On the third floor of the grandstand on the west side of the J chain stadium, there is a security control room and a TV recording room, the video room can be used for live media to do programs, and the outside is a circular area, which only provides a horizontal row of seats, but the external perspective is very good, and it can be used for media reporters to take pictures.

It's used as a media seat.

The reporters who came to cover the news were all in this area, they stood behind the fence to watch the game, when the game started, the reporters were also analyzing the game, they were more professional than the average football fan, some sports reporters, often do research and analysis reports, the amount of theoretical knowledge is comparable to that of professional coaches, and their judgment of the situation is also very accurate.

But the current game is a little incomprehensible.

In the impression of media reporters, Millwall is a relatively balanced team in attack and defense, before Christmas, Millwall's head coach is Dennis Wise, he basically has no style at all, Millwall does not have a fixed tactical routine, can attack when they can attack, can defend on defense, simple and direct is their style.

After Zhang Yang took over the team, Millwall changed.

Judging from the past dozen league games, Millwall has paid more attention to attack, and the new defender David Livermore and striker Curtis Weston have been promoted. Defensively, the full-court pressing is Millwall's strategy, creating pressure on the opposition by defending all areas of the pitch, and the front court will be ready to launch a counter-attack at any time.

It was also Millwall's means of playing to the advantage of the situation.

This one is different.

Nearly ten minutes into the game, Millwall's performance was a bit incomprehensible, they barely attacked, most of the players retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area, constantly running and defending.

There was also some confusion at the back.

A lot of times Millwall can't see the formation, like now they have three players standing on the penalty line to form a horizontal row, and there are two 'part-time' central defenders in front of them, and the pentagonal position of five people makes Millwall's defense very solid.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Millwall seem to have three defenders, no, five, Livermore and Elliott are also centre-backs!"

"They were suppressed by Wigan Athletic?"

"No, they did it on purpose, you see, the football was still in midfield and they had already retreated aggressively, as if Wigan Athletic had advanced into the penalty area......"

"Is Millwall going to give up the attack?"

"But the young Chinese also said that he wanted to beat Wigan Athletic! Even if he was talking big, it was impossible to give up the attack! ”

“……”

The media reporters were caught in the same confusion as Jewell, but everyone must admit that Millwall defended very well, as this time when Wigan Athletic midfielder Ridell broke through the middle and he rushed quickly with the ball.

The Wigan fans burst into cheers.

Riddle is Wigan Athletic's best midfielder and one of the best midfielders in the Championship, and he is like Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, not only a key player, captain on the pitch, but also the spiritual leader of Wigan Athletic.

Ridell's technique is also quite good, he is good at using the most direct methods to shake off the opponents he faces, but he is always very effective.

This time he went straight past Livermore.

Livermore was chasing back quickly, but when he was thrown away, he was too far away for him to catch up with Ridell.

However, it doesn't matter.

Ridell dribbled the ball to bypass Yan Jun's defense in the middle, he cut diagonally towards the side, but suddenly found himself facing the defense of three people, and with only one glance at the three figures, experience told him that he was surrounded.

It is difficult for any player with outstanding skills in the world to face the three-man bag at the same time, even the king Maradona will probably feel a lot of headaches, and there is some luck in barely passing, while Ridell clearly knows that he can't get by, he can only choose to kick the ball back, or see the opportunity to kick the opposing player out of bounds, and get a sideline ball.

Ridell made a decision with a glance behind him, reaching out his right foot to the ball and then preparing to kick his team-mate with his back-heel, but he miscalculated the level of violence against his opponent.

Marvin Elliott didn't pay attention to Riddle's foot movements at all, it was just a tackle, and he put Ridale to the ground with the ball, he kicked the ball first, the referee just awarded the sideline ball, and then gave Elliott a warning, "Watch the action!" ”

Elliot shrugged, completely unimpressed.

"Millwall's players are too violent! They are also a team known for their violence! The Referees Association should probably consider increasing the penalty for foul play! The J chain stadium commentator regretfully said that he still wanted to see Ridell's wonderful performance, but he didn't expect it to be violently terminated, but his statement is probably difficult to get the approval of the referee association.

What happened to Ridell was representative of Wigan Athletic's experience as a whole, as their attack was so well defended that they couldn't break through the Millwall defence for a long time.

Millwall's offense was even worse.

When Millwall players get the ball, it's almost like a big foot over the halfway line, and then the chase of the ball in front of the court is mostly in vain.

The ball quickly changed and Wigan Athletic's offensive came again.

This time it was Jimmy Bullard, who, like many England players, began his football career at an amateur club, and after the defeats of Peterborough United and West Ham United, Bullard achieved success at Wigan Athletic, where he secured the main position in midfield with his strong body and superb foot skills.

Offensively, Brad prefers to work with his teammates.

This time, when Brad faced the defense, he chose to play a one-two with his teammates on the wing.

He did it.

Braniff was left behind, and Brad had to face David Livermore, a strong guy who was a tough rival, but Brad chose to cooperate with his team-mate, and he passed the ball to Ridell on the left, but what he didn't expect was that there was another Millwall player in the middle.

Tony Clegg!

Tony Clegg came out from behind and landed his right leg across the course of the ball, the ball hit his foot and stopped, and Clegg stepped to follow, and a big foot drove the ball forward.

Brad could only stop and shake his head.

"It's the youngster Tony Clegg, he clears the ball up front!" The on-site commentator once again regretted that there had been more than one similar tackle, Millwall's tight defense in the backfield, so that Wigan Athletic's breakthrough and cooperation could not be played at all, they could not play in the attack, the good news is that Millwall's offensive is not very good, most of the offensive did not even start.

"Millwall has no intention of attacking it at all!" A reporter in the media gallery made a judgment, "Look at their formation, whether there is the ball or not, most of the players stay in their own half!" ”

This kind of game looks like an offensive and defensive drill between Wigan Athletic and Millwall, Wigan Athletic is the attacking side, Millwall is the defensive side, so the reporters have something to say, "That young Chinese, and said that he wanted to beat Wigan Athletic, but he didn't expect it to be a smoke bomb, he probably wanted to hold for 90 minutes, and taking one point was enough!" ”

"Damn it! We were scammed! ”

"He must have thought so! A draw at the J chain is already a victory! ”

"Millwall can definitely accept a draw!"

"This smoke bomb was so successful that probably no one would have thought that Millwall would not have thought of winning at all! That Chinese is just too cunning! ”

“……”

Then the reporters began to collectively denounce Millwall's conservatism, and all kinds of words came out, such as 'only defensive', 'this is a step backwards in the evolution of football', 'it's just too utilitarian', 'he made football not spectacle'.

These words sounded as if Millwall had committed some heinous crime, but in reality they were only playing a somewhat conservative role.

Zhang Yang didn't know what the reporters were talking about.

Playing against Wigan Athletic, it must be conservative, if you judge by the strength of 'word and soul divination', Wigan Athletic must be a team with more than six stars.

Millwall? At most, it's just over five stars.

There is a big gap in strength between the two teams, and it is too unwise to attack head-on, so Zhang Yang formulated a conservative defensive strategy, and as for the attack, it was handed over to the frontcourt.

No chance? Non-existent!

Zhang Yang has been patiently watching the game, ready to conduct temporary command at any time.

That's his strategy!

As for what is 'despicable or not', Zhang Yang will not consider it at all, just like many media now, if they want to analyze him 'not level', no one will look at the cliché, because Millwall is the best performing team in the past three months, no matter when, the world of football only wins and loses, and winning is the most important thing, as long as the final victory can be achieved, the despicable style of play will also be described as 'surprising tactical ideas'.

Both mean the same thing, the difference is only victory and defeat.

Zhang Yang's goal is to use all means to lead the team to victory, and he wants to be a head coach with 'surprising tactical ideas'.

The other side.

Wigan Athletic coach Jewell was tugging at the corners of his mouth, not knowing how to express his feelings.

Nearly twenty minutes was enough time to determine Millwall's tactics. There are five defenders on the opposing field, three are central defenders, and two midfielders, even the two full-backs are frequently retreating, staying in the backfield most of the time, carefully calculating, including the goalkeeper, the minds of the opponent's ten players are on defense, and only one striker is thinking about attacking, but he can't receive the pass at all.

Millwall's entire focus is on defence.

They are not chaotic formations, but well-formulated strategies, and there are more players in the backfield, so naturally they can't see any formation.

In the face of this 'cheeky' defensive tactic, Jewell couldn't think of any strategy to deal with it.

What can be done?

There are five defenders and two midfielders on the opposing side, and there are always more than four people in front of the penalty area, and there is not much space for football to pass, Wigan Athletic's level is good, but it is not strong enough to do subtle coordination in tight areas.

There seem to be only two ways to deal with this kind of solid defence – one is to use rough English lobbies and high crosses up front to the top, and then there is to try your luck with long-range shots to find opportunities, or to create more set-pieces.

These methods are good.

Wigan Athletic don't have a good striker, few players are good at shooting from distance, and they don't have good set-pieces.

Jewell felt his brain start to hurt.