Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 75 John's Promise

Zhang Yang found himself in love with professional football.

In the past, he only regarded football commentary as a job, and he came to Millwall mostly for high salary and easy work, and also wanted to see where he could reach in the new field.

It's different now.

When he felt the enthusiasm from the fans in the auditorium of the stadium and watched the players leaving the field smiling happily, he also felt a kind of joy from the heart.It's not just personal success, but more importantly, the success of the entire team. A victory brings tens of thousands of fans, and more fans laugh in front of the TV.

Zhang Yang felt that he had succeeded.

Victory equals success.

From a certain point of view, it is his duty as the team's head coach to make the fans who support Millwall happy.

Zhang Yang greeted the players coming off the field with a smile.

"Good job!"

"Nice job!"

"Your goal is brilliant!"

"..."

Zhang Yang praised the players one by one and shared the joy of victory with everyone. Then he walked to the player tunnel. When he passed the camera in front of the door, he saw a staff member pointing at the back. He turned his head and realized that there was still one thing he hadn't done.

Joe Royle was already there.

Royle stood for a long time, not too anxious, just staring at Zhang Yang, even if Zhang Yang was about to leave, he didn't move.

When Zhang Yang came over, he took the initiative to extend his hand, "I thought you were going to leave directly."

Zhang Yang responded with a smile, "I'm sorry, it's my first time as a head coach, and I don't understand the formality."

The words seem to be kind, but in fact they are somewhat tit-for-tat.

Royle said 'thought you were leaving', referring to Zhang Yang being rude, and Zhang Yang said 'something formal', meaning 'the handshake is just a formality, I don't want to shake your hand'.

The two hands only touched once.

As the saying goes, "A cup of wine is less than a thousand cups when you meet a confidant, and there are more than a few words if you don't speculate." Zhang Yang and Royle only said one sentence, then turned around and walked into the player tunnel tacitly, and then walked into the post-match press conference together.

The biggest focus of this game is on Curtis Weston.

The media that often report on Millwall will definitely want to interview Curtis Weston, because he was born in the Millwall youth team and is a player with the Millwall logo.

Curtis Weston played only on the bench in the two games, and scored goals quickly.

The British media is good at hyping young talents.

Watching Curtis Weston walk off the field before, Zhang Yang considered bringing him to the press conference, but in the end he gave up. Curtis Weston is a bit too young, and he may not have done it yet. Prepare yourself for the media.

This is a kind of protection for Curtis Weston.

After arriving at the press conference, it was Royle who gave a speech. He summed up the game and continued to say things like 'the team made too many mistakes' and 'luck is not very good', that is to say, he explained that Ipswich Town reason for the loss.

Royle left after that.

Ipswich Town lost the game and it didn't make sense for him to stay here.

When Royle walked out of the press conference, the media reporters became more enthusiastic, because Zhang Yang was about to be interviewed.

There are too many topics about Zhang Yang——
He is the youngest head coach in the history of the British Championship (formerly League One). He is only in his early twenties. He is also an extremely rare Chinese coach.

He is still a Weibo celebrity.

He won the first game he led the team.

There are also many things to talk about in the game. For example, Millwall has always been dangerous. The first ball has a lot of luck. Millwall's defense is very solid. Ipswich Town did not give too many opportunities, which is directly related to Zhang Yang. Yes, the last substitution, the appearance of Curtis Weston, made many people feel incredible, but in the end it proved that it was the right choice to replace Curtis Weston.

Now the media have more to talk about.

Questions asked by reporters about him personally were also mostly moot.

For example, 'What do you think about becoming a coach at such a young age', 'Do you plan to obtain a coaching qualification certificate', 'If you leave Millwall, do you think you can still find a coaching job'.

These questions made Zhang Yang frown.

He suddenly discovered that the British media is not only good at hyping up young players, but also likes to make things difficult for young coaches, especially for a young coach from China like him.

"Maybe they are jealous of me, becoming a head coach at such a young age? Or can't accept it? Want to see me leave with a failure?"

"Or, do they think that the Chinese are not good coaches?"

While answering the reporter's question, Zhang Yang pondered carefully in his heart.

He came to two conclusions—

First, most reporters do not believe that a Chinese young man in his early twenties will be able to do a good job as the head coach of a professional team.

Second, a small number of journalists don't think so, they are just out of 'jealousy' who don't want to believe it.

The key to the previous point is not 'young', but that he is from 'China'. If he is an Englishman, perhaps these reporters will not target him at all, but will make a big deal of it, and then give the fans full confidence. , "England will not lack excellent football coaches in the next 40 years."

The latter is simply unwilling to believe.

It's like in the news in the previous life, I saw "young people born after 00 start a business" and served as the CEO of the company. As a younger person, I would probably feel very excited after seeing it, and I would think of it myself. People of the same age have become CEOs, so I will stand out in the future, right?

Older people are less willing to believe it.

Even if the post-00s have achieved some success, so what?Is he really capable?Is he really capable?A student who is still on campus should study hard, why not start a business without doing business?
When there is bad news, all kinds of criticism and doubts follow.

His situation is similar.

While thinking about this, Zhang Yang also understood why the reporters in the audience targeted him so much, but no matter what the reason was, it was like Millwall's team song—I don't care!
Go your own way and let others do the talking!

No matter how the reporters in the audience changed their ways to ask questions, Zhang Yang either responded calmly, or refused to answer on the grounds that it had nothing to do with the competition.

A press conference is a battle of wits with reporters.

After showing his prowess again at the venue, Zhang Yang stopped thinking about it, and when he returned to the locker room, he celebrated the victory with everyone.

in the locker room.

All the players gather around.

Zhang Yang waved his hands and said excitedly, "This is our fourth victory! Four consecutive victories, it's amazing! I believe that in the English Championship, few teams can do it. But this is just the beginning, the club has been He emphasized that let us try our best to complete relegation, but after these few games, I believe everyone will feel that the goal of relegation is easy to achieve."

"So we're chasing more victories, maybe new goals will emerge?"

New target?

Millwall can successfully achieve relegation, what will be the new goal?The answer is self-evident.

But most players dare not think about it at all.

Are you kidding me?
In the first half of the schedule, they were still working hard to get out of the relegation zone. After only one Christmas, they changed their goal to...?Most of them thought that Zhang Yang was just playing a little joke with everyone.

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After returning to the club and explaining that training will continue tomorrow and disbanding all the players, Zhang Yang also let out a long breath.

He looked at Aldous.

Aldous was smiling all the time, and seemed to be in a good mood. He won his first game as the 'first assistant coach', which was also his success.

Zhang Yang asked, "How does it feel to play with the team?"

"It's okay, no pressure." Aldous said.

Zhang Yang rolled his eyes and was very disapproving. During the game, Aldous was obviously very nervous and kept nagging in his ear.

Now he says no pressure?
Ok.

Zhang Yang was not in the mood to tell Aldesdo that he just wanted to go home and have a good rest. After leaving the club gate, he simply took a taxi and arrived home in ten minutes.

I didn't come back for only one night, and it felt like a long time.

The doors are a little strange.

Zhang Yang dragged his tired body to open the door, walked in and changed his shoes, and at this moment a high voice rang out, "Look who is back! It turns out to be our head coach!" followed by a slap.

He looked up to see John clapping.

John walked over excitedly, "Zhang, am I right? You are now the head coach of Millwall!"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"What's the matter!" John said exaggeratedly, "You don't know how surprised I was when I heard the news! Come on, we must have a good meal today and celebrate for you."

"But I still have work at night." Zhang Yang explained regretfully, "You said it all, now that I'm the head coach, I want to use my time to study opponents, and there are more games recently."

John gave Zhang Yang to the sofa and said, "Of course I know! It's okay, I understand! Well, it's just me, you can drink black tea."

"Thank you for your understanding."

While the two were talking, Catherine came out of the kitchen, holding a freshly baked dessert in her hand, which looked like butter bread.

"Try it! I rarely eat these little things."

Zhang Yang picked up one and tasted it, and found that the sweet one was not bad. He gave Catherine a thumbs up, "Your cooking skills are really good."

Katherine smiled.

Afterwards, Catherine went to the kitchen to continue working, while John dragged Zhang Yang and kept talking. There was no time to put down the beer in his hand.

In the chat, the topic of the two became more and more in-depth.

John praised Zhang Yang for realizing his dream for many years, "I wanted to become a professional player when I was young, but unfortunately even the Fulham Junior Team didn't want me. They said that my body was too stiff and had no value for cultivation. I haven't figured it out until now. What kind of shit-shit reason is this."

"That's why you let Catherine learn Sanda since she was a child?"

"What does that have to do with body stiffness? I asked her to learn dancing! It's dancing! But she seems to like fighting more... She was always alone when she was a child, chasing and beating a few little boys, that's really interesting!" John said I laughed to myself, "After she went to middle school, she signed up to learn Taekwondo, and then she learned Sanda. She seems to have also learned some Chinese Kung Fu. Of course, I don't know much about Chinese Kung Fu, and I don't know how much she learned. How many."

Zhang Yang was a little dazed.

Catherine has learned a lot. I wonder if she will become a generation of heroines in the future?
John recalled with a look of desolation, "When I was in my 20s, I signed up for the coaching qualification certificate, hoping to become a football coach in the future. My dream at the time was to lead Fulham to rise... Unfortunately, this road didn't work. , I got a second-level coaching certificate, but no club is willing to hire me. In order to make a living, I can only go back to my old job and become a policeman."

Then he looked at Zhang Yang, "You have become the head coach of Millwall! Zhang, you are really outstanding!"

Zhang Yang listened.

John suddenly grabbed his hand, leaned over and whispered, "I really envy you. It seems that my dream can only be realized by you! How about it? Zhang! If you can be the head coach of Fulham in the future, I... I'll marry Catherine to you!"

(End of this chapter)