Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 548 New Formation Unveiled!
Barcelona's "Olympic Tour to China" was actually a bit tragic. The Barcelona team led by Rijkaard has Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Xavi and many other stars, but they are in SH City. Received a cold reception.

For the match held in SH, only more than 5000 fans came to the scene.

After the game, Barcelona said that it has never encountered such a cold reception in competitions around the world, which is simply a humiliation to Barcelona.

After coming to the capital BJ, Barcelona was warmly welcomed by the fans.

This calmed their anger a little.

The main location of Barcelona's "China Tour" is also BJ. They have stayed in BJ for three days and had a match with BJ team. In the end, Barcelona easily defeated BJ team 3-0, which also attracted more Chinese fans , I know the strength of Barcelona.

Millwall came to BJ to play against Barcelona.

The two clubs negotiated a business friendly match.

This will be an exhibition show and a real warm-up match, because both teams have to prepare for the new season, and there will be various opponents in the European arena, and warm-up matches in advance can help the teams adapt Contest feeling.

There is no need to fight recklessly for a warm-up match with a commercial nature.

It's okay to win.

It doesn't matter if you lose.

But no one knows what the two sides think, at least Millwall doesn't want to lose, because the opponent is Barcelona, ​​one of the top teams in Europe.

This is the state of mind that determines status.

If the opponent in the business friendly match is Manchester United, Chelsea, or other mid-range clubs in the league, Millwall doesn't need to care about the outcome, because losing the game will not affect anything. No one will say that Millwall is inferior to the opponent. They have already Win too many times.

Barcelona has always been considered the top team, and Millwall played against Barcelona for the first time, so the meaning is naturally different.

Millwall 'happens' to be the defending champion of the Champions League. They are unwilling to be compared to other teams, especially in a foreign country. Every player is looking forward to the game.

The mentality of the players makes the whole team even spread a tense atmosphere.

Zhang Yang didn't care because he wanted to win too.

Millwall's "China trip" is not as good as Barcelona, ​​and he has been secretly unhappy. Although it is a matter of the club's reputation, he is Chinese after all. He led the European championship team back to China, and was overwhelmed by a completely foreign team. When I turned my head, I felt a little awkward in my heart.

In addition, Chinese football has never been good.

This is Zhang Yang's opinion, and it is also the opinion of most of the fans. As a football coach, Zhang Yang is actually a bit embarrassing. No matter how much he has achieved, the status of a "football player" in the Chinese sports circle is indeed very strange. , For example, people in other sports always laugh at "playing football" if they have nothing to do.

Zhang Yang is also 'playing football'.

When the Beijing Olympic Games was about to be held, Zhang Yang also received the invitation, but only gave him a good seat in the front row for the opening ceremony.

That's the guest seat.

When it comes to the big scene of the Beijing Olympic Games, there is no difference between the guest seats and the audience seats, the only thing is that "maybe" will appear on the TV screen, and "maybe" will be introduced by the host.

Then, it's gone.

Zhang Yang thought he would be invited to a small program or other activities, but he didn't expect to invite him to be an audience member, and he had to lament, "Football players have no human rights."

This is actually determined by the overall environment of football.

If Chinese football is played particularly well, the influence of football will be greatly enhanced. Those who can stand out among football coaches will definitely appear in an important position in the opening ceremony, not just as a background audience.

Zhang Yang was full of complaints.

Now facing Barcelona, ​​who is overpowering him, Zhang Yang is also full of dissatisfaction. There is no need to really fight in the warm-up match, but in front of the vast number of Chinese fans, it is better to beat the opponent.

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Millwall soon to BJ.

After arriving in BJ, Millwall was warmly welcomed by the fans, but the popularity was also in contrast. Compared with Barcelona, ​​Millwall was still less popular.

This may be better for the officials to help Barcelona publicize.

Zhang Yang felt even more upset when he heard that Barcelona's popular scene was more grand, but he also had to admit that Millwall was the 'theoretically' visiting team, because Barcelona was an 'Olympic tour to China', and they were Being officially invited, Millwall just negotiated a contract with Barcelona and accepted Barcelona's invitation to play in BJ.

When Millwall held public training the next day, Zhang Yang's thoughts changed.

More than [-] fans came to watch Millwall's training, and many fans shouted Zhang Yang's name after entering the stadium.

"Zhang Yang! Zhang Yang! Zhang Yang!"

Zhang Yang was delighted to hear the voices of support one by one. Maybe when the game comes, there will be no fewer fans supporting Millwall than Barcelona, ​​right?

Zhang Yang's estimate was somewhat conservative.

No matter how much Chinese fans like Barcelona, ​​they also know that Barcelona is a Spanish team. It’s like a match between Barcelona and the BJ team. On weekdays, the BJ team doesn’t get much support, but when they play against Barcelona, Fans who come to see Barcelona will cheer for the BJ team.

This is a sense of national honor.

No matter how badly a Chinese team plays, it is still a Chinese team, and no matter how well a foreign team plays, it does not belong to China or the Chinese nation.

Millwall is not a Chinese team, but Millwall has a Chinese head coach.

Compared with a team composed of foreigners from coach to player, Millwall created by Zhang Yang is much easier to accept, especially when Zhang Yang stands on the sidelines and talks to the opposing coach Rijkaard with a smile Many fans feel that Millwall is more intimate.

So they all shouted out their fame, and they all started to cheer for Millwall.

Theoretically, Barcelona's 'home court' has become Millwall's home court before the game starts. Even if Barcelona arrives in BJ ahead of time and has already staged a game, it will not be able to bring back the fans. heart of.

As the two teams warmed up, Barcelona's stars were already depressed.

It is difficult for Europeans to understand the patriotic plot of Chinese people.

From Barcelona's point of view, having a Chinese head coach in the Millwall team is no different from having no Chinese. Millwall is an English team. Zhang Yang stands on the sidelines of the game, representing Millwall Well, it has nothing to do with China at all.

This doesn't make sense at all!

Is it true that when two teams play a game, fans still have to see which team has more "locals" and which team to support?
Makes no sense.

It doesn't seem to matter whether Barcelona understands or not. During the warm-up, the fans were already shouting Millwall's name, and Millwall's stars also benefited. Morris, Livermore, Braniff , Vardy, Zambrotta, etc., every player's name will appear in the shouts of fans, but Barcelona's stars, Eto'o, Xavi, Puyol, etc., have already heard The name is gone, the only one is Ronaldinho, and many fans are shouting.

Ronaldinho is too famous.

Some of the world's top stars may be more famous than Ronaldo, but as the core player of the 2002 World Cup winner Brazil, Chinese fans remember Ronaldinho.

why?
The Chinese team participated in the 2002 World Cup, and even played in a group with Brazil!

That World Cup attracted the most Chinese fans. Because the Chinese team entered the World Cup for the first time in history, it will naturally attract the attention of Chinese fans. No matter how the Chinese team performs, the fans' attention will be attracted. One of the opponents and the final champion, the Brazilian team naturally attracted the attention of Chinese fans. Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, who performed the best, also quickly gained a large number of Chinese fans.

Many Chinese "pseudo-fans" don't watch football on weekdays, but just look at the stars. They will know Ronaldinho. When talking about the stars in Barcelona, ​​they will immediately name Ronaldinho .

Eto'o?
Harvey?

Ahem... Sorry, never heard of it.

The only name left by the fans to Barcelona was Ronaldinho.

Barcelona felt very depressed, they were humiliated in SH, they felt okay in BJ, but now they seem to be humiliated again.

Not only from Chinese fans, but also from Millwall, because the fans are shouting the names of Millwall stars.

How did that happen?

Is it because Millwall won the Triple Crown that Chinese fans know their stars?

The Barcelona stars decided to vent their grievances on the game, and let the fans see which team is stronger and which team is worthy of loud support.

It was in this atmosphere that the game started.

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In fact, Barcelona does not have much fighting spirit. For them, it is meaningless to beat Millwall in a commercial warm-up match. In comparison, there is still a chasm gap.

This is the self-confidence that stems from the background of a wealthy family.

It's different now.

Barcelona players all hope to beat Millwall to prove something to the fans. Similarly, Millwall also hopes to beat Barcelona. The game starts from the 'warm-up', but from the first minute, it seems that It has changed its nature and turned into a real fight.

Barcelona is very serious. They use the ball possession that the team is good at, constantly pass on the outside, and when they find an opportunity, they will pass forward. Every forward pass seems to bring a huge threat.

Millwall is serious too.

Millwall's seriousness is different from that of Barcelona. Zhang Yang's arrangement is to play the game as a warm-up, so the purpose of the game is also to test the new formation.

352.

Or say 3232.

As soon as Millwall's starting lineup came out, it immediately aroused the interest of the media.

There were not only Chinese media, but also many Spanish and British media at the scene. They all saw Millwall’s new formation. The difference is that the Spanish media did not pay much attention to it. The commentator of the live game only talked, “Millwall played Three at the back, they seem to be playing against Barcelona! I don't think that's a smart decision!"

British media is different.

The British media know too much about Millwall, and they also have an in-depth analysis of Zhang Yang's coaching.

Millwall is the focal point of English football and any news, let alone a change of formation, can pique the interest of fans.

352?

That's all for the midfielder, how could there be one less defender?

The British media immediately made an in-depth analysis. The commentator of the live game said, "Three defenders! Rare! No, it should be said that I have never seen it before. In the past two seasons, Millwall's defense has always been four. I don’t know if it’s a temporary experiment or if Zhang Yang is going to make a tactical change.”

"We can see that Millwall's players are all old players. Among the new players, there is only one Luca Toni on the field, and the others are all sitting on the bench. I don't know what it means. Yes. Coincidence? Or use old players to experiment with new tactics?"

"It's still hard to say."

"Next we can see if Millwall's three-back style of play can play a role. But what is certain is that the game will be very exciting. No matter how the front line is arranged, the three-man back is definitely an attack-oriented style of play. !"

Millwall sent all the main force.

Goalkeeper Graham Stark never moves, three defenders Zambrotta, Konchesky, plus Darren Ward in the middle, double midfielder Livermore Morris, three forwards Bradley Neve, Simpson and the plinth line are the combination of Vardy and Luca Toni.

This lineup cannot be said to be the strongest, and it is definitely the limit of strength and adaptability to tactics.

Other new players, such as Sneijder, Maxi, etc., are very capable, but they are not yet familiar with tactics, do not have a base of dual-core tactics, have not adapted to the new formation to a certain extent, and cannot cooperate with teammates There is a tacit understanding, and it is difficult to perform well on the field.

The only new player Zhang Yang chose was Luca Toni. The main reason was that Curtis Weston was too disappointing and his personal strength was a bit weak. Against Barcelona's defense, it was difficult for Weston to take advantage.

Luca Toni is a very efficient high center.

Even if he is not familiar with tactics, has body and technology, Luca Toni can play well on the field.

that's enough.

What Zhang Yang is most worried about is defense. The shortcoming of the new formation is defense. Three backs are always three backs. Even if there is an extra midfielder, it cannot make up for the lack of defense in the middle. After all, the midfielder cannot always defend. Morris, Lever The offensive role of the two Moore is also very obvious.

The game lasted 4 minutes.

Barcelona took advantage of the kick-off, played two consecutive waves of offense, and created a corner kick opportunity, but they still failed to create too much threat. They had a shot, which was a strong shot against the penalty area line. Formore blocked it with his body.

At this point in the game, Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. The team's defense was a bit weak, but the midfielder and the backcourt tried their best to defend, and the effect was not that bad. It was not easy for Barcelona to score goals.

Next comes the offense.

Zhang Yang is still looking forward to how the new tactics will perform on offense.

(End of this chapter)