Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 248

"Smicer! Smicer!"

The Anfield stadium broadcast has been shouting Smicer's name, "Smicer scored the first goal of the game. This is the first time he has returned to Anfield since he left, but it was the opponent's goal. Status. His goals already belonged to Millwall...”

Liverpool fans feel very sorry, because Millwall was scored, and it was the hero who helped the team win the Champions League-Smichel who completed the goal.

"Sky Sports" commentator Kyle Brad did not have so much emotion. He explained the goal in a neutral manner, "Fans and friends! This is the tenth round of the Premier League, Liverpool vs. Millwall at home Now it's zero to one, just now against Smicer of his old club, helping Millwall to score!"

"It was Darren Bent's pass just now. Smicer and Darren Bent made a wonderful cooperation. The two passed smoothly in the Liverpool penalty area. Darren Bent sent it to the goal. Pass the ball and knock down the Liverpool defense in an instant."

"Millwall lead!"

"This goal is also due to Darren Bent who sent a wonderful pass, but in the previous game, we can see that Smicer is the best player!"

"Smichel is over 32 years old. In the summer, he failed to get Liverpool's contract extension and could only choose to leave. Millwall signed him. From the goal just now, we can think that Millwall's The choice is not wrong, Smicer's performance is very good! That may make Liverpool fans very sad, because Smicer was originally a Liverpool player..."

Kyle Bullard kept praising Smicer.

Smicer deserves continuous praise for his performance is indeed very good. Of the 22 players on the field, he is undoubtedly the best one. Not even Liverpool's "soul" Steven Gerrard, In fact, from the start of the game to the present, Gerrard has not performed decently.

Zhang Yang is very satisfied with Smicer's performance.

In fact, Zhang Yang didn't expect Smicer to perform so well. Smicer is the core player in the frontcourt, but against Liverpool, Smicer's lack of explosive power is a big problem. His ability to organize offense is also average. This ability is relatively average, there is nothing special about it, but only a lot of experience, and such an outstanding performance is probably due to the 'against the old club', and the opponents I met are more familiar?

In addition, Smicer will not be affected by the atmosphere at Anfield?

When Zhang Yang was thinking, Benitez was also thinking.

The moment Smicer completed the goal, Benitez suddenly had the idea of ​​regret, "I knew I should renew the contract with Smicer!"

In the summer, Liverpool has the idea of ​​​​retaining Smicer, but the premise is that Smicer accepts a salary cut.

In the end, the two sides did not agree.

In fact, Liverpool has no choice. If Smicer stays in the team, he must be a substitute. With Harvey Alonso's outstanding performance and the explosion of some young players in the frontcourt, it will be difficult for Smicer. location.

Paying a high salary for a substitute player is unacceptable to the Liverpool club.

Millwall has financial problems, and so does Liverpool. Although they are a wealthy club, their value is much higher than that of Millwall, but the high value of the club does not mean that the finances are good. For example, in terms of player salaries, The average salary of Millwall players is only [-] pounds per week. This is due to the continuous renewal of players' contracts, plus the signing of Darren Bent, Smicer and other high-tech players. The salary is more than three times that of Millwall. For example, Gerrard's weekly salary exceeds [-] pounds. Several veteran players in the backcourt: Hyypia, Carragher, Finnan, etc. are also high-paid players. Players with outstanding performance in the frontcourt are paid around £[-] a week. Such a high salary expenditure also represents a huge financial burden. Players like Smicer can only play as substitutes if they want to stay in the team , then you can only choose to renew your contract with a salary cut.

In Benitez's mind, the emotion of "regret" only stayed for a moment, and then he felt that Smicer's departure was actually very good for him, because Smicer could not have performed so well in Liverpool. It's not easy to even get a chance to play.

That was a necessary sacrifice in Liverpool's 'change of blood'.

Veterans who are about to reach their age, no matter how good their strength is, they have to reduce their chances of playing. Some young players with less experience have to play frequently so that they can grow rapidly.

However, Benitez was still surprised by Smicer's performance. He knew Smicer. Even if he stayed in Liverpool to play the main force, Smicer should not have performed so well.

why?

"Is it because of tactics?" There was a reason why Benitez showed his favor to Zhang Yang before the game.

The outside world praised Benitez's tactical ability. With Liverpool's strength, he was able to win the Champions League. Not to mention the miracle created in the last game. During the promotion process, Liverpool's ability to pass all the way was wonderful, which is enough to prove that Benitez led the team excellent.

Benitez also likes to study tactics in private. When the media kept reporting Millwall, he carefully studied Millwall's style of play and was very surprised: he couldn't understand.

Yes!

Benitez found that he couldn't understand Millwall's tactical play. He analyzed the tactics with normal means, but he couldn't draw any conclusions. It was completely unreasonable for Millwall to perform well.

But...impossible!

So Benitez also believed the analysis conclusion of many people: Millwall's tactics were eager to develop Millwall's lineup, and there were no routines in it.

This kind of tactics specially created for Millwall cannot be viewed with normal eyes.

Smicer's good performance now can also be attributed to the tactical conclusion.

The young head coach, Smicer, is also included in the tactics developed for the team. He can use his abilities freely and will definitely perform very well.

Benitez was amazed immediately, because he could not develop tactics specifically for Liverpool.

"Then you probably need to know each player very well?" Benitez was a little hard to imagine, and he was even more looking forward to discussing academic issues of football tactics with Zhang Yang.

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After Smicer completed the goal, the score was rewritten accordingly, and the situation of the two teams was also different.

However, neither team adjusted their tactics.

Not long after the game started, Liverpool stepped up their offense a little, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible. Millwall continued to maintain a relatively balanced offense and defense.

The battle between the two teams in the midfield was fierce, and the two sides continued to compete for the initiative in the midfield.

As the game became more intense, the shouts of the fans increased, and there were cheers from Liverpool everywhere. Zhang Yang felt a little distressed when he heard it. He believed that the players were also affected.

That's true in the game.

There are too many young players in Millwall. Even some old players have only played in the Premier League for the first time. They have never experienced such a difficult away game. The sound in their ears has affected their performance. Many people want to keep Be calm, but the voice always reminds them that they are on the road. There are more than [-] fans watching them. Some players still feel very nervous. Other players who can keep calm, in such an environment, their performance has been greatly affected.

Liverpool is the exact opposite.

The Liverpool players had long adapted to the atmosphere. Amidst the cheers of the home team fans, their performance was getting better and better. Soon Liverpool took advantage of the opportunity and in turn suppressed Millwall.

Everyone knows that the game situation is very difficult, and some media commentators continue to emphasize Millwall's passivity when analyzing the game.

Zhang Yang didn't give any direction to the game. He seemed to have returned to last season when he first took over the team. At that time, he didn't understand anything. He just kept using "precognition" to judge the game. As long as the opponent didn't score, he thought it was safe of.

The situation of the game is like that, and Zhang Yang also has his own thoughts: like this kind of game, Millwall still has to go through a lot, and now they have to work hard to get through, as long as they can get through, the team will improve, and when they encounter similar situations , and the performance will be more stable.

Happily, Millwall persevered.

Liverpool had two good chances in the first half, but both Cisse and Gerrard couldn't get the finishing touches, and when the referee blew the half-time whistle, the scoreboard was still 1-0. .

Zhang Yang stood up from his seat.

He smiled.

This time it was not for the lead, or for the tactics to play a role, but for the fact that the team was able to persist. In other words, it was Benitez who felt difficult.

From No. 20 minutes to the end of the first half, Millwall played very passively. For a while, they didn't even make a decent counterattack, but Liverpool didn't score a goal in the end.

So in the second half, can Liverpool still score?

Benitez is not sure, but he knows that the best time has passed, and Liverpool will become difficult to play in the second half.

Millwall went into the break with the lead.

From the first half of the game, it is easy to see that Liverpool's striker is not capable enough, Pangler's experience is too poor, his mentality in the game is not stable, his personal ability is also somewhat insufficient, and it is difficult to score goals when he finds opportunities; Crouch is relatively better, but as a well-known and powerful center forward, he is also defended by Millwall to death. He touches the ball too few times and doesn't even have a chance to shoot.

Liverpool still have more chances in midfield.

Gerrard had two shots, one from long range, with the ball flying over the crossbar, and another from inside the box that nearly threatened the Millwall goal but bounced off Hislop's arm. go out.

This is the biggest threat Liverpool poses.

Zhang Yang reviewed the first half of the game in his mind, and knew how to play the second half, "We need to shrink the defensive line and properly compress the formation! We need to retreat more to defend!"

During the intermission, Zhang Yang kept emphasizing the conservative style of play.

This is a 'utilitarian mentality' strategy.

At the beginning of the first half, Liverpool was a little uncomfortable with Millwall's style of play. Coupled with Smicer's outstanding performance, they were indeed passive for a while, but after a little adaptation, Liverpool's strength was shown.

Although there is a gap between Liverpool and Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and other teams, the overall strength is definitely stronger than Millwall. Coupled with Anfield's home court advantage, it is still difficult to beat Liverpool head-on. If the game continues like this, Liverpool It's easy to score goals.

So Zhang Yang decided to adopt a 'conservative strategy'.

This was also considered before the game.

At the beginning of the second half, Zhang Yang replaced Darren Bent and Josh Simpson with Joey Healy and Rudy Clark. It was obvious what Wall was going to do.

(End of this chapter)