Chapter 215: Praise and Humiliation
"Darren Bent! Darren Bent! Sky Sports commentator Belu Elson let out a cry of surprise.
The score is 3-0!
But Millwall is just a promoted team, Blackburn is a traditional team in the Premier League, Millwall scored three goals in the first half, is this still a confrontation between promoted horses and strong teams?
Belu Elson couldn't hold back his surprise and shouted, "It's forty-four minutes now, Millwall striker Darren Bent scored the third goal with a header!" ”
"Millwall leads by three goals!"
'Darren Bent joined Millwall in the summer, having previously played for Ipswich Town and was a leading scorer in the Championship. Millwall paid him a transfer fee of three million pounds, and his annual salary is also more than 1.5 million pounds, judging from the transfer fee and annual salary, Bent is already a very good striker, but in many reports of transfer analysis, it is believed that Bent will not perform too well in the Premier League, judging from the goal just now, his performance is not bad, Blackburn's defense has not been able to limit him......"
After the goal, Darren Bent was a little excited.
It wasn't his first Premier League goal.
Darren Bent scored in the season when Ipswich was in the Premier League, but that was a few years ago, when he had no stable position and no fame, so he had to be relegated to the second division with Ipswich.
Now it's the first goal to really return to the Premier League!
Darren Bent covered his cheeks with both hands, then waved his arms vigorously and ran wildly towards his own half.
Many teammates chased after him, and after stopping Darren Bent, familiar and unfamiliar, they all went over to touch his head, which is the ritual of professional football: stained with the luck of the goalscorer, and then Bent's curls became more curly, but he didn't care in the slightest, just hugged his teammates excitedly.
The cheers in the stands rang out.
It was dedicated to the whole of Millwall, but also to Darren Bent, and listening to the cheers in his ears, Darren Bent also found confidence in it.
Before the start of the game, Darren Bent was very apprehensive, he has been playing in the Championship for several years, he is only a famous scorer in the Championship, the Premier League is a higher league, can he still perform well?
This is the question of the media, and it is also the question in his mind.
Now he doesn't think about it anymore.
What about the Premier League? With Blackburn's level of defense just now, there is actually nothing difficult to score, as long as he finds an opportunity, he can still score another goal for the team!
Sidelines.
Millwall came out of the bench and everyone was happy to score.
Zhang Yang was also very happy.
When Millwall make their way into the Premier League, the first few rounds of the league are all about helping the team find confidence, giving each player an idea of the Premier League and giving them a sense of what the team is capable of.
This is important.
Most of the players in the Millwall squad have no Premier League experience, they don't know what it's like to play in the Premier League, and they have a vague judgment of their own strength and that of their opponents.
That's actually the same as PK in the game.
The character abilities in the game have a certain value, and if you play more, you will definitely know what your level is, how powerful the opponent is, and when a positive PK breaks out, you will also understand how likely you are to win, and how to have a better chance of winning.
The same is true of professional football games, you must understand yourself and your opponents, understand your strengths, understand your gaps, and have a general judgment in your heart, so that you can play better in the game.
In addition, self-confidence is also important.
Players with confidence tend to perform better in games, and this is especially true for strikers.
The players who scored the previous two goals, Livermore and Braniff, Zhang Yang was not worried at all.
Both of these players have strange personalities.
Livermore is completely brainless, he probably doesn't think about 'confidence', which is to play straight to the point, and Braniff is the other extreme, he is very confident that he can be a big star, and no one is convinced when it comes to the game.
Such a player may perform well, but it is difficult to be likable and it is a problem to get along with his team-mates and with the coach.
Zhang Yang also has a headache for Braniff, but fortunately there is no need to worry about his performance on the field.
When Darren Bent set Millwall to score the third goal, there was little suspense about the outcome of the game.
Zhang Yang was out of pressure.
A first half has already tested the tactical effect, Blackburn Rovers is just a stepping stone to experimental tactics, the team has taken a very crucial first step, with this game to build upon, the team will definitely get better and better in the future.
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Mark Hughes stood on the sidelines, his face full of helplessness.
From the first minute of the game to now, Blackburn have not been able to play a single advantage, and in just forty minutes, Millwall have scored three goals.
Three goals behind!
Mark Hughes simply didn't expect the team to play so passively, and looking at the game on the field, he knew there was no chance.
In the first round, lost!
Mark Hughes was surprised by Millwall's performance, their players were so good and their attacking ability was quite good.
When it comes to offense, Blackburn Rovers is really average, with the fewest goals in the league last season, which shows a lot of things, but Blackburn's capital in the Premier League is defense, their defense can't catch up with the giants, and it's not much worse at all, it's such a defense, but Millwall scored three goals in half time!
Millwall is just a promoted horse! How can a promoted horse perform so well?
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After the resumption of the game, Blackburn had little fighting spirit, and many players knew that they should try to play hard and try to score a goal in the last minute, but many more players have accepted the result of 'failure', and it is almost impossible to catch up with it at 3-0.
Both sides have some sense of delaying time.
The game was tepid, and just one minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
At half-time, the media were analysing the game, and they were surprised by Millwall's performance, so it was natural to ask 'why', why did Millwall perform so well?
Or is Blackburn doing poorly!?
There must be a reason for everything, and many media have admitted that 'Millwall did perform well', accompanied by 'Blackburn performed poorly', but where Millwall performed well, they could only conclude that "the attack played well, and the forward line was efficient." ”
Millwall's style of play is a bit incomprehensible, on the surface it's 'too simple', and after only watching one game, it's hard for them to really analyze anything.
At the same time, there are also professional football analysts, ready to watch the game video carefully, carefully study Millwall's tactics, they found that Millwall's style of play, must be a little different, but how different, still need to be carefully studied.
A number of media outlets are also starting to look forward to the second half, believing that Blackburn Rovers will surely bounce back and try to fight for an equaliser.
It's not a big hope, but it's there, right?
But just when the media reporters thought so, at the beginning of the second half, Millwall proved with a goal that Blackburn had nothing at all.
It was a pick pass from Jody Morris.
The ball crossed the Blackburn line-back and found over the head of Darren Bent, who had the opportunity to head the ball but chose to head it to the side.
Braniff has appeared!
A Blackburn player raised his hand to signal to the referee that Branifer was offside, and at the same time, Branifer volleyed the ball into the Blackburn Rovers goal.
"The goal works!"
The referee made a valid gesture for the goal as the Blackburn players were dissatisfied.
Belu Elson didn't pay attention to Blackburn's thoughts, and the moment the goal happened, he shouted, "Incredible! ”
"4 to 0!"
"Braniff scored twice to help Millwall score their fourth goal!"
"It's a massacre!"
"Maybe the next game doesn't matter anymore, because it's almost impossible for Brackburn to come back! By now we can say that Millwall's first Championship game in their history was perfect! ”
'Four goals, from three players, Livermore, Braniff and Darren Bent. Braniff scored two goals individually, and we can say that Millwall's forward line, the combination of Darren Bent and Braniff, is very efficient! ”
"It's also very young, with Braniff only 22 and Darren Bent half a year younger. Two strikers who are so young, but they have scored three goals in the game......"
Along with Belu Elson's words, the camera lens also frequently pointed to Braniff and Darren Bent.
After that, the camera focused on Zhang Yang again.
Zhang Yang sat in the position with an indifferent expression, as if he felt that scoring goals was normal.
"Maybe Zhang Yang doesn't think it's anything to celebrate about the goal, after all, they have scored four ......"
Belu Elson added the analysis.
Braniff's goal wasn't the end, as on the 71st minute of the game, Josh Simpson cut inside and struck a sudden attack from the edge of the field to help his team break down the Blackburn Rovers again.
5 to 0!
In the cheers of the audience, Zhang Yang took a long breath and stood up, he was about to start the substitution.
Before the start of the game, Zhang Yang asked the players to 'score more goals', but only to give them some confidence, and by the way, to 'teach a lesson' to the arrogant Blackburn, who has scored five goals now, it is time to be 'merciful'.
It's not for Brackburn, it's for Millwall.
If you continue to score goals, you may really anger the opponent, it is unwise, the confrontation in the game intensifies, the conflict increases, there may be injuries and other accidents, anyway, you will definitely win the game, 'mercy' is also very necessary.
Zhang Yang began to make substitutions.
The first to be substituted was Branifer, who scored two goals, but should Jamie Vardy be brought on?
Zhang Yang called Vardy over, still wanting to hear his opinion, "Do you want to play?" ”
"Appearance? I? ”
Vardy was stunned, he hesitated for a moment, his face full of disbelief.
Zhang Yang sighed and said, "You go back and sit down." "In a word, it's clear that Vardy is not ready to play.
It's not his fault.
Annedy was still playing in England's eighth tier last season, and it was already a dream to sign for Millwall and break into the first team, so it was really hard to accept that he would suddenly be in the top flight, maybe he would love to play, but certainly not mentally ready.
So Zhang Yang chose to replace Neil Harris.
When Braniff came off the pitch, the crowd applauded, and he was immediately excited, remembering that he had scored two goals, and Braniff almost jumped off the field.
When he got to the bench, Braniff was next to Vardy, and he was still grieving that he didn't take the opportunity to play, when he heard Braniff say, "Look at me, it's amazing!" I scored two goals! ”
Vardy was a little stunned.
Braniff also spoke triumphantly to the others.
This scene made Zhang Yang rub his head with a headache, and he found that he was too far behind compared to Braniff's face.
Three minutes later, Zhang Yang replaced Joey Healy and asked Curtis Weston to get a feel for the atmosphere.
Two substitutions in a row were like a signal, and the whole Millwall team knew that the coach wanted to slow down the tempo, and they automatically slowed down, and Blackburn could finally take a long breath.
In the 81st minute, Zhang Yang made the final substitution, replacing Konchesky with a young Toni Clegg.
It was the last substitution.
The rest of the game was still intense, but everyone knew that there was garbage time left.
Neither team scored again.
At the end of the final whistle, the scoreboard was still 5-0 and Millwall beat Blackburn Rovers by five goals to win the first round.
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After the game, Zhang Yang took the initiative to walk between the two coaches' seats and waited for the opposing head coach Mark Hughes.
He rarely does.
But in the face of such a big score to defeat the opponent, why do you have to express a little condolence?
When Mark Hughes walked over and the two shook hands, Zhang Yang said very modestly, "You guys did a great job!" It's really great! We were able to win the game, it was just luck. ”
Mark Hughes's face was about to turn into black charcoal, he put on a tough smile, and finally couldn't help but snort coldly, shook off his hand and turned to leave.
Zhang Yang looked at Mr. Fourth Official, who was a few meters away, and complained, "Look, this is no grace, I praise them frankly, but he doesn't seem to want to hear the praise, as if I said something excessive......"
Mr. Fourth Official tugged at the corners of his mouth.
He heard it all the way.
The young Chinese did praise Blackburn, but in the case of a five-goal loss, it would be not praise but humiliation!
Blackburn doing well?
If Blackburn had performed well and Millwall had won by five goals, would Millwall's strength have already broken out of Earth and into space?