Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 517 New Content - Rhythm Control
Chelsea's pressing was active and the overall play was very stable.

The biggest feature of Millwall's 'dual-core' offensive, which focuses on the main lane and side lanes, is that it makes switching between the three lanes easier. Generally, teams are in a hurry when faced with horizontal and long-distance switching. It is difficult to shift the focus of defense quickly, which will allow Millwall to find opportunities.

Chelsea is different.

Perhaps their defense is very stable, or they have done a lot of targeted training. When Millwall launched an offensive, their two-line formation was very stable, and the two wingers Kalu and Joe Cole retreated to make up for it. , Mikel, who is in the center of the three midfielders, runs very aggressively, and will go to the two sides to make up defenses when appropriate. In this way, it is difficult for Millwall to switch offensively in three ways, and it is difficult to find defense. weak void.

In addition, Chelsea's pressing is also very aggressive.

Millwall's 'dual-core' style of play relies on the organization of two players in the middle. To play a smooth offensive, the number of passes and receptions is still relatively high. The most feared thing in controlling the ball is pressing. When in danger, try not to pass back. Only pass the ball horizontally or forward in the midfield, and the risk of being intercepted will greatly increase.

Chelsea's defense was too targeted.

Whenever the football was controlled past the halfway line, Millwall had to face a solid defense.

The core point of Chelsea's 433 formation is the 'three midfielders'. The three midfielders are solid in defense, support the frontcourt, and they also need to be assisted in time to pose a direct threat to the goal. It can be said that the 'three midfielders' is Chelsea's 433 formation. soul.

Chelsea's starting three midfielders are Essien, Mikel and Lampard.

Both Mikel and Essien are defensive midfielders. In the previous games, it can be seen that Mikel's arrangement is mainly to use his abundant physical fitness to continuously support the other two teams.

Essien can increase the thickness of the defense.

Lampard's position is on the right side, but he is more versatile. His defensive ability is quite good. He can give strong support to his teammates and is also the driving force for Chelsea's offensive.
So far this season, Lampard has contributed [-] goals for Chelsea in all competitions.

The combination of these three people is too comprehensive.

Millwall launched an attack. It is not easy to penetrate the defense of the three. Next, they will face Chelsea's back four. Fortunately, Chelsea's back line is slightly worse. Paul was injured and could not play, and the steady Portuguese central defender Carvalho was also injured. Ferreira and Boulahrouz replaced the two in the starting lineup.

Ferreira is a veteran and needs no introduction.

Boulahrouz is considered a newcomer. He was born in a Moroccan immigrant family. He is a Dutch international. When he was young, there were many giants in the Netherlands, but none of them were willing to accept him. Boulahrouz finally chose to join a little-known club—— —Varvik.

In the following two seasons, Boulahrouz started 64 times and came off the bench four times, which also allowed other league teams to see Boulahrouz's ability.

Boulahrouz next came to Hamburg, where his form was favored by Marco van Basten.

In September 2004, Boulahrouz played in the match between the Dutch team and Liechtenstein and completed his debut in the Dutch national team. In the German World Cup qualifiers, Boulahrouz played seven times. One start, one substitute appearance record.

Boulahrouz's overall performance in Hamburg, coupled with his performance in the World Cup, impressed Chelsea coach Mourinho. The Portuguese believed that Boulahrouz would be a powerful addition to Chelsea's defense.

That's right, just a supplement!
For the star-studded Chelsea, Boulahrouz can only play as a substitute. If he wants to win the main position, it still depends on his personal performance. Obviously, Mourinho's judgment is correct to a certain extent. Yes, Boulahrouz's playing performance is not very good, so he can only have playing time throughout the season, only in occasional rotations.

In the 38 rounds of the Premier League, Borahrouz played [-] times for Chelsea, of which only four were starting appearances, and the other eight were all coming off the bench.

In the previous twelve UEFA Champions League games, Boulahrouz had no chance to start and played 97 minutes as a substitute.

It is unimaginable for a player with such a low frequency of appearances to start in the Champions League final, but Mourinho has nothing to do. It can be regarded as a qualified substitute for a central defender.

That's why Boulahrouz got the chance to start.

Boulahrouz's starting debut is also tantamount to Chelsea's "self-explosion of shortcomings". No matter how perfect and targeted Rinho's defensive tactics are, they also need players to play. If there are main players who cannot play, there will definitely be loopholes. Chelsea has also made arrangements for this. They use formation compression, That is to say, the three midfielders continue to retreat to squeeze Millwall's offensive space. When the three midfielders and the four defenders are about to overlap, most of the problems that may exist on the back line are covered up.

This is actually a dense defense. The difference is that when Chelsea attack, the defense line will be opened when it leaves, instead of focusing on defense as a whole.

The above is Chelsea's defensive play.

This is the style of play that Mourinho summed up his experience and discussed with the coaching staff for a long time. They even took Braniff's suspension into consideration. Without Braniff, Millwall would be Losing the ability to break through the middle, a stable formation can maximize its effect.

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Mourinho's tactical arrangement is very good, but no matter how good the tactical arrangement is, it is only a "theoretical work". How much effect it can have when the theory is transformed into practice depends on the performance of the players on the field.

It doesn't matter how good the tactics are when the players don't perform well.

Chelsea's defense is a whole, but if a player is out of form, it means that there is a loophole directly, and it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity.

These reactions are in the game, Millwall and Chelsea have a fierce confrontation, both sides are very active in fighting, and the cooperation is getting better and better.

Chelsea played a fast break, and Millwall's attack speed was not slow.

At the beginning of the game, the drowsy scene disappeared, and it turned into two teams constantly attacking. When the offense and defense switched, one player ran backwards desperately. The intense game was from the enthusiasm of the players. Let the fans at the scene have a good time watching it.

This time, Smicer received a pass from Morris ten meters outside the penalty area, and he immediately encountered Essien's press. Pires was on his left front and Morris was on the right, but both of them Being marked by opposing players.

Chelsea have a tight defense against every player who is a threat.

Mourinho was sitting on the coaching bench, and he was very relieved to see this scene. The targeted arrangement before the game had an effect. When the opponent’s Livermore and Braniff were suspended, there were threatening players in the midfield With fewer numbers, they are fully able to press and defend one-on-one at the same time, creating greater pressure on the opponent.

Other players also need to defend, but not too much.

For one thing, the threat is less.

Millwall does not have a full-back with strong offensive capabilities. From Mourinho's point of view, there is only one Millwall full-back worthy of attention, Zambrotta. Very few assists.

Therefore, the threat to Millwall's backcourt is pitifully small.

This is also one of the flaws of their lineup.

In the absence of full-back support, relying solely on the midfielders, the offensive ability and flexibility will be greatly reduced, and Chelsea's targeted defensive strategy will also maximize the effect.

Millwall felt the defensive pressure from Chelsea.

After receiving the pass, Smicer glanced left and right. His teammates were closely marked, and he might lose the ball if he passed it. He could only pass the ball behind Konchesky.

Konchesky is a standard 'blue collar' player.

As a full-back, Konchesky has always performed very steadily, and he has stepped forward to assist a lot, but most of the time, he is still doing inconspicuous defensive work, and occasionally stepping forward to assist is not very conspicuous.

When Konchesky received the pass, Joe Cole immediately stepped forward to press.

In the game between Millwall and Chelsea, Joe Cole and Konchesky faced up more times. He knew that Konchesky was difficult to defend, but it was no big deal when it came to attacking. He was just jogging. It is enough to stick to the past, create psychological pressure on the opponent, and force the opponent to pass the ball.

Konchesky didn't want to bring it himself either, he kicked the ball to Morris without hesitation.

Mikel immediately pounced on Morris, and Morris, with his back against Mikel, stuck in his position, then pushed the ball diagonally to Pires who was rushing towards the penalty area line, and then immediately ran around and forward.

Morris didn't run in a straight line. He ran at an angle, which made it difficult for Mikel to defend and also made it easier for him to receive the pass.

Morris's running is also like a signal, reminding others to run fast, Millwall's overall running speeds up, and the game situation suddenly becomes tense.

Chelsea's one-on-one man-marking is a very good idea. If it is in a slow-paced game, the effect is still obvious, but when the game speeds up and everyone is running, man-marking is almost useless. The only thing they can do is passively follow.

Defense is always passive.

The offense is active, and the defensive players can only follow the offensive players. The offense starts from the left, and the defense must follow to the left, otherwise the defense will lose its meaning.

This is just a simple example of how the defense is in a passive position.

When Millwall started to run as a whole, man-marking lost its effect, Chelsea could only passively follow along, and Millwall used the overall running to find the opponent's possible gaps, and Chelsea was held back in rhythm for a while. In a sense, their targeted defense also lost its meaning in an instant.

This is also a new addition to Millwall tactical training - rhythm control.

Millwall's tactics were formulated by Zhang Yang alone. The 'dual core' style of play refers to the formation, the passing, and the way the entire team's offense operates, but the 'dual core' is not the whole of the tactics. Some other things are added Going into tactics will also get good results.

Rhythm control is a very meaningful item.

For the whole game, the rhythm of the game refers to the speed of the overall offensive and defensive transition. For a single team, it can be said to be the speed of attack. The rhythm is not static. After the whole game is played, there will naturally be fast and slow rhythms.

This does not require control.

Just like at the beginning, Millwall and Chelsea were testing each other, and the pace of the game was naturally very slow. They did not deliberately control the slow pace, but passed and cooperated as a whole, so that each player got used to playing at a slow pace.

Rhythm control requires active rhythm control.

When attacking, the speed is originally slow, slowly passing, suddenly speeding up, speeding up the passing and running, it may catch the opponent by surprise.

For Millwall's dual-core style of play, the key to rhythm control lies in the 'dual-core' in the middle.

Morris sits in the middle with Smicer, Smicer is more like an 'support core', Morris is the real core, he is also the most important player.

Everyone else looks to Morris as a benchmark.

If Morris is fast, they will be fast, if Morris is slow, the whole team will slow down.

How important Morris is can be imagined.

When Morris's running drove the pace of the entire Millwall to speed up, Chelsea's man-marking tactics lost their effect, and suddenly they couldn't adapt to the accelerated pace, and their defense became a bit chaotic.

Pires took the opportunity to cross into the middle, handing the ball to Smicer again.

While Smicer was running, he pushed the ball across to Morris. Morris faced Mikel's defense and quickly passed the ball to Pires.The continuous cooperation between the three formed a triangle on the left of Millwall, which also attracted a lot of defensive attention.

Smicer took the opportunity to kick and pushed the ball into the penalty area!
Darren Bent has been waiting for a long time!
When Bent saw his teammates play wonderful cooperation, he knew he had a chance. Because Terry's attention was attracted, he took the opportunity to take two steps to the left to reserve space for himself to receive the ball.

Smicer saw the opening and immediately passed the ball.

Terry immediately stopped.

But Bent stood in a good position. He gritted his teeth and squeezed the strong Terry, facing the ball and forcing a kick.

The soccer ball swerves towards the goal!

This shot is very powerful, but unfortunately the direction is not very good. Bent still lost his center of gravity, and the football rolled far from the post and rolled out of the baseline.

"Pity!"

Many fans sighed with regret.

Zhang Yang thinks it's not bad. He is satisfied with the team's offensive performance, especially in the control of rhythm changes. Morris has done a very good job, and other players have also done a good job.

Just now he thought about using 'Speak Out', but after thinking about it, he gave up. Bent's shooting is a bit too bad, and he has to face the threat of Terry. Using 'Speak Out', maybe there will be no Effect.

Too much risk!

In comparison, wait for a better opportunity!
(End of this chapter)