Chapter 175 Dortmund's Twin Engines Are Useless in Front of Li Ang [Please Subscribe! ]

Real Betis made a tenacious counterattack attempt at the last moment, but Real Madrid's defense line contracted more timely.

Although a new player came on the field today, Real Madrid still played a three-defensive midfielder formation at the last moment.

Real Betis's strong attack was very painful, and the other La Liga fans who watched the excitement were not happy after watching it, and felt the pain with Betis fans.

Because they found that this new defensive midfielder had big movements and fierce defense!

Although he only played for ten minutes, it was not clear where Casemiro's offensive strength was.

But just looking at this defensive attitude, the fans who were watching for fun can only say that Real Madrid may have really picked up a treasure again!

This makes them very uncomfortable.

Counting, Real Madrid now has four players who can play defensive midfielder, two top-level, one quasi-first-class, and one veteran who has just dropped from first-class to quasi-first-class status.

With this configuration, most fans of other teams in the football world are jealous.

As a result, not only did none of the four defensive midfielders play or get injured, Real Madrid has now promoted a new potential player!

How to play!

Other teams are in urgent need of defensive midfielders, but Real Madrid's quasi-first-class defensive midfielder is still on the bench!

And Mourinho often uses three defensive midfielders or even a crazy four defensive midfielder formation after a big lead.

It is so difficult for the team behind to attack.

Seeing Real Betis playing so hard, many La Liga fans thought of the scene when their team faced Real Madrid in the future.

Feeling sympathetic, they naturally felt the pain together.

But for Real Madrid fans, this scene is too cool.

Casemiro's buyout fee is only 6 million.

6 million, buy a 21-year-old potential stock defensive midfielder, and currently the defensive performance in the Spanish Second Division and La Liga games is good.

Even if he doesn't develop offensive skills later, with this body and defensive aggressiveness, the 6 million is worth it!

In the game, Real Madrid successfully shut out Real Betis 3-0.

Casemiro, who only played for about 20 minutes, successfully completed his debut. His performance was mediocre, but his defensive potential was obvious.

Good sense of position, strong confrontation, and decisive defensive will.

Under the exaggerated publicity of the media after the game, Casemiro, who just completed his La Liga debut, seemed to be a rising star with unlimited potential.

But Casemiro knew it in his heart.

He is not the kind of super genius who has been the focus of attention in Brazilian football since childhood, such as Neymar.

His family and his upbringing made his development steps very solid.

That is, Real Madrid's loan request made him really unable to refuse.

Otherwise, he originally wanted to enter the Portuguese Super League first, and then find a way to enter the four major leagues when he was 24 or 25 years old.

Since he was a child, he played football with a bunch of so-called "geniuses". His inconspicuousness and calm observation made him realize the unreliability of the media.

After all, if what the Brazilian media said was true, then those kids who played football with him back then should now be playing football in European giants and making a lot of money.

But the fact is that too many geniuses have lost their way and fallen in the process of growing up, and many of the reasons come from the irresponsible hype of the media.

He, who is not a genius, has now become a member of Real Madrid.

Li Ang's encouragement and warning to Casemiro after the game were remembered by Casemiro.

"Everything we have now comes from our own efforts. Keep working hard, Carlos, until you really touch your dream.

By then, you will know that all the hard work you put in when you were young is worth it.

You will become the best defensive midfielder in Brazil, just like the predecessors you admire. I am looking forward to seeing that day come. Come on!"

Li Ang, who is only about one year older than Casemiro, used his sincerity and maturity at this moment to win Casemiro's trust and admiration.

The day after the game, Li Ang ended his vacation early in the afternoon as usual and came to the training base for extra training.

What he didn't expect was that Casemiro had been waiting for him in the locker room.

Li Ang smiled happily.

So the extra training personnel that day also became two people.

When Ronaldo came to the base for physical therapy at five o'clock, he saw Li Ang and Casemiro sweating profusely.

So the three of them did physical therapy and swimming together, and drove out to eat together until seven o'clock.

With Ronaldo paying for dinner, Li Ang was naturally not polite and ordered a very sumptuous meal after training.

The news that the three of them had extra training and meals together soon appeared on the Internet.

Mourinho smiled with satisfaction after seeing the screenshot of the news sent to him by Karanka in the evening.

"This kid will have a bright future. Let Li Ang take good care of him. Maybe we can get another surprise at that time."

Mourinho's evaluation in the text message reply was not low, but it was also within Karanka's expectations.

After all, he has been working with Mourinho for almost three years, and he knows that Mourinho likes young players with potential who are willing to actively train.

With the buff of a defensive midfielder, it would be strange if Casemiro did not receive Mourinho's attention.

"Give him a few more opportunities to play later. If it is appropriate, keep him in the team for training next season. After Michael (Essien) returns to Chelsea, we will continue to maintain the personnel reserve of four midfielders. This kid will not have less playing time."

Casemiro did not know at this time that Mourinho had made a preliminary decision to train him slowly and give him one or two seasons to level up.

He constantly strengthened the tacit understanding between him and his new teammates in the fulfilling daily training and extra training.

However, after playing against Real Betis, he had to wait at least a week to get another chance to play in the official game.

In the first round of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Dortmund, he could only watch with envy and could not participate.

On April 22, Dortmund's main players arrived in Madrid with the coaching staff one day in advance to adapt to the venue.

The atmosphere of the Champions League in the whole city of Madrid instantly became thicker.

Atletico Madrid fans were very envious.

The rules for participating in the Champions League have not been changed yet.

Even though Atletico Madrid was the champion of the Europa League last season, they only finished fifth in the La Liga last season.

So this season they can only play in the Europa League and not the Champions League.

Although Atletico Madrid has once again entered the Europa League semi-finals, they will face Benfica at home on the evening of April 25.

But now seeing that their city rivals are about to start playing in the Champions League semi-finals again, Atletico Madrid fans can't help but envy from the bottom of their hearts.

This is the semi-final of the Champions League!

They have already won the Europa League championship, and they have won it twice in the past three seasons.

It feels great to win the championship, but compared with playing in the Champions League and breaking into the final four, the Europa League championship doesn't seem to be so fragrant.

"It's okay, we can play in the Champions League next season! Our results won't be bad by then, and the whole of Europe will be surprised by the new Atletico Madrid!"

Some Atletico Madrid fans posted online to comfort their fans.

Envy is envy, but Atletico Madrid's current results have given Atletico Madrid fans more confidence.

Real Madrid and Real Madrid continue to maintain their unique leading advantage in La Liga, but under Real Madrid and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid is currently the only one.

This year's league finally has results, and Simeone's coaching skills have also been recognized by fans and club bosses.

After completing the reinforcements in the summer window, Atletico Madrid will eventually show their iron-blooded style in the Champions League next season.

At this moment, Real Madrid fans have no time to mock the inexplicable confidence of their city opponents.

They have already quarreled with Dortmund and even Bundesliga fans online.

Given the current size of Real Madrid, there is no saying that they are evenly matched before the game.

Even if Bayern Munich arrived in Madrid early today, the media would overwhelmingly believe that Real Madrid is a more dominant and powerful team.

Just like the public opinion treatment that Barcelona received in previous years.

So now not only the fans of the Hornets, but also the fans of Bayern in the Bundesliga have clearly stood on the side of Dortmund.

Of course, such support does not mean that Bayern fans support Dortmund.

They still hope that Dortmund can play a few more tactical cards of Real Madrid.

At the very least, they have to consume the game state of Real Madrid players.

The rest of the Bundesliga fans have more pure ideas.

Whether it is realistic or not, they always want to see this year's Champions League final become a Bundesliga civil war.

If Dortmund really creates a miracle and knocks Real Madrid out.

Then when they surf the Internet in the future and meet fans of "Western fans" and "English fans", they will have sufficient reasons to fight back.

A showdown between strong teams and a traffic and public opinion war will soon start at the Bernabeu.

Reporters from various countries gathered in Madrid early.

Wutai also sent its "commentary team" and press team to Madrid early.

On the afternoon of April 23, before the players and fans of both sides entered the stadium, the commentary booth was already full of on-site commentators debugging the equipment.

He Wei and Duan Xuan had a rare strong partnership today, and the guest commentator was also Coach Zhang. This lineup was really luxurious.

Wutai, which had released the commentary lineup preview earlier, once again attracted the attention and expectations of the vast majority of domestic fans.

As the local time in Madrid progressed, the huge Bernabeu began to allow fans to enter the stadium.

There was a small concert before the game, with local Spanish stars and English boy bands on stage to perform.

The atmosphere on the scene was still good.

However, when the players of both sides entered the stadium together and started to warm up, the Bernabeu scene suddenly erupted with passionate cheers that were dozens of times higher than before!

Li Ang felt Goetze's gaze in the player's tunnel, but he did not deliberately ignore or avoid it.

He smiled and nodded to Goetze generously, as if he was just saying a simple greeting.

His relaxed posture made Goetze's eyes stagnate.

The German new star knew that Li Ang, just as the Western media had said before the game, still did not regard him as his opponent.

"Li Ang only regards me as an ordinary opponent, just like the players he usually meets in the game!"

This thought flashed through his mind, and Goetze subconsciously felt a burst of anger.

But he didn't know who to be angry with.

Li Ang was quite kind and friendly to him after the game before, and he didn't say anything bad about him to the media.

So Goetze couldn't be angry with Li Ang.

In the end, he looked like he was sulking with himself.

Li Ang didn't know Goetze's little thoughts at this time, but he did not regard Goetze as his competitor as Goetze thought.

This is a duel between two teams. Li Ang always puts the victory of the team first in any game.

Want him and Gotze to compete like children about the performance of individuals?

That's really stupid.

Li Ang never thought about it at all.

But he didn't want to, because the media was promoting it vigorously before the game.

When the live broadcast officially started, Coach Zhang joked in the studio about the performance level of Li Ang and Gotze today.

Needless to say, He Wei and Duan Xuan's positions are naturally not to be said, but they are still more reserved, unlike Coach Zhang who said "Li Ang is to restrain Gotze's performance".

After talking about things outside the court for a while, as the players of both teams came on the court, Duan Xuan was also in high spirits and began to pass the message to He Wei.

"Okay, now we can see that the players on both sides have lined up. Let's ask He Wei to introduce the starting players and formations of both sides in today's game to the audience friends!"

"Okay, today's Dortmund's starting lineup for the Bernabeu is as follows:

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Weidenfeller.

The left back is No. 29 Schmelzer, the two central defenders are No. 15 Hummels and No. 4 Subotic, and the right back is No. 26 Piszczek.

In the midfield, No. 6 Svend and No. 8 Gundogan are behind, and No. 10 Gotze is ahead.

The left and right forwards are No. 11 Reus and No. 16 Kuba.

The forward center is No. 9 Lewandowski. ”

“For the home team Real Madrid, the starting goalkeeper today is No. 1 Casillas.

The left back is No. 5 Coentrao, the center back is No. 3 Pepe and No. 4 Ramos, and the right back is No. 6 Essien.

In the midfield, No. 14 Alonso and No. 10 Li Ang are behind, and No. 8 Modric is the central midfielder.

On his left and right are No. 7 Ronaldo and No. 22 Di Maria.

The starting center is No. 9 Benzema. ”

As soon as He Wei finished his introduction, Coach Zhang smacked his lips and began to analyze.

"The formation is basically 4-2-3-1, and both sides can change to 4-3-3 at any time. Gundogan and Li Ang can also play as a central midfielder at any time. The two teams are very similar.

I feel that today is very interesting at the tactical level. Mourinho and Klopp will try their best to catch the opponent's offense and defense conversion errors.

After all, their teams are good at fast counterattacks and advancements."

As soon as Coach Zhang finished his tactical analysis, the referee who was looking at the time on the watch blew the whistle to start the game!

And Duan Xuan also took over and began to read the opening remarks.

"Dress up, dress up! Dear audience friends, welcome to watch the semi-finals of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League"

Today, Dortmund, wearing yellow and black jerseys, launched a fierce attack at the beginning of the game despite the violent boos at the Bernabeu!

Klopp, who learned from the previous two losses to Real Madrid, did not let Gotze lead the attack at the beginning of the game today.

Dortmund's core organization became Gundogan, who was lagging behind, while Kuba and Reus, who started today, became the starting point of the rhythm of the Hornets.

Gotze became the connecting point in the frontcourt and a second striker who played without the ball.

If this set of tactics is used in the group stage, Mourinho is indeed likely to be beaten by Klopp's tricks.

But what Klopp didn't expect was that Mourinho didn't arrange Li Ang to defend Gotze today.

Yes, after Li Ang gave his advice, Mourinho's tactical task for him today was to start a large-scale sweep interception in the backcourt.

In other words, whether it is Gotze, Reus, or even Kuba, they are all Li Ang's sweep targets today!

Dortmund's frontcourt mainly plays a center forward with a group of small and fast spirits.

Previously, Real Madrid's losses against the Hornets were mostly from Reus's accelerated advancement.

After the subsequent two rounds of knockout matches, Reus and Gotze are in better and better condition.

If Real Madrid did not have Li Ang and only relied on Alonso and Modric, then they might be repeatedly broken up by the Hornets on the defensive end.

But there is no such if.

Real Madrid has the best defender in the world against small and agile players!

Since Dortmund has shown a trend of evolution, today's battle has been doomed. Mourinho will use his strongest shield to smash their counterattack.

From the first minute of the game, Li Ang's sideways tackle forced Reus to stop, and Klopp had a bad premonition in his heart.

Li Ang did not attack, and had no idea of ​​advancing. He ran around and squatted in the Real Madrid half!

If Goetze did not take the ball, Li Ang was not even interested in looking at him.

Whether it was Reus or Kuba, if they wanted to think of the rhythm on both wings, they would have to face Li Ang's possible oncoming sweep interception.

Of course, Mourinho did not adopt the double sweeping midfielder tactics today, which led to Dortmund's intermittent offensive rhythm due to Li Ang, but they could always play a good threatening offensive.

After all, Li Ang is just one person. No matter how fast he can run, he has to focus on one route, which is naturally the left side of Dortmund where Reus is.

Modric is responsible for launching the attack, and can only assist Kuba and Gotze in defense.

In the case of Coentrao's average state today, Kuba is still very capable.

Mourinho frowned a little on the sidelines, but he still believed that Coentrao could quickly adjust his state.

When Real Madrid also played a smooth cooperation on the counterattack end, posing a threat to Dortmund, Mourinho gradually put his mind at ease.

Today Real Madrid still has to fight with Dortmund in attack.

Li Ang can suppress Reus's performance along this route, take care of the middle, and grab the ball from Gundogan and Gotze, then Real Madrid can quickly take the initiative in tactics.

In the seventh minute of the first half, the young and energetic Reus did not believe in evil. He received a pass from Gotze in the middle again and was about to force his way towards Modric and Li Ang who were double-teaming him.

At first, with Reus's advance, Li Ang and Modric were still slowly retreating.

But when Modric just retreated into the defensive third zone, Li Ang took the initiative to move forward!

Reus' face was happy, and he turned inside and cut through the middle!

But the joy in his eyes disappeared in the next moment.

Because he found that his inside change of direction was just like hitting the path of Li Ang's decisive shovel!

Li Ang's decisive shovel made Reus completely unable to dodge at this time, and he didn't even have time to dribble the ball, so he fell on the grass!

The man fell and the ball was lost. The only thing Reus was thankful for when he fell was that Li Ang failed to control the ball in the first time.

The football bounced and rolled irregularly towards the top of the arc in the center circle.

Modric reacted quickly enough, but Gotze still jumped out and led the ball forward.

And Li Ang almost got up from the grass at the same time and chased back.

Reus held his still painful calf, and seeing that the referee did not show any expression, he knew that the whistle would definitely not sound, so he could only get up slowly.

The Real Madrid fans at the scene suddenly let out a thunderous cry!

At first, Gotze thought that these fans were worried that his dribbling forward would cause big trouble for Real Madrid's defense.

He was hot in his heart, observing Lewandowski's running position and was about to swing his leg to send a straight pass.

But the next second, the appearance of a familiar force on his side quickly sobered his mind!

Real Madrid fans were not exclaiming for his dribbling threat, but for Li Ang's super fast speed of chasing back!

"Damn it!"

Gotze wanted to continue to maintain his control of the ball, but his ability to fight against Li Ang was at least one level lower!

The moment he got the ball, Li Ang decisively chose to pass the ball horizontally.

Coentrao made a forward run, and Real Madrid launched a counterattack, while Mourinho waved his fists excitedly on the sidelines!

What is the Hornet's dual-core attack engine?

In front of the Madrid lion, it doesn't work!