Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 596 Defeating the opponent is also very important!
Everton is a team with a lot of ups and downs. It has been ups and downs in the past six seasons.

In the 2001-2002 season, Everton ranked No.15 in the league and faced a severe relegation situation; in the 2002-2003 season, Everton ranked seventh in the league and quickly entered the stage of competing for places in European competitions.

In the next season, Everton will rank No.17. The situation is even more critical than two years ago, and they are only in danger of relegation.

In the next season, Everton ranked fourth in the league and quickly entered the stage of competing for the Champions League. Unfortunately, they were eliminated in the Champions League qualifying stage and failed to perform in the Champions League.

Last season, Everton ranked twelfth, and last season ranked No.7 again.

From the analysis of Everton's performance over the years, David Moyes' team is about to face a severe test, but it is undeniable that Everton's strength has always been on the rise.

Moyes continued last summer's transfer strategy of "rather lacking than excessive" and only spent 900 million pounds to bring in three new aids. Compared with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, Everton is very low-key. up.

The number of new players is small, but considered useful.

Bought left-back Baines from Wigan Athletic for £500 million to make up for the vacancy left after Naismith left the team. The 22-year-old Baines is the absolute main force of the England U21 team. Knocked on the door of Manchester United twice, one of which was a wonderful free kick.

From Wigan Athletic's best rookie in 2004 to the best player and captain in 2007, Baines has shown leadership potential. Former Wigan Athletic bamboo screener Jewell praised him as "has a great football brain".

In addition, Everton's purchase of Jagielka from Sheffield United is also considered a good deal. Last season Jagielka played [-] games and scored four goals. He can cover all positions in the midfield and even the goalkeeper. After the end of the season, he was also selected for the England B team.

The 24-year-old Jagielka, like Bynes, is young, well-founded, and highly malleable.

Another rookie, Pienaar, is an attacking midfielder. He became famous in Ajax when he was young. The Guardian commented, "Moyes has trained midfielders like Cahill and Arteta. Gnar is the new Cahill."

Everton did not do badly in terms of leaving the team. Forward Beatty, who scored only [-] goals in two years, was purged. Pistone and Richard Wright left on free transfers, and Naismith also went to Sheffield. In the United, those who leave are basically "should leave". Introducing three players and leaving four players, Moyes only made partial changes and supplements to the team. Compared with last season, the strength is still unanimously optimistic.

However, it is a pity that Everton seems to have continued the team's inherent performance trend. After ten rounds of the league, Everton's performance cannot be said to be too bad: it has won four games, but it is definitely not good: only Won four and lost five.

With thirteen points in ten rounds, they can only rank in the bottom of the league.

Before the meeting with Millwall, Everton had already suffered two consecutive losses, losing to Newcastle United and Liverpool respectively, especially losing the Liverpool derby at home, which was a big blow to Everton , The whole team must face an extremely severe situation.

Now they have to face Millwall.

There is no doubt that Everton is going through a difficult schedule, first Newcastle United, then the Liverpool derby, and then the collision with the defending champion.

For Millwall, this game is a challenge to "unbeaten in 49 rounds of the league". For Everton, they also hope to achieve good results in order to reverse the losing streak.

Most of the outside media want Everton to win, but it is undeniable that many people are also discussing the issue of Millwall's "breaking record". ’, because fans like to watch these things.

Millwall's results are too gorgeous. Even if you don't want to see good results, you must at least maintain a neutral attitude when talking about it.

The issue of breaking records is indeed worth discussing.

If Millwall can match Arsenal's unbeaten record, preferably surpass it, it can really be described as "great", and the unbeaten record can also be linked with league results, which will make the results appear "great" more "great.

That will be a journey worth remembering for decades.

The media who support Millwall all want Millwall to break the record. Their analysis pointed out that the probability of breaking the record is very high. Millwall only needs two games: one is coming, against Everton at home game; the other is an away game against Aston Villa.

Everton and Aston Villa are not too difficult opponents.

There are also many media discussing "possibility", that is, "how likely is Millwall to tie and surpass the record", although most of the media do not want to see Millwall "dominate the Premier League", but the general opinion is still more optimistic Yes, because from a neutral point of view, Millwall is infinitely close to the new record.

What Millwall has to do is not to win two games in a row, but to be "undefeated". The meaning of undefeated is obvious, as long as you don't lose. If you play against Everton at home, it will definitely be very easy to catch a draw.

Judging from the results and the situation, Millwall has a good chance.

Amidst the divergent opinions, the Millwall Club also stood up to express their expectations——
"I'm looking forward to the game. As long as we don't lose, we can match the unbeaten record of the Premier League. That's a great result!"
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Jody Morris.

"We can do it! It's not motivating, it's just saying how I feel."
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Gianluca.

"If I knew I could create greater things at Millwall, maybe I would."
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Robert Pires.

"Undefeated record? What is that? As long as the coach lets me play, we can create a 49-round winning streak!"
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Kevin Braniff.

Zhang Yang looked at the media reports, especially the last statement by Braniff, and felt a little blushing, and comforted himself for a moment, "This guy is not a Millwall player! This guy is not a Millwall player! "

49-round winning streak?

Why don't you fly to the moon and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!
Zhang Yang is also full of expectations. It is good to be able to create an undefeated record, but in front of media reporters, he has become a lot more low-key. When asked, he was confused, "Break the record? We have not won 48 rounds. lost?"

The reporter was a little confused.

Zhang Yang seemed to have just realized it, and nodded immediately, "Yes, I just thought of it, it seems to be true, last season, we won the championship unbeaten, and it seems that we haven't lost this season."

"But it's nothing. It's just undefeated. It doesn't make much sense to go without losing for a long time. I will remind the team to pay attention. We treat every game with the goal of winning, not "fighting for undefeated." "If in order to maintain the so-called record, I lose the necessary competitive spirit on the field, I would rather see the record lost."

When Zhang Yang accepted the interview, it quickly appeared on the pages of major media, and became a topic of discussion among people in the football industry.

Undefeated important?

Is it important to win?

If we talk about records, it is definitely important to be undefeated, but regardless of the factor of undefeated records, victory should be pursued.

Immediately, a large number of topics praising Zhang Yang appeared in the media.

But in fact, Zhang Yang didn't think that way. At other times, winning is more important. After all, winning is three points, and a tie is only one point. A victory in two games is more than two consecutive draws. But he has a mission, and he must work hard to break the record in order to complete the mission and acquire new abilities.

Therefore, undefeated is more important!
When facing Everton, Zhang Yang also asked the team to adopt a conservative style of play. There was no 352 aggressive formation, but the most familiar dual-core parallel position 451. Before the game, he kept reminding the defense, "David, you must Pay attention to the position, keep an eye on the opponent's striker, don't give them any chance!"

"Others, the defenders should not insert too often. We must try to control the importance, stabilize the rhythm, and play slowly!"

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David Moyes' team is definitely not easy to deal with.

In the past two seasons, Zhang Yang has already experienced it. Everton did not start well this season, but Everton is still very difficult to play. Even if Millwall is at home, it is not easy to break through the goal.

That's not to say Everton have been defensive.

In fact, the two teams are playing normally. Everton adopts a 4231 formation, which is very strong in offense and defense.

The strength of Everton's lineup is still second. The key is that they play very steadily, advance steadily, and play steadily. In comparison, Millwall plays more proactively, but Everton is not in a hurry, but there are no loopholes at all. , There is also a certain threat on offense. After a long time, it is discovered that Millwall has a higher ball possession rate, but it does not take much advantage.

Zhang Yang couldn't help being quite surprised.

Everton's lineup is also interesting. The core Cahill is upright at his peak, and his performance is very strong. The former Crystal Palace "striker" Andy Johnson is also a very capable player. Silver Boot" award, the number of goals scored that season was second only to Henry who played for Arsenal at the time.

The two defensive midfielders, Neville and Carsley, are both physically strong players with strong overall strength. On the back line, Lescott and Baines are all young and powerful players.

The characteristic of this lineup is that each position has a strong fighting ability, that is, it can play very hard, coupled with the stability of the overall tactics, solid and tough, it will make any opponent's scalp numb.

Millwall was in such trouble.

To say that Everton's overall lineup, individual position strength, and technical skills are all behind Millwall, but when the two teams compete, Millwall can only take advantage of "high possession rate".

Others, no more.

A high ball possession rate does not mean that it is easier to score goals, because Everton has a tight blockade of key positions, and it is not easy to pass the ball to the front.

After 10 minutes of the game, Zhang Yang had almost seen it through.

Everton's performance is mainly based on the word "steady", but if they want to perform well, such as scoring more goals, they rely heavily on the performance of striker Andy Johnson.

The single striker has this problem.

Often a single forward lineup relies heavily on the individual performance of the forward players.

Millwall is also a single striker, but Millwall's midfield support ability is quite strong, and it is certainly not comparable to Everton. It can be said that "the top clubs are not among them."

Everton's overall technical strength is not that strong, and it has not yet passed the stage of "relying on a single striker to play".

There are two most threatening players in Everton. One is Andy Johnson, and the other is Cahill behind him. Andy Johnson is the main offensive point. Shooting is also very dangerous. It can be said that Everton's performance depends entirely on the performance of Andy Johnson and Cahill.

Besides, the rest is just stable.

After understanding the situation of Everton, Zhang Yang felt more at ease. He felt that the team should be allowed to play more flexibly, and there was almost no point in confrontational stalemate with Everton for a long time.

kill time?

Looking forward to tying and catching up with the record?
Of course that's important.

But it is also very important to strive to defeat the opponent while ensuring undefeated!
(End of this chapter)