Chapter 161: Fight on Three Fronts or on a Safe Two Fronts?

If you say that a person who works hard enough in the field of work has no goals and ambitions, then it is basically nonsense.

Not to mention Li Ang, who has lived his youth with hard work.

In the current football world, which player dares to stand up and say that he works harder than Li Ang in training?

No, no player dares to say this.

Li Ang has worked so hard that he is recognized by his peers, the media, and the fans as the most hardworking player in active service.

Do you think he has ambitions?

Of course, he does!

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Ang is actually quite good now.

At the age of 21, he has won so many honors and can be ranked in the top five in the world in the same position. What else does he need?

But after Li Ang won the triple crown with the team last season, what he thought in his heart was no longer the first person in the same position.

He has the confidence to climb to a higher goal!

Of course, he will not be stupid enough to reveal this ambitious goal immediately.

But he knew very well how passionate that ambition was!

He and Ronaldo were teammates, friends, and brothers who could trust and rely on each other 100% on the field.

Seeing Ronaldo crying at the celebration, he was very moved and sincerely happy that Ronaldo had proved himself again.

But this pure brotherhood and blessing did not prevent him from having a stronger desire for the Golden Ball trophy in Ronaldo's hand.

Not only him, Neymar sitting near him, Iniesta and Falcao sitting in the first row.

Whose eyes were not filled with desire for the Golden Ball?

It was normal to have such emotions at such an awards ceremony.

However, Li Ang's inner reason finally suppressed this ambition and desire.

After all, Zurich today is Ronaldo's home court, and perhaps, in January next year, Zurich will still be Ronaldo's home court.

He didn't want to hinder the friendship between himself and Ronaldo because the media photographed his facial expressions.

A trace of thought flashed across Li Ang's clear eyes.

Then a smile appeared on his lips.

When Ronaldo finished his thank-you speech, thunderous applause broke out, and Li Ang was among them.

The following part was a bit boring for Li Ang.

Fortunately, the whole ceremony went smoothly, and Li Ang and Neymar, who was a little impatient, waited for the end of the celebration without waiting too long.

After the TV broadcast was over, the two young men walked out of the celebration hall to get some fresh air.

"I really envy you, Li Ang. We are about the same age. You have already won the club's Grand Slam honor in Europe and met so many star players, while I am still in the Brazilian league."

Neymar did not hide his envy of Li Ang during the chat. Li Ang smiled and made an invitation very straightforwardly.

"Then come to Real Madrid, and it won't be long before you'll be like me, with replica trophies at home that can fill up a whole honor rack!"

Hearing Li Ang's joke, Neymar also laughed heartily.

". Let's wait and see, it's still a long time before the European football summer window opens, and anything can happen. However, after watching the award ceremony tonight, I have to go back and relax."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

"C Ronaldo played so well last year, he was like a hungry beast, still very interested in harvesting honors.

But I also want to win the Golden Ball~ If I really come to Real Madrid, I think it will be difficult to stand out in three or four seasons."

Neymar's teasing was mostly joking, and Li Ang also laughed.

Then the two chatted about some topics casually, exchanged each other's contact information, and then said goodbye to each other and left.

After the FIFA annual awards ceremony ended, all the players basically chose to fly back overnight.

After all, everyone's schedule is tight now. No matter whether they get to eat the honor cake tonight or not, after tonight, they should get ready to welcome the various events in the second half.

The players returned to their training bases to continue preparing for the game, but for the fans, the lively discussion has just begun.

The topic of the competition between Messi and Ronaldo has been heatedly discussed. This time it is Ronaldo's fans' turn to attack them, and the two sides are arguing with each other.

However, Mendes also jumped out at this time, and became popular with a photo of his coaches and players after the ceremony.

Among them, Ronaldo, Mourinho and Li Ang, who stood close to Mendes, made countless fans have to sigh that Mendes has a very accurate vision of people!

One is the most popular and discussed head coach now, and is almost rated as the strongest head coach in active service by fans.

The other is one of the two world football kings who won the Golden Ball Award with six championships in 2012.

The remaining one is almost universally recognized by fans as the most popular new star born in the 1990s.

Mendes has the present and future of football in his hands, so it's no wonder that fans are very interested in his vision.

However, Mendes' players and Mourinho are not in a very good mood at this time.

After returning to Madrid, they didn't even have time to take a few days off to celebrate the annual honor harvest.

Because they only have one and a half days left to prepare, the second leg of the King's Cup quarter-finals will be held at the Bernabeu soon.

To be honest, this tight domestic cup schedule after the Christmas holiday is very annoying.

Not only the players feel annoyed, but also the fans of La Liga feel annoyed.

Because during this period, a large number of La Liga teams have to play both the league and the domestic cup.

Among them, there are some mid- and lower-level teams who are worried that the two-line battle will affect the league relegation, and finally choose to strategically give up the King's Cup.

Then the question is.

Which fans will like to watch this King's Cup game full of rotations and even youth training players?

During this period, the King's Cup has been very busy. The number of matches has been increased, but the quality of the matches is really disappointing.

Similar feedback, anyway, the La Liga teams are also raising it every year.

But there is no way, the King's Cup match arrangement is still extremely hellish, and it has to be concentrated in the coldest period of winter.

Anyway, after rushing to play four rounds of King's Cup matches in January, the Spanish Football Association likes to arrange the remaining two rounds of matches in late February and mid-May.

Mourinho complained enough in the tactical meeting, but in the end he had to honestly lead the main players to face Celta at home in the Bernabeu.

In the last round of the King's Cup, Real Madrid sent out an almost purely rotated starting lineup and lost 1-2.

Today, the main players are all out, and Mourinho doesn't want to make any stable tactics anymore.

Playing at home, you have to press hard!

Before the game started, Ronaldo showed off the Golden Ball Award at the Bernabeu.

Zidane, Ronaldo, Raul, Beckham and other Real Madrid legends either came in person or recorded videos to send their blessings.

Wow, the home court of the Bernabeu was full of momentum, and the Celta players were shocked and envious.

Many South Korean media reporters on the sidelines came to the Bernabeu today for Park Joo-young, who was in the starting lineup.

As a result, Park Joo-young was left aside and Real Madrid's superstars were photographed crazily.

After the game officially started, Celta's starting players held their breath and wanted to show themselves at the Bernabeu.

As a result, Real Madrid, which started with full firepower today, did not give Celta any chance to test offense and defense.

In the opening stage, Alonso's two long passes to Ronaldo directly made Celta's defense line shrink and retreat honestly.

Park Joo-young, who was highly expected by the South Korean media before the game, performed even worse.

Before he even got in position with Li Ang, he stumbled when Matuidi got on top of him the first time he held the ball.

It cannot be said that he did not have any chances to perform with the ball afterwards, but the performance became more and more abstract.

In the last stage of the first half, he wanted to make a strong breakthrough, but was blocked by Li Ang with the ball.

Park Joo-young ended his performance in this game like this.

Four attempts to pass the ball, none of which succeeded.

Thirteen passes, nine of which succeeded.

One attempt to compete for the header, failed.

Two fouls, lost the ball five times.

Zero shots.

These are Park Joo-young's data in the first half. It is no wonder that Celta's head coach replaced him at the end of the half. It was useless.

Celta is currently barely able to stay in the league. Facing Real Madrid, they still wanted to grab the start, and the final result was quite miserable.

6-0!

Another bloody score.

Ronaldo scored a hat trick, Benzema assisted and shot, Callejon and Higuain, who came on as a substitute, also scored.

After reaching the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey with a hearty victory, Real Madrid's players could not rest and were about to prepare for the 19th round of La Liga against Osasuna.

What's more terrifying is that Real Madrid will play six games in a row in the remaining 22 days of January!

A two-game rhythm in a week, and the types of events are very balanced, three league games and three Copa del Rey games.

At first, Mourinho was mentally prepared and considered using a pure rotation lineup in the Copa del Rey to cope with the transition.

But when the draw results came out, all the members of the Real Madrid coaching staff changed their faces.

Real Madrid's opponent in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals is Valencia.

And Valencia has only spent three rounds of the league to break into the top six of La Liga from the tenth place in the La Liga standings!

Valencia, who won three consecutive games, has recovered its game state visibly.

However, being drawn against Valencia is not the most abnormal thing.

The most abnormal thing is that Real Madrid played two rounds of the King's Cup against Valencia, and also played a 20th round of La Liga against Valencia.

This is exactly the same as playing against Athletic Bilbao last year.

If the match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao had not been postponed, they would have had to play three rounds in a row.

So now the more realistic choice is in front of the Real Madrid coaching staff.

Should they continue to fight on three fronts despite the consumption?