Anyone must admit that Hollet made the right choice.

With the strength of Cardiff City, there is no chance to play against Millwall, but it can hold the goal to the death, even if it doesn't score enough time, it may be won in the penalty shootout.

It would have been better if they had scored a goal in the middle of the game, and perhaps Cardiff would have been able to beat Millwall in a counterattack.

Millwall has a lot of experience in breaking dense defenses, but the crowd tactics are still the most troublesome.

There are too many people in the opponent's penalty area, whether it is playing on the perimeter or passing the ball into the box, it is difficult to find good opportunities.

The game lasted for 30 minutes, and Millwall kept looking for opportunities, constantly playing around the Cardiff City penalty area, but they still couldn't find the back of the net.

Zhang Yang was a little anxious.

Zhang Yang is not worried about the victory or defeat, even if Cardiff City can hold on for 120 minutes, but will there be a chance in the penalty shootout?

Regardless of the difference in the player's shooting level and the goalkeeper's level, until the end of the game, he will definitely retain the 'lucky blessing' ability.

This ability is simply prepared for penalty shootouts.

In this case, if you can't beat Cardiff City, there is really no way.

Ninety minutes is the best way to finish the game, no matter how good the victory is, and if it takes too long until extra time, the players will be depleted and prone to injury.

Zhang Yang didn't plan to spend too much energy on the FA Cup final, and the players still need to stay fit and prepare for the next Champions League final.

So Zhang Yang acted.

In the 37th minute, Livermore's long-range shot from outside the area hit the top of the crossbar, and then Zambrotta followed up with a header, his position was a little bad, and he jumped up almost to force the goal.

In the moment of the jump, Zambrotta felt in great shape, as if he could still control the position of his header when he could not control his balance.

He followed his feelings.

The soccer ball smashed on the forehead, and it flew towards the goal with a slight tilt.

With such a close-range shot, goalkeeper Nkoleman certainly couldn't react, and he could only watch the football fly into the goal.

"The ball went to ——!!"

In an instant, the Millwall fans erupted, and the game was only thirty minutes later, but it felt like a long time had passed, and they had waited a little too long.

Fortunately...... It's still in!

Zambrotta excitedly celebrated with his team-mates, and once he had a goal, he was in no hurry to take the lead.

Millwall are already undefeated!

Zhang Yang stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands, with a faint smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the goal at all, and everything was under control.

The other side.

Cardiff City coach Hollet looked over, and he noticed Zhang Yang's calmness, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

In the world football coaching industry, Zhang Yang is undoubtedly a very special one, because he is too young, completely breaking people's inherent impression of football coaches, and coaches in the industry are even more unbelievable.

Holelet felt the same way, occasionally thinking, "If I had the opportunity to be the coach of the team in my twenties, would I have been able to do this job?" ”

The answer is no.

Even if Hole is a good football player in his twenties, but football players go to play, not coach, especially after coaching, there are too many work contents, and many of them need experience support, not just to arrange tactics, such as getting along with players, how can a person in his twenties serve the public?

If the players don't approve of it, they won't follow the command at all.

A football coach can't control the team, even if he has subtle tactics in his heart, he can't make the team adapt to it, let alone lead the team to play well.

Hollet had no idea how Zhang Yang had succeeded at Millwall.

That's an incomprehensible legend!

Now leading the team to the FA Cup final, meeting Millwall, led by Zhang Yang, Hollet still hopes to lead the team to win, he knows very well that the chance of winning is not very good, but there is always hope to fight.

Seeing the goal, Hollet knew that there was little hope.

Millwall only scored one goal, but Cardiff City couldn't score at all, and the tactic he arranged was to let Hasselbaink rush alone, Hasselbaink is really old, even if the strength is not bad, the performance is not bad, and it can't be compared with when he was young, not to mention, Millwall has not been attacking, they have always played very steadily, and there are always two central defenders at the back.

In such a situation, where are the opportunities?

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Zambrotta completed a goal.

The goal not only gave Millwall the lead, but also turned the mentality of the players on the pitch in an instant.

Before Millwall was in a hurry to score, even if Zhang Yang told him to play more steadily, they were still a little impatient.

After a goal, the impatience is naturally gone.

They can play safely, and it doesn't matter how tightly defended the opponent is, because they are the leading side.

Cardiff City is the opposite.

Cardiff City just want to defend to the death, but what's the point of defending when you're behind the scoreline?

If you want to win, you have to attack it.

How can you attack it?

Many Cardiff City players are at a loss, and the only thing they can do is play according to the established tactics.

Zambrotta's goal changed the situation dramatically.

The rest of the game didn't seem to change, it was still Millwall's continuous attack, Cardiff City's flying tackle passive defense, "Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott couldn't help but sigh, "There is no suspense in this decisive battle at all!" In the face of mighty Millwall, Cardiff City had nothing to do. ”

'Cardiff had just one shot on goal in the whole half, a long-range shot from the edge of the area, without creating any threat.

"If the game continues, it's hard to get a chance."

"However, in the eyes of most people, this is very normal, because Cardiff City's opponent is Millwall, Millwall is not a few seasons ago, they are the top team in the Premier League, the top team in Europe, they have won most of the titles in the last three seasons."

'Cardiff City have been improving, but they are only a Championship team after all, and they can't compare to Millwall anyway......

Paul Scott continued, "Millwall on the pitch at the moment, it seems to be very aggressive, in fact, they pay a lot of attention to defence, Cardiff City counterattacked several times, but failed to get the ball into the hands of Hasselbaink, and was intercepted directly in the middle. ”

"Millwall plays 451 play, 4141, two cores balanced positioning, but Morris retreats to the back, four backs, two backs, they have a lot of offensive intensity, and the defensive end is also perfect."

"It can be said that Millwall's lineup and style of play are perfect, and it is really hard to imagine Cardiff City trying to beat such an opponent......

Paul Scott is not at all bullish on Cardiff City.

The same goes for everyone else.

Millwall had already begun to celebrate the victory, and even the Welsh fans who arrived didn't think Cardiff had a chance.

The only thing Cardiff can do on the pitch now is to fight more aggressively.

It's the only one.

Even if there is a gap in the strength of the lineup, a gap in tactical coordination, and a gap in technical ability, there will be no gap in physical confrontation ability, and there is certainly nothing wrong with active scrambling.

However, it is very difficult to make up for the gap in technical ability with active scrambling, because when the football is at the feet of Millwall, they play very skillfully, and the midfield position cannot be grabbed at all, and when Millwall attack, the chance of fighting is greater, which also means danger.

There's nothing good to do in Cardiff City.

Hollet can't help it, his only hope is that the players on the field can perform better.

At the end of the first half, Hollet comforted, "It doesn't matter if you lose, the FA Cup runners-up are enough and we can qualify for the European competition." ”

Many Cardiff City players think the same way.

In addition to the honours, the FA Cup also has a special meaning as it qualifies for next season's Europa League.

If the champion team qualifies for the European competition, then the qualification goes to the runners-up.

Millwall will definitely be in the Champions League.

Millwall won the FA Cup and qualified for the Europa League to runners-up Cardiff City.

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The whole city of Cardiff gave up on the game, but they still made a last-ditch fight.

After the start of the second half, Cardiff City changed their defensive momentum and began to look for the initiative to attack.

With Cardiff City's overall ability, it takes time and opportunity to break down Millwall's defence, but their style of play is very direct, which is to constantly attack from the wings, and then find the middle with long passes, or directly find the striker in the box.

This style of play brings the ball closer to the goal.

Hasselbaink stood in the box, waiting for his team-mate to pass the ball and then looking for an opportunity to head it over.

It's a matter of luck.

Hasselbaink waited, waited, waited, and there was no time at all.

Even Cardiff City struggled to break through Millwall's blockade with the simplest of attacking methods, and it was very difficult for wide players to get the ball to the bottom line, as long as the football reached Millwall's half, a small mistake meant conceding a goal.

Cardiff City will also be smooth on occasion, but Hasselbaink has Darren Ward by his side.

Darren Ward's inclusion in the England squad is a testament to his quality, he is over 30 years old and his form is starting to decline, but he is also at the peak of his career.

With Darren Ward's blockade, Hasselbaink couldn't find any chances.

He was thirty-six years old after all.

At this age, most of the players are retired, and Hasselbaink is still able to hold on, relying on a wealth of experience.

In the 69th minute, Millwall's attack was once again rewarding.

Braniff broke through with the ball, crossed diagonally to the right side of the penalty area, and Simpson, who followed him, sent the ball into the back of the net.

2 to 0!

It seemed to be the beginning of the scoring process.

Just three minutes later, Morris crossed from the right and Braniff fired a shot straight into the bottom left corner!

3 to 0!

After this goal, the game was basically over.