The Young Lion

After Chelsea's defeat at Old Trafford, the trend of public opinion against Chelsea is not a trend of declining confidence, but rather complicated.

Some media indeed believe that Chelsea should be wary of Millwall behind them.

Some media also gave Chelsea an atmosphere, encouraging Chelsea to forget the defeat and keep a normal mind to play well in the subsequent games.

However, there are also a large number of media that have created a public opinion atmosphere that Chelsea's loss is a good thing, and it can make them feel ashamed and courageous.

In the next round, Chelsea will play against Newcastle United. In the middle of the week, the media gave Newcastle United an idea, and it was fair to let Newcastle United play the ultimate defense in the away game, that is, to use Aldridge to succeed in the World Cup. , The 4321 anti-reverse tactics that England football is also quite proud of.

Mourinho was surprised by the attention of the outside world!

Logically speaking, although Chelsea started unbeaten in 11 rounds and had a terrifying record of 10 wins and 1 tie, after being terminated by Manchester United in 12 rounds, they should pay less attention, because Millwall fell behind by 9 points in the same period. An excellent performance that shortened the gap to 4 points.

Millwall itself is the most watched king-level team in English football, but at this time, Chelsea are on the cusp of public opinion, and they have not been lowered because of their loss.

There are many teams that have become the focus. Chelsea used to use their strength in the transfer market to attract attention. Now, it seems that they have received enough recognition from the outside world.

Mourinho knew that he wanted to overthrow Millwall's rule in English football, so when the honor really came to him, he personally put a rope around the Lion's neck and hanged him. Watching the mad lion fall to the bones with his own eyes was cold. at that time. Only then can you really laugh, sing and dance, and wear the crown under the eyes of everyone!

But now?

Chelsea haven't got anything yet!

This is not good, too much attention from the outside world, whether it is praise or belittling, the more topics there are, the more pressure it will put on Chelsea!

At this stage, you must make a fortune in silence.

But Mourinho can't control public opinion. He also didn't know why Fleet Street was reluctant to put Millwall more in the headlines to discuss the phenomenon of Millwall. Maybe it was because Millwall has been the center of the topic for many years in the past, and people are tired of it.

So Mourinho can only jump out by himself, make himself the focus of the focus, use himself to separate the outside world from the inside of the team, and reduce the pressure on the team.

After a week of rest, Chelsea beat Newcastle United 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, ushering in a big victory immediately after losing to Manchester United.

This seems to also confirm the positioning of Chelsea by many media on Fleet Street. It is believed that Chelsea's strength has reached a level that can absolutely shake Millwall's dominance, and at the same time, some media are mocking Newcastle United. Thinking that the magpie did not listen to the expert advice, and ended up in a fiasco!

Millwall got a small victory over the farmer in the last round, and the game looked uneventful.

But in this round of the Premier League, they are fully fired at the Lion King Stadium.

The visiting Blackburn swallowed 7 bombs!

Millwall fired on all three fronts, bursting out with terrifying offensive firepower.

These three lines are Ronaldinho on the left, Kaka in the center, and Ronaldo on the right, not the front, middle and back.

Ronaldinho not only scored twice and scored two goals, but also staged a hat-trick of assists, and the fiery state ended in an eye-popping way.

Ronaldo also scored two goals, Henry and Kaka scored one goal each, and Alonso contributed another goal.

After slaughtering Blackburn, Millwall ushered in the fifth game of the Champions League group stage.

Because it has been determined to advance to the top 16, the team has no worries about sending a substitute to play.

The Glasgow Rangers were massacred by Millwall at home. When they came to the away game, the coach McLeish dared not go head-to-head with Millwall. It was naive and ridiculous to think about the strategic concept in September.

The Glasgow Rangers, who put on an iron barrel formation, successfully won a draw at the Lion King Stadium. Millwall's substitute lineup was still lacking in breaking through the dense defense.

In the same group, Inter Milan beat Porto at home, which made Inter Milan's ranking rise to the first place in the group.

Porto and Rangers are going to compete for third place in the UEFA Cup, and now it seems that Rangers are leading by one point.

After the Champions League, back to the Premier League, after the previous rounds of the Champions League, Chelsea had some advantages in the schedule, and they could always rest for a day or two to play in the league. .

They were a guest at Portsmouth, and they had a lot of upsets, and were tied by the Portsmouth Iron Barrel!

Millwall staged a focus battle this round, facing the Red Army Liverpool at home.

Aldridge always smiled when he greeted the club staff, so that his colleagues could clearly feel the inner joy of the young coach.

However, when he met the players, Aldridge became serious, avoiding letting his happiness spread to the players, and became slack.

Benitez led his team to the Lion King Stadium. Liverpool's goal this season is more pragmatic, and strive to return to the Champions League!

Even in the UEFA Cup, their defending champions weakened their commitment.

After all, he won the UEFA Cup last season. Benitez's first year can be regarded as an explanation to the fans, but he has missed the Champions League for a long time, which is intolerable for traditional giants.

In the league, Liverpool is definitely unable to get involved in the championship, but the ranking is always in the upper reaches, closely following the championship group, and the goal is that the team can stay in the Champions League qualification zone at the end of the season.

After going through the run-in at the beginning of the season, Liverpool's combat effectiveness has been improved to a certain extent. Benitez's transformation policy for taking over the team seems to be the main means of calling out old generals.

Among the key signings this season, the position of the defensive midfielder is the most critical. With the sale of Henchoz and the aging of Harman, Liverpool's once unshakable 3-hour defensive triangle has become history. The new main midfielder will be played by Bennett Mohamed Sissoko came to serve at Valencia's old club.

And the Carrick he introduced last season was a player he had intersected with when he was working at Millwall, Luis Garcia, a player from Barcelona's youth training, and Benitez returned to Spain to stand on his own in Teneri Fei Xiao is an old minister who tried his best.

At the same time, Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini also introduced the Spanish goalkeeper Reina who is better than Casillas in the goalkeeper position.

Liverpool's investment in the past many years is not low, but the people who bought it always felt that it was one piece of land and one piece of land, and the pertinence was not strong enough. In the end, the investment in the transfer market showed low efficiency.

After Benitez took office, the targeted signings in the transfer market were clear at a glance. In his second year of coaching, the team's overall framework was stable and its strength rose steadily, although it was not as good as Millwall for more than ten years The background of step-by-step construction is not comparable to Chelsea's arrogance of spending a lot of money to succeed quickly, but Liverpool's confidence in always letting fans fall to the bottom is gradually recovering.

Aldridge and Benitez met at the Lion King Stadium. The two shook hands in a friendly manner and spent a lot of time chatting with each other.

Players from the two teams walked out of the player tunnel, ready to play.

The progress of the Premier League this season has deviated from our initial expectations. We thought that the strong and stable Millwall would open the gap with the competition from the beginning of the league. However, Chelsea's 9-game winning streak started amazingly, and was once very good. For a long time, the gap of 9 points behind Millwall has been maintained, but this gap has changed in the last month. Millwall has won consecutive battles, and Chelsea has begun to lose points. As of now, Chelsea is 5 points ahead of Millwall. But Millwall has one less game. After today's game, if Millwall can win, then Millwall will narrow the gap with Chelsea again, which will be a 2-point gap. It can change everything!

Liverpool has also performed well recently. They are ranked fourth in the league. Liverpool led by Benitez has improved significantly in recent times, and similar to Millwall, both Liverpool and Millwall have invested in the European war. It is understandable that Millwall is too much ahead of Chelsea in the league, and Liverpool will try their best to break into the Champions League next season!

Hehe, judging from the current comparison of the strengths of the top teams in the Premier League, the competition for the Champions League qualification is very cruel. The three teams are the favorites. According to the strength, Millwall is the strongest, Chelsea is slightly behind, and the hope of winning the championship is the least. The most important thing is Manchester United, and then the Champions League qualification competition. Although Manchester United is in danger, the problem of securing the Champions League qualification should not be a big problem. The competition between Liverpool and Arsenal for a place may be a very cruel competition. At this stage, Arsenal They have fallen too far behind, they have lost too many games in the league! And their performance in the strong dialogue is simply horrible! Liverpool should seize this opportunity, even though today is against Millwall, if they can take away a lot here Points, maybe it will be a very crucial and precious point for the standings situation at the end of the season!

Okay, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides.

Millwall, who sits at home, started 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Nesta, Silva, Ram.

Midfield: De Rossi, Alonso, Nedved.

Forwards: c Ronaldo, Villa, Ronaldinho.

In the last game against Blackburn, Kaka suffered some minor injuries in the second half, and the game was suspended. Henry suddenly felt unwell in training before the game today. Sir Hall put him on the bench to be safe. .

Liverpool starting 4231.

Goalkeeper: Reina.

Defenders: Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise.

Midfield: Garcia, Sissoko, Carrick, Gerrard, Kewell.

Forward: Irving.

Benitez has sent the strongest lineup. Obviously he is not reconciled to losing here for the second consecutive year. With the improvement of Liverpool's strength, Liverpool, as the traditional giants with the most championships in England's top league, their confidence seems to be back. The loss to Millwall in the European Super Cup made them very unwilling. After the game, many players in the team expressed that they would compete with Millwall in the league again! Well, today's opportunity has come to see how they can perform at the Lion King Stadium! (to be continued...)

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