Chapter 93: Praise from the Opponent

Joe Royle's words made everyone around look at Zhang Yang.

Some people were amused, and they could all see that Joe Royle and Zhang Yang did not deal with each other, and there must be a conflict between the two.

Some are dismissive.

They didn't count Zhang Yang as a 'person in the circle' at all, because Zhang Yang was too young, and he only served as Millwall's 'interim coach', so they felt that it was impossible to continue coaching, and maybe it would be very difficult to find a coach-related job next year.

Others are completely hilarious.

They don't have much friendship with Joe Royle, and they don't know Zhang Yang at all, and they don't think about messing around in their hearts, they just treat this as a farce and gossip.

What will this young Chinese do?

It is a bit unrealistic to expect a kid in his early twenties to say something substantial, but how he gets out of an embarrassing situation is the key point of the matter.

In the eyes of the people around him, Zhang Yang smiled at Joe Royle and asked, "Mr. Royle, I just heard you talk about the England team, it was a very classic speech, it inspired me a lot, can I listen to it again?" ”

The crowd looked at Royle again.

Most people were a little confused, and they didn't remember what Royle was talking about.

Royle smiled a little haughtily.

He felt that Zhang Yang had given in, so he would in turn praise himself and let himself speak to help him get rid of the embarrassment, he felt that he should be more generous, so after a light 'cough' twice, he spoke, "You have to listen carefully this time, I'm talking about the England team, and now this England team is the strongest team in history, and it is fully capable of competing for the championship in next year's World Cup, I think-"

"I think the opposite!" Zhang Yang shouted violently.

Royle was so frightened that he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and the other party was completely deliberate.

Some of the people around couldn't help but laugh.

"I thinkβ€”"

Zhang Yang came to the beginning of a long note, "The current England team, all fronts are full of stars, and the media boasts what is 'the most expensive in the world', but the competitiveness in the world is not much better than before, and in next year's World Cup, the England team is only a team striving to 'play well', not a team that is qualified to compete for the championship." ”

Royle finally relented, he was not willing to be refuted by a young boy, he asked loudly, "Why do you say that, the current England team has the strongest squad in history!" ”

"So what?" Zhang Yang stretched out his hand, looking unconcerned, "What does a strong lineup represent?" Looking at the performance of the England team in the World Cup qualifiers, can it only be said that the England team did not play well? Or maybe England were not well prepared? There are all world-class managers with good reputations, and it goes without saying that they are used to deceive the fans. And, I'm confused, Mr. Royle. ”

Zhang Yang stared at Royle seriously, with an expression full of surprise, "As a head coach, you don't simply think that if the lineup is strong, the strength will be strong, right?" In this way, wouldn't Real Madrid win the Champions League trophy every year? ”

Many people were amused by the flamboyant language and expressions, and what they didn't expect was that in this 1V1 war of words, Royle seemed to be in a completely defeated situation.

Royle was not willing to lose face in front of his peers, he gritted his teeth indignantly and said, "Then may I ask, what special insights do you have?" ”

Zhang Yang smiled slightly, he paced two steps to look at the people around him, and said, "I'm just a newcomer to the football coaching world, if there is anything wrong, please correct me!" ”

After starting with a modest statement, Zhang Yang began to talk, "I haven't focused on the England team, but if you look at the history of World Cup winners, it can basically be summed up in one sentence: leading tactical thinking and the king of the ball." If memory serves, England's only World Cup title was in 1966, 40 years ago, when England relied on the 442 formation pioneered by manager Aaron Ramsey to give the team a more balanced attack and defence, and of course, the great Sir Charlton. ”

"From here we can see that without an absolute champion, football is ultimately a game of tactics. Because in major competitions, the difference in the strength of the players of each team is not so big that the tactics can be ignored. ”

"Let's talk about England again."

Zhang Yang turned around and took two steps, with the foreshadowing in front, the people around him listened more carefully, "Since the invention of the 442 formation, the England team has been in a relatively backward position in terms of tactical revolution, and in recent years, the England team has seen many world-class stars, but the words of the football king ......"

"Not a single one!"

Zhang Yang shrugged his shoulders and continued, "I dare to say that the Premier League is the most commercialized, which the FA has done very well, bringing substantial profits to various clubs and making club teams stronger, but the direct connection between the commercialization of a league and the strength of its national team is not as great as imagined. The Premier League focuses on the market rather than the academy, and other leagues are better, but the limitations of smaller clubs also make it difficult to attract talent. ”

"In that respect, England's youth training is about 10 years behind the Netherlands' level."

Zhang Yang paused slightly, as if to give everyone time to digest, and then concluded, "So I think that if you want to make the England team strong, you still have to take the most basic path, that is, to pay close attention to youth training, and the FA should consider the policy to ensure the youth training of various clubs, so that more local players in England can appear in the top field!" ”

While the others were still thinking about Zhang Yang's words, Rosie Pearce clapped with a twinkle in her eyes, "Well said! That's great! ”

Her eyes were full of adoration.

Lily Huntington also looked closely, with some seductive eyes full of appreciation.

Redknapp, who came over at some point, applauded and applauded, "That's good! These words are very thought-provoking! I have also always believed that the FA should tilt its policy towards youth training, rather than always looking at the commercialization process! ”

Joe Royle snorted disdainfully, "No one can make a conclusion whether the England team is the champion-winning team or not, in my opinion, the England team has the ability to win the championship!" I think a lot of people will support my point of view! ”

"I don't support it!"

At this time, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger spoke, he was refuting Joe Royle, but his eyes looked at Zhang Yang, "I really didn't expect that a young man in his early twenties could have this opinion, your analysis and understanding of the world championship is the same as my thoughts." Yes, didn't the champion of that year have both stars and top technical and tactical abilities? The technical and tactical level of the England team is too backward! ”

"That's right!"

A voice expressed support for Wenger, and everyone around looked at it, it was David Dunn, he walked up to Zhang Yang with a smile and said, "I have always opposed the FA to let Eriksen coach, that guy's technical and tactical level is too poor, I don't even know what the England team has played in recent years, every win depends on luck, or depends on the individual performance of individual players, that is the regression of football development!" ”

After David Dunn finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Yang with a smile on his face, "By the way, I should say sorry to you, every Premier League and Championship club manager has received an invitation, but I thought you were just a temporary coach of Millwall and would not continue to coach for long...... Again, sorry, it looks like you'll be at Millwall for a long time. ”

"It's okay." Zhang Yang smiled unconcernedly.

Since he came to the cocktail party, he found that many coaches came in and took out an invitation, he knew about it, and it was impossible to say that he didn't care at all, but David Dunn apologized in public, which can be regarded as enough face.

David Dunn continued, "The FA has been thinking about the England team and there are a lot of internal disagreements, please forgive me for using the term 'disagreement', which is the case, we have been discussing which direction to go to the overall level of football in England, and when you heard what you said, I realised that youth training is even more important! ”

"The youth system is also a part of England that has not changed and developed for a long time!"

Zhang Yang's coverage is a bit wide, which makes people feel vague.

David Dunn's last sentence points out 'there has been no development for a long time', which can't help but make people think of the development of English football in the past decade, almost every policy adjustment is for the sake of commercialization, and there are always various problems in youth training.

England's youth policy is hardly any different now than it was a decade ago.

Perhaps this is the crux of English football?

Many people pondered.

Arsene Wenger and David Dunn both spoke, and the people around them couldn't say anything, and many applauded the flamboyant speech.

Many people are also envious of Zhang Yang's luck.

Zhang Yang is only in his early twenties, and it will be difficult to stay in the managerial position, but with the praise of David Dunn and Arsene Wenger, perhaps he can easily leave Millwall and get a job at Arsenal.

That's pretty good.

The head coach of the Championship team is not necessarily qualified to enter the coaching staff of the giants, and the coaching staff of the giants, a coach may quickly become the top in the world.

Giants are not only the cradle of stars, but also the production of famous coaches.

As a party to the public, I don't feel that there is anything to envy, because he doesn't think that his head coach will not last long, and there is no reason to 'find a way out for the future' no matter how he thinks.

Arsene Wenger applauding himself?

Maybe in the future, Millwall will be promoted to the Premier League, and the two sides will be direct opponents.

What is there to rejoice in the praise of the opponent?