After the 18th round of the Premier League, there will be a week of intervals, and then there will be an intensive schedule around Christmas.

The schedule of Milvo King is very intensive. Two days before Christmas, that is, on December 23, they will usher in a match against Sheffield United, and after Christmas, West Ham United, Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur.

It is possible to imagine how terrifying the schedule is, but Mirwall is relatively easier. Perhaps the FA believes that Mirwall will find it difficult to continue good results, and the Christmas focus battle has nothing to do with Mirwall.

Chelsea is also very "honest" and is not arranged to fight after Christmas.

Manchester United and Arsenal cannot escape. The first match day after Christmas was the collision between Manchester United and Arsenal. The FA probably also wanted to use this as a gimmick to attract more attention from foreign fans.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Millwall.

Even if they are not arranged to enter the "focus battle", Millwall's schedule is still a headache. In the four rounds of the league around Christmas, it is better that the opponents are all ordinary teams. When the time comes, the team will encounter the trouble of "four-line combat".

First of all, the FA Cup has entered the semi-finals of 64, and the Premier League and Championship teams will also join.

Secondly, Millwall also reached the semi-finals of the English League Cup. The League Cup semi-finals were decided by home and away games, which means that Millwall would have to have at least two additional games.

In addition to the UEFA Champions League, which will start in February, Zhang Yang can say something to all players, "The warm-up time has passed, and we will officially enter the schedule cycle next..."

The second half of the race will definitely be very difficult.

As long as you think about the intensive schedule you want to face, Zhang Yang will have a headache. Now the rare two-day holiday is extremely precious.

Zhang Yang even refused to shoot at Denise's company. He was alone, hiking in the park and commercial area. While feeling the prosperity of the metropolis, he also enjoyed a leisurely personal life and did nothing else.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

During this period, Zhang Yang went out and went around every day to enjoy the feeling of being alone. The only gain was that he bought a few sets of clothes and shoes, but he felt very relaxed.

This is enough.

When I returned to the club, the team's training began again.

It is late December, and the weather in London is a bit cold. It is easy to get injured when doing strenuous exercise in this kind of weather. The team's training has also reduced the intensity. In addition to the tactical training that is necessary, the restoration and warm-up are the main focus. While keeping the players in shape, reducing the overall injury rate is the most important thing.

During the training days, the Christmas atmosphere in London was also very strong.

Many people invited Zhang Yang to celebrate Christmas Eve together.

Among them were Wilkinson, Ebenezer, former club chairman Gligery, and even Wenger invited him, but Zhang Yang was not interested in Christmas and refused all party invitations.

Afterwards, Zhang Yang also received an invitation from Catherine. He was a little uncomfortable to refuse, but he still said, "Sorry, I'm too busy with work and it's hard for me to have a rest time. I wanted to live alone that day."

This is a singular statement.

Catherine didn't say anything, but her tone was obviously a little depressed, so Zhang Yang still made up his mind to do so.

In fact, the main reason why Zhang Yang refused was not "like celebrating Christmas alone". It was good to spend Christmas with Catherine. Maybe there would be Old John? It would always feel good to get together with old friends, but mainly because Denise also invited him before.

Zhang Yang received the invitation from Denise, thinking that she was joking and did not express anything clearly. After that, he felt that Denise was full of sincerity. Just when he was about to agree, Catherine invited him.

Zhang Yang felt the pain of the "two women".

What should I do?

If he promised Catherine, Denise would be hard to explain; on the contrary, if he promised Denise, what would Catherine think?

What a troublesome!

Zhang Yang was decisive and no one agreed, and refused on the grounds of "hoping to live it."

Originally, Zhang Yang didn't care about Christmas and was in a good mood, but a phone call from across the Atlantic Ocean made him fall into a complicated mood again.

Ivanka!

The last time I saw Ivanka was in Hawaii, Zhang Yang went to Hawaii for vacation and met Ivanka and her friends. Then the two of them savored their physical feelings together and determined the relationship between the distance between the Atlantic Ocean.

Love can be very close or become a passerby immediately.

Zhang Yang felt that Ivanka was such a relationship. In half a year, they only made two calls to each other, namely in July and August, and they have not contacted each other since then, and they have not even contacted the Internet.

In fact, it was mainly Ivanka's relationship. Zhang Yang took the initiative to call and left a message to Ivanka online, but the phone was not answered and there was no reply on the Internet.

Zhang Yang felt that the relationship was broken.

Ivanka probably didn't want to keep in touch with him, so she didn't answer the phone and left a message. Zhang Yang was a little disappointed, but considering Denise and Catherine, she also thought it was pretty good. After all, Ivanka was too far away, and the two seemed to be from two worlds.

Now Ivanka contacted Zhang Yang again, and she said a lot of things inexplicably-

"I haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Can you still remember me?"

"Sorry, I saw your call and your message, but I didn't reply because I was in a complicated mood..."

"You probably can't imagine what happened during this period."

"Well, I admit I miss you a little bit, if I can, I hope you come to New York to see me. But I saw some British news mentioning you, your job must be very busy... You probably don't have time? My job is very busy, but that's over, you should congratulate me, I have a long vacation and I'm not sure how long I'll take a break."

“By the way, Merry Christmas!”

"Christmas must be spent with family, which is a family tradition. But after Christmas, I decided to go to London. I have already considered it. You shouldn't be unwelcome, right?"

“…”

Ivanka is coming, what can Zhang Yang say?

Of course it is welcome!

Ivanka's attitude also puzzled Zhang Yang. He asked for a long time, but Ivanka didn't explain what happened, but in the end Ivanka decided to come to London.

The mood of Yang Yang is full of complexity.

In fact, Zhang Yang was very happy and looked forward to it, but considering that the two had not been in contact for a long time, he felt it was a bit unrealistic. In addition, the "love relationship" between them was also very funny.

Perhaps this time, the two should reposition their relationship?

If the relationship can be further improved, it will be upgraded to a boyfriend and girlfriend. Zhang Yang has not yet prepared enough psychologically, otherwise he will become an ordinary friend, or even a passerby in life, passers-by A, B, C, and D?

Trouble!

Zhang Yang welcomes the next round of league with worries.

This is the last round of the league before Christmas, with Millwall playing against Sheffield United at home.

Sheffield United is nicknamed "Blade".

This South Yorkshire team has a history of 118 years. They have won one top league championship and four FA Cup championships, but these are the old calendars of eighty years ago.

In 1992, the English League One was officially renamed the Premier League. Xie Lian was one of the 22 Premier League members at that time. That season, Xie Lian played an extremely entertaining offensive football under the leadership of Brazil, defeating Manchester United 2-1 and defeating Tottenham 6-by-6. The old Xie Lian fans are still talking about it, but in the end they failed to retain their Premier League seat.

From 1993 to the present, Kendall, Sparkman, Bruce and Heath have served as Sheffield United coaches respectively, but they have not been able to bring Sheffield United back to the Premier League. It was not until December 1999 that Warnock took office that the team embarked on the right development trajectory.

Last season, Sheffield United returned to the Premier League with the second place in the Championship.

As a newly promoted team, Sheffield United does not have the big money of West Ham United. It invests 2.4 million euros in summer transfers, but only buys good shooters to supplement the striker. Most of the other positions are composed of young players, and there are no big-name stars in the team. Shipley, who once played for Chelsea, is the big brother of Sheffield players and one of the few players in the team with Premier League experience.

As Sheffield United's chief scorer, Shipley scored 11 league goals for the team last season. Following Shipley is Weber, who was once known as the star of Manchester United's hope. Weber has a good sense of ball and steady shooting skills, and is one of the most dangerous figures in Sheffield United.

There is nothing else to talk about.

It is still very difficult to compete in the Premier League with this kind of lineup. Head coach Warnock is good, but there is an old saying in China, "A good cook cannot cook without rice." Sheffield United's lineup is very poor, and it is almost impossible to achieve good results.

So far, Sheffield United ranks 19th in the league, only higher than Watford, which has "almost collapsed".

When Sheffield United faced Millwall, especially at Neal Stadium, the outside world naturally did not look optimistic about Sheffield United, but the words of head coach Warnock made Millwall alert and also received recognition from the media. "We don't need to beat Millwall, it's almost impossible to achieve it. Our goal in the game is just to get points."

Warnock's words can be summarized as 'Get is victory'. A sentence seems to be no big deal. But think about Liverpool and Aston Villa who plays against Millwall, the media are looking forward to Sheffield United's solid defense to allow Millwall to fold their wings at their own stadium.

That would be so interesting!

Warnock's words made Millwall feel deeply malicious, and many people have already expected how conservative Sheffield United will play, which is a challenge for Millwall.

In the locker room before the game, Zhang Yang said to the players seriously, "Everyone knows how to play, right?"

"This is just a game that is not very popular, but we must warn future opponents!"
Chapter completed!