1171 Bloody Lion
Thanks to "yangjianf" and "German rumble" for the tip! ――
Stade de France.
The scoreboard showed Chelsea 2-1 Millwall, but many Chelsea fans in the stands looked worried.
Perhaps it's the disadvantage of a one-sided record of past engagements.
Maybe it's because Millwall is like a group of fighters who can't be killed.
Perhaps, it was Aldridge, who exuded a strong deterrent from the sidelines from beginning to end.
This is bound to be a game that will get Aldridge more attention, and it seems that there is no fuss about Millwall's reach for the Champions League final again because of the level of the game, but in the game Millwall are down 0-2, which will surely have countless media hopes to capture Aldridge's reaction.
Will he panic, will he be angry with Bout?
Do you make exaggerated body movements?
And Aldrich shows the world only the calmness and calmness of the sky collapsing and not changing the color!
On the contrary, it is the leading side on the field, Chelsea, who are becoming more and more disadvantaged on the field!
Millwall achieved the tactical effect of 'taking a step back and opening the sky' on the pitch, while Chelsea began to panic under intense pressure.
The source of the panic is the guard line!
This has not changed in the slightest by further strengthening the defense.
John Terry and Carvalho, who had been feeling strange since the start of the second half, were now terrified.
Originally, they teamed up to block Henry in the first half, and they were successful. If it was like in the first half. They will be more confident in the second half. More calm.
But now, there is no defensive target in the back area, which makes them have to worry more!
It is conceivable that in the defense of the first half, the two marked Henry, the full-backs adducted, and Millwall's attacking direction was more predictable.
Playing in the middle, the front and back two points are the most critical.
Henry at the front. Kaka in the back.
And Henry is all around them, whether Henry wants to run to receive or want to run out of the shooting space or grab points, the distance is close, visible, timely defense, and there will be no chaos, and Kaka as long as he is not close to the penalty area, whether it is Ronaldo, Kaka, or Lahm. Schneider, they pass the ball to Henry's words. There was barely plenty of time left for defenders to react, and defensively John Terry and Carvalho had the bottom on their minds.
But in the second half Henry went to the right and Millwall was absent for a long time in the centre-forward position!
What to do with Terry and Carvalho?
Advance? So what about the space behind you? Is a centre-back in charge of an area of two people?
Don't step forward and wait for your opponent to come and attack?
Well, with Millwall's constant crosses in front of their eyes, the players were dazzled by their movements, and the two didn't know how to mark at all!
Thierry Henry on the right, Cristiano Ronaldo on the left, and Ronaldo and Kaka in the middle of the midfield are staggered and can't distinguish the position.
It's just that these four guys cover all angles of the offense!
It's too hard to predict.
When a Millwall player runs into the box, is that a cover? Is it cover?
If you go to help defend, will you go back and expose the defensive flaws in other places?
It must be admitted that whether it is Ronaldo or Henry, when cutting in from the wing, after the speed rushes, the full-back cannot be stopped! The centre-backs have to dedicate their energy to help the defence!
In the first half, the two central defenders coordinated together, one assisted the defense, the other stared at Henry, and at the same time, the back waist adducted to block Kaka's forward line, plus Xiao Luo on the other side, he was not a pure winger, Ferreira's adduction side was less impacted, and in the second half, the defensive pressure was fully upgraded.
After Millwall's goal, Aldridge sent a message to his team: step up the long-range shot!
On the one hand, it is to intimidate Chelsea's defensive system, and on the other hand, it is also to reduce the opposition's counter-attacking opportunities.
Long-range shots, attacking points are on the periphery, and when switching from attack to defense, the starting position of the defense is not too far from their own half, and Millwall can quickly cut the link between the opposing attacking players.
From 55 minutes to 70 minutes, Millwall hit 8 long-range shots in a row, some hit the goal, some flew away, the effect was average, but there was no reappearance.
After 70 minutes, Aldridge made another adjustment.
Chelsea have not threatened on the counter-attack for the last 15 minutes, which would have dampened their spirits!
At the same time, as time comes to a critical point in the final stage, their offensive awareness will become lower and lower, and they will do their best to hold on to their current lead!
At this time, Millwall can change the style of play and strengthen the penetration!
Seeing all the Chelsea players defending in their own half but not being able to do anything about Millwall's passing and controlling style of play, Chelsea fans feel a little aggrieved, but they can not care about this, as long as the game is won in the end, as long as it is won, then what does it matter if the current disadvantage is on the field?
Jose Mourinho also faced a choice on the sidelines as he considered whether to replace Robben to bolster the defence.
Just when he made up his mind to further strengthen the defense, the situation on the field changed abruptly!
Lahm suddenly started to rush forward from the midfield, Alonso received the ball from Ronaldo back and accurately distributed the ball to the side, Lahm accelerated the ball to the inside line, and when Ferreira and Essien came to guard him, Ronaldo cut through the middle from the outside, passed past Lahm, and Lahm also gently pushed the ball to Ronaldo's feet.
Ballack rushed over to intercept Ronaldo's lateral movement, but Ronaldo stopped and smashed the ball with his back to the penalty area and passed the ball back to Ronaldo's feet!
After the pass, Ronaldo stepped forward, Ballack followed him, Carvalho was also distracted, but at this moment Ronaldo knocked the ball with his heel, and the ball returned to Alonso's feet.
But Alonso rushed forward, his forward got rid of Drogba's interference, and after Ronaldo's pass, he also rushed forward, and Makelele had to follow him backwards, but the moment Ronaldo started, Kaka started synchronously with him!
The two seemed to rush to the middle of the penalty area together, overlapping!
However, when he came to Terry, Kaka keenly grasped the direction of Terry's center of gravity. It's Xiao Luo!
Terry was the first to be most vigilant. It's still Xiao Luo!
Kaka immediately ran and changed direction. Run diagonally towards the right side of the penalty area!
Almost at the same moment, Alonso didn't go head-to-head with Lampard, sending a precise through ball that Lampard tried to reach for, but the outstretched foot was a beat slower, and at the same time he looked back and saw in horror that the ball was rolling to the far end of the route, and it was a Millwall player ready to respond!
Kaka!
Makelle quickly moved over to intercept. But he was blocked by Xiao Luo and Terry, and the far water couldn't save the near fire!
Terry gritted his teeth and turned to defend Kaka, almost breaking his waist!
But there was still no way, because he didn't expect Kaka to take another step towards the baseline at the moment he touched the ball!
This should never be!
If you go to the bottom line, there is no angle to shoot!
Kaka stepped on the line of the small penalty area, very close to the goal, and the angle was very small, close to zero angle!
He had to make a choice, to shoot or pass.
Pass the ball. In the middle, Makelele was close to Xiao Luo, and it was impossible to pass the ball to Xiao Luo's feet. Although Ronaldo outflanked the back point, the distance was too close and the ball could not get up, which would definitely be interfered with by the goalkeeper.
Kaka got up and shot with a resolute look!
Approximate zero angle!
As a world-class goalkeeper, Cech chose nothing wrong at this time, doing everything in his power to block the near corner.
Bang!
Kaka shoots complete!
Less than 5 meters away from the goal, he actually chose to bombard the goal!
The ball lifts off the ground and flies diagonally towards the goal from the bottom up!
The ball is fast!
Like a shooting star!
In the blink of an eye!
Cech kept his movements ready to make a save, and when he reacted physically, he felt the strong wind in his ears, and he felt bad, and secretly shouted: It's over!
While!
Buzzing!
The ball hit the underside of the crossbar at the near post and bounced into the back of the net!
Petr Cech fell to the ground with a bang, as if he had been beaten by Kaka's goal.
He can't help it!
No way at all!
At such a close distance, the ball shuttled past his face, hitting the goalpost and the loud sound made his eardrums buzz, this kind of ball, he can only rely on prediction, want to wait for his eyes to see the ball before pounced, the daylily is cold!
But his prediction was that Kaka would hit the road, and he was ready to lower his center of gravity and block it with his body, but he never expected that Kaka did not choose to shoot the ball safely within the goal, but chose to hit the upper corner at the risk of flying!
That's a lot more demanding on footwork!
At the Stade de France, the Lions fans collectively let out a roar that shook all directions!
The mad lion doesn't die, and even if the mad lion is bloody, he crawls back from hell!
Kaka saw the goal after the shot, closed his eyes and ran along the bottom line to the corner flag area, sweat floating in the air, this handsome and energetic Brazilian boy, at this moment became a lion hero, and the picture of him closing his eyes and fingers in the sky at this time will also become a classic!
His teammates chased Kaka frantically, knocking him to the corner flag, laughing and roaring together.
Aldridge laughed from the sidelines, and he was picked up from behind by Stramaccioni who rushed out of the dugout, Boas rushed out of the dugout and shook his fist, Blanco bowed his head slightly and smiled and applauded, and all the players on the Millwall bench rushed to the corner flag area to join the players on the field in celebration.
The Chelsea players on the pitch are almost out of the way.
2:0 to 2:2.
What the hell went wrong?
Why can't the counterattack in the first half be played in the second half?
Is it time to let your guard down?
No!
No way!
In the face of any team with a 2-0 lead, it is possible to relax, but against Millwall, he--let alone 2:0, even 20:0, will never relax!
Never!
Isn't it too conservative? Is it really utilitarianism that has been punished?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
Will it be scored a third goal?
Will?
What to do? What to do?
Although Mourinho tried his best to remain calm on the sidelines, he still couldn't hide that his saliva-swallowing movements were particularly obvious at this time, which exposed his inner tension! (To be continued......)