Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 318 Making things difficult and enthusiasm

The match between Millwall and Manchester City ended 30-[-], and Millwall won the No.[-] four-round victory.

The victory was no surprise.

After the game, the Millwall fans were still very happy, because the victory brought them closer to the championship.

At the end of the game, the TV commentator also had a positive comment on Millwall's performance, "In the late stage of the league, many teams have been affected and their performance cannot keep up with the first half of the schedule, but Millwall's performance seems to be more stable. "

"It speaks to their growth. From the perspective of the game, we can all start to look forward to next season."

"If there are no accidents, Millwall will definitely not be worse than now next season! In the championship team, we also have to add Millwall's name..."

Zhang Yang shook hands with Pierce after the game. Pierce was very interested in Zhang Yang. He didn't care about the outcome of the game, but wanted to learn from Zhang Yang, "I don't know how Millwall succeeded, but I'm sure, your success There must be something to learn from.”

Zhang Yang suddenly had a good impression of Pierce.

The two walked and chatted until they arrived at the press conference.

As the loser and the one who didn't pay attention, few reporters were interested in Pierce. He answered a few questions and left. When it was Zhang Yang's turn, the atmosphere on the scene became hot, and the reporters scrambled to ask questions.

Zhang Yang didn't talk about the game anymore, and there was nothing to talk about in the victory over Manchester City. He just mentioned Curtis Weston, "I am very happy to see that our young players can also score goals. Curtis's name, Will be unfamiliar to many people, but I believe he will be the future of Millwall!"

This positive comment is enough to make Weston appear on the media page, and it attracts more media attention than his goals.

Then Zhang Yang talked about the team situation, "Tomorrow we will participate in the FA Cup, and this game will also make the competition more intensive. To be honest, there is a lot of pressure on the team. It's not easy."

"Everyone can feel the pressure from the dense schedule, the players, the coaching staff, and the rest of the staff at the club. But professional football is like this. If you want to go far, you have to overcome the pressure. Tomorrow's game More importantly, I hope everyone can persevere and do their best to perform better."

The reporters hurried to write it down.

They regarded Zhang Yang's words as "a declaration of competing for the double championship of the league and the FA Cup."

After the game, some media reports commented, "Millwall has a chance to win the double championship! Maybe we always focused on the league before, but Millwall also entered the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and their opponent was only Millwall. Delsbrough...sorry, that seems to put Middlesbrough down a bit, but that's the way it is, how much fighting spirit can there be in that team?"

The media reports seem to be satirizing Middlesbrough, but anyone who knows the situation knows that they are satirizing Middlesbrough's head coach McLaren.

McLaren was fired very hotly.

The FA has confirmed that McLaren will take over the vacancy left by Eriksson. After the World Cup, McLaren will start leading England.

For the world's top coaches, leading England is not a big deal, but for an ordinary Premier League team and an English head coach, leading England not only means a high-status job, but also a symbol of playing for the country. honor.

McLaren's mood can be imagined.

Perhaps it was this kind of excitement that made McLaren leave behind the 'current job' of leading Middlesbrough. Since Christmas, Middlesbrough's ranking has dropped from eighth in the league to No.14 in the league. .

Such a sharp drop made the media have no good comments on McLaren.

After the press conference was over, Zhang Yang was about to go back to the locker room, and met several Chinese reporters in front of the door.

At the press conference, there were a few Chinese reporters. Zhang Yang didn't pay much attention to it, because basically every game will appear Chinese reporters, and they will occasionally have the opportunity to ask questions. Many, the press officer did not specifically mention Chinese journalists.

Zhang Yang didn't want to talk much at first, he wanted the players to have a good rest and prepare for tomorrow's game, but a reporter's question made him stop for a while, "Mr. Zhang, can you talk about Sun Jihai's performance?"

"Sun Jihai?"

During the game, Zhang Yang also noticed Sun Jihai. After all, he is also Chinese. It is not easy to meet him in English football. When the reporter asked about it, he said as he walked, "Sun Jihai is a good player. I saw his performance. His defense is very tough, and his running positions with his teammates are also good, which caused a lot of interference to our offense. "

This is a neutral assessment.

But Zhang Yang knew what the reporters wanted to hear, so he continued, "You must know that it is not easy to get this comment. The Premier League is the world's top league. A defender who is qualified in the Premier League is strong enough to enter any country. Team effectiveness. For defenders, the most important thing is not to stand out, but to be stable, stable defense, not making mistakes, more important than anything else."

This comment made the reporter next to him laugh.

They just hoped to hear Zhang Yang's positive comments on Sun Jihai, so that they could make a report to attract fans when they returned home.

It's not 'favoured by journalists' who is so public. He speaks from his heart. Being able to represent Manchester City in the first game is enough to prove Sun Jihai's ability. There are so many defenders in world football, how many of them can play in the top stages?Sun Jihai can be recognized by Manchester City and become a main player, which is enough to prove his ability.

Based on the level of defenders in the Premier League, those big-name defenders, such as Ferdinand, Terry, Carragher, etc., must be world-class. They represent the highest level of football defenders in the world. Sun Jihai is worse, but he can also be ranked Second rate.

This can also be seen from his worth.

Zhang Yang has noticed Sun Jihai's worth assessment. Sun Jihai's transfer from China to Manchester City is worth 245 million pounds. In January, "French Football" listed the worth of Premier League players. Sun Jihai's estimated worth is 280 million pounds, which is not higher than when he transferred few.

"French Football" generally only looks at the strength and performance of the player's worth, which is relatively low. A player with a worth of 280 million pounds will cost a lot more when he really wants to transfer, and the minimum can exceed 350 million level of the pound.

£350!

This level of worth is already second only to big-name players, and can catch up with Millwall's main players.

Among the Millwall team, the most valuable is Darren Bent, who must be worth more than 1000 million pounds at present, and the real transfer needs at least 2000 million pounds, followed by Jody Morris and David Livermore.

The special emphasis here is David Livermore. Livermore's performance is recognized by many people. A midfielder with a strong body, stable defensive performance, and a long-range shooting ability will always be in the transfer market. 'Hot goods', if Livermore wants to transfer, he will be more attractive than Darren Bent, and there will definitely be top giants participating in the competition.

Secondly, it will belong to Braniff, Josh Simpson, Darren Ward and others. They are all worth between 300 million pounds and 1000 million pounds. Without real transfers, no one can know How much is the transfer fee, but only in terms of worth, Sun Jihai has surpassed most of Millwall's players.

If you really make a comparison, Sun Jihai is basically comparable to Darren Ward.

This is still outstanding because of Darren Ward's stable performance. After one season, his worth has skyrocketed from hundreds of thousands of pounds to millions. Darren Ward is the absolute main defender of Millwall.

Some time ago, many media also believed that "Darren Ward has continued to perform steadily and may be called into the national team and become an England international."

So it can be seen that Sun Jihai is quite good.

Of course, no matter how good Sun Jihai is, he is also a Manchester City player. He has nothing to do with Zhang Yang. His job is to lead the Millwall team. When he returns to the club, the work will continue. Details, analysis of things to pay attention to against Middlesbrough.

The next morning, the coaching staff told the players the results.

Zhang Yang also specially printed a few copies of the content and distributed one to each player for them to read on the bus, which can also be used as something to pass the time.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Millwall's bus drove into Birmingham City, and arrived at the destination of the trip - Villa Park Stadium half an hour later.

Villa Park is the home stadium of the Premier League team Aston Villa, which can accommodate 3 spectators. From the perspective of the size of the stadium, it is still a bit small to hold the FA Cup semi-finals, because the fans of the two teams who came here More than [-] people.

The semi-final between Millwall and Middlesbrough also attracted local Birmingham fans, but most of the fans couldn't buy tickets. If they couldn't watch the game live, they would have little interest in the game. After all, Millwall , Middlesbrough are not the teams they support.

This game is more attractive than the league.

In English football, the ancient FA Cup always has a profound meaning, and the semi-finals are enough to attract a lot of attention. For Millwall, Wilkinson also came to the stadium to help deal with some things, and hoped to be with the team Celebrate victory.

After the team made arrangements, Zhang Yang and Wilkinson walked together and went to the mixed area to be interviewed by some reporters, which was equivalent to 'taking care' of Wilkinson, and had more contact with British media reporters, so as to facilitate the club's external publicity activities.

After the time was almost up, Zhang Yang went to the press conference.

In front of the venue, Zhang Yang ran into McLaren. The two were the head coaches of the two teams, and they had a direct hostile relationship. However, the two had known each other for a long time, and the atmosphere of the meeting was quite harmonious.

McLaren smiled at Zhang Yang and waved in greeting.

Zhang Yang also smiled back, and said, "It's really early, how is it? How much preparation have you made? We are full of confidence in entering the final."

This is a bit provocative.

McLaren smiled and didn't care, but replied, "Before you talk about the outcome, you should go in and deal with those reporters!"

McLaren has been made difficult.

Before McLaren entered the venue for an interview, the reporters asked him questions that had nothing to do with the game, and were all about Middlesbrough's league results.

McLaren was struggling to deal with it, because Middlesbrough's performance was obviously declining. He couldn't even refute. He could only keep saying, "Injuries and schedule issues have made the team exhausted. There’s no way the grades will go down.”

Then he emphasized the environment, "This is Villa Park Stadium, I hope you can ask questions related to the game."

McClaren repeatedly emphasized the game, in fact, he wanted to change the topic and let reporters pay attention to the confrontation with Millwall, instead of paying attention to Middlesbrough's declining league results.

And... does that make any sense?

Outside the eighth place in the league, until No.17, the difference is only a small amount of TV broadcasting fees, which is something that should be considered at the club level. Middlesbrough's performance has declined, which has little impact on the team. In short, they certainly cannot Through the league results, get the place to participate in the European competition.

The FA Cup becomes crucial.

If they can beat Millwall and reach the FA Cup final, they will definitely pass the FA Cup and qualify for next season's European competition.

That's what matters!

But does McLaren care?In fact, he doesn't care, because he will not continue to be the coach of Middlesbrough. Whether Middlesbrough enters the final or not, whether he can participate in European competitions next season, he will definitely not lead the team.

McClaren has already begun to consider coaching the England team.

McLaren was made things difficult by the reporters. He felt that the reporters were difficult to deal with, but it was different when it was Zhang Yang. When Zhang Yang appeared at the entrance of the venue, the reporters suddenly burst into enthusiasm. Their questions to Zhang Yang were basically it's all--
"The FA Cup should also be Millwall's goal, right?"

"Which team do Millwall expect to face in the final?"

"About this game, Mr. Zhang, can you talk about it? Also, do you think it's normal to win a few goals?"

"How do you rate Middlesbrough's performance getting worse and worse?"

"Can you disclose the progress of the new contract negotiations?"

"Has Millwall started signings? Is there a target now?"

"..."

The questions from the reporters were rarely targeted, and they all wanted Zhang Yang to talk about his views or reveal some news. Regarding the FA Cup, it was also "Which opponent does Millwall want to meet?", which is equivalent to saying, "Millwall Definitely going to the final."

If McLaren heard it, he would definitely vomit blood in anger.

In fact, the British media generally believe that Millwall will definitely enter the final. It is not that Millwall has performed too well recently, but that Middlesbrough has performed too poorly.

Everyone knows that McLaren's mind is on the England team, how much fighting spirit will Middlesbrough have to play?
(End of this chapter)