The FA Cup final is held at Cardiff Millennium Stadium (Llennium-stadium), which is the home court of the Welsh football team.↗

The Millennium Stadium was unveiled in 1999 and was built by the Wales Olive League to host the 1999 World Cup Rugby. It costs 126 million pounds. The stadium can accommodate 74,500 spectators. It is the second stadium in Europe and the largest sports field in the world with a ceiling.

Since 2001, the Wembley Stadium in London has been renovated. The FA has held the FA Cup finals and the English League Cup finals at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which has further improved the popularity of the Millennium Stadium.

On the afternoon of May 22, both teams had already arrived at the Millennium Stadium.

Just when the two teams were warming up, fans had already started to enter the game. In this game, there were more than 4,000 Derby County fans who came to Cardiff with the team. In comparison, Manchester United fans had more than 10,000. The actual number of tickets allocated by the FA was 10,000 for both teams. However, as a small regional team, Derby County fans who could come to Cardiff, Wales with the team, would definitely not reach these numbers, so the remaining quota was left to Cardiff local fans.

There were still many local Welsh fans who came to the scene, and they filled the audience's stands. For Welsh fans, it is rare to see the final battle of the England Cup at their doorstep, and there will be no problem with ticket sales.

Let’s not talk about the fans of the two teams for now. Some local Welsh fans are Manchester United fans, and there are very few Derby County fans. However, most neutral fans actually support Derby County in their hearts. After all, Derby County is a weak team compared to Manchester United, and most people often sympathize with the weak.

But in the warm-up stage that had not yet begun, this sympathy was not shown. Seeing Manchester United stars on the court, the fans also cheered in the stands.

In comparison, the cheers for Derby County players are pitifully small, probably because most fans can't call the names of Derby County players at all.

This difference makes Derby County feel bored.

When a reporter who just came to the media table saw this atmosphere, he remembered the Chinese before that "I don't know what's going on" to say that he wanted to defeat Manchester United. Manchester United is so strong and has so many supporters, why can Derby County beat Manchester United?

If Manchester United performs well, perhaps the Millennium Stadium may soon become Manchester United's home court. Derby County will be more pressure and will naturally become more passive. Why do they win at that time?

Wan Sheng didn't know the media's ideas, and he wouldn't care. Before the game, he had always seemed very low-key except for saying a few words to win the championship. A day ago, he had submitted the starting lineup smoothly, and then went to the press conference when the players warmed up.

At the pre-match press conference, Wan Sheng was still very low-key.

But one thing that will not give in is about winning, that is, "Don't say that Manchester United will definitely win. We will be the winner."

"Sir, you are so sure that Manchester United won. If we win, what will you say then? Derby County has lost its luck... Haha..."

"We came here. I didn't want to win the runner-up, so we can only take the championship away!"

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These are what Wan Sheng said to those questioning reporters in the press conference before the game, but what he got was some ridicule and contempt. Even the media supporting Derby County in the venue rarely thinks that the team has a chance. After all, the gap between Derby County and Manchester United is too big. Derby County defeats Manchester United, which can be described as a "miracle".

But Wan Sheng didn't care, he just wanted to emphasize fighting spirit and champion.

At the press conference, after repeated emphasis, Wan Sheng lost the excitement of quarreling with the reporters. Seeing that the players had finished warming up, he returned to the locker room.

In the locker room, Wan Sheng watched the players busy preparing.

Public opinion before the game is not good for the team, but Wansheng does not want to see that public opinion has an impact on the team, which will affect their performance in the game. Fortunately, Wansheng saw that the players' preparations were orderly and there was no panic, which made him feel relieved.

Wan Sheng is also very proud.

Look at this team, they were just working hard to relegate to the League One at the end of last season, but now they can remain calm when facing Manchester United head-on.

While being proud, Wan Sheng also began to make the last mobilization before the station.

He stood up.

When everyone saw his actions, everyone stopped what they were doing and surrounded Xiang Wansheng.

Wan Sheng said, "We have been preparing for the game for nearly a month, we have worked hard for a month. Over the past month, each of you has been doing very hard training, everything is for this game. If we lose the game, this month's ability will be in vain. But I have confidence in you, then do you have confidence in yourself??"

"Yes!" Many players shouted.

Wan Sheng smiled and said, "Yes, that's it! We have worked hard, and now is the time to win! The opponent is Manchester United, a very strong team. Each of you knows Manchester United and what it means to win. No one is optimistic about us before the game. Many media analysis is not good for us, but we can still insist on preparing for the game until now. I believe we can win the game!"

"This is not a simple trust, but a belief in the results of our efforts. We spent nearly a month adapting to new tactics. We know them very well, but on the contrary, they don't understand us, they don't know our new tactics. We will catch them off guard, our defense is also good, and the offense is also good. These combined are the reasons why I trust the game!"

"I believe we can win, do you believe it?"

Listening to Wan Sheng's explanation, the players thought about it carefully and it was true. Although the outside world was not optimistic about the team, they worked hard for a month. If they lost the game, it would be like nothing. No one hoped that their efforts would be rewarded, so they hoped to win more.

Everyone shouted neatly, "Believe it!"

Wansheng smiled with satisfaction.

Perhaps this game can really turn into a miracle. He likes miracles and likes to defeat strong teams, especially overlord-level strong teams like Manchester United. Beating them will make you feel more accomplished, and what he pursues is victory, and the ones who win will feel this way.

"Very good! You have to have such momentum! The opponent is Manchester United? So what? They are not invincible. We are going to defeat them today and win the championship for the club!"

"What if those public opinion says our weak team, and say we have no hope at all, we just want to defeat them and let the media see if we have any chance!"

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When the players of both teams appeared, each fan expressed his tendency.

At this moment, it was actually similar to when warming up. Fans would only cheer for the stars they knew. So Manchester United players received cheers, and there was no cheer on Derby County. Even the team's biggest stars Cahill, Ribery, and Morris did not receive any cheers. Compared with Manchester United stars, they really seemed to be unfamous, at least in Cardiff, Wales. Fans who knew the three were extremely rare.

Hearing these voices, Diamares cursed in dissatisfaction, "This group of damn fans."

It was obviously a neutral stadium, but it seemed like it became Manchester United's home court. It was really depressing, but Wan Sheng smiled indifferently.

He and Diamares led the substitute to the coach's seat together. After he arrived at the coach's seat, he sat directly in the seat. The next thing he needed to do was watch the game here. All he needed to prepare was ready, and whether he could win next depends on the players' performance.

Before the game, many people knew about Derby County's roster. There was only one forward Cahill on the list, but there were five defenders. Young player Leto Ziegler also appeared on the list. The five defenders were partnered with a forward, which was different from the 442 formation that Derby County normally used. In general games, they would arrange two forwards.

But everyone thinks it's nothing.

At the beginning of the game against Manchester United, it was normal to arrange one more forward and one less forward, but everyone thought Derby would still use offensive tactics. After all, they were very adapted to this set of tactics and performed well in previous games.

Neither the commentator or the reporter in the media table, nor the fans or commentators, I didn't think there was anything wrong. But there was one exception, that is Manchester United coach Ferguson.

It doesn't matter if you have one striker and one more defender, but in fact, the tactical aspects are a bit unworkable. Where will the extra defender be in? How can Derby County attack be played?

All of these need to be considered.

It sounds like a player's position is changed, but the tactics are completely different. If this adjustment is to be carried out, there must be a tactical change, otherwise the formation will definitely be in chaos.

So such adjustments are unusual.

"Derby County is really making special adjustments to strengthen the defense?" Ferguson was a little confused, but he quickly held his mind and prepared to watch the game carefully.

Soon as Manchester United made two consecutive attacks, Ferguson realized something was wrong, because when Manchester United attacked, he did not see a player in Derby County's formation.

Generally speaking, even if they are passively suppressed, they will cruise near the center line and are ready to counterattack at any time. However, Derby County does not seem to have such a player. Instead, all eleven of them are in the backcourt, and the players in the front are also in front of the penalty area.

This makes it very strange.

In football games, it is easy to see the formation when retreating, but the formation of Derby County seems a bit messy. The players seem to be standing at will and running at will. There is no formation at all. There is no player at the front. What kind of game are they playing?

Could it be that Derby County players are not in shape and cannot even stand in the formation?

Ferguson was full of doubts.

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