For dominant teams, their own weaknesses are often not too obvious, otherwise they will not be able to ascend to the throne.
After reaching the top and dominating the world, most of the king's teams will forget about it and lose their "humility" in their posture. Most of them fall not because of the team's own shortcomings, but because their opponents have targeted and amplified the inconspicuous problems.
Weakness, and then defeat it in one fell swoop.
It is conceivable that if Millwall recklessly pushed the offense to the forefront and rushed into the penalty area because of last season's "four kills" of Chelsea, Chelsea would have been aware before the game and guarded against Millwall doing this.
Invisibly, Chelsea's counterattack efficiency will improve again!
Aldridge won't do such stupid things. He wants to tell Mourinho in a subtle way through this game: Don't even think about playing with the king of this land!
So what if the game is a draw?
Failed to represent Millwall?
No, the king is still the king.
In the standings, Millwall is still ahead of Chelsea, and Chelsea can't make a difference!
Chelsea didn't have many chances to counterattack in the first half because Millwall was too stable!
When Chelsea wanted to attack, Millwall's midfield and backfield formations remained very tight.
Chelsea has to fight a positional battle, at least in front of Millwall, and due to their own technical and tactical characteristics, there are many teams in Europe that are better than Chelsea in terms of positional battles alone.
In front of Millwall, Drogba was frozen by Nesta. The more mature Silva also seemed calm and calm about Robben's threat of cutting inside from the wing. Joe Cole on the other side was killed by Schneider.
Deadly suppression.
Chelsea only managed two non-threatening shots in the first half, and even Millwall's shots came from long shots or set kicks. However, the offensive threat is clearly higher than that of the opponent.
The number of shots in the first half was 11:2.
The two teams entered the locker room with a score of 0:0.
Aldridge looked extremely calm, while Mourinho frowned deeply. He was worried and suspicious.
Even at this moment, Mourinho thought that Aldrich was afraid of him!
Millwall want to secure a draw to secure their lead in the standings.
If Millwall doesn't want to win, a draw will be satisfactory. Then, Mourinho believes that Chelsea has no hope of winning this game.
All his tactical assumptions and the circumstances of winning the game are the way Chelsea's goals may appear. Apart from luck and accidents, there is only a counterattack, and counterattacks require Millwall to be more aggressive in front of Chelsea's goal.
Originally, as time passed, Millwall should have become more and more panicked and eager to win. Shouldn't they be more adventurous at the Lion King Stadium, their own home court?
But now Mourinho is not sure. Once Millwall is determined to get a point, Chelsea will have no choice but to be led by their opponents.
In the crowded atmosphere, Millwall still persisted in taking long-range shots. In the 67th minute of the second half, Ronaldinho got out of the way in front of Essien and then shot a long-range shot into the far corner of the goal that bounced off the crossbar.
, causing countless sighs to ring out from the scene.
Chelsea's generals were terrified. Millwall's long-range shot was too much of a threat. If it weren't for the bad luck and Cech's stable performance, Millwall would have already knocked on their door with a long-range shot.
When the game reached the 75th minute, Mourinho was in a dilemma on the sidelines.
He was thinking about whether to go with the flow and just get 1 point!
At least they can maintain a 2-point gap with Millwall, although this seemingly ordinary 2 points will make Chelsea feel extremely bitter.
While he was hesitating, the situation on the court suddenly changed.
The Chelsea generals did not come here with the idea of getting 1 point. Even Mourinho firmly stated that he came here to get 3 points during his training in the locker room before the game!
Otherwise?
He told the players that we could just get a draw, which would have a heavy blow to the morale of the players, as if Chelsea had surrendered!
It was once 9 points ahead!
Surrender now?
Of course not!
Therefore, the slogan of scoring 3 points is to boost morale.
When the final period of the game came, Chelsea players consciously had to fight for 3 points!
They rushed out!
At this moment, Aldridge on the sidelines and the Millwall players with offensive talents on the field, invariably secretly shouted in their hearts!
In the confrontation between top teams, psychological competition is an aspect that cannot be ignored.
Today, it can be said that Millwall lacks luck and their performance is not very good. However, in terms of mentality, they are more experienced and calm. Even if they cannot open the situation, they never panic and hardly care about the passage of game time. Excellent
The psychological quality is also a kind of invisible pressure on the opponent.
Now, Chelsea can't keep calm!
When Chelsea began to attack forward, investing more troops and pressing forward in a three-line formation, Millwall immediately changed their playing style in the tug-of-war with their opponents without Aldridge's command!
In the 77th minute, after Chelsea's formation pressed up, the front players on the offensive end were relieved of the pressure. As a result, Robben became a little independent when there was a certain amount of space and insisted on dribbling the ball alone!
At the Lion King Stadium, Robben always seemed very emotional.
Here he was branded a traitor, and before he left, he was beaten up by the Millwall players!
Being tough and wanting to go it alone, he focused too much on Silva in front of him, Ram on the side preparing to cover the middle, and De Rossi on the other side close to him. It can be said that Millwall is a three-person double team.
, but did not take the initiative to grab the ball, because he was afraid that someone would take a step forward, which would expose the passing space.
Robben was thinking about what to do next and how to break through the double-team circle. Unexpectedly, someone knocked the ball away from his feet from behind!
The scene was filled with cheers!
Lahm immediately rushed forward and kicked the ball forward three meters in front of Robben, passing the ball to the man who poked the ball behind Robben.
Robben looked back and saw a ponytail swaying elegantly in the wind.
Ronaldinho!
As soon as Ronaldinho touched the ball, he immediately attracted many Chelsea players. Lampard and Drogba were rushing towards him. Ronaldinho passed the ball to the center, avoiding Lampard.
After Kaka gets the ball, he immediately starts dribbling forward!
The speed is lightning-fast. Unstoppable.
Essien and Makelele were facing a formidable enemy. Seeing Kaka rushing towards him with the ball, they were ready to intercept head-on. Essien would attack first, and then Makelele.
However, when Kaka was about to come to Essien, Kaka suddenly turned. He moved laterally with the ball and almost stopped moving forward.
Essien's pupils shrank in disbelief, as if he wanted to ask the other party: Where are you going? The goal is not in that direction!
Essien instinctively moved laterally to chase Kaka, but as soon as he moved, the distance between him and Makelele widened, and the passing line appeared!
Kaka quickly passed the ball diagonally between Essien and Makelele!
Henry touched the ball behind Makelele and was already at the edge of the penalty area!
Chelsea's back line was already a little panicked at this moment. For the first time in the whole game, Henry was given a relatively loose space to control the ball.
Henry also handled the ball in an unconventional way. He took the ball forward and looked like he was going to hit Carvalho's defensive zone, but suddenly pulled the ball laterally. In the blink of an eye, he seemed to be looking for a confrontation with Terry.
With both Carvalho and Terry trying to block Henry in confusion, the Chelsea backline failed to achieve consistent defensive movement.
Ashley Cole was originally keeping an eye on Ronaldo, especially when he pressed Ronaldo's offside line, but the defender's movement did not reach an agreement.
When Henry moved laterally, he slanted the ball behind Setri and Carvalho. At the same time, Ronaldo rushed past Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole used his hands and feet to try every means to prevent Ronaldo from cutting inside.
In this kind of physical entanglement and confrontation, C**Jiang’s whole body flew out from the penalty spot!
Cech had already abandoned the goal, but Ronaldo's toes were faster and he poked the ball in the direction of the goal first. Cech collided with Ashley Cole, and Terry, who was returning to defense, avoided it due to sudden braking.
Stepped on Ashley Cole and rolled to the ground!
The Chelsea penalty area was overturned!
The ball rolled slowly into the goal!
Ferreira made a flying tackle and tried to save the ball in front of the goal line, but he could only roll the ball into the goal!
boom!
The sound of Lion King Stadium is like thunder!
Cristiano Ronaldo got up from the ground, turned to look in the direction of Henry, and looked at his teammates who were looking at him from different distances and showing wild smiles. He roared in excitement and ran to the sidelines with a smile to greet the cheers of the fans!
"The ball went in! Cristiano Ronaldo broke the deadlock on the field. Millwall played really well on the fast break this time. Ronaldinho instigated the attack in the middle and backcourt. Kaka advanced the ball for a certain distance and then sent a direct pass. Henry was
After attracting Terry and Carvalho in front of the penalty area, they went straight behind the defender. Ronaldo grabbed the spot and stabbed the ball. Although the force may be a little too light, no matter how hard the Chelsea players tried, they could not stop the ball from rolling into the goal!"
Mourinho wiped his face on the sidelines, with thousands of thoughts running through his mind.
It seems that this goal conceded once again confirmed a "truth" he believes in: if you want to defeat Millwall, don't take the initiative to attack!
In the VIP box at the Lion King Stadium, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich stood up and left expressionlessly after witnessing the team losing the ball.
Aldrich smiled and said to himself: "Good job, boy."
Since he talked with Ronaldo at the beginning of the season, in the past few months, it cannot be said that Ronaldo has taken on a new look, but he is obviously more aggressive on the court, has strong fighting spirit and a fanatical attitude towards victory, and can stand up at critical moments.
A very good sign.
Chelsea did not have an advantage on the scene, and now they are lagging behind. Aldridge did not let the team retreat, but kept the team unchanged and continued to put pressure on Chelsea. Only under pressure will Chelsea
Continue to be suppressed!
The score of 1:0 was maintained until the end of the game.
Chelsea ushered in their second defeat of the new season. Following the defeat at Old Trafford, they once again returned home in defeat at the Lion King Stadium.
The first half of the new Premier League season has ended. Millwall has a record of 15 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 48 points and 5 points ahead of second place Chelsea! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster. !
