The weekend is the seventeenth round of the Premier League, and Derby County's opponent is Charlton.n∈

Charlton is not a strong team. They joined the Premier League in 2001. Since then, Charlton has returned to the Premier League and has fought as a dark horse in the Premier League.

In the new season, Charlton's signing work is not eye-catching, but the players introduced are all practical players. Birmingham's Brian Hughes is skilled, and Eindhoven's Danish wing forward Romedal is very skilled.

Led by head coach Kubishley, the media believes that Charlton will still be the headache-inducing hard bone of the team last season.

After 16 rounds of the league, Charlton also proved this with his results. They ranked ninth in the league. In comparison, the results are very good. If this momentum continues, Charlton doesn't have to worry about relegation at all, and can even win a place in European competitions.

Charlton and Derby County have no intersection. If they meet a new team, they will definitely seize the opportunity to score three points. However, Derby County is more "dark horses" than them this season, and currently ranks second in the league, which puts Charlton under pressure when facing Derby County.

In order to get points, head coach Kubishley arranged strict defense and abandoned the offense. They just didn't want Derby County to score a goal. If one point was scored, it would be considered a victory.

If a certain football association hears this, they will definitely feel a sense of mutual appreciation... However, Charlton does much better than a certain football association, because Kubishley's work is very practical, and their defense is indeed very good. Charlton's name is called "hard to crack bones". It is not easy to break through the defense line they are all in guarding.

As a team that is good at attacking, the media still hopes them.

However, Wan Sheng did not intend to bring the team back to its original tactics and use gorgeous attacks to defeat the opponent. He just wanted to counterattack with a solid defense to deal with the next difficult schedule. In this way, the team adapted to the tactics was the most important thing, so when facing Charlton, Wan Sheng did not change his tactics.

But he believes that even if they have a stable defense and respond to Charlton in a fast-breaking football way, they will have the chance to score.

This is a test of Derby County's fast break football, and the result proves that Wan Sheng's judgment is correct.

During the whole game, Charlton defended very tightly. But Derby County is no longer the original Derby County. Even if they do not use offensive-oriented tactics, they have many offensive methods. Cooperation, long shots, set pieces, etc. are all methods Derby County is good at. In addition, players such as Van der Fate in the frontcourt have suppressive strength, it is too difficult for Charlton to hold on for 90 minutes.

The goal appeared in the 37th minute of the first half, and Van der Fate dribbled the ball in the frontcourt to win a good set-piece opportunity for Derby County.

Ivan Cru took the free kick without permission, and he used a slinging goal to break through Charlton's goal to help the team rewrite the score to 1:0.

In the end, Derby County defeated Charlton 1:0 with this goal.

A 1-0 victory over Charlton is actually nothing to Derby County, which has a gorgeous performance. So after the game, the entire Derby County team still seemed very low-key. Wan Sheng didn't say much in the press conference. This victory seemed nothing in his opinion.

However, the media supporting Derby County after the game were very excited because Chelsea drew with Arsenal in this round away. Derby County's points were tied with Chelsea again. Although due to the goal difference, Chelsea did not squeeze out the first place in the league. However, it was exciting enough to catch up with the points.

Regarding this issue, Wan Sheng also smiled and said, "Arsenal's performance is very good, and Heng used his performance to prove his value. Two goals, he is a great striker. Chelsea's performance is also very good, but if it were me, I would never say after the game 'a draw is acceptable'. For the first place in the league, a draw is equivalent to failure."

Next, Wan Sheng said gloatingly, "But I like to see Chelsea not win, so we have a chance. I think after Christmas, the first throne in the league will be replaced."

Except for some Derby County supporting media, which specifically reports Wan Sheng's comments on Chelsea and Arsenal, other media are not very interested in this, so even Wan Sheng talks about squeezing out of Chelsea after Christmas, but Chelsea does not support the media to refute it.

Actually, it's mainly because the game is so hot.

Arsenal's home match against Chelsea, to some extent, can also be said to be London Derby County, because the two teams are the strongest in London.

Chelsea just lost the game before the game. That was Chelsea's first defeat in the European Champions League, and it was against his old club Porto. This was Mourinho's return home in glory, but he probably didn't expect this to be a double blow. In addition to losing the game, an unauthorized autobiography "The Winner, From Setubal to Stamford Bridge" was even higher than the autobiography he wrote himself, and was rejected when sued in court.

However, when he returned to London, Mourinho became the arrogant "God 2" again (Mr. Mourinho once said in front of the media, 'After God, it is me!', so he became God 2). When did Arsenal not be favored at Highbury?

But before the game, the five major columnists of The Guardian predicted that this "verdict day" game, and no one was optimistic about Arsenal.

Most of this is due to people's trust in Mourinho, a weird "thinker". Before the game, Mourinho made a fierce attack at a press conference that was almost doubled, "It's just a matter of 10 points, 7 points, or 4 points, and then we can comfortably welcome two home games. Remind you that in two and a half years in Porto, I have never lost an important game, whether it's against Benfica or Sporting Lisbon."

After saying this, Mourinho added another 'reminder', "10 points are a big gap!" He also advocated his fans to sing after the game, "We are still the first in the league."

Wenger has always made concessions on the court, and off the court, "I know everything can change in an instant." Faced with the Portuguese optimism, he disdained, "I don't care what he said. We play at home and just want to win. I don't believe that their fans can still laugh if they lose."

The French are not used to the Portuguese's confident and arrogant attitude, "What great results? Last year they were the 17th place in the league? The second in the league, the Champions League semi-finals, they already have a good foundation, and now they have spent so much money. Is it reasonable to make no progress? The money we spent is the same level as Newcastle, Tottenham, and you have to be a little creative without money."

Wenger then mentioned Derby County and gave Mourinho a fatal blow. "Derby County is just a promoted team, and it basically breaks even in the summer, but they are only two points less than his team. After this game, maybe the league's first place will change hands."

"This is a comparison of 100 million euros and 0 euros, two league points, haha..."

Mourinho is definitely not the one who swallows his anger. He immediately said, "Don't take other teams as an example. Does Henry not spend money? Did Vieira come on loan? Could Reyes be the Christmas gift given to them by Sevilla?"

The two continued to argue and saliva flew everywhere, but everyone knew that this was a trick to disrupt the morale between two cunning coaches.

The pre-match excitement also affected the game. The game seemed to be the continuation of the two coaches' battle of words, and the final result also proved that the two were equally matched.

Chelsea fans can sing "We are the first in the league", and Arsenal fans can also respond "never beat us in Highbury in 14 years (in the league)."

Derbyshire, who was a bystander, laughed.

However, Wan Sheng did not only gloat Chelsea. He also praised Wenger. After all, among the top four coaches in the Premier League, Wenger has a good relationship with him. Ferguson is an enemy, Mourinho is the biggest competitor. Benitez is a stranger who has no communication, so Wan Sheng is still very friendly to Wenger who "helps" the team to regain points. "Congratulations to him for getting the best coach. This honor should belong to him. In the 2004 that is about to pass, Arsenal is the most successful in Europe, which he should have obtained."

Wan Sheng is talking about a recent selection.

British BBC Sports recently named the Best Head Coach of the Premier League in 2004. Although Chelsea is currently in the limelight, Arsenal coach Wenger still won this title with his outstanding record last season.

This is true. Overall, the protagonist of the Premier League in 2004 was still Arsenal. They won the Premier League championship with an unbeaten record last season and were officially crowned in April. In 38 games, Arsenal won 26 victories and another 12 draws, including a 2-2 draw with Tottenham at White Hart Lane Stadium, which allowed them to take the Premier League throne.

It is worth mentioning that their unbeaten record is. Before losing to Manchester United 0-2 away, Arsenal continued 49 league unbeaten games, breaking the previous record of 42 unbeaten by Nottingham Forest.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Derbyshire.

After playing against Charlton, taking advantage of the rare free time before Christmas, Wan Sheng waved his hand and gave the players three days off and three days of rest. Wan Sheng only reminded them to pay attention to their health, and relax and breathe a long sigh while preparing for the next schedule.

Holidays are not just about rest, but more importantly, they can help players adjust their mentality. The body is important, and mentality is also important. They are always in tension and need to relax. Wan Sheng himself is the same. He has always been worried about this and that for the team, but he can still relax during the holidays.

Wan Sheng didn't even think about how the team was like, so he easily rested at home for three days.

During three days, Wan Sheng and Dali stayed for a day and spent a day at University College London. On the last day, he left it to himself and slept for nearly 20 hours at home. Then he went out to have breakfast. When a neighbor greeted him, Wan Sheng realized, "The holiday is over!"

Three days passed very quickly.

Four days later, Derby County ushered in a new round of league games. They defeated Birmingham 0:2 away. There is no suspense in this game. Birmingham is not very strong. Until now, they are only ranked 15th in the Premier League. This ranking is even going to work hard for relegation.

This victory seemed a bit dull to the media. Derby County scored two goals in the whole game, neither too much nor too much, so there was nothing worth reporting, but for Derby County, it was good to end the half with a victory.

But Wan Sheng was actually very satisfied with the team's performance, because in this game, he used some rotations, and Ribery, Alfred and Leiden Bynes did not play. In this case, he could easily defeat Birmingham two goals away. He felt that he could try his best to arrange some rotations that were not damaged.

In the past six months, the team has not been rotated frequently. When facing strong teams, most of them have a main lineup, but it is different after Christmas. The intensive schedule looks a headache, and Wan Sheng has to use this method to ensure the team's condition.

The game against Birmingham proved that substitutes can also perform well, which shows that the team has become more mature in the application of the 'os-fast' tactical system. At the same time, Wan Sheng has seen the improvement of everyone in the team over the past six months, and Wan Sheng can clearly see these in the football training master system, so Wan Sheng is still very confident about what the team can perform after Christmas.

By this time, the media also began to summarize halfway.

No one regards Derby County as a relegation team, because Derby County ranks second in the league in the half-time and has the same points as Chelsea, so no one mentions that "Derby County has to face a crisis". At most, they are "worrying" about the intensive schedule after Christmas, because as long as people with eyes can know that even if Derby County's performance declines after Christmas, their results this season will definitely be no different.

By this time, many fans' impression of Derby County had also changed.

Previous media reports gave them the impression that Derby County has always won by luck, and no matter how bad it is, it is just a dark horse. But now these fans have realized that the media reports are not true at all. A team that relies on luck or is just a new team. Can a team that relies on luck and is just a new team. Can a team that relies on strength in the half-time with the strong Chelsea? It even has 6 more points than Manchester United, third, and 7 more points than Arsenal, fourth. Such a result is enough to block the mouths of many people.

So many fans who were interested in this began to collect information about Derby County and re-examine the relatively unfamiliar team.

They soon discovered the outstanding features of this Derbyshire - it was so young!

Too young!

Previously, there was a team in the Premier League called Leeds United, whose nickname was "Youth Army". But looking at the Derby County team, most of the main players are no more than 25 years old, and even under 23 years old, any other team probably has no confidence to say "Youth Army". This is the real youth army. Moreover, this youth army is quite strong. They have the same points as Chelsea in the half-time, and are full of big names, and are expected to compete for the league championship this season.

When many people realize this, Derby County has received more attention. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, novels are better, updated and faster!
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