The afternoon tactical class took two hours.

Zhang Yang said little by little, but occasionally when the assistant coach encountered problems, he walked over to explain. The players looked at the information and discussed and studied each other. If there was any place to move, they would ask the assistant coach.

This model has a very fast learning efficiency.

Many players only had two hours of communication to understand their tactical positioning and reached the general way of playing on the court. On the contrary, some players only understood a general idea, such as Jody Morris and Rudy Clark. Both of them were offensive avant-gardes, and they were the core of offensive on the court. They studied the data for a long time, and Alders was guiding the next to them, and they only learned a general idea because the information they had was too thick, with about twenty pages, and each page had about four tactical roadmaps.

“This is too complicated!”

After the tactical class was over, Jody Morris shook his head and smiled bitterly as he walked, and Clark also said, "This is the first time I have been exposed to such a complex tactic, and it is only my own position."

The two of them had a distressed conversation, and what they received was Darren Ward's ruthless ridicule, "Haha, I understand it all, it doesn't matter if I start the actual tactical drill tomorrow."

There were also a few teammates next to him laughing, especially Graham Stark. As a goalkeeper, he didn't need to know much, so he said excitedly, "This is the difference, Jody, do you regret it? Ten years ago you should have chosen to be a goalkeeper."

Graham Stark was just a joke, but it still caused a lot of laughter.

Jody Morris could only roll his eyes bitterly.

However, he has sufficient confidence in the new season. "How do you feel about the new tactics? Except for some complexity..."

"very nice!"

“Very meticulous!”

"After reading the information, I think I will not know what to do when I get on the court in the future. Just do as you follow what is said above. At present, the premise is to remember it clearly."

"I think so, too."

The new tactics have been recognized by many people. They don’t know whether the tactics are effective, but meticulous tactics can always give people a feeling of being ‘high-end’, like a precision instrument. No one knows whether there is any fault without turning on it, but precision instruments always make people feel that they are efficient in their work.

At this time, Clark said, "I think it's good too. Although the content is very complicated, it will be very helpful. As long as I understand it all, I can be a tactical guide after retirement."

Clark is already 34 years old and it is time to consider the future. He has plans to get a coaching qualification certificate. Being able to increase tactical abilities through practice in the team means that he learns in advance. More importantly, he cannot learn these things when he participates in coaching course training.

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For the next week, Millwall performed physical training in the morning, and only half of the afternoon training was performed, leaving the rest of the time for tactical classes.

As time goes by, the intensity of physical training continues to increase, and the atmosphere in the team no longer relaxes.

Tactics classes became their rest time.

Although tactical classes require brains, these professional players spend most of their time doing physical exercises and have almost no collective brains, which makes them find it very interesting.

Joey Healy said, "I'm like I'm back in elementary school class, where the teacher is teaching above and I'm listening below."

Many people feel the same.

The content of the tactical class is also deepening. By the fifth day, Zhang Yang began to carefully explain the overall playing style.

This lecture lasted for three consecutive days.

By the second weekend, all the tactical classes were over. If you don’t understand the rest, you would use the information to study it yourself, or ask the coach separately if you have any questions. When it comes to tactical training, what you understand will be used in practice.

Zhang Yang distributed detailed tactical information to each player.

For some head coaches, it is unacceptable to write their research results on paper and distribute them to each player. They are worried that they will leak out. Wouldn't the research results be exposed?

But Zhang Yang is not afraid.

This tactic is based on Millwall's main lineup. It is impossible for other teams to imitate it. For example, Millwall's use of tactics can add two-star strength to the team. If other teams copy it, it would be nice to add a few points of strength.

That becomes completely meaningless.

The tactics are tailor-made for Millwall's lineup, and other teams can't imitate them. The core of the tactics is very simple, which is the traditional "British style of play", mainly based on long passes, fast counterattacks and long shots. At the beginning of the official game, everyone will know that even if the opponent knows it in advance, it cannot be targeted at all.

The physical training in the third week came to an end.

In the next preparation time, physical training still accounts for a certain proportion, but it is basically about warm-up and maintaining physical fitness. No more high-intensity training is carried out, and tactical training becomes the key.

In the morning and afternoon, two hours of tactical training will be arranged, and one day will be combined, and the average can reach four and a half hours.

This is to make the team familiar with the tactics quickly.

From the start of preparation training to the start of the Premier League, it seems that it will take more than a month. Apart from physical training, warm-up matches and necessary holidays, the time is not much. Under the urgent time, the atmosphere of the whole team is also a bit tense. Many players consciously study tactical data in private, hoping to integrate into the system more quickly in tactical training.

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The preparation training is carried out very closely, and other work is also being carried out simultaneously.

Millwall Club's transfer work has ended, but it does not mean that it will not continue to sign players. Zhang Yang gave the club's operation department a proposal: it can appropriately sign a midfield veteran with good strength.

This is to supplement the team's midfield shortcomings.

Most of the players who transfer in the summer are frontcourt, backcourt players, and only one midfielder, Rudy Clark, and Koncheski can only be considered half, and he is still a left-side player.

The midfield is very needed.

The position of Jody Morris, who Zhang Yang is most worried about, is that if Morris suddenly gets injured in the middle of the season, Clark cannot replace him. Millwall's overall performance will definitely be affected, but the player who can be the core of the midfield can either be unbearable or has an extremely high value.

Millwall didn't have more transfer fees.

Zhang Yang's consideration can only be like this first. If you are lucky, you will sign a player who is good for free. If you are unlucky, he will also have a way out - relying on "Shi Ling Gua" to strengthen the ability of individual players to supplement Jody Morris' position.

There are more options for the latter.

For example, Josh Simpson is the team's right-back, but his personal abilities are still very comprehensive. As long as he has a better overall view, he will not have much problem as the core of the midfield.

This is a bit wasteful.

The effect of "Shi Ling Gua" can be used to cultivate killer stars. It is a waste to use it to supplement personnel. It also takes time for other players to adapt to the core position, which is not the best way to do it.

Millwall Club is not lucky.

Ebenizer didn't even take Zhang Yang's words to heart because it was too difficult to supplement the midfield player, but luck could not be stopped. An agent's initiative came to the door and immediately solved Zhang Yang's troubles.

Vladimir Smitchell!

As one of the three troikas of the Czech team, Smitchell's strength is unquestionable, but due to years of injuries, his career has always been half-popular. For example, he almost entered the new century on the bench. However, in the 2000-2001 season, God's favor miraculously returned to the forgotten genius. In the last round of the group stage in the European Championship, the two-dollar winnings in the face of the Denmark team made Smitchell re-enter the sight of the giants.

Smitchell chose Liverpool.

In the past Miracle Night in Istanbul, many people can remember Smitchell, who, together with Gerrard, led Liverpool's "Magic Six Minutes", helped the team achieve a major reversal in the Champions League final.

In Liverpool, Smitchell will be the core of the midfield when he appears. Before the arrival of Xavi Alonso, he was always the main player in the middle lane who could not play. However, as he ages, Liverpool is full of talents. He failed to renew his contract and had to choose to leave.

Smitchell doesn't feel that he is only 32 years old when he is retired and wants to stay in the Premier League, but no team is willing to sign him because his weekly salary is as high as 40,000 pounds.

When Smitchell's agent found the Millwall Club, it also caused Zhang Yang and Ebenezer to have a disagreement. When Zhang Yang heard Zhang Yang's serious statement, 'We must sign Smitchell', Ebenezer immediately opposed it, "Smitchell's salary requirements are too high! He will break our salary system!"

This is where the head coach and club manager differ.

The head coach only considers signing players who are helpful to the strength of the roster, while the manager considers more factors, such as the salary balance of the entire team. When encountering Smitchell's situation, if you want a salary system, you will have no players, and if you want a player, the salary system will be affected.

The positions of both sides are inherently conflicting.

Zhang Yang has a good relationship with Ebenezer in private, and there will be conflicts on this issue.

The weekly salary required by Smitchell is definitely not negotiable, because he chose to return to the Czech Republic and could get at least 30,000 pounds per week. The salary he received when he stayed in the Premier League is the same as returning to his hometown, no one would be so stupid that he would continue to stay.

"I know how important the salary system is, but the salary he requests is 40,000, not 100,000. Darren Bent and Morris also have a weekly salary of 30,000 pounds. In addition, maybe we can sign a contract in a different way?" Zhang Yang asked tentatively.

"A different way?"

Of course, Ebenizer understood Zhang Yang's meaning. In order to sign players without breaking the original salary system, many clubs are doing it to give part of the salary to the players in other ways, which can be a bonus, a signing fee, or even send red envelopes directly, etc.

But doing so is equivalent to paying a high salary, and the result is the same for the club.

When he saw Zhang Yang's persistence, Ebenezer had to step back and asked, "Are you sure we will sign such a high-paying player? He is 32 years old after all, and it is difficult for him to continue playing for a few years."

Zhang Yang said, "We don't need to sign a long contract. I don't think the other party has ever thought about signing a long contract. Two years? or even one year? It's better to only sign a year. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't consider it."

Ebenizer probably knew Zhang Yang's idea, but it was not easy to negotiate with Smitchell's agent. The other party's request was to sign a two-year contract at least.

The two sides began negotiations.

Ebenizer gave two plans: continue to pay high salaries, sign a contract for only one year, consider renewal of the next year depending on the situation, or sign for two years, but the salary must be reduced.

This is the final bottom line.

There is no way to go for the situation at Millwall Club. Smitchell's salary is too high, 40,000 pounds a week means at least 2 million pounds a year.

How much is Millwall Club worth?

Now the overall package is sold, and it is worth 30 million pounds only because of the upgrade to the Premier League? Or if there are rich people who come to acquire it and spend more than 30 million pounds, it is enough to change hands with Millwall. You can think about what the concept of two million pounds is for the club.

In the end, the two sides agreed.

Smitchell knew his situation and decided to sign a ‘1+1’ contract with Millwall. If he could renew it for one year, he would leave with a penalty of 500,000 pounds.

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Smitchell signs very quickly.

It only took two days from the start of the negotiations to the formal signing of the contract, and then to the press conference.

Smitchell doesn't want to delay any further, and Millwall can't delay. The one-day late signing means Smitchell participates in less training and preparation, so his speed of integration into the team will slow down and his time to play will increase.

During the summer transfer process, Millwall has always been low-key. Apart from signing Darren Bent, who is "criticized by the media", it did not cause any waves at all. There are twenty teams in the Premier League, and even Sunderland is twice as good as Millwall Heat. Millwall is almost forgotten by the media.

Smitchell's joining helped the media deepen their memories.

"Smitchell signed with Millwall? How did they think of signing such a heavyweight?"

Smitchell is not an unknown person. You can tell by looking at his salary. If he is in a righteous year, he will not be able to keep him with a weekly salary of more than 50,000 pounds.

But will Smitchell help Millwall?

"Maybe it will only help to drag down their finances!" Many media analysts believed that Smitchell was "useless". He was a Liverpool player before, but now he is just a player who has been "eliminated" by Liverpool. With Mirwall's lineup, Smitchell is not available at all unless Jodi Morris gives up the position.

But, is that possible?
Chapter completed!