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After years of heavy investment, Chelsea have been part of the title contender since the start of the season, albeit at the bottom of the favourites, but as the league nears the halfway point, people are starting to realise that Bates' investment is paying off.

Chelsea won the European Cup Winners' Cup last season, and as soon as this championship was won, the team's temperament was immediately different, and Desailly, a player who had just won the World Cup, joined, Chelsea seemed to start from the dick to the road of being rich and handsome.

The competition for the first group in the Premier League standings is fierce.

Millwall have slipped to fourth place in the table with a draw in the league after the European competition.

However, they are just two points clear of first-placed Chelsea and one point behind Manchester United and Arsenal.

Chelsea fans are starting to exhale and raise their eyebrows as they move to the top of the table and the aim is now to sit in that position and keep it until the end of the season, preferring the Premier League to end now if possible.

As soon as noon passed, there was a crowd outside Stamford Bridge, with Millwall fans and Chelsea fans facing off in a heated and humiliating manner.

Chelsea fans chanting: Who's the leader now?

Millwall fans shot back: Have Chelsea won against Millwall in the last three seasons?

In fact, the fans on both sides were very depressed.

Chelsea fans have been poked in the underbelly, dammit. They beat Manchester United. Slaughtered Arsenal. Defeated Liverpool, but he didn't bargain on the Wild Lions, let alone win, even a draw seems to be extremely difficult.

Millwall fans have to admit that Chelsea now have the capital to compete for the top spot in the Premier League, and the fact that they can occupy the top spot after 13 rounds of league games is enough in itself.

Even the king of their hearts, Aldridge, said with a candid face in his pre-match press conference: Chelsea are strong! Very strong!

This left reporters scratching their heads.

Right?

Just three months ago, in the UEFA Super Cup, Aldridge was obviously a different story.

At the time he belittled Chelsea. They also despise each other, believing that the Premier League title race has nothing to do with Chelsea.

Three months later, the young marshal's face was a little red, was he beaten by Chelsea?

Journalists don't think so, with 25 games left in the league and Chelsea now at the top of the table, the gap between them and the next four teams is a goal, and even Leeds United can overtake them within a single goal.

Reminiscent of Millwall's midweek double defeat of Austrian champion Graz and the psychological tactics used by Aldridge, the outside world unanimously believes that Aldridge still uses that tried-and-true agitation method.

The difference with the previous is to provoke each other. Now, he's paying attention. Kill each other.

Isn't Chelsea just trying to be recognized?

New Champions League winners and rivals Millwall admit you're very strong, but are Chelsea embarrassed to play conservatively at Stamford Bridge?

After hearing Aldridge's remarks, Vialli bluntly pointed out: Hall is good at psychological warfare, his purpose is known to everyone, and if he wants to mess up Chelsea, we will not be fooled!

Before the start of the game, when Aldridge walked out of the tunnel with his hands in the pockets of his slim coat and silently walked towards the visitors' dugout, the Chelsea fans in the nearby stands lashed out at him, booing, shouting, roaring, and no one tried to attack him with the middle finger, after all, the consequences would be serious.

After Millwall and Wimbledon were investigated by the FA for stadium safety issues, the Premier League set off another wave of stadium safety sweeps, fans watching the game can insult and taunt opponents in the stands, but there can be no physical contact, if the opponent suffers a physical assault, the FA's fine will be super heavy!

Foul language greeting the whole family lingered in his ears, and Aldrich's face remained as usual.

Steady as he walked to the open space in front of the dugout, Aldridge half-turned to face the pitch, his hands pulled out of his pockets and folded over his chest, staring indifferently at Stamford Bridge.

"Hello everyone, I'm Martin Taylor, and I'm here with my friend Andy Gray to explain the battle between London's dead places. Andy, who do you fancie? ”

'Chelsea have been on a strong start to the season and they've climbed top of the table, but I'm still bullish on Millwall.'

"For what? Hall's team has not performed well after every European competition, either winning hard, or getting a draw, although they have not lost since the start of the new season, but the performance is not as expected, Hall claims to compete for the league title, but they obviously do not show the momentum that the champion should have, always lose points on the weak team and do not win the league title. ”

"I don't quite agree with you, Hall's team has suffered a big change in the new season, many newcomers have become the main team, it is normal for the state to have ups and downs, plus they are going to play in the Champions League, playing two games in four days, this is a severe test for the team, but I think the positive factor is that although they only played in the Champions League a few days ago, the team is playing at Wembley, and Hall has rested most of the main players for today's game, and they will not be affected by the two-line battle today, And there's a trend that we should be aware of, Hall takes time to adjust the team, and I think this Millwall team is on the rise right now, and if they can stabilize their performances at a high level by March next year, Millwall will enter a full-blown explosion. ”

"That's in about three or four months, but what about today's game?"

"It's going to test Hall's ability, but it doesn't seem like a cause for concern, he's always going to surprise us at moments like these."

"So what do you think Millwall will take today?"

'Defend against the back, Chelsea have come strong after all and it's away again. Millwall are desperate not to concede a goal. When Chelsea couldn't go on for a long time. It would expose holes in the defence, and Millwall were also adept at counter-attacking when there was wide space. ”

"Hehe, Millwall have beaten Chelsea like this before, and it looks like Hall is going to do it again."

Players from both sides appear.

'Chelsea started today with 442.

Goalkeeper: De Hooye.

Defenders: Frere, Desailly, Leboeuf, Le Sox.

Midfielders: Petroscu, Di Matteo. Poyette, Wise.

Forwards: Flo, Zola.

Millwall started today with 4231.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfielders: Makelele, Lampard, Nedved.

Forwards: Thierry Henry, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ronaldinho.

French striker Thierry Henry, who Millwall bought for £10 million in the summer, finally made his first start. He had a brief playtime off the bench in midweek and his performances were lackluster. Hall made him a starter for today's game, and I wonder if the striker will surprise anyone. ”

Under the nervous gaze of 40,000 fans at Stamford Bridge, the London derby began.

Vialli stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, Chelsea occupied the top spot in the standings, he was naturally proud, and glanced at Aldridge not far away, Vialli said to himself: I will not be fooled again!

In Vialli's memory, he is most memorable of his first game in charge, last season's Carabao Cup final, he did not come to the game but failed to help the team win, coupled with the defeat in the UEFA Super Cup before the season, Vialli was very unconvinced, his team lost twice to Millwall in the final, both lost to the opponent's counter-attack.

Isn't Millwall the three-plank axe?

Counterattack, speed, forward insertion.

Today Chelsea is all about stability!

Millwall, who vowed to win the Premier League title before the season, are now fourth in the table, and they should be in a hurry!

Vialli's tactical purpose today is very clear, to spend with Millwall, to see who can afford it, and if the other party wants to fight back, let's see who can't hold it first.

In a static defence, Chelsea's defence is not easily penetrated.

But as soon as the game began, Vialli suddenly felt caught off guard.

Is Millwall conservative today?

Not at all!

When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Millwall's players were more like beasts in clothes, pressing frantically in midfield.

Chelsea's pre-match prediction that Millwall would play on the counter-attack was a complete miscalculation.

Frank Lampard and Ganedevil d'Vedder entangled the opposing two midfielders, with Claude Makelele cutting the link between the opposing striker and midfielder, and Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry on the wing and the full-back together to wrap up the opposing wing-back, such a high-pressure press is very risky, because once the opponent passes the ball to the striker, it is a forward-to-back situation, and teammates may not even have time to fill the position.

But Chelsea didn't expect the other side to grab so fiercely, and was caught off guard all of a sudden, the midfielder couldn't control the ball, and could only pass back, Vanney harassed the opponent's backline, forcing the opponent to have to play the ball, Leboeuf hastily cleared the ball, and in the midfield, Makelele grabbed the ball in front of Zola to stop the ball, and then passed straight to Ronaldinho in the front.

Ronaldo took the ball to the inside, and then made a one-two with Nedved, he broke through the opponent's waist line, facing the opposite back line, Ruud van Nistelrooy was ready to counter offside, Leboeuf went to mark, Ronaldo crossed to the right, Henry also pressed to the middle, after Leboeuf went to guard Nini, Henry took the ball directly from the ribs into the penalty area.

Dribbling the ball to the top corner of the six-yard penalty area, he already had a chance to shoot with his feet, Desailly moved over to close the ball, Henry knocked back to the middle, and Nedved who met the ball kept the ball and hit the goal.

Chelsea, who were completely defensive in the middle, were helpless in the face of this shot.

De Huye fell to the ground and pounced on the ball, but the force was too great and the ball refracted and flew into the goal.

"In the opening three minutes, Millwall opened the scoring as a guest! The goalscorer is their spiritual leader, Nedved! Surprising, so unexpected, who said Millwall would play conservatively? Their opening stance was unusually aggressive, so the tactics of pressing high were risky, and once the opponent tore apart the defence locally, the back line may face the danger of playing more with less, but Millwall's adventurous spirit paid off, Chelsea were very uncomfortable with such crazy pressing, and after clearing the ball to the opponent, Millwall was immediately pierced through the goal through team cooperation. Millwall leads 1-0 away! ”

The Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge were numb, and many even had sad expressions on their faces.

I don't know why, they just have a sense of powerlessness, or despair.

Their sworn enemies, Millwall, the 11 sworn enemies on the pitch, where do they look like players?

It's more like a ghost who seduces souls and asks for his life!

And Aldrich, who stood on the sidelines with his chin held high and smiled, was more like a mourner who blew the death knell.

Many Chelsea fans have a thought in their hearts that they don't want to face: damn the lions, when and how can we beat them! (To be continued......)