In this game, Morris did not play, Sneijder did not play, and Pire became the captain of the field, he only played for one season at Millwall, but the experience and consistency of the veteran can convince his teammates.

Pire's leadership skills are mediocre, but it's easy to convey a tweak command.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yang let Pire be the captain.

In the case of Vardy and Braniff, the two of them are good enough to convince the public, but the simple task of conveying instructions may not be done well, and they may misinterpret the meaning.

Like Jamie Vardy.

When I heard Zhang Yang say that he wanted to defend steadily, he might jump to a higher stage, "The boss means to defend temporarily, as long as there is an opportunity, he will attack them in a wave and catch them off guard!" ”

Braniff would say, "The boss will defend, but it doesn't matter, as long as I'm here, the game will be won!" ”

Zhang Yang's head is big when he thinks about it.

After explaining to Pire, Zhang Yang also took a long breath, even if he predicted the next situation, he still stood on the sidelines and watched the game closely, carefully analyzing the situation to judge how to adjust in the future.

Three minutes later, Zhang Yang made another adjustment.

This time it was not a simple admonition, but a direct substitution.

It is not a good choice to make substitutions in the second half of the first half, but after seeing Chelsea's offensive, Zhang Yang feels that the defense is still unstable, especially the defense in the middle, the team is probably used to a single back, two forwards, or a single forward, double back, in short, there are three people in the middle, not only the defense at the front of the penalty area is better, but even the players are more accustomed to it.

Striker Luca Toney was replaced by Ljungberg, a versatile midfielder who could play in front and back as well as on both wings.

Zhang Yang will definitely not let Ljungberg play as a striker, the central midfielder is too important, is the core of the team, Ljungberg's comprehensive strength is good, but whether it is leadership or organizational offensive ability, it is relatively poor, he is just a qualified player, not a leader-level player.

So Ljungberg's position is in the midfield, and he is partnered with Livermore in the back.

The team's formation became 4231.

Millwall has not practiced the 4231 formation, but the team's tactical foundation is designed according to the ability of the players, a less familiar formation, the team will not play too badly, the 4231 formation, both backs are all defending, and the defense will be more stable.

Zhang Yang considered changing to a 451 or 352 formation, and only one substitution adjustment was needed to do it, but Morris and Sneijder were not in good shape, and the current Chelsea state was too good, and he didn't have much confidence in playing against such a Chelsea.

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Millwall's substitution took place in the 40th minute, and at the end of the first half, no one expected Zhang Yang to decide to make a substitution.

A lot of the media was quite surprised--

"Millwall has been replaced!"

"What happened? Tony was replaced, and Tony didn't play badly! ”

"Ljungberg is out!"

"In the summer, Ljungberg left Arsenal and joined Millwall, he played very little, just a player to supplement the squad, and only scored one goal for Millwall in the league, considering his playing time, there is one goal that cannot be considered less, but it is not comparable to midfielders Morris, Sneijder, Simpson and other teams......"

"Now Zhang Yang chooses to replace Ljungberg, perhaps because he is worried about the state of Morris and Sneijder, both of whom have participated in their respective national team games, and both have played the whole game, and it seems that the national team games still have a greater impact on their state."

Either way, the choice of timing of substitutions is surprising.

Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott knows Zhang Yang well, "He doesn't care what other people think, he does it as long as it's time to adjust. That's publicity. Zhang Yang also had a game before, choosing to make a substitution at the end of the first half, and it turned out that his decision was correct. ”

'I don't know if it's right this time, but Millwall are behind the scoreline and everyone knows.'

"The substitution also proves that Zhang Yang's concern for the game ......"

on the pitch.

Luca Toney realised he had been substituted and was a little confused for a moment, but he walked off right away and waved at Ljungberg as he came off.

Zhang Yang greeted him.

If it is replaced by players such as Braniff and Simpson, Zhang Yang does not need to explain at all, because they are veteran players and have absolute trust in themselves, Luca Toney's newcomer, without that level of trust, he can't make the players have a pimple in their hearts.

Zhang Yang patted Tony on the shoulder and patiently explained, "Luca, your performance is great, but we need to defend!" Can you understand? ”

Tony looked at the score, pursed his lips and nodded, not too concerned.

The coach can patiently explain, it's not that he's not dissatisfied with himself, it doesn't matter at all, he has a lot of playing time, and it doesn't matter if he leaves the game early.

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The game continues.

Ljungberg's introduction increased the intensity on the edge of the box, with the two midfielders providing more coverage and relieving Livermore.

At the same time, Braniff can be a little more active up front and don't always have to drop back to defend.

That's the good side.

The downside is that with one less striker and only one Jamie Vardy up front, there will certainly be a lot of defensive pressure.

Now Millwall will be looking to defend solidly, Ljungberg and Livermore will pair up to make the edge of the box more solid, and no matter how good Chelsea are, it will be a little more difficult to break through the edge of the box.

After a few waves of attacking battles between the two sides, Chelsea also spotted the problem.

Chelsea didn't care.

Millwall's midfielder for striker also made their defensive pressure a little less, and they were still the leading side, so naturally they didn't have to worry too much.

What Chelsea have not noticed is that Millwall's attack has not waned.

Zhang Yang stood on the sidelines, knowing the picture and watching the game carefully, it was easy to find this problem, and he was very surprised.

How can it be?

Replace a striker and the offense hasn't weakened?

After watching another wave of offensives, Zhang Yang realized the problem: he also played against the attack before, but Luka Toney and Vardy were in front, which was actually a bit of a waste, neither striker participated in the defense, and there were few opportunities in front, and the strength of the team actually lies in the ability of the midfield, not how sharp the front line is, and the four midfielders will weaken the ability to support the front, and the number of forwards is meaningless.

Four midfielders, one striker is enough.

Therefore, Ljungberg's appearance was a mistake, and replacing Luka Toney was just right, which was tantamount to increasing the team's defensive ability in vain.

Zhang Yang also discovered the disadvantages of 'word and spirit divination', and used to rely on 'word and spirit divination' to line up the starting lineup, but the evaluation of the formation ability of word and soul is only the 'ideal' value, unless every player plays their strength, in order to reach that standard level.

When there are players in the team who are not in good shape, it will affect the strength of the whole team, and naturally it will not reach the "ideal value".

Strength evaluation is only one aspect, on-site performance is more important.

When encountering a team that is in very good shape, the performance of Millwall's players will also be affected, and the "evaluation value" is actually not very meaningful, and how to adjust it cannot look at the skill value, but depends on the game situation.

Unbeknownst to Chelsea, Luca Toney's departure did not affect Millwall's attack, and when a striker went off, they subconsciously felt that the opponent's attack had weakened.

When Braniff combined with Simpson and hoisted the ball to the left side of the box, Chelsea felt there was no one in that position.

It's not the same with the media and the fans.

Their perspective is to look at the whole picture, and naturally they can see that there is an extra figure on the left side of the penalty area, and the football is falling in that direction.

"Attention! Pire! ”

"Look at this ball—"

The fans were shouting a little louder, and everyone was paying attention to the left, where a figure rushed over--

Robert Pire!

Pire's speed is not fast, he has long passed the age of using speed and body, and now he plays football by experience, but his run is just right, the football happens to fall in front of him, and in the rhythm of running forward, he does not hesitate to wave his right foot -

"Pire—"

"Shoot!"

In the midst of the shouts of the scene, Pire's movements seemed to slow down the motion, and the surface of his right foot collided with the football, which immediately recessed inward, and then used the elastic deformation to immediately fly forward.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, the ball rushed to the goal.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was standing in front of goal, and he reacted instantly when he saw Pire rushing towards him, but by the time he pounced to the side, the ball had already flown away.

"Whoa......

Football in the net!

“Gooooooooooooooal！！！！” Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott announced the final result with a shout.

The ball is in!

"3 to 3! Home team Millwall equalised! It's a crazy game, Neil Stadium, league top Millwall against Chelsea, maybe the match between the two teams is the real London derby, because they are real rivals! ”

"More than forty minutes, sixth goal!"

'Never before in the last few seasons have the two teams scored so efficiently, with Millwall beating Chelsea by a big margin but only five goals in the game!'

"It's six now, six at half!"

"I don't know what the final score will be, but we can expect the final goal figures......"

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Pire's goal came in the 45th minute and was scored from the stoppage time line.

The goal made the media even more excited.

The pre-match media expected Chelsea to beat Millwall, but it was a good game that was the most intriguing, with two top teams playing by a big score is quite rare.

That's the case in the Premier League.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, plus Millwall, these teams represent the highest level of English clubs, and the interaction between them, scoring goals in 90 minutes, generally speaking, only two or three, and more than four are very rare.

Special mention should also be made here of Millwall.

In the past three seasons, more than four goals have been scored, and seventy percent of the big scores in the meetings of several teams have been created by Millwall.

Now it's the big score again.

Unlike previous games, Millwall did not completely overpower their opponents, and the two teams were evenly matched, and after 45 minutes of play, the two sides were back on the same page.

Many can already imagine the excitement of the second half.

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