The "snatch installment" in Zhang Yang's plan is about to begin.

When the game against Stoke City was about to go on, the media began to "predict" the game again. Their prediction and analysis were very unfavorable to Millwall. Some said, "Milwall will definitely lose", some said, "Milwall's results will decline sharply," and most of the reports were all unfavorable, but Zhang Yang ignored it at all. He knew that in the face of criticism, the best response was victory.

As the day approaches the game, Zhang Yang prepares the game very seriously, and also allows the team to reduce the amount of training to maintain enough energy and make sufficient preparations.

In addition, he reminded the team not to be careless.

I still remember the last game against Gillingham. Everyone thought that Millwall would win, but they only got a draw. That was because the team had no fighting spirit and the team was too careless. Even if the opponent was not strong, they should pay great attention.

Millwall ranks seventh in the league, but overall strength is actually only in the middle of the league and is not better than other teams.

Everyone was also very serious in Zhang Yang's advice.

Zhang Yang also talked about his plan to 'grab installment', "We must win this game to seize the opportunity to upgrade!"

"Stoke City is not a difficult opponent. If you can't even win this game, can you still imagine the team's promotion?"

This is putting pressure on yourself and the players.

The goal of 'must win' allows all players to do their best to strive for it without feeling that the abnormal game is not important in the middle. When everyone concentrates and tries their efforts to play, there will be no carelessness.

The game finally arrived.

Zhang Yang went to attend the press conference.

At Neal Stadium, the press conference is their home court. Journalists from The British Football and London Sports News are prohibited from entering. Those reporters who keep reporting negative news will also think carefully when asking questions. They don’t want to be driven out halfway.

So the atmosphere in the venue is pretty good.

Zhang Yang still showed a gentlemanly demeanor and answered every reporter's questions seriously, but in fact he didn't have much time to deal with reporters. After all, most of the reporters who reported on Millwall were "hostile", while those reporters who were not hostile were mostly big media and rarely reported on the Championship team.

This is the contradiction.

If you want to change this contradiction, the only way is to advance to the Premier League.

As long as you can enter the Premier League, you will enter the public eye, and major media will rush to report on Millwall.

These are always reported negative news in small regions?

Who cares what they say!

Zhang Yang dealt with it for more than ten minutes. When he saw Stoke City head coach Tony Pallis arrive, he waved his hand with a smile, saying hello, and was about to leave early. Just as he got up, he saw a Chinese reporter raising his hand.

Zhang Yang took a closer look and was very sure he was a Chinese journalist.

Although it is certainly true that the other party has Chinese nationality. Many Europeans cannot tell whether they are Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, or people from other East Asian countries, but there is still a little genetic difference, for example, some people can tell whether they are southerners or northerners at a glance.

Traditional Koreans, Japanese and Chinese are even more different.

Zhang Yang has seen many Japanese and Koreans, and he can roughly distinguish them. The other person's appearance is of the standard Chinese face, which is too easy to see.

"Chinese?"

Zhang Yang asked uncertainly. He was in Chinese, and most people at the venue couldn't understand. When the other party understood, he nodded immediately, "I want to ask a question!"

"It's time now, I'm leaving and I have to prepare for the game." Zhang Yang explained, "But if you have time, you can go to Millwall Club after the game."

"Okay! I will definitely go!"

This Chinese reporter is Li Jiandong.

When Millwall was going to play, he was able to enter the stadium for an interview, but because he was a ‘foreign’ reporter, the position he was arranged was a bit bad, so it was difficult to find a chance to ask questions. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang saw him and asked him to do an interview after the game.

That's really great!

Li Jiandong hopes that the game will end soon. Compared to giving Zhang Yang a special interview, a league game is completely unimportant.

Zhang Yang left.

The press venue became Tony Pallis' home court.

Tony Palis is a Welsh coach who is nearly 47 years old. The only thing worth mentioning in his young professional career is that he once played for Hong Kong Yuyuan and became a well-known star in Hong Kong Yuyuan. Compared with world football, that is of course irrelevant.

In the coaching industry, Tony Palis is also an "old coach".

This is not about age, but his coaching license. When he was only 19 years old, Palis obtained a coach from the FA. Later, he passed the UEFA Class A coaching license at the age of 21. He is one of the youngest professional players to obtain this professional qualification. So there is no doubt that Palis' dream since childhood is to be a professional football coach.

When he played for Bournemouth, Palis began his coaching career, initially becoming a player and coach, and later served as the assistant head coach of Harry Lena. After Harry Lena left the team, he got the opportunity to take charge of the coach.

Afterwards, Palis traveled to Portsmouth and came to Stoke City.

Until now, Palis has coached Stoke City for three seasons, and Stoke City's performance has been very stable. They are a bit like Millwall before: there is no pressure to relegate and no hope of upgrading, so many media criticized Palis for being "too conservative in tactics."

This is actually very normal.

Millwall has been changing coaches, and her grades have always been in the middle, and the media cannot criticize the coach. It can only be said that Millwall's strength has not increased, so there is no hope of upgrading.

Pallis coached Stoke City for three seasons, and the situation became different.

Professional football is a trend of "traveling against the current". If it does not improve, it will decline. It will be difficult for any team to stay in a league for a long time. Stoke City's stable performance is not something that is "worth boasting" because they are just in the English Championship.

If you are in the most competitive Premier League, it is already very good to be able to ensure that you do not relegate.

Although most media believe that Palis is "too conservative in tactics", if compared with Palis and Zhang Yang, the media will prefer Palis.

First, Palis is a real head coach.

Second, Palis is not young anymore. He is 47 years old and has obtained a European coaching license for 26 years. He has rich coaching experience, professional player experience, and has enough capital for success.

Third, Palis is a Welsh and a native of the British.

The media has enough reasons to support Palis, and Palis also expressed confidence in winning, "The away game will be difficult, Millwall is not an easy opponent, but I believe we will win in the end!"

After expressing confidence in winning, Palis explained: "Milwall has achieved good results recently, but no team can keep good results. I don't think Millwall has a reason to continue good results, and I believe we have a greater chance."

These two remarks received a lot of support.

The media's confidence in Stoke City's victory became sufficient. What they didn't expect was that after that, Palis said more targeted words, which was completely like a 'fire' tone, "Milwall's head coach is too young!"

"Young people have motivation, that's the good side, but youth can also bring instability. I don't know why Millwall decided to be a young coach, but in this game, Stoke City will teach them a lesson with their performance!"

Is this a war to Zhang Yang?

Suddenly, many media were excited.

In fact, they didn't understand why Palis said that. Generally, when teams and teams meet, the atmosphere should be very peaceful without grudges. But if Palis said so, it would be like tearing his face apart and not even leaving any affection.

While some reporters were excited to get the big news, they couldn't help but feel strange: Where did that young man offend this guy?

Also, do they know each other?

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Palis would not tell them the reason. He and Zhang Yang did not know each other, but he looked down on Zhang Yang and subconsciously felt that the other party was not worthy of becoming the head coach.

This is because of the difference in experience.

At the age of 21, Palis got photos of European professional coaches. His professional career was not very successful, and he could barely be called a star. He has been an assistant coach since he was 33 years old, and then a head coach, coaching various teams.

In order to realize his dream of becoming a famous coach, he has been working hard since he was young until now, for nearly thirty years.

Thirty years!

A person uses the most precious thirty years of his life to pursue a dream he had when he was a child. Perhaps he will have ups and downs, regrets, and success, but outsiders can imagine how much effort he has put into the process.

Until now, Palis has also achieved some achievements: his coaching ability is recognized by the outside world, he has gained a certain reputation in the football coaching industry, and has served as the head coach of a Championship team.

That's all, he was unwilling to accept it.

In the world, there are many people who are younger than him, less than him, but more successful than him, such as Chelsea head coach Mourinho, who is not even a professional player. He used to be just a translator, but he became the head coach of Chelsea in the Premier League.

Palis was also very unwilling to give up, and he wanted to work hard to climb up.

But reality always has ruthless blows. It would be good to find a job as a coach in the Championship. He may not be able to find the same job if he leaves Stoke City.

Now that Stoke City has encountered Millwall, Pallis has been hit even harder.

The other party's head coach is only 22 years old!

22 years old!

A Chinese of such an age does not even have a coaching license, let alone a professional player experience, but he stands on the same stage as him and becomes a rival with equal strength!

The reality is too cruel!

Palis felt extremely unbalanced!

Although he showed a gentlemanly demeanor on the surface, when talking about fighting with Millwall, he felt very angry when he thought that the opponent's head coach was only 22 years old and could become an opponent with him.
Chapter completed!