Chapter 353 Can the Meilingges Still Hold On?

"Chelsea's starting players entered the game very quickly today! This quick counterattack was quite threatening! Unfortunately, they faced Navas who was also in great form today.

Navas's excellent performance is very good news for Real Madrid, but Real Madrid's midfielders, especially defensive players, also need to be more vigilant!

We really can't let Chelsea counterattack like this! Just now, Hazard was just a little bit away from successfully breaking the balance of the game..."

"Yes, I thought Hazard was going to score after he kicked the ball, but I didn't expect Navas to play so well!

Ancelotti may also need to consider the problem of offensive rhythm. Chelsea is best at this kind of quick counterattack. I don't think it's sensible for you to press so hard now."

In the studio of LeTV Sports, the golden commentary duo Zhan Jun and Coach Zhang expressed their views on the fact that Chelsea counterattacked and broke through the Real Madrid defense just now.

Real Madrid now seems to have the initiative on the court, constantly launching offensive attacks on Chelsea's back line.

But their overall offensive threat is not as good as Chelsea's defensive counterattack.

It seems that Real Madrid, who wanted to control the rhythm of the game more, has now fallen into Chelsea's tactical rhythm.

Ancelotti is naturally responsible for this tactical failure at the beginning.

Fortunately, Ancelotti's ability to adjust on the spot is also very good.

Seeing that the situation of the game was getting more and more wrong, after a quick discussion with the assistant coach, Ancelotti also walked to the sidelines and called Modric to make new tactical instructions.

Li Ang saw this scene and also signaled to Kroos beside him:

"Luka (Modric) must be back to the defensive midfielder position. We can press forward to seize the rhythm! Push them out of our half."

Li Ang said it very confidently, and Kroos did not doubt him.

Because in Kroos's own opinion, Ancelotti has no better way to make tactical adjustments now except to let Modric retreat and take more care of defense.

It is impossible to let James Rodriguez, who is the starting front midfielder of Real Madrid today, retreat to the eighth position to assist more defense, right?

James's playing style is closer to that of a classic attacking midfielder. He has a strong foot and outstanding long-range shooting. At the same time, he can get the ball in the middle and send threatening direct passes.

Ancelotti used too many classic No. 10 positions in Milan in the past, and he was very comfortable using such a core player in the frontcourt.

But in today's situation of strong dialogue, James's coverage area in the midfield is not large enough, and he basically only plays his advantage in the middle, and his poor defensive ability will be infinitely magnified.

After all, modern football emphasizes more powerful running, confrontation and overall attack and defense balance.

The stronger the team, the more attention it pays to these "fundamentals".

When you play against the weak with a strong team, if one or two players in the frontcourt run less and the range of return defense is not that large, OK.

Because the strong team can suppress the weak opponent with more outstanding technical advantages, it is not a problem for other engineer-type teammates in the backcourt to help you run more.

But in the strong dialogue, there is basically no technical generation gap between strong teams.

At this time, if there are one or two people in your team who are not active enough, it will be very fatal!

James' technical characteristics and his playing habits are destined to make him move to both sides of the midfield not very effective.

As for the enthusiasm of returning to defense, this habit and tactical obedience can be cultivated slowly.

If James overcomes this defect, there will be no big problem for him to retreat to play the eighth position.

But he needs time to convince himself, and it is not realistic to let him adapt to the new position and new playing style immediately.

So if Ancelotti wants to make tactical adjustments at this time and does not want to replace James directly, he can only sacrifice Modric first.

From this point of view, in Ancelotti's mind, James' tactical position is still greater than Modric's.

Li Ang is not a Real Madrid player now, and he can't express any opinions on this, but he can use practical actions on the court to "remind" Ancelotti:

Modric can become the true core of any team in today's football.

It's not that James is not good enough, but Modric's tactical value has long surpassed the personal data on paper.

Let him retreat to play as a defensive midfielder to assist in defense?

It's such a waste of his ability!

Ancelotti made a tactical adjustment, and Li Ang led his midfield teammates to press forward to compete for midfield control.

Modric retreated, James Rodriguez was alone, and finally had to give up the tactical idea of ​​pressing on Chelsea's half to organize the attack.

In the back and forth, Chelsea's defensive pressure in the midfield and backcourt was greatly reduced.

Although Chelsea did not immediately regain the ball, Real Madrid could not continue to press over the center line to attack Chelsea as before.

Real Madrid's strategy of grabbing the start was declared a failure, and the two teams officially entered the stalemate stage of the game.

However, the Chelsea players on the field who had already resisted Real Madrid's offensive did not immediately actively play the high-pressure tactics.

On the contrary, they still maintained a cautious attitude in their offensive probing of Real Madrid.

Press forward, but not too much. To put it bluntly, Chelsea prefers to be passive in this kind of strong dialogue~

This tactical habit cannot be said to be good or bad, but from the perspective of mentality, Chelsea's current main players are still calm.

However, they are patient enough, but Real Madrid, which has been used to playing more actively and attacking more unrestrainedly in recent seasons, does not want to continue to waste time like this.

For Li Ang and Mourinho, such a Real Madrid is very unfamiliar.

Perhaps the quick counterattacks that were occasionally linked by Modric, James and Ronaldo in Real Madrid can still vaguely see some shadows of Mourinho's Real Madrid in the past.

But the tactical foundation of this team has completely changed. They have less patience on the defensive end, and instead have more desire for active offense.

Mourinho and Li Ang did not have more time to feel sentimental about this. They had a very tacit first reaction at this moment:

That is to take advantage of this tactical characteristic of Real Madrid!

Fighting against such an opponent, as long as the back line of their own team is stable and not afraid of repeated attacks, they can always control the initiative of tactical changes.

This not only reminds Li Ang of the several battles he had with Bayern Munich when he was in Real Madrid.

Real Madrid at that time was like Chelsea now, with a rock-solid defense and extremely sharp counterattacks.

The current Real Madrid is like Bayern Munich at that time. Although the offensive and defensive levels are balanced, the tactical blood of attacking is flowing in their bones.

So the tactical tone of Bayern Munich at that time and Real Madrid now is easy to judge.

They have to take the initiative to attack anyway. It is not impossible to let them shrink and counterattack, but the possibility is very small.

Real Madrid and Chelsea under Mourinho make tactical adjustments based on the situation of the game.

Tactical tone?

That thing does not exist for Mourinho and Chelsea players.

Chelsea can attack and attack the opponent in the first 15 minutes of a game and play heartily.

They can also put up a luxury bus in the next 75 minutes of the game and use stubborn defense to wear down the opponent's will.

Such a completely different tactical conversion is completely commonplace for Chelsea players now.

After more than two seasons of running-in, they will not have inconsistent tactical ideas on the court.

Anyway, it's all for winning. The process of winning is not important. Chelsea can play ugly or beautiful football. The key is whether they can win the game!

With this mentality, the Chelsea players on the field saw that Real Madrid had been quiet for a while and began to get restless again, so they tacitly chose to shrink the formation again.

Such a cautious and conservative tactical posture made many Real Madrid main players feel that something was wrong.

Li Ang and Mourinho understood them, and conversely, they certainly understood Mourinho and Li Ang very well.

After all, they were iron comrades who had defeated various giants together and used many tactical "dirty tricks" together.

How strong is Mourinho's ability to respond on the spot, can they not know?

But being vigilant is vigilant. Now Chelsea has taken the initiative to give up the control of the game. They can bear it, but the new teammates and head coach Ancelotti in the team may not be able to bear it!

Sure enough, when these Real Madrid players who had worked with Mourinho were still hesitating.

Ancelotti made new tactical instructions and asked them to press forward as a whole!

Bale and James seemed a little impatient. They didn't like to play a stalemate with Chelsea.

As the starting players in the frontcourt of Real Madrid, of course, they should use their physical energy as much as possible on the offensive end. Defense is a complete waste of their physical energy.

Therefore, as soon as Ancelotti's tactical instructions were issued, the two responded very actively.

Ronaldo scratched his head in the frontcourt. Although he was a little worried, he didn't say anything in the end.

Because if Real Madrid focuses on offense, he is also a vested interest, and he is not very happy to let him retreat frequently to defend.

Marcelo behind him also has the same idea.

After half-heartedly, the veteran players on the field of Real Madrid finally unified their tactical thinking and launched a massive attack on Chelsea again.

The Bernabeu scene also rang out loud cheers and cheers.

Such beautiful football is indeed what Real Madrid fans like to see the most.

Perhaps this is also one of the important reasons why Ancelotti was not fired by the Real Madrid management last season.

Fat Ancelotti is very smart. He led this Real Madrid to play the most smooth and beautiful active offensive scene in recent seasons.

Although he has only led Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid's top management and a large number of fans are still willing to believe in him and continue to give him opportunities.

However, Real Madrid's active attack today is difficult to open up the situation on the field.

Whether it is the opening attack or the second offensive now, it seems a bit "thunder and rain" under Chelsea's tough defense after shrinking the formation.

Ronaldo and Bale can only involve Chelsea's defense line through more frequent running and passing in the attack without much sprint space.

But Benzema, who can serve as a tactical meat shield for them at this moment, is guarded by Li Ang and Matic in turn, and loses his tactical role.

The two who can't easily get into Chelsea's penalty area to complete the point shot can only take turns to shoot long shots at the edge of Chelsea's defensive third zone.

Their long-range shooting ability is naturally very strong.

However, Oblak's performance today is also very brilliant, and he steadily picks up their long-range shots every time.

In the past two seasons, Chelsea's reputation for strong defense has been circulating in the football world.

But Real Madrid has never met Chelsea in the Champions League, and Real Madrid fans feel that the English media has exaggerated Chelsea's strength.

However, after today's group match, most Real Madrid fans may have to admit that Chelsea's current defense level is indeed the best in Europe!

I really can't accept it. Real Madrid has never been so uncomfortable playing Atletico Madrid in the past two seasons!

The first half of the game has been played for nearly 30 minutes, and Real Madrid has not got a proper shooting opportunity near Chelsea's penalty area!

Don't look at the high shooting data, most of them are long shots and Ronaldo's forced shots after cutting in from the wing.

Whether there is a threat or not, the fans watching this game know it in their hearts.

After a long period of attack, tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans at the scene gradually became anxious.

The game just kicked to the 31st minute of the first half, Ancelotti still wanted to see how the game situation developed, and planned to wait until the 35th minute to temporarily call it a day.

But James's slightly hasty through pass gave Chelsea a great opportunity to seize the attack and defense transition!

This pass failed to penetrate Matic's interception. Matic stretched out his long legs and passed the ball to Li Ang who was retreating to respond immediately after intercepting the ball!

Li Ang did not turn around with the ball at this time, but directly passed the ball to the side with his back to the body!

This made James and Modric, who were defending him, empty!

Bertrand, who got the chance to start again today, did not dare to play any tricks on the court. After receiving Li Ang's pass, he pushed forward with the ball at full speed.

At the same time, several key players in Chelsea's front and midfield also turned and started to move forward.

Li Ang deliberately ran to the right side of the midfield, taking away the defensive attention of Real Madrid's midfield and backfield players.

Kroos therefore successfully received Bertrand's pass in the left area of ​​the center circle.

Casemiro was still wondering whether Kroos would continue to advance with the ball, but Kroos raised his arm and directly sent a long diagonal pass to transfer a large range!

He did not look for Hazard, who was the most threatening player in Chelsea's counterattack, nor did he directly pass the ball to Suarez. Instead, he passed the ball to De Bruyne, who was running forward on the same side as Li Ang!

De Bruyne's running position was very smart. He tried to stick to the sideline and directly bypassed Marcelo's defense zone, which was in the inward position at this time.

After unloading the ball, he took small steps to make a move to cut inside and force Marcelo, but the next moment, he knocked the ball back to the side!

Azpilicueta, who was on the side, took the ball and went straight to the Real Madrid baseline!

However, Ramos and Pepe seemed very calm at this time. They did not easily let go of their defense zone, but shrank back to the penalty area more quickly!

"I look at Suarez! You look at Li Ang!"

Ramos quickly assigned the defensive tasks, and Pepe nodded tacitly.

But just when they were sure that Chelsea's counterattack would end with a cross to grab a point,

Azpilicueta, who had reached the end line, directly sent a low triangle pass back!

Suarez, who had deliberately slowed down his position before, was very calm at this time and got in position first!

He faced Ramos' defense, and then very cleverly used his heel to pass the ball to the middle of the Real Madrid penalty area again!

This amazing pass made countless fans in front of the TV fascinated!

At this moment, Li Ang, who had already inserted at high speed and flexibly shook off Master Pei's close defense, faced the ball and pushed it firmly!

Navas resolutely rushed to the near corner at this moment!

But he was deceived by Li Ang's previous step adjustment!

Li Ang hit the ball to the middle of the goal again!

The football crossed the line without suspense and hung in the net!

The Chelsea fans at the Bernabeu cheered wildly!

But Li Ang pursed his lips at this moment, raised his hands slightly with a calm expression, and stopped near the bottom line of Real Madrid's half.

Facing Real Madrid, he would not celebrate after scoring a goal.

This is his respect for Real Madrid and Real Madrid fans.

But if he doesn't celebrate, his teammates won't care.

At this moment, other Chelsea players rushed over, hugged Li Ang and cheered loudly, smiling happily.

In the studio of LeTV Sports, Zhan Jun and Coach Zhang celebrated Li Ang's goal passionately, and suddenly felt something:

"When seeing Li Ang break the Bernabeu goal on behalf of the opponent, I wonder if the Melcos can hold on at this moment!"