After the third round of the Champions League group stage, Millwall has been followed by the European media.

This is because of Millwall's good results.

The Champions League group result is still second, many media believe that Millwall can qualify from the group, but they didn't expect that they can be so strong, even if they draw with Lazio at home, no one denies Millwall's performance, but their luck is too bad -

In the whole game, there were two kicks at the post alone, and two balls flew off the bottom line against the post, and even one of the four goals was enough to decide the final victory.

It's bad luck.

Luck accounts for a large part of the football game, but when bad luck comes, it is normal to play and lose.

Many of Millwall's hostile media are hoping that they can bring bad luck to the league, because Millwall are unbeaten in 49 games and are about to face a game that breaks the unbeaten record.

Away to Aston Villa!

In recent years, Aston Villa has been constantly investing, after Martin O'Neill arrived, the cost of buying players reached 26 million pounds last season, and this season Aston Villa has continued to spend big.

4 million, Heywood.

8.5 million, Leo Cork.

3.5 million, Knight.

After three transfer transactions, O'Neal waved his hand and sold ten players in one go, and the entire squad changed quite a bit.

When a team's lineup changes greatly, it is difficult to say what record it can play, but in the past 11 rounds of the season, Aston Villa's answer sheet has passed, with a record of four wins, three draws and 15 points, ranking in the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League, which also makes the media look forward to Villa's final results.

Now Villa host Millwall.

It was a tough challenge for Villa, who had won against Chelsea and Millwall who were looking to win, and at home they wanted to get points, Martin O'Neill said before the game: 'I've heard a lot of talk about the record, but that's what it does. All we want to do is get points and even try to win. ”

'Millwall are a difficult opponent and no one can deny that no team has beaten them since last season.

'But no game is absolute, I tell everybody, you have to play seriously, as long as you play your style and play in form, we have a chance.'

For Millwall, the game has a special meaning as long as they continue their unbeaten run to set a new unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Millwall had only shared a 49-game unbeaten run with Arsenal before, and now they have a chance to surpass and set a new record, which is still very attractive.

So can Millwall do it?

This is something that is on the minds of all of England, and indeed of Europe.

Even if the match between Aston Villa and Millwall is not a heavyweight confrontation, it is undoubtedly the focus.

Many media outlets are in favour of Aston Villa.

In England, there is either support or opposition, Millwall has very little support media, and other media do not want to see Millwall "monopolize" the Premier League, they can only hold a confrontational attitude.

Despite the opposition, the commentary report is still promising.

It's a bit difficult to say Millwall want to beat Aston Villa away, but it's much easier to just stay unbeaten.

Zhang Yang doesn't see it that way.

'Every game we play is about winning, not going unbeaten and I don't think that makes sense.

"The unbeaten record is very attractive, but the competition for victory is more important. I tell everybody to work hard and not keep a goal. ”

The flamboyant statement has received many praises.

Football is all about winning, setting records for the sake of setting records, not true sportsmanship.

But in fact, Zhang Yang cares very much about the undefeated record, which is related to the completion of the task, the arrangement of playing tactics, and it is different from what he said, he almost gave up the 352 style of play, and he focused on playing 451, playing control football with dual core parallel positions, and paying more attention to defense, so that the team can have the ability to control and confrontation and break dense defense.

Zhang Yang didn't say that to the players, he told the team to face the opponent, "This is our most important game, more important than the Champions League, more important than other leagues and finals, we have to set a record!" We've come this far and can't afford to fall at the end! ”

"Presumably each of you would like to see a record moment and not lose at a crucial moment!"

"I hope you can play the game as if it were a final, play conservatively and most importantly, try to defend and don't give the opponent any chance."

'Villa are not a tough team to play against, we have enough goals up front!'

"The bad luck in the last game will not last until this ......"

The last sentence made many players laugh.

The last game against Lazio was simply unlucky, and everyone knew it deeply, and they all felt depressed when they thought about it.

This one won't be going to be!

After that, Zhang Yang talked about the things that need to be paid attention to in the game, and the special advice is still not to be careless, he repeated this point many times, "If we take the lead, don't change the style of play, how to play or how to play, we pay attention to defense, not just for the sake of being undefeated, as long as we play normally, the victory must belong to us!" ”

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Home team dressing room.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neal is also mobilizing the entire squad, and he used the media coverage to motivate everyone, "See the report? Everyone thought that the opponent would be able to go unbeaten for 50 rounds. In other words, they think it's impossible for us to beat our opponents, even at Villa Park! ”

"We were forgotten! We were ignored! If they could do it, and we wouldn't be found on the page, everyone would have touted Millwall! ”

"Indeed!"

'Millwall are outstanding, they've won back-to-back league titles, they're European champions, they won the title unbeaten last season...... How brilliant! And we, just an ordinary team, say powerhouse...... A powerhouse? What's the point? ”

"We should have the determination to win!"

"We've been working on it. Me and the other coaches and all of you. The opponents are strong but this is Villa Park, where we play a lot and the stands are full of our fans. We can't afford to watch them celebrate the so-called '50-game unbeaten run' on our turf! ”

"We're not a stepping stone for our opponents to record!"

Martin O'Neill's words were very effective, and the Villa players rushed into the pitch one by one as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, holding back their strength to perform well.

After the start of the game, Villa also performed very well, and they even played against Millwall for nearly ten minutes in a row, and the field was not down at all.

Such a performance surprised the media and fans.

Even Villa's local fans feel that the team's performance is unexpected, you must know that the opponent is the mighty Millwall, maybe two seasons ago, this name was nothing, but now most teams, when they meet Millwall, they play 10-0-0, otherwise there is no chance of winning at all.

Sadly, Vera should also be one of them.

Compared with other teams, Villa is nothing special, strength, lineup, performance, results, etc., Villa's good results are only equivalent to previous seasons, and Millwall's unbeaten streak and long-term position at the top of the league table are not comparable to the qualifications at all.

Now in the game, it is quite remarkable to be able to play against Millwall without falling behind.

The cheers of the Villa fans have become even more energetic.

But soon, they found that in fact, the attack was not a very good choice, Villa played with momentum, and the situation did not fall into disadvantage, but the difference in the strength of the frontcourt players of the two sides is too big, and the ability to seize opportunities cannot be compared with the other party.

Twenty minutes into the game, Villa had three shots, two of the three were long-range shots, and one was a header, but there was no surprise, not even the slightest threat was created, the opposing goalkeeper just watched the shot, did not even have a chance to play, the ball flew into bounds.

Millwall had four shots on goal.

One of them was a long-range shot, three were direct shots, one long-range shot and two direct shots were on target, and if it wasn't for goalkeeper Sorensen's quick reaction, Villa's goal would have been breached.

The gap is evident in the data.

When there were more times, the audience was able to get behind, and some fans began to worry.

It turns out that no matter how good a goalkeeper is, he is not omnipotent.

In the 24th minute, Millwall launched a steady attack, playing the advantage of a 'double core' parallel position, the ball was fast from the right to the left, and Pire's assist stepped forward to send the ball into the box.

Jamie Vardy saw the opportunity, squeezed the opposition defender and turned to volley.

Sorensen was helpless in the face of such a sharp shot, he did not react and could only watch the football fly into the goal.

"1 to 0!"

"Millwall are ahead of Villa!"

It was a goal that left Villa fans in their hearts out, who felt that the team was performing well, but the gap between the players up front was too great, and Millwall were much better on the same occasions.

Martin O'Neill is also sighing.

Of course he knows the difference between the two sides, but he still encourages the players to try to win and as long as they can beat Millwall, it will be a big motivation for the team to go into the next league games with confidence and it will be much easier to play, and the players will think, "We beat Millwall, no other team did it." ”

That's faith.

Finding confidence comes at a cost, and it won't be easy for Villa to do it.

Now Millwall have scored a goal, and it's only halfway through the first half, so it seems like there's still a lot of time, but it won't be easy for Villa to catch up.