Alexandria Stadium, Cheshire, England.

This small stadium, which can only accommodate 12,000 people, is now surrounded by various cries.

Crewe fans are frantically cheering on the team from the stands.

As a football club with a history of 120 years, Crewe has not made any achievements, they have been in the lower leagues in a hundred years of history, the longest time is between the English third division (that is, the third division) and the D league, but with the advent of the new century, Crewe's results have also risen, last season they made history to win the English second division, and then the team was promoted to the English first division, which is the first time in the history of the Crewe team to participate in the second division of EnglandSo the Crewe fans are very excited, and they come to the stadium every game to cheer for the team.

The match against Derby County in the 14th round of the league has attracted more attention from Crewe fans, as their opponents are Derby County, who are currently the top in the league.

For this match, Crewe fans are not very hopeful.

In any case, they are only a promoted team, and the goal of this season is only to complete relegation in the English First Division, facing the first place in the league, and now very strong Derby County, even if it is not easy to get points at home, but Crewe fans still hope that the team can perform better.

But they didn't expect that in this game, the team really performed quite well.

The scoreboard showed that the time had reached the sixty-seventh minute of the game, and the score above was still o:o.

Crewe didn't score, and similarly, Derby County didn't score.

Neither team scored, so it stands to reason that there was no reason to cheer, but the Crewe fans were different because they thought the team was going to lose and they didn't let Derby score until now. This is already quite a victory, not to mention, Crewe has attacked twice before, and it almost allowed the team to find a chance.

If they can score a goal, maybe the game will be won?

Crewe fans hope the team can pull off a miracle.

So far, many Crewe fans also feel that it is possible for the team to beat Derby County

Sixty-seven minutes into the game, the score was o:o, and this is how Derby County was dissatisfied.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, frowning.

He had been sitting calmly in the dugout. But at the beginning of the second half, he couldn't sit still, because the team's attack has not been fruitful, and the team's morale has been affected a lot by not scoring for a long time.

The point is, what now?

After this game, Wansheng fully understood the opponent's tactics, and the opponent used the simplest tactic, which was to defend desperately. Leave a striker up front and look for opportunities to counter-attack.

It's the same tactics that Derby County used at the end of last season.

But it's such a simple tactic, the attacking tactics against Derby County are very effective, and Crewe is very solid defensively. Their players fought fiercely on the pitch and it wasn't easy for Derby County to score.

Not only defensively, Crewe is also sharp on the counter-attack.

Their top scorer, Assaton, is very fast and has excellent individual skills. Other aspects were also excellent, with Assaton having three shots on goal so far in the game. The next one was also in the woodwork, and if it weren't for goalkeeper Osman's quick reaction, Crewe might have taken the lead.

The most important thing for Derby County at the moment is to have an attack, and after almost 70 minutes without scoring, if they continue, the best result for them will only be a draw

"In this wave of counterattack just now, Assaton almost created a goal, but unfortunately the opposing goalkeeper Osman reacted quickly but it doesn't matter, we have held on for 70 minutes, even if Derby County's attack is sharp, but our defense is stronger!"

The on-site commentators were clearly happy with the shape of the game, and for Crewe it was too difficult for them to accept a draw against the top of the league, "Before that, Derby County had won four in a row, and they had one point more points than Norwich City and were top of the league. ”

'But now they have met our Crewe team, our lads are working the pitch and they are doing a great job of helping the team keep the goal!'

'There's nothing good to do about Derby County against a solid defence'

"But I still hope that our lads can take advantage of the opponent's mistakes, so maybe the end result will not be a draw but a victory!"

In the gushing of the on-site commentators, the reporters in the media seats also gloated with the voices of the fans.

In fact, they didn't report much on the game even before the game, as they weren't expecting Crewe to beat Derby County, and they were still covering the topic of the previous days.

But they didn't expect the Crewe team to do such a good job defensively.

Derby County's attacking prowess is worth commendling, but there is really nothing they can do against Crewe's defence so far, and they have had a lot of shots on goal throughout the game, but most of them have few good chances, and Crewe have used a solid defence to keep them from having good chances.

The journalists who were hostile to Derby County could only gloat at this point.

"Look at it, they can't help it!"

"They're finally in trouble, I didn't expect Crewe to defend so well, maybe we should focus more on them, maybe they are the dark horses of the season and can join the fight for promotion at the end of the season!" Of course, looking at the expression of the reporter who said this, you also know that this is just a joke.

"I guess it's going to be o:o over, see what that damn Chinese will say this time!"

"But he doesn't seem to be able to attend the press conference!"

"It's okay, this winless run, combined with the previous problems, we can use the report to force the Derby County club to make a choice!"

"yes, how can you do that kind of thing! Getting an assistant coach job with a fake resume? It's ridiculous! ”

"Maybe he's a liar! It's also luck to lead the team to achieve good results so far! A reporter said in a catharsy manner.

But everyone just laughed.

No one refuted him, and no one supported him, because all the reporters in hostile Derby County knew that that damn Chinese might be annoying, but he still had some ability, otherwise it would be a matter of luck to make a team with only relegation strength, after fourteen rounds of the league, still ranked first in the league?

No one believed it.

But the most important thing at the moment is. The Crewe team played well, they held the goal, and it looked like it went on like this, and it was too difficult for Derby to score.

This kind of shì made the hostile Wansheng reporters happy to watch.

There were also pro-Derby journalists in the media booth who were concerned about the current situation of the team, but their voices were a bit pathetic in the 'mass press call'

On the pitch, as the reporters said, Derby's continuous attacking performance was really nothing at all, and it was difficult for them to break through the defence in the face of Crewe's strong defence.

Crewe's style of play is to concentrate all 10 men in the team inside and outside the box. Even if it is based on the number of people, it can play a role in preventing the goal.

At the end of last season, Wansheng often used this tactic to deal with the opponent's attack.

Now that Crewe uses it, the effect is quite good.

Derby County's attack was sharp, but it was a good way to defend intensively, with Ribery's breakaways failing to work, and Morris organised the attack to get the team up and running. But it turns out that it is better to advance a little slower, anyway, Crewe has almost no players to defend in midfield, and it is better to be faster than to be stable.

Derby County are trying to start playing high balls.

This dense defense. It didn't work well to score with headers, with the team's two strikers, Leighton Taylor and Gary Cahill, both scrambling in the box, and Osman intervening from time to time. But there are too many defenders in the opponent's penalty area, and the high-altitude passes again and again still have little effect, under the intensive defense. Gary Cahill and Burton-Reitt struggled to press the opposition defenders to get the ball – provided they were on the right pass.

In short, Derby's attack is in big trouble.

"Damn it! What an ugly football! "There were also Derby County fans in the stands who expressed their displeasure that they didn't want to see their team's attack blocked or see their opponents use their defence to draw the team, so they used 'boo' to express their disdain for Crewe football.

But it's too little because it's the Alexandria Stadium and the voices of the Crewe fans are the mainstream.

They care more about the result than the process of the game, because they are weaker than Derby County, who are 'top in the league', or even Derby County, who were 'in England last season'.

If a weak team wants to beat a strong team, do you still need to play football beautifully?

There is no such rule in football

At this time, the head coach of the Crewe team, Grady, sat firmly in the coach's seat.

Graddy is a well-known figure at Crewe and has a better reputation with the team than any other player, as he has been manager for two decades since 1983.

A football manager who has coached a team for 20 years, how many in history can do this? Grady is one of them, but he has not been well-known since he is in charge of the lower league side Crewe.

This season, Crewe was promoted to the English First Division, and Grady's name was often mentioned by the media, but not many times mentioned, Crewe was only a promoted horse at best, but it is undeniable that Grady's ability is still very good, as evidenced by the previous results of the Crewe team.

Some of the current Crewe players have just arrived in the summer, and they can adapt to the level of competition in the English First Division, so the results of the Crewe team are guaranteed.

Graddy's philosophy is to do whatever it takes to score points.

Perhaps only in this way can they ensure that the team's results will not fall dangerously into the relegation zone.

This game against Derby County is like this, Graddy's strategy is to defend and defend, in the face of a team like Derby County who are good at attacking, it is really irrational to fight hard with them, Graddy actually didn't have much hope, he set the tone for the game - go all out to get a point.

Now they're halfway there.

Looking at the situation of the game, the more time passed, the more calm Graddy became, because he could see that on the field, the mentality of the Derby County players was a little impetuous, their attack seemed to be fiercer than before, but the rules were a lot more chaotic.

Maybe wait a little longer and Crewe will have a chance to score as well?

Graddy looked at Assamton, who was standing near the center circle, and if the team wanted to score, they could count on Assaton, who would not take the risk of letting the team play a real counter-attack, and would have to rely on the players themselves

Wan Sheng didn't know what Graddy was thinking, but he could guess one or two.

Since the start of the second half, he has been watching the defense of the Crewe team, and I have to say that they have done a really good job defending, not only relying on the dense defense of the number of people, but their defensive positioning is actually good, and they have maintained a vague formation all the time.

The defensive formation is still quite crucial.

Maintain the formation, you can make the defense without a big leakage, lose the formation, even if there are many defenders near the penalty area, but it is also likely to leak people, or there is no one in the position, and the defense is carried out by one player, in which no one can control everything, if they lose the formation, they are likely to lose the defensive position, and then it will be the opponent, that is, the opportunity for Derby County.

However, the Crewe team has done a very good job in this aspect, and it is clear that the opposing coach has worked defensive training.

In the face of such a solid defense, Wan Sheng also had a bit of a headache, and he knew that he had to do something, otherwise if it went on like this, the game would really be a draw.

But how, exactly? He was a little hesitant.

At this time, Derby County launched another wave of attacks, Ribery broke through from the left with the ball, and then suddenly cut inside to the middle, and the Crewe defenders were caught off guard by Ribery's dribbling, and they had to foul him to stop him.

Derby County were given a set-piece from 35 yards out.

This position is a little too far away, and there is basically no direct hope of scoring, so you can only try to make a tactical combination.

However, Wan Sheng saw that he had a decision here.

He had previously been hesitant between Ian Taylor and Ivan Crewe, both of whom were options for change.

Ian Taylor is experienced and very calm on the pitch, he can be a morale booster when he comes out, and he is also very efficient in scoring goals himself, and in this kind of game that breaks down dense defenses, Taylor, who is almost all good, can make a big difference.

In comparison, Ivan Crewe is a bit worse.

He has little advantage over Ian Taylor other than a good set-piece ability, and although his set-piece ability is indeed very good, it is still a little worse than Ian Taylor's role.

Wansheng has been measuring.

But seeing Ribery's attack, Wan Sheng made a decision.

Last season he wanted to develop his own set-piece and now that the task is complete, Ivan Crewe's set-pieces are quite good, and since he has the ability, he should give him a chance.

If there is no chance of showing up in the team's difficult moments, how can the players grow?

Perhaps, Ivan Crewe could also be the deciding player?

If he can do it, it will obviously help him grow, but even if Ian Taylor plays, he may not be able to help the team score, so this opportunity is given to Ivan Crewe.

Wan Sheng made a decision.

He glanced back at the bench, called out Ivan Crewe, and said, "Go to the side and warm up, get ready to play!" (To be continued!)

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