The Young Lion

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It's not that Millwall has never faced such a densely defended team. They have even encountered the scene where the opponent gave up attacking and all retreated inside and outside the penalty area to defend and put on the bus.

However, this in itself is not a comparison of the number of defenders, but the quality of defense!

Most of the teams on the bus are underdogs, and the strong teams still need some face.

So those weak teams with buses do not have such masters as Makelele, Essien, Ballack, and Lampard.

Chelsea said it was 442 today, and the detailed score is more like 4312.

It's just a defensive system, which is very similar to the 4321 that Aldridge led England to win the World Cup.

But in terms of defensive quality, the current Chelsea is stronger than the England team back then!

At that time, the four players who were mainly involved in the defense of the England team were: Butt, Beckham, Lampard and Scholes.

Compared with Chelsea's midfield four-man team today, one-on-one defense, Chelsea's players are sure to win!

Coupled with the tacit understanding among the club players, expanded to the combination effect of the back line system, Chelsea's defense is tough and stable, and it did not come out of thin air.

How to predict the opponent's formation before the game, it is always necessary to observe when the game starts.

Aldrich seldom makes hasty decisions on the spot. As a coach, he needs to collect information, gain insight into opponents by reading the game, and at the same time observe the state of his own team.

It has been 10 minutes since Chelsea scored a goal. Although Millwall tried his best to attack after halftime, he was always unable to successfully enter the opponent's dangerous zone.

Too many people!

It's too dense.

Henry did nothing, and it was difficult to catch the ball. Ronaldinho and Ronaldo's breakthroughs on the wing were relatively restricted.

Aldrich was concentrating on thinking, his brain was running fast, flat. Three-dimensional, and even habitually create an overall view from the air to capture the details on the court.

Chelsea's counterattacks were increasingly threatening. It has something to do with Millwall's consciously increasing offensive range.

This is also the norm in football.

The offense can't get in. The team will subconsciously pile up the number of offensive players, even if they do not realize that the number of players attacking together at the same time will increase. After all, except for the central defender and goalkeeper, most of the other players on the field are not Pure defense is nothing but offensive enthusiasm, the difference between more and less forward activities, and certain teams with unique styles of play. The central defenders also participate in positional attacks.

After 35 minutes of the game, Aldridge frowned and pondered. He collected enough information, and now he needs to sort it out, and then think of a way to deal with it, so that the team can have a significant change in the scene.

The current advantage of the scene is false, it just seems that Millwall is in possession of the ball, but when he can't push the offense to the dangerous zone, then such an advantage is an illusion.

While he was contemplating, Chelsea played another counterattack. Ronaldo cut in on the right, and Ashley Cole got stuck in the inside position, obviously. Ronaldo is also a little anxious.

Ashley Cole steals the ball and makes a short pass to Terry, he pulls wide and then passes the ball forward.

Lampard received the ball in the midfield area, turned around, and before Alonso and Kaka pinched back and forth, he passed the ball diagonally to the right.

Robben stopped the ball here and went to the middle again. In order to prevent him from shooting long shots again, De Rossi moved two steps forward to expand the defensive area, and would take the initiative to intercept when necessary.

Robben made a cross ahead of time this time!

His cross was passed to the area outside the small penalty area line in the penalty area. Didier Drogba took the lead between Nesta and Silva.

At this time, Bout attacked!

If Drogba is going to head the goal. He has no chance!

But he happened to be the first to stand in position and then turned his back to Millwall's goal, relying on his strong body to take off first. Head the ball back when the ball falls!

Bout failed to touch the ball when he attacked, and Drogba returned the ball and popped out of the penalty area.

De Rossi shoveled out while gritting his teeth to chase the ball, he had to do it!

Because on the way the ball bounced back, a Chelsea player quickly followed up, and it seemed that he was about to shoot from a long distance!

De Rossi's tackle is not rushing, but blocking the long-range line and blocking the ball!

But the Chelsea player who rushed up did not take a long shot, but dunked the ball horizontally.

De Rossi almost slipped half a meter in front of the ball, his eyes full of shock and fear!

After the opponent dunked De Rossi with the shovel, he kicked and shot on the spot!

The ball was hoisted towards Millwall's goal, but Bout went back after attacking, too late!

The ball slowly fell into the goal!

There was a shocking scene at the Stade de France.

The Millwall fans were stunned in the stands, as if they were hit by a bolt from the blue, they couldn't believe the scene in front of them!

The Chelsea fans were like crazy, jumping up and down in the stands, as if a riot was brewing!

Mourinho rushed out of the coach's bench, entered the court with a sliding knee, his arms vibrated on both sides of his body, and there was no smile on his face, but he seemed to have been wronged for many years and finally turned around!

Balack scored Chelsea's second goal! He calmly controlled the ball in front of the penalty area and dunked De Rossi who blocked his long shot with a tackle. Bout made another big mistake! His attack was too reckless Yes, it gave Ballack a chance to lob the goal! But from Chelsea's point of view, the goal was wonderful, and the counterattack was amazingly fast! Three passes and two downs pushed the attack to the frontcourt, a simple style of play, But received the best return! 2:0, Chelsea are heading towards their first Champions League title in history!

It's okay to be one goal behind, and it's okay to be two goals behind.

But on the stage of the Champions League, Millwall players can't help feeling a little panicked!

Before the game, everyone knew that this was Millwall's second chance to win three consecutive Champions League titles, and it was also an unprecedented chance for the seven Champions League champions to come to the Lion King Stadium.

This is positive, but also an invisible pressure!

They subconsciously looked towards the sidelines and set their sights on the man who gave the team soul and flesh: Aldridge.

Bout was ashamed. He blamed himself for the first goal, and he was also a little nervous. He had no excuse for this mistake.

But when everyone turned their attention to Aldrich. However, they saw that their leader was still standing motionless on the sidelines. He straightened his spine and held his chin high, with a calm expression. He raised his left hand, making a downward pressure, a very slow movement, as if with invisible power, dispelling the panic and tension in the hearts of the players!

Then, Aldridge made another gesture, a gesture of tactical change.

The attack range is reduced!

The team went from offense to balance.

The players were puzzled.

Aldridge looked calm, but why did he let the team retreat when the team needed to score the most. Isn't this even more impossible to score?

They have doubts, but they will not disobey Aldrich's orders.

Whatever the boss says, do it.

Aldridge has his own considerations.

The morale of the Chelsea team is now boosted, and the first half will end in less than 10 minutes. If Millwall is allowed to attack more aggressively, Chelsea may score a goal through counterattack before the end of the workday. ball!

If the third goal is lost, Millwall's Champions League final may be completely over.

Aldridge has ridiculed Chelsea on many occasions and ignored Mourinho, but it does not mean that he denies Chelsea's strength in his heart.

What's more, utilitarians like Mourinho expect Chelsea to take the initiative to attack when they have an advantage. It's not realistic at all, considering they are one goal ahead in the league and it kills time, it really puts them three goals ahead. Maybe Chelsea will not only delay time, but also use grass tactics.

The Millwall fans in the stands gave out passionate cheers after a brief silence.

At the team's most difficult moment, they have to play the role of the team's 12th man!

Neither Mourinho nor the Chelsea players expected that Millwall would not be more involved in attacking when they were behind by two goals. Instead, they would base themselves on control, attack slowly, patiently look for opportunities, and avoid penetration without obvious gaps. zone.

to be honest. Mourinho really wanted to take advantage of Millwall's feverish mind and rush to equalize the score and let Chelsea add another player in the counterattack!

It can be seen that Millwall controls the game so much and does not rush into the attack. He dismissed the idea immediately.

2 goals advantage, this is when all teams in Europe play against Millwall. An advantage that is hard to get!

Throughout the first half, Chelsea's defense was very successful. Mourinho believes that as long as they insist on implementing such tactics, Chelsea can limit Millwall's goals within 90 minutes, and then win the supreme Big Ears Cup!

At the end of the first half, the trend of this Champions League peak battle was unexpected. Chelsea led the defending champion Millwall 2-0 with the goals of Drogba and Ballack. On the scene, Millwall didn't have much. Threatening shots, Chelsea's targeted restrictions on Millwall today are very successful, if this situation continues, it may be difficult for Millwall to equalize the score.

Aldridge turned his head and walked towards the player tunnel when the halftime whistle sounded. He did not go to the locker room immediately, intending to give the players some time to calm down and adjust their mentality.

Colleagues on the coaching staff came to Aldridge with sad faces. Aldridge just lit a cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke.

Boas frowned deeply, and said in a low voice: Aldrich, this game reminds me of the World Cup four years ago.

Aldridge raised his eyebrows and said, England playing Brazil?

Villas-Boas nodded and said: Chelsea is like England at that time, we are like Brazil.

Blanc interjected: In terms of offensive ability, we are stronger than Brazil.

But Boas shook his head and said: In terms of defensive ability, Chelsea is stronger than England at that time, obviously stronger! England at that time could only restrict Brazil through fouls, while Brazil only changed the rhythm of the game through personal ability. They don't even have a midfield commander, a very good organizer. Their midfield is just excessive step by step, while our offensive configuration is more reasonable and rich in style of play, but it is tightly restricted in the frontcourt. Favorable fouls are not earned.

The coaching staff were silent.

Aldrich finished smoking, threw the cigarette butt into the trash can, and walked towards the locker room.

Hey, Aldridge, what shall we do in the second half?

Aldrich turned back and smiled and said, Football is a sport of competition and risk. What else can we do? Take a risk. (To be continued)

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