At the press conference, Zhang Yang said in a very low-key manner that the draw was an acceptable result, repeatedly talked about the goal of relegation, and also looked forward to the team's future performance.

But after returning to the locker room, Zhang Yang changed his attitude.

Draw?

Acceptable?

In terms of rational judgment, a draw is acceptable, after all, the team is only a semi-substitute lineup, with a rating of only six stars and four points, which is nearly one star behind the main lineup, but it has always been a victory, and the draw is still very unpleasant.

Zhang Yang's mood is not very good, he knows that the players should not be blamed, the team is still playing well, but when it should be serious, it is still necessary to put on a serious attitude, if the draw gives the team a smile, many people will think that 'our goal may really be relegation'.

This is a dangerous idea.

If most players have the illusion that 'the goal is relegation', they will not care about the draw, or even the loss, because Millwall's results, as long as they play normally, relegation is a very easy thing.

When the team doesn't care about winning or losing, the attitude towards the game will be slack, and when it comes to the game, the mentality will affect the performance, and there will definitely be more points conceded in the future, which is not tolerated.

Zhang Yang put on a serious attitude.

When they returned to the locker room, all the players noticed the flamboyant faces, and suddenly the relaxed atmosphere in the locker room was gone.

Zhang Yang glanced at everyone, the players who were stared at subconsciously lowered his head, and after a moment of silence, he spoke, "Some of you may think that a draw is not a big deal, we are still ranked second in the league, but our position is no longer secure. ”

'We were second in the league before, two points less than Chelsea and two more than Manchester United, but now we are four points behind Chelsea and the same number of points as Manchester United, so if we still have that mentality, we will continue to slide down the table in the future!'

"Maybe some people still don't care, and there is no pressure to relegate anyway. But now I remind you that my goal is not just relegation! ”

"Yes, it's my goal!"

"I don't know what you guys think, maybe everyone thinks differently, but before the game started, I set the goal, relegation? Hehe. If it was just relegation, I wouldn't have asked for it so strictly. ”

"So from the first round of the league, the whole team was working hard for the goals I had set!"

"Maybe some people will be angry and think, 'That's just your goal, it's nothing to do with us,' then you're wrong! I'm the head coach. Know what a manager is? Zhang Yang asked, he was not ready to let people answer, but continued, "In football, the head coach is a position, the leader of a team, the tactical planner, but there are different understandings, for example, in England, the head coach will also be called the boss, manager and so on. ”

"In China, the head coach can also be the head coach, and the head coach represents the supreme commander of the army, everyone must obey the head of the head coach, and the whole army is to serve the will of the head coach."

"Got it?"

Zhang Yang's voice was sonorous and powerful, "I am the coach of the team, and my will is the will of the team, so the goal I set is the goal of the team!" I don't care if some people have any thoughts, if they have other different opinions, but you're just players, I'm the manager, so you have to listen to me, and if anyone has a problem with what I've set a goal, of course, you can choose not to play. In my team, only those who work hard for the goals I have set for me are indispensable! ”

“……”

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he explained to Wise, and asked the whole team to quickly pack up and prepare to leave by bus.

Many of the players were a little dumbfounded in their busyness.

Zhang Yang seems to have said a lot, but when summed up, there is only one sentence, "I am the boss, and I have the final say in the team." I have set a goal, and you must work towards my goal! ”

It's that simple!

This is too overbearing!

The aspiring players have found it very morale-boosting, and they have always believed that the goal of the team is not just relegation.

In public interviews, Zhang Yang stressed more than once that Millwall's goal is relegation, but the veterans who know Zhang Yang know better that he will not 'set very low goals'.

In January after Christmas last season, when Millwall only moved up to seventh in the league, Zhang Yang publicly stated that the team's goal was promotion, and those encouraging words are still firmly remembered by many people at the time.

Now that it's the Premier League, the team is second in the league, and the goal is relegation?

No way.

The goals of a team may change with promotion, but a person's personality does not change.

The goal of Zhang Yang is definitely not relegation.

When Zhang Yang really said that 'the goal is not just relegation', it made many people breathe a long sigh of relief.

"I said a long time ago, the boss's goal cannot be relegation!"

"He's just fooling the reporters!"

"The boss likes to fool reporters the most, and I remember last season, I once attended a press conference with the boss, and I was stunned by the boss's performance at that time." Curtis Weston stopped talking as he spoke, bought a pass to attract a lot of attention, and then continued contentedly, "At that time, one reporter after another, came forward to ask questions, they were all to embarrass the boss, you may know, some London reporters and the boss are mortal enemies, they keep publishing negative news, they are all critical voices, and at the press conference, they will also ask that kind of embarrassing question, but the boss smiled and calmly responded in turn, so that they didn't know to refute!" ”

This interesting incident immediately attracted a lot of attention, especially new players who didn't know about the publicity, such as Darren Bent and Konchesky, who came over to hear the specifics.

Backed by great vanity, Curtis Weston gossip goes into detail.

Weston didn't know how long he had been talking, but when he saw a few stunned teammates in front of him, his vanity was fully satisfied, and he heard an angry roar in his ear, "Curtis, what the hell are you doing!" Hurry up and pack your things, the whole team will leave you! ”

Weston suddenly withered.

Amid the laughter of a crowd, he hurried to pack his bags.

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The next week is the international break, and the players who have made it to the various national teams are going to international competitions.

Most of the Millwall team are English players, and if any player can enter the England team, Zhang Yang must be happy, but unfortunately there is no one so far.

But there are still 'internationals'.

Hislop is a veteran of Trinidad and Tobago and will certainly represent Trinidad and Tobago at the World Cup.

Marvin Elliott was also called up to the Jamaica national team last week, and the Jamaican Football Association is still very efficient in this regard, and when Elliott performs, he is immediately noticed by the national team. The good news is that Hislop is only the goalkeeper, Trinidad and Tobago have not let him go to unnecessary training camps due to distance, and Elliott is the only one who struggles during the international break.

The rest of the players are rested.

Zhang Yang gave everyone two days off, and he also wanted to take advantage of the time to rest, and when the international break is over this month, the events will become very intensive, even before Christmas, it will be difficult to have another two days off.

In the end, Zhang Yang was not idle.

The club staff reminded him that the house had been found and asked him to take a look at it tomorrow.

The next morning, Zhang Yang followed the staff to see the house, which is located on the east side of the Millwall area, about six kilometers away from the Millwall Club.

It's not too far, it's not too close.

After arriving at the destination, Zhang Yang found that the surrounding environment was not bad.

This is the southern part of Millwall, with Chadwright Avenue just around the corner, Holey Field Park 500 metres north of Chadwright Avenue, and only one kilometre from Lewisham Shopping Centre.

Life, transportation, and scenery are very good.

"It shouldn't be cheap here, right?" Zhang Yang asked a little puzzled. Millwall is only on the edge of central London, and even though it's on the outskirts of London, a three-storey villa with a garden costs at least £500,000, which is not something you can afford at the moment.

"The house is at the end of the road, close to the cemetery, and the owner hasn't sold it for two months. ”

Zhang Yang was cold when he heard this.

The staff quickly explained, "I've seen it." The distance is not very close, about a hundred meters, and there is a road to cross, and the cemetery is walled, but not too many people want to live in a house so close to the cemetery. ”

The two quickly reached their destination.

It was a small three-story villa with a small garden and a miniature swimming pool, and when you walked in, you noticed that there was a low bungalow, "which is the storage room and garage." ”

When he opened the door, he saw that the interior had been renovated and the basic furniture had been purchased, but the completely new interior room also made Zhang Yang ask, "No one has lived here?" ”

"It used to be occupied, and the owner renovated it, and it seems that it has never been lived."

Zhang Yang asked again, "How much does it cost?" ”

"I talked to the agency and the lowest price was £359,000 and the owner asked for the full amount."

"Why is it so cheap?"

"So the owner asked for the full amount. I heard that the owner of the house seemed to be a real estate businessman, and he was anxious to recoup the cash flow, so he decided to sell the house. It's already very cheap, and if it's fifty meters inside, it will cost 100,000 pounds more. ”

The staff said the location.

This house is close to a small road, the small road is not many pedestrians, but it is still noisy compared to the next door, and there may be cars passing by at night, in addition, the proximity to the highway also means that it is close to the cemetery, and Londoners are very taboo to live close to the cemetery, so the house price will be so cheaper.

Zhang Yang looked inside and out, and took a turn outside, quite satisfied with the house.

It's bigger than John's house, and it's much more luxuriously decorated, with a price tag of less than £360,000, which is definitely a great value.

Zhang Yang is satisfied with the house, and you can officially talk about it.

Half an hour later, the intermediary company came, and the two sides began to negotiate the price, and finally the intermediary company and the staff came up with a purchase plan that met the situation: a total price of 340,000 pounds, a down payment of 40,000 pounds, and a loan of 300,000 pounds from the bank.

A loan of 300,000 pounds is too easy to get through.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang went to handle it with the intermediary, and he also found Ebenezer to borrow the name of Millwall Club to let the bank complete the approval efficiently.

Zhang Yang opted for a one-year period of quick repayment, and Millwall Club would be responsible for monthly payments, and the corresponding amount would be deducted from his salary.

After signing the contract and going through various procedures, the house belongs to Zhangyang.