Chapter 124 Heroes
Neil Stadium.
Millwall's match against Stoke City has begun.
Before the game, Zhang Yang carefully studied Stoke City and found that the style of this team was like media analysis, and used two words to describe it as "conservative".
‘Conservative’ not only refers to defense, but a conservative overall style.
Needless to say, Stoke City will not push too far when attacking. They rarely launch fast attacks when controlling the ball, and most of the time they advance step by step to cooperate with head-on collisions to confront opponents.
This style cannot be said to be bad.
‘Conservative’ also means that you can play more steadily and will not leave too many opportunities for your opponent. If your side has the advantage of strength, there will be greater hope of winning.
It can't be said to be OK either.
‘Conservative’ means it is difficult to create opportunities. For example, when you encounter some strong teams, you always play head-on, and it is difficult to defeat your opponent.
Perhaps because of this, Pallis believes that Stoke City will definitely defeat Millwall because Stoke City has a better lineup and stronger overall strength.
But football matches cannot be won by being strong.
After the game started, it was obvious that Millwall played more radically. His flamboyant speech made the team determine the goal. Most players urgently hope that the team can win, defeat their opponents, and get more points.
When the game started, Millwall took advantage of his home court to launch an attack.
They bring the pace very fast.
When the football reached the foot of the Stoke City players, the pace suddenly slowed down a lot. They always advanced steadily and were not in a hurry to attack.
Palis sat on the coach's seat and couldn't help but smile.
From Mirwall's performance, we can see that the opponent's tactics are still too immature. It is very unwise to launch a large-scale attack just as the game begins.
This is understandable.
The other party’s head coach is only 22 years old!
It is normal for young people to be radical, but it is too difficult to win when they encounter a stable Stoke City.
Stoke City won't give the other party a chance!
Palis is more confident.
Judging from the game's opening situation, Stoke City has won half of it!
Although Stoke City played very steadily and Palis also had considerable confidence, the football game cannot be simply analyzed. Millwall's offensive performance is tougher and more radical, but this does not mean that Stoke City's tactics are better.
Everything still has to be watched.
Zhang Yang was not worried about the game at all, because "prediction" told him what happened next: Millwall did not score, nor did Stoke City.
Neither side scored a goal, and there was nothing to worry about.
So he was much more calm than Palis, and he kept sitting on the coach's seat. No matter what happened on the court, his expression did not change at all.
When the camera pointed to the past, Zhang Yang took the initiative to wave and smile. Paul Scott, a commentator of "Sky Sports", interpreted that as confidence. "Zhang Yang looked very confident, his expression was very relaxed, as if he was sure to win."
Other media are different.
Most of the reporters in the media seat hoped that Millwall would lose. Seeing Zhang Yang waving to the camera, they immediately interpreted it as, "Milwall's young coach wants to show off all the time. He is a Weibo celebrity. Finding an opportunity to show off is his professional habit to attract public attention!"
This interpretation must be jealousy.
Everyone in the media circle wants to become famous, and the same goes for interviewing reporters. They also hope to have a lot of support and countless fans. Unfortunately, they can only be jealous of others. Readers do not care about who the reporter is when reading news.
The next ten minutes were calm.
The game on the court was very intense, but neither side got a good chance, and there was no way to talk about the goal.
The game lasted twenty minutes.
Millwall and Stoke City have offense and defense, and overall it is difficult to see which team has more advantages, but both sides have entered the game state, and the fight on the field has become more intense.
Just in the 24th minute, Zhang Yang walked to the sidelines. His steps were steady, with a smile on his face, and he looked confident.
The camera immediately pointed to it--
"What is he going to do?"
“Milwall is going to make adjustments?
"Make adjustments so quickly? This young Chinese probably knows that the situation is already unfavorable to Mirwall!"
“…”
But Zhang Yang did not make any adjustments. He just stood there, watching the game with a smile.
Stoke City was attacking, but the football was stolen when it was passed to the wing. At this time, Zhang Yang made a wave action. It was not directing the game, but it seemed that it was just cheering the team and telling everyone that Millwall was going to attack.
"Milwall is going to attack? You have to say this!?"
Some people can't help but complain.
But more people are concerned about the game, because after a moment, the situation has changed, and the attacking side has become Millwall. Many people still believe that when Stoke City still has considerable advantages, the crisis is approaching.
After Millwall intercepted the ball from the side, the football was quickly passed to the middle. Through the connection between the wing and the middle, the entire formation was also moving forward quickly. Under the control of Jody Morris, the football did not control the ball too much, but kicked the ball forward as soon as possible.
Josh Simpson on the other side fucked forward!
This is a routine that Millwall often trains. It passes to the middle lane on the left and then to the right lane. Through a large-scale transfer, it directly pulls the opponent's formation, making it difficult for the opponent to make a stable defense.
The effect of Josh Simpson's forward insertion is also reflected.
When Jody Morris's ball came over, Simpson had no defensive players around and the football was heading towards Simpson's front.
Stoke City's midfielder had no time to retreat, so the defenders could only defend.
The opponent's central defender Dae Hill, who wanted to limit Josh Simpson and defend Simpson in close combat.
Day Hill has his own pride. He has played for Stoke City for five seasons and has always been a steady main defender. He is also considered one of the most powerful defenders in the Championship. He doesn't look down on Josh Simpson and does not think that the opponent will pose any threat.
"As long as he stops the ball, he will rush over and grab it!"
Day Hill thought.
The next moment his view changed. Simpson did not stop the ball at all, but pushed directly to the penalty area line with the ball-
There is a blank space there!
Stoke City's defense at the front of the penalty area was very tight. Dae Hill had been staring at it before, but as soon as he left, the defense was not tight, and other teammates had not yet filled in.
This small mistake is fatal!
A strong figure inserted it into it, facing the football rolling over to the right, and waved his right foot high.
"Bang!"
The football rushed towards the goal instantly!
———
"Look at this ball! Look at this ball!"
"Simpson pushes horizontally!"
“Let’s see!
Neal Stadium commentator Mike Johnson was very excited, "That's a space! Look at this ball! This ball...Livermore keeps up!Livermore!Livermore!Shot!He shot!"
"The ball is in! The ball is in!"
"Livermore! Livermore! He kicked the ball into the Stoke City goal! A powerful shot outside the penalty area! The Stoke City goalkeeper could not stop Livermore! He passed by and watched the football fly in without any reaction!"
“Goooooooooooooooooooooool!”
"One to zero! One to zero! Millwall leads!" Mike Johnson shouted excitedly, "The score has changed! Livermore! The lead is-"
"Milwall!!!"
After saying this, Mike Johnson couldn't help but continue shouting, "What is behind is-"
When the audience heard the radio, they couldn't help but follow up and shouted, "Stoke City!"
"Crazy..."
The audience in the stadium was in full swing.
Many fans were shouting David Livermore's name, and at this moment Livermore became the hero of Neal Stadium.
Livermore rarely enjoys this treatment!
When he saw the pool fans around him boiling for him, he felt a little embarrassed to touch the back of his head, and the expression on his face was also very excited.
The other teammates came to celebrate.
Livermore's hair was almost scratched by them, but he didn't care at all, just a smile on his face.
The TV screen is also playing with goals.
Livermore, who appeared on the screen, had a serious face. He ran to the front of the penalty area, aimed at the fans who were rolling over, and waved his right foot high. When the picture was frozen in this scene, many fans felt that this guy couldn't see it on weekdays and was really handsome when shooting.
This powerful shot was also very powerful.
At twenty meters away from the goal, Livermore's shot was too threatening, and the ball was so fast that others could not react at all. The same was true for the opponent's goalkeeper. He only looked at Livermore and watched the football flew into the goal, without even reacting at all.
This is a cooperative victory, and it is also a victory for Livermore's long-range shot!
Livermore received praise-
"Before, Livermore was just a marginal player, but after Zhang Yang took charge, he quickly promoted him to the main force. Of course, Millwall did not say that to the outside world. But looking at Livermore's playing times, we can also know that he has indeed become the main force!"
"He performed very well, whether it is defense or offense. We can see that Livermore's football is very simple. He just keeps running, but that is very effective. Every opponent of Millwall has a headache for Livermore's defense because they have to face an opponent who runs forever! On the offensive end, Livermore's shot is very prestigious. He often creates threats to his opponent outside the penalty area. Just like the goal just now, it is very dangerous to let Livermore find opportunities at the front of the penalty area!"
"It was precisely these two points that he became the main player, but from his performance and his contribution to the team, it is the right choice to let him play more!"
Chapter completed!