Chapter 54: Lessons learned

Zhang Yang, Wise and Frederick, the three walked side by side towards the first-team training ground.

Everyone's face is not very good.

They are in different moods.

Wise is worried about his coaching results, the team is already in the relegation zone, and if he sells the main striker, he is not sure what will happen in the second half of the schedule.

If the team is really relegated, his leadership work will undoubtedly become a very failure.

Frederick was also a little worried about the team, but he was more annoyed that he didn't remember the player's resume. If he had come up with a flurry of stats and suggested that the club sell Scott Dobby, Grigory would have looked the other way at him!

Zhang Yang felt awkward.

As for the decline in the strength of the team or something, he is not too worried, the main worry is meaningless, he is just a 'game instructor', not even an 'assistant coach', and he has no power to intervene in it.

There is an old Chinese saying that 'if you are not in your position, you will not seek your job', but he does not have the spirit of fearlessness and fraternity, and he feels that even thinking is a waste of brain cells.

Now walking with Wise and Frederick, Zhang Yang feels very awkward.

The three of them had nothing to say, and it was very embarrassing to have nothing to say all the way.

After arriving at the first-team training ground, Zhang Yang separated from the two, he found the place to rest just now, sat down, hummed a little song beautifully, and looked leisurely and complacent, which made many players envious.

"I thought he would be a little more diligent." Frederick shook his head as he spoke, "It turned out to be like this, and he didn't know to help?" ”

Wise shrugged.

What Frederick didn't know was that his complaint had made him lose his image in the hearts of the players.

Wise is explaining a little routine to everyone.

Tim Clancy, Jody Morris and Joey Healy were all around, and when they heard Frederick's words, they all thought of the start of training and offered to help, but Frederick was disgusted by the words of refusal.

"You're just a 'match instructor', not an assistant coach! You don't know how to train at all, and it's not your job! ”

"Get out of here and get out of the stadium! This is not the place for you! ”

Then Zhang Yang left.

Now this guy says that the other party doesn't take the initiative to help? Who the hell is this?

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Four o'clock in the afternoon, Neil Field.

Amid the boiling cheers in the crowd, Millwall's home game against Brighton officially began.

Perhaps influenced by the home win over Sunderland two days earlier, Millwall's morale was boosted, and as soon as the game began, the team used home advantage to launch a fierce attack on Brighton.

This offensive has also brought good results.

In the thirteenth minute, Joey Healy crossed from the flank, and midfielder Jody Morris stepped in at the right time to head home a header to give Millwall the lead.

Brighton have since stepped up their defence.

The game between the two teams was in a scorching situation, with Millwall having the upper hand overall.

It wasn't until the end of the first half that the score was rewritten again, when the ball was passed to the edge of the box, and Northern Ireland striker Braniv doubled Millwall's lead with a sudden cold shot.

2 to 0.

Stadium radio Mike Johnson excitedly praised, "Since the start of the season, Millwall has never led by two goals in the first half!" Now we're finally starting to break out as a team! It may have been influenced by the last win over Sunderland, but in any case, the team performed quite well! ”

"I'm sure it's going to be a big win! The second half will definitely be more exciting! ”

"It might be a Christmas present for the fans!"

“……”

Many fans share the same expectations as Mike Johnson, hoping that Millwall can get a big win to clear the gloom from the low league results that have been in place since the start of the season.

In the dressing room at half-time, the Millwall players were also talking excitedly about the game.

For the first time since the start of the season, they have scored twice in the first half.

Will it be a big win?

Wise is looking forward to it, too.

But in the second half of the game, it was completely different from his expectations, only three minutes into the game, Zhang Yang put forward a defensive suggestion, "We should remind the team to pay attention to the right side of the defense!" Brighton are likely to be looking for a chance from our right! ”

Wise was pleased with the team's excellent performance, and still wanted to continue to score, but he didn't listen to the advice at all, "Zhang, probably sometimes you are right, but your thinking is too conservative, now we should hurry up and score, it's not time to defend yet!" ”

Zhang Yang rolled his eyes as he listened.

Even if he doesn't know much about football tactics, he knows a truth: scoring one goal is a victory and will get three league points, and scoring ten goals is still a victory and still getting three league points.

Is there a difference?

Maybe the players, the fans will feel completely different, but for the manager, the result is the same.

The manager has to look at the whole season rather than just one game, so for one league game, it will be more important to guarantee a win than to score more goals.

Now this guy is like a fan, saying 'get the goal out'?

"Millwall won't be relegated this season, will they?"

Zhang Yang tugged at the corners of his mouth.

In his previous life, he was half a fan and would have cared about European competitions, but he didn't care about the English second division, and he didn't know what Millwall would do.

According to the current situation, even if you don't relegate, you will definitely be at the bottom, and the results will not be good!

Don't complain too much, Wise will regret it right away!

From the fifth minute of the second half, Brighton launched a series of attacks from the left, allowing Millwall's right side defense to be repeatedly broken, and in the third attack, Brighton's left midfielder's hanging pass gave the striker a chance to face the goalkeeper.

Brighton's No. 14 black striker helped his team catch up with a point with a powerful shot!

2 to 1!

Accompanied by the cheers of the Brighton fans, the Brighton players celebrated excitedly, and they saw the hope of an equaliser.

The Millwall players were collectively silent.

2-0 and 2-1, there is only one difference in goal statistics, but it feels completely different.

2-0 means two goals ahead, even if there is a mistake and one is scored, it is still the leading side; 2-1 gives a sense of urgency, and if there is a little mistake and is scored, it also means that the 3 points in hand become 1 point.

Wise doesn't say anything like 'hold on to the goal' anymore.

When the game restarted and Brighton went on the offensive and the team was in crisis at the back, he was constantly worried about the defence.

In the 61st minute, when Brighton got a chance to kick the ball, Zhang Yang gave another suggestion, "We have to remind the players to pay attention to the back point. The defense at the back point is a little weak, and the opponent is likely to outflank at the back point! ”

Zhang Yang was a little anxious.

Forget it if you don't listen to the opinion just now, Brighton are about to tie the score, and if they continue, the victory will fly away.

This time Wise finally learned his lesson.

Zhang Yang continued to remind, every time he talked about the key point, he was a little too stubborn if he didn't listen to persuasion, so Wise thought about it, and his ass finally moved his position, and he walked to the sidelines and called the nearest Jody Morris, "Jody, pay attention to the back point in a while!" ”

This is the first time Wise has come to the sidelines to tell a player since he became team leader.

When he said it, he felt awkward.

So when Jody Morris was about to run back, Wise added, "That's Zhang Yang's suggestion, he thinks you should defend the back point!" ”

This sentence is the point.

What Wise was trying to convey was, "This opinion is made public, and I am just trying to convey it." If the other party doesn't find an opportunity from the back point, you have to blame Zhang Yang, not me......"