The Lion's Den Stadium is bustling and overwhelming.

Most of the slogans played by fans in the stands are in support of the players and the team, and it is rare to see fans calling on the team to cheer for the championship.

Fan organizations are also privately agreeing: don't put any pressure on the team, no matter what the outcome is, we accept it!

This kind of demand can only be understood by the most die-hard fans.

Back then, when Millwall was in the lower leagues, most of the fans' mentality was "there is wine today, and there is a drunk tomorrow, and if you can win a game, it will be a game." ”

As long as they enter the game today and win the game, they are happy as if they have won the jackpot, although they also expect the team to perform better, rush to the top league, and stay there, but the team can't do it most of the time, the team is there, and there is no glorious history in the past, and the fans can't ask too much of the team, which is simply vexatious.

But now the situation is different, too many neutral fans have fallen in love with this gorgeous division, so they have requirements for the record, of course they want the team to win the championship, the more the better, can create a dynasty that has never been seen before! Let them see with their own eyes, so that when they are old, they can proudly tell their children and grandchildren how invincible they saw that "legendary king's army" was in the past.

After negotiation, the organizers of the fan organization reached an agreement that it is better for the team not to face the game under pressure at this time, and only if the team plays more freely can it bring better results, which does not conflict with the higher expectations of the fans.

The difference is just that in your heart you want the team to win the championship. But not to speak out has become a hard requirement, which only increases the pressure on the players, but may make the players play poorly.

After Millwall took the lead, the team's tactics remained the same and Chelsea were very uncomfortable.

Unless they meet a team with a big bus, they will not encounter such a lot of interception pressure in the midfield, and the extremely defensive team will often obstruct the middle and back of the field, and will not let the attacking team mess up.

But Millwall today directly let Chelsea even make mistakes when the defenders hit the ball, look up. Millwall's central midfield. Just 35 yards in front of goal is a goalkeeper Bout, with the back line close to the centre circle, and the opposition will not retreat slightly unless Chelsea's attacking players drop deep into the opposition's overall formation. But once Chelsea's attack advanced into midfield. The formation will press up again. Compression continued in midfield.

Wise handed the ball to Poyet on the wing, and Schneider quickly pressed up for a steal after the opponent stopped the ball, forcing the opponent to miss the ball. The ball goes out of the touchline.

Schneider immediately stepped up to the touchline to get the ball and dropped it to Larsson, who stopped the ball and knocked it back to Schneider, who found Nedved with a long ball of precision.

Nedved feinted past Di Matteo, accelerated straight into the box, and then ran forward again, but the man got past the ball and stopped it on his heel.

The change of tempo left the Chelsea defenders stunned, and after a pause, they saw Larsson lunge towards the ball from outside the box and volley.

The shot from outside the box was so powerful that it flew like a cannonball into the top right corner of the Chelsea goal.

"Larson! Larson! Larsson, the king returns in the second half of the season! He scored his 10th league goal of the season, which is an astonishing result considering he has only made 14 league appearances so far! I have to praise Nedved, he played with Larsson for five years, the tacit understanding between the two is incomparable, Nedved doesn't need to look to know where Larsson is, he took the ball forward and confused everyone, just at the moment when he gave the ball to Larsson with his heel, the Chelsea defenders were dumbfounded, Leboeuf was even subconsciously chasing Nedved, Desailly was also a step slower to grab, Larsson shot without interference, this kick is really beautiful! ”

Larsson ran wildly on the sidelines with his arms outstretched and his eyes closed, listening to the cheers and cheers of the fans.

This season, he missed the first half of the season, but as soon as he comes back, he can enjoy it.

For what?

Because there are teammates here who know his position best, there is no need for much verbal communication between them, and as soon as he moves, Nedved observes that he can almost predict where he will be in 3 seconds and 5 seconds later!

At the end of the run, Larsson turned and hugged Nedved tightly.

It's 2:0.

It's getting closer to victory, it's getting closer to the league title.

Aldridge asked his players to stay focused on the sidelines.

1:0 is not insured, everyone knows it.

2:0 is the most dangerous and must be reminded.

Vialli was not angry at conceding a goal, it was his full season in charge of Chelsea and the beginning of his managerial successes, and he has an insight into Millwall's tactical intentions and the crux of Chelsea's problems.

If there is a huge gap between the ability of this group of players and Millwall, the whole world will not agree, but it was beaten 2-0 in less than 30 minutes, and Chelsea did not even have a single shot on goal, which is completely a matter of the manager's ability.

Vialli called his fellow countryman Di Matteo in front of him and asked him to relay his tactical adjustments to the whole team.

If he loses his cool at this moment and only laments the quality of the team or complains, then Chelsea will not be able to hold on to this round and still have the title hopes!

Vialli's tweaks quickly paid off!

Andrea Pirlo's long-range shot was picked up by De Eyee, who tossed the ball straight to Frere on the wing.

Freire didn't wait for Glen Charles to come up and intercept his pass, and the path was a long, big-footed pass.

The ball landed excellently, just five yards in front of the penalty area.

Striker Gianfranco Zola was in front of Millwall's back line as De Huye latched onto Andrea Pirlo's long-range shot, and as soon as Frere's pass came together, he raced forward and raced past Materazzi and Gareth Southgate.

The ball blinded Millwall as well.

It's been a long time since Chelsea have played such long balls, and since Ruud Gullitt took over the team, he has been keen to create a romantic and beautiful style of football. The simple and crude thing of long passing and hanging is not ashamed of the five major leagues to play in England.

Vialli is an Italian and should also look down on long passes, but he is used to coaching in England, more or less assimilated, and he will not be rigid when it is time to be flexible.

"Zola's anti-offside position is successful! Chelsea have a golden chance and Bout is out of the picture! ”

Bout was originally standing in the front, he was not afraid of the opponent's midfield hanging door, but he was afraid that the opponent would be singled out for a straight ball. The current situation. It's also a through ball, but it's just a straight ball over the top.

Originally, the ball landed, and the distance between the two was about the same, and the opportunity to compete should be half a catty. But Zora was faster. The bantam surged forward. Materazzi and Southgate were getting farther and farther away from each other, after all, Zola was sprinting at full speed without the ball, and this type of striker rushed up. As long as there is no physical problem, the defenders basically can't catch up.

Seeing that he couldn't get to the landing spot faster than the other party, Bout swung his arms from side to side to interfere with the two when they were about to meet, while continuing to move forward with his body to block the other.

Bantam Zola was extremely calm at this moment, but did not move forward after stopping the ball, but changed direction and pulled horizontally, shook the angle and pushed it with one foot, the ball rolled past Bout two meters away, he turned his head to look, a look of loss.

"The ball is in! Zola calmly shook off the angle and slotted the shot. There was a problem with Millwall's defence, and they didn't immediately target Gianfranco Zola to let the striker help Chelsea go it alone! 2:1, Chelsea pulled one back, there is still time, Chelsea did not surrender, no! ”

Vialli roared and celebrated the goal with passion, and not only did his adjustment work, but it also helped the team pull a goal back quickly, which is crucial for morale.

Millwall's midfield interception is too strong, and it is too difficult to expect Di Matteo, Poyet and other players to play together to penetrate the defense, and Millwall obviously froze Chelsea's wing attack in a targeted manner before the game, and Vialli's adjustment is to organize the attack? To hell with it!

Everyone can organize an attack, just hit the opponent's central defender behind the vacancy, that flat counterattack fertile ground, isn't it the best stage for Zola to gallop wantonly?

Aldridge must admit that Chelsea have recruited a number of excellent players after these years of heavy investment, and Frere's pass just now was just right, which not only made the defenders unable to catch up, but also made the goalkeeper embarrassed to attack, if there was no good player like Freer to pass such a kick, I am afraid that the same strategy of Chelsea may not work.

If there is one thing that is most feared about this kind of high-pressure pressing, it is that Chelsea played a quick counter-attack just now.

No matter where the attack starts, as long as the ball penetrates the defense and the defenders can't catch up, it's basically all about Hallelujah praying.

Aldridge walked to the sidelines and adjusted.

He asked Makelele and Southgate to swap positions, Southgate played to intercept the central defender, Materazigi was faster, Materazzi was on top of the high guy Flo, if the opponent's high-altitude ball was found above Flo's head, Materazzi must ensure the success rate one-on-one!

After the adjustments, Millwall still pressed high and Chelsea forced a straight ball over the top, but the pass was not so good, and with Makelele's conscious precautions, it was almost impossible for Chelsea to replicate the first goal.

At the same time, Millwall's two full-backs were also conscious of the opposition going over the top, and if the diagonal cross was in the area close to the full-back, Zambrotta and Schneider would have hurried back to defend.

The two teams played back and forth, and it was very lively.

"Andy, Millwall's attack has become unpredictable, except for Glen Shire's position fixed on the left wing, the other attacking players, Henry, Nedved, Larsson, the three of them change positions frequently, we can't guess who will appear on the wing and who will appear in the box."

"Yes, it's very much Hall's tuning, like Trezeguet's image of being fixed in the center forward position and getting into the center role first in the attack, and we don't see it in this Millwall team, where they appear in the area of the front waist line when the attack is launched, and there are countless variations in the run-and-pass combination as they continue to develop forward, which makes it very difficult for the defenders to mark."

"Why is there no other team to follow suit?"

"Because the requirements for the quality of the players are too high, the first is awareness and ability, and the second is tacit understanding. The former is a hard indicator, not every striker can hold the ball and control the ball to pass a good shot, or even a personal breakthrough, and not every player who plays as a forward or winger has excellent scoring ability, and the value of Millwall's offensive players also reflects how high their ability value is. After having these players, they also need to go through a long run-in to achieve offensive fluidity and show power, and they have to go step by step to play such an effect, unfortunately, many managers do not have Hall's absolute authority and free coaching environment, either they can't get the players they want, or the performance requirements are too stressful. ”

"It's good, Andy gave us an in-depth analysis of the reasons for Millwall's strong attack, the first half of the game is over, Millwall 2:1 Chelsea, 45 minutes in the second half is likely to decide the final fate of the two teams this season, it is worth looking forward to!" (To be continued......)