When he saw Millwall's decisive substitution, Benitez couldn't help but feel bitter.

Millwall are going to go on the defensive!

Liverpool's frontcourt ability efficiency is not high, when Millwall clearly strengthens the defense, it is very difficult to find opportunities, Benitez does not know how to break Millwall's turtle shell defense, and the opponent's frontcourt also has Braniff, a striker with comprehensive ability, can also bring a threat to Liverpool's goal.

Benitez can only hope that the players will play well.

Zhang Yang sat on the sidelines, watching the game with a smile, he doesn't care what 'utilitarian or not', as long as it makes it easier for the team to win, the adjustment is a good adjustment.

Millwall have a goal advantage, while Liverpool are weak in front, so they just need to play a defensive counter-attack and don't have to fight hard.

That's the way to play against Liverpool.

If the opponent is changed to Arsenal, Manchester United or Chelsea, or even Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and other teams, Zhang Yang will definitely not do this, because it is very difficult for Millwall to defend the goal if these teams let go of the attack.

There were forty-five minutes in the second half, and it was not easy to hold on for that long with a solid defence.

But the opponent is Liverpool.

Liverpool is a giant team, yes, but their offensive ability is really poor, even with Crouch, the 'England team's quasi-center', their forward line is still not ranked in the Premier League rankings, as long as it limits the play of Liverpool's midfield, it is equivalent to limiting most of their ability to score goals, if there is a problem, coupled with the predicted 'mending' and words, it should not be much of a problem to hold for 45 minutes.

In addition, defending on the counter-attack is not just about defense.

Counter-attacking is one of Millwall's forte styles, and if there is an opportunity in the game, the team can rely on the midfield to play quickly and quickly to threaten the Liverpool goal.

Together, the two are sufficient.

Liverpool had no choice but to take the initiative to attack because they were the side behind them.

But Liverpool are very uncomfortable, they attack at the same time, but also pay attention not to be taken by Millwall to play a counter-attack, Millwall's counter-attack is quite fast, a mistake can make the goal dangerous.

Liverpool can only grit their teeth to attack, and such a passive situation also makes them feel helpless.

Liverpool suffered from poor attacking ability, no matter how good their defense is, when the score is behind, it is difficult to have other ways, it is too difficult to break Millwall's goal.

Liverpool tried again and again, each attack reached the front of the box at most, and if they wanted to get the ball into the box, they had to rely on long-distance perimeter hanging, which was almost like trying to be lucky, because they couldn't have too many players in the box.

In terms of the game situation, Liverpool still has the advantage, but as long as people who know football see the game, they know that Liverpool is in a helpless passivity.

In the 72nd minute, Millwall took advantage of a fast break, suddenly picked up the tempo and found a chance, Smitchell received a return pass from Braniff and found the opportunity to score a lob shot for Millwall to score the second goal.

"Smitchell scored a brace against his old club!" Sky Sports commentator Kyle Bullard shouted excitedly.

Smitchell excitedly raised his hands.

However, the Czechs did not do much to celebrate, because the opponent was Liverpool, he still has feelings for Liverpool, from 1999 to the end of last season, he played 167 times for Liverpool, experienced only sixth in the league halfway, the embarrassment of being eliminated directly in the UEFA Cup the next year, and also experienced the glory of winning the European championship, leaving too many memories in Liverpool, his peak was handed over to Liverpool, and Liverpool fans also repaid him a lot.

Now gone, with the Liverpool imprint on him.

Even if he officially retires one day in the future, it will definitely not be in Liverpool, but Liverpool will definitely hold a retirement game for him, which is an affirmation of a player who has contributed to Liverpool.

Smitchell had a lot of emotion.

What Smitchell didn't know was that the goal just now was not done by him alone, Zhang Yang used 'words and words' to help him have a better state to score the ball accurately, Smitchell completed the second goal, Zhang Yang also applauded and celebrated with others, after two goals, the victory will definitely not run.

Liverpool fans also know that opportunities are running out.

Although they very much hope that Liverpool can win, but there are less than 20 minutes left in the game, let alone beat the opponent, the possibility of tying is very small, not that the opponent is too far ahead, the advantage of two goals is not big, but Liverpool did not score a goal in the whole game, especially in the second half, there are very few opportunities to threaten the opponent's goal, every attack is a little anticlimactic, as if the opponent seems to have advanced to the middle line, once the football passes the middle line, it is very difficult for Liverpool to control the ball, it is too difficult to score such an attack, not to mention paying attention to the counteroffensive of the other side.

It would be a miracle if Liverpool could catch up.

Are miracles so easy to create?

Liverpool are a team that is good at creating miracles, but miracles cannot be controlled, the only thing they can do is to keep going, keep showing the so-called 'Red Army spirit', and continue until the last minute of the game.

In the 87th minute, Liverpool's persistence paid off, as Steven Gerrard unleashed a powerful volley from 26 feet from goal, and the ball flew into the crossbar.

The ball was too fast for Heathrop to do anything.

This goal also made Zhang Yang smile bitterly, he always knew that 'prediction' is not omnipotent, 'prediction' can get the next five minutes of the game, but he can't use it all the time, just like the ball just now, when he 'predicted' the goal, there were only less than two minutes left, the game on the field has been going on, and he can't even find a little gap, after all, he is the head coach and not the player, and it is impossible to rush up to change the result at the first time, so he can only watch Gerrard kick the ball in.

Zhang Yang is also aware of a problem: a player like Gerrard, who relies on his individual ability to rewrite the score, is too important in a team.

Millwall don't have that kind of player.

If it's 'the tallest man in the short', Josh Simpson can be counted as half, his free kick ability can help the team score goals, but Simpson is not as comprehensive as Gerrard, he is just an ordinary player, his personal ability is much worse than that of top players, the only thing that can be said is only free kick ability, and if you want to complete a free kick, you must also rely on the efforts of your teammates, and the role you play on the field cannot be compared with a top player like Gerrard.

Zhang Yang shook his head helplessly, he felt that he was too demanding.

Gerard!

It's one of the best midfielders in the world, and it's a player that countless big clubs want that no other team has than the big clubs.

Speaking of wealthy families......

The lineup of the giants is indeed enviable, such as Manchester United, they have the top lineup, and they also have Cristiano Ronaldo, such as Arsenal, they have a very strong lineup, and they also have the best scorer - Henry, such as Chelsea, they have the most luxurious lineup, and each main player is worth more than 10 million pounds alone.

"It's still too bad."

Zhang Yang sighed helplessly.

can think that he can lead a team that can be described as 'pitiful' compared to the giants, and fight for the league ranking with the giants of the Premier League, his heart suddenly became hot.

That's the real sign of success!

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In the end, Millwall beat the home team Liverpool by two goals thanks to a brace from Mitchell.

Millwall fans celebrated wildly after the game.

After ten rounds of the Premier League, Millwall played an amazing record of eight wins and two draws, which everyone did not expect, even if Millwall's players couldn't believe it, the results were created by them, but ...... How can it be so good?

Before the season, Millwall players felt that it would be good if the team could avoid relegation.

That's normal judgment.

Last season, Millwall was only a mid-table team in the Championship, and they played a brilliant record in the second half, but the strength of the team was there, and there was no player in the whole team who took a shot, such as Liverpool, the assets of the entire club, including the value of all players, could not catch up with Liverpool's one Gerrard.

How can such a squad play well?

But it happened.

With 10 rounds of the league played, Millwall players have re-examined their squad and found that the team is not bad at all, and once they are familiar with the use of new tactics, they can compete with the top teams.

Although the team has yet to meet Chelsea and Manchester United, beating Liverpool and Arsenal is enough to prove that they are qualified to challenge these two teams that dominate the Premier League.

After the game, two good news came in a row.

Chelsea draw!

Or rather, Chelsea finally drew and were also in Liverpool City, challenging Liverpool's arch-rivals Everton, who ended their winning streak with a 1-1 draw with home advantage.

Many media outlets also took a long breath.

Since the beginning of the season, Millwall have continued to be a 'dark horse', winning eight of the first ten league games, but Chelsea are the best team, they are the 'defending champions', they have won nine games in a row, and each of them, including against Arsenal and Liverpool, has not been too suspenseful.

Chelsea's strength has given many people the feeling that 'Chelsea have no rivals in the Premier League'.

They're finally flat!

A lot of the media began to cheer and celebrate.

Meanwhile, Manchester United drew at home to Tottenham Hotspur with a 1-1 scoreline.

A draw between the two rivals has cemented Millwall's position in second place, just two points behind Chelsea and two more than Manchester United.

Such an achievement made the media reporters more eager to interview Zhang Yang.