green winger

Chapter 201 Derbyshire

"Yeah!!!" The moment the ball hit the net, the entire Elland Road Stadium was enveloped in deafening cheers, and the fanatical Leeds United fans hugged together excitedly and celebrated with emotion, they knew The overall situation is settled!Everton players can no longer make waves under such circumstances!
Sure enough, a few minutes later, when the game ended after the referee's three whistles, Leeds United defeated Toffee Everton 3:2 at home and scored another 3 points!
"Loris, how would you rate your performance in this game?"

"Well, I just passed."

"Oh? We saw that you beat Everton at the last moment and helped Leeds United win this game. How could you just pass? You must know that among the Premier League teams fighting on the third line, Leeds United haven't tasted a defeat yet, I have to say that you played an important role in it, so it shouldn't be just a pass in terms of emotion and reason!"

Indeed, as the reporter Kenny said in an interview after the game, Leeds United are now unbeaten in eight games and Kenny has handed over four goals and one assist, quickly conquering the hearts of Leeds United fans. Heart, it can be said that Kenny is a well-deserved key player in the team.But Kenny just gave himself a passing grade, so this made some people feel uncomfortable. In their opinion, isn't this a cheap way to be good?

But Leeds United fans don't care about this. What do they think of Kenny now, how can they have time to listen to those gossip?
After the game against Everton, the players of Leeds United celebrated happily in the locker room, and Kenny became the core focus of it. After completing the final lore, he was well served by his teammates After a while, this also made the media reporters gathered outside the locker room feel itchy for a while.Seeing the scene of his disciples celebrating like this, O'Reilly also temporarily suppressed his dissatisfaction with the players' poor performance at the beginning of the second half. After all, it was a rare moment of relaxation and he didn't want to be the one who spoiled the scenery.

But the next day, the players of Leeds United were in a bad mood. Amidst the undefeated praise from the outside media, the players of Leeds United were undergoing devil training. England in September was not a season of breezy autumn. The bad weather made the players sweat profusely standing still, not to mention the extra training under the supervision of coach O'Reilly?

But you must not underestimate the ability of young people to have fun while suffering. The young people of Leeds United are still full of energy. The taste of victory makes them full of strength, and their next game will be a veritable game of grievances.

On September 9, the seventh round of the Premier League, Leeds United played away against Derby County Football Club at Pride Park Stadium.

Founded in 1884, Derby County, one of the founding members of the Football League, only played in the then second-tier League B during the 80s and the first half of the 90s. However, in the new era, they had a good momentum and were promoted to the Premier League in 1996. They have competed for six seasons so far.Although Derby County has always been a team hovering in the relegation zone in the Premier League standings, but this time against Leeds United at home, they are full of energy.

And it all starts from the distant history in 1974.

Brian Clough, who was the coach of Derby County at the time, was a man of the day. He played for Middlesbrough and Sunderland in the player era as a center forward with amazing scoring efficiency. After retiring early, at the age of 30, he began to work as a coach and became the youngest head coach in British football at that time.Then he and assistant coach Taylor switched from Hartlepool United to Derby County. After leading the team to upgrade, they overwhelmed Leeds United to win the top league championship that year. After that, they angered the club management because of their arrogant personality and were eventually dismissed. .After a short stay in Brighton, Clough switched to Leeds United to replace the legendary Leeds United coach Don Rivet who had just taken over the coach of the England national team.

You must know that Clough has been in the position of an unknown young coach before this, but when he led Derby County to beat Leeds United to win the league championship, his arrogant character gradually became prominent. The team affairs began to be somewhat exclusive, not only made some unreasonable demands, but also did not consider the team's financial situation in the introduction of players, and never even notified the team management in advance.You must know that the head coach of the Premier League has always been in the position of manager and has great power over many matters of the team, but this cannot be an excuse for him not to say hello in advance.

What's more, after Clough became the winner, he often attacked through the media. The Football Association, the league, various teams, coaches and players, and even his own club and fans would not let it go. , It also deepened the contradiction between Clough and the club, and the contradiction between him and Don Rivet became public.In the second year after winning the championship, Derby County happened to meet Leeds United in a league game on the eve of the Champions League final right with Juventus. Clough stubbornly sent the main team to play, but Derby was let down by the harsh and rough actions of the Leeds players. Many players in the county were injured, which led to the loss of the game with Juventus in a few days, and the hatred between the two sides increased.

And it was also under such circumstances that Leeds United chose him to replace Don Rivet as the coach. It was the time when the grievances really escalated. You must know that when Clough was coaching Derby County, he publicly criticized Rivet's military methods. He believes that Leeds United's playing style is too aggressive, which is out of order in his eyes, especially after taking over now.Therefore, he also aroused the anger of the players in the team. At that time, most of the Leeds United players hoped that Gilles, who was hand-picked by Levy, would replace Clough. The team's poor performance at the beginning of the last league, so in the end Clough was dismissed after 44 days.

As a result, the relationship between Derby County and Leeds United has ended. After all, in the eyes of Derby County fans, it is unacceptable for their own legendary coach to be forced away by Leeds United fans and players. The antagonism between the two sides during the coaching period has continued to this day.

Listening to the huge boos from Pride Park Stadium, Kenny shook his head. Perhaps the atmosphere at Derby County's home court was very tense and frightening to others, but in Kenny's view, it was not enough.

　By the way, Brian Clough made a comeback at another club after leaving Leeds United in disgrace. He won the League and League Cup double in the first year of leading that team back to the top flight, and then used limited resources. He won two European Champions Cups in 1979 and 1980, thus becoming one of the legendary coaches.

　　Believe me, if I don't say it, everyone knows it.
　　
　
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