Chapter 246 Double 20, League Cup Championship, I Want Them All!

"He did it! Jose, Li Ang did it!"

When Mourinho ran freely on the sidelines, he had not yet completely calmed down.

Holland, who was following closely behind him, hugged him and shook him continuously!

Mourinho did not respond at this moment. He just looked at Li Ang who was still hugging his teammates passionately near the baseline with great joy.

"Yes, Li Ang did it!"

Mourinho was extremely surprised. Before the game started, he and every member of the Chelsea coaching staff had very high expectations for Li Ang.

In this kind of cup final that determines the outcome, tactical targeting is very important.

But in many cases, the performance of the core players in the team on the day can often play a huge role in determining the direction of the game!

Deco in 2004, Sneijder and Milito in 2010, and Super Ronaldo in the past two seasons.

These key players that Mourinho has led have given him too much experience on how to reasonably rely on the core to win in the cup.

Today, Li Ang is naturally the core player that Mourinho trusts the most.

Even though today's game is the first important final that Li Ang has played after transferring to Chelsea.

But Mourinho still chose to trust him 100%, delegate power to him, and try to reduce his defensive pressure.

And Li Ang also gave Mourinho a big reassurance with this wonderful superstar ball!

In the past few years, there have always been voices in the outside media criticizing his frequent arrangements of superstar ball tactics.

But Mourinho doesn't care.

Superstar ball?

There are players with this ability in the team, so why not have high hopes for them in the most crucial games?

In the past three seasons, his success in Real Madrid has already shown that there is no problem with his tactics of using people.

Today's outbreak of Li Ang also made him more confident.

At this moment, near the bottom line of the stadium where the excitement was boiling, the other Chelsea players surrounded Li Ang, and their confidence was even higher!

They had played against Manchester City. They had played against Manchester City twice in the league this season.

In terms of record, they had an absolute advantage, with one win and one draw.

But in the actual game, they were very clear about the strength of Manchester City in midfield control and defense.

Manchester City is not easy to play. Compared with other teams they have encountered this season, Manchester City is the opponent with the most rigorous organization, stability and best defense in the midfield and backcourt.

When Toulalan was healthy, Arsenal's defensive strength could reach the same level as Manchester City.

But after Toulalan had more rest in the second half of the season, Arsenal's midfield defense line hardness dropped another level, and it could no longer stand on the same level as Manchester City.

Chelsea's players all understand the strength of their opponents in this game.

Manchester City seems to be a team that is much stronger in offense than defense, but in fact, their offense and defense levels can be said to be quite balanced.

And like Chelsea, Manchester City is very good at using the advantage of the first goal to constantly lure the opponent to press forward and make mistakes.

The difference may be that Chelsea will give up the ball more often, and then seize the opponent's offensive and defensive transition opportunities to steal the ball and counterattack quickly.

Manchester City will control the ball more in their own hands, and then lure the opponent to keep rushing, lose their defensive position, and reveal more usable counter-attack space.

So the players on both sides know that the game is basically about who will score the first goal first.

The two teams, whoever scores the first goal first, will directly control the rhythm of the game for most of the time!

This is not an exaggeration.

So after the passionate celebration at the first time, many Chelsea players even had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation to play a defensive counterattack, and then give Manchester City a hard blow!

However, after hearing the excited discussion of his teammates, Li Ang quickly shook his head.

"No, we can't take the initiative to give up the offensive rhythm of the game today! What Manchester City lacks now is more offensive time. We must hold on in the midfield and continue to fight for the ball with them!"

Li Ang's mind remained calm.

He has never underestimated Manchester City's offensive ability, so from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't want to play this final with Manchester City too passively.

And the most important thing now is that Mourinho did not personally come down to signal them to change tactics.

In the pre-match tactical formulation, Mourinho also emphasized that he must disrupt Manchester City's penetration attack in the middle of the midfield and the half-court area.

If this goal can be achieved, it is not particularly important for Mourinho whether to actively attack to disrupt Manchester City's organizational rhythm or passively defend to withstand Manchester City's violent attack.

If he feels it is necessary to change the rhythm of the game, he will not give Li Ang the wrong option of tactical choice at this moment.

So at this moment, Mourinho does not move, and what Li Ang has to do is to unify the tactical thinking of all teammates on the field at the first time.

There was nothing wrong with their previous tactical play, and it could help them gain more advantages on the field.

Even if some Chelsea players felt nervous and a little uneasy because of the increased consumption of physical energy.

Then the place where they should raise their opinions should be in the locker room during the halftime break, not on the court.

"You all understand what we should continue to do? Keep pressing them! Always! Brothers, you did a great job before, all we have to do is keep insisting! Does anyone have any questions?"

When Li Ang made these clear words, the other Chelsea players on the field immediately dispelled the extra thoughts in their minds.

Including Matic, who had just taken the initiative to suggest to Li Ang that he could strengthen the defense.

This little episode passed quickly. Li Ang had the tactical choice given by Mourinho, and he was never afraid of taking the blame.

When several veterans in the team had no objections at all, Chelsea's young players followed Li Ang's lead.

At this moment, the reporters on the sidelines didn't know what Li Ang said and what tactical decisions he made.

Otherwise, they would have to make a big fuss again, saying that Li Ang became as "dictatorial" and "arrogant" as his coach after becoming the core.

However, at this moment, Li Ang's "arrogance" is beneficial to Chelsea to some extent.

The Manchester City players who lost the first goal had to calm down their emotions and then hope that Guardiola could make tactical adjustments at this critical moment.

But the leading Chelsea continued to implement defensive pressure on Manchester City in the front court without hesitation.

The two teams, which also played the 433 formation, showed completely different mental outlooks and momentum at this moment.

Chelsea was like a heavy hammer, with Li Ang as the core of the pressing, and it was embedded in the heart of Manchester City's formation.

Their high-position pressure was like constantly swinging a hammer to hit Manchester City's formation, forcing Nasri and Silva, who originally wanted to attack, to retreat to the middle to assist in defense.

Li Ang still stared at Fabregas closely.

He could let Yaya Toure take over the organizational responsibility from Fabregas, pass the ball and even hold the ball.

But he would never give Fabregas any chance to dribble the ball across the center line!

In the 26th minute of the first half, during Manchester City's offensive round, as soon as Fabregas received a pass from Zabaleta at the top of the arc in the middle circle of his own half, Li Ang rushed to grab it without hesitation!

His kick knocked the ball off Fabregas' feet, but the referee's whistle also sounded at this moment.

Perhaps because Li Ang thought that he had also hooked Fabregas's supporting leg during the interception, Fabregas also fell to the ground decisively.

So the referee whistled Li Ang for this foul.

After seeing the referee's firm signal that he had committed a foul, Li Ang just shrugged his shoulders and did not complain, but stared at Fabregas and slowly retreated.

His targeted and aggressive eyes made Fabregas feel like he was being stared at by a venomous snake!

Fabregas has a solid technical foundation, but his body is not as agile and swift as it was four years ago.

So Fabregas felt it was unrealistic to rely on technology and speed to break through Li Ang's defense.

Fortunately, his mindset changed quickly. Seeing that Li Ang would rather give other Manchester City midfielders a chance and restrict him within the center line, he decisively gave more ball rights to Yaya Toure.

Manchester City's midfield's strong offensive strength was well demonstrated at this moment.

Even if Fabregas was restricted, Manchester City's midfield operation was still very smooth.

Or in other words, after Yaya Toure gave in to Guardiola and was able to give up a certain amount of offensive ball rights, his current performance was his normal strength.

Even without Fabregas' assistance, when he did not need to face Li Ang's entangled defense.

Whether it was against Lampard or Matic, Yaya Toure could withstand the defensive interference and pass the ball forward normally.

Even when Chelsea continued to press high on both wings, the success rate of the pass between Silva and Nasri and Aguero was not very high.

After Chelsea scored, Manchester City's most threatening attack was Aguero's initiative to withdraw from the penalty area and pass the ball to Yaya Toure.

In the end, Yaya Toure tried a long shot about 30 meters away from the goal outside the Chelsea penalty area.

The Ivorian superstar's long-range shooting ability is still very good.

Cech did not dare to underestimate his sudden shot this time, and flew to save it directly, using both fists to knock his heavy cannon out of the penalty area.

Facing Aguero's fight for the second point of the ball, Matic kicked the ball directly to Manchester City's half, without any hesitation on the defensive end.

Li Ang opened his voice and encouraged his teammates at this moment.

He clapped his hands vigorously, indicating that they did a great job on the defensive end!

Manchester City can certainly continue to look for similar opportunities in the game. Maybe next time, one of their offensive players will also explode and catch Chelsea off guard.

But as long as they are still attacking and constantly thinking of ways to invest manpower, Chelsea will have the same opportunities.

Li Ang patiently observed the running positions of the players on both sides of the field and the changes in the overall offensive and defensive situation.

If the live camera is aimed at him at this moment, you will find that he turns his head to look at both ends of the field and the frequency of front and back faster than all the players on the field.

In the past, when he was in Real Madrid, Li Ang's position was further back, so he did not need to frequently observe the running positions of his teammates behind him.

But after transferring to Chelsea and his position was greatly improved, Li Ang always remembered Long Ge's advice to him.

"As the core of the team, not just a defensive midfielder, you need to keep track of the running habits of all the players on both sides as much as possible.

Because many times, the attack does not start from the moment you steal the ball, but from the moment your teammates in front and behind you put pressure on the opponent.

You need to do more, shoulder more responsibilities, and see more possibilities of changes in the situation on the court in the next few seconds than your opponents..."

In the 31st minute of the first half, Li Ang narrowed his eyes and noticed the figures of Lampadra and Azpilicueta double-teaming Silva.

Yaya Toure inserted again, and Li Ang remained unmoved, still standing on the center line, standing on the path that Fabregas might follow.

Fabregas did not move, he was very quiet.

In Li Ang's frequent observations, he could see the trend of his teammate Matic jogging from the left side of the half to the middle.

Almost without warning, Li Ang suddenly took two steps back, apparently letting go of his defense on Fabregas.

This made Fabregas suddenly alert.

He was the only midfielder in Manchester City's half, and Fernandinho had already followed Silva across the half to make support.

Although Silva had Fernandinho and Kolarov on the wing at the moment, there was not much possibility of losing the ball.

But Fabregas believed that Li Ang would not make unnecessary runs!

"Pablo! Come closer to me, help me..."

Fabregas was about to ask Zabaleta to move back to the middle to help him better consolidate the midfield defense.

As a result, before he finished speaking, in Chelsea's half, Silva, who had been advancing steadily before, pushed the ball to Yaya Toure.

Matic, who had quietly moved towards the center line before, seemed to have a tacit cooperation with Silva at this moment.

As soon as Silva passed the ball, he accelerated with all his strength and intercepted the ball before Yaya Toure!

"Here!"

Li Ang had already retreated to the left side of the top of the arc in the middle circle of the team. As soon as he shouted loudly, Matic, who had intercepted the ball, directly stuffed the ball over with great force!

Now Fabregas didn't need to call again. Zabaleta decisively moved forward to force Li Ang to stop.

But Li Ang was not afraid of competing with him in speed. After taking the ball and turning around, he directly inserted into the middle from the left side of his own half!

Fabregas turned sideways and began to yell and retreat, and the Manchester City defenders who had slowly moved to the outside of the penalty area with Ibrahimovic before were also somewhat panicked at this moment.

Because they had suffered losses before, they also knew that Li Ang was fully capable of cooperating with Ibrahimovic to shoot and score after a long-distance attack.

So when facing Li Ang's back-up attack again, Kompany and Nastasic paid great attention to Ibrahimovic's running position.

They swore that they would never give Ibrahimovic the opportunity to leave the penalty area and help Li Ang pass the ball!

But just when Li Ang withstood Zabaleta's defensive interference and forcibly overtook him by half a body, he decisively passed the ball!

This time he did not pass it to Ibrahimovic again, but directly sent a ground pass of more than 30 meters to the right side of Manchester City's back line!

The through ball was moving very fast at the beginning, but it slowly slowed down as it gradually approached the sideline.

It gave Hazard, who was running at full speed, enough lead time and space to receive the ball!

This sudden blow forced Zabaleta, who had lost his defensive position before, to turn around and chase Hazard again.

Even Nastasic did not dare to cooperate closely with Kompany to double-team Ibrahimovic.

He returned to the right and had to resist Hazard's attempt to cut inside before Zabaleta returned to defense!

Li Ang was free, even though Fabregas was still marking him.

But for him, Fabregas's defense was completely incomparable to Zabaleta's.

So he generously pushed Fabregas all the way to the left side of Manchester City's penalty area and supported Hazard.

When Hazard successfully picked up the ball and passed it back to him, he turned his back the moment he took the ball and completely withstood Fabregas's defensive interference.

Like a proper pillar-type center forward, he used his back-to-the-basket ability to smoothly transfer the ball to Manchester City's weak defensive side at the front of Manchester City's penalty area!

When Kompany was staring at Ibrahimovic and Fabregas was stuck behind Li Ang, unable to make up for the defense in time.

De Bruyne ran past the slower Kolarov, broke into Manchester City's penalty area and made a low shot!

Commentators from various countries exclaimed!

De Bruyne's low shot also quickly passed Joe Hart's fingertips, and finally rushed into the net in the far corner of Manchester City's goal!

At this moment, the Wembley scene seemed like a hurricane, and the crazy sound completely swept the entire stadium!

In the studio of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun also completely opened his voice to celebrate Li Ang's achievement of double 20 data this season! ! !

Li Ang laughed heartily in the live camera. He raised his right arm, which was clenched into a fist, and then hugged De Bruyne, who scored the goal, tightly!

He has great ambitions, not just wanting to get two 20s.

Data and championships, he wants them all today!!!

Foodie must first apologize for not updating in the past two days.

It was very uncomfortable to be sick during the long journey. Now my brother is still receiving an IV. Tonight, Foodie returned to the hotel from the clinic and finished this chapter with a body that is no longer so uncomfortable.

If the physical condition is better tomorrow, Foodie will increase the update volume.

Apologies again!