The Young Lion

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There is another potential shortcoming of Chelsea's current lineup: the ability to fight hard.

Of course, the level of this tough battle also has to be different. Like Manchester United and Arsenal, opponents who are also updating or have a flawed lineup, Chelsea does not seem to have a fatal problem, but against Millwall, a combination of old and new, some core players Teams at their peak appear to be slightly less able to withstand pressure.

Robben, Franck Ribery, Duff, Joe Cole, even Drogba, the ability to play a key role in the headwind, and the will to stand up and turn the tide, make people unable to place expectations.

On Millwall's side, Ronaldinho Henry, the peak, carried the banner of offense in the frontcourt, and Nesta Schneider played a mature and prudent role in the backcourt to stabilize the defense. The morale of the mobilized team was obviously stronger than that of the opponent.

This is the potential decisive factor of the game after excluding the technical and tactical winners.

After 80 minutes of the game, Chelsea seemed to surrender at home. The whole team could not form a unified thinking.

Millwall is starting to wrap up. If they win this game, they will win the league championship. Then, all the focus of the season will shift to the Champions League.

Aldridge replaced three offensive players with three substitutions, and used defense to ensure the victory.

While the commentator was discussing whether the position of Chelsea coach was stable, Mourinho was sitting on the coaching bench at this time. His expression was numb. But his heart was extremely calm.

He knew his first season at Chelsea had ended in failure.

Second in the league. To the proud he was a failure.

In the past, leading Porto to fight against Millwall for two consecutive years cannot be used as the main reference. It is impossible for him to collect enemy intelligence or learn more about Millwall.

But today, in the 2004-2005 season, when he led Chelsea to face Millwall for the fourth time in a season, and still ended in defeat, he began to draw lessons. Lesson learned.

In his mind, it was as if he was playing a slide show, one scene after another, the details of the past three confrontations, as well as today's confrontation from beginning to end.

From the external environment to the actual battle on the field, he has to gain insight into everything.

Where did you lose?

It doesn't matter.

Because there are many possibilities for failure.

It is never possible to find patterns in football.

You want to find out how to win or how to avoid losing by summarizing, which is difficult because the two teams are the same. You won't play two games that are exactly the same, maybe you've run out of tricks. In the end, because of a player's mistake and the referee's foul penalty that may or may not be awarded, the overall trend changed.

Dreamers in the football circle pursue majestic creations, while utilitarians pay attention to details and strive for perfection.

Mourinho has personally experienced the fierce competition in the Premier League, and felt the helplessness that Wenger and Ferguson had felt.

At this time, at Stamford Bridge, 1/3 of the home team's fans had already left the field, and it seemed that the crowd was besieged on all sides. Mourinho summed up some experience on how to face Millwall so as not to fall behind.

First of all, strategically, Chelsea must not be passive if they want to beat Millwall.

For example, in the league, if Chelsea lag behind in points when the two teams play against each other, they will be strategically passive. This passiveness will directly affect the team's formation and put the opponent in a favorable position. If it is in the Champions League, then we must hold our breath , like Chelsea hoped to beat Millwall at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the Champions League, this kind of thinking itself is wrong, because the stronger the idea, it will only make Chelsea's prospects more bleak, because strategically, you still let your own The road gets narrower and narrower.

The league needs to accumulate advantages, while the cup game needs to be calm. The real strong must not only know how to endure, but also have the temperament of tenacity.

And like in the first round of the league match, the turmoil of Mutu's drug use naturally affected Chelsea. It can't be said that there will be a major negative impact on the strategy, but at least the morale of the army will fluctuate. It is a taboo for marching.

Tactically, Mourinho doesn't have too many tricks and tricks. Chelsea's team building policy is generally based on his plan, so it is impossible to change it completely. We can only follow this path firmly. He also believes that his team still has a lot of room for growth.

Anti-counterattack must be firm, but four times this season against Millwall, at least 3 games have not been able to play particularly good results, even breaking through the gate of Millwall is difficult. The lineup is strong and not affected by injuries. Chelsea's counterattack routine is too monotonous and predictable is also one of the shortcomings.

In other words, if one-on-one cannot be forced, the threat of counterattack from the side will plummet.

Originally, Chelsea had a stable strong force point, that is Robben, but now that the season is coming to an end, looking at Robben's attendance rate, it is only about 50%. This Dutch glass man is sometimes a huge threat on the field, but The injury affected his stability, which brought unstable factors to the team's long-term construction. For example, if Robben was injured on the eve of a key battle, it would be a fatal blow to the tactical arrangement.

If you want to fight Millwall, you can't defend against counterattack. The extreme counterattack may increase the success rate, but if you want to pursue the ultimate limit, there is only one last way: put the bus!

7-8 people defend, 2-3 people attack!

It's that simple, it doesn't matter even if you shrink the penalty area, on the contrary, this may make the opponent's extreme pressure come up, exposing a wider space behind him.

When Mourinho's meditation is over, the game in the stadium is also over.

After the referee blew his whistle, Mourinho got up and put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the player channel. Behind him, a Millwall substitute rushed into the pitch to celebrate. Countless Lions fans singing and dancing in the stands.

The moment you walk into the player tunnel. Mourinho couldn't help but look back. He saw that Aldrich and Ronaldinho Henry walked shoulder to shoulder into the stadium. He looked at the man's back, not to mention hatred, but the stubbornness and firmness in his heart became more determined.

Next season, I won't lose again!

Never will!

The Chelsea fans in the stands lost interest, turned around and left silently.

Some of the Chelsea generals in the stadium went directly to the player channel at the end of the game. Some lowered their heads on the field, showing a look of helplessness and disappointment.

Their season is over!

Even if there are still two league rounds left, they have already created the record for the highest points in the history of Chelsea in the Premier League. However, they still have to witness their arch-enemy announce the successful defense of the title at their doorstep!

At this time last month, Fleet Street defined April 2005 as 'London Showdown Month' when Millwall and Chelsea fought for 180 minutes in the Champions League and Millwall won the Champions League semi-finals. On the last day of the month, Millwall came to Stamford Bridge with a five-point lead at the top of the table. After 90 minutes, they beat Chelsea 2-0. It can be said that they were officially crowned here. The seventh championship of the Premier League, successfully defending the title! Next, they will work hard for the Champions League. There are only two games left before successfully defending the Champions League. Of course, they must first beat Juventus at home. The competition for the Premier League this season belongs to London , Chelsea's sudden emergence but it is difficult to shake Millwall's dominance. Millwall continues to conquer all powerful enemies with their strong performance. They are likely to win the championship again with a record of breaking 100 points, but that is actually irrelevant. Because the points record in the standings is also created by themselves.

When Aldrich and Ronaldinho Henry walked into the field together, Ronaldinho suddenly asked next to him: Boss, is it a relief to announce the championship here?

Henry snickered from the sidelines.

Against Chelsea, Millwall was particularly excited. In fact, the relationship between the deadly enemies did not affect them too much, but after some former teammates defected and left, the hostility rose sharply, and a bloodthirsty wildness broke out, as if driving them from the bottom of their hearts. Chelsea must be crushed!

Teach those traitors a lesson!

Stamford Bridge echoed with the magnificent and loud singing of Millwall fans. In this situation, Aldridge turned his head and whispered to Ronaldinho: If I say that my mentality is normal, I must be hypocritical. ?”

Ronaldinho grinned.

Aldrich continued to laugh and said, That's right, that's right, he's so relieved! And it's not enough, it's not enough, we have to suppress them for one year, two years, five years, ten years! Deadly enemy , it’s best to keep stepping on their heads!”

Ronaldinho patted Aldridge on the shoulder and said, Don't worry, there's no problem! Look at how cowardly they are, they don't even dare to attack on the court. Hehehe, hit them once, clean them up once!

The tone is not small, if you can maintain your state this season for five years, you will be able to talk big with your nostrils up!

Ha, don't worry, don't worry, everything is on me, no problem!

Ronaldinho ran to celebrate with his teammates, and Aldridge communicated with Henry again. He put his arm around Henry's shoulder and said softly: Thierry, you have scored so many goals in these years, and you are the opponent's No. As soon as you mark the target, there are even a lot of teams that use killing tactics against you, I think it's time for you to play more flexible and unpredictable.

Henry didn't quite understand what Aldridge meant, so Aldridge said bluntly: I will change the team's offensive tactics next season. I hope you can make the final transformation on the top stage of your career and be able to make Some sacrifices.

In the summer, Henry will be 28 years old.

Although 28 years old is the peak period for most forwards, but for geniuses like Henry, Irving, Raul, Del Piero, etc. who have made their names before the age of 20, their peak period seems to be unsustainable. Longer, not that their peak period is short, on the contrary, Henry's peak state for more than 5 years from 1999 to this year is already no small miracle.

He needs to transform, also because Millwall has a new striker king on the rise.

Just as Ruud van Nistelrooy wanted to make way for Ronaldo in the original history, Aldridge hopes that in the construction of the new generation of Millwall, Henry will play a supporting role on the offensive end. Under his cover, Kaka and C Ronaldo will be reduced. Luo's pressure, which in turn makes it easier for them to shine! (to be continued...)

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