Chapter 165: The Great Derbyshire
For the Derby County players, there is no choice now, and the only thing they have to do is fight with Manchester United. β½ β Top β½ β Point β½ β Small β½ β Said, www.
Before the game started, every player at Derby County thought about what could happen in the game, and falling behind was naturally one of them, and it was a very likely one.
Although they swept League One this season, it was really nothing compared to Manchester United, and everyone thought that the team would fall behind and that it would be difficult to catch up in the final time, and they felt that there was little hope for the team at that time. As soon as the game drags on until the end, they will welcome defeat.
But when that came, the Derby players found it not that way.
None of them were thinking 'there was no hope for the team', but everyone was trying as hard as they could to make the team play better, and even without Marcus reminding them, they believed they would give it their all
Lee Morris is the heart of the midfield, and he hasn't really pursued anything special.
Since coming to Derby, he has quickly become the absolute main force of the team with his excellent strength, but Derby's results have always been very average, and he is not well-known in English football, or even League One.
But no one can deny Morris's strength, his ability is very comprehensive, when Gregory was coaching, he was the core of the team, until now, when Wansheng is coaching, Morris's position has basically not changed in the past two years, and there are only two people in the team who can do this, and the other is captain Marcus.
But is Morris really willing to be bland and have no pursuits?
No, he loves football dearly.
Morris is well aware of his dedication to football, even if he doesn't really care about life, whether he is famous or not, or even if the contract salary is in line with his ability, he doesn't care about many things, but deep down he wants to play better. To be able to play against stronger teams, to be able to stand on a bigger stage.
Now, the team is standing on the big stage.
FA Cup Final!
This stage was something that Derby County had never thought of before, but they did it, and they competed with Manchester United for the FA Cup, Morris has been suppressing his feelings, in the eyes of anyone, his face is always very flat, a look of 'it doesn't matter', but in fact, he is still very excited.
This season the team has been promoted. They will be able to return to the Premier League next season, and they are no longer an ordinary promotion team, because they have a manager like Wan Sheng, Morris has great trust in Wan Sheng, because Wan Sheng's team has very good results, and the training is very effective, and he believes that under Wan Sheng's leadership, Derby County will play better and better, and this game stands on the big stage. You have to take your chances and play as well as you can.
Now they're lagging behind, but so what? There is still time to play, and they may be able to come back.
Last time to choose to give up? That's stupid man's doing!
Now all he has to do is play as best he can and try to help the team equalise. Otherwise, he will definitely regret it very much!
Morris was firm in his belief and fought more fiercely on the court.
Manchester United's player against him is Roy Keane, and the two are opposite players. Roy Keane is well-rounded, but he's more defensive and Morris is more offensive.
But in the eyes of outsiders. It's hard to compare the two side by side, Roy Keane is the captain of Manchester United, and Maurice? Who knows which corner player he is, but at this moment, Roy Keane feels that this Derby County player who is opposite him is no worse than himself - the opponent's defense is very entangled when attacking, and when defending, the opponent even deceived him directly, and it is difficult for him to limit the opponent's passing.
Is this really just a League One player?
On the side, Frank Ribery is also working on it.
Ribery's dream has always been to become a big star, and although his road to success has been difficult, not as dazzling as those young geniuses, Ribery believes in his legs and believes that sooner or later he will become a real big star.
Ribery has been very successful this season.
This is not only what the media says and fans think, but also his own feelings, in one year, he has improved a lot under the guidance of Wan Sheng, and he is also very stable in the league, but he also knows one thing - it is not enough to have strength to become a big star, but also to have a better performance on the big stage.
Now is the opportunity.
The FA Cup final, such an attractive name, standing on this bigger stage, is the best chance to prove himself, Ribery doesn't want to lose here, this is the most meaningful game he has ever participated in since becoming a professional footballer, he wants to win, he wants the world to see his face - he wants to succeed!
The lack of expression on his face, combined with the scar on the left side of his cheek, gave him a somewhat menacing look.
He did the same β fierce defensively and aggressive offensively!
Opposite him is Portuguese star C-Ronaldo, before this game, C-Ronaldo still thought that he had to perform well, and it would definitely be easy to play with a team like Derby, but now he doesn't think so, he originally thought that Derby County would not have players who could hinder his play, but now he found that the left midfielder of Derby County opposite him is no worse than himself - the technique is not bad, and the defense is fierce.
Offensively, it's hard for him to break through.
Defensively, he can't defend the opponent at all.
Such a guy is just a League One player? And so far, it's not very famous? C-Ronaldo can't believe it, he is not willing to be suppressed, he is Portugal's biggest talent in the past decade, praised by fans as the heir of Luis Figo, and the media also believes that he will inherit Figo's captaincy, but no matter how hard he tries, he is still like that.
He found that the French player who was opposite him was really no worse than him
Alfred was desperately defending at the back, still frustrated by the first goal he conceded, thinking about the goal he thought was his own mistake.
He didn't want to be a big star, he didn't want to show anything on the big stage of the FA Cup final, he just wanted to make no more mistakes, to defend Van Nissh, not to let the opponent score again.
This is his task.
"I can't afford to make any more mistakes. Be sure to guard against him! Alfred was adamant that if his mistake prevented the team from winning the FA Cup, he would feel guilty, and that guilt would be worse than the ridicule of others.
With Alfred defending, Vanney also felt like it was going to be tough.
He originally thought that this would be an easy game, but he didn't expect that the opponent's young central defender would work so hard, the opponent's body was strong, and his defensive skills were good, the key was that the opponent fought very well. Let him always feel that he is very tightly restricted in the attack.
He can't easily pick up his teammates and get rid of them.
"This young man may become a star in the future." Fanny thought. The opponent is only in his early twenties, and he can play like this, and the future is really limitless
Leto Ziegler defended on the flanks and was opposite Manchester United's 'King of the Left' Ryan Giggs, who was only 18 years old and had not started many games this season. But Wan Sheng still put him in the starting list in this game.
Leto Ziegler is excited to be part of this kind of competition.
Although the team was behind at this point, Leto Ziegler's idea was simple, that is, to try as hard as possible regardless of whether he won or lost. He didn't get much of a start. So no matter what the game, as long as he plays, he will do his best to fight, and only if he has a performance, he will have more opportunities to play in the future.
That's what Ziegler had in mind.
He's playing well, too. Although it didn't completely limit Giggs, it did a good job
Other players, including captain Marcus, Peter Kennedy who just came on, Layton Bynes who switched to midfield, and Osman, among others. They have different ideas, but when the team is behind, each of them is trying to fight.
After Manchester United scored two goals in a row, many suddenly found that Derby County seemed to have exploded out of nowhere.
They fought fiercely on the field, and played an equal game with Manchester United, not much passive, defensively solid at the same time, occasionally attacking to create a threat, such a table is surprising, after all, Derby County is only a League One team, and before they were completely unable to face Manchester United head-on, they can only be passive to defend.
"Derbyshire is brilliant," said the on-site commentator.
Wan Sheng was also very excited when he watched the game on the field.
Now this Derby County team on the pitch is what he has created, these players have worked hard for a season or more, their quality has improved, they are full of confidence in the game, but even if they are too confident, against Manchester United, they will still subconsciously think that the team is a weak team.
But now there is no way to see where Derby County is weak, everyone is fighting hard, everyone is playing actively, and the team has burst out with high morale, which makes the game look like the two teams are fighting head-to-head.
Playing against Manchester United head-to-head, to be in this situation, how many teams in England can do it?
Wansheng felt a sense of pride.
Seeing the current game, Wan Sheng felt that it was nothing to lose the game, because he saw the future of the team, as long as the team can have this kind of appearance, even in the Premier League, they will still be a strong team, compared to the future, what is an FA Cup title!?
Of course, it would be better to win the game
Derby County showed great fighting spirit and fighting spirit, but it wasn't easy to find the back of the net.
Manchester United is not a team that focuses on attack or defense, they have done well in both aspects, and it is not easy to fight with them head-on to break down the Manchester United defence, especially now that Derby County tactics are more defensive and even if every player plays well, it is still a little too difficult to score.
Eighty minutes have passed.
With only ten minutes or so left, most of them felt that Derby County would not have much chance, they were already playing very well, and it was already a sign of strength to play a game like this with Manchester United, which was enough to make them proud.
Even those hostile media who won 10,000 victories had to admit that the Derby County table was extremely good in this game, and the game played to the present Cheng dΓΉ, and the Derby County deserved praise even if they lost the game.
But in any case, Derby County still can't escape the fate of losing
No one thinks there is hope for Derby, time is running out, United still have a goal ahead, Derby want to seize the chance to win, only one more goal can stand on the same page as Manchester United, otherwise there will be no chance with them.
How difficult is it for Derby County to score goals at this time?
That's a miracle!
Is there any hope for Derby County? No one knows. But the players on the field of Derby County did not give up, they are still fighting hard with Manchester United, they are fighting fiercely, which also makes the anger of the Manchester United players be beaten out, as a result, within three minutes, the referee showed a yellow card to each of the two teams, so that the players of the two teams can calm down again, but Derby County is still playing hard, Manchester United players only feel that the game has become extremely difficult, which is different from what they imagined, what they thought before the game is that there will be no suspense in the game, after scoring two goals in a row, they feel that the game will be easy, But now they feel like it's going to be a tough game.
"This Derby team is amazing!" So said the on-site narrator.
Wan Sheng looked at the game solemnly, he knew that now there must be players who have stepped up and had a particularly good performance to allow the team to seize the last opportunity, but will there be?
He didn't know.
A lot of Derby County fans think the same way, now that the team is in a desperate situation, they want a player to step up, but Cahill is gone, who can they count on?
Frank Ribery!
There is only Frank Ribery, who is the most skilled and famous player in Derby County on the pitch right now, and Derby County fans will not be surprised if he can step up and turn the tide. Of course, this may only be a matter of heart, as Derby County fans don't think the team still has a chance.
By this time, the big camera of the TV had already shifted to the fan stands, and it was clear that some United fans had already started celebrating their FA Cup victory, and it was clear that they thought the game would not be in suspense.
"It's a shame that Derby County played very well, but their opponent was Manchester United," the on-site commentator said with some regret, "Maybe just like Manchester United fans, we can really celebrate Manchester United's 11th FA Cup in advance!" β
Just as the on-site commentator was talking about the game, another wave of Derby County's offensive had begun! (To be continued......) R527