Chapter 378: No wonder they will be Premier League champions!

The British commentator spoke to the hearts of the fans.

Millwall are in the Champions League, and the fans watching the game in front of the TV are not limited to Millwall fans, but also fans of many other teams.

Regardless of which team they support, they are also supportive of Millwall.

When they learned that Valencia coach Flores said that "they will easily beat Millwall", the fans also felt very annoyed, Millwall was the Premier League champion last season, and they have performed quite well this season, how did they become a team that can be easily beaten in Flores's mouth?

This is not only an insult to Millwall, but also to the Premier League as a whole, and to English football as a whole.

The fans were very angry!

Now seeing Valencia scored, and hearing the words of the commentator on TV, they are all a little gloating and expectant.

Schadenfreude that Valencia were scored and the game wasn't going well, so how could they do it, as Flores called 'an easy win over Millwall'? Naturally, the fans are not optimistic about Valencia, so they say that they are gloating.

Looking forward to Millwall beating Valencia, what else will Flores say when the time comes? Maybe it became 'Millwall beat Valencia easily', right?

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When Darren Bent finished scoring, Zhang Yang couldn't help but stand up and clenched his fists and waved fiercely.

Zhang Yang was a little excited.

It's not the goal that matters, it's what it means: the 'dual-core' tactic has succeeded in Europe!

Valencia is so experienced that they can't seize the advantage in midfield, and they can't match Millwall, even if they occasionally play an advantage, it's only temporary, and Millwall finds an opportunity, which is enough to give them a fatal blow.

This goal is proof of that!

Valencia's offensive performance was quite good before, suppressing Millwall for a while, but at the same time, their defense was a little negligent.

Millwall found an opportunity to break down the Valencia defence with a single link-up.

It's not just a simple counterattack!

Why is Morris standing there, why does he pass the ball to the front, and why does Darren Bent rush out to receive the pass? It is not the player's on-the-spot performance, but the running and passing required by the overall tactics to the player, which will make the two cooperate with each other seemingly incomparably tacit.

That's what tactics bring.

Even if you change a player, such as Morris to Smitchell, and then change the position, Smitchell can also pass through, and Darren Bent will also rush over to catch the ball, the difference is only whether it is successful or not, and the general way of counterattacking is the same.

That's the success of the tactics.

The 'dual core' brings closer cooperation between the middle of the midfield and other positions, the attack will play fluently, the defense can be converted into a tough interception line, and the counter-attack can also play with speed and coordination.

Zhang Yang believes that Millwall's performance will only get better as the players become more accustomed to the tactics.

When Millwall took the lead, the attack became more and more fluid, and the overall attack and defense were much more atmospheric, and in turn, they relied on the midfield advantage to suppress Valencia again.

Valencia played very depressed and at the same time very unwilling, the venue was Mestalla, there were tens of thousands of fans watching, facing a small club in the Premier League, they were not only behind the score, but also unable to play an advantage in the situation.

Valencia fought harder.

Millwall helped them recall a fact they didn't want to recall: they were at a physical disadvantage.

Premier League teams are all good at physical confrontation, otherwise it is impossible to survive in English football, Millwall cannot be said to be the best of them, but they are much better than Valencia.

Valencia worked hard, they found that there was no way.

How else can you fight?

Many Valencia players all looked at Flores on the sidelines, hoping that the manager would tell them how to play the next game.

Flores has said that Millwall is a very good team to deal with!

Flores stood on the sidelines, his brows furrowed tightly, and he didn't do anything for a long time, not because he didn't want to do it, but because he didn't know what to do.

Millwall's strength is so unexpected!

Millwall has a goal advantage, and the situation suppresses Valencia, in terms of play, as reported by the scouts, Millwall is very fluent, the side is also very strong, and the middle attack is less, but Valencia has not fought the other side in the middle, and the midfield is unfavorable, and even David Villa on the front line has been defended by the opponent and has lost his temper at all.

How can this be fought?

Seeing the game, Flores regretted a little why he said so much before the game.

Valencia lost a Champions League group stage, in fact, it's not a big deal, the two teams in the group stage can qualify, he just needs to lead the team to qualify, but the game has become like this, isn't what he said before the game a slap in the face?

Face is very important!

So how can you save face?

Flores began to think about it, and as for how the game will be played next, it will be interesting to see how the team can perform.

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The Valencia players, probably not yet, did not know that Flores had 'given up' on them, or to put it mildly, in the hope that they would turn the situation back on their own, because they had not figured out how to change it.

The latter point is key.

The Valencia players felt it because Flores didn't do anything.

It also affected their morale.

Millwall then made persistent efforts, using the combination of the middle and the wing, to pass the ball into the box, Darren Bent received the pass, squeezed the opposing defender, turned his back to complete the volley.

"It's 0 to 2!"

"Millwall scored the second goal! It's Darren Bent again! Darren Bent scored two goals in a row in his first Champions League match, and his performance was quite dazzling! ”

The British commentator couldn't help but praise Darren Bent, "Last season, Darren Bent scored fewer goals than Thierry Henry, and surpassed the Dutch goalscorer Ruud van Nistelrooy at the time, this season, Darren Bent continued to be efficient, has helped Millwall score four goals in the league, and now in the Champions League, he scored two goals in the first game, which is quite remarkable, quite amazing statistics!" ”

"Since joining Millwall, Darren Bent has risen so fast that in just over a year, he has gone from a good Championship goalscorer to one of the top scorers in Europe and the world!"

"Darren Bent! Let's remember the name! It can be expected that he will soon make a name for himself in Europe! ”

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Millwall already led by two goals in the first half.

Valencia did not raise their hands to surrender, but everyone was not optimistic that they could turn the tables, because the game process was also a big attraction, Valencia did not play any advantage, and could not find a point in them that could turn the tables.

When the time went into halftime, the British media praised Millwall, and the Spanish media also silenced and said, "Valencia has little chance of turning the tables." ”

The suspense of the game is not much anymore.

After the end of the first half, Flores returned to the dressing room, did not say a word for a long time, the players still thought that the manager was dissatisfied with the team's performance, how did they know that Flores was regretting provoking Millwall, and now he has found that Millwall is by no means weaker than Valencia's team, and the overall performance is much better than Valencia.

Millwall have no European experience, so what?

Experience is meant to let the players know how to play, not a key factor in determining victory or defeat, and Millwall have no experience, but their performance has not been affected at all.

That's the key!

As long as the performance of the whole team is not affected, what difference can there be between experienced and inexperienced?

When the game is smooth, experience becomes insignificant, and at least Valencia has little hope of turning the tables around.

When the time slowly passed, Flores still arranged the second half of the game, because there was no definite coping strategy, he just reminded the players of some small details, such as "pay attention to the opposing striker", this is still used to emphasise?

Darren Bent scored two goals, enough for everyone to remember his name.

In the second half, the situation remained unchanged.

Valencia fans want to see the team bounce back and let Millwall know that they are good, but all they see is that Millwall once again suppresses Valencia and continues to threaten the Valencia goal.

In the face of Millwall's stormy attack, Valencia had no choice but to shrink the defensive line and defend solidly, and when the score was two goals behind, it was almost like surrendering.

When Millwall took the opportunity to score another goal, and it was full-back Koncheski who assisted the forward goal, Flores suddenly felt powerless in the dugout.

It's not a heart attack, it's a feeling of playing.

No matter how hard Valencia tried, no matter how seriously the players played and how aggressive they ran, there seemed to be an irreparable gap between the two sides.

This feeling of powerlessness has only been experienced by Flores in Barcelona.

When Valencia and Barcelona played, the opponent was still able to suppress Valencia after leading the score, leaving Valencia with no way at all.

Flores thought that only Barcelona and Real Madrid could completely suppress Valencia, and now he knows that there is another team called Millwall.

"No wonder they won the Premier League!"

Flores had an epiphany afterwards, and he finally understood why Manchester United and Chelsea could not compete with Millwall, not because the team was lucky, but because they were strong enough.

In addition, the European media said that 'Millwall's group is the group of death', which is also very reasonable, before he thought that Group D was a good sign, but now he suddenly found that there is nothing worse than Group D!

Based on Millwall's performance, they have booked a qualifying spot, leaving the other three teams to fight for the remainder.

Valencia are seeded and have not escaped being one of the 'three teams'.