Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 360 Let 'fairness' go to hell!
In the first round of the league, Millwall's opponent was Blackburn led by Hughes.

Last season Blackburn got a good result of No.7 and was only close to getting a ticket to the European competition.Before the start of the season, Hughes also clearly pointed out in an interview that their goal is to 'get closer to the top six'.

The summer transfer, Blackburn's situation is not very good.

As early as the 1994-95 season, Blackburn used their brilliance to prove how important money is in football games. They bought stars and then won the first league championship trophy.

Time changes too fast.

Blackburn's operating conditions are not very good, and naturally there is no transfer funds to speak of. In order to expand the strength of the team in the transfer market, Hughes had to reluctantly sell Bellamy to Liverpool, and then added Jason Roberts. , McCarthy and other players.

"This will enhance the strength of the team to a certain extent." "British Football News" said in the pre-season review.

Blackburn's players are not outstanding. Last season, they were able to rank seventh in the league, relying more on the players' tenacious fighting and super fighting spirit.

Blackburn's style of play is a bit unreasonable, perhaps because of their core - Savage, known as the 'savage'.

Savage is a product of Manchester United's youth training camp. Together with Scholes, Beckham, Neville Brothers and others, he has become the backbone of the Red Devils' 92 generation. Demeanor, Savage is always unrestrained and rebellious off the field, so he didn't get the chance to play in Manchester United's first team.

After leaving Manchester United, Savage moved to Crewe, Leicester, Birmingham, and joined Blackburn during the winter break in 2005.

Savage is 31 years old, but he does not change his style on the court. He always tries to ridicule the referee, retaliate, and even beat the opposing player. Last season, Savage received 34 yellow cards and 11 yellow card in 1 league games. Red card, the card winning rate ranks first in the team.

Savage can become the core of Blackburn because of his hard work on the court. He is over [-] years old, but he still has the trust of Hughes, and through his own efforts, he has gradually gained the respect of his opponents, but there will be no Opponents like Savage, his style is too rough, and it is easy to cause violence.

Just like the comments of the media, "Savic's name (meaning slave) always means conflict and struggle!"

But even with the backing of a reckless man and extraordinary fighting spirit, Blackburn is still not favored, because their opponent is Millwall, and the venue is the Neal Stadium.

Millwall are the defending champions.

The summer transfer to Millwall has strengthened the wing and backcourt, and the signing of several star players such as Quaresma, Zambrotta and Pires has really improved the overall strength of the team.

"Millwall takes the first round very seriously and it will be very difficult for Blackburn to take a point."

The media spoke out Zhang Yang's heart.

There must be no mistakes in the first round. There is an old saying in China, 'A good start is half the battle'. The first round is still a home game, and you must win.

So Millwall sent the main force, Darren Bent, Morris, Smicer, Zambrotta, Pires and other players all got the chance to start, and the only one was Quaresma.

Many people think that Quaresma will be the absolute main force, but in fact, the Portuguese can only be "half the main force" for the time being, and it is impossible to say who is the absolute main force for the few core players who can play on the right, otherwise Others won't agree either.

Millwall played on the right, still Josh Simpson, Smicer and Jody Morris partnered with double avant-garde, that is, as the two cores of the team, leading the team's offense and defense.

Zhang Yang didn't target Quaresma, but instead took care of him and let him stay on the bench.

Although Quaresma performed well in the warm-up match, the warm-up match is a warm-up match after all. The two opponents are also Spanish and Italian teams. For example, if they play against a "tough guy" like Blackburn, the degree of confrontation is higher than the warm-up match. many.

Not only is the confrontation fierce, but the process will also damage the confidence of the players.

For example, letting Quaresma meet Savage, the latter is definitely not worth as much as the young Quaresma, but Savage can definitely block Quaresma easily, it is like a reckless man Bullying little girls... Well, this is a bit too much to describe, but Quaresma is still too immature, and he still needs more growth in terms of confrontation in the game.

It is not easy for Quaresma to adapt to a game. He still needs to play gradually and adapt slowly. The first thing he has to do is not to start directly, but to look at his teammates. How to fight against each other.

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In this game, the timing, location, and harmony are all on Millwall's side.

Blackburn players may all feel that it is difficult for them to take points from the Neil Stadium. Although their fighting spirit is not bad, they can feel the gap between the two teams after more than ten minutes of the game.

It's surprising.

When they played against Millwall last season, there was absolutely no such obvious gap. In fact, when the two teams met for the first time, Blackburn still had the advantage, but now the situation is reversed. Let alone the advantage, they are even very Difficult to attack to the frontcourt, threatening Millwall's goal.

They must face the constant threat of Millwall attacking before thinking of attacking.

Millwall showed fluid cohesion.

Under the leadership of the central roaders Mitchell and Morris, the two wingers took the lead in attacking the attack. The breakthroughs and passes on the left and right sides made it difficult for Blackburn to take care of defense.

In the 19th minute, Pires made a breakthrough from the left and found Smitchell in the middle.

1:0.

The cheers of the fans broke out at the Neil Stadium. The Millwall fans were delighted to see the team score the first goal, especially the team performed very well and completely suppressed Blackburn, which made them even more excited.

Blackburn coach Hughes shook his head and smiled wryly. He is confident to lead Blackburn to achieve good results, but there is really no good way to deal with a team like Millwall who does not play cards according to common sense.

Before the start of the game, Blackburn did a lot of preparations and also studied the warm-up matches between Millwall and Udinese.

Dual-core tactics are hard to imagine.

As for the 'crack' that the media talked about?how is this possible!The dual-core tactics basically serve the team. The loophole is that the defense of the single midfielder is weaker. Blackburn's offensive ability is average. It is difficult to break through the Millwall defense. It is meaningless to say anything.

Perhaps after waiting for two months, some teams will come up with countermeasures against Millwall, but it is absolutely impossible to happen in the first game.

What Hughes thought of, Zhang Yang also thought about it.

In fact, Zhang Yang is not very satisfied with the game. The team's performance seems to be good, but it can only be said that they caught the opponent by surprise, and it is impossible to talk about complete suppression.

The Millwall players are not so familiar with the dual-core tactics. On the surface, they cooperate smoothly, but there are many problems in the middle.

Now that the situation can be maintained on the field, it is only because Blackburn is not prepared. If the opponent is prepared and the defense is better, it is impossible for Millwall to play so smoothly.

"We still have to take it step by step!"

Zhang Yang sighed.

If you use the strength you have shown now to compete against Manchester United and Chelsea, it will be difficult to take advantage of it.

Of course, Millwall's offensive performance is still much better than last season, but just like Hughes thought, a defensive midfielder will make the defense weaker, which is also one of the shortcomings of the dual-core tactic.

No tactic in the world is perfect. A certain tactic is 'good'. It can only be said that the outstanding advantages are more obvious and can cover up the shortcomings. If you want to rely on a certain tactic and play dominant football, you must use the tactic to the extreme.

Like Barcelona.

Since 2000, Barcelona's tactical changes have not been played, but in the first few years, their performance was sluggish, and they could not even beat Valencia in the domestic arena, let alone the dominant Real Madrid.

But since 2005, Barcelona's performance has become dominant because they have used their tactics to the extreme.

It is still difficult for Millwall to achieve that step, but it can only be said that he has made a good start.

This game is not a big problem.

Blackburn is not a team that can threaten Millwall. Unless there is a big mistake, it is almost impossible for Blackburn to regain the situation.

Even if there is a problem, Zhang Yang will use his 'supernatural power' to stop it.

Of course, this is somewhat unfair.

Ahem... I'm very sorry... Ever since Zhang Yang became the head coach, he has never thought about fairness. Leading the team to victory is the most important thing. Let the so-called fairness go to hell!

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In the end, Millwall defeated Blackburn 3-1 and won the first round of the Premier League.

Blackburn should be satisfied, because they scored a goal at the end. The reason is that Blackburn's counterattack was good, but Zhang Yang's failure to stop it is also one of the important reasons.

Zhang Yang defaulted to the goal, and Blackburn was able to score.

Whenever I think about it from this angle, Zhang Yang feels a little dark in his heart, as if he has become a god. When shaking hands with the opposing coach Hughes, he said, "Blackburn is lucky. The last one The ball was beautiful."

Hughes' face turned black.

Hughes is not a coach who gets angry easily, but after he almost lost to his opponent by a big score, he was still a little angry when he heard the opponent's "sarcasm praise". What he didn't know was that Zhang Yang was speaking from his heart. .

Zhang Yang didn't explain too much. He was angry with Hughes and felt a little strange.

"Probably getting old?"

Zhang Yang guessed.

He didn't say this sentence, otherwise Hughes, who was just 43 years old, would definitely become angry with embarrassment.

Anyway, I am happy to have won the first round. After the game, Zhang Yang praised the team's performance and encouraged everyone to make persistent efforts to get through the difficult schedule from August to early September--
On August 24, the second round of the league challenged Manchester City away;

On August 26, the England Community Shield Cup, against Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium;

On August 29th, the third round of the league, an away game against Middlesbrough.

Two away games, one neutral stadium, three games within a week, and halfway through the UEFA Champions League group draw.

Looking at the timetable, Zhang Yang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)