Chapter Ninety-Six: Locking the Victory
Mourinho was understandably surprised, as Wan Sheng himself had never thought of using a 'dual-core' tactic in the game before.
The 'dual-core' tactic seems simple to say, but if you want to train to be effective, it requires the cooperation of the whole team of players.
There are two cores, many players don't know how to play, especially when football comes to the front, the position of the two cores will be repeated, but if there is only one person, it is equivalent to one less player, which is a very contradictory problem, which requires the whole team of players to cooperate tacitly, everyone knows when and how to play, so that the 'dual core' can best play.
But in reality, it's very difficult to do.
Even if the whole team is a big-name star, but there are also many stars, playing football is to follow the rhythm, just like a famous game called 'masturbation', in a competition, there must always be someone with the rhythm, this is the core, if there are two people with the rhythm, it may be messy, it is not easy to play well, of course, unless, for Derby, if you and a small team do not need such complex tactics.
So Wan Sheng didn't think of using this tactic before the game.
Just now he was just a 'flash of inspiration', in the passive situation of the team, to maintain the defense, and to have a counterattack, it is not easy to do, the only thing he can think of is to put Peter Kennedy on the field.
It's a bit risky, but Peter Kennedy is on the pitch and the defense isn't too bad, so it's better to win than to watch the opponent attack your own side again and again, and keep worrying about the goal.
Now the tactics have had an immediate effect, and Wan Sheng is still very satisfied.
Just when most were expecting Chelsea to score another goal to equalise and make the game even more exciting, what they didn't know was that both managers were thinking about the threat from Derby.
On the pitch, though, it was clear that Chelsea had the upper hand.
They had more possession, more attacks, and still dominated Derby in the big picture. Most of the time football was also passed around the Derby half, making the Derby County defence look dangerous.
The game situation is still not good for Derby County.
However, Derby County played very calmly, during this time, Chelsea continued to attack, but did not find any good opportunities in front of goal, let alone natural goals, many people saw this situation, and thought that Derby County had a good chance to hold until the end of the game.
The Chelsea players on the pitch also paid no attention to the Derby counter-attack, in fact, they are now the same as Jose Mourinho. They don't have the heart to think about it, they have to score in the next few minutes or they will lose the game, and whether Derby can score again is out of their mind, and it makes no difference to lose one goal or two goals for the losing side.
Chelsea were so anxious to score that Derby had more chances.
At the 88th minute of the game. Derby County broke the ball at the back and, after a quick succession of three passes, the ball was handed to Morris.
When Maurice got the ball, two Chelsea players pressed for it. One is Arjen Robben and the other is Frank Lampard.
Arjen Robben's defensive ability is average, but one Frank Lampard is enough of a headache, so Morris doesn't even think about passing the ball. He glanced around and stabbed the ball into the centre circle.
As the ball rolled in the direction of the roll, I saw that Peter Kennedy, who came off the bench, received a pass.
When Peter Kennedy receives a pass. Chelsea didn't care too much because Morris was the heart of Derby's midfield, and Derby's other attacking players were Ribery, Ivan Crewe, etc., but by no means Peter Kennedy, who replaced Osman, so it was natural for Chelsea players that Peter Kennedy would choose to pass the ball to his teammates.
As a result, the Chelsea players kept an eye on the Derby players around them as they retreated.
But Peter Kennedy didn't choose to cross or pass the ball backwards steadily, he didn't even listen to the ball, and suddenly passed a ball over the top.
This caught Makelele in front of him off guard!
Makelele kept an eye on the ball as he ran back and forth, thinking like the rest of the Chelsea players that Peter Kennedy would not launch a counter-attack on his own, and would definitely come with a lateral pass, either to the flank, or to Morris, but he didn't expect the opposition to pass such an overhead high ball, which made it impossible for him to defend at all.
The only thing he can do is follow the trajectory of the ball and look at the landing spot.
The location of the football was about ten meters in front of the penalty area, which was already dangerous, and what made Makelele even more shocked was that he saw a white figure quickly interject.
"Peter Kennedy! Very decisive one-kick pass! Bolton Reiter, he's very fast! It's a great opportunity for Derby! ”
Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, clenched his fists and stared.
It was the team's best chance in the second half, and can Bolton Reiter take it?
In fact, he didn't expect Peter Kennedy to suddenly pass such a delicate pass, Peter Kennedy's ability is not bad, but there is nothing outstanding about it, Wansheng sent him to play the 'dual-core' counterattack tactics, and he just wanted the team to have more offensive www.biquge.info, that's all, what he didn't expect was that Peter Kennedy played so well this time.
The timing of this pass is so good, the pass is so accurate!
Now that Bolton-Reiter has got his chance, whether he can determine the winner in advance depends on this time!
Carvalho was standing next to Bolton-Reit, he was closer to the landing point, but he was diagonally facing the ball and was running backwards, only to watch as the ball was unloaded when he realized the ball was coming.
Immediately after, Carvalho pounced directly!
Carvalho knew he had to have a watch, and now all he needed to do was stop him. In fact, Carvalho is still under a lot of pressure because his performance was not good in this game, and several defenses failed, especially the one with Kluivert, who was shaken twice before and after, and the team's goals conceded had a lot to do with his defensive failures.
His defensive performance was definitely not good, and he could only be regarded as barely qualified, in the second half, when the team was on the offensive. He's just standing from the back and watching, and more often than not, it's just to make the Chelsea backfield look like there's one more defender and that's it.
Carvalho knew this, so he wanted to show something about it.
Stopping this ball may be able to make a contribution to the team.
If the team can tie the scoreline next, then he will definitely have a share of the credit - look, Carvalho made a successful interception at the crucial moment and contributed to Chelsea, so that Chelsea have the possibility of equalising.
Conversely, if the defense fails. Carvalho could hardly have imagined that after the game, the media would have said that "Chelsea's loss of the Carabao Cup had a lot to do with Carvalho's defence, and both of Derby's goals were the result of his defensive mistakes" and that he would be the culprit of the team's defeat.
It was these that put Carvalho under pressure.
"Bolton-Reiter-!!" The on-site commentator was already shouting Reiter's name, and many fans also exclaimed when they saw the good opportunity for Derby.
Burton Reitt also noticed Carvalho's interception, who is no stranger to Carvalho, having played Chelsea twice. He knows that the Portuguese centre-back is difficult to entangle, and it will be difficult for him to stick up and get the ball straight into the box.
At this moment, Leiter glanced around. It was found that only Ribery on the wing could follow, but it was a bit too far away and the pass was likely to be missed.
He immediately changed his mind!
I saw that Leiter suddenly raised his right foot and fired a powerful volley at the football!
This is at least twenty-five meters from the goal. Burton-Reiter is definitely not the type of player who is good at shooting from distance, so Carvalho didn't think Reiter would choose to shoot until he reacts. There was simply no time to intercept.
Chelsea goalkeeper Joud Cudicini is no different.
He never imagined that this big man with a height of more than 190CM would suddenly shoot on the periphery of the penalty area, and when he reacted, his movements were a beat slower, but the angle of Reiter's foot was not bad.
Result -
"Bolton-Reiter-!!"
“Gooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!” The ball flew past Cudicini and rushed straight into the net.
Everyone looked at the football in the door in a daze, and they didn't react for a long time.
From the beginning of the second half to the present, Chelsea have been dominant, especially in the second half, Chelsea's possession and attack have the majority of the advantage, but just when many people thought that Chelsea might tie the score, Derby County scored instead!?
There was even a brief silence at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where tens of thousands of people lived.
Then, the cheers erupted!
Looking at the football in the door, Bolton-Reiter was also stunned.
Just now he was definitely impromptu, and he didn't have any choice to shoot at all.
If he had the footwork of Van der Vaart, Franck Ribery or Kluivert, he would have chosen to break through Carvalho in search of a one-on-one opportunity, but he knew that his dribbling ability was not strong, and if he was stuck by Carvalho, even if he could protect the ball into the box, it would be difficult to find a good shot.
He didn't want to waste his chances, so he opted for a direct shot.
But what I didn't expect was that the ball went in like this? He looked at the goal several times, listened to the call in his ears, and then reacted, jumped up directly in place excitedly and rushed to the sidelines, knelt directly on the grass, and kept smashing the ground with his fists.
Anyone can understand the excitement of Bolton-Reiter.
Just look at the way he looks, and this is the Carabao Cup final, the game against Chelsea, it is not easy to score a goal, but more importantly, it is the goal that determines the outcome of the game!
The rest of the Derby County players were equally excited, as they all rushed towards Bolton-Reit, hugging each other and chanting and celebrating.
At this time, they already know that there is no suspense about the victory or defeat!
The tournament can be declared to end early, and they can also announce that they have won the League Cup early!
"Unbelievable! Derby striker Burton Reitt scored the fatal goal for his team, a goal that extended Derby's lead, and now that the game is about to go 89 minutes, the difference between two goals is enough to decide a qiē, and we can congratulate Derby County in advance on winning the League Cup! ”
"This goal just now was a very decisive cold shot from Bolton Reiter! Maybe he could shoot in his position, but most players would have chosen to continue with the ball in that situation, and because of this, both Carvalho and Cudicini were a little slow to react, with Cudicini unable to save the ball and Reiter sealing the win for Derby County early! ”
"It must be mentioned that this assist belongs to Peter Kennedy, who came off the bench, it seems that I was wrong, I thought it was a wrong substitution, but Peter Kennedy proved himself with a precise hanging pass, he played ten minutes, and gave the team an assist, which shows that Wansheng's substitution choice is very wise."
"Now, we can congratulate Derby County on their Carabao Cup triumph!"
With the commentator's words, the screen switches to the celebration of the Derby players, which gives the impression that the game is over and Derby County is celebrating the championship.
The Chelsea players on the other side were selectively ignored because everyone knew they didn't have a chance
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