In the 27th round of the League One, Wigan Athletics played against Millwall at home, which was not a very popular game, because at the same time, the Premier League also started, so the attention of this ordinary League in the League One was naturally much less.

But the fans and media who really care about the two teams still care about the game, because Millwall is the only team to beat Wigan Athletics in the first half of the schedule, and recently, Millwall has had a lot of news. Although their results are in the middle, they are the focus team in the League One.

Wigan Athletics is also the focus team, but they rely on outstanding results.

When the two teams met, a lot of news broke out. Just the players' enthusiasm for the game was picked up just by talking to the game before the game.

The one who stood up was Millwall striker Harris. In an interview, Harris said, "We can defeat them in the first round of the league. Now with Wise, we are stronger. We will definitely be winners."

Harris said that, he did not forget to mention the team's head coach Dennett Wise and even praised the coach a little, but this statement received support from many Millwall players.

They both have a good impression of the new coach Wise.

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Millwall has attracted attention precisely because of the turmoil this season.

At the beginning of the season, after they defeated Wigan Athletic in the first round, the team's performance declined until last October, when Millwall even fell into the abyss of relegation, which directly led to the dismissal of head coach McGee.

Dennett Wise took over his position.

Wise is only 38 years old, but he has not been hindered from the team's head coaching position, all because of his experience. Two years ago, Wise was still playing for Chelsea, a famous English star. After a short stay in Leicester, he came to Millwall as a player and assistant coach.

Before becoming head coach, Wise made 47 appearances for Millwall and scored four goals.

In October last year, Wise was appointed as interim head coach, which was his first time as head coach. Under his leadership, Millwall, nicknamed "Lions", quickly regained his vitality, winning two wins and one draw in four games, returning to the middle of the league, and was only one point away from upgrading to the playoffs.

After only one month of coaching, Wise was promoted to become the real coach.

Club owner Papushtis was very satisfied with such results, so he offered Wise a one-and-a-half contract. Wilkins, who is currently an assistant, was also renewed and will continue to serve as an assistant coach. Papushtis said in his opinion on the club's official website, "We will continue to fight to enter the Premier League. Dennis (Wise) and Ray (Wilkins) are outstanding coaching talents, and I feel lucky to have them."

Until now, Millwall still maintains results. They are temporarily ranked ninth in the league, and the team is fighting hard in the league.

When they meet Wigan Athletics, they are full of confidence!

Perhaps it will be a headache for coaches to meet Wigan Athletics, but for Millwall players, their ideas are much simpler. The last time McGee was the head coach, they could all beat Wigan Athletics. This time, even at the opponent's home court, they had nothing to be scared about.

"We will win!"

"They are fourth in the league, we are ninth in the league, but I believe we are stronger!"

"They are unbeaten in the 26th round of the league? But why is the fourth in the league?"

These words are all from Millwall players.

The reporters can imagine how Wigan Athletics will react, especially their No. 13, Zhang, who often makes big news.

But they did not expect that Zhang Tiehan said nothing in the interview, and the other Wigan Athletics players were the same. They kept silent about the game as if they had discussed it.

"The result will prove everything." Only Ridell mentioned.

Then... nothing happened.

What they didn't know was that when they stood in the mixed area and watched Millwall's bus stop from a distance, Zhang Tiehan felt excited all over when the opponent's players came out one after another.

It was like I was hungry for a few days, and suddenly I saw a delicious roast chicken in front of me. He couldn't help but pounce on it and ate it hard.

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Some of the cold weather did not stop the enthusiasm of Wigan fans. As the game began, a large number of Wigan fans began to line up to enter the court.

They saw Millwall's bus.

These fans are not in a hurry to enter the court.

They whistled in the direction of Millwall, some greeted Millwall's ancestors in various filthy words, and some simply threw the snacks in their hands towards Millwall, regardless of whether they could throw them so far.

That scene alone makes people terrified.

They are just using actions to announce that this is the jjb stadium and their territory!

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"You must be careful, the opponent's offense is very fast, and you must be cautious when playing! We are fourth in the league, but we lost to them last time because they are too fast! I think many of you have experienced the game against Millwall. The only feature of this team is its fast speed, so you must return to defense quickly!"

Javier is in the locker room and gives the players his final advice.

"It's okay, I've been in the backcourt all the time, no matter how fast they are, it's useless." Brekin said with a laugh.

Javier glared at him.

However, in the locker room, including coaches, everyone knows that Brekin is the team's pistachio. He can always find the words to say. After these words, the atmosphere in the locker room can be relaxed.

Zhang Tiehan has never experienced a game with Millwall, but the defensive task given to him is to intercept the opponent's halftime, so he has no pressure on defense.

It has nothing to do with him if you are nervous or careless.

He needs to attack and goals!

If the opponent's defense is stable, then all he needs to do is to break through such a defense, which is even less careless.

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This is the first time that Dennett Wise has been truly competent for the head coach.

So he is very serious in his work and will study his opponents in every game seriously. Millwall's performance improvement cannot be separated from White's work attitude. Before the match against Wigan Athletics, Wies carefully studied Wigan Athletics, and he knew that Wigan Athletics had an excellent No. 13.

This No. 13 header is quite good and has a good long-range shot ability.

A player that must be restricted.

In this game, Wise put a lot of effort into defense. He specially arranged a strong defensive player to specifically guard Zhang Tiehan, and asked the backcourt players to limit Zhang Tiehan to get the ball. In addition, he also sent a tall central defender to limit Wigan Athletic's playing high ball.

Lawrence Gaward's central defender combination is already quite stable, and Wise also reminded midfielders Venice and Cahilldo to withdraw and defend.

"We should pay more attention to defense. If the opponent pushes the offense, we need to stabilize the formation, especially the opponent's No. 13." Wise said of the game and reminded him, "I have said these many times before, so I won't repeat them again, but I also want to tell you that the opponent is very strong, so don't be careless!"

In order to limit Zhang Tiehan's performance, Wise arranged many defensive tasks.

Each player has tasks on defense. Together, he has worked hard on Zhang Tiehan alone to catch up with the entire Wigan Athletics team. He has taken great pains to limit Zhang Tiehan.

With such careful arrangements, Wise is so worried that she is no longer worried about Zhang Tiehan.

The players he was worried about were careless.

Wise knew that his team was the only team to beat Wigan Athletics in the first half of the schedule, and the team has performed well in the league over the past period of time. He was afraid that the players would be careless in the game, so he was careless on the road and could not save them no matter what.

This is what he is worried about.

On the contrary, he had no worries about Zhang Tiehan, or Wigan Athletic's offensive line, and he believed that his team could do everything well.

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The competition is about to begin.

Media reporters have already won the rosters of both sides. Millwall's starting lineup is not much different from the previous league game, except that there is an Iver, and another midfielder Weston has no explanation to appear. The forward line is still the partner of Levimore and Harris.

Levimore and Harris's partner is quite famous in the English League One. So far, the two partners' forward average average score of 1.6 goals per game, which is quite gorgeous data.

Both of them are very strong, the difference is that one is excellent in technology and the other is fast.

Some media called Levimore and Harris's partner the "Milwall Double Eagle Combination". On the one hand, they say that they have the strength of the eagle, and on the other hand, they also say that they have the speed of the eagle hunting.

These are all flatteries.

But it also indirectly illustrates the strength of the two partners' forwards.

In terms of Wigan Athletics, the starting lineup has not changed much. Zhang Tiehan and Ellington lead the front line, Riddle and Kennedy lead the midfield, Macaroc and Barnes are on both sides, Brekin and Jenson serve as double center backs to stabilize the defense, and the two full-backs are Macmillan and veteran Matt Jackson.

The only change is that Barnes' position is ahead of the wing forward.

In the eyes of the media and fans, this is not a change at all. Barnes is a full-back, but in modern football, full-backs also have some qualifying qualities of wing forwards. The players in both positions are actually similar in skills, but the latter is more focused on offense.

Barnes' speed is already fast, and he and Makaroch will make Wigan Athletic fly together.

The price is that the defensive end will be slightly weaker.

However, this game was played at the JJB Stadium. Facing Millwall, who ranked lower in the league, it is normal for Wigan Athletic to focus on offense.

Barnes is very active.

He rarely plays as avant-garde, and now he has this opportunity, he is really excited. When he walked into the game with his teammates, he still talked to Makarochi, as if he was temporarily cramming and inquire about the experience of the wing forward.

"Put more, pass more, and pay attention to defense." Makaroc summarized some experiences of the wing forward.

Obviously this is the same as not said.

Barnes was so distracted that he asked Zhang Tiehan. As a result, Zhang Tiehan laughed and patted Barnes on the shoulder and said, "Don't listen to Li, just pass the ball to me!"

After hearing this, Barnes thought Makarochi was much more reliable.

While speaking, the captains of both sides had guessed the coins, and then each player stood in place, and everyone in the game focused on the field.

The game officially began with the referee's whistle.
Chapter completed!