Chapter 85: Rampage
There are only ten minutes left in the game.
The score is still 1-0 between the two teams, with Watford leading Millwall at home.
Most of those who followed the game were expecting Watford to win, with both teams just one goal separating them, but Millwall failed to score throughout the game and struggled to score late in the game as they struggled to break down opposition defences.
The Sky Sports commentator analysed: "Millwall's results have been good lately, but their luck has come to an end, but what I didn't expect was that Millwall would lose to a team that has been mired in relegation. β
'Millwall hadn't made any adjustments so far in the game, so maybe we shouldn't have any illusions about the young Chinese's ability to command the game......
After saying this, the narrator realized that it was wrong.
The camera camera pointed to the Millwall bench, there were already two people standing on the sidelines, one was their young manager, the other was a player, the commentator glanced at the '8' behind him, looked up Millwall's information, and then said the player's name, "It's David Livermore!" Millwall is planning to make a substitution! But Livermore isn't a great striker, he's just a midfielder, and he's a defensive midfielder. Is Livermore going to be a step up the defense at this time? β
The last sentence is, of course, a joke.
However, the statement of the commentator of "Sky Sports" has been recognized by many media and fans.
David Livermore is a midfielder!
Technically rough back waist!
At the end of the game, Millwall was thinking about how to get the goal and what to do with a midfielder.
Many media began to ridicule -
"This young man is really unexpected!"
"His ideas are a bit fanciful and hard for us to understand! The offense is unfavorable, send the back midfield! Do you want to let the midfielders go forward? β
"He just doesn't understand football at all!"
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Amid all the buzz, David Livermore stepped onto the field.
Zhang Yang looked at David Livermore's back, scanned the entire court left and right, and his face showed a sense of determination.
He believed his judgment was correct.
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Almost no one else knows what Zhang Yang replaced David Livermore for.
The opposing head coach didn't know.
The media doesn't know.
Fans don't know either.
Even Aldous, who is an assistant coach, couldn't figure it out, he just saw Zhang Yang make a decision and gave him support.
At a stage when goals are urgently needed, it doesn't feel reasonable to switch to a defensive midfielder.
But Zhang Yang is full of confidence.
When David Livermore took to the court, he was watching the game and looking forward to it.
The game continued.
The media and commentators who followed the game quickly forgot about the existence of David Livermore, and they began to pay attention to the development of the game, and by the way, make a comment -
"Millwall has no chance!"
"1-0, it should be the final result, it's not surprising, Millwall should lose!"
"We can see from the game that Millwall's technical fit is too rough and it is said that Zhang Yang has not had any tactical training since he took over as manager. He should take this seriously. β
"This may allow us to see clearly that the young Chinese really leads the team!"
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The game on the field became more and more intense.
In the final 10 minutes of the game, Millwall's players were a little anxious, and they continued to organise attacks on the pitch, hoping to equalise even if the chances were small.
Watford, meanwhile, are a bit of a problem in their defence.
They found a conundrum.
Whenever Millwall attacked, the guy who had just come out of the field on the other side kept running at the edge of the penalty area.
There is no pattern to this run.
It has nothing to do with where the football is, it doesn't matter where his teammates stand, he keeps sprinting back and forth, left and right.
There were Watford defenders who wanted to stop him.
The confrontation in the Championship is no worse than that in the top flight, but because of the limited technical ability of the players, the physical confrontation is more important, and most players who play in the Championship are accustomed to using their bodies to solve problems, especially the defensive players.
Bob King is Watford's central midfielder and he is good at solving problems with his body.
When he saw the opponent running in the front of the penalty area, he immediately ran over and followed the opponent, staring at the direction of the football and constantly stuck the position, but he soon found that there was no need to get stuck in any position at all, because the opponent's running had nothing to do with where the football was.
So his defense became simpler.
Bob King believes that it would be good to just keep an eye on the other person and not let the other person run around at will.
But Bob King soon discovered that his idea was quite simple, but it was very difficult to put it into practice, the opponent was unusually strong, completely like a bull, and most professional football players were strong, but the opponent was definitely one of the top and limited ones.
He didn't feel like an Englishman, but like a Nordic man, or a black player from Africa.
Bob King and David Livermore had two physical collisions, and there was nothing other than a piercing pain coming from the arm muscles.
How Livermore should run, or how to run.
Looking at the look of 'nothing seems to have happened' on the other party's face, Bob King wanted to protest to the referee -
"Professional football shouldn't be so violent!"
After a few minutes, Bob King wanted to give up, but he couldn't let the opponent run like this, the team's formation was affected, and the front of the penalty area became chaotic.
It's bad for defense.
That's the problem Watford has encountered, when they find that they have a 'brute' opponent who keeps running like crazy, should they go to the man to defend?
The answer is yes.
The defence of any opposing team at the edge of the penalty area is crucial, and before the game, the Watford manager reminded him that he must guard the position at the edge of the penalty area and not let the opponent easily pass the ball and get up in this area.
From the start of the game until now, Watford have always been in good positions and keeping an eye on every player who enters.
It's their defensive tactic.
It's not just about positioning, it's about marking people, don't look at that brute bull doesn't seem to care much about where the football is, but he's certainly a professional player, and if he runs out of space, he can definitely pose a threat to Watford's goal.
That's definitely not going to work!
Watford is starting to get worried.
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The camera camera keeps pointing at David Livermore, and his 'crazy' running is just too eye-catching.
The Sky Sports commentator was puzzled by David Livermore's approach, saying, "Livermore doesn't know what he's doing, he's been running since he came out, he wants to run out of space, and he shouldn't have done it......"
Fans in the audience were also staring at David Livermore.
David Livermore grabbed most of the attention.
Many media commented that "he seems to be playing just to attract attention!" β
They got to the point.
Putting Livermore on the pitch is meant to attract attention, and only by attracting enough attention can he disrupt Watford's defence and get close to Millwall finding an opportunity.
By this time, many people had also guessed Zhang Yang's ideaβ
"Did this work?"
"That Chinese won't use this method to let the team break the Watford goal, right?"
"It's ridiculous!"
"Does he think he's playing a game of football? Pro leagues aren't that simple! β
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In a lot of unfavorable remarks, the corners of Zhang Yang's mouth didn't know when, and he skimmed a curvature.
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The game continues.
For most of the time, it was like an attacking and defensive drill, with Watford completely on the fence and waiting for the clock to run out and win by one goal.
Millwall, on the other hand, were on the attack.
Millwall hadn't had much chance before, but David Livermore was a little different when he came out, and the other players complained that Livermore was running around and didn't know how to play their offense.
Jody Morris saw an opportunity.
Jody Morris is Millwall's best player and one of the best midfielders in the Championship, with his individual skills coming second and, crucially, his experience and a good sense of the big picture.
When David Livermore was seen drawing a lot of attention, Jody Morris knew the opportunity had come.
Watford's defensive attention was drawn away.
At this time, there is a good chance of success when launching a sudden attack, but it is not so easy to score goals, and the previous two times have ended in failure.
Jody Morris was not discouraged.
This time, after getting the ball, he picked it up again to the edge of the box.
The Watford defence tensed up as the ball crashed into the box, with Bob King coming closest to the ball, but he was almost always battling David Livermore and didn't run to the ball in the first place.
The football is falling, and a figure has appeared!
Striker Kevin Gere!
Instead of stopping the ball, Kevin Keele jumped up and headed the ball towards the left side of the box, where Joey Healy followed.
Joey Healy knocks on the middle again.
It was Jody Morris who ran over and swung his right foot!
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At the moment when Jody Morris waved his feet, there were inhaled exclamations from the surrounding spectator stands.
That means the home fans see the danger signals.
Everyone felt that Morris would choose to shoot, and there was a lot of hope of scoring in that position, and even the goalkeeper was ready to save.
Morris didn't shoot.
He swung his right foot, lightly on the ball, and the ball rolled straight to the right side of the penalty area.
Watford breathed a sigh of relief.
In the eyes of many Watford, Millwall's most dangerous player is Jody Morris, and the other players have less hope of scoring goals, and they are more relieved to look in the direction of the ball.
There, empty!
"How could there be no one! Morris made a mistake? β
"How did he pass the ball? That's no one at all! What's going on? β
"Is it the players who aren't keeping up?"
At the moment of watching the football, different people had different judgments, but they all immediately held their breath.
A Millwall player is plugging in quickly from the right!
He's just too fast!
"Yes...... Canadian forward Josh Simpson! β
Josh Simpson is moving forward, keep moving forward, keep moving forward, he's desperately fast sprinting!
He and Morris have a tacit understanding.
He knew that as long as he could run past, Morris would pass the ball.
One second, two seconds!
In a fraction of the time, Simpson couldn't count how many steps he had taken, but he knew he had succeeded.
Because football is in front of you!
Simpson glanced up and saw the goalkeeper on the other side, now with only an empty goal in front of him.
He smiled.
Under the camera lens, the smile appeared to be a mockery of Watford, and Simpson waved his right foot.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound, with a burst of exclamation!
With the exclamations of the home fans, the football also plunged into the net!