During the intermission, both sides showed different mentalities.

In the later part of the first half, Millwall scored two goals quickly, which caught Middlesbrough off guard. The score was tied before and no one scored a goal, Middlesbrough was not in a hurry. It was time to strengthen defense and strengthen defense. He also hoped to score a goal. They also wanted to score first to gain an advantage in the score and take the initiative in the tactical situation.

Now they are in a different mood.

When the first half ended, Middlesbrough players were all down. Some players talked about each other and talked about the last penalty. They felt that the referee was too strict and should not directly award the penalty, but more players knew that it was completely meaningless to say that it was completely meaningless.

After returning to the locker room, most players didn't speak, waiting quietly for the time to pass, and even McLaren explained the tactics, he didn't have much time to listen.

Middlesbrough's morale was extremely low.

Fortunately, McLaren has a good control over the locker room, and the outside world criticized McLaren's performance for declining, but in fact, Middlesbrough still respects him very much. Last season, Middlesbrough ranked sixth in the League, which was also a credit for McLaren's leadership. Middlesbrough players are deeply touched. They will not question McLaren's coaching work because of external news.

In fact, it’s like Millwall. At the beginning of the season, outside media kept criticizing it, and many reports said, “Milwall has locked in the relegation quota in advance, and Zhang Yang will become the first head coach in the Premier League to be dismissed.”

Millwall was not affected at all because most of the players in the team knew Zhang Yang.

The same is true for Middlesbrough. McLaren still has authority. Even if he is about to leave the team, many players will support him.

McLaren is going to coach the England national team.

In the eyes of many people, being able to coach the England national team is also an honor. Any head coach from England has reason to take the initiative to pursue this honor.

McLaren talked about tactical play and talked about topics like "You must concentrate on the game, the team still has a chance", which also made Middlesbrough replied some fighting spirit. In a game that determines the victory or defeat, it is indeed very stressful to fall behind two goals. With 45 minutes left in the remaining time, it cannot be said that there is no chance at all.

Millwall is much easier.

In Millwall's locker room, the players were chatting easily. Most of the players' topics were not even on the game. Some turned to the competition between Chelsea and Liverpool tomorrow, some turned to the FA Cup final, and some turned to the 'looking for the league championship medal'. In addition, some players talked about life trivial matters, such as the love between Josh Simpson and Livermore's sister, which is the biggest gossip in the team. Livermore kept stopping it, but the two still had several dates. Livermore was helpless about it. He could only threaten Simpson again and again with his eyes and fists.

This team gossip also brought up the topic of "Where to play during the holidays" because Josh Simpson had a plan to take Irina with him. No, it should be said that Livermore's family went on a vacation to the Portuguese beach.

This is forced to do so.

Livermore never agreed to her sister going out with Simpson alone, and could only barely accept the way of "the whole family goes out together" and insisted on paying the bill by herself. Simpson became the "included" oil bottle.

Others also talked about holiday plans.

Everyone's topic also made the atmosphere in the locker room relax, but after Zhang Yang returned to the room, he reminded everyone to be serious, "The competition is not over yet, I don't want to see that we will become the protagonists of the news tomorrow's 'reversed'!"

"I believe each of you hopes the team will reach the FA Cup final!"

Zhang Yang brought the players from their holiday life back to the intense and intense game, and then talked about the second half of the game.

The tactics have basically not changed.

Millwall has two goals advantage, and as long as he can defend the goal, he can win the final victory.

Zhang Yang was talking about some game details. For example, if the opponent's offense poses a greater threat to the left side, he should pay more attention to the defense of the left side. In addition, in terms of confrontation, he also emphasized the need to restrain and reduce conflicts. "We are the advantageous side and we don't have to fight head-on with the opponent."

This is not showing weakness, but not falling into the other party’s trap.

Even if the opponent's players provoke, the referee should be punished. If the players on the field are congested, the consequences will be more serious than expected. As long as they can continue the game normally, Mirwall's chance of winning is very high, so there is no need to do that.

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The second half of the game began.

Middlesbrough was two goals behind and had to attack.

The key point that McLaren emphasized is also here. During the halftime break, what he said is related to offense, which is to let the team fight in one go. If they can score goals, they can still play. If they can’t score goals, they will fail.

When Middlesbrough did this, they found that it was not easy to suppress Millwall, let alone breaking the goal.

If Middlesbrough wants to take the initiative to attack, he must have an advantage in offense, which means that there is more ball control and more passes, and the space for football transmission should be biased towards the opponent's half-time. However, under the oppression of Millwall, it is already very difficult for them to play a equal game, and it is difficult to gain the initiative at all.

Millwall made a pressing defense in the front and back courts, and the constant running defense put a lot of pressure on Middlesbrough, and they had to force the pressure to attack.

This made Middlesbrough difficult.

Middlesbrough said that he has good strength, but he is not only in the middle of the Premier League. In terms of player abilities, he is basically the same as Millwall. He is not much higher than he can, and he is not much lower than he can.

In two teams with equal strength, it is difficult for one side to suppress the other side. Especially Middlesbrough's fighting spirit is not as good as Millwall, so the players on the field are even more difficult to play.

After fifteen minutes of the second half, Middlesbrough's formation was a little out of touch. The frontcourt players wanted to score quickly, so they ran very far ahead, but the backcourt could not keep up because they had to take into account the defense, which was the contradiction.

Middlesbrough's "chaos" made Millwall play very smoothly. Several consecutive waves of offensives threatened Middlesbrough's goal.

This situation made Middlesbrough media and goalkeeper worried, and some media had to admit that "the current situation is very unfavorable to Middlesbrough. They must stabilize their mentality. If they continue like this, it is impossible to catch up..."

In fact, since the game has been held, Millwall has gained a comprehensive advantage. It can be seen that Middlesbrough is not just a matter of mentality, but its overall strength is also at a disadvantage. The morale of the game is also much worse. If it is not strong and its performance is not good, it will definitely be difficult to gain an advantage.

Zhang Yang has a feeling of "lost masters". He has never intervened in the game until now, but Middlesbrough has already lost.

This feeling is pretty good.

If Zhang Yang doesn't want to use the "plug-in" to win the game, it will reduce the sense of accomplishment, especially in Middlesbrough, where a team with a weak strength will have a lower sense of accomplishment.

It's different now.

Millwall relied on the tactical arrangement of the coaching staff and won the players on the court, which also made Zhang Yang feel very pleased. In a season, the team's improvement was visible to the naked eye.

This is the greatest work result!

Millwall showed a 'strong team style', and Middlesbrough's 'relegation ranking' was also revealed. They could not pose too much threat to Millwall, while Millwall frequently threatened Middlesbrough fans.

In the 77th minute of the game, Millwall scored again, scoring Josh Simpson, who scored a goal with a arc set piece to break through the Middlesbrough goal.

When the football broke through Schwarze's fingers and flew into the goal, everyone knew that there was no suspense in the game.

This is a goal that made Middlesbrough desperate, and it is also a goal that directly determines the outcome.

3 to 0.

With three goals apart from the two teams, Middlesbrough was basically eliminated. In the next ten minutes, it was almost impossible for them to score three goals to tie. Even Middlesbrough fans felt that it would be good to score a goal that would regain their face by the end of the game.

Middlesbrough had a glimmer of hope before, but now they all knew there was no chance, so when Millwall celebrated, there were no players complaining about time to the referee. They also hoped that the more time passed, the better because they didn't want to continue the game.

Middlesbrough has accepted the failure.

Head coach McLaren sat in the seat and could see that his face was full of bitterness. He had long been prepared to accept failure. The moment when failure came, it was still a bit sad.

When the camera pointed at it, McLaren shook his head helplessly, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but the British BBC TV commentator analyzed that, "Maybe McLaren doesn't care about the outcome at all. Regardless of whether Middlesbrough can participate in next season's European competition, it has nothing to do with him. He has found a way out - to serve as the head coach of the England national team."

"But at this moment, we may have to worry about the future of England..."

The blunt statement of the British BBC TV commentator also made many fans very dissatisfied with McLaren.

This involves the issue of ‘professional ethics’.

As the head coach of Middlesbrough, as long as you have not left office, you should do your best to lead the team, rather than thinking about how next season will be. McLaren was analyzed to be "no professional ethics", which also greatly reduced the fans' perception of him.

Of course, this won't affect the game.

The situation of the two teams next can be imagined. The game is still in progress, but both sides seem to care less. Millwall players started their solo show, Darren Bent, Braniff, and Jody Morris, all dribbled the ball and showed off their footwork, but except for Morris who succeeded, the other two were directly intercepted.

This also gave Middlesbrough a chance.

Middlesbrough didn't have much fighting spirit, and they couldn't seize the opportunity, but the number of attacks in the future also made Middlesbrough fans feel better.

Before the game was over, Zhang Yang had already stood up early with a relaxed smile on his face.

Zhang Yang is indeed very relaxed.

The majority of the league has passed, and the FA Cup has reached its final stage. If you win this game, you will only have to play the final in the middle of next month. At the end of the season, the pressure on the league competition is not great, making him feel comfortable all over.

There are very few times when there is no pressure in one season.

For most of the time, Zhang Yang worked under tremendous pressure. Even during the holidays, he was still worried about the arena, formulated a team training plan, discussed tactics with the coaching team, etc. The continuous high-intensity work brought fatigue inside and outside the body.

Now he can finally relax.

Before we knew it, the game was over, the referee blew the whistle, and Millwall cheered wildly.

Millwall's team was cheering too.

Zhang Yang did not participate in the celebration, but went to the middle to shake hands with McLaren.

This is a polite handshake.

However, Zhang Yang and McLaren have a good relationship and can interact with each other in a friendly manner. McLaren was very enthusiastic. He sighed and said, "Your team is very strong. I can't believe that you are facing Millwall. I remember the last time I fought, although you won in the end, we did not face such great pressure."

"Thanks."

Zhang Yang responded politely, but McLaren continued, "I saw in the game. Your forward, I mean Darren Bent, has a very good level, and Morris's skills are also very good. Of course, there is also the set piece, and that player is..."

"Josh."

"Yes, his name is Simpson, and he has a very good skill. I think they are all qualified to join the England team. Unfortunately, I don't have the final say now, but I believe that Bente will definitely join the national team."

"I hope he can get in, too, but you know." Zhang Yang shrugged, "I don't have much affection for the Swedes."

"I know, haha," McLaren smiled and continued, "But I still want to congratulate you on developing the first England international. I believe he will become an excellent shooter. When people mention him, they will definitely talk about you."

"But I hope I am famous more." Zhang Yang laughed.

McLaren laughed as well.

The scene of the two talking in harmony was captured by the camera. The British BBC commentator explained, "McLaren and Zhang Yang have a good relationship. They talk and laugh. McLaren must not care about losing. Zhang Yang is very satisfied with the victory."

"The two head coaches are in two completely different states, but we may be able to see an English coach who has a friendly relationship with the club coach."

This is a bit ironic.

After Erikson came on stage, he had a bad relationship with almost all head coaches of England clubs. Ferguson, Mourinho, Wenger, and even Chelsea former coach Ranieri expressed dissatisfaction with Erikson. The disagreement between the head coach of the England national team and the coach of the Premier League team seems to have become a tradition.
Chapter completed!