On September 7, Dagenham challenged Brighton away.
Brighton is a weak team in League Three, with one win, one draw and two losses in the first four rounds. Facing such a weak team, Dagenham still defeated Brighton with a score of three to one, although it was an away game.
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Dagenham, which has won five games in a row, has accumulated 15 points and is at the top of the English League Three standings.
But the following game undoubtedly exposed Dagenham's weaknesses.
On September 10th, Dagenham faced Doncaster at home and won with a very difficult score of 2-1.
But during the game, Dagenham's main players were already very tired.
The intensity of a game for three consecutive days is unbearable for any team. Let alone a team like Dagenham that has been promoted from the English Football League. Dagenham's current main lineup is very good in the English League Three.
Strong. But the substitute lineup is very weak.
There are many players in Dagenham's first team.
But in addition to the main lineup, there are still several semi-professional players in the substitute lineup. This is very rare in the English League C. Although the old Holland gave Su Yun 650,000 pounds in transfer funds in the summer, these
Not all transfer funds are used to introduce players.
These funds also include increases in team salaries.
Because Dagenham were promoted from the African League, every player who remained on the team signed a new contract with the club. The increase will be spent from the 650,000 pounds.
Of course, even so, 650,000 pounds is still a huge amount of money in the English League Three.
Among the summer transfers, Dagenham's transfers are among the best in English League Three.
It's a pity that Dagenham's own background is too poor. The team's original players are too weak. It is impossible for Dagenham to be able to compare with those strong teams through a summer transfer.
The gap between the substitute lineup and the main lineup is not generally large.
The shortcomings of the substitute lineup appeared in the next game.
On September 14, in the seventh round of the English League Three, Dagenham faced Carlisle United at home.
Carlisle United is not a strong team in League Three. But facing such a team, Dagenham, who came on as a substitute, was beaten 2-0 by Carlisle United. There was no suspense at home.
Lost to the opponent.
It was also Dagenham's first defeat in League Three.
The weak substitute lineup left Su Yun helpless.
The English League Three is really abnormal. It has been a month since the start of the league. During this period, Dagenham has played a total of nine games. It is almost a game every three days. This kind of high-intensity
Schedule and team lineup thickness are very important.
Unfortunately it's too late now.
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After the seventh round of the English League Three, Su Yun took Dagenham to Newham.
We came to this notorious gathering place for football hooligans in British football. There are two clubs here, West Ham United and Millwall, which are also the two most famous clubs in East London. Newham has historically been the seat of England's heavy industry. So this place was
It is a place where workers gather.
West Ham and Millwall were also born in a factory workshop at that time. The vast majority of West Ham's fans were ironworkers. Millwall is not far from West Ham and is located to the south. It was born on the north bank of the Thames
At that time, near the shipyard, most of its fans were shipyard workers.
The two fans have been at odds with each other since the team was founded. They are the most hated team in East London to this day.
Millwall is now in English League Two. But their reputation is well-known throughout the country.
There is such a line in the song of Millwall fans: "No one likes us, it doesn't matter." They really don't care. But the fans of other teams almost changed their minds when they heard it. It is really because Millwall fans are fierce and cruel,
Football hooligans are rampant.
Moreover, Millwall is also one of the most racially discriminatory places in England, in East London and even in London.
The famous England coach Bobby Robson once said this about Millwall fans. He said that they are "a bunch of bastards who deserve to be burned to death." Robson, who has always been graceful and elegant, actually said such angry words, which is enough to see that Millwall
How detested the football fans are.
Millwall's home stadium is known as the "Lion's Den", but when the media mentions Millwall's home stadium, they often add the word "dirty" after it.
This is Millwall, Su Yun’s opponent this time.
Before entering the stadium, Su Yun had already experienced Millwall's fanatical fans.
A group of fans surrounded Dagenham's bus and kept slapping the glass of Dagenham's bus outside. Even Su Yun felt a little creepy inside the bus. It felt like a group of zombies surrounding him in a movie.
Got the feel of the team.
"Bang bang bang!"
The sound of fans beating became louder and louder.
Fortunately, the police came to maintain order at this time. Otherwise, Dagenham would not even dare to open the bus door.
In fact, this is just a habit of Millwall fans. They don't pay attention to Dagenham at all. If West Ham United comes, Millwall fans will definitely not end like this.
How crazy Millwall fans are, just look at their stadium.
Their home stadium is the New Neil Stadium. The home capacity is 20,146 people, and there must be 20,000 fans looking around the stadium. The entire New Neil Stadium is completely packed.
This is completely different from Norwich.
Norwich fans don't pay much attention to the League Cup. There were very few fans in Norwich in the last game, but Millwall fans looked different. They didn't lack enthusiasm just because it was a League Cup game.
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On the contrary, the enthusiasm is even greater.
"No one likes us, but we don't care..."
Millwall fans started chanting and singing to cheer their team before the game.
The Millwall fans were so enthusiastic that the Dagenham players were surprised. They are indeed the most enthusiastic fans in English football.
But there is a reason for this.
Compared with West Ham United, which is currently thriving in the Premier League, Millwall's situation is not very good. Last season, Millwall ranked 22nd in English League One and was relegated to English League Two.
As the favorite to be promoted to the English League Two, its performance in the English League Two has been unsatisfactory since the start of the new season.
In comparison, Millwall fans certainly pay attention to the League Cup.
In the League Cup, they also sent half of their main players.
Su Yun is bound to win this game. They are just a team from the English League Two.
Su Yun entered the court with confidence.
"Coach Su, hello."
Different from the fanaticism of Millwall fans, their head coach Mark McGee is personable. Although unlike Su Yun who wears a suit, Mark McGee is wearing sportswear. But he speaks in a gentle and gentle manner, not at all like before.
players.
Mark McGee is the apprentice of current Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
When Ferguson was coaching Aberdeen, Mark McGee was the team's main forward.
This is what Su Yun learned when he got to know Millwall before the game.
"Coach McGee, hello."
Before the game, the atmosphere between the two teams was relatively friendly. It didn't feel like an East London derby. I guess Dagenham was not considered a rival at Millwall either.
Su Yun shook his head.
I really thought Millwall fans were so awesome.
But after taking two steps, Su Yun's expression darkened.
Seeing Su Yun walking to his position, the Millwall fans along the way suddenly began to curse.
