Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 243 Low-key, still low-key

In Sunderland's home game against Millwall, the final stoppage time was spent in the sound of 'booing'. The home fans couldn't bear the score. They not only lost the game, but also completely lost face.

At the end of the game, Zhang Yang greeted the next players with a smile on his face, and gave everyone a compliment.

This is a flamboyant habit.

After a 10-minute contest, every player will feel very tired. Regardless of whether the game is won or not, as long as they have worked hard, they should be recognized.

Zhang Yang then shook hands with McCarthy.

The two are not familiar with each other.

The two matches between Sunderland and Millwall last season were both in the first half of the schedule before Christmas. This was the first contest between the two teams. There was no face-to-face meeting at the press conference. Now is the real first match. Face to face at a time.

McCarthy looked bitter.

The two represented Millwall and Sunderland respectively, but they didn't have any grudges in private, and they were more sincere when shaking hands. McCarthy said the truth with a wry smile, "This is our first match, and it will be our first meeting. It's the last time of the season."

Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed.

He understood what McCarthy said, but he didn't know how to answer, should he say "sorry"?
Winning the game doesn't require an apology.

The two of them just said this, and walked into the player tunnel respectively. McCarthy went directly to the press conference, and Zhang Yang went to the locker room tacitly so as not to run into each other at the venue.

That will only cheapen the media.

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McCarthy's Sunderland coaching career is over.

The Sunderland club was in chaos that day, and many things happened internally and externally. First of all, thousands of Sunderland fans gathered in front of the club to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the team's poor results.

High-level meetings were also held within Sunderland.

It is unknown what the content of the meeting was. At nine o’clock that night, the Sunderland club held a press conference to announce, “Due to the poor record of the team, the head coach McCarthy who has coached the team for three consecutive seasons has been dismissed. The game will be completed by another acting coach appointed by the team."

At this point McCarthy's Sunderland coaching career is over.

After the first round of the Premier League the next day, half of the media reports were about Sunderland. Sunderland is just a small club. Among the [-] teams in the Premier League, they are only the newly promoted teams at the bottom. It has received much attention, but a seven-goal home loss and the dismissal of the head coach are enough to attract everyone's attention.

Many media analyzed the reasons for McCarthy's dismissal, and they all regarded Millwall's big win as the 'fuse'.

"If it weren't for this game, McCarthy would have lasted until after Christmas."

McCarthy's position was solid in the summer.

Although Sunderland's results were not good in the past few rounds, McCarthy was the hero who led the team to upgrade. Sunderland will not be able to complete the upgrade after returning to the British Championship. An upgrade is quite a good achievement.

Many Sunderland fans also regard McCarthy as a hero.

Under such leadership results, as long as McCarthy does not make any big mistakes in coaching, there is no big problem staying in Sunderland. Unfortunately, Sunderland's results are really bad. They are no longer as simple as the bottom one. No one can accept only one point in the league.

What the Sunderland players said in an interview after the game also confirmed the statement that 'the match between Millwall and Sunderland was the trigger for McCarthy's dismissal', or to put it another way, "Zhang Yang is the direct cause of McCarthy's dismissal." push hands!"

Many Sunderland players were interviewed and publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with McCarthy, "I always felt that the strength of the team was similar to that of Millwall, but we lost seven goals at home, and we didn't know how the game was played. The opponent keeps scoring goals, it seems that we are not competing with a newly promoted horse at the same level, but with a world giant that is impossible to resist!"

"I can't believe it's just Millwall."

"We also played against Millwall twice last season, and we won both games. We won both home and away games!"

"The only thing I can think of is that Millwall changed manager and we didn't."

"..."

None of the above statements mentioned the name, but the goalkeeper Davies, who was punctured seven times and was hit hard, couldn't control that much. He said directly, "I think the reason for the big loss is that Millwall There were better tactics and we didn't. They played better and we played poorly and a lot of people were out of form."

"I don't think it's a player's personal problem. When a team has no fighting spirit, the reason can only be attributed to the head coach!"

"McCarthy is a good coach, but if Zhang Yang came to coach Sunderland, it would be a different scene!"

"The above is what I have to say!"

When Sunderland players were interviewed and expressed their dissatisfaction with the head coach McCarthy in a subtle way, the media could naturally say, "Zhang Yang drove McCarthy away."

This is very interesting.

Zhang Yang is the head coach of Millwall, and McCarthy is the head coach of Sunderland. The two can only be said to be peers and rivals, but Zhang Yang has affected McCarthy's coaching position.

But Zhang Yang is still very low-key.

In an interview the next day, Zhang Yang expressed regret for McCarthy's departure, "I don't want to see this result. In yesterday's game, our players played very well, but this is just a league game, and any team can play well." There are good times, there are bad times, Millwall is the same, yesterday just caught up with the good times."

"Our goal is to be able to avoid relegation and get three points is a good result, so for us, winning with one goal is the same as winning with seven goals."

"With McCarthy, I can only wish him well."

"..."

Zhang Yang's words made the reporter very helpless.

The reporters who came to interview have become accustomed to Zhang Yang's low-key. Every time he asked Millwall, Zhang Yang would emphasize that 'Millwall's goal is to relegation', but Millwall has achieved very good results. What a top team should have.

The reporters all felt that "Millwall's goal is the top six" is normal, and no matter how bad it is, it can still rank in the middle of the league.

Zhang Yang said that 'seven to zero is the same as one to zero', and the reporters even scoffed: How could Millwall not know how to show mercy during yesterday's game?One goal, another goal, until the end of the game, Millwall was still trying to score.

But the media didn't care either.

Millwall's big win gave them something to report: one was Sunderland's big news, and the other was Braniff's hat-trick.

A lot of media is reporting on Braniff, who made five appearances, scored six goals, rose to the top of the scorer list and was immediately regarded as a 'new rising striker talent'.

After this round, the voices of praise are everywhere.

Braniff has become the focus of media reports, and many experts and celebrities have come forward to comment on Braniff's performance, and various coaches have come forward to express their appreciation for Braniff.

Many media also feel sorry: Braniff is a player from Northern Ireland. Even if he performs brilliantly and becomes the world's top striker, it is impossible for him to enter the England team.

The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is composed of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The four regions can be called countries and have their own governments and laws. It's just that it is managed by the British government, and the four regions also have their own football associations. In the World Cup, there will be differences between the 'England team' and 'Scotland team'.

Braniff is a player from Northern Ireland who belongs to the Northern Ireland Football Association. No matter how good his performance is, he can only represent Northern Ireland.

In fact, even if the policy allows, players from other regions will not join the England team.

Britain is not a monolith.

The four regions have their own historical contradictions, and even hatred among each other. Each region has 'split parties', which represent the sentiments of the people.

For example, in the eyes of the Scots, there is no difference between England and France, and even France is more friendly, so their players will not join the England team, which is no different from treason.

The same goes for Northern Ireland.

Although Northern Ireland is the weakest team in the four regions, players from Northern Ireland will only join their own national team.

In the media's praise and reports on Braniff, Millwall did not have much time to reflect on the big victory. The League Cup is about to usher in, and the Premier League schedule has become more intensive.

Just four days later, Millwall ushered in the eighth round of the league.

This round of Millwall's opponent is Manchester City, which is still an away game. When it comes to Manchester, many people can think of Manchester United.

Manchester City is Manchester United's sworn enemy.

As Manchester United's team, Manchester City's performance is much worse than Manchester United's.

In the past few seasons, they have been plagued by conservative financial problems. Every season, they can only achieve mid-range results in the league, and sometimes they even have to work hard to avoid relegation.

In the last round, Millwall beat Sunderland with seven goals. Many people in this round also think that it is not a problem for Millwall to win Manchester City.

But professional football is not that simple.

If it is only about strength and performance, Chelsea can win the league championship without playing in the league: their lineup is the most luxurious, even more luxurious than Manchester United, and their past performance is also the best. They have won seven rounds in a row.

Zhang Yang made preparations for the game, but the result of "Divination of Words and Spirits" was not good, and he only had a "bad" evaluation, which meant that the team's luck was not very good. Considering the physical problems of the whole team in the lineup, only one player was sent. With some of the main players on the field, players such as Simpson, Smicer, and Wes Morgan all rotate. One can imagine how strong a half-substitute lineup can be.

This is also no way.

The depth of Millwall's bench is too poor, the main players are not solid, it is impossible to always participate in the game, and the substitute players have to appear in rotation.

But the result of the game is barely acceptable.

At the end of the 10-minute contest, Millwall and Manchester City drew 1-1. In an away game, with a half-substitute lineup, they only had the strength of six stars and four points. A draw is acceptable.

Although it was only a draw, this game allowed many main players to take turns.When the players are rested, their physical condition will be much better and their performance will become much more stable.

This is all good.

After the game, Zhang Yang smiled and shook hands with the opponent's head coach. At the press conference, he said, "Football games are like this. If there is a win, there will be a loss. I am very satisfied with the draw. The end of the winning streak also allows us to breathe a sigh of relief. , I believe the team’s performance will get better and better in the future.”

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