"Tevez is quite good!"

In the Millwall dugout, Wise looked at the scene just now and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Yang pulled the corners of his mouth.

If it hadn't been for the use of words, Tevez would have scored, and then Wise would have been more than just lamenting, worrying about the game.

Zhang Yang is not very worried, Tevez is indeed extremely good, but even if the goal just scored, it will be difficult for West Ham to win, so far Millwall has not scored, mainly because of bad luck, the team's threatening shots on goal are much more than West Ham United.

Zhang Yang was a little afraid of the flaws of the tactics.

The new formation requires the back to be forward, to fully allow Livermore to be played, in order to increase the ability to break dense defense, but the back front is equal to no back waist, the two forwards are still very forward, in the face of the opponent's counterattack, can not form an effective first line of defense, only by the defenders to deal with directly, which is equivalent to losing the 'buffer zone'.

It doesn't matter if such a defense advances normally in the face of the opponent, but if the opponent uses the striker to advance and play a quick counterattack supported by individual play, it is not the tactics that fight, but the ability of the players.

For example, against West Ham United, the opposing striker Carlos Tevez is quite good, and when it comes to form, Zambrotta and Darren Ward may not be able to keep it at bay.

That's the problem.

Only one Tevez can pose such a threat to the defence, but what if there are two? Of course, there won't be two Tevez, but there are some teams that have two great strikers, which is very normal, so it is still very dangerous to play against teams such as Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United with a new formation.

"Kevin's position still needs to be retreated." Wise gave the suggestion, he was talking about Braniff, and expanding the scope was two avant-gardes.

If the two forwards continue to retreat, it is equivalent to becoming a back midfielder, and the 4231 formation is really centered on Livermore, which is too demanding for Livermore's skills and is almost impossible to achieve, unless the offense relies on two wings.

Sidewalk?

Zhang Yang thought about it carefully, but finally shook his head, if the wing is the main point of attack, the 'dual core' will lose most of its power, and it is better to play the simple tactics of last season again.

"Back front" is only a means to break the dense defense, not the team's main style of play, do not have to bother for this, if you meet a tough opponent, Livermore back to the back position is good, attack and defense are opposites, to strengthen the attack must sacrifice part of the defense, this is bound to happen, no matter what kind of tactics are so, it can only be said that according to the different opponents, the play is more targeted.

Zhang Yang watched the game attentively and also thought about tactical issues.

Soon the first half passed.

West Ham held back until the final minute and Millwall couldn't find the back of the net in the first half as both teams returned to the dressing room to rest.

Zhang Yang also returned to the locker room, he didn't say much, but the players rested, and before re-playing, he also encouraged everyone a few words, so that everyone could continue to work hard.

Tactics are fine.

Zhang Yang believes that the team is just lacking a little luck, luck is very important, goals depend on the player's performance, and a large part of it requires luck.

In many games, the dominant side does not necessarily win, it is normal not to score for a long time, the underdog does not necessarily lose, and when it is lucky, the goalkeeper can also complete the goal by stealing it at the back.

In the second half, the cheers of the West Ham fans were much louder, and many fans have realized that West Ham United can draw against Millwall at home, which is already quite remarkable, and it is almost impossible to fight with Millwall head-on, as long as Millwall does not score, it is equivalent to the success of West Ham United.

West Ham fans will be hoping the score will continue until the end of the game.

They were quickly disappointed.

Millwall have always been dominant, there have been plenty of chances in front of goal, and when a player finds his groove in front of goal, it's almost time to score.

In the 64th minute, Jamie Vardy headed over the edge of the box and Braniff fired a powerful shot into the woodwork, and before the West Ham fans could rejoice in the escape, a Millwall player slotted the ball into the net.

"Simpson!"

"It's Josh Simpson!"

"One shot! It was a very important goal for Simpson to set up Millwall to find the back of the net for West Ham, who held for 60 minutes but ultimately failed......

West Ham fans are very disappointed.

The same goes for the West Ham players, who aim to hold the back of the net, preferably until the end of the 90 minutes, to draw against Millwall and get a tough point.

There are a number of players who are still hoping to score on the counter-attack, as was the threat created by Tevez in the first half, and if that kick can be scored, they can lead Millwall and maybe beat their opponents.

After Simpson's goal, all hope was dashed.

West Ham United have become pessimistic.

In fact, West Ham United and Millwall are very fragile mentally, although many of them are new to the team, but more than half of the players are still the original team for two or three seasons.

These players have all gone through several battles against Millwall, and the end result has been a big defeat.

That's tragic.

Every time they are beaten home and away by the same opponents, it's hard to expect a high level of morale from the players and their mentality can become fragile, as is the case now, when Millwall have scored and they feel like they have no hope of winning.

In that case, what else are you trying for?

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When West Ham United was full of pessimism, Zhang Yang looked at the celebration on the field and felt very surprised.

The goal just now was nothing.

The combination in the box was good, with Jamie Vardy heading over to Braniff, who fired a powerful shot at the post before Simpson made the stoppage.

If it were a normal situation, I would definitely praise, "Simpsons are lucky." ”

Just lucky?

Zhang Yang thought back to the past games and suddenly realized a problem, "Dennis, have you found out?" Josh seems to have a lot of follow-up shots. ”

"More shots?"

Wise frowned, thought about it and nodded, "It seems that this season, I don't remember how many I have scored, but most of them will be him." But Jamie has it too, last time with ......"

Wise recalled a lot of chase, Zhang Yang didn't have the patience to listen to it, just knew that Wise had the same opinion as himself.

Is it normal to shoot more?

If it's a second striker, the position will determine the number of chances to shoot, but Simpson played as a right wing-back last season and a midfielder this season, so it has nothing to do with the striker.

Why did Simpson shoot more? Maybe it's because of his personal awareness?

Zhang Yang used 'potential identification' to judge Simpson's potential, and suddenly found something surprising --

Josh Simpson: Has set-piece potential in football (mandated by followers).

Rating: Eight stars.

Possess the olfactory potential of the sport of football in front of goal.

Rating: Seven stars.

"Two talents?" Zhang Yang couldn't help but shout, causing Wise to look at him suspiciously.

Zhang Yang smiled and didn't care, continued to look at Simpson on the field, and had a new understanding of the ability of 'potential recognition' in his heart, he clearly remembered that Simpson only had one set piece right that was forcibly given, but he didn't expect to have an extra 'olfactory potential in front of goal'?

In other words, as players grow, they also awaken new potential?

Wrong!

The system is only single, and it only appears in him, others are not data-based, so naturally it doesn't matter what 'awakening' or 'non-awakening', it is probably because the player is growing up in a certain aspect that grows up quickly, and it is considered by the system to have potential, so it is classified into the category of 'talent'.

This explanation makes sense.

Simpson's 'nose in front of goal' talent is only evaluated by seven stars, and the evaluation of 'seven stars' is lower, but considering that most players definitely do not have any 'smell in front of goal', it is already quite remarkable to have a star rating.

"Looks like Josh has a good talent too!" Zhang Yang silently praised, and then looked at other players, but the final result was a little disappointed, most of the players still have no talent, even Zambrotta and Quaresma.

This is a bit confusing.

Zhang Yang followed the idea just now, and then looked for the law of potential players, and he almost figured it out.

Older players have no potential!

Players with potential, most of them are about 20 years old, certainly no more than 25 years old, 'potential' or 'talent', should represent the possibility of future growth, when a player's technical ability is finalized, no matter how good a certain aspect is, because there is no possibility of continuing to grow, there is no 'potential'.

The ability to 'identify potential' is not to identify a player with strength, but to help him understand the growth of a single player.

Zhang Yang focused his attention on Livermore and reaffirmed his judgment--

David Livermore: Potential: None.

And so it was!

David Livermore used to have a 'one-on-one defense' potential, and his defensive performance has been increasing, but now there is almost no increase, and the potential for growth is gone, so naturally there is no potential.

Although some players have no potential, Zhang Yang is very happy, which shows that the players have really grown.

Potential is good news, indicating that there is still some possibility of growth; The lack of potential is not bad news, it only shows that the player's ability has been developed to a certain extent, and the room for further improvement is limited.

That's all.

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In the flamboyant thinking, the game was fiercely carried out.

West Ham regrouped and wanted to score twice in the hope of finding an equaliser, but they were quickly repressed by Millwall and could only continue to shrink their formation.

In the case of falling behind by one goal, being so passive in the situation is basically equivalent to saying that there is no chance.

In the 81st minute, Millwall scored the second goal.

This time it was a cross from the outside of Braniff, Livermore rushed into the penalty area, faced the opposing two defenders, jumped up and rushed to the top of the goal, a strong header made the football turn, and instantly rushed to the goal, goalkeeper Carroll made a save, but by the time he pounced on the position, the football had already drilled into the net first.

Livermore's goal completely shattered West Ham's confidence.

The next game can be described as garbage time, Zhang Yang did not hesitate to make substitution adjustments, allowing Curtis Weston to go up and adapt.

In the end, Millwall beat West Ham United by two goals away and won the 'Little Derby' of the Christmas game. The good news came after the game, when the Arsenal Chiefs hosted Manchester United 2-1 in the highlight of the Christmas game, Arsenal defeated the visiting Manchester United 2-1......