With two games to play over the course of four days next week, the next one is a top spot in the league, and it will be very difficult to reach the goal of beating both teams and taking all six points.

The players are feeling the pressure and they have to work hard.

Aldous and Frederick are also feeling the pressure and they need to set up the team's training seriously, at least so that the players can get in shape.

As the head coach of the team, Zhang Yang's work pressure is even greater. He needs to make a big plan, develop tactical training, study the opponent, and figure out how to play against the opponent.

Leeds are better.

Wigan Athletic is a bit tricky.

Zhang Yang had also studied Wigan Athletic before, but he only knew a rough idea, and when he returned to the office, he began to carefully check the information of this team.

Wigan Athletic's history is interesting, compared to the 100-year history of many professional clubs in England, Wigan Athletic is still a 'young' club, they were founded in the thirties of the last century, when the town of Wigan used to have several football clubs, first Wiganshire, then Wigan City, and finally Wiganburg came out again.

However, Wiganburg's support was so low that in 1931, the club had no choice but to disband.

A meeting the following year saved the fortunes of Wigan Athletic, which was officially founded in May 1932 and spent £2,250 to buy Spring Park and become one of many football clubs in England.

However, until 1978, Wigan Athletic Club did not have the opportunity to play in the national football league. They played in the Chase Hill Regional League, the Lanka Hill League and the Northern Premier League until 1978, when they were admitted to the Football League by the FA.

Since then, Wigan Athletic has steadily improved.

In the 2002-2003 season, Wigan Athletic were promoted to the Championship under manager Jevier, and last season they finished seventh in the league and came close to qualifying for the promotion play-offs.

Wigan Athletic have been in the top two of the league since the start of the season and they are favourites for promotion.

Now this Wigan Athletic team is definitely the top team in the Championship, maybe they have not entered the top league in their history, and even the Championship has only played its second season, so it can be said that they are inexperienced, but in this case, they can maintain the top two in the league for a long time, which is enough to see how strong their squad is.

The ability of head coach Jewell must also be affirmed, Wigan Athletic is familiar with the 3421 attack formation, and has a very good performance in the Championship, and most opponents cannot stop Wigan Athletic's attack.

"You still have to defend!"

Zhang Yang carefully studied Wigan Athletic's tactics, watched Wigan Athletic's games, and after continuous analysis, set the tone of the game on defense. Whether it's on either the flanks or in the middle, you have to have a solid defence to compete with Wigan Athletic.

Defensively, and not all players, swarmed in front of goal.

That's called crowd tactics.

Zhang Yang doesn't want to pin his victory on luck, the crowd tactics can play a simple and direct role, but counterattack has become a big problem, and it is definitely not enough to rely on defense alone to win.

According to Wigan Athletic's tactics and lineup, he formulated a response strategy for each defensive line.

The biggest change is that the back line has been added a position, and the team formation has also been revised to 523, which can basically be counted as a passive play of seven defenders, two wing-backs and one striker.

Zhang Yang looked at the modified formation, and he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

It's too passive!

But if you don't do this, the chances of winning will definitely be very small, compared with other Championship teams, Millwall's defense is not a big deal, and it will also be Wigan Athletic, the formation will be messed up, losing a solid defense, and trying to win is tantamount to a pipe dream.

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Zhang Yang was very confident in the defensive strategy he had developed, but he showed it to Aldous and Frederick, and the two looked at each other, and their faces were puzzled.

"It's too passive!"

"The defense is good, but you can play like this......" Aldous didn't continue, but the latter words meant 'too shameless'.

Pretty much.

That's how Zhang Yang understands it.

But he didn't care at all, just said, "Then do you have other ways to restrict Wigan Athletic?" ”

The two shook their heads quickly.

Not to mention restricting Wigan Athletic, thinking of playing against Wigan Athletic, or at the opponent's home stadium, they don't even have the confidence to draw.

"So, just do as I say!"

Zhang Yang made a decision.

By the second day, the whole team was getting used to the new formation, which was designed entirely for defense.

There wasn't much resistance from the players.

Although they also feel that the formation is too defense-oriented, but against Wigan Athletic, their experience is very profound, the last game between the two teams, they have no way to defend at all, there was Dennis Wise on the field at that time, but their defense is still broken again and again, in comparison, it is nothing to play conservative.

Most of the players think that the way the game is played is the coach's concern, and we will do what the coaching staff arranges.

In the following time, Millwall began targeted training.

At the same time, the voice of public opinion in the outside world is also very hot, and the aftermath of Zhang Yang's appointment as a guest of the BBC has not yet passed.

For several days in a row, there were media reports on the BBC's live broadcast, and Zhang Yang replaced Lineker as a guest as a commentator, which was a major focus of entertainment gossip, and then Zhang Yang's wonderful commentary became the core of media reports.

"He's a football commentator! He chose the wrong profession, he shouldn't have chosen to be a football coach, he should have chosen to be a football commentator! There are definitely a lot of people who will support him! ”

"The flamboyant commentary is much more exciting than Lineker! You can tell from the reaction of the fans and spectators after the game! ”

"At the end of the game, we did a survey on the satisfaction of the audience, 81% of the fans expressed their appreciation for Zhang Yang's commentary, 45% of the fans thought that Zhang Yang was better than Lineker, and 75% of the fans said that they looked forward to Zhang Yang being a guest on the football live broadcast program next time, or directly serving as a football commentator."

"The number of Weibo followers of 'Personality Publicity' has exceeded 550,000, which is almost equivalent to the number of fans on medium-sized media platforms, equaling many top league stars!"

"We can say for sure that Zhang Yang is the most popular star in Millwall, although he is not a player and is not outstanding in the coaching industry, he has won the support of a large number of fans because of Weibo and commentary!"

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Many media reports talked about Zhang Yang, and by the way, they praised Zhang Yang's outstanding performance as a guest on the BBC, and there were many interviews and reports that said that they were looking forward to Zhang Yang as a football commentator.

If you look at the report as a whole, it's like Zhang Yang is going to be a football commentator.

The flamboyant head coach job was neglected.

Millwall was ignored.

Zhang Yang ignored the voices of the outside world and led the team to train seriously, and soon they also welcomed their opponent Leeds United.

Leeds United are much better known than Millwall, having won the top flight, FA Cup, League Cup, two European Fairs Cups, and most of the accolades, including 13 years ago in 1992, when they won League One (then the English First Division).

That was the last time.

Leeds United have been in a period of decline since the 90s, and after being relegated to the Championship last season, Leeds have been in a state of collapse and have only finished in the middle of the league so far this season.

One of the reasons why Zhang Yang doesn't take Leeds United seriously is that the team is declining so quickly.

Leeds may have a glorious history and a lot of major tournament experience, but the opponents in the decline are often much easier to deal with than the opponents in the aggressive stage, because they have no fighting spirit of their own.

The same goes for competitions.

Before the game, some London regional media once again made voices such as 'Millwall are going to lose', they expected Leeds United to beat Millwall, but at the end of 45 minutes, they didn't speak.

2 to 0.

Millwall were high on display at home, with waves of spectacular attacks under Jody Morris leading Leeds to concede two goals in a row.

2-0 is still not the end.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and Leeds United regrouped and wanted to attack for a while, but after several waves of attacks between the two sides, they recognized one problem: they were not as good as Millwall in terms of strength, fighting spirit and overall performance.

This situation is sad for Leeds United fans.

Going back 20 years, they were one of the top teams in England and it would not be an exaggeration to call them giants, and back 10 years ago, they were also a powerhouse in the Premier League.

Even a year ago, they were playing in the Premier League.

Now, a year later, they are powerless against a mid-table Championship side.

This sadness has made Leeds United lose their fighting spirit.

In the 78th minute, Jordy Morris picked up a cross into the box and Elliott cut in a powerful shot to help his team score the third goal.

Millwall won the match 3-0.

After this game, Millwall moved up one place, overtaking drawn West Ham United to move up fifth in the league.

After the game, some media lamented, "We may have focused too much on Zhang Yang, and Millwall, which he led, achieved four consecutive wins in a very low-key manner and became fifth in the Championship." ”

Other media outlets also exclaimed, "Millwall's ranking has risen too fast!" If they continue like this, they will soon be able to stabilize their position and qualify for the promotion play-offs, which means they have a chance to fight for promotion! ”

Zhang Yang was even happier that the team had won four in a row.

After the game, he praised the performance of all the players in the dressing room, waving his arms and exhilaratingly, "We won the fourth game. It makes a lot of sense, and I've set you a small goal before: to win four games in a row. At the time you thought it was hard to do, but now we do it easily. Then we have to work hard to achieve the next goal - win against Wigan Athletic! ”

"Now you still find it difficult, but when it comes to the game, I think you will find that it is not that difficult!"

"Think about how you feel right now!"

"Some media say Wigan Athletic are invincible, but I believe in the Championship we are invincible!"