Sunderland played against Millwall at home, and the final stoppage time was spent with a 'boo' sound. Home fans could no longer bear the score. They not only lost the game, but also completely lost their face.

At the moment of the game, Zhang Yang welcomed the next player with a smile on his face and gave everyone a praise.

This is a habit of being arrogant.

After a ninety-minute contest, every player will feel very tired. Regardless of whether the game is successful or not, as long as they work hard, they should be affirmed.

Afterwards, Zhang Yang shook hands with McCarthy.

The two are not familiar with each other.

The two matches between Sunderland and Millwall last season were in the first half of the match before Christmas. This was the first time the two teams had not met at the press conference. Now is the real first time to face each other.

McCarthy's face was bitter.

The two represent Millwall and Sunderland respectively, but there was no grudge in private. They were both sincere when shaking hands. McCarthy smiled bitterly and told the truth, "This is our first matchup, and it will be the last of this season."

Zhang Yang is a little embarrassed.

He understood what McCarthy was saying, but he didn't know how to answer. Could he say "sorry"?

There is no need to apologize for winning the game.

The two of them said this and walked into the player channel. McCarthy went directly to the press conference, and Zhang Yang tacitly went to the locker room so that they would not encounter it at the venue.

That would only be cheaper to the media.

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McCarthy's Sunderland coaching career is over.

The Sunderland Club was in chaos that day, and a lot of things happened both inside and outside. First, thousands of Sunderland fans gathered in front of the club department to demonstrate and expressed dissatisfaction with the team's poor performance.

High-level meetings were also held within Sunderland.

It is impossible to know what the content of the meeting was. At nine o'clock that night, Sunderland Club held a press conference to announce that "due to the team's poor record, McCarthy, who coached the team for three consecutive seasons, was dismissed, and the remaining Premier League matches will be completed by the team's other agent coaches."

McCarthy's Sunderland coaching career ended.

After the end of the Premier League round the next day, half of the media reported about Sunderland. Sunderland was just a small club. Among the twenty Premier League teams, they were only the last-placed team, and generally did not receive much attention. However, losing seven goals at home and the head coach was dismissed, was enough to attract everyone's attention.

Many media analyzed the reasons for McCarthy's dismissal, and regarded Millwall's big score win as the "fuse".

"If it weren't for this game, McCarthy would have persisted until after Christmas."

McCarthy's handsome position is very stable in the summer.

Although Sunderland's performance in the past few rounds of games has been poor, McCarthy is a hero in leading the team to upgrade after all. Sunderland cannot complete the upgrade by returning to the Championship. The competition in the Championship is also very fierce. It is a very good result to lead the team to complete the upgrade.

Many Sunderland fans also regard McCarthy as a hero.

With such a team-leading result, as long as McCarthy doesn’t make any big mistakes in coaching, there is no big problem to continue to stay in Sunderland. Unfortunately, Sunderland’s performance is really bad. They are no longer as simple as ranking last. No one can accept that only one point in the seven rounds of the league.

What the Sunderland players said in an interview after the game also confirmed the statement that 'Milwall and Sunderland's game is the fuse of McCarthy's dismissal', or to put it another way, "Zhang Yang is the direct pusher for McCarthy's dismissal!"

Many Sunderland players were interviewed and expressed their dissatisfaction with McCarthy, "I always felt that the team's strength was similar to Millwall, but we lost seven goals at home and didn't know how the game was played. I just felt that the opponent was scoring goals. We didn't seem to be competing with the promoted teams of the same level, but a world giant that could not resist at all!"

"I can't believe that the opponent is Mirwall."

"We also had two matches with Millwall last season, but we won the game and we won both home and away!"

"The only thing I can think of is that Millwall changed the head coach and we didn't."

“…”

The above statements did not mention the name, but the guarded goalkeeper Davis couldn't care so much, and he said directly, "I think the reason for losing the big score is that Millwall has better tactics, but we don't. They played better, and we played in chaos, and many people are not in the state."

"I don't think this is a personal problem for the players. When a team has no fighting spirit, the reason can only be attributed to the head coach!"

"McCarthy is a good coach, but if Zhang Yang comes to coach Sunderland, it will be a different scenery!"

“That’s what I’m going to say!”

When Sunderland players were interviewed, they all expressed dissatisfaction with head coach McCarthy in obscure ways, the media could naturally say, "Zhang Yang drove McCarthy away."

This is very interesting.

Zhang Yang is the head coach of Millwall and McCarthy is the head coach of Sunderland. The two can only be said to be their opponents, but Zhang Yang has influenced McCarthy's position as coach.

But Zhang Yang is still very low-key.

In an interview the next day, Zhang Yang expressed regret for McCarthy's departure, "I don't want to see this result. Yesterday's game, our players performed well, but this is just a league game. Any team has times of performing well, and there are times of performing poorly. Millwall was the same. Yesterday, it just caught up with a good time."

"Our goal is to be able to relegate and get three points, so for us, winning one goal is the same as winning seven goals."

"For McCarthy, I can only bless him."

“…”

Zhang Yang's words made the reporter helpless.

The reporters who came to interview have become accustomed to Zhang Yang's low-keyness. Every time they ask Millwall, Zhang Yang would emphasize that 'Milwall's goal is to relegate', but Millwall has achieved very good results, which is not something a relegation team should have.

The reporters all felt that it was normal to "Milwall's goal is the top six", and no matter how bad it is, he could rank in the middle of the league.

The same as Zhang Yang said, "Seven to zero and one to zero", the reporters even sneered: Why didn't Millwall know to show mercy in the game yesterday? One goal was another goal, and until the end of the game, Millwall was still trying to score.

But the media don't care.

Millwall's big victory gave them something to report: one was Sunderland's big news, and the other was Braniff, who completed the hat trick.

Many media are reporting on Braniff. Braniff made five appearances, scored six goals, and rose to the top of the scorer list, and was immediately considered a "newly rising forward genius."

After this round, there were bells of praise everywhere.

Branif has become the focus of media reports, and many experts and celebrities have come forward to comment on Branif's performance, and various coaches have come forward to express their appreciation for Branif.

Many media also regret: Braniff is a Northern Ireland player. No matter how dazzling he performs, he will become the world's top striker and will never be able to join the England team.

The full name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is composed of four parts, namely: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The four regions can be called countries and have their own governments and laws, but they are managed by the British government. The four regions also have their own Football Associations. Only when they are in the World Cup arena will the difference between the "England" and the "Scotland".

Braniff is a Northern Ireland player and a player under the Northern Ireland Football Association. No matter how outstanding he performs, he can only play for Northern Ireland.

In fact, even if the policy allows, players from other regions will not join the England team.

Britain is not a monolithic piece.

The four regions have their own historical contradictions and even hatred between them. Each region has a "split party", which represents the emotions of the people.

For example, in the eyes of the Scots, England and France are no different, and even France is more friendly, so their players will not join the England team, which is no different from treason.

The same goes for Northern Ireland.

Although Northern Ireland is the weakest team in the four regions, Northern Ireland players will only join their own country teams.

In the media's praise of Braniff, Millwall didn't have much time to recall the big victory, and the League Cup was about to usher in, and the Premier League schedule became more intensive.

Just four days later, Millwall ushered in the eighth round of the league.

In this round, Millwall's opponent is Manchester City, and it is still an away game. When it comes to Manchester, many people can think of Manchester United.

Manchester City is Manchester United's mortal enemy.

As a team that is also Manchester, Manchester City has a much worse result than Manchester United.

In the past few seasons, they have been plagued by conservative financial problems. They can only get mid-range results in the league each season, and sometimes even have to work hard to relegate.

In the last round, Millwall beat Sunderland with seven goals. Many people also felt that Millwall won Manchester City is not a problem.

But professional football is not that simple.

If you only compete for strength and results, you don’t have to play in the league and Chelsea can win the league championship: their lineup is the most luxurious, more luxurious than Manchester United, and their past results are also the best, and they won seven consecutive victories.

Zhang Yang prepared for the game, but the result of "Shi Ling Divination" was not good, and there was only a "bad" evaluation, which meant that the team's luck was not good. In terms of the lineup, only some of the main players were sent to the court. Simpson, Smitchell, and Wes Morgan and other players were all rotated. It is conceivable how much strength a set of half-bench lineups can have.

There is no way to do this either.

Millwall's bench depth is too poor. No main players are played in a bad way. It is impossible for them to always participate in the game. Substitutes also have to take the stage to rotate.

But the result of the game is barely acceptable.

At the end of the ninety-minute match, Millwall tied 1-1 with Manchester City. In an away game, with a half-substitute lineup, he only had six stars and four points, so it was acceptable to be able to tie the game.

Although it was just a draw, this game allowed many main players to take turns to rest. When the players get a rest, their physical condition will improve much better and their performance will become much more stable.

These are all good aspects.

After the game, Zhang Yang smiled and shook hands with the opponent's head coach. At the press conference, he said, "This is the football game. There are wins and losses. I am very satisfied with the draw. After the winning streak, we can breathe a sigh of relief. I believe that the team's performance will get better and better in the future."

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Chapter completed!