On the evening of April 18, Beijing time, the 43rd round of the Championship began in an all-round way, and the two matches attracted much attention because it was about relegation!
Reading, ranked 21st, took on Swansea, while Derby County's opponent was the desireless Queen's Park Rangers.
Before this round, Derby County are 9 points behind Reading, with 4 rounds of the league remaining, Derby County wants to relegate, against the Rangers already have to go all out to get points, if Derby County loses and Reading gets points, then Derby County will be relegated three rounds in advance!
As a result, Reading and Swansea played a big score, the two teams drew 4-4, while Derby County lost 0-1 to Queen's Park Rangers, losing key games, watching opponents draw, Derby County fell down and unfortunately relegated.
More fans are paying attention to Derby County because the team's head coach is 35-year-old Rooney. Derby County finished fourth from the bottom of the Championship last season and nearly relegated to League One.
It was in this context that Rooney took over the team's coaching position. At his inaugural press conference, Rooney expressed his expectations for the future: "When I first returned to england (after playing in the US), I was struck by the atmosphere in Derby County and the potential of the players, and I believe this will be my ideal next stop!" ”
In the next 15 months, Rooney can be said to have tasted the cold and warm of the world, Derby County has been hit by constant blows from the sidelines, starting from the failed acquisition, Derby County has been unlucky, because of financial problems, Derby County has been deducted points many times and banned from signing.
So far this season, Derby County have been deducted 21 points. Against this backdrop, almost no one would believe that Derbyshire would be able to relegate.
However, the players were united in their determination, and at one point won 4 and drew 13 points in 5 league rounds. How nai, being deducted 21 points is like a heavenly barrier, insurmountable.
In fact, if it weren't for the deduction of 21 points, Derby County would now be 13 wins, 13 draws and 17 losses, and the points should be 52 points to rank 17th, and it is only right to be relegated.
Regrettably, Derby County have won the English top flight twice in their history, and the team has either fought in the Premier League or fought for promotion in the Championship for the past 36 years. The team was able to finish sixth in the Championship three seasons ago for the promotion play-off.
Now, Derby County have to accept the fact that they have been relegated to the third division for the first time in 36 years, and the team's head coach Looney may not play in League One with the team, and perhaps next season, fans will see the blessed and healthy Lu Xiaochu on the sidelines of the Premier League!
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