Chapter 75 It's Derby County's turn to attack!
The media has been talking about Leiden Bynes' performance. At the same time, Wan Sheng is also paying attention to Bynes' performance, or rather, he is paying attention to the defense of the entire team.
The game has been going on for almost twenty minutes.
For twenty minutes, Norwich was mostly attacking. It must be admitted that they suppressed Derby County at home. Wan Sheng has been worried since the beginning of the game, but seeing that the team withstood the pressure and has not conceded the ball yet, he was very satisfied with the team's defense performance.
The game against Norwich now is a battle of performance, a struggle between suppression and counter-suppression. Norwich scored for twenty minutes in a row, and it would be difficult for them to continue without a goal.
No team can continue to attack the entire game with support.
Norwich must slow down for a while to make adjustments. That period may be the opportunity for Derby County. They must regain the game situation and cannot suppress Norwich. It is not easy to achieve results in offense, so it is probably more dependent on luck.
Wansheng hopes that victory is in his hands, rather than relying on luck to win the game.
You can win one or two games by luck, but when you are not lucky, you will lose directly. He doesn't like losing. Even if you lose, there must be a reason, not just because the team is not lucky.
However, Wan Sheng was already very satisfied with the team being able to withstand the pressure of twenty minutes. He believed in his tactics and the players on the court.
Before the game, many people said that this Derby County was "young". It was difficult for the "young" team to defeat "mature" teams like Norwich, and young teams were also prone to making mistakes. This means that Derby County has reached the top position in the league with its young momentum, but sooner or later, they will fall from the top of the league and even fall a lot because of their "young" performance.
In short, the mass media is not optimistic about Derby County.
Wan Sheng knew what it was. It was not because of the conflict between him and the media. The most important thing was that Derby County's success was unexpected.
In the summer, the media evaluated the 24 teams in the League One, and Derby County was included in the ranks of "working for relegation". As a result, Derby County's performance was quite good. The continuous victory made the team ranked first in the league, and even squeezed out West Bromwich, Norwich became the first in the league.
This result surprised the media and fans.
But they couldn't think of the reason for Derby County's success, so they began to look for the reasons constantly. They found a lot of them. "Luck", "Head Coach", "Young", etc., these are the reasons they found, but until now they are still unwilling to accept the reality that Derby County has become a strong team, so they keep questioning Derby County.
This game is an opportunity for Wansheng to face reality.
Norwich is the best team in the league except Derby County, or it can be said that they are better than Derby County, because they are unbeaten for fourteen consecutive rounds, and this is a strong team that makes people face their strength.
If Derby County can defeat Norwich at Carlo Road Stadium, can anyone question Derby County again?
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On the field, Derby County is fighting against Norwich in a battle of suppression and counter-suppression.
In the first twenty minutes, Norwich gained an advantage in the situation. Their possession, formation advancement, threats to the goal, etc. were all done more and better than Derby County. But this does not mean that they are attacking, Derby County is defending, and in fact, the two teams are offensive and defensive. However, Norwich did better and had greater threats, and the situation suppressed Derby County. Derby County also had much less offensive threats, resulting in Derby County being the best performer, which was the full-back Leiden Bynes.
Leiden Bynes is a young player introduced by Wansheng from Wigan Athletics. When he was at Wigan Athletics, he was just promoted from the youth team to the first team. He only had few substitutes to play in the second half of the schedule. He was also a supplement to the bench and a complete marginal player.
As a result, when he arrived in Derbyshire, Bynes directly played the main force.
Bynes can play directly as the main player, which is undoubtedly inseparable from Wansheng's trust, so Bynes respects Wansheng very much and is determined to repay the head coach with his performance.
Bynes has been working hard to adapt to new tactics with his teammates. As a full-back, his role in the attack of new tactics is to start the offense and supplement the attack.
Although his role in offense is not as good as that of the frontcourt players, Bynes has a thorough understanding of tactics. He knows that what the team currently needs is to suppress the opponent in turn, give full play to the overall tactical suppression advantage, and compete with the opponent in a real offensive ability.
Norwich on the field, the offensive rhythm gradually slowed down.
They scored for more than 20 minutes in a row and were indeed a little tired, especially if they didn't score goals for a long time, the mental fatigue was also very boring. If they wanted to score a goal, they were not just a simple offense. They had to adjust the rhythm of the offensive. This was not something they deliberately did in tactics, but they would do it without realizing it in the game.
Just like now, they must slow down their offense, otherwise the attack that keeps moving forward will likely be given to the opponent's phone. They did not score goals, but instead let their opponents score goals, which is not what they want to see.
Slow down the pace appropriately, pull out the formation, and make the pass more penetrating, so that their chances will be better.
Bynes keenly noticed the changes in Norwich's offensive.
So in the game, he adjusted his lower position appropriately, and adjusted his position forward a little, whether it was defensive or offensive. His adjustment speed was not fast, and he did not just run a few steps forward, but stood at the forefront of being able to stand according to the entire formation.
Such adjustments are somewhat threatening, such as the opponent's penetrating attack, which is likely to be directly passed through, but Bynes still did this.
Not only Bynes, Morris did so soon.
As the core of the team, Morris' understanding of tactics and his grasp of the game are by no means comparable to ordinary players. When Norwich slowed down the offensive rhythm, he quickly realized that this was a counter-suppression opportunity for mobile phones, but he did not make adjustments at the first time because he was the core and his position was quite critical. Others would adjust the formation according to his position, so he slowly moved forward.
Following Morris' position, Derby County quickly moved forward a lot.
Norwich also quickly discovered this, and then they launched a propulsion attack on Derby County at the halftime. They wanted to suppress Derby County again, but at this time it was no longer possible to suppress it by fighting spirit. The game had been going on for more than twenty minutes, and the real competition between the two teams had begun. Now they were fighting for pure strength.
Soon Norwich realized the difficulty of Derby County's tactics, or their full-time pressing.
At the beginning of the game, relying on rapid breakthroughs and the suppression and cooperation of the entire formation, they were not much obstructed in the offense, but when the midfield battle began, Norwich players quickly discovered that the opponent was tactical running. It was really too difficult, especially near the midfield line. Whenever they got the offense, the opponent seemed to be running fast, which forced them to pass the ball at the first time, otherwise they would be directly intercepted by the opponent - the facts proved that the opponent's steal ability was still very good, which may be attributed to the steal training of the whole team and the bonus of Wan Sheng's coaching skill "resolute interception" on the steal, of course. Others don't know this.
What Norwich knew was that if they did not pass quickly, possession would become very threatening, but when every player who took the ball thought so, the pass would increase a lot, and the mistakes would increase a lot.
A mistake means a change in the ball rights. It means that the offensive initiative is handed over to Derby County, and they have to retreat and defend.
Derby County and Norwich competed again and again, and again and again. After repeated confrontations, fans on the scene soon discovered that Norwich was suppressed.
The game was like a flipped version of the first twenty minutes.
Derby County is attacking again and again, and they take the initiative in the game. Norwich will occasionally attack, but they cannot enter the Derby County penalty area at all. Whenever they attack, the football will soon return to the feet of the Derby County players. In short, Derby County suppressed Norwich.
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The reporters in the media table were surprised.
In the first twenty minutes, they kept discussing when Norwich would finish the goal, but now many of them are starting to worry about Norwich's goal.
Norwich attacked for more than 20 minutes, but now the situation is reversed and Derby County has started to attack continuously.
"how so!?"
"Why doesn't Norwich attack? Could it be that he is luring Derby County to attack and then preparing to fight back?"
"It must be! How could Derbyshire suppress Norwich!"
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When the reporters in the media table discussed some self-comfortable nature, the game continued. It was already the 37th minute of the game. Norwich sent the goal and soon the football was handed over to the feet of the right forward Mark Revos.
Norwich has never had an advantage in the midfield competition. They have lost the midfield and it is very difficult to break through the midfield. But when the football reaches Revos' feet, he also has to face this situation - the opponent's guy who keeps running is coming again!
The guy who keeps running is naturally talking about Leon Ottoman. His defensive task is to keep running, constantly put pressure on the opponent's players holding the ball, and find opportunities to complete the steal.
This is very useful, at least Norwich players have a headache for him.
Revos has to face this problem. He originally planned to pass the ball to his teammates, but in the end he chose to dribble the ball because he believed more about his feet than his teammates.
Revos' skills are really good.
This time when Ottoman came over, he accelerated directly with a change of direction. Ottoman was deceived by his movements. When he realized it and wanted to chase after it, Revos had already started and covered his head and quickly dribbled the ball forward. He was savoring what he had just passed, and at the same time proud of his superb footwork.
But Revos seems to have overlooked other Derby County players.
Leiden Bynes was right in front of him and followed him to defend him. Revos decided to continue dribbling without even thinking about it. Perhaps because after breaking through Bynes, he was flat in front and cutting into the middle and was likely to find a shot opportunity. He would be casual in passing the ball, but he quickly realized that this decision was wrong because the opponent's very capable guy followed behind him.
Add to that, Bynes, he was shot and closed the door.
No matter how good Rivus's foot skills are, there are really few ways to face the front and back attacks between Bynes and Ottoman. He tried hard to protect the ball and wanted to find an opportunity to pass the ball to his teammates, but the four feet of the two in front and behind did not leave any space for him. As a result, the football was hooked by Ottoman with his feet, and Rivus wanted to counterattack. Ottoman kicked Bynes and ran forward directly. Bynes controlled the ball and passed it to Alfred twice, then threw Rivus behind him. Then Bynes passed the ball to Ribery in front.
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Wan Sheng has always emphasized the speed of the attack.
Ribery is one of the most important players in front court offense. He is valued in tactics and has excellent personal technical strength. He also knows very well what he wants to do when the football is handed to his feet.
That is to attack quickly!
Ribery did not pass the ball to his teammates. He drove the ball forward and broke forward.
Norwich has always had an offensive advantage in the front, and Ribery has few opportunities to perform. Norwich's right-back Ryan Jarvis, who faces him, did not pay much attention to Ribery. He even said that he didn't take Ribery seriously because he, Ryan Jarvis is Norwich's right defense pillar. He was still playing for Tottenham Hotspur last season, and it was just because the competition at Tottenham was too fierce. He transferred to Norwich.
Now facing an opponent who is unknown, naturally, you don’t have to take it too seriously.
Ryan Jarvis faced him head-on. He didn't care anymore, but just followed with ordinary defense. Then he found an opportunity to prepare to complete the steal, but what he didn't expect was that the opponent suddenly changed inward and turned to the middle lane!
This incisive action made Ryan Jarvis completely shake away. Unless his waist could be twisted into a twist, it would be too late to turn around and keep up, but he was easily shaken by.
Seeing Ryan Jarvis being drifted by. The live commentator exclaimed, "Derbyshire's left frontman, yes, his name is...Frank Ribery, he drifted past Ryan..."
Obviously, the commentator's professionalism is not very good. He couldn't even say Ribery's name as soon as possible. He looked down and took a few glances before confirming it. But during this period, Ribery had already stabbed the ball to Morris who followed in the middle.
Morris received the ball and passed the penalty area!
There were two people in the penalty area, Cahill and Rett. Morris' pass was hanging to the left, which was in front of Rett. Rett saw the ball and turned around and wanted to compete, but the opponent's defense was very strict. He held the defense hard and had the opportunity to touch the ball with his head, but it was almost impossible to shoot.
Reit reacted quickly and chose to top the ball back left.
There was Ribery who followed him. Ribery was followed by Ryan Jarvis. He had no way to stop the ball, so he could only pass the ball back to the middle empty space. Morris had just run past at that position and there was no player at all.
Ribery subconsciously sent the ball, and he didn't even look at his teammate's position.
This is what it means to pass the neutral gear.
You don’t need to look at the position of your teammates, and you can directly pass the ball to the opponent’s defense. Tactically speaking, the entire team’s running will not be blank, and only if your teammates keep up is the chance.
Of course, that's theoretical.
In any case, the team cannot perfectly play the tactics, so sometimes such a pass will make mistakes. No one keeps up with it, which means a stinky ball, and it may even be passed directly to the opponent.
Seeing Ribery's pass, the live commentator breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Ribary missed the pass..."
He couldn't continue, because in the big shot, a figure wearing a green jersey followed behind him!
That's...!?
Chapter completed!