Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 366 Chelsea's Countermeasures
Millwall was able to suppress Chelsea, firstly because Chelsea was not prepared for Millwall's new tactics, and secondly, very importantly, Millwall's tactics were more advanced and advanced than Chelsea's.

The second point made Zhang Yang feel an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.

Millwall is using higher-end tactics to gain a game advantage.

The match between the two sides can be compared to a war. The military quality of Millwall players is relatively poor. If you want to fight head-on with a machete, you need to use various skills to defeat the strong Chelsea. .

Now an imbalance has emerged: the weapons of Millwall players have become more advanced. They have abandoned the use of broadswords and war horses, and switched to the most primitive guns and weapons. Chelsea fell into a passive position all of a sudden.

This is the case in professional football, which means the same as the technology war. Technology is constantly developing, and football tactics are also constantly developing and improving.

For football players in the nineteenth century, football tactics were not complicated.

Except for the goalkeeper, the ten players chased the football on the court like hunting animals. Without scientific research and rigorous tactics as a guide, everyone had only one purpose, which was to kick the football into the net.

Afterwards, people who participated in football gradually discovered the profoundness of football. The academic research of football has penetrated into the field. With an organized and structured management, the team members will consume a lot of unnecessary physical energy for this.

Thus, the contradiction between offense and defense emerged.

The original tactics of football games sound incredible now. When the "0-0-10" tactic appeared, many players at that time thought that offense was the best defense. Goals were scored very frequently on the field, but later someone passed It is concluded that when all ten strikers are in the frontcourt, as long as the opponent makes a big-foot clearance to the own half, none of the team members can retreat in time, and have to watch the opponent face the empty goalkeeper. Kick into the net.

This phenomenon led to the proposal of the "0-1-9" tactic. The biggest feature of this tactic is to withdraw a defensive player from the original forward line. Very often, the goalkeeper is almost useless.

With the increase of experience, football tactics are constantly improving.

In the mid-60s, Inter Milan ushered in the versatile coach Herrera. He led the club in a 4-3-3 variant, which was respected in Europe and the world, and the concept of 'scavenger' was passed down to the world.

At this time, the England team developed a more brutal defensive style of play. Under the pressure of the whole country, England coach Ramsey resolutely became the first leader in the world to use a two-forward style of play.

Ramsey's invention is a milestone in the development of football, and it has become the formation adopted by almost all professional teams.

Firstly, it ensures that the defense has enough numbers, secondly, the midfielder has more initiative to provide sufficient support for the two forwards, and the individual ability of the two forwards is more demanding, causing Ramsey to use 2 forwards The reason is that he summed up the scene where the Hungarians ravaged the England team and convinced him that the England team at that time insisted on defense and retreated players, and many of the goals conceded would not appear.

This idea led to the emergence of a 4-4-2 formation. In the 1966 World Cup, the England team relied on a very good defensive system, relying on the core defense of Banks, Great Charlton and Moore, supplemented by Cohen and Will. Sen's collocation has built a luxurious defense line.

The use of the 4-4-2 formation also helped England win the Hercules Cup.

When the time entered the 80s of the last century, more and more teams valued the position of head coach, and football tactics were constantly discovered and entered a stage of rapid development.

Teams experimented with various formations, styles of play, and tactics, and began to pursue their unique styles of play. The unique styles of teams such as Arsenal, AC Milan, and Barcelona were all formed in that era. .

Until now, football tactics are in full bloom. You can see all kinds of tactics in football all over the world. Just a 442 formation can make different teams play differently, but what is certain is that football Tactics still have potential for development.

For example, football tactics decades from now will definitely be different from what they are now.

The 'dual-core' style of play used by Millwall is definitely an advanced tactic. Only some people have put forward the theory of 'dual-core' before, thinking that playing 'dual-core' can make the offense more flexible, but no team can achieve it. .

Zhang Yang helped Millwall realize the 'dual core' style of play.

Although the tactics are just new and the team has only just adapted, the more advanced tactics, not to mention being able to crush the old tactics, are enough for Millwall to equalize the strength gap with Chelsea.

When the opponent is not prepared, such as now, Chelsea can only be 'passively beaten'.

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Chelsea is not reconciled to the situation of being "passively beaten", especially when the score is still behind. The game has only been played for [-] minutes, and if they continue to be "passively beaten", they will lose the game.

Mourinho frowned.

I considered many situations before the game, but I didn't consider that Millwall could really play a 'dual-core' tactic. The power of the tactic is not small. The smooth coordination and sharp offensive made Chelsea very uncomfortable.

Chelsea's tactics have not changed much. The marking of Morris and Darren Bent is quite successful, but to limit the opponent's dual core, it is like continuing to increase the defensive intensity.

Josh Simpson!

This young man who was "not under the radar" really surprised Chelsea. All game watchers can see the role of Simpson. He not only completed the goal, but also the key to Chelsea's continued passive situation.

Mourinho saw more.

Simpson is still ignored, because Mourinho is more aware of one thing: put other suitable players in the same position, and they can also perform well!

Chelsea's passivity is a matter of tactics, not the performance of individual players.

This is the root.

Now, the root problem cannot be solved, so we can only cure the 'standard'.

Mourinho looked to one side of the Millwall coaching bench.

Zhang Yang sat very calmly, with a signature smile on the corner of his mouth. The difference from last season was that he didn't have any poker cards in his hand.

"Maybe it's not fun to play?" Mourinho thought, feeling a little absurd, and started to think about these issues.

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In the game, the head coach pays attention to the overall situation, and the players on the field pay attention to the process.

Millwall's goal was a pass from Darren Bent. Goalkeeper Cech was a little dissatisfied with Terry because the opponent's offensive was very strong before, but Chelsea's defense was still solid and did not give the opponent a good chance.

The football has been passed outside the penalty area and Cech also feels that the goal is safe.

Suddenly, Darren Bent dropped back.

Terry failed to keep up, leading to Darren Bent's easy through ball to help Simpson find his chance. Cech believed that Terry should keep up instead of chasing the passive defense.

Cech had no way to scold Terry.

Although Cech has his own judgment, Terry is older than him and has older qualifications in the team.

Cech was a little helpless.

At the same time, Terry was also thinking about it. If he followed Darren Bent out of the penalty area, the opponent would definitely not find a good opportunity. He was responsible for [-]% of the ball lost just now.

Terry also has no choice. It is impossible for a central defender to run with the opponent's forward, otherwise the defense will be unstable.

Sometimes a choice must be made between 'running out' and 'sticking to the penalty area', but he doesn't know whether Darren Bent had an occasional flash of inspiration and ran out to find opportunities, or was it the opponent's tactical request?
This is the key.

Mourinho can see this very clearly. He knows that the striker's pull must be related to the opponent's tactics. In the last case, the opponent's striker has enough flexibility, but in any case, it is all because of the opponent's tactics. tactics.

Chelsea has no way to deal with this tactic for the time being, they can only strengthen their defense.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines, taking advantage of a dead ball, he beckoned for Terry, and Terry trotted over.

Mourinho gave instructions, "Don't give them too much space, especially around the penalty area!"

"Let the others come back too?"

"Yes, try to participate in defense as much as possible, we don't have pure offensive players!"

Terry returned to the court, but his brows did not loosen.

"There are no pure offensive players?" Terry knew that the coach was referring to Shevchenko. From the beginning of the game to the present, Shevchenko rarely returned to the center line, and seemed to be a center forward in front.

Actually, Drogba is the center forward.

Drogba retreated much more times than Shevchenko.

But what can he say?

Terry can understand Shevchenko. The Ukrainian has always played like this when he was in AC Milan. If he wants to participate in the defense at Chelsea, he will definitely be a little uncomfortable.

Maybe the Ukrainians are also a little dissatisfied with not being a center forward?

Terry was unwilling to participate in it, but brought Mourinho's words to other teammates, and soon the whole Chelsea team knew that they were going to strengthen their defense.

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The game restarts.

Chelsea took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and launched a fierce attack towards Millwall.

Millwall's defense starts from the midfield. In the 3241 formation, the four midfielders can organize an effective defense.

Then there are two lower backs.

Zambrotta and Livermore's interception is even better than the four midfielders. They have a large running range and can put a lot of pressure on the opponent.

After that is the back line.

Of course, it is difficult to distinguish so clearly in the game, and the targeted defense still needs to be targeted, but when Millwall retreats, it can also be seen that they have put a lot of effort into defense.

Just like "Sky Sports" commentator Paul Scott commented, "This Millwall's defensive ability is stronger than last season."

The added part of Millwall's defensive ability is Zambrotta.

Zambrotta's experience is very rich, coupled with strong enough and abundant physical fitness, it will bring great pressure to any opponent, and can also help the backcourt to conduct defensive command.

This aspect is much better than Livermore.

Facing Millwall's tough defense, it was very difficult for Chelsea to break through the goal head-on.

In the end, Chelsea still did not find a chance.

When Millwall got the ball, Chelsea began to withdraw aggressively. Leaving aside the four backs and three midfielders, even Drogba stood in front of the penalty area. Shevchenko and Kalu helped defend the wing. .

This defense is jaw-dropping.

When a group of big-name players pile up near the penalty area to participate in defense, can the scene be imagined?

Anyway, Zhang Yang was dumbfounded.

'Prediction' is not a panacea, and the details of the scene cannot be seen. Only after seeing the game in real life did he realize that Chelsea had retreated across the board.

All players go to the backcourt to participate in the defense.

"Maybe they really achieved total defense, no, at least total defense..."

Zhang Yang thought about it.

"Sky Sports" commentator Paul Scott couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Chelsea coach Mourinho said, 'Blackburn's defense is like a bus crossing the goal', now Chelsea borrowed Blackburn's style of play, he put all the players in front of the goal."

"Looking at it from another angle, these stars are worth nearly [-] million euros in total. If the [-] million euros were converted into cash, it would be enough to fill the entire goal, so Millwall is destined to be unable to score..."

(End of this chapter)