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Stamford Bridge is a "pocket" stadium among wealthy teams. Consider that Old Trafford has been expanded to a capacity of 70,000, and the further expansion plan of Millwall's Lion King Stadium is also in the next stage of the club's development.
In the plan, Arsenal's new stadium is also expected by Gunners fans to arrive in the next three years. The 40,000 capacity of Stamford Bridge is indeed somewhat unavailable.
The small stadium means that there are fewer tickets for the visiting team. Tickets for the Premier League's decisive battle at Stamford Bridge this season are hard to come by, and the tickets that visiting team fans can get are less than 6,000.
Before the game even started, Chelsea fans created a huge atmosphere of cheering in the stadium, waving their flags and singing songs praising Chelsea. The benefits of a small stadium were highlighted, as it was easier to gather the noise from the stands.
echoed in the stadium.
Millwall fans were quite depressed in the visiting team's stands. The leader of the fan organization led his comrades to cheer for Millwall at the top of his lungs, but he could never overshadow the momentum of the home team.
The former "Roar" fan organization has been reintegrated in the past year. Old members like Brady, one of the original founders, have left due to life and work. This is a normal thing. Real men must shoulder the responsibility.
We have the important responsibility of the family, and we cannot just let ourselves be free and happy.
The same situation also occurs in other fan organizations. Many of the people in charge who formed fan organizations around the age of 20 based on their loyalty to the Lions and their passion. Many of them have been involved in life or work.
Transfers, and some people even quit the fan organization due to studies, which has reduced the management and cohesion of the fan organization. Therefore, last year, they reshuffled several fan organizations that were related to each other and merged together.
.A new fan organization was born, named: Mad Lion Guards!
Their slogan is not just like "Lion's Roar" in the past: if you love a crazy lion, then roar out loud!
Now, there is quite a cult atmosphere: defend everything about the Mad Lion!
Those members of the fan organization whose management system and scale remained normal were shouting, roaring, and singing songs in the away team stands. They tried to cover up the momentum created by the Chelsea fans in the stadium, but they could not succeed even with their throats almost hoarse.
While feeling a little frustrated and unwilling, they also felt a little dissatisfied with the "Crazy Lion Guards".
Because today at least 1,500 people came to Stamford Bridge, members of the "Crazy Lion Guard" actually stood there quietly. No flags were waved, no scarves were held high, no loud singing, no roaring, as if they were neutral fans.
Watch the game quietly.
Before the players from both sides entered the stadium, Millwall coach Aldridge walked into the stadium first. His appearance caused a subtle change in the atmosphere in the stadium. Chelsea fans who were very close to him would use hand gestures to humiliate him.
He creates pressure and makes him lose his cool. It's best if he can kick him like Cantona did back then!
If a fan is unfortunate enough to receive this kick, and Aldridge is sent off with a red card, he may even be suspended for a long time, and may even go to jail. This will definitely be of great benefit to Chelsea. Many die-hard Chelsea fans are willing to "sacrifice themselves."
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The commotion among the Lions fans in the visiting team's stands was in support of Aldridge. They sang songs praising Aldridge.
Aldridge still did not shake hands with Mourinho. He came to stand in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. He seemed calm and unhurried, accustomed to the noise in the stadium. He was as calm as an outsider.
Mourinho also stood in front of the home team's coaching bench. He couldn't help but glance at Aldridge with a solemn look on his face.
He couldn't predict what tactics Millwall would use in the away game today.
Attack?
Why should we take the initiative to attack and give Chelsea space to defend against counterattacks?
Even if Millwall loses, they still have the initiative to win the championship, and there is even a lot of space.
Chelsea won and the gap with Millwall was reduced to 2 points.
In the last two rounds, even if Chelsea wins, Millwall only needs one win and one draw to get 4 points, which is the same as Chelsea. Millwall will also rely on the goal difference to win the championship!
And if it is a draw, then it is almost certain that Millwall will successfully defend the title!
Will Millwall attack aggressively?
Mourinho was unsure and felt that there was a 90% chance that Millwall would conservatively aim to score 1 point as its main goal. After all, Millwall still had a life-or-death battle with Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
Moreover, when Millwall eliminated Chelsea in the second round of the Champions League, they
On the field, he took up a defensive counterattack posture. When he came to Stamford Bridge today, Mourinho judged others by himself. He felt that if it were him, then he would 100% definitely defend and counterattack, and it would be an extremely conservative counterattack! But also
Just because he knew he was not Aldrich, he was 10% more likely to come out.
But there is only one way before Chelsea.
attack!
There is no way out.
Defense cannot be said to be meaningless.
The premise of this meaning of existence is: Millwall takes the initiative to attack!
Players from both sides line up to enter the field.
Mourinho glanced at Millwall's starting lineup.
"The 2004-2005 English Premier League season has finally reached its most exciting stage. Millwall, who are ranked first in the standings, come to Stamford Bridge as a guest. Chelsea, the home team, is 5 points behind Millwall. Andy, what do you think of Millwall?
What are the chances of winning the championship?"
"I think as long as Sir Hall lets Millwall put up a tight defense and score 1 point here, then Millwall can declare that it has successfully defended its title! Chelsea only looks at the record this season, which is almost perfect. However, in
The problems exposed in key battles cannot be ignored, that is, their lack of creativity in positional warfare ability, which was a problem when they were defeated by Mir in the Champions League.
Wall was eliminated, and it was very obvious in the last home game against Arsenal. Chelsea is very strong, but not strong enough to shake Millwall. This is why they are now 5 points behind Millwall.
The fundamental reason, in other words, if the opponent chooses to play defensively like them, Chelsea's winning probability will drop by at least 20%."
"Oh? So what do you think is the reason for that? Chelsea look like they have a bunch of talented players."
"First of all, it must be the tactical arrangement of the head coach. In order to strengthen the defense, Mourinho has two defensive midfielders in the midfield. Essien and Makelele are very good defensively. There are occasional flashes in offense, but they are attacking
He couldn't maintain a stable assist performance in the middle. He relied on Robben in the front and Da
Players with outstanding skills like husband, Franck Ribery, and Joe Cole rely on their speed and dribbling skills to tear apart the opponent's defensive front. They are very effective on counterattacks because they have a wide space. However, when attacking tough battles and breaking through dense defenses, they lack
When there is space, their power seems to decrease."
"Lampard returned to English football this season. He has brought very good offensive help to Chelsea in the frontcourt. He can score goals and assists. He seems to be able to do everything."
"Yes, simply looking at Lampard's statistics, he is very good, but if we compare it with Millwall's lineup, we will understand very well why Sir Hall let him go in the first place. Lampard is good at forward penetration and has long-range shots.
ability, and a stable passing success rate, but his dribbling breakthroughs are not special.
He is not outstanding, and what he is good at is that in Millwall's offensive system, he cannot bring better supplements and sublimations to the team. Passing, Millwall has Alonso behind him, and there is someone in front who can send hidden through balls.
Ronaldinho, when breaking through dense defense, dribbling is a very important skill.
Duan, can tear apart the opponent's partial defense, thus disrupting the opponent's marking. The Brazilian Kaka has performed very well in Millwall this season. His explosive power is simply amazing. He also has the ability to shoot long distances.
Therefore, this is also the reason why Millwall is stronger in breaking through dense defense. It must be precise.
There are wonderful passes, there are breakthroughs, there are long-range shots, which makes their offensive methods very rich, so Millwall doesn't need Lampard, they need someone who can bring more to the offense.
There are many other ways to do it, or to become a player that is unpredictable for opponents."
"Corresponding to this game, Millwall has won all three games against Chelsea this season. In the last game, the most critical game, will Millwall win?"
"I think it depends on Sir Hall's positioning of the game. If he wants to firmly lock the championship, then as long as he plays counterattack, he can 80% ensure not to lose. But if Sir Hall has other ideas, such as not being able to lose in terms of momentum,
If we lose to Chelsea, then the changes in the game will be unpredictable."
"Haha, the initiative is in Sir Hall's hands, not Mourinho's, right?"
"That's it, okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
Although the formations of the two teams appear to be the same, the way the technical and tactical systems operate is completely different. Millwall emphasizes midfield control, while Chelsea focuses on transitioning from offense to defense and attacking from the wing. We..."
Just when Andy Gray and Martin Taylor were still predicting the trend of this game, they were suddenly stunned in the commentary room because Andy Gray looked down from the live broadcast studio and saw more than 40,000 people at Stamford Bridge.
The audience all raised their heads and looked up at the sky...
Over Stamford Bridge, a small plane slowly passed by. (To be continued)
