Thank you for the reward of "Death of the Thief" and "See Me to Be Low-key"! ——

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the fighting spirit was still full, and everyone knew the importance of this game to the fate of the team!

'The news from another venue tells us that Arsenal have taken a 4-0 lead in the first half at the Riverside Stadium and it looks like Middlesbrough can't cause Arsenal problems and there is not much suspense for Arsenal to reach the top of the table. If Millwall can win this game, they can not care about the result on Arsenal's side, and if both teams win in the next round, Millwall still control their own destiny in the final game, as long as they win at home to Arsenal, they can lift the league title that they lost last season. ”

The fans in the stands had already heard the news, but they didn't really care.

Manchester United dropped the chain yesterday, can we expect Arsenal to suffer Waterloo today?

Millwall doesn't have to look at other people's eyes, if they can't win these three tough battles, they don't deserve the championship!

'In the second half, we saw that Millwall's attack seemed to change a little bit, no longer focusing on pace and playing more patiently in front of the Chelsea penalty area.

"This kind of cooperation seems to be familiar, and I always feel like I've seen it before"

Nedved won the ball up front and controlled the ball on the spot, Di Matteo defended him squarely, and he handed the ball to Larsson, who was close to him, and Larsson played a short pass to Thierry Henry in the middle.

Henry takes the ball with his back and knocks it back to Nedved, who spreads his legs on the spot. The ball leaks behind him. Nedved runs forward. Larsson also ran forward into the box.

The Chelsea defence was on the verge of a big opposition, and at this moment, three Millwall players pressed into the middle of the box, forcing the Chelsea defence to focus on their side.

Andrea Pirlo stepped forward to stop Nedved's missed ball and then slotted it under the nervous gaze of the Chelsea players.

For whom?

Henry, Nedved, Larson didn't move. Desailly and Leboeuf turned their heads to see, the through ball penetrated the defense, crossed diagonally to the other side of the penalty area, Glen Charles cut into the overtake, stopped the ball in front of Frell and then took a step sideways to prepare to shoot, Frell saw that the situation was not good, and knocked down Glen Charles from behind.

"Glen Charles fell in the box! The referee decisively blew to stop the game and pointed to the penalty spot! Millwall won a penalty in the 59th minute of the second half! ”

The Chelsea players surrounded the referee, but the referee was ruthless and did not listen to the Chelsea players' explanations or protests, and he did not say a word. The Chelsea players eventually walked away in desperation.

Aldridge was not too lightly punished, and he raised his hand on the sidelines to signal that it was time to draw his cards. At least give a yellow card!

The yellow card was not enough to get Frell off, but with the yellow card on his back, Millwall could focus on his side and force him to be afraid of a large foul.

The Lion's Den pitch was quiet as everyone watched Larsson walk to the penalty spot.

Originally, this was a common penalty, but just after losing a penalty in Munich, the fans subconsciously became nervous.

'Larsson came in as a surprise to take the penalty and he should be fine.'

But Larsson got up after running, but De Huye guessed the right direction and blocked the ball with one palm!

"Wow, De Huye's brilliant save, Larsson actually missed! And so on, Larsson's header went in and Millwall doubled the lead again, 3-1, and the penalty gave them a thrilling two goals ahead of Chelsea. ”

Larson himself feels like he's going through the ups and downs of going from hell to heaven.

De Huye's save was in the penalty area, he took a step back and didn't dare to stop the ball, and went straight to the goal with a header, otherwise when the Chelsea players came to harass him, it was estimated that the ball would be hanging.

After the goal, Larsson turned around and smiled wryly, and his teammates surrounded him and hugged him, and no matter what, the ball went in.

With 60 minutes into the game, Aldridge began to consider whether to make substitutions to strengthen the defense and hold on to the victory after the team took a two-goal lead.

But he looked at the momentum of the Chelsea players and dismissed that idea.

Chelsea have no sign of giving up and must continue to press each other down with attack.

Wait.

In the second half, Chelsea did not blindly play long balls, on the contrary, when the two full-backs of Millwall consciously tried to help defend the opponent's high ball, Chelsea's flanks were at least not completely crushed.

Six minutes later, Chelsea helped Aldridge to make up his mind.

Poyet received the ball on the wing and crossed it diagonally, Zola and Makelele started at the same time, but Zola ran to the ball, Makelele ran to the box first, and when Zola took the ball and passed Makelele, Materazzi tackled the ball from behind, only to Zola to pull the ball before Materazzi tackled, and then was kicked by Materazzi.

The referee's whistle blew as Zola collapsed in pain, and without hesitation, rushed to the scene of the incident before showing a red card to Materazzi.

"Materazzi paid the price for his reckless tackle, the red card is undisputed, although Zola is not a one-man goal, but the tackle from diagonal back has also been banned by UEFA, Materazzi has not yet tackled the ball, it is a tackle! Although he did make a gesture to close his feet, it was already done, and Zola's pained expression did not last long, but we cannot accuse him of gaining sympathy and influencing the referee's decision. ”

Materazzi regretted the tackle and when he came off the pitch, Aldridge walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and did not criticize him for anything, Materazzi whispered an apology to him, Aldridge just smiled and said nothing.

The game was too important, and Aldridge let them play defensive tactics today, forcing Materazzi to chase back once he was beaten, and Aldridge felt that he also had a certain responsibility and would not blame Materazzi.

Originally, the loss of position behind the defender would sound the alarm in the mind, in the past they were all frontal defense, but now it is easy to be beaten behind when pressing high.

Before Chelsea took the direct free-kick. Millwall made the substitution. And two at a time.

Hall was reactive. Neil came on to replace Glen Schal, Gattuso came on for Thierry Henry, and it seems that they will play a 441 formation, and in detail, the midfield will be a back three Ganedved. ”

Aldridge instructed the players on the pitch to play one less man, and they needed to not only slow down the tempo, but also be targeted.

Chelsea's direct free-kick went wide and Millwall prepared to open the scoring.

Bout grinded and chirped for almost 20 seconds before he got the ball out. The Chelsea players complained to the referee about Millwall's delay, but the referee only verbally warned Bout that he had just given Millwall a red card, should he continue to issue yellow cards?

Bout kicked the ball to Schneider on the wing.

Schneider received the ball and stood still.

Gianfranco Zola came to grab it, Schneider kicked the ball to Neil in the middle, Flo came to grab it, Neil kicked the ball back to Southgate.

Not to mention, Neil and Southgate, these are not pure central defenders, although they dare not say that their ball control skills are first-class. But you can't go wrong with receiving and passing the ball without pressure.

Chelsea could see that Millwall was starting to lose face.

Vialli was also angry!

Speaking of this ball possession stalls time. Mo said that there is no team in the Premier League that can compare with Millwall, even if you look at Europe, Millwall has an advantage.

Ball control is not only based on accurate passing, but also on the player's initiative to run and link in a small area.

If you don't run without the ball and pull out the receiver, you will only be marked by the defender and then the ball will be broken.

Millwall's players have been working as a team since the youth team, with a strong sense of running and receiving the ball off the ball.

Chelsea don't say that they rely on two strikers to grab four people at the back, and even if they add two full-backs, they can still pass back to the goalkeeper.

Vialli watched his striker being tricked by the opposition's passes, wasting his energy by running futile as the clock ticked by, and he snarled at Hall in exasperation.

"This is Millwall? Do you want to win the league title this way? Shameful! ”

Aldrich turned his head to look at him, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and a disdainful smile.

Lao Tzu's team played more with less, neither put the bus, nor did it use the tactics of lying on the grass, and did not increase the aggressiveness in the scramble, we are still playing, you can't grab the ball, why accuse me?

Shameful?

Aldrich was not at all ashamed.

I just felt that Vialli was about to lose his mind under the pressure.

Is it shameful to have to take the initiative to attack Millwall, and then Chelsea to fight back after more defense and less success?

If you have the ability, come up and rush wildly, don't complain.

Chelsea really came up and pressed like crazy.

Millwall waited for the opposition to press forward in an all-round formation, almost exactly the same way Chelsea scored in the first half.

Schneider made a long pass with a big foot in the backfield, Larsson successfully countered offside, and went directly to the meeting, but unfortunately the ball landed slightly forward, De Huye abandoned the goal and headed the ball out of the box with a header outside the box.

"Nedved followed up and he chested the ball and fired a volley from great distance! Oh, a little off, just a little bit, the ball grazed the post and went out of the bottom line. ”

Aldridge raised an eyebrow on the sidelines and was not disappointed.

Now it has become a Chelsea formation to press forward and adopt a strategy of pressing high, pressing Millwall to attack, but Millwall shrinks back to protect the penalty area very well, the back four and Gattuso and Makelele are layered defense, Pirlo is more of an offensive initiator after switching from defense to attack.

Flo's header slid out of the goal, Poyet's long-range shot was saved by Bute, and Zola shook off Southgate in the box and fired a shot from a tight angle that bounced off the post!

Chelsea began to bombard with 15 minutes remaining, but there were no great chances, and the build-up of shots was not a big threat.

Aldridge used up the last substitution in the 80th minute.

'Frank Lampard came on for Andrea Pirlo and seems to be determined to defend to the end!'

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with his hands behind his back and looked calm, while Vialli was anxious to urge the players to attack and attack!

However, after Frank Lampard's introduction, Chelsea's attack was even less threatening, unable to penetrate the ball and only rely on long-range shots or lobs to find the tall Flo.

"At the end of the game, Millwall defeated the city rival Chelsea 3:1 at the Lion's Den Stadium, the game lost balance after Materazzi was sent off in the second half, but Millwall defended the three points in his hand through tight defense, Chelsea coach Vialli was very unwilling after the game, he and Chelsea's players should be in the same mood, worked hard for a season, they reached the top of the table, were beaten down by Millwall, they wanted to enter the Champions League, but Millwall crushed hopes, of course, They also have a theoretical chance of finishing in the top three. At the Riverside Stadium, Arsenal defeated Middlesbrough 6:1 away, the 36th round of the Premier League is over, the top of the standings is Arsenal, Millwall is second, behind the opponent on goal difference, Manchester United is third, 2 points away from the top, Chelsea is fourth, 5 points from the top, 3 points from the third place Manchester United, the last two rounds of the Premier League, don't miss it. (To be continued......)