After kicking the ball into the goal and the referee signaled that the goal was valid, Simpson ran back excitedly, waving his fists all the way.

He was very excited.

This season, Millwall's strength has been enhanced, and Quaresma's joining is a huge threat to Simpson. When preparing for the season, Simpson knew that Quaresma would play as the main right forward.

The main force is different from the non-main force.

Before, Simpson was the main right forward. When preparing for the game, the coaching staff did not say it clearly, but Quaresma was sure to play on the right. As a star worth tens of millions, Quaresma was not suitable for other positions. He could only play on the right forward and would definitely replace Simpson.

Simpson is under a lot of pressure. His position has been adjusted to the middle lane, and he also knows his position in his heart: a substitute right forward, a substitute center core, and a substitute forward.

All three definitions are substitutes.

Simpson also knew that the coach attached great importance to him and that he had an all-round appearance time in the frontcourt, so he would not be less than a player who could only play on the right, but he still felt secretly unhappy.

He knows the reason.

Simpson's skills focus on offense. His ability to play as a substitute forward is proof that he is very high-end as long as he plays, and playing as a right forward is somewhat unsuitable, especially when the team needs to stabilize defense, the right defense needs others to take into account, which is equivalent to adding a burden to the team.

But no matter what, Simpson still hopes that he can perform well. As long as he can perform well, his position becomes unimportant.

Recently, Simpson has performed very well. He scored one goal against Donetsk Miners in the Champions League. He scored two goals in the league against Tottenham Hotspur, plus the Community Shield Cup in August and the goals against Middlesbrough. Simpson has scored six goals for Millwall, four of which are league goals, one is the Community Shield Cup, and the other is the Champions League.

For a player who plays as a midfielder, so many goals are definitely quite outstanding.

Simpson also hopes that he can perform well.

Just as Zhang Yang said, as long as he maintains good performance and obtains British nationality next year, he doesn’t have to worry about the national team. The qualified Football Association will invite him, and he will become the proactive party, rather than passively considering whether to join the Canadian national team.

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After Millwall scored, many media praised Millwall's performance.

Neal Stadium broadcaster Mike Johnson excitedly shouted Simpson's name, "Simpson! His performance has been very good recently. We can see that he is more mature than last season! He is already the pillar of Millwall!"

At the same time, West Ham United feels bad.

West Ham United has suffered a bit of a blow, not just a goal, but until now, their experience is that the team seems to have no chance at all.

Not to mention opportunities, I can’t even see hope!

Millwall's conservative style of play seems to weaken the offense. The continuous ball control makes it difficult for West Ham United to adapt. Most of the time they can't get the ball and don't even have an offensive opportunity. Occasionally, a counterattack is mostly done, and most of them end in a hasty way. If the formation is pressed up, they will have to worry about defense in turn.

West Ham players feel very uncomfortable.

Before the game began, head coach Alan Padre encouraged them to dare to fight and grab, and motivated them with the derby battle. But in fact, most West Ham players didn't feel much.

Millwall and West Ham United?

The battle between the two sides has been barely considered a derby, but even the fans of both sides don’t care much. That is, the derby was highlighted by the media this season, otherwise there would be no media attention when the two teams faced each other.

This also made West Ham players sneer at the derby statement.

If there are large derbys that are really paid attention to by the whole world, such as the Liverpool derby and the Manchester derby, they will definitely be very motivated to play. Millwall and West Ham United are different. When they find that the strength gap between the two sides is found, they don’t even have much motivation to compete.

After the game started again, West Ham also played very passively, while Millwall continued to stabilize the lineup and slowly advanced to find opportunities.

In the 37th minute, Millwall scored another goal.

This time it was Darren Bent, whose powerful shot from the penalty area line helped the team to rewrite the score to 2-0.

There is no suspense when the game reaches this point.

Although the media's publicity for the game is a "derby", the teams on both sides are not deeply touched by them. The head coaches of both teams are treated with a derby mentality, so the players on both sides do not pay much attention to it.

For Millwall, the game against West Ham United is just an ordinary league game.

On the other hand, their results are not good for West Ham United. They hope that the "turning point" mentioned by head coach Alan Padrew also hopes that it can happen, but they can't see the hopeful game at all, leaving them without the confidence to defeat their opponents.

So where do you start the turning point?

This is the problem of Alan Padrew's ability.

Alan Padrew is also a good coach, but it can only be said to be in the "Champions League level". He has coached Reading before and has worked hard in the Championship most of the seasons. He has really led the team into the Premier League and has such a star. This is definitely the first time in his coaching career.

Alan Padrew has no experience and he is not doing his job well.

For example, he did not come up with a way to quickly integrate the players. When he met a strong team, West Ham United was not even in a stable formation and it was very difficult to win.

For example, he does not have a good resume and it is difficult to convince the players in a short time. The tactical arrangements he made are not 100% implemented by the team. Some players in the team do not take him seriously at all.

In addition, he also has problems with the use of star players.

Tevez and Mascherano are the two most valuable players in West Ham United. Alan Padrew doesn't like Mascherano. Until now, Mascherano has only played for West Ham United once.

Teves' condition was slightly better, but he only played four times and scored only one goal, which made Alan Padrew not trust Teves very much.

The two star players are not valued, which means they have a luxurious lineup and are not able to perform at all. No wonder even West Ham players do not recognize Alan Padre's coaching ability.

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In the second half, Millwall continued to maintain tactical suppression and did not give any chance to the opponent in the game. From the 73rd minute to the 77th minute, two consecutive goals also made West Ham United completely give up the game.

In the remaining garbage time, Zhang Yang let Quaresma, who was recovering from injury, adapt to the Premier League.

Many media jokingly said, "Milwall has started to use the 'derby' to train players."

The final score is 4 to 0.

Millwall easily won the so-called 'derby' with West Ham United.

After the game, when the media called the data, they discovered the secret of Millwall winning the ball with a big score: Millwall's possession rate reached 74%, the pass number was four times that of West Ham United, and the number of shots reached 21 times, and West Ham United only had pitiful 2 times.

What else can I say about this kind of data comparison?

After the game, The Times said, "This is not a derby, but a total crush. The gap between the two teams may have crossed the league - even if West Ham United, which competed last season in the English Championship, would not perform so badly!"

Next is a group of media criticizing West Ham United.

Head coach Alan Padrew was the key figure who was criticized. Alan Padrew said empty talk before the game, saying that 'the game will be a turning point'. As a result, West Ham United continued to lose. Some media mocked, "The game has become the turning point for West Ham United's relegation!"

Some media believe that he is not suitable to be the head coach of the Premier League. "He still lacks experience in leading the Premier League. Compared with Zhang Yang, he is a rookie, although he is more than twice as old as Zhang Yang!"

Amid the constant criticism from the outside world, the official website of West Ham United announced a news: In view of West Ham United's poor performance, the board of directors decided to remove Alan Padrew from his position as head coach.

Zhang Yang's mood became very complicated when he saw this news.

After West Ham United played against Millwall, Alan Padrew was fired. Is that the reason for his own? It seems that Millwall should take a lighter move next time he fights a weak team, otherwise it would be a bit too bullying to let more opponents be 'dismissed'. At that time, the media and fans may give him the title of 'murderer'.

This is a bit interesting.

When you are free in the future, you can write an autobiography called "The Journey to the Journey". Many readers may be interested in such a majestic autobiography?

But think about it and forget it.

Zhang Yang suddenly thought that writing an autobiography, or writing, was risky. If some metaphorical content offends a large company and is charged with "picking trouble", "defamation", or "damaging the reputation of goods", it would be a bit unlucky to be arrested across provinces after returning home.

The "literary inquisition" in modern society is still quite powerful.

Ahem...

Here is a solemn reminder: "Writing is risky, you need to be cautious when entering the industry!"

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Five days later, Mirwall welcomed his last opponent in the Champions League group stage at home - Roma.

When the results of the Champions League group draw came out, everyone thought that Valencia would compete with Roma for the first place in the group, and the remaining teams would be the second place in the group. Whether there is any change depends on the performance of the disruptor Mirvoor.

Mirwall performed very well. Roma scored three points in two rounds. In terms of victory or defeat, he could only rank third in the group.

So far, Rome has not shown enough levels.

In the first two rounds, even the Donetsk Miners beat the weak team 0-4 in the first round, a big score was nothing; in the second round, a 1-2 loss to Valencia at home, making their qualifying situation worse. If they perform poorly when confronting opponents of the same level, they will definitely not be recognized.

The Champions League group stage has just passed two rounds, and there is also uncertainty about what Roma will perform.

The media is looking forward to Rome's performance.

Roma's transfer is excellent in the summer, and all those who leave are insignificant players. The quality of the players who arrive are good. Among the players introduced, the biggest brand is Pizarro who was dug from Juventus. Anyone must admit that Pizarro's arrival has improved Roma's midfield ability to a higher level.

In addition, Vucinic, Toneto and Cassetti are all excellent players, and some scattered loopholes in "side and corner" last season were also enhanced.

"Italian Sports" commented on Roma's transfer as, "Sparetti (Roman coach) has strengthened his team's combat effectiveness this summer. Vulcinic and Pizarro are the main introductions. It is difficult to understand that selling Kufrey is the biggest problem. The bench depth is not enough."

With excellent signings and the original team that had the hope of competing for the league championship, Roma's lineup strength is worthy of recognition. What performance will be performed by Mirvoor when they meet their group competitor, which has attracted many media attention.

Every time the Premier League team meets with Serie A team, it attracts a lot of attention. Mirwall is the defending champion and the top team in the league. Roma ranks second in Serie A and is one of the Italian giants. It sounds like Roma is at a loss, but considering the historical background, Roma immediately surpassed Mirwall.

The battle between the two sides was also characterized as, "Before the knockout round, the early collision between the Premier League and Serie A!"
Chapter completed!