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Chapter 504 The opponent in the final

The next day, Millwall resumed normal training.

The day before was a game against AC Milan, and the next day he resumed training normally. The gathering time must be a little later than usual. Zhang Yang stipulated that before 10 o'clock, he gave the players time to sleep in.

Before ten o'clock, the players gather.

Neither Zhang Yang nor the coaching staff mentioned what happened yesterday, but just asked the team to do warm-up and recovery training normally, but said nothing, which did not mean that there was no impact. Many players were talking about what happened in the game during training.

Livermore became the centerpiece.

Many teammates expressed their friendship with Livermore, envious of him and could show his might in San Siro, and encouraged him not to care.

"Even if you are banned, it won't take long!"

"Just a few!"

"David, you are so interesting! When I get the Champions League medal, you will definitely engrave your name behind you!"

It was Simpson who said this.

In order to protect Simpson, Livermore gave Gattuso an elbow.

Branif was also protected. At that time, Seedorf and others actually wanted to beat Branif, but they were stopped by Livermore. Branif thought for a night and felt that he should make some statement. He walked to Livermore and promised, "I will go to my favorite store tonight and help you pick the best-looking backpack!"

This is a man's promise!

Of course, it was just what Branif thought he was, and he felt that this kind of sacrifice represented the most precious friendship. Unfortunately, the "Balagan Backpack Incident" made many teammates understand Branif.

Livermore thought of Braniff's carry-on bag and suddenly shook his head like a rattle, "No need! Kevin, I'm just helping."

"No, you must accept it!"

"No."

Livermore couldn't give it a little, and simply said, "Or just give me a backpack like Antonio."

"No! That kind of backpack looks so ugly! I gave it to him on purpose, which made him feel uncomfortable. You have protected me!" Braniff continued to persist.

Livermore was almost moved to cry, and he quickly pushed his kindness to Simpson, "Otherwise you give it to Josh, I think he will like it very much, because..." In fact, Livermore wanted to say, "His aesthetic is probably similar to yours."

Braniff nodded in understanding, "I know, he is your brother-in-law."

"What?" Livermore was stunned for a moment.

"it is known!"

Braniff nodded very understandingly, ignored Livermore's angry eyes, and began a period of eight weirdos that "Livermore recognized Simpson and agreed to Simpson and Irina's relationship."

Ahem...

By the way, Braniff is not very popular, but he is the number one "gossip prince" in the team.

Millwall's training atmosphere is occasionally active, but overall it is still a bit low. There is a fierce conflict on the court, and everyone knows what it means.

UEFA will investigate.

Millwall still needs to wait for a penalty decision.

In the afternoon of that day, the players had no time to continue to be down. The coaching staff organized everyone to go to the coach's office to watch the second leg of Manchester United and Chelsea against the big screen.

The outcome of this game is related to the opponent Millwall encountered in the Champions League final.

Before the game started, Zhang Yang asked the players a difficult problem, "You must be serious when watching the game. But I won't stare at you one by one, so each of you will have to write a game report with more than 500 words when you go back."

“Game Report?”

This novel word has left many players confused. Even Frederick, Alders and Wise don’t quite understand what Zhang Yang is saying.

Zhang Yang explained, "Similar to tactical analysis, what happens during the game and the winning team game need to be paid attention to. You can understand it as 'watching impressions', but you have to write from your own perspective. For example, defenders should write more defensive content. If I find someone who writes badly, don't plan to play in the finals!"

Zhang Yang continued to threaten the players with "appearance".

This move is very effective.

But even players with strong tactical abilities, such as Morris and Smitchell, have become very distressed. They want to run on the court, even if they run ten laps more a day, it is no big deal. Write a game report?

If they had this level, they might not have been a professional player.

They are certainly not illiterate.

In fact, most professional players in the UK will graduate from high school and will provide guidance and education in the youth team training process.

What are the results...ahem.

For example, when it comes to comparative mathematics, most professional players are already quite good compared to Chinese primary school students. It is definitely a bit difficult to write a game report.

Every player is very distressed.

So every player watched the game very seriously, fearing that he would not know what to write when he got home at night.

This is what Zhang Yang wants.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." Just the coaching team understands the opponent and then transfers it to the players to know, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced. Only when each player has a certain degree of personal understanding of the opponent's strength and performance, can he truly achieve "know yourself and your enemy".

In the game that day, Chelsea drew 0-0 with Manchester United, and neither team scored a goal.

Chelsea was at home, and in the first leg, Manchester United drew 1-1 with Chelsea, and the two rounds combined were still 1-1, but Chelsea had an away goal difference. With this goal difference, Chelsea eliminated Manchester United and successfully reached the final of the UEFA Champions League.

"Milwall vs. Chelsea!"

The game just ended, and many media couldn't help but play the finals.

Chelsea's ability to beat Manchester United in two rounds made every Chelsea fan and player very excited. They have reached the closest position to the championship and are also the best result they have won in the Champions League in recent years.

Chelsea's morale is greatly boosted.

When the game ended, Lampard walked out of the field for an interview and couldn't help talking about the finals. "I like Greece very much. It's a beautiful place, an ancient place, and the birthplace of many myths and legends!"

"Now we have the opportunity to go to Greece to compete for the Champions League. Everyone is very happy and we will do our best to beat Mirwall!"

"Milwall is a strong opponent. We must admit that we have not defeated them in two seasons, but past failures are meaningless. Without failure, there will be no success. We know Millwall very well. In this most critical game, I believe Chelsea will become the final winner! We will win the final trophy!"

After Lampard was interviewed, other Chelsea players also said that they would do their best to win the championship.

“Milwall is hard to fight, but we have confidence!”

"Just today, the game was difficult, but we persevered!"

"I believe the championship belongs to Chelsea!"

"Now we are the strongest Chelsea, I think we have enough reason to win, and they are facing some crisis..."

Some Chelsea players talked about Millwall's "crisis", which may be the reason why they have confidence.

According to media reports, at least two players of Millwall will be suspended and cannot participate in the Champions League final held in Greece, one is Braniff and the other is Livermore.

If the Champions League and the League are counted, Braniff is the best player in the second half of the schedule, and he will surpass C-Ronaldo who plays for Manchester United and Kaka who plays for AC Milan.

Such a player has a very great threat.

Braniff's inability to play would make Chelsea feel relaxed and would also be a major blow to Millwall.

David Livermore…

Almost all Chelsea players believe that Livermore's threat is much greater than Braniff, who is skilled simply. Millwall has no ability to threaten the goal from a long distance, and Chelsea's goal feels much safer.

When Chelsea entered the Champions League final, there was one person who was also very happy.

That is Chelsea President Abramovich.

Abramovich likes to invest in football very much, and after coming to England, he invested in Chelsea.

Chelsea is an investment and a way to break into the upper class of the UK.

British people like to talk about football, and the same is true for the upper class. Abramovich spent a lot of money on this to increase Chelsea's strength. With the continuous investment, he also fell in love with Chelsea deeply. His expectation for Chelsea is not just to become a strong team, so there is no need to invest too much. He hopes that Chelsea can stand at the peak of Europe and become the strongest club in Europe.

None of them!

Abramovich has great ambitions for football, but after several years, he also knew that building a top-notch club is not something that can be achieved by short-term investment in money, but also time is needed.

When Chelsea has been a strong contender for the Premier League championship for a long time and a strong contender for the Champions League championship for a long time, and then won several league championships and Champions League trophys, fans around the world will naturally think that Chelsea is a top giant, not just a "nova".

This is what Abramovich expects.

Abramovich is somewhat dissatisfied with Mourinho's leading performance and has some differences with him in building the team. For example, regarding the use of Shepchenko, Abramovich believes that Mourinho simply does not give him the chance to play continuously because he does not like Shepchenko. But no matter what, he actually admits that Mourinho is one of the top head coaches in Europe and is very capable than most head coaches.

Except for one person - Millwall coach Zhang Yang.

A young man in his twenties led a team of newly promoted teams to rise rapidly. He has become a miracle of English football in the past two years. The league completely suppressed Chelsea and won the Premier League championship for two consecutive years. At the same time, Millwall played well in the Champions League and was able to enter the finals to compete with Chelsea for the championship.

Abramovich believes that Zhang Yang's ability to lead the team is better than Mourinho.

What Abramovich appreciates more is that every player Mirwall performs well, but Chelsea is different. Many players cannot play in a state that matches their fame. Many of the signings in recent years have proven to be a failure.

Sometimes, Abramovich was thinking, "If Chelsea were coached by Zhang Yang, Andre would definitely perform very well!" But he also knew that Zhang Yang could not coach Chelsea in a short period of time.

This is a small regret.

So who should coach Chelsea next season?

When he learned that Chelsea eliminated Manchester United and successfully reached the final of the UEFA Champions League, Abramovich suddenly had an idea, "If Jose can lead the team to win the championship, then trust him again and give him some more time!"

This is a new idea.

Abramovich had made up his mind to terminate the contract with Mourinho at the end of the season.
Chapter completed!
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