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Chelsea has gained unprecedented attention. The outside world is watching this team coldly. If they succeed, there will be many people who will flatter them or even wash away their faith and join the Blues camp. If they fail, there will be ruthless ridicule and insult.
Arriving in droves.*
The reality before Chelsea's generals is also simple: prove.
Prove that you are not just greedy for money.
Prove that you are worthy of the high transfer price.
Prove to the boss that I can get more compensation in the next contract!
More importantly, prove to the world: we will succeed!
Millwall and Chelsea both entered the stadium for the first time. At this time, it started to rain again, which was lighter than two hours ago. The TV viewers watching the live broadcast did not even notice that it was raining.
The players from both sides were very energetic, and a big battle was about to break out.
"In the first round of the 2003-2004 English Premier League, the London Derby was staged passionately. Chelsea, the upstart Premier League, faced off against the Premier League giant Millwall at Stamford Bridge. Interestingly, Millwall still topped the list in the odds of winning the Premier League in the new season! And
Chelsea, who have been recruiting heavily this season, are only ranked fourth, which is the same as their final league ranking last season."
"These are not enough to be used as reference factors. You must know that Millwall was still the favorite to win the championship last year. No matter whether it was the Premier League or the Champions League, they failed to win the championship. Martin, who do you think has a better chance of winning this game?"
"There is no doubt that it is Millwall. Although they are a guest, Millwall has never lost at Stamford Bridge in these years. Chelsea looks very strong this season, but I think they will have many internal problems.
, new coach, new players, will the locker room have strong cohesion? Yes. Cohesion, I must focus on this point. The cohesion of a team is very important, and cohesion often requires a fulcrum, such as
The cohesion of the nation, the cohesion of the country, and the cohesion of a team may not necessarily be the club. This is more profoundly reflected in Millwall. Because their players are not mainly local players from England, their cohesion is
The fulcrum. The one who creates a centripetal force for everyone in the entire team is their coach, Sir Aldrich Hall. Because of this, the gap between the same team led by Klinsmann and Sir Hall is very obvious.
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"Shouldn't there be a gap? The outside world has long concluded the coaching level of the two."
"There is definitely a gap, but it is too big. Just like when Jennings analyzed the Premier League teams at the end of the season, he believed that Millwall's failure last season was due to problems with team cohesion, and it was definitely not what the media had been talking about.
Tactical issues. After Sir Hall came back, Millwall played 8 games, with 7 wins and 1 loss, and almost staged a major reversal. This was unimaginable when Klinsmann dismissed get out of class. So I think Millwall will do the same in the new season.
You are only one step away from your previous peak, but this step
, very critical. If you go up, Millwall will create a new dynasty. After all, they have so many young talents in the team, but if you can't go up, hahaha, Sir Hall may be in danger, because the team's cohesion will be
Decline, times have changed,
It would be too difficult for Millwall to have the next Nedvěd, Southgate, Larsson, Schneider and others who never ask for salary increases but only sign contract extensions as much as the club gives them. In that case,
Millwall will truly fall from fantasy level to earthly level."
"What you said is a bit far away. Maybe after one or two seasons, we can confirm your prediction today. Now let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. Hahaha, Chelsea also played 433 today.
Goalkeeper: Cudicini.
Defenders: Johnson, Terry, Desailly, Bridge.
Midfielder: Gremi, Makelele, Veron.
Forwards: Gudjohnsen, Crespo, Duff.
As expected, Millwall continues their 433 system that has been invincible in European football in the past few seasons.
Can Chelsea, who have injected great energy, overturn Millwall's dominance at Stamford Bridge that has crushed them for nearly a decade? Let's wait and see!"
433 is considered the most successful technical and tactical formation in European football in recent years.
There was Ajax before and the Millwall dynasty ruled after.
When people talk about dominant Millwall, the 433 of offensive football is talked about.
Therefore, many times, it is promoted in turn, and 433 represents offensive football and beautiful football.
This is definitely inappropriate, but in most mainstream concepts, using 442 is moderation and pursuing balance, 433 is a radical offensive, and 451 seems a bit conservative.
Let's not discuss whether this is correct or not, it is meaningless. After all, the formation is dead, just a bunch of boring numbers.
Eriksen himself is not a particularly conservative or flexible coach. Just like when he was at Lazio, he once preached to reporters about playing 4-back or 3-back and would change it according to the opponent. His unconventional style in Serie A also stems from his own origins.
Since Lazio's sudden rise in Serie A, they have conquered fans with their offensive frenzy.
The first game of the new season was a guest appearance. At the beginning, Millwall focused on stability and were not in a hurry to speed up the game and responded to the game according to their familiar mode.
They have been feared by their opponents in the past few years, so they have the initiative to control the overall rhythm.
This is what Aldridge emphasized before the game. He is not eager to show off his power in the away game, but wants to observe Chelsea's state.
However, something unexpected happened to Aldrich.
He ignored a reality.
For him, Chelsea bought Crespo, Veron, Daphne, Makelele and others. It doesn't mean anything. In this starting lineup, Aldrich can really perform.
It's nothing more than Crespo, Makelele, and Terry, just these three!
In other words, Millwall has the capital to despise Chelsea!
Hard power means being stronger than you!
But Aldridge's attitude cannot affect Chelsea.
In the eyes of all Chelsea players: I am worse than the players at Millwall? What is the difference?
Before Abramovich came, they would not have had this kind of confidence, because their team strength was indeed not as good as Millwall's, and the gap was very, very obvious.
But now, they look at each other and see the teammates around them, and they all have good abilities.
Why should we be afraid of Millwall?
And it’s at Stamford Bridge!
As a result, Chelsea did not defend as cautiously after the opening as they did in the past, and did not even give Millwall a chance to control the overall rhythm.
However, in the first minute of the game, Millwall's midfielder made a mistake. Alonso's technical ability has been developed to a certain extent, but his experience is still immature.
Otherwise, he would not have made two consecutive passes back and forth with Nedvěd. In the first pass, Nedved immediately passed the ball back to Alonso because Makelele was watching behind him.
Chelsea's front three are pressing like crazy. The boss has given him a big contract and it's his debut today, so he naturally has to put in a great performance.
Alonso suddenly panicked when Crespo and Veron were pinching him. This was probably a scene different from what the team expected. They should have firmly grasped the ball, but the distance between teammates was not too far.
, not close, but suddenly, he couldn't find a suitable pass.
He didn't dare stick to the ball too much. It has to be said that Crespo and Veron's reputations have a certain influence on the court. Alonso then passed the ball back to Nedved.
, Nedved did not receive the ball, and Makelele stepped forward to intercept the ball accurately.
Immediately afterwards, Makelele dribbled the ball forward. Two steps later, seeing that Nedved would catch up with him, Makelele passed the ball to Veron.
Alonso's shortcomings of inexperience were exposed again. He lost the ball and rushed to grab it. He wanted to get the ball back as soon as possible. He distanced himself from De Rossi and gave Veron space to get the ball.
Veron got the ball, turned around and made a direct pass. Duff, who cut in from the side, met the ball in front of the penalty area and shot directly from a long distance!
Butt made a wonderful save and blocked the ball to the other side of the penalty area. Ashley Cole ran towards the landing point to make a clearance, but someone was in a better position than him. Gudjohnsen faced him at the top corner of the penalty area.
The ball bounced off the ground and then took a late shot, and the ball flew into the goal!
"Wow, wow! Chelsea took the lead at home! They got a dream start! They scored in the second minute. Duff's long shot was saved, and Icelander Gudjohnsen made a supplementary shot! Millwall had just started.
They are falling behind! Will Chelsea step on Millwall's corpse and truly declare war on the entire Europe from this game on?"
Stamford Bridge erupted. Eriksen and everyone on the Chelsea bench, coaches or players, all stood up and applauded. Abramovich, the boss in the stands, stood up and laughed heartily and applauded the goal.
On the sidelines, Aldridge yelled at a player on the court.
"Harvey, hold your head up! Calm down! Get back into the game!"
He did not express anger towards the team, but rather a warning to Alonso.
Because he saw Alonso lowering his head when the team lost the ball and was very disappointed.
If he doesn't wake him up immediately, then in this game, Alonso will be immersed in the shadow of his own mistakes and cannot extricate himself.
Aldridge's roar was caught on live camera.
English football is paying attention to this game today, and Fleet Street is the most excited.
Sure, there is someone they can use to make things worse.
Or, it's Chelsea who lost.
Or, it's Millwall who can't win the game.
So it doesn't matter to Fleet Street what the result of the game is. Their headlines have been prepared in advance. The only question is who to step on!
When Alonso heard Aldridge's roar, he immediately raised his head, his face expressionless, and his negative emotions were swept away. Most of his teammates looked at him indifferently and did not care for him like a baby.
Because, Xabi Alonso, you are not young anymore. You are the main force of Millwall, and you have a heavy burden that you must shoulder!
If you make a mistake, you just make it. No one will defend you or comfort you to cheer you up. You must rely on your own will to overcome all difficulties!
Atone for your sins, learn a lesson, and don’t make the same mistake again!
Players who make continuous mistakes, players who repeatedly cause losses to the interests of the team, are unlikely to gain a foothold in a wealthy club like Millwall!
Xabi Alonso, who will turn 22 in three months, is definitely more technically capable and mature than Pirlo, who just started playing as the main player at Millwall!
But the difficulties he encountered were much higher than Pirlo.
Because Pirlo has shined in the deep-lying position, limiting Millwall's role has become one of the main tasks of the opponent's targeted deployment.
It is conceivable that Pirlo was a novelty back then, and people would be curious about what the young man doing in the organization area far away from the midfielder was doing?
By the time the outside world figured it out, Pirlo was already at home in this position, strolling up to the altar of a great master.
As for Alonso, the pressure he encountered was far greater than when Pirlo was in charge.
This is his difficulty, and it is also why Pirlo was able to play the main role when he was under 18 years old, but he could not be corrected by Aldrich until he was 21 years old.
Difficulties are like this. There is no place for you to complain. If you don't overcome the difficulties, no one will sympathize with you even if you cry and cry.
At Stamford Bridge, in the first game of the new season, Millwall was scored first by the opponent in the first 2 minutes. Many people have begun to expect: This may be the prelude to a new order in European football. Will Chelsea be the vanguard to subvert the old order?
Just like Millwall in the summer of 1997. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
