Summer is coming, and the battle in the Premier League is getting closer to intense.
After Chelsea lost to Millwall 1:3 at Stamford Bridge, they were immediately tied with Birmingham away in the league!
Just when everyone thought that the suspense of the Premier League might not last until the final day of the Premier League at Stamford Bridge at the end of the month, Millwall suffered a shocking upset in the same round of the league!
Manchester City, which has performed exceptionally well in the league this season, has become a giant killer!
It was a win and a draw against Chelsea.
Against Millwall, there was one win and one loss, so it was a draw between the two encounters!
Manchester City’s situation is extremely bizarre!
Mourinho lost to Kevin Keegan.
But Aldridge lost to his former colleague of the England national team, Pierce, who coached England U21!
Manchester City just went through a coaching change last month, and Keegan had a falling out with the top management of Manchester City. This was also related to the conflict between him and the team's locker room at the beginning of last season. However, in terms of court performance, Manchester City under Keegan's leadership this season,
In March, the ranking was still in the middle of the Premier League, which is much better than last season's relegation situation.
Pierce took office less than a month ago and led the team to defeat Millwall at home, which had sent a large number of substitutes.
Aldridge has no choice. In addition to the intensive Premier League schedule this month, the two rounds of the Champions League are separated by a week. At the same time, after playing the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, he also has to lead the team to the FA Cup semi-finals. The opponent is
Manchester United, before playing Chelsea away at the end of the month, they have to play the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals!
There will be an away game against Manchester City and an away game against Chelsea, with three league games in between.
Those three league games are the biggest obstacle to Millwall's final sprint!
Devil's schedule.
Play Liverpool at home. Play Arsenal away. Play Manchester United at home!
Fleet Street is speculating that Millwall may drop points in these three Premier League games.
Unexpectedly, Millwall failed here first at Manchester City!
The 3 points that should have been easily obtained turned into 0 points.
The gap between Millwall and Chelsea in the standings has changed from 4 points to 3 points.
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The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals resumed one week after the last game.
Chelsea drew with Birmingham in the league to recharge their batteries, and Millwall also suffered a defeat to prepare for the next schedule. What Aldridge cares about is not just the second round of the game.
There are semi-finals!
The entire Chelsea team arrived at the Lion King Stadium, Europe's premier Devil's home stadium, in a tragic atmosphere!
Aldrich also started chewing gum to relieve stress.
With a dense schedule and a devilish schedule, he also needs to decompress himself.
The Lion King Stadium is noisy. The Lions fans are naturally optimistic and will not think so much about the game. Just play one game at a time. Anyway, in the fans' perception, Millwall will definitely beat their opponents. Really
An unexpected result occurs. That is an accident.
Millwall fans do not welcome Chelsea players, nor do they welcome Mourinho.
Aldridge sat upright on the coach's bench, while Mourinho stood on the sidelines supervising the game. Looking at Millwall's starting lineup, he couldn't help but frown, consciously blocking out the yelling and booing coming from the stands behind him.
"The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to begin. Millwall leads Chelsea with a total score of 3:1. The defending champion Millwall is at home in this game. It should be a sure shot to enter the semi-finals. However, looking at Chelsea's posture today, they
It will definitely cause trouble and pressure for Millwall here!"
Compared with the first round, Millwall's starting lineup today has some changes.
Goalkeeper: But.
Defenders: Neal, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Baines.
Midfielder: De Rossi, Pedretti, Nedved.
Forwards: Ronaldo, Henry, Villa.
Kaká was absent due to injury, Alonso was injured and did not recover well, Schneider and Lahm continued to rest, and Ronaldinho was hidden.
What is Mourinho's doubt about Millwall's starting lineup?
Who will organize the attack at Millwall?
Nedved?
It's possible, but it lacks more changes.
After the game started, Millwall's attitude suddenly changed Mourinho's expression.
Unbelievable and a little angry at the same time!
Millwall, they're fucking defensive!
Moreover, the tactics used are almost the same as Chelsea!
The four defenders focus on defense, the full-backs also reduce the range of assists, and the double defensive midfielders protect the defense line. Nedved can go up and down, and it must be a counterattack before going up or down. In positional battles, the defense retreats and sweeps in front of the penalty area.
Millwall naturally has modern wingers, and they have more variations.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Villa and Henry can change positions at will in the frontcourt!
There were no ups and downs on the field, but Mourinho was already stunned.
He couldn't help but look towards the home team's coaching bench and saw Aldridge sitting there as steady as a mountain. Mourinho was talking about something he didn't know. His expression must have been very unhappy.
If Chelsea wants to advance, 1:0 is not enough, and 2:0 is not enough. They must win at least 3:0!
Also avoid getting scored by Millwall!
Under such circumstances, Millwall beat Chelsea's counterattack!
Chelsea's generals don't have so many ideas on the field. If they want to advance, they must score!
However, in positional warfare, they lack ways to break Millwall's intensive defense. Relatively speaking, facing the quality of Millwall's defense, their offensive ability in positional warfare is obviously weak, they have few means, and their offense lacks novelty or creativity.
Unexpected routine, when there is no offensive space, the closer to Millwall's dangerous zone, the less they know how to continue the offense.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Drogba lost a header to Nesta. The ball he headed was controlled by Nedvěd. He made a one-two with De Rossi and turned towards him.
He ran forward and before encountering Essien's interception, he did not stick to the ball. He directly passed the ball diagonally to the left front.
Henry started the ball from the left wing. After gaining speed, he broke through Ferreira with a slow and fast pace of ball control. Then he passed the ground ball behind Chelsea diagonally from the top left corner of the penalty area!
Villa outflanked the center and missed the first point, but shook Carvalho and Terry, as well as goalkeeper Cech. Cristiano Ronaldo, who followed up from the back point, easily pushed the ball into the goal!
Ronaldo roared and ran around the field to celebrate.
"Chelsea tried to press Millwall on the field, but their defense exposed a problem. Facing Millwall's lightning counterattack, they failed to hold on to the last line. After Henry dribbled the ball through Ferreira, the situation became
It is very clear, and his assist is not surprising. Ronaldo outflanked the back of the penalty area and sent the ball into the empty goal. Millwall led Chelsea with a total score of 4:1!"
Mourinho wiped his face on the sidelines.
That's what he's worried about.
But, there is no way!
If Chelsea wants to score goals, they must attack.
If Millwall doesn't give them a chance to counterattack, they will have to fight a positional battle.
But if the positional battle cannot be fought, won't Millwall counterattack on the other hand?
Henry C. Ronaldo, Villa. Who is slower?
Millwall didn't pay much attention to the technical and tactical formations on the field today. They just had clear routines to prevent counterattacks.
When attacking with the ball, wait for the opponent to grab it. When the space is exposed, they attack. It doesn't matter if they fail, the overall formation will not press upward.
Just wait for Chelsea to press up and then hit the space behind the opponent. In that open space, it is quite easy to counterattack.
Seeing that the team was the first to concede the goal again, the Chelsea generals looked sad and suffered an extremely heavy blow!
But taking a step back, their competition goals have not actually changed.
To advance, you must score at least 3 goals.
Now, although the total score has been expanded by Millwall, the advantage is one goal.
But as long as they can score 3 goals, at least, both sides will be back where they started.
Therefore, they have not given up completely and are still working hard to attack.
Aldridge sat on the coaching bench and wasn't worried about this game.
The advantage established in the first round allowed them to patiently and calmly fight their opponents' counterattacks, and the players had no psychological baggage. After all, after this game, they would face a devilish schedule.
It can even be said that throughout April, all Millwall games were strong dialogues, except of course the loss to Manchester City.
In the 41st minute of the first half, Millwall repeated its old trick. This time Henry dribbled the ball through the middle, advanced all the way to the opponent's back line, and then passed the ball to Villa on the side. Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo were at the same time.
After completing the cross movement, Ronaldo came to the center as a cover. Villa then sent a through ball to Henry. Henry completed a low shot from a small angle in the penalty area and scored.
"5:1, the first half of the game is not over yet, Millwall has expanded the total score to 5:1, it should be, there is no suspense, Chelsea wants to score four goals at the Lion King Stadium, and it is at Millwall.
When you take the initiative to shrink your defense, this is simply unbelievable!"
Mourinho looked dull on the sidelines and his face was slightly pale. He shook his head slightly, knowing that it would not work to continue playing like this.
It's not that it doesn't work for this game.
Chelsea's Champions League journey is over!
This game, a two-round knockout, is over!
However, Chelsea's season is not over yet. In the league standings, they are only 3 points behind Millwall!
Although the significance of this 3 points is more than one win, because Millwall's goal difference far exceeds Chelsea's, it is not enough to tie the points, but in theory there is still a chance to catch up!
Mourinho knows very well that if the team is not allowed to take back and give up the initiative to press and attack, then Chelsea will definitely be bloodbathed by the opponent in this game!
No suspense!
If they suffer another massacre, Chelsea will collapse!
Looking at Aldridge who seemed to be in a daze, Mourinho gritted his teeth and made a gesture on the sidelines before the end of the first half, telling Chelsea to retreat!
He wants to see what choice Millwall will make if Chelsea stops attacking!
This is the Lion King Stadium! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
