When Mourinho saw the substitution adjustment made by Derby, he was subconsciously stunned, Derby County's substitution is normal, but replacing Osman is a bit abnormal, as long as you know Derby County, you know the name Osman, he is not an outstanding star, but he is a big defender in Derby's backfield.

To use an analogy, he's like Derbyshire's 'Gattuso'.

Gattuso is a member of AC Milan, he is very famous, but Gattuso's skills can definitely be described as rough, and there is no mastery in defense, but he is a big player in AC Milan's defense, because his long runs can always give opponents countless problems.

The same is true for Osman, who is a very important player in the Derby County backline and has caused a lot of problems with his constant movement.

What impressed him the most was his fitness.

Running all over the field, and seldom getting tired like other players by the end of the game, this is Ottoman, and Derby County made this substitution adjustment, obviously not because of Osman's fitness, and the only explanation can only be a tactical adjustment.

Tactical adjustments?

With just a few minutes to go, Derby County certainly won't make any major tactical changes now, but what is the purpose of this change?

Jose Mourinho was confused.

At the same time, the reporters in the media box also saw the substitution adjustment of Derby County, and when they saw that Wansheng chose to replace Osman, they were all very surprised.

"Replace Osman? How can it be? ”

"That Chinese is dizzy? Peter Kennedy? Who's this? ”

"It's really unwise to replace Osman with Kennedy, now Derby County need to defend more solidly, as long as they can keep the goal, they can win the title!"

"Maybe Wan Sheng was a little too nervous at the last moment!"

"It's not just right! That Chinese is dizzy, Chelsea has more chances! With Osman down, Derby's defense will definitely be affected, and then it's up to Chelsea to see what they do! ”

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There were many opinions in the media table. After all, we are not optimistic about Derby's substitution adjustments.

But the Derby players didn't feel much of it, and in their opinion, the substitution was really obvious, they weren't just bystanders, they were Derby players, they knew a lot about the team's tactics and a lot about the quality of their team-mates.

Peter Kennedy has been making a lot of appearances lately, with Morris injured and often playing alongside Osman in midfield, or as a defender in the 4321 formation.

Kennedy's defense could not be compared to the 'physical perversion' of Osman. But Peter Kennedy's composure and better technique are not much worse defensively.

He is also the only player on the team who can take Morris's place.

But now that Peter Kennedy is not replacing Morris, but Osman, then the coach's intention is clear, which is to make the team play a 'dual-core' strategy.

In training, they have practiced this tactic as well.

In the 442 formation, the core of the whole team is undoubtedly Morris, but Morris is often limited by opponents, and each opponent will deploy defense against Morris. So when Morris plugs in, it is difficult to get good opportunities, which is why Morris's play is limited.

Although Morris is the most important player on the team, he actually doesn't have many goals and assists.

Last season Morris was the best in the team. But this season, in terms of offense and assists, Morris is not as good as Ivan Crewe, Ribery and other players, let alone Van der Vaart.

But there's a reason for that. That is, in every game, the opponent will specifically limit Morris.

In this case, Morris remains the core of the team. can still lead the team to organize the attack, and still have outstanding appearance, which can see the strength of Morris, his performance under Wansheng is absolutely world-class.

So Morris is very qualified as the core of the team.

But you can't put all the pressure on Morris alone, if someone can share this pressure, Morris can have more room to play, and the whole Derby County team's attack can be smoother, this is the dual-core strategy that Wansheng thought of.

In fact, Wan Sheng can think of a dual core, and it is also related to Morris's injury.

After Morris was injured, Peter Kennedy's performance was not as good as Morris's, and the team's table was still affected by something, so Wansheng considered letting Peter Kennedy partner with another player as the core, in training, Ribery, Ian Taylor and others have played a central role, but in the real game, Derby County has not tried to use dual-core tactics.

It's not a self-created tactic, in fact, many teams have tried to do it, with good and bad results, and Wan Sheng has also asked the team to try to do it.

In the case of a normal attack, dual cores are actually necessary, because one core is enough.

Morris was on the pitch enough to ensure the team's attack, and even if Chelsea's targeted defense was slightly pulled, Chelsea could not make too many restrictions.

But in the current situation, Wan Sheng thought of letting Peter Kennedy play, because Peter Kennedy can also organize offenses and have a very good appearance.

Now the whole team is still defense-oriented, if you want to counterattack to find a good opportunity, it is not easy, it depends on some luck, such as Morris himself breaking the ball, or teammates quickly handed the ball to Morris, and for example, the football to the feet of Ribery, Ribery successfully completed the breakthrough There are many ways, in fact, if you really want to say that the team's offensive pen is www.biquge.info, there are still only two - Morris and Ribery.

Peter Kennedy is different, he can play another offensive www.biquge.info, and under normal advancement, he can replace Morris as the core, so that Morris can plug in at will and be more flexible in his running position.

Of course, the advantage behind is only incidental, Wansheng's main consideration is the counter-attack www.biquge.info with Peter Kennedy, the counter-attack will definitely be better, so that if the opportunity is found, the team can also pose a threat to the Chelsea goal.

In the eyes of the media and fans, Derby County only need to hold on until the end of the game to win the title.

But Wan Sheng has never been a person who leaves his fate to luck, he doesn't think that the team will be able to hold on until the end of the game, and now the team can completely control the victory and defeat, and there is no need to bet on luck.

Because of this. He was replaced by Peter Kennedy.

For this substitution adjustment, some players who are not outstanding in football intelligence can't understand it, of course, they don't need to understand, and people like Morris, Ribery and others all know the meaning of Wansheng, which is enough, because they are the core players, and the whole team's offense and counterattack are all played around them

In addition to Derby's own players. No one understood the reason why Peter Kennedy replaced Osman, and they all saw it as a failed substitution.

As a result, many media reporters and commentators are criticizing Wansheng.

"If Derby County loses, this substitution is the biggest reason!" A commentator said bluntly.

In the eyes of most people, Derby County should have stepped up defensively, and it would have been very unwise to replace Osman, and of course, the game would not have changed because of what they had said, and as Peter Kennedy stepped onto the field, the game between the two teams restarted.

Chelsea's attack is still fierce.

It's time now. They had no choice but to pry onto the Derby County goal in an attempt to find an equaliser before the end of the 90 minutes, as long as that was to give them a chance to secure the win. Otherwise, they will lose to Derby County and lose the Carabao Cup.

This is not acceptable to them.

Chelsea Football Club can't accept it, Mourinho can't accept it. The Chelsea players on the pitch couldn't accept it either.

Chelsea haven't won the trophy for a long time and now there's a good chance in front of us, a League Cup trophy. If we can win this trophy, it will be a good start to the championship this season, and all the Chelsea players are working hard to win it.

They bombarded the Derby County half!

It was more intense than just now, and as the game went on, it was clear that the Chelsea players were a little anxious, but their attack was still very organized, and the wonderful combination was played again and again, and they also remembered the lesson of the last time of the first half, while attacking, there were always 3 or 4 players behind to prevent Derby County from suddenly breaking the ball and counterattacking.

With such a pressing look from Chelsea, Derby County also counter-attacked.

But more often than not, the Derby County ball can't be passed to the half-court because even Bolton Reitt has dropped back to participate in the defence, and if he doesn't, maybe the next moment the Derby County goal will be broken.

A lot of people feel like Derby County are in danger defensively.

At the same time, what most people don't notice is that Derby County have counterattacked more often than before.

Derby County also attacked and counter-attacked before, but there were not many times, sometimes even if the ball was cut off at the back, it was quickly grabbed by Chelsea, or it was just a big kick clearance, and the football would be Chelsea's possession when it went out of the sideline.

And now, before they know it, Derby County has also played a few decent attacks and counter-attacks.

It's just that these attacks and counter-attacks don't pose much of a threat at all, and they don't put it in the eyes of the vast majority of people, who think that Chelsea are still holding the situation down, and if there is a goal, it will only be Chelsea, and Derby's counter-attacks are almost no different from time-consuming, because they are not destined to score, at least they have failed to penetrate Chelsea's defence several times.

But in the Chelsea dugout, manager Jose Mourinho frowned.

As a head coach, the angle of watching the game is naturally different from that of ordinary fans. Ordinary fans watch the ball, as long as the opponent does not threaten the goal, the football is at the feet of their own team most of the time, they will not worry about anything, even if the opponent counterattacks a few times, it doesn't matter at all, they don't notice at all, and even if they do, it doesn't feel like anything - in a football game, isn't it normal to switch balls?

But Mourinho saw more, he saw that Derby's defense was still solid, and he also saw the role of Derby's substitutions just now, in counterattacking.

It was immediate!

Before the substitution adjustment, Derby County's defense was very solid, Chelsea has been attacking and only scored one goal, other times there are very few good opportunities, he thought that after replacing Osman, Derby County's defense will always be worse, but in fact, the opponent's defense is still very solid, although there is less of a full field of running figure, but the new player on the field, in front of the penalty area to defend more cautiously, this time there was even a successful interception and a direct steal.

And that's not the most important thing.

On top of that, Derby have counter-attacked more often and it's clear that the newcomer can also serve as a www.biquge.info for Derby's attack.

Jose Mourinho knows Peter Kennedy because he has started too many times for more than two months, and although Chelsea have not played Derby County during this time, Mourinho thought that Peter Kennedy would start before the game, so naturally he would have done some investigation.

Peter Kennedy came out, and that's where he was puzzled.

Now that Morris is already on the court, isn't Peter Kennedy's appearance a repetition of positions?

It's like Chelsea, there's a Frank Lampard, Mourinho would be happy, but with two Lampards coming in at the same time, that affects the performance of the whole team.

England have a problem, the 'double German problem' is an eternal topic in the England team, Gerrard and Frank Lampard played at the same time, and did not play the role that was imagined, which is well known and is a problem that manager Eriksen has always wanted to solve.

Derby County fielded Morris to play alongside Peter Kennedy, leaving Mourinho wondering.

But now Mourinho has seen the effect, maybe the Chinese did not solve the problem of the coexistence of the two cores, but in the case of being suppressed by Chelsea, the two cores can play a great role - the counterattack is not the whole team press, often Morris and Kennedy have one can step forward is enough, so naturally there will be no position duplication problem, and when Derby County advances, Morris is often the core point.

In the end, the 'duo' played a role and allowed Derby County to counter-attack more often.

There are many counter-attacks, and it is difficult to threaten the Chelsea goal without good opportunities, but the problem is not to look at it that way, the more counter-attacks, the more likely it is to find good opportunities, and thinking of this, Mourinho also had to look up at the young figure standing on the sidelines.

But there's not much he can do about it now.

The main thing is that Chelsea are now one goal behind and with less than ten minutes left in the game, Chelsea's only option is to attack, to attack like crazy, otherwise they won't have any chances.

So even if he sees something now, it doesn't matter, because he doesn't have a choice.

Mourinho shook his head.

Although he is an atheist and has no faith, he can only pray to God that Chelsea will score in the next few days

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