Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 509 The Spirit of Fair Competition
In the last round of the Premier League, there are many media concerned. The focus of the battle is Liverpool vs. Charlton, and Millwall vs. Arsenal. The teams that are concerned are Liverpool and Arsenal. They will decide in the final round. Which team will be fourth in the league.

The fourth place in the league is very important, and it is related to the last Champions League place in the Premier League.

Both Liverpool and Arsenal are traditional Premier League semi-finals and Champions League teams. Since they squeezed in Millwall, they can't compete with Millwall, Manchester United, and Chelsea, so they can only compete with each other.

It's kind of tragic.

Professional football is so cruel. On the other hand, if the two teams can compete against Manchester United and Chelsea, there will naturally be no problem of 'competition for fourth place', so they still perform poorly.

What's interesting is that many Arsenal supported the media and went to watch and interview Liverpool's game, and many Liverpool supported the media and watched and interviewed Arsenal's game.

These media will naturally stand in the villain camp.

cough cough...

As Arsenal's opponent, Millwall is naturally in the 'villain' camp.

Millwall is no longer a team that was considered unpopular when they beat giants when they first entered the Premier League. With two consecutive Premier League titles, they have become a BOSS team that is 'contested to beat'.

So it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a 'villain'.

Arsenal seems to have become the site of the boss, who wants to defeat the Justice Legion who is equipped with explosive bosses.

Except for the Liverpool media who came here, most of the media supported Arsenal, because Millwall’s support media actually overlaps with Arsenal’s support media. Both teams are in the London area. Liverpool, the media will naturally tend to Arsenal.

In addition, the game does not matter to Millwall, but it is very important to Arsenal.

Even Millwall's loyal "Telegraph Sports" said, "I hope Arsenal can win this game and strive to advance to the top four in the league. In this way, three teams in the London region will be ranked in the top three!"

The media in the London area can finally raise their heads proudly.

Since the official establishment of the Premier League, football in the south has been suppressed by the north for more than ten years. The reason is very simple, because there is a team in the north called Manchester United.

Manchester United is the overlord of the Premier League.

Before 2003, only Arsenal could slightly challenge Manchester United's supremacy, occasionally helping the southern team to win a league championship trophy.

After 2003, the southern team did not achieve suppression.

There are three strong teams in the north, one is Manchester United, one is Liverpool, and the other is Everton.

Needless to say, Manchester United and Liverpool, Everton's achievements should not be underestimated. They can occasionally score in the top four and top six. They are a force that cannot be ignored.

The South is about the same.

The representative teams of the south are Chelsea and Arsenal. Since the rise of Millwall, the southern teams have the momentum to suppress the north. But last season, Arsenal qualified for the Champions League by winning the Champions League. Their league ranking is just fifth.

Among the top four teams, there are still two northern teams.

This season, the southern media can finally see that three of the top four teams are from London. A large group of London media naturally supported Arsenal's defeat of Millwall.

Zhang Yang would definitely not consider these factors.

From an outsider's point of view, there is no difference between the south and the north of England. Anyway, they are all English teams. In terms of hostility, Chelsea, also a London team, has become Millwall's absolute enemy. In comparison, Manchester United is far behind. Who will let Chelsea compete with Millwall for the league title?

In this case, what is the relationship between the south and the north?
Zhang Yang only considered the team situation.

The last round of the league is only one week away from the Champions League final. This must be considered, so the coaching staff has arranged a large number of substitute players, and only those main players who need to play to maintain their form have the chance to start.

For example, Quaresma.

Quaresma failed to enter the squad in the last round. If there is no match, he will not play for more than half a month until the Champions League final. Zhang Yang is worried that he will forget to play, so he will naturally be assigned to start.

Other players, including veterans Smicer and Pires, failed to enter the squad, Morris and Sean Davis also did not play, and the midfielder was Braniff and veteran Harman.

Braniff's suspension is only limited to the Champions League, and the Premier League has no impact. It happened to make due contributions to the team in the last round of the match against Arsenal.

Harman's ability is good, but he is a bit too old, and he can only come off the bench occasionally to reduce the team's game pressure.

Before the game, Zhang Yang said to Braniff, "You can only sit in the audience stands in the final. This is the last game. Look at the starting lineup. You know, the game can only depend on you. Understand me mean?"

Braniff, on the contrary, was very excited.

Those "competitive" teammates didn't play, and even Curtis Weston was arranged as a striker. It can be said that he is a real big star on the court, and it is simply the best performance stage.

Millwall, who else to look at if not him?

Braniff couldn't wait.

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When the two teams officially entered the game, the Liverpool media suddenly burst into dissatisfaction.

"It turned out to be all substitutes..."

"Look at their lineup, how many main players are there?"

"Blatantly release water!"

"Millwall should have a fair competitive spirit! They should discharge all the main players and deal with the final round seriously!"

"Zhang Yang must have done this on purpose because of his personal relationship with Wenger! Let the water go to Arsenal! It's impossible for Liverpool to fight for the top four!"

"Boycott! Oppose!"

"There is a shady scene!"

"..."

Many Liverpool supporters almost chanted slogans loudly, because Millwall's starting lineup was really too bleak, and they completely put on a look of 'unwilling to invest energy'. I am afraid that the players who played will do the same?
With such a lineup, the hope of defeating Arsenal with all the main players on the field is too slim. What's more, it is difficult to say how hard the players on the Millwall field will work.

But the game is too important for Liverpool!
Before the two rounds of the league, Liverpool still had three points more than Arsenal, but after losing to Millwall, their points were tied by Arsenal, and then they lost to Fulham in the last round, which was equal to two rounds No points were scored, but Arsenal won one game and drew one game. The opponent for the tie was Chelsea. Arsenal's state is obviously very good.

Liverpool has one point less than Arsenal. If they want to fight for the top four in the league, it depends on the faces of their competitors.

Doesn't Liverpool have no chance if Millwall releases water like this?
However, only Liverpool supporters are the ones who are against it. Other media and fans don't care about it. Instead, they think that Millwall is playing well, playing well and playing well, and they are very valuable. They don't care about the "fair competitive spirit". , as a London team, Arsenal, it is more important to squeeze into the top four in the league. As for Liverpool... let's go to the Europa League!

In such an atmosphere, the match between the two teams began.

Perhaps Arsenal is also "grateful" for Millwall to send a substitute lineup. This kind of thing cannot be said openly, but it is much better for the opponent to "give up" the game on its own initiative.

When the game started, Arsenal also took advantage of the opening, intending to score goals and establish an advantage for victory.

Soon they found that it was not easy.

Millwall is indeed a substitute lineup, but they are all experienced and relatively stable players, such as veteran midfielder Harman, defender Traore, Wes Morgan and other players, all of them are more 'steady' players, so Millwall's defense is very good.

Millwall's frontcourt is a little bit off.

Among the overall 11-man lineup, only Braniff, Quaresma and Curtis Weston are the players who can be said to be more offensive. Among them, Weston and Braniff are relatively active. Reisma can also give a lot of support on the wing.

Just such three offensive players, relying solely on quick counterattacks, caused Arsenal a lot of trouble.

In this game, Millwall resolutely played defensive counterattacks. Even if he was advancing head-on, he also adopted a fast-break method. He looked for good opportunities and retreated to defend immediately if he could not find them. This style of play made Arsenal eager to establish an advantage. On the contrary, he played a little passively.

In Millwall's fast break, Weston, Braniff and Quaresma were all very threatening.

Weston is the fastest, but because of his youth, inexperience, and ability limitations, he is the least threatening.

The second is Quaresma.

Quaresma is a pure winger, his speed is no problem, his rich experience and superb foot skills also allow him to be like water on the wing, and he has repeatedly sent support to the center, which also makes Arsenal's defense Very scratching my head.

Weston's threat is indeed small, but if Weston receives a pass in the middle, it can also pose a threat to Arsenal's goal.

The biggest headache for Arsenal is Braniff.

Braniff has become a topical figure in Europe because of being suspended by UEFA. His ability seems to have been ignored, because he will participate in the Champions League final, and many people's discussion has shifted to players such as Morris and Darren Bent. Although Darren Bent, especially Darren Bent, did not participate in the brawl, the "play" goal scored against AC Milan has attracted the attention of many media and fans. Many people also believe that Darren Bent Len Bent will be a key player in the match between Millwall and Chelsea.

Now Arsenal players are yelling at UEFA, "Why don't you ban Braniff from the whole of Europe! Maybe you can't ban it at all..."

If it is a European ban, you will not be able to participate in the Premier League.

That's good news!

Not being banned also has the advantage of not being banned. A general like Braniff will definitely enter the starting list of Millwall's Champions League final.

This game probably won't be played.

(End of this chapter)