Chapter 172 Money!(1/2)
West Ham United seems to be continuing its previous performance.
After the game started again, their offensive was very strong, but the outcome of not paying much attention to the defense was that Millwall had more opportunities than West Ham United, which had a better situation.
Many media and fans are frequently worried about West Ham United goal.
But until the end of the first half, neither team scored another goal, and Livermore's goal became the only goal in the first half.
It was soon the second half.
During the break, neither team made any adjustments. At the beginning of the second half, West Ham United launched a more fierce offensive, and it seemed that they hoped to equalize the score as soon as possible.
Millwall's defense suddenly became dangerous.
All Millwall supporters began to worry about the goal, and only Zhang Yang sat steadily on the coach's seat, with a relaxed smile on his lips.
In the 61st minute, Zhang Yang finally made a move. He walked to the sidelines to watch the game, and his expression became very serious.
Soon Millwall launched a wave of offensives.
Jody Morris inserted into the backcourt, received the pass and poked the pass on the side. Joey Healy passed the ball diagonally to the front of the penalty area. Braniff received the pass and then moved to the right. Josh Simpson, who quickly inserted it, received the pass and took a step into the penalty area.
During the next running move, Simpson raised his right foot.
At the same moment, two words "goal" were prominent in Zhang Yang's mouth. In an instant, the voice penetrated dozens of meters away and reacted to Simpson. He only felt that the action of swinging his feet and shooting became extremely comfortable.
It's like facing the goalkeeper in daily training.
He didn't need too much effort or pursue a good angle. He only looked at the opponent's goalkeeper, and the moment he swung his right foot, he made a fake shot. The goalkeeper jumped to save, but Simpson took the ball outward, changed his right foot and kicked the ball half-high, sending the ball into the empty goal.
“Hula…”
The audience was suddenly boiling!
The only thing left on the TV was the commentator shouting in surprise, "Josh Simpson! Millwall's right forward! He calmly used small moves to deceive the goalkeeper, and then sent the ball into the empty goal!"
“Beautiful job!”
“It’s so beautiful!”
"Under West Ham's tight defense, it is already quite rare to be able to dribble the ball and face the goalkeeper, but Simpson can still calmly deceive the goalkeeper. No, he also deceived almost all other players at the same time! When he shot again, the others still didn't have time to defend!"
"From the slow motion, we can see that when the goalkeeper saved, the other players' movements stopped. They never expected that Simpson did not shoot directly!"
"This is quite exquisite technology and admirable courage!"
"Congratulations to Simpson, he helped Millwall score the second goal! Congratulations to Millwall, they led the home team West Ham United two goals!"
“…”
This goal is enough to defeat West Ham United's fighting spirit.
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The entire West Ham United club, from senior management to first-team players, to support fans, is actually very proud, because West Ham United is a regular visitor in the Premier League and has a natural sense of superiority against the Championship team. They have always performed well, and they basically win when they meet strong teams.
West Ham United players also think it's only a matter of time before they return to the Championship.
This is the sense of superiority.
When facing Millwall, the whole team of West Ham United thought so. They don’t think Millwall has any special features, especially at Upton Park Stadium. In the last round, the two teams fought and West Ham United won two goals.
“There is no suspense in the game.”
This is a common idea in West Ham United.
But what they didn't expect was that the situation advantage did not bring goals. In the first and second half, the goals belonged to the opponent Millwall, just like the games they lost before. They didn't know why they were scored by their opponents and then lost the game.
Side by.
Alan Padu sighed.
As West Ham United head coach, Alan Padou has a clearer understanding of the team than others. West Ham United has not adjusted its mentality for a season.
This is the second Championship season.
The team was close to the top of the league last season, but in the end they had to participate in the upgraded play-offs, and were eventually defeated by Crystal Palace Football Club and had to stay and continue in the English Championship.
By this season, the team's mentality has become even more unstable. They always feel that they have the advantage in their strength and will definitely upgrade to the Premier League, so they play very well in many games, but they only rank sixth in the league.
The same is true now.
Before the game, Alan Padu kept reminding players to pay attention, but they seemed to think that they would win at home and they didn't even care about defense when they attacked.
"I hope the team can give the loss a reminder!" Alan Padu thought.
He didn't care.
West Ham United ranks sixth in the league, but five points more than seventh in the league. They can still afford to lose in one game. If they can get back their normal mentality, I believe that there is a great hope of upgrading to participate in the upgrade play-offs.
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The game ended 0-2, with Millwall winning West Ham United away and winning the eleventh consecutive league victory.
Many media shut up after the game.
That's not because of the 'eleven consecutive wins', but because Millwall won West Ham United - the most difficult opponent in the last four rounds of the league.
This round is a challenge for Millwall.
The game proved that it was just a ‘theoretical’ challenge, and West Ham United was not easy to deal with, and Millwall still won the game away.
Many London media found that they had nothing to say about Millwall. They didn't want to 'praise' Millwall, but Millwall's performance was beyond picky. They could have analyzed 'How long will Millwall stay in the second league'? Now Millwall beat West Ham United and won another 'challenge level victory'. Could it be that Millwall can't stay in the second league for too long'?
That's a joke!
Even if the media that is not optimistic about Millwall must admit that Millwall's performance is impeccable.
It's hard for Wigan Athletic to catch up with it...
Fortunately, they do not lack material to report, such as Sunderland drew 2-2 away with Ipswich in this round. This was Sunderland's two consecutive draws, which also led to their slow growth in points and was caught up by Millwall later.
Sunderland is still ranked first in the league, but it only relies on the goal difference advantage. If they make another mistake, there may be terrible consequences: Millwall, the relegation team in the half-time Championship, won the English Championship with crazy performances in the half-time!
The media are a little unimaginable!
But things they dare not imagine are still happening.
Three days later, Millwall played against Preston at home. Preston is a very tenacious opponent. They are not much worse than West Ham United, and their league ranking is even higher than West Ham United, but Millwall still won the game 2-1.
Preston should be honored.
In the second half of the schedule, few teams were able to break through Millwall's goal, and they became one of them. However, Preston didn't care about losing. They had no hope of entering the top two in the league and would definitely get a place in the upgraded playoffs. There was no hope in the future, no pressure behind him, and it was nothing to lose the game.
This victory is too crucial for Millwall.
Although it was only one league game, Millwall won twelve consecutive victories and added three points in the league. Millwall's rival, Wigan Athletic, lost to Wolves 0-1 in this round.
Previously, Wigan Athletics and Millwall were one point apart, but now they were four points apart. With only two rounds left in the league, the hope of catching up has become very slim.
After the game, some fans couldn't help but celebrate the upgrade in advance.
Millwall fans are looking forward to this day too much. They have never entered the Premier League in history. As long as nothing unexpected happens, this season will become a milestone in Millwall's football history.
When the match between Millwall and Preston ended, many fans in the audience were reluctant to leave.
Zhang Yang brought all the players to thank the fans.
Afterwards, the fans launched another wave of support for Zhang Yang, which was the fans' own wishes. They knew that the biggest contributor to bringing victory to Millwall was Zhang Yang. The players in the team must have made contributions, but without Zhang Yang, they were just a relegation team.
This time, Zhang Yang didn't dare to step into the fan stands. He was worried that he would be kissed wildly by another female fan.
It would be okay if you were pretty.
Looks like...
"Ahem..."
Zhang Yang was a little afraid to think about it.
The fans were still very reasonable. After the team bowed and thanked, the fans spontaneously left the stadium. Maybe they would celebrate, but that was the off-court matter and had nothing to do with Millwall Club.
When he returned to the club, Zhang Yang still looked full of joy.
Although the upgrade has not been truly completed, there is no big surprise and there will be no suspense.
So he went to the chairman's office.
"Mr. Gligoli, I think we should start preparing for next season." Zhang Yang continued to remind Gligoli.
Gligory nodded, "Indeed, Ebby and I have discussed... By the beginning of next month, we will be able to prepare some funds."
“How much money?”
"It's not certain yet. But it won't be less than five million pounds." Gligory stretched out a slap.
The expression on the singular is very serious.
Gligory smiled bitterly, "This is the limit, you know the situation of the club. We also hope that the team can perform better, but..."
Gligory sighed.
After Gligory finished speaking, Zhang Yang continued to fight for something, and then left with dissatisfaction.
Not long after, Ebenezer came.
To be continued...