Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 240 Not a level of confrontation
"Victory is not the purpose of the game, we are here to conquer the fans!?" When Sunderland coach McCarthy learned what Zhang Yang said at the press conference, he almost vomited blood three liters out of anger.

Victory is not the goal?
Isn't the purpose to win fans?

Is this an oath to defeat Sunderland with a big score?
Even a wealthy team dare not be so arrogant, a newly promoted Premier League team like Sunderland dare to say such a thing!

McCarthy is determined not to tolerate it!
So McCarthy thought of what he thought was the best way, that is to disclose the news to all the players, let them know how Millwall's young head coach despised Sunderland and each of them.

"He said this publicly, and he didn't see us in his eyes at all!"

"I'm sure you guys will come to the game and prove that we're not a good team, right?"

"In this game, we can only win but not lose! We have been pushed into a corner! We will go all out to win the first Premier League victory!"

"..."

McCarthy borrowed Zhang Yang's words to improve the morale of the whole team. His approach did have some effect. Every Sunderland player hoped to be on the field and teach Milwaukee a lesson of "not taking them seriously". you.

McCarthy walked out with the team, and when he saw Zhang Yang on the other side, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up.

boy!

You are still too young!
If you thought you were fighting against Sunderland, it turned out to be a means of fierce Sunderland!
This is the wrist of a veteran head coach!

Seeing the smile on the corner of McCarthy's mouth, Zhang Yang just made a "no big deal" shrug, and then complained to the fourth official next to him, "Sir, I think that person is deliberately provoking, and the referee should pay attention to it." one time."

The fourth official looked over.

Zhang Yang analyzed, "Did you see the look in his eyes? How aggressive, that's not the spirit of sportsmanship!"

"He probably wants to provoke me. He thinks I'm too young. I have no choice, and I dare not respond, so I can only ask you for help."

After the fourth official finished listening, he smiled helplessly and said, "The game is about to start, you should go back to your seat!"

"But what if he still provokes?" Zhang Yang looked like a doormat.

"I'll remind him to pay attention!"

The fourth official said something helplessly, and then told the line referee through the walkie-talkie in his hand. The line referee walked over inexplicably and said to McCarthy, "Sir, please be careful not to provoke in the game."

McCarthy froze.

After the linesman left, he didn't even know what the other party was doing.

provocative?

Where did I provoke you?

In McCarthy's inexplicable expression, Sunderland's home game against Millwall began.

The Sunderland players all want to teach Millwall a lesson in the game. They don't think Millwall is strong, because Millwall, like them, was only a Championship-level team last season. Sunderland won both of their two meetings.

In the summer, Millwall did not wantonly supplement the lineup. Many of their starting lineups were the main players of last season.

There is not much difference between the two sides.

No, some Sunderland players subjectively believe that their strength is stronger. Millwall's previous results are very good, and they beat Arsenal in the last round, but it's just that Sunderland did not perform well. Or it can be considered that Millwall's opponents did not perform well, but in general Sunderland has the upper hand, and they are still playing at home, so the advantage is too obvious.

McCarthy was all about boosting morale, and didn't mention Millwall's strength at all. After the game left, the Sunderland players also played with the mentality of 'the team is stronger than Millwall', but they soon discovered that, Not to mention "teaching the other side hard", it was very difficult for them to score halftime.

From the first minute, Millwall launched a tough offensive.

Millwall almost played around the Sunderland half. Even the last coordination was near the center line, and the number of return passes was very small. Most of the time, football appeared in the Sunderland half.

Sunderland was beaten out of breath for a while.

Many players were still thinking of 'teaching Millwall a lesson'. When Millwall made a big offensive at the beginning, they thought that the next wave of offensive would definitely change the situation. This idea lasted in their minds for several days minute.

and so on.

Wait and wait.

Millwall's offensive went on for a long time. Sunderland grabbed the ball a few times in the middle, but they were counter-robbed before they crossed the halfway line. In the end, goalkeeper Kelvin Davies threw the ball in his arms. Here, while resolving a crisis in front of the door, it also allowed Sunderland to breathe a sigh of relief.

Sunderland began to organize the attack.

When the football finally fell at their feet, they thought about counterattacking back and gave Millwall a hard lesson, telling them not to be so arrogant at the Stadium of Light, but Sunderland's offensive only lasted five seconds .

When the football flew across the front field, midfielder Whithead failed to control the ball and was directly snatched by Marvin Elliott.

Then it was Millwall's attack time again.

Sunderland was forced to retreat to defend, and many players couldn't help complaining about Werthead: "Why is it so easy for the opponent to steal the ball?"

But there is no way, they still can only defend.

"Wait for the next opportunity!"

Another 3 minutes passed, and it was difficult for Sunderland to snatch and control the ball in defense, so they could only usher in Millwall's continuous offensive.

That was the case 10 minutes before the game.

Just watching the first 10 minutes of the game, anyone can conclude: "Sunderland is no match for Millwall!"

But why is there such a big gap?
Many media attributed the reason to Millwall's outstanding performance and full of fighting spirit. The team's consecutive victories also brought a lot of confidence; There is a lot of fighting spirit.

One after another, it is not surprising that Millwall has an advantage.

McCarthy also understands this way. Many outside media have praised Millwall's new tactics, and some Premier League coaches have also participated in it, but McCarthy does not think that a tactic can change a team.

He couldn't be more clear about Millwall's strength!
Now in the Millwall lineup, striker Braniff, winger Joey Healy, midfielder Elliott, Livermore, defender Darren Ward, Tony Clegg, these are all from last season. There are many old players, and their strength is on the bright side. Six out of eleven players are familiar with it. There will not be much difference if four players are replaced.

So what is the reason for Millwall's advantage?
McCarthy came to a conclusion: it should be the opponent's offensive play regardless of defense, which made Sunderland a little uncomfortable.

This attack cannot last long!
When Millwall had to slow down, it would be a good opportunity for Sunderland to counterattack!

Zhang Yang's view is completely opposite to McCarthy's.

Before the game started, Zhang Yang already knew what the game would be like. Sunderland also made signings in the summer transfer, but one or two players couldn't make much difference. Compared with last season, they were far behind. It's not big, and coupled with consecutive losses, the team's fighting spirit is not very good.

The current Sunderland can at most play a 'six-star' strength. If an accurate analysis is made, it is estimated that they will only have a five-star high-end strength.

What about Millwall?
The team is steadily surpassing the seven stars.

The two sides are not at the same level at all, and coupled with the impact of fighting spirit, it is normal to completely suppress Sunderland.

The media also analyzed the game.

Due to Sunderland's extremely poor performance, almost all the media are optimistic that Millwall can win. The current game has further confirmed this point. However, some media commentators are still very conservative in predicting the score. They think Millwall can win. A massive attack will not score a few goals, and what Zhang Yang said about "defeating Sunderland" is even less likely to happen.

'1 to 0' is the prediction of most commentators!

"It depends on when Millwall finishes the goal!" After careful analysis, a commentator said the predicted result.

auditorium.

Eighteen thousand Sunderland fans watched the game.

This number is not as good as Sunderland's results in the Championship, which shows how disappointed Sunderland fans are with the team's results, but the Sunderland fans who came here are absolutely surrounded by Sunderland. Under such circumstances, maintaining support for fans is enough to prove their loyalty.

Before the start of the game, Zhang Yang's words of "defeating Sunderland" and "conquering the fans" also angered many Sunderland fans.

When watching the game in the auditorium, many fans spontaneously chanted slogans, some were support for Sunderland, and some were cursing Millwall and Zhang Yang. Those slogans were insulting. Ears, when England watch the game, have completely lost their hypocritical gentlemanly demeanor.

For Sunderland fans, such shouts are enough to put pressure on Millwall.

As long as it can put pressure on Millwall and affect their performance, maybe Sunderland will usher in their first Premier League victory?

Many fans think so.

So they shouted harder.

But what they didn't expect was that Millwall didn't seem to be affected in any way. In the first 10 minutes of the game, Sunderland was suppressed all the time. It was like playing against a rich team. Sunderland couldn't even attack. The two sides don't seem to be on the same level.

This makes the Sunderland fans very depressed. They have worked hard for a long time, but the team's performance is not satisfactory. What else can they do?

No.13 minutes, the game finally made progress.

Millwall's offense was quite threatening. They surrounded Sunderland in the half court. The football kept rolling in front of and behind the penalty area. When kicking towards the penalty area, the Sunderland defender couldn't help stealing Livermore in front of the penalty area.

Seeing Livermore fall to the ground, Zhang Yang couldn't help feeling a little worried.

The next moment Livermore stood up indifferently, faster than the defender who brought him down, and shouted at the referee, "He fouled! He fouled!"

Zhang Yang felt a pain in his forehead, this guy really has no brains!

Others were knocked down by the opposing player, so why did they spend a while on the grass to win the sympathy of some referees, but this guy seemed to be okay...

Stupid!
Fortunately, the referee saw the Sunderland defender's foul, and still showed the opponent a yellow card, and at the same time gave Millwall a free kick.

Josh Simpson steps forward to take the free kick.

The location of the foul is only 20 meters away from the goal, in the most central position in front of the penalty area, which can be said to be one of the best positions.

The Sunderland players didn't pay much attention.

Although many media praised Josh Simpson and called him "David Beckham's successor", many young players in Europe are called "XXX's successor" or "the first" Two XXX', no big deal at all, and often players with this title turn out to be pure hype.

Sunderland players also see Simpson in the same way.

Because the distance from the goal is very close, it means that the angle is a bit wide. Sunderland still formed a four-person wall, and other players piled up next to the penalty area, preparing to defend the opponent's possible cooperation. Braniff was taken care of. Mitchell is even more surrounded by the two opponents. From the perspective of Sunderland players, Smicell is the most threatening as a famous star.

With everyone watching, Simpson chose to attack the goal directly!
Hang the door!
high speed!
The angle is tricky!
The football has a noticeable spin in the air!
When the football flew out of Simpson's feet, goalkeeper Davieston realized that he was careless, and then he knew that he paid the price for his carelessness-in the process of getting up to save, the arc of the ball made the judgment a little biased, when he jumped When the position was scheduled, the football surpassed the fingers and spun into the goal.

(End of this chapter)