Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 172 If I can win the championship, I will definitely not be satisfied with the runner-up
Second in the league!
This is great news!
When Zhang Yang talked about leading the team to promotion, his goal was to be the top two in the league. "The promotion playoffs are difficult and depend on luck. Our goal is to be the top two in the league!"

When Zhang Yang mentioned this goal, the players didn't have much confidence.

At that time, Millwall won a series of games and only rose to seventh place in the league, which is still not a short distance from second place in the league.

Now they have achieved this goal.

In the locker room after the game, the players were happily celebrating the victory, and more importantly, celebrating the team's rise to second place in the league.

"As long as we maintain our ranking in the league, by the end of the season, we will be able to directly have promotion places!"

Wise said confidently.

Since returning to the team, Wise seldom said anything, just sat silently directing the team's training work, even during the game, he seemed to be really a substitute player, staying on the bench to say a word Not to mention.

Regardless of whether the game was in crisis or whether he played well, Wise just watched, but now he couldn't help but stand up, because the team's promotion was already in sight.

It is Zhang Yang's credit for leading the team to upgrade, and even the outside media who like to make critical reports must admit this. Wise feels very embarrassed about this, because he led the team in the first half of the schedule.

But he is also very happy to think that Millwall can be promoted.

This is a miracle!

When the whole team was still working hard to break free from the relegation circle in the first half of the schedule, no one would have thought that they would be able to celebrate their entry into the second place in the league at this moment. Looking back on the experience of the past six months, Wise also sighed.

Next season, Wise has not thought about whether to retire, but what is certain is that he will be a member of Millwall's coaching staff.

Although he no longer holds the position of head coach, as an important member of the coaching staff of a Premier League team, he is no worse than a "listed" head coach of a mid-level Championship team, unless one day he can actually coach a team as a head coach. A professional team, otherwise the choice to enter the Millwall coaching staff is still very good.

Wise is very emotional in his heart, and he is looking forward to next season.

But the premise is to keep the league ranking. If they are overtaken by Wigan Athletic later, they can only participate in the promotion play-offs. Wise has no confidence that the team can pass. The promotion play-offs are too cruel.

Soon Wise found that his vision was still too small.

Zhang Yang walked into the locker room and set a new goal for the team, "Guys! Everyone should be very happy, now we are second in the league!"

"It's not easy, we've come all the way, performance after game, anyone has to admit we're good, but it's not enough, because the league is not over and our progress cannot be stopped!"

"You may not know a piece of news... You are all paying attention to Wigan Athletic. Of course, they are our direct competitors, but our current competitor, Sunderland, drew with Preston at home!"

"Do you know what that means?"

"We are only two points away from Sunderland! Two points, four games, we still have a chance! As long as we keep going, we have hope to rise to the top of the league. Don't you want to enter the Premier League as champions?" ?”

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, and to his relief, almost everyone had a strange light in their eyes.

That's the desire for a championship!

This time it is much more convincing than aiming for the top two in the league, because Millwall is already second in the league and they have completed their goals.

Now just keep going.

Two points is not an absolute gap, it's just a game, and they do have a good chance.

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Before the disbandment of the global team, everyone was constantly discussing. They talked about the second place in the league, and discussed the chances of beating Sunderland. It needs to continue to maintain excellent performance, and it also needs some luck.

If Sunderland continues to perform strongly and wins the last four games, even if it only draws one game, Millwall has little chance.

According to the ranking rules of the British Championship, in the case of the same points, it depends on the "goal difference" of the two sides. Millwall's goal difference in the first half of the schedule is too "negative", and it is impossible to surpass Sunderland.

The atmosphere of discussion was what Zhang Yang wanted to see.

Zhang Yang put forward the goal of 'fighting for the championship', but catching up with Sunderland in the league ranking is a difficult goal to achieve.

He wasn't even sure.

The reason why Zhang Yang said this is to let the team have a bigger goal. Only in this way can the team maintain its performance. Otherwise, some players may think: Anyway, we are second in the league, so there is no need to go to the team again. Work hard and keep your rankings.

So the following games may be overtaken by Wigan Athletic.

After setting a bigger goal, the whole team will work hard for it and strive for victories in the next few games. As long as the performance is maintained, no matter whether we can win the championship at the end of the season and maintain the second place in the league, we can still do it of.

This is the ultimate goal.

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After returning to the club, Zhang Yang did not go home immediately, but went to the chairman's office.

Grigory and Ebenezer were there.

After defeating Crewe at home, the league ranking rose to second place. The whole Millwall team was very excited. Grigory and Ebenezer were no exception. They were even happier than others.

Gregory is the president of the club.

Whenever he thinks that Millwall will be upgraded to a Premier League team during his tenure as chairman, Grigory is very excited, which means that fans will recognize his work as chairman. Like ordinary players, it is difficult for fans to be recognized. Remember, but as president of the club, you will certainly be remembered in history.

Years later, when it comes to Millwall's promotion to the Premier League, it will also be said that it was during 'Grigory in charge of the club'.

Ebenezer was happy for a little different reason.

Ebenezer is just the manager of the club, and many fans don't know his name. In general professional clubs, fans only care about the chairman, head coach and famous stars, and no one will find out who the manager is.

So in terms of reputation, Millwall's upgrade has little to do with Ebenezer.

But club upgrades can bring comprehensive benefits. When a team enters the Premier League, its finances will improve a lot. Just one Premier League TV broadcast fee can bring in more than 2000 million pounds in income.

This is calculated based on the 'least divided' team in the Premier League.

£2000!

The market value of the Millwall club is less than 1000 million pounds, and next season will be able to earn twice the market value. Thinking about it makes Ebenezer very excited.

There are other incomes as well.

After entering the Premier League, Millwall doesn't have to worry about the attendance at home. It must be full and it will bring a lot of income to the club.

In addition, Ebenezer looks forward to negotiating sponsorship contracts with brands.

Now Millwall has only three sponsors, and the contract is about to expire. If Millwall can complete the upgrade, next season's sponsorship fee will definitely increase tremendously.

This is also Ebenezer's main job.

Ebenezer is looking forward to the day when Millwall is "definitely upgraded". At that time, he will be able to deal with various brand representatives and win one sponsorship contract after another for the club.

In this regard, Ebenezer is the happiest.

However, the premise of everything is that Millwall can be promoted, so Gregory and Ebenezer discussed it, and took out 30 pounds from the club's poor finances to give players bonuses.

"Here's the ready bonus!"

When Zhang Yang walked in and greeted the two of them, he was puzzled by the leather bag on the table. Ebenezer opened the bag with a smile, and there were stacks of pounds inside, which made people a little confused .

"Is this for me?" Zhang Yang swallowed.

Ebenezer twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "It's for the entire team! We're ready. As long as the team can complete the upgrade, the money will be distributed to every player."

Zhang Yang suddenly felt a little bored, "I thought it was for myself."

"You have a share too!"

"Too little." Zhang Yang clicked a little bit, and almost knew the amount, "30 pounds? Distributed to all players and coaches, okay, thank you for the [-] pounds bonus."

Zhang Yang's completely indifferent demeanor caused Grigory to suffer a blow of 999 magnitude. He gritted his teeth and said, "You can get [-]!"

"That would be great, thank you!"

Zhang Yang happily took out two stacks and was about to put them in his trouser pockets, but Ebenezer stopped him with a dark face, "The team must be sure to upgrade!"

"I just want to claim the bonus in advance, how stingy!"

Grigory smiled wryly, "Should I praise you for your confidence, or should I scold you for being blind to money?"

"Everybody loves money!"

Gregory was silent, but Ebenezer expressed his support, "Of course, everyone likes money, but the premise is that Millwall can be promoted. Zhang, are you sure the team can be promoted?"

"of course."

Zhang Yang glanced at the leather bag, packed all the money, and then sealed the buttons, "If you don't send money now, let's pack it first. By the way, I think you can think about next season in advance."

"Next season?"

"You haven't thought about it, have you?" Zhang Yang looked at the two suspiciously, "We will be promoted this season, and we will compete in the Premier League next season. With the team's current lineup... well, if you set the goal It is set to relegation, and I will try my best to complete it."

Gregory was a little confused.

Ebenezer asked in confirmation, "Shouldn't we aim at relegation? Millwall has never played in the Premier League, as a newly promoted team..."

"of course not."

Zhang Yang interrupted Ebenezer, he said seriously, "As long as I lead the team, the goal is impossible to achieve relegation, how should I put it..." He thought for a while, and continued, "At least mid-range, no, Upstream! I also want to lead the team to fight for a place in the European competition. Of course, it is best to enter the top four, and it is definitely the best to play in the Champions League. In addition, if I can win the championship, I will definitely not be satisfied with the runner-up..."

(End of this chapter)