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Chapter 71 Keep Calm
Chapter 71 Keep Calm
The English Champions League is the second tier of the English Premier League.
Although it is only a second-tier league, it must not be underestimated.
English football has a century-old history, and teams that can enter the English Championship often have a glorious history worth mentioning.
Ipswich Town is one of them.
Ipswich Town is a professional club in Suffolk County, eastern England. It was established as early as 1878. The team's nickname is "Tractor-Boys" (Tractor-Boys), partly because of Ipswich's agriculture. In the background, some fans of other teams ridiculed him as a "hillbilly".
In the early 80s, Ipswich City had a period of glory. They won the runner-up of League One, England's top league twice, and also won the UEFA Cup in 1981.
When the Premier League was founded in 1992, Ipswich Town was also one of the founding members.
In 1995, Ipswich Town was relegated to League One, and then in 2000, it was promoted back to the Premier League, and achieved No.5 in the Premier League that season, and also qualified for the UEFA Cup. , Unfortunately, in the next year, Ipswich Town's performance was sluggish, and finally failed to relegation, and was relegated to League One again (the second level at the time was also equivalent to the British Championship, which was established in 2004).
Next Ipswich Town has been in the secondary league.
It sounds like Ipswich Town's football history is a bit tragic, but in fact, compared to Millwall's century of not entering the top league, Ipswich Town's record is much better.
Even this season, Ipswich Town is still the favorite to upgrade to the Championship.
If the teams in the English Championship are ranked according to the strength of the lineup and the possibility of promotion, Ipswich Town is in the middle and upper reaches, and the rating is "possible to complete the promotion", and Millwall is "no worries about relegation". , Insufficient progress".
That's just a ranking of lineup strength, and it's not directly linked to the performance of the season.
Ipswich Town has performed well this season. They temporarily rank seventh in the league. As long as they go one step further, they can enter the front row of the upgraded team; Millwall is a bit sorry for the evaluation. After three consecutive wins before Christmas, It is still only ranked 14th in the league, and the gap with the bikes that are lagging behind is not big.
Of course, this cannot fully explain the strength.
In terms of the overall strength of the team, the two teams are still quite similar, and Ipswich Town is not much stronger. Their league ranking is higher than Millwall, just because they performed better in the previous league.
There is no qualitative gap between the two teams in terms of strength.
Therefore, it is very difficult to win the match between Ipswich Town and Millwall, especially at the Neal Stadium, Millwall's home court, the outcome can only be said to be [-]-[-].
After the start of the game, the two sides had offense and defense with each other.
However, Millwall, relying on their home court advantage, still formed some pressure on Ipswich Town at the beginning.
Millwall attack more often and hold the ball longer.
After studying Ipswich Town, Zhang Yang knows that this is not a real advantage. Ipswich Town is a team that excels in defense. Whenever it comes to the game, most of their energy will be devoted to defense. , especially in away games, they will be more cautious.
Millwall's 'tortoise shell' defense against Ipswich Town, there's nothing too good about it.
In Zhang Yang's view, it was because the team's tactics were too simple.
Dennis Wise is not an excellent head coach. The tactics he formulated for the team are extremely simple: defense relies on players swarming back to mark people everywhere, offense relies on two wings to open the situation, and low crosses are the most skillful In this way, occasionally there will be cooperation in the middle, but the frequency is not many, and it still depends on the individual performance of the players.
This simple attack is too easy to be targeted.
Zhang Yang has no reason to complain too much, because he knows very little about football tactics, and his limited understanding is only the analysis of the media, but theory and practice are different. If he is asked to do tactical training for the team, maybe the situation will be even worse. worse.
He just keeps watching the game.
Millwall's offense has been unable to find a breakthrough point, and it is difficult to form a direct threat to Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town is constantly looking for a counterattack to threaten Millwall's goal.
Many people who understand football can tell at a glance that the situation is not good for Millwall.
Some fans are starting to worry.
The media reporters may have more complaints, because this is the first game after the "coach change", they can find a lot of topics—
"After Zhang Yang became the coach, the first game was a bit bad! Millwall couldn't play home court advantage at all!"
"Maybe it's because the players don't want to play! They don't listen to a coach so young."
"If Millwall loses the game, I don't know what the young Chinese will say. In yesterday's interview, he can swear that 'it is an honor for Millwall to be the head coach'."
"He will be the fastest head coach to step down!"
"One game? Two days?"
"..."
In the complaints of many media reporters, Aldous began to worry about the game. In the past 10 minutes, Ipswich Town has threatened the goal twice.
Zhang Yang sat very calmly, with a simple smile on his face.
With a 'predictive' judgment, no matter how deteriorating the game situation is, no matter how dangerous Ipswich's shots are, he is not worried at all.
"Zhang, maybe we should make adjustments!"
"The game continues like this, Ipswich Town will score sooner or later! We should let the players withdraw to defend!"
"Be conservative, just be conservative! One point is better than nothing!"
Aldous became increasingly agitated after watching an Ipswich Town effort that was dangerous enough to be missed by goalkeeper Graham Stark.
This is Zhang Yang's first game as the head coach and also his first game as the first assistant coach.
The two are grasshoppers on a rope.
Zhang Yang still had a flat expression. He didn't seem to be worried about the game at all. Instead, he continued to comfort him, "Aldous, that's not how a coach should be. Keep calm at all times!"
"Calm down! We haven't been scored yet!"
"The game is like this, there will always be ups and downs, but everything is under my control, you can rest assured!"
Aldous was full of doubts about Zhang Yang's words.
Everything is under control?
The opponent is about to score a goal!
Until the No. 30 minute of the game, Aldous continued to put forward adjustment suggestions, hoping that Zhang Yang could adopt them and command the team's frontcourt to withdraw and defend. Zhang Yang suddenly turned his head and said seriously, "Aldous Ah, one thing I have to say about you! Now I am the head coach and you are the first assistant coach who will accompany the game together."
"Whether it is the head coach or the assistant coach, we are all sitting here. The first point is to maintain a calm mind. You have to learn from me in this regard. When do you think I was anxious?"
"It is indeed dangerous now, and I am also a little worried, but more importantly, we must believe in the team and our players at any time. In my opinion, the danger of the game is only temporary. As long as we can find opportunities and score first It must be us!"
Aldous listened blankly, and there was a word stuck in his throat, "Why are you so calm?"
In the end he didn't say it.
It wasn't because he didn't dare to offend Zhang Yang, but because of a sudden change in the form of the game. Before he could say anything, he saw Ipswich being intercepted, and then Millwall launched a quick offensive.
Wing, center, wing, big foot pass penalty area!
Millwall's offensive routine seems to have not changed, but the simple routine handed down from a century of history can support Millwall's entry into the English Championship, and naturally has its advantages.
Because it is simple, it is not easy to defend!
In the 33rd minute of the game, full-back Joey Healy dribbled the ball from the center line to the bottom line, and the smash turned around with a big foot.
The football goes straight to the penalty area line!
As soon as the football fell, Kevin Keel squeezed the defensive players, rushed over and kicked the ball into the goal with the sole of his foot in a half-shoveling motion.
"hiss……"
Many people took a deep breath.
Immediately following the spectator stands, wild cheers from the fans of the home team erupted.
"Kevin Gere!"
"Kevin Kiel! He kicked the ball in the goal! Well done! It will be the new year, the greatest goal ever! Kevin Kiel, he showed the rough side of a striker but this That roughness is lovely!"
"Goal! Millwall scored the first goal!"
"The score became 1 to 0!"
The cheers at Neal Stadium reached its highest point amid the shouts of Mike Johnson on the stadium broadcast.
Millwall coaching bench.
All the substitute players rushed out with shouts, which is a unique way of celebrating in professional football games.
Aldous also rushed out with the players, and he shouted in surprise, "Go in! We really scored! Kevin is so good!"
Zhang Yang followed and walked out.
He was not as excited as the others, but he also cheered a few words, and then he reminded, "Aldous, as I said a long time ago, we are coaches, and we are sitting here to calm down! Be sure to keep cool!"
"And, as I said just now, we must be the ones who scored first!"
"It's normal, it's not a big deal!"
Aldous kept nodding.
When Zhang Yang spoke just now, he only complained in his heart, and now he doesn't quite believe it, but facing this result, he can only sigh 'the team is lucky'.
"Or, is it his luck?"
"Anyway, I'm just an assistant coach! What to do after thinking so much! Yes, I'm going to calm down, calm down, calm down..."
(End of this chapter)
The English Champions League is the second tier of the English Premier League.
Although it is only a second-tier league, it must not be underestimated.
English football has a century-old history, and teams that can enter the English Championship often have a glorious history worth mentioning.
Ipswich Town is one of them.
Ipswich Town is a professional club in Suffolk County, eastern England. It was established as early as 1878. The team's nickname is "Tractor-Boys" (Tractor-Boys), partly because of Ipswich's agriculture. In the background, some fans of other teams ridiculed him as a "hillbilly".
In the early 80s, Ipswich City had a period of glory. They won the runner-up of League One, England's top league twice, and also won the UEFA Cup in 1981.
When the Premier League was founded in 1992, Ipswich Town was also one of the founding members.
In 1995, Ipswich Town was relegated to League One, and then in 2000, it was promoted back to the Premier League, and achieved No.5 in the Premier League that season, and also qualified for the UEFA Cup. , Unfortunately, in the next year, Ipswich Town's performance was sluggish, and finally failed to relegation, and was relegated to League One again (the second level at the time was also equivalent to the British Championship, which was established in 2004).
Next Ipswich Town has been in the secondary league.
It sounds like Ipswich Town's football history is a bit tragic, but in fact, compared to Millwall's century of not entering the top league, Ipswich Town's record is much better.
Even this season, Ipswich Town is still the favorite to upgrade to the Championship.
If the teams in the English Championship are ranked according to the strength of the lineup and the possibility of promotion, Ipswich Town is in the middle and upper reaches, and the rating is "possible to complete the promotion", and Millwall is "no worries about relegation". , Insufficient progress".
That's just a ranking of lineup strength, and it's not directly linked to the performance of the season.
Ipswich Town has performed well this season. They temporarily rank seventh in the league. As long as they go one step further, they can enter the front row of the upgraded team; Millwall is a bit sorry for the evaluation. After three consecutive wins before Christmas, It is still only ranked 14th in the league, and the gap with the bikes that are lagging behind is not big.
Of course, this cannot fully explain the strength.
In terms of the overall strength of the team, the two teams are still quite similar, and Ipswich Town is not much stronger. Their league ranking is higher than Millwall, just because they performed better in the previous league.
There is no qualitative gap between the two teams in terms of strength.
Therefore, it is very difficult to win the match between Ipswich Town and Millwall, especially at the Neal Stadium, Millwall's home court, the outcome can only be said to be [-]-[-].
After the start of the game, the two sides had offense and defense with each other.
However, Millwall, relying on their home court advantage, still formed some pressure on Ipswich Town at the beginning.
Millwall attack more often and hold the ball longer.
After studying Ipswich Town, Zhang Yang knows that this is not a real advantage. Ipswich Town is a team that excels in defense. Whenever it comes to the game, most of their energy will be devoted to defense. , especially in away games, they will be more cautious.
Millwall's 'tortoise shell' defense against Ipswich Town, there's nothing too good about it.
In Zhang Yang's view, it was because the team's tactics were too simple.
Dennis Wise is not an excellent head coach. The tactics he formulated for the team are extremely simple: defense relies on players swarming back to mark people everywhere, offense relies on two wings to open the situation, and low crosses are the most skillful In this way, occasionally there will be cooperation in the middle, but the frequency is not many, and it still depends on the individual performance of the players.
This simple attack is too easy to be targeted.
Zhang Yang has no reason to complain too much, because he knows very little about football tactics, and his limited understanding is only the analysis of the media, but theory and practice are different. If he is asked to do tactical training for the team, maybe the situation will be even worse. worse.
He just keeps watching the game.
Millwall's offense has been unable to find a breakthrough point, and it is difficult to form a direct threat to Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town is constantly looking for a counterattack to threaten Millwall's goal.
Many people who understand football can tell at a glance that the situation is not good for Millwall.
Some fans are starting to worry.
The media reporters may have more complaints, because this is the first game after the "coach change", they can find a lot of topics—
"After Zhang Yang became the coach, the first game was a bit bad! Millwall couldn't play home court advantage at all!"
"Maybe it's because the players don't want to play! They don't listen to a coach so young."
"If Millwall loses the game, I don't know what the young Chinese will say. In yesterday's interview, he can swear that 'it is an honor for Millwall to be the head coach'."
"He will be the fastest head coach to step down!"
"One game? Two days?"
"..."
In the complaints of many media reporters, Aldous began to worry about the game. In the past 10 minutes, Ipswich Town has threatened the goal twice.
Zhang Yang sat very calmly, with a simple smile on his face.
With a 'predictive' judgment, no matter how deteriorating the game situation is, no matter how dangerous Ipswich's shots are, he is not worried at all.
"Zhang, maybe we should make adjustments!"
"The game continues like this, Ipswich Town will score sooner or later! We should let the players withdraw to defend!"
"Be conservative, just be conservative! One point is better than nothing!"
Aldous became increasingly agitated after watching an Ipswich Town effort that was dangerous enough to be missed by goalkeeper Graham Stark.
This is Zhang Yang's first game as the head coach and also his first game as the first assistant coach.
The two are grasshoppers on a rope.
Zhang Yang still had a flat expression. He didn't seem to be worried about the game at all. Instead, he continued to comfort him, "Aldous, that's not how a coach should be. Keep calm at all times!"
"Calm down! We haven't been scored yet!"
"The game is like this, there will always be ups and downs, but everything is under my control, you can rest assured!"
Aldous was full of doubts about Zhang Yang's words.
Everything is under control?
The opponent is about to score a goal!
Until the No. 30 minute of the game, Aldous continued to put forward adjustment suggestions, hoping that Zhang Yang could adopt them and command the team's frontcourt to withdraw and defend. Zhang Yang suddenly turned his head and said seriously, "Aldous Ah, one thing I have to say about you! Now I am the head coach and you are the first assistant coach who will accompany the game together."
"Whether it is the head coach or the assistant coach, we are all sitting here. The first point is to maintain a calm mind. You have to learn from me in this regard. When do you think I was anxious?"
"It is indeed dangerous now, and I am also a little worried, but more importantly, we must believe in the team and our players at any time. In my opinion, the danger of the game is only temporary. As long as we can find opportunities and score first It must be us!"
Aldous listened blankly, and there was a word stuck in his throat, "Why are you so calm?"
In the end he didn't say it.
It wasn't because he didn't dare to offend Zhang Yang, but because of a sudden change in the form of the game. Before he could say anything, he saw Ipswich being intercepted, and then Millwall launched a quick offensive.
Wing, center, wing, big foot pass penalty area!
Millwall's offensive routine seems to have not changed, but the simple routine handed down from a century of history can support Millwall's entry into the English Championship, and naturally has its advantages.
Because it is simple, it is not easy to defend!
In the 33rd minute of the game, full-back Joey Healy dribbled the ball from the center line to the bottom line, and the smash turned around with a big foot.
The football goes straight to the penalty area line!
As soon as the football fell, Kevin Keel squeezed the defensive players, rushed over and kicked the ball into the goal with the sole of his foot in a half-shoveling motion.
"hiss……"
Many people took a deep breath.
Immediately following the spectator stands, wild cheers from the fans of the home team erupted.
"Kevin Gere!"
"Kevin Kiel! He kicked the ball in the goal! Well done! It will be the new year, the greatest goal ever! Kevin Kiel, he showed the rough side of a striker but this That roughness is lovely!"
"Goal! Millwall scored the first goal!"
"The score became 1 to 0!"
The cheers at Neal Stadium reached its highest point amid the shouts of Mike Johnson on the stadium broadcast.
Millwall coaching bench.
All the substitute players rushed out with shouts, which is a unique way of celebrating in professional football games.
Aldous also rushed out with the players, and he shouted in surprise, "Go in! We really scored! Kevin is so good!"
Zhang Yang followed and walked out.
He was not as excited as the others, but he also cheered a few words, and then he reminded, "Aldous, as I said a long time ago, we are coaches, and we are sitting here to calm down! Be sure to keep cool!"
"And, as I said just now, we must be the ones who scored first!"
"It's normal, it's not a big deal!"
Aldous kept nodding.
When Zhang Yang spoke just now, he only complained in his heart, and now he doesn't quite believe it, but facing this result, he can only sigh 'the team is lucky'.
"Or, is it his luck?"
"Anyway, I'm just an assistant coach! What to do after thinking so much! Yes, I'm going to calm down, calm down, calm down..."
(End of this chapter)
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