Chelsea locker room.

Grant pushed the door and walked in, and many players looked over.

Grant can't be said to be the head coach now, but he can only be the temporary leader. However, some players know that the club considers Grant trying to coach because it is difficult to find a suitable head coach. Famous top coaches are all in their positions. It is better to ask Grant to try it out than to find an ordinary head coach.

If their results aren't too bad, Grant may lead the team for a season.

Most Chelsea players are unfamiliar with Grant because Grant only started working at Chelsea. He served as the head of the football department in June. He was on the off-season period. Grant participated in the preparations before the season, but most of the work was completed by other assistant coaches. Even the new players had nothing to do with Grant. They were also operated and franchised by Chelsea's transfer department.

Grant is not very famous either.

Grant worked in Portsmouth for one season and partnered with veteran coach Redknapp very successfully, but when everyone mentioned Portsmouth, they only talked about the head coach. Even the media was not willing to report on Redknapp's "partner" or "assistant".

That makes no sense.

Therefore, most of Chelsea players have heard Grant's name for the first time. They don't know what he did before and why he suddenly became the leader of Chelsea.

This complete strangeness is not bad news, because strangeness brings zero senses and there will be no hostility. But one thing that is certain is that in most players, Grant is not as good as former head coach Mourinho. No one is optimistic about the way he can lead Chelsea to.

The Chelsea players looked at Grant with a look, and they wanted to know what the temporary Israeli team leader would do when they played passively in the first game.

Grant was very calm. Facing the eyes of each star, he just smiled faintly, as if he didn't take the backward situation to heart.

After entering the locker room, Grant walked to the center, facing all the players, and waved with a smile, "Don't care! We're just one ball behind!"

Everyone's eyes looked over again.

"I know that we have played against Millwall in the past two seasons. It's very bad, yes, everyone has to admit this, but the past is the past, the present is the present, and every fight, our winning rate is the same in terms of probability."

"It's like throwing a coin."

Grant had a penny in his hand for some time. He threw it up, then caught it with his palm, and glanced at it, "This time it's the front."

"Maybe it is possible that I can shoot three fronts, four fronts, or even ten fronts in a row, but no one dares to say that the next time I throw is a big chance of facing the front."

Grant paused for a while, as if to let everyone digest it, and then continued, "So, don't think about the previous game, that doesn't make any sense. Keep calm and we will definitely have a chance."

Then Grant talked about the game, "Now we are one goal behind, but it's just one goal. No team will not fall behind. The opponent's goal is just an accidental performance, that kind of wonderful pass... You are all stars, you should know how difficult it is. No one can always pass that kind of ball. I can't say that it's luck, but the chance is also very small."

“If God stands behind Millwall, there is no way we can lose.”

Grant's statement made several players laugh, and the solemn atmosphere in the locker room suddenly improved a lot.

Many Chelsea players have found that this Israeli is easy to get along with. At least he is very humorous. If it were Mourinho, they would definitely be scolded.

All right.

Next, Grant began to remind players how to play.

Grant is not arranging tactics.

In fact, until now, Grant's playing style against Chelsea and the abilities of each player are not as deep as he knows. He cannot formulate tactics, but can only remind players how to do it according to his own opinion.

Grant also has his own analysis.

Although he has been in Israel for most of his career and has even coached a basketball team, Grant has always been associated with football. He still has a unique insight into football, otherwise he would not have impressed Abramovich.

Millwall's performance was so dazzling last season. Grant, who was in Portsmouth, also conducted a detailed study of Millwall's playing style.

Millwall's "dual core" style is indeed very exquisite, but no matter how exquisite the tactics are, they must rely on the players to perform.

It can be analyzed from some data that when Millwall attacks normally, there are only three main goals: one is the left forward, one is the right forward, and the other is the back midfielder.

When Millwall plays a positional battle, a single striker will be defensively defended, and it is difficult to score goals. Of course, the striker must defend, otherwise he will immediately become a player who can score goals.

The two midfield cores need to keep running and cooperate with their teammates. They are assisters, not players who directly shoot.

In the Millwall positional battle, the most chance is the wing forward who is inserted on the left and right roads, or the winger. In many games in Millwall, the winger is inserted and gives the final fatal blow.

The ability to score goals in the midfielder is entirely due to personal ability.

The point Livermore inserted behind makes any team helpless, but Chelsea also has Lampard. Lampard's long-range shot threat is not as good as Livermore, but the situation is similar. Livermore is also easy to blockade. His running awareness is very poor. As long as players keep up, it is basically difficult to find opportunities.

Apart from positional wars, it is hard to say about the counterattack.

When Millwall counterattacked, forward players had many opportunities. Last season, Darren Bente scored a large number of goals, all from fast counterattacks.

In addition, when counterattacking, both left and right sides and middle sides can score goals.

Millwall's tactics are so complicated that it will definitely not be clear in a short period of time.

Grant just conducted a simple analysis to let the team pay attention to guarding the two sides and prevent the opponent's left and right forwards from easily finding opportunities. He believed that such a defense would definitely have a targeted effect.

Millwall dressing room.

Zhang Yang is much easier than Grant. He doesn't need to motivate the team's fighting spirit, because every player believes that they can win the final victory, but it is not all good to be too confident. Perhaps players will make careless mistakes when they come on the court.

Grant is motivating his fighting spirit upwards.

Zhang Yang is reminding the players to face their opponents and play seriously.

The two of them have completely opposite opinions.

"No match is definitely a victory. We have won many times, but it does not mean that we can win this time. Of course, I hope to win. Everyone in the team, including you, fans, and clubs, hope to win the first championship of the new season, provided that we have to play seriously!"

"I don't want anyone in the game to think they must win, so they won't perform well."

"We took a goal ahead, but that didn't guarantee victory. We had to work hard to expand the lead. I've always opposed passive defense, unless at the last moment, I don't support doing that."

"Our fight should be more active, especially midfield fights. Don't give the opponent a chance to suppress us! If they are allowed to play smoothly, they may be able to tie the score..."

“…”

Zhang Yang had a rare serious expression and said something to make the players work hard.

This is a necessary reminder.

Just as the outside media said, champion teams are prone to losing their fighting spirit. Until now, he has not discovered that the team has a tendency to lose their fighting spirit, but he must be vigilant in advance.

The first game is equivalent to a good start, and you must play well and win!

The Community Shield is not important.

But if you lose the first game because of carelessness, the future game will become very difficult. The league team may make the same mistake. If you don’t play well in the start stage, it will affect the entire season. If you can pass the level easily and seriously, Zhang Yang is not interested in adjusting it to a high-difficulty mode, and the players’ ideological work is very important.

That's all Zhang Yang wants to say. As for the second half of the game, he believes that every player knows what to do.

Amid the expectations of the media and fans, the second half began soon.

The game still started with the two teams fighting, as if it was a replica of the first half. Both teams quickly entered the state, and the pace of the game also quickly accelerated.

The midfield battle is particularly fierce.

Millwall and Chelsea are fighting for the midfield. Every player knows that winning control of the midfield means that there will be more attacks, shooting opportunities, and goals chances will become higher.

The midfield abilities of the two teams are almost in a 50-5 situation.

Chelsea's three-midfielder Mikel, Essin and Lampard are all very capable of fighting. The retreat of players such as Shepchenko and Drogba in the frontcourt will also bring a lot of support to the midfield.

Millwall's advantage is that his formation is focused on the midfield. Sneider, Braniff and Livermore are all midfielders. With the support of the two wings, and the flexibility of the midfield is stronger, he can compete with Chelsea.

From the perspective of the audience, you can find that the football keeps running around the center line, and the ball control is constantly changing. The fierce game makes everyone's hearts tense.

At the same time, the strengthening of confrontation and rhythm is also a test of the physical fitness of both players.

Millwall was the first to make adjustments.

This kind of rhythmic competition is a huge test for the veteran. Pire is in good condition, but after all, he is old and his physical fitness has declined very quickly, so it is difficult to support such a fast-paced competition.

Zhang Yang let the newly joined Maxi Rodriguez appear.

Maxi's ability to compete with Pire, and his experience is not comparable to Pire. His tacit cooperation with his teammates... Of course, he is not as good as Sneider, but Maxi's advantage lies in his fast speed and physical fitness. He can dribble the ball on the wing and hit the Chelsea's defense line on the side.

That's enough.

In terms of the current situation, being able to impact the opponent's defense may bring opportunities. Pire can no longer run. No matter how strong his ability or rich his experience is, he cannot play it out at all.

Maxi is still highly anticipated.

Last season, Maxi did not play a few games for Atletico Madrid due to injury, but he performed well in the games he played. He was also the main left-handed forward of Atletico Madrid before, and his performance in the Premier League was still highly concerned.

After Maxi Rodriguez appeared, Zhang Yang did not pay attention to the game directly, but chatted with He Ronghua sitting next to him. He Ronghua transferred from the S team to join Mirwall, which was Alan Hutton's loan maker. He had only played in the youth team games before and had just entered the first team and was about to try to play in the domestic professional league. When Zhang Yang was "exchanged" to Mirwall.

He Ronghua's strength and experience are very problematic. He is impossible to play in the Premier League because he has not obtained a labor certificate and cannot play in the Premier League. However, Zhang Yang still asked him to train with the first team because he has very good potential.

With the ability to ‘potential recognition’, you can’t be wrong with what you see.

He Ronghua has three potentials, and it is a pity that he does not have the potential of "Nine Stars", but the "Eight Stars"'s "long-distance fixed-point pass" potential still made Zhang Yang excited. If He Ronghua can quickly transform his potential into strength and have a fairly past experience, he can barely make a debut in the top court. With the rare "long-distance fixed-point pass" ability, he may be able to represent the team in the future.

Of course, it's just the future.

Seeing Maxi appear, Zhang Yang talked to He Ronghua, "You should pay attention to Maxi. He is the same type of player as you, and there are many things you need to learn. You have to see how he plays and learn some skills in the game. In addition, you should also quickly become familiar with the team's tactics. It is important to run on the court. No matter how strong your ability is in the future, it is impossible to perform well if you don't know how to run."

He Ronghua is still a young man who is just starting out. He is already very excited to be able to sit on the bench to watch the game.

For such a top event, when I wanted to watch it in the audience, I had to pay attention to the money in my pocket. Now I can sit on the bench, and as a member of a team, he feels a little dreamy.

Since he came to London, He Ronghua has felt a little like a dream.

Before, He Ronghua was just a player promoted by the youth team of the S team. He had been in the national young team, but he was not the best in the national young team. Now he has suddenly entered Mirwall and has become a young player who is rushing to report on the domestic media.

It's like a dream...

He Ronghua knew his situation. He didn't know how to play for Millwall, and he just trained with Millwall, but he still had to stay in the youth team most of the time.
To be continued...