The process of buying a house is still a bit of a headache.

Zhang Yang didn't have so much time to deal with it, so he simply found a more professional Ebenezer and became his "agent", went to talk to the original homeowner, and went through complicated procedures by the way, and he only paid the money in the end.

Next, Zhang Yang enjoyed the warm life with Ivanka and the child, and also put his mind on the team.

Millwall has already returned to training, but the team is not neat, can only let the players who have not participated in the national team warm up, by the way to consolidate the tactical knowledge, some players should consolidate the foundation, such as some new players, they do not have a deep understanding of tactics, and then such as Livermore, he has been learning, but the brain is really not able to keep up, in addition to consolidating tactical knowledge, practical tactical training is difficult to carry out, Zhang Yang simply let Aldous, with the youth team and the first team to train together, organize a training match every day, Let the team try to be as fit as possible to adapt to the tactics and the game.

In the next few days, the players who entered the national team one by one returned one after another.

Among them, some players are in good spirits, such as Graham and Morris, who entered the England team and did not participate in the game, and some players are very tired, such as Wes Morgan, who has traveled a long distance, and Sneijder, Zambrotta, Braniff and others, almost as long as they participate in the national team games, plus fly back and forth, their physical condition will be affected to some extent.

Zhang Yang approached Cairrick and asked him to make a recovery plan for a few players in poor physical condition, and the other players would return to training.

Millwall was still relatively affected.

This is the legendary "international break syndrome", too many players enter the national team, even if only half of them are on the field, plus the back and forth reversing the plane, the impact will definitely be not small, such as some small and medium-sized clubs, there is no such problem, only a few of their players can enter the national team, even if the state is affected, the whole team can still discharge most of the main lineup.

There was no time for the squad to adjust, and with all the players back in the squad and the sixth round of the Premier League just around the corner, Millwall hosting Newcastle United.

Newcastle United were the team that attracted a lot of attention in the summer, and their results were not very good last season, in order to make Newcastle United more competitive, manager Sam Allardyce underwent major surgery on the team, and there are strong stars on all three fronts.

First, Newcastle United snatched Manchester United star Alan Smith.

Smith's three years at Manchester United were very depressing, and the Leeds idol of the year ended up being sold off, and he was holding back his strength to prove that "the tree is dead, the man is alive", and maybe Newcastle is where he broke out.

Newcastle United also poached Viduka from the north-east rival Middlesbrough, for which Newcastle is "in good spirits", the 31-year-old Australian center forward is older, but the performance is still very good, Viduka scored 19 goals for Middlesbrough last season, and scored 7 goals in the last 5 starts, which is a big contributor to the team's relegation, Middlesbrough has a total of 80 starts in his career, 20 substitutes, and scored 42 goals, the efficiency is quite good, there is no doubt that The addition of Viduka will take Newcastle's aerial combat capabilities up a notch.

In addition, Newcastle United also signed Manchester City's bad boy Barton, which is a big bet, in terms of the player's football talent, the price is very reasonable, if it were not for the bad temper, Barton would have become Manchester City's number one idol, Allardyce said, "I am confident that I will lead Barton into the right path with an iron bowl, if I can really make Barton's prodigal son turn back!" ”

It is widely believed in the media that Newcastle will be the biggest beneficiary if Allardyce can do it, because Barton has knocked on the door of the England national team with his strength.

In addition to the above-mentioned high-profile stars, Newcastle United also poached right-sided all-rounder Geremi and Lyon's Casapa from Chelsea for free, and bought Spanish rookie Enrique for 6.3 million and Czech international Rozenar for 3 million.

The latter two are a bit expensive.

These can be considered two investments, Enrique has great potential, and Rozenar has played in the World Cup and has performed extremely well, so they are both players worth investing in.

Newcastle United's squad changes are a bit big, and it's hard to say what performance will be in the new season, but in the past league, their performance has been good, with one less round, two wins and two draws, and the points are at the top of the Premier League, so the media and fans are looking forward to Newcastle United's new season.

When Millwall met Newcastle United, many media outlets were "bullish" on Newcastle United.

Rather than "optimistic", it is better to say "hope" Millwall loses, most of the British media, do not want to see Millwall play well, because Millwall has won two league titles in a row, the past five rounds of the league, but also the best performance among the 20 teams in the Premier League, it can be said that the new season has just begun, Millwall has shown the style of the defending champions, if it continues, will it really dominate the Premier League?

Absolutely not!

That's when a team should step up and beat Millwall and deal them a big blow!

Newcastle United are 'favored'.

Newcastle United does have a good chance, because Millwall is experiencing the 'international break syndrome', the squad has been greatly affected, and the other positions are better, the middle of the midfield is more troublesome, Sneijder and Braniff need to rest, Morris is a little unlucky, and he has to rest for a few days with a sprained ankle before the game, which directly staggers the game time and puts Zhang Yang in a situation where no one is available.

Sneijder, Blaniff, Morris...... Millwall's midfield four in the middle is like no one.

Zhang Yang thought a lot, and simply gave up the "dual-core" style of play, choosing the ordinary 442 formation, letting Simpson and Livermore partner in the middle of the midfield, and giving the new Gary O'Neal a chance on the right side.

When they saw Millwall's squad, Newcastle United's confidence was even stronger.

Head coach Sam Allardyce was in high spirits and smiled before the game, saying: "Millwall have had a bit of a struggle, but that's the way football is, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad. ”

"Our goal is to take away the points. One point, three points are acceptable. ”

When asked if the target was "too small", Allardyce shook his head, "I think it's pretty great to get points, Millwall are the toughest team in the Premier League, maybe many people have forgotten, they won the league title unbeaten last season, and now the past five rounds of the season have added up to 43 consecutive unbeaten rounds!" ”

"Forty-three rounds! We're happy to draw against Millwall, it's Neil Stadium after all. ”

"Hula......"

Many media know that Millwall is undefeated and won the championship, but because the new season has only begun, most of them did not talk about last season, nor did they link the two, and now that you think about it, Millwall is really "unbeaten in 43 rounds".

This is a great achievement!

Arsenal have been the most unbeaten in the Premier League since its inception, with a record of 49 games unbeaten in the league that have not been broken in the past few seasons, and many believe that the record will be difficult to break as the Premier League becomes more competitive.

Now that I look at it, it's not like that!

Millwall only need to be unbeaten in six games to equalle the record set by Arsenal!

Many reporters began to check the schedule, and Millwall's next opponents were: Arsenal, Bolton, Reading, Fulham and Everton, plus Newcastle United in this game, making all six opponents.

The most promising of them to stop Millwall is Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, who certainly don't want to see their record broken and will be fully committed to stopping Millwall.

But...... An Arsenal is not insured!

Among the other opponents, there is hope to stop Millwall, is Newcastle United and Everton, in terms of the results of the new season, the two teams are similar, Everton's results are also good, Millwall is equal to three difficulties, if Newcastle United stopped Millwall in advance, it would be better.

The media demand for 'Newcastle United beating Millwall' has become even more urgent.

The media was right, but when the game started and they saw Millwall's starting line-up, they were a little discouraged --

Forwards: Jamie Vardy, Suarez.

Midfielders: Gary O'Neal, Simpson, Livermore, Pire.

Defenders: Barragán, Arbeloa, Darren Ward, Koncheski.

Goalkeeper: Graham.

Most people think that the lineup is very gorgeous at a glance, but in fact, Millwall's main lineup has changed a lot, Suarez on the front line, O'Neill on the wing, Barragan on the back line, and Abeloa are all players between the main force and the substitute, especially the key position, and it is a bit risky to let Simpson lead in the middle of the midfield.

Last season, Simpson also played the core, and his ability is comprehensive, but he is generally used as the "second core", and he almost plays with the team, and he has really served as the "only core" very limited, and I don't know what the performance will be.

Zhang Yang's choice of the 442 formation is also aimed at the lack of personnel in the core position.

This set of formations can play defensive counterattacks when passive, and the normal offensive requirements for core players are not high, football in the 21st century, a professional player will play 442, even if there is no core, other players know how to play.

There is no way to do it.

Millwall's situation is not as bad as imagined, playing a 442 formation at home, it is still quite conservative, and the players are also very tough on the field, against Newcastle United, there is no weakness at all.

Newcastle United were unexpected.

In the 11th minute, Geremi, who had just joined Newcastle United from Chelsea, made a positive contribution when he received a pass from a team-mate and sent the ball to the line of the box.

Martins receives the pass and volleys sideways.

The angle of the shot was very tricky, the ball flew past Darren Ward's body, and then against the post into the goal, and even when Graham reacted, he just waved his arm and watched the ball fly into the goal.

0 to 1!

Newcastle United, who visited Neil Stadium, scored the first goal.

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When the goal happened, Zhang Yang stood on the sidelines, smiling on his face, but he was actually a little helpless in his heart.

When he "predicted" the goal, it was only a minute before the goal, and he considered stopping it with "walking the talk", but in the end he decided to give the opponent a chance, or rather, give the team a chance.

The team played so well!

From the pre-season Community Shield to the last five rounds of the league, Millwall have not fallen behind even once in seven games, scoring first in each game.

Will this probably make the team forget about the feeling of being behind?

Zhang Yang has this concern.

With the visiting fans cheering at Neill Stadium, Zhang Yang returned to his seat and said to Pierce, "It's good if the opponent scores." ”

"Okay?" Pierce was a little confused.

"We haven't fallen behind for a long time, so you should recall the feeling of being behind, otherwise in the future, when you fall behind, I don't know how to play as a team."

Pierce smiled wryly when he heard this, he agreed with the flamboyant statement, but when he recalled coaching Manchester City, he felt that being at Millwall was like a dream.

It's a fantasy team!

After a "fantastic" start, the manager would have thought that "it's better to be behind", and the rest of the team would sound too extravagant.

Pierce found that he had to fit into the "dream" or he would feel out of place with the team, and when he thought about it, he felt that what Zhang Yang said made sense, and even went one step closer, "Maybe it's not bad to lose." Losing the last game will give the team a wake-up call......"

“NO!”

Zhang Yang immediately waved his hand to interrupt, "We can't lose!" ”

"What?" Pierce was a little confused.

Zhang Yang felt that his attitude was a little bad, he couldn't explain to Pierce that he had the task of leading the team undefeated, but he simply used this to explain, "Remember how many rounds we have been undefeated?" Forty-three rounds! We've held on for 43 games, so in the league we have to try to go for more unbeaten runs until we get past Arsenal and Millwall's name will go down in history. After he finished speaking, he looked at Pierce and added, "That's a great honor, and when the time comes, the record will have my name, and probably yours, and everyone's name will be remembered." ”

This sentence immediately made Pierce nod frequently.

Pierce hadn't thought about the unbeaten streak, but the thought that the team breaking Arsenal's unbeaten record would definitely be a big thing to write about, and maybe the 'first assistant coach' would also be credited?

Pierce nodded fiercely, "Yes! We must work hard! Can't afford to lose a game! ”

Zhang Yang immediately sent a "teachable" look.