Chapter 313: Winning or Losing Has No Matter About Tactics
Mike Johnson's statement, which is also the judgment of many people about the game, when there are only ten minutes left, it will be too difficult for Chelsea to equalize, Millwall's defense has been tight, and it is almost impossible for Chelsea to score two goals in the remaining time.
Millwall in the stands began to cheer heartily.
The fans cheered not only for the goal, but also for the victory, but also for the results of the season as a whole.
This game is called the 'league final', but it is not a separate statement from the media, and the outside world also recognizes the importance of the game, just like the "Times" commented, "As long as Millwall can compete for the Premier League title at Stamford Bridge, it is equivalent to losing the suspense in advance!" ”
Millwall were five league points ahead of Chelsea before the game and a win over Chelsea would extend the lead to eight, leaving only five games left in the league.
In the next five rounds, Chelsea won all of them, and only got fifteen points, Millwall got eight points is enough, eight points represent two wins, two draws, and one loss.
Millwall fans also know what victory means.
From this moment on, they will be able to look forward to the league title, which is a great honour.
Chelsea is considered to be a 'quasi-giant', they have continuously spent a lot of pounds to buy a world-class star to supplement their strength, Mourinho took charge of the whip, led the team to win the league championship, and is considered to be the coach of the 'Premier League to lead the team to success', which shows the influence of the Premier League champion.
What about Millwall?
Millwall have not added much, with a net investment of less than £5 million in the transfer market, buying unknown players and only a promoted team.
Such a team, winning the league championship, let the fans how happy they are, at the same time, they are also sincerely grateful to Zhang Yang, if it is not Zhang Yang to lead the team, as any coach in the world, it is absolutely impossible to lead the team to win the championship.
That's everyone's judgment!
At this moment, Millwall fans are extremely satisfied with Zhang Yang.
When the game resumed, the Millwall fans in the crowd were still cheering, shouting the team's name and then 'Zhangyang' name.
The competition is still raging.
For many, the rest of the game doesn't matter because it's almost impossible for Chelsea to come back from defeat to win, as long as there are no goals, the game is meaningless.
The camera screens of "Sky Sports" are frequently pointed at the spectator stands, pointing to the corners of Millwall fans, where people are so excited that when they appear in front of the camera lens, they don't know how many fans have left tears.
"Publicity! Publicity! Publicity! ”
With one shout after another, Mike Johnson also sighed and said, "Millwall has created too many miracles this season!" As the head coach of Millwall, Zhang Yang, a young Chinese who is not yet twenty-three years old, led the team to a result that surprised everyone. Having such a miracle-winning manager is a blessing for Millwall! ”
"The fans will be grateful from the bottom of their hearts for leading the team to such a result!"
"Just look at the fans in the crowd and you can see how popular Zhang Yang is at Millwall!"
"More than a month ago, there was turmoil at the top of Millwall, and the entry of Saudi capital is good or bad for them, but it is certain that the position of Zhang Yang's head coach will definitely not be shaken. The new owner wants to get rid of Zhang Yang, and he has to ask all the fans if they agree. ”
"That's the impact of a great manager!"
"Maybe we can look forward to 10 years, and of course, if Zhang Yang can stay at Millwall for 10 years, he will definitely be another Ferguson, or another Wenger."
"That's interesting."
"Maybe you can look forward to it: a football coach who has been coaching for more than a dozen seasons, but has a young face. Yes, he was only in his early thirties, which is younger than the average manager......"
Mike Johnson praised the flamboyant youth and looked forward to what the future might hold, while other media outlets and football commentators also analysed the league format.
All the analysis is nothing more than the data, and with a simple calculation, they can conclude that 'Millwall will win the trophy', and they are surprised by this, and they start touting things like 'making new Premier League history' and 'miracles continue to happen'.
In the meantime, the game is still ongoing.
Chelsea are almost forgotten, but they are not willing to lose, especially when they think of the league title, they are even more unwilling to go so far, so they launched a dense firepower bombardment at Millwall in the half, as long as the football is within 30 meters in front of the goal, the Chelsea player who gets the ball will come to shoot.
This 'chance' style of play is a testament to Chelsea's impatience and plays a role.
First, Hislop is under pressure.
Chelsea were also attacking fiercely before, but the frequency of shots was not high, what he needed to do was to direct the defence, not the key touch saves, now he needs to keep saving, keep finding his position, lest the next shot turn into a goal.
Second, Millwall's defense became difficult.
Chelsea's outside shots are not completely unthreatening, whether it is wide Joe Cole, midfielders Frank Lampard, Essien, or forwards Drogba and Gudjohnsson, the outside shots are very threatening, sometimes they don't shoot, but choose to pass the ball into the box, so the defense in the box must also pay careful attention.
What few people could have imagined was that Chelsea had been attacking in an orderly manner and had not found many chances, and now the anxious shot on the edge of the field found a good opportunity and successfully sent the ball into the back of the net.
Chelsea's goal came in the second minute of stoppage time, when Frank Lampard got up from the edge of the area and the ball bounced high on Darren Bent's leg, before Drogba jumped to the side and Joe Cole followed up with a powerful shot to help his side pull one back.
Pity...... Too late!
"There's so little time left! If Chelsea had scored earlier, even five minutes earlier, they could have equalled ......'
After Chelsea's goal, many football commentators sighed with regret, and the whole Chelsea team also realized this, and they quickly carried the ball back to the center circle, urging the referee to start the game quickly.
At this point, the time is over.
The referee still gave Chelsea a chance to attack, and the anxiety of time rushed so that they could not cross at all, so they could only pass forward as much as possible, and the whistle sounded at the end of the game as Frank Lampard made a mistake in a pass and was blocked by Morris.
"Beep......
The two short and one long whistles sounded, which represented the end of the game and the victory of Millwall.
Millwall fans cheer again!
The Millwall players on the pitch also hugged each other in celebration, and some sat directly on the grass, smiling at the corners of their mouths, they were really excited about the victory.
The victory brought the team closer to the league title, and just by listening to the shouts of the fans in attendance, some of them had already shouted in advance, "Champion!" Champion! ”
Champion!
At the start of the season, 'champion' was a word they couldn't even think of, and most of the players felt that it would be nice if the team could survive relegation, but what could be higher for a team promoted to the Premier League in their first year? But they followed the team all the way, participated in the creation of the 'miracle', and when they think about the past events, they find it incredible.
Millwall?
Such a team, how can it play such a good result?
Many players also looked to the sidelines, where the young faces were the biggest contributors to the team's ability to get to this point.
Zhang Yang is smiling.
He smiled to win the game and to see Mourinho's black face smile.
The two shook hands.
Zhang Yang and Mourinho didn't like each other, but a polite handshake was still needed, Mourinho had a black face, he wanted to laugh at the end, but Chelsea lost the game, and he could only put on this face, and he couldn't laugh at all.
"Congratulations on your victory." The tone squeezed out of Mourinho's teeth seemed to have a hatred for killing his father and taking his wife with Zhang Yang, "But this doesn't mean a championship!" ”
"Of course."
Zhang Yang shrugged his shoulders, "Thank you for the reminder, otherwise I would have forgotten that we haven't won the championship yet." But that's okay, there are five games to go, and besides, today's win will make me and my players happy for a while! ”
"Don't get too complacent!" Mourinho reminded in particular.
"We won!"
Mourinho breathed a big sigh, "It's just to win the game, even if you win the league, it's nothing to me, last season's title is ours. ”
"We won!" Extravagant repeated.
"There's also the League Cup, we'll meet again."
"We won."
Zhang Yang repeated it one last time, causing Mourinho to glare, and finally he could only snort and turn away.
Zhang Yang looked at Mourinho's back, turned his head to the fourth official who came over and said, "Do you see it?" The Portuguese are really ungraceful! Of course, I would like to emphasize that this is not racism, I am referring only to him alone. ”
The fourth official rolled his eyes and took the background very seriously.
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Millwall beat Chelsea, or 'beat again', home and away to the defending champions, and it's understandable why Millwall are top of the table.
So far, Millwall have eight points more than Chelsea.
There is still nothing left in the league to come, as many media and commentators have analyzed, Millwall is close to the championship trophy.
This surprised a lot of people.
One is Millwall's results, and the other is that the title race seems to have come to an early end, just like last season, Chelsea made Manchester United have no hope of catching up with a few rounds in advance, and the next few rounds have become a 'no title competition' league.
It's a bit of a pity.
In the live broadcast of the game on various TV stations, some commentators commented on the game and the league situation, and expressed the same opinion, they thought that 'Millwall defeat' is better for the league competition, otherwise it will be difficult to arouse the interest of fans in the suspense of the title race, but their statement cannot affect the result.
The managers of both sides have been in the spotlight.
Zhang Yang and Mourinho didn't like each other, but the two still had to meet, just in front of the press conference.
Mourinho glanced at Zhang Yang, and was about to step in without saying a word, but Zhang Yang suddenly took two steps forward and squeezed Mourinho into the venue first.
Mourinho frowned.
Zhang Yangcai doesn't care about Mourinho, there is only one champion, the two lead the team to compete for the championship, and they are the most direct competitors, and now they are incompatible.
Maybe one day, after the two are out of competition, they can still have a friendly conversation in private, but not now, unless one party gives up the championship competition.
That's impossible.
Mourinho doesn't give a good face, and there is no need to smile.
The current Chelsea, the representative manager Jose Mourinho, is a stumbling block on his way forward, or a continuous stumbling block, he must kick away hard to be able to lead the team forward.
In fact, if you start to judge it in your heart, Mourinho is a good coach.
But so what?
The championship is something that professional teams must compete for; The race for the championship also shows the brutality of the professional league, and there can only be one winner in the end.
In the face of cruel competition, it is a drama of survival of the fittest, and anyone must work hard to complete this scene, otherwise they will be eliminated and become a loser.
Zhang Yang has been rewriting history since he crossed over to become the head coach, and now he has the opportunity to make the biggest change: winning the league title for Chelsea.
As for Mourinho?
It's better to squat in the corner and draw circles to be a loser!
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In the post-match press conference, Zhang Yang became the only focus figure.
Originally, the focus of Stamford Bridge was only Mourinho, but Millwall beat Chelsea, and the war said that the loser has no say, and the same is true of professional football, and the media reporters are all fandom, and there are few reporters around Mourinho.
It's normal for the media to do this, and Millwall's defeat to Chelsea is tantamount to a half-sitting league title, and it will be difficult to play a role in the upcoming league title, defending the title of champion and second in the league.
Millwall were really good in the game.
Darren Bent, Jody Morris and David Livermore, three goals, each of which can be said for a long time, the media reporters are more interested in Millwall's title, if Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal win the title, they will definitely not get the same treatment, because they are traditional powerhouses, and they are strong contenders for the title.
Millwall?
At the beginning of the season, Millwall shouted 'relegation'!
Wrong!
At the halfway point of the league, that is, after Christmas, when Millwall and Chelsea competed for the first place in the league, they were constantly shouting for relegation, but they were definitely able to be relegated at that time, and the saying became 'fighting for a place in European competitions', that is, entering the top six in the league.
Millwall's results are now unimaginable.
The champion is just around the corner!
After beating Chelsea head-on, what will the young Chinese say?
Many media reporters were quite curious, and their inquiries confirmed this, "Millwall have an eight-point advantage and there are only five rounds left in the league, will you aim for the title?" ”
The reporter who was the first to stand up asked a question, which made many other colleagues complain, and the question was almost equivalent to saying, 'Your championship trophy is in hand, will the goal be the championship'...... Isn't this nonsense?
Zhang Yang smiled, he knew what the reporters were thinking, coughed lightly, and seemed to be pondering before continuing, "Target? Sorry, I never thought about it, in fact, I think it's really lucky that we've been in first place so far. ”
'There are only five games left in the league and eight points is a big advantage, but I have to stress one thing: Millwall has always been aiming for relegation, but we have played better on top of relegation.
"It's surprising. The fans were surprised, we were surprised, the whole team was surprised, even me. It doesn't make sense to say the goal now. Well, when the situation presses, I can only say that I am glad that the team has achieved the goal of relegation, and at the same time, it is a bonus to fight for the title......"
“……”
The media reporters in the audience all pulled the corners of their mouths, and even Mourinho, who was listening on the other side, reacted with a 'darker face'.
Zhang Yang said a lot of things, which means that 'the goal we set is relegation, and I didn't expect the league to play so well that it was really an unexpected gain to be able to compete for the championship'.
Is this a satire on the poor level of the Premier League? Or is it that the other teams are too poor?
No!
I guess it's a satire on Chelsea!
Many media reporters reacted, and immediately gloated at Mourinho, and expressed that 'winning the championship' is an unexpected gain, and on the road to competition, the biggest competitor is Chelsea, in other words, that is, 'we didn't pay attention, and we surpassed Chelsea'.
It's going around and around, and it's really hard to understand.
The slower brains present didn't understand the situation at all, but Mourinho definitely belongs to the 'fast brain', and he reacted immediately, so his face was even darker.
Mourinho knew that the loser had no say, especially Chelsea's 'championship hope is very slim', and after answering a few questions at random, he snorted coldly at Zhang Yang, and left the press conference with disdain and dissatisfaction.
By the time Mourinho left, the scene became more lively.
Few British sports journalists are willing to offend Mourinho, Portugal's 'big mouth' is not to say, Chelsea is also very influential, offending Mourinho may mean that many interview opportunities will be lost in the future.
With Jose Mourinho gone, they were free to ask questions about Chelsea.
The next question is related to the game.
A reporter talked about Millwall's conservative tactics, and Zhang Yang pointed out, "Victory or defeat has nothing to do with tactics, the main thing is the belief of the players on the field!" Our players have been working hard, even when the situation has been suppressed, they have persevered and they are convinced that we will be the winners in the end, and that is why we can win in the end! ”
'I'm happy that every player has the belief to win, they have a good state of mind, and when Chelsea equalised, we were in a bit of a bad situation, but no one was thinking about losing, everybody went into the game with the idea of winning, so in the second half we came back and scored two goals.
Zhang Yang's speech allowed reporters to write down the 'belief', and also highlighted it below, indicating that the word should be reflected in the report.
Later, a reporter talked about the champion, "What do you think of the champion? A lot of people think that Millwall have touched the trophy, what do you think about that? ”
Zhang Yang said, "Our situation is very good, the points situation is in our favor, but it is still the same sentence, we have completed the relegation goal, and now we can only say that every game after playing well, as for whether we can win the championship, that is something that will be considered at the end of the season......
“……”
The flamboyant low-key made the reporters very helpless, and they found that they could not talk about the championship.
This Chinese is too low-key!
Is this true for all Chinese? Sometimes it's good to be low-key, but if it's too low-key, it's a little infuriating!
Media reporters naturally did not expect that Zhang Yang was purely 'malicious' revenge for their previous reports on Millwall, especially at the beginning of the season, before the first round of games began, Millwall was given a 'certain relegation' name, and even he himself was considered 'the first manager to be dismissed from the Premier League'.
At that time, when the media reported on it, they didn't think about how he would feel.
What now?
The situation has changed, but Zhang Yang still insists, just don't say the goal of winning the championship, let this group of people go in a hurry!