Chapter 151: The reporters are sad
The Sky Sports commentator made a final summary, "At the end of the game, Millwall won 0-1 against the home team Wigan Athletic thanks to striker Branifer's goal, congratulations to Millwall! ”
'It was a tough game for Millwall, and throughout the game they were defending and defending almost all the time, but in the end they won, which shows how well they developed their defensive strategy.
'From the first minute, we could see that Millwall was focused on defending and winning in football, and Millwall helped to interpret that and Wigan Athletic played the whole game, they played a good game and then they didn't score and they lost the game.
'Millwall have all three points and there are only four points left between them and Wigan Athletic.
"There has also been a change in the Championship Group 1 rankings. Ten minutes earlier, Sunderland had beaten Coventry City 3-1 at home, leaving Sunderland three points clear at the top of the league table, with Wigan Athletic slipping to second place. It is worth mentioning that with this victory, Millwall have risen to fourth place in the league and perhaps we can start to expect them to continue to catch up. ”
"That's not impossible!"
'Millwall's league standings have been moving up from 17th to 4th since Christmas, winning 15 games and drawing just two.
"If they can keep their results, maybe we will have a chance to see a team that was on the verge of relegation in the first half of the schedule and then come back to win the title in the second half......
"Sky Sports" is a big media that buys out the live broadcast rights of the Premier League and the Championship, and the live broadcast report will not have a serious tendency.
Most of the time they are neutral.
They have also remained neutral in their analysis of Millwall's results, which were indeed surprising and praised by the commentators, and another key focus, 'Millwall's young manager's coaching ability', is a controversial topic that the commentators will not talk about.
Sky Sports rarely intervenes in controversial topics, and they don't have to, which can cause negative feelings to some fans.
The reporters of the J chain stadium were in a very heavy mood.
Wigan Athletic let them down, and until the end of the game, Wigan Athletic did not score.
Millwall won.
When the game ended, most of the reporters were stunned, they hoped that Wigan Athletic could score, but in the end, the 'dream' was shattered, and Millwall won the game, which was simply unthinkable.
They are quite irritable.
Journalists from the London area, who are not fans of Wigan Athletic, support Wigan Athletic's victory, but their opponent is Millwall.
As long as Millwall loses, they have something to say.
That young Chinese is very arrogant!
"We're here to take away the victory!" Listen to it to know how arrogant it is, they don't want to see the flamboyance succeed, they hope that Wigan Athletic can win, but in the end it is Millwall who wins.
It wasn't just an ordinary win, it was a win against the top of the league and Millwall's fifth in a row.
What does Millwall's result mean so well?
No matter how much they don't want to admit it, they know that Zhang Yang is a capable head coach, and whether the head coach is capable or not depends on only one criterion: leading the team's results!
This is a fact that everyone agrees on.
When Millwall defeated Wigan Athletic away and rose to fourth place in the league standings, no one dared to report and criticize the coaching ability of Millwall's young manager.
A media that does foolish reporting, will there still fans pay to watch it?
So how do you do the reporting?
Praise!
No, no, no!
London reporters are not willing to give in, it will become a shame for the media industry, and their counterparts in other regions will see it and say with disdain, "The London area media has been defeated by a young Chinese in his early 20s!" ”
That's humiliation!
Journalists in the London area were not willing to be humiliated, and the solution they came up with was 'the same old talk'.
Let's take a look at the competition!
Millwall defended passively for the whole game, completely suppressed by Wigan Athletic, and the difference in the level of the two teams was vividly reflected in the game.
Millwall's victory was a matter of luck.
Maybe it was Mr. God today, who looked at his phone for too long and caused his eyes to hurt all day, before Millwall won.
As for the coaching ability of that young Chinese?
Sorry, we won't talk about that today!
In addition, they were comforted by the fact that the young Chinese had a lot of character and didn't seem to like being interviewed by them, so they didn't have to face Millwall's victory at the press conference.
The other party doesn't accept interviews, we can't interview, what can we do?
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After the game, Zhang Yang stood on the sidelines, greeting the players who walked off the field, and when he didn't meet anyone, he would say, "Well done!" ”
"Good performance!"
"It's up to you for us to win!"
“……”
Zhang Yang praised everyone, and the players were very happy when they were tired, after all, it was praise from the manager.
Zhang Yang also had a special chat with Braniff, "Isn't it a great feeling to play?" ”
"Awesome!"
Braniff is still excited, because the team's victory depends on his goal.
"Keep it up, it's going to end like this! I'm sure you'll be a big affirmative star in no time! Zhang Yang said admiringly.
"Yes...... Yes, I definitely will...... Zhang, no, boss! ”
Braniff's face flushed with excitement.
Zhang Yang was deeply grateful.
So far, he has found out that Braniff, the player, is actually just a child, his psychological state is extremely immature, praise other players, they will only smile faintly, maybe they feel good, but they will not care too much, Braniff's mood swings are very large, praise the last sentence, immediately provoked nerves, criticism will immediately be very lost, or there will be a rebellious mood similar to 'adolescence'.
Then praise and praise more.
Although I haven't heard of Braniff's name in my previous life, looking at his technical level, it is also quite good, and with a lot of praise and encouragement, can he also change to become a big star?
Not necessarily.
Football stars are not born, talent is very important to become a big star, but more people with high talent may just be unlucky, not meeting Bole who is appreciated, or maybe the injury is not playing.
Braniff has the talent to become a star.
The current Braniff is not very famous, but considering that he was born in Northern Ireland, he came to England to follow Millwall from the lower league, and he is only 22 years old now, so it is understandable that he is not famous.
Zhang Yang felt that more attention should be paid to Braniff.
In the future, you must give this guy a little more encouragement like coaxing a child, anyway, you won't lose anything by praising a few more words, maybe there will be unexpected surprises.
So after returning to the locker room, Zhang Yang praised Braniff again in front of all the players.
"Kevin Jr. has been very good and he is the biggest contributor to our win this time! Look at that shot, it's so exciting! ”
"Maybe we don't have to worry about the opponent's goalkeeper in the future, because Kevin's shot will turn a corner!"
"Little Kevin, come on! I'm sure you'll do even better in the future! ”
“……”
After that, Zhang Yang went to the press conference, and the media reporters were waiting there, because it was late, Jewell left first.
Zhang Yang walked to the stage and summed up the game with a smile, "The victory in this game is thanks to our players, it was not easy for them to hold on to the whole game, and they didn't give Wigan Athletic any chance!" ”
This sentence made the reporters in the audience feel speechless.
Wigan Athletic doesn't have any chances? Wigan Athletic had too many chances in the 90 minutes of the game, the only thing was that they didn't get on the scoresheet!
Zhang Yang's definition of 'chance' is not necessarily the same as that of media reporters, and he believes that no goal equals no chance, just like in a game, Wigan Athletic constantly threatened the Millwall goal.
That's just a threat.
Zhang Yang knew in advance that there would be no goals, so he naturally didn't care at all, maybe the media in the audience represented the public judgment in this regard, but Zhang Yang didn't care at all, he just said to himself, "Braniff's performance is very good, that shot is wonderful, this is the key to our victory." ”
"After winning this game, we won five consecutive games and moved up to fourth in the league, but that's not the ultimate goal, as I said, the team's goal is to be in the top two in the league, and with this win against the top of the league, I believe we will perform better in the future." ”
"Now, then, let's start asking questions!"
Zhang Yang smiled and announced the start of the free interview time.
The media reporters in the audience were dumbfounded, they thought that Zhang Yang would not be interviewed, because at the pre-game press conference, Zhang Yang only clicked on a question from a reporter from "Telecommunications Sports". How did it become a free question now?
Zhang Yang looked at the audience with a smile.
He didn't know what the reporters were thinking, but he was here to enjoy the winner's privilege.
Before the game, Zhang Yang didn't give the media reporters a chance to ask questions, because they didn't say anything pleasing to the eye, and those targeted analyses and the like were all biased towards Wigan Athletic.
Zhang Yang doesn't like to hear questions and criticism.
It's different now.
Millwall's victory is a question that no journalists will ever question. So what else can they say?
Zhang Yang was curious.
Journalists are not admitting defeat.
The first reporter to stand up talked about luck, "Congratulations to Millwall for the victory, but looking at the whole 90 minutes of the game, Mr. Zhang, don't you think Millwall is just lucky?" Wigan Athletic kicked two posts and a cross......"
"I'm sorry!"
Before the reporter could finish speaking, Zhang Yang interrupted, "You're a reporter for London Sports News, right?" I don't know if you're cheeky or what, but I've said I'm not going to be interviewed by London Sports News and I don't understand why you're still interviewing me. Next! ”
The reporter was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Many fellow reporters snickered, they are not completely together, especially those reporters in the Manchester region, who would like to see London reporters deflated, and the next to stand up is the reporter of the "Guardian", which can be regarded as a big media, and his question can still be answered, "From the game, it is obvious that Wigan Athletic is stronger, so Mr. Zhang, what confidence do you think Millwall has to lead the team to impact the direct promotion places?" ”
This is embarrassing people with Millwall's level of strength.
Zhang Yang thought it was a good question, and he said with a smile on his face, "First of all, I don't think Millwall is worse than Wigan Athletic, you see, we won the game, and it was away, didn't we?" ”
"Also, I don't think football is about a strong lineup, even if Millwall is poor? Because I'm the head coach of Millwall, even if the team is a little weaker, we're still better than the other rivals! ”
Zhang Yang finished confidently.
A group of media reporters were dumbfounded, and they suddenly discovered that there are still such cheeky guys in the world who can praise themselves bluntly? He simply said that he was strong in leading the team!
Zhang Yang shrugged his shoulders and said that this is the case.
The third reporter asked Zhang Yang's personal question, "If Millwall doesn't succeed in the Premier League, will you continue to coach after the season is over?" ”
Suddenly everyone pricked up their ears.
That's a big problem!
Zhang Yang smiled, "No if! I'm sure Millwall will be able to complete the upgrade! ”
"What if?"
The reporter asked.
Zhang Yang shrugged his shoulders again, he frowned and thought carefully before saying, "I haven't thought about it, but even if I don't succeed in promotion, the club probably won't fire me, right?" Also, I wonder why you guys care about this? Even if I had lost my job as manager of Millwall, I would have been able to find a job elsewhere, probably not on the streets, right? ”
Zhang Yang ended the press conference with a joke, and the media reporters had to admit that he was right.
If Millwall's club hierarchy had fired the young Chinese like crazy, he would have easily found work elsewhere.
Maybe just to be a football commentator? He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Weibo!
Maybe become a professional commentator? Both Sky Sports and the BBC are willing to pay a fortune to hire him!
Maybe become a professional translator? It is said that he is fluent in several languages, and his intonation is no worse than that of his own people!
The media reporters thought carefully and realized that this young Chinese is really outstanding, people are really angry than people, and then think about the possibility of losing their jobs and living on the streets.
A lot of people are sad.