Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 655 No Suspense Results

Everyone must admit that Hollet's choice is correct.

With the strength of Cardiff City, there is no chance to play against Millwall. On the contrary, they can hold the goal tightly. Even if they don't score and delay enough time, they may win the penalty shootout.

If a goal can be scored halfway, of course the situation will be even better. Maybe Cardiff City can counterattack and defeat Millwall.

Millwall has rich experience in breaking dense defenses, but crowd tactics are still the most troublesome.

There are too many people in the opponent's penalty area. Whether it is playing outside or passing the ball into the penalty area, it is difficult to find a good opportunity.

The game lasted for three to 10 minutes. Millwall was constantly looking for opportunities and kept playing around the penalty area of ​​Cardiff City, but it was still unable to break through the goal.

Zhang Yang was a little anxious.

Zhang Yang is not worried about the outcome. Even if Cardiff City can hold for 120 minutes, will there be a chance for a penalty shootout?

Not to mention the gap in the shooting level of the players, the gap in the goalkeeper level, until the end of the game, he will definitely retain the ability of "lucky blessing".

This ability is simply prepared for penalty shootouts.

Under such circumstances, there is really no way to beat Cardiff City.

No matter how sure the victory is, it is best to end the game in 10 to [-] minutes. If the time to overtime is too long, players will be exhausted physically and are prone to injuries.

Zhang Yang didn't intend to spend too much energy in the FA Cup final, and the players had to maintain a healthy body to prepare for the next Champions League final.

So Zhang Yang acted.

In the 307th minute of the game, Livermore took a long shot from the outside and directly hit the top of the crossbar. After that, Zambrotta followed up with a header. His position was a bit bad, and he jumped almost It's a forced attack.

At the moment of jumping, Zambrotta felt in an excellent state, as if he could still control the position of the header even though he could not control his body balance.

He pushed forward according to the feeling.

The soccer ball hit the forehead, tilted slightly and flew towards the goal.

Such a close-range shot, goalkeeper Enkelman must not be able to react, he can only watch the football fly into the goal.

"The ball went in—!!"

In an instant, the Millwall fans erupted. The game had only passed [-] minutes, but it felt like a long time had passed, and they had waited too long.

Fortunately... it's still in!
Zambrotta celebrated the goal with his teammates excitedly. After scoring a goal, he is not in a hurry to take the lead.

Millwall has won and undefeated!

Zhang Yang stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands, with a faint smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the goal at all, and everything was under control.

The other side.

Cardiff City coach Hollett looked over. He noticed Zhang Yang's calmness and couldn't help feeling disappointed.

In the world football coaching industry, Zhang Yang is undoubtedly a very special one, because he is too young, completely breaking people's inherent impression of football coaches, and the coaches in the industry can't believe it even more.

Hollett felt the same way, and occasionally he would think, "If I had the opportunity to be the coach of a team in my twenties, would I be able to do this job well?"

the answer is negative.

Even when he was in his twenties, Hollett was a good football player, but football players go to the game, not to coach, especially after coaching himself, there are too many things to do, and many of them need experience and support. Just arranging tactics, such as getting along with players, how can a person in his 20s convince the crowd?

If the players on the team don't agree, they won't follow orders at all.

A football coach can't control the team, even if he has the most exquisite tactics in mind, he can't make the team adapt, let alone lead the team to achieve good results.

Hollet didn't understand at all how Zhang Yang succeeded in Millwall.

That is an incomprehensible legend!

Now leading the team to the FA Cup final, and meeting Millwall led by Zhang Yang, Hollett still hopes to lead the team to victory. He knows very well that the chance of winning is not great, but there is always hope.

Seeing this goal, Hollet knew that there was almost no hope.

Millwall only scored one goal, but Cardiff City couldn't score at all. The tactic he arranged was to let Hasselbaink go alone. Hasselbaink is really old, even if he is strong It's not bad, and they play well, and they can't compare with when they were young. What's more, Millwall is not always attacking, they have always played very steadily, and there are always two central defenders in the backcourt.

In this case, where is the opportunity?
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Zambrotta scored a goal.

The goal not only allowed Millwall to lead the score, but also instantly reversed the mentality of the players on the field.

Before Millwall was eager to score goals, even if Zhang Yang urged him to play more steadily, they were still a little impatient.

After a goal, the impatience naturally disappeared.

They can play steadily, and it doesn't matter how tight the opponent's defense is, because they are the leading side.

Cardiff City is the exact opposite.

Cardiff City just want to defend hard, but what's the point of defending hard when they are behind the score?
If you want to win, you have to attack.

But how to attack?
Many Cardiff City players are at a loss, the only thing they can do is to play according to the established tactics.

Zambrotta's goal made a huge difference in the situation.

The next game seemed to have no change, Millwall continued to attack, Cardiff City shoveled and passively defended, "Sky Sports" commentator Paul Scott couldn't help sighing, "There is no suspense in this decisive battle! There is nothing Cardiff City can do against a strong Millwall."

"In the whole half, Cardiff City only had one shot, and it was a long-range shot from the outside, which did not create any threat."

"If the game continues, it will be difficult to have a chance."

"However, in the eyes of most people, this is normal, because Cardiff City's opponent is Millwall, Millwall is not a few seasons ago, they are the top team in the Premier League, the top team in Europe. A strong team has won most championships in the past three seasons."

"Cardiff City has also been improving, but they are only a Championship team after all. In any case, there is no way to compare with Millwall..."

Paul Scott continued, "Millwall on the field seems to be very aggressive. In fact, they attach great importance to defense. Cardiff City counterattacked several times, but failed to pass the ball to Hasselbain. In Ke's hand, he was directly intercepted halfway."

"Millwall is playing 451, 4141, two core balanced positions, but Morris' retreat is also a midfielder, four defenders, two midfielders, their offensive strength is very strong, and the defensive end is also very complete."

"It can be said that Millwall's lineup and style of play are already perfect. It is really hard for Cardiff City to imagine defeating such an opponent..."

Paul Scott is not optimistic about Cardiff City at all.

The same goes for everyone else.

Millwall had already begun to celebrate the victory, and even the Welsh fans who came didn't think Cardiff City had a chance.

The only thing Cardiff City can do now is to fight more aggressively.

This is the only one.

Even if there is a gap in lineup strength, tactical coordination, and technical ability, there will be no gap in physical confrontation ability. There is definitely nothing wrong with active fighting. As long as you can gain an advantage in fighting, you can limit Millwall's offense and let your side There are many more opportunities.

However, it is very difficult to make up for the gap in technical ability with active fighting, because when the football is at the feet of Millwall, their cooperation is very skillful, and the midfield position cannot be grabbed at all. Wait until Millwall attacks. Sometimes, the chances of scrambling down are greater, and that also means danger.

Cardiff City have nothing good to do.

Hollet has no choice. His only hope is that the players on the field can perform better.

At the end of the first half, Hollet's comforting thoughts, "It doesn't matter if you lose, the FA Cup runner-up is enough, we can qualify for European competitions."

Many Cardiff City players think so too.

In addition to the honor, the FA Cup champion also has special significance, being able to qualify for the Europa League next season.

If the champion team is eligible to participate in the European competition, then the qualification will be devolved to the runner-up team.

Millwall will definitely be in the Champions League.

Millwall won the FA Cup, and the qualification to participate in the Europa League went to the runner-up Cardiff City.

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Cardiff City gave up the game a little bit, but they still made a last fight with them.

After the opening of the second half, Cardiff City changed their defensive momentum and began to seek active offense.

With the overall ability of Cardiff City, it takes time and opportunity to break through Millwall's defense, but their style of play is very direct, that is, they constantly attack from the side, and then make long passes to find the center, or directly find the penalty area forward.

This style of play brings the football closer to the goal.

Hasselbaink stood in the penalty area, waiting for his teammate to pass the ball, and then looking for an opportunity to head the ball.

This is the way of luck.

Hasselbaink waited and waited until there was no time at all.

Even if Cardiff City uses the simplest offensive method, it is difficult to break through Millwall's blockade. It is very difficult for wide players to bring the ball to the bottom line. As long as the football reaches Millwall's half, a small mistake by them means Lose the ball.

Cardiff City attack well at times, but Hasselbaink has Darren Ward alongside him.

Darren Ward's selection into the England team is enough to prove his level of strength. He is over 30 years old and his state has begun to decline, but he is almost at the peak of his career.

Under the blockade of Darren Ward, Hasselbaink couldn't find any chances.

He is 36 after all.

Most players at this age have retired, but Hasselbaink can still persist, relying on his rich experience.

In the 609th minute of the game, Millwall's offense gained again.

Braniff broke through with the ball, made a diagonal pass from the penalty area to the right, followed by Simpson and sent the ball into the goal.

2 is better than 0!

This goal seems to have opened the scoring prologue.

Just 3 minutes later, Morris made a cross from the right, Braniff shot from the outside, and kicked the ball directly into the left corner!

3 is better than 0!

After this goal, the game is basically over.

(End of this chapter)