Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 242 Conquering the Fans: It's That Simple!
Sunderland boss McCarthy immediately recognized the danger as Konchesky netted Millwall's third goal.

To say that losing to Millwall in the game is actually not a big deal. McCarthy hopes to lead the team to the first victory, but there is a lot to say about the loss to Millwall. For example, Millwall won Arsenal.

Millwall has defeated Arsenal, what's so strange about beating Sunderland?

Fans will understand!
As for what he said before the game, "We will definitely strive for the first victory", it is nothing special at all. So far this season, he has said many similar things. Sunderland ushered in one failure after another. It seems nothing to break his promise again, at least he has shown his determination to win. It is better to have a decision and a fighting spirit than nothing. The reason for losing the game is because of lack of strength.

The current situation is not a question of whether to lose or not, but a question of whether Sunderland can save face.

Face is a big deal!

The Sunderland club can accept relegation in one season. Everyone knows that Sunderland is not strong enough, and the club's finances do not allow them to buy players to supplement their strength. They can spend one season in the Premier League and be relegated to the English Championship. No matter how hard they work, if they lose It won't be the same without face, which will cause great disappointment to Sunderland fans.

The mood of the fans can affect the club.

In order to quell the anger of the fans, the club must find a scapegoat, and this scapegoat will undoubtedly be the team's head coach.

Now the moment of life and death has arrived!

In the 34 minutes of the game, Millwall scored three goals. While Sunderland had no power to fight back, even the defense seemed to be unable to do well. If the opponent is a rich team, it is acceptable. But the opponent is just Millwall - the same newly promoted as Sunderland.

How can this gap be accepted?

What will the club think after the game is over?What will fans think?His head coach position is really coming to an end!
What McCarthy realizes is not only the danger of the game, but also the threat of whether his job can be kept. For the time being, he does not want to leave Sunderland, especially if he is tragically driven away, it will become a stain on his coaching career.

His face darkened.

Sunderland fans haven't thought about it that much for the time being. The only thing they realize is that Sunderland has no chance. Millwall scored the third goal. In the league for several seasons, it is rare to fall behind by three goals I can still get it back.

That's almost as mythical as it gets.

Sunderland is definitely going to lose, and the fans no longer think about winning. They can only watch the game in disappointment. Some fans who can't accept it have started to leave the field, and more fans hope that the team can work harder , At least one goal must be scored to save face, such as a 1-3 gap, which is still acceptable.

The reporters in the media seats have a more complicated mood.

Most of the reporters are optimistic that Millwall can win, but they also need points to win. They think that Millwall can only win one or two goals. They did not expect Millwall to score three goals before the end of the first half. a ball.

How did the game become like this?
Could it be that Millwall is really so strong that Sunderland won't be able to fight back at all?
Many media carefully compared the lineups of the two teams and found that Sunderland has no disadvantages. There are no big stars in the Millwall team. Simpson, who performed well, was also replaced. There is no difference between the lineups of the two teams. up.

There's nothing to talk about on the spot.

Millwall's tactics have always been the focus of attention. Many Premier League coaches have come forward to praise Millwall's tactics. They describe the tactics as "constructed for the team". The reason for scoring three goals in a short period of time.

But... I can't accept it!

Are they really going to flatter that young Chinese after the game?
The media reporters were a little unhappy.

The Millwall players don't think too much. They can score three goals in a short period of time. Everyone is very relaxed. Thinking of the serious expression of the coach before the game, they know that three goals are definitely not enough, and they want to 'break' Sunderland must score more goals, and the fans cheering and cheering can be heard all around, which is the biggest proof.

So they have to keep trying.

When the game restarted, Millwall didn't mean to slow down the offensive at all. On the contrary, the rhythm became faster and the offense became more violent.

Sunderland became moody, and they had long forgotten about "fighting spirit" and "teaching opponents".

At the beginning of the game, they were full of fighting spirit and wanted to win the first game. Now that they find it impossible to win, they have no motivation. If the opponent is replaced by a rich team, they will definitely have to fight.

Can Millwall?
In the minds of the vast majority of Sunderland players, Millwall is just a team similar to them, and they did not make a lot of signings in the summer. The strength of the two teams is similar, but now there is such a big gap... What is the reason?
While many players put themselves into the game, they couldn't help but think of the frustration of losing the championship in the last round of last season. Millwall won the championship, but the opponent only took half a season. The reason is naturally the opponent's young coach .

The opponent's young coach led Millwall to create the myth of winning halfway through the championship, and now he led the mediocre Millwall to a magnificent record of five wins and one tie in the opening six rounds. The strength of the two teams is similar. How about Sunderland?On the contrary, one draw and five losses.

The gap is too big.

Then the reason is obvious: the coaching ability gap between the two coaches!

If the head coach of Sunderland is replaced by that young Chinese, the one who beats Arsenal will become Sunderland, and the one with a magnificent record of five wins and one draw will also become Sunderland. The two teams will play against each other directly. Three goals will also become Sunderland.

Some Sunderland fans began to be dissatisfied with McCarthy's coaching ability.

There is no hope for the game, and they all want to end it quickly.Lost has been lost, what else can continue?Under the contrast of polarized mentality, the situation of the game can be imagined.

Some Sunderland fans still hold the idea of ​​the team trying hard to score a goal, but after a long time, Sunderland still can't even attack halftime, and they are suppressed more passively than before. There is no chance to control the ball for a long time, and there is no need to talk about the threat to Millwall's goal. The most leisurely person in the audience is Millwall goalkeeper Hislop.

The game became an offensive and defensive drill for both sides.

Millwall has been attacking, Sunderland has been defending, and the ball has changed hands a lot, but Sunderland basically can't play halftime.

In the next period of time, Millwall seemed to be lacking a little luck. He failed to break the goal with three consecutive shots and kicked on the post.

This situation changed in the 45th minute of the game.

Smicer exploded!
Compared to Arsenal's lineup, Smicer is just an ordinary player, but in the match between Millwall and Sunderland, he is one of the most skilled players. With an interception, he swung away an opponent with a small change of direction, then changed direction again and swung one away, then he swung his right foot and completed the shot smoothly, and the football went straight to the far corner.

The next moment Sunderland's goal fell again!

0 is better than 4!

Millwall lead by four goals!

Seeing the football fly into the Sunderland goal, the fans in the stands were numb. Many fans started to leave the field, and even more fans were a little dazed. They suffered a huge blow in their hearts, and their dissatisfaction with the team also aggregated.

Millwall players are a little numb.

They scored four goals in the first half, and they didn't even feel like celebrating. This game felt like they were playing against an 'unresisting opponent', or a 'team with a huge gap in strength'. It's not the same level. It's the first time the league has been so easy since the start of the league.

Smicer was very happy.

It was Smicer's first goal of the season, which is always meaningful when joining a new team.

Smicer hugged several of his teammates.

The nature of everyone's celebration was not high, but it was a goal after all, and many teammates also came to congratulate Smicer.

The mood of the Sunderland players is not good.

After the game restarted, it was time to stoppage time. Many Sunderland players looked at the referee frequently, hoping that the opponent would blow the whistle quickly to end this nightmare early.

Finally the referee blew his whistle.

"Beep..."

Some harsh voices heard the Sunderland players' ears, as if they had become the most beautiful notes. Each of them took a long breath, and some players couldn't help but sat directly on the grass.

This half was terrible.

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The end of the first half does not mean relief.

If it was possible, the Sunderland players wanted to surrender directly, even the head coach McCarthy thought so, but he couldn't do that. Taking advantage of the intermission, McCarthy had to do a lot of ideological work. It took almost 10 minutes of continuous talking before the Sunderland players felt better.

In the second half, Sunderland's mental outlook also recovered a little.

But...does this work?
Zhang Yang stood on the sidelines with an arc on his mouth. Sunderland and Millwall did not have any deep hatred. If there was, it should be Sunderland who hated Millwall because Millwall took away Sunderland's hero. crown champion.

Zhang Yang didn't pay attention to McCarthy's saliva before the game. The reason why he was so arrogant once in a while was to let the team find enough confidence in the game after defeating Arsenal, so that they could truly understand that the strength of the team is not what it used to be. Compare!

This is important!

When a team has strength, but still has a 'weak team' mentality, it may affect performance.

on the contrary.

When a team has no strength, but has a 'strong team' mentality, it will directly affect performance.

Whatever strength a team has, it should have a corresponding mentality.

Millwall is not far behind. They have won many games, but most players still think that the team is just a newly promoted team, and good results cannot be maintained forever. If they continue to hold this mentality, when Millwall loses the game, The players didn't think it was a big deal, because it was what they expected.

This will not work!

So Sunderland just met Millwall at an unlucky time slot.

Zhang Yang not only made sufficient preparations for Sunderland, but also spared no effort to let the team score more goals. The team must show 100% strength, and he must also give 100% energy, even in the second half.

Millwall fans don't think so.

No matter how confident they are in the team, they will feel that the second half is garbage time. They have already scored four goals in the first half. It is certain to win the game, and the second half will definitely be meaningless.

Millwall can enjoy the game and Sunderland can concede early.

Sunderland fans thought much the same.

The first half had already decided the outcome, and the second half became meaningless. They were very dissatisfied with the team's failure, but they didn't care about this one after so many failures in the past. They were more concerned about the head coach. McCarthy's displeasure.

Why do teams always lose?Also lost to the newly promoted Millwall by a big score?
That must be the reason for McCarthy!

McCarthy 'understands' the thoughts of the fans. He knows that he must not lose by a big score, otherwise his coaching position will be in jeopardy. He reminded all players, "Don't care about falling behind by a few goals. The second half is meaningless to them. We have to play ourselves well. I hope you can seize the opportunity and get back two goals as much as possible, so as to ensure that the face is not lost, otherwise the game is over and we will not be able to face the media and fans."

Some Sunderland players questioned McCarthy's coaching ability, and had to admit that these words made sense. If they lost by a big score, it would be too embarrassing.

So in the game, everyone worked hard.

but……

Sunderland soon discovered that the game was not like what McCarthy said, 'the opponent doesn't care about the second half'. Individuals are still working very hard, and their offensive shows no sign of slowing down.

Sunderland only played two sets of offensive, and the game returned to the situation of the first half: they were suppressed all the time, and they couldn't even play half time.

The two teams continued their offensive and defensive drills.

Seeing such a game scene, one can imagine how dissatisfied the Sunderland fans are. Many fans broke out with 'boo' sounds. It was not for the visiting team Millwall, but for the home team Sunderland.

McCarthy was 'hush' anxious.

McCarthy hopes that the team can regain face, but why is the opponent's offensive still so fierce?But he had no choice but to pray that Millwall didn't score and that Sunderland were 'lucky' to score two.

In the 61st minute of the game, the scene that gave McCarthy a fatal blow came: when Sunderland finally made a 'rare' attack, Millwall intercepted the ball in the backcourt and played a wave of extremely fast counterattacks!

Defensive counterattack is Millwall's forte!

In the 'new tactics', defensive counterattacks are a key part of the offense, but this game has not shown it, because Sunderland is too 'weak', so Millwall's suppressive offense played well, so naturally there was no counterattack to speak of.

This time the counterattack showed only speed!

Konchesky dribbled the ball from the wing into the Sunderland half, then poked it to Smicer, who passed it to Braniff.

Braniff got the ball, passed the defender, and faced the goalkeeper Davies.

One shot!
The football rushed into the net quickly!
From Koncheski's dribbling to Braniff's goal, Millwall only took about ten seconds. In such a short period of time, Sunderland could not organize an effective defense and could only watch Braniff. Husband completes the goal.

Such a clean counterattack caused "Sky Sports" commentator Beru Elson to shout excitedly, "Goal! Braniff scored!"

"Millwall's quick counterattack, from Koncheski to Smicer, and then to Braniff, the pass was uninterrupted in the middle, and Braniff even passed the opponent's central defender Stubbs!"

"Millwall showed a classic counterattack like a textbook!"

"Braniff scored twice! In the seven league rounds including this game, he has scored five goals. In addition, Braniff has only played five times. In the Millwall team, there is still Darren Bent is no worse than Braniff's shooter, and Braniff scored five goals in five appearances! The average efficiency of one goal per game is enough to amaze everyone! "

"This is also Millwall's fifth goal in this game! It is unimaginable that Millwall seems to have gone crazy..."

Millwall didn't celebrate too much.

After Braniff scored a goal, only his teammates passed by and clapped each other, and then the game restarted. The Sunderland players all complained: Why didn't they have more time to celebrate the goal?The current game is very difficult!

But the Sunderland players were unwilling, and the game had to restart. Millwall didn't show mercy at all, and the offensive became more and more violent. Such an offensive made Sunderland feel very depressed, and they had to run around to defend , completely forgetting what McCarthy said at halftime.

attack?

Do not make jokes!
Millwall in front of him is only thinking about scoring more goals. With such a heavy defensive pressure, why is he talking about offense or not?

They keep the goal well!

It is not easy for Sunderland to close the goal. All Millwall players seem to have found their form.

This time it was midfielder Marvin Elliott.

Taking advantage of a corner kick, Elliott rushed up to fight for the top and headed the ball into the Sunderland goal!

The football flew into the goal, and the cheers followed.

"0 to 6..."

Beru-Elson didn't even want to talk about the score. It was a cruel thing for Sunderland, and there must be many Sunderland fans in front of the TV. They must be in a very bad mood at the moment, but As a professional commentator, Elson still has to comment on the score, "This match against Sunderland was too cruel! They didn't play well in the previous game, but the biggest score difference was only three goals , Millwall has more than doubled..."

There were still 15 minutes left in the game.

The Sunderland players didn't know what to do. They felt very deeply and suffered a great blow to their hearts.

Normally, if a team dared to "do not give face" like this, they would greet each other with their bodies, but when the game fell to a certain level, they would be very angry in their hearts, but their minds were not on the game.

Why did you play so badly!
Sunderland players all have a very positive answer: it is the head coach McCarthy, whose coaching level is far behind the opponent's young coach.

"I've lived a lot of years in vain!"

"What level is this? Just know that we should work hard. Hard work is useless!"

"The opponent's lineup is similar, but we have no power to fight back. McCarthy doesn't know what he did!"

"I should have had a hunch last season, the opponent used half of the points to overtake us!"

"FUXK! What are you talking about trying to defeat the opponent and get the first victory! It should be trying to lose the game decently!"

"..."

In the indignation of the Sunderland players, Millwall took the opportunity to score the last goal.

Taking advantage of the Sunderland defender's mistake in passing the ball, Braniff fought back and immediately turned around to complete the volley. The football flew directly into the gate guarded by Davis.

"0 to 7!"

"The game was almost over, but Braniff scored. It was Millwall's seventh goal! It was Braniff's third goal, and he completed his first Premier League game. A hat trick!"

"Congratulations Braniff! Congratulations Millwall!"

In the voice of the game commentator, there was applause from the fans in the stands. It was not from a small number of Millwall fans, but from the fans of the home team, Sunderland. The applause of tens of thousands of people seemed to be for Braniff. Recognition is actually expressing dissatisfaction with Sunderland.

This is ironic applause!
Anyone who is a fan of a team and applauds an opponent's goal can understand what it means.

That is expressing the greatest dissatisfaction!

This scene made McCarthy's face darken, and he knew that he would not be in the Sunderland coach for long.

Zhang Yang smiled. He turned to Wise and said, "Conquer the opponent's fans? I was just talking casually, but I didn't expect to do it!"

"..."

Wise smiled wryly and felt a little sympathy for Sunderland.

(End of this chapter)