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Chapter 552 Two Seasons, Change of Mindset(1/2)

Millwall and Chelsea had a fierce confrontation. Judging from the scene, the two teams had similar ball possession rates, but Chelsea's defense was more stable, while Millwall's offense was more fierce.

In the eyes of the media and fans, the situation is favorable to Chelsea because their defense is more stable, and Chelsea is also a team that is good at playing defensive counterattacks.

In fact, looking at the confrontation between Chelsea and Millwall over the past two seasons, one thing that can be noticed is that Chelsea's advantage is slowly weakening.

Two seasons ago, when the two sides fought, Chelsea had an absolute advantage. Even if they were a stable defensive style, their offenses were still much more than Millwald.

Last season, Chelsea was able to play an advantage. The two sides had very little time to play a tie. Generally, Chelsea's main attacker, and Millwall occasionally launched an attack.

So, from a rational point of view, the situation where Millwall can play and stay on par with Chelsea has improved greatly.

Chelsea players have full confidence, and the advantage in the situation is second. They believe that the team has a deep understanding of Mirwall. As long as they stabilize the defense in the backcourt, they will be invincible. Even if head coach Mourinho is not there, they rely on their own performance and believe that they can achieve the final victory.

The current situation is that as long as they find a good opportunity, they can score goals.

Millwall had no chance because they had a tight blockade on the front of the penalty area and the opponent could not find any chance.

That's what Chelsea players think.

Every player holds the belief of winning, believing that the final victory will definitely belong to Chelsea.

With the support of this mentality, Chelsea has been fully motivated. Every player plays very hard, runs actively, fights actively, and occasionally relies on frontcourt players to launch offensives against Millwall continuously.

Chelsea's performance was undoubtedly quite outstanding.

But in fact, the game was not as optimistic as they imagined. Twenty minutes passed quickly, and they still couldn't find a chance.

Thirty minutes... still so.

Millwall's defense is also very stable. Even if the main energy is focused on offense, Millwall's 451 formation style is basically full of attack and defense. Unless Chelsea makes a sharp counterattack, as long as a little time is given, Millwall will be enough to arrange defense.

Chelsea went to the game in one go, but did not find a good opportunity, nor did they achieve a suppression situation.

At this time, many people reacted-

"We can see that Millwall's defense is very stable. Even though their offense is a bit radical, they still pay great attention to defense. Chelsea's continuous offensive has not found a good opportunity!"

"It was incorrect to say that Millwall was at a disadvantage just now. I can only say that Millwall played more easily and had a sharper offensive, while Chelsea was much more passive..."

"The game lasted 30 minutes, and the score between the two sides was still 0-0. The scene was very intense. It is hard to say which team scored the first goal next."

A professional football analyst stood up and commented, "Milwall and Chelsea have very rich experience in both teams. No matter how much energy they put into offense, they have not ignored defense. Now every player on the court is very active, but it is very difficult to break the opponent's goal."

"This is a real top fight, English football, and even European football's top. Don't forget that last season's Champions League final was a contest between Millwall and Chelsea..."

This is the aspect of England's pride in football.

The Champions League final is a match between two English teams, and they are both from London. This is really a huge gain from English football, because a Community Shield can be compared with the Champions League final.

When the game is in a stalemate, the camera has time to take pictures of the fans and the head coaches of the two teams.

The TV screen only gave Chelsea leader Grant a picture, and the commentator only said, "The Israelis probably don't know what to do. Whether Chelsea can play a good game depends entirely on the performance of the players on the court and God's arrangement."

Zhang Yang got several shots.

On the TV screen, Zhang Yang was playing with a beautiful deck of playing cards in his hand. The commentator said with a funny look, "Last season, Zhang Yang always held two dice, as if he wanted to express 'Good luck in Millwall', and now he has changed to playing cards again."

"That was the prop from last season. At that time, Millwall had just been promoted to the Premier League. Many people joked, 'Milwall won the league championship with a pair of poker'."

"Maybe Zhang Yang hopes to rely on the charm of poker to make the team lucky again!"

Zhang Yang's expression was also analyzed, "He was smiling. Judging from his expression, he was not worried about the game. This may be due to confidence in the team's strength. But so far, Millwall has indeed not played an advantage. We still have to continue to look at whether the game is as Zhang Yang expected."

In this game, Millwall had only one new player, namely Dutch star Sneider.

Sneider is also the most popular signing for Millwall. He is the most famous among the stars and a genius who competes for major giants. Real Madrid was "infinitely close" to Sneider, but in the end he was caught by Millwall, which naturally attracted much attention.

Sneider is indeed very good.

Most of the players who have just joined Millwall cannot represent the team in major competitions because they are not very adaptable to tactics, while Sneider has gradually adapted to tactics and can also play in a good state.

Sneider is still not very skilled in cooperation with his teammates. It takes him a long time to adapt to the "Milwall-style" running position, but he has an excellent overall view and passing ability, and his feet are also very tough and solid. Since the beginning of the game, his performance has not been worse than others.

The cooperation between Sneider and Braniff is a highlight.

The 451 formation's "dual core" style of play requires relatively high cooperation between the two midfield cores. Sneijd also keeps this in mind. He keeps taking the initiative to seek cooperation with Braniff. As the game continues to deepen, Sneijd's performance is getting smoother and smoother.

Of course, Sneider is not the best player.

Among Millwall, Braniff is the best performer.

Although he is a double core, he is also a main and a deputy. Branif is the main core. Other teammates and Branif also have enough tacit understanding. Branif also has excellent dribbling ability. He can have flexible footwork skills to attract the attention of the media and fans.

Sneijder also has advantages. His overall view is better than Braniff. In terms of personal abilities, he is a little close to Morris. He is a "captain" player who is not very outstanding but is very important.

This time, Sneider made great contributions to the overall situation.

Simpson dribbled the ball on the right and attracted a lot of defensive attention. The stadium broadcast was shouting, "Simpson! He is very fast!"

"Simpson's performance is getting better and better! He threw Essin away in an instant!"

Simpson is the kind of player who is not good at defense but has very sharp offense. He is fast and has good skills under his feet. He can perform very well in the wing attack.

Accompanied by the stadium broadcast, Simpson was dribbling the ball quickly. His speed even made Chelsea fans think of Robben who had left, and they couldn't help but miss it.

There is still a difference between Simpson and Robben. At least he is not good at cutting inward and shooting, and dribbling is just for the overall offense.

Seeing Simpson throwing away Essin, Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole immediately posted it. Cole is the top left-back in Europe. He has a lot of defensive experience, is calm and decisive. After finding the opportunity, he will steal it directly.

Simpson reacted quickly. He stretched out his feet in advance to kick the ball out, almost colliding with Cole. Both of them were unstable and could no longer control the ball.

Football was grabbed by Braniff.

Braniff is Millwall's best performer. He was also closely guarded by Chelsea. He had to face Lampard just after getting the ball, so he decided to pass the ball.

The football reached Sneijder's feet.

When Sneider stopped the ball, he looked around and found that the ball was difficult because Chelsea's defense at the front of the penalty area was very tight. They had already arranged the defense and it was difficult for them to break through.

Sneider had no time to hesitate. The opponent's player had already pressed him, so he could only hand over the ball to Braniff.

Braniff kicked back to Livermore, who passed by the front and the football rolled towards Sneider again.

This time Sneider found the right opportunity.

The moment the football rolled over, he found that there was a free time on one side of Terry. Valdy was restricted to death, but Pire was running forward. He had no time to think about it, and he didn't even stop the ball. He immediately pushed the ball quickly along the direction of the football.

The football rushed through Terry and Mikel, and both of them subconsciously extended their feet to intercept, but in the end no one could touch the ball.

"Danger!"

"Look at this ball!"

"Miscellaneous News!"

The stadium, including the players of both teams, various media, and fans in the audience, everyone realized that this was a good ball.

"Sneider! Sneider! Look at this ball!"

Following the direction of the football rolling, a player wearing Millwall's jersey appeared.

That's French star Piret!

Millwall's 451 tactic mainly plays in the middle lane. In addition to cooperating with his teammates and sending the ball to an important position, the two full-backs also have an important task to rush forward and find opportunities.

A wing forward is also equivalent to a winger.

Pire is a standard left-wing forward. When he played for Arsenal, he scored at most sixteen goals in the season, including fourteen in the league and two in the Champions League.

Pire is also a wing forward in Mirwall, but it can also be said to be a wing forward, because the "dual core" tactic is a single forward, and the wing forward must be required to intervene in and find opportunities, and in fact he really becomes a wing forward.

For a winger, it is very important to score goals.

For example, Simpson is not the absolute main player, but as a right-hand player, he still contributed 19 goals in various competitions last season, and Piret is the same. His goal number is quite large, reaching 16, tying the record when playing for Arsenal.

The reason why Pire scored many goals is because the wing forwards can easily find opportunities when they are inserted. The single forward has attracted enough attention. Most teams will choose to defend the middle when facing Mirwall. When they suddenly inserted into the wing, they will not be easy to defend.

This time, the same goes for the same.

Pire didn't expect that the opportunity would come so easily. When he quickly ran to the front and was about to wave his hand to ask his teammate for the ball, the football suddenly rolled over.

Too unexpected!

It's so surprising!

Chelsea did not miss anyone, but Bridge, who was defending Pire, was following behind him. Pire did not slow down. Football just appeared in front of him. For a star who has been through many battles, the next thing became simple.

Pirey waved his left foot, swept the goal from the corner of his eye, and then kicked heavily behind the ball.

"Pile!!"

The football instantly turned direction and flew towards the goal.

Even though Cech made preparations in advance, he still couldn't react immediately when facing such a powerful shot. He made an interception action, but he just opened his arms and the football rushed over quickly and plunged into the far corner edge net.

The moment Pire finished his shot, everyone's hearts rose up.

Millwall's side is excited, they expect Pire to score the ball and their team will take the lead.

Chelsea was worried, and then became helpless.

Enter again!

Millwall scored the first goal again!
To be continued...
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