The opening 30 minutes of high-pressure pressing was a tactical decision made by Aldridge before the game, and it was a surprise reward for Millwall.

But thirty minutes later, when Millwall contracted on his own initiative, the choice did not seem to be as rosy as expected.

The outside world is saying that Chelsea has become stronger, but where is it stronger?

Is it just that the lineup looks strong?

Of course not, there are many teams that buy stars every year, but there are also many teams with a mess.

Chelsea's most obvious improvement is in attack!

Since 95, Chelsea's annual league goals have been rising, from a league in the middle of the offensive firepower ranking all the way up, last season was the second team in the league offensive firepower, second only to Manchester United 73 goals, they scored 71 goals, more than Millwall, of course, Millwall focused on European competition last season, the offensive firepower in the league has declined, which is obvious to the outside world, coupled with defensive ability, so the outside world does not think that Chelsea is a team in the top three of the championship group, However, it is an indisputable fact that their offense has improved significantly compared to the past few years.

It's just that they haven't encountered a situation of high pressure pressing by strong teams, Manchester United will not risk pressing forward even if the defense is tough, and Arsenal is playing a counter-attacking tactic on the wing, only Millwall today has caused Chelsea to encounter unprecedented siege pressure.

They bounced back after conceding three goals in a row, and Millwall's contraction gave them room to settle their mentality and rhythm when they were comfortable getting through midfield. Their attacking superiority is starting to show.

It is not difficult to understand that Chelsea's main squad has been relatively stable over the years, and even if there are changes every season, they have become stronger, such as Flo replacing Mark Hughes, who is aging and approaching retirement, Freel replacing Clark, Desailly replacing Duberry, etc.

As long as after a period of running-in, it is confirmed that the new and old players can work together, then the team's combat strength will be immediately revealed.

In the 34th minute, Poyet took Frank Lampard from outside the box and fired a long-range shot. The ball grabs the crossbar and flies off the baseline.

There was a sigh of loss from the stands at Stamford Bridge. But soon, the applause of the fans was given to the team.

With three goals down, Chelsea fans were unlikely to be able to turn the score around or equalise, but at home to Millwall. If you don't score a goal. This face was thrown to grandma's house.

into one. Hem--in-one!

At least don't lose your dignity with you!

The bearded Bates, who was in the stands with a charcoal face, was a chairman who likes to show his head and looked ahead to the game with a big bang to say: Chelsea have overtaken Millwall across the board. The difference between us is just honours, but in the near future, Chelsea can be so far ahead of the curve.

When the Chelsea Village, which he had spent so much money on, began to reap the rewards of the team's improved results, he was eager to announce that the 'Roma' he had painstakingly built could have a place in English football and European football.

But at this time in the game, the live camera frequently pointed at Bates, as if mocking.

Compared with Chelsea's large borrowing and investment, whether it is English football or European football, people appreciate Millwall's successful model, Aldridge's team has invested heavily in the construction of youth teams every year, and it is no exaggeration to say that in the past four and a half years, Millwall has invested far more in youth development than in the first team.

When the outside world analyzes Millwall's success, it will always regard youth training as one of the important factors, and it is precisely because of the success of Millwall's youth training that the success of the first team is guaranteed, and it is less risky than many teams spending huge sums of money to bring in good players.

The FA has long since changed its tune, and they used to be very grateful to Chelsea for bringing twilight superstars to enhance the appeal of the Premier League and increase the visibility of English football.

But now, they want other teams to follow Millwall's business model, invest wisely, and focus on youth training, especially the development of homegrown players.

Millwall's flock to Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and other outstanding local players are very hopeful in English football, not to mention that there are good seedlings like Joe Cole and Carrick in the youth team waiting to grow up and take the lead.

Bates, who was silent in the stands, was still congratulating on his wise decision, and Arthur sent a text message before the game asking if Chelsea had any boxes and wanted to watch the game with him.

Bates reacted very wisely, deleting text messages, shutting down.

Otherwise, I guess I will be ridiculed and ridiculed by that old rascal in every way at this time.

Under Chelsea's main attack, Millwall's counter-attack was even sharper.

When Wise's cross from Flo's header was picked into the arms of Bout, Bout rushed to the edge of the box with the ball in his arms, and then threw the ball to Schneider, who was running forward at high speed from the right flank.

Schneider no longer dribbled after taking the ball, but chose a direct pass, Henry received the ball in the forward, and directly chose to cut inside after taking the ball, and the speed of the wind could not be stopped, when the Chelsea fans in the stands were worried that the team would lose the fourth goal, Henry's through ball outside the penalty area did not think of going with Vanney, Vanney wanted the ball at his feet, Henry gave the through ball, Leboeuf easily chased back the ball and passed the ball to Freer.

Fanny and Henry looked at each other, Fanny pointed to his feet, and Henry sighed helplessly.

The tacit understanding is not enough.

After all, Henry has played too few official games since returning from injury, and this is his second appearance, his first start, like his first assist for Nedved's ball is very safe, Nedved runs forward, he passes the ball to Nedved in front of him, and he is nine out of ten.

But in this kind of counterattack, whether it is a pass ball or a straight ball, the choice seems to be 55 open, and there is no tacit understanding between teammates, so it is easy to make mistakes in passing and running.

Before Millwall could lament that a well-balanced counter-attack could not be completed, Chelsea defended successfully and right wing-back Freire dribbled forward.

Ronaldo was originally holding Petroscu, but Frell didn't pass the ball when he stepped forward, so he could only come forward to harass. Freire still passed the ball after all, and the moment Xiao Luo grabbed it, he passed the ball behind Xiao Luo.

Petrescu dribbled in a 45-degree cross and Flo got on the spot and headed it to Poyet, who looked like he was about to get up and shoot from distance, Makelele came in front of him to block the space, but Poyet chose to pass the ball again when it fell.

He tried to get the ball back to Flo, but the ball hit Makelele's leg and the ball changed direction. The demon rolled towards Zola.

Southgate defends head-on. The moment Zola received the ball, he pulled the ball at 45 degrees and turned forward again, Southgate faced such a small and quick opponent, and the ball rolled unexpectedly, and the extension of the foot was a step slower. Zola wiped him over. Shoot at the goal from a small angle!

"Gianfranco shoots. Bout has made a meritorious service! Wise scored a follow-up shot! Chelsea pulled one back just before the end of the first half! ”

Bout fell to save Zola's shot, but Wise, who had stepped forward at the start of the attack, was right in front of the goal line and fired a stop-out shot into the back of the net.

Wise grabbed the ball and ran back immediately after scoring. On the way, he high-fived Zola in celebration.

Chelsea fans in the stands at Stamford Bridge rejoiced.

It's not easy, finally a goal!

The Millwall players were a little depressed by the goal they conceded and it was hard to blame who had gone wrong.

Aldridge crossed his waist on the sidelines, his face calm.

He doesn't blame the players, he doesn't take the goal to heart.

If Millwall had fought back just now, the score would have been 0:4 instead of 1:3.

It's not that Millwall have a problem defensively, it's that Chelsea's attack has been strong to a certain extent.

Millwall faces middle and lower teams, if they play to reduce the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent, then the probability of Millwall guaranteeing not to concede a goal is very high, almost 100%.

Defending head-to-head in positional battles, the possibility of Millwall being breached by mid-table teams is almost non-existent.

But if it is against the top seven teams in the league, even if Millwall closes the game, there is a possibility that the opponent will penetrate the door, and the stronger the opponent, the higher the probability, which is a normal thing, unless he replaces all the players in the backfield with full-time defensive players.

After conceding the goal, the mentality of the players is still stable, there is no need to worry, and they are still two goals ahead.

Steady play, don't panic.

They didn't panic when they were two goals down away from Inter and now they are still ahead, so their mentality will not suffer too much.

Chelsea pulled a goal back, morale was restored, and as the first half drew to a close but they refused to waste a second, as soon as Millwall kicked off, they all pounced on the ball and forced it, Frank Lampard made a decisive long pass, Ruud van Nistelrooy carried Desailly with his back on the front line, and the latter jumped up to head the ball clear, but the ball fell to the feet of Nedved.

Di Matteo went to grab Nedved as soon as possible, and the latter sped up to start and shook off Di Matteo.

When Nedved brought the ball to the penalty area, as he was head-on, the attack benefited from Chelsea's header clearance, Desailly and Leboeuf were not in a good position, the two were parallel, so Desailly abandoned Ruud van Nistelrooy and instead pressed Nedved.

As soon as he stepped up, Nedved chose to plug him in the back.

Ruud van Nistelrooy took the ball, single-handedly faced the goalkeeper and slotted the ball into the back of the net with ease.

But after the goal, Ruud van Nistelrooy heard the referee's whistle and signalled him for offside.

Vanney turned his head to look, and sure enough, the linesman was holding a flag and signaling him to be offside.

Leboeuf just knew that as long as Moral Selly went up, it would definitely be too late for him to stare at Vanney again, so he chose to step forward and gamble!

He won the bet, and his position with Desailly was premised on Ruud van Nistelrooy being in an offside position when Nedved was on the score, just one body away from it.

The Lions fans in the stands were not happy.

In fact, their minds are more "fragile" now, as long as there is a penalty that is unfavorable to them, they will feel oppressed, and the game against Wimbledon hurt their hearts too much, as if there is a lingering shadow hanging over their hearts.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal was blown away, and the Lions fans booed the referee in frenzy.

Aldridge calmly accepted this reality, he observed the game, although it was impossible to see it as clearly as the linesman, but when Vanney was running, he observed Leboeuf's forward movement, wait for the replay at half-time to confirm, if there is a dispute, he will communicate with the referee, after all, the referee's enforcement allows for error.

Chelsea didn't dare to attack too hard, and there were no more waves in the first half of the game, with Millwall entering the dressing room with a two-goal advantage.

Vialli's face was much better when he pulled one back before half-time, and he turned into the tunnel with a solemn look on his face, looking very high for the second half, and he deeply understood that the match between Chelsea and Millwall was no ordinary game, and it was perhaps more important than the title race! (To be continued......)