What happened in the first half was quite simple, Derby County were blown away by the referee for a penalty and then Chelsea took advantage of the late netting of the goal.

Derby County were almost exclusively defensive throughout the first half, and for the first time this season, since Derby County were promoted to the Premier League, their The use of the os-fast system is becoming more and more mature, and in this game, Derby County showed the ability to defend and counterattack, even the media who are dissatisfied with the Derby County table Xiàn must admit that Derby County is still doing a good job in defense, and their only chance to be blown away is almost equivalent to a goal, if it were not for the referee's penalty impact, maybe Derby County is leading now.

However, it was Chelsea who were the most satisfied, because they were the real leader, and the London commentator who supported Chelsea happily made a decision about the outcome of the game, "There is no suspense in this game!" So far this season, when Chelsea have scored the first goal, the result has been a victory for Chelsea! This goal was the watershed moment of the game, and there was no suspense about the outcome of the game! ”

'And this game will also be an important game in the race for the title, Chelsea have not been able to open up the points gap before, but at the end of the game, Derby County are six points behind, and it will not be easy to recover it!'

'Don't forget, this is Derby's first defeat of the season and their unbeaten run is about to be shattered'

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The London commentator kept talking, listening to his words, you can really think that Derby County must have lost, but in fact, the first half of the game has just ended, and the supporters on both sides are still arguing in the stadium media booth, one side supports Chelsea, most of them are Chelsea supporters, and there are also some Derby County hostile media. On the other side of the spectrum are the local Derbyshire media and some of the other big media outlets, and when Chelsea meet Derby, Derby County have a lot of supporters, and these media may not be purely supportive of Derby, but they are definitely hostile to Chelsea.

On the field, the two teams are fighting, and in the media seats, reporters are also fighting over who wins and who loses.

The pro-Chelsea media were the first to chant for the lead, believing the game was already in the 'Chelsea rhythm' and that the rest of the second half would go without saying. Chelsea will surely emerge victorious, the only difference is whether Chelsea will score again in the second half, as for Derby County? It's simply impossible.

'Against a strong Chelsea, Derby County have only one way to lose!'

The pro-Derby media then retorted and used the penalty to say that "Chelsea had the lead by the referee" and that "if it had been a penalty, the score would have been completely different".

The two sides came up against each other in this way.

Journalists are professional talkers, even when they are interviewing reporters, and they are best at fighting with words, whether it is 'beating around the bush and scolding' or 'head-on debate'. So no one was convinced at all, and the two sides could be said to be evenly divided.

In the end, an old reporter said, "Even if you say it's useless!" We'll just wait here for the start of the second half, and the game will tell. ”

As an old journalist with a neutral camp. Standing up and persuading is still very effective.

The two sides looked at each other unpleasantly and wanted to argue about the result, but they were really a little tired, so those who got off the slope shut their mouths. But they were still not convinced.

However, there is some advantage for Chelsea's pro-journalists in this regard, as Chelsea are the leading side. No matter what the pro-Derby media says, they can't change the fact that they are inferior in the scoreline, and many of these reporters are only unhappy with the penalty being blown away, even if they support Derby, they feel that Derby County has little hope, after all, Chelsea scored first.

As the other side said, "Chelsea have scored first this season, there has not been a game without winning", this is a fact of the first thirteen league games, and it is also one of the important reasons why the media accuses Mourinho of utilitarianism.

When Chelsea take the lead, they will strengthen the defense, start to delay the time to play slowly, the defense is more solid to play defensive counter-attack, if the opponent does not pay attention to the defense, there are holes in the backfield then it is an opportunity for Chelsea, if the opponent also pays attention to the defense, then it is good to delay the time, and Chelsea is always one goal ahead.

This is Mourinho's 'utilitarian' style of football!

In fact, if you really want to talk about this, Wansheng and Mourinho are no different. os-fast' defense is also often used, especially after the team takes the lead, it will retreat to defend and prepare for defensive counterattacks, all in the end, it is all for victory, so that it is easier to win and play like this, but Derby County can play very beautifully even if it is defensive, so the media consciously ignore the fact that their football is sometimes passive, thinking that Derby County is a very attacking team, and they are grouped with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

But now it is clear that 'defending wins' doesn't make sense to Derby County anymore.

Derby County are the lagging side.

At the end of the first half, to the time after returning to the dressing room, Wan Sheng has been thinking about how to play to have more chances, when Chelsea score first, it becomes very difficult to win again, what tactics the Portuguese will let Chelsea play, he thinks about it with his ass.

But Chelsea's utilitarianism is on the surface, the opposition is going to play defensive counter-attacks, and they are more defensive than in the first half, and now it will be up to Derby County to do so.

How?

Attack, of course!

But how to attack has become a problem, first of all, the defense must be stable, not to give the opponent too many opportunities to counterattack, the other point is that the offense must also be threatening, but to promote the offense to have a threat, you have to invest a lot of energy, so that the defense and offense are done at the same time, it is really a bit fantastical.

This is what bothers Wansheng.

Suddenly he remembered a game last season, it was against Ipswich Town, Ipswich is a very good defensive player, what bothered Wansheng before the game was how to break the opponent's defense, Derby County was limited at that time, so he chose to 'rely on luck' to increase long-range shots.

Long-range shooting, it's really a bit 'luck', but with the effect of 'long-range shooting increase' and 'shooting' bonuses, it can't be completely said to be luck, if you keep shooting from a distance, the chance of scoring is still very great.

Not to mention. There is some luck in the outcome of a football match, just like in the first half, a qiē was almost in your own hands, but a penalty from the referee changed the whole situation, and then Chelsea took the lead, and Derby's backward passive situation can be said to be caused by bad luck.

No matter how good the tactics are, whether or not you can score depends on luck.

If you add long-range shots, the team doesn't have to attack too far forward, and can also take care of defense. In this way, against an opponent like Chelsea, who is very tightly defended, it should be no less effective than a regular push to find opportunities.

Wan Sheng decided to come down.

Once you have a decision, your mood will be much more relaxed.

In the dressing room of the home team at Pride Stadium, the atmosphere in the Derby County team still seems depressing, and the team rarely has this atmosphere at halftime, but now that the team is behind, everyone is not in the mood.

When Wan Sheng walked into the locker room, his expression was very stern. He paced a few steps in the middle, walking slowly, and he was obviously thinking like that, and a lot of the players were watching. Waiting for Wansheng to say something.

Finally, Wan Sheng stopped, and his face relaxed.

He didn't say anything, but the change in his expression made all the players he saw breathe a sigh of relief. This time. Many of the players have not yet recovered from the blow of the first half, but seeing the relaxed demeanor of the coach, it is as if they have found the backbone. I became not worried about the game.

Wan Sheng naturally understands the influence he has on the entire player.

This involves a bit of psychology.

It doesn't make sense to say that it's so complicated, in short, as the head coach, is the spiritual pillar of the whole team, when the team is behind, he must show his ease to give everyone confidence, and not all backwards must have this kind of table, the key is that in this game, everyone's table is not bad, and the reason for falling behind has a lot to do with luck.

Now he needs to reassure everyone and come up with effective tactics so that everyone's confidence can be restored.

"I want to ask you a question: are we a strong team? Can someone answer me? ”

Wan Sheng looked up at everyone.

Everyone looked over, and they didn't quite understand why the coach asked such a question, are we a strong team? Yes, definitely! We can be second in the Premier League!

But most people only thought about it and didn't say it, because they felt that such an answer must be incorrect, otherwise the coach would not have asked, but there were still players who said directly, "Of course, boss, we are second in the league!" We've just won five in a row! The newspapers say we all have a chance to compete for the league title! ”

Wan Sheng looked over, it was Alfred.

"You're right, Baker." Wan Sheng smiled at Alfred and then asked everyone, "But do you know what a strong team is?"

"Aren't your grades good?"

Many people had doubts, but before they could ask, Wan Sheng continued, "A strong team, but not only good results!" For a strong team, the most important thing is to have a heart to constantly strive for victory! It's courage! It's faith! No matter what situation you encounter, you will dare to deal with it and try to seize an opportunity to win! That's why a strong team can play well. ”

"That's what I'm going to say."

"The newspapers say we are 'dark horses', what does 'dark horses' mean? You all know it very well. But I will say that this is by no means a compliment, but a sarcasm! Yes! Look at those dark horses, Everton? Tottenham? Or West Ham? Oh my God, West Ham can't even be found in the Premier League! Now look at where Everton and Tottenham stand? Why did they perform so well before, known as dark horses for one season, but immediately fall next season? I would say that it has a lot to do with faith, they don't have a heart to win! ”

"Have faith and never admit defeat, this is a talented team! A strong team is to create a miracle, not to give up in the face of difficulties, our strength is not bad, but Chelsea is stronger, but football games are never about strength. We were blown off a penalty and they were one goal ahead and it was nothing! It's nothing! ”

"Thirty-eight rounds of the league, plus the UEFA Cup, various cup competitions, so many games, we will encounter a lot of things, do we admit defeat every time we meet? No, no, no, what we have to do is keep trying! The game didn't get to the last minute and we had a chance! ”

"We just want to make the impossible possible and complete the miracle in the eyes of others!"

"If we can do this, we are a strong team!"

In the locker room, everyone knew that Wansheng was boosting morale, but when they listened to these words, they still felt enthusiastic and energetic, as a football player, who doesn't want to create a miracle, who doesn't want to pursue victory? Before, they just couldn't see hope, but now they at least see the goal they need to work on, which is to hold on until the last minute of the game, fight to the death with the opponent, persevere, keep persevering!

They want to prove that they won't give up, Derby County are a strong team!

Looking at the heat in everyone's eyes, Wan Sheng also knew that his words had an effect, which required him to achieve the goal, but it was not enough to boost morale, he had to come up with an effective strategy, just to support the game with fighting spirit, that was the behavior of a reckless man, Derby County was not a reckless man, what he wanted to do was to make the chance of winning greater.

Next, Wan Sheng talked about the style of play in the second half.

When they heard that they were going to use long-range shooting as their main attacking tool, some new players such as Van der Vaart were surprised, and it was the first time they had heard that they could attack mainly from long range, while other veteran players didn't think much of it, and they used similar tactics in the second division last season and won big.

At that time, the team was different from now, and it was amazing to be able to play like that.

So they have confidence in this style of play.

In the end, Wan Sheng also spoke to Van der Vaart, Morris and others about Chelsea's weaknesses, "maybe their centre-back Paolo Ferreira is the best point of entry"

He said so.

Wan Sheng is just a reminder of the situation, in his impression, Paulo Ferreira has been bad after arriving at Chelsea, and can not adapt to the fierce collision of the Premier League, although he has not left Chelsea in the future, but after Mourinho left, he can only be used as a substitute, and he is a substitute with few appearances.

Now he's still the main defender and Chelsea are doing very well overall, so this weakness doesn't show itself.

But if you hit this, it may bring unexpected surprises.

However, Wan Sheng still only talked to Morris and Van der Vaart, that is, the position of the two of them, it is most likely to clash with Ferreira head-on, and the dribbling ability of both is also good, if there is a chance to go to the front, if it can be a direct breakthrough, then it is likely to find a good opportunity to shoot. (To be continued......)