Chapter 164: Adjustment
Every Manchester United player wants to do their best to equalise so they can breathe a sigh of relief because they can't win the game because they are still behind so far. ≤ ≤ ≤ little ≤ said,
However, they already felt that the goal was in sight.
The only thing they lacked was a chance to take a chance, and each of them was a big star and their ability to take chances in front of goal was no slouch.
Although the Derby County players defended very hard, it was still difficult to completely defend in the face of Manchester United's attack, and finally they still conceded the goal.
In the 61st minute of the game, C-Ronaldo passed to Scholes diagonally, and the latter knocked back his heel to Roy Keane, who took the ball and hoisted the ball directly to the left side of the penalty area, finding Van Nisney's point in the penalty area.
In the face of Alfred and Russi's defense, Van Ni first made a move to stop the ball with his feet stretched out, this extremely realistic action deviated from Alfred, he subconsciously wanted to grab the ball, but Van Ni suddenly turned around, followed the direction of the football, and his body also turned to the goal, and then he hooked the ball with his right foot, turned his back to Russi, and directly completed the volley in the face of goalkeeper Osman.
The shot was less than 10 metres from the goal, and even Osman couldn't react too quickly, he could only watch the ball fly away from the side, and he didn't even make a save.
The ball is in!
"The ball is in! goal! Fan—"
"-Nystelrooy-" The on-site commentator chanted the goal while calling out Ruud van Nistelrooy's name, "Van-Nistelrooy equalised!" The two teams fought 1:1 and returned to the same running line! ”
The Derby County goal was conceded in the 61st minute.
Despite the team's new defensive tactics, which worked well, Derby County were unable to keep the back of the net when United made targeted tactical changes and they were much better than Derby.
This time it was also related to Alfred's mistake. He defended Ruud van Nisney and was deceived by a feint, which resulted in an opening with Russi on Ruud van Nistelrooy, which gave the Netherlands a chance to shoot, but this cannot be blamed entirely on Alfred, after all, he is still young, has only played in the professional league for one season, and has never had the experience of defending a top scorer like Ruud van Nistelrooy with a team like Manchester United.
In Van Nistel, Alfred looked too immature.
Alfred was annoyed.
He thought Ruud van Nistelrooy was going to stop the ball. He didn't expect the opponent to turn around on the ball, this action completely deceived him, and it was too late for him to turn back, and as a result, he and Russi broke the guard, and Russi failed to limit Fanny's shot on the other side.
The only thing he could do was turn his head and watch Ruud van Nistelrooy finish his shot and watch the ball fly into his own goal.
Alfred felt annoyed, but also felt a little sorry for the team, sorry for Wan Sheng, before the game. He swore that he would keep the penalty area, but now he has disappointed everyone.
He was feeling depressed.
On the other side, Ruud van Nistelrooy was already celebrating the goal, raising his arms and shouting and just hugging his team-mates.
But that's about it. Manchester United celebrated not too intensely, and perhaps it was natural for them to see the goal, let alone as Manchester United. The game against Derby County and now it was just an equaliser, which made them have no face to celebrate.
In their opinion. It is worth celebrating the big lead over Derby County.
But the importance of the goal is undeniable.
Derby County have been showing good results and taking the lead in the first half, while Manchester United have been attacking in the second half, and if they can't score in a short time to tie the score, then they will be really dangerous, but fortunately now that the goal has scored, the situation has completely opened up.
The next game was much easier for Manchester United.
Without the pressure on the scoreline, they will play more easily, and Derby County has no lead, they can't attack, they can only choose to defend, in this case, many people feel that Manchester United must be the winner, the game is out of suspense.
Although, the current score is only 1:1.
Many commentators, commentators and media reporters have seen it this way, Derby County played well and it was surprising to be ahead of Manchester United, but their performance was good enough, and the next time is Manchester United, and it is almost impossible for Derby County to take a surprise lead, and they will not have a chance to win again.
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson agrees.
In the first half, Derby County led by one goal, but it was not that they did a good job of attacking, but their defense was good, Manchester United could not attack for a long time, plus Derby County's attack has not been threatening, and the defense has also been lax, and then Derby County used continuous long-range shots to score a goal by 'luck'.
That goal can be described as such.
But now that Manchester United have equalised, what waves can Derby County make in the back of the net?
The game seemed to be going on as they imagined, with the referee quickly preventing the two teams from regaining their positions after Manchester United's goal celebration, and the game restarted, but the situation was hardly any different from before, with Manchester United still attacking, Derby County still passive, and the goal under constant threat.
Three minutes later, United scored again, this time with Paul Scholes' powerful shot in front of goal.
Manchester United played a very good attack!
After a lot of foot passes, there were still holes in the Derby defence, and as a result, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who got the ball on the edge of the box, crossed and shifted the ball to the left, and the unguarded Scholes met the ball and fired a powerful shot.
Derby County couldn't do anything about it in the face of this shot.
They tried their best to defend, but the United played so well that their formation was completely disrupted, and there were even three players defending Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Scholes was missing in that position.
Paul Scholes then helped United make it 2-0.
"There's no hope for Derby." The on-site commentator sighed and said that he was neutral and did not support either side, but many people will always sympathize with the weak, and he still hopes that Derby County can create a miracle and beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup as a team in League One.
But now it seems that there is really no hope.
It's all about the score. It's about the situation, it's about the order of the goals. This game was the first goal of Derby County, and then Manchester United chased two goals in a row in the second half, which also means that Derby County has not many offensive methods for Manchester United, Manchester United's morale is now at the highest state, and Derby County's morale was severely frustrated in the second half, conceding two goals in a row in three minutes, which may even make a team collapse directly, especially Derby County is still the weaker side.
Derby County fans are also sighing.
At half-time, they were still revering the team's excellent second-half performance. In the end, they beat Manchester United to win the Football Cup, but now they have found that this is not practical, just like they thought before the game, the difference in quality between Derby County and Manchester United is too big, and it is extremely difficult to create a miracle.
The fans thought so, and the media thought so.
Just now Manchester United scored the first goal, they thought Derby County had no chance, and now they quickly scored a second, and it became more difficult for Derby County to win again.
If Manchester United scored the first goal. If there is still a 20% probability of winning Derby, then it would be good to have a 5% probability left, and the difference in a goal is so big, the most important thing is that the most important thing is that there is such a big difference. Derby County have struggled to organise their attacks on the pitch and now they are stretched thin defensively.
In such a situation, there is still hope for Derby County!?
The reporters in the media gallery who were disgusted with Wansheng can only gloat now. Derby County is very strong in League One, and this Chinese is also very arrogant in the face of them, but now? Met Manchester United. Even if you say something big, you can only be prepared for failure!
This defeat will make that Chinese clear about the gap between himself and the top league team and the head coach of the top league, and then see how arrogant he is!
In League One, Derby County can run rampant, but next season Derby County is going to the Premier League, the Premier League is not a paradise, for Derby County, it is equivalent to hell, now the loss to Manchester United is only the first game, perhaps from now on, this Chinese will continue to face failure.
Constantly facing defeats, losing confidence, then slumping, not being able to complete relegation in the first season, then being fired by Derby County, unable to find other coaching jobs, and silently quitting in the coaching world, these reporters have already thought about the future path for Wansheng.
In fact, Derby County FC is not to be annoying.
The history of the Derby County club is very simple, although it has been strong for a while, but it is only for a while, most of the time it is still unknown, they have no enemies, Derby County fans are also very ordinary fans, not those clubs like England's famous football hooligan fans (such as Millwall, such as Bolton) are disgusting, but these reporters hate Wan Sheng, they can't stand a Chinese arrogant in front of them, and now the fate of this Chinese is firmly linked to Derbyshire, If Derby County has good results, this Chinese will naturally be good, and if Derby County has bad results, this Chinese will not end well, it's that simple.
At this time, many people have already turned their attention to the Derby County dugout.
Wan Sheng was standing on the sidelines, his face still had a stern expression, no different from just now, but the reporters could imagine Wan Sheng's anxiety at this time.
"He must have pretended." A lot of people speculated.
A lot of TV footage also gave Wan Sheng, a few cameras pointed over, and ordinary people must have reacted, but Wan Sheng didn't seem to see it, just stared at the field, followed his line of sight, and saw that it was the edge of the Derby County half, and only two players were standing there, one was captain Marcus, and the other was Layton Baines, who scored a goal in the first half
In fact, Wan Sheng was also very anxious in his heart, but he knew that being anxious at this moment would not be of any use, if he was anxious, then the state of the players on the field would be even more affected.
He knew he had to do something now to get the players back in confidence.
Some adjustments had to be made!
Even if it's not really useful, as long as there is an adjustment, the players will be confident and they will think, "Look! The coach has made a change, and this change is likely to work and we still have hope of winning. "On the other hand, if you don't do anything and wait for the players to play on their own, you really have to count on God to help you win.
Wan Sheng doesn't believe in God, he only believes in himself.
He called Layton-Baines and Marcus and said a few words to them. The game then restarted and Derby County quickly raised their substitutions – Tim Cahill came off and Peter Kennedy came on.
"Is Wansheng crazy!?"
Seeing this substitution, many people at the scene were quite surprised, now Derby County is one goal behind, and if you want to win, you must have a goal, but Wan Sheng replaced the team's top scorer Cahill and replaced him with a very unknown substitute?
Peter Kennedy?
Who is this guy?
Can he replace Cahill?
Peter Kennedy has been playing for Derby County for a few years and is also part of the squad, and it didn't take long for the media to find the information. And know that Peter Kennedy is a midfielder who is biased towards the back.
They were even more surprised.
Replacing the team's top scorer with a defensive midfielder? Is Derby County going to give up the rhythm of the game? They feel incomprehensible, after all, this is the FA Cup final, even if they don't think Derby County still have a chance, but they have to fight anyway, if they are lucky enough to score one, at least they have a chance to drag the time until extra time, and even if they still lose the game in the end, they will try hard and it will be time to play. You can't give up until the last minute, can you?
Many cameras pointed at Wan Sheng again, and Wan Sheng's expression was still the same at this time - his eyes were looking directly at the court, his face was very strict, and his expression didn't seem to change much during the whole audience.
But actually. Wan Sheng had a lot on his mind.
It's absolutely impossible to give up the game, and he just told Marcus to come on the court and tell everyone to bounce back, and we still have a chance to wait. This is communicated to the captain during the game, and this is the most important thing to take advantage of the last opportunity - if the player is not motivated, no matter how correct the adjustment is made. It won't have the slightest effect.
He believes Marcus can do the job.
Marcus has always been the captain of the team, he is the core of the defense, he has a lot of experience and has always been good, for those young players, he is like a big brother in the team, and he is also the leader of the game, many people will follow Marcus's command, in addition, there is another reason why he can be the captain of the team, that is, he is a pure player born in the big derbyshire, he is a native of the big derbyshire, he has been a Derby fan since he was a child, and his love for the team is unquestionable.
On the court, anyone will give up the game, and Marcus won't give up.
This is Derby's chance to compete for the FA Cup, a rare opportunity in 100 years, and Marcus will not give up such an opportunity, and he will be on the pitch to tell his team-mates that they cannot give up.
The other is substitution adjustment.
He replaced Cahill with Peter Kennedy, this is actually a helpless adjustment, now in this situation, Cahill also has to participate in defense, his speed is average, not too fast, if he is defending in the backfield, the defensive ability is not very strong, and it is difficult to have any appearance in attack, so replacing Cahill is actually nothing, Wansheng's main consideration is to make room for Leyton Baines in the midfield!
He wants to let Baines play in midfield because Baines's long-range shooting ability is the strongest in the team.
If Baines had been up front, he would have had more chances in front of the penalty area, rather than a few assists in the game, and with Peter Kennedy in the defence and Rousey able to drop to the wing, then Baines could move from the wing to the midfield.
Such a personnel adjustment, Wansheng doesn't know if it will work, but at this time, any adjustment is a gamble, betting on winning the team will have a chance, betting on losing the big deal is losing the game, and the result can not be worse.
In any case, it's much better than not adjusting.
But after Wan Sheng made adjustments, he also knew that the next game had nothing to do with him, he couldn't do anything he wanted, and only the players on the field could decide the outcome of the game.
He went back to the dugout and sat down, and it was like a little lighter.
For him, until the end of the game, it's time to test the results of a season, it's the last game of the season, it's the most important game, the team has worked hard for a season, everyone is improving, now they are in a desperate situation, and the only way to find that chance is to work hard as a team.
Can they?
Wan Sheng is not sure, but he firmly believes that no matter what the victory or defeat, these players on the field will definitely be able to do their best! (To be continued......)