Chapter 235: Significant Impact
The media is reluctant to attribute Millwall's victory to their young Chinese manager, otherwise wouldn't they, like Millwall fans, have persistent recognition and fanaticism for bringing them promotions and good results?
They won't.
This young man is not qualified enough for them to do that.
The media prefer to put the blame on the performance of the players, they can not talk about Millwall's performance, in fact, there is nothing to talk about, because Millwall were defending all the time, so they have more reason to think that Millwall's victory is due to the good performance of the players.
Millwall's two goals bear this out.
The first goal came from a free-kick, and Josh Simpson made what could be described as a perfect arc to break Arsenal goalkeeper Lehmann's ten fingers.
The second goal went to Darren Bent.
After goalkeeper Hislop kicked the ball forward, Darren Bent single-handedly chased the ball and shook off Campbell to score it one-on-one.
Both goals can be described as 'individual shows'.
When the game was over, many media outlets were thinking about how to report it, "Two young talents teamed up to beat Arsenal!" ”
This is much more attractive than talking about Millwall's tactics and the level of Millwall's coaching staff!
Post-match press conference.
Arsene Wenger and Zhang Yang walked into the venue together, and the two did not look like hostile enemies at all, but rather felt like friends.
Arsene Wenger was interviewed first.
Speaking about the game, Arsene Wenger said he didn't expect Millwall to be so tenacious or to play such a good free-kick, "A lot of times, it's a matter of luck and in this game, we weren't lucky, Millwall defended very tenaciously and in the end we couldn't find the back of the net. ”
"It's a shame to lose, but at least it's a reminder to us that we can't take any opponent lightly."
'I was delighted to see the real Millwall in the game and the tactics they used were eye-opening. I will not be the first to be surprised, I believe that more people will be interested in the future. ”
“……”
Arsene Wenger didn't say much, he didn't even participate in the question-and-answer session, Arsenal lost the game and he was not interested in staying.
Then it was Zhang Yang's turn.
As the manager of the team, Zhang Yang should have been elated by Millwall's victory over Arsenal, but Zhang Yang seemed to be more anxious than Arsene Wenger, "We won and it was the result of everyone's hard work. ”
'It was good to beat Arsenal but we were just a little bit more lucky. We thank Mr. Arsene Wenger for his kind words. Winning is good news and it gives the whole team more confidence. ”
"But I'm sorry, I won't accept questions in the future, I'm more concerned about my player's injury......"
This is what Zhang Yang really cares about.
Everyone's knowledge of Morris's importance to Millwall is that it is strange that he is in the mood to be interviewed.
Zhang Yang went to the medical room.
Morris was half-lying on the hospital bed, holding a magazine in his hand, and when he saw Zhang Yang coming over, he said hello, "Boss." ”
"How does it feel?" Zhang Yang walked to the side of the bed.
Morris glanced at his bandaged knee and smiled wryly, "I don't know, but Mr. Davis said it's not a big problem." ”
Zhang Yang nodded, walked over and knocked on the door of the inner room, and a voice came from inside, "Come in!" ”
Zhang Yang pushed the door and walked in.
Davis was watching the medical film carefully, and next to him stood his assistant, an intern named Richardson.
"How?"
Zhang Yang leaned over and took a look, it was the black and white film of the kneecap, as a complete layman, he couldn't understand it at all, Davis turned his head, put the film down and said, "I've watched it carefully several times, it shouldn't be a big problem, it's just that there is a slight damage to the bone on the surface of the knee." Although it is only a minor injury, if you continue to do distance sports, it may worsen the injury......"
Zhang Yang pulled the corners of his mouth, he was really impatient to listen to the technical terms, what he needed was data, "How long does it take to cultivate." ”
"He's going to be in bed for more than three days." Davis finally said what Zhang Yang cared about, "After that, I can't do strenuous exercise for two weeks, especially leg exercises. After two weeks, I can do some simple exercises, but it will take about a month to fully recover. ”
"This is a conservative estimate. But after a while, I took him to the hospital for a detailed examination, and maybe the results would be different. Davis added.
Zhang Yang understood.
Davis's level is not bad, it should be no problem to make a diagnosis, conservative or not conservative for the time being, Morris just touched his knee, and he will rest for at least a month, as the saying goes, 'a hundred days of broken muscles and bones', in comparison, a month is not a long time, but it is really helpless.
After leaving the medical room, Zhang Yang asked Aldous to lead the team back, and when he arrived at the club, he met reporters who came to interview him, and they all wanted to know about Morris's injury.
"There's nothing wrong with him."
Zhang Yang replied vaguely, and ignored the reporters, he knew that the next month would be difficult.
Morris is so important to the team that a month's break means he will miss at least three league games, not including the game against Liverpool at the end of October, during which he will have to rely on his current squad.
There is also a lot of preparation to be made.
Zhang Yang had previously considered letting Smitchell play the core, and he and Morris could rotate to play, which would help keep the players in shape, but before the preparation began, Morris was injured and was a little caught off guard.
Now the preparation must begin in advance.
Zhang Yang didn't go home that day, but stuffed in the office, seriously studying how to play better without Morris's lineup.
At the same time, the media began to report on it.
The match between Millwall and Arsenal is the focus of the sixth round of the Premier League, and many media have focused on the match between the two teams, and Millwall's home win over Arsenal can definitely be described as an 'upset'.
Promoted horses beat the giants, which always attracts a lot of attention.
This season's Arsenal is weak, but they are not an easy team to deal with, Millwall has the title of 'dark horse', after beating Arsenal, the appearance is even more 'black', five wins and one draw in six league rounds, enough to attract the attention of all the media, even many foreign media, have noticed Millwall's good results.
This kind of result will definitely be the top team in previous years.
However, this season is a little different, with top-ranked Chelsea doing the better as they beat home Charlton Athletic by two goals away from home to extend their winning streak to six games and win games without any suspense.
Chelsea, who are so strong, are even more eye-catching than Millwall.
However, Chelsea's win was not surprising, and the media reported more of Millwall's win, with the media calling the score an underdog, and in the report, two names were more mentioned: Josh Simpson and Darren Bent.
Josh Simpson received unanimous praise from the media.
In the last six league games, Simpson has helped Millwall score four goals, which is unthinkable for a full-back, and he also ranks first in the Premier League scorer list with four goals, and the other player who scored four goals is Arsenal goalscorer Thierry Henry, but Henry is behind Simpson, both of them have four goals, but Henry has one goal that is a penalty, according to the Premier League scorer list rules, the same number of goals, the player with more penalties is ranked lower.
A full-back can be at the top of the scorers' charts, even if it's only six league games.
The media's praise for Simpson is not only his goal figures, but also two of those goals, which were scored by direct free-kicks, the kind of classic curling free-kicks, which reminded many people of David Beckham.
As a result, even some media reports have appeared 'Simpson is Beckham's successor' and other similar words.
Darren Bent was also given a lot of praise.
So far, Darren Bent has helped Millwall to three goals, and although he is only one goal away from Simpson, he is not easy to find in the scorer list because there are too many players who have scored three goals.
However, the media praised Darren Bent because he relied on the speed of his personal explosion in the game between Millwall and Arsenal, and shook off Campbell to face Lehmann and score the ball.
It's not easy to do.
In the course of the attack, Darren Bent showed a surprising speed and made many people remember his name.
'Darren Bent is a speedy striker, he's lightning fast, and even in the Premier League, there are very few players who are that fast.
"As a young player, the maturity and calmness he showed against the Arsenal goal was enough to make people look high......
'Darren Bent is a great young striker and his future is bright.'
“……”
From the comments of the media, it can also be seen that they are only optimistic about the future of Darren Bent, rather than any outstanding performance now.
It's actually quite understandable.
The league is only six rounds away, and there are a lot of players who can score three goals, and Darren Bent is just one of them, and as a striker, it is not a big deal to score three goals.
Darren Bent was recognized just for being fast.
Amid the praises of Josh Simpson and Darren Bent, there was a slight mention of Millwall's sturdy defence, and then there was a report about Morris' injury.
The Daily Mirror said, "Millwall won the game, but lost your future!" ”
'It's nice to win against Arsenal, but their central midfielder, Jody Morris, is injured and Morris is very important to Millwall, not only as captain on the pitch, but also as playmaker in attack, which means a lot to Millwall.
"Without Morris in the next few games, we can expect Millwall's results to be significantly affected!"