Twenty minutes into the game, Wan Sheng had already seen what he wanted to see.

The team's semi-bench lineup can indeed play a good role, and the game against West Bromwich Albion is completely unexpected, and it can be regarded as a surprise.

At the same time, Wansheng also has more confidence in the team.

A semi-substitute lineup, several star players did not play, and can still play with a team like West Bromwich Albion, which shows that the strength of the whole Derby County team is basically on par with ordinary Premier League powerhouses.

Wan Sheng was satisfied.

Now it's time to enjoy the game.

It's best if the team can win, and losing is also a matter of luck and the temporary play of the players, which has nothing to do with the team's overall tactics and overall strength, after all, there are always wins and losses in football games, and he can't demand that every game, even the games in which the semi-substitute lineup is sent, win.

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The game on the pitch was also very intense.

It was a fierce clash of equal strength, with West Bromwich Albion playing well at the Hawthorn Stadium and Derby County not bad either, with both teams attacking and defending each other, evenly matched on the pitch.

In the 24th minute, West Bromwich Albion opened the scoring line.

Jeff Hoffield played a long ball at the back, striker Hals crossed from the right-hand edge of the box, and then striker Lee Haggs headed the ball past Alfred from eight yards out.

This goal gave West Bromwich Albion a boost of confidence!

Lee Haggs is Sibromwich Albion's top scorer and has scored eleven goals so far, sixth in League One, and his goal gave West Bromwich Albion hope of victory.

What if the other party can fight with them equally? The outcome of the game depends on the score, not the scene!

They had a goal and the game was much better.

Many reporters in the media gallery thought the same thing, and after seeing West Bromwich Albion score, they also cheered along with the West Bromwich Albion fans on the Hawthorn Stadium. It's like they're all West Bromwich Albion fans.

But the good times didn't last long...... They seemed to be rejoicing a little too soon.

Then Derby County launched a fierce attack in order to equalize, they played a wonderful combination in the 31st, 35th and 37th minutes, especially in the 37th minute, Derby County's pass on the right side of the penalty area, so that Weberson found a perfect opportunity, his shot hit the post directly and bounced off the bottom line, shocking the West Bromwich Albion players including the fans are in a cold sweat.

Despite not scoring yet. However, West Bromwich Albion struggled to recover for a while, and Derby County finally equalised in first-half stoppage time.

It's Ivan Crewe's lob shot from the edge of the box!

But when Ivan Crewe shot, almost everyone, including Wan Sheng, thought it was a lob cross down the middle, but when the ball rose to the highest point and fell straight into the right corner of the goal, the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper judged the same as everyone else, and he kept an eye on the others. By the time he reacted, it was too late to make a save.

As a result, the football fell directly into the goal, 1:1, and before halftime, the two teams stood in a draw.

Intermission. Wan Sheng praised the team's table in the first half.

The players were very happy to hear Wan Sheng's praise, especially the substitutes, who didn't get many starts. Once in a while, if you can get Wansheng's praise for a starter, you will naturally feel very happy.

After an intermission, the players of both teams returned to the field. Derby didn't make any changes, West Bromwich Albion didn't, and both teams remained the same as they were in the first half.

Without change, there will be much less expectation.

The media thought so, and the fans thought so, but what they didn't expect was that at the beginning of the second half, the two teams frequently played wonderful scenes.

First, Derby County launched a quick counter-attack after clearing a free-kick, and Webelson drove straight down the right to the bottom line of West Bromwich Albion, and then Wibson opted for a pass.

After Peter Kennedy received the ball, he moved directly to the left side of the space, and Ivan Crewe, who was keeping up, found a good opportunity again, and as he got up to shoot, West Bromwich Albion sweated hard all over the field, and many fans couldn't bear to look at it anymore, after all, the last goal was in the same position, but unfortunately the goal was not scored in the end, and Ian Crewe's shot was off the post to fly into the bottom line.

Soon West Bromwich Albion also took color.

Striker Hals broke into the right side of the Derby penalty area and crossed with his feet, followed by Scott Dobby, who was on the track, to complete the shot, but the ball was too small, and Oakes took the ball into his arms without any suspense.

Siromwich Albion then seemed to find their groove and they frequently threatened in front of the Derby County goalkeeper -

Hals passes the ball and Lee Haggs nods it in from the penalty spot, which is saved by Oakes.

Thomas crossed and Hals fired a low shot wide of the post from twenty yards out on the left side of the box.

The most threatening attack came in the 69th minute, when Hals broke free from Peter Kennedy and Roussey down the middle and made a dangerous through ball that striker Lee Haggs found a direct shot from the spot-kick spot, but it was deflected off the post from a tight angle.

Seeing this shot, even the commentator of the Hawthorn Stadium sighed, "It seems that Haggs's luck ran out in the last goal......"

In the second half, Lee Haggs and Hals were really good, and the two kept working together, passing, creating chances, and had many shots in a row, but they couldn't get back on goal until now.

On the other hand, however, Derby County were also a threat of goal, with Ivan Crewe having two shots on goal in the second half, but the result was also goalless.

The two teams are at a stalemate.

Then, as time wore on, perhaps due to the decline in the fitness of the players on both sides, both sides threatened a lot less often, and more in the midfield.

Then the action got a little bigger, and the referee blew the whistle to stop a little more and more.

In this kind of confrontation, Derby County actually has an advantage.

In individual training, Wan Sheng has made a training plan for the players in terms of 'physical confrontation', he is well aware of the fierce confrontation in English football, so he must ensure that every player on the pitch at least passes the physical confrontation, only in this way. Technical strength can be brought into play on the field, otherwise it is useless to have skills without a body, and no matter how superb the skills are.

There are many examples of this in professional football.

This is the reason why many South American players, Spain and Portugal have a hard time adapting to the football environment in England, on the contrary, very few African players will not adapt to the professional game in England.

This is the result of the fierce confrontation.

Players with thin bodies can't eat at all in English football, no matter how good their skills and perseverance are, after a few games, they will be injured directly, and they don't even have room to play. At the same time, in English professional football, the referee's penalty scale is also much higher than that of other leagues, and many direct confrontations, the referee simply thinks that it is a reasonable collision, and even if one side falls to the ground, the game will not be suspended.

Now on the pitch, the confrontation between West Bromwich Albion and Derby County is fierce, but West Bromwich Albion has not been able to take advantage of anything, but Derby County has the upper hand in the confrontation.

One of the most iconic is Leon Osman in midfield.

Osman's fitness is the best in the team. However, its physical ability also has a lot to do with its physical confrontation ability, and its physical fitness will be good if it is good, and as long as it is trained a little, its physical confrontation ability will not be bad.

Osman is such a player. His physique is so good, and it is not an exaggeration for many media to comment that he is a 'reckless man'.

He's really 'reckless'.

In the previous game, Osman had been running. When confronting each other, the action was still a little restrained, but when the two teams played a fire. The Ottomans no longer relented, and then there were collisions and encounters.

The West Bromwich Albion players have a lot of headaches for Osman, they have had contact with Osman, and after some observations, they found that it is definitely a loss to have a direct collision with this guy, not only that, even if he 'trips' him with a small movement, he will just stand up and pat the grass clippings on his buttocks, so that it is not affected at all.

Good thing this guy has rough skills......

This is the only place where the West Bromwich Albion players can console themselves against Osman.

They kept thinking about 'this guy has rough skills', 'rough skills' and 'too rough skills', and as a result, they subconsciously despise Osman, especially when Osman gets the ball, they don't think there is any threat to it, because usually once Osman gets the ball, someone comes to defend and immediately chooses to pass the ball.

After playing for so long, the West Bromwich Albion players are used to it.

But this time midfielder Thomas was hurt by that experience......

When Derby made a cut at the back, the ball was soon handed to Osman, who took two steps forward before Thomas 'symbolically' came over and pressed for it.

He didn't care, because he knew Osman was going to pass the ball.

When Thomas approached Osman, Osman did make a move to pass the ball, but the next moment, Osman suddenly pushed the ball forward, and his body jumped directly over Thomas!

What's going on?

Thomas was still a little confused, and he thought that Osman was passing straight forward, but he quickly realized that he had been passed by.

Passed by a guy with rough technique......

Even if he is actually an attacking midfielder, it is difficult for him to accept that he has been passed by a guy with such rough skills, so he is quite annoyed, but when he turns, he sees that Osman has already dribbled the ball past the halfway line, and it is too late for him to chase it.

It was a quick comeback from Derby!

Osman was already in the West Bromwich Albion half after passing Thomas with the ball, and at this point, he observed the position of his teammates, but Weberson, who was in the best position, was a little too far up front, and he was not sure that he could pass the ball well after a long pass, so he pushed the ball sideways to Peter Kennedy, who was following him.

At this time, the whole formation of Derby County pressed forward a lot, and all the Derby players were running forward.

Peter Kennedy received the pass and immediately shifted it to the wing youngster Leto Ziegler, who took the ball and forwarded to Ivan Crewe, at which point the ball was in the corner of the box and Ivan Crewe was unguarded.

Ivan Crewe feels like he's in great shape!

He scored the equaliser in the first half and had a couple of chances in the second half, and although he was annoyed not to score, he felt it was more about luck, after all, a lot of temporary shots need luck to score.

This time, he got the ball again.

Before receiving the pass, he glanced in front of West Bromwich Albion, where the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper was the only one, and the other West Bromwich Albion players were still defending in front of the penalty area, while the rest of his team-mates followed only Pesquisoldo and Weberson on the other side.

Peschisollido was the team's only striker and he was heavily defended.

Weberson was a bit out of position, he was too far away and didn't have much chance even if he passed the ball.

As soon as these thoughts were in his head, Ivan Crewe made up his mind - he chose to take a small step forward and immediately lift the ball straight to the door!

It's more like a one-kick pass.

The football was kicked a little high by Ivan Crewe, the highest point was about four meters from the ground, the ball was still spinning, crossing a beautiful arc in the air, seeing the football in the air, the West Bromwich Albion defenders immediately nervous, but almost all of them could only watch the football fall towards the goal.

The only one who can do something about it is the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper.

The West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper had been standing in front of goal, and when he saw Ivan Crewe kicking, he thought it was a pass, but he quickly judged that the ball would go straight to the goal, so he kept moving backwards while judging, and when he reached a certain position, he jumped up to save the ball.

It's just that the ball has a little spin......

The West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper's judgment was a little wrong, mainly because the angle of the ball was too tricky, the ball almost grazed the crossbar and the post, and fell into the far corner of the goal, the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper jumped high, but he couldn't touch the ball at all.

The moment the football flew into the goal, almost all the Derby County players and fans cheered.

“Goooooooooooooooooal！！！！！！！”

Sky TV commentator Belko Krysman also reported the goal excitedly, "The goal is in! Goal！ The ball is in! Ivan Crewe! He scored the second Derby County goal of the game to put the team ahead of West Bromwich Albion! ”

'He also scored the first goal for Derby, also on the edge of the box, almost in the same position! Same hanging door! Two similar goals in a row in one game! Dry...... It's so beautiful! ”

"Perhaps the poor West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper should remember this lesson, he shouldn't have fallen twice in the same place......" (To be continued......