Chapter 113: Hand-to-hand combat
In the mixed aisle of Neil Field, Zhang Yang saw Bridges again, and he smiled and took the initiative to say hello.
He didn't choose to go to Queens Park Rangers, but he didn't have any ill feelings towards Bridges.
Bridges smiled at him, paused and sighed, "I really didn't expect that we would be rivals when we met again." It's a real shame, if only you could come and help me. But you made the right choice for Millwall, you're already a manager! β
Zhang Yang said, "There will be a long time in the future, and there may be opportunities to work together." I appreciate your coaching style. β
The two ignored and smiled.
Zhang Yang said kind words.
Before January, without looking at the team's schedule, he almost forgot that there was a 'Queens Park Rangers' in the Championship, let alone admired Bridges' coaching style.
Words: What coaching style does Bridges have?
Anyway, Zhang Yang doesn't know.
When he got to the game, watching the confrontation between the two sides, he probably understood something.
Queens Park Rangers' style is very rough, whether it is offensive or defensive, their players on the field are very moving, and it seems that from the first minute, they are going to have a hand-to-hand fight with Millwall.
Zhang Yang was surprised.
Of all the professional football clubs in England, Millwall are sure to finish in the top three when it comes to the rough style of play.
This is a historical factor as well as a practical factor.
In the Millwall team, there is no thin body of the main players, perhaps in the past, the club selected players, and physical strength is also a criterion, such as Curtis Weston, the technical strength is not bad, but the young players who are thin are difficult to play.
Since Zhang Yang became the head coach, the situation has improved slightly, because the team often wins games, and the players will not fight so hard, but so far I have really not encountered an opponent who took the initiative to fight with Millwall 'rough'.
Zhang Yang couldn't help but ask Aldous, "We have a grudge against the Rangers?" β
"The last time I played, I was in the youth team, but I heard that two players from the Rangers were injured during the game. β
"And it looks like a derby, right?"
Zhang Yang suddenly.
If Aldous hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have realised that the match against Queens Park Rangers was a London derby in the Championship.
This derby is really inferior!
No matter how inferior the derby is, it is also a derby, there was a lot of media hype before the game, and the Millwall fans were also very enthusiastic, they wanted the team to beat other London Championship teams and maintain the team's 'Championship legitimate' status in London.
Looking at the game on the court and the enthusiasm of the fans in the audience, Zhang Yang began to worry, "It's good that no players are injured." β
Frank worry is a bit unnecessary.
Millwall's players have a lot of experience in hand-to-hand combat, they know how to protect themselves in the heat of the game, and perhaps the only one with little experience is David Livermore, but with his physical strength, he should probably worry more about his opponents.
From the first minute, the match went into 'hand-to-hand mode'.
Needless to say, the technical content or something, the two sides are constantly fighting, constantly fighting, this kind of fierce game is fighting for will, fighting for the degree of hardship, and fighting for the referee's punishment.
It's easy to say before, but the last point is still for people to serve.
In the 17th minute, Millwall centre-back Darren Ward brought down an opposition player in the box, and there was some confusion in the box when the opposition player fell on Ward's leg.
It's hard to say about this kind of ball.
If the penalty had been awarded in the video after the game, the referee would have allowed the game to continue, but the referee had to make the decision at the time, and Queens Park Rangers were awarded a penalty.
Zhang Yang took a deep breath.
Just now 'Foresight' saw the opposing player fall, but it happened before he had time to do anything.
This is the limitation of 'foreknowledge'.
Five minutes may seem like a long time, but when it comes to the game, he can't always make the first prediction, and even if he makes the prediction in advance, it is difficult for him to find the gap to do something.
Zhang Yang walked up to the fourth official and said in an angry tone, "Ward didn't foul!" This is a miscalculation! β
"This is unjust! A penalty could well decide the outcome of the match! β
"We will appeal!"
In the past, when he watched the game on TV, the manager explained to the fourth official, and even the two sides would quarrel, and he always felt that the manager's approach was unwise.
Now he found that this had to be done, not to get the referee to change the decision, which is basically impossible, but to put pressure on the referee to make the future decision more in Millwall's favor.
The fourth official also felt that Zhang Yang was young and inexperienced, and would not really say anything, and when he heard Zhang Yang's words, mixed with various complaints and other threats, he found that his thoughts were too naΓ―ve--
It's the same with managers all over the world!
What does the referee's decision to take a penalty have to do with him? But he's a bit used to it, and his job is to listen and report back to the FA, which is probably a 'literary' term, and to put it bluntly, he's just standing on the sidelines and being scolded.
The fourth official did his job anyway, and he reported the situation to the referee.
The purpose of the publicity was achieved.
In the process of returning to the coach's bench, he was still venting his frustration, and at the same time, he also used the 'lucky blessing' ability on goalkeeper Graham Stark, and the 'lucky blessing' can improve a player's luck.
Graham Stark stepped up his luck and had a better chance of saving a penalty.
Just when all QPR fans thought the team would take advantage of the penalty to create a goal, Graham Stark burst out and kept the ball off the goal line in a standard position of a lateral save.
Stadium commentator Mike Johnson was suddenly excited, "Stark! Stark! He sealed the goal perfectly! He saved the penalty! β
"Stark has done Millwall a meritorious service!"
"It was a perfect save!"
The crowd at Neill Stadium was also boiling in an instant, the penalty opportunity was so dangerous that saving a penalty was almost like a goal.
Quite a few fans chanted the name of 'Graham Stark'.
Zhang Yang also smiled.
After getting the 'lucky blessing' ability, he has never had the opportunity to use it, and after using it this time, he found that the effect is not as bad as he imagined, and how lucky the player is depends on luck, but Graham Stark directly got twice as lucky, indicating that the effect of the lucky blessing state is not bad.
But it's also about luck.
If the opponent is playing a ball that pursues speed, no matter how lucky Graham Stark is, his body can't react, and it will be difficult to save the ball.
But the other party is pursuing the angle.
The goalkeeper made a save to the side, it was a matter of luck, but Graham Stark's luck was very good.
This is the effect of 'Blessing of Luck'.
Queens Park Rangers unfortunately missed a penalty, and the rest of the fighting spirit was affected.