Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 320 Victory and Satire

During the intermission, the two sides showed different mentalities.

Middlesbrough were caught off guard by two quick goals from Millwall late in the first half, after the score had been level and Middlesbrough were not too impressed with no one scoring. Anxious, it's time to strengthen the defense and strengthen the defense. They also want to score a goal when they launch an offense. They also want to score first to gain an advantage in the score and take the initiative in the tactical situation.

Now they are in a different mood.

When the first half ended, the Middlesbrough players were down, some players were talking to each other, and talking about the last penalty, they felt that the referee was too harsh and should not have directly awarded a penalty, but more Players know that it is completely meaningless to say these things.

After returning to the locker room, most of the players did not speak, quietly waiting for the time to pass, and even McLaren didn't pay much attention to explaining tactics.

Middlesbrough's morale was at its worst.

Fortunately, McLaren has a good control of the dressing room. The outside world is criticizing McLaren for the decline in leading the team, but in fact, Middlesbrough still respects him very much. Middlesbrough ranked sixth in the league last season. It is also the credit of McLaren leading the team. The Middlesbrough players are deeply touched. They will not question McLaren's coaching work because of outside news.

In fact, it is like inside Millwall. At the beginning of the season, the outside media continued to criticize. Many reports said, "Millwall has already locked the relegation quota in advance, and Zhang Yang will become the first head coach to be dismissed from get out of class in the Premier League."

Millwall was not affected at all because most of the players in the team knew Zhang Yang.

Middlesbrough is the same, McLaren still has authority, even if he is about to leave the team, there are many players who support him.

McClaren is going to coach the England national team.

In the eyes of many people, being able to coach the England national team is also an honor, and any English head coach has reason to take the initiative to pursue this honor.

McLaren talked about tactical play, and talked about topics such as 'to concentrate on the game, the team still has a chance', which also made Middlesbrough regain some fighting spirit.In a game that decides the outcome, it is really stressful to be behind by two goals. With 45 minutes left, it cannot be said that there is no chance at all.

Millwall is much easier.

In the dressing room of Millwall, the players are chatting relaxedly. Most of the players’ topics are not even on the game. Some of them are transferred to tomorrow’s match between Chelsea and Liverpool, and some are transferred to the FA Cup final. , and some turned to 'Looking forward to receiving the league championship medal'. In addition, some players talked about life trivialities, such as the love affair between Josh Simpson and Livermore's sister, which is the biggest gossip in the team. They kept stopping them, but the two still had a few dates, and Livermore was helpless about this. He could only threaten Simpson with his eyes and fists again and again.

This team gossip has also led to the topic of 'where to go on vacation', because Josh Simpson has plans to take Irina, no, it should be the Livermore family, to a Portuguese beach vacation.

This is forced and helpless.

Livermore never agreed with his sister going out with Simpson alone, and could only reluctantly accept the "family outing together" method, and insisted on paying the bill by himself, and Simpson became an "accompanied" oil bottle.

Others also talked about vacation plans.

Everyone's topic also made the locker room atmosphere more relaxed, but after Zhang Yang returned to the room, he reminded everyone to be serious, "The game is not over yet, I don't want to see us become the protagonists of tomorrow's 'reversed' news!"

"I believe that every one of you wants the team to reach the FA Cup final!"

Zhang Yang pulled the players back from the imagination of their holiday life to the intense game, and then talked about how to play in the second half.

Tactics remain largely unchanged.

Millwall has two goal advantages, as long as they can keep the goal, they can win the final victory.

Zhang Yang still talked about some details of the game. For example, the opponent’s attack on the left side is more threatening, so we should pay more attention to the defense on the left side. In addition, in terms of confrontation, he also emphasized the need to restrain and reduce conflicts. Head-to-head with each other."

This is not to show weakness, but not to fall into the trap of the other party.

Even if the opposing player is provocative, it is the referee who should punish the player. Once the player's brain is congested, the consequences will be more serious than imagined. As long as the game can continue normally, Millwall has a very high chance of winning, so there is no need to do that.

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The second half of the game began.

Middlesbrough were two goals behind and had reached the point where they had to attack.

The key point McLaren emphasized is also here. During the halftime break, what he said was related to offense, which is to let the team fight with one brain. If they can score goals, they can still play. If they can't score goals, it means to fail.

When Middlesbrough did this, they found that it was not easy to suppress Millwall, let alone break the goal.

Middlesbrough wants to take the initiative to attack. To have an advantage in offense is to have more ball possession and more passes. The space for football passing should also be biased towards the opponent's half. However, under the pressure of Millwall, It is already very difficult for them to play a evenly divided scene, and it is difficult to gain the initiative at all.

Millwall carried out a pressing defense in the front and back courts, and the constant running defense put a lot of pressure on Middlesbrough, and they had to attack hard against the pressure.

This made it difficult for Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough said that their strength is good, but they are only in the middle of the Premier League. In terms of player ability, they are basically on the same level as Millwall, neither high nor low.

It is very difficult for two teams of equal strength to suppress the other. Especially Middlesbrough's fighting spirit and performance are not as good as Millwall's, and it is even more difficult for the players on the field to play.

In the past 15 minutes of the second half, Middlesbrough's formation was a bit out of line. The frontcourt players wanted to score quickly and ran very high, but the backcourt couldn't keep up because they had to take care of defense. This is a contradiction. where.

Middlesbrough's 'chaos', on the contrary, allowed Millwall to play smoothly. Several consecutive offensives threatened Middlesbrough's goal.

This situation made the Middlesbrough media and the goal very worried. Some media had to admit, "The current situation is not good for Middlesbrough. They must stabilize their mentality. If this continues, it is impossible to catch up... ..."

In fact, so far in the game, Millwall has gained an overall advantage. It can already be seen that Middlesbrough is not only a mentality problem, but also in overall strength. The morale of the game is also much worse. No, it must be difficult to gain an advantage.

Zhang Yang always has a feeling of "the loneliness of a master". He has not participated in the game until now, but Middlesbrough has already lost.

It's a pretty good feeling.

If the game can be won normally, Zhang Yang doesn't want to use "plug-in" to win, it will make the sense of accomplishment much lower, especially for Middlesbrough, a team that is not very strong, the sense of accomplishment of winning will be lower.

It's different now.

Millwall relied on the tactical arrangements of the coaching staff and the performance of the players on the field to win, which also made Zhang Yang feel very gratified. In one season, the improvement of the team is visible to the naked eye.

This is the greatest achievement of work!

Millwall showed a 'strong team style', and Middlesbrough's 'relegation ranking' also appeared. They could not pose too much threat to Millwall, and Millwall frequently threatened Middlesbrough fans.

In the No. 707 minute of the game, Millwall scored again. The goal was Josh Simpson. He set the ball with an arc and broke through the Middlesbrough gate.

When the football broke through Schwarzer's ten fingers and flew into the goal, everyone knew that there was no suspense in the game.

This is the goal that made Middlesbrough desperate, and it is also the goal that directly determines the outcome.

3:0.

The difference between the two teams was three goals, and Middlesbrough was basically eliminated. In the next ten minutes, it was almost impossible for them to score three goals to tie the match. Even Middlesbrough Fort fans feel that it is not bad to score a face-saving goal at the end of the game.

Middlesbrough used to attack with a glimmer of hope, but now they all know that they have no chance, so when Millwall celebrated, none of the players complained to the referee about the time, and they hoped that the more time passed, the better. , because none of them wanted to continue the game.

Middlesbrough have accepted defeat.

The head coach McClaren sat in the seat, and it could be seen that his face was full of bitterness. He had long been prepared to accept failure, and the moment of failure was still a bit sad.

When the camera pointed over, McLaren shook his head helplessly, with a wry smile on his lips, but the British BBC TV commentator analyzed this, "Maybe McLaren doesn't care about winning or losing at all. No matter Middlesbrough Whether he can participate in European competitions next season has nothing to do with him, he has already found a way out - as the England national team coach."

"But at this moment, we may have to worry about the future of the England team..."

The blunt statement of the British BBC TV commentator also made many fans dissatisfied with McLaren.

This involves 'professional ethics' issues.

As the head coach of Middlesbrough, as long as he has not left, he should do his best to lead the team instead of thinking about what will happen next season. McClaren was analyzed as 'no professional ethics', which also made fans feel bad about him. The perception is extremely reduced.

Of course, this does not affect the game.

The situation of the next two teams can be imagined, the game is still in progress, but both sides seem to care less, Millwall players started a personal show, Darren Bent, Braniff and Jody - Morris, both dribbled the ball to show off their footwork, but except for Morris who succeeded, the other two were directly intercepted.

It also gave Middlesbrough a chance.

Middlesbrough also had no fighting spirit, and they failed to seize the opportunity, but the number of offenses increased in the later period, which also made Middlesbrough fans feel better.

Before the game was over, Zhang Yang had already stood up early, with a relaxed smile on his face.

Zhang Yang is really easy.

Most of the league has passed, and the FA Cup has reached the final stage. After winning this game, only the final in the middle of next month will be played. At the end of the season, the pressure of league competition is not great, which makes him feel comfortable .

From one season to the present, there are very few times when there is no pressure.

For most of the time, Zhang Yang was working under tremendous pressure. Even during the holidays, he was still worried about the field, making team training plans, discussing tactics with the coaching staff, etc. The continuous high-intensity work brought What comes is exhaustion inside and outside the body.

Now he can finally relax.

Before you knew it, the game was over, the referee blew his whistle, and Millwall cheered wildly.

The whole Millwall team is also cheering.

Zhang Yang did not participate in the celebration, but went to the middle to shake hands with McLaren.

This is a courtesy handshake.

However, Zhang Yang and McLaren have a good relationship, and they can have a friendly interaction. McLaren was very enthusiastic. He sighed and said, "Your team is very strong. I can't believe that I am facing Miller. Wall, I remember the last time we played against each other, although you won in the end, we did not face such great pressure."

"Thank you."

Zhang Yang responded politely, but McLaren did not expect to continue, "I saw it in the game, your striker, I mean Darren Bent, is quite good, Morris' skills are also very good, of course , and that set kick, that player is..."

"Josh."

"Yes, his name seems to be Simpson. He has very good skills. I think they are all qualified to enter the England team. It's a pity that I don't count now, but I believe that Bent will definitely be able to enter the national team."

"I also hope he can go in, but you know." Zhang Yang shrugged, "I don't like the Swedes."

"I know, haha." McLaren smiled and continued, "But I still want to congratulate you for training the first England international. I believe he will become an excellent shooter. Definitely talking about you."

"But I want to be famous myself." Zhang Yang laughed.

McLaren laughed too.

The scene of the harmonious conversation between the two was captured by the camera. The British BBC commentator explained, "McLaren and Zhang Yang have a good relationship. The two talked and laughed. McLaren certainly doesn't care about losing. very satisfied."

"The two coaches are completely in two states, but we may see an England coach who can have a friendly relationship with the club coach."

It's kind of ironic.

After Eriksson came to power, he had a bad relationship with almost all the head coaches of English clubs. Ferguson, Mourinho, Wenger, and even former Chelsea coach Ranieri expressed their dissatisfaction with Eriksson. It seems that the relationship between the head coach of the team and the coach of the Premier League team has become a tradition.

Seeing that McLaren and Zhang Yang had a good chat, it is not surprising that the commentator is so sarcastic.

(End of this chapter)