The first and second place in the Premier League standings will compete in the Champions League.
Just like Chelsea's visit to the Lion King Stadium, Millwall also suffered from the huge pressure of the atmosphere in the stands from Chelsea's home fans when they came here!
When Aldridge walked into the stadium, the noise in the stadium was deafening. The Lions fans who came to the away game tried their best to create a momentum to compete with the home team's momentum.
He looked calm and composed while sitting on the coaching bench, and still did not shake hands with Mourinho before the game.
Since Mourinho landed in the Premier League, all the "communications" between the two have been on the media platform. In the last league match at the Lion King Stadium, Mourinho was ejected by the referee early, and the two naturally had no chance after the game.
shake hands.
Chelsea boss Abramovich appeared in the stands.
Mourinho's work is generally satisfactory to him, but there are definitely flaws. The first is that he is still behind Millwall in the league, including a disastrous defeat in the away game. The second is that although Chelsea is unstoppable in the league,
The team's technical and tactical style was very different from what he imagined.
No fan in the world would say Chelsea is playing beautiful football.
However, beauty is the highest pursuit after survival, and Abramovich is not demanding perfection at this stage. It is a wonderful start to be able to bring honor to this team that has been built with a lot of money.
Mourinho has a certain aggressive attitude on the field. To put it bluntly, it is to show off and put a certain amount of pressure on the opponent. In other words, it is a provocation, causing the opponent to lose their psychological balance and thus giving Chelsea an opportunity on the scene. It cannot be seen intuitively with the naked eye.
.But these will affect the game bit by bit.
The starting players from both sides lined up to take the stage. The Champions League theme song echoed in the Stamford Bridge stadium.
"The much-anticipated first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to begin. Unexpectedly, in this year's Champions League quarter-finals, there are two pairs of derby opponents fighting against each other. In the other half, AC Milan and Inter Milan staged the Champions League Milan Derby.
, in this half zone, Millwall and Chelsea staged a London derby! If you only look at the past battle records between Millwall and Chelsea, then there seems to be no suspense about Millwall's victory and promotion. However,
This season, after Mourinho took charge of Chelsea, he made the team take a qualitative leap. Although Chelsea is still lagging behind Millwall in the league, it has left its competitors far behind. They are in the league.
The performance in the Champions League is also extremely eye-catching. We have reason to believe that today’s game and the next round of the game at the Lion King Stadium will have some unexpected things happening. Millwall and Chelsea are the main players today.
Chelsea starts: 433.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defenders: Ferreira Carvalho, Terry Ashley Cole.
Midfielder: Essien, Makelele, Lampard.
Forwards: Duff, Drogba, Ribery.
Millwall started 433.
Goalkeeper: But.
Defenders: Schneider, Nesta, Silva, Lahm.
Midfielder: De Rossi, Nedved, Kaká.
Forwards: Ronaldo, Henry, Ronaldinho.”
Due to Alonso's minor injury, Millwall's midfield starting lineup changed today. Before that, when Alonso was suspended due to a red card, Nedvěd had played as a central midfielder and performed well.
With more than ten years of experience in playing for the team, and the tacit understanding of working with Aldrich, he can do his best in almost any position in the midfield, just like he did in the Czech national team.
, playing as an attacking midfielder, or taking a step back to play as a midfielder. Villa's burning energy in 2/3 of the season makes the state fluctuate greatly in the second half. With Henry's comeback and the season entering the sprint stage, Odri
Qi has higher requirements for the forwards. He will select starting candidates based on the player's status. Even Ronaldo may be withdrawn from the starting list due to ups and downs in status.
Aldrich, who was sitting on the coach's bench, bent over and held his chin, staring calmly at the field.
This gesture of his perfectly reflects Millwall's game attitude after the opening game!
The Champions League is not a league.
In fact, even if they lose to Chelsea in the league, or even get beaten twice, it will not be disappointing.
However, in the two-round cup competition, if something goes wrong or a mistake is made, there is no room for compensation. Aldrich figured this out a long time ago, and the caution of playing in the cup knockout rounds has always been a policy that has been implemented.
Never wavered.
Millwall steadily controlled the ball in the midfield and backcourt after the opening game, ensuring that Chelsea's formation was compressed and they could only attack when they retreated as deep as possible. On the road, they were not in a hurry, there was no need to be anxious!
Moreover, due to the away goal advantage rule in the Champions League, as long as they don't concede goals, patiently look for opportunities, and score goals, they can advance.
The reason is that simple.
Millwall had a new player at the beginning of the season. After more than half of the season, the young players' technical ability, game experience, and team chemistry were quickly raised to a new level.
This makes their team's technical and tactical performance even more powerful!
Chelsea was very upset.
Sitting at home, since their core concept is to prevent counterattacks, they cannot take the initiative to attack!
Drogba's crazy pressing in the midfield and frontcourt is just a waste of energy and is consumed by the opponent.
Ribery himself was ranked after Joe Cole, but unexpectedly when Robben was injured and had just recovered from his injury recently but did not dare to be used, Joe Cole lost to Ribery in the winger competition. He could
When he is in power, he is also obedient, like Joe Cole and Robben.
Mourinho needs to yell at them crazily on the sidelines and let them participate in defense. Ribery is waiting for the opportunity to come up and naturally understands how to satisfy Mourinho. Therefore, under the premise of investing huge energy in defense, Mourinho will improve
Ribery's position in the team.
However, when facing Millwall, Ribery and Duff on the other side did not dare to attack easily for fear of losing the space behind them, especially Lampard, who knew what Millwall was playing.
idea.
In the first 20 minutes of the game, Millwall had a very high ball possession rate, but they did not create much good opportunities.
Chelsea's formation was compressed to the extreme. On the contrary, they could not produce a better counterattack because their counterattack starting position was too deep. Millwall's midfield interception ability is also top-notch. How could Nedved and De Rossi be allowed to
Their monotonous counterattack tactics penetrated the middle? Not to mention Nesta who defeated Drogba in the back line.
Silva has made great progress this season and his defense has become more stable.
There is only one problem plaguing Aldrich at the back: by the time Silva becomes world-class, Nesta will probably not be able to last the entire season.
This question of whether it is far or not, whether it is close or not, is not unfounded. There is a game of chess in my mind, and I know when to lay out, when to end, and when to break out to kill all directions. When there is no external force to intervene, Audrey
Qi has always taken one step at a time when building the team.
Aldridge, who was sitting on the coaching bench watching the game with his chin propped up, did not show any aggressiveness. He was going to win the first London derby in the Champions League, and he firmly believed that Chelsea would definitely win.
Not so strong as to be as cold as ice!
What could sway them? Make them panic?
time!
Mourinho stood on the sidelines directing the team to play, and the scene on the court now seemed familiar.
In last year's Champions League final, Millwall used this routine to defeat Porto.
Although Mourinho himself did not admit that he lost to Aldridge and insisted that Millwall used the rules to score the first goal, he actually knew in his heart that Millwall would break through the gate of Porto.
The problem is only time.
Now, he has a team that is a level stronger than Porto. He firmly believes that Chelsea can compete with Millwall, but the comparison of the situation on the field makes him unsure.
The main defense relies on four backs, two midfielders, and the all-around midfielder Lampard's investment in the defensive end. The main force is 7 people. In addition, the wingers have to participate in the defense. But if the wingers retreat deep into the second half, counterattacks
The threat will be reduced a lot at the same time!
Because Millwall's defense is much stronger than the second generation Mad Lions!
The key point is the main player Alonso. Nedved, who is currently playing this position, has stronger defensive ability and awareness than the second-generation Lions main player Pirlo, especially in terms of interception. The consistency of the team's defense makes
Chelsea's counterattack is too difficult to find every opportunity to penetrate the opponent. Drogba is not
Drogba, the strongest, can now use his physical advantage to bully 70% of the defenders in the Premier League, but he can't get half an advantage in front of Nesta. However, the new leader of the Lions' defense line is as calm as a god. This season
The countdown has already entered, but there is almost no picture of Nesta making any mistakes on the field!
The game time came to 35 minutes, and the Chelsea players were extremely depressed!
This is Stamford Bridge!
It's their home ground.
But they were beaten by Millwall on the scene!
The offense in the second half will be ended soon. In the defense, their wingers seem to have no obvious one-on-one advantage. Ribery is on Schneider's side today, and Duff is on Durham.
This pair of German full-backs use defensive awareness and technology to intercept, and
Instead of relying on their body to rush and crush their opponents, there is a high probability that Ribery and Duff's breakthroughs will be correctly predicted by Schneider and Lahm. Even if their predictions are wrong, they will not expose the absolute opening to their opponents.
, the main line to be blocked is the inner line, focusing more on the inside and less on the outside.
If Chelsea wants to step on Millwall's corpse and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, they must score!
And it must be scored at Stamford Bridge!
This is the consensus within their team.
Those players who have played for Millwall actually played a negative psychological role at this moment.
In their subconscious mind, they don't think that running to the Lion King Stadium can take away victory!
That is not a small probability thing, it is absolutely impossible in cognition!
Millwall has never lost at home in European competitions!
Even when Klinsmann was coaching, he never lost to an opponent at home in European competitions!
What about Aldrich?
How could the king who was in charge of everything at Millwall capsize in the gutter at home?
The only chance to defeat Millwall and advance to the semi-finals is at home!
Defeat the opponent at home and tenaciously stop Millwall from crushing them on the road!
It was under the influence of this kind of psychological suggestion that Chelsea's generals had other ideas when they saw the team's unfavorable situation on the field.
There are less than 10 minutes left in the first half of the game. Take advantage of this time period to quickly press forward and beat Millwall?
In fact, Mourinho also had the same idea on the sidelines.
Millwall has had the ball for too long and has not withstood a severe test. Is it possible to take a gamble? As the first half is about to end, the players may become less vigilant and catch their opponents off guard?
Mourinho knows his team very well. From the players' movements and movement trends on the field, he knows that his disciples can no longer hold back.
So, with a fierce heart, he signaled to the players to attack Millwall!
At that moment, his expression showed a ferocious look!
During the last defeat, he didn't gamble and missed the best opportunity. This time, he gambled!
After seeing Chelsea's midfield line and full-backs begin to press forward, Aldridge changed his actions and remained bent over, with his hands on his thighs and his head lowered. No one could see his expression at this moment.
A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
