“Goooooooooooooooal！！！！！！”

"Ball—"

"—into ——!"

Seeing the ball fly into the goal, Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott let out a loud roar, "Simpson! Simpson! Millwall equalised! It was a wonderful match! Corner kick fit! The combination between the two midfielders! ”

"Simpson! He and Livermore, the two made a pass, Livermore attracted enough attention and Simpson's shot was pretty beautiful! ”

"Let's look at slow motion...... Not only is the ball powerful, but it also has a strong spin, and goalkeeper Given's reaction is fast enough, but he can't do anything about it! ”

'Simpson, a brilliant shot, very crisp, very high. Simpson previously played on the right and scored for Millwall, his second goal of the season against Manchester City. Therefore, Millwall's opponents must remember that Simpson was an important goalkeeper for Millwall, scoring a total of 19 goals for the team in the league, Champions League and League Cup last season, and the efficiency is still very high. ”

"In this game, Simpson played in the middle and his performance was getting better. He may need to adapt to his new position, after all, the core is not something that anyone can play......"

In Paul Scott's commentary, the camera camera pointed to the sidelines, only to see smiling and celebrating with others, and behaving the same as usual, still so indifferent.

There is a contrast to this.

The rest of the dugout, including the substitutes, were celebrating wildly, a goal against Millwall, it didn't seem like a big deal, but it was a tough start and Millwall was down for the first time, so the goal was quite meaningful.

Zhang Yang was much more indifferent, he just clapped his hands for the goal and was the first to return to his seat.

Paul Scott couldn't help but say, "It's hard to understand why Zhang Yang can be so calm every time he faces a goal, and it seems that he is not surprised at all. ”

'Maybe that's his style, and it's probably what a top manager should be, after all, Millwall just equalised, and the game ended with a draw.

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Millwall fans are cheering for the goal, they are still very happy with the goal, the first half was a bit disappointing for the fans, some fans are prepared to lose, they can accept the loss, it is impossible for the team to be undefeated, but the team is not able to insist on being undefeated, a little regretful, I didn't expect the team to perform better in the second half.

Now that Simpson helped the team equalise, then the loss is basically non-existent.

Millwall fans are all very confident.

This is due to past results.

In the past two seasons, Zhang Yang's team has achieved great results, and his successes and successive championships have conquered all the fans and made them full of confidence in Zhang Yang.

Now even if it's just a draw, they don't think the team will lose to their opponents.

The relaxed state of mind of the Millwall fans also made their cheers and the cheers that followed extremely loud, and the support of the fans also brought confidence to the players on the field.

It's mutually reinforcing.

On the other hand, Newcastle United coach Sam Allardyce is a little worried, Millwall equalised, but it was still expected, he thought that the other side could not tie, but it is also very possible, the only thing is that the time to tie is a little early.

With just over 70 minutes to go and 20 minutes left including stoppage time, will Newcastle still be able to hold on to the back of the net?

Allardyce is not sure.

After the restart, Sam Allardyce was certain that a substitution was necessary, and he immediately sent defender Taylor to warm up, and two minutes later, Newcastle United announced a substitution, with Taylor coming on for Michael Owen.

What does this substitution represent, the meaning is too obvious.

Newcastle United are just going to have to defend and a point is enough for them.

The media is dissatisfied with this, what is the point of hard work? They are hoping that a win for Newcastle United will end Millwall's unbeaten streak, and a draw will only give Millwall two points less, they can still finish in the top three of the league, and the hope of winning the title is still very high.

Newcastle United could accept a draw, but most of the media couldn't, and they began to vent, "It's really unambitious! ”

"That's all Allardyce is capable of!"

"Now it's just a draw, they don't even take the initiative to win! Tyler? Replace Owen? Don't want to attack anymore? ”

"I guess Allardyce wants to be 1-1!"

"Conservative! Shameful! ”

What the media said naturally could not affect Allardyce's decision-making, Taylor successfully played, and Owen also walked off the field with his head down and a little helpless.

Allardyce's substitution is also a signal to tell the players on the field to continue to strengthen the defense, the offense only plays counterattacks, and let the strikers rush when they have the opportunity, and retreat immediately if they don't have the opportunity, and it is important to keep the goal.

Next, Newcastle United's defence was tighter.

One more defender, especially a central defender, the defensive effect is still quite obvious, even if the central defender's defensive ability is average, just standing there is also a human wall, which will make the penalty area densely populated, and it is not easy to shoot on the periphery, and the football is passed to the penalty area, it is easier to be cleared by the opponent.

Millwall was also distressed.

Millwall's players are looking to use the remaining time to score another goal to win the game, and they have been working hard but there are not many chances.

Zhang Yang also felt a little helpless, he looked towards the opposing coach's bench, found Allardyce and himself looking at him, smiled wryly and gave a thumbs up, the expression was, "You, amazing!" Or explain, "What a shame!" ”

Allardyce accepted the compliment with a smile.

After that, Zhang Yang also decided to make a substitution, he sent Sneijder, who made the media and fans "look forward to it", and replaced the young Suarez, who did not do much.

It's the same thing about replacing a striker, and the meaning is completely different.

Newcastle United replaced the central defenders, which is equivalent to not forming a formation at all, forming a full-hearted defensive style of play with five defenders, while Millwall let Sneijder play, which is equivalent to changing the formation, 442 becomes 451, and the five midfielders form a siege posture against Newcastle United to increase the ability to break dense defense.

Millwall adapted well to the midfield five, and as soon as Sneijder came on, the style of play suddenly became a "double core".

The media also analyzed, "Zhang Yang is going to fight hard!" ”

"It's a bit late to replace Sneijder now, but considering that Sneijder has just played in the Dutch team, his state is a little uncertain, and now changing to the field is tantamount to a gamble!"

'Sneijder came on, Millwall changed their formation, they switched to the familiar 451, which will take a lot of pressure off Simpson.

'Millwall are the best at breaking down dense defence with a midfield five, so now let's see what Sneijder can do when he comes on......

“……”

As soon as Sneijder came on, Newcastle United immediately felt the pressure.

Newcastle United were relaxed at the start of the game because Millwall lined up in a 442 formation and several threatening midfielders were out of action.

Now that Sneijder has come up, they know to be vigilant at all times, and the Dutch star has proven himself to be "invaluable" in just a few games, and so far, his performance is not inferior to Morris.

Once he gets to know the team and works with his team-mates better, Sneijder will be one of the most dangerous players.

This is recognized by the media.

But football is like this, the sport of eleven people, the collective strength is relatively strong, the role of individual ability is weakened a lot, a star player plays, sometimes it can play a role in turning the situation, sometimes it is useless at all.

That's how Sneijder was.

The media has great hopes, but Sneijder is just a player, he is not a god, in the face of the opponent's full line of pushing, he can only cooperate with his teammates with the ball, how can it be so easy to find a gap, or rather, the opponent's penalty area is densely defended, and there is no gap at all.

In the current game, what is in front of us is that we need to break through dense defenses, not technical holes.

Livermore became the top performer.

Between the 77th and 83rd minutes of the game, Livermore stepped forward three times and kicked three long-range shots from the perimeter, which also created the three most dangerous shots of Millwall in this period.

And then...... Without.

In the face of Newcastle United's solid defense, the players remembered the difficult Liverpool at Anfield, and no matter how much they attacked, the opponent just stuck to the goal.

What to do?

It's still necessary to look for opportunities from the periphery.

Sneijder's English wasn't that good, but he put his hands down and made his teammates understand, "We're going to play more steadily!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry!"

When he saw this scene, Zhang Yang couldn't help but say to Pierce, "He really has the demeanor of a leader." Perhaps in the future, he should succeed Morris as captain. ”

"Now you can also be a vice-captain, or a captain on the field."

"That's right."

Millwall is captained by Simpson because he is a key player, but Simpson is not a qualified leader.

Branif, no.

Braniff excelled personally, but he didn't command the team in a game at all, or rather, he didn't bother to do that, as if communicating with other people was an insult to his own intelligence.

Conversely, others think so.

When Morris is not playing, Sneijder can be the captain, he is a leader, even if the language is not so fluent, he relies on performance and charisma to be recognized by most of his teammates.

But......

No matter how charismatic Sneijder is, it will be difficult for him to lead the team to break through the opponent's turtle-like defense in a short period of time.

Zhang Yang was a little helpless.

"You still want me to do it!" Zhang Yang actually didn't want to make a move, although it was a waste to have the ability not to use, but he always felt that it seemed to be a bit of a bully to the opponent.

Now there is no way.

The strength of the team, three points, is much more important than "bullying or not bullying", if the team can successfully win the championship, any shame can be discarded, that kind of thing has no value.

In short, shoot when it's time to shoot!

In the first minute of stoppage time, Newcastle United thought they could hold on until the end, and many fans in the stands had already accepted the result of the draw.

Draw?

Not bad!

Newcastle United fans look back on Millwall's results, and also feel that a draw away to get a point, is quite an acceptable result, the away draw against Millwall, not every team can do it, even, very few teams can do it, Liverpool is also a draw at home.

Millwall fans also think that a draw is acceptable, no team can win all the time, the team is affected by the "international break", and it is good if it doesn't lose.

At this time, Sneijder won the ball in the middle and distributed it to Gary O'Neill on the wing.

O'Neill is the first time to start, the whole game is still very hard, although there is no too direct contribution, but the effort can not be denied, the game is about to end now, he is still holding his breath, open his legs with the ball and run forward, because there are defenders next to him, has not found a passing space, he simply ran to the bottom line, and then when the next wave, was kicked out of the bottom line directly by the opposing player.

"O'Neill creates a corner!"

'Corners are good opportunities and in the face of Newcastle United's dense defence, Millwall has nothing to do, set-pieces, corners, you can only take those kinds of opportunities.

Paul Scott's analysis, which explains the game situation.

Millwall did have a heavy view of the ball, with Livermore, Sneijder, Konchewski and a couple of slightly better headers all going into the penalty area.

Gary O'Neal makes free throws.

O'Neal is worth £5 million and his footwork is still quite good, and his penalty is directed straight into the middle of the box.

The forbidden area suddenly became tense!

Taylor, Konchesky, Rozenar, Livermore, four people to grab a position to fight for a point, Livermore is tall, strong, and is heavily defended by Newcastle United, Rozenar and Taylor one after the other, sandwiching Livermore in the middle.

This gave Konchesky a chance, and Taylor was in the best position to stand behind him.

At such a tense moment, no one knew that Zhang Yang on the sidelines spat out a word, "Score!" ”

"Scoring a goal" is not the same as "actually scoring a goal", it is just an expression of desperate desire to force the target player to be in good competitive condition, just like a spell in magic, the spell and the effect are not necessarily related, just used to contact and control the magic element.

Koncheski felt like he was in such good shape for a moment that he knew how hard to jump with just a sweep of the air, and when he glanced at the goal, he knew how to swing his head and which direction the ball would rush through.

Jump!

Swing your head!

The two actions are done in one go, and they are done cleanly!

Taylor, who came on as a substitute in the second half, stood behind Konchesky, he couldn't let the opponent's header hit the goal, and it passed in an instant, squeezing his body to affect the opponent's balance, but Konchesky seemed to have calculated, borrowing the power behind him, the force of shaking his head became greater, but it did not affect the angle of the change of direction of the football.

The next moment the ball changed direction and rushed directly towards the left side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Jiwen subconsciously took a step, and waved his arm, which was all he could do, and then he could only watch, the football rushed into the side net against the post, he held his head and shouted angrily, "How to stare at people!" ”

No one answered.

The next second the stadium was filled with the cheers of the fans, and the roar of the home team's fans was the main theme of the surrounding environment.