Chapter 139: Crazy March
Wan Sheng didn't say much after the game against Rotherham, but some of the media still shut up because they didn't have much to say about the game, and the Derby County win was so beautiful that they felt a little bit at a loss for what to do.
In the face of such a slaughter-like victory, do they still have to say that Derbyshire is not good?
Originally, they didn't think so.
Derby County is the first in the league, after an ordinary league game, they will always have something to say, such as conceding a goal, criticizing the Derby County backline, such as scoring fewer goals, criticizing Derby County for being conservative, or the forward line is unfavorable, and for example, if there is controversy in the game, it must be to support Rotherham but none of these, Derby County won a big win cleanly, did not concede a goal, scored six goals, what else can they say?
Should Derby County be merciful?
If you do that, it's a complete joke!
However, there are still some media that specifically find fault with Wan Sheng, and if they want to find faults, they can always pick out the bones in the egg, not to mention, they are targeting Wan Sheng himself, so all kinds of remarks about Wan Sheng's bad character, arrogance, and no one in sight after winning a game have been introduced, which is no different from the pre-game report, but there is an example - that is, Wan Sheng's table at the press conference before and after the game.
All they can say is that it doesn't matter.
Fans watch the game, and as long as the game is won, isn't it normal for the winner to say something? Even before the game, Wan Sheng said 'Rotherham can't stop Derby', it was true, Rotherham really couldn't stop Derby, just look at the number of goals they conceded.
In conclusion, there are always negative reviews about Wansheng in the media.
It stands to reason that there are so many negative comments in the media, which will naturally affect the performance of the entire Derby County team, after all, everyone wants to watch the news and see the team always criticized. There will definitely be a feeling of depression, even if Wan Sheng as a manager does not, ordinary players will have, so the offensive of the media will still affect the performance of Derby County.
But this is only theoretical
In fact, many Derby County players are immune to the comments of the media, they have been very good since the beginning, but there have always been negative comments in the media, they just treat these as jokes, and they will say the last sentence when they meet every day, "What did the XXX media say today?" ”
"Did they criticize you?"
"Definitely criticizing the boss again! Haha"
"Today, the XXX media said some new words. Everyone came to see it, and they said, "When the explanation is finished, everyone laughs."
During this period, the media reports were also used as jokes by the players, the difference is that the jokes have become more, and their hearts have long been polished into solid stones by previous media reports, and they will not be affected by some reports on the club and the head coach at all.
In reality, the media coverage is really only about Wan Sheng, and sometimes about Derby County clubs. Derby County players are generally well received, especially the English players, and the English media have always been stingy in reporting on their own players, if you look at the English media. Many people will feel that Peschisolido has scored more goals than Cahill, and Ivan Crewe's cousin is definitely a big cut better than Frank Ribery, this is because the latter two are not English players, and the English media will tell them truthfully about their performance, while the first two are English players. Naturally, there is a goal that can be said to be a world-class goal, even if Peschisollido is 33 years old.
So it's really hard for outside public opinion to affect Derbyshire. But even so, no one expected that Derby County would explode in a dense schedule at the end of March.
At the end of March, it's a dense area of League One fixtures.
Four league games in ten days, this kind of intensive schedule will make any team's scalp tingle, this is a difficult period for many teams, the media is also waiting for this period to come, they don't believe that Derby County can spend it smoothly, you know, it is four league games in ten days, even if Derby County is good, why do you have to lose a game, right?
To win three out of four is already quite remarkable.
But as long as Derby County loses one game, then their chance is here, they can seize the loss to make a big fuss, and some reporters have even prepared a script, just waiting for Derby County to lose and send it out.
The media, who were just expecting Derby County to lose, were all disappointed
Derby County host Watford on 17 March, and this game is almost identical to the previous game against Rotherham, with the only difference being that Derby scored six goals against Rotherham and only four Watford.
But this difference is the same as nothing.
Two games, 10 goals and not conceding a single goal, it was eye-catching, but there was no desire for celebration from Derby County to the crowd.
Just two days later, they challenged Nottingham Forest away and participated in the second East Midlands derby of the season, the East Midlands derby is still a little hot, the competition between Derby County Club and Nottingham Forest Club is also continuous, although the fans of both sides are not as hot as other big derbies in England, but they are not much better as mortal enemies, especially after Derby County's results have become very good, Nottingham Forest fans are a little unbalanced in their hearts, They will be hoping that Hart can lead the team to a home win over Derby County.
It's a pity that the difference in strength between the two sides is on the bright side.
3:1, that's the final score.
Nottingham Forest did their best at home, but only scored a goal, the only thing worth mentioning is that the game is still very fierce, the two teams showed the strong confrontation unique to the derby, and the atmosphere of the stadium was also very hot, as a result, Nottingham Forest had two injuries, and Derby County also had one injured down, it was Osman, the 'superman who couldn't run and die', in the 65th minute of the game, he was tackled to the ground by the opposing player and was carried off the field on a stretcher.
After the game, Wan Sheng immediately went to the hospital to visit Osman, the good news is that Osman's injury is not serious, and he only needs a month of rest to return to the game, which is also bad news, because the next May is equivalent to the end of the season, and Osman's return may have to wait until next season.
Wan Sheng still felt helpless, but he knew he had to accept it. The fact that there will be injuries in the game, especially in the derby, it is normal for the confrontation to be fierce, and the injuries of Derby County this season are quite good, although there are occasional injuries to players, but there is no strong wave of injuries, and when it comes to the Premier League, the confrontation will be more intense, and some teams in difficult situations even need to make up for the lack of youth team players after Christmas, at least Derby County has not yet had that situation.
On 24 March, Derby County moved to South Yorkshire. Away at Bramall Lane Stadium, they faced Sheffield United and won 5-1 for Derby County.
Although it was a big victory, it was a pity to concede a goal, which was a hole in the midfield defense, allowing Sheffield United to find an attacking opportunity, which can see the impact of Ottoman's non-play on Derby County, Ferdinan is not bad, but his personal ability is inferior to Osman, and his physical fitness, speed, and explosion are still very different from Osman. The only point is that you have a lot of experience, but in many cases on the field, experience does not mean a qiē, and the direct spelling of the front is very important. With Ottoman's Derby County, the midfield is as steady as Mount Tai, even if it is an offensive tactic, the defense of the whole field can be done to the extreme. Fedinnan came on and increased the intensity at the back, but at the same time. The defensive play of the full-court pressing is also a little worse.
But the media didn't take advantage of this to make a big fuss, in fact, these profound questions, that is, a manager like Wan Sheng, who knows the team's players and tactics in great detail, can only know, and others can't see it at all, in the eyes of outsiders, it's normal for Sheffield United to score one goal in a game, didn't Derby County score five?
What is there to say about this
Soon three days later, Derby County welcomed Sunderland at Pride Stadium, Sunderland are a strong team, they are currently fourth in the league, only behind West Bromwich Albion, the overall strength is still very strong, and the table is also quite good.
However, Derby County still had the advantage at home, and in the end the two teams played out 2-1, thanks to Cahill's header in the second half and Layton Baines' long-range shot in front of the penalty area, Derby County still won the final victory.
It was also the last league game of March.
With the game against Sunderland over and the end of the League One season in March, the media were surprised to find that Derby County had won all of their games in March.
At this time, the media that criticized Derby County had long since stopped talking, and some football 'professionals' who liked to comment on Derby County after the game could only sigh, "Derby County has swept League One." ”
It is worth mentioning that after the game, Manchester Sport also talked about Derby, claiming that "if England had a 'Manager of the Month' selection like other leagues, Wan Sheng, who is currently in charge of League One team Derby County, deserved this award." ”
There are many reasons.
Derby County won all of their games in March, and most of them were big wins; Derby County were one of England's most talked-about teams in March, regardless of the reason, but they did keep watching, and a lot of attention; Derby County scored 28 goals and conceded just three goals in March.
This achievement made those media who wanted to say bad things about Wansheng almost cry.
They can't find a reason to criticize Wan Sheng after thinking about it, mainly because Derby County's results are too gorgeous, and if such results are to be criticized, then it is estimated that all teams in England should be criticized.
They had nothing to say.
When Derby County won so many victories, the previous noisy reports disappeared without a trace overnight, but the media that paid little attention to Derbyshire, such as Manchester Sport, The Guardian and Sky Sports in the UK, talked about some Derby County, as neutral media, they were positive about Derby County and Wansheng. (To be continued......)