on site.

Sheffield United fans are worried about the team.

At the beginning of the game, they were not worried at all, in fact, they were of the same opinion as Warnock, and they did not think that Derby County, who came to challenge, was a threat to the team, all because of previous reports.

The media coverage of the game is nothing more than an introduction to the two teams.

In the impression of Sheffield United fans, Derby County is not a strong team at all, and it is currently in a relegation crisis in the League One, and its results are even worse than Sheffield United.

The results are on the one hand, and there are a lot of negative news about Derby County as reported by the media.

Just went through a coaching change...

A young Chinese coach in his twenties is coaching, this guy has no ability...

The quarrel between the Derby County local media and the young manager.

and many more.

A lot of news is not good for Derby County, of course, some of them praise Derby County, but Sheffield United fans obviously don't read it so carefully, they just have a general understanding of the opponent, so they all feel that the game will not be played. Too much suspense.

But what's going on with the game now?

What this media talked about, the so-called "win by luck" team actually suppressed Sheffield United? In the end what happened? How did they do that?

How did that happen……

The game was completely different from what they had imagined.

On the edge of the pitch, many reporters were sitting on the media table, including local Sheffield media, foreign big media, and some Derby County media reporters who came with the team.

If Wan Sheng took a closer look here, he would definitely be surprised.

The local media of Derby County who came to watch the game are not as few as in the press conference. If you count them roughly, it is estimated that there are more than three or four times more!

These media reporters are watching the game carefully. It's not that they didn't come to Sheffield at all, they just didn't go to the press conference. In fact, they still have to conduct live interviews on the game.

As for why... This is of course related to the conflict between Wansheng and the local media.

The two sides tore their faces, and local media reporters naturally did not go to the press conference. But not going to the press conference does not mean that they do not need interviews, they also have to do interviews, especially many of the sports media, as the local sports media of Derby County, do not cover Derby County games, what are they doing to report!

It's not that they want to come, they have to come, they have to come!

But these local Derby County reporters are not here to see Derby County win. They want Derby County to lose. It’s better to have a big defeat. Then they will have enough reasons to “attack” Wansheng.

Many of them have this in mind.

It's a pity that the game on the field was not played according to their script. It was halfway through and neither team had scored yet, but they could clearly see that Derby County had the upper hand.

They don't want to see this situation.

Think about it, if Derby County wins again, do they still say something like 'the team wins by luck'?

One by luck, two by luck, and three by luck?

Fans are not fools.

These Derbyshire local reporters just gritted their teeth secretly, and kept saying in their hearts, "Sheffield United must come on!"

It's a pity that their 'psychic power' cannot affect the game on the field. Under the tactic of 'defensive counterattack', Derby County was able to suppress Sheffield United, which is at home. It can be seen how much the performance of the two teams is different.

In the thirtieth minute of the game, Derby County scored.

Webberson broke through the bottom line on the wing, and the cross hit the Sheffield United defender and went out of the bottom line. Derby County won a corner kick, and Weberson took the corner kick directly from the wing.

As a full-back, Weberson's footwork is not bad, and he found the back spot with a long pass.

The attention of many players of Sheffield United was attracted by Leiter. In the competition for the high-altitude ball, Leiter's height obviously had a great advantage, but it was Ferdinand who finally shot. Put the ball into the goal.

One to zero!

This goal made the Sheffield United fans even more silent, while the Derby County fans on the road cheered and celebrated wildly.

To be able to lead the opponent by a goal on the road, this is what Derby fans are happy to see.

After a goal, the game is more favorable for Derby County. In the case of leading, the team also plays better. Derby County completely controls the game scene, reduces mistakes, continuously advances the attack, and at the same time has the stability of defense. , every player has a good play.

Sheffield United was completely suppressed for a time.

Soon in the 41st minute of the game, taking advantage of a mistake in Sheffield United's attack, Ian Taylor and Reiter cooperated several times to play a quick counterattack, and finally Ian Taylor passed the opponent at the front of the penalty area. A player, facing the attacking goalkeeper, steadily puts the ball into the goal.

Two to zero.

The game went to such a point that many people did not expect.

Derby County players frantically celebrated on the pitch.

At the same time, many local Derby County reporters in the media booth gritted their teeth. They looked at the Derby County players on the field, and at the Chinese coach who was sitting firmly on the coach's bench, but "pretends" to be inscrutable at a young age. They were quite depressed.

Many people squeezed their voices out of their teeth, "Sheffield United, these idiots, idiots!"