After Derby's draw with Cardiff City, many media outlets followed the Daily Mirror to support and praise Derby, so that everyone in Derby County wondered what was wrong with the media.

So far this season, the whole of Derby County have become accustomed to the sarcasm and sarcasm of the media, and when they fail to win against their league opponents, the media will certainly say a lot of sarcasm, and at this point, many people in the club will joke about the newspaper statements.

"Look! This means that our results are about to plummet, and we will even try to fight for relegation again at the end of the season! ”

"Derby County are likely to be at odds in the dressing room due to their defeat? Did anyone fight on the team? ”

'A tactical mistake by the manager? Oh, my God! This can't be seen by Wansheng."

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In short, the whole Derby County club, including the players and staff, have become accustomed to negative media coverage.

So when this round ended, and the media expressed countless support and praise for Derby County, the whole Derby County club felt very confused, and this doubt made everyone talk about it.

"Oh my God! I read a lot of newspaper reports today and I feel like we're already in the Premier League! ”

"I think it is, too"

"What's going on? I thought I'd see a bunch of funny reports! ”

Wan Sheng heard these words and saw those reports, he was also very puzzled, and at the same time felt that this was a conspiracy, but the conspiracy or something, at most, it was to dig a pit, let himself be careless, or pave the way for future ridicule, and he couldn't think of a reason for the media to do this.

So Wansheng didn't care at all, just let the team prepare normally.

Mid-February is a game against Wigan Athletic, and with the last draw against Cardiff City, the whole team takes this game very seriously. Wansheng also sent all the main lineups to play.

Although it was a DW match in Wigan, in the end, with a stronger strength, Derby County still won 2-0.

It is worth mentioning that Wigan Athletic's coach Jewell has a very warm attitude, and after this game, Wan Sheng and Jewell are also familiar with a lot. The two also took a group photo together after the game, allowing the media to see that Wan Sheng has a good relationship with the coaching circle in addition to coaching.

This photo was published in many media outlets.

Then Brand's good mood was gone, and he looked at the photos on the news and gritted his teeth to sarcastically mock Jewell. "What a-man, who lost and stammered that Chinese!" The only effect of this was to make him angrier.

Although Derby County won again, Brand still stuck to his strategy, Wigan Athletic is only a promoted team, even if Derby County's results have deteriorated, it is normal to beat them.

He constantly comforted himself with similar words

Soon it was the 32nd round of the league, and this round of Derby County's opponents was not a soft persimmon.

Crystal Palace, a traditional powerhouse in League One, is ranked fifth in the league so far this season. Table xiàn is quite strong, one of the teams expected by the media to be promoted.

In the end, the match between the two was surprising.

At the Pride Stadium, Derby County won the game almost without suspense, 3-0. Derby scored two goals in the first half and Wansheng even started to make frequent substitutions in the second half, allowing other players to adapt to the game, with Lee Morris and Frank Ribery both substituted. Crystal Palace were still unable to play any advantage and were conceded by Derby County in the closing stages.

It's a game without suspense.

After this game, many people in the Derby County club feel that the recent media hype is justified. Look, we beat Crystal Palace comfortably, 3-0, and we don't look like a League One team, but a real Premier League powerhouse.

So they laughed happily at the post-match hype from the media.

The touting of this round has not yet been touched, and two days later, Derby County beat Cochester United to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, which made the Derby County club even happier, and the Derby County fans even happier.

So far this season, their results have been almost perfect.

First in the league, with a 13-point advantage over third-place West Bromwich Albion, they have almost booked a place in the Premier League, and the FA Cup has also reached the quarterfinals, which is even more surprising, many Derby County fans are like they are in a dream, they are a little worried, they will wake up from a dream, but this is really happening, the fans are deeply immersed in this joy, until now almost every Derby County home stadium, Pride Stadium will be 100% full, not when the game is playing, Bars in the Derby County area are also full, with fans flocking to the game because they have confidence in the team and will not disappoint any opponent they face.

On the contrary, Brand was in a bad mood.

After Derby's win over Cochester United, Brand lost his temper and Glenn was affected, but there was nothing else that Brande could do, he was just a journalist and the only thing he could do was to attack Derby County with reports. But at the moment, Derby's results are very good, and the top and bottom are very united, and he has no reason to say anything about Derby.

Before, he wanted to dominate public opinion and kill the Chinese, but it seems that it has no effect until now.

For a moment, Brand didn't know what to do.

He could only grit his teeth and insist on continuing to write reports touting Derby County, hoping that the trick would have some effect, but now he simply didn't have much confidence.

But Brand didn't think about the consequences of doing so for a moment

Almost everyone in the English media is aware of the hostile relationship between Brand and Wan Sheng, which has led to the Daily Mirror and Derbyshire FC becoming complete rivals.

But now the "Daily Mirror" is shouting and cheering for Derby County and Wansheng every day?

What's going on?

Some people in the media circle are a little confused, they think that there may be something going on inside the "Daily Mirror", and their attitude has changed, especially since the recent reports are written by an unknown journalist named Glenn, could it be that Brand has lost power, and as a result, Glenn has taken over his work.

For a while, many people were making all kinds of speculations.

Wansheng had the same idea.

He didn't know what kind of hardship Brand's mind was going through, and all he saw was a report from the Daily Mirror, and it was just a report to praise it. For nearly a month, he has been doing similar reports, which makes him wonder if there will be something wrong within the Daily Mirror? Have they changed their attitude and started to support themselves?

That's not bad

Wan Sheng likes to say nice things about everyone, and if the Daily Mirror does that, he doesn't mind removing them from the blacklist.

But that remains to be seen.

With the win over Cochester United already in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, the 'lucky' Guil-Smith volunteered to draw for the team, which resulted in a draw for Everton.

It's not a good sign.

In addition to Derby County, the remaining eight teams in the FA Cup are Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton, Portsmouth, Millwall, Sheffield United and Tranmere.

There are a total of four teams in the Premier League. There are three teams in League One and one team in League Two.

It's best not to run into Manchester United and Arsenal in the quarter-finals, and Everton are the strongest team apart from the two, and everyone in England knows that David Moyes's side are not easy to mess with, and despite their mediocre results in the league, this team often bursts into surprising form and quality.

In the face of this opponent, Wan Sheng also has a headache, and even more headache. This Derby County game is an away game.

Before the FA Cup semi-finals, there was no rule for a two-legged encounter, that is, a match at Goodison Park. can directly determine the promotion and elimination of the two teams.

Drawn to Everton, no one in the club praised Ji-Smith.

Even Ji-Smith himself had a bitter face on the way back. He was going to draw a Tranmere, and even the fans would praise him for his luck. It was a good feeling, but in the end it was Everton who were against Everton, so it would be a bit difficult for Derby County to reach the last four of the FA Cup.

It was Wansheng who comforted him. "It's just Everton, nothing, it's much better than Arsenal and Manchester United."

Ji-Smith smiled wryly, "Well, if that's a consolation, too." ”

"I actually don't want to say it, but Jill, no matter what opponent you draw, you have to deal with it, I worry about it, I really don't understand what you're sad about" Wan Sheng also smiled bitterly.

Ji-Smith was stunned.

Think about it carefully, it's really like Wan Sheng said, he drew Everton, and then he has nothing to do, and Wan Sheng still has to lead the team to deal with the specific game, so what is he sad about.

But Ji-Smith kept it stern, "I'm worried about the team."

"Forget it, Jill, Paul told me that every time you show this expression, it means that you are holding back a smile."

Hearing this, Ji-Smith could no longer keep his strictness, but said viciously, "Damn Paul, you actually speak ill of me behind your back!" ”

Wan Sheng pouted helplessly

When Derby County meets Everton, under normal circumstances, it should be more arguments in favor of Everton's victory, after all, Everton is a Premier League powerhouse, and Derby County is only a League One team, and there is still a certain gap between the two teams.

But the pre-match media reports subverted many people's minds.

The words that should have been used for Everton were all used for Derby, and more talk was made about Derby County having a better chance of winning, which no one expected.

After the draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, the media began to comment on the four FA Cup matches, with Arsenal not meeting Manchester United, and neither game being taken seriously, with the Derby County and Everton games in the spotlight.

"Considering Everton's league results and Derby's league results, I think Derby have the better chance of winning, even though they are away from home, even though they have only been a First Division team, but Derby County have undoubtedly been very strong this season, they won away at Tottenham Hotspur and at home against Birmingham, why can't they knock out Everton again?"

"Everton thought they had a good draw, but they didn't know it was a worse draw than Arsenal [Arsenal are still winning all this season and are the best team in the Premier League] because they ran into Derby County, they met Wansheng and Wansheng will let them know that it is great!'

'Everton will definitely lose to Derby, who are the biggest dark horse in the FA Cup this season, and this dark horse is not something Everton can beat.

"Derby will beat Everton! Let the Liverpudlians know how awesome! Haven't they always hailed themselves as the face of English football? Now Derby will show them how arrogant that idea is! ”

"Derby County will represent the south of England to beat the north of England"

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Looking at these reports of the game commentary, Wan Sheng was a little dumbfounded, to be honest, he was really a little fluttering, these media almost touted Derby County as the same status as Arsenal, and also promoted Derby County as the 'representative of football in the north of England' When did Derby County have such a strong influence?

But why is that?

He couldn't understand something.

Of course, Wan Sheng will not know that this is actually the consequence of Brand's 'killing' tactics not being successfully continued, and it is impossible for the "Daily Mirror" to change its tone and attitude for no reason, so they can only continue to grit their teeth and praise Derby County, and those small media that follow the trend report are completely unprincipled, and they continue to follow the "Daily Mirror" to tout Derby County, while those other big media, such as "Manchester Sport" and "The Guardian", are all neutral in reporting on the game. As a result, there was no opposition to Derby County in the media, either support or neutrality, and all the remarks naturally became support, and as the report deepened, they were compared to praise one by one, so Derby County was described as a team as strong as Arsenal but in fact, they are really just a League One team.

Wan Sheng was in a good mood when he saw these reports, and at the same time, Everton was very angry when they saw these reports.

Their irritation is conceivable.

As a Premier League powerhouse, you meet a League One team in the FA Cup, and the game is played at Goodison Park, and then the media says they will win?

Everton felt incredulous and angry at the same time.

Everton manager David Moyes was the first to stand up and say, "A lot of people say Derby can beat us? It's the funniest joke I've ever heard this year! ”

Moyes looked haughty, "I don't know why those people say that, but we are confident that we can beat anyone who comes to challenge us at Goodison Park!" ”

Soon after David Moyes' speech, Everton supporters jumped out as well, and as always, they showed the pride that Liverpool football is particularly proud of.

(Everton is Liverpool's team, and Liverpool's two teams, Everton and Liverpool, were rampant across Europe two decades ago, and they have long been considered the traditional aristocrats of English football.) ）

"We are Everton, what are they? Derbyshire? A bunch of hillbillies! ”

"They're vassals of the London team!"

'Can Derby win against Everton? Hahaha we'll be waiting for them at Goodison Park! (To be continued......)