Chapter 54: All or Nothing
Jose Mourinho saw that Derby County relied more on long-range shots, a tactic he didn't understand, but he still directed his team in front of the penalty area.
Chelsea tightened up their lockdown in front of the penalty area, which had some impact on the Derby attack.
This is not a big impact, after all, it is almost impossible to limit the area outside the box, the range is a bit too big, but the effect is still there, and the dangerous position in front of the box increases the defense, at least it is not so easy for Derby County to find good shooting opportunities.
Derby's offense was also somewhat restricted, and Morris quickly saw the situation and knew they had made adjustments accordingly.
Although he was not the captain of the field, he was a real commander on the field, and he immediately told his teammates to be in a bad position, try not to shoot from distance, and try to hit the ball into the box in search of opportunities.
It's going to be hard to make a difference in a short period of time, but at least with Morris's command, Derby County are less confined up front and can bring a threat back to Chelsea's defence.
However, this is only a small change, in the big picture, Derby County did not change their tactics, neither did Chelsea, both sides after the restart of the game, both sides are trying to strengthen the attack, the two teams are entangled in every corner of the stadium, walls, pressing, scrambling, all kinds of wonderful performances.
The race is heating up.
The media is in the race. The excitement that I had hoped for was finally played out halfway through the second half.
At this time, the coaches of both sides, Wan Sheng and Mourinho, did not sit in the coach's box anymore, and both walked to the sidelines, staring at the field intently.
For the next ten minutes, both sides had chances, but neither side scored.
Derby's attack was still a headache for Chelsea, and they didn't expect Derby to be so threatening in attack, not just from distance. Van der Vaart and Ian Taylor can also cause a lot of problems for them by stepping in and getting into the box; Ribery's dribbling on the flanks was a headache for Damien Duff, who was almost powerless to stop Ribery alone; At the same time, the all-round ability of Ivan Crewe on the right side also left a deep impact on Robben, Ivan Crewe does not have Robben's gorgeous foot skills, but he is not bad in all aspects, and the defense is the same, but Robben's defense is very average, and as a result, the two clashed, and Ivan Crewe did not fall behind at all. Coupled with Leto Ziegler, Robben didn't play much for a long time, Mourinho counted on Robben to have a prominent appearance, but he was doomed to be disappointed, because the right side of Derby County was not weak, Wansheng also attached great importance to Robben's defense before the game, and it was not easy for Robben to have a table.
Defensively, Derby County have done a good job of stopping Chelsea from attacking again and again; On offense. Derby County are still doing well, and although they haven't scored, they can threaten the Chelsea goal and be enough to keep Chelsea up and down. Including manager Jose Mourinho, there is a constant worry about the goal.
But in the end, neither side scored.
Until the 80th minute of the game, the score was still 1:1, at this time. Then the media reporters who are expecting Chelsea to come to a big win are not looking good.
Before the game, they thought there would be no suspense about the outcome of the game against Derby County, and Chelsea like to play this kind of team that is good at attacking. Who knew that in this game, Derby County suddenly chose to shrink in defense, while angrily scolding Wansheng for 'utilitarianism', they also had to admit that this was the best way to deal with Chelsea, and when Derby County was blown off a penalty and Chelsea scored the first goal, they believed that the game was back to the rhythm of 'Chelsea big wins'.
As a result, the game did not go as they expected, with Derby County quickly pulling a goal back in the second half, and if the game ended there, it could be said that Derby County succeeded.
Not to mention the penalty that was blown away in the first half, just playing against Chelsea, playing 1:1, Derby County is definitely quite successful, they are second in the league, and being able to get points from Chelsea means that they can continue to be unbeaten, which means that they have a good chance of retaining the league position, which is absolutely acceptable for Derby County as a 'promoted horse' and 'dark horse'.
For Chelsea, on the other hand, it is unacceptable.
When they meet Derby County, the best result can only be a win over Derby County to open up the league points gap, and the result of a draw can only be a cheaper result for Arsenal and Manchester United.
Regardless of how the various media reported on the game before the game, the reporters of various media had similar judgments in their hearts, so by this time, the fans who supported Derby County were all elated, and the 1:1 result was already a victory for them.
The pro-Chelsea media were all black-faced, angrily scolding the reporters in the opposite camp for 'villain', so they put their minds on the game, hoping that Chelsea could beat Derby County in the last minute
Everyone thinks that a draw for Derby County is a good result, but Wan Sheng, who is the manager of Derby County, does not think so.
1:1, draw, 1 point, not bad.
If you play against other teams, it doesn't matter if you play a draw, after all, there are wins and losses in the league, there are always times when you are in good shape and bad state, and there are always times when you are lucky and unlucky, no matter how strong the team is, you dare not say that you can win every game, so occasionally there is an accident, and Wan Sheng can accept it.
But it's a game against Chelsea!
So far, Wansheng has regarded Chelsea as its biggest competitor!
At the beginning of the league, in fact, Wan Sheng didn't want to lead Derby County to win the league championship, because he said this kind of thing at the time, even he didn't believe it, he had no experience in coaching the top league, and Derby County was only a promoted horse, so he just set his goal on the top six in the league, that is, to fight for a place in European competitions.
But as the league progressed, Wansheng found that in fact, the Premier League is nothing, as long as the team plays normally and maintains stable results and status, the league championship can also be fought for!
So Chelsea has become the biggest competitor, because Wansheng knows that this season's Chelsea can win the championship in a few rounds in advance, and the specific rounds have long been unimpressive, but winning the championship in advance is certain, so if Derby County wants to win the championship, they must compete with Chelsea, and now it is a head-to-head match, and it is a meeting at Pride Stadium, and it is impossible to defeat Chelsea directly here, so the competition will be more difficult in the future, right?
This is absolutely not a no-go!
Derby need a win, 10,000 wins need a win, and it's not just a win, it's a way to prove something!
It's all fought to this kind of Cheng dรน, if it's a draw, it's better to lose!
One point, he doesn't care!
Wan Sheng looked at Kluivert, who was warming up.
Kluivert started warming up five minutes ago, Wansheng let him warm up just as an insurance, if the team can score, naturally Kluivert will not be needed, but if he doesn't score for a long time, he needs Kluivert to play, but who Kluivert will replace when he plays, Wansheng didn't think about it before, but at the moment of desperateness, he immediately decided.
He set his sights on Rishi Ferdinand.
Rishi Ferdinnan's strength is very average, but he does a good job defensively, he does the dirty work on the field, he is a very good defensive midfielder, although the game is not conspicuous, but his role in defense is undoubted.
But now what the team needs is to score goals, and Ferdinnan is not very useful.
Ferdinand's role in the attack is really small, his ability is completely biased towards defense, that bit of offensive means are stretched in the face of ordinary Premier League teams, let alone in the face of Chelsea, if it weren't for Osman's inability to play, Wan Sheng would not have sent Ferdinan to start, and now Ferdinan is also a little unable to run, so Wan Sheng decided to replace him.
Although the team's defense will be a bit dangerous after replacing Ferdinnan, but now is the moment of desperate bets, if you win, you can win, and if you lose, you are likely to lose the game, Wansheng will not accept a draw, so he would rather gamble.
With a wave of his hand, he called Kluivert over.
Kluivert's mood is still quite excited, in fact, many substitute players will go to warm up regularly, this is to maintain the state, so the warm-up may not be able to play, he didn't have much hope, after all, Ian Taylor only played in the second half, and Van der Vaart, who is also a Dutch player, is quite outstanding, no matter how he thinks he is unlikely to play.
But when you are called by the manager, you are likely to play.
It's a game against Chelsea!
Kluivert is still the first time to participate in the Premier League, but he also knows that Chelsea is the first in the league, and that is enough, Derby County is second, Chelsea is first, and this game is crucial, just like Real Madrid in La Liga against Barcelona should not have that kind of journey, but it is always related to the top of the league table, which is quite important.
After coming to Derby County, Kluivert is still quite looking forward to it, when he was in Barcelona, his form was getting worse day by day, so that Cheng Dรน, who did not renew his contract with the club, could only transfer freely, and when he came to Derby, he did not have a stable main position, but what is exciting is that he feels that his condition is getting better day by day, so he is looking forward to playing in important games.
Now is the opportunity.
Sure enough, Wansheng looked at Kluivert seriously and said, "When you came, I said that you would be an important member of the team. โ
"Yes, Boss." Kluywi said.
"Now is your chance to prove yourself! There are 10 minutes left in the game, you come on the pitch and go up front, look for chances in front, your job is to disrupt the defense with your runs, look for opportunities, and even if you can't find them yourself, you have to create chances for others. You have to remember two things, you have to be at the front, and you have to keep running to disrupt the defense, don't care where the football is, your job is to make it impossible for the opponent to defend safely, you know what I mean? โ
Kluivert nodded vigorously, "I see!" Top dog! โ
PS: The update is a bit late, sorry! (To be continued......) R1292