Before this round of competition started, Blackburn made a lot of preparations.

Mark Hughes and three assistant coaches have carefully studied Millwall's recent games, including the battle with Manchester United and the easy game of West Bromwich with four-to-one. Of course, the last round of the match with Birmingham is also indispensable.

After careful research and Blackburn's "five-goal defeat" experience, Mark Hughes thought he knew Millwall very well.

Millwall's goal relies on his forward ability, forward Darren Bent and Braniff performed well, and the two scored nearly 40% of the goals together.

These two players must be careful.

Whether it is Braniff's appearance or Darren Bent's appearance, they must be carefully guarded. They are players who can rewrite the game with their personal abilities.

The opponent's midfield configuration is also good. Smitchell has performed well recently and has performed well in several games.

Among the two sides, Josh Simpson on the right was very threatening, but the player's defensive ability was also very poor, which was a place to target; there was nothing to say on the left, Joey Healy and Conchesky had certain performance in offense and defense, but balance of ability also meant not being outstanding, and it was not a player who could threaten Blackburn's defense line.

Then, there is defense.

Millwall's defense is very tight, and this is reflected in the game against Manchester United. If Blackburn wants to defeat Millwall, one must pay attention to the opponent's threatening players and let go of their offense, otherwise it will be difficult to break through the opponent's goal.

Mark Hughes carefully explained the specific situation of Millwall and every player in the team. Blackburn also used two days to conduct targeted preparation training, such as allowing the backcourt players to exercise two-on-one defensive cooperation, and paying attention to blocking the pass from the side to the middle, etc.

Mark Hughes is serious about the game, and Blackburn is also serious about the game.

When the game was about to begin, Mark Hughes felt a little angry when he saw Millwall's starting lineup: the opponent only sent half a substitute!

The forward Braniff appeared, but the match was an unknown young player.

Valdi?

Never heard of it!

Josh Simpson on the right side didn't even make the roster.

The core player in the midfield is Jody Morris, who has recovered from injury, and Mark Hughes can't figure out why the opponent doesn't let Smitchell, who has performed well, appear.

Jody Morris?

This player performed well before, but he was affected by injuries in the past month and did not help Millwall play. Blackburn coaching staff watched Millwall's game videos in succession, but did not prepare for Morris' appearance.

Of course, they also knew that Morris was healed.

But a player who has just recovered from injury should not have been replaced and adapted halfway through, so why did he start directly?

The other party looked down on Blackburn!

Mark Hughes came to the conclusion, but his mentality became calm. He hoped that Millwall would underestimate Blackburn. If Millwall was on the main lineup, it would be very difficult for Blackburn to win by relying on his home advantage. It is expected that the probability of winning is only less than 30%. If Millwall substitute lineup is different, Blackburn's chance of winning has increased to at least 70%.

Victory is already in sight!

Mark Hughes watched the game with great anticipation, muttering silently in his heart, "You must work hard and you must win!"

Blackburn players on the court also worked very hard.

From the first minute of the game, Blackburn worked hard to participate in the game. When everyone was working hard, the enthusiasm and strength that burst out would be qualitatively improved.

So they suppressed Millwall.

The game lasted only ten minutes, and Blackburn had a significant advantage. The possession rate of more than 60% was enough to show something. The cooperation of two shots into the penalty area directly threatened Millwall's goal.

Many people were sweating for Millwall's goal.

"Sky Sports" commentator Beiru Elson, who analyzed the past ten minutes, couldn't help but stand on Blackburn's side. "We can see Blackburn performing well. This is the second time they have hit the ball into the Millwall penalty area. Although the ball was destroyed by Ward, Blackburn striker Tikov was right next to Ward and he almost found an opportunity. If Tikov finds the right opportunity, Millwall's goal will be in danger! You must know that the game has just begun ten minutes!"

Amid the shouts of the commentator of "Sky Sports", reporters in the media table were also discussing the competition.

Before the game started, most media reporters were optimistic about Millwall. Blackburn was a good team. They played at home again, but Millwall's performance was so good. He just defeated Manchester United and Birmingham. The league is still unbeaten. It is also the only team in the 20 Premier League teams.

Although many media have reported that the performance of the small club will decline rapidly in the second half of the schedule, Millwall has not yet shown any decline in performance.

So the suspense of this game is not very high.

Black instinct draws with Millwall at home is already a good result.

But when the game officially started, some reporters changed their views. One reason was that Millwall had several positions to rotate, such as Vardy and Tim Cranch, which was really difficult to be favored.

The second is the last ten minutes of the game.

Blairburn scored a considerable advantage, and twice scored into Millwall's penalty area. If the game continues like this, Blackburn's goal will really become a matter of time.

"Milwall may lose this game!"

"Milwall was too careless! Even if he beat Blackburn in a big score last time, this is Blackburn's home court!"

"Milwall didn't send all the main players, probably because he thought this lineup was enough to deal with it, but Blair was not a soft persimmon, and they also won Manchester United at Old Trafford!"

The reporters also talked about Blackburn's most brilliant record.

Blackburn only won five league games, but one of them was away against Manchester United. In the end, Blackburn defeated Manchester United 1-2 away and successfully grabbed a three-pointer from Manchester United. Black instinctively defeated Manchester United away, so naturally it would not be a soft persimmon. They played at home, but Millwall did not send all the main players, so it would be too difficult to win.

Seeing the passive situation of Mirwall, many people were also speculating about Zhang Yang's thoughts: Does this young coach feel regretful?

It’s time to make adjustments now!

The camera of "Sky Sports" also turned to the coaching seat of Millwall, and Zhang Yang sat there, crossing his legs leisurely.

"He didn't care about the game at all!"

Many people have the same judgment - this young Chinese coach didn't care about the game at all, as if he came to the scene for entertainment. The biggest proof is... He did not look at the competition venue at all, but was putting his tablet on his legs, holding a stylus in one hand and busy all the time.

“He is typing!”

"A tablet? Maybe it's chatting? Or posting on Weibo?"

“…”

Zhang Yang had a 'criminal record' of posting on Weibo during the competition. Many reporters immediately made relevant speculations. They immediately took out various devices and turned on Weibo to follow the instant messages. Just one minute later, the reporters confirmed the speculation, and the 'personal Zhang Yang' Weibo updated a message-

“#Blackburn vs. Millwall

This is the first game of the intensive Christmas schedule. It is already mid-December, and time passes very quickly.

For us, the schedule is difficult and the match against Blackburn is not easy. But I believe it will be a victory because God will always favor the pious team!"

In fact, Zhang Yang also quickly updated a similar message on Weibo in China-

“#Blackburn vs. Millwall

The intensive schedule of the Premier League has begun. The Premier League is different from the domestic league. The more Christmas comes, the more intense the schedule becomes. This game is very important to us. A good start represents the first step to success.

I believe Millwall will win!

This is a declaration of victory, which represents my confidence! It also represents the confidence of all Mirwall players!”

The news from the domestic Weibo post below was not visible to European media reporters, while the one in front almost made them vomit blood.

The schedule is difficult?

Everyone knows this, but what are you doing in such a difficult schedule?

You are posting on Weibo!

Also... God will favor the pious team? It is hard to say whether the Millwall players believe in God, but you guy is undoubtedly an atheist. No matter how leisurely God is, he will not take care of the pagans!

Media reporters began to complain.

They used their respective media Weibo platforms and their personal Weibo accounts to conduct a series of forwardings, accompanied by personal comments and insights-

“God will not favor the pagans!”

"Where can you tell that you are very nervous when you post on Weibo so leisurely?"

"When Millwall's team is playing hard, as Millwall's coach, what else can I comment on?"

"God will not be able to see it!"

"If Millwall doesn't lose today, Mark Hughes should have voluntarily resigned!"

“…”

A lot of forwarding from media reporters made Zhang Yang’s Weibo news quickly become popular, and the Internet has also become a gang. Many fans who watched the game participated. Those fans who did not watch the game watched the game because of Weibo news.

This game is not very concerned.

Because it is not the focus battle of this round, it is just broadcast live on "Sky Sports" Sports 3, and the ratings in the UK are only about 700,000. However, when the Weibo news became popular, the ratings increased to nearly 1.2 million in just ten minutes, and the ratings continued to increase.

Some Sky Sports staff, seeing the rapid growth of data, have roughly predicted, "The number of viewers will double again in the second half!"

"This young coach of Millwall is really a focus. Anyone who posts on Weibo can attract so many media reports and so many fans to watch the game."
Chapter completed!