In the final round of the Premier League, there are a lot of media to follow, the focus is Liverpool vs. Charlton, and Millwall vs. Arsenal, and the teams that are watched are Liverpool and Arsenal, they will decide which team will be fourth in the league in the final round.

Fourth place in the league is very important and has a stake in the last Champions League spot.

Liverpool and Arsenal are both traditional Premier League semi-finalists and Champions League teams, and since they squeezed into a Millwall, they can't compete with Millwall, Manchester United, and Chelsea, so they can only compete with each other.

It's kind of tragic.

Professional football is so cruel, on the other hand, if two teams can compete with Manchester United and Chelsea, naturally there will be no question of 'fighting for fourth', so they still don't perform well.

Interestingly, many Arsenal supported the media and went to watch the game covering Liverpool, and there were also many Liverpool who supported the media and watched the game covering Arsenal.

These media will naturally be on the side of the villains.

Ahem......

Millwall, as Arsenal's opponent, is naturally the 'villain' camp.

Millwall are no longer considered underdogs when they first entered the Premier League, and with two consecutive Premier League titles, they have become the 'beaten up' boss team.

So it's not an exaggeration to describe it as a 'villain'.

Arsenal seems to have become the territory of the boss, and the righteous army that wants to defeat the boss explosion equipment.

Except for the Liverpool media who came, most of the media supported Arsenal, because Millwall's support media actually overlapped with Arsenal's support media, both teams are in the London region, compared to Liverpool, the northern team, the media will naturally favor Arsenal.

Also, the game doesn't matter to Millwall, but it is very crucial for Arsenal.

Even Millwall's die-hard Tele Sports said, "I hope Arsenal can win this game and try to qualify for the top four of the league, so that there are three teams in the London region in the top three!" ”

The media in the London region can finally raise their heads proudly.

Since the official establishment of the Premier League, for more than ten years, football in the south has been suppressed by the north, for the simple reason that there is a team in the north called Manchester United.

Manchester United dominate the Premier League.

Before 2003, only Arsenal could challenge Manchester United's supremacy a little, occasionally helping southern teams to win a league trophy.

After 2003, the southern team did not achieve suppression.

There are three teams in the north that are strong, one is Manchester United, one is Liverpool and one is Everton.

Needless to say, Manchester United and Liverpool, Everton's results should not be underestimated, and they can occasionally finish in the top four or six, so they are a force to be reckoned with.

It's about the same in the South.

The representative teams in the south are Chelsea and Arsenal, and since the rise of Millwall, the southern team has the momentum to suppress the north, but last season Arsenal qualified for the Champions League by virtue of the Champions League title, and their league ranking was only fifth.

Of the top four teams, two are still northern teams.

This season, the Southern media can finally see that three of the top four teams are from London, and a large group of London media have supported Arsenal to beat Millwall.

Zhang Yang certainly doesn't take these factors into account.

From an outsider's point of view, there is no difference between the south and north of England, anyway, they are all teams in England, in terms of hostile relations, Chelsea, which is also a London team, has become the absolute enemy of Millwall, in comparison, Manchester United is a lot worse, who makes Chelsea want to compete with Millwall for the league title?

In this case, what does the South and North have to do with each other?

Zhang Yang only thinks about the team's situation.

In the final round of the league, the Champions League final is only a week away, which must be considered, so the coaching staff arranged a large number of substitutes, and only those who need to play to maintain their form have been given the opportunity to start.

Like, Quaresma.

Quaresma failed to enter the squad in the last round, and if he didn't play again, he would not play for more than half a month until the Champions League final.

Other players, including veterans Smitchell and Andrea Pire, were not included in the squad, as did Morris and Sean Davies, with Braniff and veteran Hamann in midfield.

Braniff's suspension was limited to the Champions League, and the Premier League had little impact, just in time for the final round of the game against Arsenal, to make his due contribution to the team.

Hamann's ability is good, but he is a little too old and can only come off the bench occasionally to relieve the pressure of the team.

Before the game, Zhang Yang said to Braniff, "You can only sit in the stands in the final, this is the last game, look at the starting lineup, you know, the game can only rely on you." You know what I mean? ”

Braniff was excited.

Those 'competitive' teammates did not play, and even the forward line was only Curtis Weston, and he can be said to be a real big star on the court, which is simply equivalent to the best performance stage.

Millwall, who else can you look at without looking at him?

Braniff can't wait.

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When the two teams officially took to the game, the Liverpool media immediately erupted in dissatisfaction.

"It's all substitutes ......"

"Look at their lineup, how many main players are there?"

"Blatantly release water!"

"Millwall should have a fair playing spirit! They should put all their main forces out and take the final round seriously! ”

"Zhang Yang must have done this on purpose because of his personal relationship with Arsene Wenger! Give water to Arsenal! Liverpool won't be able to fight for the top four! ”

"Boycott! Oppose! ”

"There's shady!"

“……”

Many Liverpool supporters almost shouted slogans loudly, because Millwall's starting lineup was really a bit too bleak, and it was completely 'unwilling to put in the effort', and I am afraid that the players who played would do the same, right?

With such a squad wanting to beat Arsenal, who played all the main players, the hope is too slim, not to mention, it is difficult to say how hard the players on the field Millwall will go.

But the game is too important for Liverpool!

Before the two rounds of the league, Liverpool had three points more than Arsenal, but after losing to Millwall, their points were tied by Arsenal, and then lost to Fulham in the last round, which means that there were no points in two rounds, while Arsenal won one game and drew one, and the opponent who drew was Chelsea, Arsenal was obviously in good shape.

Liverpool are one point less than Arsenal and will have to look at their rivals if they want to fight for a top-four finish.

Millwall is so releasing water, isn't Liverpool out of a chance?

However, only Liverpool supporters hold an opposing attitude, other media and fans don't care, but feel that Millwall has done a good job, and they are very good and valuable, they don't care about the 'fair play spirit', as a London team, Arsenal, squeezing into the top four of the league is more important, as for Liverpool...... Let's go play the Europa League!

In such an atmosphere, the match between the two teams began.

Maybe Arsenal is also 'grateful' to Millwall for sending a substitute lineup, this kind of thing can't be said openly, but the opponent takes the initiative to 'give up' the game, which is much better.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal also took advantage of the opening to win goals and establish the advantage of victory.

Soon they found out that it was not easy.

Millwall is indeed a substitute lineup, but the players who play are experienced and relatively calm, such as midfield veteran Hamann, defenders Traore, Wes Morgan and other players, all of whom are players who focus on 'stability', so Millwall's defense is very good.

Millwall's front court was a bit out of the box.

In the overall 11-man lineup, the only players who can be said to focus on offense are Braniff, Quaresma and Curtis Weston, of which Weston and Braniff are more active, and Quaresma can also give a lot of support on the wing.

In this way, the three attacking players, relying solely on quick counterattacks, brought a lot of trouble to Arsenal.

In this game, Millwall firmly played defensive counterattacks, even if they advanced forward, they also used fast attack, and they could find good opportunities, and they couldn't find immediate retreat defense, which made Arsenal, which was eager to establish an advantage, play a little passive.

In Millwall's fast break, Weston, Braniff and Quaresma were all very threatening.

Weston is the fastest, but due to his youth, lack of experience, and limited ability, he is the least threatening.

Then there's Quaresma.

Quaresma is a pure full-back, speed is no problem, rich experience, superb foot skills, also make him like water on the wing, repeatedly sent to the middle of the support line, but also make Arsenal's defense scratch their heads.

Weston is a small threat, but if Weston receives a pass in the middle, it can also pose a threat to the Arsenal goal.

The biggest headache for Arsenal is Branifer.

Braniff has become a talking point in Europe because of his ban from UEFA, and his ability seems to have been somewhat ignored, because to participate in the Champions League final, many people's objects of discussion have shifted to players such as Morris and Darren Bent, especially Darren Bent, although he was not involved in the brawl, but the 'teasing' goal scored against AC Milan made many media and fans focus on him, and many people also believe that Darren Bent will become a key player in the game between Millwall and Chelsea.

Now the Arsenal players are angrily scolding UEFA, "Why don't you ban Braniff from all of Europe!" Maybe you can't just stop ......"

If it's a Europe-wide ban, you can't play in the Premier League.

That's the good news!

There are also benefits to not being banned, and a big player like Braniff is sure to be in the starting line-up for Millwall's Champions League final.

This game probably won't be played either.