Chelsea's full-backs tightened the box noticeably in the second half.

It's not a new change.

On both the inside and outside, Chelsea's full-backs can only block one at most, Millwall weakened the attack in the middle, Chelsea put the side to the opponent, if it is a cross, without the threat of Nedved in front of the penalty area, Henry's own header ability is miserable, but it is not what they are afraid of.

Traditionally, this has worked well.

But why is Millwall now flying on both wings?

It's a four-line impact on the side!

It sounds a little hard to understand, there are two sides on one side, where are the four lines?

However, many professional football commentators who watched the game were already aware of the changes in Millwall's attacking attack on the flanks as they pondered the big picture.

Same side, different tracks!

That is, Millwall's full-backs and wingers are never on the same track.

Two wingers, two full-backs, cutting inside and setting the edge, there will be three and a half at the same time, and one of the two full-backs will not completely rush to the front line, and will be adjusted and switched according to the side of the attack.

In the case of Rooneche Jr., Ashley Cole must have set the edge, and vice versa, corresponding to the other side, the same is true.

How to complete such wide pressing, depends on the full-back's ability to read the game with the winger, the winger takes the initiative to take the first step, if the wing-backs are on the side, the full-back behind him will be transformed into a change of edge and cut straight into the ribs of the opponent's penalty area! If a winger cuts inside, the full-back will quickly set the edge to form a response point.

In short, Millwall's full-backs and wingers will not play on the same track or in the same tactical role at the same time.

Bridge and Johnson tightened the box though. But the main opponents to guard against are still Larsson and Ronaldo, so when Millwall's wide pressure produces a certain balance in the front line. They can still impact in a small area.

Just, Schneider and Ashley Cole. After all, they are not strikers, they become wingers who cut into the ribs of the penalty area, and the quality of their shots cannot be compared to that of the main Indian strikers.

Prior to the 60 minutes, Millwall had six shots in just 15 minutes, three of which were from Ashley Cole and one from Schneider, with only Ashley Cole hitting the range of goal and the other three flying into the stands.

But the attacking threat was clear, and Millwall's flank storm terrified their opponents beyond measure.

Grami, involuntarily, began to enter the exclusion zone. Desailly also used his experience to start filling in freely, preventing Millwall's full-backs from sneaking out of place or switching positions with the wingers to attack their box.

In the 62nd minute, Aldridge made a substitution on the sidelines, he put his arm around Ronaldo's shoulders and gave him a brief explanation of the task after coming on the field.

Larsson, who provided three assists in the game, was substituted by Portuguese prodigy Cristiano Ronaldo, and the visiting fans stood up and applauded from the stands at Stamford Bridge. Larsson deserved the applause, his performance today was impeccable, and if he could have scored a goal, it would have been perfect. ”

Larsson high-fived Cristiano Ronaldo for a substitution. Aldridge also clapped his hands with Larsson, who was off the field.

Aldridge had spoken to Larsson before the start of the new season and the team would reduce his appearances this season. Basically, the games that sent him to play were opponents or important games in the middle and upper reaches. In other games, Cristiano Ronaldo will play the starter. And, like today, replacing him for more than 60 minutes may not be an occasional thing, because he is about to be 32 years old after all, and Aldridge's requirements for the team's defense require very strong physical fitness, and Larsson will definitely not be able to last for 90 minutes, unless they take the initiative to kill the game time when the score is comfortable and let part of the game become garbage time.

However, Aldridge really doesn't care about the score and the result now, he cares more about the game time, the more game time, every minute, has to be used to practice, hone the team's new system, especially the change in the tactics of the two full-backs, and the sharpening of the team's new midfield structure, this is not to live a stable life, utilitarian win the game can achieve the expected effect, 100 tempered into steel, do not practice, do not cherish every minute, how can it be effective? Even if the utilitarian ones may have good results, for the next few years, for the long-term construction cycle of a team, this is only a short-term benefit, and Aldridge will not be so short-sighted.

Aldridge replaced the veteran Larsson with the vigorous Ronaldo, which was a counterpoint substitution, but the details were adjusted, and the overall situation was not moved, and Eriksen also knew this.

At this juncture of Millwall's substitution, Eriksen's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he had an epiphany.

He got up and walked to the sidelines, decisively called Duff to him, told Duff to give his face, and insisted that Duff carry it out, and asked Duff to convey the same tactical adjustment to Gudjohnsen.

As he walked back to the dugout and sat down, Eriksen's mind lingered with Ashley Cole and Schneider's frequent runs from the flanks to the flanks of the box.

Originally, if Xiao Luo and Larsson were running like this, they didn't feel new.

Just like Duff and Gudjohnsen will also cut inside from the wing, in the era when Millwall swept Europe, the winger's impact threat to the goal has long been heard and familiar, although there is no clear definition yet, but this is different from the traditional winger, is a new type of winger in modern football, in the light swing of assists and goals, the modern winger is more inclined to score goals and weaken the previous assist, this is the general trend, because Millwall has achieved dazzling achievements with this set, As for why Ronaldo and Larsson have assisted more than goals again, the reason is simple, because they have become offensive finishers that cannot be ignored in the eyes of the opponent, and restricting them is no longer based on the old vision of traditional wingers, but to do points to limit, one and the other, rushing and hitting is not Millwall's style, they are better at activating each other at various points of a team.

Now it seems that Millwall intends to do more in the wing attack to take the wing frenzy to another new level. Fusion and change the edge, today a small test. It's powerful.

Eriksen's concern is why Millwall can even play such an intuitive threat at full-back, while Chelsea's wingers are clearly available up front. But they can't pose a threat in the box.

Eriksen came to his senses when two of Millwall's full-backs repeatedly stormed the Chelsea penalty area.

Chelsea's attack, the near and far!

Yes, there is a very noticeable space behind Millwall's full-backs when they get the assist, and Chelsea's wingers have room to walk on the ground as long as they are smart.

But the question is, is that empty space really useful?

That's a wide open road. It's not a penalty area, you can cross at an angle of 45 degrees, but few world waves can directly blast the ball directly into the opponent's goal!

In the final analysis, your attack must be in the box to create a threat, and even if you can't get into the box, you have to hit the 35-yard area in front of the goal, which is an area where long-range shots are also threatening.

Chelsea were too concerned about playing behind the opposition full-backs. So on the offensive line, it was to advance from the wing first, and then turn back to the middle to create a threat, which was a big difference compared to Millwall's two assists. Schneider and Ashley Cole were the full-backs attacking strategy from the wings of the half, and Schneider and Ashley Cole were to attack the box directly from the flanks. The distance is obviously closer, closer than Chelsea's route from the edge to the middle. This means that the impact process takes less time, making it more difficult for opponents to defend against. From a slow start, to a decisive and determined acceleration to the burst, the time from the start of the acceleration to the time to run into place could be within five seconds, after all, they don't have to rush to the Chelsea goal line.

Looking at Millwall's defensive strategy at the back made Eriksen even more convinced that Chelsea had fallen into a 'trap'.

They go on the side because the opponent has two midfielders in the back line, bypassing them, this is a very normal offensive thinking, the attacking players are to avoid the opponent, where there is space, where to go.

Millwall strengthens the midfield, that is, to block the opponent's group cooperation when organizing the attack, and force the opponent to counterattack on the side to hold the side to go to the black, when the half comes to the front waist line, the two backs can be separated from one person to help defend the side because the middle defender is rich, and they are only stuck on the inside line, and will not directly rush over to force the opponent to get rid of the space, just to delay time, or, force the opponent into the side bottom line of the dead end.

The Millwall full-backs who return to the front court are not on the side, but on the middle!

Either support the midfield defence at the back line, and if the opponent attacks deeper, they rush into the box to fill the vacant position after the centre-back's marking or interception!

As a result, Chelsea either fell into a dead end after the attack was delayed in the half, or waited for the backfield to come up, only to find that the opposition had calmly set up a tight defence, although it looked a little messy, such as a full-back standing not far from the midfield, while the other midfielder withdrew into the box.

However, Millwall's defensive strategy never gave Chelsea limited space in the penalty area or in the fan-shaped area directly in front of the goal.

Eriksen is aware of the crux of Chelsea's attack, or rather, the limitations of their players.

If Duff is replaced by Xiao Luo, when playing a counterattack, even if there is space on the wing, Xiao Luo will not go down the side lane, but will cut inside and take the middle.

Why?

Since it's a counterattack, of course you have to play with speed!

You rely on the speed of the ball, far less than the speed of running without the ball, of course, the distance should choose the closest, and cling to the side, even if the midfielder runs forward, with the distance, the distance is not short, if you directly impact the middle, first of all, the offensive speed goes up, secondly, the side is empty, when you dribble forward, the side is empty, hand over to your teammates to run forward, you can contain the opponent's defense in the middle, even if the group cooperates, the distance between teammates is closer, The opponent will have to guard against three lines, the left and right sides, as well as the middle of the offensive advance, and if it is simply a side attack, the next development of the offense is clear at a glance is the middle, or the other side farther away, the threat will be the lowest, because the farther the distance, the success rate of the pass, and the probability of matching will be greatly reduced.

In the 70th minute, when Chelsea closed close to the middle of a counter-attack, Gudjohnsen gave up the wing and walked inside, and began to link up with Veron, and the ball quickly turned to the feet of Duff on the left, Millwall's back line suddenly tightened.

De Rossi and Alonso were hit head-on by the other three for a while, and the two were in cooperation, especially in the overall situation, and the immaturity was reflected, it seems that Alonso and De Rossi didn't know whether to block the running route of Duff and Gudjohnsen directly inside the ribs of the penalty area, and at the same time naturally relaxed the defense of Veron.

Thankfully, Duff fed the ball back to Veron, whose through ball to Crespo was broken by Gareth Southgate, otherwise Chelsea might have pulled a goal back from the counter-attack.

Aldridge looked down and smiled on the sidelines.

Eriksen has finally realised Millwall's real weakness: the midfield. (To be continued......)