Chapter 172: Money!

West Ham seem to be continuing their previous performances.

After the game restarted, they were very aggressive, but the end result of not paying much attention to the defense was that Millwall got more chances than West Ham United, who had the advantage of the situation.

Many media and fans are frequently worried about the West Ham United goal.

But neither team scored again until the end of the first half, with Livermore's goal becoming the only goal of the first half.

Soon it was time for the second half.

Neither team made any adjustments at half-time and West Ham started the second half with a more aggressive attack and it looked like they were looking to equalise as soon as possible.

Millwall's defence suddenly became a threat.

All Millwall supporters began to worry about the goal, and only Zhang Yang sat firmly in the coach's seat, with a relaxed smile on his lips.

In the 61st minute, Zhang Yang finally made a move, he walked to the sidelines to watch the game, and his expression became very serious.

Soon Millwall launched a wave of offensives.

Jody Morris cut in at the back, received the pass and poked it to the side, Joey Healy then crossed diagonally to the edge of the box, Braniff received the pass and then moved to the right, and Josh Simpson, who was quickly inserted, received the pass and took a step into the box.

In the next run, Simpson lifted his right foot.

At the same moment, Zhang Yang highlighted two words 'goal' in his mouth, and in an instant, the sound penetrated a distance of dozens of meters and reflected on Simpson, who only felt that the action of waving his feet and shooting became extremely comfortable.

It's like a goalkeeper in weekday training.

Without too much effort, and without pursuing too good angles, he only glanced at the opponent's goalkeeper, and the moment his right foot swung out, he made a fake shot, and the goalkeeper immediately jumped up to save, but Simpson took a step to the outside, changed his right foot and kicked the half-high ball with his left foot, and sent the ball into the empty goal.

"Hula......"

The audience was boiling!

The only thing left on the TV was the narrator's surprised exclamation, "Josh Simpson! Millwall's right midfielder! He was very calm and deceived the goalkeeper with a small gesture, and then sent the ball into the empty net! ”

"Well done!"

"It's so beautiful!"

"Under the tight defense of West Ham United, it is a rare opportunity to be able to dribble directly to the goalkeeper, but Simpson can still calmly deceive the goalkeeper, no, he also deceived almost all other players at the same time! When he shot again, the others still didn't have time to defend! ”

"In slow motion, we can see that when the goalkeeper saves, the other players stop moving, and they never expect that Simpson didn't shoot straight on goal!"

"It's quite a virtuosity and admirable guts!"

"Congratulations to Simpson for helping Millwall score the second goal! Congratulations to Millwall, who have a two-goal lead over West Ham United! ”

“……”

It was enough to break West Ham's morale.

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The entire West Ham United club, from the top management, to the first-team players, to the supporting fans, is actually very proud, because West Ham United is a regular in the Premier League, and has a natural sense of superiority in the face of the Championship team, and they have always performed well, and they have basically won against strong teams.

The West Ham players also believe a return to the Championship is only a matter of time.

That's the sense of superiority.

When facing Millwall, the whole West Ham United team thought the same, they didn't think there was anything special about Millwall, especially when the game was at Upton Park, and in the last round of the two teams, West Ham won by two goals.

"There was no suspense in the game."

This is a common thinking in West Ham United.

But what they didn't expect was that the advantage of the situation did not lead to goals, in both halves, the goals belonged to the opponent Millwall, just like the previous loss, they didn't know how to be scored by the opponent, and then lost the game.

Sidelines.

Alain Pardu sighed.

As the head coach of West Ham United, Alan Pardu has a clearer understanding of the team than anyone else, and West Ham have not adjusted their mentality for a season.

This is our second Championship season.

Last season, the team was close to the top of the league table, but in the end they had to go to the promotion play-offs, where they were beaten by Crystal Palace and had to stay in the Championship.

This season, the mentality of the whole team is even more precarious, they always feel that they have the advantage and will definitely be promoted to the Premier League, so that many games have played well, but they are only sixth in the league.

It's the same now.

Before the game, Alain Pardew kept reminding his players to be careful, but they seemed to think that they had won at home, and that they couldn't even defend when attacking.

"Let's hope the loss will give the team a reminder!" Alain Pardu thought.

He didn't care.

West Ham United are sixth in the league, but five points more than seventh in the league, they can still afford to lose a game, if they can find a normal mentality, I believe that participating in the promotion play-offs, the hope of promotion is also great.

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The game ended 2-0 with Millwall winning away at West Ham to make it their 11th consecutive league win.

After the game, a lot of the media shut up.

It wasn't because of an 'eleven win in a row', but Millwall's win over West Ham – the toughest opponent in the final four league games.

This round is a challenge for Millwall.

It proved to be a 'theoretical' challenge, with West Ham not easy to play against and Millwall still winning away from home.

Many of the London regional media found that they have nothing to say about Millwall, they don't want to 'tout' Millwall, but Millwall's performance is not critical, before they can also analyze 'how long Millwall will stay second in the league', now Millwall beat West Ham United and won a 'challenging level victory' again, do you want to repeat 'Millwall can't stay in second place for too long'?

That's a joke!

Even the media, which is no longer optimistic about Millwall, must admit that Millwall's performance has been impeccable.

Wigan Athletic want to catch up...... It's hard!

Fortunately, they have no shortage of material to report, such as Sunderland's 2-2 draw away at Ipswich Town in this round, which was Sunderland's second consecutive draw, which also led to their slow points growth and was overtaken by Millwall later.

Sunderland are still top of the league now, but only on goal difference, and if they make another mistake, there may be terrible consequences: Millwall, the relegation team in the Championship halfway, won the Championship with a crazy performance in the halfway!

The media are a little unimaginable!

But things they couldn't imagine continued to happen.

Three days later, Millwall host Preston North End. Preston North End were a tough opponent and they were no worse than West Ham United, who were even higher in the league table, but Millwall won 2-1.

Preston should be honored.

In the second half of the fixture, there were few teams that could find the back of the net against Millwall, and they were one of them. However, Preston North End don't care about losing, they have no hope of finishing in the top two of the league at all, and they have definitely secured a promotion play-off spot, there is no hope ahead, there is no pressure behind them, and it is nothing to lose.

The win was crucial for Millwall.

Although it was only one league game, Millwall won 12 in a row and added three points to the league points, while Millwall's rivals, Wigan Athletic, lost 1-0 to Wolves in this round.

Wigan Athletic and Millwall were separated by one point, but now they are four points apart, and with only two league games remaining, the hope of catching up is slim.

After the game, some fans couldn't help but celebrate the upgrade in advance.

Millwall fans are looking forward to this day, they have not been in the Premier League for a long time, and if nothing else, this season will be a milestone in Millwall football history.

When the Millwall and Preston match was over, many fans in the audience were still reluctant to leave.

Zhang Yang took all the players and bowed together to thank the fans.

After that, the fans launched another wave of support for Zhang Yang, which was the will of the fans themselves, they knew that the biggest contributor to Millwall's victory was Zhang Yang, and the players in the team must have contributed to it, but without Zhang Yang, they are just a relegation team.

This time, Zhang Yang didn't dare to go to the fan stands, he was worried about being kissed by a female fan again.

If it's pretty, it's okay.

Looks ......

"Ahem......"

Zhang Yang was a little afraid to think about it.

The fans were still very reasonable, and after the whole team bowed and thanked them, the fans spontaneously left the stadium, and maybe they would celebrate, but that was off the pitch and had nothing to do with Millwall.

When he returned to the club, Zhang Yang's face was still full of joy.

Although the upgrade has not really been completed, there will be no suspense without much surprise.

So he went to the chairman's office.

"Mr. Grigori, I think we should start preparing for next season." Zhang Yang continued to remind Gligori.

Grigory nodded, "Indeed, I have consulted with Ebi...... By the beginning of next month, some funds will be available. ”

"How much money?"

"It's not certain yet. But not less than five million pounds. Grigory gave a slap in the face.

Zhang Yang's expression was very serious.

Grigory smiled wryly, "This is already the limit, and you know the situation at the club. We also want the team to perform better, but ......"

Grigory sighed.

After Grigory finished speaking, Zhang Yang continued to fight, and then left with a dissatisfied face.

Not long after, Ebenezer came.

Gregory and Ebenezer complained, "I don't know what's going on today. Of course, today is a big day, Wigan Athletic have lost and we are almost certain to be promoted...... However, he came again to urge the preparation of transfer funds......"

"Really?"

Ebenezer wondered, "Didn't you just say that last week?" ”

"yes, I don't really understand, every time I see him lately, it always puts a lot of pressure on me, and I wonder if it's time for me to retire."

Grigory continued to complain.

The two were silent for a long time on this matter.

Ebenezer had a flash of inspiration and stood up sharply, "I see! ”

"What?"

"We should give Zhang a new contract!"

"Yes, definitely!" Gregory reacted suddenly, he gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang, you're a very greedy guy!" He must be thinking about a high-paying contract! ”

“……”

Ebenezer and Grigory looked at each other and continued to sigh.

"Money!"

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