Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 583: Shoot When You Should

"Goooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!"

"ball--"

"—Enter——!"

Seeing the football fly into the goal, Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott yelled loudly, "Simpson! Simpson! Millwall equalized! It was a wonderful combination! A corner kick! Two The cooperation between the midfielders!"

"Simpson! He and Livermore, the two made a pass, Livermore attracted enough attention, and Simpson's shot was quite beautiful!"

"Let's look at the slow motion... This ball is not only powerful, but also has a strong spin. The goalkeeper Shay reacted fast enough, but he couldn't do anything!"

"Simpson, wonderful shot, very crisp, very high level. Before Simpson played on the right, he scored a goal for Millwall in the game against Manchester City. This is the second goal of the season. So, Opponents of Millwall must remember that Simpson is an important scoring point for Millwall. He scored 19 goals for the team in the League, Champions League and League Cup last season, and his efficiency is still very high."

"In this game, Simpson played in the middle, and his performance is gradually improving. He may need to adapt to the new position. After all, not everyone can play the core..."

During Paul Scott's commentary, the camera lens pointed to the sidelines, and I saw Zhang Yang smiling and celebrating with others, and his performance was the same as usual, still so indifferent.

There is a contrast.

Everyone else on the dugout, including the substitutes, was celebrating wildly. A goal against Millwall didn't seem like a big deal, but the game got off to a tough start and Millwall fell behind for the first time. Goals are pretty meaningful.

Zhang Yang was much calmer. He just clapped his hands for the goal and was the first to return to his seat.

Paul Scott couldn't help but said, "It's hard for us to understand why Zhang Yang is so calm every time he faces a goal. It seems that he is not surprised at all."

"This may be his style, and it may be the performance that a top coach should have. After all, Millwall just equalized the score, and the game ended here, and it was just a tie."

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The Millwall fans are cheering for the goal. They are still very happy about the goal. The fans were disappointed in the first half. Some fans are prepared to lose. They can accept the loss, but it is impossible to have the ball The team has been undefeated, but it is impossible for the team to remain undefeated. I feel a little regretful. I didn't expect the team's performance to improve in the second half.

Now that Simpson helps the team equalize the score, then the loss basically does not exist.

Millwall fans are all very confident.

This is brought about by past achievements.

In the past two seasons, Zhang Yang's performance in leading the team has been excellent. The successes and consecutive championships have conquered all the fans and made them full of confidence in Zhang Yang.

Now even if it's just a draw, they think the team will not lose to their opponents.

The relaxed state of mind of the Millwall fans also made their cheers and subsequent cheers extremely loud, and the support of the fans also brought confidence to the players on the field.

This is mutually reinforcing.

On the other hand, Newcastle United coach Allardyce was a little worried. Millwall tied the score, but it was still expected. He thought that the opponent could not tie the score, but the tie is also very possible. The only thing is to catch up. Ping time is a bit early.

The game has only lasted more than 70 minutes, and there are still 10 minutes including stoppage time. Can Newcastle United still hold the goal?
Allardyce wasn't sure.

After the game restarted, Allardyce determined that a substitution must be made. He immediately asked defender Taylor to warm up. Two minutes later, Newcastle United announced a substitution and Taylor replaced Michael Owen.

What this replacement represents is too obvious.

Newcastle United just want to strengthen their defense, and one point is enough for them to accept.

The media is dissatisfied with this, what is it to work hard?They hope that Newcastle United will win and end Millwall's unbeaten momentum. A draw will only allow Millwall to score two points less.

Newcastle United can accept a draw, but most of the media can't accept it. They began to vent, "I'm so unambitious!"

"That's all Allardyce is capable of!"

"Now it's just a tie, and they didn't take the initiative to fight for the victory! Replace Taylor? Replace Owen? Don't want to attack?"

"It is estimated that Allardyce wants to 1 to 1!"

"Conservative! Shameful!"

What the media said would naturally not affect Allardyce's decision-making. Taylor made his appearance successfully, and Owen also walked off the stage with his head down and a little helpless.

Allardyce's substitution is also a signal, telling the players on the field to continue to strengthen their defense, and the offense should only play counterattacks. If there is a chance, let the striker rush forward, and if there is no chance, immediately retreat. Keeping the goal is what matters.

Next, Newcastle United's defense became tighter.

An extra defender, especially a central defender, will have an obvious defensive effect. Even if the central defender has average defensive ability, just standing there will be a human wall, which will make the penalty area densely populated, and it will be difficult to shoot from the outside. , The football is passed to the penalty area, and it is easier to be cleared by the opponent.

Millwall was also distressed.

The players on the Millwall field hope to use the remaining time to score another goal to win the game. They have been working hard, but there are not many opportunities.

Zhang Yang also felt a little helpless. He looked towards the opposing coach's seat and found that Allardyce was looking at him. He gave a thumbs up with a wry smile, which meant, "You are amazing!" Or explained, "How shameless!"

Allardyce accepted the compliment with a smile.

After that, Zhang Yang also decided to make a substitution. He sent Sneijder, who made the media and fans "still looking forward", and replaced the young player Suarez who had nothing to do.

The same is to replace the striker, the meaning is completely different.

Newcastle United replaced it with a central defender, which is equivalent to completely disregarding the formation and forming a style of defense with five defenders wholeheartedly. Millwall let Sneijder play, which is equivalent to changing the formation, 442 became 451, five midfielders Form a siege posture against Newcastle United to increase the ability to break dense defenses.

Millwall is very adaptable to the five midfielders. As soon as Sneijder played, his style of play suddenly became a "dual core".

The media also analyzed that, "Zhang Yang is planning to fight hard!"

"It's a bit late to replace Sneijder now, but considering that Sneijder has just participated in the Dutch team's game, his state is a little uncertain, and it is tantamount to taking a gamble to play now!"

"Sneijder played, Millwall changed their formation, and they changed to the most familiar 451, which will relieve a lot of pressure on Simpson."

"Millwall is best at using five midfielders to break through dense defenses. Now let's see the role of Sneijder's appearance..."

"..."

As soon as Sneijder played, Newcastle United suddenly felt the pressure.

At the beginning of the game, Newcastle United felt relaxed because Millwall had a 442 formation, and several threatening midfielders did not play.

Now as soon as Sneijder comes up, they know to be vigilant at all times. The Dutch star has proved that he is "invaluable" in a few games. So far, his performance has not lost to Morris.

If he becomes fully familiar with the team and cooperates with his teammates more tacitly, Sneijder will definitely become one of the most threatening players.

This is recognized by the media.

But football games are like this. In the sports of eleven people, the collective power is relatively strong, and the individual's ability is much weakened. A star player can sometimes play a role in turning the situation around, and sometimes it is useless at all.

That's what Sneijder is.

The media has great hopes, but Sneijder is just a player, he is not a god, facing the opponent's full-line push and defense, he can only cooperate with his teammates when he gets the ball. It is not so easy to find a neutral, or, The opponent's penalty area is densely defended, and there is no gap at all.

In the current game, what is in front of us is the need to break through the dense defense, rather than technically catching loopholes.

Livermore emerged as the top performer.

From the 707th minute of the game to the 803rd minute of the game, Livermore stepped forward three times and kicked three long-range shots from the outside, which also made Millwall's most threatening three shots during this period.

And then... nothing.

Facing Newcastle United's solid defense, the players thought of Liverpool, who were difficult to deal with at Anfield. It was useless to attack, and the opponent was sticking to the goal.

How to do?
Still have to look for opportunities from the outside.

Sneijder's English is not that good, but he made the gesture of pressing his hands down, which also made his teammates understand, "We need to play more steadily!"

"Do not worry!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yang couldn't help saying to Pierce, "He really has the charisma of a leader. Maybe in the future, he should replace Morris as the captain."

"Now it can also be the vice-captain, or the field captain."

"That's right."

The captain of Millwall is Simpson. He is the captain because he is a core player, but Simpson is not a qualified leader.

Braniff, neither.

Braniff performed well personally, but he didn't know how to direct the team in the game at all. In other words, he didn't bother to do that at all, as if communicating with other people was an insult to his IQ.

Conversely, other people think so too.

When Morris is not playing, Sneijder can be used as the captain. He is very charismatic, even if the language is not so smooth, he also relies on his performance and charisma to get the approval of most teammates.

but……

No matter how charismatic Sneijder is, it is difficult to lead the team to break through the opponent's tortoise-like defense in a short period of time.

Zhang Yang felt a little helpless.

"I still want to make a move!" Zhang Yang actually didn't want to make a move. Although it was a waste to have the ability, he always felt that he was a bit bullying his opponent.

There is no way out now.

The strength of the team, the three points, are much more important than "bullying or not bullying". If the team can win the championship smoothly, any shame can be discarded, that kind of thing has no value.

In short, when it's time to shoot, shoot!

In the first minute of stoppage time, Newcastle United believed that they could defend until the end. Many fans in the stands had already accepted the result of the draw.

draw?

not bad!
Newcastle United fans recalled Millwall's results, and felt that getting one point in an away draw was quite acceptable. Not every team could achieve an away draw with Millwall. They even said, Few teams can do that, and Liverpool also drew at home.

Millwall fans also think that a tie is acceptable. It is impossible for any team to win all the time. The team is affected by the "International Match Day", and it is already good if it does not lose.

At this time, Sneijder took the ball in the middle and gave it to Gary O'Neal on the wing.

It was the first time for O'Neal to start the game, and he worked very hard throughout the game. Although he didn't make too much direct contribution, the hard work cannot be denied. Now that the game is about to end, he is still holding his breath, striding forward with both legs and dribbling the ball. , because there was a defensive player next to him, he couldn't find a passing space, so he simply ran to the bottom line, and in the next wave, he was directly kicked out of the bottom line by the opponent player.

"O'Neill creates a corner!"

"A corner kick is a good opportunity. Facing Newcastle United's intensive defense, Millwall has nothing to do. Set kicks and corner kicks can only be used to seize this kind of opportunity."

Paul Scott's analysis explains the game.

Millwall really puts a lot of emphasis on viewing angles. Livermore, Sneijder, and Konchesky all have slightly better headers, and they all entered the penalty area.

Gary O'Neal makes free throw.

O'Neill is worth 500 million pounds, and his footwork is quite good. His free throw went directly to the middle of the penalty area.

The restricted area suddenly became tense!
Taylor, Konchesky, Rosenall, Livermore, the four are fighting for a position. Livermore is tall and strong, and Newcastle United focuses on defense. Rosenall and Taylor are one in front of one. Finally, sandwich Livermore in the middle.

This gave Konchesky a chance, and Taylor was standing behind him, and his position was also the best.

At such a tense moment, no one knew that Zhang Yang on the sidelines uttered a word, "Goal!"

"Scoring a goal" does not mean "really completing a goal", but an expression of urgent hope. Giving the target player a good competitive state is like a spell in magic. The spell and the effect do not necessarily have anything to do with each other. It is only used to contact and control magic elements.

Konchesky immediately felt that he was in great shape. He just swept the air and knew how hard to jump up, turned his head and glanced at the goal, and knew how to swing his head and which direction the football would go. past.

jump up!

Shake your head!

The two actions are done in one go, and the completion is clean and neat!

Taylor, who came off the bench in the second half, was standing right behind Konchesky. It was impossible for him to let the opponent's header hit the goal, and it passed in an instant. He squeezed his body to affect the opponent's balance, but Konchesky seemed to have calculated it. In the same way, borrowing the strength behind him, the force of shaking his head became stronger, but it didn't affect the angle of the football's change of direction.

The next moment the football changed direction and rushed directly to the left of the goal.

Goalkeeper Ji Wen subconsciously took a step and waved his arms. That was all he could do. He could only watch the football sticking to the post and rushing into the side net. human!"

No one answered.

In the next second, the stadium was filled with the cheers of the fans, and the roar of the fans of the home team was the main theme of the surrounding environment.

(End of this chapter)