Chapter 62: The General's Demeanor
In this game, Derby County had a player who was not in a position that he was good at, and it was Layton Bynes, who replaced Ribery in his place and was responsible for playing left wing-back.
After Layton Baines came to Derby County, he has been the main fullback, the defense is very solid, and the offensive aspect is also good, but it will always be a little uncomfortable to change positions, Baines has also played a cameo as a fullback before, but after a few times, the performance is not too good, but in this game Wan Sheng still let him replace Ribery's position, and did not choose the 'jack of all' Rousy and others, Wan Sheng is interested in Baines's long-range shooting ability.
Counterattack is not just playing in the penalty area, to do a single ball or something, in fact, that kind of counterattack is very rare, especially in the face of a team like Manchester United, unless at the last time, if Manchester United is still behind and eager to fight to press up, otherwise at other times Manchester United even if it is an attack, the backfield defense will not be too sparse, so more counterattacks just take advantage of the opponent's unstable defense to attack quickly, and use the pass to find shooting opportunities.
So long-range shots from the edge of the box are still very important.
Wan Sheng's advice to Baines before the game was, "Have a chance to cut inside and choose to shoot directly in front of the penalty area." ”
For Baines's ability, Wansheng is still very trusting, after more than a year of training, Baines has improved in all aspects, although dribbling is not what he is good at, but when there is a chance, he can still do a good job of cutting inside with the ball to the middle to shoot directly. Of course, it's only when necessary, and it's a way to score goals.
In terms of passing, Baines's ability is mediocre and does not bring much support to the team, but this Derby County is mainly defensive, and without Van der Vaart and Ribery, it is a bit too difficult to rely on frontal progress to break the Manchester United goal.
So far, though, Bynes hasn't shown much offensively. This has to do with the fact that Derby County rarely attack, and most of the time, football doesn't play on the left side, and without Ribery, many team-mates still choose to hand the ball to Morris and attack from the middle, or to Ivan Crewe and attack from the right wing.
Iván Crewe's table xiàn is really active.
Manchester United is opposite C-Ronaldo, compared to C-Ronaldo, to talk about offensive ability. Ivan Crewe is still a lot worse, whether it is dribbling, speed, etc., C-Ronaldo is much better than Ivan Crewe, but C-Ronaldo is not good at defense, and Manchester United does not limit Ivan Crewe on the side.
In the first half, Iván Crewe's watch made the Pride Stadium cheer on a couple of occasions.
Wan Sheng noticed this, and he was very pleased that Ivan Crewe was able to show that he was excellent, and Ivan Crewe was completely cultivated by him. When he arrived at Derby two years ago, Ivan Crewe was just a midfield substitute in Gregory's side, and he was still a lot less capable in all aspects, but now he can play well against Manchester United. This success is also his own success, but Wan Sheng knows better that it is extremely difficult to find an opportunity to break the Manchester United goal just by relying on Ivan Crewe's attack. Someone else has to do it, otherwise a right wing-back Gary Neville alone could cause enough problems for Ivan Crewe.
Wan Sheng noticed the situation on the field. He looked at Leto Ziegler and suddenly shouted, "Leto! Leto! ”
He beckoned to Leto Ziegler.
Ziegler hurriedly ran closer, and Wan Sheng made a gesture, "You have to follow!" Remember what I told you? ”
Ziegler nodded.
He remembered what Wan Sheng often told him, to keep up with the team's offensive rhythm, and to insert assists when necessary, "A good full-back is not only to defend, but also to pay attention to defense, but also to properly insert and contribute to the team's attack!" ”
Now that the team is on defense most of the time, Ziegler is still a little hesitant, but since the coach has said it, maybe now is the right time, right?
He thought
The next two Derby counter-attacks didn't pose much of a threat, but Ziegler stepped in. Manchester United didn't notice Ziegler, because of the two attacks, Ziegler just ran forward and didn't even touch the ball.
This time, Alfred cleared the ball in the box and the ball flew straight to the right of the halfway line, where Layton Bynes stopped the ball in a running position and rushed forward to dribble quickly while there was no defender around.
Baines's speed is still very fast, at this time Manchester United is in a hurry to return to defense, they are constantly running back, and there are no players who come to defend him head-on, perhaps it is also Baines's previous table that makes Manchester United players not care, he has very little ball, and he does not pose any threat to Manchester United's goal, and the limited number of attacks to get the ball is basically directly passed to teammates, so Manchester United players do not feel that Baines can have any threat.
But this time, Baines did as Wansheng told him.
After dribbling the ball across the halfway line, seeing Scholes running over to press, Baines suddenly dribbled the ball 90 degrees and made a turn and went straight to the middle.
The United players immediately realized the threat, and the central defenders Ferdinand and O'Shea hurriedly pressed a few steps into the middle, sticking more closely to Kluivert in front, but Baines did not intend to pass the ball, he had tried to pass the ball a few times before, but the chances were not too good, and passing to the box was almost like passing the ball to the opponent.
This time, Baines opted for a direct shot on goal.
He still has some confidence in long-range shots, of course, not every ball can be played very well, at least a few balls can pose a threat to the opponent's goal, and on the periphery of the penalty area, it is quite good to have such a journey.
Carefully and quickly carrying the ball step by step, Baines swung his right leg to complete the shot.
However, United's blockade of the edge of the box was tight, and when Baines did so, centre-back O'Shea jumped up almost at the same time to block the ball with his body.
"Bump!"
The soccer ball smashed into O'Shea's body and bounced off.
"O'Shea helped Manchester United defuse a crisis!" The BBC Sport commentator exclaimed, "Bynes is a player who shoots from range and has scored a goal against Chelsea and helped the team to victory, and this season he has scored four goals so far as a full-back. The efficiency of this goal is still very good. ”
"In this game, Wansheng put Baines on the left wing, replacing Ribery's position, and it is clear that Wansheng wants Baines to use his long-range shooting ability to help the team find opportunities. But so far, Baines has not had a good appearance, and this shot was also blocked by Manchester United central defender O'Shea with his body.
The commentator was talking, only to find that the call for Pride Stadium had not fallen.
He glanced at the big screen and noticed that the football was still at the foot of Derby, and it was bounced off. It was the backcourt youngster Leto Ziegler who got the ball in the back.
To say that Layton Baines, with a few goals and a solid defense, is still a bit famous in English football, in comparison, Leto Ziegler, who is not yet 19 years old, is a lot worse, he was not able to play in the main team at Derby County at all last season, and his appearances have increased this season, but to say that the eye-catching table is still too few and too little.
So when Leto Ziegler got the ball, the commentator didn't immediately think of his name. So he hurriedly said, "The football was picked up by the Derby County youngster!" The Derby County attack continues! ”
After a shot from Baines just now, the atmosphere in the stadium was a lot tense, and the pace was much faster than just now. When Ziegler got on the ball and brought it forward, the United players stepped up their defence against the other players, while the handy Roy Keane pressed on.
He captained both Manchester United and Ireland national teams. Roy Keane, who played for Manchester United at the age of 22 and has been with Manchester United for 11 years, is still in great form. In particular, his ability to press in the middle is very prominent, and the whole world knows this, so when Roy Keane went to defend Leto Ziegler, everyone thought Ziegler would pass.
Roy Keane naturally thinks so, so he just rushes over and forces Leto Ziegler to pass the ball.
But this time Ziegler deduced what is called "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers", when he saw Keane pressing over, his first reaction was also to pass, but he glanced at it and did not find that his teammates had a good position, and saw that Keane's action was a little "too obvious", Ziegler subconsciously put the ball to the left side, and then accelerated to follow.
Roy Keane was shaken off so easily!
Roy Keane didn't expect this to be the result at all, he was a little negligent just now, and he didn't take the young boy in front of him in his eyes at all, but after he was passed, he was still stunned in place, as if he couldn't believe that the other party really dared to go to him.
But with this pass, the call for Pride Stadium has become even louder!
"Youngster, Leto Ziegler, he's beaten Manchester United captain Roy Keane!" The on-site commentator Alfi shouted excitedly.
Wan Sheng on the sidelines also pursed his lips and smiled.
This pass was a bit unexpected, Ziegler's dribbling ability was not strong, and it was clear that Roy Keane was too careless.
But this pass has found an opportunity for Derby County!
When Leto Ziegler got rid of Roy Keane, he found a gap in United's defence, and United had to split players to block, and at the same time a little panicked, Morris on one side ran out of the open space, and the position was on the left side of the box!
Ziegler poked the ball past without even thinking about it.
Morris receives a pass in the box!
When seeing Morris get the ball in the penalty area, Manchester United looked even more flustered, that position is too dangerous, in addition, Morris is definitely the core player of the Derby County team on the field, such a player gets the ball in the penalty area, which is enough to pose a lethal threat to Manchester United's goal, O'Shea and Neville didn't think about it, they rushed straight towards Morris, and the two of them formed a bag for Morris.
At this time, it seems that there is only one way to go in front of Morris - direct shooting!
This position is not bad, but the direct shot is likely to be blocked by the opponent, when O'Shea and Neville ran over, Morris shot space is too small, it is too late, that is fast, seeing that the football has rolled to his feet, Morris still waved his right foot, and at the same time, O'Shea, who was standing on the inside, didn't even want to jump up again, wanted to block the shot with his body.
But when he jumped from the spot, O'Shea saw the ball roll under his feet out of the corner of his eye!
He was deceived!
Morris didn't choose to shoot, but deceived O'Shea with a feint and crossed the ball directly to the other side of the penalty area!
All eyes move to the other side with the football.
There, Ivan Crewe, who was inserted in the back, was unguarded, and he ran steadily to the position, swung his right foot against the football, and slammed it directly into the ball.
"Bang!"
A powerful shot brought the sound of wind, and the football rushed towards the goal in an instant.
Despite Manchester United goalkeeper Carroll's save, the ball was too fast and the angle was tricky, and he could only watch the ball fly into the back of the net
"Ivan Crewe! Ivan Crewe! ”
'Ivan Crewe helps Derby break the deadlock, 1:1, Derby leads Manchester United! Many people definitely didn't expect this result, Van der Vaart and Ribery did not play in this game, and they couldn't even be seen on the bench, but Derby County still took the lead! It's remarkable! ”
The BBC radio commentator yelled, like he said, this is really something that many people can't think of, and he can't think of it, so at the moment he is very excited, "Ivan Crewe is the right midfielder for Derby County, and he has started regularly this season. Despite being unobtrusive on the pitch, Ivan Crewe has been very efficient in scoring goals, and so far this season, he has helped Derby County to seven goals in the Premier League, the most for Derby other than Van der Vaart, and his free-kicks and back-to-back finishes are always a lethal threat to opponents! ”
"But this goal, more thanks to Morris"
The BBC commentator continued, "Morris has the demeanor of a general, he calmly deceived O'Shea in the penalty area, passed the ball to the right side, and was able to maintain such a steady attitude in the penalty area, which is really remarkable! ”
Other commentators and media outlets also spoke about Morris.
Half of the goal was due to Morris, who got the ball on the right side of the box and had a direct shot of his own, but he calmly passed the ball to the right side, and this accurate pass alone deserves a lot of praise, not to mention that Morris and Ivan Crewe were between him at the time, and there was an O'Shea in the way.
It is definitely commendable to be able to maintain this steady mentality in the restricted area
on the pitch.
Ivan Crewe also found Morris for the first time and hugged him tightly.
Ivan Crewe scored a lot of goals but was still thrilled after the goal, mainly because it was to break the United goal and when the team was so passive.
Meanwhile, the same thing happened on the Derby County bench.
Wan Sheng hugged everyone around him, others wanted to hug each other to their heart's content, and at this moment, the shouts had filled the entire Pride Stadium, and the air of joy filled the entire town of Great Derby.
Wansheng is still quite happy.
When the team needs to rotate and rest, playing against Manchester United, there is not much hope of winning, even he is not too sure, he can only say to fight, fight, the game is also very passive, the current situation is that if Manchester United scores first, the team wins, and even the hope of getting points will become slim, but now Derby County still scores first.
He knew that with a goal, it would be much better in the second half. (To be continued......) R1292