Chapter 308 Li Ang's Data Ambitions, the Battle for the Golden Boot Begins Again

The referee hadn't blown the whistle to end the game, but there were no more cheers from Barcelona fans at Camp Nou.

The huge 4-0 score on the electronic scoreboard seemed to have turned into an invisible dagger at this moment, stabbing into the hearts of every Barcelona fan!

This score is actually abnormal.

Even the most optimistic Chelsea fans didn't dare to imagine that their team could directly slaughter Barcelona away from home before the game.

After all, the record of the two teams' encounters last season is there.

Although Chelsea finally won the two rounds of the match in a narrow encounter.

But with a 2-1 and a 1-0, it can be said that Chelsea suppressed Barcelona's efforts, but it is not the case to say that Chelsea was already leading Barcelona by a gap at that time.

As a result, a year later, Chelsea has been able to score four goals in a game at Camp Nou and bloodbath Barcelona!

Such a growth and transformation in strength is really surprising!

If you have to say that Barcelona is a level weaker than last year, it is because they are too weak, not because Chelsea has become stronger again.

How should Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, which are currently behind Barcelona in the La Liga, explain this?

A new storm of public opinion has begun.

And now the Barcelona players on the field have no time to think about how they should deal with the public opinion crisis after the game.

The result of being bloodbathed by four goals has nailed them to the pillar of shame.

In this case, anything said after the game is just a weak excuse.

Unless they can really stage a shocking reversal in the second round, force the score to tie and drag Chelsea into overtime.

But will Mourinho and the Chelsea coaching staff, who are already sure of victory, really give them this opportunity?

Most of the players in the Barcelona team are completely pessimistic.

Enrique let the cold wind mess up his hair, sitting in the coaching seat and looking at the court with an indifferent face.

Messi ran back to the kick-off point with the football in his arms. He was a little confused, disappointed, and very angry!

But he never thought of giving up like this.

He still didn't roar, even if it was just complaining and venting emotions.

What Barcelona needs most now is not tactical guidance, but spiritual support.

Every Barcelona player knows that they can rely on Messi, but it is difficult for them to get emotional feedback from Messi.

If Puyol was still on the court at this time, he would definitely scold his teammates without hesitation, and then force them to continue the game.

This kind of spiritual leadership is very important.

Xavi can fulfill most of the captain's duties, but he is not Puyol after all.

The spirit of the Barcelona team has been dispersed at this moment. The result of Messi taking over the ball and attacking alone is to fight alone out of the system.

Li Ang can understand Messi's mood at this time, but he is still as hard as a stone as he led this bloodbath today!

After defending Barcelona's weak attack in the last ten minutes, he finally ushered in Messi's solo breakthrough at the last moment.

Messi attacked, he defended, and the one-on-one entanglement between the two was officially staged at the last moment of the game.

But Messi's heart was confused at this time, and his movements were also chaotic.

After losing the ball twice in a row against Li Ang's defense, Messi's mood inevitably became impatient.

And just when he took the ball forcibly for the third time and wanted to make a final attempt, the referee on duty was watching the clock and blew the whistle to end the game without giving any face!

Li Ang stopped defending and let Messi rush past him with the ball.

At this moment, all the players and coaches on the Chelsea bench cheered and rushed onto the court impatiently!

Yes, they still have the second round of the Champions League 1/8 finals with Barcelona, ​​but the victory or defeat of this round of knockouts has been determined at this moment.

They are not celebrating the outcome of this game against Barcelona, ​​but celebrating the end of suspense in advance and breaking into the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League!

Li Ang, who played two passes and two shots in this game, had just celebrated with his teammates when he was surrounded by impatient reporters.

After finally dealing with this group of reporters, Li Ang looked at the stadium again, but he could not find Messi and Iniesta.

After the game officially ended, most of the Barcelona players chose to leave in a hurry.

Messi followed Xavi and others to thank the home fans briefly and left decisively.

He really didn't want to reminisce with Li Ang at this time.

After playing this game, the Barcelona players just wanted to go home quickly and heal themselves quietly.

But now they can choose to remain silent and quickly return to the locker room to leave.

Their head coach Enrique still had to go to the post-match press conference to meet the questioning and harsh questions from reporters.

In sharp contrast to him, of course, Mourinho was smiling and high-spirited at the post-match press conference.

This big victory was a brilliant victory for the entire Chelsea team, and it was also a complete victory for Mourinho's tactical layout.

It is conceivable that after this game, sports media in various countries will have to rehash the tactical game between Mourinho and Enrique during the game for a long time.

And a very realistic problem will soon be placed in front of all football clubs.

When the new trend tactics have been a great success, should we choose to increase investment, introduce players suitable for the new tactics to keep up with the trend and reap the benefits?

Or choose to continue to wait and see, but it is very likely that the competitors will be left behind in just one or two seasons?

The tactical change has begun, and it is still in progress.

Whether they like it or not, the major clubs in the mainstream European leagues will eventually stand on the new stage to compete.

Stronger confrontation, faster impact speed and more abundant and powerful physical strength.

If young players do not have these qualities in the future, it will be increasingly difficult for them to gain a foothold in the giants.

In this battle, Chelsea not only broke Barcelona, ​​but also woke up many old giants in European football.

It was not until this time that they really let go of the inherent prejudice in their hearts.

Mourinho is no longer just pursuing utilitarian defensive football, and Guardiola is not just stubbornly continuing to promote beautiful passing and control in the Premier League.

They have gone so far in tactical change!

And after the coach has made it clear that he will not return to coach.

I don't know how many top club executives will set their sights on Klopp, who is still the coach of Dortmund, after tonight.

There is no way, who let Klopp also find a way on this road of football tactical reform?

It is definitely unrealistic to force Mourinho and Guardiola, but strengthening Klopp is really worth a try.

Dortmund will not be able to make large investments in the transfer market for many years.

They can't keep Gotze, Lewandowski, and Klopp, who is still ambitious.

Klopp can build a team, make good use of young people, and his tactical concept is in line with the development trend of future football.

These characteristics are combined in one, it is really hard for him not to get the interest of other football giants.

However, the lively summer window will have to wait for another four months.

Klopp may become the focus of discussion among fans at that time, but at this time, the only hot topic in football is Chelsea's four-goal capture of Camp Nou!

So much so that on the evening of February 17, the game in which Shakhtar Donetsk unexpectedly drew with Bayern Munich at home was basically not discussed the next day.

The Chelsea team, which flew back to London the next morning, also welcomed the expected rainbow farts from all over the UK.

First of all, they are definitely happy, but when they think about not having a holiday after returning, they even have to start recovery training directly this afternoon.

Chelsea's players also felt a little tired.

Three days later, Chelsea will face Burnley's challenge in the 26th round of the Premier League at home.

Li Ang estimated that Mourinho would choose to rotate again, but he would definitely continue to start.

So after the recovery training that afternoon, Li Ang directly used up the physical recovery potion that had been kept unused before.

And as expected, after the training on February 19, Mourinho gave several main veterans in the team a holiday in advance.

Cech, Terry, Silva and Ibrahimovic all got three days of vacation.

In contrast, Begovic, Maguire, and Drogba are basically in the starting eleven for the next round of the league.

Chelsea has no competition pressure even if they rotate half of their main players to face Burnley, which is now ranked third from the bottom of the league and is deeply trapped in the relegation zone.

Chelsea, which suffered two draws shortly after the start of the second half of the league, has also narrowed the points gap with Manchester City in the standings.

Chelsea has finally encountered another soft persimmon, so of course they have to squeeze it well and strive to widen the points gap with Manchester City again.

For Li Ang, the next round of the game against Burnley is also a good opportunity for him to score his 20th league goal this season.

After entering the Christmas devil schedule, Li Ang's goal efficiency has dropped a lot.

From the 14th to the 19th round of the league, Li Ang scored five goals in six games.

But since the 20th round of the league, Li Ang has only scored one goal in the last six games.

This decline in goal data does not mean that Li Ang's performance is not good.

It was really a devilish schedule with frequent rotations, and the entire Chelsea team needed Li Ang to cover the bottom line on the defensive end.

If he can cover it, Chelsea's record can be stable.

Otherwise, in the first game against Tottenham in the second half of the league, Chelsea might have suffered its first defeat of the season.

Li Ang completely sacrificed his personal data to help the team continue to move forward steadily in the league.

The price was that his 20th league goal had not arrived yet, and Cavani and Suarez, who had been left behind by him in the Premier League scorer list, have now caught up.

Cavani scored his 19th Premier League goal of the season in the last round of the game, and currently shares the top spot in the scorer list with Li Ang.

Suarez scored two fewer goals, but with his ability, he can catch up with him in one game.

So Li Ang's top spot in the Premier League scorer list is really unstable now.

In the past, he had no chance to get involved in the league's Golden Boot, so Li Ang didn't care much about this personal honor.

But now, as long as he works hard enough, he will most likely win the Golden Boot Award. Leon has the ambition to compete with Carlo Ancelotti and Suarez!

At 3 pm on February 21, Chelsea played the 26th round of the Premier League against Burnley at home at Stamford Bridge.

In addition to several veterans in the team taking turns to rest, Mourinho also put Kroos, Matic and Hazard on the bench today.

In the midfield, Van Ginkel and Lampard formed a double defensive midfielder, and Li Ang rarely started in the attacking midfielder position recently.

Chelsea's front trident today is Drogba, Salah and De Bruyne.

On the defensive line, Ake, Maguire and Kalas also rarely started collectively, with Ivan starting at right back and Begovic as the goalkeeper.

Against Burnley, Mourinho's lineup was much more radical, and he directly arranged a 433 formation with full offensiveness.

Burnley arranged a 442 formation with a very clear defensive counterattack intention.

From the beginning, the game entered the rhythm of Chelsea besieging Burnley.

In comparison, Chelsea's players even felt that Burnley did a much better job than Barcelona in terms of defensive counterattack rhythm.

After all, Burnley really lowered its posture from the beginning of the game and really went all the way to counterattack.

And they also attach great importance to the efficiency of seizing offensive and defensive conversion opportunities.

Speaking of defense alone, their ability is actually not bad, at least it can be ranked in the middle of the Premier League.

They had few points before, mainly because of the lack of strength in the front line.

At this moment, the main defensive counterattack tactics can be regarded as playing to one's strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

But with only the defensive strength of the middle level of the Premier League, Chelsea is not afraid of the big bus.

After playing patient penetration for nearly 20 minutes at the beginning, seeing that the effect was not significant, Mourinho waved his hand and adjusted the offensive means.

Use long shots first. With Lampard and Li Ang in the middle of the midfield, Chelsea is not short of good shooters.

After trying a kick first and finding the feeling,

In the 26th minute of the first half, Li Ang received a pass from Drogba and swung his thigh directly, and then tried to hit the goal with a heavy shot about 30 meters away from the goal!

Burnley goalkeeper Heaton barely saved Li Ang's long shot from the bottom line.

After getting a corner kick opportunity, several header players in Chelsea actively ran into the Burnley penalty area.

Maguire obviously became the focus of the audience at this moment, and his big head also made Burnley's defensive players look back frequently.

Li Ang stood beside Maguire.

The two did not communicate much, but they just stood there, which put a lot of pressure on all Burnley defenders!

Not long after waiting, De Bruyne made a tactical gesture and kicked the ball directly into the Burnley penalty area.

This pass is quite personal to De Bruyne, with a large arc and a fast turn in the landing area.

Maguire took the lead and rushed into the defensive crowd like a heavily armored soldier!

Michael Keane, the strongest and tallest central defender in Burnley's defense, did not dare to neglect it. Even though he was at a disadvantage in the confrontation, he still fought with Maguire!

The final jump height of the two was not enough, and the football also passed over their heads.

In the area that Maguire had pulled open after rushing forward, Li Ang, who had exerted full strength, carried away another old central defender of Burnley, Shaker, and then shook his head with full strength!

Shaker, who was only 1.8 meters tall, lost his defensive position.

And on his side, Li Ang, who confirmed that the football hit the net after shaking his head, ran to the bottom line of Burnley's half when he landed!

Burnley goalkeeper Heaton shook his hands in annoyance. His attention was all on Maguire for this goal, so that he didn't have time to react when Li Ang attacked the goal!

In the Stamford Bridge stadium where the whole audience cheered, Li Ang put his hands behind his ears and slid on his knees to celebrate passionately!

The Sky Sports commentator also passionately shouted out the statistical achievements achieved by Li Ang at this moment!

"Li Ang's 20th Premier League goal this season! It is also his 30th goal in all competitions!!!

This is Li Ang's powerful response to all opponents at Stamford Bridge!

If you want to challenge him, then come on!

He is here!

He is setting a new benchmark!"