In the group stage of Group D of the UEFA Champions League, Millwall won both games, away against Valencia, with a score of 0-3, and at home against Shakhtar Donetsk, with a score of 6-0, with six points in two games, and a total of nine goals, so that many European media have focused on Millwall.

Two wins in a row is nothing, and nine goals in two games is somewhat amazing.

Italy's "Milan Sports Newspaper" commented on Millwall, saying, "This Premier League champion last season showed strong offensive ability, and scored three goals in the game against Valencia, and Shakhtar Donetsk simply scored six!" ”

"When Roma meet them in the next round, you have to pay attention to defense, once they play a score advantage, the game becomes difficult to control."

The German "Kicker" also said, "Group D is considered the group of death, because Millwall, a third-tier team, won the Premier League last season, and their performance is full of uncertainty. ”

"Now Millwall can get two wins in a row, which is enough to see that the 'Group of Death' is well deserved, Millwall has already got six points, and the situation of qualifying from the group is very optimistic."

"In the past round, Roma lost 1-3 to Valencia, the two teams are currently tied on three points, and the qualifying situation has become very urgent, and the Champions League group stage has only passed two rounds, but in the case of Group D, the competition for points will definitely be the fiercest."

"Millwall, as a spoiler, if they can continue their good performances, Group D may become a 'big two', and the battle between Roma and Valencia will depend on the performance of both teams......

When the European media reported on it, many of Millwall's players were relieved.

The international break is here again.

As Millwall's results get better and better, the players in the squad get better and better, and they have to deal with the pressure of the international break.

The international break is the day when FIFA formulates friendly matches between the national teams, and there are provisions that during the international football break, the football club must have no interference in the employment of the national team, ensure that the national team has no worries about the employment of personnel, and must place the venue between the host of the tournament and not interfere.

In general, one or two days a month are devoted to international competitions, with the exception of June, July, August, December, and January.

June and July are generally the time for international or continental competitions, and there is no need to arrange international breaks; August is the recuperation period, a rare rest time for the players; December and January are the months of winter break for some countries in Eastern and Western Europe.

With the exception of the five months mentioned above, there are two international breaks in each of the other seven months.

Although there are only two days of the statutory international break every month, the national team has to prepare for training, and it also takes time for players to travel to and from the national team, so there will be a week to half a month before and after the international break, and there will be no game scheduled, generally speaking, it will be about ten days.

This is long enough time for non-national team players to get plenty of rest, but it is not the same for national team players, who spare at least five days to travel, train and play.

This international break is only a month apart from the last one, but Millwall have two new players who have entered the national team: Darren Ward and Josh Simpson.

When McClaren was in charge of Middlesbrough, he complained about Millwall, criticizing the then coach Eriksen for not calling up players for a 'championship team' because of conflicts with Zhang Yang.

Now McClaren is the head coach of the national team, fulfilling his promise to get Millwall players into the national team.

The second player to make it to the national team is Darren Ward, which is still somewhat surprising, with Jody Morris and David Livermore being much more famous than Darren Ward.

But you don't need to ask McLaren, the analysis of media reports already knows the reason why Darren Ward entered the England team - to replace the imminent departure of Campbell.

Campbell is almost thirty-three years old.

At this age, his physical condition is declining very quickly, it is difficult for him to continue to play for the national team, and it is only a matter of time before he leaves.

Darren Ward is a good choice.

England has good and excellent central defenders, but the central defenders of small clubs, state and strength are not guaranteed, Darren Ward is a player who fought hard in the lower leagues, and his defensive performance in Millwall is very stable, and he is expected to enter the England national team and replace Campbell.

Josh Simpson was drafted, which is a very normal and complicated thing.

Josh Simpson is Canadian, but has lived in England since he was thirteen, and the Canadian Football Association has only now discovered that there are such good players in his country.

This is also understandable.

Canada doesn't even have a football league in its own country, Toronto has a professional player, and the United States Major League is also affiliated with the United States, and the strength of Canadian football is also a problem, in the history of the World Cup, Canada has only qualified for the 1986 World Cup, and is out of the first round without scoring a goal, and then the World Cup qualifiers are often out early.

The situation of the Canadian Football Association in such a situation can be imagined.

Josh Simpson was not at all surprised when he was drafted, but he responded to the call-up and went back, that is, with a group of amateurs, casually kicking games.

That's not what Simpson wants.

This incident annoyed Simpson very much, and he also chatted with Zhang Yang alone, after Zhang Yang understood the situation, he felt that Simpson was thinking too much, "Wait for next year, you will be able to get British citizenship, right?" ”

Simpson was stunned, "Boss, you mean, I can play for England?" ”

"Why not?" Zhang Yang asked rhetorically.

Simpson thought for a moment.

Simpson really didn't think about this problem before, maybe it was because he became famous too quickly, two seasons ago, he just entered the Millwall first team, and it was very difficult to play in the Championship.

Watching his teammates enter the national team one by one, Simpson felt that he was Canadian, and he didn't think about the national team at all.

It's different now.

When the Canadian Football Federation called out, he finally realized that he had to make a decision.

Did you make it to the Canadian team?

Whether it is out of consideration for the future, or considering the amateur level of the Canadian national team, Simpson has no idea of entering the Canadian national team, and he is a little unsure, "If you get British citizenship, will you be eligible to enter the England team?" ”

"I don't know the specifics, maybe I can choose to play in Wales and Scotland, right?" Zhang Yang didn't know the specific policy, but he felt that Simpson didn't need to worry, "Whether you can enter the England team or not, going back to Canada to play in the game will not do you any good." The Canadian national team is not a team that strives for honors. Now what you need to do is to continue to work hard, as long as you can perform well, and when you really get British citizenship, you want to join the British team, or join Canada, you can do it at any time, and then it will be the Football Association that invites you to join, not you decide on your own. ”

Hearing Zhang Yang's statement, Simpson immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't like to make a choice, whether to join the Canadian national team or not, it was a really difficult decision.

Zhang Yang also understands Simpson.

If the Canadian team is normal, even if the level is worse, it will always be better to go back to their home country to play.

But in reality?

The Canadian national team can be 'no', and in the past few years, the Canadian Football Association has sent domestic football clubs to represent Canada in international competitions.

Not to mention Simpson's strength, it is not easy for him to enter the Canadian national team, because after entering, you will find that most of his teammates are in the same team, and he is the only one who plays in Europe.

Canadian football is a vassal of American football, and the country does not attach importance to football at all.

What difference does it make if such a national team joins or not? Maybe even the Canadian Football Federation doesn't care, they just find out that there is a good footballer in their country, and they symbolically summon it.

That's all.

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When the whole team was on vacation, Zhang Yang also gave himself two days off to take advantage of the time to rest more, but he seemed to be a hard worker, and Denice personally came to the door and invited him to play a cameo role.

"Another cameo?" When Zhang Yang heard the news, his expression was a little praised.

Dennis said solemnly, "This is our biggest shooting project so far, and it cost 30,000 pounds just to buy the script." There's a footballer in it, and if you make a cameo, we'll be able to leverage your fame in the promotion. ”

Denise said it bluntly.

Zhang Yang understood what she meant, but he didn't resist anything, if other companies have plans to 'use fame', even if they agree to enter the cameo, they will have to charge a lot of money.

Denise's company is different.

Zhang Yang is the largest shareholder, which is equivalent to his own company.

The company's recent development is very good, and several large websites have signed agreements, some small video copyrights have also been rented and sold to TV stations, and the online short dramas filmed before have achieved a lot of income, and the profitability has become much better, and the future development space is still not small.

The company is also expanding as it grows.

Before the company had only a dozen employees, now the number of employees has expanded rapidly to more than 30, and the speed of development has surprised many people, and many wealthy local businessmen want to inject capital and participate in shares.

Denise asked if he would accept the capital injection, and Zhang Yang clearly refused.

The company has just developed, it is only a small company, there is a need for funds, he can solve it alone, and the continuous capital injection will also make his shareholding ratio rise, the early investment stage, there is no need for others to intervene, if you wait for the previous year, it can really develop into a medium-sized company, and then consider accepting the capital injection is not too late.

In the end, Zhang Yang agreed to Denis's invitation.

The first six episodes are expected to cost more than £500,000.