Darren Bent was unable to score and many Millwall fans regretted that the shot sent Chelsea fans out in a cold sweat.

Twenty-eight minutes had been going on since the start of the game, and for a long time in the first place, both teams were probing, Chelsea defended very tightly, and the fast attack was very threatening, but it was only 'threatening', and there was no direct threat yet.

Bent's shot was the most dangerous of the opening hours.

If Bent had suddenly played well, or if Terry's defence hadn't been paying attention, there might have been a goal.

Reflecting on the threat, the Chelsea players were more concerned about Millwall's play-up on the left.

Morris, Smitchell, plus Pire on the left flank, the three players are both veterans, and they don't rely on explosions, they don't rely on speed, they just rely on ordinary runs and passes, tearing apart the defense to find opportunities.

Many players think back and feel that they should be vigilant.

In fact, when the Millwall starting line-up was found out before the game, most of the Chelsea players felt that they should focus on defending on the right flank, and Quaresma's speed and technique were still a headache, and he could bring a lot of support to the attack.

Left?

Pire is too old.

Smitchell, who is on the left in the middle, is older than Pire.

The two veterans are quite good at skill and have enough experience in competitions, but age is the biggest problem, they are about to retire at the age of 34, and when they get to the game, most of them rely on experience.

Now the Chelsea players are finding that the situation is not what they imagined.

Millwall did not focus on Quaresma's right flank, but still played on the left, with Smitchell, Pire, and Morris, plus a support behind Koncheski, who was able to play a very skilful and fluid combination.

It's a bit beyond imagination.

Two 34-year-olds, plus a coordinated Morris, can play such a smooth combination, it can only be said that Smitchell and Pire are in too good shape, but in any case, you have to pay attention to the left side, if Millwall continue to play such a smooth attack, the defense is too dangerous.

In the fear of the Chelsea players, the Millwall players did not care, the game only lasted less than 30 minutes, Chelsea did not complete the goal, and they did not have psychological pressure.

For the final, everyone was very excited, but they were all confident of winning.

Because the opponent is Chelsea.

That's all.

Although it may seem a bit disdainful to say this, Chelsea have never beaten Millwall in league and cup competitions in the past two seasons, and it also gives Millwall players a psychological advantage against Chelsea.

This is not careless.

Before the start of the game, Zhang Yang repeatedly emphasized that "don't be careless! Don't underestimate the enemy! "Because of this, he sent the veterans of the team, Smitchell and Pire, whose appearance will make the team play more stable and minimize the possibility of 'underestimating the enemy'.

Regardless, Millwall still have a mental advantage and everyone believes that goals will come sooner or later.

Chelsea, on the other hand, are the opposite.

Chelsea are trying to win, they say they have confidence, they say a lot to the media, they are full of fighting spirit on the surface, but it must be admitted that they really did not win against Millwall, and it is difficult to see how much confidence they actually have.

In the whole stadium, the most confident is Zhang Yang, and only he can say with certainty, "Everything is under control!" ”

The confidence expressed by Zhang Yang is not spoken, but has always been calmly revealed, and under his influence, every player has the determination and belief to win.

With plenty of confidence, Millwall got back into the game, back into attack and defence.

Faced with Chelsea's full-court pressing, Millwall's response was to pass the ball widely.

Passing and pressing are relative.

On the other hand, when the pass is stable and efficient, it will also restrain the full-court pressing, because when the player goes up, it is equivalent to losing the position and losing the defense, and the attacking side can easily tear apart the defense line by using the constant passing.

So when Millwall's performance improved, Chelsea found that their tight defence was ineffective, not only failing to steal a few balls, but allowing the opposition to find a few chances because the players were defending too far forward.

Chelsea want to rely on full-court pressing to stop Millwall's attack, and by the way, it becomes very difficult for the team to find a fast attack.

It's not a good fit for Chelsea.

In the words of BBC radio commentator Lineker, "Now we can see that Millwall are playing really well and Chelsea's defence doesn't seem to be doing much, but the reason is simple – they are better!" ”

Other media also saw the situation on the field, not because of Millwall's tactical high-end, or for other reasons, it was purely because Millwall's players performed better than Chelsea on the field.

There are many people who see this, and the Italian commentator directly said, "Millwall is in good shape for every player, just now we saw that Wes Morgan defended very successfully against Drogba, Wes Morgan is just an ordinary central defender, he faced Drogba, who is taller and stronger than himself, but the latter could not grab the ball, which is enough to prove how good the play is." ”

'Chelsea are a little out of shape. Chelsea's front, Kalou doesn't know what he's doing, Joe Cole is sleepwalking a bit, or he seems to have become a defender and has been running in his own half, Lampard has been doing well, but most of it is also defensive, and the Dutch international Bolaruz, who started the game, simply couldn't see ...... for a long time.

The French commentator's comments point to a few of Chelsea's underperformers.

In normal times, three or four of the eleven players come out and they don't find their form for a long time, or they perform a little bit worse, it's a normal thing, and no one can expect a team to play and every player on the field is doing well.

It's different against Millwall.

Especially against Millwall, who have performed well in every position, the poor form of several Chelsea players has been maximized.

Millwall's players in every position seem to have become big stars, not only running aggressively, passing accurately, skillfully cooperating, but also occasionally having quite a wonderful performance, such as Smitchell, who had a sudden pass, he used a small change of direction to leave Bridge directly behind.

It is indeed very surprising that the whole team has performed like this, and it has also made Millwall's explosive strength suddenly rise a notch.

Chelsea is the opposite.

Jose Mourinho has also noticed this, with a few players up front, in midfield and at the back, a few players have been a little bit worse, and even Frank Lampard is not in great form.

But this is normal!

Jose Mourinho was not surprised by Chelsea's performance, but was very surprised by Millwall's performance.

He couldn't help but look to the other side.

The young man sat there relaxed, chewing gum in his mouth, his toes slightly cocked, and his relaxed and natural appearance made Mourinho even more puzzled, "How does he make every player in a team perform well?" ”

"Is it really because the opponent's tactics are tailored to the player's ability?"

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