Chapter 127: Restaurant Interview
Millwall's 3-0 win over Stoke City was a hearty victory to celebrate.
When Zhang Yang left the press conference, Paris, who wanted to 'die', was in a very happy mood, and when he went to the locker room, he praised all the players, saying things like "everyone is doing very well" and "we will continue to work hard in the future".
After that, he announced the holiday schedule in advance.
The players were looking forward to it, but it turned out to be, "I'm announcing that we're going to have two days off after the game against Brighton. ”
The players almost booed.
The game against Brighton was played in a week's time, with Cardiff City in the middle and the players had to wait a week if they wanted to take a holiday.
Zhang Yang shrugged helplessly, "Actually, I also need a holiday, and I hope to have more vacations." You know, I'm still single, unlike many of you, who already have girlfriends, wives, and maybe lovers. So I need time to go on dates, otherwise I'll have to lie down and sleep alone at night. ”
Quite a few people burst out laughing.
After making a little joke about himself, Zhang Yang continued, "But our schedule is very intensive, and there are two games next week, so we can't make time for a holiday. Everyone can only continue to persevere, you are insisting, and I am insisting. Think about upgrading! Our goal is to upgrade, and to upgrade requires more effort. We won one game and got three points, but we have to go on to get more. If we can achieve our goal, and when we enjoy the carnival moments of the upgrade, you will definitely feel that it is worth all the effort! ”
The flamboyant speech touched the players deeply.
When I think that the team's goal is to be promoted, it is not at all more emotionally stable than Zhang Yang.
They are even more excited!
Because they are professional players, broadly speaking, professional players and stars are the same, they both want to stand on a higher stage, so that there will be more fans, more audiences, and more attention.
The whole team returned to the club and was disbanded.
Zhang Yang remembered the reporter he saw at the press conference, so he said hello to the doorman, and then went to the manager's office, where he lit a cigar in his spare time.
It is not known which former manager stayed.
Zhang Yang cherishes it.
This small box of five cigars, priced at around £200, or £40 each, was a luxury among cigarettes, and he didn't have much of an addiction to it.
Zhang Yang smoked a cigar while turning on his computer to check Millwall's news.
The game has just ended, and there is a lot of related news on the Internet, most of which refers to Stoke City coach Palis, who made a high-profile claim to teach Millwall a lesson, and Stoke City was taught a lesson.
He was slapped in the face!
The media will never let go of the opportunity to 'step on people', and the more famous the target of 'stepping on people', the more readers will read it.
Paris is still a bit famous, and he has become the target of 'being trampled on'.
A lot of media reports and comments are all kinds of sarcasm and sarcasm, and Paris will probably be angry when he sees these reports.
Zhang Yang was a little gloating.
From the bad luck of his opponents, he knows more about the media.
Zhang Yang was surprised when he saw the media reporters' analysis of his post-game speech, these guys regarded their words as "irony", which was simply ...... Full of imagination, he really doesn't mean sarcasm, but it is estimated that Pallis, who reads the report, will hate him together?
Zhang Yang shrugged absently.
"Boom! Boom! There was a knock on the door.
"Please come in!"
Zhang Yang shouted, looked up, and saw the security guard on duty walking in with a Chinese in sportswear.
That's the journalist.
"Come in!"
Zhang Yang walked over, welcomed the other party in, and let the security guard leave.
In Millwall for so long, I have met many media reporters, but this is the first time I have seen a reporter from China, and he feels cordial when he hears that kind of pure Chinese emphasis, he let the other party into the room, sat on the sofa, made a cup of coffee, picked up a cigar and asked, "Do you want to taste it?" ”
Li Jiandong hurriedly waved his hand, "No need." ”
He has become a little restrained, and it is the first time he has been treated like this in his interview work.
Zhang Yang also sat on the sofa with a cup of coffee.
Li Jiandong took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said with a wry smile, "You are too enthusiastic, I haven't introduced it yet, my name is Li Jiandong, and I am a reporter of "Century Network Football". ”
"Hello! Publicity. ”
The two shook hands.
Mr. Zhang...... Don't ......" Li Jiandong looked at Zhang Yang, and didn't know what to call for a while.
This is one of the reasons for the embarrassment.
Compared with the identity of a 'professional coach', Zhang Yang is too young, eight or nine years younger than him.
Zhang Yang smiled, "Call me by my name." ”
"Then you're welcome. Publicity...... It's a lot easier to call it like that. I don't know how much time you can spare to ask, but I'm going to give you a special interview. ”
"How much time does it take?"
Li Jiandong replied, "About half an hour." ”
Zhang Yang took a sip of coffee, looked at the time again, and said, "I don't think you will object, go to dinner with me, right?" Eating and talking, I will have plenty of time. ”
"Let's go, then."
Li Jiandong, of course, will not object.
The two chatted all the way to an Italian restaurant, and when they sat down to order, several people at the table next to them recognized Zhang Yang.
"Hello, you're Zhang, right!" A fan shouted in surprise.
Zhang Yang nodded.
After receiving an affirmative reply, several fans immediately gathered around, and the fan who spoke just now said excitedly, "Today's game is very exciting!" Three to zero, awesome! After you led the team, the team's results have obviously improved! ”
"Thank you!"
After a few people talked about it, they asked to take a group photo.
Zhang Yang met the requests of several people, and they left without continuing to bother, but after sitting back, they kept looking over and discussing with each other.
"Looks like you're popular in the neighborhood." Li Jiandong said with a smile.
"It's famous, and sometimes it's annoying."
Zhang Yang shook his head.
After learning that Zhang Yang was the head coach of Millwall, the waiters became much more enthusiastic, he took the initiative to recommend various packages, and said that he would give a 50% discount, "This is what our manager said, he didn't come, but let me thank you for leading Millwall to victory!" ”
"Thank him for me!"
After the waiter walked away, the interview officially began.
The two talked while eating, and they didn't shoot reporters, so it would definitely not be so formal, but after Li Jiandong asked Zhang Yang's opinion, he still took out a voice recorder to record the content of the interview, so that it could be sorted out and published after he went back, and he also took out a small notebook on which he recorded the questions that came to mind.
"So now we get started, let's talk about your job first, Millwall manager."
Li Jiandong glanced at the small book, looked up and asked, "When I just learned that Millwall's head coach is a twenty-two-year-old Chinese, I was very surprised, and I believe that domestic fans will also be surprised, can you talk about this?" How did you come up with the idea to become a football coach? I mean, you're so young. To be a football coach at this age always feels weird. ”
Zhang Yang said calmly, "At the beginning, I didn't want to be a football coach. I used to be an amateur football commentator, using Weibo to comment, and I also went to the BBC radio football show as a guest, maybe everyone thinks that my judgment of the game is accurate, so I have a large number of fans. ”
"Later, Millwall's chairman, Mr. Grigory, thought that I had the ability to be a 'match coach', that is, to help the head coach analyze the game and make some suggestions, and I could also be regarded as a 'professional first assistant coach'."
'I thought about it and decided to come to Millwall.'
Li Jiandong's expression was a little praised.
He didn't know what Zhang Yang said, "from a football commentator to a football coach...... This span is really hard to accept. ”
Zhang Yang smiled, "Maybe, but also because I am young, probably Mr. Gregory appreciates my youth, and there are infinite possibilities when I am young." ”
Li Jiandong hurriedly wrote down this passage, and then asked, "So how did you become the head coach?" The news I know is that former manager Dennis Wise is injured, but Millwall, as a Championship team, should have other managers. ”
"To be precise, I was in competition, the players in the team were self-reliant, and the fans off the pitch supported me, so I became the manager."
Zhang Yang said with a smile.
It's interesting to think about the 'competitive up' at Christmas, maybe not because of how good he is, but because of his rival Frederick, who is so weak and weak, that he has little hope of competing if he were replaced by Aldous.
So thanks to Frederick?
If you meet an opponent in the future, it will be a copy of Frederick...... Probably Millwall will easily win the Champions League!
When Zhang Yang took Frederick to entertain him, Li Jiandong began to ask the third question, "Let's talk about Millwall, there are probably not many fans in China who know about this team, can you help introduce it briefly?" ”
Zhang Yang nodded, "Millwall is a club in the London Region, like many other English clubs, Millwall also has a 100-year history, the competition in the London Region is fierce, Millwall can survive in the cracks and enter the Championship, I think it is quite good." ”
"The president of the club, Mr Gregory, has been working hard and he has a lot of prestige among the fans, and I think Millwall's ability to stay in the Championship is directly related to Mr Gregory's dedication."
"The job of manager Ebenezer is also important, he is in charge of the club's finances. Let's be honest, Millwall has a small fan base, how small? Millwall can only sell a maximum of 20,000 tickets per home game, and most of the fans will not be able to fill the stadium. With such a small number of supporters, it is a small miracle that Millwall can stay in the Championship and remain financially healthy. ”
"But don't look at it pessimistically. The financial health of the Millwall club, the situation in the team is also very stable, the players are all positive, I believe that Millwall is improving, although there are no stars in the team that domestic fans are familiar with, and they are only in the Championship, the situation will definitely get better and better in the future! ”