Chelsea fans are pessimistic.

The game continued as 'before', with Millwall scoring first, and they began to complain about manager Jose Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho was very annoyed, he was still thinking about whether to replace Shepchenko, and when Millwall scored, he felt that he didn't need to think about it anymore.

Drogba continues to play, and his form is not very good, but he is also much better than Shepchenko, who can't score!

Mourinho doesn't think about anything like 'taking care of Shepchenko's emotions', he has considered this aspect before, and he made substitution adjustments in the first half, which is not only a denial of himself, but also a direct denial of the player, and the player who is substituted will definitely be very dissatisfied.

But the game is about to be lost, does the mood of the players still matter?

Mourinho did not hesitate to make a substitution, and the fourth official raised a sign to replace Shepchenko with Drogba.

The Sky Sports commentator was still talking about the goal, and the camera was also focused on Millwall, who was celebrating, but suddenly turned to the sidelines, "Drogba? He seems to be going to play, Mourinho is explaining something. ”

"This substitution ......"

When he noticed the number on the sign, the commentator confirmed, "Sheva is going to be replaced." At this point in time, substitutions are not too good and Sheva's shot is a bit bad, but maybe he hasn't found his form yet...... It seems that Mourinho can't take it anymore. ”

The camera is focused on Shepchenko.

I saw the Ukrainian go down with a gloomy face, and Drogba took the initiative to wave his hand on the sidelines, Shepchenko ignored it, and when he walked out of the sideline, he didn't look at Mourinho, and sat back on the bench.

Shepchenko was so angry!

He knew he was mediocre but he just didn't find a chance, not that he was in very bad form, and for a striker, waiting for his chance is more important than anything else, and he thinks Mourinho should give himself more time and if he has the chance, he can definitely put the ball in the back of the net.

It's humiliating to be replaced now!

The first half is almost over, even if there are any tactical adjustments, it should be said after the end, what is the reason for being replaced? Shepchenko couldn't figure it out, he thought it was Mourinho who was targeting him.

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Seeing Chelsea's substitutions, he smiled openly.

Zhang Yang is a bystander.

As the saying goes, 'the bystander is clear', with memories of his past life, plus he actually became a manager, he still has a certain understanding of Shepchenko's failure at Chelsea.

Is Shepchenko in bad form? Or is it a question of strength level?

Of course not.

Shepchenko is one of the top strikers in Europe, and in the season before joining Chelsea, he was dominant in the AC Milan striker, and led Ukraine to the World Cup, he has been in good form, but when he arrived at Chelsea, he has not performed much, and the main reason is that Chelsea does not have his place, or Mourinho does not have the idea of 'creating a position' specifically for Shepchenko.

Shepchenko is different from Drogba in that he is the type of player who mainly fights and needs constant support from his midfield teammates in order to perform extremely well.

Chelsea are different from AC Milan.

Shepchenko is not familiar with Chelsea, and Chelsea's teammates are not familiar with Shepchenko, in addition, Chelsea and AC Milan can almost be said to be two different teams, Chelsea's midfield relies on defensive intensity, and the three-back lineup is the best illustration, AC Milan's midfield is mainly technical, Kaka, Pirlo, and Seedorf are the world's top technical midfielders.

Shepchenko's quest to adapt to Chelsea's 'unskilled midfield' is not easy, he is not used to a straight style of play, where strikers tend to look for opportunities simply and straightforwardly, rather than running out of open spaces or whatever.

A physical-oriented player like Drogba will naturally not perform badly.

To take the simplest example: a wide player has to hang a high cross, his own side has to pass the ball directly, and the opponent knows that the football flies from the side and the striker has to face a tough defence.

Drogba is extremely strong, so it is easy to squeeze through the opponent and fight for the point to complete the shot.

Shepchenko is different, he is mainly a technical player, the landing point of football is on the bright side, technology, running position and so on, all lose meaning, and direct collision with the opposing defender is not as good as Drogba's body-based player.

That's why Shepchenko didn't play well.

In Chelsea's style of play, Shepchenko's excellent skills are completely unplayable, and he might as well play as a full-back or midfielder, otherwise he will be closely marked by the opponent all the time, and it will be difficult to find opportunities.

Shepchenko may not understand this, but Mourinho must know it very well.

But how stubborn is Mourinho? He won't adjust the tactical play for Shepchenko, which means that the midfield will have to make a big change and send more Robben and Joe Cole type players to make Shepchenko's performance better.

That's too much sacrifice!

Perhaps the change would have been a good one, making Chelsea's attack more dangerous and making the game look better, but it clashes with Jose Mourinho's coaching philosophy, who has always been a defensive-minded manager.

Another big reason is that Shepchenko is almost a forced Shoehorn of Abramovich into the team, and he is not the player Mourinho wants at all, so he naturally will not change anything for Shepchenko.

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Of course, what about Shepchenko, it has nothing to do with Zhang Yang, he just regrets that a top striker has gone into the abyss of the trough.

It was good for Millwall.

Shepchenko's poor performance is replaced, there will definitely be conflicts within Chelsea, and Mourinho will also have to bear a lot of pressure, who makes Shepchenko a player that Abramovich values?

In the next game, there was no big change because of Drogba's appearance.

Chelsea continued to scramble in midfield to suppress Millwall's situation, and Millwall played very passively, and the 'two-core' style of play was almost a defensive counter-attack.

Chelsea's goalmouth efficiency is still low, perhaps thanks to Didier Drogba's poor form.

There's a reason Drogba didn't start, he played the full game for Chelsea in a row, and two days ago against Porto he wasn't in great form, with four shots on goal in 70 minutes failing to score a single goal for Chelsea, not even a single threatening goal.

That's why Mourinho will let Shepchenko start, but Drogba did not rise because he was replaced, and his state has risen, in addition, Chelsea as a whole is still relatively affected by intensive matches, although the competition for midfield has an advantage, but it only relies on tough defense, not the player's good condition and the like, football to the vicinity of the penalty area, in the face of Millwall's tight defense, Chelsea is difficult to break through.

The first half of the game ended with a continuous scramble in the midfield.

Soon it was the second half, neither side adjusted their tactics, and the game was still fierce.

Chelsea fought hard and were hoping to find a chance to equalise, with Millwall's defence suffering crisis after crisis and looking to get better as time went on.

The situation was bad for Millwall.

In the 63rd minute, Zhang Yang judged the goal in 'foreknowledge', it was a powerful shot from Frank Lampard, which happened four minutes later, and Chelsea relied on a wave of counter-attacks.

That's not going to work!

For the next two minutes, Chelsea raced around Millwall's half, before Essien's pass was tackled and Millwall was dangerously forward, and Simpson kicked back to keep the defender in control.

Millwall then went on a steady attack.

From a 'foresight' perspective, the run ended with a shot from Mitchell that was denied by goalkeeper Petr Cech, before Chelsea counter-attacked and Frank Lampard latched on to a pass that opened the door for Millwall.

The key is in Smitchell's shot!

When that moment happened, Zhang Yang did not hesitate to use the 'word of the word', giving Smitchell a temporary 'BUFF' effect, Smitchell shook off Terry, and at the same time found a shooting space for himself, he felt that his physical condition was abnormally good, he glanced at the goal with the corner of his eye, and while waving his right foot, he felt that he could kick the ball to the desired position.

Next up is the shot!

Boom!

From sticking to the grass, he passed between John Terry and Carvalho and sprinted straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Cech reacted and made a quick save, but the moment he jumped up, he knew the angle of the ball was too tricky to save, and when he was in mid-air, he could only watch the ball roll over the goal line.

At that moment, Cech was in a state of despair.

In the next second, everyone realised the goal and the Chelsea players, the fans and even the manager Jose Mourinho became desperate.

The Sky Sports commentator shouted excitedly, "Goooooal!! ”

"Smitchell! Smitchell! He helped Millwall to his second goal! 2 to 0! Chelsea went on the offensive in succession, but Millwall only needed one push to get through the net again! The difference in goalmouth efficiency between the two teams was too great, and Chelsea's solid defence seemed to be useless against Millwall......

'This goal belongs to Smitchell! He dodged Terry on his own, found a shot and landed a brilliant shot! ”

"Two to zero! Perhaps, as some media and fans say, Millwall is indeed Chelsea's nemesis, whenever Chelsea meet Millwall, all their methods seem to be ineffective, while Millwall can still maintain high efficiency, and even play better than ever! ”

'Millwall beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu two days ago and now in the Carabao Cup final, if they can beat Chelsea again, they will win two big games in a row at the end of February, so they have won so much in such a dense and stressful schedule!

"That's pretty remarkable!"

"What's even more remarkable is that in the face of Smitchell's second goal, or even a goal that could decide the outcome of the game, Millwall coach was flamboyant and calm, as if everything was expected, this kind of stable mentality is definitely rare in the world......"

The camera zooms to Millwall's dugout.

Everyone else rushed out excitedly, but Zhang Yang was the only one sitting in his seat, as if he had watched a concert, and he symbolically slapped a few times, his face was indifferent and indifferent.

Wise was talking excitedly, Zhang Yang looked over and shrugged his shoulders, forcing a grin on his face, as if he was 'tough' to express that he was also happy with the goal.

All right!

The more the commentator interpreted, the more unfathomable he felt, compared to Zhang Yang's calmness in the face of the goal, the excitement and fanaticism of other managers when they saw the goal seemed to be as ridiculous as a child who had never seen the world......