Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 642 Contributions to English football

Grant began to worry.

Judging from Millwall's offensive just now, the opponent has gradually entered the state, the cooperation is getting smoother and smoother, and the offensive rhythm is well grasped.

This is a bad sign.

Chelsea's style of play is to use toughness to limit the opponent's performance, but the opponent doesn't seem to be affected much. It was better at the beginning. Facing Chelsea's toughness, the opponent has been affected a lot. The players are obviously not used to it, but As the game progressed, the opponent gradually found their status.

If Millwall is allowed to play well, how much hope does Chelsea have for winning?

Grant didn't know what to do.

Millwall is too strong, and various media, football analysts, and clubs will analyze Millwall's lineup, and the conclusions drawn are somewhat different, but Millwall's strength is beyond doubt.

Grant has also analyzed Millwall, he has seen a lot of Millwall games.

In terms of player strength, Grant knows that Chelsea has the upper hand in terms of physical confrontation, but the star ability is at an absolute disadvantage.

It's not that Chelsea's players are not strong enough, but that there is a gap in creativity.

Chelsea are full of capable players, such as Didier Drogba, Lampard, Ballack, these are top stars, let them play according to the established tactics, they will definitely perform well, but if they are creative There is nothing to say, they do not have top-notch creativity.

For example, when Chelsea and Millwall played against each other, the creativity of the players is very important.

Often in the game, if you want to rely on fixed routines and established tactics, you have little chance of breaking through the opponent's defense line. You have to rely on the technical performance of the players. There is no doubt that Millwall has an absolute advantage in this regard. They have young players. Vardy, with Morris and Braniff in the midfield, plus a fortified Livermore, every player can directly threaten Chelsea's goal when he performs.

Chelsea who?
Whether it is Ballack or Lampard, they are not the kind of players who can threaten the opponent's defense alone. They are all tactical players with strong personal comprehensive abilities, but they also focus on physical confrontation rather than purely physical confrontation. Personal play.

For example, in passing.

Millwall's midfielders often pass threatening balls. It is difficult for Chelsea's midfielders to pass similar players. It is even said that their overall technical skills are not as good as Tottenham, Arsenal and other teams.

This is the gap in technology and creativity.

The style of the Premier League focuses on physical confrontation, but the top team games are no longer limited to the league style, and are purely technical strength confrontation.

This is why Chelsea are not considered top, but Barcelona and AC Milan are considered top. It’s not that the team’s strength is not good, the lineup is not good, it’s just that there are no core midfielders. The whole team is too physical and technical. Much worse.

In the current game, Millwall is gradually playing, and Chelsea's defense is very dangerous.

Grant's concerns were quickly reflected in the game.

Chelsea's only advantage is tough fighting. Every player in the midfield is very physically fit. They run and fight constantly, but they are involved in the offense, but they have nothing to do with Millwall's defense.

Millwall is the exact opposite.

They were at a disadvantage in confrontation, but there was always a way to break through the Chelsea defence.

Braniff's breakthrough alone is a threat.

Morris has become more sophisticated. He doesn't touch the ball many times, but he often passes out direct threats.

As long as Livermore touched the ball in the frontcourt, he could cause the Chelsea defense to be frightened.

The two wingers, Maxi and Simpson, played very well in assisting the offense. The speed of the two is also very fast. As long as they take the ball, it is difficult to grab it. They also frequently insert and even run into the penalty area to find opportunities.

Millwall's winger is still quite threatening.

Under such circumstances, Chelsea had to pay more attention to defense, and the frontcourt personnel naturally had to be transferred, and gradually fell into a passive situation.

But they stepped up their defense and couldn't stop the goal.

In the 307th minute of the game, Braniff dribbled the ball in the front court and was knocked to the ground. Simpson used his iconic right-footed free kick to break through the goal guarded by Petr Cech.

The score became 1-2.

Amidst the excited shouts of Millwall fans, Chelsea fans of the home team were somewhat silent. They saw the lagging score and the passive situation on the field, and they also expected the final result of the game.

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Millwall won.

The game started with Simpson's goal, and there was no suspense. Chelsea continued to work hard until the second half, but they didn't gain anything until the end of the game. Millwall scored with Suarez's lob , widened the score gap.

1:3.

This is also the final score.

Millwall had nothing to celebrate after the game. For them, the game against Chelsea was just a league game, and the away win was only three points. The league is no longer a big problem for them.

Soon they picked up their mood and returned to the club.

Normal training the next day.

Although the match against Manchester United was coming up next, the team did not have any time to adjust, and Zhang Yang did not arrange any training for Manchester United, just waiting for the match against Manchester United normally.

On the day of the game, Neal Stadium was full.

The match between Millwall and Manchester United was regarded as "England's Civil War". Arsenal used to represent the south of England. After the rise of Millwall, it gradually became Millwall to represent the south.

The league gap between the two teams is a bit big.

Up to now, the difference between Manchester United and Millwall has reached 14 points. This gap means that it is too difficult for Manchester United to catch up.

If they lose this game again, the difference will widen to 17 points.

That's an impossible number to catch.

With 17 points and more than 5 games, Millwall will lose the next six rounds of the league, and Manchester United will have a chance to tie if they win all. Considering that there are only eight rounds left in the league, the possibility of Manchester United catching up with the points is too small too small.

In addition, after Christmas, Arsenal's performance also began to decline. Up to now, their points are only one point more than Manchester United, and the gap with Millwall is relatively large.

According to the judgment of the British media, Millwall has already secured the league championship, and if they win Manchester United, it can almost be said that there will be no surprises.

However, Zhang Yang doesn't pay much attention to the game, because the player's status is also considered.

In the game against Chelsea, the team sent all the main players, and this round can only be rotated.

When Manchester United planned to fight Millwall in high spirits, they found that Millwall was a semi-substitute lineup, Vardy did not start, Braniff was not on the court, and even Simpson took a round off.

The midfield was changed, and Suarez, Ljungberg, Mario and other substitute players played.

Manchester United is a bit depressed.

Some players felt that it was a good chance to beat Millwall. After all, Millwall played all the main players, and they didn't have the confidence to win.

this is the truth.

Even if they are the majestic Manchester United, the Premier League is now the 'Millwall era'. Manchester United lost again and again in the past, which taught them enough lessons.

In front of Millwall, it is difficult for Manchester United to have the arrogance of a giant.

Although Millwall is a substitute lineup, Manchester United still failed to take advantage of the advantage of the home field, coupled with publicity's ability to "predict" and "follow the words". They relied on C-Ronaldo's goal to score He took the lead, but at the last moment, Ljungberg's half-high pass gave Suarez a chance. The Uruguayan teenager volleyed and helped Millwall tie the score.

1:1.

This focus battle ended in a draw.

The result of the tie is completely acceptable. After the game, Zhang Yang faced the media with a smile and said, "Manchester United is a strong opponent. Our players have tried their best..."

This is the truth.

But considering Millwall's semi-substitute lineup, the voice was a bit ironic. Anyway, the old man Ferguson was not in a good mood. He refused to shake hands with Zhang Yang. He only answered briefly when he attended the press conference, and then left in a somewhat rude manner. up.

After the match against Manchester United, Millwall can take a proper rest.

But when they regrouped for training, they faced two consecutive league rounds. The first game was against Middlesbrough. Millwall won the game with two goals in the away game.

The second game was against Fulham at home. This game was a bit difficult. Fulham defended with all their heart, which made Millwall's offense a headache, but in the end they relied on 'words follow', and Braniff interim Outburst, helping Millwall score the winning goal.

After the game, Zhang Yang also lamented, "A team that focuses on defense is indeed the most difficult to fight."

'Say what you say' does not necessarily lead to a goal, the premise is that there is a chance, Fulham's defense is very tight, there is only one striker in front of the audience, and all other players retreat to defend, Millwall can say, play Had a very bad game, constantly attacking, constantly trying to break through the dense defense of the crowd, but the effect was not very good.

Fortunately, Braniff performed well and made a personal breakthrough in the penalty area. The opponent was afraid of making a foul, so he helped the team find an opportunity.

After these two league rounds, Millwall played another FA Cup game.

This is the semifinals.

Theoretically speaking, in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, you will encounter opponents such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, etc., but this year's FA Cup is a bit different. There are four teams entering the semi-finals: Millwall, Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion and Barnes, Manchester United and Chelsea were eliminated from the quarter-finals, while Liverpool and Arsenal simply went out early.

Millwall's semi-final opponent is West Bromwich Albion.

Zhang Yang really wants to pay attention to his opponents, because the FA Cup is also a competition to fight for, but West Bromwich Albion?It is really difficult for a team struggling in the second-tier league to attract much attention, but in order to prevent accidents, he still sent main players such as Livermore, Braniff, and Vardy.

The final score was 7-0.

West Bromwich Albion was abused a bit miserably. They eliminated Chelsea in the semi-finals. They never expected that in the semi-finals, they would be so difficult to play against Millwall.

The two teams are not on the same level at all, it is basically a battle between adults and children.

After the game, the West Brom coach Ni Farr said, "I can always hear that Millwall is very strong. Now I know how strong they are. I don't recognize them at all. This is the British Championship a few years ago. Millwall. They changed the team completely."

"That's where the weirdness is, Morris, Braniff, familiar players, we met in the Championship, but now they are top stars."

"A lot of people saw that Zhang Yang made Millwall great, but he also developed a lot of good players at the same time..."

Ni-Far's speech was reproduced by many media.

Millwall's results are too gorgeous. Before, the media focused on Millwall's results. Now that Ni Farr reminded them, they discovered that many of Millwall's main players are from the second-tier league. The team was promoted together, and there were also some young players who were not taken seriously when they were introduced.

This also proves Zhang Yang's ability to train players.

The English players alone include Vardy, Morris, Livermore, Darren Ward, plus the newly naturalized Simpson.

Five people.

In the process of coaching Millwall, Zhang Yang led the team to create brilliance and cultivated almost half of the England team. Some media lamented, "We can say that Zhang Yang has made great contributions to English football!"

No one can deny this.

Which head coach can contribute so many stars to the England team?Perhaps only Ferguson can be mentioned, but Ferguson relies on his long coaching time, and another coach with a long coaching time, Wenger, he has also trained many stars, but most of them are foreign players, including Arsenal's new stars Cesc Fabregas is also a Spanish player. There are many English talents in the Arsenal youth training camp and a small number of English talents in the team, but those who are really qualified to enter the England team are rarely trained by the Arsenal club.

The British media immediately praised Zhang Yang.

(End of this chapter)