Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 518 Good State and Bad State
Darren Bent failed to complete the goal. Many Millwall fans felt sorry, but the shot scared Chelsea fans into a cold sweat.

The game has been going on for 28 minutes since the start of the game. For a long time, the two teams have been testing. Chelsea's defense is very tight, and the fast break is also very threatening, but it is only a 'threat', and has not yet created direct threat.

Bent's shot was the most threatening since the start.

Had Bent suddenly played well, or Terry's defense hadn't noticed, a goal could have been scored.

Recalling the threat just now, Chelsea players are more concerned about Millwall's cooperation on the left.

Morris, Smicer, and Pires on the left, two of the three players are veterans. They don't rely on explosiveness or speed, they only rely on ordinary running and passing, and they tear open the defense to find Chance.

Looking back, many players feel that they should be vigilant.

In fact, when they learned about Millwall's starting lineup before the game, most Chelsea players felt that they should focus on defending the right. Quaresma's speed and skills are still very troublesome. He may bring trouble to the striker. less support.

Left?

Pires is too old.

Smicer, who is on the left in the middle, is older than Pires.

The two veterans are both quite skilled and have enough experience in competitions, but age is the biggest problem. They are about to retire at the age of 34. When they are on the field, they mostly perform by virtue of their experience.

Now the Chelsea players find that the situation is different from what they imagined.

Millwall did not focus on Quaresma's right, but still focused on the left. Smicer, Pires and Morris, plus a supporting Konchesky behind, can play very skillfully. , Smooth cooperation.

This is a bit beyond imagination.

Two 34-year-old players, plus a coordinating Morris, can play such a smooth cooperation. It can only be said that Smicer and Pires are in great condition, but no matter what, we must pay attention On the left, if Millwall continues to play such a smooth offensive cooperation, the defense line will be too dangerous.

Among the fears of the Chelsea players, the Millwall players did not take it seriously. The game lasted less than 10 minutes, Chelsea did not complete the goal, and they did not have psychological pressure.

For the final, every player is very excited, but they all have the confidence to win.

Because the opponent is Chelsea.

That's it.

Although it seems a bit contemptuous of opponents to say this, Chelsea have never beaten Millwall in the league and cup games in the past two seasons, which also gives Millwall players a psychological advantage against Chelsea.

This is not careless.

Before the start of the game, Zhang Yang repeatedly emphasized, "Don't be careless! Don't underestimate the enemy!" Because of this, he sent the team's veterans, Smicer and Pires. Their appearance will make the team play even better. Being more stable will also minimize the possibility of 'underestimating the enemy'.

In any case, Millwall still has an advantage in his heart. Everyone believes that goals will come sooner or later.

In contrast, Chelsea is the opposite.

Chelsea are trying to win. They say they are confident, they have said a lot to the media, and they are full of fighting spirit on the surface, but it must be admitted that they have never won against Millwall. In fact, it is difficult to have much confidence. Show it on the outside.

In the entire stadium, Zhang Yang is the most confident, and only he can say with certainty, "Everything is under control!"

The confidence expressed by Zhang Yang is not spoken out, but has always been calmly revealed. Under his influence, every player has the determination and belief to win.

Backed by plenty of confidence, Millwall returned to the game, attacking and defending.

Facing Chelsea's full-court press, Millwall's response was to pass more.

Passing and pressing are relative.

Full-court pressing is a tactic that restrains many passes. On the other hand, when the pass is done stably and efficiently, it will also restrain the full-court pressing, because the player who goes up is equivalent to losing position and defense. The offensive side uses continuous passing. With the ball, it is easy to tear apart the line of defense.

So when Millwall's performance improved, Chelsea found that their pressing defense had lost its effect. Not only did they fail to grab the ball a few times, but because the players defended too far, they allowed the opponent to find a few opportunities.

Chelsea wanted to rely on the full-court press to block Millwall's offense, and by the way, it became very difficult for the team to find fast break opportunities.

This situation is very unfavorable for Chelsea.

Borrowing the words of British BBC radio commentator Lineker, "Now we can see that Millwall is playing very well, and Chelsea's defense does not seem to have much effect, but the reason is also very simple-their performance is better!"

Other media also saw the situation on the field, not because of Millwall's high-end tactics, or for other reasons, it was purely that Millwall's players performed better than Chelsea on the field.

Many people saw this, and the Italian commentator directly said, "Every player in Millwall is in good condition. Just now we saw that Wes Morgan's defense against Drogba was very successful. Wes Morgan just An ordinary central defender, facing a taller and stronger Drogba than himself, but making the latter unable to grab the ball is enough to prove how good his performance is."

"Chelsea just seemed to be out of shape. Chelsea's frontcourt, Kalou didn't know what he was doing, Joe Cole was kind of sleepwalking, or he seemed to become a full-back, running in his own half all the time, Lampard's The performance was good, but most of them were defensive. The Dutch international Boulah Luz who started the game simply won't be seen for a long time..."

The commentary of the French commentator pointed out several players who performed poorly for Chelsea.

If in normal times, eleven players played, three or four of them couldn't find their status, or their performance was slightly worse, which is also normal. No one can count on a team. Outstanding.

Against Millwall it was different.

Especially in the face of Millwall, who has excellent performances in every position, the poor state of Chelsea's players was maximized.

Players in every position of Millwall seem to have become big stars. Not only are they active in running, accurate in passing, and skillful in coordination, they also occasionally have quite wonderful performances. For example, Smicer had a sudden transition Man, he used a small change of direction and left Bridge directly behind.

It is indeed very surprising that the entire team has such a performance, and it also makes Millwall's explosive strength suddenly rise to a higher level.

Chelsea is the opposite example.

Mourinho also discovered this. In the frontcourt, midfield, and backcourt, several players performed poorly, and even Lampard's condition was not very good.

But this is normal!

Mourinho was not surprised by Chelsea's performance, but was very surprised by Millwall's performance.

He couldn't help but look to the other side.

The young man sat there relaxed, chewing gum in his mouth, with his toes slightly raised, with a relaxed and natural look, which made Mourinho even more puzzled, "How did he make every player in a team Are they all doing well?"

"Is it really because the opponent's tactics are tailored according to the player's ability?"

(End of this chapter)