Amid the talk about the Champions League, Millwall are ready to take on the title.

With only five games left in the Premier League, Millwall can beat Aston Villa in the next round to claim the league title early.

Millwall did a lot to prepare for this.

Normally, against an opponent like Aston Villa, the coaching staff doesn't need to prepare for anything, but this game is something that must be taken seriously, no one wants to drag the title to the next round, and the whole team is looking forward to the championship moment.

Millwall was fully prepared for the game.

Two days before the game, Millwall had an open training session, and Zhang Yang said in an interview with the media, "We are sure that we will win the league in the next round, and the whole team is ready for the game. ”

"It's a big game, both the fans and the team can't wait for the title."

In the past, Zhang Yang would definitely be considered arrogant if he talked about the championship directly, but now no one thinks so, the league title is in Millwall's pocket, Arsenal has no chance at all, and Manchester United can only win the championship theoretically.

Millwall won the title, and the only suspense was sooner or later.

For example, if Aston Villa win the next round of the league, Millwall's title will have to be postponed by one round.

That's all.

When asked about the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, Zhang Yang directly staggered and said, "For us, the league is the most important thing now." The Champions League is something that needs to be considered after winning the league championship. ”

The next day Millwall didn't have to think about it.

Due to the impact of match time, national team break days, and intermittent rests of the team, the 34th round of the Premier League is divided into two days, and Manchester United's game is scheduled for the first day.

Then Manchester United drew it.

It was a game at Middlesbrough's home stadium at Riverside, and Cristiano Ronaldo was in excellent form to score his seventh goal in six games, but Middlesbrough were also in good form, with their striker Alves netting twice to put Middlesbrough in the lead, and it was only in the final minute of the game that Wayne Rooney equalised for United.

There is no point in equalizing.

After Manchester United's game against Middlesbrough, Millwall can be said to have won the title ahead of schedule, and the match with Aston Villa is not important.

This was quite a surprise.

The night before the Millwall game, Millwall fans were excited to celebrate the goal, even if the title came suddenly.

Champion!

The third champion!

Manchester United's failure to win also made Millwall not know whether to be depressed or happy, but the whole team has become very relaxed, no one wants to face a game with pressure, no pressure is definitely the best.

Of course, the medal ceremony will still be after a round of competition.

Millwall still played against Aston Villa as normal, but the team's performance had deteriorated significantly, and almost all the players were in no mood to continue the game because they were thinking about the post-match awards.

Zhang Yang didn't have much to do about it, he could only use shouts to remind the players to be serious.

It makes Aston Villa feel good.

Aston Villa are currently seventh in the league and will be looking to finish in the top six, and a point from Millwall would help them a lot.

The situation is a little less optimistic.

Millwall doesn't care about winning or losing, and the players don't care about the game; Aston Villa take the game very seriously and every player is very positive.

The comparison of the players' performances can imagine what the game will look like.

Millwall were unable to play to the advantage, but it was Aston Villa who looked for an opportunity to score a goal to take the lead in the first half, and the score remained 0-1 at half-time.

At halftime, Zhang Yang stressed the importance of the game, "It's true, this is a game that doesn't mean anything to win the championship, and each of you is thinking about the trophy. But the game still makes sense. ”

"You know, we're still unbeaten in the league and I think it makes a lot of sense to extend our unbeaten run."

"That aside, it's better to win at home than to lose and I think the fans will hope that we can win the league with a winning attitude!"

It is still very helpful to boost the morale of the players.

After the start of the second half, many people found that Millwall's performance improved, the cooperation between the players can play, and the midfield has become much stronger, among which the most active performance is Livermore, this big man keeps running, not only to help the team to defend solidly, but also to directly threaten the opponent's goal.

In the 61st minute, Millwall completed the goal.

This time it was Livermore's long-range shot that hit the opposition player and then Braniff picked up a cross into the box and Simpson followed up with a powerful shot to complete the scoring.

"The ball is in!"

'Simpson, he helped Millwall equalise.'

Under the shouts of the commentator, no one cared about Millwall's goal, and even Millwall fans looked sympathetically at the defender who blocked Livermore's shot with his body--

Ashley Young.

The courage of this black thin boy was commendable, and he actually rushed in front of Livermore and blocked the shot with his thigh in time.

It wasn't anything.

Ashley Young didn't fall to the ground, just a little unsteady, but when Simpson finished shooting, everyone saw him lying on the grass with his thighs in his hands, baring his teeth all the time.

The team doctor enters.

After a brief inspection by the team doctor, Ashley Young got back to his feet and let everyone in the stadium breathe a long sigh of relief, if Livermore kicked the opponent to injury, whether it was Millwall fans or Aston Villa fans, it would be a pity.

After all, there is no mortal enmity between the two sides.

Ashley Young is also one of England's youngsters, with many media believing he could be selected for the England squad and perhaps be part of the England squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

So even Millwall fans don't want to see him hurt.

After getting back up and running two steps, Ashley Young was still grinning a little, and he said with a wry smile to his teammates, "My thigh is red, and if it gets worse, it might swell." ”

The way the Villa players looked at Livermore changed.

It's terrible, isn't it?

Blocked the ball with his thigh, he was almost kicked and swollen, and if he was smothered in the head, he might say goodbye to the ball directly? They vowed to wait for the other to shoot again, and never to plug the gun's hole.

The opponent is terrible, and they can't help it.

It's more important than winning or losing a game, or your career, and it would be too tragic to be kicked out of your career.

Livermore's kick didn't score, but it had a huge impact on Aston Villa's morale.

Millwall then went from strength to strength, and ten minutes later, teenager Luis Suarez scored the second goal.

Before the end of the game, Livermore broke the suspense with a long-range shot.

3 to 1.

Millwall beat Aston Villa to win the 35th round of the Premier League.

But it doesn't seem to matter if you win or lose.

From the start to the end of the game, the Millwall fans never stopped celebrating, with many fans celebrating the championship as soon as they entered the stadium.

At the end of the game, the cheers only became more violent.

Some fans regretted celebrating too early, but by the end of the day, their voices were a little hoarse and they couldn't shout at all, but the commentator held it until the end, "Congratulations Millwall!" They won the Premier League four rounds ahead of schedule! ”

'It's a great honour but it doesn't seem like much to a brilliant Millwall because they knew they were going to win the title and it was their third league title in a row.

"Manchester United have won three consecutive Premier League titles since the start of the tournament and now have one more Millwall, while they have equalled Arsenal's most Premier League titles – three – to become the second-most Premier League champions in history."

'Millwall has overtaken most of them in just three years, and their results have even existed in the imagination, but now they are a reality.'

"Three years ago, Millwall were just trying to qualify for promotion to the Championship, they were trying to get promotion to the Premier League, and not many people were looking forward to them at the time, but now, three years later, Millwall have won three Premier League titles."

"It's thanks to the head coach."

'Under Zhang Yang's leadership, Millwall have risen at a rapid pace, and their success has reached a peak this season, starting with the Community Shield in mid-August, and they have won the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup, League Cup and now the league, for a total of five titles.

'Of the two remaining titles, many believe that the FA Cup is already in Millwall's bag because they are only against Cardiff City.

"In the Champions League, they also reached the semi-finals......

In the shouts of the commentators, Millwall began to celebrate the championship, and the excitement on and off the field aside, all the Millwall players, lined up in a neat row, went to the stands around in turn, bowing and thanking the fans.

After that, all the players took a group photo.

When the time was about right, the players returned to the dressing room, and the stadium side was constantly setting up a podium, and the materials were prepared in advance, because they knew before the game that they would win the championship, and many people waited before the game started, and everything was already arranged.

When Millwall's full squad returned to the pitch, the award ceremony officially began.

Each player goes up in turn to receive their medal.

Zhang Yang was the last to go up, and he received the gold medal symbolizing the league championship from the hands of FA president Burton, not around his neck, but in his trouser pocket.

It seems a little undignified, but no one cares about the ostentatious movements.

Burton said with a smile, "I remember before the season, my family asked me which team would present the award in the league this year, and I said I was optimistic about Millwall and Manchester United. Actually, I hope Manchester United can win the title, they haven't won it for many years, but after watching the first game of the league, I have a hunch that you will be the ones who will win the title this year. ”

"I'm not surprised at all." Burton smiled wryly, "I'm actually disappointed because the other teams seem to be uncompetitive and Millwall are so good. ”

"But what the media in other countries say, you hear it, and the FA is under a lot of pressure, so I hope you can successfully defend the Champions League this year." Burton's voice was very sincere, "Don't talk about winning the championship, at least beat Barcelona and enter the final, then the Premier League teams will meet in the final." ”

Zhang Yang nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, Mr. Burton, we are also aiming to win the championship." ”

"That's good."

Burton smiled wryly, "The way you speak weakly in the media is really distressing, I am afraid that you will really lose to Barcelona, but I believe that as long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely make it to the final." ”

Zhang Yang laughed.

At the moment of receiving the trophy, the atmosphere at Neil Stadium reached its climax, with every player shouting and the whole of Millwall in a frenzy.

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Millwall's victory ended with captain Morris lifting the trophy.

There was no celebration at Millwall.

According to the Millwall club's official website, "Head coach Zhang Yang has decided to postpone the title celebration until after the Champions League final, and the team will have to focus on preparing for the Champions League." ”

Millwall fans are looking forward to it.

Last season was the same.

After winning the league title, there was no celebration, and it was not until after the Champions League final that Millwall FC had a grand celebration.

Now fans are expecting Millwall to defend their Champions League trophy.

If they can defend the Champions League, Millwall will win all the titles, and that will be the peak of glory, and many people will feel their blood boiling when they think about it.

Millwall's failure to celebrate the title did not affect the media coverage, not only England, but the whole of Europe was overwhelmingly reported that Millwall won the title.

Because it's three in a row.

The impact of three consecutive titles is undoubtedly much higher than winning a title, as FA president Burton said, "The European media believe that the Premier League has been dominated by Millwall." ”

At the same time, many media outlets are also reporting on it.

The greatest contributor to Millwall's championship is undoubtedly Zhang Yang as the head coach, when it is found that Zhang Yang is only 25 years old, many people can't help but sigh, "Football coaches may usher in the era of young people!" ”

Twenty-five years old!

At this age, most players are still at their peak, and football aside, some people are still studying in school at the age of twenty-five, and those who have walked out of college have not been in a few years at all, and they are still small fresh meat in the workplace.

Zhang Yang has already won many honors that coaches cannot get in their lifetime.

Publicity is not the only example.

In fact, the younger football coaches began in the early 2000s, and before 2000, many people thought that "the older the coach, the more trustworthy he is." "Because you are older and more experienced, your coaching performance will be more stable.

Since 2000, young coaches have been emerging.

Jose Mourinho's age of fame is only about 40 years old, and the newly retired Robbie Keane has also become a Premier League manager, he is only 37 years old, and many other top league coaches are also only about 40 years old, and the average age of top league coaches is five years younger than ten years ago.

This is the greatest example of rejuvenation!

However, Zhang Yang is still very special, because he is too young, much younger than the age of 'young', and the success he has achieved is enough to make people feel amazing.

"This is Zhang Yang!"

"Not only is he young, but he has also proven his ability to lead the team with his results. This year, European clubs should think about competing for publicity, rather than bringing in a top superstar......"