Chelsea are not just at the top of the league, they have also put in quite an astonishing record.

In the more than 10 years of the Premier League's history, there has been no record of 55 points in 20 rounds: Manchester United, who 'dominated the Premier League', did not do it, Arsenal, which competed with Manchester United, did not do it, and Blackburn, who won the Premier League once, did not do it.

Now Chelsea have done it.

Some football analysts are starting to talk about 'Chelsea will set a Premier League points record'!

Chelsea have captured the world's attention in doing so.

Millwall, as the second in the league, is also very attention-grabbing, because they are only a promoted horse, and the promotion horse is second to Manchester United and Arsenal in the halfway ability, which is an incredible thing, and those who know the inside story know even more clearly, Millwall was only a mid-table team in the Championship last season, and there were no large number of transfers in the summer, so it is very incredible that the squad has played well.

The clash between Millwall and Chelsea is enough to attract the attention of the whole world.

According to Sky Sports' internal statistics, the match was broadcast live on TV stations from 16 countries, and more than 70 million people will watch the game for the first time.

This is a staggering statistic.

The number of spectators in a Champions League final is only 100 million to 200 million, which is quite surprising, but considering that half of them are contributed by Chinese fans, it is understandable why there are so many people.

When the game opened, commentator Liu Honglei introduced the starting lineups of both sides, and then looked forward to it, "This is a direct meeting between Millwall led by Zhang Yang and Chelsea led by Mourinho!" 1st in the league and 2nd in the league, the game is sure to be very exciting! ”

Other TV commentators expressed similar sentiments.

"It's going to be a great fight!"

"There will be a fierce collision between the two sides, and everyone will play with 100% competitive spirit!"

"We're looking forward to it!"

"It could be the best Premier League game of the season!"

“……”

While everyone was expecting the excitement of the game, the opening situation disappointed everyone.

The game had just begun, with both sides opting for a solid defense.

The two teams are very well connected.

Whether it is Chelsea or Millwall, there is no formation for a head-to-head confrontation, the midfield scramble is not fierce, several attacks are mainly tentative, football is passed around the halfway line more time, there is no wonderful cooperation, no individual performance, no threat attack, even one shot on goal...... Nor did it.

Perhaps it was a shot on goal: in the third minute, Jody Morris kicked a 'bad shot' from 30 yards out of goal, and the ball crossed a line and fell lightly towards the goal.

It was a shot that landed inside the woodwork.

Unfortunately, there is no strength.

Thirty metres was still too far for Morris, and a shot on goal was almost the equivalent of passing the ball to goalkeeper Petr Cech.

That's how the first fifteen minutes of the game were played.

Both teams are not in a hurry to attack, the scramble is not fierce, most of the players are shrinking in their own half of the defense, the offense is tacit, you come once, I come once, the scene makes people a little drowsy.

"Both teams played very conservatively." Sky Sports commentator Mike Bullard is still in an awkward 'round', "but it's also the right choice. The two teams have not played each other in recent years and are not familiar with each other, so they are both cautious and need time to get to know each other in general......"

"It also proves that both sides attach importance to the game, and the two managers, Jose Mourinho and Zhang Yang, are very cautious about the game......

Chelsea and Millwall are both experimenting tentatively, and the pitch is a bit dull compared to the fast-paced game, with football passing around most of the time, and when it comes to one side, the number of return passes can catch up with the number of forward passes, and the midfield confrontation is not fierce, and the game is really boring.

The camera is focused on the two managers: Mourinho watches the game with his hands on his chest; Zhang Yang's face was slightly solemn, and the playing cards in his hand ruined the serious atmosphere.

For Mourinho and Zhang Yang, the game situation was not unexpected, as McBullard analysed, between Millwall and Chelsea, understanding is limited to watching each other's game videos, and the specific games are not the same as the videos.

In Mourinho's view, Millwall are in need of a serious opponent.

The squad is very poor, and they are often the suppressed side when playing against strong teams, but they have won most of their games, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United all losing to Millwall.

How did they do it?

Mourinho watched a few videos and still hasn't figured it out, and what he doesn't understand often means danger.

Zhang Yang knows Chelsea very well, and it is precisely because of this understanding that he knows the gap between the two teams, and Millwall must stabilize and deal with the game with a calm posture in order to have a chance to get a chance to survive.

So the opening collision was not intense.

Over time, though, when the two sides got to know each other, or Chelsea felt they knew Millwall, the attack became much stronger.

The game is getting exciting.

Chelsea have slowly stepped up their attacking edge, starting to play regularly through the halfway line and even into the front of the Millwall penalty area, while Millwall have remained solid defensively, occasionally hitting a goal and counter-attacking.

Millwall had no intention of competing with Chelsea, who were very easy to suppress the advantage on the field.

Chelsea fans are also active.

The Chelsea fans who came to the scene began to cheer for Chelsea's attack.

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Jose Mourinho is watching the game closely.

If you play against a normal team, the only thing missing is the goal.

As long as there is one goal, then the victory will belong to Chelsea.

It's like Mourinho said after the game against Manchester City, "The opponent can't make mistakes, they can't concede goals, it's all about whether we can score or not, once we can't score, we take a point, once we score, take three points." 'The goal at the time was based on a mistake by Manchester City's Chinese defender Sun Jihai, and Chelsea relied on a lightning raid to send the ball into the Manchester City goal.

It's similar to switch to other games.

Chelsea are guaranteed to win when they score the first goal, they will defend solidly, look for opportunities slowly, and the backward side will be tempted to attack and Chelsea will be able to score more goals.

Otherwise, one goal is enough to win.

This is the reason why Mourinho has been criticized for "1-0" utilitarian football.

Millwall are no ordinary team.

Mourinho was watching carefully from the first minute of the game and he also agreed that 'Millwall's tactics are based on the line-up'.

It was not easy, even unimaginable.

If only a small part of the tactics are improved based on the abilities of the players, it is nothing, but the overall tactics are developed on the basis of the lineup, which is really a bit scary.

So Mourinho watched the game carefully, hoping to find something useful from Millwall's style of play, and maybe help improve Chelsea's tactics as well.

In addition, Mourinho is also very cautious, Millwall can win so many games, it is impossible to rely on luck, so how did they win?

Now Chelsea have to be careful because there is something they don't understand.

The unknown is the most terrifying!

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The game is good for Chelsea.

As Chelsea slowly stepped up their attack, they kept Millwall at bay, and the occasional good combination could threaten Millwall's goal, so Millwall could only hold on to the penalty area.

The situation was not unexpected.

Even if Millwall is second in the league, anyone knows the strength of their squad, and it can't be compared with the top teams at all.

Those teams who don't understand the situation feel a little different.

For example, Chinese fans.

Most Chinese fans know Zhang Yang, but they have not watched Millwall's games, mainly because there is no live broadcast of the Premier League in China, and few fans will deliberately use small online platforms to watch games, and the only thing they know is that Millwall's points rank second in the league.

Second in the league and first in the league, how much difference can there be?

In most people's impressions, there will be no difference in strength between the two, the difference is just a matter of play, when they see Millwall completely suppressed on the field, some fans can't figure it out--

"Aren't Millwall second in the league?"

"How did you get so suppressed? It feels like Chelsea are playing against a small club! ”

"That's a lot!"

"Millwall doesn't even have a star player in the squad!"

"There is no suspense in the game!"

“……”

Many people also discussed it on the sports forum, and soon they got a professional answer, "Millwall is a small club, they are just promoted horses, and the strength of the squad is at the bottom of the Premier League, and the reason why they can rank second in the league is because of Zhang Yang's personal ability to lead the team!" ”

"I see!" Many fans have a feeling of sudden realization, and at the same time, they worship Zhang Yang even more.

Jose Mourinho is amazing!

So what?

Mourinho led Porto to win the treble, but Porto is the top Portuguese giant, and it is natural to win the Portuguese Super League championship and the Portuguese Cup. As for the UEFA Champions League...... Porto is also very competitive, right!? At least they're eligible every year!

After coming to Chelsea, with the support of countless pounds, Mourinho can buy players at will, Chelsea have the best star squad in Europe, and it is natural to play well.

What about Millwall?

Millwall is just a small club, and in terms of Premier League level, the finances are really pitiful, and leading such a team to good results is the biggest proof of coaching ability. If Zhang Yang can lead Millwall to win the Premier League title, he will definitely become the top coach, even more famous than Mourinho.

Chelsea win the league?

It's normal.

Millwall win the league? That would be a miracle in Premier League history!

At the same time, there are also many Chinese fans who are thinking: "Zhang Yang can lead the team to Millwall and play such a good result, if he is replaced by the Chinese team with a 'poor lineup', maybe he will be able to break out of Asia and go to the world?" ”

Ahem......

Zhang Yang didn't know that domestic fans had so many ideas, and his mind was focused on the game at the moment.

Millwall played passively.

Zhang Yang can be more relaxed for the time being, 'Foreknowledge' did not judge the goal, Chelsea's attack is fierce, and it is not easy to score in a short period of time.

Millwall, meanwhile, has a chance.

A statistic that illustrates the point: Millwall have had four shots on goal so far, just one less than Chelsea's five.

Of course, that's not how the outside world sees it.

Chelsea were in the driver's seat, threatening with every shot; Millwall played very passively, with most of their shots coming from the periphery, no different from giving the ball directly to the opposition.

But what Zhang Yang wants is shooting statistics.

Zhang Yang couldn't know Millwall better, and he couldn't be clearer about the gap between the two sides.

In terms of data, Chelsea is a nine-star team, Millwall plays the strongest strength, but only seven and a half stars, Braniff and Elliott are not on the field, which has a certain impact on the strength of the squad, and the evaluation strength of 'word and spirit divination' is only seven stars.

Seven stars, nine stars, there is a gap between two stages!

If Millwall and Chelsea play normally, they can only rely on God's help if they want to win, Zhang Yang also knows that God is on vacation today, because the luck of 'word and spirit divination' is only 'auspicious', and 'auspicious' is not a good result, and it is not much stronger than 'fierce', in other words, Millwall wants to rely on luck to win, it is almost impossible to happen.

If you play against other teams, such as Arsenal and Liverpool, the strength of the seven stars, plus the luck of 'Ji', can barely fight, but Chelsea is different, they won 18 rounds of 20 rounds, you can see how strong the control of the game is, Chelsea's style of play is to defend solidly, and then use the ability to score goals in the front, conservative style of play with strong strength, it is simply invincible, especially the small ball club is not strong enough, and it is impossible to challenge Chelsea.

Millwall wasn't the special one.

So if you want to beat Chelsea, you have to have a lot of patience and a special style of play, just like now: the team has put most of its energy on defending at the back, and even voluntarily abandoned the battle with Chelsea in midfield, that is, the dense defense of crowd tactics to prevent Chelsea from finding opportunities in front of goal.

In addition, it is an offense.

The offensive strategy formulated before the game, the promotion is based on long passes and long shots, and neither option will take up too many 'player resources', few players can go up, and they can also play a simple offensive mode, and the same is true for counterattacks, either relying on the player's individual ability, to rely on the perimeter to shoot, or to try to create free kick opportunities, so that Josh Simpson can play.

Wait a minute.

These simple ways of attacking are the reason why Millwall has shot so many times.

Chelsea defended tightly and couldn't keep the perimeter, so whenever they had a chance on the perimeter, they would come with a lob or a long-range shot and always make a threatening shot.

That's the opportunity.

In the eyes of others, 'threatening shot' is still equal to not scoring a goal, but in Zhang Yang's eyes, it is different, 'threatening shot' means that the player is in good condition to shoot, so add 'words and tricks', or 'lucky bonus', or be able to score the ball?

Ahem......

This style of play is also specially prepared for Millwall, and it is naturally impossible for other teams to imitate, and it is also a little suspicious of relying too much on ability, but Zhang Yang does not care, because it is impossible to beat Chelsea with ordinary style of play.

It's all about winning!

When he became the head coach, Zhang Yang no longer cared about the preparation of the face.

Now is the right time to open the hanging!