Chapter 239: Something Isn't Quite Right!
“Goooooooooooooooal!!!”
Sky Sports commentator Belu Elson let out an excited yell, "The ball is in!" 0 to 1! Josh Simpson helped Millwall score their first goal! A brilliant free-kick from the corner! ”
"After the last round, a lot of reports talked about Simpson and his free kicks, so he was called 'Beckham's heir', and now Simpson is in the game, showing his brilliant free kick skills! The ball goes around the Sunderland wall and lands in the left corner with a spin, which is difficult to judge ......"
"Sunderland goalkeeper Davies, he was bent on stopping the goal, but he didn't do it, you can't blame Davies, any goalkeeper is difficult to judge, and only those top goalkeepers have a chance to save!"
"Simpson! Simpson! ”
"It's still Simpson!"
"Watching this ball, fans will have some impressions, as a young player who is not yet 19 years old, this kind of wonderful footwork is rare!" Beckham's successor is not an exaggeration! ”
"Now in the seventh round of the league, Simpson has scored five goals, three of which have come from direct free-kicks! What we can say for sure is that Simpson's free-kick ability must have reached the top level in the world......"
Then came the hype of Simpson.
On the field, the whole Millwall team was also congratulating Simpson, and they were a little jealous at the same time.
The Simpson did so well!
Needless to say, three free-kicks in seven league games alone are enough to shock people, you must know that in just seven games, many good strikers may not be able to score three goals, Simpson just relied on free-kicks to complete it, if he continues to maintain this performance, by the end of the season, he will become one of England's most famous stars, and become the world's top player.
At a crucial moment when David Beckham is getting older, Simpson in the same position may be able to rely on the ability of free-kicks and is called up to the England team to replace Beckham's absence.
This is enough to be enviable.
The media were talking about Simpson, talking about the goal just now, and the Sunderland fans in the stands were a little envious and jealous.
There are a lot of problems in the Sunderland team, and it boils down to one thing: lack of strength!
Sunderland did a good job both in terms of manager McCarthy and the spirit of the whole team in dealing with the game, and some media reports before the season pointed out that McCarthy is the least likely manager to be sacked by the 20 teams in the Premier League, and even Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho cannot compare with him.
This is because of the absolute support McCarthy has at the fan, team and club levels.
This argument is now meaningless.
No one expected Sunderland's results to be so bad, McCarthy's position has also been affected, in other words, it also proves that McCarthy's position is solid, if other teams get this kind of results, the head coach would have been ousted a long time ago, and now 'McCarthy's class' is just some voices.
Does Sunderland's poor results have anything to do with McCarthy's coaching ability?
Reasonable fans know that it doesn't have much to do with it, Sunderland's strength is there, and there is no big reinforcement in the summer, and it is normal for the results to be poor, and it is due to many factors to this extent, but in any case, in the final analysis, it is the team's poor strength.
Josh Simpson?
This player was produced by Millwall FC and not brought in from the transfer market at a large price, and the envy and jealousy of Sunderland fans can be imagined: why does Sunderland not have such a young talent?
When the game resumed, the media attention returned to the game.
For the Sunderland vs Millwall match, the general opinion in the media is that Millwall will win.
But how to win?
Or what kind of score will it win?
Many pre-match score prediction reports are generally "0:1", "1:2", Sunderland will lose the game, but not too many goals.
Now the media sees it that way.
Simpson helped Millwall score the first goal, it was still a little early, but the media did not think that Millwall could continue to score, their attack was very fierce, and the ferocious attack would not necessarily have goals, just like Arsenal in the last game, the attack was strong all over the field, and it still did not break through the Millwall door.
In terms of the details of the game, the media believed that Millwall would slow down the tempo and strengthen their defence.
Millwall have a goal advantage and it's important for them to keep it up rather than continue to risk it and extend the scoreline.
That's the best option.
The media has analyzed a lot of games, and their statements sound very reasonable, so that the audience will think, "What he said is very reasonable, the reason is very good, and he is really a professional football analyst!" ”
Millwall's subsequent adjustment seems to prove the media's analysis.
Only 20 minutes into the game, Zhang Yang replaced Josh Simpson, this substitution felt inexplicable, Simpson had just relied on a free kick to score, how could he be replaced?
Could it be that he was injured?
Or is there a contradiction between him and Zhang Yang?
Or......
The media analysis came and went, and it was impossible to draw a conclusion, because Zhang Yang was to let Simpson come down to rest.
Zhang Yang didn't plan to let Simpson play, because Simpson played the whole game for the team in a row, and his physical condition was not very good, but after thinking about it, he decided to let Simpson play half a game, and only Simpson on the right side was reassuring, but seeing that Simpson completed the goal, the game didn't seem to have much suspense, in order to prevent accidents, Simpson was replaced, and he was replaced by midfielder Jack-of-all-trades veteran Rudy Clark.
Simpson's departure was a relief to Sunderland.
Simpson is not very strong on the right side, but the technique at the feet is good, and that's all, but with Simpson on the field, they are a little afraid to foul, who knows if Millwall will be given another chance, will it be another goal?
But then they felt that it was a little too early to rejoice.
With less than five minutes to go from the game, Smitchell had a chance on the edge of the box and he didn't hesitate to shoot.
The sudden cold shot from less than 20 metres was still quite threatening, and Sunderland goalkeeper Davies reacted but couldn't save it all, he only touched it with his fingertips, and the ball was back in the box.
Braniff followed up with another kick!
Davis was already on the ground, and unless he had three heads and six arms, he could only watch the football fly in.
2 to 0!
"Braniff scores the second goal for Millwall!" Amid the shouts of the narrator, Millwall launched a second celebration.
Sunderland fans never expected the game to turn out like this, they watched Millwall's celebration on the field in a daze, and for a moment they didn't know how to react: should they 'boo' their opponents or 'boo' their own team?
Sunderland fans were in a deep dazed.
Millwall did perform well and when they scored, they should have made a sound to support their team, but the key to Sunderland's two goals was their good performance.
Everyone can see it.
Millwall are not too strong a team, for example, in the last game, they were absolutely suppressed by Arsenal at Neil Stadium, although Millwall won the final victory, but the game showed that they are much worse than Arsenal.
What now?
Millwall completely suppressed Sunderland.
Even if Sunderland were suppressed and scored two goals in 26 minutes, it was still a bit too much.
Millwall still looks relaxed.
Sunderland boss McCarthy's face is much more complicated, and he already knows that he has misjudged the strength of his opponent.
This Millwall team is unlike last season!
Millwall already had the strength to suppress Sunderland, and they still thought that the opponent's strength had not increased much, and as the weaker side, they also made careless mistakes, which is the current result.
Millwall scored two goals with ease.
When he saw the opponent score the second goal, McCarthy knew that the team had little chance to speak of, and if the game had been fine at the beginning, the team had been inspired by their own fighting spirit, and now they have become less motivated again.
How do you still play the game?
McCarthy just wants the team to play better, how to save face at home and play with the style that Sunderland can have.
"At half-time, you must encourage the players more, don't talk about failure, just talk about working hard to play a good game!" McCarthy has figured out a way to boost morale, as long as the players don't care about the end of the game and play at a normal level, it will be much better than now.
That's what McCarthy thought.
But anything can happen in football, with twenty minutes left in a half-time, Millwall can still do a lot.
Like what...... One more goal!
The Millwall players listened carefully to what Zhang Yang said, and their aim was to 'crush' Sunderland, not just beat their opponents, so after scoring the second goal, Millwall didn't celebrate much and quickly restarted the game.
Seven minutes later, the third goal came, a long-range shot from outside Koncheski!
In the face of Millwall's overall suppression, Sunderland did not have a good way, but they were not so bad that they couldn't even defend well, when facing danger, the striker players retreated to defend, and the numerical advantage still supplemented the defensive holes, and the players such as Braniff and Smitchell, who were focused on defense, were difficult to find opportunities, and the continuous passing allowed the football to the feet of Konchesky.
Conchez basically wanted to continue passing, but seeing that the opponent was deadly defended, there was no one to defend him, so he gritted his teeth and chose to volley.
In that moment, something amazing happened!
Koncheski felt God-possessed, in a good form that he had never felt before, in his body, having not kicked such a sure shot in the past years, and now he really kicked it.
At the moment of swinging his foot, he felt the goal.
The next moment the football was very goal-dead, and the opponent's goalkeeper tried his best to save, but in the face of such a tricky shot, he could only sigh helplessly.
The ball is in!
The moment the ball flew into the goal, Koncheski wondered, "Do I have a talent for shooting?" Maybe it would be nice to play the front game. What he didn't know was that the feeling of a good shot came from flamboyance.
Konchesky's shot, who was 'predicted' of the arrival, spit out two words from his mouth at that moment, "Score!" ”
It was only then that Konchesky felt the state of God's possession.
Zhang Yang did this for a reason, one goal is not really nothing, but with the first two goals, plus this one, Millwall scored three goals.
Three goals is enough to decide the winner.
On the premise of guaranteeing victory, the team can play very casually.
He can rest assured.
With a smile on his face and a goal to celebrate with the others, Millwall scored three goals just over 30 minutes into the game, so it's hard to be excited to celebrate.
On the other side, Sunderland coach McCarthy is in a diametrically opposite state of mind, he still thought that if he loses the game, he will lose, let the team work hard to save face, and the loss should not be too dismal.
Can now?
Just over thirty minutes into the game, Millwall scored three goals...... Something is not quite right!