Any head coach who is called "stupid" by his own media and will feel very unhappy when he watches his opponent be touted as "legend".

Even if it involves the issues of team performance and ability, generally speaking, the media can only question it at most, instead of scolding it as "stupid" and praise the opponent.

This is very abnormal.

Adrian Bosloyd was also very dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to work in the shadow of the victory after coming to Derby County in the summer.

The entire Derby County team has the shadow of Wan Sheng. For all the players, there is no need to say much about the old players. The young new stars are all promoted by Wan Sheng, and the players he introduced can only be considered average. The outstanding performance has always been the team's original team, and these players are all very convinced by Wan Sheng.

Let’s talk about tactics. Bosloyd thought about putting the team in his own style. He is good at playing tough styles and defense, but this doesn’t work in Derby County. When preparing for the game in the summer, it’s hard to adapt to the team after trying several times. After all, they are used to playing ‘osf’. The offensive ** is deep in the bones, and it is not possible to change it for a while. In the end, he can only choose to let the team continue the tactics of last season.

However, Bosroyd still made some modifications to the tactics to make it more suitable for the current lineup. After all, several core players such as Morris, Van der Fate have left the team, and the team needs to add some new things to rejuvenate their playing style.

But his transformation was not very effective. Every small modification took the team a long time to adapt. At this time, Bosroyd discovered that the 'osf' tactical system adopted by Derby County was so complex.

But how did ‘that guy’ adapt to everyone in the team?

Bosloyd felt incredible.

In terms of tactical training, he found the gap with Wan Sheng, which made him feel disappointed. But soon he cheered up again because the team now has his shadow, such as some new players who have joined the team, who have all introduced them.

Unfortunately, these new players' performance can only be considered average. After a few rounds of league games, the core of the team is still the original team. On the contrary, these new players have difficulty adapting to the tactics. They often have to carefully ask other people's playing style last season before they can slowly adapt. This has been a long time.

It is precisely because it is difficult for new players to adapt to tactics that Bosloyd had to change the tactics to be simpler and simpler. Then the current Derby County tactics are actually very different from last season. There is only one ‘osf’ appearance, and the effect it has performed is much worse.

This is also one of the reasons why Derby County's performance has declined significantly this season.

At the same time, Bosloyd is under great pressure. He needs to ensure the team's performance when taking over a team that creates miracles and wins the league championship. However, since the results cannot be guaranteed, the bottom line for fans and clubs tolerate is to need relegation. This goal is relatively easy for Derby County. But completing relegation alone will definitely not satisfy people, and this result cannot give him enough prestige. The players will not recognize his ability, so he needs the support of the club's senior management.

Chairman Pierce and General Manager Sam Rush expressed support for him, but anyone knows that they just have no choice, and the media will definitely not support him, because like fans, the media are dissatisfied with his team-leading performance.

In short, Bosloyd's situation is not good. In this case, some famous coaches can definitely consider leaving, but Bosloyd does not, because it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to coach the Super League team. Now that he has the opportunity, he must cherish it.

Even if the outside world is under great pressure, he must persevere. It is very rare to just accumulate some experience in leading the team.

So when facing external pressure and "unfair" treatment, Bosloyd could only... endure it, but this treatment did not change in any way because of his "patience".

Before the game, the press conference will be held as usual.

At the press conference, Wansheng was treated friendly. Pride Park Stadium was like his place. Derbyshire local media smiled at him. Even the former hostile Derby Sports News was the same. When Wansheng coached Derby, they were very unfriendly with Wansheng. But after Wansheng left, Derbyshire's performance plummeted, and they felt that Wansheng was better. In any case, they absolutely supported Derbyshire. Compared to a "enemy" who left, Derbyshire's performance was more important. What's more, in the eyes of Derbyshire fans, Wansheng is a "legend" that helped the team create history, and they will naturally be very friendly to Wansheng.

Faced with these familiar media reporters, Wan Sheng also smiled, but what he said was still a bit formulaic, just about the situation in Manchester City around Christmas, and did not talk about the game.

The media will definitely not miss the opportunity to ask questions. They immediately asked sensitive questions, "Will Manchester City and Derby County show mercy?"

This is a very sensitive question.

For Wansheng and Derby County, this is also a very special game, because this is the first time that Wansheng returned to Pride Park Stadium after leaving. He and Derby County have many stories. Derby County media and fans have a good impression of him. Many Derby County players were originally brought out by him.

In this case, will Manchester City show mercy when they encounter Derby County? During the media interview, they are very concerned about this issue.

In the face of the media reporter's question, Wan Sheng said without hesitation, "I feel very wonderful. More than half a year ago, I was coaching Derby County, but now I have become the head coach of Manchester City and want to play against Derby County. I know what the media in Derby County said about me, thank them, but I must say that I am the head coach of Manchester City now and represent Manchester City. Just like when I coached Derby County, I will let my team go all out in every game. I hope Derby County can do it, and those players I am familiar with can also perform at their best. Even if they are opponents now, I want to see your performance."

...

"I want to see the performance of the opponent's players? Who are you lying to?" Some media couldn't help but think of Wan Sheng's words.

Many people don’t believe what Wansheng said.

It's better ahead. Wan Sheng represents Manchester City and will lead the team to do their best. After all, in the professional football circle, coaches are like players, and it is normal for them to transfer and leave. Many people do not show mercy when facing their old clubs, but hope to perform better, so everyone can accept this.

However, few people believe the so-called "I hope to see the performance of previous players". After all, as an opponent now, I hope that the opponent will perform poorly anyway.

Wansheng didn't explain too much about this.

All that should be said has been said. If the media believes it or not, he will say it this way, because this is the truth. How can these people understand the relationship between him and his players? You should know that for example, Alfred and Bolton Reit have a respect for him exceeding 100, which means that they absolutely trust Wan Sheng and even admire him. On the other hand, Wan Sheng also hopes that they will perform better, which also represents his success.

The game began soon.

As soon as the game started, the two teams fought fiercely.

The tactics of both teams were created by Wan Sheng, and the tactics of Derby County were modified by Bosloyd, but the general framework was still 'osf', so it is very important to take the initiative on the field. And Manchester City's "kill" is even more so, so both teams want to take the initiative at the beginning of the game. So the fight became very fierce.

Many people believe that Manchester City will soon have the advantage because Manchester City is stronger, but in fact, for a long time, Manchester City has not gained much advantage.

This makes people feel strange, it seems that Derby County is still comparable to Manchester City.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, with no anxious expression on his face, because he had already expected the current situation.

Manchester City did not gain the advantage of midfield competition. The most important thing is in this game. He adjusted the tactical core and made the team play more steadily, especially in defense. Pay more attention so that the formation will not be too high. The three fronts remain in a stable state, so that the battle will naturally not be suppressed so strongly.

The purpose of this is actually to practice.

That’s right, Wan Sheng treated this game as a drill - for the next round of Chelsea game!

Manchester City's tactics are very good, but it is very difficult to win against a team like Chelsea that uses "no means" to defend in order to win. This game is also very important to Manchester City, so everything must be prepared. In order to not be restrained in tactical terms, the most stable way of playing is to strengthen defense.

Wan Sheng’s idea is very simple, just play more steadily and control more, don’t pull too much, but go further down the back - in short, you should play more conservatively.

As long as you can be more conservative and ensure a stable defense, you will have more chances of winning.

In the world of football, winning the defense is not just a vernacular statement. Although Manchester City has defeated many teams with the offensive football tactic of "killing" this season, this does not mean that the team can defeat the powerful Chelsea because Mourinho's tactics just restrains offensive football. Let's see if Arsenal cannot beat Chelsea for several seasons.

Wan Sheng knew even more that in a few years, Mourinho's defensive football could even compete with Barcelona's "Dream Three". So now Manchester City is playing against Chelsea, it will definitely be very difficult to win.

So defense is a must.

Even though the offense is weaker, it ensures stability in defense and does not easily concede the ball, and a draw is acceptable. The most important thing is that Manchester City is now the first in the league, while Chelsea is only second.

In the draw, Manchester City is still the first, and Chelsea is still the second.

This result is completely acceptable.

Now the team is doing tactical exercises for the next round of the league... If Bosloyd knew that the Derby County he led was underestimated, he would definitely be very angry, but in fact, he already felt very powerless now.

The game lasted 20 minutes, and the two teams were still fighting on the court, and it seemed that they were playing equally, but many people could already see something.

In the 20-minute game, Manchester City had four shots and three shots inside the goal, while Derby County... still had 0 shots.

The data has reflected some situations.

Derby County and Manchester City competed fiercely, and it seemed that they were not suppressed on the court, but the gap between control, transmission and defense was too big. Whenever they got the ball, they were snatched away many times. Manchester City passed the ball many times, forward, backward, left and right, and various transmissions made Derby County players waste their physical energy to run and press. As a result, the offensive efficiency gap between the two teams was very large.

Bosroyd saw the problem, and the players on the field in Derby County felt more obvious, because their offense basically couldn't hit Manchester City's penalty area, while their defense frequently showed crises.

Soon the first goal appeared.

This was the opportunity created by David Silva from the cross from the wing. Morris inserted and missed the shot, but Robbie Fowler, who followed, got the ball and shot into the penalty area, so that the Derby County penalty area was in chaos. As a result, Mill, who joined the team in the summer, hurried defense and hit the football's own goal when his right leg hit the football.

After seeing this own goal, many Derby County fans booed in the audience. They had long been dissatisfied with Mill's performance, but he still had many opportunities to play, which is one of the reasons why fans are dissatisfied with Bosloyd - he always seems to want to use his own players to introduce.

The own goal was also a goal, and Manchester City was still very happy to celebrate. At the same time, Alfred stood aside on the court, showing a very helpless expression on his face.

He is now the absolute main central defender of Derby County, and captain Marcus cannot compete with him.

Usually, he is a partner with Marcus, and Mill is just a substitute defender, but many times, Bosloyd will choose to let Mill play with him or Marcus.

Alfred doesn't care about this, after all, he has played quite a lot.

But Mill often makes low-level mistakes. This time he did a good job in defense, limiting Robbie Fowler, who had no chance to shoot at all. His shot into the penalty area was almost the same as a clearance, and it was not a shot at all. As a result... Mill shot the ball into the goal himself.

Alfred could only smile bitterly.

At the same time, he felt very disappointed, disappointed with his performance - if he could perform better and block Robbie Fowler's ball, then Mill would not be able to create an own without a ball.

He was a little guilty.

While watching Manchester City celebrate, he ran to the side and just approached the Manchester City bench.

Wan Sheng was standing on the sidelines and saw Alfred, and also saw his lost and self-blame expression. Alfred was almost thinking about something, so he waved his hand at Alfred.

Alfred was unaware of this and pointed his finger at himself, because he imagined that he would not appear in the head coach of the opponent, Wan Sheng would call him. Seeing Wan Sheng nodding, he only took two steps before hearing Wan Sheng shout at him, "Baker, don't care, that's not your fault! You are the best defender!"

Suddenly, Alfred felt that his confidence was back!

So what if you lose the ball? That's not my fault! The boss believes in me very much! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!