Football: Starting with managing Manchester United

With less pressure on their defense in the air, Villa's midfield became more daring.

In the 70th minute of the match, Casemiro intercepted Stoke City's number 10 with a clean and decisive tackle.

Aston Villa fans fell in love with this chubby-faced Brazilian defensive midfielder at first sight.

Barry then used almost the same tactic again, but this time he approached Weiman.

Weiman is quite tall, but his footwork is excellent.

In 2010, when he represented Aston Villa in the Hong Kong Island Sevens, he scored a hat-trick against Hong Kong Island in the final to help his team win the championship.

He deftly flicked the ball past the Stoke City full-back.

Shot from a narrow angle near the corner.

Stoke City's goal has been breached again!

The home fans covered their eyes, not wanting to watch any longer; they had come with confidence.

Because they have a winning record against Aston Villa.

Let's watch a winning start today and wish the team even better results in the new season.

When the time came, they found themselves thoroughly thrashed by Vera.

That might be a bit of an exaggeration.

Despite being ridiculed and belittled by many media outlets before the match, Villa delivered a performance that exceeded everyone's expectations today.

The two young defensive midfielders, in particular, were very impressive.

What incredible luck did Zhang Yang have to pick up two outstanding players?

Stoke City fans are already filled with envy and resentment.

On the away team's coaching bench.

Zhang Yang stretched comfortably. He hadn't slept well last night due to insomnia, fearing something might happen today.

no way.

Even though he knew the true level of the Villa players.

Just like the college entrance exam, there are still some worries.

After taking a two-goal lead, he felt much more at ease.

Zhang Yang smiled at Chris Woods and said, "Andreas's playing style is quite similar to Zlatan's."

Zlatan is Ibrahimovic.

A tall but technically skilled Swedish player.

"Indeed, it's just that he's a bit slow. If he had more explosive power, he'd be like Ronaldo." Chris Woods nodded and gave a detailed analysis.

"You really dare to dream."

Zhang Yang curled his lip.

If you had Villa's current squad, you could pair them with Ronaldo.

He even dares to challenge for a top-three finish in the Premier League.

After all, Ronaldo's impact was simply too powerful.

At this point in the match, Zhang Yang thought for a moment and made some adjustments.

Replace Barry with Ahmadi.

Their captain is old, but very important; he's the glue that holds the midfield together.

We need to use it sparingly.

"I think this will be a perfect debut, right? After the game, I think Villa fans will remember the game when you first came to Villa."

Zhang Yang smiled and hugged Barry as he left the field.

Barry nodded with a slight smirk, then pretended to be serious again, "I'm getting old. If I were younger, I would have already married twice."

Zhang Yang's eye twitched.

He discovered that Barry wasn't exactly a respectable person either.

He's always showing off.

Zhang Yang only likes to show off himself, but doesn't like others to do so.

Especially in front of him.

"Alright, alright, it's a pity we don't have a time capsule, otherwise you could be young again."

Zhang Yang gestured for Barry to go to the bench to rest first.

He saw that Stoke City manager Mark Hughes had made another substitution.

This time, Crouch was brought on.

This guy is nicknamed "Tall Guy" because he's over two meters tall, which is quite rare in the football world.

But despite his height, he's actually a technical expert.

It's similar to Ibrahimovic's style.

Crouch came on stage and immediately showed off a Marseille turn, which Zhang Yang found very out of place.

But when Kanté dispossessed Crouch, he won the ball away.

He felt it was even more out of place.

Because of the 30-centimeter height difference between the two, Kanté looked like a primary school student when he stood there.

"N'Goro, tell Harry to watch his positioning and help him control the high ball!"

Zhang Yang suddenly realized Mark Hughes's intention.

Crouch should use his height advantage to gain possession in the area where Kanté is positioned, and then move the ball into the penalty area.

Kanté immediately relayed the message to Maguire.

Maguire is very efficient and adjusted his position immediately.

At this time.

Stoke City midfielder Nzonzi chipped a pass into the net.

The target was Crouch.

Kanté couldn't get a single point; he was clever, constantly disrupting Crouch and creating opportunities for Maguire.

"Zhang Yang anticipated Stoke City's intentions. We knew from Manchester United's last few games last season that Zhang Yang is a very astute coach."

"He will give players enough tactical freedom, but he will also make adjustments at crucial moments."

"I also noticed that the Villa players seemed to trust him unconditionally, which may be related to the composition of Villa's squad. They have almost no star players, and apart from those developed in their own youth academy, they are mostly unknown young players."

"I think this team-building approach is actually quite reasonable for Aston Villa at the moment."

Sky Sports commentator Nolan Bach has been following Zhang Yang since last season.

He saw many interesting things in Zhang Yang, and always had a strange feeling about him.

That is, Zhang Yang will bring some fun and surprises to the Premier League.

Time flew by as the game progressed with each offensive and defensive exchange.

In the 83rd minute, Zhang Yang replaced Weiman with Nzobia.

Let him rinse it off.

What Zhang Yang didn't expect was that Stoke City seemed to have lost its fighting spirit.

Mindless passing.

Crouch also tried a bicycle kick, but unfortunately he's not young anymore.

They didn't even reach the goal area.

Soon, the referee blew his whistle, and the game ended at that moment.

Aston Villa secured their first win of the new season with a 2-0 victory over Stoke City at the Brittany Stadium.

Good start!

Zhang Yang hugged each of the players and whispered in their ears, "Well done."

The Villa players all smiled.

Kante and Casemiro exchanged a glance, harboring their own secret.

Yakult.

Agbonlahor boasted to Barry that he could score in every game, while Barry mocked him for being old.

Maguire secretly plucked a handful of grass, intending to take it back, dry it, and keep it as a souvenir.

"Garres, come with me to the press conference. I think we need to say something." Zhang Yang raised an eyebrow at Barry.

Barry, who appeared serious on the surface but was actually quite cunning, nodded repeatedly.

The two figures gradually disappeared into the players' tunnel and sat down in the conference room full of reporters.

When a reporter asked Zhang Yang how he felt about winning the game.

"This was all within my expectations. Even though so many people don't have high hopes for my team, I still have full confidence in my players."

Zhang Yang simply shrugged.

"So, what's your response to The Sun's report?"

Reporters started stirring up trouble.

The others were just enjoying the spectacle.

"To be honest, I've never taken The Sun's reports seriously because they're just a tabloid that makes a living off sensationalism and speculation. They don't understand football and can't write anything of substance."

"It's like if you're a professional soccer player, and a beauty media outlet says you don't wear makeup while playing soccer, that you definitely can't win the game that way, are you really going to wear makeup to the game?"

Zhang Yang's words made the reporters burst into laughter.