In the thirty-first minute, Zhang Yang saw an opportunity.

It was a set-piece.

The defense of the opposition left side of the box was a bit chaotic, and he told Jody Morris to look for opportunities from the left side of the box, but Jody Morris couldn't get the ball and the ball was cleared off the touchline by the opposing player.

The rest of the game was in a stalemate.

The first half ended 0-0.

Zhang Yang realised that he needed to think about how to make adjustments to make it easier for his team to break through opposition defences and create good chances in front of goal.

The current game between the two sides is fierce, what tactics, routines, almost all of them have lost their effect, when a player with the ball, it is easy to be targeted by the opponent, the whole field is scrambling to the penalty area, and it is too difficult to rely on cooperation to find opportunities.

The first half of the game proved that.

Zhang Yang also made a decision, "You should all find out that in the first half of the game, when you pass the ball into the penalty area, it is difficult to get a chance, and the opponent's defense is very tight. ”

"So we're going to increase the number of long shots! Kick twice if you don't score once, and kick three times if you don't score twice! Reduce the number of times you kick the ball into the box and increase the number of direct shots from the perimeter! ”

The idea of Zhang Yang is very simple, which is to increase the frequency of long shots.

In Millwall, Jody Morris, Joey Healy, Neil Harris and David Livermore are dangerous from distance, with several players being technical and powerful, but no matter what type they are, shooting from 20 yards out can create a certain threat.

It's much more reliable than passing the ball into the box and looking for opportunities.

In the first half of the game, Millwall did not find a single shot in the penalty area, all the chances created were on the perimeter, either from set-pieces or from distance, so simply let the players play more on the perimeter, and there could be more chances.

Zhang Yang also has hole cards - words and words.

If you see a ball with a chance, you can use your ability and you might be able to create a goal.

No, in this kind of game, one goal is enough to decide the winner.

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Against Millwall, Bridges had only one goal, and that was to lead the Queens Park Rangers to victory.

Millwall have had a good run of late, drawing just one since Christmas, and with Queens Park Rangers, it won't be easy to win away from home, but Bridges feels he must lead the team to victory -

It's about his face!

Unlike other Championship coaches, who are very new to Zhang Yang, Bridges has been in contact with Zhang Yang, and Zhang Yang almost entered the Queen's Park Rangers job, and now, two months later, when Queens Park Rangers and Millwall play, the two have become equal rivals.

The situation changed so quickly that it was a little unresponsive.

Bridges felt that he had to win to save face, not only for him, but also for the club, the fans, the media, etc., all aspects were involved, and for Queens Park Rangers, it was just a league game against Millwall, and it was a face battle for Bridges.

Bridges was annoyed by the first-half penalty.

A penalty is the best chance, missing a penalty is a goal lost, and if Queens Park Rangers can score a goal, the advantage of the game is too great.

In this kind of fierce competition, one goal is crucial.

At half-time, Bridges knew what to do, and instead of talking about the penalty kick that flew away, he went straight to the second half.

"We're going to play harder! The scramble should be more intense! Remember to pick up the pace, that's good for us! ”

"Defensively, especially in front of goal, the opposition always passes the ball and pays more attention to the opposing striker Neil Harris! He scored three goals in the last game! ”

"If you don't have a chance, pass to the wings, and break through from the two wings!"

“……”

It can also be seen from Bridges's arrangement that he really doesn't have any 'coaching style' at all, and he basically treats the game with targeted adjustments, letting the team play on the side when there is no chance in the middle, and by the way, letting the team play the characteristics of strong fighting ability.

He didn't even think about Millwall.

In Bridges' view, the young Chinese was lucky to be the head coach of Millwall, but his on-the-spot command ability was certainly not comparable to his 'experienced' self, and the opponent was not very good at adjusting tactics.

At the start of the second half, Bridges was sure of his opinion.

Millwall didn't make any changes at all.

With the change in QPR, the chances are more favourable to QPR.

But the Queens Park Rangers didn't play to the advantage.

Millwall's fighting spirit was full of fighting spirit, from the first minute of the second half, they used the offensive to suppress Queens Park Rangers, the two sides were in a fierce battle for most of the time, and the referee often blew the whistle to interrupt the game, but it can still be seen that Millwall has more chances, in just ten minutes, they have four shots on goal, and Queens Park Rangers have not even once.

"Ten minutes, four long shots! Perhaps Millwall was deliberately looking for opportunities from the periphery! ”

Stadium commentator Mike Johnson saw the situation.

Bridges was still a little confused.

It's not that Bridges can't match Mike Johnson, but he thinks a little too complicated, and he starts to think that Millwall hasn't adjusted, and now he finds that Millwall has the advantage, and he thinks it's a problem with the performance of both teams.

In the big picture, Millwall tactics have not changed.

The choice of the last shot alone is not a 'change of play', and it may also be a matter of personal thinking or probability.

Whatever the reason for the Queens Park Rangers passivity, Bridges began to worry about the game, and he turned his head to the bench and began to consider whether to strengthen his defense to save the necessary point.

"We're waiting to see!" Bridges eventually shook his head and gave up on the idea.

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Just ten minutes later, Bridges regretted it.

This time Millwall attacked from the wing, with Joey Healy picking the ball up the middle and David Livermore heading it over to Jody Morris, who picked the ball up in front of goal.

The ball was a bit of a mistake.

The normal high-altitude ball will not be passed too close to the goal, but follow the small penalty area line, so that there is a certain buffer space between your own players and the goalkeeper to have a chance to shoot.

Jody Morris may have wanted to pass the ball and try his luck with a shot, so he kicked this 'half-shot, half-pass' ball, but it caused chaos in front of goal, Neil Harris rushed quickly and the goalkeeper rushed out to pick up the ball.

Zhang Yang, who was standing on the sidelines, waited for a long time, and he saw the opportunity to open his mouth, "Mistake!" A penetrating sentence that was directly mapped to the opposing goalkeeper Chris Dayi.

Chris Dae was about to jump up and pick up the ball.

But at the moment of jumping, the light became a little dazzling, and the hands that were raised in a trance couldn't help but relax, but he couldn't grasp the ball steadily, and the football slipped from the palm of his hand and fell to the ground.

It's even more messy in front of the door!

Most of the players in the box didn't know where the ball was, and in the confusion they didn't know who had touched it, and the ball rolled over the goal line.

Few people can be sure of a goal the moment the ball rolls across the goal line, but the linesman behind the baseline is definitely one of them, he raises his hand to signal the goal, and the referee blows the whistle and immediately points his right hand to the centre circle.

What this action represents, it couldn't be more obvious!

"Hula......"

There were cheers of excitement at Neil Stadium, but more fans were still staring in the direction of the Queens Park Rangers goal.

When everyone confirmed the goal, the cheers were much louder.

"Sky Sports" hurriedly called up the replay in slow motion, only to find out that it was David Livermore who kicked the ball into the goal.

There's a lot of luck in that.

Livermore didn't do it on purpose, but was defended too tightly and his body was a little unsteady, and he took a small step back, hitting the ball with his heel, but anyway, it was his goal.

"It's Livermore! Livermore! We've got it! In the chaos, Livermore kicks the ball into the goal with his back heel! ”

"The score became 1-0!"

"The goal at this time is so crucial! With this goal, it will be too difficult for Rangers to recover it......"

Millwall fans cheer on the goal.

In the cheers around him, Zhang Yang thought about scoring a goal and secretly felt lucky, and at halftime, he asked his team to increase the number of shots from the perimeter, but the effect could only be said to be average, because the opponent's penalty area was very tightly blocked.

Millwall had a lot of shots, but not many who were really threatening.

He never found a good opportunity to use 'walk the talk', nor did he find a good opportunity to make adjustments.

I just wanted to try my luck, but I didn't expect the goal to go in the chaos, and I really responded to the old saying 'anything can happen in a football game'.

Many goals were scored by luck.

Livermore's luck was good, and Millwall's was lucky.

After this goal, Zhang Yang felt relaxed, this game was too difficult, perhaps because of the 'London derby', the relationship between the two sides was not good, every player was very the field, so that the game was constantly interrupted, simple tactics were almost impossible to play an effect, the game is to see play and luck.

Queens Park Rangers are a different story.

When he saw Millwall finish the goal, Bridgeston was depressed, and when he thought back to the goal, he couldn't help but yell, "Damn! How can you get rid of it! ”

He's complaining about his goalkeeper.

"luck!"

This sentence is insinuating that Millwall relied on luck.

But no matter how unhappy Bridges was, the score had been rewritten, and Queens Park Rangers suddenly became much more passive, as the two teams didn't find any good chances from the start of the game.

A goal is too important!

It's the difference between winning and losing!