Chapter 30: The First Team Manager
Bolton Reiter scored the counter-goal for Derby County in the final moments. The goal destroyed almost all of Preston's grit and fighting spirit, and although there were almost five minutes of stoppage time to go, Preston were more of a pointless defence, and they didn't even have the courage to attack.
Preston didn't hit back and Derby County were happy to play their free.
The game time ran out.
The score remained unchanged until the end of the game, with Derby County winning 3-2 at Pride Stadium to win an incredible comeback.
At the moment of victory in the game, Wansheng hugged every player who walked off the field.
Everyone seemed happy, they knew it was a hard-won victory.
After the game, Wan Sheng attended the press conference instead of Gregory, and at the press conference, many reporters asked questions about Wan Sheng, and they had many questions, which can be basically divided into three categories--
One is about Gregory being admitted to the hospital.
The second is about the victory of this game, they think this reversal is a bit incredible.
The third point has to do with the excellent Bolton Reiter in this game, in the game, Bolton Reiter scored a goal and provided an assist, which is very dazzling for a young player who is not yet 20 years old, and the Derby County media are happy to see a talent in the team.
The reporters came with expectations, but unfortunately Wansheng didn't have time to waste time with them.
One is that he is not the head coach of the team after all, and he is not obliged to deal with these media reporters, and he is very busy now, very busy, Gregory is in the hospital, Diamares is on leave, he is the only one in the first team, and he has to arrange a lot of things.
So he also coped with the reporter's problem.
"Mr. Gregory? I don't know what his condition is, and I'll have to go to the hospital to find out. β
"Race win? You say we're lucky? Thank you for the compliment! We've really had shit luck, maybe I'll win a few hundred thousand pounds if I buy a lottery ticket today! β
Wan Sheng responded with a sneer.
"Reiter? He is very good, and as for whether he will be excellent in the future, you should ask him, not me. β
After dealing with the reporter's question, Wan Sheng left the scene directly.
At the same time, he also left a 'bad communication' evaluation to many media reporters, they originally thought that when interviewing a young assistant coach, the other party would not rush over to answer the question? But they were wrong, Wan Sheng didn't say anything about 'catching up' at all, and he didn't mean to be interviewed at all.
"This guy is so arrogant!"
"Think it's a big deal to command a game to win?"
"Just a shit lucky guy!"
The reporters left at the venue talked about Wansheng dissatisfiedly, and there were no good things in their mouths. But Wan Sheng didn't bother to pay attention to this, and after the game, he arranged for the team to return to the club as soon as possible, telling everyone to continue to train tomorrow, and then went directly to the hospital.
In the hospital, he saw Gregory through the window.
Gregory was lying on the bed, his eyes slightly squinted, and he looked very weak, and the doctor told him, "Mr. Gregory is not fit to visit now. β
"How long will it take for him to recover?"
"He already had a heart attack, and this time the mood fluctuated too much, and his heart muscle was damaged, and he had to recuperate for at least half a month to recover, and ......," the doctor said after a pause, "I don't think he will be able to coach the team in the future." β
"You say he can't coach the team? What does that mean? β
"I'll get it straight. Mr. Gregory's situation does not allow him to coach any team at all, and even if he recovers after half a month, he can only choose to resign, otherwise he will lead the team to participate in the competition, and in that chaotic environment, too much emotion may endanger his life. β
Wan Sheng listened, his mind was a little cloudy.
Gregory can't coach the team anymore? That is, from now on Derby County without a manager? This may be good news, but who knows what another coach will look like?
Although Gregory's relationship with him is very ordinary, he is already familiar with it after all, and he will change his boss...... Wan Sheng also felt a little depressed.
The important thing is that now there is no manager in the team.
Before the new head coach takes office, almost all the work of the first team will be on his head, Wan Sheng has no intention of thinking too much about it, he only knows that he will definitely be very busy during this time.
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After the game with Preston North End, it was almost all about Gregory, and there were not many people who cared about Derby County's loss of manager, a win in a game and Reiter's surprise appearance.
Anyone knows how much impact a temporary change of manager can have on a team, not to mention that Derby County has been mediocre since the beginning of the season, and the results of constantly hovering near the relegation circle have made fans lose confidence, and now the temporary change of manager, so can the team still complete the relegation goal this season?
No one can know.
So there's a lot of reporting and analysis of the current situation in Derbyshire --
Gregory's results have been mediocre, but the former Aston Villa boss is still worthy of recognition, and he has not had to worry about relegation at least this season, but his heart attack has not allowed him to manage Derby County anymore. Derby County have to make a change of manager and it won't be easy to find the right manager in March......"
'Maybe it's fitting for Diamares to take over as manager, he's been with Derby County for a lot of years, but he doesn't have any coaching experience......
"Derby County currently have only two assistant coaches, one is Diamares and the other is a young Chinese who has just arrived in the team, and both are too young for the position of head coach."
"Derby County want to be relegated, maybe they should consider spending a lot of money on a big-name coach......
"But now even if Jie Smith is willing to spend money, I'm afraid no coach will be willing to take over Derby County, the strength of this team is too poor, Gregory after a season of integration, can only bring the team to the relegation Cheng dΓΉ, if the coach of the new team, without knowing the team, is likely to lead the team to sink to the second division......"
As for the strength of the team, Wan Sheng knows better than anyone else.
In the world of football training masters, he can see a lot of player information, Derby County quality players are almost all veterans, such as Ian Taylor, like Jamie Vicente, their skills are quite good, but unfortunately both are over 30 years old.
In the years of play, only a few players such as Morris, Webson, and Marcus are outstanding, and the others are either too young or mediocre.
In short, the overall strength of the team is very poor.
The league has been played for 36 rounds so far, and the reason why Derby County has been hovering in the relegation circle is not only the problem of Gregory's leadership, but also the overall strength is also a big problem, otherwise the media would not think that Gregory is capable in the case of Derby's poor results.
So which big-name manager is willing to try such a Derby team?
Difficult!
But Wan Sheng didn't have time to think about it so much, he was too busy with work in the past two days, and after Gregory was admitted to the hospital and couldn't be the head coach, he needed to do three jobs for Gregory, Diamares, and himself, and these jobs combined, he didn't have time to go to the bar at night.
The next afternoon, Wan Sheng was coaching the players on the pitch when a staff member approached him and told the club's president, Ji-Smith, to take him to the office.
Wan Sheng nodded in response, but his heart turned a lot of thoughts.
Jie Smith looking for himself? What can I do to find myself at this time? Could it be that the new head coach is in place? Or is it ......
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Having worked in Derbyshire for nearly half a year, he is familiar with the place of QiΔ.
Every part of the club, he turned, every corner he knew very well, most of the club, most of the staff, including Uncle York, who was in charge of the stadium, he already knew him, so now he will maintain a normal heart wherever he goes.
But when he walked into Ji-Smith's office, Wan Sheng still felt nervous, as if he had just come here for an interview.
In the office there is Jie Smith sitting in the boss's chair and the club's general manager Paul Wilcox sitting on the sand.
Wan Sheng was not familiar with Paul Wilcox, but he knew that this guy was definitely one of the giants of the club, in charge of almost everything except for the team's training games, and his status was equal to that of Gregory, only below the chairman Ji-Smith.
Now that Gregory is hospitalized and can no longer be the head coach of the team, then there are only two stewards left on the team, Smith and Wilcox, what are these two people going to do when they get together?
Wan Sheng guessed something, and because of this, he was worried.
Sure enough, Ji-Smith spoke first, "Wan Sheng, you know, Gregory can no longer be the head coach of the team......" His expression was calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, but Wan Sheng's heart rose with his words.
Jie Smith pointed at Paul Wilcox, "I asked Paul, he said that you are more prestigious in the team than Diamares, it is said that many players listen to you, and yesterday's game, it was you who formulated the tactics for the second half to make the team complete the comeback?" β
Wan Sheng took a deep breath, glanced at Wilcox gratefully, and replied calmly, "I think so, sir." β
He was more sure what the Chairman had called him to do.
"Good."
Ji-Smith walked over with a smile, patted Wansheng on the shoulder, and said, "In the past six months, you have done a good job at the club, and many people have told me about your work achievements, but what I value most is yesterday's game, you let the team play an attack, and scored three goals in a row in the second half, I watched that game, and you did a good job." β
"You're young, but young people deserve a chance, and I think now is your chance. Gregory can't coach the team anymore, we have to find someone to replace him, and we can't do it worse than him. β
Speaking of this, Ji-Smith took a deep breath and looked into Wan Sheng's eyes, "Wan Sheng, can I trust you?" β
Wan Sheng took another deep breath and affirmed, "Mr. Smith, as long as you are willing to trust me, I am confident that I will lead the team to achieve the goal of relegation!" β
Ji-Smith smiled.
He patted Wansheng on the shoulder and said to Paul Wilcox, "See? I said that Wan Sheng would definitely agree directly, he is a very confident young man. β
"yes, I didn't expect that." Paul Wilcox walked over and said to Wan Sheng, "Young man, I am not familiar with you, when Mr. Smith said that you can take over Gregory's work, I didn't believe it very much, he said that you will definitely agree with confidence, I am really sorry I made a bet with him, I lost, but I lost willingly, you got this opportunity, I hope you can lead the team to the relegation goal as you said." β
Listening to Paul Wilcox's words, Wan Sheng exhaled a long breath, thinking that it was really an interview just now, but he still knew it, he clenched his fists with some excitement, and immediately let go--
I'm going to take over from Gregory as first team manager?
It's really a job that's taller than a tall assistant coach...... This is the real opportunity, what assistant coach, what deputy, if you want to be the head coach, you don't need to look at people's faces, you have the final say, with your own ability, plus the assistance of the football training master, Lao Tzu will definitely be able to do very well!
Wan Sheng thought excitedly.
He nodded affirmatively to Paul Wilcox, "Don't worry, I'll try, Mr. Wilcox." β
With excitement, his voice seemed to pop out of his mouth one by one.
Ji-Smith looked at Wan Sheng's expression with interest, he could understand the excitement of the young man to get this opportunity, but he still hoped that Wan Sheng could be more calm, after all, the position of head coach is not impulsive.
Ji-Smith thought to himself.
In fact, he has no better choice, just like those media reports, even if he is willing to spend money to find a big-name coach to coach, the other party is likely to directly refuse his invitation, after all, the strength of the team is there, and no one can be sure that he can do a good job if he comes to coach rashly, in contrast, it is better to promote a coach in the club.
Two options, Diamares and Wan Sheng.
He originally wanted Diamares to try, but surprisingly asked a lot of people, and they all thought that Wansheng had a higher reputation in the team, which made Ji-Smith wonder, after all, Diamares has worked longer...... Or do young people deserve more of a chance?
In the end, Ji-Smith still chose Wansheng.
After the agreement, Paul Wilcox was ready to leave, "Then it's decided, Wansheng, do well!" My only hope is that next season, I won't see the name of Derby County in the English Second Division. β
"Of course not, sir!"
Paul Wilcox said solemnly, "It's good for young people to be confident, but you can't be too confident, and I hope you can remember your words." β
Wan Sheng nodded in response and was about to leave, but when he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around and said with some embarrassment, "Mr. Smith." β
"Oh?"
'I wondered if I could get a higher salary as a first-team manager. This job is too busy, I don't think I will have time to go to the bar in the evenings, so my life will become very tight......"
Jie Smith was stunned for a moment, he and Paul Wilcox looked at each other, and both laughed, and after laughing, he nodded and said, "Okay, okay, starting tomorrow, you'll get twice as much as your salary, oh no, triple as much!" β
Wan Sheng thanked him awkwardly before walking out of the door under the strange gaze of the two.
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