Zhang Yang doesn't worry about Chelsea's internal problems, Mourinho is one of his rivals as head coach of a Premier League team, and the more problems his opponents have, the better the chances of winning for Millwall.

Millwall made meticulous preparations before the game, targeting every Chelsea position and Chelsea's overall style of play.

Millwall has an advantage in this regard.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea have not changed their tactics since two seasons ago, and they are adept at using a 433 formation and occasionally using a 442 two-striker line-up.

How will Chelsea play?

None of this is a problem, with Chelsea occasionally using a 442 formation, mostly against very weak opponents, such as a lower-tier team in the Carabao Cup or a 'basically winning' team in the Premier League.

Wait a minute.

Millwall was not in the ranks.

Jose Mourinho will definitely play the 433 formation, which is the style of play they are good at. It is also clear from Chelsea's transfer that they have no intention of changing their tactics.

For example, wide Damien Duff left, and Chelsea poached Kalou to replace him; Striker Gudjohnson left, Shepchenko joined, and at the same time, they also signed German captain Ballack, Ballack is a standard midfielder, plus Lampard, Essien, Makelele, Chelsea has four strong midfielders, and the three backs in the 433 formation are the most suitable for Chelsea, and they must do the same, otherwise some of the main players will not be satisfied with the number of appearances.

With these many restrictions, Mourinho will definitely be very uncomfortable.

"Self-inflicted!"

Zhang Yang's little schadenfreude fell.

In every Chelsea game, there is no need to guess in depth about the lineup, you can basically know the same, Chelsea said that there are a lot of stars, but in the key games, which players to send to play, are predictable, but it must be admitted that Chelsea's lineup is still very gorgeous, much more gorgeous than Millwall, and it is almost impossible to completely limit Chelsea's lineup.

Then you can only choose the point to be targeted appropriately.

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Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

The crowd was already filled with fans, and the call for friendship between the two teams became the mainstream of the background, and the two teams were already warming up on the field.

The game is about to begin.

Zhang Yang got the opponent's starting list, and found that Shepchenko was on the list, and a chuckle suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Shepchenko!

AC Milan's Shepchenko is a very brain-blowing striker, and Chelsea's Shepchenko can become the 'opponent's target'.

This is not because of how much of a threat Shepchenko has, he will be 'targeted' by the opponent, but because he is easy to target, in addition, he is also the core player of Chelsea's attack, when the 'important' Shepchenko is limited, Chelsea's attack is equivalent to missing an important corner, and the threat will be greatly reduced.

Shepchenko is not so easy to target, after all, he is a Ukrainian 'nuclear warhead', the most outstanding striker killer in recent years, and the only striker who has won the Golden Ball Award in recent years.

Millwall is different.

It is still very difficult to limit players such as Drogba and Frank Lampard, but Shepchenko is not a player with too strong confrontation ability, especially since he has just joined Chelsea, and there is no tacit understanding with Chelsea teammates, as long as he is completely focused on him alone.

Blocking Shepchenko's point would make Chelsea's attacking threat much less and Millwall's chances would be greater.

Zhang Yang began to look forward to it.

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Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich and Millwall chairman Prince Mossad were also seated on the podium when both teams were on the pitch.

There were also three FA officials on the podium, one of whom was specially invited by the FA to present the award to today's winner, and if the other club presidents were to take the initiative to build a good relationship with these officials, it would probably be good for the club.

Abramovich and Prince Mossad are certainly not in the ranks.

The situation is diametrically opposed.

When an FA official was nagging in his ear, the Mossad prince simply refused to continue talking to him because he 'didn't speak good English', but when he turned his head to talk to Abramovich, his English became very fluent, and there was a little London accent in his voice.

The FA official could only shake his head and smile wryly, they really weren't from the same world.

Prince Mossad and Abramovich have something to talk about.

One of the two is a Saudi, the other is a Russian, one is a natural aristocrat, and the other is a top rich man who has worked his own, and their life trajectories seem to be completely different, but there are still more things to talk about in terms of acquiring clubs and management.

Abramovich talked about Chelsea, about valuing Jose Mourinho, about the luxury squad he had built; Prince Mossad was more direct, speaking of his acquisition of Millwall, "I thought Millwall could win the championship because Millwall had an unimaginably talented coach. ”

Prince Mossad praised Zhang Yang's ability to lead the team.

Abramovich followed up with affirmations, "I've met the young man, I've talked to him, he's good, very good, I'm sure he's no worse than Jose as a manager, especially when he's still young and has a lot of room for the future. ”

In Zhang Yang, the two found a common topic, and then talked about the management of the club, Abramovich is to let the club develop, only meddle in transfer matters, he hopes to buy the player he wants.

The Mossad prince was completely laissez-faire, leaving Wilkinson to run it, he just saw it as an investment in football, Millwall became his industry, and there was no hope of profit, as long as the loss did not involve more money.

There seems to be a little difference between the two, but in fact, the difference is not big, 'buy the player you want', it is just Abramovich's love for football, and he likes to let his favorite player join by his own will.

Prince Mossad has no hobby in this area, but it also has something to do with the fact that he is a Saudi, and there are no top football players in Saudi Arabia, otherwise he would consider letting Saudi outstanding stars join his team.

That would be good for the country's prestige.

In the process of chatting, both of them deliberately staggered the topic of the game that they were most concerned about, and no one talked about the game, as if they were watching the game with an appreciative mentality.

But in reality, this is not the case.

Both sides love face, and they will definitely support their teams when they talk about the game, but if the team loses, it is equivalent to losing face.

Roman Abramovich thinks Chelsea will win, but he doesn't dare to say '100 per cent' after Millwall beat Chelsea twice last season.

Prince Mossad has confidence in Millwall and hopes that the team can get their first trophy, but it is not 100 per cent, and he thinks it is rude to talk about the outcome of the game in front of the opposing chairman.

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The England Community Shield has officially begun.

The difference between Chelsea's starting lineup in this game and last season is only in the forward line, the three people in front of the 433 formation have changed a lot, the new arrival Shepchenko and Kalu each occupy a position, and Drogba is still a solid center forward.

It was a 'compromise' made by Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese are reluctant to let Shepchenko occupy a starting position in the striker, not that Shepchenko is not strong enough, maybe he doesn't like Shepchenko or anything like that, but Shepchenko has just joined the team, and he is not familiar with everyone else, and the close cooperation with his teammates is a big problem, and he has not fully adapted to the team's tactics.

It's like a barak.

The strength of the German captain is recognized by the whole world, but after joining Chelsea, Ballack stayed on the bench, why can Shepchenko start?

Chelsea and AC Milan are not the same.

AC Milan has two of the world's top midfielders - Andrea Pirlo and Kaka, and other positions, such as Rui Costa, Seedorf and other players, are also very technical, it can be said that AC Milan's midfield has more technical ability than Chelsea and can give a steady stream of support up front.

If Shepchenko wants to excel, he will need to adapt to Chelsea's 'less supportive midfield', and he will need to make more use of direct link-up and use his technical skills to help his team score goals.

This is also the reason why most technical strikers, opportunistic strikers, are 'difficult to mix' in the Premier League.

Shepchenko is one of the best strikers in the world and his individual quality is certainly fine, provided that he breaks away from the habits he developed at AC Milan and tries to adapt to the Premier League, or Chelsea's style of play.

The current Shepchenko will definitely not be able to do it yet.

Under the influence of Abramovich, Mourinho must put Shepchenko in the starting lineup, but there must be problems with the combination of Ukrainians and Drogba, in order to increase Drogba's chances, he also considered arranging Drogba's national team teammate - Kalou, to play on the left side of the front, hoping to help activate Drogba's points.

Jose Mourinho's 'compromise' approach to the starting line-up is something that no one else knows.

When the match between the two teams officially began, the commentary media continued to praise Chelsea's line-up, saying that 'after Shepchenko joined, Chelsea's forward line has been dominant' - Shepchenko, Drogba, and Kalou, how can it be gorgeous? The three of them together are worth more than 100 million euros!

All eyes were on Shepchenko.

Since Shepchenko joined Chelsea, from training to warm-up to official matches, whether his performance is good or bad, it has become a topic of conversation among the media and fans.

Zhang Yang is also paying serious attention to the game.

This English Super Cup, after being scheduled for two league games, was the first time Millwall had faced a 'rival in the same class', and he was very concerned about the team's performance.

Zhang Yang wanted to see what kind of performance he could have against an opponent of Chelsea's level with a 'two-core' style of play.

Chelsea are not the strongest.

If the memories of his past life are not wrong, Chelsea will not win the league title this season, and then Mourinho packed up and left, and after a year off, went to coach Inter Milan and started another glory.

Zhang Yang doesn't care if history repeats itself, he knows that Chelsea are still the biggest rivals and represent the top quality of the Premier League.

If the 'twin-core' tactic can be proven in the game against Chelsea, it is enough to prove the success of the 'twin-core' tactic.

That's all that matters.

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Once the game began, Chelsea relied on their strength to launch a fierce attack on Millwall's half.

This is what they are used to.

Although Millwall beat them twice and won the league title, they were in control of the situation in a direct confrontation.

Chelsea's players don't think that Millwall's overall quality can be compared to them, even after a summer, the two teams have been in and out, and the changes are not small, but the difference in strength is still very large, and they can attack without any scruples.

Millwall could only take a break from the limelight.

This has made Chelsea even more energetic, they think that Millwall is still the same team as last season, the team that plays defensive counter-attack, as long as you pay attention to the defense, just attack the opponent's half, maybe without Mourinho's explanation, the Chelsea players understand, "The way to beat Millwall is to suppress with strength, not let them play a beautiful counter-attack, and then try to score as many goals as possible." ”

So the opening ten minutes belonged to Chelsea.

Chelsea's attacking play is indeed excellent, the connection from the middle to the front, and the individual play of the strikers have caused Millwall a lot of problems.

Many have noticed that Millwall's defence has also been adjusted.

In the previous two games, Millwall was a back and four backs, but this game has become a back three and two backs, in addition to David Livermore, Zambrotta also played in the back.

Changed to a double back?

The back three is too weak, isn't it?

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Chelsea surrounded Millwall's half and bombarded for 10 minutes, dominating the pitch but failing to score.

Some Chelsea players are starting to feel that something is wrong.

Although they took the absolute initiative and felt that Millwall's defense seemed to be weak, in reality, they did not take advantage of much, and the only three shots on goal, two of which were from the perimeter, they could not attack the box at all.

The first thing that didn't feel right was striker Didier Drogba, whose attack looked like a ferocity, but Millwall's tight blockade at the edge of the box made it difficult to get a pass from a team-mate whenever he ran up front.

On the other side, Kalou is better, he doesn't know Millwall, he thinks that the opponent is the defending champion last season, it is certainly not easy to break through the opponent's goal, and it is understandable that the long-term attack has no effect.

The most uncomfortable player in the field is Andrei Shepchenko, who is in the limelight.

Shepchenko has been trying to run, has been trying to adapt, but he found himself next to him, with a difficult guy --

Livermore?

Mourinho mentioned before the game that you must pay attention to Livermore's long-range shot, but I didn't expect this guy to defend so sharply?

Shepchenko felt it.

Shepchenko had tried to break through Livermore, but he failed twice and failed once, once for a tackle and half for Livermore, and then he had to choose to pass to a teammate.

And then ...... Shepchenko didn't show much.

At the beginning of the game, the camera also pointed at Shepchenko frequently, and when the attack was played for a while, the camera seemed to 'forget' Shepchenko and was bent on finding other players.

Shepchenko couldn't get the ball at all!

In Chelsea's ferocious offensive, Shepchenko is the only transparent person, and the attack seems to have nothing to do with him, not that his teammates don't pass the ball to him, but he gets the ball a few times, at most it plays the role of a transit station, because he does not cooperate with his teammates, Shepchenko is not the kind of player, who is good at creating opportunities for his teammates, how much performance he can imagine.

The key is still this guy next to you!

After a failed attack, Shepchenko looked at the other side and touched the back of his head, looking like a countryman who had never seen the world, and felt that his skills and intelligence had been seriously insulted.

"It's this guy, there's nothing to do about it?"

Shepchenko was very unwilling, he was determined to work hard in the future, and he must have a good performance!