Chapter 123: The Conspirators

Wan Sheng didn't know that there was a young reporter in the Daily Mirror who adored him, but he also saw the report in the Daily Mirror.

He doesn't have the habit of reading the "Daily Mirror" on weekdays, mainly because this media always says bad things about Derby County and him, everyone likes to listen to good words, hear praise, hear praise, and Wan Sheng is the same, when he relaxes and rests, he can still feel very comfortable when he sees two sentences of media praise for the team and himself, on the contrary, he will feel very depressed when he sees those slanders, so he has long stopped reading "Daily Mirror".

But if Wansheng doesn't watch it, it doesn't mean that others don't watch it.

As soon as he arrived at the club in the morning, Diamares approached him with a newspaper, "Wan Sheng! Look at what was said on the news today! They're complimenting you, oh my! Your title has been upgraded from 'Chinese' to 'famous handsome'! I can't believe it! ”

Then Wan Sheng saw this 'weird' report.

Much of the content in this report is about Wansheng's experience, and then a praising review, and finally the article concludes, "This young Chinese from the mysterious East, there is a magical power in him, he only took half a year, without any investment from the club, to bring a League One relegation team to the top of the league, almost locked a promotion place next season"

"Derby's results speak for themselves, it's a miracle for him and a testament to his ability to lead the team."

Perhaps, in the future, we will all have to change the name of him. Instead of calling him Chinese, call him handsome! ”

"A handsome man who is less than twenty-seven years old! He has a bright future ahead of him."

Looking at the content of the report, Wansheng felt very comfortable. If he saw a similar report elsewhere, Wan Sheng would have read it again and smile indifferently, but it would be very strange for this kind of report to appear in the Daily Mirror.

All of England knows that the Daily Mirror is hostile to itself and Derbyshire FC.

This news is not only in the football circle and the media circle, but even many ordinary fans know that the "Daily Mirror" is almost inferior to the sports page. The word 'hostile' was marked on the Derby County match report, and now they have suddenly changed their tune. It's weird to tout yourself.

If it's because of Derbyshire's winning streak, it shouldn't be touted like this, and the usual practice of the Daily Mirror is to say, "Derby's table is good." They've won again."

And then, gone.

The Daily Mirror doesn't mention it at all, and only mentions his name when the team doesn't win, or when there is any negative news about the club, which makes many loyal readers of the Daily Mirror have a feeling that as long as Wansheng is the manager, there will be no good news for Derby.

The reporting of this method can really imperceptibly affect the senses of ordinary people to Wansheng.

This is the role of the media in guiding public opinion.

They didn't report any fake news. It's just a mention of a name when it 'needs to be mentioned', and then it has that effect. This is actually no different from pouring dirty water directly on Wansheng, but it is just a reporting method that is not illegal and makes people speechless.

But no matter what means are used, there is no reason for the Daily Mirror to publish such a boastful story.

It's weird.

Wan Sheng read through the report, and he must admit that the content of the report reads. He himself felt a little fluttery, but he thought it was the Daily Mirror. This feeling is completely gone.

The first thing that came to his mind was 'there was a conspiracy'.

"There must be a conspiracy! They must have done so for a purpose! Wan Sheng said to Diamares with certainty.

Diamares thought of other possibilities, "Maybe they just can't stand the pressure and need to report a statement praising you?" ”

"No way, they don't need to do it, even if it's stressful."

"Wan Sheng, why do you always think about things so complicated." Diamares laughed, "I really suspect that you are a conspiracy theorist, you think about everything very complicated, and when the media does a report, you will feel that there is a conspiracy"

Wan Sheng shook his head with a wry smile.

He also wants the world to be peaceful everywhere, there is no conspiracy, everything is very simple and direct, but the world is really complicated in the previous life, he was crawling at the low level, and he relied on everything completely, because of the experience, it was difficult for him to trust other people, and the precious memory and intellectual legacy left by 'Former Wansheng' also deepened his distrust of other people, just like the one who was fired at Manchester United. Former Wansheng's will also take photos as soon as possible to do the necessary means, which is distrust of outsiders, especially now the "Daily Mirror", which has always been hostile to himself, naturally has to think more about their strange reports.

In contrast, Diamares is as pure as a blank slate, even though this guy is almost ten years older than himself.

While the two were talking, Wan Sheng took a look at the reporter's signature of the report - Glenn, a very unfamiliar name.

But Wan Sheng didn't care, it was just a report after all.

After discussing a few words with Diamares, the two went to the training ground together to prepare for a day of training

Fast forward to February, and Derby's first game is a league game against Cardiff City.

The first half of the fixture was a tough win for Derby County, but thanks to two goals from Ian Taylor after 80 minutes, Derby County won 2-0 against Cardiff City.

In that match, Cardiff City was pretty good.

At the end of the half-time period, Cardiff City's league standings also prove that they are not by chance, as a promoted team, they are currently in 10th place in the league. It can be said that it is quite difficult to have this kind of ranking in the first season of promotion.

This time the two teams played each other, and Wansheng made some preparations.

But he didn't expect Cardiff City to be on the playing field. It was so good that the team could lead 1:0 in the first half, and the team's offensive was slow to open the situation. As a result, in the second half, it was only after Wan Sheng was replaced by Ian Taylor that Derby County equalised.

But 1:1 also became the final score.

Ian Taylor scored three goals in two rounds against Cardiff City, and Cardiff City was heartbroken by such a crazy performance, but the good news is that they drew with Derby County. In League One now, there are very few teams that can draw against Derby County. It is not easy for Cardiff to get a point on Derby, and even Cardiff City's media and fans are very satisfied with this result, after all, Derby County is too strong now. Many teams are a little worse at Derby County and will suffer a big defeat directly, and even West Bromwich Albion, a team in the top three of the league, has failed to pick up a point against Derby County in both legs, and it is quite remarkable that they can get a point.

For Wan Sheng, there was nothing unacceptable about the draw against Cardiff City, and when the game was played, it was seen that the team could not open the situation for a long time. He seemed anxious, but as soon as the match was over, he accepted the result. After all, the result is already doomed, no matter how anxious it is, it is useless, not to mention, football matches are not strong to win every game, otherwise football games will lose the fun of suspense.

At the moment, the team's results are not bad, and this one is drawn. They are also six league points clear of second-placed Norwich City and don't have to worry too much about anything.

But what makes Wansheng strange is the media coverage.

In normal times. Whenever his team loses, it should be said that the opponent is drawn, and the team loses too little, so the hostile media can only retreat to the second best thing to make a fuss about the draw, but after all, when the team draws the game, there will definitely be media who jump out and accuse Derby County of various flaws, such as underestimating the opponent, being careless, talking about some Derby County's tactical problems, talking about Derby's 'fatal' flaws, etc., in short, the media will use this opportunity to lash out at Derby.

But Wansheng never expected that the next day's report was not like this.

No media jumped out to point out the problems of Derby, but there was a lot of support for Derby.

"Derby County's 1-1 draw with Cardiff City, the first draw in the league against a relegation team, it may sound like a bad table, but in reality, it's nothing at all, football games are always won and lost"

"A draw in Cardiff? It's funny if anyone talks about this! Derby County are still six league points ahead of Norwich! ”

"Football is like that, no one can guarantee to win forever. Wansheng has done a great job."

"Anyone who thinks Derbyshire is bad, they're wrong, they're just lacking some luck."

'With the quality of Derby, they don't have to worry about a draw, they can now sweep League One, maybe they should have their eyes on the FA Cup!'

'The Cardiff City boss said after the game that he was very happy with the point, and of course he was satisfied! Because they're lucky! ”

'The reason for the draw at Derby County may be that Wan Sheng has been thinking about winning an FA Cup recently, and his team has the ability to do so.

“”

Looking at these media reports, Wan Shengzhi felt a little stunned.

He really couldn't understand the situation, if the media was all slamming, he wouldn't care at all, just laughed it off, but the current situation is really weird.

However, Wan Sheng didn't think much about it, anyway, as long as he played a good game, the media praised him, which made the team have a good public opinion environment.

He just jokingly said to Diamares, "Gail, it seems that you are right, these media have really changed their style"

Diamares was also a little speechless.

Not to mention Wan Sheng, even he felt a little weird

At the same time, the Daily Mirror building, an office of the sports department.

Brand was talking to Glenn with a smile on his face, and he was in a good mood because Derby County failed to win this round.

"Glenn, good job!"

"Look! We've done it all! Derby County are winless in this round! If we continue to do this, their results will definitely continue to decline, and then it will be our chance! ”

Brand said, a sneer on his lips.

Glenn nodded and listened.

When he learned that Derby County had drawn with Cardiff, a sense of guilt ran through his heart, and his heart was even heavier as he listened to Brand babble about it.

Brand didn't notice that Glenn didn't have a happy look on his face, and maybe he didn't care about what an intern reporter thought.

After saying a few words, Brand patted Glenn on the shoulder and said, 'Encouragement', "Keep up the good work!" Write a similar story tomorrow! I'll sign 'A' on your offer report. ”

Glenn was in a slightly better mood at this point. (To be continued) R580