A football club is like a company, when there is expansion and development, it is an opportunity for some employees, and employees with average work ability may be laid off or delegated.

Aldous was worried about this, he was the man who was 'average at work'.

Frederick is also a little worried, his work ability is not bad, but his popularity is too poor, and he will not know how to get along with a new boss.

Wise is the most stable of minds.

For the former world-class star, Wise is not worried about being 'laid off' at all, he can easily find a job at other clubs, and the 'layoff' will certainly not cut him.

Zhang Yang, like Wise, is not worried about work at all, but he is worried about the current situation, the whole team has been affected by the news from the outside world, how to play the game?

The next thing to do is to talk to each person in detail.

First of all, the coaching staff, Frederick and Aldous, "I don't understand what you guys have to worry about? Now I'm the head coach of the team, and if I am the head coach for a day, you will definitely be the assistant coach! ”

Frederick's words touched him very much.

Frederick knew that the relationship between the two had not been very good, he was a little jealous and flamboyant, and he usually spoke very meanly, but he didn't expect the other party to make such a promise.

Aldous also became energetic.

In fact, it is impossible to say that Zhang Yang does not have a little bit of trouble with Frederick, no leader likes subordinates who have nothing to find fault with, but the team must be united, Frederick's work ability is very good, as long as he continues to work hard, he will automatically block annoying remarks.

And then it's the players.

Zhang Yang is not too worried about the coaching staff, but the mentality of the players must be worried, because a bad mentality will directly affect the game, and he talked to each player one by one, from Smitchell and Jody Morris, to the youngsters Curtis Weston and Barry Cogan.

This is how the job goes from easy to hard.

The veterans are very mature in mentality and will not be easily influenced by outside speech, and young players, especially young players with average performance, are likely to be affected by outside speech.

Zhang Yang talked to each player for more than 15 minutes on average, he asked everyone what they thought about things, explained that the change at the top would not affect the team, and then talked about the goals of the season, and then said 'how optimistic you are' and so on, which is to cheer each player on, let them know to calm down and work hard to perform.

After all the conversations, Zhang Yang thought that he should find a 'psychiatrist', if there was a professional psychiatrist to help, he wouldn't have to bother to do so much.

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Soon a new round of the league arrived.

Millwall's opponents are Arsenal and they will travel to Highbury Stadium to take on Arsene Wenger's side.

It's a focal battle.

The turmoil at Millwall FC has attracted almost all the media attention, and when it comes to the big game with Arsenal, everyone wants to see if the turmoil at Millwall has affected the team's performance.

In addition, Arsenal are also in the spotlight.

In the last two rounds of the league, Arsenal lost one loss and one draw, quickly lost five points, and lost them to the small club, which also made their league ranking quickly drop to sixth place, not only by Liverpool, who has performed well recently, but also by the city rival Tottenham Hotspur.

That's the case in English football.

When a team's performance deteriorates, whether it is a small club or a big club, it will definitely usher in overwhelming criticism.

If it's just criticism from the media, it's not a big deal, the British media always criticize this and satirize that, even England fans are used to it, but when their own stars stand up, the appeal is completely different.

This time it was Dutch star Bergkamp who stepped up.

Few Arsenal players have the courage to blast manager Arsene Wenger, and Bergkamp is the special one, not only because of his fame, but also because he is retiring soon.

This season, Arsenal's results have deteriorated a lot, and they are not at all comparable to last season.

Everybody knows why.

The biggest surprise transfer of the summer came from Arsenal, who sold the heart of their midfield, Patrick Vieira, to Juventus.

When Patrick Vieira left, Arsenal lacked key players, the midfield support capacity was greatly reduced, and Henry could not support alone.

Arsene Wenger's explanation for this is that Arsenal are in a transition period, and many people also expect Cesc Fabregas to grow, but Fabregas will grow to the extent that he replaces Vieira, which is by no means something that can be done in one or two seasons.

That's the root cause.

A simple analysis in the media can lead to direct conclusions, not to mention the Arsenal players involved, who clearly feel the change after Vieira's departure.

Arsenal's offensive ability has deteriorated, the overall attack and defense have become weaker, and the coordination is not so smooth.

These changes are noticeable.

When Arsenal's performance continued to be sluggish, it provoked Bergkamp to express his dissatisfaction with Wenger, and he talked about Vieira's transfer, "It's not Vieira himself who wants to go, he has never had a chance to say goodbye to the fans. ”

Bergkamp said frankly, "I don't need to tell Wenger, he should be smart enough to know how much of a role Patrick Vieira can play and how much influence he has in the dressing room and how important he is to any other player, young or veteran. We thought the board and the manager would buy people to replace him, but we didn't. ”

Bergkamp is dissatisfied with Arsenal's results, the league quickly fell to sixth, being overtaken by bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur, it is absolutely unforgivable, in addition, it is the first time that Arsenal has fallen to such a point in the middle of the season, and there is a lot of competitive pressure to compete for the top four, "Two steps forward and one step back are acceptable, but we do have more than one step back now." We entered a transition period ahead of schedule. After Vieira left, we didn't have anyone on top. Henry became the captain, but it was difficult to be the captain as a shooter because the mental state required by the shooter and the captain was different, and it took a long time to get used to. With Thierry Henry, you have to develop his leadership qualities, but that's something that's innate with Vieira. ”

After Bergkamp talked about Vieira, the media quickly reported Vieira's news, before leaving Arsenal, Vieira was rumored to have transfer news, but Vieira's true confession made the fans' hearts tremble, "I love Arsenal, I decided to stay." I'm going to tell my fans and the friends who care about me that next season I'm going to lead Arsenal to the new stadium. ”

At the time, the British media described the impact of this confession of truth as follows: His vow made Highbury tremble!

Now the media interviewed Vieira, who plays for Juventus, and Vieira said another sentence that made fans tremble, "Henry is on the verge of leaving!" ”

"Thierry Henry will make the best decision at the end of the season, the one that is best for his career." Vieira admitted that Henry had personally called him to talk about his future.

"Whether to stay or go, he is still hesitating. He told me that he hadn't made up his mind yet, but I didn't know exactly what choice he would make. He may stay or he may leave. ”

When pressed by reporters, Vieira declined to give more information on the call, "We talked about it on the phone, but I won't tell you more." ”

"I know Henry very well and we have a good relationship, but that doesn't mean I'm going to tell him what to do. Henry is a smart man, he has his own ideas. ”

The News of the World also revealed that it was Vieira's departure that made Henry reconsider his future, "Henry had already received an invitation from Barcelona, but he stayed. However, Patrick Vieira left Arsenal in an unexpected flash last summer, and Thierry Henry has since been rumored to have 'loosened' with the club. ”

These media reports have made Arsenal anxious.

Millwall is a change at the top of the club, Arsenal is a change in the team, the latter is no less impactful than the former, the former may still be good news, the latter will certainly be bad news.

Whether Thierry Henry leaves or not, it will affect Arsenal's mentality.

When Millwall met Arsenal, the game became interesting, with both sides needing a win to prove that the team was not affected by outside news.

Zhang Yang and Wenger have a good relationship, but when they are opponents, personal relationships are meaningless.

Arsene Wenger expressed Arsenal's confidence the day before the game: 'Our lads are looking forward to the game. It's been rumored and talked about that, but I'm sure nothing is happening in the team. ”

'It's all speculation, there's a lot of people in a team, some people think that, some people have the opposite opinion, it's normal, the results go up and down, but the important thing is that we're all together and focused on the game.

Zhang Yang was also interviewed.

The focus of media attention is Millwall's high-level changes, Zhang Yang said directly, "It has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with the team, no matter who owns the club's shares, it can't affect the team, I work on a salary, and the players are the same, and we have one thing in common, we are all in pursuit of honor, even if the club's equity changes, I will not be given more bonuses, of course, my salary will not be deducted, and everyone else is the same, so I don't understand why the outside world always says that this will affect our performance." ”

'It's a big game and it's not easy, but we're going to give it our all and go for a win at Highbury. That's the way it is. ”

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There is a lot of hype in the media, there are many people who support Arsenal, and there are also many who are optimistic about Millwall.

The managers of both teams don't care.

At the pre-match press conference, both Zhang Yang and Wenger only talked about the pursuit of victory, and did not directly talk about the outcome of the game, most of them talked about the team's recent situation, as well as the situation of each player in the team, etc.

On the pitch, the atmosphere was still good.

Zhang Yang and Wenger shook hands with a smile, and in front of the camera lens, you could see the sincerity of the two.

Once the game started, it was different.

The two began to go toe-to-toe.

As soon as the game began, Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines, occasionally shouting a word to remind the players on the pitch to pay attention to the game, and at the same time, he also began to direct the team's attack.

Millwall, on the other hand, put on a defensive posture.

The top competition is the best training stage, Zhang Yang led the team for more than a year, and has a deep understanding of the confrontation of football tactics, such as playing with a team like Arsenal, when the strength is not enough, it is unwise to play against them, even Chelsea will not do this, because Arsenal's style is attacking, offensive football is their tradition, and the general team's attack is difficult to compete with Arsenal's fast-paced and smooth cooperation.

Millwall is no different.

If you want to play with Arsenal, you must defend, and only defensive counterattacks are most suitable for Arsenal, still taking Chelsea as an example, since Mourinho became Chelsea manager, in the past two seasons, Chelsea and Arsenal have won all of them, not even a draw, which is enough to prove Chelsea's advantage, and more importantly, Chelsea wins every game quite easily, and Arsenal's defensive counterattack against Chelsea has no way to crack it.

This is what it looks like to the outside world.

Zhang Yang's understanding is that Arsenal's strength is not as good as Chelsea's, Chelsea's defensive counterattack is just to restrain Arsenal's style of play, and Arsenal, which has changed its style of play, is difficult to perform well, and it will be so inferior against Chelsea.

Now Millwall and Arsenal are the same, defensive counterattack is the best way, especially in away games, using the 4231 formation, retreating to compress the opponent's space, and then using fast attack to counterattack, is the most correct choice.

Millwall's style of play made Arsene Wenger frown.

Wenger still has a certain understanding of Millwall's tactics, and the tactics created for the players to play cannot be perfect, the first thing is to lose the flexibility of tactics, the general tactical flexibility is very large, basically the style of play of each team is offensive and defensive, and the overall style has changed, which is just a matter of formation advancement.

Millwall is different.

In the last meeting, Millwall didn't play flexibly, it was almost a free play, and when every player played well, the whole could play well.

Now it's different.

Millwall's tactics have changed a bit, and they have taken into account some 'normal tactical characteristics' while taking care of the players' performance.

on the field.

Millwall have been defending, not because the situation has been suppressed, but because the tactical bias is more defence-oriented, and their defensive role is still obvious, making it difficult for Arsenal to break through the blockade on the edge of the box.

It's amazing.

Arsene Wenger is confident in the game, because Jody Morris is still injured, and the opponent is not sending a full main lineup, but without Morris's Millwall, the defense is still very good, and the midfield led by Smitchell plays a very prominent role.

That's when a player's performance shines.

That's David Livermore.

Livermore has been the overlooked one in many games, playing little in the attack other than the occasional long-range shot.

Livermore's defensive performance was quite good, and in the first 20 minutes of the game, he was the brightest player, blocking Arsenal's attack again and again.

"No wonder Mourinho values him." Looking at Livermore's defensive performance on the field, Wenger thought in surprise, "Such a player...... It's really remarkable! "Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!