Chapter 26 Right at this moment!
The first half was easily led by two goals, and the opponent's head coach was carried off the court. Preston players all thought there was nothing to play in the game, and they would definitely be the final winners, the difference was just how many goals they could score.
During the intermission, Preston's atmosphere was quite lively.
Some of them are discussing their opponents in the next round, some are discussing tomorrow's holiday, and some are discussing whether to celebrate at night, but no one discusses the game, and they all think that the game is no longer suspense.
The opponent's head coach has all ended, what else can I play in the game?
They are all quite relaxed.
When the second half is about to begin, they don't take it seriously at all when they see the Derby County players' excitement.
They don't think Derby County has a chance to turn the tables.
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Many Derby County fans left early in the audience, especially the east stand, where many seats were vacant. Obviously, these fans did not want to see their favorite team lose the game, so they left early.
Even the fans who are still staying on the court don’t have any hope for the next game.
They thought the same as the Preston player, who fell behind two goals in the first half and coach Gregory was gone. What other opportunities could there be in the second half?
Derbyshire fans were very sad when they thought of this.
Their team has not won several consecutive games, and the team has performed poorly throughout the season. They have been hovering on the edge of the relegation circle for a long time. They hope that the team can achieve good results, but they get bad news every time.
Even if...a victory is good.
But there has not been a victory in the past month, all of which are draws, and they are defeats. Now they are about to face another failure.
Derby County fans all seem listless. They just want to see a little hope and hope for the team to perform better, but what they are seeing now is that the team is getting closer and closer to relegation. If they lose this game, they will really enter the relegation circle.
Degrading...that's really unimaginable.
If you return to the English League Two, who knows when the team can reach the League One again, how many years? Decades? Only genius knows! Before the season, they even had hope of upgrading to the Premier League, but now they have to face the crisis of the team being likely to be relegated. This contrast is so large that many fans are urged to vomit blood when they think about it.
"I don't know what the team will be like if I lose this game."
"Maybe it's going to be downgraded..."
"Don't say that! The team will definitely have hope. Maybe that young Chinese man can create a miracle?"
Someone asked.
But almost everyone around him shook his head silently, hoping to count on a Chinese assistant coach in his twenties? That's better than expecting God to come to Derby County.
Derby County is not a big team, but it is not too small in the League One, but now it is almost relegated. It makes fans feel aggrieved if you think about it.
How could this happen?
"Can you just watch the game lose, and the team be relegated?" Someone asked this question sadly, but no one answered it.
Just like that, everyone sat in their seats, watching the game with their eyes blankly.
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The second half started for five minutes.
Many Derbyshire fans have brought their attention back to the game because they have seen a Derbyshire team that is different from the first half. This Derbyshire has not much defense and seems to be attacking and constantly attacking.
In five minutes, this is the fourth wave of attack, right?
When did the team play such a fast and threatening attack? Some fans suddenly realized that something was wrong, but they focused all their energy on watching the game, so they didn't think much about it.
But Derby County has a greater backcourt crisis!
It is hard to say whether the offense can make breakthroughs, but every attack on Preston will make Derby County fans feel palpitations - they are afraid that Preston will score again. Derby County's backcourt seems to be unprepared. Every time Preston advances, it is easy to hit the ball into the Derby County penalty area, and then it is likely to be a shot next.
The fans were frightened by watching the game.
Fortunately, Derby County's offense was also good. They seemed to have survived the attack. They also made two consecutive attacks and also entered the Preston penalty area.
This is another rapid advancement!
On the left side, Fei Dingnan cooperated with his teammates and then transferred the ball to the side. The right forward Weberson received the pass and quickly led forward.
Weberson is a very fast player!
During the break, Wan Sheng told him to use his speed more, break through to the bottom line and find an opportunity to complete the cross. Weberson has been trying to do this, but his foot skills are very average. He was cut off by the opponent twice just now.
This time he is still trying to do this.
The opponent's player came to intercept. Weberson suddenly saw the opportunity and made a small change to the left. Just when the opponent was still about to break through, he directly kicked the ball and kicked it into the penalty area in the middle!
Many people were stunned.
The referees on the court, players on both sides, fans in the audience, and various media did not expect Weberson to complete the pass, and the pass was very accurate.
But Wansheng didn't.
The reason why he specifically reminded Weberson and asked the team to play on the right side of his body was that he knew that his speed and long-distance ability were not bad.
When he saw Weberson complete the pass, Wan Sheng suddenly stood up!
He used too much force, which shocked the players next to him.
At the same moment, the football had already fallen from the sky in front of Preston's penalty area. When Weberson passed the ball just now, many people were surprised that he could pass the ball, but Ian Taylor did not. He was waiting for the opportunity. Whenever his teammates made a pass, he would rush into the penalty area.
He always remembers what Wan Sheng said, "Put it in more and trust your teammates."
Now the opportunity is right in front of you!
Preston's defense line did not expect Ian Taylor to insert so decisively. They could only watch Taylor stand at the football landing point and stop the ball with one kick.
They hurried to defend.
But their reaction was slow for a moment, and at this moment they gave Ian Taylor a chance!
This is the opportunity he has been looking for!
He was a little excited.
Not only Taylor who got the ball, but everyone on the Derby County coach's bench, and all the fans at Pride Park were excited.
Their focus is on Taylor!
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When Taylor made a stop action, the live commentator Alfie reacted and suddenly exclaimed, "Weberson passed a good shot! Taylor received the pass in front of the penalty area!"
His voice was loud.
The fans and media who did not notice the game also raised their heads with this shout, and they all looked at the stadium in surprise.
The same goes for Derbyshire fans.
Some fans didn't focus on the game just now, but with the shouting, they noticed that Derby County had created a good opportunity.
Many people think they have read it wrong.
Although Derby County's offense was very strong in the second half, it did not create any excellent opportunities. More importantly, they did not think the team could score goals. They were all waiting for the game to end.
Is this true?
They were all quite surprised.
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On the coach's seat.
Wan Sheng gritted his teeth and stared at Preston's penalty area without moving.
Although Ian Taylor is old, he was once the legendary stadium of Aston Villa. As a frontcourt star, his shooting evaluation is very good. The rating of '79 points' almost reached the peak of a League One player.
More importantly, he also had a firm evaluation of '81 points'.
Firmness reflects a player's game mentality, desire for victory, pursuit of honor, etc. are all included. A firm and high-level player, even if his strength is a little worse, can often perform well in the game.
Derby County is now two goals behind. In the eyes of many people, players with high "firm" evaluation are more important. This is why Taylor's physical fitness is a bit difficult to keep up, but Wan Sheng still did not replace him.
Taylor, he will definitely fight for the team to the end!
Now at this moment!
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Taylor's situation is not very good.
He took advantage of the time of stopping the ball in front of the penalty area line, and the surrounding Preston defensive players had already forced him over, but Taylor was experienced and quite calm.
He knew this was a great opportunity!
After stopping the ball, Taylor chose to turn the ball to the left, leaving him with space for shooting in between, but then he chose to break into the penalty area to the left. The Preston player who came to defend did not expect him to do this, but he was separated from him and had two positions.
At this moment, Taylor kicked up!
The football flew up from Taylor's feet, jumped over the Preston goalkeeper, and headed straight for the back of the goal!
Everyone stared at the ball with wide eyes.
The goalkeeper of Preston looked back at the football. He failed to stop the shot and could only hope that the football would rush out of the baseline. But what he saw was that the football plunged into the goal net against the post.
Time seems to have stopped.
Pride Stadium had a moment of tranquility, and the next moment it broke out with the most violent cheers since the opening -
Derby County scored!
Really entered!
Chapter completed!