Chapter 521
Athens Olympic Stadium.

In the final between Millwall and Chelsea, it was 10-1 in 0 minutes. Relying on Darren Bent's goal, Millwall temporarily took the lead. Looking back on the past two seasons and the game situation on the field, the situation is against the Chelsea are all bad.

In the case of falling behind, Chelsea did not have low morale, but slightly strengthened the offensive. Every player still performed very positively, which also made the game more intense.

The outcome of the game is related to the ownership of the Champions League trophy. Every player will be very motivated to play. As long as there is a chance, they will not let it go. What's more, they are only one goal behind and have not yet reached the end of the mountain. Try hard. can be recovered.

Chelsea stepped up their offensive, hoping to equalize as soon as possible.

That's what the side that's lagging behind often does.

Chelsea is still very unwilling, not just this game, they have not defeated Millwall in two seasons.

This is completely unacceptable for a 'top European club'.

Chelsea also has pride.

Compared with Millwall, they have a better history and a stronger lineup. Before Millwall was just a small team, they were not seen by Chelsea at all. Two seasons ago, Chelsea did not None will pay attention to Millwall.

Football is developing and times are changing.

Chelsea don't think they will 'regress'. Instead, they feel that they have not beaten Millwall. It is just bad luck for the team and they have not played well in a few games.

The outside world doesn't see it that way.

For the media, there must be many things to consider when analyzing the situation. BBC commentator Lineker said bluntly, "Chelsea has not defeated Millwall in the past two seasons, especially when Millwall scored first. Their chances become smaller."

Chelsea players at this time have no time to think about history.

That only brings pessimism.

The only thing they can do is to continue to work hard to prove that the team is not worse than Millwall.

This is the Champions League final.

Chelsea lost to Millwall in a league or cup match, not in the Champions League. It was the first time the two teams met in the Champions League. From this perspective, history has lost its meaning.

There were also cheers for Chelsea from the audience.

Not only the Chelsea fans who came here, but many Greek fans are cheering for Chelsea. People always subconsciously sympathize with the weaker side. On the field, Chelsea is in a weak position. For neutral fans, they are against Millwall. , Chelsea, do not have absolute support, they just support a team as they please.

Seeing that Chelsea fell behind, they hoped that Chelsea would score an equalizer.

Chelsea's offensive is indeed fierce.

From the beginning of the game, both teams attached great importance to defense. With Millwall's outstanding performance before, the pace of the game has accelerated a lot, but in fact the main theme of the field is still defense.

Now that Chelsea's offense has overshadowed their defense, they hope to rewrite the score quickly. Millwall's rhythm has not changed, and they are still very calm about the defense. Chelsea has slightly suppressed the situation.

Millwall's style of play is still very conservative.

The situation on the field is one thing, and the overall tactics are another. When the players on the field perform well, the offensive of the entire team seems to be strengthened, but in fact, the players still attach great importance to defense. Retracement, stabilize the defense of the backcourt.

Before the game, Zhang Yang kept emphasizing defense, and the concept of defense was also imprinted in the players' minds.

Now Millwall's players on the field, except for Darren Bent, other players need to participate in defense, and their defensive ability is not bad, even Quaresma, who is almost close, can compete with Zambu Rota cooperated to guard the right.

Under Millwall's tight defense, Chelsea's offensive was repeatedly blocked.

Perhaps Chelsea was too anxious!

Chelsea was eager to equalize the score. The players played more times individually, but their cooperation was a lot worse. The consecutive offensives ended in steals.

Millwall continued to launch quick counterattacks.

Millwall has played the characteristics of being good at playing downwind games. They don't need to command at all. Every player knows how to play. The whole team is completely defensive, and they don't even take the initiative to attack. Most of the players are in the backcourt. Waiting for Chelsea to attack, look for opportunities to grab the ball and launch a wave of fast breaks.

Every fast break of Millwall will pose a threat to Chelsea.

Although the situation on the field is still biased towards Chelsea, Chelsea has a higher possession rate and more passes, but in terms of threat to the goal, it is Millwall who has the upper hand. Anyone can see it. The situation is very favorable for Millwall.

Watching the game on the court, Zhang Yang lamented the progress of the entire team.

After scoring a goal, every player knows how to play, and their performance has become more stable, knowing how to use the score advantage to gain an advantage on the field.

This is growth.

Growth does not lie in excellent skills or skillful coordination, but knowing when and how to play, because it is difficult for the coach to direct during the game, and the role of on-the-spot command is not great, and it often depends on the players themselves idea to kick.

Many young teams start to "float" when they play a downwind game and lead the score. They will not strengthen their defense, but continue to attack while they are in a good state.

In this way, it doesn't matter if the game goes smoothly, but if the game goes bad, the opponent may easily tie and overtake.

Millwall know how to play, and they also know how to maximize the score advantage.

This also made Zhang Yang feel very gratified.

In more than two seasons, his coaching ability has grown, and the entire team has become more mature.

So what about next season?

Zhang Yang frowned slightly, but he also became very expectant.

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In the No.403 minute of the game, Chelsea's offensive became more violent.

They seemed to have to equalize in the first half.

Drogba and Joe Cole were at the top, and they didn't go back to defend at all. Most of the time, Lampard also attacked the center line, and occasionally Mikel would step forward to assist.

Chelsea's two full-backs, Bridge and Ferreira, also rushed forward frequently, which also caused the entire formation to be pressed into the Millwall half. The only players left in the backcourt were central defenders Terry and Bo. La Luz.

Under such extreme suppression, Millwall's counterattack is also a bit difficult to fight.

Players such as Mikel and Essien set up a line of defense with constant running. Millwall grabbed the ball and wanted to make a forward pass. Most of the time, they could only pass through their big feet. Chelsea grabbed it again.

Mourinho realized something was wrong, he frowned slightly, glanced at the game time, and didn't care too much.

The first half is coming to an end.

Chelsea can attack when they can, and it is best to complete the goal. If they can't complete the goal, there is very little time.

The corners of Zhang Yang's mouth curled up slightly.

Zhang Yang's expression rarely changes. Whether the team is active or passive, with or without an advantage, he will always maintain a kind smile. His leisurely demeanor makes people feel that the game seems to have nothing to do with him.

When Zhang Yang's expression changes, the game will definitely change.

In the Millwall team, there are many players with a good overall view, such as Morris, Smicer, plus Pires, Zambrotta, several core players and veterans, all have the ability to initiate offense, but overall In the end, Morris is still the best, even Smicer is worse. Morris is also the captain on the field and the absolute core of the team. He has the ability to influence the entire team by relying on his personal performance.

Morris noticed that Chelsea's defense was empty and he was always looking for opportunities.

This time Konchesky blocked the pass to Kalou.

Konchesky was about to kick off the ball with a big kick, when he heard a shout, "Here", Morris raised his hand and asked, and Konchesky passed it without hesitation.

Morris received the pass and Lampard immediately went to press.

Under normal circumstances, Morris would pass the ball to his teammates, but this time Morris did not pass the ball. Instead, he lay the ball to the left, then accelerated to pass Lampard, and rushed with the ball quickly.

Lampard didn't expect Morris to bring it himself, and he was left behind.

Morris is not a fast player. His personal purpose of dribbling the ball is to send a signal to his teammates, "It's time to counterattack!"

The tempo of the game also suddenly accelerated.

The other teammates followed suit. Morris dribbled the ball almost to the center line, and immediately passed it diagonally to Quaresma.

As a wide player, Quaresma possesses both speed and technique. He took the ball and rushed forward quickly without pausing while running, while teammates such as Morris and Smicer also rushed forward.

Quaresma moved forward 20 meters and met Essien's defense. Instead of continuing to move forward, he shifted his direction to cut inward in the middle, then threw out the space, took the ball sideways, and quickly caught up Kick towards the front of the penalty area.

Smicer followed up with a strong shot!
The Czechs made a mistake!

Maybe it was because he was too nervous facing the goal, or maybe the ball was too fast and he couldn't hit it accurately. The ball kicked by Smicer was a little whirling, and he rushed towards the goal with half a person's height and little strength.

The ball is easily hit by the goalkeeper.

The Chelsea supporters took a long breath, but before they could relax, they noticed a figure wearing a Millwall jersey suddenly rushed to the penalty area line, half-twisted and somewhat awkward, with the side of the hip Rubbed the football.

The direction of the football is instantly changed!

Although the force of the football is still small, it is enough to make the goalkeeper Petr Cech unable to react. He can almost only watch helplessly as the ball jumps into the goal from the other side.

Silence.

It wasn't until the next moment that everyone reacted, and the whole stadium suddenly burst into cheers for the goal.

There are also many hilarious jokes mixed in.

Everyone looks towards the goal.

The same goes for the Millwall players and those in the dugout.

Zhang Yang unconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth, trying not to laugh. In the effect of 'prediction', he could only notice the goal, and he didn't control the details so well. He never thought that it would be so funny when it actually happened.

The player who hit the football with his hip was striker Darren Bent.

(End of this chapter)

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