At the 31st minute, Zhang Yang saw the opportunity.

That was a set piece.

The opponent's defense in the left penalty area was a little confused. He told Jody Morris to look for an opportunity from the left side of the penalty area, but Jody Morris failed to grab the ball, and the ball was cleared by the opponent's player from the sideline.

The following game was in a stalemate.

The first half ended 0-0.

Zhang Yang realized a problem: he needed to consider how to make adjustments to make it easier for the team to break through the opponent's defense and create good opportunities in front of the goal.

The current game is fierce in the fight between the two sides, and all tactics and routines have almost lost their effect. When a player dribbles the ball, he is easily targeted by the opponent. The game is fought near the penalty area, and it is too difficult to find opportunities by relying on cooperation.

The first half of the game proved that.

Zhang Yang also made a decision, "You all should have discovered that in the first half, when the ball was passed into the penalty area, it was difficult to get a chance, and the opponent's defense was very tight."

"So we need to increase the number of long shots! If you don't go in one shot, you will play twice, and if you don't go in two shots, you will play three times! We need to reduce the number of times we kick the ball into the penalty area and increase the direct shots from the outside!"

Zhang Yang’s idea is very simple, which is to increase the long-range shooting frequency.

In Millwall, Jody Morris, Joey Healy, Neil Harris and David Livermore's long shots are very threatening. Several players are technical and powerful, but no matter what type of shots are, they can create certain threats when shooting twenty meters away from the goal.

This is much more reliable than passing the ball into the penalty area to find opportunities.

In the first half, Millwall did not find a shot opportunity in the penalty area. All the opportunities created were on the periphery, either a set piece or a long shot, so just let the players take more footing on the periphery and have more opportunities.

Zhang Yang also has a trump card - the words and methods follow.

If you see a ball with a chance, then you can use your ability directly and maybe you can create goals.

In this kind of game, a goal is enough to decide the outcome.

———

When facing Millwall, Bridges had only one goal, which was to lead the Queens Park Rangers to win the game.

Millwall has achieved great results recently, and has only drew one game since Christmas. With the Queens Park Rangers, it is not easy to win the away game, but Bridges believes that he must lead the team to win-

This is related to his face!

Unlike other English Championship team coaches, they are very unfamiliar with Zhang Yang. Bridges and Zhang Yang had contact with him. Zhang Yang almost entered the Queen's Park Rangers to work. Just two months later, when Queen's Park Rangers competed with Millwall, the two became equal opponents.

The situation changed too quickly, making people feel a little overwhelmed.

Bridges feels that he must win to maintain his face, not only his own feelings, but also clubs, fans, media, etc., all aspects are involved. For Queens Park Rangers, they are just a league match with Millwall, and for Bridges, it is a face battle.

Bridges was upset about the penalty kick in the first half.

Penalty is the best opportunity. Missing a penalty is equivalent to losing a goal. If the Queens Park Rangers can score a goal, the advantage of the game will be too great.

In this fierce confrontation, a goal is crucial.

At the halftime break, Bridges knew what to do. He did not talk about the penalty kicks, but directly arranged the second half of the game.

"We want to play more resolutely! The fight should be more intense! Remember to speed up the pace, which will be beneficial to us!"

"You should also pay attention to defense, especially in front of the goal. The opponent always passes the ball over. Pay more attention to the opponent's forward Neil Harris! He scored three goals in the last game!"

"If you don't have a chance, pass the side road and make breakthroughs from two side roads!"

“…”

It can also be seen from Bridges' arrangement that he really has no "coaching style". He basically adjusts the game in a targeted manner. If he doesn't have a chance in the middle, he will let the team play on the wing, and by the way, let the team play the strong fighting ability.

He didn't think about Millwall at all.

In Bridges's opinion, the young Chinese man was lucky and could serve as Millwall's head coach, but his on-site command ability is definitely not comparable to his "experienced" self, and the opponent is not very good at adjusting his tactics.

When the second half began, Bridges also confirmed his opinion.

Millwall made no changes at all.

If Queens Park Rangers have changed, then the opportunity is more inclined to Queens Park Rangers.

But the Queen's Park Rangers did not have an advantage either.

Millwall was full of fighting spirit. From the first minute of the second half, they used their offensive to suppress the Queen's Park Rangers. Both sides were fighting fiercely for most of the time. The referee often blew the whistle and interrupted the game. However, it can still be seen that Millwall had more opportunities. In just ten minutes, they had four shots, while the Queen's Park Rangers did not even have one.

"Ten minutes, four-footed long shot! Maybe Millwall is interested in looking for opportunities from the outside!"

Stadium commentator Mike Johnson saw the situation.

Bridges still doesn't understand it.

It’s not that Bridges’ level is not as good as Mike Johnson, but that he thought it was a bit too complicated. He began to think that Millwall did not make adjustments, but now he found that Millwall has the advantage, and he also felt that it was a problem of the performance of the teams on both sides.

From a broad perspective, Millwall's tactics have not changed.

Just the choice of the last shot cannot be called a "change of play", but it may also be a matter of the player's personal thoughts or odds.

Regardless of the reason why Queens Park Rangers were passive, Bridges began to worry about the game. He turned to look at the bench and began to consider whether to strengthen the defense to save the necessary point.

"Let's wait and see!" Bridges finally shook his head and gave up his thoughts.

———

Just ten minutes later, Bridges regretted it.

This time Millwall launched an offensive from the wing, Joey Healy passed the ball to the middle, and David Livermore pushed it to Jody Morris, who picked the ball to the goal with a pick-through method.

This ball made a mistake.

A normal high-altitude ball will not pass too close to the goal, but will follow outside the small penalty area line, giving a certain buffer space between your players and the goalkeeper so that you can have the opportunity to shoot.

Jody Morris may have wanted to pass the ball and tried his luck to shoot, so he kicked such a "half shot and half pass" ball, but the ball made a mess in front of the goal. Neil Harris rushed forward quickly and the goalkeeper was about to rush out to pick the ball.

Zhang Yang, who was standing on the sidelines, waited for a long time, and saw the opportunity and spoke, "Missue! A penetrating word directly reflected on the opponent's goalkeeper Chris Dayi.

Chris Dayi was about to jump up and pick the ball.

But the moment he jumped, the light became a little dazzling, and his hands raised in a daze couldn't help but relax. As a result, he failed to catch the ball firmly, and the football slid from his palm to the ground.

The door is even more messy!

Most players in the penalty area didn't know where the ball was, and they didn't know who touched the ball in the chaos, so the football rolled across the goal line.

When the football rolled across the goal line, few people could confirm the goal, but the lineman behind the baseline was definitely one of them. He raised his wing to signal the goal. After the referee blew the whistle, his right hand immediately pointed to the center circle.

What does this action represent? It’s obvious!

“Hula…”

Excited cheers rang out at Neal Stadium, but more fans were still staring at the goal direction of Queens Park Rangers.

After everyone confirmed the goal, the cheers were much louder.

"Sky Sports" quickly called out the replay slow motion, and found out that it was David Livermore who kicked the ball into the goal.

This has a great luck component.

Livermore didn't play on purpose, but was defended too tightly and his body was a little unstable. He took a small step back and his heel hit the ball, but no matter what, this was his goal.

"It's Livermore! Livermore! We can be sure! In the chaos, Livermore kicked the ball into the goal with his heel!"

"The score has become one to zero!"

"The goal at this time is so critical! With this goal, it is too difficult for the Rangers to recover it..."

Millwall fans are cheering for the goal.

Amid the cheers around, Zhang Yang thought about scoring the goal and felt lucky. During the break, he asked the team to increase the shots from the outside, but the effect could only be said to be average, because the opponent's blockade in front of the penalty area was very tight.

Millwall shot a lot, but not many of them were really threatening.

He has never found a good opportunity to use the "word and method" and has not found a good opportunity to make adjustments.

I just wanted to get lucky, but I didn't expect the ball to hit the chaotic ball. It really responded to the old saying, "Anything can happen in football games."

Many goals are based on luck.

Livermore is lucky, and Millwall is lucky.

After this goal, Zhang Yang felt relaxed all over. This game was too difficult. Perhaps it was because of the "London Derby". The relationship between the two sides was not good. Every player was very hard on the court, so the game was constantly interrupted. It was almost impossible for simple tactics to achieve results. The game was about performance and luck.

Queen's Park Rangers have a different feeling.

When Bridges saw Millwall finish the goal, he was depressed. When he recalled the goal process, he couldn't help but curse, "Damn it! How could he lose his hand!"

He was complaining about his goalkeeper.

"Dog-shit luck!"

This sentence secretly scolded Millwall for being lucky.

But no matter how unsatisfied Bridges was, the score had been rewritten, and the Queens Park Rangers suddenly became much more passive, because from the beginning of the game, the two teams did not find any good opportunities.

A goal is so important!
Chapter completed!