Zhang Yang was looking forward to the 'opening moment', but the game situation was very unfavorable for Millwall.

Chelsea are too strong.

Chelsea is stronger than Millwall two-star strength, even if there is no full-line attack, it completely suppresses Millwall, Chelsea's front field is quite strong, three midfielders Essien, Makelele, plus the core Lampard, not only strong defensive performance, offensive support is also quite threatening, the front of Robben, Joe Cole and Drogba, each player is the world's top, one-on-one advantage is quite obvious, such a strong squad strength support, Chelsea's advantage can be described as 'overwhelming'.

Chelsea's most active squad is Joe Cole.

Joe Cole has been in very good form in recent times and has been praised more than once by manager Jose Mourinho, who will not easily praise his players, and to be praised means that he has performed extremely well.

Joe Cole has also been the biggest contributor to the victory in the last three games.

When Chelsea beat Arsenal, Mourinho also said, 'I have to admit that I didn't bring him from me, but it's Chelsea's luck and my luck to have him. ”

"Cole's technique is very good and he is always in key positions. He has the acumen of a top scorer and the stats of a good player to work with his team-mates in all positions. Mourinho affirmed, "He's very good. ”

After a pre-match and flamboyant war of words, Mourinho regretted saying it.

This has also become a clear proof that 'Mourinho has no vision, and the players in the Ranieri era are quite good', and it proves that the 'non-Mourinho faction' players are much better than the 'Mourinho faction players' introduced by Mourinho.

Mourinho's praise also made Joe Cole hot.

Some media couldn't help but sigh, "Chelsea has no shortage of top wide players. "Last season's standout performance was Dutch star Arjen Robben, who has been affected by injuries this season, Robben's performance has dropped a bit, and Joe Cole has become more dazzling.

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Joe Cole is working the pitch.

Jose Mourinho thought 'Millwall had no player to keep Joe Cole', but Joe Cole was in some trouble and a very strong player followed him.

Livermore?

Joe Cole knew Livermore's name because there were a number of media reports before the game that Jose Mourinho admired a Millwall player, and most Chelsea players didn't care, thinking the manager was 'setting off smoke bombs'.

It's not the first time Mourinho has done this.

Whenever he plays against a strong team, Mourinho will design a player who has recovered from injury in the team, or comment on the opponent's player in front of reporters to make the opponent a little trouble off the field.

The same will be true of Livermore!

Most of the players Mourinho values already have names, but Livermore is different, he is just a newcomer to the Premier League, and he has reached his prime, but he has not yet made a name for himself, which is enough to show that there is no potential at all.

Now Joe Cole doesn't see it that way, and the other side puts enough pressure on him.

Livermore's defensive ability is really good, especially one-on-one defense, his body is too strong, his speed is good, and his explosiveness is also sufficient, any player will not feel good against him, and Joe Kerr will not be an exception.

Joe Cole is already feeling a headache.

Livermore's main body is too strong, he can't hit the other party at all, in addition, Livermore's physical fitness is also very good, and he doesn't seem to feel tired when he runs continuously.

Joe Cole struggled to find a way to get rid of it, getting the ball most of the time and only making quick passes to his team-mates.

Letting Livermore block Joe Cole's point was actually a temporary idea, Joe Cole has been doing well lately, and if he finds his form, maybe the goal will be a threat.

On the other hand, Robben on the other side is worse than that.

It's not that Robben is not as good as Joe Cole, in terms of future fame, Robben is much better than Joe Cole, but Robben's performance has been a little poor recently, probably mainly because he has not fully recovered from injury, and he can only be regarded as a dangerous wing-forward on the field.

However, keeping Joe Cole is not a sign of defensive success, and Chelsea's players in other positions must be very dangerous.

As time went on, Chelsea's dominance was even greater.

'Chelsea completely overpower Millwall!' Sky Sports commentator Mike Bullard affirmed: "Millwall were very passive on the pitch, they couldn't beat half the pitch for a while, Chelsea showed great quality! ”

'The game was very favourable against Chelsea! If it continues like this, it will probably only be a matter of time before we score. ”

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Zhang Yang also knew that the situation was not good.

Zhang Yang's idea for the game is to find an opportunity to 'open and complete the goal', but the premise is that Millwall can hold the goal, but the game in front of him also let Zhang Yang know that he still underestimates Chelsea.

Chelsea's attack is very tough, they are just pressing with their strength and gradually looking for the opening goal.

This kind of positive play is difficult to crack.

Zhang Yang can only pray, Chelsea score later, luck in football is also important, long-term advantage does not mean goal, Chelsea slow to score, Millwall will have a better chance.

But what should have come is still coming.

In the 28th minute, Zhang Yang 'forebodied' the goal, which was a role, and he told Livermore in advance to hold the back post, but Livermore still couldn't stop Lampard.

When Joe Cole takes a corner, Lampard is heading it over at the back post!

Frank Lampard felt a force hit him from his shoulder, and he couldn't hold his centre of gravity and fell diagonally to the ground.

Zhang Yang was stunned for a while, and couldn't help covering his cheeks.

The referee undoubtedly showed Livermore a yellow card and awarded Chelsea a penalty by the way.

It was an uncontroversial decision, and even Millwall fans had to admit that Livermore had fouled him.

Zhang Yang could only hope that Hislop would save the penalty, and he immediately used the 'lucky bonus', expecting Hislop to rely on his luck to save the shot he was going to face.

Unfortunately, there is no ......

'Lucky bonus' is a good ability, but in the face of 'must score', no matter how lucky it is, Frank Lampard, who took the penalty, kicked a powerful shot, and the football roared into the left corner of the goal, Heatrop didn't even react.

“0:1！ Chelsea lead Millwall! ”

'It was Frank Lampard! It is worth mentioning that this penalty was also created by Frank Lampard. ”

The Chelsea fans were elated when the ball flew into the goal, while the Millwall fans became a little muffled.

Zhang Yang smiled helplessly.

Livermore's choice was not wrong, when there was no way to stop the opponent, fouls in the penalty area became an option, because the penalty was not 100% scored, but in the end it was not able to be stopped, the goal was just a different way, Livermore also got a yellow card, no matter how it is calculated, it is a bit more than worth the loss.

"Foresight and other abilities are not omnipotent!" Zhang Yang reminded himself again.

As a manager, you can't always rely on ability, just like the goal just now, even if he used the two abilities of 'foreknowledge' and 'lucky bonus', Lampard still completed the goal, because luck is not everything, and changes arranged in advance may not have an effect, what matters is the team's on-the-spot performance.

"What's next?"

Zhang Yang frowned and thought about it carefully, hurriedly walked to the sidelines, reminded the team to pay more attention to defense, and he emphasized to Jody Morris, "You must hold the goal!" Let them all go back, I'm talking about everyone! We can't let the opposition score any more! ”

That's what matters.

If Chelsea had scored two goals in the first half, the outcome of the game would have been almost impossible to decide.

Now there's a chance.

Chelsea did score a goal, but the game was played for less than half the time, and as long as they can hold on to the score, there is still a chance for a goal to catch up.

Now you have to defend seriously and don't give your opponent any more chances.

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Jose Mourinho disagrees.

When he saw Frank Lampard put the ball in the back of the net, Mourinho felt that the game was out of suspense, and he clapped with a smile on his face, and his expression showed a winning mentality.

Chelsea have scored!

In every game in which Chelsea have scored first, they have won because they are not proud of their attack, but of Europe's best defence, and they are confident of holding the back of the net against Barcelona as long as they have the advantage of scoring goals.

Millwall?

They also have good league results, but in terms of quality, they are too far behind the top teams, and Mourinho does not think that Millwall have the quality to score against Chelsea.

So victory is already under control.

In this big battle that attracted the attention of the world, Chelsea was invincible early.

From this moment on, Chelsea can play a solid defensive counterattack, they have a goal advantage, they don't care about the passage of time at all, but Millwall, as the opponent, must attack, and then it will be Chelsea's chance.

Mourinho was relieved.

In the following time, it is clear from the comparison that Chelsea continue to maintain attacking pressure, but the intensity is a little worse, and it is difficult to compare with just now.

Chelsea are on the defensive.

They have won countless games with this method, without the need for coaching at all, and the players on the pitch know what to do.

That's Chelsea's '1-0' style of play, Chelsea with goals and Chelsea without goals are two teams and they can play two styles of play.

Now that the goal is in place, they can stabilize the defence and slowly figure it out.