The third floor of the stand on the west side of the J Sports Field, there is a security control room and a TV recording room. The video room can be used for live media to do programs. There is a circular area outside, with only one horizontal row of seats provided, but the external view is very good, and it can be used for interviewing media reporters to take photos.

This is regarded as a media seat.

The reporters who came to interview were all in this area. They stood behind the fence to watch the game. When the game started, the reporters were also analyzing the game. They were more professional than ordinary fans. Some sports reporters often conducted research and analysis reports. The theoretical knowledge reserves are comparable to professional coaches, and their judgment of the situation is also very accurate.

But now I can't understand the game.

In the impression of media reporters, Millwall is a team with relatively balanced offense and defense. Before Christmas, Millwall's head coach was Dennis Wise. He basically has no style at all. Millwall does not have a fixed tactical routine. If you can attack, you can attack, and if you can defend, you can defend. It is simple and direct.

After Zhang Yang took over the team, Millwall changed.

Judging from the past dozen league games, Millwall attaches more importance to offense. The new midfielder David Livermore and forward young player Curtis Weston are promoted can be seen one or two. Millwall strengthens the offensive and increases the number of goals. Under the leadership of midfield core Jody Morris, Millwall's offense sometimes plays very exciting; in terms of defense, pressing the whole game is Millwall's strategy, which creates pressure on the opponent through the defense of various areas of the game, and is ready to launch a counterattack at any time in the frontcourt.

This is also the way Millwall can get out of the situation.

This is a different game.

Nearly ten minutes into the game, Millwall's performance was a bit incomprehensible. They had almost no offense. Most of the players retreated to the penalty area and kept running and defending.

The backcourt was a little confused.

Many times Millwall can't see the formation, just like now they have three players standing in the penalty area to form a horizontal row, and there are two "part-time" midfielders in front of them. The five-man five-point position makes Millwall's defense very stable.

"What the hell is this?"

"Milwall seems to be three defenders, no, five, Livermore and Elliott are also central defenders!"

"Are they suppressed by Wigan Athletic?"

"No, they did it on purpose. Look, football is still in the midfield, and they have already retreated heavily, just like Wigan Athletics has advanced to the penalty area..."

"Does Millwall plan to give up the attack?"

"But that young Chinese still said he wanted to defeat Wigan Athletics! Even if he was talking big, he would never give up the attack!"

“…”

Media reporters fell into the same doubts as Javier, but everyone must admit that Millwall did a very good job in defense, just like this time, in Wigan Athletic midfielder, Dale broke through in the middle and drove the ball and rushed up quickly.

Wigan fans immediately cheered.

Ridell is the best midfielder in Vigan Athletics and one of the best midfielders in the Championship. He is like Liverpool's Gerald, not only a core player, but also a captain on the field, but also a spiritual leader in Vigan Athletics.

Ridell's skills are also very good. He is good at using the most direct methods to get rid of the opponents he faces, but it is always very effective.

This time he went directly to Livermore.

Livermore was chasing back quickly, but the distance he was thrown away was too large, so it was difficult for him to catch up with Ridell.

But, it doesn't matter.

Ridell dribbled the ball and wanted to bypass Yan Jun's defense line in the middle. He stumbled towards the side, but suddenly found that he had to face the defense of three people. He only glanced at the three figures and the experience told him that he was surrounded.

It is difficult for any player with outstanding skills in the world to face the double-team of three players at the same time. Even the king of football Maradona will probably feel a headache, and it is a bit of luck to pass it. Ridell clearly knows that he can't get over it. He can only choose to kick the ball back, or see the opportunity to kick the opponent's player out of bounds, and can also get a sideline ball.

Ridell glanced behind him and made a decision. He stretched out his right foot and stroked the ball, and then prepared to kick it to his teammates with his heel, but he misjudged the level of violence he faced with his opponent.

Marvin Elliott ignored Riddle's foot movements at all, and directly made a tackle, knocking Riddle to the ground with the ball. He first hit the ball, and the referee just awarded the sideline ball, and then gave Elliot a warning, "Pay attention to the action!"

Elliot shrugged, not caring at all.

"Milwall's players are too violent! They are also teams famous for their violence! The referees' association may consider increasing the punishment for fouls!" The commentator of the J Stadium Chain said regretfully. He also wanted to see Ridell's wonderful performance, but he did not expect to be terminated by violence. However, his statement is probably difficult to get the referees' association to agree.

Ridell's experience represents the overall experience of Wigan Athletics. Their offense was very defensive and could not break through the Millwall defense line for a long time.

Millwall's offense was even worse.

When Millwall player gets the ball, he almost has a big foot crossing the center line, and then he chases the ball in the front court, most of which ends with no effort.

The ball rights change quickly, and Wigan Athletics' offensive is here again.

This time it was Jimmy Brad. Like many English players, Brad's football career started with an amateur club. After the failure of Peterborough United and West Ham United, Brad succeeded in Wigan Athletics. With his strong body and superb foot skills, he firmly took the position of the main midfielder.

In offense, Brad prefers to cooperate with his teammates.

This time, when Brad faced the defense, he chose to cooperate with his teammates on the wing.

He succeeded.

Braniff was left behind. Brad had to face David Livermore. This strong guy was a strong enemy. Brad chose to cooperate with his teammates. He passed the ball to the left to Riddle, but unexpectedly, there was another Millwall player in the middle.

Tony Clegg!

Tony Clegg came out from behind and crossed his right leg on the football route. The football hit his feet and stopped. Clegg took a step and drove the ball towards the front court with a big foot.

Brad could only stop and shake his head.

"It's young player Tony Clegg, he cleared the ball to the frontcourt!" The commentator said regretfully again. More than once similar steals have been made. Millwall's tight defense in the backcourt made Wigan Athletic's breakthrough and cooperation, and they were unable to play their best in the offense. The good news is that Millwall's offense is not very good, and most of the offenses don't even start.

"Milwall has no intention of attacking at all!" A reporter in the media seat made a judgment, "From their formation, no matter whether they have balls or no balls, most of the players stay in their own half!"

This kind of game looks like a defensive drill between Wigan Athletic and Millwall. Wigan Athletic is the offensive side and Millwall is the defensive side. So the reporters said something else, "That young Chinese man also said he wanted to defeat Wigan Athletic. Unexpectedly, it was just a smoke bomb. He probably wanted to hold on for about 90 minutes and take one point away!"

"Damn it! We were cheated!"

"He must think so! Being able to tie the game at J Chain Stadium is equivalent to winning!"

"Milwall will definitely accept the draw!"

"This smoke bomb was very successful. Maybe no one would have thought of it. Millwall never thought of winning! That Chinese man was so cunning!"

“…”

Next, the reporters began to collectively denounce Millwall's conservatism, and all kinds of words came out, "only know how to defend", "This is a regression in the evolution of football", "It's simply too utilitarian", "He made football without any ornamentality".

These words sounded like Millwall committed a tremendous crime, but in fact they were just a little conservative.

Zhang Yang didn't know what the reporters were saying.

When competing with Wigan Athletics, we must be conservative. If we use the strength of "Shirting Spirit Divination", Wigan Athletics will definitely be a team of more than six stars.

Millwall? Only five stars at most.

The two teams have a considerable strength gap, so it is too unwise to attack head-on, so Zhang Yang formulated a conservative defensive strategy, and the offense was handed over to the frontcourt.

No chance? No existence!

Zhang Yang has been watching the game patiently and is ready to conduct temporary commands at any time.

This is his strategy!

As for what is "despicable or not", Zhang Yang would not consider it at all. Just like many media nowadays, if you want to analyze his "no level", no one will read the cliché, because Millwall is the best team in the past three months. No matter when, the world of football only has the victory or defeat, and winning is the most important thing. As long as you can win the final victory, despicable play will be described as "surprising tactical ideas."

The two have the same meaning, the difference is only the winner.

The goal Zhang Yang must work hard is to use all means to lead the team to win. He must be the head coach with "surprising tactical ideas".

On the other side.

Wigan Athletics coach Jewell was pulling the corner of his mouth, not knowing how to express his feelings.

In the past twenty minutes, Millwall's tactics have been determined. There are five defenders on the opponent's field, three of them are central defenders, and two midfielders. Even the two wide forwards have frequently retreated. They spend most of their time in the backcourt and carefully calculate it. In addition to the goalkeeper, the ten opponent's players are all on defense, and only one forward is considering the offense, but he cannot receive the pass at all.

Millwall is all focused on defense.

They are not chaotic in formation, but have formulated good strategies. With more players in the backcourt, they naturally can't see any formation.

Faced with this 'shady' defensive tactic, Jewell couldn't think of any countermeasures.

What can I do?

There are five defenders, two midfielders, and there are always more than four people in front of the penalty area. There is not much room for football passes. Wigan Athletics is good at playing, but it is not as strong as a perfect match in a narrow area.

Faced with this strong defense, there seem to be only two ways - one is a rough British high-cross cross, the forward competes for the top, and the other is to use long shots to find opportunities, or create more set pieces.

These methods are good.

But Wigan Athletics does not have excellent high center forwards, and few players are good at long-range shooting, and they do not have excellent set-piece players.
Chapter completed!