Both Millwall and Chelsea players returned to the pitch in high spirits, and the sides changed sides again.

Jose Mourinho stood on the sidelines and watched Millwall make changes in the second half.

First of all, Chelsea must have undergone a new round of tactical changes in midfield, but they cannot rely solely on what was shown in the first half of the pitch as a basis for adjustment.

Aldridge is a notoriously on-the-spot conductor and if this is not taken into account, Chelsea's adjustments are likely to be misdirected.

Because of this, Mourinho must have a certain "prediction" of his own.

On the one hand, this prediction is based on the characteristics of the opponent, that is, his understanding of the characteristics of Aldridge's on-the-spot adjustment, and on the other hand, based on his own experience, he is replaced by himself, and what should he do when he is 0:2 behind?

Similarly, Aldridge was keeping an eye on Chelsea's second-half changes.

Although Aldridge thinks that the possibility of Chelsea's adjustment is 55, he cannot make any conclusions.

There is something jealous in his heart, and this jealousy is that Mourinho has taken utilitarianism to the extreme!

What if Chelsea made a substitution in midfield and removed Robben?

Swap in a defensive player to further strengthen your defense!

Drogba's fighting spirit on the defensive end is completely higher than Robben's, and it can even be said that Robben has the common problem of traditional offensive genius: unwilling to defend.

For Robben like this: the best environment to play is to defend with other teammates, and he just has to play in attack and play happily in the front court.

But the probability of this is still relatively low.

Considering Robben's brilliant first half, there was a contribution to both goals that could not be ignored. Mourinho didn't dare to replace Robben in 45 minutes. That simply forced Robben to rebel openly!

It's the Champions League final!

And it's too risky to change people like this. It's so big that you have to bet on the boss's life!

If Robben is replaced to strengthen the defense and finally loses the game, this substitution will ruin Mourinho I's reputation, and this shame will stay with him for a lifetime, and it will never be erased, and it will have an unimaginable negative blow to his future coaching career.

Because the stakes are so big, Mourinho can't even think about it, and can only squeeze all the energy of the Chelsea players on the field. Defend as hard as you can, just make sure you don't concede a goal and the trophy will come to Stamford Bridge!

With only three minutes to play in the second half, Aldridge's eyes suddenly sharpened on the sidelines, and he smiled without warning, although it was only fleeting, but it exposed the surging madness in his heart at the moment.

Jose Mourinho!

Why?

Why?

Why did you make such an adjustment?

On the pitch, Chelsea tightened up their defence in the box, with Makelele clearly dropping back and ready to support the back line at any time!

At first glance. Chelsea have tightened the box even more.

In contemporary European football, the attack can shape the game. Such as Millwall, Barcelona's control style of play, defense can also shape the shape of the game, such as Aldridge's England national team, Rehhagel's Greek team, Mourinho's Chelsea, and those strong and super stable teams that appear from time to time in Italy, this is actually also a control of the ball, but not the control of the ball, but the control of space!

Under such a control concept, if the defense zone is absolutely dominated and the opponent does nothing here, then the opponent will not be able to score goals!

This is similar to the fact that the opponent who controls the ball cannot get the ball and naturally cannot attack.

But Chelsea's adjustment is a relief in disguise!

Why?

Millwall wants to strengthen the midfield control, but the opponent strengthens the penalty area, it is conceivable that under the elimination of the other, Millwall will not only restore the control of the midfield, and then it is possible to play a dominant effect!

Why?

Why?

Mourinho, why?

At the end of this crazy thought, Aldrich silently said in his heart: Mourinho, why? Because it's Mourinho!

At the same moment, Mourinho witnessed the shape on the field and observed the change in Millwall's formation in the second half, he frowned deeply and subconsciously muttered: "How come? The"

After Millwall weakened the centre-forward, there were no Millwall players in the Chelsea penalty area when attacking in positional battles, and there was no threat point even on the periphery of the middle of the penalty area!

According to Mourinho's knowledge of Aldridge's on-the-spot command.

At this time, it should be the time to exert the power of the blade, or, the guards with knives stepped forward to make meritorious contributions!

With such a "no advance but no retreat" style of play, Aldridge has never used it when he is behind in a crucial game!

The Chelsea players on the pitch didn't have much to think about, especially the defenders at the back, who had no targets, their own defensive zone was absolutely safe, and they seemed to be in a very comfortable situation.

But what about in midfield? It's a different picture.

Kaka, Ronaldo, Marcos Alonso, De Rossi, and the wing-backs stepped forward, the wingers widened the pitch, and Millwall concentrated in midfield to make quick and fluid passes, and the Chelsea players had no chance to touch the ball, not even a chance to foul.

Frank Lampard, Ballack, Essien, Drogba, these four are the main force of the midfield defense, but they all have to take care of their respective defensive areas, Makellele's task in the second half is to keep an eye on the opponent's accidental insertion of the attacking point, such as the full-back diagonally inserted into the penalty area, or the back forward insertion, so he will not rush out, while Robben is mostly symbolic to defend it, it is understandable that he is the key person in Chelsea's offensive and defensive transition to instigate a counterattack, and he needs to run out of position at the first time, catch the ball and control it, and then play a threatening counterattack.

But now, the Chelsea midfield is completely lost!

Millwall used a dizzying barrage of quick passes to keep their opponents at bay and distract them.

In such a situation, Millwall is more likely to have players in small spaces to create opportunities.

After the opponent's tempo couldn't keep up, Millwall's first point of improvement in the first half was revealed: long-range chances!

In the first half, when the midfield did not have an advantage. It's hard to find a chance with long-range shots. It's not that you can't shoot from a distance. Instead, they will always be distracted or wary of by the other party.

Now it's the ball moving fast, the players running to tear up the space in front of the penalty area, and then passing the ball to a team-mate who is briefly unmarked, who can play long-range with complete naturalness.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Lahm, Alonso, Kaka, after three consecutive passes. Kaka knocks the ball back after making a feint to force a break in front of Makelele.

Xiao Luo, who was slightly to the left behind him, trotted forward, stopped the ball lightly with his right foot, stepped on the right step, and shot out with a long-range shot of extremely high quality!

Instead of curling a ball from a high altitude, he aimed for the bottom left corner of the Chelsea goal!

The ball flew through the gap between Carvalho and Ferreira, and there was probably less than a meter of space, and the ball shot by Ronaldo flew through there!

"Ronaldinho shoots from distance! Chelsea goal danger! Cech! Cech! Petr Cech made a limit save and he pounced to block the ball with one palm! Oh, oh, OMG! The ball is in! The ball is in! Cech's block slowed the pace. The ball bounced in the six-yard box, and Ronaldo followed up with a follow-up shot. Kick the ball into the goal with ease! The linesman determined that Ronaldo was not offside, and the slow-motion replay also confirmed that the referee's decision was accurate! Cristiano Ronaldo is not offside! Just eight minutes into the second half, Millwall pulled a goal back immediately! ”

After scoring a goal, Ronaldo rushed directly into the goal to hold the ball in his arms, rushing away from the encirclement that Chelsea was trying to delay time, he jogged towards the midfield with the ball in his left hand, and pointed to the sky with his right hand, with a resolute and tenacious face!

The Wild Lions fans in the stands roared passionately, cheering for Ronaldo's goal and proud of Millwall's fighting spirit!

The Chelsea players are a bit uneasy.

They don't understand why they let the opponent score when they defended more resolutely in the second half than in the first?

Maybe it's bad luck.

If Cech saves the ball or blocks the line, there will be no Cristiano Ronaldo's follow-up.

Jose Mourinho looked solemn on the sidelines.

He knew that this was the role of Aldrich's tactical adjustments!

It's so obvious!

It's so obvious!

In the first half, and for many years to come, Millwall's chances in the box, or the focus of the two-point attack, were different.

On the periphery, there are midfielders to follow up, in the middle of the penalty area, either as a center forward or as a midfielder, on the right side of the penalty area, as a right winger, as early as Larsson, and in the past two years, it has been Ronaldo.

But in the two-point follow-up on the left side of the penalty area, Millwall has not done well and is relatively weak.

Because Xiao Luo plays left winger, he is not a traditional winger, nor is he exactly a modern winger, he is like a wing forward, grabbing points, making up shots, that kind of work is rarely responsible for him, either he delivers shells on the periphery, or breaks through individually, or even inserts in front of a front in an attack, but supplemental shooting, follow-up, grabbing points, this kind of work is really not Xiao Luo doing.

However, after Ronaldo moved to the left side, his threat to the penalty area and the threat to the goal were first of all different from Ronaldo's, and secondly, in the follow-up of the two points, the Chelsea players have not yet been able to adapt to such a change.

It's 2:1!

What to do?

Mourinho gestured on the sidelines, telling the players not to let up, not to waver, and to continue to defend themselves!

Chelsea players should also find that Millwall's control of the midfield has been terrifyingly improved, but being scored a goal is like opening a door full of yin wind, blowing chills down their spines, guarding the penalty area is the most basic defense, in front of the powerful Millwall, now let them rush out of the penalty area to re-disturb Millwall's midfield, the players are instead afraid of thinking, looking ahead!

Jose Mourinho tried not to show any agitation or panic on the sidelines.

He also constantly comforts himself in his heart and reminds himself.

It's only 2:1, still leading, still leading!

Even if it's 2:2, so what? So what?!

From the perspective of the overall game, Chelsea still have a big advantage!

Keep fighting with the energy!

Even if it was 2-2 after 90 minutes, Mourinho firmly believed that in extra-time, Chelsea would be able to play to this advantage and crush Millwall in one fell swoop.

Besides, it's only 2:1 now.

Panic! (To be continued......)