Three Hundred and Sixty-Seven 1 Line of Life

The opening high-pressure press for 30 minutes was a tactical choice made by Aldridge before the game. This choice gave Millwall a pleasant return.

But after 30 minutes, when Millwall took the initiative to shrink, this choice did not seem to be as good as expected.

The outside world is saying that Chelsea has become stronger. Where is the strength?

Is it just that the lineup looks strong?

Of course not, there are many teams that buy stars every year, but there are also many teams with a messy record.

The most obvious improvement for Chelsea is offense!

Since 1995, the number of goals scored by Chelsea in the league every year has been rising steadily. It has soared from a mid-range offensive firepower ranking in the league. Last season, it was the second-ranked team in the league's offensive firepower, second only to Manchester United with 73 goals. Goals, they scored 71 goals, more than Millwall. Of course, Millwall focused on European competition last season, and the offensive firepower in the league has declined. This is obvious to the outside world. Ability, so the outside world does not think that Chelsea is a team in the top three of the championship group, but it is an undeniable fact that their offense has improved significantly compared to the past few years.

It's just that they haven't encountered high pressure from strong teams. Even though Manchester United defends toughly, they will not take the risk of pressing forward. Unprecedented siege pressure.

They recovered after conceding three goals in a row. Millwall's contraction gave them space to stabilize their mentality and rhythm. When they could pass through the midfield calmly, their offensive advantages began to be reflected.

This is not difficult to understand. Chelsea's main lineup has been relatively stable over the years, even if it changes every season. It also became stronger, for example, Flo replaced Mark Hughes who was old and close to retirement, Freire replaced Clark, Desailly replaced Duberry and so on.

As long as it takes a period of running-in, it is confirmed that the old and new players can work together. Then the team's combat power will immediately appear.

In the 34th minute of the game, Poyet carried Lampard from outside the penalty area and took a long shot. The ball flew out of the baseline against the crossbar.

There was a sigh of disappointment in the stands at Stamford Bridge, but soon, the fans gave the team applause.

Three goals behind, Chelsea fans probably don't have any hope of reversing the score or equalizing, but if they play Millwall at home, if they don't score a goal. This face was thrown to grandma's house.

Get one, he-damn get one!

At least don't lose your dignity too!

Bearded Bates in the VIP stands black as carbon,

He is a chairman who likes to show his face. When looking forward to the game before the game, he said without shame: Chelsea has surpassed Millwall in an all-round way. The difference between us is only honor, but in the near future, Chelsea will also be at this point. Can be far ahead.

When his hugely expensive Chelsea Village began to reap the rewards after the team's improved record, he couldn't wait to announce that this "Roma" he had painstakingly built could be in English football. Have a place in European football.

But at this point in the game, the live broadcast camera frequently pointed at Betts, which seemed to be a mockery.

Compared to Chelsea's generous borrowing and investment. Whether it is English football or European football, people appreciate Millwall's success model more. Aldridge's team has invested heavily in youth team construction every year. It is no exaggeration to say that in the past four and a half years, Millwall has Wall's investment in youth training. To go far beyond the first team.

When the outside world analyzes Millwall's success, it always regards youth training as one of the important factors. It is precisely because of the success of Millwall's youth training that the success of the first team is guaranteed, and this is better than many teams spending huge sums of money to introduce excellent players. lower risk.

The FA has also changed its tone. They used to be very grateful to Chelsea, because Chelsea can bring late superstars to strengthen the appeal of the Premier League and increase the popularity and influence of English football.

But now, they hope that other teams will follow Millwall's business model, invest rationally, and focus on youth training, especially the training of local players.

Millwall flocked to Lampard, Ferdinand and other excellent local players, who were placed with great hope by English football, not to mention that there are good youngsters like Joe Cole and Carrick in the youth team waiting to grow up Take the lead.

Bates didn't say a word in the stands. He was probably still grateful for his wise decision at the moment. Before the game, Arthur sent a text message to ask if Chelsea had a box and wanted to watch the game with him.

Bates reacted wisely, deleting the text message and shutting down the phone.

Otherwise, it is estimated that he will be ridiculed by that old rascal again at this moment.

Under Chelsea's main attack, Millwall's counterattack became even sharper.

When Flo's header from Wise's pass was caught by Bout, Bout rushed to the edge of the penalty area with the ball in his arms, and then threw the ball vigorously to Schnei who was running forward at high speed from the right. De feet.

Schneider stopped dribbling after getting the ball, but chose a direct pass. Henry responded at the forward, and directly chose to cut inside after getting the ball. God couldn't stop the lightning speed. When the Chelsea fans in the stands thought that When the team conceded the fourth goal, Henry sent a through ball from outside the penalty area and Ruud van Nistelrooy didn't want to go together. Ruud van Nistelrooy wanted the ball at his feet, Henry gave a through ball, and Lebouf easily caught the ball. Passed the ball to Freire.

Fanny and Henry looked at each other, Fanny pointed to his feet, Henry sighed helplessly.

The tacit understanding is not enough.

After all, Henry played too few official games after returning from injury. This is his second appearance and the first start. Like his first assist to Nedved, the ball was very safe. Nedved ran forward He passed the ball in front of Nedved, and he was sure of it.

But in this kind of counterattack, whether to pass the ball under the feet or through the ball, the choice seems to be 55-50. If there is no tacit understanding between teammates, it is easy to make mistakes in passing and running.

Before Millwall lamented that a well-balanced counterattack was not completed, Chelsea defended successfully, and the right back Frere went all the way forward with the ball.

Ronaldinho was originally holding Petrescu, but Freire dribbled the ball forward and refused to pass, so he could only step forward to harass, and Frere passed the ball after all. At the moment Ronaldinho robbed, he passed the ball behind Ronaldinho.

Petrescu dribbles the ball in a 45-degree cross. Flo grabs the point and heads it to Poyet who runs in behind. The latter looks like he is about to take a long shot. Makelele comes in front of him to block the shooting space, but Poyet falls behind the ball. Then he chose to pass the ball.

He was trying to pass the ball back to Flo. As a result, the ball hit Makelele's leg during the pass, the ball changed direction, and rolled towards Zola in a strange way.

Southgate defended from the front. Zola pulled the ball at 45 degrees and turned forward at the moment of receiving the ball. Southgate faced such a small and quick opponent, and when the ball rolled over, it was unexpected, and he stretched his foot a step slower. , Zola wiped him over. Shot from a small angle facing the goal!

"Zola shot, Bout made a contribution! Wise made a follow-up shot! Chelsea pulled one back before the end of the first half!"

Bout fell to the ground and saved Zola's shot, but Wise, who had advanced forward at the start of this attack, was just in front of the goal line and sent the ball into the goal with a follow-up shot.

Immediately after Wise scored the goal, he hugged the ball and ran back, high-fiving Zola on the way.

Chelsea fans in the stands at Stamford Bridge rejoiced.

Not easy, finally scored!

The Millwall players were a bit frustrated with the conceded goal and it was hard to blame who was wrong.

Aldridge was on the sidelines with his hips akimbo, with a calm expression on his face.

He doesn't blame the players. This kind of conceding the ball is not worth worrying about.

If Millwall succeeded in the counterattack just now, the score would be 0:4 instead of 1:3.

It's not that Millwall's defense is faulty. It's that Chelsea's offense has grown to a certain level.

If Millwall faces the middle and lower reaches of the team, if they keep playing to reduce the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent, then the probability of Millwall not conceding the ball is very high, almost reaching 100%.

Frontal defense in positional warfare, the possibility of Millwall being breached by a mid-lower team is almost non-existent.

But if it is against the top seven teams in the league. Even if Millwall plays back, there is still the possibility of being penetrated by the opponent. The stronger the opponent, the higher the probability. This is a normal thing, unless he replaces all the backcourt players with full-time defensive players.

After losing the ball, the mentality of the players is still stable, there is no need to worry, and they are still leading by two goals.

Hold on, don't panic.

They didn't panic when they were behind by two goals in the away game against Inter Milan. Now that the score is still ahead, their mentality will not be greatly affected.

Chelsea pulled back a goal and their morale recovered a lot. The first half was coming to an end, but they refused to waste a single second. As soon as Millwall kicked off, they all rushed forward to press down. Lampard made a decisive long pass , Van Nistelrooy carried Desailly with his back on the front line, the latter took off with a header to make a clearance, but the ball fell to Nedved's feet again.

Di Matteo went to grab Nedved immediately, and the latter sped up to get rid of Di Matteo.

When Nedved came to the front of the penalty area with the ball, because he was a frontal attack, and this attack benefited from Chelsea's header to clear the siege, Desailly and Leboeuf were not in a good position, and the two were parallel, so Desai Li gave up Ruud van Nistelrooy and turned to press Nedved.

As soon as he robbed, Nedved chose to go straight behind him.

Ruud van Nistelrooy took the ball, faced the goalkeeper single-handedly, and easily pushed the ball into the goal.

But after the goal, Van Nistelrooy heard the referee's whistle, signaling him to be offside.

Fanny turned his head and saw that the line referee was holding up a flag, signaling him to be offside.

Just now, Lebouf knew that as long as Desailly went up, it would be too late for him to stare at Fanny, so he chose to go up and take a gamble!

He won the bet. The premise of his position with Desailly was that when Nedved passed through, Van Nistelrooy happened to be in an offside position, only one body away.

The Wild Lions fans in the stands were not happy.

In fact, their hearts are relatively "fragile" now. As long as there is a penalty that is not conducive to them, they will feel oppressed. The match with Wimbledon hurt their hearts too much, as if there is a lingering Shadows hang over my heart.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal was disallowed, and Wild Lions fans booed the referee enthusiastically.

Aldridge accepted this reality very calmly. He observed the game. Although he could not see it as clearly as the linesman, he did observe Lebouf's forward movement when Ruud van Nistelrooy was running. Watch the replay during the break to confirm. If there is any dispute, he will communicate with the referee. After all, errors are allowed in the referee's law enforcement.

With the dangerous situation just now, Chelsea did not dare to attack too hard. There was no disturbance in the first half of the game, and Millwall walked into the dressing room with a two-goal advantage.

The team pulled one back before the end of the first half, which made Vialli look a lot better. He turned and walked into the player tunnel with a serious expression on his face. It seemed that he had great expectations for the second half, and he deeply understood , The game between Chelsea and Millwall is by no means an ordinary game, it may be more important than the championship! ()