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Chapter 104 I'm Just Paraphrasing

“0 to 2!”

"David Livermore, this is a long-range shot from the outside!"

"Very wonderful! Very tricky!"

"Livermore had two long shots in the first half, and each kick was very exciting! He finally broke through the Nottingham Forest gate with a long shot! Long shot may be his specialty!"

Before the game began, many media were reporting negative news about Millwall.

Various game analysis believes that Millwall's victory continued to be small, and many factors supported Nottingham Forest's victory, but nearly eighty minutes passed, Nottingham Forest failed to score a single goal, while Millwall scored two goals.

"It's the 80th minute now. With Millwall leading two goals, there shouldn't be much suspense in the game!"

The tone of Paul Scott, a commentator of Sky Sports, was somewhat complicated.

He is also one of the people who think Nottingham Forest will win.

Millwall performed so well. What attracted the most attention was that David Livermore, who was generally considered to be "completely incompetent" by the media, not only performed well, but also scored a goal in the second half.

This goal also made the game lose its suspense.

Will Nottingham Forest still have a chance? Perhaps those diehard fans still have fantasies, but most rational people no longer have fantasies: Nottingham Forest has not scored all the goals in the whole game, how could they score two goals in the end?

It's impossible!

The same was true for the last ten minutes. Nottingham Forest was keeping on the offense, and the whole team was working hard to get a glimmer of hope, but until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, they still did not get any nervous.

Zero to two!

Millwall beat Nottingham Forest away!

Paul Scott made a summary of the game, "The whole game is over! Congratulations to Millwall for winning, they got a three-point away! This is their seventh victory in eight games! For a mid-range team in the Championship, this result is really surprising, but Millwall did it. If they had performed like this from the beginning of the season, they might be the first in the league now!"

"It has to be mentioned that their young Chinese head coach Zhang Yang has started to improve since Zhang Yang came to Mirwall. We don't know if Mirwall's good grades have anything to do with Zhang Yang's ability, but at the worst, he has brought good luck to Mirwall!"

"Now they have won again!"

"Milwall's performance in this game is impressive, especially their midfielder David Livermore. As a controversial player, he is under tremendous pressure to play, and it is not easy to perform normally."

"Anyway...congratulations to Millwall!"

What Paul Scott said was relatively neutral, and did not deliberately slander Millwall. He also evaluated Zhang Yang from a neutral perspective, but one thing he must have said was wrong.

Livermore is under pressure?

No!

Livermore has a huge heart and he doesn't care at all what the media is saying.

Before the game started, there were a lot of reports on him in the media, but most of them were negative about his ability and future. Some teammates came to comfort him. Livermore said instead, "I saw those, but what they said was the truth."

"Of course I hope they say something good, but it's better to have reports than not..."

"I remember five years ago, there were a lot of media reports about me, and then they didn't say anything. As long as they started talking about me, they would be much better than before!"

These words are surprising, and many people are a little suspicious. Livermore is not stupid, but is "wise and foolish", but he is just a little stupid in his daily life.

"This guy isn't necessarily thinking about something dark."

Zhang Yang was secretly alert.

After the game, Millwall cheered up and down.

After a twelve consecutive league break, this can be regarded as a good start to the new year. Assistant coach Alders said excitedly, "We won again! I can't believe that we have performed so well during this period!"

"I thought this would be difficult!"

Alders' expression of looking at Zhang Yang also became complicated.

At the beginning, he thought the same as Frederick, and he thought Zhang Yang was just lucky, not really good at all. This victory proved a lot.

Millwall played a tactical effect, which was equivalent to achieving the expected goal.

This is brought by Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang also had a smile on his face. He encouraged every player's performance before he remembered to shake hands with the opponent's head coach Hart.

This is a polite handshake.

Hart looked at Zhang Yang with a complicated expression, and he sighed, "I'm really young. When I was at your age, I was thinking about when I could enter the first team and was very awe of every coach on the team. But you have become the head coach and have led the team to achieve good results."

"Thanks."

Express your gratitude politely.

Then the two walked side by side to the press conference.

Hart is nearly fifty years old, but he does not "rely on his seniority" like other coaches, but instead discusses the topic of changing tactical formation with Zhang Yang.

On this issue, the two were very good at chatting.

Zhang Yang also took the initiative to ask about Hart's tactical ideas for leading Nottingham Forest. Hart did not hesitate and shared some ideas and experiences. The two of them walked along the way and said that when they arrived at the press conference, they felt that the time was too short.

"Maybe we should find a cafe to chat with," Hart said with a smile as he entered the door.

"I think so, but there will be a chance."

Then the two walked into the venue together.

The press conference venue of the stadium is enough to accommodate two or three hundred people. The number of less than one hundred reporters in the venue seems to be a little small, but this is the case in the English Championship, and the level of attention is naturally not as good as the Premier League. The number of reporters coming to interview is a little small. Many major media do not come to interview, and some send one or two people to avoid big news.

The rostrum is also very large.

The two men are separated by the positions on both sides, and the questions are of separate nature, so the gap is revealed.

Almost all foreign journalists surrounded Zhang Yang, and only a few Nottingham area reporters were asking questions around Hart. For the media, the Nottingham Forest coach who was nearly fifty years old and led the team to lose the game was far from his early twenties. The Millwall coach who led Millwall to win the game was attractive.

At the beginning of the press conference, Zhang Yang summarized the game, basically saying things like "The whole team performed very well", "I am very satisfied", "Victory brings us more confidence".

He emphasized David Livermore.

"He is an excellent player, and I have always believed in this. Yes, I am optimistic about him. Before the game, I said that, he performed very well, and I believe he will get better and better in the future!"

Next is the time to ask questions freely.

A reporter immediately stood up and raised a question about Livermore, "Livermore's performance has always been average, and it has been like this for several seasons. I think it's just a performance and it cannot determine the prospects of a player! What do you think about this?"

That was a reporter from The British Football News.

The British Football News has reported a lot of news about David Livermore, and most of it makes people feel uncomfortable when reading it.

Zhang Yang was also very unhappy, so he replied, "You said it's 'you think'. What you think is nothing meaningful at all. I hope everyone can raise the question of popularization. Next!"

The reporter's face turned red.

The next reporter who stood up was a tall and thin man, dressed up well in a suit and tie, but his question once again made Zhang Yang very uncomfortable. "We saw in the game that Millwall adopted a new formation and played a very good result!" This sentence is affirmative, and the next sentence is different. "As far as I know, Millwall's training has always been the responsibility of assistant coaches Mr. Fernival and Mr. Lawton. So is it thanks to the two assistant coaches that Millwall's tactics were successful and his away victory?

That means denying Zhang Yang’s credit!

Zhang Yang paid attention to the past with his eyes looking at the 'Svenerful Bird-Beast' and asked with some amusing words, "What an interesting question, let me ask you, how do you know that Millwall's tactical training is led by Alders and Frederick?"

"Isn't it? This is the truth!" Mr. Bird-Beast's eyes were very arrogant.

Zhang Yang shrugged, "Of course, you know everything. You can be a God, why do you still have to be a reporter? I don't think you need to interview. It's enough for you to write what you know!"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Mr. Bird and Beast felt embarrassed and stared at Zhang Yang with gritted teeth, but in the end he had to sit down.

The third reporter asked, from London Sports News, his question is simple, "Some fans think that Millwall wins is luck. What do you think about this?"

“…”

Zhang Yang frowned tightly.

If he could tolerate the questions from the first two reporters, he would really not be able to bear this last question!

luck?

Since the first day of coaching Millwall, he has been constantly seeing media reports that "Milwall wins with luck", or "he relies on luck to lead the team to achieve results". A series of "luck theories" have not ended yet.

Zhang Yang was very disgusted.

If it were once, and twice, he said he was lucky, but he coached five games, and four of them won.

Is this or luck?

Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the reporter.

Many people could see that his mood had worsened, but this made the reporter very excited. Nothing was easier to get big news than angering the interviewee.

That's what he thought.

Zhang Yang didn't follow the routine. He spoke politely, "You seemed to be saying just now, 'Some fans think that Millwall wins by luck'. Is my retelling right?"

The reporter nodded, a little confused.
Chapter completed!
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