Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 310 One Chance Is Enough!

The defensive style of 'full-court pressing' sounds a bit high-level, but in fact, the purpose of adopting 'full-court pressing' is to limit the opponent's cooperation and at the same time make it easier for one's own side to launch a counterattack.

The general defense is to set up a defensive line in the backcourt, and it takes time to steal and then attack.

'Full-court pressing' means that it is possible to complete the defense in the midfield, so as to launch a counterattack more quickly, and it is easier for one's side to create an effective scoring opportunity.

Many teams will use full-court pressing in their games against Millwall, but most of the teams are not very effective. The reason is that Millwall's tactics are not targeted, and they will play against strong teams. The opponent is very passive, and the opponent can completely control the situation, so naturally there is no need to sacrifice physical fitness to limit it.

Millwall's simple and direct style of play also made the full-court press lose most of its effect.

Millwall's overall tactics are very clear. The means are traditional defensive counterattacks, high-lobed crosses and long-range shots. On the contrary, the cooperation between players is not close, and the opponent is man-to-man defense. Not directly proportional.

Millwall plays against strong teams that are good at full-court pressing, such as Arsenal led by Wenger. The fast and smooth offensive is Arsenal's style, and their defense starts from the frontcourt interception, but when Arsenal and Millwall play , will not make too much use of the full-court press, mainly because Millwall's defense is very deep, and they did not compete with Arsenal for control of the midfield. to increase the limit.

Zhang Yang also did not expect that Mourinho would increase the "full-court press" to limit the performance of Millwall players, so that Chelsea can take advantage of the strength of the lineup.

This is an amazing idea!

'Full-court pressing' will give more opportunities for Chelsea and Millwall players to meet directly. With stronger Chelsea players, they will be able to grab more balls to limit the performance of a single Millwall player. If the player's performance is restricted, it will break Millwall's 'tactical foundation', not to mention the overall performance.

But in any case, 'full-court pressing' is still 'full-court pressing'. Using such a strategy against Millwall, the pay and benefits cannot be directly proportional. Chelsea has to pay a lot of physical energy to limit Millwall's limited number of times. Offensive, to achieve the purpose of letting Chelsea want to control the audience without 'a little surprise'.

This is really a bit of a bully!

Zhang Yang understood the reason why Mourinho did this, and it was all because Millwall's offensive efficiency was too high.

Millwall played very passively against strong teams, but they won most of the games. The key lies in their high efficiency. It is not surprising that they can score goals in a limited number of attacks. That's all, it's amazing.

How did Millwall do it?
The media likes to attribute the reason to the fact that Millwall players played better, but Mourinho would not think so. It would be wrong to do it once or twice, three or four times.

Of course Mourinho couldn't find the reason.

Other Premier League coaches can't find the reason, they can only understand the effect of Millwall's tactics, and now Mourinho must also 'beware' of this, and try his best to limit every time Millwall Offensively, let Chelsea and Millwall really fight, and consume their physical fitness and state. For this purpose, even if they pay more, it is worth it.

Others naturally don't know that Zhang Yang has a 'supernatural power' and can change the game slightly.

But Chelsea's tactics undoubtedly worked.

Chelsea is pressing with the whole formation. Several frontcourts do not return, and they have been staying in the Millwall half. Their pressing is also pressing with the whole formation. If a single player fails to press, follow-up players will immediately make up. The pressing again and again made Millwall afraid to control the ball in his own half, and he couldn't cooperate at all.

This tactic is very annoying.

There is only one football on the field. When the football reaches a certain position, no more than two players will come forward to press it. Chelsea's full lineup is pressing, and the front field is full of people. The overlap of the front line also allows them to move forward with confidence. , because there are still teammates behind to defend firmly.

The loophole of this style of play is also obvious, that is, the lack of defense in the backcourt.

If you suddenly encounter a big kick, Millwall, a fast player, can break through all Chelsea's defenses.

Mourinho is not here to gamble, but he is confident in Chelsea's efficiency. With such a tight press, there will naturally be defensive problems in the backcourt, but Millwall has to seize the opportunity, let alone a short time, even if Extended to the entire game, how many chances can Millwall have?And Chelsea can attack Millwall for nine to 10 minutes around the half, and the number of goals will definitely surpass Millwall.

That's the key!
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15 minutes before the game, Chelsea's tactics played a role. Millwall was suppressed in the half and couldn't attack at all. The so-called 'big kick-off' only existed in theory. At present, there is only one touch of the ball, and he kicked the ball out of bounds under the pressure of the opponent.

Millwall was completely contained.

Chelsea can attack wantonly. They bombarded Millwall's goal indiscriminately. In the opening of the game, in 15 minutes, they had five shots, two of which were within the range of the goal frame.

The state of the game worried Millwall supporters.

"Millwall is so passive!"

"So far, Chelsea's possession rate has reached 70.00%, almost four times more than Millwall!"

"Millwall had almost no offense, and the game was completely reduced to a half-time offensive and defensive battle!"

"From the point of view of the situation, Millwall's chances are too small. They must not be able to defend the goal, and it is even more impossible to talk about goals..."

"The gap between the two sides is too big!"

"..."

Various football commentators began to comment on the past games. Their unanimous opinion is that Millwall has no chance. That may also be the opinion of all fans watching the game, because Millwall is too passive and can't even attack halftime. , how can we expect victory?

On the field.

The confrontation between the two sides was fierce.

Millwall's game situation is indeed very passive, the game is like an offensive and defensive drill, but there are still some highlights, such as the confrontation between Jody Morris and Frank Lampard.

The two are old rivals.

Three years ago, Morris and Lampard were competitors. After Lampard came to Chelsea, he quickly became the home team, while Morris was reduced to a substitute, or even a substitute who had no turn to play.

The two really competed as rivals since Millwall was promoted to the Premier League this season.

Morris admired Lampard's ability. Looking back on the previous competition, he knew that he was indeed inferior to Lampard, not because of the coach's "eccentricity". I am still very unconvinced, especially after becoming the core of Millwall, following Millwall to enter the Premier League, and now beating Chelsea to become the first in the league, Morris is even more unconvinced.

Lampard?
Lampard is the midfielder of Chelsea and the England national team, but he is also the midfielder of Millwall, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the core of the midfielder.

The two are also midfielders, one plays for Chelsea and the other plays for Millwall. Why is he worse than Lampard?Now back to Stamford Bridge, in front of tens of thousands of Chelsea fans, is the best opportunity to prove.

Morris played with this idea, and he also took the initiative to pester Lampard.

Lampard is the focus of Millwall's defense. Not only does he cooperate well with his teammates, but his long-range shots from the outside are even more amazing. Morris defends Lampard, restricts the cooperation of his teammates, and always pays attention not to let him Kick off.

The number of times the two meet together in the game is more.

Due to Millwall's overall disadvantage, Morris did not perform well on the offensive end, and his defensive performance was not bad, which caused a lot of trouble for Lampard.

So far, Lampard has not had a chance to shoot from the outside.

In fact, the two are the focus of the two teams. Before the game started, the media compared the two. The BBC premiered the "Tonight Football" column and invited four influential football commentators and celebrities. The strength of the two was scored. Lampard's overall strength scored [-] points, while Morris only scored [-] points.

Although Morris is inferior in terms of overall personal ability, he and Lampard are not the same type of player.

Morris is a "technical" midfielder. He seldom competes with the opponent in the game. Instead, he uses his excellent overall situation to drive the coordination and rhythm of the entire team.

Lampard puts more emphasis on physicality.

Although Lampard is the core of Chelsea, it is only the core on the surface. Chelsea’s offenses mostly come from the two wings, and Makelele is also organized in the center. Lampard does not organize many offenses. He relies more on individuals Ability to do defense and offense.

In terms of foot skills, Morris also has an advantage. He occasionally staged a good show, but Lampard rarely excels, and it is difficult to see Lampard dribbling the ball alone in a game.

In terms of one-on-one defense, Lampard has the advantage, perhaps because he is stronger and has more experience in the Premier League.

However, in the game, Morris is mostly defending Lampard. It is defense versus offense. Lampard's defensive ability cannot be reflected, and Morris's overall view allows him to block Lampard's passes many times. The catch route.

This is critical.

Lampard was greatly affected. He couldn't easily cooperate with his teammates. Every time he received the ball, he not only had to run hard, but also worked hard on his brain cells to get rid of Morris or find other spaces.

Lampard's performance was affected, which also restricted Chelsea's overall offensive. After 25 minutes of the game, Chelsea still failed to score.

This may be due to two Chelsea players: Essien and Maniche.

Essien, needless to say.

The Frenchman has not performed well all the time, but he has won the constant trust of Mourinho. Probably the patience of the Portuguese is almost exhausted. Essien still has no performance in this game. He has almost become a central defender and has been staying. In the backcourt, step forward to participate in the offense and rarely get the ball.

Maniche has just entered Chelsea, and Mourinho hopes that Maniche can increase the flexibility of the team's midfield, just like the media criticized: "Chelsea's midfield is almost becoming a back line!"

Makelele, Lampard, Essien, one of the top defensive midfielders, made Chelsea's midfield defensively stable, but also made the midfield lose its flexibility.

This is one of the reasons why Chelsea's offense relies on the wing.

Maniche is a former Porto player, and also the hero of Mourinho leading Porto to win the 'Triple Crown'. Mourinho thinks he knows Maniche very well. He hopes that as a Portuguese player, he has excellent technical strength. Maniche, who can make the midfielder more flexible, started to let him join Chelsea.

Perhaps like many big-money transfers before, it is not easy for players from the Portuguese Super League to adapt to the Premier League. Maniche's performance in the game can only be said to be "very average". Similarly, Maniche doesn't seem to adapt to too much physical collision, he can't find his position in the frontcourt, and has little contribution to Chelsea's offense.

This time, maybe there is.

When Lampard was heavily defended, the Chelsea team-mates finally remembered that there was Maniche. Crespo was such a brainy star. He wanted to pass the ball back to Lampard and found that he was blocked in the middle. After the break, he kicked to Maniche on the other side.

Crespo intends to let Maniche help him complete the 'two over one', facing the ball and then picking and passing it back, but Maniche does not have that kind of awareness, or he and Crespo do not have a tacit understanding. After that, Maniche took a step forward.

This step is facing the ball, and the strength is a little difficult to control, and the ball is lying a little too big.

Livermore was at the front of the penalty area, running towards Maniche. He didn't expect that Maniche would 'pass' the ball to himself. He was a little dazed for a while, but his body movements were not affected at all. He subconsciously Sweeping the field in front of him, he kicked the ball over with one kick.

"Oh!"

The football was kicked over the halfway line!

Darren Bent has been paying attention to the backcourt. It was originally Chelsea's offensive opportunity. He didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, Livermore completed the steal. He glanced at the direction of the football and immediately turned and rushed forward.

John Terry was standing beside Darren Bent before, but Chelsea's constant offensive made his spirit a little slack. When Darren Bent rushed up, Terry realized and ran after him. , while running while observing the position of the ball, unexpectedly, he was getting farther and farther away from Darren Bent.

After running 20 meters, Darren Bent glanced back, and with a pad on his back foot, the football was just in front of him.

This wonderful stop made the scene exclaim!

"Beautiful! Classic ball handling!"

"Darren Bent! He caught the pass! With a textbook move..."

"Wonderful! It's amazing!"

"Just this catching action is beyond the reach of ordinary players!"

"..."

Among the surprises of many people, Chelsea fans have already panicked, because there is no one in front of Darren Bent, John Terry is also five meters away from him, and it is even more impossible for others to rush back.

"Counterattack! Look at this attack..."

Darren Bent held back the excitement and dribbled the ball forward. When it was about to the penalty area line, the goalkeeper Petr Cech had rushed out, but Darren Bent's dribbling was too smooth. When he reached the penalty area line, he calmly kicked , came a high lob shot.

Cech could only listen, watching the football fly overhead, and then——
Fall into the goal!

Stamford Bridge was silent for a moment.

(End of this chapter)