Grant's substitution choice was unanimously praised by the media.

Shepchenko has always been a criticised player, and when he first arrived in the Premier League last season, there were many media expectations, but his performance was too short of expectations, he could not adapt to the Premier League game for a long time, and there was almost no performance in the starting line-up, so it was natural to be substituted.

Essien's performance was also not as good as it could have been.

At the beginning, Mourinho was interested in Essien's defensive and fighting ability, but as a midfielder, a certain amount of assist ability is still needed, but Essien is almost inactive in attack.

Even when it comes to defense, Essien is sometimes not up to par.

Normally, Essien defends well, but sometimes he suddenly drops the chain, like in this game against Braniff, he is almost played like a monkey.

Essien's occasional 'jump-off' performance was considered 'inconsistent enough', and it was right to be substituted when he didn't perform well.

Pizarro and Malouda, who are making their first official appearances for Chelsea, are highly anticipated.

"Pizarro scored eight league goals for Bayern last season and four Champions League goals, his efficiency is not high, but the victory is in a consistent performance, the 29-year-old Pizarro is also at the peak of his career, unfortunately, he did not get a contract extension from Bayern."

'This is also the choice of Pizarro, he joined Chelsea and I believe that at Chelsea he will start again!'

“……”

'Malouda is a left-sided player, he is an absolute mainstay for Lyon and the best player in Ligue 1, and his ten goals have given Lyon their sixth Ligue 1 title in a row.

"Grant chose to bring on Malouda, definitely to strengthen the attack, and after Robben left, Malouda just took his place."

'Attention, Malouda came on for Essien. This is a sign of Chelsea's attack, otherwise he could have played as a left striker in the 433 formation. ”

“……”

As the commentators analyzed the game, Grant also watched the game carefully, hoping to see what effect Malouda and Pizarro would do to the team's attack.

Grant wasn't sure.

Chelsea are a completely new team to the Israeli, he knows too little and doesn't know if the substitution was the right one, but he has to do it or the chances are too slim.

Grant didn't see what he wanted to see.

Not every player can play well in the Premier League, and top-notch games require high player strength, coordination, and tactical ability.

Pizarro's level is not bad, but it will take time for him to adapt.

Malouda is slightly better, he is a player who can defend and attack, and when he wants to attack, he finds that the attack is not very easy to play.

If Malouda wants to help the team individually, he will have to face a tough Zambrotta defensively.

It's a tough battle.

Zambrotta is an Italian defender with top experience and strength, and Millwall has been more than a season, which has also given Zambrotta a lot of experience, and his defense has become more composure.

Malouda has his eyes on the best of Ligue 1 and will find it difficult to dominate Zambrotta.

Millwall have hit the tempo.

In the process of adapting to the 352 formation, the whole squad was used to the fast-paced game, which Chelsea did not know as they continued to fight Millwall, and the game became particularly intense and the tempo continued to increase.

Some of the Chelsea players were tired and out of breath, but they had to keep up with the rhythm.

They are not adapted to this rhythm.

Chelsea have never been a 'fast' team, they are just solid defensively, to say style or something, which is what Mourinho has led the team for three seasons.

Millwall were still able to play a steady pass and play in a fast tempo, and they were a little better than Chelsea.

This gap is nothing in a short period of time, but it is reflected in a long time.

When the Chelsea players found out about this, they felt very unwilling, so they continued to invest in fast-paced attack and defense, trying their best to keep up with the rhythm and be able to find attacking opportunities, and the result was an increasing turnover rate, giving Millwall more attacking opportunities.

This situation is very surprising.

Last season, when Millwall played against Chelsea, it was mostly Chelsea who suppressed Millwall.

Now it's the other way around.

With Millwall leading by one goal, will they be able to hold Chelsea down in the second half of the game?

The media are incredible.

Football professionals who have studied both teams are not at all surprised, and they can already see why: Millwall are more comfortable with the fast-paced game.

Chelsea don't fit in.

It's that simple.

If Mourinho is directing the game, he will definitely make the team steady, make appropriate passes in the middle and back, and don't always rush to attack.

Grant doesn't.

Grant also saw something, and he knew that it would be bad for the team to continue to play like this, but what could he do? He tried to shout from the sidelines, but few players paid attention to how they should play or how they played.

Eventually, Grant gave up.

The Israelis found themselves in poor control of the team, and few players really listened to him.

It's tragic.

But Grant was prepared for the sudden emergence of Chelsea manager, he didn't have enough prestige and was certainly not taken seriously by the players, and for a long time to come, he had to rely on the 'soft way' to manage the team, and only then could he put the team together.

This game can only be a matter of luck!

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The game went into the eighty-first minute, with ten minutes to go.

The score was 1-0.

Thanks to Pire's first-half goal, Millwall temporarily led Chelsea.

At this point in the game, most of the players who had fought for the whole game began to face physical pressure, and the Chelsea players were still fighting fiercely, but it was obvious from the perspective of the audience that some players had reduced unnecessary running, and when the ball was faster, the players would give up chasing and let the football roll out of bounds.

It's all a sign of physical exhaustion.

The Chelsea players are not reconciled, they have not beaten Millwall in two seasons and have been taken away by the opposition a couple of titles, they hope to beat Millwall once, even if they are still behind, they are still playing hard.

Chelsea's fighting spirit is still very strong, but the physical limitations and tactical gaps cannot be compensated for.

Millwall is also fighting fiercely, but in comparison, Millwall's physical consumption is smaller than that of Chelsea, because most of Millwall's offense and defense are based on cooperation, rather than continuously using physical energy to rush recklessly.

This is also an advantage of the 'dual-core' style of play.

The 'dual-core' style of play makes the offense smooth, but it also allows the players to run less, and more coordination not only brings flashiness, but also makes the overall running less.

Perhaps Barcelona has a say in this regard.

In many Barcelona games, you can see some players, they are standing still, just like playing a football game, you pass to me, I pass to you, the football is constantly shifting, but the player's running distance is not long.

Of course, Barcelona's tactics, running are also very important.

Players need to constantly intersperse runs to play well together, and players in the front court also need to keep sprinting, looking for opportunities, and at the same time, they can also retreat to participate in the defense at the first time.

Millwall's style of play is similar.

When the team launches an attack, there is more running for coordination, and the focus of defensive scrambling is to appropriately retreat and arrange defensive formations, aiming at fewer scramble runs, and playing more rationally as a whole, which is naturally less physical than Chelsea's physical consumption.

Millwall's 'a little' physical advantage doesn't seem to be much of an advantage, but in football, it's often a 'little bit' that can make a huge difference, this time Mikel's side pass was a little deflected, Lampard could only chase the ball, and when he saw that the ball was going out of bounds, he didn't continue to chase it, but pressed his knee on the spot to take the opportunity to rest for a while.

Next to him, Maxi lunged over and almost hooked the ball back onto the pitch, and by the time Lampard realised it wasn't good and went over to defend, Maxi was already on the ball with him.

Maxi didn't dribble the ball too fast, but because of Lampard's negligence, he was unguarded, and in the process of dribbling, he simply took the ball forward, and then rushed up to chase the ball, and the sudden increase in speed made it more difficult for Lampard to catch up.

Chelsea right-back Bridge met him.

Maxey slowed down early to pass the ball to Sneijder, who played a connecting role and passed to Braniff and the retreating Milke caught up with the defence.

Mikel Mikel has been tipped as the successor to Claude Makelele since joining Chelsea, and he has been doing well, competing with Essien as the first choice in midfield.

In this game, Mikel is also a player in the 433 formation and is in the most central position.

This location is important.

Chelsea need to block the edge of the box, Mikel is the key point of defence, and he also needs to provide an assist to support his team-mates, otherwise there may be some blockages in the attacking link up the middle.

Last season, Mikel was so good that he was already available as a starter.

Chelsea teammates also recognized Mikel's defensive ability, seeing him retreat, many players exhaled, but Mikel actually didn't know Braniff, last season Chelsea and Millwall match, Mikel only played once, he only knew that Braniff's ability to pass is very good, and the cooperation with teammates is also good, but it is all popular information, Braniff only broke out at the end of last season, and his fame is not so loud.

Seeing Braniff take the ball, Mikel quickly ran back and pasted, and what he kept paying attention to was the route of Braniff and Vardy, because Braniff's position was already dangerous, and he could easily pass the dangerous ball.

Little did Mikel know that Braniff was determined to continue carrying the ball.

After receiving the ball from Sneijder, Braniff didn't want to pass it out, because near the penalty area, Chelsea's defense is very tight, and unless there is a very good chance, there is no point in continuing to pass.

Mikel approached Braniff and did not forget to block the route to prevent Braniff from getting the ball out easily, as if he had found a good moment, and he suddenly accelerated forward to snatch the ball down.

Braniff didn't seem to see Mikel, so he kept leading forward, and when the two approached, even the stadium radio shouted, "Mikel! He probably thought Mikel could snatch it, but he immediately realized he was wrong.

Braniff was still in control of the ball and shook Mikel away with a small deflection.

Most people see it clearly.

Braniff took a bite to the right of the ball and then made a small jump that dodged Mikel's right foot, and by the time it fell, Mikel was already behind him.

This subtle pass ignited the enthusiasm of the Millwall fans!

"Braniff! Braniff! ”

"It's just tailor-made! Braniff managed to shake off Mikel! ”

"It's football! It's also art! Braniff! ”

“……”

Amid the exclamations of commentators, media and fans, Braniff shook off Mikel and drove straight into the left side of the box.

Mikel's edge of the box was cleared and Chelsea's defence was suddenly leaky, and John Terry had to go over to intercept or Branifer would have been able to shoot straight at goal.

That's a good time to match.

The moment Terry just ran past, Braniff chose to pass the ball, he pushed the ball diagonally in the opposite direction to the line of the small penalty area, and then followed the rolling route of the football, and everyone seemed to see the key figure of the attack.

"Vardy ——!"

"Chance!"

"Look at this ball!"

There were a few exclamations from the scene, and all the media, all the fans, looked at Vardy.

Vardy was also accompanied by Carvalho.

Chelsea's defense of Vardy is very tight, the two central defenders are staring at Vardy, Terry ran away and Carvalho, but Terry and Carvalho defended together, but it was not tight, when Terry suddenly ran away, Carvalho's position was a little sideways, Vardy took a step back, and found a little space.

That's where football rolls in.

Vardy couldn't shoot directly because Carvalho was still in front of him, and one man's body was enough to block all the space, and Vardy had to shake Carvalho off the ball to shoot, and there was certainly not so much space and time in the box.

When the ball actually rolled over, Vardy suddenly jumped.

"Jump?"

"Not Vardy!"

'Vardy slipped the ball!'

“……”

Another figure rushed forward.

All Vardy did was to draw the defence in, and it was Simpsons who came in on the right that Braniff really passed.

The ball was right in front of him when Simpson rushed over and Ashley Cole was left behind by him, and no one could interfere with him.

In the face of such a good opportunity, Simpson ran in the rhythm, swept the goal out of the corner of his eye, and then waved his right foot without hesitation--

Shot!

The camera focused on the Chelsea goal and only showed Simpson's face.

If you look closely at the expression on that moment, you can see that Simpson has a calm face, as if for him, shooting on goal is like playing football on the training ground, and there is no need for additional emotions at all.

That's how The Simpson grows!

In the past three seasons, Simpson has grown from a young rookie to a player who performs steadily, and he can also maintain a stable mentality in the face of big battles with Chelsea and good opportunities in front of goal.

Simpson made a sensible judgment as he shot at goal, and Cech was dummy shot by Vardy and stood in the middle of the goal, almost as if it were an empty goal in the near corner.

Simpson decisively opted to push the near corner.

The moment the ball makes contact with the surface of the foot, it is hit in the direction of the goal by the force of the collision.

Everyone followed the football and looked at the goal.

No suspense!

The ball went straight across the goal line, leaving only goalkeeper Petr Cech with a helpless expression.