In fact, Zhang Yang did not take Erikson seriously, and he did not feel any direct conflict with Erikson.

Eriksen was the head coach of the national team and had not recruited Millwall players for a long time. Zhang Yang felt resentful for the players, and he also felt secretly relaxed. Fewer players entered the national team were beneficial to the club's performance, because the players' status would not be affected by the national team's game. At that time, direct opponents such as Chelsea and Manchester United always had "international competition syndrome", and Millwall was almost gone. The few players who entered the national team were not the absolute core main force, and their condition would not affect the entire team.

This is a favorable aspect.

Zhang Yang expressed his dissatisfaction just because "he should make a sound". As for what Erikson thinks?

Sorry, he won't think about it.

Others don't think so.

For example, Eriksen.

Erikson has always felt that there was a conflict with Zhang Yang because the other party kept expressing dissatisfaction. In addition, he really had no intention of recruiting Millwall players.

That's not because of the conflict with Zhang Yang.

When he coached the England team, Eriksen received the highest salary in the world and was under great pressure from work. England fans have very little support for him, and there are many doubts within the FA. His only support is actually from England players, and he must "protect" these stars.

Therefore, Erikson's main roster is very stable.

Then players who have been staying in the team can stay in the team all the time, and as long as they have no major physical problems, they can play and participate in the game.

Some absolute core members, such as Rooney, Gerard, and Beckham, are even more "preferential". Even if Rooney was injured before the World Cup, Eriksson could speak "waiting", just like if England team lacks Rooney, they can't continue playing.

In this case, Rooney will definitely support Eriksen!

The same goes for other English cores.

They can feel Erikson's dependence on them and trust them from their national team experience. When Erikson faces media crises again and again and again and his performance is questioned, they will collectively speak up for the Swedes, and they do not want England to change their head coach.

In order to seek support, Erikson has maintained the stability of the team.

Millwall players are indeed very good. For example, Darren Bent was already the "second scorer" in the league at that time. Considering that the first scorer was Dutch striker Van Nie, in fact, Darren Bent is the English player with the most goals.

Why can't Darren Bent join the England national team?

If Bente enters the national team, he will definitely occupy a core forward position. If there is no important game and then loses the game, fans will also think of Darren Bent and question that Eriksen will not allow Bente to play, which will lead to the loss.

What should Rooney do?

What should Michael Irving do?

If Bente replaces Rooney or Irving, the English team will definitely not be stable anymore, and the original players' support for the head coach will also be reduced.

This is something Eriksen can't accept.

At that time, he will face pressure from the media, fans, the FA, and other aspects.

Erikson's approach also puts pressure on himself, because he did not lead the team purely by relying on his grades, and he also believes that not recruiting Millwall players is unfair to the players. Because of this, he believes that there is a direct contradiction between himself and Zhang Yang.

When he officially became Manchester City's head coach, he also felt a sense of pressure when he met Millwall, led by Zhang Yang.

This is the difference between the two sides.

Zhang Yang has more control over the team, the club has higher prestige in coaching, Millwall is stronger, and Manchester City has little hope of winning at home. In this case, Eriksen cannot let the team "stay defense" or get points with absolute defense, because Manchester City's style is a bit focused on offense. Just as they coached, they played so conservatively, which will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among fans.

The current game scene is also caused by Eriksen letting the team go and playing games normally.

Erikson was mentally prepared to lose, but he did not expect that the opponent would do so "exceptional" that the players actually scored more goals, and even gave up the celebration time, as if Millwall was behind.

The Swedes gritted their teeth in hatred.

In fact, Zhang Yang did nothing, but arranged a new 352 formation to allow the team to play normally.

The players spontaneously tried to score goals.

Millwall players also believe that Zhang Yang and Eriksen have a "contradiction". They should help Zhang Yang "beat his opponent", preferably a big score, so that they can be faced.

In addition, some players on the team were also very dissatisfied with Eriksen.

For example, Morris, Darren Ward, and Livermore, they all had the opportunity to join the England national team and were waiting for the call of the national team. However, because of "personal conflict with Zhang Yang", Erikson refused to recruit Millwall players. They would definitely be very dissatisfied. Now they have the opportunity to face the team led by Erikson, and they are all very motivated to play.

Other players have conflicts with Eriksen, but it is enough for a team to have several core players to dominate. The players will also talk in a low voice in private and finally make the decision to "work hard to beat Manchester City with a big score."

This is why the team did not even celebrate after Vardy scored, so they quickly replayed.

Millwall's approach surprised many people, and many people considered Zhang Yang and Erickson, and probably understood the reason. They had various speculations, but the final conclusion was only one - Millwall hoped to defeat Manchester City in a big score.

Manchester City players also guessed it.

Manchester City players are all very angry. Even if their opponent is the "triple-champion" of last season, they can't be so arrogant at Manchester Stadium. They scored the last goal and started quickly?

Isn't this taking us seriously?

Manchester City players were angry and the fight became much more intense. Each player's enthusiasm for entering the game increased, which also made the game between both sides extremely exciting.

Manchester City fans in the audience cheered for the team loudly. They were even more disgusted with their opponents' arrogant behavior and wanted Manchester City to join in quickly, so they would still dare to be arrogant when the other party saw that they would be arrogant.

Millwall has arrogant capital.

Compared with Manchester City's strength, Millwall's most advantageous aspect is not the ability of a single player, but the team's cooperation is tacit and the overall progress is quite smooth.

If a few months pass by, when Manchester City's new lineup can cooperate well, the tacit understanding between Millwall players will no longer be so advantageous. But Manchester City is still "too tender" now. There are too many new players in their lineup, which leads to the transmission between players being completely based on eyes, rather than relying on tactics and tacit understanding.

In addition, Millwall's advantage lies in the performance of the new 352 formation.

The new 352 formation is fast-paced and directly cooperates with the offensive. Regardless of whether the opponent makes mistakes or not, Millwall's attack speed is very fast every time. It would be great if the opponent makes a mistake. They can even make a very exquisite cooperation in a fast counterattack.

Therefore, the new formation's style of playing is the most popular way of playing against opponents, especially when the opponent is not strong enough, Mirwall will perform better and better, and it will be easy to find opportunities.

Manchester City just meets the conditions now.

When both sides attacked continuously, they glanced at the scene and seemed to be evenly matched, but in fact, every attack by Millwall easily creates a threat. On the other hand, Manchester City played several consecutive waves and could not send the ball into the penalty area.

This efficiency gap will become a score gap when reflected in the entire game.

In the 31st minute of the game, Millwall scored again. Morris passed the ball to the right in the middle, and Simpson followed up and hung the ball into the penalty area. Tony failed to grab the point, but Vardy, who had inserted the circumvention, rushed forward and volleyed, kicked the ball directly into the goal.

Such a wonderful goal immediately caused cheers from the fans.

Of course, there are only Millwall fans.

When the home team Manchester City fans saw the goal, they didn't know what to do, and they were collectively silent.

They were disappointed with the team's performance.

The game was only half an hour before the opponent scored two goals.

This is still a home game.

Whether this kind of game can win is not a problem, because everyone feels that Manchester City has no hope.

"Sky Sports" commentator Paul Scott also sighed, "Milwall is really too strong. Judging from the game, the gap between the two sides is comprehensive. It is difficult for Manchester City to find opportunities, while Miilwall has threatened the goal again and again and has scored two goals so far, which doesn't seem to be too much."

"Manchester City has introduced several new players, and these players are of good strength, but in front of Millwall's stars, it seems a bit too much to see."

Paul Scott was analyzing when he saw Vardy holding the ball into the middle circle again. He said with a funny look, "It seems that Vardy thinks that two goals are not enough! He also wants to complete a hat trick!"

Other media think so.

Before the game, many media said that they hoped that Manchester City would complete a counterattack and could beat Millwall at home.

Now they don't have hope.

The difference between Manchester City's performance and winning is too big. They think that Manchester City can lose "with face" because Millwall obviously hopes to score more goals.

So when they talked about Manchester City, they all said, "Silly Erikson! He actually let Manchester City play against Millwall! If the English team had been coaching England and had the tactics so open, perhaps England could have gone further in the World Cup."

"But now, it's Manchester City!"

"Manchester City is not the top team in the Premier League. The gap between them and Millwall is too big. Maybe the Swedes, before taking over as the club's head coach, should learn how to play against strong opponents. Compared with Zhang Yang, who has a brilliant team, Eriksen is like a child in coaching, although he is more than twice as old as Zhang Yang..."

No matter how passive Manchester City is, their opponent's failure is their victory.

After scoring the second goal, Millwall continued to work hard. Their goal was to defeat Manchester City by a big score, for the team to win and to breathe a sigh of relief for Zhang Yang.

The players all think so.

When they found that the game was very smooth, they played more actively. Even Manchester City's consecutive fouls did not stop Millwall from playing smoothly.

In the 41st minute, Millwall scored again.

This time it was Pire's credit on the wing. He dribbled the ball into the middle, dodged the opponent's block, and directly kicked the post with a shot. Then Morris followed up to complete the supplementary shot.

3 to 0.

At this point, Millwall was finally able to relax and celebrate the goal, and Morris hugged Pire excitedly.

A large group of players gathered in a group to cheer for victory.

At the same time, Manchester City players were full of loneliness and resentment. They were working hard all the time, but they could not stop the other party at all. They felt the absolute gap in strength. While sighing at Millwall's strength, they were also very angry.

Three to zero!

The game was just over halftime and was behind three to zero. What else should I play next?

Do you have to lose five or six goals?

Many players looked at Eriksen, hoping that the Swedes could give some instructions to tell them what to do, because they really don't know what to play next.

Erikson didn't know how to kick either.

When a team is not as strong as the opponent, performs as the opponent, and is still three balls behind, how to play to make a comeback may be a problem that world football will never solve.
To be continued...