It only took half a game, the referee showed six yellow cards, three to Chelsea, three to Millwall, so frequent cards, but useless, the game gives people the feeling that there is only physical confrontation, the two sides continue to fight, almost a group fight.

The way the game will play like this is something that the media and fans could not have imagined.

Zhang Yang couldn't think of it.

But soon after the game started, he knew why Chelsea did this, and Chelsea have not won once in a normal meeting between the two teams, so probably the Chelsea players will not have much confidence?

Even if they show a fighting spirit, which team they play and lose to one team in a row, it will create a huge shadow of pressure.

This is normal.

Chelsea were definitely looking to beat Millwall, so they used an unusual tactic of provocation and fouling.

This strategy will make the game quickly enter the fierce confrontation mode, the scene will be very bloody, the fierce physical fight between the two sides, and also represents a part of the mind, which is used in other aspects, but Chelsea's confrontation ability can only be stronger than Millwall, not weaker than Millwall, this kind of game is beneficial to them.

"Grant really can't be underestimated."

Zhang Yang couldn't help but give Israel a thumbs up, and it was quite remarkable to think of this strategy to make up for the gap in Chelsea's tactics and mentality.

If Millwall continue to fall into the vicious circle of 'fighting' with Chelsea, there is a real possibility that they will lose to Chelsea and lose the League Cup.

Of course, Zhang Yang will remind the players to pay attention.

"It's not a derby." In the locker room at halftime, Zhang Yang first emphasized this point, "We don't need to fight with them, even if they take the initiative to provoke, we can't do that." ”

'They did it on purpose, with constant physical collisions, constant scrambles, deliberately provoking disputes, and we have to see that because they don't have any chances in a normal fight.

"I'm not telling you to throw in the towel, but I'm going to be tougher. But it's important to be sane at all times. Don't be impulsive, that won't help you win the game. ”

Zhang Yang will not restrict the players to fight with the opponent.

Now both sides are angry.

The game enters hand-to-hand combat mode, not a derby but also a derby, if the player in the physical confrontation, showing a weak attitude, the opponent will have a chance, the confrontation is not one-sided, the choice to avoid is equal to failure, the losing side of the fighting spirit, play will be affected, the winning side will play much more active.

It's not just a matter of technology and cooperation.

Zhang Yang only emphasizes controlling emotions and not being swayed by emotions, resulting in irreparable results, for example, if a player is red carded for a foul, the team will have one less person to fight, and the team will fall into a disadvantage.

In the second half, the high-intensity confrontation mode was still maintained.

In the 59th minute, Livermore was put to the ground by Ballack in the first ten meters of the penalty area.

The referee showed Ballack a yellow card.

Zhang Yang immediately found the fourth official and complained, "They just want to tackle my players!" This is a very bad foul. ”

Fourth, officials are also helpless.

Ballack's foul is obviously tactical in nature, Livermore is in that position, he can already shoot directly on goal, but the referee can't send Ballack off, right?

This kind of foul play is quite normal.

Chelsea were clearly foul-fouling, and it was up to us to see which team played tougher and could hold out until the end.

This is the understanding of the fourth official, and the only thing he can do is to listen carefully to the complaints, and then reply, "I will record it." ”

Nope.

Zhang Yang didn't see it that way, and he complained to the fourth official, but he was just trying to put pressure on the referee team to keep their decision from Chelsea.

This is important.

With Millwall's continuous wins, it is almost angry and resentful, not only the media, but even the FA does not want to see that Millwall continues to win, no, it should be said that it continues to be undefeated, just like Manchester United that once dominated the Premier League, every team that defeated Manchester United was regarded as a template for heroes, and Manchester United was the villain BOSS in the public psyche.

This is the case with Millwall now, and the referee's decision could also be biased in Chelsea's favour.

If it is an ordinary game, it is not a big deal, the difference in strength between the two sides is too large, and no matter how biased the referee's judgment is, it will be difficult to affect the final result.

This game is different.

At this point in the game, the referee team is only a little biased, which may affect the final result.

Zhang Yang still decided to take the victory into his own hands, and when Simpson stood in front of the ball and was ready to make free throws, he was also ready to shoot.

The location of the foul by Ballack, almost thirty meters from the goal.

Thirty metres is not an absolute distance for Livermore, and a direct shot can be a threat.

The Simpsons are different.

Simpson didn't have that much strength, and the free kick in front of the goal 30 meters could almost only be combined with his teammates, which he thought at first, but all of a sudden, he felt full of form.

He can see the goal clearly.

He felt like he could control the ball and hit anywhere in the frame with just a swing of his foot.

It's a great feeling.

Simpson was so excited that he wanted to cooperate with his teammates on the ball, but he immediately changed his mind and switched to a direct swing of his feet--

Shot!

The soccer ball flew high and rushed directly through the human wall.

"It's high!"

"He would want to shoot straight at the goal!"

"It's still too far away."

In the commentator's sigh of regret, after the football rose to the highest point, it suddenly fell and rushed towards the goal, and the strange route made everyone stunned.

Petr Cech stood in front of the door.

At the moment of Simpson's kick-off, he thought it would be a pass, and when he saw the football soaring into the sky, he didn't care, but he didn't expect the football to fall suddenly.

Deciduous balls?

Petr Cech was too late to react as he pounced towards the top left corner of the goal, but the ball fell so fast that by the time he got into position, it had already fallen into the top left corner.

When Cech lay on his side, the cheers in his ears made him fall into the abyss.

“Goooooooal！！！”

"Simpson!"

"He kicked the classic ball and scored the first goal of the game!"

"1 to 0."

"In this difficult game, it was Millwall who opened the scoring first, and Simpson—"

At the new Wembley Stadium, the Millwall fans in the stands around them cheered excitedly, they finally saw the goal, and the Chelsea fans were very depressed, the team worked hard for a long time, and finally the opponent scored first, which made them feel a little desperate -

"Will you lose again?"

"We haven't won!"

'It's like that every time, no matter what the game goes, it's Chelsea who loses in the end.

"Millwall is too strong!"

Chelsea boss Grant felt the same way, Millwall were just too strong, so strong that their opponents were desperate.

So far in this game, Chelsea have not had the slightest disadvantage, and in terms of physical confrontation, Chelsea have been stronger in midfield and have played some advantages.

But in the end, it was Millwall who scored first, and it was difficult to say that there was any danger from the 30-meter set-piece, at most it was just to find a match, but Millwall's players could send the ball directly into the goal.

How else is this kicked?

"Josh Simpson." Grant couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of the name, Millwall's most threatening team is striker Vardy, midfielder Livermore, and then midfielders Braniff and Sneijder, Simpson is a wide player, even if he scores a lot, but there are few direct threats.

Everyone knows that Simpson has a direct free-kick ability, and Chelsea try to avoid fouls in dangerous positions, but 30 meters in front of goal, is it still called a dangerous position?

This is simply unreasonable!

What Grant doesn't know is that it's not Simpson who is unreasonable, and no matter how good Simpson is with his footwork, it is difficult to play such a classic goal.

Unreasonable is publicity.

'Saying what you say' is really unreasonable, and being able to do 'say it and achieve it' can allow players to have a state beyond the level in an instant, and it is naturally easy to complete the goal.

Zhang Yang applauded Simpson's goal, and he showed calmness, as if he felt that the goal was not a big deal, and everything was under control.

When this kind of performance and approach was put on the TV screen, Chelsea fans felt that "there is little hope of winning". ”

"Grant and Zhang Yang are too different!"

Some media outlets even asserted, "The winner is decided!" Even if they want Chelsea to win, but Zhang Yang's calm performance has shown that they have full confidence in winning, and do they still expect the Israelis to lead the team to create a miracle?

In the end, neither side scored again until the end of the game.

Even though Chelsea were still fighting fiercely, they were still full of fighting spirit and trying to hold on until the last minute, but they couldn't break down Millwall.

1 to 0.

Millwall relied on Simpson's direct free-kick to win the Carabao Cup.

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The English League Cup is not a very important championship, it is not as good as the English FA Cup, and the influence is relatively small, but after all, it is a cup championship and it is still worth celebrating.

The players celebrated the day, and then the next day gave everyone a half-day off and regrouped for training in the afternoon.

They're going to prepare for the Champions League.

Three days after the League Cup final, the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 was reached, and Millwall went to Spain to challenge the home team Sevilla away.

Sevilla FC are one of the powerhouses in Spain.

In the past two seasons, in addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona, only Sevilla and Valencia can be called the strongest teams in Spain, and they are even eligible to compete for the La Liga championship.

Sevilla FC is a traditional Spanish team, attacking football is their style, Sevilla has always adhered to the style of offensive football, some people think that their attack is more technical than Barcelona.

But they encountered 'natural enemies'.

Millwall.

Millwall's 352 style of play cannot be said to overcome offensive football, but Millwall's player ability is stronger than Sevilla's, the tactical coordination is stronger than Sevilla's, and the tough style is far more than Sevilla's.

Sevilla and Millwall have no advantage over each other.

Perhaps Sevilla fans disagreed, expecting a miracle from Sevilla, but the final 2-5 scoreline helped them recognize the gap between the two teams.

Home and away.

Millwall scored five goals away from home, three more than Sevilla, and almost secured a place in the quarter-finals in just one away leg.