Chapter 235 Major Influence
The media is unwilling to attribute the reason why Millwall won to their young Chinese coaches. Otherwise, wouldn’t they be persistent in bringing them upgrades and good results, and they have persistent recognition and fanaticism, just like Millwall fans?
They won't.
This young man is not qualified to let them do that.
The media prefers to attribute the reasons to the players' performance. They can ignore Millwall's performance. In fact, there is nothing to talk about, because Millwall is defending the whole game, so they have more reason to think that the reason why Millwall won is because the players perform well.
Millwall's two goals prove this.
The first goal was a free kick. Josh Simpson scored a perfect arc with his personal ability, breaking the ten fingers of Arsenal goalkeeper Lehman.
The second goal belongs to Darren Bent.
After goalkeeper Heathlop drove the ball into the front court, Darren Bent chased the ball with his own strength and threw Campbell away and scored the ball with one shot.
Both goals can be said to be a ‘personal performance show’.
When the game ended, many media thought about how to report it, "Two young geniuses worked together to defeat Arsenal!"
This is much more attractive than talking about Millwall's tactics and talking about Millwall's coaching staff!
Post-match press conference.
Wenger and Zhang Yang walked into the venue together. The two didn't look hostile at all, but instead gave people a feeling of friends.
Wenger was interviewed first.
When talking about the game, Wenger said that he did not expect Millwall to be so tenacious, nor did he expect the opponent's players to play such an excellent free kick. "Many times, the game also depends on luck. In this game, our luck was not good. Millwall's defense was very tenacious, and we were unable to break through the goal in the end."
"It's a pity to lose the game, but at least we'll give us a reminder: we can't underestimate any opponent."
"I'm very happy to see the real Millwall in the game. The tactics they used are eye-opening. I won't be the first person to be surprised, and I believe there will be more people in the future."
“…”
Wenger didn't say much, he didn't even participate in the questioning session, and Arsenal lost the game, so he was not interested in staying.
Next, it was Zhang Yang's turn.
Millwall defeated Arsenal. Zhang Yang, as the team's head coach, should have been very happy, but Zhang Yang seemed to be more anxious than Wenger. "We won, and this is the result of everyone's efforts together."
"It's great to beat Arsenal, but we're just a little bit lucky. Thanks to Mr. Wenger for his praise for us, I'm really sorry. Winning is good news, which will give the whole team more confidence."
"But I'm sorry, I won't accept the question next time. I'm more concerned about my player's injury..."
This is what Zhang Yang really cares about.
Zhang Yang's words also made it difficult for media reporters to keep them. Everyone knows the importance of Morris to Millwall. When Morris was injured, it was strange that Zhang Yang was in the mood to accept an interview.
Zhang Yang went to the medical room.
Morris was half lying on the hospital bed, holding a magazine in his hand. When he saw Zhang Yang coming over, he greeted him, "Boss."
"How do you feel?" Zhang Yang walked to the bed.
Morris looked at the bandaged knees and smiled bitterly, "I'm not very clear, but Mr. Davis said there was no big problem."
Zhang Yang nodded, walked over and knocked on the door of the inner room, and a voice came from inside, "In!"
Zhang Yang pushed the door open and walked in.
Davis was watching the medical film carefully, and standing next to him was his assistant, an intern doctor named Richardson.
"How about it?"
Zhang Yang leaned over and took a look. It was a black and white film of the kneecap. As a complete layman, he couldn't understand it at all. Davis turned his head and put the film down and said, "I read it carefully several times. There should be no big problem, but there is a slight damage to the bones on the surface of the knee. Although it is just a minor injury, if you continue to do distance exercises, the injury may be aggravated..."
Zhang Yang pulled the corner of his mouth, and was really impatient to listen to professional terms. What he needed was data, "How long does it take to cultivate?"
"He has to stay in bed for more than three days." Davis finally said Zhang Yang's concern, "After that, you can't do strenuous exercise for two weeks, especially leg exercises. After two weeks, you can do some simple exercises, but it will take about a month to fully recover."
"This is a conservative estimate. But later I sent him to the hospital for a detailed examination, and there might be a different result." Davis added.
Zhang Yang understood.
Davis's level is not bad, so it should be fine to make a diagnosis. Let's not talk about whether it is conservative or not. Morris just touched his knee and rested for at least one month. As the saying goes, "A hundred days of injury." Compared to this, a month is not long, but it is really helpless.
After leaving the medical room, Zhang Yang asked Alders to lead the team back. When he arrived at the club, he met the reporters who came to interview, and they all wanted to know about Morris' injury.
"He has no big problems."
Zhang Yang answered vaguely and ignored the reporters. He knew that the next month would be difficult.
Morris is too important to the entire team. After a month of rest, he means that he missed at least three league games, not including the game against Liverpool at the end of October. He will have to rely on the current lineup to spend the period.
There are also a lot of preparations to be made next.
Zhang Yang had considered letting Smitchell play the core before, and he and Morris could rotate to play, which would help keep the players in shape, but before the preparations began, Morris was injured and was caught off guard.
Now preparation must start early.
Zhang Yang did not go home that day, but was stuck in the office and carefully studied how to perform better without Morris.
At the same time, the media also began to report.
The match between Millwall and Arsenal is the focus of the sixth round of the Premier League. Many media are paying attention to the game between the two teams. Millwall's home defeat of Arsenal can definitely be described as "unpopular".
The newly promoted team always attracts a lot of attention when defeating the wealthy family.
Arsenal has shown weakness this season, but they are not a team that is easy to deal with. Millwall has the title of "dark horse". After defeating Arsenal, the appearance of the quality has become even darker. Five wins and one draw in the six rounds of the league are enough to attract the attention of all media. Even many foreign media have noticed Millwall's good results.
This kind of achievement will definitely be the top team in previous years.
But this season is a bit different. Chelsea, the number one, performed better. They defeated the home team Charlton two goals away from home, and the winning streak lasted until six rounds, and there was no suspense in the game.
Chelsea, which is so strong, is more eye-catching than Millwall.
However, Chelsea won the game without surprise. Media reports were more about Millwall's win. The media called the score an unpopular, and in the report, there were more about two names: one was Josh Simpson and the other was Darren Bent.
Josh Simpson received unanimous praise from the media.
In the past six league rounds, Simpson helped Millwall score four goals, which is unimaginable for a wing forward. He also ranked first in the Premier League scorer list with four goals. Another player who scored four goals was Arsenal scorer Henry, but Henry ranked behind Simpson, and both of them scored four goals, but Henry scored one goal was a penalty. According to the rules of the Premier League scorer list, the same goal number, players with more penalty kicks ranked low.
A full-back can rank first in the scorer's list, and even if it is only six rounds of the league, it is quite amazing.
The media's praise for Simpson is not just his goal number, but also two of them are scored by direct free kicks. The classic arc free kick reminds many people of David Beckham.
So even in some media reports, similar words such as "Simpson is Beckham's successor" appeared.
Darren Bent was also praised.
So far, Darren Bent has helped Millwall score three goals. Although he is only one goal short of Simpson, it is difficult to find on the scorer list because there are too many players who score three goals.
However, the media praised Darren Bent because he relied on his personal explosion speed in the match between Millwall and Arsenal, and threw Campbell away from him and faced Lehman to score the ball.
This is not easy to do.
During the offense, Darren Bent's speed was surprising and made many people remember his name.
"Darren Bent is a speed striker. He is as fast as lightning. Even in the Premier League, there are few players who are so fast."
"As a young player, his mature and calmness when facing Arsenal goal is enough to make people look up to it..."
"Darren Bent is a very outstanding young forward, and his future will be bright."
“…”
It can also be seen from the media's comments that they are only optimistic about the future, not the present performance.
This is actually easy to understand.
The league has just passed six rounds and there are many players who can score three goals. Darren Bent is just one of them. As a forward player, it is no big deal to score three goals.
Darren Bent was recognized only for fast speed.
Amid the praises of Josh Simpson and Darren Bent, the media mentioned Millwall's solid defense slightly, and the report was about Morris' injury.
The Daily Mirror said, "Milwall won the game, but lost you in the future!"
"It's a pleasure to win Arsenal, but their midfield core Jody Morris was injured. Morris is very important to Millwall. He is not only the captain on the court, but also the organizer of the offense. It has a great significance to Millwall."
Chapter completed!