Chapter Ninety-Six: Millwall
In the 27th round of the English League, Wigan Athletic's home match against Millwall was not a game that attracted much attention, because at the same time, the Premier League also started, and this ordinary league of English One naturally paid a lot less attention.
But fans and media who really care about both teams still care about the game, because Millwall are the only team to beat Wigan Athletic in the first half of the schedule, and there has been a lot of news about Millwall recently, although they are in the middle of the table, but they are the focus of League One.
Wigan Athletic are also the focus team, but they have a great result.
When the two teams met, there was a lot of news, and the players' words about the game before the game alone provoked the enthusiasm of the game.
Standing up was Millwall striker Harris, who said in an interview, "We were able to beat them in the first round of the league and now with Wise leading the way, we're stronger. We will definitely be victors. ”
Harris said that he did not forget to mention the team's head coach Dennett Wise, and also praised the coach slightly, but this statement was supported by many Millwall players.
They all have a good opinion of the new manager, Wise.
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Millwall have also been on the spotlight because of the team's turmoil this season.
After a first-round win over Wigan Athletic at the start of the season, the team's results plummeted until last October, when Millwall even fell into relegation, which led directly to the dismissal of manager McGee.
Dannett Wise took his place.
Wise is only 38 years old, but he has taken over as head coach without being hindered by the team, all because of his experience. Two years ago, Wise was still playing for Chelsea, an English star who moved to Millwall as a player and assistant coach after a brief stint in Leicester.
Prior to becoming head coach, Wise made 47 appearances for Millwall and scored four goals.
In October last year, Wise was appointed interim head coach for the first time in his tenure as head coach. Under his leadership, the Millwall, nicknamed "The Lions", quickly came back to life, winning two and drawing one of their four games, returning to mid-table the league and just one point away from the promotion play-offs.
After only one month in charge, Wise was promoted to the position of true manager.
The club's owner, Papsitis, was so pleased with the result that he offered Wise a one-and-a-half-year contract, while Wilkins, who is currently working as an assistant, was also renewed at the same time to continue as an assistant coach, Papsitis, who said on the club's official website, "We will continue to fight for a break into the Premier League. Dennis (Wise) and Ray (Wilkins) are both outstanding coaching talents, and I'm lucky to have them. ”
So far, Millwall are still on the winning list, sitting ninth in the league and the team is fighting hard in the league.
When they met Wigan Athletic, they were full of confidence!
Probably for the coach, it will be a headache to meet Wigan Athletic, but for the Millwall players, their thoughts are much simpler, the last time McGee was the head coach, they were able to win against Wigan Athletic, this time, even if it is the opponent's home stadium, they have nothing to fear.
"We'll win!"
'They are fourth in the league and we are ninth in the league, but I believe we are stronger!'
"They are unbeaten in 26 league games? What is the fourth place in the league? ”
These are the words of Millwall's players.
Journalists can imagine how Wigan Athletic will react, especially their number 13, who often makes big news.
But they didn't expect that Zhang Tiehan didn't say anything in the interview, and the other Wigan Athletic players were the same, they remained silent about the game as if they had discussed it.
"The results will tell." Only Riddle mentioned.
And then...... No then.
What they didn't know was that when they stood in the mixed area and watched Millwall's bus stop from a distance and the opposing players rushed out, Zhang Tiehan felt excited.
It was like being hungry for a few days, and suddenly he saw a delicious roast chicken in front of him, and he couldn't help but pounce on it and nibble on it fiercely.
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The stinging cold weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the Wigan fans, and as the game began, a large number of Wigan fans began to line up to enter.
They saw Millwall's bus.
These fans are not in a hurry to enter the stadium either.
They whistled in the direction of Millwall, some greeted Millwall's ancestors with all sorts of foul language, and some simply threw their snacks in Millwall's direction, regardless of whether they could go that far or not.
That scene alone makes people's hearts tremble.
They are just announcing with their actions that this is JJB Stadium and their turf!
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"You have to be careful, the opponent is very fast, you have to be cautious when you play! We are fourth in the league but we lost to them last time out because they were so fast! I think a lot of you have been through the game against Millwall, the only thing that characterizes this team is its speed, so you have to be quick to defend! ”
Jewell was in the dressing room, giving the players the best advice.
"It's okay, I've been in the backfield, no matter how fast they are, it's useless." Bregin's hip-hop and hip-hop interface.
Jeville glared at him.
However, in the locker room, including the coaches, they all know that Brepin is the team's pistachio, and he can always find a way to talk, and after these words are said, they can also make the atmosphere in the locker room more relaxed.
Zhang Tiehan has never played against Millwall, but Jewell has given him the defensive task of intercepting in the opposition half, so he has no pressure on the defensive side.
Nervousness or something, it has nothing to do with him.
He needs to attack, he needs to score!
If the opponent's defense is solid, then all he needs to do is break through such a defense, let alone careless.
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Dennett Wise is also a first-time truly qualified head coach.
So he is very serious in his work, he will study the opponent in every game, and the improvement of Millwall's results is inseparable from White's work attitude. Before playing Wigan Athletic, Wise studied Wigan Athletic carefully and knew that Wigan Athletic had a good number three.
The number 13 header was quite good and he had a good long-range shot.
A player who must be restrained.
In this game, Wise put a lot of effort into defense, he specially arranged a strong defensive player to keep an eye on Zhang Tiehan, and let the backcourt players restrict Zhang Tiehan from taking the ball, in addition, he also sent a tall central defender to restrict Wigan Athletic from playing high.
Lawrence Gaward's centre-back combination was already quite solid, and Wise also told midfielders Vinis and Cahildo to drop back to defence.
"We have to pay more attention to the defense, and if the opponent pushes over, we need to stabilize the formation, especially the opponent's number 13." Speaking of the game, Wise advised, "I've said this many times before, so I won't repeat it, but I also want to tell you that the opponent is very strong, don't be careless!" ”
In order to limit Zhang Tiehan's play, Wise arranged a lot of defensive tasks.
All the players have tasks on defense, and together, his efforts on Zhang Tiehan alone can catch up with the entire Wigan Athletic team, and he has taken great pains to limit Zhang Tiehan.
With such a careful arrangement, Wise didn't worry much about Zhang Tiehan.
The players he was worried about were careless.
Wise said that his team was the only team to win against Wigan Athletic in the first half of the schedule, and the team's results in the league have been good during this time, and he is afraid that the players will be careless in the game, and they will not be able to save it anyway.
That's what worries him.
On the contrary, he has nothing to worry about Zhang Tiehan, or Wigan Athletic's attacking line, and he believes that his team can do everything well.
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The game is about to begin.
The media reporters have already got the squad for the game between the two sides, Millwall's starting lineup is not much different from the last league game, only there is an extra Ivere, another defender Weston did not say that he played, and the forward line is still the partner of Levimore and Harris.
The partnership of Levimore and Harris is quite well-known in League One, and so far, the two have averaged an average of 1.6 goals per game, which is quite a gorgeous statistic.
Both of them are physically strong, the difference is that one has excellent skills and the other is fast.
Some media outlets have dubbed the partnership of Levimore and Harris the 'Millwall Twin Eagles', on the one hand, to say that they have the strength of eagles, and on the other hand, they have the agility of eagles.
These are all touts.
But it also illustrates the forward strength of the two partners.
For Wigan Athletic, there were no changes to the starting line-up, with Zhang Tiehan and Ellington leading the line-up, Riddle and Kenedy leading the midfield, Makalocchi and Barnes on the wings, Brejin and Jenson as the two central defenders and McMillan and veteran Matt Jackson at full-back.
The only change was that Barnes' position was moved forward to wing-back.
In the eyes of the media and fans, this is not a change at all, Barnes is a full-back, but in modern football, full-backs will also have some full-back characteristics, and players in both positions are actually similar in skills, but the latter is more attack-oriented.
Barnes is already fast, and he and Makalocchi will play on the left and right, allowing Wigan Athletic to fly on both wings.
The trade-off is that the defense will be slightly weaker.
However, this game was played at the JJB Stadium, and against Millwall, who are further down in the league table, it is normal for Wigan Athletic's formation to be more attack-oriented.
Barnes is very active.
He rarely plays as a striker, but now that he has the opportunity, he is a little excited, and when he walks into the field with his team-mates, he still talks to Makalocchi, as if he is cramming, asking about some experience as a wing-back.
"Plug in more, pass more and pay attention to defense." Makalocchi summed up a few lessons from the wing-backs.
Apparently this is the same as not saying.
Barnes didn't care, and asked Zhang Tiehan, but Zhang Tiehan smiled, patted Barnes on the shoulder and said, "Don't listen to Li, just pass the ball to me!" ”
Hearing this, Barnes felt that Makarocchi was much more reliable.
As he spoke, the captains of both sides had already guessed the coins, and then the players took their positions, and everyone in the audience focused on the game.
With a whistle from the referee, the game officially began.
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