The first round of the Premier League was played on August 17, and the media had already started to report on the first round before the first round, and the transfer and strength analysis the day before the game were the mainstream of the British media report.

Transfers, there is no need to explain.

Since May, the media has been reporting on transfers, and one transfer has been revealed, which means a change in the lineup of a team, and fans never get tired of watching similar news.

It's like Newcastle United.

Newcastle United have been the subject of hype since the end of May, when Real Madrid's 'Golden Boy' Michael Owen announced his desire to return to the Premier League.

From May to August, with an interval of June and July, the hype is not over, but fans are still watching the report with relish, analyzing the possibility of Owen joining Newcastle United.

Their efforts were not in vain.

According to the 'grapevine' revealed by The Times, Real Madrid and Newcastle United have agreed on a transfer fee for Michael Owen, and Michael Owen's agent has also announced that Owen has agreed to join Newcastle United.

Such a transfer is enough for major media to occupy a lot of space to report, and it can also attract the attention of many fans.

That's the heavyweight transfer.

In addition, it is the change in the strength of the squad brought about by the transfer, and each team in the Premier League is the object of analysis by the media, and the day before the start of the first round, many media have issued reports similar to the 'analysis of the strength of each team in the Premier League', and the lineup of each team has been analyzed.

Different media reports have different rankings of the power of each team.

For example, the media in Manchester will definitely rank Manchester United first, and Manchester City and Bolton will also be highly ranked; London is the opposite, with Chelsea in first place, Arsenal sure to finish in the top three, and Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Charlton Athletic in the rankings.

Each team has a different 'power ranking' in different media.

Millwall is the special one.

Regardless of the media's strength analysis report, Millwall's position is always fixed, and that is...... First from bottom in the league!

Crane tail!

Sunderland and Wigan Athletic, both promoted horses, are always ranked much higher than Millwall.

In Manchester Sport, Sunderland are eighteenth and Wigan Athletic are sixteenth; On The Telegraph, Sunderland are seventeenth and Wigan Athletic are sixteenth.

The two 'brothers and sisters' don't seem to be in the high rankings, but they are much better than Millwall.

Some media also analyzed and pointed out that "Wigan Athletic may play amazing results, and they may become dark horses in the new season." ”

There are also media who believe that "Sunderland could be a dark horse, they did not finish first in the league last season because of a small mistake at the end of the season." ”

As for Millwall?

"They're going to be relegated!"

'It's a team with no suspense about relegation, counting on an old squad that has barely changed, a group of players who are good at playing in the Championship, against a strong Premier League team, and their only result is to keep losing!'

"Their manager is very unreliable...... 22 years old? It's so much fun! ”

"The 22-year-old Chinese, as the head coach of the Premier League, should definitely be written into history, but we don't expect what he can achieve with the team."

“……”

The analysis and reporting of the media do not directly say the conclusion, they also have a large analysis process.

Millwall has always kept a low profile.

There is no news of Millwall in June and July, their preparations are a low-key mess, and there is nothing special about the transfer, except for a veteran Smitchell who can be mentioned, there are no bright spots, and Darren Bent is not recognized by the media.

The media analysed Millwall's lineup and pointed to a whole host of problems: right-back Josh Simpson is less than nineteen years old; Jody Morris and Elliott are good, but there are only those two players left; There are no players in the front line who can score; The reinforcements of the back line are not bad, but the lineup has changed by more than half, and no one can say what kind of defensive ability can be played.

Wait a minute.

That's not all.

The media's analysis questioned Zhang Yang's coaching ability and control of the team, as Manchester Sport put it, "Can a 22-year-old expect everyone to listen to him?" ”

The media's summary of Millwall's strength is also the same, "The overall strength is the same as last season, but the cohesion of the team has declined." ”

The big British media say so, and the small media will naturally follow suit.

"The situation at Millwall is very dangerous!"

'Millwall had a poor halfway season last season and this season in the Premier League they have to try for a win!

"They might be the relegation team with the fewest points!"

"If the history with the fewest points can be recorded in the history of the Premier League, maybe that would be celebrated?"

"They are fighting for relegation, but how much fighting spirit they have is unknown!"

That's the view of most of the media.

There are too few voices in the British media that support Millwall, but there are still supportive voices, such as the online media "Telecommunications Sports", they have cooperated with Millwall, and the relationship between the two is already a partner, "Telecommunications Sports" naturally will not speak ill of Millwall, they express their opinion that "Millwall can look forward to the new season!" ”

"There is nothing wrong with relegation!"

"Zhang Yang's coaching ability is worthy of recognition!"

But compared to the big British media, the voice of "Telesports" can't even make a wave, no matter what they say, it seems to be completely unimportant.

As the first round of the league approached, the media coverage shifted to pre-match reporting.

Millwall can be placed at the bottom of the analytical power list by the media, so naturally they will not be favored, but in fact, their opponent is Blackburn, or rather, just Blackburn.

Blackburn are not a strong team.

Blackburn Rovers experienced a tough relegation last season, they scored the fewest goals, the attacking ability of the forward line was not strong, manager Mark Hughes had to make forward reinforcements, he bought compatriot Bellamy from Newcastle United, the media commented, "Bellamy's arrival has greatly improved Blackburn's forward ability." ”

Blackburn's defense is very impressive, and with the addition of a strong frontcourt, there is no problem with the lineup, and many people think that 'Blackburn have no suspense to win Millwall'.

That's the opinion in the media.

When it comes to Millwall, it's going to be a win.

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Race day is here.

Millwall has always kept a low profile, and no matter what the media says, they have not responded.

In fact, many of the players in the team were angry with the comments from the media, and after working hard to prepare for the training, they did not think that the team was at the bottom, but Zhang Yang reminded them, "Ignore what the media says." Whatever they say will not affect us. All we have to do is get out there and try to beat our opponents! ”

"Victory is all about it!"

There were no Millwall players interviewed on match day, which only aroused the interest of journalists, who found Millwall mysterious.

Yes, mysterious!

There were so many pre-match analysis reports, but most of them were analysis by journalists, with Millwall not revealing any news and almost no players being interviewed.

What is their attitude of not being interviewed now?

A lot of reporters went to the press conference because they were sure to meet Millwall's young manager.

Zhang Yang appeared.

As he walked into the press conference, he had a trademark smile on his face and a relaxed look that made it feel like he was winning, but he was very low-key about the game, "We are looking forward to our first Premier League game at Neil Stadium, which will go down in the history of the club. Now that the game is here, I'm sure the fans who support Millwall are looking forward to it, but we're a promoted team and Blackburn are a traditional Premier League powerhouse and there's a lot to learn from them. ”

'I want the team to win, maybe it's a little too difficult, but who doesn't love a win? But if we lose, we won't be too sad because it will take a while for us to get used to the tension in the Premier League......

The media reporters in the audience listened attentively.

Many media feel that it is normal for Zhang Yang to show a modest attitude, but some reporters who know Zhang Yang seem to have seen something incredible: how did this arrogant young Chinese become so modest when he arrived in the Premier League?

Shouldn't he have said, 'Millwall will win'?

The scene was weird.

That's only a small group of people who feel it, most people think it's normal, even the later Mark Hughes, he listened to half of the speech, and felt that this young man was not as exaggerated as the media reported, and his personality was still very good.

Mark Hughes put on an old-timer appearance and smiled, saying, "Our players will show their quality in the game and help Millwall get familiar with the Premier League!" ”

Zhang Yang just laughed and listened.

His expression seemed to mean a bit of 'thank you, big brother', but he didn't say it at all.

When Zhang Yang walked out of the press conference and returned to the locker room to face all the players, his face changed, "In this game, I only have one request!" ”

Everybody looked at it.

"This is Neil Stadium and there are almost three metres of Millwall fans who came to support us on the spot, so ...... Let damn Blackburn go to hell! If you can score ten goals, don't score nine! ”

"We're going to show them that Millwall isn't something to mess with!"

“！！”

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"Is Millwall easy to mess with?"

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes would have burst out laughing if he had heard that question before the game began, "Millwall? What's the big deal! ”

It's different now.

Mark Hughes was trying to think, his face was extremely solemn, and he was still holding his breath in his chest, and he almost cursed angrily.

The match lasted only ten minutes.

What happens in the first round of the league, in just ten minutes? But the numbers on the scoreboard speak for themselves – 2-0, the home side Millwall have scored two goals, Blackburn Rovers have not scored a goal, and it only took them ten minutes to concede the goal of the game.

"How so?"

Blackburn was stunned......