In the pre-match press conference, Zhang Yang praised Wise's level of player ability, but no media reporter would be stupid enough to think that he was really optimistic about Wise's ability level.

Wise was too old after all.

Most professional football players can retire before the age of thirty-five, and the older ones can last until the age of thirty-six or thirty-seven, but those who can reach this age can generally only be goalkeepers, and some goalkeepers can still hold on to the age of forty, and it is difficult for players in other positions to persist until they retire at an advanced age, and the decline in physical ability will cause them to be unable to keep up with the needs of the professional arena.

Wise, who was born in 1966 and is approaching his 39th birthday, can expect a nearly 40-year-old midfielder to return to the game after four months of injury?

So Zhang Yang just praised Wise's ability level to send a message: Wise played as a player, and he will always be like this until the end of the season.

The media who came to interview regretted that the reason why they were concerned about what role Wise would play in was to know whether Wise would stay with the team at the end of the season, or what would Wise do if he stayed with the team? If you leave, is the message already confirmed?

If Wise himself doesn't answer, they can only do interviews in a different direction.

Wildheart's answer is still in the 'official' range, Wise is playing as a player, and at the end of the season, it is difficult to say whether he will stay at Millwall, let alone in what capacity.

Zhang Yang also used Wise's return to release a smoke bomb for the opponent Reading team.

Reading are certainly unprepared for Wise's return, who is in the squad and could be a player in the game.

Wise is no ordinary player, even with his age, he is still one of Millwall's best performers in the first half of the schedule as a part-time head coach, and his role in the game can be compared to that of Jody Morris.

If Wise plays, how will Reading respond?

Reading boss Koper was thinking about the question, which was raised by assistant Brown Nien, but the question was only in his head for a moment, and then he smiled and said to Brown Nien, "Do you think a 39-year-old veteran can make any difference?" If they opt to switch to Wise, maybe we have a better chance of winning. ”

It's half a joke.

Koppel means don't worry too much.

Brown Neon nodded convincingly.

Koper has not been in charge of Reading for a long time, but his fame alone is enough to bring majesty, and Brown Nien is the original coach of Reading, but he is still dedicated to assisting Koper in the management of the team.

Rewind the clock to a decade ago, and Koper was a well-known talent in English football.

Koper used to be a famous star in England, he played for Manchester United for eight seasons, has been the main striker, and also entered the England national team, becoming the absolute main striker, both club and national team, have performed very well, the reason why he did not leave too much fame in history, is only because of a serious injury at the age of 28, and led to an early retirement at the age of 28.

At the age of 29, Koper took charge of Crystal Palace, and then managed Crystal Palace for nine seasons, taking Crystal Palace from a third-tier team to a top-flight team, finishing third in the league and runners-up in the FA Cup, and beating Everton in the ZDS Cup final at Wembley in 1991.

Koper was a famous star when he was a player, and after becoming a professional coach, he also led the team to glory for Crystal Palace, so when people talk about Koper, they are also used to adding a sentence of 'former Crystal Palace manager'.

When Koper chose to coach Reading, although the results were not spectacular, he still received three supports: the club, the fans and the media.

Now Koper leads the Reading team, and the goal is to impact the Premier League. As the league enters its final stages, Reading's sixth position is not secure, and every point counts.

This one home field is crucial.

Millwall also attaches great importance to the game, and Zhang Yang did an in-depth study of the Reading team before the game, and found that this team is very good at playing front, the defensive style is very tough, and the offensive style of play is not flashy, but very practical.

Millwall had no choice but to pull out and go for a hard fight.

Wise felt the same way.

Millwall don't have many options, and when playing against Wigan Athletic, they have the option of defending solid and using quick counter-attacks to find opportunities, but that's 'dangerous' and the chances of winning the game are not high.

The strength of the Reading team is not as good as Wigan Athletic, and Millwall does not need to do that, but the team does not have many hole cards, and there are few tactical means trained on weekdays.

Then you can only watch the game.

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With the ability of 'prediction' in hand, Zhang Yang has a great grasp of the game. The starting lineup of this game, the result of 'Word and Spirit Divination' is 'Ji', the situation is not particularly good, but it is definitely not bad.

But what Zhang Yang never expected was that the Reading team would score first.

It was in the 11th minute when Reading played the ball to the edge of the box and opposition striker Malmo volleyed the ball into the back of the net.

Zhang Yang had anticipated the goal in advance, and he told him to pay attention to the defense at the edge of the box, but Malmo still had the chance to shoot. In the middle of the game, he also used 'follow the words', but the determined Malmo, despite his physical instability, ensured that the football was delivered smoothly in front of the goal.

Graham pounced on the ball, but Reading's other striker, Brunson, sprinted quickly into position to send the ball into the empty net.

Seeing the football fly into the goal, Zhang Yang took a hard breath, couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth, gritted his teeth and said, "This is okay?" He was answered by the frantic cheers of the home fans.

Reading scored and Millwall didn't feel very good.

Aldous began to worry about the defense, "Zhang, our defense seems to be ......?" ”

"It was just an accident."

"Accident?"

'Yes, it was an accident, we didn't have a problem defending, we just played too well. Zhang Yang is extremely sure of this, and even 'walking the talk' did not prevent the opponent from scoring, which can only show the excellent form of the opponent's striker Malmo.

Then the game continued.

Reading were demoralised after scoring and continued to put pressure on Millwall at half-time, but the difference in strength between the two sides was not large, and Millwall could deal with it calmly, and the threat of a counter-attack was not small.

The two sides went head-to-head.

Fighting for all positions on the pitch, running hard by individual players, attacking and defending back and forth, Reading and Millwall combined to perform a wonderful 30 minutes.

Every fan in the audience watched the game seriously.

The tension and fierce confrontation on the field attracted everyone's attention, and the frontal offensive and defensive confrontation of the game showed the charm of football, but as a manager of one side, it is not like a fan, just watching the game.

Zhang Yang has been analysing the game.

He's not analysing his opponents, he's analyzing his own performance.

Nearly 40 minutes into the game, Reading and Millwall were attacking and defending each other, which was not much difference in terms of statistics, but Reading formed more threats, such as three direct threats to the goal, compared to Millwall's only one.

That's the difference.

Why is there such a difference?

Some people may attribute the reason to playing at home, and others will attribute it to luck, after all, once and three times, in fact, there is not much difference, but Zhang Yang does not see it that way, he found the gap between Millwall and the opponent: the team has no direct and effective means to score goals.

Whether it is striker Neil Harris, core Jody Morris and two fullbacks Josh Simpson and Joey Healy, several players have good abilities, but they are all relying on luck to play the game, such as direct passes to the penalty area, under the opponent's tight defense, it is completely up to luck to receive passes in key positions, even if their players can grab positions, they may not be able to create a threat.

Reading is different.

They have a core player – Malmo.

In English football, Malmo is not famous, at the age of 28 is still playing in the Championship, can only be regarded as an ordinary striker, but Malmo's ability is quite outstanding, every time Malmo receives a pass in the front, it is enough to make Millwall like a big enemy, and his ability is also very comprehensive, whether it is to break through with the ball, or to find opportunities to shoot by himself, it is a very effective means.

That's the difference.

On the current game, the difference in strength between Reading and Millwall is not big, the style gap is not big, both teams play practical football, and the passing is also straight, and it is completely a positive hard fight.

A player who plays well up front makes a difference.

It's like Barcelona with Ronaldinho and Barcelona without Ronaldinho, there is only one player behind them, but the difference between Ronaldinho is enough to decide the outcome of the game.

Malmo is not Ronaldinho. Reading and Millwall are certainly not as good as Barcelona.

Then a change is needed.

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The first half ended 1-0, with Reading leading Millwall 1-0 at home.

At half-time, a lot of the media was talking about the game.

Many media reporters are excited, and they all hope that Reading can win to curb Millwall's 'arrogance' in the league!

Millwall have won eight in a row!

If they continue to win in a row, it is really possible to overtake Wigan Athletic and squeeze into the top two of the league, which many media do not want.

Millwall's finish in the top two of the league is actually a big deal, and the London area media will be happy, but they don't want to see Millwall's young head coach achieve his goal of leading the team.

"Millwall is finally going to lose!"

"That's for sure!"

"Even if that Chinese, no matter how talented he is, he can't catch up with Koper!"

"Losing this one, Millwall is four points behind Wigan Athletic, and they have little hope of hitting the top two in the league!"

'Even if Millwall play in the promotion play-offs, they will hardly be against Reading and they will stay in the Championship next season!'

"Maybe Zhang Yang will be dismissed because of this, but it doesn't necessarily ......"

“……”

While the media reporters were 'imagining', Zhang Yang was thinking about the countermeasures for the second half, and he needed to make the team increase the effective means of scoring goals.

How to increase it?

The other frontcourt players on the current field belong to the kind of players with comprehensive ability, rich experience and stable form, but they also have a shortcoming, that is, they do not have special outstanding abilities.

So Zhang Yang set his sights on David Livermore. Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!