Chapter 643: It's Not Modesty, It's Deception!
The rest of the first half was still comforting to Abramovich.
Although Chelsea were unable to equalise and Millwall were unable to open the gap, it was difficult for Chelsea to win, but he did not have to leave angrily.
When the time came to the second half, Abramovich became more and more annoyed.
Millwall's advantage is growing.
In the first half, Chelsea were able to play an equal game with Millwall, relying on the tenacious fighting and active running of the players on the field, even if the score was behind, but the momentum was not lagging behind.
Chelsea had a bit more possession.
Anyone who sees the game will not assert that Chelsea will lose, but rather that there is a good chance of an equaliser.
The second half was different.
As long as you watch the game carefully, you can clearly see that there is no balance on the field, Millwall's cooperation is playing, the possession rate is slowly catching up, and using wonderful attacks again and again, constantly threatening Chelsea's goal.
Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech is considered one of the best in the world, but his goal seems to be in jeopardy and could be breached at any moment.
Even if Cech performs very well and is the top goalkeeper, a goalkeeper is a goalkeeper, and a goalkeeper who does not have a thousand hands will not be able to hold the goal for a long time.
Chelsea's goal can be breached at any moment!
Many media outlets have come to the conclusion that the only suspense is when Millwall will finish scoring.
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The comparison of the first and second halves came as a surprise to many, but the managers of the two teams were not among them.
The direct cause of Chelsea's passivity is the deliberate strengthening of the defence, Grant has seen the game thoroughly, he knows that the team has not been able to lead, but has fallen behind, and if you want to beat Millwall, it will become very difficult, in this case, you can only shrink the defense and counterattack.
Even if they can't beat Millwall, they will have to keep the suspense until the second leg.
The reason for this judgment is that Chelsea are too physically exhausted.
In the first half, Chelsea played with great momentum, but the fierce scramble also meant that the players ran more than Millwall, who played very consistently, how to play or how to play, and did not follow the rhythm of Chelsea, so the physical consumption was much less.
When the time came to the second half, Chelsea couldn't continue to play 'all at once'.
They couldn't hold on to the whole game.
Even if you are physically as good as Ballack and Frank Lampard, you are very tired and you have to slow down a little bit in the tempo, so it's important to be consistent defensively.
As for Abramovich's bonus......
Even Chelsea's players don't have much confidence behind Millwall, most of them have given up bonuses, and some of the highly-paid players are thinking, "just a few hundred thousand pounds...... It's just a month's salary, and that's okay! ”
Zhang Yang's judgment is similar to Grant's.
Chelsea looked strong in the first half, but it also came at a cost, and the biggest price they paid was fitness, and after spending more energy and playing the first half in good spirits, they ended up trailing Millwall, and it would be very unwise to continue playing.
Zhang Yang did not adjust his tactics and let the team insist on playing normally.
As soon as Chelsea contracted their defense, the situation naturally returned to Millwall, and it was normal for Millwall to play an advantage, Chelsea's idea, probably to keep the suspense?
The idea of flamboyance is diametrically opposed.
No need for suspense!
It's still very difficult to say that a game will decide the outcome of the game, but it's not difficult to play with enough advantages, you only need to score one or two more goals, and it's enough.
In the 69th minute, Zhang Yang used 'Walk the Talk' to help Branifer get in good shape, the latter dribbled into the box, shook off the defender in succession, and kicked a brilliant crotch-piercing shot.
Chelsea captain and central midfield John Terry was tragic, he was pierced through the crotch by Braniff.
That's humiliation.
John Terry was furious, glaring at Braniff as he celebrated his goal, and almost couldn't help but throw his fists at him, while Chelsea's morale was also devastated.
Braniff didn't care at all, but was proud that he could wear Terry.
The humiliating goal also ignited the gunpowder of the game, and then the action between the two sides became bigger, the scramble became fierce again, and Millwall had to play a stronger and face off against the Chelsea players head-on.
This is somewhat disadvantageous.
Zhang Yang regretted using his ability on Braniff, after all, it was better to win peacefully than to conflict.
Fortunately, Millwall's performance was quite good.
In the 79th minute, it was Branifer who was tackled by Frank Lampard as he broke through with the ball, and Simpson seized the opportunity to once again break down the Chelsea goal with his trademark curling ball.
Millwall led by three goals.
It was also the last goal of the game!
For Millwall, the three-goal advantage was enough, and back at Neil Stadium, it would be too difficult for Chelsea to equalise, and it was fair to say that the team had one foot in the semi-finals.
Chelsea were very disappointed.
Last season, Chelsea lost to Millwall in the Champions League final and missed out on the trophy.
This year's Champions League two teams met again, which can also be said to be a meeting of fate, and they almost lost after one game?
Chelsea were in despair.
The media who came to interview were also disappointed, and they all came up with names for the confrontation between the two sides.
"A meeting of fate!"
What a catchy word.
But the fate of the meeting does not seem to be a big deal, Chelsea is still not an opponent, it is no different from meeting in the league and cup, it only took one game for Millwall to basically qualify.
What else is there to report on this?
Of course, the media always find a topic, and while they praise Millwall, they continue to criticize Chelsea, and Chelsea have a lot to criticise, for example, Mourinho, who led Chelsea to the championship, left.
Although Mourinho's Chelsea can't beat Millwall, which is led by Zhang Yang, he has led the team to win the league championship at least once!
This season's Chelsea, let alone the league champions, it would be good to keep the fourth place in the league, their results cannot be said to be bad, but they cannot be compared with Millwall, and Manchester United and Arsenal are also a little behind.
The Israelis are certainly not as good as Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho was recalled, Grant was slammed in succession, and many media outlets said, "Chelsea will definitely change manager next season, and the Russians will find a manager who can lead the team against Millwall." ”
This is well recognized.
In addition, Abramovich's golden yuan strategy is also something to criticize, after several seasons, Chelsea has not been able to win the championship, but Millwall, who has basically not invested, has won the league championship in a row, doesn't it mean that the golden yuan strategy has failed?
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Zhang Yang didn't care about beating Chelsea.
For Millwall, a win over Chelsea has become commonplace, with so many times in a season that even the players are used to it, and losing games becomes unfamiliar.
After the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Millwall soon ushered in the league as they travelled to the northern city of Liverpool to take on Everton.
The only thing to talk about in this game is that the FA officials brought the trophy.
At present, there are only six rounds left in the Premier League, and the second-placed Manchester United and Millwall have a 14-point difference, so if Millwall only need to win against Everton, and at the same time, Manchester United cannot win, then Millwall can win the title in advance.
Millwall fans are also expecting the team to win the title early.
Although it is the third league trophy in a row, no fan will dislike that their team has won more titles, let alone three times in a row, ten times in a row, and they will be just as excited, even more excited than they are now, because their team is tantamount to completely dominating English football.
Speaking before the game, he reminded his players to be calm and calm and approach the game with a calm mind, reminding everyone that "we are unlikely to win this game because Manchester United are only against Blackburn. ”
This is not to satirize Blackburn, but to say the fact that Brackburn is known as the 'killer of the giants', but the possibility of beating Manchester United away is still very slim.
Even if Millwall beat Everton, they will not be able to win the title in advance.
In order to make the team play more relaxed, most of the players sent by Zhang Yang are players from last season, such as Pire, Maxey, etc., and players who only joined the team in the summer do not have to start.
In the face of the championship game, even Pire's mentality is difficult to calm down, followed Arsenal to win the league championship, but it also dates back to 2003, the current championship is Pire's championship every few years, he may be calmer than Maxi, O'Neill and others, but he must also feel a little nervous.
The players who were in the team last season were different.
Players such as Jamie Vardy, Weston and Simpson have been very uneventful in the face of possible championships after winning two league trophies with the team.
When it came to the game, the team's performance was also very consistent.
Mindset is very important.
Millwall was able to play a good game with a normal mind, and Everton's strength was also good, but after a whole game, it was still a two-goal defeat to Millwall.
Perhaps in the eyes of the media and fans, two goals cannot be regarded as a 'small defeat'.
Zhang Yang has a different view.
'Walk the talk' helps the team score a goal, which is equivalent to the whole team in 90 minutes, and a goal is normally scored, which is definitely just a small victory.
Of course, he won't say it to anyone else.
Millwall did not win the title after the game, and in the other game, Manchester United beat visiting Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at home, putting the league title in suspense until the next round.
The initiative to win the next round is in Millwall's hands, as long as they can remain unbeaten, just one point is enough to seal the title.
The whole Millwall team also hopes to save the suspense for the next round, because the next round is a game at Neil Stadium, and winning the championship in their own stadium and receiving the trophy can be more serious and solemn, not like in the stadium of other teams, at most a hastily built podium.
That was a bit perfunctory.
After the match against Everton, Masan reached the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, with Millwall hosting Chelsea.
There is still suspense in the game, but there is not much suspense.
Chelsea need to score more than three goals at Neil Stadium to have any chance of knocking out Millwall.
Zhang Yang will not let the suspense happen, he arranged a 451 formation with two core parallel positions, and when the defense and attack are balanced, he will play a head-to-head match with Chelsea, even if the team's performance is very average and Chelsea's state is abnormal, it is difficult to score too many goals.
Chelsea didn't overperform, scoring just one goal in the game.
Millwall also scored one.
In doing so, Millwall beat Chelsea 4-1 over two legs and successfully entered the Champions League semi-finals.
The next day, another race also ended quickly.
Barcelona eliminated Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga 2-0 over two legs, got a ticket to the last four of the Champions League, and also became Millwall's semi-final opponent.
Facing Barcelona in the semi-finals, the luck was not good.
This is actually predestined.
The draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League will be divided into the upper and lower halves, Millwall and Barcelona are both teams in the lower half, as long as they qualify, they will definitely meet together, unless Barcelona is eliminated by Schalke 04, the Germans must want to see Schalke 04 advance, but Schalke 04 only played two defensive battles and did not let Barcelona score more.
That's all.
When the semi-finals were released, Zhang Yang was interviewed by the media and said about Barcelona, "We met for the first time. Barcelona, very strong opponents, I know every single one of their players. ”
'When I meet Barcelona, I would remind the players to pay attention to their youngster Messi, who is a genius.
'It's a tough game for us, yes, we're only playing in the Champions League for the second time, so we're just a rookie team and we need to learn more experience. Playing against Barcelona is a great time to learn from experience, they are one of the most successful teams in Spanish history. ”
"If I lose to Barcelona, I won't be disappointed. I'm sure the players are the same. ”
When the British media heard the flamboyant remarks, they could only cover their faces with a wry smile.
Is this modesty?
No.
This is pure deception, they have long been used to it, and now they still think that Zhang Yang is modest, and they must be fools who have never experienced it.
Zhang Yang has always been like this.
Every time I met an opponent, I said it was very low-key, but I was able to lead the team to easily defeat the opponent, set one record after another, and then said, "We are just lucky." ”
There is nothing the British media can do, they only feel a little helpless.
The Spanish media is different.
The Spanish media don't know much about Zhang Yang, they only know that Millwall won Real Madrid, Sevilla, and Valencia last season, and also set a lot of records, and they think Millwall is a very strong team.
When he met Barcelona, Millwall coach Zhang Yang relented?
This is certainly a sign of lack of confidence.
The Spanish media, especially the Catalan press, were immediately very excited, "See? Millwall, who won strong victories over Real Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla, immediately lost confidence when they met the powerful Barcelona, doesn't this prove that Barcelona is powerful? ”
The Catalan media also reported so.
When the media was just preparing to report on the Champions League semi-finals, many Barcelona fans already believed that Barcelona had a ninety percent chance of reaching the Champions League final!
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