Chapter 942: Real weakness

Chelsea's full-back defense in the second half clearly tightened the penalty area.
Not a new change.
Inside and outside, Chelsea's full-back can only block up to one at most. Millwall weakened the middle attack, and Chelsea will put the side to the opponent. If it is a pass, Nedved will not be threatened in the penalty area. Henry's own header ability is terrible, but they are not afraid of them.
Traditionally, this will still work well.
But Millwall is more than flying on two wings now?
It's a four-line impact on the sidewalk!
It sounds a little difficult to understand. There are only two sides. Where are there four lines?
However, many professional ball critics who have watched the game have already realized the changes in Millwall's wing offense when repeatedly thinking about the overall situation.
Different tracks on the same side!
That is, Millwall's full-back and winger will never be on the same track.
Two wingers, two fullbacks, inward cuts and sets, there will be three and a half people at the same time, one of the two fullbacks will not completely rush to the front line, and adjust and switch according to the side of the attack.
As for Ronaldo Jr., Ashley Cole must have set a side, and vice versa, corresponding to the other side, the same is true.
How to accomplish this kind of sideline oppression depends on the quality of the full-back and the ability of the winger to read and play. The winger takes the first step actively. If the side is set, the full-back behind will be transformed into a straight forward and cut the opponent's rib! If the winger cuts in, the full-back will quickly set the edge to form a response point.
In short, Millwall's full-back and winger, this game will not appear on the same track at the same time, or the same tactical role.
Although Bridge and Johnson tightened the penalty zone, the main defenders were Larson and Ronaldinho. When Millwall’s sideline oppression generated a certain number of people on the front line, they could still perform in a narrow range. Shock.
However, Schneider and Ashley Cole, after all, are not forwards. They become wingers and cut into the ribs of the penalty area. The quality of the completed shot cannot be compared with the forward of the Indian seal.
Before 60 minutes, Millwall completed 6 shots in just 15 minutes, of which Ashley Cole completed 3 feet and Schneider 1 foot. Only Ashley Cole had one shot Within the range of the goal, the other three shots all flew into the stands.
But the offensive threat was clear at a glance, and Millwall's flank storm scared his opponents away.
Gremi involuntarily began to enter the restricted area, and Deseli also used his experience to start free replacement to prevent Millwall's full-back defender from haunting or transposing them with the winger.
In the 62nd minute, Aldridge made a substitution on the sidelines. He hugged C Ronaldo's shoulders and gave him a brief explanation of the task after the game. C Ronaldo did not nod like the other players. understand.
"Larson, who had three assists in this game, was replaced. The replacement was Portuguese genius Cristiano Ronaldo. The visiting team fans stood up and applauded in the stands of Stamford Bridge. Larson deserves these applause. 'S performance is impeccable, if there is a goal, it will be perfect."
Larson and Cristiano Ronaldo gave high-five substitutions, and Aldridge also clapped his hands with Larsen.
Before the start of the new season, Aldridge had a conversation with Larson. The team will reduce his appearances this season. Basically, the games he sends are all opponents or important matches in the middle and upper reaches. Others The game will be played by Cristiano Ronaldo, and, like today, replacing him in more than 60 minutes may not be an occasional one, because after all, he will be 32 years old after all, Aldridge defends the team. The requirement is very good physical fitness. Larson will definitely not be able to hold on to 90 minutes, unless they take the initiative to kill the game time when the score is comfortable and make part of the game time into garbage time.
However, Aldridge doesn’t really care about the scores and results now. He cares more about the playing time. The more playing time, every minute, he has to train his troops and hone the team’s new system, especially the two wingbacks. Changes, as well as the sharpening of the team's new midfield structure, this is not a safe and stable life. Winning the game utilitarianally can achieve the expected results. It is impossible to practice every time. Even if it is utilitarian, there may be good results, but for the long-term construction cycle of a team in the next few years, this is only a short-term benefit, and Aldridge will not be so short-sighted.
Aldridge replaced the veteran Larson with Cristiano Ronaldo. This is a counterpoint substitution, but the details are adjusted and the overall situation is not changed. At this point, Eriksson is also aware of this.
At the point of substitution at Millwall, Eriksson's eyes suddenly became sharp and enlightened, and there was a sudden enlightenment.
He Huo Ran got up and walked to the sidelines, decisively called Duff to the front of his body, gave his life to Duff ears, and insisted on Duff to execute, and asked Duff to convey the same tactical adjustment content to Goodjohnson.
When walking back to the coach seat, Ericson's mind was lingering: Ashley Cole and Schneider frequently cut straight from the side to the running route of the restricted area ribs.
Ronaldinho and Larson wouldn't feel new if they did so.
Just like Duff and GoodJohnson will also play from the sideline. In the era of Millwall sweeping Europe, the impact of the winger on the goal has long been heard all over the world, and it is familiar, although there is no one yet. Clearly defined, but this is different from traditional wingers. It is a new type of winger in modern football. In the swing of assists and goals, modern wingers are more inclined to score goals and weaken the previous assists. This is the general trend, because Millwall has used this set to achieve dazzling achievements. As for why Ronaldinho and Larson have assisted more than goals, the reason is also simple, because they have become a negligible offensive terminator in the opponent's eyes, limiting them It is no longer an old vision to look at traditional wingers, but to limit it as a scoring point. The trade-offs and rushing are not Millwall styles. They are better at activating each point of a team.
Now Millwall seems to intend to do more articles on the side attack, to interpret the side attack of the frenzy to another new level, fusion and change forward, today's small test, good power.
What Erickson is concerned about is: why Millwall can even play such an intuitive threat from the full-back, while Chelsea's winger is clearly available in front of him, but he cannot create a threat in the penalty area.
When Millwall's two full-backs repeatedly hit the Chelsea penalty area, Eriksson suddenly realized.
Chelsea's offensive, far away!
Yes, when Millwall's full-backs assisted them, there was a clear space behind them. As long as Chelsea's winger runs alertly, it is like a flat space.
But the question is, is that empty space really useful?
That's an empty side, not a restricted area. It can be crossed at an angle of 45 degrees, but very few world waves can directly blast the ball directly into the opponent's goal!
In the final analysis, your offense must hit the penalty area to create a threat. Even if you can't enter the penalty area, you must hit the fan-shaped 35 yard area directly in front of the goal. This area is also threatened by long shots.
Chelsea was too concerned about playing behind the opponent's full-back, so on the offensive line, he first advanced from the side and then turned back to the center to create a threat. Compared with Millwall's two assists, the range of assists was large. The full-back attacking routine, if Schneider and Ashley Cole threaten the goal, they directly hit the penalty area directly from the side, the distance is obviously closer than Chelsea's route from the side, and the distance is closer, which means The time of the impact process is shorter, making it more difficult for opponents to prevent. From slow start, decisive and accelerated acceleration of the outbreak, the time from speed increase to run in place may be within 5 seconds. After all, they don’t need to rush to the Chelsea goal. on-line.
Looking at Millwall's backcourt defense strategy, Eriksson firmly believes that Chelsea has fallen into a "trap".
They walked on the sidelines because the opponent had two midfielders on the backline and bypassed them. This is a normal offensive thinking. The offensive player is to avoid the opponent, where is free, where to go.
Millwall strengthened the midfield, which is to block the cooperation of the side and the team when the opponent organizes the attack. The change of direction forces the opponent to counterattack to go to the side and go to the black. When it comes to the front waistline after halftime, The two midfielders were able to separate one over the middle because of their defensive midfielders, and they were only stuck inside, instead of rushing into the past to force the opponent to get rid of the space, just to delay time, or, the opponent Driving into a dead end on the sideline.
Millwall's full-back who defended in the frontcourt, the route of defense is not the side, but the middle!
Either support the midfield defense of the midfielder. If the opponent attacks deeper, they will rush into the penalty area to fill the center back to mark or the free position after interception!
This caused Chelsea to be caught in a dead end or wait for someone in the backcourt after the half-court attack was delayed, but found that the other party had calmly arranged a tight defense, although it looked a bit messy, For example, a full-back may be standing not far from the back of the waist, but another back has withdrawn to the penalty area.
But Millwall's defensive strategy has never given Chelsea limited space in the penalty area or the fan-shaped area directly in front of the goal.
Eriksson realized the crux of Chelsea's offense, or rather, the limitations of their players.
If Duff is replaced by Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho will not go down the sidewalk even if there is time on the sideline, but will go inwardly.
why?
Since it is a counterattack, of course we must hit the speed!
You rely on the speed of the dribbling ball, which is far less than the speed of running without the ball. Of course, the distance must be the closest, and the sideline is tight. Even if the midfielder runs forward, the distance is not too short. If you hit directly In the middle, first the offensive advancement speed is increased. Secondly, the wing is empty already. When he takes the ball forward, the wing is empty and handed over to his teammates to run forward. You can contain the opponent's defense in the middle, even if the team With the cooperation, the distance between teammates is also closer, and the players in the middle will not be trapped in a state of isolation. From a global perspective, there will be more changes that can be derived from the middle of the road, and the opponent will have to guard against three lines. On the left and right sides, there is a middle road for the offensive advancement. If the attack is simply by the side road, the next step of the attack is the middle road, or the farther side, and the farther side, the threat will be the lowest. Far, the success rate of passing, and the probability of the match will be greatly reduced.
In the 70th minute of the game, Chelsea brought the two-side forward close to the middle in a counterattack. GoodJohnson took the ball and gave up the sideline to go inside and started to cooperate with Belon. The ball quickly turned to the left of Duff, Mill Wall's waistline suddenly tightened.
For a time, De Rossi and Alonso were directly attacked by the other three people. The two people showed their immaturity in cooperation, especially the overall situation. It seems that Alonso and De Rossi did not know whether they should blockade up. Hu and Gudjohnsen directly cut into the running route of the rib of the penalty area, while naturally relaxing the defense against Belon.
Fortunately, Duff passed the ball back to Belon, who was directly destroyed by Southgate's straight to Crespo. Otherwise, in this counterattack, Chelsea may be able to pull back a goal.
Aldridge bowed his head and smiled.
Eriksson finally realized Millwall's real weakness: midfielder.