Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 565 Not qualified to be an opponent

"Is Eriksson qualified to be the coach of Manchester City?" Some players looked back on the preparation period, their work until the beginning of the season, and before and after this game, and they had a lot of doubts in their hearts.

Eriksson's inaction also caused Manchester City's morale to plummet.

Even if many players are angry at Millwall's arrogance, after re-entering the game, they are only venting personally, or they are more defensive, or find opponents who are not pleasing to the eye. The overall performance will drop a lot. Defensive loopholes appear frequently.

Manchester City didn't care up and down, because the first half was coming to an end.

They soon regretted it.

The game entered stoppage time. Millwall was not affected by the time, and his performance was still very active. He also played a very smooth and targeted cooperation. They actively launched an offensive, and Manchester City couldn't even get the ball.

Morris once again made a forward pass from the center, and Vardy in front made a lateral pass to Braniff.

Braniff took advantage of the opportunity to complete a powerful shot!

This was a volley shot close to the penalty area line. Braniff's shot was clean and neat, and the opponent's defense obviously couldn't react. Even the goalkeeper Schmeichel was a little slower to save.

The football crosses the goal line again!

When Braniff and Vardy hugged and celebrated the goal, the entire Manchester Stadium was silent. Manchester City fans couldn't accept the score. They couldn't imagine that the team conceded four goals in halftime in front of their own goal.

The Manchester City players were all at a loss.

Four balls!

Four goals in a game are quite remarkable, and they were scored four by their opponents in just half of the game... How will they play in the next game?
The Manchester City players were silent.

Facing such a huge score, they even lost their anger, because they felt that their opponents had the capital to be arrogant, and they deserved to be ridiculed, despised, and looked down upon.

Of course!

Manchester City players returned to the locker room with this mentality, and what was left on the field were many Manchester City fans who left the stadium early in anger, and in addition, there were media who looked down on Manchester City.

Manchester City's support media is better. They are looking for various reasons for Manchester City's big failure, but the reason always comes down to the Manchester City team.

Who will take the blame?

Ericson!

no doubt.

Any team with poor performance is the head coach's fault. This is what the head coach does. When the performance is good, everything is easy to talk about.

So there are all sorts of theories—

"Eriksen led the team to win the next game. They had a good start, but it turns out that a good start does not mean good luck. The Swede always expects the team to perform well, and it is impossible to achieve good results. .”

"Millwall has been performing well, but even in the first round at home against the newly promoted, they failed to play such an advantage. Manchester City was conceded four goals in the half! Eriksson should think carefully, his team in the end Where is the problem!"

"The contest between Zhang Yang and Eriksson was decided in half the game!"

"It's hard to imagine that Eriksson dared to fight a war of words with Zhang Yang. The two are not at the same level as head coaches!"

"Eriksen should go to coaching training before taking office, otherwise he doesn't know how to lead the team at all!"

"..."

At the same time, Eriksson was under tremendous pressure and walked into the locker room with a dignified expression.

Along the way, the Swedes thought a lot.

The situation of the game is already like this, and it is not important to analyze the reasons. It is even not important to find a way to recover the situation, because it is almost impossible to do.

What to do now?
Eriksson believes that it is necessary to help the team regain confidence. It is no longer possible to recover with goals. Manchester City is too far behind. His prestige is not that high, but when he speaks, some players don't listen carefully.

Therefore, what is needed is the real feeling of the game.

Eriksson talked about Millwall's results to the players, "They are the Triple Crown! This season is also the favorite to win the championship, and our poor performance is normal!"

This is all nonsense.

Eriksson does not have too much prestige, and the method of boosting morale is almost useless. The focus of his talk is to adjust the tactical play and retreat across the board, with the purpose of "don't lose the ball again."

This has two advantages.

One is that a successful defense will bring confidence to the team. They find that the team can defend the goal, and there is no huge gap between them and Millwall, which can bring confidence to the team.

In addition, there will be less pressure after the game.

If it loses six or seven goals, Manchester City will become the laughing stock of the Premier League, and his coaching position will also be greatly affected.

The latter is important.

Many people think that it is very easy for the coach of the England national team to find a job at the club. In fact, the coach of the national team and the coach of the club are two different concepts.

The coach of the national team may not be able to lead the club team well, and vice versa. The coach of the club may not be able to do the work of the national team well, so when Zhang Yang was interviewed, he said, "Being the coach of the national team is a new adjustment."

Eriksson is the coach of the England team, and his job is not very good. He has been questioned all the time, and his performance in leading the team is not satisfactory. At least he has not satisfied the FA, the media and the fans. I want to find another job A similar national team coach job is almost impossible, and no top national team will take the risk of hiring him.

The coach of a Premier League club is the best job Eriksson can find.

This job opportunity did not come easily.

If leading Manchester City fails again, if you want to find a job as a head coach, you have to choose a low-level league club or a worse national team. At that time, your salary will definitely be greatly affected, and it can be said that it is inevitable to drop a level.

When faced with a big loss, the first thing Eriksson thought of was his own coaching position. He let the team defend across the board, and there was no way out.

Less stress is better than more stress!
When the second half of the game started, the media and fans saw a full-line defensive Manchester City.

Manchester City played very conservatively.

Forward Bianchi stands at the front, and all the other players stay in their own half. This formation is set up at the kick-off. There is no doubt that it is to play a defensive counterattack, and it is a passive play of the 901 formation.

In the Premier League, this kind of scene will only happen when the small ball challenges the top clubs.

For example, the last time Portsmouth was a guest at the Neal Stadium, they put up a 901 formation. They just wanted to get points. No matter whether they win or draw, getting points is equal to victory.

The situation at Manchester City is different.

Manchester City is not a small club. The former Manchester City was already a medium-sized club, and its performance has been stable in the middle of the Premier League. Because of the Thai capital injection, they are called a big club, which is not exaggerated at all.

In their own home court, with the score behind by four goals, they even put on a defensive formation across the board.

What do you mean?
admit defeat?

Manchester City fans were immediately dissatisfied. They booed in the stands to resist Eriksson's conservative style of play.

The media was not happy either.

The media that support Manchester City don't want their team to lose face, while other media want to get big news. Even if Manchester City can't beat Millwall, a big loss is still news!

If Manchester City really defended the goal, four to zero is really not an amazingly big score.

What a pity!
Whether Eriksen is doing the right thing or not is difficult to make a direct assessment, but with City four goals behind, one thing is for sure - no matter what he does he will be met with criticism.

Eriksson has rich experience in this matter. During the time he led England, he suffered too much criticism. He could turn a deaf ear to the boos of the fans, and even less cared about what the flag-waving media thought. He was just serious. Looking at the playing field.

Manchester City's practice of retreating across the board is too obvious.

Millwall's offensive ability is not bad, but breaking the dense defense requires not only strength, but also luck.

Manchester City's strength is not bad. They play well and have a chance to beat top clubs.

When Manchester City retreated across the board, the defense suddenly rose to a higher level. Most of the space could be blocked by the player's body alone. It became very difficult for Millwall to pass the ball near the penalty area.

Millwall attacked again and again and returned without success again and again, but Millwall's advantage is that they hardly need to think about defense. There is only one Bianchi on the other side. Darren Ward and Zambrotta take turns to mark. That's enough, and everyone else throws themselves into the attack.

There is a Chinese saying that goes, "One hundred guards must have one loss".

Manchester City's continuous defense cannot be without some loopholes, especially Millwall is very good at capturing opportunities. When Braniff rushed to the front of the penalty area with the ball, the young defensive star Richards made a mistake. He was a little eager to steal and directly He tried to break the ball, but Braniff seized the opportunity and quickly waded past him.

There is a loophole!
After Braniff waded past Richards, he flashed out of the shooting space and kicked without hesitation.

The football rushed past Dunn and headed into the goal.

Five to zero!
The Millwall fans are a little numb. After scoring a goal, they can only hear sparse celebrations, and it is difficult to hear huge cheers.

Even the commentator Paul Scott was numb, and he shouted, "Braniff scored the fifth goal!"

Then, no more.

It should be said that there are more, but it is just a goal analysis with a normal tone, accompanied by a simple explanation in slow motion, and praised Braniff's breakthrough and shooting by the way.

That's it.

There is no numbness in Manchester City. In the audience stands, many fans left the field early with their faces covered. It seems that they can't bear to continue watching. They only have disappointment and regret in their hearts.

They are disappointed with the team's performance.

They regretted not leaving early, and even regretted buying tickets, and came to support the team, which became the most stupid way.

Manchester City players are also very disappointed.

What about "our defense is not bad" and "our gap is not big"?What about "we can defend the goal" and "we just didn't play well in the first half"?

Millwall scored again!

What's the point of doing so if you can't stop the opponent from scoring by retreating across the board?

Eriksson was also very disappointed. He did not expect that under such a tight defense, the opponent could still complete the goal.

Eriksson found the reason for Richards. He recalled the previous few goals. Richards' defense was not good enough. He was too young and impulsive.

Such a player will be a drag on the entire team!

Eriksson made a decision, he was going to replace the young Richards.

Who will replace it?
Sun Jihai!
Eriksson saw a Chinese player. He had always disliked Sun Jihai, and because the opponent was a Chinese player, it was not due to racial discrimination, but because Zhang Yang was also Chinese.

Now we can only let the "backcourt panacea" play.

Sun Jihai's strength is mediocre, but his performance has been stable all the time. He has much better experience than Richards. At least he will not appear impulsive or make mistakes in running positions.

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Eriksson never imagined how bad his substitution adjustments were.

Richards!
That's Richards!

In terms of European football and English football as a whole, the name of Maika Richards is nothing, but Richards is the youth training elite of Manchester City Club, for the core pillar.

This is already recognized.

Richards was born in Birmingham, England's second largest city, but grew up in Leeds United. At the age of 12, he signed with Alterham as an apprentice player. In 2001, Richards switched to Manchester City.

On October 2005, 10, he made his official debut in the game against Arsenal. Afterwards, he was able to enter the squad for most of Manchester City's major events. He played as the main player in many cases and became the best young player of Manchester City last season. .

Last summer, Richards became the focus of the transfer market, many clubs offered invitations, but in the end Manchester City rejected Chelsea's 1500 million pounds and Tottenham Hotspur's 500 million pounds offer.

At that time, Pierce publicly stated, "Richards is the future pillar of the club, and he will only consider selling if he encounters a sky-high price."

Last season, Manchester City changed Richards' player number, and he switched from No. 45 to the traditional No. 2.

A club No 2 who can represent anything imaginable, Richards has just turned 19 and he has already capped ten times for England.

"Richards is the future of Manchester City!"

"Richards has a bright future!"

"Richards will be called the best defender in England!"

This is all recognized.

When Eriksson was about to replace Richardson, there was a huge dissatisfaction on the sidelines. It came from the Manchester City fans, because everyone knew that Eriksson's substitution was not a normal adjustment. He probably thought that just now The goal was Richards' responsibility. He felt that Richards did not perform well, so he decided to make a substitution.

This made the fans very dissatisfied.

Richards is not doing well?Not to mention Richards, in the face of Millwall's offensive, even Dunn, the core of the defense, made mistakes again and again. It is normal for Richards to make a mistake.

Also, is the current game a player issue?

Manchester City is already four goals behind, even with the idea of ​​​​experience young players, Richards should continue to stay on the court.

Richards himself was also very upset. He knew what his end meant. The head coach was dissatisfied with his performance, so when he was off the field, he didn't give Eriksson a good face, and even snorted coldly at the Swede. With a voice that both of them could hear, he shouted, "You shouldn't let me go!"

Eriksson ignored it.

He also regretted it a little.

When he heard the boos of the fans, Eriksson knew how bad his substitution was, because the target was Richardson. Even if Dunn was replaced, the fans would not complain so much.

His attempt to blame Richardson was the wrong decision from the start.

What to do now?
Eriksson changed his smiling face, took out a bottle of water and handed it to Richardson, saying, "It's just a normal substitution. I think you should take a break. The game was too hard. You should also let other players go up and feel the same as the top." The pressure of the opponent's game."

This statement made Richards reluctantly accept it.

On the other side, Zhang Yang watched Eriksson's actions. Although he couldn't hear what the other party said, the change of expression and performance was enough to make people understand something.

Zhang Yang scoffed.

Before Zhang Yang thought that Eriksson was a somewhat competent coach, but now he felt that he had overestimated the opponent. What else could a coach who was deliberately trying to please the players expect him to do?

This season, Manchester City is really bad.

Eriksson's coaching level is also very lacking. He really should learn how to be the head coach of the club. It is no wonder that he can only hear this name in the domestic league later.

Swedes are not qualified to be opponents!
(End of this chapter)