Chapter 49: Wise's jealousy
Sunderland goalkeeper Ruyter lay on the grass and turned to watch the ball roll across the goal line.
Last moment, he was still happy that he had escaped.
The next moment was filled with despair.
Seeing the ball roll into the goal, Ruyter turned his head to look at Josh Simpson and the first thought that came to his mind was, "When was this guy there?" ”
Quite a few reacted like Ruyter, who was surprised by Josh Simpson's well-timed insertion.
It was as if the opponent was waiting there, and when he saw the football hit the crossbar, he ran over and made up for it, and sent the ball into the goal easily.
This guy seems to have known that the ball would bounce that way!
It's too!
After the first reaction, the Sunderland players had no time to bother with Josh Simpson, and instead of going into the depths, they had to face reality - in the final moments of the game, Sunderland were scored.
Millwall took the lead for the first time!
It would also be fatal for Sunderland as there was no time left in the game and Millwall could win the game with a goal.
The fans in the audience had already reacted.
They didn't care how Josh Simpson showed up, the key was that Millwall scored and the team took the lead over Sunderland, and the stadium was filled with cheers.
Fans are dancing excitedly!
The whole Millwall team was also excited, and the players on the field rushed to Josh Simpson and surrounded him.
"Great! Josh! You've scored! ”
"You've just played!"
"I thought I didn't have a chance, but I didn't expect you to follow!"
"2 to 1, you are the hero of the victory!"
"I suspect Neil deliberately didn't kick in, let you make up the shot!" This made Neil Harris nod his head and then said, "yes, I knew Josh was there!" ”
Someone else said, "Josh, you made a perfect comeback and scored in less than five minutes on the pitch!" ”
Standing among his teammates, Josh Simpson felt joy and surprise all over his body.
He still remembers Zhang Yang's advice, "After you play, you have been staying on the far side of the middle line, if the team has a counterattack opportunity, you will quickly run directly to the penalty area, do not make noise, do not shout, just keep running, but be careful not to offside......" A few words are very simple, that is, let him pay attention to Millwall's counterattack on the field, and when there is a counterattack, he will run forward with his head bored and look for opportunities on the right side of the penalty area.
Simpson didn't understand it very much, and he didn't want to accept it, but under the threat of 'if you can't do it, others will go', he still chose to give in.
Now he couldn't be more glad he had decided, otherwise the goal would have been someone else's!
Simpson couldn't help but look at the dugout.
The young Chinese really seemed to have magic on his body, as if he had expected everything a long time ago.
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Against the backdrop of the frantic cheers of the home fans, in front of a VIP box window on the east side of the spectator seats, Gregory was sitting there, with a faint smile on his face and a pair of shrewd eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything.
But if you look closely, you can see that Grigory's expression has a lot of doubt.
He turned to look at Ebenezer, "What do you think, this ball?" ”
"It was a nice substitution."
"What I think is strange is Josh's running, he seems to be waiting there just now." Grigory pondered and said, "That could be a flamboyant arrangement?" ”
"Perhaps."
Ebenezer dragged his chin and thought, "He's always had good luck, like in the first half, he said our goal was dangerous. I must admit that he guessed the game really had a good hand. If Denise had listened to him, perhaps we would have won long ago. ”
Grigori shook his head and said, "We're ahead now, anyway. It doesn't matter when you win, it's important to win, which is really unexpected and I didn't think I had a chance. ”
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Josh Simpson played five minutes to help his team overtake the score, undoubtedly proving the correctness of the substitution.
The reporters in the media table also had to admit that the substitution just now was of a very high standard, but they put it down to 'luck', otherwise it would not be explained at all, "The luck of that young Chinese is really good, this is the first time he has been a team leader, although it is only temporary, but he led Millwall to victory." ”
"He put Josh Simpson on and he scored, which was kind of amazing!"
"Good luck, no way!"
"Novices always have luck, but that's all there is to it. He was also only a temporary team leader. ”
Finally, a reporter said with some jealousy, "But we must admit that the Chinese's method of brushing popularity has succeeded, and with two goals in the second half, he will gain a large number of Millwall fans!" ”
Journalists, of course, will be a little jealous.
From a professional point of view, journalists, celebrities and 'Internet celebrities' are all somewhat similar, if you want to develop upward, you must have a certain popularity base, and the more people you support, the better your development will be.
If it is purely coaching, it is nothing to lead Millwall to victory.
That's the job of a career coach.
Publicity?
Journalists prefer to position him as a 'microblogger influencer' rather than a Millwall assistant coach.
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After Millwall's celebration, the referee urged the game to restart.
Three minutes of stoppage time had passed.
Sunderland kicked the ball forward with a big kick, but it was kicked out of bounds by the Millwall defender and the referee blew the full-time whistle.
"Beep......
With a long whistle, the game was over and Millwall came out on top of Sandra to claim the precious three points in the Champions League.
The crowd cheered.
The players on the field of play began to leave the field one after another, and every Millwall player had a smile on their faces, and they would wave and hug each other when they met each other, and everyone was happy about the victory.
This victory is invaluable to them.
Sunderland are top of the league and Millwall are only struggling in the relegation zone, and when they meet Sunderland, who are on a winning streak, most players are not optimistic about the game, even at home.
But in the end they won.
Wins bring not just the three points, but also a lot of fighting spirit and confidence, or maybe the latter is more important throughout the season.
As soon as the players walked into the mixed area and returned to the dressing room, many people began to gather around.
Throughout the game, they were quite impressed with Zhang Yang.
In the first half, Zhang Yang's advice to Dennis was not clear to many people, but the two goals of Millwall in the second half were all on Zhang Yang.
For the first goal, Zhang Yang made a victory gesture half a minute earlier, attracting the attention of the whole game.
For the second goal, Zhang Yang single-handedly arranged for Josh Simpson to play.
So everybody was asking --
"How do you know we're going to score?"
"You're so right with Josh! He actually made a follow-up shot! ”
"It's funny how you raise your hand!"
“……”
Zhang Yang is a 'game instructor' and a nominal assistant coach, but there is no generation gap between the players and him, mainly due to the influence of age, and the feeling in my heart is that I have just met friends.
Zhang Yang smiled.
He answered everyone's questions one by one, and the answer was very mysterious, "Of course, I will do magic!" ”
"Josh? I think he'll score! Perhaps more importantly, I had a good conversation with him! ”
"That raised hand? It was a celebration and I celebrated the goal in advance! ”
"I want to give everyone confidence!"
Many people rolled their eyes when they heard this, but everyone still revolved around Zhang Yang, and the past game made him a celebrity in the locker room.
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Denice Wise is the special one.
The whole Millwall team knew that Wise was like a player more than a leader, on the field and off the court, but now he was putting on the team leader's stand and didn't blend in with the others.
Looking at Zhang Yang, who was surrounded by many teammates, he couldn't help but feel a sense of jealousy in his heart.
Yes, jealousy.
Since taking over as Millwall's team principal, Wise has always hoped to one day be recognized in coaching.
And not ball skills.
He is well aware of his prestige in the team and, more importantly, he has been a big star with a lot of experience in the game, and even though he is approaching 40 years old, he can still perform well.
But that's not what he wants, because he's about to retire!
What can a player who is about to retire do no matter how good his performance is? What's more, this is only in the Champions League, there has been the glory of the top league, and he doesn't look down on the Champions League games at all.
It only took half a game for the opponent to succeed.
Although Dennis Wise understood this success as 'guessing the game accurately', 'good luck' and 'the team played well in the second half', the end result was a success.
Just look at everyone's enthusiasm.
It's a feeling he's never experienced before, the joy of every tough win, it's just that he's done so well on the field.
That's all.
When everyone's excitement was almost exhausted, and the locker room was calm again, Wise let out a long sigh.
He felt like he was thinking too much!
No matter how successful the opponent is, it is only half a game, and the opponent is just a so-called 'game instructor', not even an assistant coach. The other party is more like an 'Internet celebrity' and has nothing to do with professional football.
Even if you are lucky, what can you do? The team leader is still him.
The next game is, the next game is the next game, and the whole season will be!
This young Chinese may not be able to stay until the end of the season!