It's March.

After 27 rounds of the Premier League, the FA Cup quarter-finals are over.

At this time, the season is in the late stages.

The competition for leagues at all levels in England and the competition for cups at all levels have basically reached the sprint stage, and the teams with too poor results are trying to complete the relegation, and the teams that hope to be promoted or win the championship have all reached the stage of 'can't make mistakes', and the two major cups in England - the League Cup final is about to begin, and the FA Cup has also reached the semi-finals draw time.

This is a critical point in time.

Some sports media have also begun to summarize the season to predict in advance the results that each team may achieve.

With the results of the previous league and cup matches, the prediction results are more accurate.

Take the Premier League, for example.

The media 'predicts' the team that may win the championship, only Millwall and Chelsea are left, most people are still optimistic about Chelsea, Millwall has a four-point advantage, but it is difficult to say whether they can maintain it in the late stage of the league, after all, they still have to play against Chelsea and Manchester United respectively, and it is very difficult to play either of the two away games.

There are also predictions for the FA Cup.

When it comes to the semi-finals, there are only four teams left, and in terms of the prediction of the winners, Middlesbrough are the first to be eliminated, and the media does not think McClaren can lead Middlesbrough to an FA Cup 'when he is about to leave'.

Then the only teams that can win the title are Liverpool, Chelsea and Millwall.

Benitez has always been good at playing cup games.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, whose strength goes without explanation, will be a strong contender for the title in every competition.

Millwall, on the other hand, was considered a 'spoiler'.

The media has reported the most on Millwall, many reports believe that Millwall has a chance to win the league and also have a chance to win the FA Cup, and "Telesports also said", "Optimistic that Millwall will win the Premier League and FA Cup!" ”

There are quite a few football commentators who are supportive of the report.

This was absolutely not the case before.

In fact, no matter how many opponents Millwall wins, most public opinion still believes that Millwall is just a dark horse team, and the dark horse will have good results in a short time, but it is very difficult to maintain it until the end of the league. It can also compete with Chelsea and Liverpool.

Millwall's results make the British media feel very complicated, especially the small and medium-sized regional media in London, since last season, they have been singing lamentations to Millwall, and it can continue until now, Millwall's results have been soaring, it is unimaginable, some fans who ordered the content found it very interesting, and said, "I ordered this report just to see how they satirize Millwall!" ”

Among them, there are also small media, who are very embarrassed to say, "Why is Millwall's results so good?" Because we've been motivating them! ”

All right!

Many fans and readers were defeated.

When Millwall beat West Ham United to reach the FA Cup semi-finals, many fans also paid attention to the FA Cup.

Among Millwall fans, there is a general belief that the team will focus on the league and did not expect to play well in the FA Cup, just like some media commented, "Millwall can maintain the league standings, it is quite remarkable, they don't need to affect the league for the sake of the cup." ”

Many fans share the same opinion.

The English FA Cup is very old and very important, and the championship is full of meaning, but reasonable fans still know that the Premier League is much more important than the FA Cup, and the honor of the Premier League champion is much higher than the FA Cup.

In addition, two seasons ago, Millwall reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

Millwall are not in dire need of an FA Cup.

But in any case, it is definitely a surprise to be able to reach the last four of the FA Cup, and Millwall fans also hope that the team can go further, if you think about some media said, "It is wonderful to win the league and FA Cup double!" ”

Champion, who doesn't like it?

Zhang Yang also likes it, he likes it more than others, others just like football, like teams, and leading the team to participate in the game is his job and his life.

The situation is different, and the meaning is not at the same level.

In Millwall Club, there are also many people who are concerned about the FA Cup, the club's top management is still in a turbulent period, before the new owner appears, Ebenezer is still the CEO of the club, he asked Zhang Yang with concern, "Can the team win the FA Cup?" ”

Zhang Yang replied, "Look at luck!" ”

Thinking of the upcoming draw ceremony, Ebenezer felt understood, and he understood what Zhang Yang was talking about was the luck of the draw ceremony.

Drawn to Middlesbrough, the natural chances are great; Draw Chelsea and Liverpool, and the chances become much smaller.

In fact, Zhang Yang said that 'the final depends on luck'.

Millwall will certainly meet the winner of Chelsea and Liverpool, and they will not necessarily be able to beat their opponents and emerge victorious.

Zhang Yang is not absolutely sure.

As for the semi-finals...... Ahem......

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There are successive rounds of draws in the FA Cup, but the draw for the last four is the most important, which will determine the opponents of the last four, and it will be the last draw.

This morning, Zhang Yang went to the coaching course, and then after lunch, he went to the FA building.

The draw for the FA Cup was held in a venue in the headquarters building.

The draw for the English Cup is certainly not comparable to the draw for the Champions League, but there are still a lot of reporters who came, and the number of people added together exceeded 100.

When Zhang Yang arrived, it was still a little early, but there were quite a few reporters inside.

Before the representatives of the other three teams came, Zhang Yang waited in the venue by himself, and many reporters also rushed over to conduct interviews.

Regarding the draw opponent, Zhang Yang smiled, "Just like you think, I hope to meet Middlesbrough." That means we have a better chance of making it to the finals! ”

McClaren certainly doesn't like to hear that, but it's clear to anyone that what Zhang Yang is saying is the truth, and of the four teams, Middlesbrough is the best team to deal with.

A reporter immediately asked, 'Do you want to meet Chelsea in the final?' ”

Millwall and Chelsea meet in the final, it can definitely be hyped for a long time, the two teams are direct rivals in the league, and the FA Cup is another rival, considering that Chelsea were eliminated from the Champions League by Barcelona and can only focus on the domestic title, the fierce competition can be imagined.

Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "I don't think Mr. Benitez definitely doesn't like to hear this question." "Rafael Benitez is Liverpool manager, and when Millwall and Chelsea meet in the final, doesn't that mean Liverpool are eliminated?

At this time, a group of people walked in outside the door, and it was Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho who started the way.

Mourinho shouted as he walked, "He said it well, Millwall and Chelsea met in the final, it was interesting!" However, I still hope to meet Millwall early, and the classic game should be played in the front to attract the crowd, not in the back......"

Zhang Yang stood up, nodded as if in welcome, and continued, "Yes, I think so too, the first in the league and the second in the league are playing each other, how interesting!" ”

Mourinho's face immediately darkened.

Second in the league!

This is the scar in Mourinho's heart!

Chelsea have been top of the league for most of their time since taking charge of Chelsea last season, and needless to say that they won the title last season, they have been firmly at the top of the league from the start to the third round of this season.

But what?

Chelsea overtaken by Millwall!

Chelsea only played two draws, and the points were overtaken by Millwall, if Manchester United and Arsenal were overtaken, Mourinho would still be able to accept it, but Millwall?

A small club led by a young Chinese?

Mourinho is the most difficult to accept this, he likes to advertise himself as a 'young coach', there are two key points, one is 'coach', which means that leading the team is very successful, a few years ago, he never thought that he would be so successful, the second is young, in the European coaching industry, forty-three years old, is very young.

But what about publicity? Only twenty-two years old!

Zhang Yang is half his age, but he has become a direct competitor, league competition, cup competition, and then consider that Zhang Yang led the team is Millwall, a small English club, and he leads the team is Chelsea, a 'quasi-giant' invested by wealthy businessmen.

Of the two, who is more successful?

Without Porto's treble, Mourinho would not have been able to compare.

This became his heart disease.

Zhang Yang's words poked the heart in the middle, which made Mourinho feel very annoyed, he stared at him with a gloomy face, gritted his teeth and said, "You will get your wish!" ”

Zhang Yang shrugged his shoulders, turned his head to the reporters and said, "However, it is better to stay in the final for the first and second place in the league, and I still hope to meet Mr. McLaren's team." ”

"I've always been lucky, and with his blessing just now - I'll get my wish!"

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Zhang Yang and Mourinho had a few words of verbal exchange, which made the reporters in the venue excited.

This is perhaps even more appealing than the result of the draw.

Soon the representatives of Liverpool and Middlesbrough also arrived, the managers of the two teams did not come, Middlesbrough came to the chairman, and Liverpool sent the general manager, who were not familiar with each other and didn't even say hello.

Soon the draw ceremony officially began.

The FA official stood on the rostrum and asked the staff to take out the prepared draw tubes, with four lots on each side of the draw bucket.

The host first let the guests appear on the stage, and randomly selected a sign, and the guests opened the sign, showing everyone below, and there was a name on it--

Chelsea.

Mourinho stood up.

The other three teams will just have to wait for the result, with Jose Mourinho drawing for Chelsea and the remaining two teams coming together. According to the FA Cup format, the semi-finals are played at neutral stadiums, and there will be no home and away matches, so there is no need for too complicated draws.

Jose Mourinho took the stage.

When standing on the stage, Mourinho looked at Zhang Yang, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he hoped to draw Millwall, and then he stared at the three signs seriously for a long time, until the staff reminded him, and then reached out to draw a sign.

At that moment, no one noticed, and Zhang Yang whispered a name, "Liverpool!" ”

He used a supernatural ability, gambling.

"Gambling: Forcing a win in an event with more than a third chance of instantaneousness, which can only be used once a day."

This ability is best used in the draw, and Chelsea draw three teams have a three-in-one chance of being determined, and the use of gambling can enforce the outcome.

Mourinho picked up the sign, opened himself and took a look, his face immediately became darker, he only showed it to the audience 'politely', just flipped it, and immediately walked off the table on the table.

Most people don't see it.

There was a buzzing noise in the venue, and the FA officials had to pick up the signing and re-show it to the crowd, and everyone understood why the Portuguese didn't even want grace.

Liverpool!

It's really Liverpool!

For Chelsea, meeting Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals is definitely the worst possible outcome!

Needless to say, Middlesbrough is the other three teams hoping to meet Middlesbrough, which is equivalent to half a foot in the final threshold; Chelsea also want to meet Millwall, and now everyone knows that Millwall is not easy to play against, but it is just not easy to play against, it is not impossible to beat, and Chelsea must win against Millwall because the two teams are also direct rivals in the league.

When Chelsea meet Millwall, they have the opportunity to take on Millwall head-on, not just in the cup but also in the league.

The two teams have to meet again in the league and there are plenty of opportunities for Chelsea.

Liverpool is different.

Many people think that Liverpool is not a championship team, it is not a strong team, but Benitez's Liverpool is very good at playing cup games, for example, last season, they won the Champions League trophy, met Chelsea in the middle, and successfully eliminated Chelsea in two legs.

When he met Liverpool in the FA Cup, Mourinho was not sure to win.

That's the worst-case scenario.

Zhang Yang smiled.

It's the best result for Chelsea, it's the best result for Millwall, in fact, when the draw was made, the result was already doomed, but Zhang Yang won't share the news with others.

After the draw ceremony, Mourinho left directly.

Zhang Yang stayed in a good mood, accepted the reporter's final question, and said, "Although I said before that I hope to meet Middlesbrough, I am still very surprised to meet him." ”

"One in three odds, we're in luck!"

'But we're not 100 per cent sure we're going to get to the final and Middlesbrough aren't easy to play against.

Zhang Yang coughed lightly after speaking, and praised Middlesbrough coach McClaren twice, "Mr. McClaren is a very good coach, he makes Middlesbrough's results more stable." The FA has made the right decision, and England may be able to play well with Mr McClaren at the helm. ”

The FA has confirmed that McClaren will replace Christian Eriksen in the England squad after this summer.

A reporter immediately asked, "And now?" The World Cup in Germany is about to begin. ”

"The World Cup in Germany? Sorry, I don't like Eriksen, so England won't get the results they want......"