Cheshire, England, Alexander Stadium.

This small stadium, which can accommodate only 12,000 people, has been surrounded by various calls.

Krew fans were cheering for the team in the stands.

As a football club with a history of 120 years, Cru has not made any achievements. They have been in the low-level league for a century. The longest time is between the English C (that is, the third-tier league) and the D-level league. However, with the arrival of the new century, Cru's performance has also increased. Last season, they made history and won the English League Two Championship, and the team was promoted to the English League One. This is the first time in the history of Cru's team in England's second-tier league, so Cru's fans are very excited. They will come to the court to cheer for the team in every game.

The 14th round of the league match against Derby County has attracted more attention from Crew fans because their opponent is Derby County, which currently ranks first in the league.

Kru fans have little hope for this game.

In any case, they are just a newly promoted team. The goal this season is to complete relegation in the English League One. Facing the league first and now the very strong Derby County, it is not easy to get points at home, but Crew fans still hope that the team can perform better.

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

The time displayed on the scoreboard is already in the 67th minute of the game, but the score above is still 0:0.

Crew didn't score, and likewise, Derby County didn't score.

Neither team scored a goal, and logically speaking, there was no reason to cheer, but the Krug fans were different because they thought the team would lose, and they could not score Derby County until now. This was a considerable victory, not to mention that Krug had made two attacks before, but he almost found a chance.

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

Crew fans hope the team can create miracles.

Until now, many Krew fans also feel that it is possible for the team to defeat Derby County.

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The whole game was 67 minutes, with a score of 0:0, which is why Derby County was very dissatisfied.

Wansheng stood on the sidelines and frowned.

He had been sitting calmly on the coach's seat before. But at the beginning of the second half, he couldn't sit still because the team's offense had never gained anything. The long-term failure to score goals has greatly affected the team's morale.

The key is, what should I do now?

After this game, Wan Sheng fully understood the opponent's tactics. The opponent used the simplest tactics, which was to defend desperately. Leave a forward in the frontcourt and find an opportunity to fight back.

This is the same as Derby County's tactics at the end of last season.

But with such a simple tactic, the offensive tactics against Derby County are very effective, and Crew's defense is also very strong. Their players are fighting fiercely on the court, and it is not easy for Derby County to score goals.

Not only defense, but also Cruel was sharp in counterattack.

Their No. 1 shooter Asaton is very fast and his personal skills are also very good. In other aspects, Asaton has three shots so far in the game. The nearest one hit the goal frame. If goalkeeper Ottoman hadn't responded quickly, Crew might have been ahead.

For Derby County, the most important thing at the moment is to have an offense. After nearly 70 minutes of attack, no goal was scored. If they continue, the good result will be a draw.

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"Assaton almost made a goal in this counterattack just now, but unfortunately the opponent's goalkeeper Ottoman reacted very quickly... But it doesn't matter, we have been defending for 70 minutes. Even if Derby's offense is sharp, our defense is stronger!"

The live commentators were obviously satisfied with the situation. For Crew, it was too difficult for them to accept the first draw against the league. "Before this, Derby County had won four consecutive victories, and their points were one point higher than Norwich, ranking first in the league."

"But now they meet our Kreu team, our lads are working very hard on the court, they are doing well to help the team hold the goal!"

"Faced with the team's strong defense, Derby County has no good idea..."

"But I still hope our young men can seize the opportunity of the opponent's mistakes, so maybe the final result will be not a draw but a victory!"

As the on-site commentator talked endlessly, the reporters in the media table also felt a little gloating with the fans' voices.

In fact, even before the game, they didn't report much about the game because they didn't expect Cruz to defeat Derby County, and what they reported was the topic of the previous few days.

But they didn't expect the Kru team to do such a good defense.

Derby County's offensive ability is worthy of recognition, but they have no choice but to face Crew's defense line so far. They have a lot of shots in the whole game, but most of them have no good opportunities. Crew uses his strong defense to prevent them from finding a good opportunity.

Of course, those journalists who were hostile to Derby County were gloating in their hearts.

"Look, they have nothing to do!"

"They were finally in trouble. I didn't expect the Kru team to do such a good defense. Maybe we should focus more on them. Maybe they are the dark horses of this season and can join the ranks of competition for upgrades at the end of the season!" Of course, I knew that the reporter said this, it was just a joke.

"It's probably over 0:0. See what the damn Chinese will say this time!"

"But he can't seem to be attending the press conference!"

"It doesn't matter, this game is invincible, and with the previous problems, we can use reports to force the Derby County Club to make a choice!"

"Yes, how can you do that! Find an assistant coach job with a fake resume? It's ridiculous!"

"Maybe he is just a liar! It's also luck to lead the team to achieve good results now!" A reporter said in an venting manner.

But everyone just smiled.

No one refuted him, nor did anyone support him, because all the reporters who were hostile to Derby County knew that the damn Chinese might hate it, but he still had certain abilities. Otherwise, relying on luck to make a team with only relegation strength, would still rank first in the league after the 14th round of the league?

No one believed it if he said it.

But the most important thing at the moment is that the Cruz played well in this game. They held the goal. It seemed that it would be too difficult for Derby County to score a goal.

This situation makes the hostile reporters happy to watch it.

There were also journalists supporting Derby County in the media table, worried about the current situation of the team, but their voices were really pitiful in the 'vocal call of public reporters'.

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The game on the court, just as the reporters said, Derby County's continuous offenses really gained nothing. It was difficult for them to break through the defense line in the face of the strong defense of the Crew team.

Krew's style of playing is that the whole team is concentrated inside and outside the penalty area. Even if it relies on the accumulation of numbers, it can prevent goals.

At the end of last season, Wan Sheng often used this tactic to deal with opponents' offenses.

Now Kru has used it, and the effect is quite good.

Derby County's offense is very sharp, but the method of intensive defense is really good. Ribery's breakthroughs have lost its effect. Morris organized the offense and allowed the team to launch a fast attack. But the facts proved that it would be better to advance slowly. Anyway, Cru had almost no players in the midfield to defend, and it would be better to be more stable than to be faster.

Derby County tried to start playing high-altitude balls.

This kind of intensive defense, headers, and scoring are quite good. The team's two forwards, Layton Taylor and Cahill, both compete in the penalty area, and Ottoman also intervenes from time to time. However, there are too many defenders in the opponent's penalty area, and the passes from high to nowhere are still of little effect. Under dense defense, it is difficult for Cahill and Burton Reit to beat the opponent's defender to grab the ball - the premise is that the pass is accurate.

In short, Derby County's offense was in great trouble.

"Damn it! What an ugly football!" There were Derby fans in the stands expressing their dissatisfaction. They did not want to see the team's offense blocked, nor did they want to see the opponent draw the team with defense, so they expressed their disdain for Kreu Football with a 'boo' voice.

But this is too little because it is Alexander Stadium, and the voices of Crew fans are the mainstream.

They care more about the results than the game process, because they are originally a weak team compared to Derby County, which is "ranked first in the league" and even Derby County, which is "already in the Premier League last season".

Do weak teams need to beat strong teams and play beautifully in football?

There is no such regulation in football games.

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At this time, Crew head coach Glady sat steadily on the coach's seat.

Glady is very famous in Crew and his reputation in the team is higher than that of all players, because he has been the head coach of the team for twenty years since he was the team in 1983.

A football coach has coached a team for twenty years. How many in history can do this? Glady is one of them, but because he coaches the low-level team Kreu, he has not been well-known so far.

This season, Cruy was promoted to the English League One, and Glady's name was often mentioned by the media, but it was not mentioned many times. Cruy was just a promoted player at best, but it is undeniable that Glady's ability is still very good, and the previous performance of Cruy team proved this.

Now some of the players of Crew have just transferred in the summer. They can adapt to the level of the English League One, so Crew's performance is guaranteed.

Glady's coaching philosophy is to do everything in order to earn points.

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

This is the case when facing Derby County in this game. Glady's strategy is to defend. Then defend. It is really irrational to fight with teams like Derby County that are good at attacking. Glady actually didn't have much hope. The tone he set for the game is to strive for one point.

Now they are half done.

Looking at the game, the more time passed, the more calm Glady was, because he could see that the mentality of Derby County players on the field was a little impetuous. Their offense seemed to be more violent than before, but the composition was much more messy.

Maybe after a while, Cru will have a chance to score?

Glady looked at Assaton standing near the center circle. If the team wanted to score, he could count on Assaton. He would not take risks and let the team play a real counterattack, and he could only rely on the players to perform on their own.

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

After the start of the second half, he had been observing the defense of the Kru team. I have to say that their defense was really good. Not only did they rely on the intensive defense filled with numbers, but their defensive position was actually good. They have always maintained a vague formation.

The defensive formation is still quite critical.

Maintaining the formation can prevent the defense from leaking points and losing the formation. Even if there are many defenders near the penalty area, it is likely to miss people, or there is a position without people. The defense is carried out by players, and no one can control everything. If they lose the formation, they are likely to lose their defensive position, and they will be the opportunity for the opponent, that is, Derby County.

However, the Kru team did a good job in this regard. Obviously, the opponent's head coach has put in the effort in defensive training.

Faced with such a strong defense, Wan Sheng also had a headache. He knew that he had to do something, otherwise if this continued, the game would really be tied.

But what should I do specifically? He was a little hesitant.

At this time, Derby County made another attack on the field. Ribery dribbled the ball and broke through from the left, and then suddenly cut into the middle. The Crew defender was caught off guard by Ribery's dribbles, and they could only use fouls to stop him.

Derby County got a set piece opportunity 35 meters away.

The distance to this position is a bit too far, and there is basically no hope of scoring a goal directly, so I can only try to cooperate with the tactical one.

However, Wan Sheng made a decision when he saw this.
To be continued...