Chapter 237 I Can Really Do This! How About Giving It a Try? ! [Please Subscribe, Guys! ]
After scoring the goal to overtake, Li Ang took a step ahead of Mourinho and directly directed his teammates to quickly regroup.
At this moment when the game was close to the 70th minute of the second half, the players on both sides had consumed a lot of physical energy.
Chelsea was eager to attack before, and constantly attacked Everton's defense on the offensive end, so most of the midfielders and frontcourt players felt a little tired.
In contrast, Everton's defensive players in the midfield and backcourt were much more tired, so they still had the ability to counterattack.
Li Ang has been with Mourinho for so many years, and he himself has a deep understanding of counterattack tactics. Of course, he will not continue to give opponents opportunities during such a dangerous period.
When you are attacking wildly, you must go all out, and after the all-in success and overtaking the score, you have to be timid.
Li Ang's leading role is very strong. He said to defend, and the other Chelsea players on the field naturally did not say anything.
Oscar was decisively replaced by Mourinho soon after, and Ramirez replaced him. He and Matic formed a double defensive midfielder.
Lampard also retreated to the top of the arc in his own center circle. He and Hazard and De Bruyne, who also returned to their positions, formed Chelsea's first interception defense line.
Li Ang's timely command and Mourinho's tactical adjustment made Everton's subsequent large-scale attack seem very weak.
Robert Martinez paced anxiously on the sidelines.
In the end, he had no choice but to make substitutions on the offensive end. First, he replaced Barkley, who was not physically fit, with veteran Osman.
Soon after, he replaced veteran Pienaar with Deulofeu.
Everton replenished its firepower on the offensive end.
But in such a difficult moment, Everton lacked the most effective type of breakthrough player.
That is the center forward.
Without a center forward, when facing a team with a tight formation, the attacking side has no tactical fulcrum to break the game.
If Fellaini had not left the team, he would have been reused by Roth Martinez.
Because he can act as a center forward at such a critical moment, using his solid body and strong fulcrum header ability to help the team break the game.
Unfortunately, Fellaini is now in Manchester United, and he has not obtained an absolute main position. It can be said that his departure and Everton Club are completely a double loss.
Robert Martinez looked at his own difficult attack and was envious of Ibrahimovic on the Chelsea field and Lukaku sitting on the bench.
He couldn't help but complain like many English media and fans.
"Mourinho has to use good defensive midfielders and good center forwards wherever he goes, and a team has to occupy several... If you give me Leon and Ibrahimovic, my results will not be bad!"
Of course, Martinez only complained about similar complaints in his heart, and he still didn't dare to say it directly in public.
In the last 20 minutes of the game, Li Ang and Gary Cahill basically stayed in their own penalty area.
He did not make any 1-on-1 interceptions with Everton's offensive players, because they could not meet at all.
The only way for Everton to get the ball into Chelsea's penalty area was basically to cross the ball.
But under the strong header defense of Li Ang and Gary Cahill, Eto'o had little chance to grab points, not to mention Deulofeu floating outside the penalty area.
Facts have proved that the ability to attack can really reflect the lower limit of a team in the league journey. Only if the lower limit can be maintained, it is qualified to enter the top four!
Everton suffered a great loss in this regard, and they suffered such losses more than once, so they still lost after all.
And Chelsea also reversed the game in a thrilling situation, using the way that shocked countless fans' jaws to win the focus of the 26th round of the Premier League!
Undoubtedly, Li Ang once again received the champagne symbolizing the best player of the game, and he also worked with his teammates to keep Chelsea's unbeaten record at home this season!
However, as the game ended, the topic of Li Ang's first guest appearance as a central defender on the field and his nearly perfect performance quickly rushed to the top of the English football hot list!
Some fans have made such hypothetical discussions before.
Because Li Ang's excellent defense and his sense of position are really very suitable for playing as a defender.
So there are often some fans who hypothetically discuss how Li Ang will play if he plays as a defender.
Such discussions are just like many fans who have been curious about how Ronaldo and Messi will play as center forwards and attacking midfielders.
Most of the time, such discussions are meaningless.
But today Li Ang really played as a central defender, and he really performed very well.
So in the English football world, there was soon a saying that Mourinho would let Li Ang continue to play as a central defender until Terry and David Luiz both recovered from their injuries.
Even the major media in England started to stir up trouble, with experts from their own newspapers and magazines taking turns to speak out.
They analyzed seriously whether Li Ang could still perform like a superstar if he changed to play as a central defender.
When Li Ang and his teammates were given two days off by Mourinho, they watched the football programs analyzed by the English media with great interest.
"You dare to say you know me? I learned how to tackle and hold the ball by watching the game videos and asking the Ma team for advice. How dare these guys say that I learned how to tackle and hold the ball from Silva? They are so stupid!"
"What era is it now? It's still a sweeper. In a few years, all the big clubs will require their main central defenders to be able to both attack and drag.
If I change to play as a central defender now, I have to spend time learning how to command the back line. It's not as easy as they say."
"Nonsense! Good defensive midfielders are indeed becoming more and more scarce in the future, but excellent central defenders are not necessarily becoming less, and Silva can still play for many years. These guys are completely short-sighted!"
Li Ang complained about the so-called expert of Sky Sports who was talking on TV.
Just when he was about to change the channel to see if there was a program of The Sun, the phone rang suddenly.
"Jorge? How come you have time to call me at this time? Didn't you say you were going to China a few days ago? Your time is too short now..."
Leon was a little surprised.
Mendes said a few days ago that he was going to China to finalize the details of a three-year contract with a company he had previously endorsed.
Generally speaking, Mendes should still be resting at this time, so why would he call him?
"Ha, I'm still in Russia and will leave soon, but not yet, kid! Thank me, and remember to treat me to a meal when I come back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mendes hung up the phone in a hurry, leaving Leon confused.
Before he could react, he received a text message from Mendes on his phone.
The text message started with a string of numbers, which Leon looked like a phone number, and the message Mendes left him made him widen his eyes.
"Don't be shy, little lion. This is the contact information I got for you through formal channels. The girl has just entered the modeling company and started training. She is more like a student than a model. She will go to Paris for training next week. Seize this opportunity!"
Leon's brain crashed because he had understood what Mendes was talking about.
And a beautiful girl with a blushing face soon emerged in his mind...
Three days ago, Leon and several teammates attended the charity gala held by their boss in London.
This kind of gala is not only charitable in nature. In fact, Leon has no idea how many times he has attended it since he became famous.
Because such gala usually only needs to be attended after his training on the day.
So he habitually regards this way of expanding his social circle as a place to enjoy dinner.
Abu doesn't mind. He also likes Leon's straightforward personality very much, so he will invite Leon to his gala to "eat for free" whenever he has the chance.
Leon never thought that he needed to get to know more so-called upper-class people in the Western world at such occasions.
He has no business cooperation needs. Generally, companies come to him, and he doesn't have anything he wants to ask others for help. So he has always been his own way.
That night, Li Ang was accompanied by his teammates, so he was naturally more relaxed.
He ate and drank with his assistant and teammates at the party. He greeted people he knew. When others wanted to know him, he just greeted them politely.
In terms of his current reputation in the football world, he is already in the top group of people.
In terms of personal wealth, he doesn't have to wait until the end of this year. By the end of this season, he will basically be the No. 1 money-making machine in the football world.
So he is fully qualified to refuse other people's conversations, and he is also qualified to choose a lifestyle that makes him feel comfortable.
Until several modeling companies arrived at the scene with their popular models, several young Chelsea players who were originally calm beside Li Ang suddenly became agitated.
This is also normal. In European football, it is common for football stars and beautiful models to fall in love or have some short stories.
Although Li Ang himself did not like this short-term relationship mode, he had witnessed similar things many times from Spain to Italy to England, so he was not surprised.
So he laughed and scolded and drove away several teammates around him who were obviously thinking about the beautiful model.
For Li Ang, this might be another boring night.
At least for such a short 10 minutes, Li Ang really thought so.
Until he saw a young girl who was obviously out of tune with the atmosphere at the dinner.
The girl spoke English with a strong Russian flavor and asked a waiter for help, seemingly looking for someone.
But the waiter couldn't understand her Russian English. Li Ang looked at the girl's anxious face and felt funny. Finally, he kindly stepped forward to help her out.
"Who are you looking for? I can help you ask."
When Li Ang appeared in fluent Russian. The beautiful girl was stunned at first, then she blushed and thanked him repeatedly, and said what she needed.
"Agent? Well... Sorry to bother you, do you know where the agents of several model companies invited by Mr. Abramovich to the scene today are gathered..."
After asking two waiters in a row, Li Ang took the lost and confused girl back to her agent - her aunt.
It was a very short intersection.
Logically speaking, with Li Ang's character, he would not have any intersection with her after accepting the girl's thanks.
But the fact is that before leaving, Li Ang subconsciously asked the girl's name.
"Anastasia... where are you from..."
Leon wanted to ask if the girl was Russian.
But seeing the people at the scene who were obviously surprised, he finally reacted, smiled and nodded to the girl in front of him, and then he turned around and left quickly.
Yes, in the words he complained to his assistant afterwards, that is, he knew that he had done something that was easy to be misunderstood by others.
But he couldn't stand the surprised eyes of the people at the scene at that time.
So he slipped away.
Or in other words, after subconsciously asking the girl's name, Leon knew in his heart that things had become complicated.
If he asked casually in private, there would be no problem at all, even if the girl would misunderstand.
But under the gaze of so many people, he made such a move, looking at the girl in front of him who was obviously not even twenty years old, looking up in surprise, and a little at a loss.
Leon didn't know how to deal with it, and finally could only leave the scene quickly.
On the way home, Leon kept complaining to his familiar assistant that he had made a big fool of himself today.
But the assistant just smiled and asked him a question in the end.
"Isn't that girl very pretty?"
Li Ang nodded without thinking in the car.
Then he realized that he was tricked by his assistant and sat up straight in the back seat. He felt embarrassed and wanted to refute but didn't know where to start.
The girl who was probably Abramovich's compatriot was indeed very pretty, very clean and tall.
Li Ang was able to focus on football and suppress too many personal desires.
But he was also a normal young man, a 22-year-old young man who was full of blood and energy, so full of energy that he usually vented his excess energy on extra training.
"I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
Li Ang sat on the sofa in the living room at this moment, and couldn't help asking himself in his heart. He suddenly remembered the dozens of young and beautiful girls he rejected in Spain...
"You have devoted all your youth to football. It's time to make a change. You just covet the beauty of other girls, isn't it? But this is normal. Who doesn't get tempted by beauty? Why not give it a try?"
A bewitching voice sounded from the bottom of his heart again.
Li Ang had to admit that he really liked the girl's appearance... well, including her figure!
If you say that you like the girl because of this, you are lying, but Li Ang wants to get to know her better. At least, you can find an opportunity to contact her again.
Li Ang looked down at the string of phone numbers on the text message sent by Mendes. He couldn't deny the impulse in his heart.
"Yes, I am a jerk who was tempted by her beauty... But I am really good with this girl! How about giving it a try?!"
What a feeling of having a reversed day and night... I will write about the love story today, and then there will be at least two more chapters later. Those who can't wait can read it tomorrow morning.